|
OUT 2 IN MEMORIAM
Forest Hills Palm City Chapel & Forest Hills Memorial Park exists to help you deal with the death of a loved one. We believe every life, whether lived quietly or bigger than life itself, is unique and deserves to be honored. On our web site, you will find a listing of currently scheduled and recent services. We also offer information about who we are, how to find us and how to contact us. And for those who believe in planning ahead, there's information about prearranging funeral, cremation and interment services. Contact us at: (772) 287-8484
Gary Carter April 8, 1954 – February 16, 2012
Gary Edmund Carter (April 8, 1954 – February 16, 2012) (nickname "The Kid") was an American Major League Baseball catcher. During a 19-year baseball career, mostly with the Montreal Expos and the New York Mets, Carter was a premier catcher in the National League, winning three Gold Glove awards and five Silver Slugger awards. He was inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in 2003 as an Expo.
Carter was drafted by the Montreal Expos as a shortstop in the third round of the 1972 Major League Baseball Draft. Prior to signing with the Expos, he had signed a letter of intent to play football at UCLA.[2] Carter got his nickname "Kid" during his first spring training camp with the Expos in 1974. Tim Foli, Ken Singleton and Mike Jorgensen called him Kid because he was trying to win every sprint and hit every pitch out of the park.
The Expos converted Carter to a catcher in the minor leagues. In 1974, he hit 23 home runs and drove in 83 runs for the Expos' triple-A affiliate, the Memphis Blues. Following a September call-up, Carter made his major league debut in Jarry Park in Montreal in the second game of a double header against the New York Mets on September 16. Despite going 0–4 in that game, his finished the season batting .407 (11-27). He hit his first major league home run on September 28 against Steve Carlton in a 3–1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Carter split time between right field and catching his rookie season (1975), and was selected for the National League All-Star team as a right fielder. He did not get an at bat, but appeared as a defensive replacement for Pete Rose in the ninth inning, and caught Rod Carew's fly ball for the final out of the NL's 6–3 victory. He hit .270 with 17 home runs and 68 runs batted in, and finished second to San Francisco Giants pitcher John Montefusco for the National League Rookie of the Year award and receiving The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award.
Carter again split time in the outfield and behind the plate in 1976 while a broken finger limited him to 91 games. He batted .219 with six home runs and 38 RBIs. In 1977, young stars Warren Cromartie, Ellis Valentine and Andre Dawson became full-time outfielders. By June, starting catcher Barry Foote was traded, opening up a reqular starting position for Carter behind the plate. He responded with 31 home runs and 84 RBIs. In 1980, Carter clubbed 29 home runs, drove in 101 runs, and earned the first of his three consecutive Gold Glove Awards. He finished second to third baseman Mike Schmidt in NL MVP balloting, whose Phillies took the National League East by one game over the Expos.
Carter caught Charlie Lea's no-hitter on May 10, 1981, during the first half of the strike shortened season. The season resumed on Sunday, August 9, 1981 with the All-Star Game. Carter was elected to start his first All Star Game over perennial NL starting catcher Johnny Bench who had moved to play first base that year, and responded with two home runs and being named the game's MVP. Carter was the fifth and last player to hit two home runs in an All-Star Game.
MLB split the 1981 season into two halves, with the first-place teams from each half in each division meeting in a best-of-five divisional playoff series. The four survivors moved on to two best-of-five League Championship Series. The Expos won the NL East's second half with a 30–23 record. In his first post season, Carter batted .421, hit two home runs and drove in six in the Expos' three games to two victory over the Phillies in the division series. Carter's average improved to .438 in the 1981 National League Championship Series, with no home runs or RBIs, and his Expos lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games.
In his first game as a Met on April 9, 1985, he hit a tenth inning walk-off home run off Neil Allen to give the Mets a 6–5 Opening Day victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Mets and Cardinals rivaled for the National League East championship, with Carter and first baseman Keith Hernandez leading the Mets. The season came down to the wire as the Mets won 98 games that season, however, they lost the division to a Cardinals team that won 101 games. Carter hit a career high 32 home runs and drove in 100 runs his first season in New York. The Mets had three players finish in the top ten in NL MVP balloting that season (Dwight Gooden 4th, Carter 6th and Hernandez 8th).
A rivalry also developed between the Mets and Carter's former team, the Expos. On July 30 while facing the Expos at Shea, Montreal pitcher Bill Gullickson threw a pitch over Carter's head. Gooden did the same to Gullickson in the bottom of the inning. The Los Angeles Times speculated that Carter caught the ball as if he knew where the pitch was going to end up.
In 1986, Carter's Mets won 108 games and took the National League East by 21.5 games over the Phillies. Carter suffered a postseason slump in the NLCS, batting .148. However, he hit a walk-off RBI single to win Game 5. Carter also had two hits in the next game which the Mets won in 16 innnings.
The Mets won the 1986 World Series in seven games over the Boston Red Sox. Carter batted .276 with nine RBIs in his first World Series, and hit two home runs over Fenway Park's Green Monster in Game Four. He is the only player to hit two home runs in All-Star Game (1981) and two home runs in a World Series game. Carter started a two-out rally in the tenth inning of Game Six, scoring the first of three Mets runs that inning on a single by Ray Knight. He also hit an eighth-inning sacrifice fly that tied the game. Carter finished third on the NL MVP ballot in 1986.
Carter batted .235 in 1987, and ended the season with 291 career home runs. He had 299 home runs by May 16 1988 after a fast start, then slumped until August 11 against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field when he hit his 300th. During his home run drought, Carter was named co-captain of the team with Hernandez, who had been named captain the previous season.
Carter ended 1988 with 11 home runs and 46 RBIs — his lowest totals since 1976. He ended the season with 10,360 career putouts as a catcher, breaking Detroit Tigers catcher Bill Freehan's career mark (9941). The Mets won 100 games that season, taking the NL East by fifteen games, however the heavily favored Mets lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1988 National League Championship Series. Carter batted .183 in fifty games for the Mets in 1989. In November the Mets released Carter after five seasons, hitting 89 home runs and driving in 349 runs.
Carter was inducted into the New York Mets Hall of Fame in 2001. In 2003, Carter was elected into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame along with Kirk McCaskill, and his number eight was retired by the Expos (and is tacitly recognized on the facade of Nationals Park in Washington, DC).
In his sixth year on the ballot, Gary Carter was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame along with Eddie Murray on January 7, 2003. Carter had originally requested to have the plaque as half an Expo and half a Met, and though the media took it as one of his jokes, there was legitimate debate as to with which team he would be associated. Carter himself had expressed a preference to be inducted as an Expo during his final season; however, given the uncertainty of the Expo franchise, and Carter's having worked for the Mets organization since retiring as a player, winning his only World Series title with the Mets, and becoming a media celebrity during his stint in New York, Carter was unsure.the final decision rested with the Hall of Fame, and Hall president Dale Petroskey declared that Carter's achievements with the Expos over twelve season had earned his induction, whereas his play during his five seasons with the Mets by itself would not have. Mets fans pointed to the induction of Reggie Jackson with a New York Yankees cap, despite playing the majority of his career with the Oakland A's as precedent, but Carter ultimately was inducted with the Expos cap. At the induction ceremony, Carter spoke a few words of French, thanking fans in Montreal for the great honor and pleasure of playing in that city.
After the Expos moved to Washington, D.C. following the 2004 season, a banner displaying Carter's number along with those of Andre Dawson, Tim Raines and Rusty Staub was hung from the rafters at the Bell Centre, home of the NHL's Montreal Canadiens. While the Mets have not retired number eight, it has remained unused since Carter's election to the Hall of Fame.
Carter was named Gulf Coast League Manager of the Year his first season managing the Gulf Coast Mets in 2005. A year later, he was promoted to the A-level St. Lucie Mets, and guided his team to the 2006 Florida State League championship, again earning Manager of the Year honors. In recent years, Carter has been criticized, most notably by former co-captain Keith Hernandez, for twice openly campaigning for the Mets' managerial position while it was still occupied by incumbents Art Howe in 2004, and in 2008 Willie Randolph.
In 2008, he managed the Orange County Flyers of the Golden Baseball League, and again guided his team to the GBL Championship and was named Manager of the Year.
For the following season Carter was named manager of the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. The Ducks won the 2009 second half Liberty Division title, however, they were defeated by the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs in the Liberty Division playoffs.
The next season Carter was named head baseball coach for the NCAA Division II Palm Beach Atlantic University Sailfish.
Carter was an alumnus of Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton, CA.
Carter was married to his wife, Sandy, from 1975 until his death in 2012. They had three children - Christy, Kimmy and D.J., and three grandchildren. They lived in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
His daughter Kimmy is the head softball coach at Palm Beach Atlantic and was a softball catcher for Florida State from 1999-2002.
Carter was also a very active philanthropist. Through The Gary Carter Foundation, of which Carter was the president, Carter and his staff support 8 Title I schools in Palm Beach County whose students live in poverty. Typically, these schools have 90% or more students eligible for free or reduced lunches. The Foundation seeks to "better the physical, mental and spiritual well being of children." To accomplish this, they advocate "school literacy by encouraging use of the Reading Counts Program, a program that exists in the Palm Beach County School District."
Since its inception, The Gary Carter Foundation has placed over $622,000 toward charitable purposes, including $366,000 to local elementary schools for their reading programs.
In May 2011, Carter was diagnosed with four malignant tumors in his brain after complaining of headaches and forgetfulness. Doctors confirmed that he has a grade IV primary brain tumor glioblastoma multiforme, an extremely aggressive cancer. Doctors said that it was inoperable and Carter would undergo other treatment methods to shrink his tumor.[19][20] On January 20, 2012, daughter Kimmy posted on her blog that an MRI had revealed additional tumors on her father's brain. Even as he battled an aggressive form of brain cancer, Carter did not miss Opening Day for the college baseball team he coached.
Carter died on February 16, 2012, having lost his battle with brain cancer. He was 57 years old.
Robert Glaser January 18, 1921 - February 4, 2012
Robert Glaser was born on Jan. 18, 1921, in Providence, R.I., and grew up in the Bronx, one of two children of Abe and Rose Glaser. His father, a successful furrier during Robert’s early life, suffered business reversals when Robert was a student at New York University. Abe Glaser became a traveling salesman, and Robert enrolled at City College.
In the Army during World War II, he helped conduct psychological testing on trainees for bomber crews. He and his wife, Sylvia, met as graduate students at Indiana University, where both studied under the celebrated behavioral psychologist B. F. Skinner, who became a professor at Harvard. Mr. Glaser received his Ph.D. in psychology at Indiana and in 1956 became an associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh, where he remained for the rest of his career.
Dr.Glaser was an internationally recognized scholar in the fields of psychology, cognitive science, and learning and instruction. Dr. Glaser was probably best known for promoting a kind of standardized test that became the norm for the federal government’s National Assessment of Educational Progress, the state-by-state evaluation commonly known as The Nation’s Report Card.
The method, which he did not invent but championed, and coined as “criterion-referenced testing,” measured not just what students knew but how well they were learning. Rather than measuring students in comparison with one another, as I.Q. and other traditional standardized tests do, “criterion” tests were mainly designed to compare students’ results with their own previous test results. While not obviously different from traditional tests like the SATs — which the Report Card used at first — Dr. Glaser argued successfully that criterion tests were the more nimble tool for helping teachers adjust lessons to their students’ needs.
In 1963, Glaser co-founded LRDC (Learning Resource & Development Center) at the University of Pittsburgh (with J. Steele Gow) and served as its director until 1997.
The Center was among the first in the world focusing on learning studies, with a mission to investigate learning, instruction, and schooling for the improvement of educational practice.
The Center’s interdisciplinary research agenda was established at a time when scholarship rarely involved researchers from diverse fields. LRDC continues that tradition today, bringing together leading researchers in the cognitive, social, and educational sciences.
Glaser was the author or editor of more than 20 books and 200 articles during his career that spanned five decades. His broad and interdisciplinary scholarship targeted four key areas: the nature of aptitudes and individual differences, the interaction of knowledge and skill in expertise, the roles of testing and technology in education, and training adapted to individual differences.
He developed the notion of IPI (individually prescribed instruction) and contributed to a major theory of adaptive education.
Locally Dr. Sarah Wilcox, former Superintendent of the Martin County School District studied under Dr. Glaser at the LRDC while teaching for the South Point School District in Lawrence County Ohio in 1970. "His views on Indi duality and the way schools deal with individual student progress through the curriculum has impacted me professionally throughout my career. I will always be grateful to have been chosen to go to Pittsburgh and study within such a prestigious program.”
His interest in individual differences and the nature of expertise led him to explore thinking skills and how these might be taught.
He introduced the idea of criterion-referenced testing and in the early 1960’s envisioned the use of computers to enhance instruction. Beyond his own contributions, the hallmark of Glaser’s career was his persistent capacity to detect emerging trends and to support the work of others in order to build a science of learning.
Professor Glaser has served as president of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the National Academy of Education.
He received numerous awards, including a fellowship from the Center for Advanced Studies in Behavioral Sciences, the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation fellowship, the AERA E. F. Lindquist Award, the AERA Award for Distinguished Research, the American Psychological Association (APA) Distinguished Scientific Award for Applications in Psychology, the American Psychological Society James McKeen Cattell Award, the Educational Testing Service Award for Distinguished Service to Measurement, the APA Division of Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology Franklin V. Taylor Award, and the AERA Presidential Citation Award. He was a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters. He received honorary doctoral degrees from the University of Gothenburg (Sweden), Indiana University, University of Leuven (Belgium), McGill University (Canada) and University of Victoria, British Columbia (Canada)
Dory Previn October 22, 1925 – February 14, 2012
Dory Previn, born Dorothy Veronica Langan (October 22, 1925 – February 14, 2012), was an American lyricist, singer-songwriter and poet.
During the late 1950s and 1960s she was a lyricist on songs intended for motion pictures and, with her first husband, André Previn, received several Academy Award nominations. In the 1970s, after their divorce, she released six albums of original songs and an acclaimed live album. Previn's lyrics from this period are characterized by their originality, irony and honesty in dealing with her troubled personal life as well as more generally about relationships, sexuality, religion and psychology. She continued to work until her death as a writer of song lyrics and prose.
Previn was born in Rahway, New Jersey, the eldest daughter in a strict Catholic family of Irish origin. She had a troubled relationship with her father, especially during childhood. He had served in the First World War and been gassed, which led to periods of depression and violent mood swings. He tended to alternately embrace and reject her, but supported her when she began to show talents for singing and dancing. However, his mental health deteriorated after the birth of a second daughter, culminating in a paranoid episode in which he boarded the family up in their home and held them at gunpoint for several months. Previn's childhood experiences, described in her autobiography Midnight Baby, had a profound effect on her later life and work.
After high school, Previn attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts for a year before having to leave due to financial difficulties. She then toured as a chorus line dancer and singer, and started to write songs. She later wrote, "I have been an actress, model, and chorus girl. I've worked at odd jobs - secretary, salesgirl, accounting in a filling station, waitress - anything to keep me going while I pursued my writing." At this time, she entered a brief first marriage which ended in divorce soon after.
Through a chance contact with film producer Arthur Freed, she gained a job as a lyricist at MGM. There she met, and began collaborating with, composer André Previn. In 1958, as Dory Langdon, she recorded an album of her songs, The Leprechauns Are Upon Me, with André Previn and jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell accompanying her, for Verve Records. She married André Previn in 1959. The couple collaborated on a number of songs used in motion pictures, including "The Faraway Part Of Town" sung in the film Pepe by Judy Garland, which was nominated for an Oscar for Best Song in 1960. In 1961 they wrote "One, Two, Three Waltz" for the movie One, Two, Three and, in 1962, wrote "A Second Chance" for the movie Two for the Seesaw, which won them a second Oscar nomination. They also wrote songs recorded by Doris Day, Jack Jones, Bobby Darin, Sammy Davis Jr., and others. In 1964, she and Andre Previn collaborated with Harold Arlen on "So Long, Big Time!", which was recorded by Tony Bennett. Later in 1966, the song was covered by Carola, accompanied by the Heikki Sarmanto Trio.
By the mid-1960s Previn's husband had become a classical music conductor, touring worldwide. She had a morbid fear of air travel and did not join him. In 1965 Previn's mental health deteriorated, she suffered a nervous breakdown and was briefly institutionalized in a psychiatric hospital. However, she continued to write with her husband, on songs including "You're Gonna Hear From Me" recorded by Frank Sinatra, and began to use the name Dory Previn professionally. In 1967, they wrote five songs for the movie Valley of the Dolls. The soundtrack album spent six months in the charts, and Dionne Warwick had a pop hit with her version of the theme song. In 1968, Dory wrote a new English libretto for Mozart's opera The Impresario. The following year she won a third Oscar nomination for "Come Saturday Morning," with music by Fred Karlin, from the movie The Sterile Cuckoo. A hit version was recorded by The Sandpipers.
In 1968 André Previn had fully moved from composing film scores to conducting symphony orchestras, most notably the London Symphony Orchestra. While in London he began an affair with the then 24-year-old actress Mia Farrow, who was working on the film A Dandy in Aspic. In 1969 Previn discovered that Farrow had become pregnant, compelling her to separate from her husband. Their divorce became final in July 1970 - André Previn subsequently married Farrow. This betrayal led to Previn being institutionalized again, where she was treated with electroconvulsive therapy. The treatment seemed to change her outlook as a songwriter, making her more introspective. She subsequently expressed her feelings regarding Farrow and the end of her marriage in the song "Beware of Young Girls" on her 1970 album On My Way to Where.
In 1970 she signed as a solo artist with the Mediarts company founded by Alan Livingston and Nik Venet, and recorded her first album for 12 years, On My Way To Where. Much of the album, which like several subsequent albums was produced by Venet, deals with her experiences in the late 1960s. "Mister Whisper" examines episodes of psychosis from within the confines of a psychiatric hospital, while "Beware of Young Girls" is a scathing attack on Mia Farrow and her motives for befriending the Previns (Farrow belatedly apologized to Dory in her memoir What Falls Away). The track "With My Daddy in the Attic" is a chilling piece dealing with Stockholm Syndrome and fantasies of incest. The album's lyrics were published in book form in 1971.
Her second album of this period, Mythical Kings and Iguanas, released in 1971, was even more successful. United Artists Records then took over Mediarts and released her third album, Reflections in a Mud Puddle. The album was voted one of the best albums of 1972 by Newsweek magazine, and was included in The New York Times critics' choice as one of the outstanding singer-songwriter albums of the 1970s. "Taps, Tremors and Time-Steps: One Last Dance for my Father," the second side of Reflections In a Mud Puddle, is a personal account of the deterioration of their relationship and her anguish at their differences remaining unresolved at the time of her father's death. In 1972 she released Mary C. Brown and the Hollywood Sign, a thematic album about Hollywood misfits and Mary C. Brown, an actress who kills herself jumping from Hollywood's letter "H", apparently based upon real-life Peg Entwistle. The songs were intended for a musical revue that ran briefly in Los Angeles. Previn teamed up with producer Zev Bufman to stage it on Broadway, but the previews were poor and the show was cancelled before it opened.
Her albums maintained a balance of intensely personal lyrics and wider commentary - "A Stone for Bessie Smith" is about the premature death of singer Janis Joplin, while "Doppelgänger" examines the latent savagery of humanity. Self-conscious spirituality at the expense of the tangible is criticised in "Mythical Kings and Iguanas," while songs dealing with emotionally frail characters appear as "Lady With the Braid", "Lemon-Haired Ladies", and "The Altruist and the Needy Case". Feminist issues and dilemmas are explored in "Brando" and "The Owl and the Pussycat", while the male ego is attacked with wit and irony in "Michael, Michael", "Don't Put Him Down", and "The Perfect Man". In 1973, her screenplay Third Girl From The Left was filmed and broadcast as a TV movie. She also undertook some public performances that year, including a concert in New York on April 18, 1973. This was recorded and released later as a double LP, Live At Carnegie Hall , which featured in a book of the two hundred best rock albums. She also continued to collaborate on music for movies and TV. Her last film credit was the title song for Last Tango in Paris (1973), with music by Gato Barbieri.
She then switched to Warner Bros. Records, and released the album Dory Previn in 1974, followed by We're Children of Coincidence and Harpo Marx in 1976. Overcoming her fear of flying, she toured in Europe in the late 1970s, and in 1980 performed in a musical revue of her songs, Children Of Coincidence, in Dublin.
She withdrew from music for a period, and wrote two autobiographies, Midnight Baby: an Autobiography (1976, ISBN 0-02-299000-4) and Bogtrotter: An Autobiography with Lyrics (1980, ISBN 0-385-14708-2). The latter title refers to her Irish heritage: "bogtrotter" is a derogatory term for an Irish person. She also wrote Schizo-phren, a one-woman play with songs.
From the 1980s, she often used the name Dory Previn Shannon, Shannon being her mother's maiden name. In 1983 she wrote and appeared in a musical statement on nuclear war, August 6, 1945, in Los Angeles. Working for television, she won an Emmy Award in 1984 for "We'll Win this World" (from Two of a Kind) with Jim Pasquale, and an Emmy nomination in 1985 for "Home Here" (from Two Marriages) with Bruce Broughton.
In 1984 she married actor and artist Joby Baker. She performed in London in 1986, and also wrote a stage work, The Flight Of The Gooney Bird. She last appeared in concert in 1988, in Dublin and at the Donmar Warehouse in London. As a writer, her short stories have appeared in several publications, and she has also worked on a novel, Word-Play with an Invisible Relative. She has also lectured on lyric writing, recording, and writing autobiographies at various American universities.[14] Baker provided illustrations for The Dory Previn Songbook, published in 1995, which contains songs from her period with United Artists.
In 1997 she collaborated with André Previn again, to produce a piece for soprano and ensemble entitled The Magic Number. This was first performed by the New York Philharmonic, with Previn as conductor and Sylvia McNair performing the soprano part. A piano reduction was published by G. Schirmer, Inc (ISBN 0-7935-8803-0).
In 2002 Dory Previn released a royalty-free recording available via the internet entitled Planet Blue.[ This contains a mixture of recent and previously unreleased material dealing with environmental degradation and the threat of nuclear disaster. She continued to work, in spite of having suffered several strokes, which affected her eyesight. At the time of her death, she was living on her farm in Southfield, Massachusetts, with her husband, Joby Baker.
A new compilation of her early 1970s work, entitled The Art of Dory Previn, was released by EMI on January 21, 2008.
Previn died, aged 86, on February 14, 2012.
Albert Kappler February 14
Albert Raymond Kappler, 94, of Port Saint Lucie, Florida, died Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at Life Care Center, Port Saint Lucie.
He was born in St. Louis, Missouri and was a resident of Port Saint Lucie for 17 years coming from Miami.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Edna Marie Kappler.
He is survived by his Four Daughters ; Daughter, Elaine Tifft of Stuart, FL, Daughter, Janice Binger of Palm City, FL, Daughter, Marcia Buck of Reno, NE, Daughter, Carla Branch of Davie, FL, One Son; Son, Wayne Kappler of North Miami, FL, Grandchildren, ThreeServices will be held privately.Memorial donations may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE. Indian Street, Stuart, Fl. 334997, (772) 403-4500, www.tchospice.org
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home Crematory, Treasure Coast Chapel
Freddie Solomon January 11, 1953 – February 13, 2012
Freddie Solomon (January 11, 1953 – February 13, 2012) was a professional American football player who was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the 2nd round of the 1975 NFL Draft. A 5'11", 184-lb. wide receiver from the University of Tampa, Solomon played in 11 NFL seasons for the Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers from 1975 to 1985. On December 5, 1976, Solomon had a career game, with 5 catches for 114 yards and a touchdown, 1 rushing attempt for 59 yards and a touchdown, and a punt return for 79 yards and a touchdown. Solomon won two Super Bowls as a member of the 49ers.
On "The Catch", Dwight Clark's famous leaping grab that helped the 49ers beat the Dallas Cowboys in the 1982 NFC Playoffs, Solomon was the primary target on the play, but slipped coming out of his cut. Solomon made several key plays on the 49ers final drive of that game.
Solomon died on February 13, 2012 after a nine-month battle with colon and liver cancer.
Letha B. Eaton February 12
Letha B. Eaton, 89, of Jensen Beach, Florida, died Sunday, February 12, 2012 at Martin Nursing and Restorative Care in Stuart.
She was born in Fort Myers, Florida and was a resident of Jensen Beach since 1956 coming from Fort Myers, Fl.
She is survived by her Two Sons; Son, Richard Eaton of Greenback, TN, Son, Fred Eaton of Saettle, WA, One Daughter; Daughter, Gladys Williams of Charlotte, NC, Grandchildren, Three, Great-Grandchildren, Six
A graveside service will be held at All Saints Cemetery, Jensen Beach, Fl. on Thursday February 16, 2011 at 11:30am..
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory, Treasure Coast Chapel.
Whitney Houston August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012
Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer, actress, producer, and model. Houston was the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records. Her list of awards includes 2 Emmy Awards, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among a total of 415 career awards as of 2010. Houston was also one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 170 million albums, singles and videos worldwide.
Inspired by several prominent soul singers in her family, including mother Cissy Houston and cousins Dionne Warwick and the late Dee Dee Warwick, as well as her godmother, Aretha Franklin, Houston began singing with New Jersey church's junior gospel choir at age 11.[6] After she began performing alongside her mother in night clubs in the New York City area, she was discovered by Arista Records label head Clive Davis. Houston released seven studio albums and three movie soundtrack albums, all of which have diamond, multi-platinum, platinum, or gold certification.
Houston was the only artist to chart seven consecutive No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits ("Saving All My Love for You", "How Will I Know", "Greatest Love of All", "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", "Didn't We Almost Have It All", "So Emotional", and "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"). She was the second artist behind Elton John and the only female artist to have two number-one Top Billboard 200 Album awards (formerly "Top Pop Album") on the Billboard magazine year-end charts.
Houston's 1985 debut album, Whitney Houston, became the best-selling debut album by a female act at the time of its release. The album was also named Rolling Stone's best album of 1986, and was ranked at number 254 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Her second studio album, Whitney (1987), became the first album by a female artist to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Houston's crossover appeal on the popular music charts as well as her prominence on MTV, starting with her video for "How Will I Know", influenced several African-American female artists to follow in her footsteps.
Houston's first acting role was as the star of the feature film The Bodyguard (1992). The movie's original soundtrack won the 1994 Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Its lead single, "I Will Always Love You", became the best-selling single by a female artist in music history. With this album, Houston became the first act (solo or group, male or female) to sell more than a million copies of an album within a single week period. The album also makes her the only female act in the top 10 list of the best-selling albums of all time, at number four. Houston continued to star in movies and contribute to their adjoining soundtracks, including the films Waiting to Exhale (1995) and The Preacher's Wife (1996). The Preacher's Wife soundtrack would go on to become the best-selling gospel album in history. Three years after the release of her fourth studio album, My Love Is Your Love (1998), she renewed her recording contract with Arista Records. She released her fifth studio album, Just Whitney, in 2002, and the Christmas-themed One Wish: The Holiday Album in 2003. Amid widespread media coverage of personal and professional turmoil, Houston ended her 14-year marriage to singer Bobby Brown in 2006. In 2009, Houston released her seventh studio album, I Look to You.
On February 11, 2012, Houston was found dead at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in Beverly Hills, California, of causes not immediately known.
Whitney Houston was born in what was then a middle-income neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey, the third and youngest child of Army serviceman and entertainment executive John Russell Houston, Jr. (September 13, 1920 - February 2, 2003), and gospel singer Cissy Houston. Her mother, along with cousins Dionne Warwick and the late Dee Dee Warwick and godmother Aretha Franklin were all notable figures in the gospel, rhythm and blues, pop, and soul genres. Houston was raised a Baptist, but was also exposed to the Pentecostal church. After the 1967 Newark riots, the family moved to a middle class area in East Orange, New Jersey when she was four.
At the age of eleven, Houston began to follow in her mother's footsteps and started performing as a soloist in the junior gospel choir at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, where she also learned to play the piano. Her first solo performance in the church was "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah".
When Houston was a teenager, she attended a Catholic girls high school, Mount Saint Dominic Academy, where she met her best friend Robyn Crawford, whom she describes as the "sister she never had." While Houston was still in school, her mother continued to teach her how to sing.[9] In addition to her mother, Franklin, and Warwick, Houston was also exposed to the music of Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight, and Roberta Flack, most of whom would have an impact on her as a singer and performer.
Houston spent some of her teenage years touring nightclubs where her mother Cissy was performing, and she would occasionally get on stage and perform with her. In 1977, at age 14, she became a backup singer on the Michael Zager Band's single "Life's a Party". Zager subsequently offered to obtain a recording contract for the young singer, but Cissy declined, wanting her daughter to finish school first. Then in 1978, at age 15, Houston sang background vocals on Chaka Khan's hit single "I'm Every Woman", a song she would later turn into a larger hit for herself on her monster-selling The Bodyguard soundtrack album. She also sang back-up on albums by Lou Rawls and Jermaine Jackson. In the early 1980s, Houston started working as a fashion model after a photographer saw her at Carnegie Hall singing with her mother. She appeared as a lead vocalist on a Paul Jabara album, entitled Paul Jabara and Friends, released by Columbia Records in 1983. She appeared in Seventeen and became one of the first women of color to grace the cover of the magazine.[20] She was also featured in layouts in the pages of Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Young Miss, and appeared in a Canada Dry soft drink TV commercial. Her striking looks and girl-next-door charm made her one of the most sought after teen models of that time. While modeling, she continued her burgeoning recording career by working with producers Ben Dover, Bill Laswell and Martin Bisi on an album they were spearheading called One Down, which was credited to the group Material. For that project, Houston contributed the ballad "Memories". Robert Christgau of The Village Voice called her contribution "one of the most gorgeous ballads you've ever heard."
Houston had previously been offered several recording agencies (Michael Zager in 1980, and Elektra Records in 1981). In 1983, Gerry Griffith, an A&R representative from Arista Records saw her performing with her mother in a New York City nightclub and was impressed. He convinced Arista's head Clive Davis to make time to see Houston perform. Davis too was impressed and offered a worldwide recording contract which Houston signed. Later that year, she made her national televised debut alongside Davis on The Merv Griffin Show.
Houston signed with Arista in 1983 but did not begin work on her album immediately. The label wanted to make sure no other label signed the singer away. Davis wanted to ensure he had the right material and producers for Houston's debut album. Some producers had to pass on the project due to prior commitments. Houston first recorded a duet with Teddy Pendergrass entitled "Hold Me" which appeared on his album, Love Language. The single was released in 1984 and gave Houston her first taste of success, becoming a Top 5 R&B hit. It would also appear on her debut album in 1985.
With production from Michael Masser, Kashif, Jermaine Jackson, and Narada Michael Walden, Houston's debut album Whitney Houston was released in February 1985. Rolling Stone magazine praised Houston, calling her "one of the most exciting new voices in years" while The New York Times called the album "an impressive, musically conservative showcase for an exceptional vocal talent." Arista Records promoted Houston's album with three different singles from the album in the US, UK and other European countries. In the UK, the dance-funk "Someone for Me", failed to chart in the country, was the first single while "All at Once" was in such European countries as the Netherlands and Belgium, where the song reached top 5 on the singles charts, respectively. In the US, the soulful Ballad "You Give Good Love" was chosen as the lead single from Houston's debut to establish her in the black marketplace first. Outside the US, the song failed to get enough attention to become a hit but in the US, gave the album its first major hit as it peaked at No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and No. 1 on the Hot R&B chart. As a result, the album began to sell strongly, and Houston continued promotion by touring nightclubs in the US. She also began performing on late-night television talk shows, which were not usually accessible to unestablished black acts. The jazzy ballad "Saving All My Love for You" was released next and it would become Houston's first No. 1 single in both the US and the UK. She was now an opening act for singer Jeffrey Osborne on his nationwide tour. "Thinking About You" was released as the promo single only to R&B-oriented radio stations, which peaked at number ten of the US R&B Chart. At the time, MTV had received harsh criticism for not playing enough videos by black, Latin, and other racial minorities while favoring white acts.[30] The third US single, "How Will I Know," peaked at No. 1 and introduced Houston to the MTV audience thanks to its video. Houston's subsequent singles from this, and future albums, would make her the first African-American female artist to receive consistent heavy rotation on MTV. By 1986, a year after its initial release, Whitney Houston topped the Billboard 200 albums chart and stayed there for 14 non-consecutive weeks. The final single, "Greatest Love of All," became Houston's biggest hit at the time after peaking No. 1 and remaining there for three weeks on the Hot 100 chart, which made her debut the first album by a female artist to yield three No. 1 hits. Houston was No. 1 artist of the year and Whitney Houston was the No. 1 album of the year on 1986 Billboard year-end charts, making her the first female artist to earn that distinction. At the time, Houston released the best-selling debut album by a solo artist. Houston then embarked on her world tour, Greatest Love Tour. The album had become an international success, and was certified 13× platinum (diamond) in the United States alone, and has sold a total of 25 million copies worldwide.
At the 1986 Grammy Awards, Houston was nominated for three awards including Album of the Year. She was not eligible for the Best New Artist category due to her previous hit R&B duet recording with Teddy Pendergrass in 1984. She won her first Grammy award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for "Saving All My Love for You". At the same award show, she performed that Grammy-winning hit; that performance later winning her an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program. Houston won seven American Music Awards in total in 1986 and 1987, and an MTV Video Music Award. The album's popularity would also carry over to the 1987 Grammy Awards when "Greatest Love of All" would receive a Record of the Year nomination. Houston's debut album is listed as one of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and on The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Definitive 200 list. Whitney Houston's grand entrance into the music industry is considered one of the 25 musical milestones of the last 25 years, according to USA Today. Following Houston's breakthrough, doors were opened for other African-American female artists such as Janet Jackson and Anita Baker to find notable success in popular music and on MTV.
With many expectations Houston’s second album, Whitney, was released in June 1987. The album again featured production from Masser, Kashif and Walden as well as Jellybean Benitez. Many critics complained that the material was too similar to her previous album. Rolling Stone said, "the narrow channel through which this talent has been directed is frustrating." Still, the album enjoyed commercial success. Houston became the first female artist in music history to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and the first artist to enter the albums chart at number one in both the US and UK, while also hitting number one or top ten in dozens of other countries around the world. The album's first single, "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)," was also a massive hit worldwide, peaking at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and topping the singles chart in many countries such as Australia, Germany and the UK. The next three singles, "Didn't We Almost Have It All," "So Emotional," and "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" all peaked at number one on the US Hot 100 chart, which gave her a total of seven consecutive number one hits, breaking the record of six previously shared by The Beatles and The Bee Gees. Houston became the first female artist to generate four number-one singles from one album. Whitney has been certified 9× Platinum in the US for shipments of over 9 million copies, and has sold a total of 20 million copies worldwide.
At the 30th Grammy Awards in 1988, Houston was nominated for three awards, including Album of the Year, winning her second Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)."[49][50] Houston also won two American Music Awards in 1988 and 1989, respectively, and a Soul Train Music Award. Following the release of the album, Houston embarked on the Moment of Truth World Tour, which was one of the ten highest grossing concert tours of 1987. The success of the tours during 1986–87 and her two studio albums ranked Houston No. 8 for the highest earning entertainers list according to Forbes magazine. She was the highest earning African-American woman overall and the third highest entertainer after Bill Cosby and Eddie Murphy.
Houston was a supporter of Nelson Mandela and the anti-apartheid movement. During her modeling days, the singer refused to work with any agencies who did business with the then-apartheid South Africa. On June 11, 1988, during the European leg of her tour, Houston joined other musicians to perform a set at Wembley Stadium in London to celebrate a then-imprisoned Nelson Mandela's 70th birthday. Over 72,000 people attended Wembley Stadium, and over a billion people tuned in worldwide as the rock concert raised over $1 million for charities while bringing awareness to apartheid. Houston then flew back to the US for a concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City in August. The show was a benefit concert that raised a quarter of a million dollars for the United Negro College Fund. In the same year, she recorded a song for NBC's coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics, "One Moment in Time", which became a Top 5 hit in the US, while reaching number one in the UK and Germany. With her world tour continuing overseas, Houston was still one of the top 20 highest earning entertainers for 1987–88 according to Forbes magazine.
n 1989, Houston formed The Whitney Houston Foundation For Children, a non-profit organization that has raised funds for the needs of children around the world. The organization cares for homelessness, children with cancer or AIDS, and other issues of self-empowerment. With the success of her first two albums, Houston was undoubtedly an international crossover superstar, the most prominent since Michael Jackson, appealing to all demographics. However, some black critics believed she was "selling out." They felt her singing on record lacked the soul that was present during her live concerts. At the 1989 Soul Train Music Awards, when Houston's name was called out for a nomination, a few in the audience jeered. Houston defended herself against the criticism, stating, "If you're gonna have a long career, there's a certain way to do it, and I did it that way. I'm not ashamed of it." Houston took a more urban direction with her third studio album, I'm Your Baby Tonight, released in November 1990. She produced and chose producers for this album and as a result, it featured production and collaborations with L.A. Reid and Babyface, Luther Vandross, and Stevie Wonder. The album showed Houston's versatility on a new batch of tough rhythmic grooves, soulful ballads and up-tempo dance tracks. Reviews were mixed. Rolling Stone felt it was her "best and most integrated album". while Entertainment Weekly, at the time thought Houston's shift towards an urban direction was "superficial". The album contained several hits: the first two singles, "I'm Your Baby Tonight" and "All the Man That I Need" peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; "Miracle" peaked at number nine; "My Name Is Not Susan" peaked in the top twenty; "I Belong to You" reached the top ten of the US R&B chart and garnered Houston a Grammy nomination; and the sixth single, the Stevie Wonder duet "We Didn't Know", reached the R&B top twenty. The album peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and went on to be certified 4× platinum in the US while selling twelve million total worldwide.
With America entangled in the Persian Gulf War, Houston performed "The Star Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XXV on January 27, 1991. Due to overwhelming response to her rendition, it was released as a commercial single and video of her performance, and reached the Top 20 on the US Hot 100, making her the only act to turn the national anthem into a pop hit of that magnitude (Jose Feliciano's version reached No. 50 in November 1968). Houston donated all her share of the proceeds to the American Red Cross Gulf Crisis Fund. As a result, the singer was named to the Red Cross Board of Governors. Her rendition was considered the benchmark for singers and critically acclaimed. Rolling Stone commented that "her singing stirs such strong patriotism. Unforgettable," ranked No. 1 on the 25 most memorable music moments in NFL history list. VH1 listed the performance as one of the greatest moments that rocked TV. Later that year, Houston put together her Welcome Home Heroes concert with HBO for the soldiers fighting in the Persian Gulf War and their families. The free concert took place at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia in front of 3,500 servicemen and women. HBO descrambled the concert so that it was free for everyone to watch. Houston's concert gave HBO its highest ratings ever. She then embarked on the I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour.
In September 2011, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Houston was to produce and star (alongside Jordin Sparks and Mike Epps) in the remake of the 1976 film Sparkle. It was also reported that Houston would play Sparks's "not-so encouraging mother". Houston was to have had executive producer credits on top of acting credits according to Debra Martin Chase, producer of Sparkle. She stated Houston deserved the title considering she had been there from the beginning in 2001 when Houston obtained Sparkle production rights. R&B singer Aaliyah's death in a 2001 plane crash derailed production which would have began in 2002.
Michael Chellis February 11th
Michael Chellis, 52, of Port St Lucie, Florida, died Saturday, February 11, 2012 at his residence in Port St Lucie. He was born in Portsmouth, Virginia and was a resident of Stuart and of Port Saint Lucie for 3o years.
He is survived by his 4 brothers, 2 sisters and nieces and nephews.
Services will be held privately by the family.
All County Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
John Robert Johnson, 63, of Jensen Beach, Florida, died Friday, February 10th
John Robert Johnson, 63, of Jensen Beach, Florida, died Friday, February 10, 2012 at his home in Jensen Beach.
He was born in Stuart, Florida and was a resident of Jensen Beach for 51 years coming from Stuart.
He was a local artist in the Martin County area.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John Mary Johnson. Sister, Terese Lambie and Two Brothers, Tony Peter Johnson.He is survived by his Wife of 3 years, Donna Johnson of Jensen Beach, FL, Two Stepsons; Stepson, Jerry Mabra of Ft. Pierce, FL, Stepson, Michael Mabra of Jensen Beach, FL, Two Sisters; Sister, Marijane Burch of Ft. Pierce, FL, Sister, Patricia Johnson of Ft. Pierce, FL, One Brother; Brother, William Johnson of Jensen Beach, FLThere will be no services held at the present time..
Memorial donations may be made to The Cancer Center of Martin Memorial Hospital, Stuart, Fl.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home Crematory, Treasure Coast Chapel.
Elizabeth Flynn Hornyak June 21, 1935 - February 8, 2012
Elizabeth Flynn Hornyak, 76, of Stuart Fl, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, in Stuart, Fl.
Born in Hamilton Township, NJ and moved to Stuart seventeen years ago from her birth place.
Prior to retirement she was a Library Assistant for Hamilton Township Board of Education for twenty-six years. She attended St. Christopher Catholic Church in Hobe Sound, FL, and a member of High School Alumni Association in New Jersey.
Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Steven F. Hornyak of Stuart, FL, a daughter, Beth Ann Daly of Stuart, FL, a son, Steven Mark Hornyak of Atlanta, GA, a brother, John Flynn of Hamilton, NJ, a sister, Marie Gernhart of Lawrenceville, NJ and seven grandchildren.
A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, February 17, 2012, at 10:30am at the Forest Hills Funeral Homes Young & Prill Chapel in Stuart.
At a later date A Celebration of Her Life Service will be held in Hamilton, New Jersey.
Donations can be made to Treasure Coast Hospice (In Elizabeth's Memory) 1201 SE Indian St., Stuart, FL 34997.
Donald Milton February 7th
Donald Milton, 63, of Stuart, Florida, died Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at Martin Memorial Hospital South in Stuart. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida and was a resident of Stuart .
He is survived by his Wife of 43 years, Shirley Milton; son, Donald Milton, Jr.; Daughter Angela Hunter; 6 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. .
Services will be private.
All County Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Thomas Lusty January 6th
Thomas Giles Lusty, age 64, of Stuart, Florida, died Friday, January 6, 2012 at his home in Stuart, Florida.He was born in South Hampton, New York and was a resident of Stuart for 16 years after coming from Far Hills, New Jersey.He was a United States Navy Veteran.
President of North River Shores Association, Vice Commodore of Coconut Point Yacht Club, and Board Member of the Kansas City University Alumni Association.
He was preceded in death by his first wife Susan Lusty.
He is survived by his Wife Karen Lusty; Two Daughters - Daughter-Leighanne Lusty of Great Meadows, NJ.Step-Daughter-Kelly McLaughlin of Jensen Beach, FL.One Son-Tom Lusty of Lindale, TXOne Sister-Susan Schaefer of AZFour GrandchildrenServices will be held Saturday, February 25th 2012 at 12:30pm at the First Presbyterian Church and a short reception will follow from 1:30pm-2:30pm in the Fellowship Hall, 1715 NW Pine Lake Drive, Stuart Florida, 34994 #772-692-0500Memorial donations may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, Fl. 34997, www.tchospice.org, (772) 403-4500All County Funeral Home Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Nancy Pearson February 6th
Nancy Pearson, 71, of Stuart, Florida, died Monday, February 6, 2012 at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart. She was born in Summit , New Jersey and was a resident of Stuart for 10 years coming from Miami, FL .
She is survived by her Husband of 38 years, E. S. of Pearson Stuart, FL
Sons: William Chester of Rockville, MD , Terrence Chester of Beaufort, SC and Scott Pearson of Feeding Hills, MA; Daughters, Laurel Lloyd of Laurel, MD, and Jennifer Bachman of Melbourne, FL. Also survived by Sisters: Jeanne Blount of Williamsburg, VA and Madeline Smith of Pembroke Pines, FL
Memorial donations may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, Fl 34997, www.TCHospice.org, 772-403-4500.
Celebration of Life, Sunday, February 19, 2012, Noon - 3:00 pm, Blue Door Coffee Bar, 38 SE Osceola Street, Stuart, FL.
All County Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Peter Breck March 13, 1929 – February 6, 2012
Joseph Peter Breck (March 13, 1929 – February 6, 2012) was an American character actor of stage, who has played roles on television and in film. The rugged, dark-haired Breck gained fame as Doc Holiday on the series Maverick (TV series), but is best known for his role as Victoria Barkley's (Barbara Stanwyck) hot-tempered, middle son Nick in the popular 1960s Western, The Big Valley.
After US Navy service on the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) he studied drama at the University of Houston. Breck made his debut in a film produced by Bert Freed that was eventually released under the title The Beatniks. As well as performing in live theatre, Breck had several guest-starring roles on a number of popular series, such as Sea Hunt, several episodes of Wagon Train, Have Gun – Will Travel, Perry Mason, and Gunsmoke. In 1956, he and David Janssen appeared in John Bromfield's syndicated series Sheriff of Cochise in the episode "The Turkey Farmers". He appeared in another syndicated series too in the episode "The Deserter" of the American Civil War drama Gray Ghost, with Tod Andrews in the title role.
When Robert Mitchum saw him in George Bernard Shaw's play The Man of Destiny in Washington, D.C. he offered Breck a role as a rival driver in 1958's Thunder Road. Mitchum set Breck up in Los Angeles and as Breck did not have his own car, Mitchum lent him his own Jaguar. Mitchum introduced Breck to Dick Powell who contracted him to Four Star Productions where he appeared in Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater. He also appeared with fellow guest star Diane Brewster in the 1958 episode "The Lady Gambler" of the ABC western series Tombstone Territory, starring Pat Conway and Richard Eastham. In 1958 Breck also appeared in an episode of Highway Patrol with Broderick Crawford.
In the 1959–1960 season, he starred as a gunfighter-turned-lawyer lead in the NBC western Black Saddle, with secondary roles for Russell Johnson, J. Pat O'Malley, and Walter Burke.
Breck was later a contract star with Warner Brothers Television where he appeared as Doc Holliday on the series Maverick, a part that had been played twice earlier in the series by Gerald Mohr and by Adam West on Lawman. Breck appeared in several other Warners series of the time such as Cheyenne, 77 Sunset Strip, The Roaring Twenties, The Gallant Men, and a 1969 episode of The Donald O'Connor Show.
The first movie in which Breck was the top-billed star was Lad, A Dog (1962). The next year, he played the leading roles in both Samuel Fuller's Shock Corridor and the science-fiction horror film The Crawling Hand. During this time, he also appeared on episodes of several more TV shows, such as The Outer Limits, The Restless Gun, Bonanza, Perry Mason, and The Virginian.
From 1965 to 1969, Breck starred in the ABC Western series The Big Valley, where he played Nick Barkley, ramrod of the Barkley ranch and son to Barbara Stanwyck's character Victoria Barkley. The second of four children, Nick was the hotheaded, short-tempered brother. Always spoiling for a fight and frequently wearing leather gloves, Breck's character took the slightest offense to the Barkley name personally and quickly made his displeasure known, as often with his fists as with his vociferous shouts. Often this proved to be a mistake and only through the calming influence of his mother and cooler-headed brothers, Jarrod (Richard Long), Eugene (Charles Briles), and half-brother Heath (Lee Majors), would a difficult situation be rectified. Breck, having been a Barbara Stanwyck fan since the 1940s, as a teenager, also developed a on- and off-screen chemistry with her, practicing longer lines and even being a ranch foreman on the set. After the show was canceled, he stayed close to her until her death.
Most of his roles in the 1970s and 1980s were more TV guest-starring performances, on series such as Alias Smith and Jones, Mission: Impossible, McMillan & Wife, S.W.A.T., The Six Million Dollar Man (with Lee Majors), The Incredible Hulk, and The Dukes of Hazzard, as well as roles as himself on Fantasy Island, and The Fall Guy which also starred former television "brother" Lee Majors. In the mid-1980s, Breck moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with his wife Diane and their son Christoper. He was asked by a casting director to teach one class a week to young actors on film technique. That one-a-week class became a full time acting school - The Breck Academy - which he ran for ten years. In 1990, Breck appeared in the Canadian cult film Terminal City Ricochet.
Before then, on January 20, 1990, while teaching at a drama school, he received word that his beloved TV mother/friend, Barbara Stanwyck, had died. Barbara Stanwyck requested no funeral nor memorial.
In the 1993 movie The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter, Breck played Sheriff Hatch.
In 1996, he appeared in an episode of the new version of The Outer Limits.
His most recent TV performance was on an episode of John Doe in 2002. In recent years, most of his film performances have been in undistributed films that are shown only at film festivals.
In June 2010, Breck's wife Diane announced on his website that the actor has been suffering from dementia and can no longer sign autographs for fans, although he still reads and enjoys their letters. Despite this diagnosis, she said he was still physically healthy and didn't require medication. He had been hospitalized since January 10, 2012, according to his wife Diane.. On February 6, 2012, Peter Breck died from his illness at the age of 82.
Nancy Pearson February 6th
Nancy Pearson, 71, of Stuart, Florida, died Monday, February 6, 2012 at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart. She was born in Summit, New Jersey and was a resident of Stuart for 10 years coming from Miami, FL .
She is survived by her Husband of 38 years, E.S. Pearson of Stuart, FL Sons: William Chester of Rockville, MD , Terrence Chester of Beaufort, SC and Scott Pearson of Feeding Hills, MA Sisters: Jeanne Blount of Williamsburg, VA and Madeline Smith of Pembroke Pines, FL
Memorial donations may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, Fl 34997, www.TCHospice.org, 772-403-4500.
Celebration of Life, Sunday, February 19, 2012, Noon - 3:00 pm, Blue Door Coffee Bar, 38 SE Osceola Street, Stuart, FL.
All County Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
James Sean January 8, 1973 - February 5, 2012
James Sean "Jim" Brady, 39, of Stuart, Florida died, February 5, 2012.
Born in Easton, Pennsylvania, he had been resident of the Treasure Coast for 9 years coming from Dickson City, Pennsylvania.
He was a staffing agent. He had also been a volunteer fireman in Martin County and Dickson City. He attended St. Andrew Catholic Church. He also volunteered with the Martin County Youth Football League and was a youth baseball coach
Survivors include his wife of 15 years, Dawn Brady; a son Tyler James Brady and daughter, Kierstyn Brady all of Dickson City; his mother Maureen of Palm City; his father Robert L. Brady of Port St. Lucie and a brother Robert Scott Brady of Palm City.
SERVICES: Visitation will be from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM on February 8 at Forest Hills Funeral Homes, Palm City Chapel with a Prayer Service at 4:00 PM with Father Jack Barrow, pastor of St. Andrew Catholic Church, officiating.
Frances R Allen February 5th
Frances R Allen, 67, of Savannah, Georgia, died Sunday, February 5, 2012 at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart.
She was born in Birmingham, Alabama and was a resident of Stuart, Fl. for one month coming from Savannah, Ga.
She is survived by her Daughter, Kathryn Suzanne Mason of Stuart, FL Son, Reed Damson of Stuart, FL
A memorial service will be held in Savannah, Ga at a later date Memorial donations may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, Fl. 34997, (772) 403-4500, www.tchospice.org
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home Crematory, Treasure Coast Chapel.
Florence Green February 19, 1901 – February 4, 2012
In photo: (L-R) Florence Green at age 18 and at her 110th birthday
Florence Beatrice Green (née Patterson; 19 February 1901 – 4 February 2012) was the last surviving veteran of the First World War. She was a member of the Women's Royal Air Force.
Florence Green was born at Edmonton, London to Frederick and Sarah (nėe Neal) Patterson. She joined the Women's Royal Air Force in September 1918 at the age of 17, where she served as an officers' mess steward. She worked in the officers' mess at RAF Marham and was also based at Narborough airfield.
She moved to King's Lynn in 1920, after her marriage to Walter Green. Her husband, a railway worker, died in 1975, aged 82, after 55 years of marriage. She lived in King's Lynn with her 90-year-old daughter, May (born 1921), until November 2011 when she moved into a care home. In January 2010, she was publicly identified as, at that time, the oldest living female veteran of World War I.
On 19 February 2011 she celebrated her 110th birthday, becoming a supercentenarian—one of just 10 living in the United Kingdom, all women. With the death of Claude Choules on 5 May 2011, Green became the last known living veteran of World War I. On 20 July 2011, the Gerontology Research Group verified her age, and listed her as an official supercentenarian.
It was mentioned that she was asked what it felt like being 110, to which she replied "Not much different to being 109". In 2011 an image of Florence Beatrice Green became part of a subject for the "WWI Centenary Mural" created by Christian Cardell Corbet and Benjamin Trickett Mercer. Green had a son and two daughters, as well as four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Before her death, she was West Norfolk's oldest resident, the second oldest person in Norfolk, and sixth oldest person in Britain.
Ben Gazzara August 28, 1930 – February 3, 2012
Ben Gazzara (August 28, 1930 – February 3, 2012) was an Italian-American film, stage, and Emmy Award winning television actor and director.
Gazzara was born Biagio Anthony Gazzarra in New York City, the son of Italian immigrants Angelina (née Cusumano) and Antonio Gazzarra, who was a laborer and carpenter. Gazzara grew up on New York's tough Lower East Side; he lived on East 29th Street and participated in the drama program at Madison Square Boys and Girls Club located across the street. He later attended New York City's Stuyvesant High School. Years later, he said that the discovery of his love for acting saved him from a life of crime during his teen years. He went to City College of New York to study electrical engineering. After two years, he relented. He took classes in acting at the Dramatic Workshop of The New School in New York with the influential German director Erwin Piscator and afterward joined the Actors Studio.
n 1954, Gazzara (having tweaked his original surname from "Gazzarra") made several appearances on NBC's legal drama Justice, based on case studies from the Legal Aid Society of New York. Gazzara starred in various Broadway productions around this time, including Tennessee Williams' Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1955), directed by Elia Kazan, although he lost out to Paul Newman when the film version was cast. He joined other Actors Studio members in the 1957 film The Strange One. Then came a high-profile performance as a soldier on trial for avenging his wife's rape in Otto Preminger's courtroom drama Anatomy of a Murder (1959).
Gazzara became well-known in several television series, beginning with Arrest and Trial, which ran from 1963 to 1964 on ABC, and the more-successful series Run for Your Life from 1965-68 on NBC, in which he played a terminally ill man trying to get the most out of the last two years of his life. For his work in the series, Gazzara received two Emmy nominations for "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" and three Golden Globe nominations for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama."[5][6] Contemporary screen credits included The Young Doctors (1961), A Rage to Live (1965) and The Bridge at Remagen (1969).
Some of the actor's most formidable characters were those he created with his friend John Cassavetes in the 1970s. They collaborated for the first time on Cassavetes's film Husbands (1970), in which he appeared alongside Peter Falk and Cassavetes himself. In The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976), Gazzara took the leading role of the hapless strip-joint owner, Cosmo Vitelli. A year later, he starred in yet another Cassavetes-directed movie, Opening Night, as stage director Manny Victor, who struggles with the mentally unstable star of his show, played by Cassavetes's wife Gena Rowlands. Also during this period he appeared in the television miniseries QB VII (1974), and the films Capone (1975), Voyage of the Damned (1976), High Velocity (1976), and Saint Jack (1979).
In the 1980s, Gazzara appeared in several movies, such as They All Laughed (directed by Peter Bogdanovich), and in a villainous role in the oft-televised Patrick Swayze film Road House, which the actor jokingly said is probably his most-watched performance. He starred with Rowlands in a controversial and critically acclaimed AIDS-themed TV movie An Early Frost (1985), for which he received his third Emmy nomination.
Gazzara appeared in 38 films, many for TV, in the 1990s. He worked with a number of renowned directors, such as the Coen brothers (The Big Lebowski), Spike Lee (Summer of Sam), David Mamet (The Spanish Prisoner), Walter Hugo Khouri (Forever), Todd Solondz (Happiness), John Turturro (Illuminata), and John McTiernan (The Thomas Crown Affair).
In his seventies, Gazzara continued to be active. In 2003, he was in the ensemble cast of the experimental film Dogville, directed by Lars von Trier of Denmark and starring Nicole Kidman, as well as the television film Hysterical Blindness (he received his first Emmy Award for his role). Several other projects have recently been completed or are currently in production. In 2005, he played Agostino Casaroli in the TV miniseries, Pope John Paul II. He completed filming his scenes in the film The Wait in early 2012, shortly before his death.
In addition to acting, Gazzara worked as an occasional television director; his credits include the Columbo episodes "A Friend in Deed" (1974) and "Troubled Waters" (1975). Gazzara was nominated three times for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play—in 1956 for A Hatful of Rain, in 1975 for the paired short plays Hughie and Duet, and in 1977 for a revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, opposite Colleen Dewhurst.
Gazzara married three times; to Louise Erickson (1951–57), Janice Rule (1961–1979), and German model Elke Krivat from 1982. He also disclosed a love affair with actress Audrey Hepburn. They co-starred in two of her final films, Bloodline (1979) and They All Laughed (1981).
During filming of the war movie The Bridge at Remagen (1969) co-starring Gazzarra and his friend Robert Vaughn, the Warsaw Pact invaded Czechoslovakia. Filming was halted temporarily, and the cast and crew were detained before filming was completed in West Germany. During their departure from Czechoslovakia, Gazzara and Vaughn assisted with the escape of a Czech waitress whom they had befriended. They smuggled her to Austria in a car waved through a border crossing that had not yet been taken over by the Soviet army in its crackdown on the Prague Spring.
Dorothy Walsh January 13, 1921 - February 2, 2012
Dorothy Walsh, 91, died February 2, 2012 at Treasure Coast Hospice, Stuart, FL.
Mrs. Walsh was born in Yonkers, New York and moved to Stuart 12 years ago from Hobe Sound, FL. .
Dorothy was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church in Hobe Sound, FL.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frederick (Bud), and a son, Glenn Walsh.
Survivors include her daughters Suzanne Desposati of Stuart, FL, and Georgia Miller of New Haven, CT, sons, Frederick Walsh of Savannah, GA, and Jay Walsh of Atlanta, GA, fourteen grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at Bethel Lutheran Church on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 3:00 P.M.
In lieu of flowers those who wish may make donations to Bethel Lutheran Church 7905 SE Federal Highway, Hobe Sound, FL 33455.
Arrangements are under the direction of Forest Hills Funeral Homes, Young & Prill Chapel, Stuart, Fl.
Peggy Doodles Rosier February 2nd
Margaret M. Rosier, " Peggy Doodles", 84, of Stuart, Florida, passed away suddenly on Thursday, February 2, 2012 at her home in Stuart. She was born in Buffalo, New York and was a resident of Stuart from 2008 coming from Hollywood, Fl. She was an active member of St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church in Jensen Beach, Fl. and previously of St. Bernadette's in Hollywood, Fl.
Preceded in death by her loving husband of 49 years, Duane Rosier
She is survived by her Three Daughhters: Daughter, Elizabeth Sandstrom of Jensen Beach, FL, Daughter, Teresa Albury of Linville, NC, Daughter, Carolyn Foley of Altamonte Springs, FL, One Son; Son, Mark Rosier of Manchester, NH, Grandchildren, Seven, Great Grandchildren, Nine. Thank you Mom for your giving spirit, your joy that made the simple things fun and most of all your spiritual wisdom. We miss you so.
A Funeral Mass will be held 11:30 am, Thursday, February 9, 2012 at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church, 2555 NE Savannah Road, Jensen Beach, Fl..
Memorial donations may be made to Food for the Poor, P.O. Box 979005, Coconut Creek, Fl. 33097, (800) 427-9104
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory, Treasure Coast Chapel.
Clifford G. Singleton January 14, 1933 - February 2, 2012
Clifford G. Singleton, 79, of Palm City, FL, son of Luette Belle and Edgar Singleton, died, Feb. 2, 2012, at the Treasure Coast Hospice Hay-Madeira House, Stuart, FL.
He was born in South Bend, IN, on Jan. 14, 1933 and had been resident of Palm City for 15 years coming from Miami, FL. He received his BA and MA degrees from Ball State University, Indiana. Before retiring, he was a high school teacher and later Director of Student Activities at local public and private schools in Miami, teaching for over 42 years. He was active in the Dade County Council and Florida Teachers of English, serving as its president and the National Council of Teachers of English.
He was well liked and respected by his students and colleagues. After retiring in 1996, Mr. Singleton moved to Palm City with his partner of 39 years. Mr. Singleton loved best to travel, visiting such places as the Soviet Union, Western and Eastern Europe, China Morocco, Thailand Egypt, Israel, Jordon, South Africa and the United States.
He enjoyed a wide variety of activities and was an avid reader. After suffering a stroke in March 2010, Mr. Singleton was forced to curtail many of his favorite activities.
Mr. Singleton is survived by his partner, M. Paul Rice; nieces, Susan Smith, Nancy Hall, Vickie Bolton and Becky Thompson, and nephews, Fred Singleton, David Singleton, Tim Edwards, Charles and Jim Small.
SERVICES: There will be a memorial gathering and Celebration of Life at 10:30 AM on February 8 at Forest Hills Funeral Homes Palm City Chapel. After cremation, burial will be in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, IN. For those who wish, contributions may be made to the Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997, or at 772/403-4530 or on line at www.tchospices.org.
James Garber February 2nd
James Garber, 70, of Stuart, Florida, died Thursday, February 2, 2012 at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart.
He was born in Bryan, Ohio and was a resident of Stuart since 1990 coming from Columbus, Oh.
He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police.
He retired as a Sergeant from the Ohio Police Dept.
He is survived by his Wife of 46 years, Mary Frances Garber of Stuart, Fl., Mother, Betty Smallman of Hobe Sound, Fl, Two Daughters, Aimee Morrell, of Stuart, Fl, and Karen Lynn Garber of Dayton, OH, Son, Thomas Joseph Garber of Sunbury, OH, One Sister, Jaquelin Hicks of Grand Rapids, MINo services at the present time.
Memorial donations may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, Fl. (772) 403-4500, www.tchospice.orgArrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home Crematory, Treasure Coast Chapel.
Daniel J. Clifford February 12, 1950 - February 1, 2012
Daniel J. Clifford, 61, of Palm City, Florida died, February 1, 2012, at his home.
Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, he had been resident of Palm City for 25 years coming from Cape Cod.
He was "The Top Mortgage Broker" with National City Bank, South Florida.
Survivors include his wife of Sandra Clifford of Palm City; a son Josh Paunovic, daughter-in-law, Meaghan Paunovic and granddaughter Summer Rose Paunovic all of Oviedo, Florida; his mother Lorraine Clifford of Fort Myers, FL; brothers, Michael Clifford of Daytona Beach, FL and Chris Clifford of Fort Myers; sisters Ann Henson of Nort Carolina and Lori Morris of Fort Myers; brothers-in-law, Larry Hensen and Bill Morris; sister and brother-in-law Lisa and Luis Perez and many nieces and nephews.
SERVICES: Visitation will be from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Forest Hills Funeral Homes, Palm City Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM on February 3 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Palm City.
For those who wish contributions may be made to Ocean Conservation Society, P.O. Box 12860, Marina del Rey, California 90295.
Angelo Dundee August 30, 1921 – February 1, 2012
Angelo Dundee (born Angelo Mirena; August 30, 1921 – February 1, 2012) was an American boxing trainer and cornerman. Best known for his work with Muhammad Ali (1960–1981), he also worked with 15 other world boxing champions, including Sugar Ray Leonard, José Nápoles, George Foreman, Jimmy Ellis, Carmen Basilio, Luis Rodriguez and Willie Pastrano.
Born in Philadelphia of Italian descent, Dundee went to New York and later to Miami where he learned many of the strategies of a boxer's cornerman while acting as a "bucket man" to the great trainers of Stillman's Gym. There his mentors included Charlie Goldman, Ray Arcel, and Chickie Ferrera. Later, his brother Chris Dundee opened the Fifth Street Gym in Miami.
Carmen Basilio was the first world champion for whom Dundee acted as a cornerman when Basilio defeated Tony DeMarco for the world welterweight crown and later Sugar Ray Robinson for the world middleweight crown.
Dundee traveled around the world with Ali, and he was the cornerman in all but two of Ali's fights (Tunney Hunsaker in 1960 and Jimmy Ellis in 1971). Dundee trained the young Cassius Clay, as Ali was then known, in most of his early bouts, including those with Archie Moore (who had trained Clay before his partnering with Dundee) and Sonny Liston, where Clay won the Heavyweight title. Dundee continued to train Ali in all of his fights until his exile from boxing, and upon Ali's return to the sport Dundee trained him in almost all of his fights, including Ali's famed bouts with fighters such as Jerry Quarry, Oscar Bonavena, Joe Frazier, Floyd Patterson, George Foreman, Ken Norton and, later, Leon Spinks. One exception was in Ali's '71 fight with Jimmy Ellis where Dundee was in Ellis' corner. Ali knocked Ellis out in the 12th round. Dundee was accused by Foreman of loosening the ring ropes before his 1974 The Rumble in the Jungle fight with Ali to help Ali win the fight by using the rope-a-dope technique. Dundee consistently denied tampering with the ropes. In 1997, after decades Dundee reunited with Muhammad Ali and appeared alongside him in a sentimental Super Bowl commercial.
Dundee saw a future emerging star in Sugar Ray Leonard, whom he called "a smaller version of Ali". Dundee acted as cornerman for Leonard in many of his biggest fights, including those with Wilfred Benítez, Roberto Durán, Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler. In Leonard's first bout with Hearns, Dundee, thinking that his protege was behind on the scorecards, quipped the now famous words, "You're blowing it, son! You're blowing it!" before the start of round 13. Leonard went on to score a fourteenth round win when the referee stopped the fight.
Dundee later teamed up with George Foreman, including his 1991 Heavyweight title fight against Evander Holyfield and his 1994 Heavyweight title win against then-undefeated Michael Moorer.
In addition, Dundee also trained such world champions as Luis Rodriguez, Willie Pastrano, Ralph Dupas, José Nápoles, Pinklon Thomas, Trevor Berbick, Jimmy Ellis, Wilfredo Gómez, Michael Nunn and Sugar Ramos, as well as other boxers such as Bill Bossio, David Estrada, Douglas Vaillant, Jimmy Lange, Tom Zbikowski and Pat O'Connor.
In 2005, Dundee was hired to train Russell Crowe for Crowe's characterization of James J. Braddock in Cinderella Man. To that end, Dundee traveled to Australia to work with the Oscar-winning actor and appeared in the film as "Angelo" the corner man.
In November 2008, he was hired as a special consultant for Oscar De La Hoya's fight with Manny Pacquiao.
In 1997, Dundee appeared in Pizza Hut commerical along side Muhammad Ali and David Bortolucci
Dundee was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1994.
Dundee was played in the movie Ali (2001) by actor Ron Silver.
He attended Ali's 70th birthday party in Louisville, Kentucky on January 17, 2012, in the month preceding his death.
Dundee died at the age of 90 on February 1, 2012, in Tampa, Florida.
Albert Draetta January 31, 1943 - February 1, 2012
Albert Draetta, 69, of Palm City, Florida died, February 1, 2012, at the Treasure Coast Hospice, Hay-Madeira House, Stuart.
Born in Bronx, New York, he had been resident of Palm City for 15 years coming from Rye Brook, New York.
Before retiring he had been the owner/operator of Aquarius Hair Designs, North White Plains, New York for 30 years.
Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Rita Draetta of Palm City; a son Gerard Draetta, of Boca Raton, Florida; daughters Rita Ann Bowan of Stuart and Marina Nuzum of Palm Beach Gardens and eleven grandchildren.
SERVICES: Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM on February 3 at Forest Hills Funeral Homes, Palm City Chapel with a Vigil Prayer Service at 7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM on February 4 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Stuart.
For those who wish, contributions may be made to the Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997, or at 772/403-4530 or on line at www.tchospices.org
Patricia Whitney February 1st
Patricia Whitney, 55, of Palm City, Florida, died Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart. She was born in Norwich, New York and was a resident of Palm City for 2 years coming from Stuart.
She is survived by her Mother, Mary Lee of Palm City, FL, Brothers, John Whitney, Mark Whitney, and William Whitney
A service will be held privately by the family.
All County Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Don" Cornelius September 27, 1936 – February 1, 2012
Donald Cortez "Don" Cornelius (September 27, 1936 – February 1, 2012) was an American television show host and producer who was best known as the creator of the nationally syndicated dance/music franchise Soul Train, which he hosted from 1971 to 1993. Cornelius sold the show to MadVision Entertainment in 2008.
Cornelius was born in Chicago's South Side on September 27, 1936, and raised in the Bronzeville neighborhood. Following his graduation from DuSable High School in 1954, he joined the United States Marine Corps and served 18 months in Korea. He worked at various jobs following his stint in the military, including selling tires, automobiles and insurance and as an officer with the Chicago Police Department. He quit his day job to take a three-month broadcasting course in 1966 despite being married with two sons and only US $400 in his bank account. In 1966, he landed a job as an announcer, news reporter and disc jockey on Chicago radio station WVON.
Prior to moving the show to Los Angeles where it went into national syndication, Cornelius began SOUL TRAIN as a local show on WCIU-TV in Chicago in the mid 1960s.
Originally a journalist inspired by the civil rights movement, Cornelius recognized that in the late 1960s there was no television venue in the United States for soul music, and introduced many African-American musicians to a larger audience as a result of their appearances on Soul Train, a program that was both influential among African-Americans and popular with a wider audience. As writer, producer, and host of Soul Train, Cornelius was instrumental in offering wider exposure to black musicians such as James Brown, Aretha Franklin, and Michael Jackson, as well as creating opportunities for talented dancers that would presage subsequent television dance programs. Cornelius said "We had a show that kids gravitated to," and Spike Lee described the program as an "urban music time capsule."
Besides his smooth and deep voice, Cornelius was best known for the catchphrase that he used to close the show: "... and you can bet your last money, it's all gonna be a stone gas, honey! I'm Don Cornelius, and as always in parting, we wish you love, peace and soul!" After Cornelius's departure, it was shortened to "...and as always, we wish you love, peace and soul!" and was used through the most recent new episodes in 2006. Another introductory phrase he often used was: "We got another sound comin' out of Philly that's a sure 'nough dilly".
He had a small number of film roles, most notably as record producer Moe Fuzz in 1988's Tapeheads.
The 2008 Soul Train Music Awards ceremony was not held due to the WGA strike and the end of Tribune Entertainment complicating the process of finding a new distributor to air the ceremony and line up the stations to air it. The awards show was moved in 2009 to Viacom's Centric cable channel (formerly BET J), which now airs Soul Train in reruns.
Cornelius last appeared at the 2009 BET Awards to present The O'Jays with the 2009 BET Lifetime Achievement Award.
In the early-morning hours of February 1, 2012, officers responded to a report of a shooting at 12685 Mulholland Drive and found Cornelius with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where he was pronounced dead by Los Angeles County Assistant Chief Coroner, Ed Winter. According to former Soul Train host, Shemar Moore, Cornelius may have been suffering from early onset of dementia or Alzheimer's disease and that his health had been on the decline.
Ann H. Bosco October 23, 1922 - January 31, 2012
Ann H. Bosco, 89, of Hobe Sound, FL, died January 31, 2012, at her residence.
Born October 23, 1922 in Puerto Rico, she moved to Florida 38 years ago, coming from New York.
She was a member of Covenant Fellowship Baptist Church and the church choir.
Survivors include her brother, Antonio Castro and wife, Haydee of Hobe Sound; nieces, Diana DioLallevi and husband, Louis of New York; Marge Malin and husband, David of Coconut Creek, FL; and Haydee Castro of Tampa.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Bosco and mother, Margerita Melendez Castro and father Anastasio Castro
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian St., Stuart, FL 34997.
SERVICES: Calling hours will be 2 PM to 4 PM and 6PM to 8 PM, February 2, 2012 at Forest Hills Funeral Homes-Young and Prill Chapel in Stuart. The Funeral
Service will be held at 10 AM, February 3, 2012 at Covenant Fellowship Baptist Church, 2880 SE Aster Lane, Stuart. Burial will follow at Forest Hills Memorial Park in Palm City.
Arrangements are under the direction of Forest Hills Funeral Homes-Young and Prill Chapel in Stuart. A guest registry may be signed at www.youngandprill.com.
Alice M. Duchesneau December 15, 1932 - January 30, 2012
Alice M. Duchesneau, 79, of Palm City, Florida died, January 30, 2012, at Martin Memorial Medical Center, Stuart.
Born in Auburn, New Hampshire, she had been a resident of Palm City for over 19 years coming from Barton, Vermont.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband of 60 years Roland Duchesneau of Palm City; sons Mark Duchesneau of Providence, Rhode Island, David Duchesneau of Williston, Vermont and Philip Duchesneau of Albany, Vermont a daughter Annette Sparks of Gladstone, Oregon; brothers, Joseph Houle and Paul Houle, both of Manchester, New Hampshire; a sister, Anita Perkins of Milton, New Hampshire and six grandchildren.
For those who wish contributions may be made to the Salvation Army, 901 SE Johnson Avenue, Stuart, FL 34994
Arrangements are under the direction of the Forest Hills Funeral Homes Palm City Chapel.
WHEN I MUST LEAVE YOU
When I must leave you for a little while, please do not grieve and shed wild tears and hug your sorrow to you through the years, but start out bravely with a gallant smile; and for my sake and in my name, live on and do all things the same, feed not your loneliness on empty days, but fill each waking hour in useful ways, reach out your hand in comfort and in cheer and I in turn will comfort you and hold you near, and never, never be afraid to die, for I am waiting for you in the sky.
Michele Tellefsen, 62, January 28th
 Lifelong Staten Islander Michele Tellefsen, 62, who is remembered for her courage in the face of illness, died Sunday at her West Brighton home after a seven-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Born Michele Connors in Westerleigh, she graduated from Port Richmond High School. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education from Wagner College, Grymes Hill, where she was inducted into Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities.
At Wagner, she served as president of Alpha Delta Pi sorority and had maintained longtime friendships with many sorority sisters. She also was president of the sorority’s Staten Island alumnae group for 20 years.
She and Frank (Skip) Tellefsen wed in 1971 and settled in West Brighton in 1973.
Mrs. Tellefsen taught in public schools on the Island and in Brooklyn for 11 years for the former city Board of Education. She then became manager of Mansion Marina’s Fuel, Bait and Tackle Shop in Great Kills for 23 years, making many friends during that time.
Also a travel agent at the former Air Lanci Travel in Bulls Head and Bentson Travel in West Brighton, she traveled to much of the world and enjoyed exploring at every destination and meeting the people who lived there. For many years, she led a a women’s group on its annual trip to Ixtapan Spa, in that city in Mexico.
Mrs. Tellefsen was an expert seamstress. She also enjoyed gardening, reading, attending the theater and going to museums.
“She was the most wonderful person that I have ever met, and I am so very grateful for my years with Michele and the lessons I learned from her through her acceptance of ALS and just the very way she always cared for others before herself, even though she was suffering,” said her husband.
“She also was very proud of her Irish heritage,” he added.
Along with Frank, her husband of 40 years, Mrs. Tellefsen is survived by her sister, Patricia Rychter.
Kevin White September 25, 1929 – January 27, 2012
Kevin Hagan White (September 25, 1929 – January 27, 2012) was an American politician best known as the Mayor of Boston, a position he held from 1968 to 1984.
White was educated at Tabor Academy, Williams College (AB, 1952), Boston College Law School (LLB, 1955) and the Harvard Graduate School of Public Administration (now known as the John F. Kennedy School of Government). Prior to his term as Mayor of Boston, he served as Secretary of the Commonwealth from 1961–1967.
White successfully ran for mayor in 1967 on a populist platform that included support for rent control. One of his slogans was "When landlords raise rents, Kevin White raises hell." Rent control became the law in Boston in 1970. White narrowly defeated Boston School Board member Louise Day Hicks, who had taken a strong anti-desegregation position as a member of the Boston School Committee. Hicks' slogan was the coded "You know where I stand." White won by approximately 12,000 votes after he was endorsed by The Boston Globe, the paper's first political endorsement in decades. Mayor White defeated Hicks by a larger margin in his bid for a second term.
Learning of the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Mayor White pressed WGBH-TV to televise the James Brown concert held that evening at the Boston Garden. While many cities, including Washington DC, were met with rioting and numerous fires, the city of Boston was spared these, as people throughout the Metro-Boston region tuned in to the concert.
In 1972, White made news when he was able to convince Rhode Island State Police to release members of The Rolling Stones from custody so that they could make their scheduled concert appearance in Boston before the waiting fans became violent. As word of this action came out, Mayor White won overwhelming favor among young first time voters in his re-election.
A federal investigation by United States Attorney William Weld into White's administration resulted in the indictments of many city officials. That same month the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development released a report stating that the city had misappropriated $1.9 million dollars worth of community grants. Federal auditors accused White of using the money to pay the salaries of city employees.
In 1970, White unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Massachusetts against Republican Frank Sargent. He was dubbed "Mayor Black" because he was the first Boston Mayor to admit there was a race problem. White's running mate was Michael Dukakis, who later challenged and defeated Sargent for the Governor's office in 1974. White's campaign for governor was interrupted for several days when he underwent emergency stomach surgery.
In 1972, he was on the verge of the Democratic Party's vice-presidential nomination. After a number of better known politicians, including Senators Ted Kennedy and Gaylord Nelson, and Governor Reubin Askew, turned down the position, White briefly became the front-runner for the post. However, when Kennedy, famed economist John Kenneth Galbraith and others in the Massachusetts delegation voiced their opposition to White's nomination, as White had supported Maine Senator Edmund Muskie during the primaries, Presidential nominee Senator George McGovern decided to turn elsewhere and selected Senator Thomas Eagleton, who was later embroiled in a controversy over his failure to disclose having received electric shock therapy for depression. Ultimately, the vice presidential nominee was former Chicago School Board President and later Ambassador Sargent Shriver, who had married into the Kennedy family.
On November 1, 2006, a statue of White was unveiled at Boston's Faneuil Hall. The statue portrays White walking down the sidewalk. Behind the statue are several metal footprints along the sidewalk. With these are several quotes from White which were made during his inauguration speeches.
The 1970s were a turbulent time for Boston. In 1974, Judge W. Arthur Garrity found that the Boston School Committee had followed a practice of segregating the city's public schools by race, including building new schools in districts tailored to white constituents. As a remedy, Garrity ordered the city's schools desegregated, leading to a system of desegregation busing. The desegregation did not go peacefully, and violence was not uncommon. In one famous incident in 1976 during a demonstration outside Boston City Hall, a black businessman was attacked with an American flag.
White also worked for the revitalization of Boston's downtown. In 1976, he achieved perhaps his biggest success in that area with the re-opening of Quincy Market.
In the 1975 and 1979 Mayoral elections, Mayor White defeated State Senator Joe Timilty. He retired in 1983 and was succeeded by Raymond Flynn.
In 1970, during his campaign for governor, White underwent surgery that removed two-thirds of his stomach. In 2001, the since-retired White suffered a heart attack that left him with a pacemaker. In his advanced age, he lost hearing in his right ear and suffered from Alzheimer's disease.
White made this statement in light of Boston's finances:
"It's not Camelot, but it's not Cleveland, either".
Throughout the 1970s, Cleveland was the long-standing butt of jokes and by the early 1980s, city residents were getting fed up. Former Cleveland Mayor and U.S. Senator from Ohio George Voinovich complained about White's controversial statement. He responded by saying that Boston had survived facetious remarks from a wide range of jokesters, from Mark Twain to Johnny Carson. "I am sure Cleveland will also," he said.
Robert Hegyes May 7, 1951 – January 26, 2012
Robert Hegyes May 7, 1951 – January 26, 2012) was an American actor best known for his portrayal of high school student Juan Epstein on the 1970s American sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter.
Hegyes was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, to a Hungarian-American father, Stephen, and an Italian-American mother, Marie Dominica Cocozza. Hegyes had three siblings (Mark, Stephanie and Elizabeth).
He grew up in Metuchen, New Jersey and began acting in high school in the mid-1960s under the guidance of Metuchen High School theater teacher, Barton Shepard. Upon graduation from Glassboro State College (now Rowan University), with a B.A. in Speech/Theater and Secondary Education, Hegyes ventured to New York City to pursue a career in acting and soon became a member of a Greenwich Village children's theater group called, "Theater in a Trunk", performing educational theater at U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's birth place, on East 20th Street. Hegyes continued performing in the Village in educational children's theater, this time as a puppeteer with an arm and rod puppet company, playing Mr. Toad in The Wind & the Willows. Robert managed to work a third performing job in Washington Square Park and at the Provincetown Playhouse as a member of the political improvisational guerrilla troupe, "Jack LaRumpa's Flying Drum & Kazoo Band."
Within a year of graduating from college, Hegyes was cast to co-star in the highly acclaimed Off Broadway drama, Naomi Court, starring actor Brad Davis (Midnight Express). After completing the successful Manhattan Theater Club engagement, Robert was cast by Tony Award- winning actor Len Cariou (making his directing debut) to co-star in the Broadway drama, Don't Call Back, starring Arlene Francis and Dorian Harewood. While performing on Broadway, Hegyes auditioned for television producer James Komack and was cast to star in what was to become the award-winning ABC comedy, Welcome Back, Kotter. Hegyes portrayed the character of Juan Luis Pedro Felipo de Huevos Epstein (typically referred to as simply "Epstein"). The show lasted four seasons, from 1975-1979. Hegyes became one of the show's directors at age 25.
Hegyes guest starred in more than thirty television shows, including Saturday Night Live with Quentin Tarantino, NewsRadio, Diagnosis: Murder with Dick Van Dyke, The Drew Carey Show (in an April Fools' Day episode where the character Oswald was recast for a brief scene with Hegyes playing the role) and The Streets of San Francisco, with Michael Douglas. He also starred in the award-winning Volkswagen Passat commercial, "The Chase", for director Kinka Usher. Hegyes has starred in the following films: Honeymoon Hotel, with Jane Kaczmarek, Underground Aces, with Melanie Griffith, Dirk Benedict, Bob Roberts, with Tim Robbins, The Purpose, with Mia Farrow, and Bar Hopping, with Weeds star Kevin Nealon.
Hegyes made his Los Angeles stage debut as "Chico Marx" in the Westwood and national touring company engagements of An Evening with Groucho. Upon returning from the tour, Hegyes was cast by producer Barney Rosenswieg to star as a series regular portraying undercover detective "Manny Esposito" in Cagney & Lacey. During this time he also appeared on the game show the $25,000 Pyramid from time to time.
Hegyes became "Artist-In-Residence" at his alma mater, Rowan University, teaching screenplay writing, acting for camera and public speaking, and was a guest lecturer in the Radio/Television/Film & Theater Departments. He was an adjunct instructor at Brooks College in Long Beach, California, where he taught essay writing and public speaking. Hegyes was a California Certified Secondary Education teacher, but had worked infrequently in recent years.
John Travolta is godfather to his children.
On January 26, 2012, after suffering from chest pains at his Metuchen, New Jersey home, Hegyes died from an apparent heart attack at John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison, New Jersey. He was 60 years old.
Robyn Smith January 9, 1954 - January 25, 2012
Robyn R. Smith, 58, of Stuart, FL, died January 25, 2012, in Stuart, FL.
Born January 9, 1954 in Pontiac, MI, she had resided in Stuart from 1977 to 2000, returning to Stuart four years ago from Holden, MA.
She was an assistant manager for Wal-Mart in Leicester, MA.
She was of the Pentecostal faith.
Survivors include her son, Bryan Smith of Stuart; sister, Karen Ritchie and her husband, Bruce of Stuart; nephews, Mark Ritchie of Stuart and Michael Ritchie of Stuart; great nephews, Jesse Ritchie of Spencer, MA and Ray Ritchie of Stuart; and great niece, Elisa Kline of Palm Beach Gardens.
Robyn was preceded in death by her father, William Swanson and mother, Mary Swanson.
No services are scheduled.
Arrangements are under the direction of Forest Hills Funeral Homes-Young and Prill Chapel in Stuart. A guest registry may be signed at www.youngandprill.com.
William Gordon Hadfield January 25, 2012
William Gordon Hadfield, 50, of Jensen Beach, Florida, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at his home in Jensen Beach.
He was born in Geneva, Illinois and was a resident of Jensen Beach since 1988, coming from Severna Park, Maryland.
He was a member of AA and his great love was fishing. He graduated from FIT, Jensen Beach Campus.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John Rosemary Hadfield. He is survived by his Daughter, Kristin Hadfield of Jensen Beach, FL, Sister, Marybeth Coffer of San Antonio, TXThere are no services planned at the present time.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home Crematory, Treasure Coast Chapel.
James Farentino (February 24, 1938 – January 24, 2012
James Farentino (February 24, 1938 – January 24, 2012) was an American actor. He appeared in nearly 100 television, film and stage roles, among them The Final Countdown, Jesus of Nazareth, and Dynasty.
Among his many television appearances, Farentino guest-starred in 1964 with Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., in the episode "Super-Star" of the CBS drama series, The Reporter, with Harry Guardino in the starring role of journalist Danny Taylor of the fictitious New York Globe newspaper. Early in 1967, he appeared in Barry Sullivan's NBC western series The Road West in the episode "Reap the Whirlwind".
In 1969, he starred opposite Patty Duke in the film Me, Natalie. Farentino was one of the lawyers in NBC TV series The Bold Ones (1969–1972), which also starred Burl Ives and Joseph Campanella. He made two appearances in the 1970s anthology television series Night Gallery, once with then-wife Michele Lee ("Since Aunt Ada Came to Stay"), and secondly with actress Joanna Pettet ("The Girl With The Hungry Eyes"). In the 1970s, he appeared in an NBC Mystery Movie, Cool Million. In 1978, Farentino was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special for his portrayal of Saint Peter in the mini-series, Jesus of Nazareth.
In 1980, Farentino starred in The Final Countdown with Kirk Douglas and Martin Sheen. Farentino appeared as "Frank Chaney" in the short-lived 1984 ABC series Blue Thunder, based on the 1983 film of the same name starring Roy Scheider. (The 11-episode series, which starred a then-unknown Dana Carvey, was released on DVD in August 2006.) In the late 1990s, he appeared as Doug Ross' estranged father, "Ray", on ER.
Farentino also voiced the character Grungy in the 1994
arentino was married to:
-
Stella Farentino (August 3, 1994 – his death); Stella filed for divorce in 1998 due to "irreconcilable differences," but later withdrew her petition. Then, James himself filed for divorce in January 2001, also due to "irreconcilable differences"; however the couple remained married until James Farentino's death.
-
Debrah Farentino (June 1985 – 1988; divorced)
-
Michele Lee (February 20, 1966 – 1982; divorced); one child, David
-
Elizabeth Ashley (September 1, 1962 – 1965; divorced)
Farentino was charged with stalking his former girlfriend, Tina Sinatra (youngest child of Frank Sinatra), in 1993. A restraining order was issued against him after he entered a plea of nolo contendere.
Farentino was arrested in Vancouver, British Columbia, on July 23, 1991, after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police intercepted a package containing 3.2 grams of cocaine being sent to his hotel room. Farentino was in town filming the TV movie, Miles From Nowhere. He was charged with cocaine possession and released on bail.
In 2010, Farentino was booked on suspicion of misdemeanor battery after a citizen's arrest was made against the actor. Police were called to Farentino's Hollywood home. He was taken into custody and booked at the Los Angeles Police Department's Hollywood-area station. Farentino was released two days later after posting $20,000 bond. Police said the actor was trying to physically remove a man from his house. The man, who police said suffered visible bruising, made a citizen's arrest on Farentino for battery.
Bradley T. Voydanoff Jamuary 24th
Bradley T. Voydanoff, 50, of Hobe Sound, Florida, died Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at Jupiter Medical Center in Jupiter.
He was born in Detroit, Michigan and was a resident of Hobe Sound for one year coming from Orlando, Fl.
He was preceded in death by his father, Simon Voydandoff.
He is survived by his fiance, Karyn Kander of Hobe Sound, Fl. ; Brother, Charles B. Voydanoff of Garden City, MI, Mother, Mary Voydanoff, of Garden City, MI.
No services are planned at the present time.Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home Crematory, Treasure Coast Chapel.
Joe" Paterno December 21, 1926 – January 22, 2012
Joseph Vincent "Joe" Paterno (pronounced /pəˈtɜrnoʊ/; December 21, 1926 – January 22, 2012) was a college football coach who was the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions for 46 years from 1966 through 2011. Paterno, nicknamed "JoePa," holds the record for the most victories by an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football coach with 409 and is the only FBS coach to reach 400 victories. He coached five undefeated teams that won major bowl games and, in 2007, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach. Paterno was fired mid=-eason by Penn State trustees in November 2011, after long-time assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was arrested on child sexual abuse charges.
Paterno was born December 21, 1926, in Brooklyn, New York, and throughout his life he spoke with a marked Brooklyn accent. His family is of Italian ancestry. In 1944, Paterno graduated from the now defunct Brooklyn Preparatory School. After serving a year in the Army, he attended Brown University; his tuition was paid for by Busy Arnold.
He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Upsilon chapter). He played quarterback and cornerback, and as of 2012 shares the career record for interceptions with Greg Parker at 14. Paterno graduated with the Brown University Class of 1950. Although his father asked, "For God's sake, what did you go to college for?" after hearing of his career choice, Paterno joined his college coach Rip Engle as an assistant coach at Penn State in 1950; Engle had coached five seasons, 1944–1949, at Brown. Engle retired after the 1965 season, and Paterno was named his successor.
Paterno was born December 21, 1926, in Brooklyn, New York, and throughout his life he spoke with a marked Brooklyn accent. His family is of Italian ancestry. In 1944, Paterno graduated from the now defunct Brooklyn Preparatory School. After serving a year in the Army, he attended Brown University; his tuition was paid for by Busy Arnold.
He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Upsilon chapter). He played quarterback and cornerback, and as of 2012 shares the career record for interceptions with Greg Parker at 14. Paterno graduated with the Brown University Class of 1950. Although his father asked, "For God's sake, what did you go to college for?" after hearing of his career choice, Paterno joined his college coach Rip Engle as an assistant coach at Penn State in 1950; Engle had coached five seasons, 1944–1949, at Brown. Engle retired after the 1965 season, and Paterno was named his successor.
Bowls and championships
Paterno holds more bowl victories (24) than any coach in history. He also tops the list of bowl appearances with 37. He has a bowl record of 24 wins, 12 losses, and 1 tie following a defeat in the 2011 Outback Bowl. Paterno is the only coach with the distinction of having won each of the current four major bowls—Rose, Orange, Fiesta, and Sugar—as well as the Cotton Bowl Classic, at least once. Under Paterno, Penn State has won at least three bowl games each decade since 1970.
Paterno has led Penn State to two national championships (1982 and 1986) and five undefeated, untied seasons (1968, 1969, 1973, 1986, and 1994). Four of his unbeaten teams (1968, 1969, 1973, and 1994) won major bowl games and were not awarded a national championship.
Penn State under Paterno won the Orange Bowl (1968, 1969, 1973, and 2005), the Cotton Bowl Classic (1972 and 1974), the Fiesta Bowl (1977, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1991, and 1996), the Liberty Bowl (1979), the Sugar Bowl (1982), the Aloha Bowl (1983), the Holiday Bowl (1989), the Citrus Bowl (1993 and 2010), the Rose Bowl (1994), the Outback Bowl (1995, 1998, 2006) and the Alamo Bowl (1999 and 2007).
After Penn State joined the Big Ten Conference in 1993, the Nittany Lions under Paterno won the Big Ten championship three times (1994, 2005, and 2008). Paterno had 29 finishes in the Top 10 national rankings.
Following the 1986 championship season, Paterno was the first college football coach named "Sportsman of the Year" by Sports Illustrated magazine. In 2005, following an 11–1 comeback season in which the Lions won a share of the Big Ten title and a BCS berth, Paterno was named the 2005 AP Coach of the Year, and the 2005 Walter Camp Coach of the Year.
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year – 1986
Amos Alonzo Stagg Coaching Award (United States Sports Academy (USSA)) – 1989, 2001
Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (AFCA) – 2002
AFCA Coach of the Year – 1968, 1978, 1982, 1986, 2005
Associated Press College Football Coach of the Year Award – 2005
Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award – 1981, 2005
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year – 1978, 1982, 1986
George Munger Award (Div. I Coach of the Year) – 1990, 1994, 2005
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award – 1986
Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year – 2005
The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award – 2005
Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award – 1972, 1994, 2005
Dave McClain Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year – 1994, 2005, 2008
NCAA Gerald R. Ford Award – 2011
On May 16, 2006, Paterno was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame after the National Football Foundation decided to change its rules and allow any coach over the age of 75 to be eligible for the Hall of Fame instead of having to wait until retirement. However, on November 4, 2006 he was injured during a sideline collision during a game against Wisconsin. As a result of his injuries, he was unable to travel to the induction ceremonies in New York City and the National Football Foundation announced that he would instead be inducted as a part of the Hall of Fame class of 2007. Paterno was inducted on December 4, 20007, and officially enshrined in a ceremony held July 19, 2008.
In 2009, Paterno was named to Sporting News' list of the 50 greatest coaches of all time (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, college basketball, and college football). He is listed in position 13.
In 2010, the Maxwell Football Club of Philadelphia established the Joseph V. Paterno Award, to be awarded annually to the college football coach "who has made a positive impact on his university, his players and his community." Following the breaking of the Penn State sex abuse scandal the following year, the award was discontinued by the club.
Also in 2010, the Big Ten Conference established the Stagg-Paterno Championship Trophy as the annual trophy to be awarded to the winner of the conference football championship. However, on November 14, 2011, the trophy name was changed to the Stagg Championship Trophy in light of Paterno's involvement with the Sandusky child abuse scandal.
Paterno was also nominated for the Presidential Medal of Freedom. However, in light of Paterno's involvement with Sandusky child abuse scandal, Senators Toomey and Casey as well as Representative Thompson withdrew their support of Paterno receiving the honor.
As Penn State football struggled from 2000 to 2004, with an overall 26–33 record in those years, Paterno became the target of criticism from some Penn State faithful. Many in the media attributed Penn State's struggles to Paterno's advancing age. With no apparent plans to retire, contingents of fans and alumni began calling for him to step down. Paterno rebuffed all of this and stated he would fulfill his contract which would expire in 2008.
Paterno announced in a speech in Pittsburgh on May 12, 2005 that he would consider retirement if the 2005 football team had a disappointing season. "If we don't win some games, I've got to get my rear end out of here", Paterno said in a speech at the Duquesne Club. "Simple as that". However, Penn State finished the season with a record of 11–1 and were champions of the Big Ten in 2005. They defeated Florida State 26–23 in triple overtime in the 2006 Orange Bowl.
On November 5, 2011, former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was arrested on 40 counts relating to sexual abuse of eight young boys over a 15-year period, including alleged incidents that occurred at Penn State. A 2011 grand jury investigation reported that then-graduate assistant Mike McQueary told Paterno in 2002 that he had seen Sandusky abusing a 10-year-old boy in Penn State football's shower facilities. The grand jury report would later detail that McQueary saw Sandusky sodomizing the boy. According to the report, Paterno notified Athletic Director Tim Curley the next day about the incident, and later notified Gary Schultz, director of business and finance, who oversaw the University Police. Schultz's role is the center of the debate over whether Paterno did or did not do enough.
Paterno said McQueary informed him that "he had witnessed an incident in the shower ... but he at no time related to me the very specific actions contained in the Grand Jury report." Prosecutors have stated that Paterno is not accused of any wrongdoing, as he fulfilled his legal obligation to report the incident to his immediate supervisor, Curley. However, he was harshly criticized for not reporting the incident to police himself, or at least seeing to it that it was reported, as many have concluded from the facts that are currently known. On November 7, Pennsylvania state police Commissioner Frank Noonan said that while Paterno was not in any legal difficulty, "somebody has to question about what I would consider the moral requirements for a human being that knows of sexual things that are taking place with a child. I think you have the moral responsibility, anyone. Not whether you're a football coach or a university president or the guy sweeping the building. I think you have a moral responsibility to call us."
On the night of November 8, hundreds of students gathered in front on Paterno's home in support of the coach. Paterno thanked the crowd and said, "The kids who were victims or whatever they want to say, I think we all ought to say a prayer for them. It's a tough life when people do certain things to you." He led the crowd in "We are Penn State" cheers, which some Penn State Board of Trustees members viewed as insensitive. In part because of the scandal, Paterno announced the following day that he would retire at the end of the season, stating:
... I have decided to announce my retirement effective at the end of this season. At this moment the Board of Trustees should not spend a single minute discussing my status. They have far more important matters to address. I want to make this as easy for them as I possibly can.
Later that evening, however, the Board of Trustees voted to relieve Paterno of his coaching duties effective immediately. Tom Bradley, Sandusky's successor as defensive coordinator, was named interim head coach for the remainder of the 2011 season. At the same meeting, school president Graham Spanier resigned rather than face being fired as well. Because the Board of Trustee meetings were held behind closed doors and Pennsylvania has a sunshine law, the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees met in a public meeting via conference call on December 2, 2011, to "reaffirm and ratify" the Board of Trustee's earlier decision. The minutes of the meeting will reaffirmed at the January 20, 2012, meeting of the Board of Trustees.
An anonymous trustee told The Morning Call of Allentown that he and his colleagues felt they had no choice but to order Paterno to leave immediately due to growing outrage over the scandal. The board considered allowing Paterno to stay on for the rest of the season and let Bradley act as team spokesman, but feared this would further sully Penn State's image. The board was also angered that Paterno released statements on his own rather than through the university. This was confirmed in a statement issued by board chairman Steve Garban and vice chairman John Surma on January 12, 2012; which said that the board felt Paterno "could not be expected to effectively perform his duties" as head coach due to the nature of the scandal.
That night, several thousand Penn State students protested the sudden dismissal of Paterno, congregating outside of Penn State's administration building, chanting his name and overturning a television news van. The action of the Board of Trustees was further criticized by Ben Andreozzi, a Harrisburg attorney advising some of the alleged victims, who declared that the board had "got it wrong" by hastily dismissing Paterno without consulting the victims of the case. Said Andreozzi: "The school instead elected to do what it felt was in its own best interest at the time. Isn't that what put the school in this position in the first place?" Paterno was replaced by Bill O'Brien on January 7, 2012.
On January 12, the board of trustees announced that Paterno would remain a tenured member of the Penn State faculty even though he was no longer a coach, and Penn State was to honor his contract as if he retired at the end of the season. The details of his retirement are still being finalized as of January 2012
While serving as an assistant coach, Paterno met freshman Susan Pohland, an English literature honors student, at the campus library. Paterno and Pohland, a Latrobe native 13 years his junior, married in 1962, the year she graduated. They have five children: Diana, Joseph Jr. "Jay", Mary Kay, David, and Scott. All of their children are Penn State graduates, and Jay Paterno was the quarterbacks coach at Penn State until his departure following the hiring of new head coach Bill O'Brien (American football) on January 7, 2012. The Paternos have seventeen grandchildren.
Paterno and his wife co-authored the children's book We Are Penn State!, which takes place during a typical Penn State homecoming weekend.
In the wake of the Sandusky scandal, it was reported that Paterno had transferred whole interest in his house, valued at over $500,000, to his wife "for a dollar plus 'love and affection'" in July 2011. While a lawyer for Paterno stated that the transfer was part of a "multiyear estate planning program", others claimed it seemed more likely a preparatory move in case personal liability was found relative to the scandal.
In November 2006, Paterno was involved in a sideline collision during a game against Wisconsin. He was unable to avoid the play and was struck in the knee by Badgers linebacker DeAndre Levy's helmet. Paterno, then 79 years old, suffered a fractured shin bone and damage to knee ligaments. He coached the 2007 Outback Bowl from the press box before making a full recovery.
In November 2008, Paterno had successful hip replacement surgery after spraining his leg while trying to demonstrate onside kicks during a practice session. While recovering he coached the remainder of the season and the 2009 Rose Bowl from the press box. After sustaining these injuries, he made use of a motorized golf cart to move around the field during practices.
Paterno was injured again in August 2011 after colliding with a player during practice. He sustained hairline fractures to his hip and shoulder. No surgery was required, but Paterno began the 2011 regular season schedule in a wheelchair.
In November 2011, Scott Paterno reported that his father had a treatable form of lung cancer.
On January 22, 2012, Paterno succumbed to his cancer and died in State College, Pennsylvania. He had been in the hospital since January 13 of the same year.
Nicholas Allen Lefco June 25, 1985 - January 22, 2012
Nicholas Allen Lefco, 26, died January 22, 2012 at Martin Memorial Hospital South in Stuart.
Born June 25, 1985 in West Palm Beach, he returned to Hobe Sound in 2008, coming from Tennessee.
He was a licensed HVAC technician.
Survivors include his wife, Marcia Arroyo Lefco of Hobe Sound; son, Dylan Lefco of Tennessee; father and step-mother, Michael and Evelyn Lefco of Hobe Sound; mother, Stacy Walker of Nags Head, NC; brother, Alex Lefco of Knoxville, TN; sisters, Angela Lefco of Nags Head, NC and Lily Lefco of Hobe Sound; maternal grandfather, David Walker of Knoxville, TN; step-daughter, Kristina Gidney of Hobe Sound, FL; step-son, John Gidney of Stuart; uncle and aunt, Dominic and Maureen Kotlow of Rhode Island. He also leaves behind a host of relatives from Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Tennessee.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Nancy and Walter Lefco and maternal grandmother, Jean Pass.
He loved the Florida Gators, fishing and being at the beach with his best friend, Mike Kategian.
Nick cherished his family and friends and will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved him.
SERVICES: Calling hours will be 5 PM to 7 PM, January 26, 2012 at Forest Hills Funeral Homes-Young and Prill Chapel with a Service of Remembrance at 7 PM.
Arrangements are under the direction of Forest Hills Funeral Homes-Young and Prill Chapel. A guest registry may be signed at www.youngandprill.com.
Phillip Vanatter January 20th
Santa Clarita -- Philip Vannatter was a senior LAPD robbery-homicide detective who was described as "a beefy, slow moving cop with a head of caramel colored hair." Vannatter was one of the first detectives at the murder scene, arriving at 4:05a.m. There he worked with other detectives, including Lt. Mark Fuhrman, in investigating the crime scene. As the LAPD employed over 1400 detectives, Vannatter had never met Mark Fuhrman prior to the Simpson case.
It was Vannatter's decision to contact Simpson. He believed that Simpson may need some assistance in retrieving his two children from the police station, where they had been kept in police custody since being discovered sleeping on the night of the murders. Vannatter decided that the four detectives he was working with at the crime scene should make the trip to Simpson's home. While at Simpson's Rockingham mansion, the detectives noticed the blood on Simpson's Bronco. Rationalizing their initial warrantless entrance onto Simpson's Rockingham Mansion property, Vannatter testified that he had just left a brutal crime scene and that he "felt that someone inside that house may be the victim of a crime, maybe bleeding or worse."
The defense sought to implicate Vannatter in "framing" Simpson for the murder of Brown-Simpson and Goldman by suggesting that Vannatter was part of the wide-ranging LAPD conspiracy to frame Simpson for the double murder. When asked whether in his 25 years of service with the LAPD he had ever been falsely accused of conspiring to frame someone for murder, Vannatter replied, "you bet I have."
In 1977, Vannatter conducted the investigation that led to the arrest of film director Roman Polanski on charges he drugged and had unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl. Polanski fled to France after he was convicted.
A 28-year veteran with the LAPD, where he spent most of his career as a homicide detective, Vannatter retired from the force in 1995.
“He was a very devoted detective,” Joe Vannatter said, adding his brother had worked 250 murder cases. “The last time I saw him he had gotten a call from LAPD that they solved a homicide he was involved in 30 years ago. He took great pride in that.”
Anthony Francis Hanbury March 15, 1938 - January 20, 2012
Anthony Francis Hanbury, 73, of Palm City, Florida died, January 20, 2012, at The Treasure Coast Hopsice, Hay Madeira House, Stuart, Florida.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he had been a resident of Palm City for 13 years, coming from Lynn, Massachusetts.
Before retirement he was an Administrative Assistant with the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority.
He is survived by a brother, Joseph Hanbury. He was predeceased by his wife Claire Hanbury, a brother, Paul Hanbury adn a sister, Lorraine Hines.
SERVICES: Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on January 22, 2012, at the Forest Hills Funeral Home, Palm City Chapel with a Vigil Prayer Service at 7:00 P.M. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:30 A.M. on January 23, 2012, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Forest Hills Memorial Park.
For those who wish, contributions may be made to the Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997, or at 772-403-4530 or on line at www.tchospices.org
An oline registry is available at: www.foresthillspalmcityflorida.com
Etta James born Jamesetta Hawkins; January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012
Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins; January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012) was an American singer whose style spanned a variety of music genres including blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, soul, gospel and jazz. Starting her career in the mid 1950s, she gained fame with hits such as "Dance With Me, Henry", "At Last", "Tell Mama", and "I'd Rather Go Blind" for which she claimed she wrote the lyrics. She faced a number of personal problems including drug addiction before making a musical resurgence in the late 1980s with the album The Seven Year Itch.
She is regarded as having bridged the gap between rhythm and blues and rock and roll, and is the winner of six Grammys and 17 Blues Music Awards. She was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, the Blues Hall of Fame in 2001, and the Grammy Hall of Fame in both 1999 and 2008. Rolling Stone ranked James number 22 on their list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time and number 62 on the list of the 100 Greatest Artists.
Jamesetta Hawkins was born on January 25, 1938, in Los Angeles to Dorothy Hawkins, who was only 14 at the time. Her father has never been identified, but was rumored possibly to be white (Caucasian). James speculated that her father was the pool player, Rudolf "Minnesota Fats" Wanderone, and met him briefly in 1987. Due to her mother being often absent carrying on relationships with various men, James lived with a series of caregivers, most notably "Sarge" and "Mama" Lu. James called her mother "the Mystery Lady".
James received her first professional vocal training at the age of five from James Earle Hines, musical director of the Echoes of Eden choir, at the St. Paul Baptist Church in Los Angeles. She became a popular singing attraction at the church, and Sarge tried to pressure the church into paying him money for her singing, but they refused. During drunken poker games at home, he would wake James up in the early hours of the morning and force her through beatings to sing for his friends. As she was a bed-wetter, and often soaked with her own urine on these occasions, the trauma of being forced to sing meant she had a life-long reluctance to sing on demand.
In 1950 Mama Lu died, and James' real mother took her to the Fillmore district in San Francisco. Within a couple of years, James began listening to doo-wop and was inspired to form a girl group, called the Creolettes (due to the members' light skinned complexions). The 14-year-old girls met musician Johnny Otis. Stories on how they met vary including Otis' version in which James had come to his hotel after one of his performances in the city and persuaded him to audition her. Another story came that Otis spotted the group performing at a Los Angeles nightclub and sought them to record his "answer song" to Hank Ballard's "Work With Me, Annie". Nonetheless, Otis took the group under his wing, helping them sign to Modern Records and changing their name from the Creolettes to the Peaches and gave the singer her stage name reversing Jamesetta into Etta James. James recorded the version, which she was allowed to co-author, in 1954, and the song was released in early 1955 as "Dance with Me, Henry". Originally the name of the song was "Roll With Me, Henry" but was changed to avoid censorship due to the subtle title. In February of that year, the song reached number one on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Tracks chart. Its success gave the group an opening spot on Little Richard's national tour.
While on tour with Richard, pop singer Georgia Gibbs recorded her version of James' song, which was released under the title "The Wallflower", and became a crossover hit, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100, which angered James. After leaving the Peaches, James had another R&B hit with "Good Rockin' Daddy", but struggled with follow-ups. When her contract with Modern came up in 1960, she decided to sign with Leonard Chess' namesake label, Chess Records, and shortly afterwards got involved in a relationship with singer Harvey Fuqua, founder of the doo-wop group, The Moonglows.
Bobby Murray aka "Taters" toured with Etta James for 20 years. He wrote that James had her first hit single when she was 15 years of age and went steady with B.B. King when she was 16. Etta James believed the hit single "Sweet Sixteen" by B.B. King was about her.
James was put on the Chess subsidiary label Argo (and later recorded with another subsidiary, Cadet) and had her first hit singles under duets with Fuqua including "If I Can't Have You" and "Spoonful". Her first solo hit was the doo-wop styled rhythm and blues number, "All I Could Do Was Cry", becoming a number two R&B hit. Leonard Chess had envisioned James as a classic ballad stylist who had potential to cross over to the pop charts and soon surrounded the singer with violins and other string instruments. The first string-laden ballad James recorded was "My Dearest Darling", which peaked in the top five of the R&B chart. James was notable singing background vocals on label mate Chuck Berry's "Back in the USA".
Her debut album, At Last!, was released in late 1960 and was noted for its varied choice in music from jazz standards to blues numbers to doo-wop and R&B. The album also included James' future classic, "I Just Want to Make Love to You" and "A Sunday Kind of Love". In early 1961, James released what has become her signature song, "At Last", which reached number two on the R&B chart and number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100. Though the song wasn't as successful as expected, it has become the most remembered version of the song. James followed that up with "Trust in Me", which also included string instruments. Later that same year, James released a second studio album, The Second Time Around. The album took the same direction as her previous album, covering many jazz and pop standards, and using strings on many of the songs spawning two hit singles, "The Fool That I Am" and "Don't Cry Baby".
James started adding gospel elements in her music the following year releasing "Something's Got a Hold on Me", which peaked at number four on the R&B chart and was also a top 40 pop hit. That success was quickly followed by "Stop the Wedding", which reached number six on the R&B charts and also had gospel elements. In 1963, she had another major hit with "Pushover" and released the live album, Etta James Rocks the House, which was recorded at the New Era Club in Nashville, Tennessee. After a couple years scoring minor hits, James' career started to suffer after 1965. After a period of isolation, James returned to recording in 1967 and reemerged with more ballsy R&B numbers thanks to her recording at the legendary Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama releasing her comeback hit "Tell Mama", which was co-written by Clarence Carter and reached number ten R&B and number twenty three pop. An album of the same name was also released that year and included her take of Otis Redding's "Security". The B-side of "Tell Mama" was "I'd Rather Go Blind", which became a blues classic in its own right and was recorded by many other artists. She wrote in her autobiography Rage To Survive that she heard the song outlined by her friend Ellington "Fugi" Jordan when she visited him in prison. According to her account, she wrote the rest of the song with Jordan, but for tax reasons gave her songwriting credit to her partner at the time, Billy Foster.
Following this success, James became an on-demand concert performer though she never again reached the heyday of her early-to-mid 1960s success. She continued to chart in the R&B Top 40 in the early 1970s with singles such as "Losers Weepers" (1970) and "I Found a Love" (1972). Though James continued to record for Chess, she was devastated by the death of Chess founder Leonard Chess in 1969. James ventured into rock and funk with the release of her self-titled album in 1973 with production from famed rock producer Gabriel Mekler, who had worked with Steppenwolf and Janis Joplin, who had admired James and had covered "Tell Mama" in concert. The album, known for its mixtures of musical styles, was nominated for a Grammy Award. The album didn't produce any major hits, neither did the follow-up, Out On the Street Again, in 1974, though like Etta James before it, the album was also critically acclaimed. James continued to record for Chess releasing two more albums in 1978, Etta Is Betta Than Evah and Deep in the Night, which saw the singer incorporating more rock-based music in her repertoire. That same year, James was the opening act for The Rolling Stones and also performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival. Following this brief success, however, she left Chess Records and didn't record for another ten years as she struggled with drug addiction and alcoholism for the better part of a decade.
Though she continued to perform, little was heard of Etta James until 1987 when she was seen performing "Rock & Roll Music" with Chuck Berry on his "Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll" documentary. In 1989, James signed with Island Records and released the album, The Seven Year Itch, which was noted for bringing back the older raw sound of previous records. The album was produced by Jerry Wexler, who had worked on Deep in the Night. She released a second album in 1989 titled Stickin' to My Guns. Both albums were recorded at FAME Studios. James participated in rap singer Def Jef for the song "Droppin' Rhymes on Drums", which mixed James' jazz vocals with hip-hop. In 1992, James released The Right Time on Elektra Records and the following year, James was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. James signed with Private Music Records in 1993 and recorded the Billie Holiday tribute album, Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday. The album later set a trend for James' music to incorporate more jazz elements.The album won James her first Grammy Awards for best jazz vocal performance in 1994. In 1995, she released the David Ritz-co authored autobiography, A Rage to Survive, and recorded the album, Time After Time. Three years later she issued the Christmas album, Etta James Christmas, in 1998.
By the mid-1990s, James' earlier classic music was included in commercials including, most notably, "I Just Wanna Make Love to You". Due to exposure of the song in a UK commercial, the song reached the top ten of the UK charts in 1996. Continuing to record for Private Music, she released the blues album, Matriarch of the Blues, in 2000, which had James returning to her R&B roots with Rolling Stone hailing it as a "solid return to roots", further stating that the album found the singer "reclaiming her throne - and defying anyone to knock her off it." In 2001, she was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, the latter for her contributions to the developments of both rock and roll music and rockabilly. In 2003, she received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Her 2004 release, Blue Gardenia, returned James to a jazz music style. James' final album for Private Music, Let's Roll, was released in 2005 and won James a Grammy for best contemporary blues album.
n 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked her #62 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. James has performed at the top world jazz festivals in the world, such as the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1977, 1989, 1990 and 1993, performed nine times at the legendary Monterey Jazz Festival, and the San Francisco Jazz Festival five times. She also performs often at free city outdoor summer arts festivals throughout the US.
In 2008, James was portrayed by Beyoncé Knowles in the film, Cadillac Records, loosely based on the rise and fall of James' label of 18 years, Chess Records, and how label founder and producer Leonard Chess helped the career of James and other label mates, though it was noted that James was successful prior to her signing with Chess Records. In the film, Etta James' character is in constant search to seek the recognition as well as love from an infamous pool shark named Minnesota Fats, whom she believed to be her white biological father. The film also portrayed "At Last" as a huge pop hit, but the single only charted briefly when it was initially released and James had bigger hits. It also indicated that James and Chess, who were 21 years apart in age, were lovers but that was also inaccurate. Though James and Knowles were later seen at a red carpet event following the film's release embracing each other, James expressed her displeasure with Knowles at a Seattle concert in January 2009, a few days after Knowles sang her song, "At Last", at the first inaugural ball for Barack Obama. James claimed she "can't stand Beyoncé" and that Knowles would "get her ass whipped". James later said that her remarks about Knowles were a joke but admitted she was hurt that she was not invited to sing her song and that she could've performed it better.
In April 2009, the 71-year-old James made her final television appearance performing "At Last" during an appearance on Dancing with the Stars. In May 2009, James was awarded as the Soul/Blues Female Artist of the Year by the Blues Foundation, the ninth time James had won the award. James carried on touring but by 2010 had to cancel concert dates to her gradually failing health after it was revealed that she was suffering from dementia and leukemia. In November 2011, James released her final album, The Dreamer, which was critically acclaimed upon its release. James announced via her manager's statement that this would be her final album. On 8th January 2012 her continuing relevance was affirmed when Avicii reached number 1 on Beatport with the song "Le7els" that samples her song "Something's Got a Hold on Me". A vocal sample of James' 1962 song, "Something's Got a Hold On Me," was also sampled by rapper Flo Rida in his 2011 single, "Good Feeling."
ames encountered a string of legal problems during the early 1970s due to her heroin addiction. She was continuously in and out of rehabilitation centers, including the Tarzana Rehabilitation Center, in Los Angeles, California. Her husband Artis Mills, whom she married in 1969, accepted responsibility when they were both arrested for heroin possession and served a 10-year prison sentence. He was released from prison in 1982 and was still married to James at her death. She was also arrested around the same time for her drug addiction, accused of cashing bad checks, forgery and possession of heroin. In 1974, James was sentenced to drug treatment instead of serving time in prison. She was in the Tarzana Psychiatric Hospital for 17 months, at age 36, and went through a great struggle at the start of treatment. She later stated in her autobiography that the time she spent in the hospital changed her life. However, after leaving treatment, her substance abuse continued into the 1980s, after she developed a relationship with a man who was also using drugs. In 1988, at the age of 50, she entered the Betty Ford Center, in Palm Springs, California, for treatment. In 2010, she received treatment for a dependency on painkillers.
James had two sons, Donto and Sametto. Both started performing with their mother in 2003 – Donto on drums and Sametto on bass guitar.
James was hospitalized in January 2010 to treat an infection caused by MRSA. During her hospitalization, her son Donto revealed that James had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2008, and attributed her previous comments about Beyoncé Knowles to "drug induced dementia".
She was diagnosed with leukemia in early 2011. The illness became terminal and she died on January 20, 2012, just five days before her 74th birthday, at Riverside Community Hospital in Riverside, California.
Alice R. Giorgio June 2, 1938 - January 19, 2012
Alice R. Giorgio, 73, of Palm City, Florida died, January 19, 2012, at her home.
Born in Miami, Florida, she had been a resident of the Palm City for over 26 years coming from Miami. She was a graduate of Edison High School in Miami and was a member of the Concert Chorus that traveled nationwide to perform.
She was co-owner/operator Giorgio's Italian Deli in Stuart for over 27 years and prior to that in Miami for 13 years.
Survivors include her husband 46 years, Paul Giorgio of Palm City; a son Paul Giorgio of Orlando, Florida; a daughter, Alison Haynes of Palm City; a brother, Lawrence Schattle of Live Oak, Florida and three grandchildren.
SERVICES: Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM on January 24, 2012 at the Forest Hills Funeral Home, Palm City Chapel with a Vigil Prayer Service at 7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM on January 25, 2012 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. Entombment will follow in Forest Hills Memorial Park.
Franklin Bleam March 21, 1930 - January 19, 2012
Franklin Bleam, 81, died January 19, 2012 at Treasure Coast Hospice.
Mr. Bleam was born March 21, 1930, in Center Valley, PA. and moved to Stuart in 1990 from Center Valley, PA.
Franklin was a inspector for Bethleham Steel for 29 years, member of Mason with Acacia Lodge 163 Stuart Fl., V F W Post 10132 Hobe Sound, served in the U S Army in Korea and a member of Stuart Congregational Church, Stuart, FL. And Martin County Golf and Country Club.
Survivors include his wife of 43 years Marilyn Bleam of Stuart, FL, 2 sons Jefferey Bleam of Boulder Creek, CA, David Bleam of Orangevale, CA, daughter Cynthia Scott of Scottsville, VA. 3 sisters Gladys Landis of Jackson, WY, Arlene Carbaugh of Ephrata, PA., MaryEllen Hostetter of Annapolis, MD 2 stepsons John Muth of New York City, NY., Barry Muth of San Antonio, TX, stepdaughter Marlene Nolt of Center Valley, PA.
He is predeceased by sister Dorothy Bleam and stepdaughter Patricia Muth.
A memorial service will be held on January 23, 2012 at Stuart Congregational Church at 1:00 PM.
Memorial contributions may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL., 34997
Arrangements are under the direction of Forest Hills Funeral Homes, Young & Prill Chapel, Stuart, Fl.
Sarah Burke September 3, 1982 – January 19, 2012
 
Sarah Burke (September 3, 1982 – January 19, 2012) was a Canadian freestyle skier who was a pioneer of the superpipe event. She was a four-time Winter X Games gold medalist, and won the world championship in the halfpipe in 2005. She successfully lobbied the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to have the event added to the Olympic program for the 2014 Winter Olympics. She was considered a medal favourite in the event. Burke died following a training accident in Utah.
As a teenage moguls skier, Burke would often sneak onto the Snowboard halfpipe at the end of the day. She was considered a pioneer in the sport of superpipe skiing, along with American Kristi Leskinen. The pair were frequent competitors, and often against male skiers.
Burke won first place in the 2001 US Freeskiing Open in the half-pipe event and finished second in slopestyle. When half-pipe made its debut at the 2005 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships, she emerged as the first world champion. Burke is also a four-time Winter X Games gold medalist in freestyle skiing. She was the first woman ever to land a jump with 1080-degree rotation in competition.
She won ESPN's 2001 Award for female skier of the year and was voted 2007's Best Female Action Sports Athlete at the ESPY awards.
She regularly participated in skiing films, including Propaganda, in which she showcased her skills by sliding huge rainbow rails, spinning a huge 540 in the pipe and throwing back-flips.
Burke was a known promoter of the superpipe skiing event, working to have it added to the Olympic program. She failed to have the event added in time for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, but successfully lobbied the International Olympic Committee to have the event added for the 2014 Sochi Games. Two years ahead of the games, she was considered a potential favourite for the gold medal in Sochi.
Burke was born in Barrie, Ontario, and grew up in Midland. She later resided in Squamish, British Columbia.
She was voted number 91 on the FHM-U.S.'s 100 Sexiest Women 2006 list.
On September 25, 2010, Burke married fellow freeskier Rory Bushfield in Pemberton, British Columbia.
On January 10, 2012, Burke was seriously injured while training on the Park City Mountain Resort Eagle superpipe in Park City, Utah. This is the same superpipe where snowboarder Kevin Pearce was seriously injured in 2009. Onlookers reported that Burke had completed a trick fairly well yet fell onto her head, and the accident did not appear to be very severe. Moments later, however, she went into cardiac arrest while still on the ski slope, making her chance of survival extremely low. She was resuscitated and airlifted to the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, where she was reported to have been placed in an induced coma. The following day, she underwent neurosurgery to repair a tear in a vertebral artery. She succumbed to her injuries on January 19, 2012. Per her publicist's words, Burke's injuries had resulted in "irreversible damage to her brain due to lack of oxygen and blood after cardiac arrest." Her organs and tissues were donated as she requested before her death. Because the event at which she fell was unsanctioned and hosted by Burke's sponsor Monster Energy, Burke was not covered under the insurance policy that applied to her when she competed for the Canada Freestyle Ski Association. The day after her death, Burke's agent established a website to raise $550,000 to help pay her estimated $200,000 hospital costs and establish "a foundation to honour Sarah's legacy and promote the ideals she valued and embodied".
Joseph P. Gallo August 1, 1947 - January 17, 2012
Joseph P. Gallo, 64, of Palm City, Florida died, January, at Martin Memorial Medical Center, Stuart.
Born in Astoria, New York, he had been a resident of the Palm City for over 19 years and in Martin County for 31 years coming from Whitestone, New York.
He was a deputy sheriff with the Martin County Sheriff 's Office for 18 years. Prior to that, he was school bus driver for Martin County. He was also the owner and operator of Jo Jo Homes, a residential builder. He was a member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Palm City. He had served in the National Guard.
Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Eloise Gallo of Palm City; daughters, Jennifer Gallo and Jessica Gallo, both of Jensen Beach; a sister Jeanine Coffinas and a granddaughter, Madison Bailes.
SERVICES: Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM on January 23, 2012 at the Forest Hills Funeral Home, Palm City Chapel with a Vigil Prayer Service at 7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM on January 24, 2012 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. Entombment will follow in Forest Hills Memorial Park.
For those who wish, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 865 SE Monterey Commons Boulevard, Stuart, FL 34996 or on line at www.cancer.org
Johnny Otis December 28, 1921 – January 17, 2012
Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes (December 28, 1921 – January 17, 2012), better known as Johnny Otis, was an American singer, musician, talent scout, disc jockey, composer, arranger, recording artist, record producer, vibraphonist, drummer, percussionist, bandleader, impresario and pastor. Born in Vallejo, California, he is commonly referred to as the "Godfather of Rhythm and Blues".
Otis was the child of Greek immigrants Alexander J. Veliotes, a Mare Island longshoreman and grocery store owner, and his wife, the former Irene Kiskakes, a painter.
He was the older brother of Nicholas A. Veliotes, former U.S. Ambassador to Jordan (1978–1981) and to Egypt (1984–1986).
Otis was well-known for his choice to live his professional and personal life as a member of the African-American community. He has written, "As a kid I decided that if our society dictated that one had to be black or white, I would be black."
He was the father of musician Shuggie Otis.
After playing drums in a variety of swing orchestras, including Lloyd Hunter's Serenaders, and Harlan Leonard's Rockets, he founded his own band in 1945 and had one of the most enduring hits of the big band era, "Harlem Nocturne". This band played with Wynonie Harris and Charles Brown. In 1947, he and Bardu Ali opened the Barrelhouse Club in the Watts district of Los Angeles, California. He reduced the size of his band and hired singers Mel Walker, Little Esther Phillips and the Robins (who later became the Coasters). He discovered the teenaged Phillips when she won one of the Barrelhouse Club's talent shows. With this band, which toured extensively throughout the United States as the California Rhythm and Blues Caravan, he had a long string of rhythm and blues hits through 1950.
In the late 1940s, he discovered Big Jay McNeely, who then performed on his "Barrelhouse Stomp". He began recording for the Newark, New Jersey-based Savoy label in 1949,[10] and began releasing a stream of records that made the R&B chart, including "Double Crossing Blues", "Mistrustin' Blues" and "Cupid Boogie", which all featured either Little Esther or Mel Walker, or both, and all reached no. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart. He also began featuring himself on vibraphone on many of his recordings.
He moved to the Mercury label in 1951, but his chart success began to diminish. However, he discovered Etta James, for whom he produced her first hit, "Roll With Me, Henry" (also known as "The Wallflower"). Otis produced the original recording of "Hound Dog" written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller with vocal by Big Mama Thornton, and was given a writing credit on all six of the 1953 releases of the song. He was a successful songwriter; one of his most famous compositions is "Every Beat of My Heart", first recorded by The Royals in the 1952 but which became a hit for Gladys Knight and the Pips in 1961. As an artist and repertory man for King Records he also discovered Jackie Wilson, Hank Ballard, and Little Willie John, among others. He also became an influential disc-jockey in Los Angeles.
After starting his own label, Dig, in 1955, he continued to perform and appeared on regular TV shows in Los Angeles from 1957. On the strength of their success, he signed to Capitol Records. Featuring singer Marie Adams, and with his band now being credited as the Johnny Otis Show, he made a comeback, at first in the British charts with "Ma He's Making Eyes At Me" in 1957. In April 1958, he recorded his best-known recording, "Willie and the Hand Jive", which relates to hand and arm motions in time with the music, called the hand jive. This went on to be a hit in the summer of 1958, peaking at #9 on the U.S. Pop chart, and becoming Otis' only Top 10 single. The song was covered by Eric Clapton in 1974, and became a staple of his live repertoire. Otis' success with the song was short-lived, and he briefly moved to King Records in 1961, where he backed Johnny "Guitar" Watson on some recordings.
In 1969 he recorded an album of sexually explicit material under the name Snatch and the Poontangs. In 1970 he played at the legendary Monterey Jazz Festival with Little Esther Phillips and Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson. In the 1980s he had a weekly radio show in Los Angeles, playing R&B music, and also recorded with his son Shuggie Otis, releasing the 1982 album The New Johnny Otis Show.
Otis continued performing through the 1990s and headlined the San Francisco Blues Festival in 1990 and 2000, although because of his many other interests he went through long periods where he did not perform. He was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 as a nonperformer for his work as a songwriter and producer.
In the 1960s, he entered journalism and politics, losing a campaign for a seat in the California State Assembly (one reason for the loss may be that he ran under his much less well known real name). He then became chief of staff for Democratic Congressman Mervyn M. Dymally. He was also was the pastor of Landmark Community Church.
In the 1990s, Otis bought a farm near Sebastopol, California, north of San Francisco. For a time he ran a coffee shop/grocery store/blues club, where one of the featured singers was the Georgia-born singer Jackie Payne. Around this time Otis also founded and pastored a new church, Landmark Community Gospel Church, which held weekly rehearsals in the tiny town of Forestville, California, and Sunday services in Santa Rosa, California. Landmark's worship services centered on Otis' preaching and the traditional-style performances of a gospel choir and a male gospel quartet, backed by a rocking band that featured Otis' son Nicky Otis and Shuggie's son, Lucky Otis. The church closed its doors in the mid-1990s.
Otis hosted a radio show on KPFA, The Johnny Otis Show. This show was aired every Saturday morning, live from the Powerhouse Brewery in Sebastopol. Listeners were invited to stop in for breakfast and enjoy the show live. Due to declining health, as well as his relocation to Los Angeles, his participation in the show decreased. The show last aired on August 19, 2006.
Herbert R Soellner September 21, 1923 - January 17, 2012
Herbert R Soellner, 88, of Hobe Sound, FL, died January 17, 2012, at Martin Memorial Hospital South in Stuart, FL.
Born September 21, 1923 in Chicago, IL, he has resided in Hobe Sound for 12 years, coming from Chicago.
He was the owner of Wear Proof Mat Company in Chicago for 52 years.
He was of the Roman Catholic Faith and a member of St. Christopher Catholic Church in Hobe Sound.
He was an Army veteran of World War II and received five overseas service bars; European African Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with one bronze battle star; Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon with one bronze battle star; Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one bronze star.
He was a member of William Crowe Am Vet Post 447 of Inglis, FL and former member of the American Legion.
He was a member of Knights of Columbus Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Council Number 324.
He was also a lifetime member of the Chicago Yacht Club.
Survivors include his wife of 33 years, Gladys Soellner of Hobe Sound;3 nephews and 2 nieces; 5 grandnephews and 3 grandnieces.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
Services will be private.
Arrangements are under the direction of Forest Hills Funeral Homes-Young and Prill Chapel in Stuart. A guest register may be signed at www.youngandprill.com.
Beatriz Guerrero January 16th
Beatriz Guerrero, age 89, of Stuart, Florida, died Monday, January 16, 2012 at Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart, Fl.
She was born in Mexico and moved from Mexico 35 years ago to Stuart, Fl.
She is survived by her Two Daughters-Victoria Santos of Stuart, FL-Graciela G Dorada of Mission, TXFour Sons-Vincente Guerrero of Stuart, FL.-Jesus Guerrero of Stuart, FL.-Joel Guerrero of West Virginia-Juan Enrique Gonzalez of Mission, TXNineteen GrandchildrenTwenty Two Great-Grandchildren
A memorial service will be held Saturday, January 28th 2012, at 12:00pm at St. Josephs Catholic Church, Stuart Fl.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home and Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel
Kay Page 1920 - January 16, 2012
Catherine "Kay" Kroth Page, 92, of Palm City, FL died, January 16, 2012, at Water's Edge, Palm City, FL. Born in Paw Paw, MI, she had been a resident of Palm City for 7 years, coming from Summit, New Jersey. She was a graduate of St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN, where she was Athlete of the year. She was a homemaker.
She was a devout Catholic, a member of St. Teresa's Catholic Church in Summit, and attended Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Palm City. She had been a long standing member of the Morris County Golf Club, Convent Station, NJ. She was an avid bridge player, loved to bowl and play golf.
Survivors include her husband of 63 years, Frank T. Page of Palm City; a son Robert S. Page, MD and his wife Yan of Knoxville, TN; daughters Anne B. Page and her husband Robert T. Mercer of Mystic, CT, Elizabeth P. Van Wagener and her husband Vandy of Denver, CO, Karen F. Page of Stuart, FL and Cindy P. Sonntag and her husband Randy F. of Jupiter, FL and four grandchildren, Brian Van Wagener, David Van Wagener, Laura Van Wagener and Forrest Sonntag. She was preceded in death by five siblings.
Visitation will be from 9:00 to 10:30 AM on January 20, 2012 at Forest Hills Funeral Homes Palm City Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 AM on January 20, 2012 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Palm City. Interment will follow in Forest Hills Memorial Park, Palm City, FL.
Paula Gibb January 16th
Paula Gibb,age 85, of Stuart Fl., died January 16, 2012, at Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart, Fl. She was born in White Plains, New York and was a resident of Stuart, Fl. since 1978 after coming from Delray Beach, Fl.
She was a member of Miles Grant County Club.
She was preceded in death by her husband Thomas D. Gibb Jr.
She is survived by her one son:
-Thomas Gibb of Stuart Fl.
Two Daughters:
-Susan Sherrard of Morgantown, WV
-Janet Gibb of Zellwood, Fl.
One sister:
-Suzette Douglas of Aurora, Il.
Six Grandchildren
Two Great-Grandchildren
A Memorial Celebration will be held ,Wednesday, January 25th, 2012, from 1-2pm at All County Funeral Home and Crematory, 1010 NW Federal Highway Stuart, Fl 34994
Memorial donations may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart Fl., 34997 www.tchopice.org 772-403-4500
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home and Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Gerald E. "Jerry" Grondin December 20, 1925 - January 14, 2012
Gerald E. "Jerry" Grondin, 86, of Stuart, FL, died January 14, 2012, at Martin Memorial Hospital South in Stuart, FL.
Born December 20, 1925 in Boston, MA, he moved to Stuart in 1989, coming from Miami.
He was a retired contractor and former owner of Biscay Properties.
He was a member of St. Andrew Catholic Church in Stuart; Knights of Columbus Martin Council 6241 of Stuart; Knights of Columbus Father McGivney Assembly 1764 of Stuart; and International Order of Alhambra.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Mary Sue Grondin of Stuart; sons, Eugene Grondin of Stuart; Craig Grondin of Ft. Lauderdale; daughters, Michelle Meloche of Stuart; Suzanne Gatziolis and husband, Thomas of Stuart; brother, Maurice Grondin of Miami, FL; and six grandchildren, Christopher; Julie; William; Stacy; Amanda; and Adam.
He was preceded in death by his brothers, Bill and Roland; and sisters, Yvette and Victory.
SERVICES: Calling hours will be 5 PM to 8 PM, January 16, 2012 at Forest Hills Funeral Homes-Young and Prill Chapel in Stuart with a Vigil Service at 6 PM. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 AM, January 17, 2012 at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Stuart. Burial will follow at Fernhill Memorial Gardens in Stuart, with military honors provided by U. S. Navy.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to ARC of Martin County, 2001 South Kanner Highway, Stuart, FL 34994.
Arrangements are under the direction of Forest Hills Funeral Homes-Young and Prill Chapel. A guest registry may be signed at www.youngandprill.com.
Ida C. Vaina June 9, 1920 - January 14, 2012
Ida C. Vaina, 91, of Palm City, FL, passed away January 14, 2012, in Stuart, FL. She was born in Lawrence, MA, and lived in Palm City for 14 years, coming from Fort Lauderdale.
She was of the Catholic faith.
Ida was a Pension Administrator for the Broward County School Systems for many years. She loved to cook, do needlework and spend time with her family during her retirement years.
Survivors include her son, Tony, daughter-in-law Karen, grandchildren Beth Vaina McCoy of Odenton, MD, and David Vaina of Palm City, and great grandchildren, Will, Cary, and Leila. She was predeceased by her husband of 69 years, James.
Services: Entombment will be private in Forest Hills Memorial Park Mausoleum, Palm City.
George Schofield December 26, 1930 - January 14, 2012
George Fowler Schofield, Jr., 81, died January 14, 2012 at Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart.
He was born in New Lexington, Ohio and lived in Stuart since 1985, coming from Miami.
He was a graduate of University of Miami and a veteran Air Force pilot serving in the Korean War and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
He later flew as flight crew with Eastern, Northeast and Delta Airlines, retiring as a Delta Captain in 1961.
Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Jeanne Schofield of Stuart, sons, Bruce Schofield of California and George Schofield of Dunnellon, FL; daughter, Deborah Preston of Miami; brother, Tilden R. Schofield of Wildwood; and three grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Valerie Schofield and his brother, David Schofield.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to your charity of choice.
A Memorial Celebration of Life will be held at 11AM, Saturday, January 28, 2012 at Forest Hills Funeral Homes-Young and Prill Chapel in Stuart.
John A Bidus July 22, 1927 - January 14, 2012
John A Bidus, 84, of Hobe Sound, FL, died January 14, 2012, at Martin Nursing and Restorative Care Center in Stuart, FL.
Born July 22, 1927 in Manayunk, PA, he moved to Florida in 1991, coming from Manahawkin, NJ.
He was a retired creative director of an advertising agency.
Survivors include his daughters, Karen Bidus of Wilmington, DE and Kristi Todd of Tequesta; FL; son, Derek Bidus of Altadena, CA; and two grandchildren.
He was predeceased by hiswife, Shirley McKinley Bidus, brother Francis Patrick Bidus and sister Marie Catherine Kaspar, and his parents Helen Victoria Bidus (nee Jakuboski) and Francis DeDesales Bidus.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997.
Services are pending, burial will be at Valley View Memorial Park in Jermyn, PA.
Arrangements are under the direction of Forest Hills Funeral Homes-Young and Prill Chapel. A guest registry may be signed at www.youngandprill.com.
Richard Threlkeld November 30, 1937 - January 13, 2012
Richard Threlkeld (November 30, 1937 – January 13, 2012) was an American television news correspondent who spent 25 years with CBS News.
Threlkeld was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and grew up in Barrington, Illinois. He earned a degree in history and political science from Ripon College. He then earned a master's degree from Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
Threlkeld held positions at WHAS-TV in Louisville, Kentucky, and WMT-TV in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He joined CBS News in 1966 and stayed there until December 1981, serving as co-anchor of the CBS Morning News (with Lesley Stahl) from 1977 to 1979. He covered John Paul II's visit to Mexico in 1979.
Threlkeld went to ABC News in 1982 and was given the special assignment of filing a weekly Status Report segment for World News Tonight, which sought to give a deeper perspective to the week's most important story. In that role, he reported on the Falklands War, the invasion of Lebanon and many other domestic and international issues. Status Reports won a DuPont-Columbia Award in 1983.
After seven years at ABC, Threlkeld returned to CBS in 1989 and remained there until his retirement in 1999.
During his news career, Threlkeld also covered the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, and the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. In the United States he covered such stories as the Robert F. Kennedy assassination and the Patty Hearst kidnapping, as well as numerous political campaigns.
Threlkeld's last assignment before retirement was as CBS News Moscow correspondent. His wife, Betsy Aaron, was CNN Moscow correspondent at the same time. He and his wife retired to Tucson, Arizona.
Threlkeld authored the book Dispatches from the Former Evil Empire in 2001.
Threlkeld was killed in an accident on January 13, 2012, in Amagansett, New York. His 2008 Mini convertible collided with a propane truck. He was 74.
Hazel Uber March 15, 1936 - January 13, 2012
Hazel Uber, 75, of Palm City, died January 13, 2012 at her residence. She was born in Trenton, NJ, and had been a resident of Palm City since 1973, having moved from New Jersey. She was an owner and operator of Martin Downs Florist in Palm City.
She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Bud Uber; Daughter, Dawn Biehl of Port St Lucie, Sons; Michael Uber of Palm City, and Scott Uber of Port St. Lucie; sister, June Uber of Stuart; brothers, Richard Bentz of Ashville, NC and Terry Bentz of Port St. Lucie; 7 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her son Richard Uber.
Private services will be held.
Memorial contributions may be made to: Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997, in Hazel's memory.
An online registry is available at: www.foresthillspalmcityflorida.com.
Jean Wakula December 7, 1916 - January 13, 2012
Jean Wakula, 95, of Stuart, died January 13, 2012 at her residence. She was born in Bayonne, NJ and had been a resident of Stuart since 2004, from Stratford, CT. She had been an administrative assistant at Textron before retirement. She was a member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Palm City.
She is survived by her daughter, Carol Keyser of Palm City; son, James Wakula of Land O Lakes, FL; 5 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; 1 great great grandchild; sister, Helen Bolash of Lexington, KY. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Wakula and grandson Thomas Keyser.
Visitation: 8:30 – 9:30AM, Monday, January 16, 2012 at Forest Hills Funeral Homes, Palm City chapel.
Mass of Christian Burial: 10:00AM, Monday, January 16, 2012 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church.
Jean will be transferred to Adzima funeral Home in Stratford, CT for services and burial in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Trumbull, CT.
Memorial contributions may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian St., Stuart, FL 34997, in Jean's memory.
Frank E. Nitto February 2, 1934 - January 12, 2012
Frank E. Nitto, 77, of Palm City, died January 12, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Brooklyn, NY and had been a resident of Palm City for 18 years having moved from Commack, NY. He had been a member of the Sheet Metal Union International , Local #28, for 55 years. He was a member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Palm City, the American Legion and the Elks Club.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Marion Nitto of Palm City; son, Frank R. Nitto of Centereach, NY; daughters, Donna Probst of Commack, NY and LeeAnne Pierno of Acworth, GA; brother, Richard Nitto of PA; sister, Ethel Egozcue of Naples, FL and 5 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his brother, Joseph Nitto and sister, Charlotte Peters.
Visitation: 3:00 – 5:00 PM and 7:00 - Monday, January 16, 2012 at Forest Hills Funeral Homes, Palm City Chapel.
Mass of Christian Burial: Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 10:00AM at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Palm City.
Memorial contributions may be made to: Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997, in Frank's memory.
Bill Janklow September 13, 1939 - January 12, 2012
William John "Bill" Janklow (September 13, 1939 – January 12, 2012) served as the 25th Attorney General of South Dakota, before being elected as South Dakota's 27th and 30th Governor, as well as to the United States House of Representatives where he served for a little more than a year. His tenure as governor was the longest in state history; he twice served eight-year tenures in office. Janklow was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2002. He resigned in 2004 after being convicted of manslaughter for his role in an automobile accident.
Janklow was born in Chicago, Illinois. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1956 to 1959. He graduated from the University of South Dakota in 1964 with a BS in business administration and earned a law degree there in 1966. After graduation from law school, he was a Legal Services lawyer for six years on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, advancing to direct the program there.
In 1973, he received his first political appointment as the Chief Prosecutor of South Dakota and "quickly earned a reputation as a top trial lawyer".
Janklow served as South Dakota's attorney general from 1975 to 1979.
He was first elected governor in 1978. He was easily reelected in 1982 with 70.9% of the vote, the highest percentage won by a gubernatorial candidate in the state's history. The legislature had repealed the personal property tax the year before he took office, but did not provide a replacement revenue source. Since the personal property tax funded local governments, the legislature mandated that the state government replace the revenue.
In 1979 Janklow signed into law a bill reinstating capital punishment in South Dakota. Another initiative that year was to abolish the state's Department of Environmental Protection, allegedly because of its role in efforts by the Sioux to block resource development in the Black Hills. Janklow supported passage of legislation to remove South Dakota's limit on interest rates. This attracted banks: for instance, Citibank opened a credit card center in Sioux Falls. Several states had similar laws, overturning previous policies against high rates. Under the federal banking rules a state had to formally invite a bank into their state, and South Dakota invited Citibank before other states.
When the Milwaukee Railroad went into bankruptcy, Janklow called a special session of the legislature on the issue. The state purchased the main line of the defunct railroad. The state leased its property to the Burlington Northern, thereby preserving critical railway shipping of commodities for much of the state. Janklow increased accessibility for the disabled to public and private facilities in state.
Barred by state law from running again in 1986, Janklow challenged the incumbent U.S. Senator James Abdnor in the Republican primary. Janklow lost, with Abdnor winning by a 55% to 45% margin. The primary battle was considered to weaken Abdnor, contributing to the latter's loss in the general election to Democrat Thomas Daschle, then South Dakota's lone member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
n 2002, Janklow ran for the Republican nomination for South Dakota's only House seat. He defeated the Democratic candidate, Stephanie Herseth, an attorney, by a vote of 180,023 to 153,656. She is the granddaughter of former governor Ralph Herseth and his wife Lorna Herseth, former state Secretary of State for South Dakota.
On August 16, 2003, Janklow was involved in a fatal traffic collision while driving his car, when he failed to stop at a stop sign. Janklow ran the stop sign, causing Randolph E. Scott to strike Janklow's vehicle. Scott was killed in the accident. The accident occurred at a rural intersection near Trent, South Dakota. Scott, a 55-year-old Minnesotan, was thrown from his motorcycle and killed instantly. Janklow's vehicle traveled 300 feet beyond the point of impact and hit a sign in a field. He suffered a broken hand and bleeding on the brain. In the ensuing investigation, officials determined Janklow was driving at least 70 miles per hour in a 55 mph zone and that he ran a stop sign at the intersection where the crash occurred.
Janklow was arraigned on August 29. He said he "couldn't be sorrier" for the accident. His trial began on December 1. In his defense, his lawyer said that he suffered a bout of hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, and was "confused" and "mixed up." Janklow testified that he had taken an insulin shot the morning of the accident and had not eaten anything throughout day. Medical witnesses said this could result in low blood sugar. No witnesses testified as to Janklow's record of three previous accidents and twelve speeding violations; his driving history had been widely reported in the local media.
Robert O'Shea, an accident reconstruction expert, testified at the trial that he estimated the Congressman's speed to be 63 or 64 miles per hour at the time of impact. This was based on data from the electronic data recorder of the Cadillac and "his own analysis". The State Highway Patrol had said in testimony that it estimated Janklow's speed as "at least 70 mph." The State was not able to download the data from the car because they did not have the connector needed. From his analysis, O'Shea said Scott's motorcycle’s speed may have been as much as 65 mph; this was in contrast to the Highway Patrol's estimate of 59.
Examples of Janklow's violations covered in the press were his receiving a ticket for speeding on his motorcycle four blocks from his home to the Capitol, and another for not having the proper license endorsement to drive the vehicle. The superintendent of the state highway patrol reported that Janklow had 16 traffic stops by troopers during his last term as governor but was not ticketed, due to "respect for his authority," and out of a "fear of retribution." From 1990 to 1994, Janklow had 12 speeding tickets, with fines totaling $1000.
On December 8, 2003, Janklow was convicted by a Moody County jury of second-degree manslaughter. A few days later, he resigned his seat in Congress effective January 20, 2004. House rules do not allow congressmen who are convicted of felonies to vote or participate in committee work until the House Ethics Committee conducts an investigation. On January 22, Janklow was sentenced to spend 100 days in jail. After 30 days, he was able to leave the jail for several hours each day in order to perform community service. He was released on May 17, 2004.
Scott's family sued Janklow for damages, but the court ruled that because Janklow was on official business at the time, he was protected from any monetary claims by the Federal Tort Claims Act, which ascribes liability to the government as opposed to the individual who is acting in a governmental capacity. In July 2006, Scott's family filed a $25 million wrongful death suit against the U.S. government. The lawsuit was settled for $1 million on May 14, 2008.
Court records show Janklow received five citations in South Dakota after his probation ended in 2007 – four for speeding and one for clipping a car in a Sioux Falls parking lot. A citation for lacking proof of insurance was later dismissed. He also admitted to getting ticketed in Minnesota and while driving to Texas.
After January 5, 2006 (effective February 2006), when the South Dakota Supreme Court granted his petition for early reinstatement of his license to practice law (Scott's family opposed the reinstatement) Janklow worked as an attorney. In spring 2006, the Mayo Clinic retained him to lobby against the DM&E Railroad expansion. He also represented landowners who were seeking reimbursement from the railroad for the taking of their property.
On November 4, 2011, he announced during a press conference that he had terminal brain cancer. Janklow died shortly before 11 a.m. on January 12, 2012 at a hospice care facility in Sioux Falls South Dakota. He was 72 years old.
Richard E. Sweitzer February 24, 1924 - January 11, 2012
Richard E. Sweitzer, 87, of Palm City, died January 11, 2012 at Palm City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA and had been a resident of Pal m City since 1998, having moved from Alliance, OH. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII, and had 46 mission in the Pacific. He had been a financial advisor before retirement. He was a member of Palm City Presbyterian Church in Palm City and Monarch Country Club.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Alma Sweitzer of Palm City; daughters, Sally Schaeffer (J. Kenyon) of Denver, CO and Stacey Sweitzer of Palm City; 5 loving grandchildren, Jamie Schaeffer (Jenny), Jordan Schaeffer (Kathy), Stephanie Alanis (Daniel), Adam Szasz (Linda), Katie Hasson (Paul); 4 great grandchildren, Alan and Zachary Schaeffer, and Addison and Cody Schaeffer and a sister, Jean Bower of Columbus, OH.
Visitation: 12 – 2:00PM, Monday, January 16, 2012 at Forest Hills Funeral Homes, Palm City Chapel.
Interment will be private.
Memorial contributions may be made to: Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian St., Stuat, FL 34997, 772-403-4500, in Mr. Sweitzer's memory.
William Addinell Hewson, M.D. October 13, 1939 - January 9, 2012
William Addinell Hewson, M.D. died peacefully in his home with his family at his side on January 9, 2012. He had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer on December 31, 2011. Bill was born on October 13, 1939 in Chattahoochee, FL to Dr. Frank Hewson and Marjorie Bellinger Hewson. He was brought up in Lake Park, FL but spent many summers at the family fishing camp on the banks of the St. Lucie River in Stuart, where, at the time, Bill said, "you could see the bottom by the Roosevelt Bridge". He loved fishing and as a preteen would troll for snook and tarpon by himself in an 8' sailboat. Becoming very proficient at water skiing, he won numerous tournaments including The North American Boy's Overall Championship in the mid 1950's. At Palm Beach High, he played football and excelled on the diving team, graduating in 1957. Bill graduated from the University of Florida in 1961 where he was a member of Alpha Epsilon Delta, honorary pre-medical fraternity and Phi Beta Kappa, honorary scholastic fraternity. He received his M.D. from the University Of Florida Medical School in 1965. After a one year rotating internship at Charlotte Memorial Hospital in Charlotte, NC., he honorably served his country for 2 years as a medical officer in the U.S. Air Force at Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta, GA followed by a year in the Air Force Reserves. He then did a surgical residency for 1 year at the University of Florida as well as a 1 year residency in OB/GYN, after which he did a 2 year residency while helping to establish the new Hershey Medical Center Dept. of OB/GYN in Hershey, PA. Upon completion of his lengthy training, he and his family settled in Stuart, FL in 1972 where he practiced OB/GYN with Dr. James Harrell and Dr. Larry Holder, who became known as "the 3 H's".
At the age of 18, he met Ruthann Bailey (hailing from Kingston, MA), in Wisconsin Dells where they both skied in the Tommy Bartlett Water Ski Show. They soon became a water-skiing team doing numerous double acts on the waters of Lake Delton, lakes and bays in New England with the traveling show, and at the World Trade Center in Chicago. Thus began the love and closeness they shared for 50 years. They were married in 1961 just prior to his starting medical school. Their first daughter Michelle Louise was born at the University Of Florida Medical School in 1962. Sandy Lynn was also born there, delivered in 1970 by her Daddy when he was a first year OB/GYN resident. Last but not least, their third daughter Kimberly Ann was born at Hershey Medical Center in 1971.
Merely 1 year after moving to Stuart and starting his practice of medicine, he was found to have osteogenic sarcoma (bone cancer). No treatment for this type of cancer was available at that time, so his entire hamstring muscle where the tumor was situated was removed. Thanks be to God, this proved to be a cure, and Bill went on to deliver many babies at Martin Memorial Hospital for the next 10 years. Then in 1983, just weeks after delivering his first grandchild, Michelle's son Billy, he was in a bad auto accident. His med school doctor friend, who had performed his cancer surgery, met him in the ER and said, "Hewson, you had 9 lives, you have 7 left". Through faith in God, hard work and perseverance, he recovered and set up a solo GYN practice at 900 E. Ocean with daughter Michelle on the office staff. Eventually she took over all the roles in the office except doctoring. The two of them continued his practice until his death. There was great love and caring amongst the patients, Michelle and Bill.
He was an excellent surgeon and ingenious diagnostician yet humble, gentle and kind. His brilliant intellect, bright eyes and caring ways increased the happiness of the childbirth experience for his patients. His surgical abilities freed many from pain and suffering and kept some from death. "Such a kind, sweet, gentle, Godly man", wrote one of his patients. "He was there to help my husband and me with those major life milestones of pregnancy, childbirth, menopause, and into my upcoming geriatric years. He could always be counted on to offer calm, gentle support in times of crisis," says another patient. "Bill Hewson was one of the good guys" says a patient and long-time friend. And another said, "He was an amazing man with a kind and generous heart and a sense of humor like no other."
Bill was active in numerous organizations including the Martin County Medical Society, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and he served on the National Board of Directors of The Association of American Physicians & Surgeons which works to protect the doctor/patient relationship and the private practice of medicine. He served as Medical Director of Care Net Pregnancy Services from its inception approximately 30 years ago until his recent death. His love of God, family and country led him to run the local chapter of the John Birch Society with Ruthann for about 15 years. He gave numerous speeches and interviews on American History, the Constitution and political issues. He was a member of Grace Presbyterian Church in Stuart and later on at Jupiter Presbyterian Church where he often played piano during the worship services. He was an accomplished pianist and gifted with absolute pitch.
He loved golf, yet chose to spend more time with activities the family could enjoy together. He was an avid fisherman but loved and enjoyed all activities involving the ocean and waterways in our area as well as The Keys, where the family frequently vacationed. The family lived on Hibiscus Ave. in Stuart for 13 years then moved to a waterfront home in Sewall's Point for 12 years, which was a special time for him and Ruthann. They spent many hours boating, fishing from their dock and nurturing the lovely property with its lush tropical foliage and trees. He & Ruthann moved to Palm City in 1998 to a home on peaceful Bessey Creek.
After 50 blessed years of marriage to Bill, Ruthann will miss him terribly, but knows he is at peace with our Lord. He was a kind, gentle and humble father to his three daughters, Michelle Hinson and husband Jeff of Stuart, Sandy South and husband Doug of Wilmington, N.C. and Kimberly Burke of Orlando. He has been loved and respected by his 6 grandchildren William Roberts and wife Charity of Port St. Lucie, Eric Hinson of Stuart, Douglas and Dalton South of Wilmington, N.C., and Cody and Kaley Burke of Orlando.
He will be missed by his loving brother Michael Hewson, M.D., wife Linda, and daughters Christina and Alex of Charleston, S.C.; sister Judy Wolfe, son Billy Mike of Oak Harbor, Washington and daughter Jennifer Reichert; sister Joanne Hubbard of Bondurant, Iowa , and sons Todd and Erin.
Family and friends are welcome to join in a celebration of Bill's life Saturday January 21 at 4:00 p.m. with a reception to follow at Palm City Presbyterian Church, 2700 SW Martin Hwy., Palm City. The Rev. Richard W. Anderson will officiate.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Palm City Presbyterian Church, 2700 SW Martin Hwy., Palm City, FL 34990 or to Care Net Pregnancy Services of The Treasure Coast, 8432 S. Federal Hwy., Port St. Lucie, FL 34952.
Joseph Diorio March 25, 1930 - January 9, 2012
Joseph Diorio, 81, of Hobe Sound, FL, died January 09, 2012, at Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart, FL, born March 25, 1930 in East Lyme, CT. He moved to Hobe Sound sixteen years ago from Oakville, CT.
Prior to retirement he was a painter. And a member of the Painters Local 491. Member of Board of Directors at Woodbridge Mobil Home Park and he was a member of St. Christopher Catholic Church in Hobe Sound, FL.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Marianne.
Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Evelyn of Hobe Sound, FL, two sons, Joseph of England and Michael of George, and five grandchildren.
Friends may call on Thursday, January 12, from 5:00 till 8:00pm at the Forest Hills Funeral Homes - Young & Prill Chapel, a vigil service will be at 7:00pm, Janu 12, at the funeral home chapel.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, Jan 13, 12:30pm, at St. Christopher Catholic Church in Hobe Sound, with burial to follow at Forest Hills Memorial Park in Palm City, FL
A guest book may be signed at www.youngandprillfuneralhome.com
Tedd S. Perkins July 2, 1937 - January 8, 2012
Tedd S. Perkins, 74, of Fort Pierce, Florida died, January 8, 2012, at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center, Fort Pierce.
Born in Akron, Ohio, he had been a resident of the Fort Pierce for 32 years coming from Orlando, Florida.
He served in the Marine Corps and was a drill instructor.
Before retiring he was a street supervisor for the City of Fort Pierce, where he was employed for 28 years.
He was a member of St. Andrew Episcopal Church, Fort Pierce. He was a Mason and a Shriner and was a member of the Fort Pierce Masonic Lodge #87 and the Amara Shrine, Palm Beach Gardens.
Survivors include his wife of 29 years, Tina Perkins of Fort Pierce; sons, Tedd S. Perkins Jr., of Tampa, Florida and Austin Perkins and Carson Perkins, both of Fort Pierce; a daughter, Katrina Perkins Prefontaine and son-in-law Stephen Prefontaine.
Inurnment will be in South Florida National Cemetery, Lake Worth with Military Honors provided by the Marine Corps.
For those who wish, contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 1100 East Ocean Boulevard, Stuart, FL 34996 or at 772/286-1966
There will a memorial service at 2:00 PM on January16, 2011at St. Andrew Episcopal Church, Fort Pierce. Inurnment will be in South Florida National Cemetery, Lake Worth on January 17, 2012 at 1:00 PM with Military Honors provided by the Marine Corps
Ida Langella September 27, 1909 - January 8, 2012
Ida Langella, 102, of Palm City, Florida died, January 8, 2012, at Water's Edge, Palm City, Florida.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, she had been a resident of Palm City for 3 years coming from, Summerfield, Florida. She was a longtime resident of Hallandale, Florida, living in Florida for over 44 years.
She was a homemaker. She was of the Catholic Faith.
Survivors include grandsons, Ronald V. Zanfini of East Northport, New York and Vincent A. Zanfini of Palm City; a granddaughter, Lois Traverso of Cheifland, Florida; five great- grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carmine Langella and daughters, Rose Zanfini, Phyllis Marvulli and Helen Traverso.
SERVICES: Visitation will be from 2:00 to 4:00 PM on January 22, 2012 at Forest Hills Funeral Homes Palm City Chapel with a Vigil Prayer Service at 3:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM on January 23, 2012 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Palm City. Entombment will be in Hollywood Memorial Gardens, Hollywood, Florida.
For those who wish, contributions may be made to the Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997, or at 772/403-4530 or on line at www.tchospices.org
Catherine "Kitty" Williams January 8th
Catherine "Kitty" Williams, age 85, of Stuart, Florida, died Sunday, January 8, 2012 at Palm City Nursing Rehabilitation in Palm City, Florida. She was a life long resident of Florida.
She was preceded in death by her husband Edward Williams, 5 brothers and 2 sisters.
She is survived by her
Daughter - Mary Charlene Skinner of Stuart, Florida
Daughter - Donna Dinkins of Stuart, Florida
One Grandchild
Two Great-Grandchildren
A Memorial Tribute and Video Presentation will be held on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 at 11:00am at All County Funeral Home and Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel and friends may call from 10:00am until service time.
Memorial donations may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice at 1201 SE Indian Street Stuart, Florida 34997 www.tchospice.org 772-403-4500
All County Funeral Home Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
John Celardo, Editor and Illustrator of "Tarzan" Comic Strip Dead at 93
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — John Celardo, 93, of Graniteville, a talented and skilled artist, cartoonist and comics editor whose syndicated comic strip, “Tarzan,” became popular worldwide, died yesterday in Clove Lakes Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Castleton Corners.
The lifelong Staten Islander grew up in Mariners Harbor and graduated from Port Richmond High School. He attended the New York Industrial Arts School, Federal Arts School and New York School of Visual Arts.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, seeing duty in the European theater and attaining the rank of captain. After his military service, he lived in Castleton Corners, then eventually settled in Graniteville.
He began working as an artist in the late 1930s drawing animals at the Staten Island Zoo for the National Youth Administration, which help prepare him for his subsequent career as a cartoonist.
A local newspaper once photographed Mr. Celardo in the alligator pit at the zoo in West Brighton, a setting he admitted felt slightly uncomfortable.
He first illustrated, then took over the “Tarzan” comic strip, a task he worked at for 15 years, keeping the material fresh by adding relevant social themes like race relations and modern living. He also inserted current events affecting Africa, where the comic strip was set, such as socialism, Peace Corps efforts on the continent and the spread of new religions.
President Eisenhower once wrote him, saying “I find your work.... almost too perceptive,” in regard of Mr. Celardo’s themes.
In the 1950s Mr. Celardo produced the Tarzan comic strip for United Features Syndicate, and it appeared in 225 daily and Sunday newspapers in 12 different countries at the height of its popularity.
Before and after World War II, he also worked as an assistant art director for Fiction House, and from 1973 to the mid-1990s he was a comics editor for King Features Syndicate, a division of the Hearst Corporation.
He also illustrated comics on packages of Topps Chewing Gum.
Throughout his career, Mr. Celardo spoke to many local organizations about his work, illustration and art.
“He was quite a talent,” said his son, John J. “He spent most of his time at the drawing board.”
Mr. Celardo was a member of the Staten Island Kiwanis Club, National Cartoonists Society and the Artists and Writers organization in New York.
In addition to drawing, he loved golf.
He was a parishioner of Our Lady of Pity R.C. Church, Bulls Head.
Surviving, along with his son, John J., are his wife of 65 years the former Julia Esposito; his daughter, Donna DeForest; three brothers Joe, Frank and Edward, and three grandchildren.
FLORENCE E MUNSON January 7
FLORENCE E MUNSON, 93, of Jensen Beach, FL, died Saturday, January 7, 2012 in Stuart, Florida.
She was born in POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
She was preceded in death by her husband Carl W. Munson.
She is survived by her:Daughter - M. LUCINE BARBEAU; Partner-Patricia LownThree GrandchildrenSeveral Great-Children
In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to -Hyde Park United Methodist Church, 1 Church Street Hyde Park, New York 12538. -The Trinity United Methodist Church 2221 NE Savannah Road, Jensen Beach, Florida 34957-Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Florida, 34997
All County Funeral Home Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Tony Blankley January 21, 1948 – January 7, 2012
Anthony David "Tony" Blankley (January 21, 1948 – January 7, 2012) was an Executive Vice President with Edelman public relations in Washington, D.C., a Visiting Senior Fellow in National-Security Communications at the Heritage Foundation, weekly contributor to the nationally syndicated public radio program Left, Right & Center, author of The West's Last Chance: Will We Win the Clash of Civilizations? and American Grit: What It Will Take to Survive and Win in the 21st Century, and a regular guest on various news programs.
He was a regular commentator for radio shows including The Diane Rehm Show and The Steve Gill Show with a segment titled Fill In the Blanks. Earlier in his career, he was an editorial page editor for The Washington Times, a contributing editor and monthly columnist for George Magazine, and a regular panelist on The McLaughlin Group.
Blankley's political opinions were generally considered to fall within traditional conservatism, although he was labeled as a neo-conservative by some critics. He denied this label, claiming that his views are more comparable to a classic conservative, such as former U.S. President Ronald Reagan. His political career spanned several decades, and his most prominent position was a seven-year stint as House Speaker Newt Gingrich's press secretary.
Prior to his career on Capitol Hill, Blankley served President Reagan as a policy analyst and speechwriter, and was a staff writer for Congresswoman Bobbi Fiedler. Before coming to Washington, D.C., he spent 10 years as a prosecutor with the California Attorney General's office.
He was briefly a child actor, appearing, most notably, as Rod Steiger's son in The Harder They Fall (1955). The movie was, as Blankley liked to joke, both his and his co-star Humphrey Bogart's last movie. He graduated from UCLA and Loyola Law School (Los Angeles), earning a J.D. He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1972.
Blankley continued to write for The Washington Times. He lectured at many universities and institutes. On November 19, 2009, he presented his lecture A Year out from the 2010 Congressional Elections – National Politics, Policy and their Communication at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics of Saint Anselm College.
Blankley died in Washington, D.C. of stomach cancer on January 7, 2012 at Sibley Memorial Hospital, aged 63.
Donald St. Onge, May 24, 1928 - January 6, 2012
Donald G. St. Onge, 83, of Stuart Florida, died January 6, 2012 at Parkway Health and Rehabilitation in Stuart.
Born in Jupiter Florida, he had been a long time resident of Martin County living in Stuart for many years.
He graduated from Riverside Military Academy in Georgia and attended Tulane University in New Orleans.
He was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict.
He was a member of St. Christopher Catholic Church.
Before retiring he owned St. Onge Market; was co-owner of Lil Saints Convenience Stores and owner of St. Onge Dry Cleaners.
Survivors include Daughters Suzanne St. Onge Stahle, Belleair, FL, Yvette St. Onge Wells Port St. Lucie, FL; , Suzette St Onge, Hobe Sound; son, Donnie St. Onge, Boynton Beach, FL; five grandchildren, Christopher Stahle; Matthew Stahle; Donnie St. Onge, III; Courtney St. Onge; and Ryan Wells; cousins, June Bowden Skees; Ronald St. Onge; Bishop Joseph Charron.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Joyce St. Onge Gartland and by his beloved companion, Chardonnay "Chardy".
SERVICES: There will be a memorial mass at 11:00 AM on January 13, 2012, at the St. Christopher Catholic Church in Hobe Sound FL.
Donations to Treasure Coast Hospice 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997
Joseph Centrone January 6th
Joseph Centrone, age 87, of Jensen Beach, Florida, died Friday, January 6, 2012, at Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart, Florida.
He was born in Manhattan, New York and was a resident of Jensen Beach for 3 years after coming from Brooklyn, NY.
He was a United States Army Veteran. He is survived by his Brother, Anthony Centrone Sr. of Margate, Florida and Sister, Nancy Scalafani of Palm City, Florida. A private memorial service will be held on Monday, January 9, 2012. All County Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Roger Mark Boisjoly April 25, 1938 – January 6, 2012
Roger Mark Boisjoly (April 25, 1938 – January 6, 2012) was an American mechanical engineer, fluid dynamicist and an aerodynamicist who worked for Morton Thiokol, the manufacturer of the solid rocket boosters for the Space Shuttle program. He is best known for raising objections to the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger the day before the loss of the spacecraft and its crew.
Boisjoly wrote a memo in July 1985 to his superiors concerning the faulty design of the solid rocket boosters that, if left unaddressed, could lead to a catastrophic event during launch of a Space Shuttle. Such a catastrophic event did occur less than a year later during the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
This memo followed his investigation of a solid rocket booster from a shuttle flight in January 1985. During his investigation, he discovered that the first of a system of two O-rings had failed completely, and that some damage had been caused to the second O-ring.
The O-rings were two rubber rings that formed a seal between two sections of the solid rocket boosters. The sections of the boosters were joined using tang and clevis joints and the rings were intended to seal the joint, while allowing for the inevitable movement between the sections under flight conditions. The pressure from within the booster pushed a fillet of putty into the joint, which forced the O-ring into its seat. The rings never functioned according to design. They were supposed to sit in a groove and seal the joint between the sections of the booster. It was found, however, that the pressure of the burning rocket fuel caused the joints in the SRB's to flex during launch, opening a gap through which rocket exhaust could escape. As the joints flexed, the rings would come out of their grooves and move to a new position in the joint, a process called extrusion. The extruded ring would form a seal in this new position, but during the time it took for the ring to shift, the joint was unsealed and hot gasses could escape, a process called blow-by. These hot gasses would cause damage to the rings until the seal was achieved.
What Boisjoly's investigation showed was that the amount of damage to the O-ring depended on the length of time it took for the ring to move out of its groove and make the seal, and that the amount of time depended on the temperature of the rings. Cold weather made the rubber hard and less flexible, meaning that extrusion took more time and more blow-by took place. He determined that if the O-rings were damaged enough they could fail.
If the second O-ring had failed, Boisjoly realized, the results would almost certainly have been catastrophic with the complete loss of the shuttle and crew seemingly the only outcome. His investigation found that the first O-ring failed because of the low temperatures on the night before the flight had compromised the flexibility of the O-ring, reducing its ability to form a seal. The temperature at launch had been only 10 °C – the coldest on record (until January 28, 1986). The first rubber O-ring had formed a partial seal, but not a complete one, but the second O-ring had held.
Boisjoly sent a memo, describing the problem to his managers, but was apparently ignored. It is true that Morton Thiokol was in discussions with NASA with regards to a new contract (reportedly worth up to $1 billion) and it is possible that the management was concerned that any issues discovered with the solid rocket boosters may compromise the chances of the contract being renewed.
Following several further memos, a task force was set up – including Boisjoly – to investigate the matter, but after a month Boisjoly realized that the task force had no power, no resources and no management support.
Eventually, in late 1985 Boisjoly advised his managers that if the problem was not fixed, there was a distinct chance that a shuttle mission would end in disaster. No action was taken.
Following the announcement that the Challenger mission was confirmed for January 28, 1986, Boisjoly and his colleagues tried to stop the flight. Temperatures were due to be down to −1 °C overnight. Boisjoly felt that this would severely compromise the safety of the O-ring, and potentially lose the flight.
The matter was discussed with Morton Thiokol managers, who agreed that the issue was serious enough to recommend delaying the flight. They arranged a telephone conference with NASA management and gave their findings. However, after a while, the Morton Thiokol managers asked for a few minutes off the phone to discuss their final position again. Despite the efforts of Boisjoly and others in this off-line briefing, the Morton Thiokol managers decided to advise NASA that their data was inconclusive. NASA asked if there were objections. Hearing none, the decision to fly the ill-fated STS-51L Challenger mission was made.
Boisjoly's concerns proved correct. In the first moments after ignition, the O-rings failed completely and were burned away, resulting in the black puff of smoke visible on films of the launch. This left only a layer of aluminum oxide (a combustion product) to seal the joint. At 59 seconds after launch, buffeted by high-altitude winds, the oxide gave way. Hot gases streamed out of the joint in a visible torch-like plume that burned into the external hydrogen tank. At about 73 seconds, the adjacent SRB strut gave way and the vehicle quickly disintegrated.
Boisjoly was quite relieved when the flight lifted off, as his investigations had predicted that the SRB would explode during the initial take-off. Seventy-three seconds later he witnessed the shuttle disaster on television.
After Ronald Reagan ordered a presidential commission to review the disaster, Boisjoly was one of the witnesses called. He gave accounts of how and why he felt the O-rings had failed. After the commission gave its findings, Boisjoly found himself shunned by colleagues and managers and he resigned from the company.
Boisjoly became a speaker on workplace ethics. He argues that the caucus called by Morton Thiokol managers, which resulted in a recommendation to launch, "constituted the unethical decision-making forum resulting from intense customer intimidation."
For his honesty and integrity leading up to and directly following the shuttle disaster, Boisjoly was awarded the Prize for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
When Boisjoly left Morton Thiokol, he took 14 boxes of every note and paper he received or sent in seven years. On May 13, 2010 he donated his personal memorandums - six boxes of personal papers, including memos and notes from congressional testimony to Chapman University in Orange, California. Rand Boyd, the special-collections and archival librarian at Chapman's Leatherby Libraries, said the materials will be catalogued and archived. It was to be about six months to a year before library visitors would be able to view the materials.
Boisjoly died in 2012 of cancer to the colon, kidneys, and liver.
Eric Poievien February 20, 1934 - January 6, 2012
Eric Poitevien, 77, of Palm City, Florida died, January 6, 2012, at Martin Memorial Medical Center, Stuart, Florida.
Born in St. Louis Du Nord, Haiti, he had been a resident of the Palm City for 4 years coming from Douglasville, Georgia.
Before retiring he was a printer for Len & Fink in New Jersey. He was a member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Frida Poitevien of Palm City; Daughters, Sandra Poitevien of Wilmington, North Carolina and Magalie Gershonovitz of Congers, New York; a son Eric Poitevien Jr. of Nyack, New York; a sister, Claudy Laroche of Douglasville, Georgia; a brother Andre Poitevien of Jacmel, Haiti and four grandchildren.
SERVICES: Visitation will be from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM on January 14, 2012, at Forest Hills Funeral Homes Palm City Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM on January 14, 2012 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Palm City.
For those who wish, contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 39105, 800/822-6344 or on line at www.stjude.org
Tom Lusty January 6th
Thomas Giles Lusty, age 64, of Stuart, Florida, died Friday, January 6, 2012 at his home in Stuart, Florida.He was born in South Hampton, New York and was a resident of Stuart for 16 years after coming from Far Hills, New Jersey.
He was a United States Navy Veteran. President of North River Shores Association, Vice Commodore of Coconut Point Yacht Club, and Board Member of the Kansas City University Alumni Association. He was preceded in death by his first wife Susan Lusty.
He is survived by his Wife Karen Lusty; Two Daughters - Daughter-Leighanne Lusty of Great Meadows, NJ.Step-Daughter-Kelly McLaughlin of Jensen Beach, FL.One Son-Tom Lusty of Lindale, TXOne Sister-Susan Schaefer of AZFour Grandchildren
Services will be held at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, Fl. 34997, www.tchospice.org, (772) 403-4500All County Funeral Home Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Don Carter July 29, 1945 - January 5, 2011
Donald James Carter (July 29, 1926 – January 5, 2012) was a right-handed American professional bowler. Born in St.Louis, Missouri, Learning the game while working a childhood job as a pinsetter, Carter went on to become one of the legends of ten-pin bowling and a founding member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) in 1958. He was 6-time bowler of the year (1953, '54, '57, '58, '60 and '62). He was voted the Greatest Bowler of All-Time in a 1970 Bowling Magazine poll, and ranked #11 on the PBA's 2008 list of "50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years."
Prior to the PBA being formed, Carter was known as the most dominant bowler of the 1950s. In the BPAA All-Star tournaments (predecessor to the U.S. Open) between 1952 and 1960, Carter won four times and never finished lower than fourth. He won five World Invitational events in a six-year span, finishing second the only year he did not win. He also won one ABC Masters title.
Carter was part of the "Budweisers" Bowling Team of 1958 that established a long-standing ABC league series record for a five-man team. Ray Bluth, Dick Weber, Tom Hennessey, and Pat Patterson were also on that 1958 team.
Unlike most bowlers, who keep their arm straight on the backswing as they are about to release the ball, Carter kept his elbow bent, never straightening his arm.
Although the PBA was not formed until Carter was 32 years old, he still won 7 PBA titles (5 of them majors) including the inaugural PBA National Championship in 1960. He won four titles and $49,000 in prize money in 1962 alone. That year, he also made 18 top-five finishes (still a PBA record), and was named the Bowling Writers Association of America's Bowler of the Year.
He was the PBA's first president, and served four years overall in that capacity. A bad knee forced him into an early retirement.
He passed away on January 5th, 2012 from complication of Emphysema and Pneumonia.
Carter enlisted in the United States Navy in 1944, and spent two years as a radarman in the South Pacific. He was a baseball player in high school and was signed to a minor-league contract by the Philadelphia Athletics (now Oakland Athletics) in the fall of 1946. After one season in a Class D league, he hung up his baseball spikes and returned to St. Louis to take a job at Golden Eagle Lanes. Working as an alley man, bartender and janitor, he bowled as often as he could during his time off.
In 1951, he was invited to bowl for the Pfeiffer Beer team in Detroit, MI, where his bowling career reached high momentum.
In 1973, Carter married female professional bowler Paula Sperber, who had won the 1971 U.S. Women's Open and would go on to a bowling career that would culminate in her induction to the WIBC (now USBC) Hall of Fame in 1994. The PBA recently held a mixed doubles tournament called the Don and Paula Carter Mixed Doubles Championship.
Marie B Cunningham January 5th
Marie B Cunningham, 94, of Stuart, Florida, died Thursday, January 5, 2012 at her residence.
She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was a resident of Stuart for 36 years coming from Deerfield, IL.
She was a member of The American Kennel Club and was named leading breeder of Terriers (Fox-smooth Schnauzers and Welsh) for 11 years.
She moved to Florida for the sun-retiring from the dog business. .
She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, James R. Cunningham and her Sister, Betty Schmit and Brother, Sidney Hassel.
She is survived by her: Daughter-Carole Rice
Son-in-Law- Joseph Rice
Two Grandchildren
Five Great-GrandchildrenNo services are planned at this time.
All County Funeral Home Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Eve Arnold April 21, 1912 - January 4, 2012
  
Eve Arnold, Hon. FRPS, OBE (April 21, 1912 – January 4, 2012) was an American photojournalist. She joined Magnum Photos agency in 1951, and became a full member in 1957.
Eve Cohen was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the middle of nine children born to immigrant Russian-Jewish parents, William Cohen (born Velvel Sklarski), a rabbi, and his wife, Bessie (Bosya Laschiner). Her interest in photography began in 1946 while working in a New York City photo-finishing plant. Over six weeks in 1948, she learned photographic skills from Harper's Bazaar art director Alexey Brodovitch at the New School for Social Research in Manhattan.
Arnold's images of Marilyn Monroe on the set of the actress's last film, The Misfits (1961) were iconic, but she had taken many photos of Monroe from 1951 onwards. Her previously unseen photos of Monroe were shown at an Halcyon Gallery exhibition in London during May 2005. She also photographed Queen Elizabeth II, Malcolm X, and Joan Crawford, and traveled around the world, photographing in China, Russia, South Africa and Afghanistan.
Arnold left the United States and moved permanently to England in the early 1960s with her son, Frank Arnold. While working for the London Sunday Times, she began to make serious use of colour photography.
In 1980, she had her first solo exhibition, which featured her photographic work done in China at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City. In the same year, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Magazine Photographers. In 1993, she was made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, and elected Master Photographer by New York's International Center of Photography.
She did a series of portraits of American First Ladies. In 1997, she was appointed a member of the Advisory Committee of the National Media Museum (formerly the Museum of Photography, Film & Television) in Bradford, West Yorkshire. She received an OBE in 2003.
She lived in Mayfair for many years until her last illness, when she moved to a London nursing home. When Anjelica Huston asked if she was still doing photography, Arnold replied: "That's over. I can't hold a camera any more." She said she spent most of her time reading such writers as Dostoevsky, Thomas Mann and Tolstoy.
Arnold died in London on January 4, 2012, aged 99.
James Crow January 18, 1916 – January 4, 2012
James Franklin Crow (January 18, 1916 – January 4, 2012) was Professor Emeritus of Genetics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Some of his most significant peer-reviewed contributions were coauthored with Motoo Kimura. His major contribution to the field, however, is arguably his teaching. He wrote an influential introductory textbook on genetics and a more advanced one with Kimura, and the list of his graduate and undergraduate students and postdocs includes Alexey Kondrashov, James Bull, Joe Felsenstein, Russell Lande, Dan Hartl, Takeo Maruyama, Terumi Mukai, Wen-Hsiung Li, Chung-I Wu, Charles Langley, and many others.
Crow was a pioneer and giant in the field of genetics. His University of Wisconsin genetics faculty profile reviews his historic contributions through research, teaching, public service, ethical analysis, and leadership. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, The American Philosophical Society, the World Academy of Art and Science, the National Academy of Medicine, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was a long-time member of the Madison Symphony Orchestra, playing viola. He was a president of both the Genetics Society of America and the American Society of Human Genetics. He was a foreign member of the Royal Society. He helped define the meaning of genetic counseling.
[edit] Early life and education
Crow was born in 1916 in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, where his father was a teacher at Ursinus College. The family moved to Wichita, Kansas, two and a half years later, in 1918, where Crow was part of the 1918 flu pandemic. He went to school in Wichita, then to Friends University, at the time a Quaker school, also in Wichita, graduating in 1937.
At school, he enjoyed physics and chemistry, but pursued chemistry more strongly at university. He picked up biology as well, and double majored in chemistry and biology. A genetics course in his junior year was his first exposure to that field, even though the syllabus omitted the modern synthesis.
Delaying the decision of whether to become a biologist or chemist, Crow applied for graduate fellowships in both biology and biochemistry. He took up the first positive reply, a position with H. J. Muller at the University of Texas at Austin, in spite of knowing that Muller was in Russia at the time. It turned out that Muller had no intention of returning to his position in Texas, and so J. T. Patterson became Crow's supervisor there. Under the influence of Muller, Patterson was starting to switch to Drosophila genetics, having previously worked on the embryology of the armadillo, and so it was that Crow came to study the genetic isolating mechanisms in the Drosophila mulleri group. This included a combination of doing mating crosses between species and looking for chromosome rearrangements using polytene chromosomes. (Polytene chromosomes are large aggregations of actual chromosomes which, once appropriately stained, facilitate the discovery of chromosome rearrangements through an ordinary light microscope. Polytene chromosomes are mostly found in the salivary glands of some species.) In his studies of pre-mating isolation, Crow was one of the first to study genetic reinforcement, and also observed that species occurring together were sexually isolated, while those living apart were not.
A great influence on Crow at the time was W.S. Stone, who encouraged him to learn more mathematics, while he himself knew none. Crow later admitted to struggling with some of the advanced maths and physics courses he took as a result, but also said they had been rewarding.
[edit] Dartmouth College and the war
Crow graduated with his PhD in 1941 and moved to Dartmouth College just prior to the American entry into World War II, where he remained until 1948. The original plan had been to get a postdoctoral fellowship to work with Sewall Wright at the University of Chicago, but this proved difficult just at the start of the war.
His appointment in Dartmouth was to teach genetics and general zoology, but as faculty were drafted off into military endeavors, Crow took on an increasing number of courses. Crow particularly delighted in being able to teach embryology and comparative anatomy. When it seemed likely that he himself would be drafted, Crow took a course in navigation, at which, owing to his mathematical training, he proved so adept that he was asked to teach it. As parasitology became relevant to the war (as it did on the opposing front, where Willi Hennig was active in this area), he was asked to also teach parasitology and haematology. Not long after, he was also teaching statistics. It may be that, having to teach many hours each day, Crow discovered his love for teaching at this point. He later recounted that there were several students all of whose courses were taught by him.
He, like many of his colleagues of the era, had college-time involvement with pacifist groups that had communist leanings. During WWII, he tried to enlist, but was deferred until the end due to his teaching commitments.
[edit] Race and IQ controversy
Crow wrote "Genetic Theories and Influences: Comments on the Value of Diversity," an article in the Harvard Educational Review reprinted in the review's reprint series responding to Arthur Jensen's 1969 article, "How Much Can We Boost IQ and Academic Achievement?"
Much of Crow’s research has been in the area of theoretical population genetics, but he has often ventured into the laboratory. Over a career that spanned more than 50 years, Crow and his collaborators studied a variety of traits in Drosophila, dissected the genetics of DDT resistance, measured the effects of minor mutations on the overall fitness of populations, described the behavior of mutations that do not play the selection game by Darwin’s rules, and investigated many other subjects. His theoretical work has touched virtually every important subject in population genetics. Crow developed the concept of genetic load, has contributed to the theory of random drift in small populations, has studied of the effects of non-random mating and age-structured populations, and has considered the question, “What good is sex?” He also developed ways to estimate inbreeding in human populations by making use of the way in which surnames are “inherited,” and was a world expert on the genetic effects of low level ionizing radiation In addition to his many research publications, Crow published many reviews and appreciations of the work of his colleagues. His book on population genetics, written with Motoo Kimura, is a combination of textbook and monograph a major contribution to the literature of population genetics research and still the classic in its field.
Crow chaired the Department of Medical Genetics for five years and the Laboratory of Genetics (Genetics plus Medical Genetics) for a total of eight years. He also served as Acting Dean of the UW Medical School for 2 years. He was President of the Genetics Society of America and the American Society of Human Genetics. He was the co-editor-in-chief of the journal GENETICS and edited its perspectives section from 1987 until 2008. Crow served at the national level as a member of the General Advisory Committee to the Director of NIH and of the executive council of the National Committee on Radiation Protection, chaired the NIH Genetics Study Section and the NIH Mammalian Genetics Study Section, and chaired several committees for the National Academy of Sciences including a committee to study forensic uses of DNA fingerprinting.
In addition, Crow for many years played viola for the Madison Symphony Orchestra and served as President of the Madison Civic Music Society and of the Madison Symphony Orchestra. He led a fund-raising drive to establish an endowment for the Pro Arte String Quartet.
Crow was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Medicine, The American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the World Academy of Art and Science. He was an honorary Fellow of the Japan Academy and a Fellow of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. He died of congestive heart failure in 2012.
Gene Bartow August 18, 1930 – January 3, 2012
B. Gene Bartow (August 18, 1930 – January 3, 2012) was a US men's college basketball coach. The Browning, Missouri, native coached 36 years at six universities after coaching two high schools in Missouri for six years. In 1972 Gene Batow coached the Puerto Rico national basketball team in the 1972 Munich Olympic Games.
Bartow began his coaching at the prep level in Missouri, coaching Shelbina and St. Charles High School basketball squads to a 145-39 win-loss mark in six seasons. His 1957 St. Charles team won the state championship, defeating North Kansas City in the Class L finals by a score of 60-54.
Bartow coached at Central Missouri State University from 1961–1964, Valparaiso University from 1964–1970 and Memphis State University from 1970 until 1974, and he led the Memphis State Tigers to the 1973 NCAA national championship game and consecutive Missouri Valley Conference titles in the 1971-72 and 1972-73 seasons. He coached the US national team in the 1974 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.
Bartow signed a five-year contract to replace Harv Schmidt at the University of Illinois in 1974. A last-place team the previous campaign, the Fighting Illini finished tied for ninth in the Big Ten at 8–18 (4–14 in the conference) in 1975, Bartow's only season there. Despite this, he was the first Illini coach to extensively recruit talented African American high school players from the Chicago area. He was succeeded by Lou Henson.
Bartow left his position to succeed John Wooden as the head coach of UCLA. Bartow coached at UCLA from 1975 to 1977, guiding them to a 52-9 record, including a berth in the 1976 Final Four. He coached the 1977 College Player of the Year, Marques Johnson. As of 2008, he is the second winningest coach at UCLA by percentage of wins to losses at .852, putting him behind Gary Cunningham at .862 and above John Wooden at .808.
Bartow left UCLA after the 1977 season to take over the job of creating an athletic program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, more commonly known as UAB. He served as the school's first head basketball coach and athletic director for 18 years. Bartow led UAB to the NIT in the program's second year of existence, and followed that up with seven straight NCAA Tournament appearances, including trips to the Sweet 16 in 1981 and the Elite Eight in 1982.
Bartow retired from coaching in 1996, and in 1997, UAB renamed its basketball venue, Bartow Arena, in his honor. His son Murry, a UAB assistant, became the coach upon Bartow's retirement; Bartow was later president of Hoops, LP, the company that runs the Memphis Grizzlies and the FedEx Forum.
On April 15, 2009, a UAB spokesman revealed that Bartow had been diagnosed with stomach cancer.
On January 3, 2012, Gene Bartow died at his home in Birmingham after a two-year battle with the disease.
Jim Huber 1944 - Januaey 3, 2012
Jim Huber, a veteran sportscaster and journalist, has died at the age of 67. He was recently diagnosed with acute leukemia.
Huber, who spent more than 27 years with Turner Broadcasting, most recently worked for Turner Sports' TNT network, covering golf and the NBA.
Before his move to Turner Sports, Huber was an anchor for CNN/Sports Illustrated, a 24-hour sports news network.
Huber started at CNN in 1984 but began his career in print journalism, covering the NFL at the Miami News, followed by The Atlanta Journal, where he covered the city's professional football and basketball teams.
Huber's reporting garnered a number of awards, including an Emmy for his "Olympic Park Bombing" essay and six Sportscaster of the Year awards from The Associated Press.
Lieselotte Bybee January 3rd
LIESELOTTE A BYBEE, age 82, of Stuart, Fla., died Tuesday, January 3, 2012, at Stuart Nursing and Restorative Care in Stuart, Fla.
She was born in . Germany and moved from Titusville, Fl. in 2004 to Stuart, Fl.
She was a member of the Homemakers of Mims, she was a volunteer worker for a blood bank in Titusville and was a member of the Pink Lady at Jess Parish Hospital also in Titusville.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dallas Don Bybee and two sisters, Anneliese Torke and Maja Kaltwasser.
She is survived by her
One Daughter,
Daughter-Shirley Hill of Stuart, Fla.
One Son,
Son-Robert BYBEE of Germany
Three grandchildren
Four great-grandchildren
No services planned at the present time. Burial will take place at a later date at Little Butte Cemetery, Annis, Idaho.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Daniel Donahue September 24, 1938 - January 2, 2012
Daniel Joseph Donahue, Jr., 73, of Palm City, Florida died, January 2, 2012, at his home.
Born in Dedham, Massachusetts, he had been a resident of the Palm City for over 8 years coming from Boca Raton, Florida. He came to Florida from Cape Cod.
Before retiring he was the owner/operator of the D.J Donahue Corporation on Cape Cod. And the Atrium Garden Center, Mashpee, Massachusetts. He attended Holy Redeemer Catholic Church and was a member of the Evergreen Club, Palm City.
Survivors include his wife of 21 years, Sandra Donahue of Palm City; a son David Donahue of Sandwich, Massachusetts; daughters, Pamela Sullivan and Judy Brabants both of Marshfield, Massachusetts; step-sons, Robert Andrew Storer of Port St. Lucie and John Scott Storer of Atlanta, Georgia; a sister, Darrylle Curran of Sandwich; a brother Joseph Daniel Donahue of Annapolis, Maryland; five grandchildren; two step-grandchildren and a great-grandchild..
For those who wish, contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 1100 East Ocean Boulevard, Stuart, FL 34996 or at 772/286-1966
Arrangements are under the direction of the Forest Hills Funeral Homes Palm City Chapel and in Massachusetts by the McDonald Funeral Home in Marshfield.
Fred Milano (August 22, 1939 – January 1, 2012
Fred Milano (August 22, 1939 – January 1, 2012) was an American doo-wop singer. Born in New York, he was a member of The Belmonts who became successful in the late 1950s as Dion and the Belmonts, and in the early 1960s.
Milano was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.
Milano died in January 2012, from lung cancer in New York. He was 72.
Helen Vought December 31st
Helen Ann Vought, age 81, of Port Saint Lucie, FL ., died Saturday, December 31, 2011, at Treasure Coast Hospice in Fort Pierce, FL. She was born in New York, NY and was a resident of Port ST Lucie, FL , for 20 years after moving from Belle Harbor, NY.
She was preceded in death by her granddaughter Jessica Vought
She is survived by her husband of 60 years Harry E. Vought of Port ST Lucie, FL
Four Sons:
Son-Hank Vought of Rockaway Beach, NY
Son-Kevin Vought of Bronx, NY
Son-Daniel Vought of White Plains, NY
Son-Christopher Vought of Long Beach, NY
One Daughter,
Daughter- Regina Vought of Babylon, NY
Nine grandchildren
Visitation where the family will receive friends will be on Thursday, Jan 5, 2012 from 6-8pm at All County Funeral Home and Crematory, 1010 NW Federal Highway, Stuart, Fl. 34994l with a wake service at 7pm. A Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, Jan 6, 2012 at 11am at Holy Family Catholic Church, 2330 SE Mariposa Avenue, Port ST Lucie, FL, 34952.
Donations may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice, 5090 Dunn Road, Ft. Pierce, Fl. 34981.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Ron Dearle March 3, 1920 – December 30, 2011
  
Ronald William Fordham Searle CBE, RDI (March 3, 1920 – December 30, 2011) was a British artist and cartoonist, as well as a survior of the notorious Death Railway while a prisoner-of war of the Japanese in the Second World War.
Perhaps best known as the creator of St Trinian's School - he also collaborated with Geoffrey Willans on the Molesworth series. While credited on the title pages of the Molesworth books as co-author, his principal contribution was as the illustrator.
Searle was born in Cambridge, England, where his father was a porter at Cambridge Railway Station. He started drawing at the age of five and left school at the age of 15. He trained at Cambridge College of Arts and Technology, currently Anglia Ruskin University, for two years.
In April 1939, realizing that war was inevitable, he abandoned his art studies to enlist in the Royal Engineers. In January 1942, he was stationed in Singapore. After a month of fighting in Malaya, Singapore fell to the Japanese, and he was taken prisoner along with his cousin Tom Fordham Searle. He spent the rest of the war a prisoner, first in Changi Prison and then in the Kwai jungle, working on the Siam-Burma Death Railway. Searle contracted both beri-beri and malaria during his incarceration, which included numerous beatings, and his weight dropped to less than 85 pounds. He was liberated in late 1945 with the final defeat of the Japanese.
He married the journalist Kaye Webb in 1947; they had twins, Kate and Johnny. In 1961, he moved to Paris, leaving his family and later marrying Monica Koenig, painter, theatre and jewellery designer. After 1975, Searle and his wife lived and worked in the mountains of Haute Provence.
Searle died on 30 December 2011, aged 91.
Although Searle published the first St Trinian's cartoon in the magazine Lilliput in 1941, his career really begins with his documentation of the brutal camp conditions of his period as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese, in a series of drawings that he hid under the mattresses of prisoners dying of cholera. Searle recalled, "I desperately wanted to put down what was happening, because I thought if by any chance there was a record, even if I died, someone might find it and know what went on." But Searle survived, along with approximately 300 of his drawings. Liberated late in 1945, Searle returned to England where he published several of the drawings in fellow prisoner Russell Braddon's The Naked Island. Another of Searle's fellow prisoners later recounted, “If you can imagine something that weighs six stone or so, is on the point of death and has no qualities of the human condition that aren’t revolting, calmly lying there with a pencil and a scrap of paper, drawing, you have some idea of the difference of temperament that this man had from the ordinary human being.”
Most of these drawings appear in his 1986 book, Ronald Searle: To the Kwai and Back, War Drawings 1939-1945. In the book, Searle also wrote of his experiences as a prisoner, including the day he woke up to find a dead friend on either side of him, and a live snake underneath his head:
“You can’t have that sort of experience without it directing the rest of your life. I think that’s why I never really left my prison cell, because it gave me my measuring stick for the rest of my life... Basically all the people we loved and knew and grew up with simply became fertiliser for the nearest bamboo.”
At least one of his drawings is on display at the Changi Museum and Chapel, Singapore, but the majority of his originals are in the permanent collection of the Imperial War Museum, London, along with the works of other POW artists. The best known of these are Jack Bridger Chalker, Philip Meninsky and Ashley George Old.
Searle produced an extraordinary volume of work during the 1950s, including drawings for Life, Holiday and Punch. His cartoons appeared in The New Yorker, the Sunday Express and the News Chronicle. He compiled more St Trinian's books, which were based on his sister's school and other girls' schools in Cambridge. He collaborated with Geoffrey Willans on the Molesworth books (Down With Skool!, 1953, and How to be Topp, 1954), and with Alex Atkinson on travel books. In addition to advertisements and posters, Searle drew the title backgrounds of the Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder film The Happiest Days of Your Life.
After moving to Paris in 1961, he worked more on reportage for Life and Holiday and less on cartoons. He also continued to work in a broad range of media and created books (including his well-known cat books), animated films and sculpture for commemorative medals, both for the French Mint and the British Art Medal Society. Searle did a considerable amount of designing for the cinema, and in 1965, he completed the opening, intermission and closing credits for the comedy film Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines. In 1975, the full-length cartoon Dick Deadeye was released. Animated by a number of artists both British and French, it is considered by some to be his greatest achievement, although Searle himself detested the result.
In 2010, he gave about 2,200 of his works as permanent loans to Wilhelm Busch Museum Hannover (Germany), now renamed Deutsches Museum für Karikatur und Zeichenkunst. The ancient Summer palace of George 1st, this Museum holds Searle's archives.
Searle received much recognition for his work, especially in America, including the National Cartoonists Society's Advertising and Illustration Award in 1959 and 1965, the Reuben Award in 1960, their Illustration Award in 1980 and their Advertising Award in 1986 and 1987. Searle was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2004.[9] In 2007, he was decorated with one of France's highest awards, the Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, and in 2009, he received the German Order of Merit.
His work has had a great deal of influence, particularly on American cartoonists, including Pat Oliphant, Matt Groening, Hilary Knight, and the animators of Disney's 101 Dalmatians. In 2005, he was the subject of a BBC documentary on his life and work by Russell Davies.
Loraine Stamm December 30th
LORRAINE A. STAMM, age 87, of Jensen Beach, Fla., died Friday, December 30, 2011, at her home in Jensen Beach, Fla.
She was born in CHICAGO, IL. and moved from Chicago 31 years ago to Jensen Beach, Fl.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Harry J. Stamm
She is survived by her
One Daughter,
Daughter-Barbara Stamm of West Palm Beach, Fla.
One Son,
Son-Harry N (Chris) STAMM of Chicago, Ill.
No services planned at the present time.
Memorial donations may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, Fl. 34997, www.tchospice.org (772) 403-4500
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel
Anne Valero December 30th
ANNE C. VALERO, age 79, of Jensen Beach, Fla., died Friday, December 30, 2011, at Parkway Health & Rehabiltation Center in Stuart, Fla. She was born in WOOD RIDGE, NJ. and was a resident of Stuart Fla. for 27 years after moving from Temple Terrace Fla.
She is survived by her husband of 59 years, ALFRED VALERO and
Son-Marc VALERO of Seabring, Fla.
No services are being held at this time.
Memorial donations may be made to IHM, Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, 610 W. Elm Avenue, Monroe, MI, 48162 www.ihmsisters.org
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel
Anne Valero December 30th
ANNE C. VALERO, age 79, of Jensen Beach, Fla., died Friday, December 30, 2011, at Parkway Health & Rehabiltation Center in Stuart, Fla. She was born in WOOD RIDGE, NJ. and was a resident of Stuart Fla. for 27 years after moving from Temple Terrace Fla.
She is survived by her husband of 59 years, ALFRED VALERO and
Son-Marc VALERO of Seabring, Fla.
No services are being held at this time.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel
Jeffrey Henderson December 29th
Jeffrey Bryant Henderson, Age 57. He was a resident of North Hutchinson Island, coming from Stuart where he resided for 33 years. He graduated from Martin County High School in 1972, and attended Indian River Community College and Cal State University.
During his working career he was primarily employed in construction, wastewater operations and sales. He also served in the Merchant Marines during which time he travelled extensively about the world. He loved fishing, gardening and reading.
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Stuart, Florida.
He is survived by his mother, Katherine B. Goodwin of Ft. Pierce, brothers Kevin Henderson of Stuart, Jon Henderson of Palm City, and Don Henderson of Pt. St. Lucie, and by son Tyler M. Henderson of Brooklyn, New York. He was preceeded in death by his father Joe S. Henderson, stepmother June Henderson, stepfather H.B. Goodwin and close cousin Gary V. Henderson.
Services: Visitation will be from 1-3 pm Jan 7, with service at 2 pm, at All County Funeral Home and Crematory, Stuart.
George Pearl December 29th
George Allen Pearl, age 58, of Port Saint Lucie, Fla., died Thursday, December 29, 2011, at his home in Port Saint Lucie, Fla.
He was born in Stafford, CT. and moved from Ct. 42 years ago to Port St. Lucie, Fl.
He is survived by his parents, Leland and Patricia Pearl of Orange Co., Fl.
He is also survived by his wife of 24 years, Terri Pearl;
Four Sons,
Son-Brian Pearl of Ft. Pierce, Fla.
Son-Blake Pearl of Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Son-Brandon Haynes of Ft. Pierce, Fla.
Son-Cameron Haynes of Ft. Pierce, Fla.
Two Sisters,
Sister-Barbara Pearl Bugner of Chapin S.C.
Sister-Pat Caparafo of Morganton N.C.
Sister-Bonnie Nelson of Orange City Fla.
One Brother,
Brother-Lee Pearl Jr. of Ft. Myers, Fla.
Four grandchildren
No services planned at the present time.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Merle Calloway December 29th
MERLE C. CALLOWAY, age 75, of Stuart, Fla., died Thursday, December 29, 2011, at his residence in Stuart, Fla. He was born in WACHULA, FL and was a lifelong resident of Florida.
He was preceded in death by his parents Cora Calloway and George Thomas Calloway, brothers Billy and Jack Calloway
He is survived by his
Daughter-Louise (CALLOWAY) Wesley of Linville Falls, NC
Daughter-Jeannie (CALLOWAY) King of Panama City, FL
Daughter-Debbie (CALLOWAY) Ray of Buckhead Ridge, FL
Daughter-Hazel (CALLOWAY) Poucher of Lake Wales, FL
Son-CRAIG CALLOWAY of Stuart, Fla.
Son-Greg CALLOWAY of Melbourne, FL
Son-Tommy CALLOWAY of Ft. Meyers, FL
Ten grandchildren
Thirteen great-grandchildren
Donations may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice 1201 S.E. Indian Street Stuart, FL 34997 www.tchospice.org 772-403-4500
Services will be held privately by the family
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel
Mary Luchetti September 27, 1918 - December 28, 2011
Mrs. Mary Luchetti, 93, of Stuart, FL , died December 28, 2011, at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart, FL . She was born in Lexington, MO and had been a resident of Stuart since 1979, having moved from Miami, but originally from New York. She was a member of St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church in Jensen Beach.
She is survived by her daughter, Elaine Keller of Palm City; son, Paul Luchetti of Woodbury, CT; 5 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.
Visitation: 9:00AM to 10:00AM, Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at Forest Hills Funeral Homes, Palm City Chapel.
Service: 10:30AM, Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at St. Martin de Porres in Jensen Beach.
Entombment will follow in Forest Hills Memorial Park, Palm City.
Memorial contributions may be made to: Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian St, Stuart, FL 34997, in Mary's memory.
Patricia Baum December 28th
Patricia A Baum, age 71, of Hobe Sound, Fla., died Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at her home in Hobe Sound, Fla.
She was born in St. Louis, MO. and moved from Stuart, Fl. 3 years ago to Hobe Sound, Fl.
She was a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles of Martin County.
She was preceded in death by her son, Theron D. Baum.
She is survived by her
Two Daughters,
Daughter-Kathreine Baum of Okeechobee, Fla.
Daughter-Nina Baum of Ft. Pierce, Fla.
One Son,
Son-Dennis Baum of Hobe Sound, Fla.
Three grandchildren
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 14th from 11:00am until 2:00pm at The Eagles of Martin County, 2904 SE Waaler Street, Stuart, Fla. 34997.
contact e-mail: serviceforpatbaum0114@yahoo.com
Memorial donations may be made to The Eagles of Martin Co., 2904 SE Waaler Street, Stuart, Fl. 34997.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Don Mueller April 14, 1927 – December 28, 2011
Donald Frederick Mueller (April 14, 1927 – December 28, 2011) was a professional baseball player who played mainly as a Right fielder in Major League Baseball for 12 seasons from 1948 until 1959. The first 10 of those years were spent with the New York Giants, for whom he batted over .300 for three consecutive seasons (1953–55) and led the National League in hits (212) in 1954. Mueller, who batted left-handed and threw right-handed, never hit more than 16 home runs in a season. He earned the nickname Mandrake the Magician for being adept at consistently putting the ball in play and delivering hits through the infield. His lifetime batting average was .296.
He was born in St. Louis, Missouri on April 14, 1927. His father, Walter Mueller, was also a major leaguer who spent parts of four seasons during the 1920s with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The younger Mueller was signed as an amateur free agent out of Christian Brothers College High School by the Giants in 1944.
Mueller played a central, but painful, role in the famous October 3, 1951, playoff game that won the NL pennant for the Giants. With New York trailing the Brooklyn Dodgers, 4–1, in the ninth inning, Mueller singled Alvin Dark to third base. With one out, Whitey Lockman doubled to score Dark, but Mueller broke his ankle sliding into third. He was carried from the field, and missed both Bobby Thomson's game-winning home run that followed Lockman's hit and the 1951 World Series. But in 1954 - when he finished second to teammate Willie Mays in the NL batting race – Mueller batted .389 in the 1954 Fall Classic to help lead the Giants to a four-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians.
Mueller finished his playing career with the 1958-59 Chicago White Sox. Mueller died on December 28, 2011, six months after his wife, Genevieve.
Plant A Tree In Israel
Plant a tree in Israel to recognize or memorialize friends, family, and loved ones.
Mary Starita May 21, 1943 - December 28, 2011
Mary R. Starita, 68, of Palm City, died unexpectedly December 28, 2011 at her residence. She was born May 21, 1943 in Little Rock, Arkansas, the daughter of Albert and Renee Faulkner. She attended the University of Omaha where she studied accounting. Following schooling she practiced accounting in Chicago. She was a "war Bride" during the Vietnam Era, marrying Richard when he returned
She and Richard moved around in the Air Force and Airline career, finally retiring in Florida in 1994. Mary owned and operated Needles and Pins in Palm City and Stuart for several years. Most recently she worked as the lead sacristan at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Palm City.
Mary was an avid tennis player and past captain of the Harbour Ridge Women's Tennis Team. She enjoyed cruising on the family yacht in the Bahamas and in Florida. She was also manager and owner of a sports car racing team, Roselle Racing, with her husband Richard as the driver.
She is survived by her ex-husband, Richard Starita of Stuart; and six step children.
Visitation: 5:00 – 7:00PM, Tuesday, January 3, 2011 at Forest Hills Funeral Homes, Palm City Chapel.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held: 10:00AM, Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Palm City.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of the Treasure Coast, 4100 SW Leighton Farm Ave., Palm City, FL 34990 or www.humanesociety-tc.org., in Mary's memory.
Andy Schwartz November 18, 1944 - December 27, 2011
Andy" Anton Bruce Schwartz, 67, died December 27, 2011 at his residence in Stuart.
Born in New York, NY, he moved to Stuart in 2005, coming from Miami.
He was a retired court reporter for U. S. District Court.
He was a member of the Jewish faith; Narcotics Anonymous and Friends of Bill W.
Survivors include his son, Jordan Schwartz and wife, Tara of Stuart; daughter, Eve Schwartz of Ohio; sister, Arlene Weiner of Arizona; and three grandchildren, Curran, Jenna and Noah.
SERVICES: A Gathering of Family and Friends will be held in Miami at a later date.
Arrangements are under the direction of Forest Hills Funeral Homes-Young and Prill Chapel in Stuart. A guest registry may be signed at www.youngandprill.com.
Karl K Mueller December 10, 1924 - December 26, 2011
Karl K Mueller, 87, of Hobe Sound, FL, died December 26, 2011, at Manors at Hobe Sound in Hobe Sound, FL.
Born December 10, 1924 in Germany, he moved to the Treasure Coast from Armonk, NY in 1992.
He worked in product development in the textile industry.
He was of the Roman Catholic Faith, a member of St. Christopher Catholic Church in Hobe Sound, and had served as an usher there. He also was a member of Knights of Columbus.
He was a Charter member of the Lost Lake Golf Club in Hobe Sound.
Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Norma Mueller of Hobe Sound; daughter, Robyn O'Heron and husband, Sean of Hobe Sound; son, Christopher Mueller and wife, Maria of Harrison, NY; two grandchildren, Sydney Mueller of Harrison, NY and Austin Mueller of Harrison, NY.
Mr. Mueller was preceded in death by his three sisters and three brothers.
SERVICES: Visitation will be held at 4 PM to 7 PM, December 28, 2011 at Forest Hills Funeral Homes-Young and Prill Chapel in Stuart. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 AM, December 29, 2011 at St. Christopher Catholic Church in Hobe Sound, burial will follow at Forest Hills Memorial Park in Palm City.
Arrangements are under the direction of Forest Hills Funeral Homes-Young and Prill Chapel in Stuart. A guest registry may be signed at www.youngandprill.com.
Helen Davis December 25th
HELEN K DAVIS, age 89 , of Palm City, FL, died Sunday Dec 25, 2011 , at her home in Palm City, FL . She was born in Loraine, OH and moved from Atlantis, FL 24 years ago to Palm City. She liked to play bridge.
She is survived by her
Daughters: Barbara Ann Baynard of Hopewell, VA and step daughter- Sherri Alazraki of San Diego, CA
Step-son- Brian Davis of Hockessin, Del
Sisters: Betty Kachmarik and Anna Kachmarik of Upper Darby, PA
A private memorial service will be held at a later date
Memorial donations may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice 1201 SE Indian Street Stuart, FL 34997 772-403-4500 www.tchospice.org
preceded in death by her husband Earle M. Davis
All County Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Raymond Morrison February 21, 1925 - December 25, 2011
Lt. Col. Raymond C Morrison, U. S. Army Retired, 86, of Stuart, died December 25, 2011 at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart.
Born in Oak Park, IL, he moved to Stuart in 1988 coming from Belgium.
He was a retired Lt. Colonel with 30 years of military service in the U. S. Army, retiring as a military intelligence officer from NATO Headquarters in Belgium. He received the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with one bronze service star; World War II Victory Medal; Good Conduct Medal with four loops; National Defense Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster; Vietnam Service medal with five bronze service stars; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal were among some of the awards he earned.
He received his Bachelor's degree from American University in Washington, DC and also attended Mexico City College, University of Paris and Washington College of Law.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Shirley M. Morrison of Stuart; daughter, Anna Marie Brooks and her husband Paul of Stuart; four grandchildren, Janette; Christian; Alicia; Michaela; one great grandchild, Jordan.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Warren Morrison.
SERVICES: Graveside Service will be held at 12:30 PM, December 28, 2011 at Forest Hills Memorial Park in Palm City with military honors provided by the U. S. Army.
Arrangements are under the direction of Forest Hills Funeral Homes-Young & Prill Chapel in Stuart. A guest registry may be signed by www.youngandprill.com.
Rita Gaiser December 24th
Rita Gaiser, age 86, of Stuart, FL ., died Saturday, December 24, 2011, at Martin Nursing & Restorative Care Center in Stuart, FL. She was born in Buffalo, NY and was a resident of Stuart, FL for 30 years after moving from Buffalo, NY.
She was preceded in death by her spouse of 55 years Karl Gaiser
She is survived by her
Daughter-Pamela Gaiser of Stuart, FL
Son- Carl Gaiser of Okeechobee, Fl
4 grandchildren
11 great-greatgrandchildren
No services are planned at this time
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Andrew Filocamo December 23rd
ANDREW J. FILOCAMO, age 88, of Jensen Beach, Fla., died Friday, December 23, 2011, at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart, Fla.
He was born in Dorchester, MA. and moved from Winthrop, Ma over 20 years ago to Jensen Beach, Fl.
He valiantly served in the United States Army in WWII in Europe and as a drummer had the honor of accompanying President Truman as he played the piano. He received a Good Conduct Medal and the Victory Medal for his dedicated service. After the War, he continued his love of music and soon after, had become a stand-up comedian in show business, where he met and married Lois. Andy worked with such great performers as Ella Fitzgerald, Norm Crosby, Don Rickles, Totie Fields, Pat Rooney Sr. and Ted Knight.
Another star in the sky , he'll keep 'em laughing on the other side..
He was preceded in death by his grandson, Anthony Filocamo
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, LOIS FILOCAMO;
Two Daughters,
Daughter-Kimberly Filocamo of Winthrop, Mass.
Daughter- Andrea Cataldo of San Diego, Ca
Two Sons,
Son-Gary John FILOCAMO of Revere, Mass.
Son-Drew FILOCAMO of Winthrop, Mass.
Six grandchildren
No services planned at the present time.
Memorial donations may be made to Treasure Coast Hsopice, 1201 SE India Street, Stuart, Fl. (772) 403-4500, www.tchospice.org
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel
William Duell August 30, 1923 - December 22, 2011
Darwin William Duell[1](August 30, 1923 - December 22, 2011) was an American actor and singer. He was known for his roles as Andrew McNair in the musical 1776, Jim Sefelt in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and Johnny the Snitch on the 1982 crime comedy series Police Squad!. He also had a small part in the film Cradle Will Rock as a butler. He was described as a short, odd-looking character actor with a Shakespearean background. He had many minor roles in plays, films and TV series. His last work was a cameo in the film How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. Duell graduated from the Green Mountain Junior College (now Green Mountain College) (Illinois), Illinois Wesleyan University, and Yale University. A theatre scholarship at GMC is named after him. He portrayed Congressional Custodian Andrew McNair in the Broadway version of 1776, which made him the one actor who stayed throughout the entire run of the show and was never understudied. In the 1997 Broadway Revival of 1776, Duell was a replacement member of the cast, filling the role of Caesar Rodney after Michael McCormick took on the role of John Adams. In 2010, he appeared in an one-night only concert semi staged reading of Evening Primrose by Stephen Sondheim.
Violet Hayden December 21st
VIOLET ANDERSON HAYDEN, age 92, of Stuart, Fla., died Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at Stuart Nursing and Restorative Care in Stuart, Fla.
She was born in Hammond, IN. and resided in Stuart for 15 years coming from Miami.She was a volunteer for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, an avid reader and an advocate of "Hugs"
She was preceded in death by her parents David and Esther Anderson.
She is survived by her
One Daughter,
Daughter-Becki Hayden of Islamorada, Fla.
One Son,
Son-Stanley Hayden of Islamorada, Fla.
Two grandchildren
Four great-grandchildren
services will be held at a later date
Memorial donations may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis foundation 2004 Sproul Road Broomall, PA 19008
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel
Edward Joseph Seroni February 3, 1930 - December 20, 2011
Edward Joseph Seroni, Jr., 81, of Palm City, Florida died, December 20, 2011, at his home.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, he had been a resident of the Palm City for over 10 years coming from New Fairfield, Connecticut.
During the Korean War he served in Army Signal Corps and was attached to the Supreme Headquarters Allied Forces Europe, under the command of General Eisenhower. He was a graduate of New York University, Stern School of Business with a Bachelors of Science degree.
Before retiring he was an executive with Amalgamated Life Insurance Company, New York City for 35 years. He attended Holy Redeemer Catholic Church and was a member of the Evergreen Club, Palm City.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Marie A. Seroni of Palm City and a sister, Eleanor A. Bennett of Middle Village, New York.
SERVICES: Visitation will be from 2:00 to 4:00 PM on December 27, 2011 at the Forest Hills Funeral Homes Palm City Chapel with a prayer service at 4:00 PM.
Interment will be in St. Peter Cemetery, Danbury Connecticut with military honors.
Barbara Stevenson June 25, 1925 - December 20, 2011
Barbara June Stevenson, 86, died December 20, 2011 at her residence in Hobe Sound.
Born in San Bernardino, CA, she moved to Hobe Sound in 1994, coming from Vero Beach, FL.
She had been a Secretary for the Army Air Force during World War II.
She was a member of Jupiter Island Club; Shinnecock Hills Club; Southampton Bathing Club; Piping Rock Club; and John's Island Club.
Survivors include her son, Elliott Rogers of Connecticut, and two grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles P. Stevenson (2010); daughter, Nancy R. Bowen (2011); and her brother, B. Donald Franklin.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718 ; online donations may be made at http://www.cancer.org/index.Services will be held at Christ Memorial Chapel at a later date.
Arrangements are entrusted to Forest Hills Funeral Homes-Young and Prill Chapel in Stuart. A guest registry may be signed at www.youngandprill.com.
Doe Avedon April 7, 1928 - December 18, 2011
Doe Avedon born (Dorcas Marie Nowell) April 7, 1928 - December 18, 2011 was a model and an actress in several feature movies. She played the recurring role of Diane Walker on the Big Town television series (1955–56).
In the 1957 movie Funny Face, the role of Jo, played by Audrey Hepburn is based on the beginning of Dorcas's career as a model. The role of Dick Avery, played by Fred Astaire was based on fashion photographer Richard Avedon, who became her husband and whose idea it was to change her name from Dorcas to Doe.
Václav Havel October 5, 1936 – December 18, 2011
Václav Havel (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvaːt͡slaf ˈɦavɛl] ( listen)) ( October 5, 1936 – December 18, 2011) was a Czech playwright, essayist, poet, dissident and politician. He was the tenth and last president of Czechoslovakia (1989–92) and the first President of the Czech Republic (1993–2003). He wrote over 20 plays and numerous non-fiction works, translated internationally. Havel received the US Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Philadelphia Liberty Medal, the Order of Canada, the freedom medal of the Four Freedoms Award, and the Ambassador of Conscience Award and several other distinctions. He was also voted 4th in Prospect magazine's 2005 global poll of the world's top 100 intellectuals. He was a founding signatory of the Prague Declaration on European Conscience and Communism.[2] At the time of his death he was Chairman of the New York-based Human Rights Foundation. Equally, he was the founder of VIZE97 Foundation, and the FORUM 2000 annual global conference.
Beginning in the 1960s, his work turned to focus on the politics of Czechoslovakia. After the Prague Spring, he became increasingly active. In 1977, his involvement with the human rights manifesto Charter 77 brought him international fame as the leader of the opposition in Czechoslovakia; it also led to his imprisonment. The 1989 Velvet Revolution launched Havel into the presidency. In this role, he led Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic to multi-party democracy. His thirteen years in office saw radical change in his nation, including its split with Slovakia, which Havel opposed, its accession into NATO and start of the negotiations for membership in the European Union, which was attained in 2004.
Havel was born in Prague on 5 October 1936. He grew up in a well-known and wealthy entrepreneurial and intellectual family, which was closely linked to the cultural and political events in Czechoslovakia from the 1920s to the 1940s. His father, Václav Maria Havel, was the owner of the suburb Barrandov which was located on the highest point of Prague and of Barrandov film studios. Havel's mother, Božena Vavřečková, came from a well known family; her father was an ambassador and well-known journalist. Because of Havel's bourgeois history, the Communist regime did not allow Havel to study formally after he had completed his required schooling in 1951. In the first part of the 1950s, the young Havel entered into a four-year apprenticeship as a chemical laboratory assistant and simultaneously took evening classes; he completed his secondary education in 1954. For political reasons, he was not accepted into any post-secondary school with a humanities program; therefore, he opted to study at the Faculty of
Economics of Czech Technical University in Prague but dropped out after two years. In 1964, Havel married proletarian Olga Šplíchalová, much to the displeasure of his mother.
The intellectual tradition of his family compelled Václav Havel to pursue the humanitarian values of Czech culture. After military service (1957–59), he worked as a stagehand in Prague (at the Theater On the Balustrade – Divadlo Na zábradlí) and studied drama by correspondence at the Theater Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU). His first publicly performed full-length play, besides various vaudeville collaborations, was The Garden Party (1963). Presented in a season of Theater of the Absurd, at the Balustrade, it won him international acclaim. It was soon followed by The Memorandum, one of his best known plays, and the The Increased Difficulty of Concentration, all at the Balustrade. In 1968, The Memorandum was also brought to The Public Theater in New York, which helped establish his reputation in the United States. The Public continued to produce his plays over the next years, although after 1968 his plays were banned in his own country, Havel was unable to leave Czechoslovakia to see any foreign performances.
During the first week of the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, Havel provided a commentary on the events on Radio Free Czechoslovakia in Liberec. Following the suppression of the Prague Spring in 1968 he was banned from the theatre and became more politically active. He was forced to take a job in a brewery, an experience he wrote about in his play Audience. This play, along with two other "Vaněk" plays (so-called because of the recurring character Ferdinand Vaněk, a stand in for Havel), became distributed in samizdat form across Czechoslovakia, and greatly added to Havel's reputation of being a leading revolutionary (several other Czech writers later wrote their own plays featuring Vaněk). This reputation was cemented with the publication of the Charter 77 manifesto, written partially in response to the imprisonment of members of the Czech psychedelic band The Plastic People of the Universe detained for their involvement with the Czech underground. He co-founded the Committee for the Defense of the Unjustly Persecuted in 1979. His political activities resulted in multiple stays in prison, and constant government surveillance and questioning. His longest stay in prison, from June 1979 to January 1984, is documented in Letters to Olga, his late wife.
He was famous for his essays, most particularly for his articulation of "Post-Totalitarianism" (Power of the Powerless), a term used to describe the modern social and political order that enabled people to "live within a lie." In this essay Havel took issue with the concept of the 'dissident' as such, arguing that it is mainly a prescription attached to certain practices that are not by their authors categorized as dissident behaviour: one becomes a dissident mainly through the interpretation of one's behaviour by others.
A passionate supporter of non-violent resistance, a role in which he has been compared, by former US President Bill Clinton, to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., he became a leading figure in the Velvet Revolution of 1989, the bloodless end to communism in Czechoslovakia.
His motto was "Truth and love must prevail over lies and hate."
On 29 December 1989, while leader of the Civic Forum, he became president by a unanimous vote of the Federal Assembly. This was an ironic turn of fate for a man who had long insisted that he was uninterested in politics. He joined many dissidents of the period arguing that political change should happen through civic initiatives autonomous from the state, rather than through the state itself. He was awarded the Prize For Freedom of the Liberal International in 1990.
After the free elections of 1990 he retained his presidency. One of the first acts in office was to issue a wide ranging amnesty releasing many political prisoners. Despite increasing tensions, Havel supported the retention of the federation of the czechs and the slovaks during the breakup of Czechoslovakia. On 3 July 1992 the federal parliament did not elect Havel, who was the only candidate – due to a lack of support from Slovak MPs. The largest party, the Civic Democratic Party, let it known that it would not support any other candidate. After the Slovaks issued their Declaration of Independence, he resigned as president on 20 July, saying he would not preside over the country's breakup.
However, when the Czech Republic was created, he stood for election as president on 26 January 1993, and won. Unlike in Czechoslovakia, he was not the Czech Republic's chief executive. However, owing to his prestige, he still commanded a good deal of moral authority.
Havel's popularity abroad surpassed his popularity at home, and he was no stranger to controversy and criticism. An extensive general pardon, one of his first acts as a president, was an attempt to both lessen the pressure in overcrowded prisons and release those who may have been falsely imprisoned during the Communist era. He had felt that decisions of a corrupt court of the previous regime could not be trusted, and that most in prison had not been fairly tried. Critics claimed that this amnesty raised the crime rate. According to Havel's memoir To the Castle and Back, most of those released had less than a year of their sentence to run. Statistics have not lent clear support to either claim.
In an interview with Karel Hvížďala (also included in To the Castle and Back), Havel stated that he felt his most important accomplishment as president was the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact. The dissolution was so complicated, the infrastructure created by the pact was ingrained in the workings of the countries and in their general consciousness, that it took two years for Soviet troops to fully withdraw from Czechoslovakia.
Following a legal dispute with his sister-in-law, Havel decided to sell his 50% stake in the Lucerna Palace on Wenceslas Square, a legendary dance hall built by his grandfather Václav Havel. In a transaction arranged by Marián Čalfa, Havel sold the estate to Václav Junek, a former communist spy in France and leader of the soon-to-be-bankrupt conglomerate Chemapol Group, who later openly admitted he bribed politicians of the Czech Social Democratic Party.
In December 1996 the chain smoking Havel was diagnosed as having lung cancer. The disease reappeared two years later. He quit smoking. In 1996, Olga, his wife of 32 years, died of cancer. Less than a year later Havel remarried, to actress Dagmar Veškrnová.
The former political prisoner was instrumental in enabling the transition of NATO from being an anti-Warsaw Pact alliance to its present inclusion of former-Warsaw Pact members, like the Czech Republic. Havel advocated vigorously for the expansion of the military alliance into Eastern Europe, including the Czech Republic.
Havel was re-elected president in 1998. He had to undergo a colostomy in Innsbruck when his colon ruptured while on holiday in Austria. Havel left office after his second term as Czech president ended on 2 February 2003; Václav Klaus, one of his greatest political opponents, was elected his successor on 28 February 2003. Margaret Thatcher wrote of the two men in her foreign policy treatise, Statecraft, reserving greater respect for Havel, whose dedication to democracy and defying the Communists earned her admiration.
From 1997, Havel hosted Forum 2000, an annual conference to "identify the key issues facing civilization and to explore ways to prevent the escalation of conflicts that have religion, culture or ethnicity as their primary components.” In 2005, the former President occupied the Kluge Chair for Modern Culture at the John W. Kluge Center of the United States Library of Congress, where he continued his research in human rights. In November and December 2006, Havel spent eight weeks as a visiting artist in residence at Columbia University. The stay was sponsored by the Columbia Arts Initiative and featured "performances, and panels center[ing] on his life and ideas", including a public "conversation" with former U.S. President Bill Clinton. Concurrently, the Untitled Theater Company No. 61 launched a Havel Festival, the first complete festival of his plays in various venues throughout New York City, including The Brick Theater and the Ohio Theatre, in celebration of his 70th birthday. Havel was a member of the World Future Society and addressed the Society's members on 4 July 1994. His speech was later printed in THE FUTURIST magazine (July, 1995).
Havel's memoir of his experience as President, To the Castle and Back, was published in May 2007. The book mixes an interview in the style of Disturbing the Peace with actual memoranda he sent to his staff with modern diary entries and recollections.
On 4 August 2007, Havel met with members of the Belarus Free Theatre at his summer cottage in the Czech Republic in a show of his continuing support, which has been instrumental in the theatre's attaining international recognition and membership in the European Theatrical Convention.
Havel's first new play in over 18 years, Leaving (Odcházení), was published in November 2007, and was to have had its world premiere in June 2008 at the Prague theater Divadlo na Vinohradech, but the theater withdrew it in December as it felt it could not provide the technical support needed to mount the play. The play instead premiered on 22 May 2008 at the Archa Theatre to standing ovations. Havel based the play on King Lear, by William Shakespeare, and on The Cherry Orchard, by Anton Chekhov; "Chancellor Vilém Rieger is the central character of Leaving, who faces a crisis after being removed from political power." The play had its English language premiere at the Orange Tree Theatre in London and its American premiere at The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia. Havel subsequently directed a film version of the play, which premiered in the Czech Republic on 22 March 2011.
Other new works include the short sketch Pět Tet, a modern sequel to Unveiling, and The Pig, or Václav Havel's Hunt for a Pig, which was premiered in Brno at Theatre Goose on a String and had its English language premiere in June 2011 at the 3LD Art & Technology Center in New York, in a production from Untitled Theater Company #61.
In 2008 Havel became Member of the European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation, an NGO designed to monitor tolerance in Europe and to prepare practical recommendations on fighting anti-Semitism, racism and xenophobia on the continent.
Havel met with U.S. President Barack Obama at the European Union (EU) and United States (US) summit in Prague on 5 April 2009. He had written Obama a letter inviting the president to come to Prague.
Havel was the chair of the International Council of the Human Rights Foundation, and a member of the international advisory council of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.
Václav Havel at Velvet Revolution Memorial (Národní Street, Prague) in 2010
On the national level Havel from 2004 until his death supported Czech Green Party.
Havel died on 18 December 2011 at his country home in Hrádeček. A week before his death, he met with fellow dissident and longtime friend, the Dalai Lama, in Prague; Havel appeared in a wheelchair. Within hours Havel's death was met with tributes from numerous world leaders, including US President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former Polish President Lech Wałęsa. Merkel called Havel "a great European," while Wałęsa said he should have been given the Nobel Peace Prize.
Edward M. Hainrihar November 9, 1912 - December 17, 2011
Edward M. Hainrihar, 99, of Palm City, Florida died, December 17, 2011, at Stuart Nursing and Restorative Care Center, Stuart.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, he had been a resident of the Palm City for over 5 years coming from Chicago.
Before retiring he was a tool and die maker for the General Motors locomotive division for over 20 years. He was a Christian and was a 32° Mason.
Survivors include a daughter Dawn Pope of Palm City; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Eleanor Hainrihar and a daughter Diane Hainrihar.
SERVICES: There will be a memorial at the First Baptist Church, Stuart. There will be addition services in Chicago.
For those who wish, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 865 SE Monterey Commons Boulevard, Stuart, FL 34996 or on line at www.cancer.org
Arrangements are under the direction of the Forest Hills Funeral Homes Palm City Chapel.
Elmer Scholz December 17th
ELMER R SCHOLZ, age 91, of Stuart, FL , died Saturday, December 17, 2011, at Salerno Bay Manor in Stuart, FL. He was born in Cleveland, OH and was a resident of Stuart, FL for 20 years after moving from Ohio. He was in the Marine Corps League.
He was preceded in death by his son Mark Scholz
He is survived by his wife of 36 years FRIEDA " Dolly' SCHOLZ of Stuart, FL
Daughter-Cheryl Ina of Woodland HIlls, CA
Step-daughters: Sharon Fehrenkamp of of Palm Beach Gardens, FL and Susan Rolfsen of Haysville, NC
Step-son- Dan Neumann of Hobe Sound, FL
Twelve grandchildren
Nine great-grandchildren
A Memorial Service will be held on Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 10:30am at Bethel Lutheran Church in Hobe Sound, FL
Memorial Donations may be made to Bethel Lutheran Church 7905 S.E Federal Hwy. Hobe Sound, FL 33455
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel
Kim Jong-il February 16, 1941 - December 17, 2011
Kim Jong-il (born: Yuri Irsenovich Kim; 16 February 1941/2 – 17 December 2011), was the supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). He was the General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, the ruling party since 1948, Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea, and the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army, the fourth-largest standing army in the world.
In April 2009, North Korea's constitution was amended to refer to him implicitly as the "Supreme Leader". He was also referred to as the "Dear Leader", "our Father", "the General" and "Generalissimo". His son Kim Jong-un was promoted to a senior position in the ruling Workers' Party and is heir apparent. In 2010, he was ranked 31st in Forbes Magazine's List of The World's Most Powerful People. The North Korean government announced his death on 19 December 2011.
Details surrounding Kim Jong-il's birth vary according to source. Soviet records show that he was born in the village of Vyatskoye, near Khabarovsk, in 1941, where his father, Kim Il-sung, commanded the 1st Battalion of the Soviet 88th Brigade, made up of Chinese and Korean exiles. Kim Jong-il's mother, Kim Jong-suk, was Kim Il-sung's first wife.
Kim Jong-il's official biography states that he was born in a secret military camp on Baekdu Mountain in Japanese Korea on 16 February 1942. Official biographers claim that his birth at Baekdu Mountain was foretold by a swallow, and heralded by the appearance of a double rainbow over the mountain and a new star in the heavens.
In 1945, Kim was three or four years old (depending on his birth year) when World War II ended and Korea regained independence from Japan. His father returned to Pyongyang that September, and in late November Kim returned to Korea via a Soviet ship, landing at Sonbong (선봉군, also Unggi). The family moved into a former Japanese officer's mansion in Pyongyang, with a garden and pool. Kim Jong-il's brother, "Shura" Kim (the first Kim Pyong-il, but known by his Russian nickname), drowned there in 1948. Unconfirmed reports suggest that five-year-old Kim Jong-il might have caused the accident. In 1949, his mother died in childbirth. Unconfirmed reports suggest that his mother might have been shot and left to bleed to death.
According to his official biography, Kim completed the course of general education between September 1950 and August 1960. He attended Primary School No. 4 and Middle School No. 1 (Namsan Higher Middle School) in Pyongyang[citation needed] This is contested by foreign academics, who believe he is more likely to have received his early education in the People's Republic of China as a precaution to ensure his safety during the Korean War.
Throughout his schooling, Kim was involved in politics. He was active in the Children's Union and the Democratic Youth League (DYL), taking part in study groups of Marxist political theory and other literature. In September 1957 he became vice-chairman of his middle school's DYL branch. He pursued a programme of anti-factionalism and attempted to encourage greater ideological education among his classmates.
Kim is also said to have received English language education at the University of Malta in the early 1970s, on his infrequent holidays in Malta as guest of Prime Minister Dom Mintoff.
The elder Kim had meanwhile remarried and had another son, Kim Pyong-il (named after Kim Jong-il's drowned brother). Since 1988, Kim Pyong-il has served in a series of North Korean embassies in Europe and is currently the North Korean ambassador to Poland. Foreign commentators suspect that Kim Pyong-il was sent to these distant posts by his father in order to avoid a power struggle between his two sons.
y the time of the Sixth Party Congress in October 1980, Kim Jong-il's control of the Party operation was complete. He was given senior posts in the Politburo, the Military Commission and the party Secretariat. When he was made a member of the Seventh Supreme People's Assembly in February 1982, international observers deemed him the heir apparent of North Korea.
At this time Kim assumed the title "Dear Leader" (친애하는 지도자, chinaehaneun jidoja) the government began building a personality cult around him patterned after that of his father, the "Great Leader". Kim Jong-il was regularly hailed by the media as the "fearless leader" and "the great successor to the revolutionary cause". He emerged as the most powerful figure behind his father in North Korea.
On 24 December 1991, Kim was also named supreme commander of the North Korean armed forces. Since the Army is the real foundation of power in North Korea, this was a vital step. Defence Minister Oh Jin-wu, one of Kim Il-sung's most loyal subordinates, engineered Kim Jong-il's acceptance by the Army as the next leader of North Korea, despite his lack of military service. The only other possible leadership candidate, Prime Minister Kim Il (no relation), was removed from his posts in 1976. In 1992, Kim Il-sung publicly stated that his son was in charge of all internal affairs in the Democratic People's Republic.
In 1992, radio broadcasts started referring to him as the "Dear Father", instead of the "Dear Leader", suggesting a promotion. His 50th birthday in February was the occasion for massive celebrations, exceeded only by those for the 80th birthday of Kim Il Sung himself on 15 April that same year.
According to defector Hwang Jang-yop, the North Korean government system became even more centralized and autocratic during the 1980s and 1990s under Kim Jong-il than it had been under his father. In one example explained by Hwang, although Kim Il-sung required his ministers to be loyal to him, he nonetheless and frequently sought their advice during decision-making. In contrast, Kim Jong-il demanded absolute obedience and agreement from his ministers and party officials with no advice or compromise, and he viewed any slight deviation from his thinking as a sign of disloyalty. According to Hwang, Kim Jong-il personally directed even minor details of state affairs, such as the size of houses for party secretaries and the delivery of gifts to his subordinates.
By the 1980s, North Korea began to experience severe economic stagnation. Kim Il-sung's policy of juche (self-reliance) cut the country off from almost all external trade, even with its traditional partners, the Soviet Union and China.
South Korea accused Kim of ordering the 1983 bombing in Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar), which killed 17 visiting South Korean officials, including four cabinet members, and another in 1987 which killed all 115 on board Korean Air Flight 858. A North Korean agent, Kim Hyon Hui, confessed to planting a bomb in the case of the second, saying the operation was ordered by Kim Jong-il personally.
In 1992, Kim Jong-il's voice was broadcast within North Korea for the first time during a military parade for the KPA's 60th year anniversary in Pyongyang's Kim Il-sung Square, in which Kim Il-sung attended with Kim Jong-il by his side. After Kim Il-sung's speech, and the parade inspection his son approached the microphone at the grandstand in response to the report of the parade inspector and simply said: "Glory to the heroic soldiers of the Korean People's Army!" Everyone in the audience applauded and the parade participants at the square grounds (which included veteran soldiers and officers of the KPA) shouted "ten thousand years" three times after that.
On 8 July 1994, Kim Jong-il's father, Kim Il-sung died, at the age of 82 from a heart attack. However, it took three years for Kim Jong-il to consolidate his power. He officially took the titles of General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea on 8 October 1997 and Chairman of the National Defence Commission on 9 April 1993. In 1998, his Defence Commission chairmanship was declared to be "the highest post of the state", so Kim may be regarded as North Korea's head of state from that date. Also in 1998, the Supreme People's Assembly wrote the president's post out of the constitution in memory of Kim Il-Sung, who was designated the country's "Eternal President". It can be argued, though, that he became the country's leader when he became leader of the Workers' Party; in most Communist countries the party leader is the most powerful person in the country.
Officially, Kim was part of a triumvirate heading the executive branch of the North Korean government along with Premier Choe Yong-rim and parliament chairman Kim Yong-nam (no relations). Each nominally held powers equivalent to a third of a president's powers in most other presidential systems. Kim Jong-il was commander of the armed forces, Choe Yong-rim headed the government and Kim Yong-nam handled foreign relations. In practice, however, Kim Jong-il exercised absolute control over the government and the country.
Although Kim was not required to stand for popular election to his key offices, he was unanimously elected to the Supreme People's Assembly every five years, representing a military constituency, due to his concurrent capacities as KPA Supreme Commander and Chairman of the DPRK NDC.
In 1998, South Korean President Kim Dae-jung implemented the "Sunshine Policy" to improve North-South relations and to allow South Korean companies to start projects in the North. Kim Jong-il announced plans to import and develop new technologies to develop North Korea's fledgling software industry. As a result of the new policy, the Kaesong Industrial Park was constructed in 2003 just north of the de-militarized zone, with the planned participation of 250 South Korean companies, employing 100,000 North Koreans, by 2007. However, by March 2007, the Park contained only 21 companies—employing 12,000 North Korean workers. As of May 2010 the park employs over 40,000 North Korean workers.
In 1994, North Korea and the United States signed an Agreed Framework which was designed to freeze and eventually dismantle the North's nuclear weapons program in exchange for aid in producing two power-generating nuclear reactors. In 2002, Kim Jong-il's government admitted to having produced nuclear weapons since the 1994 agreement. Kim's regime argued the secret production was necessary for security purposes—citing the presence of United States-owned nuclear weapons in South Korea and the new tensions with the US under President George W. Bush. On 9 October 2006, North Korea's Korean Central News Agency announced that it had successfully conducted an underground nuclear test.
According to a 2004 Human Rights Watch report, North Korean government under Kim was "among the world's most repressive governments", having up to 200,000 political prisoners and no freedom of the press or religion, political opposition or equal education and health care: "Virtually every aspect of political, social, and economic life is controlled by the government.
In an August 2008 issue of the Japanese newsweekly Shukan Gendai, Waseda University professor Toshimitsu Shigemura, an authority on the Korean Peninsula, claimed that Kim Jong-il died of diabetes in late 2003 and had been replaced in public appearances by one or more stand-ins previously employed to protect him from assassination attempts. In a subsequent best-selling book, The True Character of Kim Jong-il, Shigemura cited apparently un-named people close to Kim's family along with Japanese and South Korean intelligence sources, claiming they confirmed Kim's diabetes took a turn for the worse early in 2000 and from then until his supposed death three and a half years later he was using a wheelchair. Shigemura moreover claimed a voiceprint analysis of Kim speaking in 2004 did not match a known earlier recording. It was also noted that Kim Jong-il did not appear in public for the Olympic torch relay in Pyongyang on 28 April 2008. The question had reportedly "baffled foreign intelligence agencies for years."
On 9 September 2008, various sources reported that after he did not show up that day for a military parade celebrating North Korea's 60th anniversary, US intelligence agencies believed Kim might be "gravely ill" after having suffered a stroke. He had last been seen in public a month earlier.
A former CIA official said earlier reports of a health crisis were likely to be accurate. North Korean media remained silent on the issue. An Associated Press report said analysts believed Kim had been supporting moderates in the foreign ministry, while North Korea's powerful military was against so-called "Six-Party" negotiations with China, Japan, Russia, South Korea and the United States aimed towards ridding North Korea of nuclear weapons. Some US officials noted that soon after rumours about Kim's health were publicized a month before, North Korea had taken a "tougher line in nuclear negotiations." In late August North Korea's official news agency reported the government would "consider soon a step to restore the nuclear facilities in Yongbyon to their original state as strongly requested by its relevant institutions." Analysts said this meant "the military may have taken the upper hand and that Kim might no longer be wielding absolute authority."
By 10 September there were conflicting reports. Unidentified South Korean government officials said Kim had undergone surgery after suffering a minor stroke and had apparently "intended to attend 9 September event in the afternoon but decided not to because of the aftermath of the surgery." High ranking North Korean official Kim Yong-nam said, "While we wanted to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the country with General Secretary Kim Jong-Il, we celebrated on our own." Song Il-Ho, North Korea's ambassador said, "We see such reports as not only worthless, but rather as a conspiracy plot." Seoul's Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported that "the South Korean embassy in Beijing had received an intelligence report that Kim collapsed on 22 August." The New York Times reported Kim was "very ill and most likely suffered a stroke a few weeks ago, but US intelligence authorities do not think his death is imminent." The BBC noted that the North Korean government denied these reports, stating that Kim's health problems were "not serious enough to threaten his life," although they did confirm that he had suffered from a stroke on 15 August.
Japan's Kyodo news agency reported on 14 September that "Kim collapsed on 14 August due to stroke or a cerebral hemorrhage, and that Beijing dispatched five military doctors at the request of Pyongyang. Kim will require a long period of rest and rehabilitation before he fully recovers and has complete command of his limbs again, as with typical stroke victims." Japan's Mainichi Shimbun said Kim occasionally lost consciousness since April. Japan's Tokyo Shimbun on 15 September added that Kim was staying at the Bongwha State Guest House. He was apparently conscious "but he needs some time to recuperate from the recent stroke, with some parts of his hands and feet paralyzed". It cited Chinese sources which claimed that one cause for the stroke could have been stress brought about by the US delay to remove North Korea from its list of state sponsors of terrorism.
On 19 October, North Korea reportedly ordered its diplomats to stay near their embassies to await “an important message”, according to Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun, setting off renewed speculation about the health of the ailing leader.
By 29 October 2008, reports stated Kim suffered a serious setback and had been taken back to hospital. The New York Times reported that Taro Aso, on 28 October 2008, stated in a parliamentary session that Kim had been hospitalized: "His condition is not so good. However, I don't think he is totally incapable of making decisions." Aso further said a French neurosurgeon was aboard a plane for Beijing, en route to North Korea. Further, Kim Sung-ho, director of South Korea's National Intelligence Service, told lawmakers in a closed parliamentary session in Seoul that "Kim appeared to be recovering quickly enough to start performing his daily duties." The Dong-a Ilbo newspaper reported "a serious problem" with Kim's health. Japan's Fuji Television Network reported that Kim's eldest son, Kim Jong Nam, traveled to Paris to hire a neurosurgeon for his father, and showed footage where the surgeon boarded flight CA121 bound for Pyongyang from Beijing on 24 October. The French weekly Le Point identified him as Francois-Xavier Roux, neurosurgery director of Paris' Sainte-Anne Hospital, but Roux himself stated he was in Beijing for several days and not North Korea.
On 5 November 2008, the North's Korean Central News Agency published 2 photos showing Kim posing with dozens of Korean People's Army (KPA) soldiers on a visit to military Unit 2200 and sub-unit of Unit 534. Shown with his usual bouffant hairstyle, with his trademark sunglasses and a white winter parka, Kim stood in front of trees with autumn foliage and a red-and-white banner. The Times questioned the authenticity of at least one of these photos.
In November 2008, Japan's TBS TV network reported that Kim had suffered a second stroke in October, which "affected the movement of his left arm and leg and also his ability to speak." However, South Korea's intelligence agency rejected this report.
n response to the rumors regarding Kim's health and supposed loss of power, in April 2009, North Korea released a video showing Kim visiting factories and other places around the country between November and December 2008. In July 2009, it was reported that Kim may be suffering from pancreatic cancer.
In 2010, documents released by Wikileaks stated that Kim suffers from epilepsy.
im's death was reported by North Korean state television on 19 December 2011. The presenter announced that he had died on December 17 at 08:30 of a heart attack whilst travelling by train to an area outside Pyongyang. His son, Kim Jong-un, was announced as his successor in the same broadcast. It was not stated when or how this transition would take place. He is to be known as "the great successor". Kim Jong-il's funeral is scheduled for 28 December in Pyongyang, with a mourning period lasting until the following day. The news was immediately covered worldwide. South Korea's military was immediately put on alert after the announcement and its National Security Council convened for an emergency meeting, out of concern that political jockeying in North Korea could destabilise the region. Asian stock markets fell soon after the announcement, due to similar concerns.
Ruth F. Penfield May 20, 1924 - December 17, 2011
Ruth F. Penfield, 87, of Palm City, Florida died, December 17, 2011, at THE Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center.
Born in Malden, Massachusetts, she had been a resident of the Palm City for over23 years coming from Boca Raton.
Before retiring she was an executive assistant for Whirpool. She was a member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Palm City.
Survivors include her husband Roy Penfield of Palm City; a son John Ferretti of Orange, California; sisters Marie Chetwinde of Salem, New Hampshire and Jean Walsh of Braintree, Massachusetts and a brother Richard Foppiano of Jupiter, Florida. She was preceded in death by a brother, Charles Fopiano.
SERVICES: There will be a memorial service at 1:00 PM on December 26th, 2011 at the Forest Hills Funeral Homes Palm City Chapel.
For those who wish contributions can be made to Hospice of the Palm Beach County, 5300 East Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33407.
Nicol Williamson September 14,1936 – December 16, 2011
Nicol Williamson (14 September 1936 – 16 December 2011) was a Scottish-born actor once described by English playwright John Osborne as "the greatest actor since Marlon Brando".
Williamson was born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, the son of a factory owner. His family later moved south to England and Williamson was educated at the Central Grammar School for Boys, Birmingham. He left school at 16 to begin work in his father's factory and later attended the Birmingham School of Speech & Drama. He recalled his time there as "a disaster" and claimed "it was nothing more than a finishing school for the daughters of local businessmen".
After his National Service as a gunner in the Airborne Division, Williamson made his professional debut with the Dundee Rep in 1960 and the following year appeared with the Arts Theatre in Cambridge. The following year, he made his London debut in Tony Richardson's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Royal Court Theatre. His first major success came in 1964 with John Osborne's Inadmissible Evidence for which he won a Tony award when it transferred to Broadway in 1965. In 1968, he starred in the film version. Williamson's Hamlet for Tony Richardson at the Roundhouse caused a sensation and was later transferred to New York and made into a film, with a cast including Anthony Hopkins and Marianne Faithfull. Faithfull later stated in her autobiography "Faithfull" that she and Williamson had had an affair while filming Hamlet.
Some of his other notable film performances are as an alcoholic attorney in I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can; a Colonel in the Cincinnati Gestapo in Neil Simon's The Cheap Detective; a suicidal Irish soldier in the 1968 film The Bofors Gun; Sherlock Holmes in the 1976 Herbert Ross film The Seven-Per-Cent Solution; and Little John in the 1976 Richard Lester film Robin and Marian. More recently he appeared as Lord Louis Mountbatten in Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy (1985); the dual roles of Dr. Worley/The Nome King in Return To Oz (1985); Father Morning in The Exorcist III (1990); Badger in the 1996 movie adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows; and Cogliostro in the 1997 movie adaptation of Todd McFarlane's comic book, Spawn.
Williamson made a major contribution to the documentary "John Osborne and the Gift of Friendship", recalling episodes from his long professional relationship with Osborne. Recorded excerpts of his award-winning stage performance in Inadmissible Evidence also feature in the video.
Williamson was known for several tantrums and on-stage antics. During the Philadelphia tryout of Inadmissible Evidence, a play in which he delivered a performance that would win him a Tony Award nomination in 1965, he hit the equally mercurial producer David Merrick. In 1968 he apologised to the audience for his performance one night while playing Hamlet and then walked off the stage, announcing he was retiring. In 1976 he slapped an actor during the curtain call for the Broadway musical, Rex. In 1991 he hit co-star Evan Handler on the backside with a sword during a Broadway performance of I Hate Hamlet.
When Williamson appeared in the 1981 film Excalibur, director John Boorman cast him as Merlin opposite Helen Mirren as Morgana over the protests of both actors; the two had previously appeared together in Macbeth, with disastrous results and disliked each other intensely. It was Boorman's hope that the very real animosity that they had towards each other would generate more tension between them on screen.
In 1974, Williamson recorded an abridged reading of The Hobbit for Argo Records, with authorisation for abridgement provided by Tolkien's publisher. The recording was produced by Harley Usill.
In 1971, Williamson married actress Jill Townsend, who played his daughter in the Broadway production of Inadmissible Evidence. They had a son, Luke, but divorced in 1977.
Despite concerns over his health in the 1970s, Williamson admitted drinking heavily and claimed to smoke 80 cigarettes a day.
On 25 January 2012, Luke Williamson announced on his father's official web site that Nicol Williamson had died on 16 December 2011, aged 75, after a two-year struggle with esophageal cancer.
Patrick Murphy May 15, 1920 - December 16, 2011
Patrick V. Murphy (May 15, 1920 – December 16, 2011) served as the top law enforcement executive in New York City, Detroit, Washington, DC, and Syracuse, NY. He created the Police Executive Research Forum, an organization of police executives from the nation’s largest city, county, and state law enforcement agencies, and led the Police Foundation in a period when it published pivotal reports on issues ranging from the police use of deadly force to the efficient use of patrol resources. Murphy’s “long-range impact on American policing nationally probably will be judged by students of police history as significant as that of August Vollmer or J. Edgar Hoover,” the FBI’s Law Enforcement Bulletin commented in a 1986 cover story on the Police Foundation.[2] Vollmer was a notable police reformer in the first half of the 20th century.
Murphy was educated in Catholic elementary and high schools in his native Brooklyn. The son, brother, and, eventually, uncle of New York City police officers, Murphy joined the New York Police Department in 1945 after serving as a Navy pilot during World War Two.
His first foot patrol was in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn. While on the job, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. John’s University and Master of Public Administration (honors) degree from City College of New York. He also graduated from the FBI National Academy.
By 1962, Murphy was a deputy inspector when the department gave him an 18-month leave of absence to become the reform police chief in Syracuse “which found itself in a nasty corruption scandal.” He returned to the NYPD in 1964 and retired the next year with the rank of deputy chief.
In 1965, the Johnson administration appointed Murphy assistant director of the new Office of Law Enforcement Assistance. The U.S. Justice Department agency was located in Washington whose police department, like “many other police forces in the country, had poor relations with minority communities. But to permit the local police force, operating in the shadow of the White House, to remain in such a circumstance was … risk taking at its worst,” Murphy wrote in his memoirs. To begin to improve those relations, Murphy was appointed the District of Columbia’s first director of public safety, in charge of both the police and fire departments, in 1967.
The jobs in Syracuse and Washington underscored two of Murphy’s principal concerns. Throughout his “illustrious career in policing, Murphy earned a reputation as a fierce advocate of reform, particularly with regard to police corruption and race relations,” according to Charles R. Epp, a public affairs professor at the University of Kansas.
In his memoirs, Murphy notes he fought off strenuous resistance from his police chief and a powerful congressional chairman whose committee controlled the DC department to appoint Jerry Wilson, a talented young commander, as assistant chief of field operations. He says that Wilson emphasized restraint in planning and implementing major changes for the prevention and control of disorders. Murphy credits these changes with minimizing violence in the April 1968 DC rioting that followed the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Murphy dispersed the mob as gently, and with as few arrests, as possible,” the New York Times reported. “His statement that he would resign rather than order the shootings of looters was widely quoted, with approval in liberal circles and as a sure sign of anarchy by the right.”
Congress established the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration in 1968 to fund state and local law enforcement agencies and crime-fighting research and development programs. In October, the Johnson administration nominated Murphy to be the agency’s first leader. But the Senate was bogged down in other matters and Murphy was never confirmed. He left his post a few months after the start of the Nixon administration in 1969 and served as a consultant to the Washington, DC-based Urban Institute. Then Mayor Roman S. Gribbs summoned Murphy to become police commissioner in Detroit in the first days of 1970, but a burgeoning scandal in his home NYPD soon drew him from Detroit.
n April, 1970 the New York Times launched a series of articles that, in the words of series author David Burnham, charged that “policemen in the city were receiving millions of dollars in graft and that top police officials and members of Mayor John V. Lindsay’s staff had ignored specific allegations of grafting.” Lindsay sought out a corruption-fighter to run the department and six months after the scandal broke Murphy returned to the NYPD as commissioner.
Murphy quickly began “changing his department irrevocably … (he) put in place systems to hold supervisors and administrators strictly accountable for the integrity and civility of their personnel… He rewarded cops who turned in corrupt or brutal colleagues and punished those who, although personally honest, looked the other way when they learned of misconduct,” according to criminal justice scholars Jerome H. Skolnick and James J. Fyfe. They write that “Murphy used his three and a half years in office to create an environment that loudly and clearly condemned abusive police conduct, those who engage in it and – equally important – those who tolerate it.”
In August 1972, Murphy introduced a new policy restricting “the use of deadly force to situations involving the defense of life, replacing the traditional ‘fleeing felon’ rule. The policy also prohibited discharging firearms as warning shots, as calls for assistance, or at or from moving vehicles,” writes Samuel Walker, a criminal justice professor at the University of Nebraska. Murphy’s defense-of-life policy “was a radical innovation. To be fair, there were undoubtedly other law enforcement agencies that already had restrictive policies... The important point, however, is that none had the lasting national impact on policy that New York City’s had. Within a matter of a few years, the defense-of-life policy was the standard policy in major cities across the country.
In late 1973, Murphy became president of the Police Foundation, which the Ford Foundation established in 1970 with a $30 million commitment. The purpose was to foster innovation and improvement in American policing.
Under Murphy’s watch, the foundation published more than 30 books and reports on matters ranging from police corruption to firearm abuse to policewomen on patrol to domestic violence and the police. A study on the police use of deadly force found that in the mid-1970s police agencies differed widely in their policies governing the use of deadly force, but that there appeared to be increased restraint in police use of firearms.
Perhaps the most notable of its publications was the report of a foundation experiment set in Kansas City, Mo., that concluded that the accepted police strategy of routine preventive patrol in cars had no significant effect on crime rates, citizen fear of crime, or citizen satisfaction with police service. These results “suggested that it is not sufficient to merely assign unformed officers to random patrol and that more sophisticated means of deploying personnel may be necessary,” according to Police Administration.
Not all of the foundation’s resources went to research. In 1975, Murphy enlisted the help of ten police chiefs from large jurisdictions around the country to help him create the Police Executive Research Forum. The foundation provided generous start-up funding, and the forum was formally incorporated in 1977. Murphy envisioned an organization the forum has become – in its words on its web site, “a national membership organization of progressive police executives from the largest city, county, and state law enforcement agencies … dedicated to improving policing and advancing professionalism through research and involvement in public policy debate.” The forum now has 1,500 general and subscribing members.
During Murphy’s tenure, the foundation also assisted in the development of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) and assembled the National Advisory Commission on Higher Education for Police Officers. The commission’s 300-page report issued 43 recommendations designed to upgrade the quality of police higher education.
At the 1980 conference of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, delegates rejected by a 4-1 margin a resolution introduced by Murphy calling for departmental restrictions on the use of deadly force. Instead, the delegates affirmed the traditional fleeing felon rule.
Murphy continued to speak out on the matter and in 1982 the IACP leadership censured him “for his ongoing criticism of traditional police practices,” Epp writes. “The issue was widely covered in terms unfavorable to the IACP. The New York Times gave front-page coverage to the story on July 8, 1982.” About 150 similar stories, “all unfavorable to the IACP, appeared in other newspaper and magazines.” Several large-city police chiefs opposed the IACP’s censure of Murphy and the executive directors of the National League of Cities, the International City Management Association, and the United States Conference of Mayors issued a letter criticizing the action.
In 1985, the Supreme Court in Tennessee v. Garner decreed that it was reasonable “for the police to use deadly force to defend life or to apprehend armed and dangerous felony suspects, but shooting nonviolent fleeing property crime suspects was a form of unreasonable seizure that violated the Fourth Amendment and that therefore must be forbidden.” This was in line with the shooting policy Murphy introduced to NYPD in 1972.
Murphy retired from the foundation in 1985. He taught at John Jay College of Criminal Justice from 1985-87 and was director of the police policy board of the United States Conference of Mayors from 1985-98.
Murphy married Martha E. Cameron in 1945. They had eight children, 21 grandchildren, and 17 great grandchildren at the time of his death.
David Merriman December 16th
DAVID V. MERRIMAN, age 63, of Port Salerno, Fla., died Friday, December 16, 2011, at Martin Memorial Hospital South in Stuart, Fla. He was born in ROCK ISLAND, IL. and was a resident of Port Salerno, Fla. for 38 years after moving from Middletown, IL.
He was preceded in death by his father EDWARD MERRIMAN
Brother Earl Dean Merriman
and two sons:
Adrian Michael Merriman
James Edward Merriman
He is survived by his wife of 45 years SHARON MERRIMAN;
Mother;
Carolyn J. Merriman of New Holland, IL.
One Brother,
Brother-Timothy F MERRIMAN of New Holland, IL.
One grandchild
No services are planned at this time.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Robert Easton November 23, 1930 - December 16, 2011
Robert Easton (November 23, 1930 – December 16, 2011) was an American actor whose career in film and television spans more than 60 years. His mastery of English dialect earned him the epithet "The Man of a Thousand Voices". For decades he was a leading Hollywood dialogue or accent coach.
Easton was born Robert Easton Burke in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Mary Easton (née Kloes) and John Edward Burke.
Beginning in 1945, he was heard on radio's Quiz Kids. He portrayed Magnus Proudfoot on radio's Gunsmoke and also appeared in other radio programs, including Fibber McGee and Molly, The Fred Allen Show, The Halls of Ivy, Our Miss Brooks, Suspense, William Shakespeare—A Portrait in Sound and The Zero Hour.
On film, one of his earliest appearances was in The Red Badge of Courage. He appeared in the feature film, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea as Sparks (a variation on Stingray's "Phones"). One of his more unusual voices was that of a Klingon judge for the movie, Star Trek: The Undiscovered Country. He appeared in Gods and Generals (2003) as John Janney, and he recently starred in Spiritual Warriors (2007). He appeared in the 1987 baseball film Long Gone as Cletis Ramey.
On television, he made many guest appearances and also provided the voices of "Phones" and "X-2-0" in Gerry Anderson's Stingray.
During the late 1940s through the 1960s, he was mostly known for his portrayal of a slow-talking, blankfaced hicks (as in The Munsters episode, "All-Star Munster" as Moose Mallory).
Lynda Lee Daniels March 6, 1948 - December 15, 2011
Lynda Lee Daniels, 63, of Stuart, died December 15, 2011 at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart. She was born in Miami, FL and had been a resident of the Stuart area for 5 years. Before retirement she was a missionary in South America for 28 years. She was a member of the First Baptist of Palm Beach Gardens, was the Pastor's wife and also a choir member.
She is survived by her husband of 41 years, David Daniels of Stuart; daughters, Deborah Filosa of Loxahatchee and Rebecca Harris of Arkadelphia, AR; father, Martin D. Kjellstrom of Stuart; mother, Marjorie B. Kjellstrom of Stuart; sister, Peggy Roberts of Stuart; brother M. David Kjellstrom of Macon, GA; and 2 grandsons.
Visitation: 9:00 – 11:00AM, Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at Forest Hills Funeral Homes, Palm City Chapel.
Funeral Service will follow immediately in the chapel at 11:00AM with William J. Trucano Jr. officiating.
Interment will take place in Forest Hills Memorial Park, Palm City
Memorial contributions may be made to: International Mission Board of Southern Baptist Convention, PO Box 6767, Richmond, VA 23230-0767.
Andy Carey October 18, 1931 - December 15, 2011
In photo: Carey snaggs a low line drive from Gil Hodges preserving Don Larsens perfect World Series game Oct 8, 1956
Andrew Arthur Carey (18 October 1931 – 15 December 2011) was born in Oakland, California and is a former major league third baseman for the New York Yankees (1952–1960), and three other major league teams from 1960 to 1962. (He balked at a trade which would have sent him from the Chicago White Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies in 1961.) He batted and threw right-handed.
Carey ended his career on September 30, 1962 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. In an 11-year career, he had a .260 batting average, with 64 home runs, and 350 RBIs. He had 741 career hits. Carey led the league in triples in 1955 with 11. He finished his career with 38 triples. While playing for the Yankees in the 1956 World Series, Carey twice helped preserve the only perfect World Series game, pitched by Don Larsen against the Dodgers on Oct. 8, 1956. In the second inning, the Dodgers’ Jackie Robinson smacked a shot between third and short that Carey knocked down, allowing Yankees shortstop Gil McDougald to pick up the ball and nip Robinson at first. In the eighth, he robbed Gil Hodges by snaring a low line drive that seemed headed for left field.
Carey died on December 15, 2011 of Lewy body dementia.
John Hiro September 22, 1944 - December 14, 2011
John E. Hiro, 67, of Palm City, passed away unexpectedly December 14, 2011 at Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart. He was born in Jackson Heights, NY and had been a resident of Palm City for 20 years, having moved from Connecticut. He was a member of the Power Squadron, the Harbor Ridge Golf and Yacht Country Club, and Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. He was an avid Fly Fisherman and a golfer.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Suzanne Hiro of Palm City; daughters, Kathleen Hiro of Ft. Pierce, Mary Margaret Hiro of West Haven, CT and Christine Pacey of Port St. Lucie; grandchildren, Thomas Michael Pacey and Reagan Bailey; brother, Dr. Stephen Hiro of Missoula, MT; sisters, Mary Trainer and Ann Barlow both of Fairfield, CT; brothers, Paul Hiro of New Milford,CT and Christopher Hiro of Columbia, MD; sister, Beth Gadoci of Darnestown, MD and brother, Peter Hiro of Jasper, GA.
A memorial mass will be held, 10:00AM, January 21, 2012 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Palm City.
Inurnment will be in Forest Hills Memorial Park, Palm City.
Memorial contributions may be made to: Hope Rural School, 15929 SW 150th St., Indiantown, FL, 34956 in John's memory.
Condolences may be written on: foresthillspalmcityflorida.com
Danny Mack October 1, 1953 - December 14, 2011
Daniel "Danny" Mack, 58, of Stuart, died December 14, 2011, at JFK Medical Center in Atlantis, FL.
Born in Palmer, MA, he has resided in Stuart for over 30 years, coming from Stafford Springs, CT.
He was a carpenter superintendent and had worked for Close Construction of Okeechobee and Lear Development of Stuart.
He was a member of Martin County Fraternal Order of Eagles #3896 and Jupiter Fraternal Order of Eagles #4267;
Loyal Order of Moose, Lodge 1282 of Stuart.
Survivors include his son, Adam Mack of Stuart; ex-wife, Sonja McDowell of Stuart, FL; brothers, Charles "Charlie" Mack, Jr. of Stafford Springs, CT; David Mack of Stafford Springs, CT; Jan Mack of Manchester, CT; Eddie Mack of Cambridge, OH; and sister, Lillie Glover of Stafford Springs, CT.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Mack, Sr. and Lillian Mack and son, Christopher Mack.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Palm Beach County Foundation, 5300 East Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33407.
SERVICE: Memorial Service will be held at 2 PM, December 18, 2011 at Martin County Fraternal Order of Eagles #3896 at the corner of Southeast Whaaler and Monroe Street in Stuart.
Arrangements are under the direction of Forest Hills Funeral Homes Young & Prill Chapel in Stuart. A guest registry may be signed at www.youngandprill.com.
Earl Smith December 13th
Earl Smith, age 86, of Jensen Beach, FL., died Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at his residence in Jensen Beach, FL. He was born in Revere, MA and was a resident of Jensen Beach, FL for 16 years after moving from New Hampshire. He served in the US Army during WWII.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years Esther Smith of Jensen Beach, FL
Daughters: Donna Brown of Palm Harbor, FL, Jacqueline Termini of Hobe Sound, FL and Paula Hamilton of Loris, SC
4 grandchildren
No services are planned at this time
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel
Gus Baldassare June 22, 1925 - December 12, 2011
Rev. Constantine A. "Gus" Baldassare, 86, of Hobe Sound, FL, died December 12, 2011, at Martin Memorial Hospital South in Stuart, FL.
Born June 22, 1925, Staten Island, NY, he moved to Hobe Sound 21 years ago coming from Somerset, NJ.
He received his Bachelor's Degree of Divinity, Bloomfield College and Seminary, Bloomfield, NJ.
He was the former Pastor for 21 year of Somerset Presbyterian Church, Somerset, NJ and was a parish associate of Hobe Sound Community Presbyterian Church.
He was preceded in death by his son, Benny and sisters, Genevieve and Marion.
Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Bea Baldassare of Hobe Sound, Fl, a son, Mark Baldassare of CA and four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
A Memorial service will be 1PM, December 19, 2011 at Hobe Sound Community Presbyterian Church.
Arrangements are under the directions of Forest Hills Funeral Homes - Young & Prill Chapel in Stuart. A guest registry may be signed at www.youngandprill.com.
Thomas L Palmer July 30, 1936 - December 12, 2011
Thomas L Palmer, born July 30, 1936, 75, of Hobe Sound, FL, died December 12, 2011, at his residence. Tom was born in Washington, D.C. (and he was a ninth generation American). He grew up and attended Schools in Southwest Washington and Arlington, VA, and has many relatives in the D.C. Metro area. He was proud of his lineage.
He served in the United States Air Force and in 1957 he was the youngest Staff Sergeant in Europe, stationed in Germany. After four years of military service he moved to South Florida.
He was a graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, BS Degree in Aero Science and A & P Technician.
Tom was a professional flight engineer, commercial pilot and A & P mechanic. He flew props and jets for many airlines and companies. His career list includes; U.S. Weather Bureau, Hurricane and Severe Storm Research, Airlift International, Southern Air Transport, National Airlines and Pan American Airways. Aircraft types included B-26, DC-4,6, and 7, Boeing 727 and Pan Am 747.
He loved airplanes and people. He traveled to many places and enjoyed learning foreign cultures and languages.
Tom lived in South Florida most of his life. He met his bride on a sandy beach in Miami. They had a good life together.
He was very active as a community volunteer. A member of the Knights of Columbus (4th degree) and The American Legion, Tom was a practicing Catholic and a member of St. Christopher Catholic Church, Hobe Sound, FL.
He is survived by his loving wife, Helen Palmer of Hobe Sound, FL, son, Tom, Jr, of Oakland Park, FL, brother, Joseph Palmer of Bowie, MD, niece, Christine Kling of Severn, MD, Jennifer Palmer of Crofton, MD and nephew, Michael Palmer of Pensacola, FL.
SERVICES: Visitation 2 PM to 4 PM and 6 PM to 8 PM , December 15, 2011 at the Forest Hills Funeral Homes - Young & Prill Chapel, Stuart. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 AM, December 16, 2011 at St. Christopher Catholic Church in Hobe Sound. Committal Service and Entombment will follow at Our Lady Queen of Peace in Royal Palm Beach, FL with military honors provided by U. S. Air Force.
Arrangements are under the direction of Forest Hills Funeral Homes-Young and Prill Chapel in Stuart. A guest registry may be signed at www.youngandprill.com.
Joseph Ashmead December 11th
Joseph D Ashmead, age 85, of Palm City, Fla., died Sunday, December 11, 2011, at his home in Palm City, Fla.
He was born in Oakdale, PA. and moved from West Palm Beach, Fl. 8 years ago to Palm City, Fl.
He was a United States Army/Air Corp Veteran.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Shirley Ashmead;
Two Daughters,
Daughter-Leslie Felton of BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.
Daughter-Ruth Ann Blake of Palm City, Fla.
Three Sons,
Son-James Collins of Jupiter, Fla.
Son-Vaughn Ashmead of Vernon, Conn.
Son-John Ashmead of Palm City, Fla.
Two Brothers,
Brother-Raymond Ashmead of Steubenville, Ohio
Brother-Leo Ashmead of Lakeland, Fla.
Five grandchildren
One great-grandchild
A private memorial service will be held at a later time.
Memorial donations may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, Fl. 34997, (772) 403-4500, www.tchospice.org
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel
Karl Wilkens July 13, 1942 - December 10, 2011
Mr. Wilkens was born on July 13, 1942 and passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2011.
Mr. Wilkens was a resident of Stuart, Florida at the time of his passing.
Arnold Stanhope December 10th
Arnold Stanhope, age 80, of Stuart, Fla., died Saturday, December 10, 2011, at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart, Fla.
He was born in Durham, NC. and moved from Miami, Fl. 30 years ago to Stuart, Fl.
He was a member of the National Guards also Lions Club of Miami
He is survived by his
Three Daughters,
Daughter-Karen Meyer of Port Saint Lucie, Fla.
Daughter-Shelley Muller of Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Daughter-Jill Lamplough of Jensen Beach, Fla.
One Brother,
Brother-Ralph Stanhope of Rougemont, N.C.
One grandchild
No services planned at the present time.
Memorial donations may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, Fl. 34997, (772) 403-4500, www.tchospice.org
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel, 1010 NW Federal Highway, Stuart, Fla..
Ozie Karecki December 9th
Ozia Rose Karecki, age 93, of Hobe Sound, Fla., died Friday, December 9, 2011, at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart, Fla.
She was born in Cleveland, OH. and moved from Ohio 12 years ago to Hobe Sound, Fl.
She was a member of the Cambridge Water Color Painting Group.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald Karecki and two sons, David and James Buo.
She is survived by her
One Daughter,
Daughter-Diana Licata of Hobe Sound, Fla.
One Brother,
Brother-Leo Repeta of Munroe Falls, Ohio
One grandchild
Two great-grandchildren
No services at this present time.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Kenneth Wamnes December 8th
KENNETH GEORGE WAMNES, age 51, of Jensen Beach, Fla., died Thursday, December 8, 2011, at Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart, Fla.
He was born in Smithtown, NY. and was a resident of Jensen Beach for 37 years after coming from New York.
He was the Assistant Scout Master for Troop 499 and a graduate of Martin County High School in 1978.
He was preceded in death by his father IRVING WAMNES.
He is survived by his mother Jean Wamnes;
One Sister,
Sister-LAURA TURNER of PORT SAINT LUCIE, Fla.
Three Brothers,
Brother-ERIK WAMNES of SAVANNAH, Ga.
Brother-BOB WAMNES of PORT SAINT LUCIE, Fla.
Brother-RALPH WAMNES of JENSEN BEACH, Fla.
No services are scheduled at this time.
Donations may be made to The Arthritis Foundation, 2150 SE Salerno
Road, Stuart, FL 34997
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory
Treasure Coast Chapel.
Pauline Tiffany December 8th
PAULINE TIFFANY, age 74, of Stuart, Fla., died Thursday, December 8, 2011, at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart, Fla.
She was born in ENGLAND and came to Stuart 35 yeras ago from St Augustine, FL
She was a member of Palm Beach Chapter of Confrerie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs. Founding director of the Culinary Arts Program for the State of Florida which began at Flagler College in St Augustine. Former
owner/operator of Bon Appetit Restaurant and Gourmet Food Shoppe and Catering of Stuart, FL
She is survived by her
Three Sons,
Son-PAUL BILLINGTON of Stuart, Fla.
Son-JOHN BILLINGTON of ST AUGUSTINE, Fla.
Son-TOM BILLINGTON of WARRENTON, Va.
One Sister,
Sister-JANICE HORNSBY of KIRK HAMMERTON of England
Five grandchildren
She was preceded in death by a sister, Ann Buchner.
A Celebration of her life will be held at a later date, to be
determined.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel
Michael Falco July 23, 1962 - December 7, 2011
Michael Lawrence Falco 49, of Stuart, FL died December 7, 2011.
Born in Cranston, RI he grew up in North Miami, FL and attended North Miami Senior High. He worked for Miami-Dade County Public Schools as a carpenter before joining the Army as a medic in 1985. He served in Ft. Carson, CO and South Korea. After an honorable discharge, he worked for several years in the hearing aid business before joining the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department. He rose to the rank of Lieutenant and was considered a "Firefighter's Firefighter" by his colleagues.
He is survived by his wife, Linda Falco of Stuart; three children, Bradley, Colleen, and Allison Falco; seven siblings, Joseph Falco and his wife Dia of Pembroke Pines, FL, John Falco and his wife Janice of Orlando, FL, Paul Falco of Miami, FL, Rocco Falco of Miami, FL, Anthony Falco and his wife Sandra of Johnston, RI, Alda Line and her husband Gary of Hobe Sound, FL, and Annamarie Falco and her partner Erin Barber of Hollywood, FL. He was preceded in death by his parents Joseph Falco and Anna Andreozzi Falco and a brother Theodore Falco.
SERVICES: Visitation will be from 4:00 to 9:00 PM on December 12, 2011 at the Forest Hills Funeral Homes, Palm City Chapel with a service at 8:00 PM. The Funeral Service will be at 12:00 PM on December 13, 2011 at Tropical Farms Baptist Church, Stuart. Interment will be in Fernhill Memorial Gardens, Stuart.
Contributions may be made to the Michael Falco Memorial Fund, for his family, at The Wells Fargo Bank, 5547 SE Federal Highway, Stuart, FL 34997.
Geraldine DeGeorge April 25, 1931 - December 7, 2011
Geraldine DeGeorge, 80, peacefully passed into Eternal Life on December 7, 2011, at her home in Stuart, FL, surrounded in prayer by her family. Her children, Gary, Gail, Sharon, Linda and John were with her and her daughter-in-law Lucyna and grandchildren Kyle, Branden, Lynette, Matthew and Cameron were praying for her. We thank all the family members and friends who kept her and us in prayer.
She married the love of her life, Joseph, at the age of 18 and they were married for 52 years. She worked in a bank and as a secretary for the U.S. Army. Once she had children, she became a homemaker in the most wonderful sense of that word, making her house a home not only for her children and grandchildren but for all who visited. Born in Detroit, she grew up in a large and loving Polish family. She hosted many celebrations at her home in Southfield, Mich. and at "the Lake" in Howell, Mich. and in Florida. She was an amazing cook, making pierogies, and golumpki (cabbage rolls) and kapusta – and from Dad's side of the family, the Maltese treats called pastizzi.
She spent winters in Stuart for many years and learned how to paint, adding this talent and her beautiful artwork to the legacy she leaves us. She had a creative spirit, and decorated cakes, embossed shirts, crocheted and did needlepoint. She was a devout Catholic, prayed the rosary daily and attended St. Joseph in Howell and St. Andrew Catholic Church in Stuart.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Annette, and her husband, Joseph, in 2001.
SERVICE: Visitation will be from 2:00 to 8:00 PM on December 10, 2011 at the Forest Hills Funeral Homes Young and Prill Chapel, Stuart with a Vigil Prayer Service at 6:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:30 AM on December 12, 2011 at St. Andrew Catholic Church. A memorial service will also be held for her in Michigan in the summer, details to be provided.
For those who wish, contributions may be made to the Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997, or at 772/403-4530 or on line at www.tchospices.org. Donations may also be made to the St. Bonaventure Rosary Guild, 1301 Southeast 136th Ave., Davie, FL 33325
An online registry is available at: www.youngandprill.com.
Harry Morgan April 10, 1915 - December 7, 2011
Harry Morgan (April 10, 1915 – December 7, 2011) was an American actor. He was widely known for his roles as Colonel Sherman T. Potter in M*A*S*H (1975–1983), Pete Porter in both Pete and Gladys (1960–1962) and December Bride (1954–1959), Detective Bill Gannon on Dragnet (1967–1970), and Amos Coogan on Hec Ramsey (1972–1974). He appeared in more than 100 films.
Morgan was born Harry Bratsberg in Detroit, Michigan, of Norwegian and Swedish heritage. He was raised in Muskegon, Michigan, and graduated from Muskegon High School in 1933, where he achieved distinction as a statewide debating champion. He originally aspired to a law degree, but began acting while a junior at the University of Chicago in 1935.
Morgan began acting on stage under his birth name, joining the Group Theatre in New York City in 1937, and appearing in the original production of the Clifford Odets play Golden Boy, followed by a host of successful Broadway roles alongside such other Group members as Lee J. Cobb, Elia Kazan, Sanford Meisner, and Karl Malden.
Morgan did summer stock at the Pine Brook Country Club located in the countryside of Nichols, Connecticut, with the Group Theatre (New York) formed by Harold Clurman, Cheryl Crawford and Lee Strasberg in the 1930s and early 1940s.
Morgan made his screen debut (originally using the name "Henry Morgan") in the 1942 movie To the Shores of Tripoli. His screen name later would become "Henry 'Harry' Morgan" and eventually Harry Morgan, to avoid confusion with the popular humorist of the same name.
In the same year, Morgan appeared in the movie Orchestra Wives as a young man pushing his way to the front of a ballroom crowd with his date to hear Glenn Miller's band play. A few years later, still credited as Henry Morgan, he was cast in the role of pianist Chummy MacGregor in the 1954 biopic The Glenn Miller Story.
Morgan continued to play a number of significant roles on the big screen in such films as The Ox-Bow Incident (1943), Wing and a Prayer (1944), Dragonwyck (1946), The Big Clock (1948), High Noon (1952), and several films in the 1950s for director Anthony Mann, including Bend of the River (1952), Thunder Bay (1953), The Glenn Miller Story (1954), The Far Country (1955) and Strategic Air Command (1955); in his later film career he appeared in Inherit the Wind (1960), How the West Was Won (1962), John Goldfarb, Please Come Home (1965), Frankie and Johnny (1966), Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969), Support Your Local Gunfighter! (1971), Snowball Express (1972), The Shootist (1976), The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979), and a cameo in the film version of Dragnet (1987) with Dan Ackroyd and Tom Hanks. Besides all of the Anthony Mann films, Morgan was in a number of movies with James Stewart, including Strategic Air Command (1955), The Mountain Road (1960), How the West Was Won (1962), The Glenn Miller Story (1954) and The Shootist (1976), also with John Wayne, with whom Morgan also shared scenes in How the West Was Won, featuring Morgan portraying Ulysses S. Grant to Wayne's William Tecumseh Sherman in the John Ford-directed segment of the Cinerama film.
Morgan hosted the NBC radio series Mystery in the Air starring Peter Lorre in 1947. On CBS, he played Pete Porter in Pete and Gladys (1960–1962), with Cara Williams as wife Gladys. Pete and Gladys was a spinoff of December Bride (1954–1959), starring Spring Byington, Dean Miller, Frances Rafferty, and Verna Felton. When Miller and Rafferty died within three months of each other in 2004, Morgan became the last surviving member of the December Bride cast.
In the 1964–1965 season, Morgan co-starred as Seldom Jackson in the 26-week NBC comedy/drama Kentucky Jones, starring Dennis Weaver.
Morgan is even more widely recognized as Officer Bill Gannon, Joe Friday's partner in the revived version of Dragnet (1967–1970). In two episodes of the revived series in 1967 and 1968, Randy Stuart played officer Gannon's wife, Eileen Gannon. Morgan was asked to reprise the role of Officer Bill Gannon in the ill-conceived comedy AfterDragnet. It was cancelled before airing any episodes.
Morgan had also appeared with Dragnet star Jack Webb in two film noir movies, Dark City (1950) and Appointment with Danger (1951), and was an early regular member of Jack Webb's stock company of actors on the original Dragnet radio show. Morgan later worked on two other shows for Webb, 1971's The D.A. and the 1972–1974 western Hec Ramsey. Morgan also appeared in at least one episode of Gunsmoke.
Morgan's first appearance on M*A*S*H was in the show's third season (1974–1975), when he played spaced-out Major General Bartford Hamilton Steele ("That's three e's, not all in a row!") in "The General Flipped at Dawn", which originally aired on September 10, 1974. Steele is convinced that the 4077th needs to move closer to the front line, to be near the action.
Morgan's memorable Emmy-nominated performance impressed the producers of the show. The following season, Morgan joined the cast of M*A*S*H as Colonel Sherman T. Potter. Morgan replaced McLean Stevenson, who had left the show at the end of the previous season. Col. Potter was a career army officer who was tough, yet good-humored and caring—a father figure to the people under his command. The picture of Col. Potter's wife, on the right side of his desk, is actually that of Eileen Detchon, Morgan's real-life wife at the time. He asked if he could use the picture of his wife, and the producers had no objections.
In 1980, Morgan won an Emmy award for his performance on M*A*S*H. After the end of the series, Morgan reprised the Potter role in a short-lived spinoff series, AfterMASH.
In 1986, he costarred with Hal Linden in Blacke's Magic, a show about a magician who doubled as a detective solving unusual crimes. The series lasted only one season.
In 1987, Morgan played Mr. DePinna on a TV version of Kaufman and Hart's Pulitzer prize-winning play You Can't Take It With You. He also played the lead role of Martin Vanderhodff in a short lived series based on the same play.
In 1987, Morgan reprised his Bill Gannon character, now a captain, for a supporting role in another film version of Dragnet, a parody of the original series written by and starring Dan Aykroyd and co-starring Tom Hanks and Christopher Plummer.
In the 1990s, Morgan played the role of Judge Stoddard Bell in a series of The Incident; Against Her Will: An Incident in Baltimore (TV 1992) and Incident in a Small Town (1994 TV) TV movies starring Walter Matthau. He was on an episode of The Simpsons as Officer Bill Gannon from Dragnet in the 7th season ("Mother Simpson") and had a recurring role on 3rd Rock from the Sun as Professor Suter. Morgan directed episodes for several TV series, including two episodes of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and eight episodes of M*A*S*H. Morgan had a guest role on The Jeff Foxworthy Show as Raymond and a guest role on Grace Under Fire as Jean's pot-smoking boyfriend.
In 2006, Morgan was inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.
Morgan was married twice — first to Eileen Detchon, from 1940 until her death in 1985. During Morgan's tenure on M*A*S*H, a photograph of Detchon regularly appeared on the desk of his character, Sherman T. Potter, to represent Potter's wife, Mildred. Mildred was also the name of Morgan's character's wife in High Noon, as well as the name of his wife in the movie The Apple Dumpling Gang (and was also the original name of Colonel Henry Blake's wife in early episodes of M*A*S*H before being changed to Lorraine without explanation). A drawing of a horse, seen on the wall behind Potter's desk, was drawn by Morgan's grandson, Jeremy Morgan. In addition, Eileen was the name of the wife of Officer Bill Gannon on Dragnet. He had four sons with his first wife: Christopher, Charles, Paul, and Daniel (who died in 1989).
He was married to Barbara Bushman Quine (granddaughter of silent film star Francis X. Bushman) from December 17, 1986 until his death.
In July 1997, Morgan was charged with abusing his wife a year earlier, after a beating left her with injuries to her eye, foot, and arm. Prosecutors dropped the charges after the 82-year-old actor completed a six-month domestic violence counseling program.
Morgan died on December 7, 2011. His son Charles confirmed his death, saying Mr. Morgan had been treated for pneumonia recently. Aged 96, Morgan was one of the oldest living Hollywood male actors.
Marjorie Doeppner December 7th
Marjorie Sloan Doeppner, age 89, of Palm City, Fla., died Wednesday, December 7, 2011, at Emeritus in Jensen Beach, Fla.
She was born in Selden, KS. and moved from Alexandria, Va, over a year ago to Palm City, Fl.
She was a hospice volunteer and docent at woodlawn plantation.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Thomas Doeppner
She is survived by her
Two Sons,
Son-Thomas Doeppner of Providence, R.I.
Son- Ronald Doeppner of Palm City, Fl.
Three grandchildren
Four great-grandchildren
Burial to follow at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Nancy MCCracken December 5th
NANCY ALBERTA MCCRACKEN, age 91, of Stuart, Fla., died Monday, December 5, 2011, at her home in Stuart, Fla.
She was born in GLEN DALE, WV. and moved from Clearwater, Fl. 5 years ago to Stuart.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John McCracken.
She is survived by her
One Daughter,
Daughter-Patricia McCracken of Stuart, Fla.
Two Sons,
Son-ROBERT J. MCCRACKEN of Pompano Beach, Fla.
Son-Lawrence MCCRACKEN of Clearwater, Fla.
Five grandchildren
Three great-grandchildren
A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
Memorial donations may be made to Rescue Adoption Inc., 3802 Oleander Avenue, Ft. Pierce, Fl. 34982
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Rita Bove May 7, 1955 - December 4, 2011
Rita Larkin Bove, 56, of Stuart, Florida died, December 4, 2011, at her home.
Born in Flint, Michigan, she had been a resident of the Stuart for 25 years coming from Palm Beach County.
She was a hair stylist at Blown Away Hair Salon, Palm City. She was the former owner of Rita's Hair Place in Port Salerno for 25 years.
Survivors include her husband of 13 years, Gerald Bove of Stuart; her mother, Florence Albertson of Stuart; a step-daughter Dara Freeman of Jensen Beach, Florida;
step-sons, Danny Larkin Jr. and Rick Larkin, both of West Palm Beach, Florida and a sister Shontelle Vanderbilt of Palm City.
SERVICE: There will be a memorial service at 2:00 PM on December 11, 2011at Forest Hills Funeral Homes Palm City Chapel
For those who wish, contributions may be made to the Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997, or at 772/403-4530 or on line at www.tchospices.org
Leonard Morese December 4th
Leonard Anthony Morese, age 65, of Stuart, FL died Sunday, December 4, 2011, at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart, Fl. He was born in New York, NY. and was a resident of Broward County, for 23 years before coming to Stuart , Fla. 4 months ago. He was a member of the American MENSA Society and The Knights of Columbus in Pompano Beach Fla.
He was retired from an executive career in marketing and sales for the electronics industry.
He is survived by his
Two Sons,
Son-Keith Adam Morese of Portland, Or.
Son-Scott Morese of Connecticut
One Sister,
Sister-Phyllis Morese of Jensen Beach, Fla.
2 nieces and 1 nephew and four great-nieces
Donations may be made to the Treasure Coast Hospice at 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart Fla. 34997 www.tchospice.org #772-403-4500
A funeral mass will be held by the family at a later date.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
John Carton March 23, 1938 - December 2, 2011
John William Carton, Sr., died December 2, 2011 at Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart.
Born in Jersey City, NJ, he moved to Stuart in 1993, coming from Chatham, NJ.
He was the owner and president of J. D. Carton and Son, Inc. of Parsippany, NJ.
He was a member of St. Christopher Catholic Church in Hobe Sound and a volunteer at St. Vincent De Paul Society at the church. He was a member of McArthur Golf Club and Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, NJ. He was a former president of the New Jersey Movers and Warehousemen's Association and had also served on the Board of Directors of Allied Van Lines..
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Dolores B. Carton of Stuart, FL; sons, John W. Carton , Jr. and wife, Seaneen of Chatham, NJ; Brian M. Carton and wife, Desiree, of Brielle, NJ; daughters, Kathleen C. Corbet and husband William of Richmond, VA; daughter, Jane C. Stabler and husband, William of Rumson, NJ; and seven grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Vincent De Paul Society, 12001 D Southeast Federal Hwy., Hobe Sound, FL 33455.
SERVICES: Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 AM, December 7, 2011 at St. Christopher Catholic Church in Hobe Sound. Committal Service and Inurnment will follow at Forest Hills Memorial Park in Palm City, FL. A Memorial Mass will be held at a later date at Corpus Christi Church in Chatham Township, NJ.
Arrangements are under the direction of Forest Hills Funeral Homes-Young and Prill Chapel. A guest registry may be signed at www.youngandprill.com.
Jessica McIntosh December 1st
Jessica Dawn McIntosh, age 38, of Stuart, Fla., died Thursday, December 1, 2011, at Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart, Fla.
She was born in Winchester, KY. and moved from Winchester to Stuart 23 years ago.
She is survived by her parents Harold and Mary Wanda McIntosh of Stuart, Fl.
She is also survived by her
Two Daughters,
Daughter-Karlie Bishop of Stuart, Fla.
Daughter-Raven Bishop of Stuart, Fla.
Two Sons,
Son-Derik Bishop of Stuart, Fla.
Son-Austin Becker of Port St. Lucie, Fla.
One Sister,
Sister-Laura McIntosh-Doran of Stuart, Fla.
One Brother,
Brother-Harold Eric McIntosh of Stuart, Fla.
Services will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Paul Crawford December 1st
PAUL F CRAWFORD, age 86, of Hobe Sound, Fla., died Thursday, December 1, 2011, at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart, Fla.
He was born in Kenmore, OH.and moved to Hobe Sound in 1960 from Akron, Oh
He was a United States Navy Veteran who served in the European and Asian Pacific Theatres. He was a member of the VFW and Elks. He loved camping, fishing, boating, travelling and his Church..
He is survived by his wife of 64 years June CRAWFORD;
Two Sons,
Son-Edward CRAWFORD of West Palm Beach, Fla.
Son-George CRAWFORD of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
One Sister,
Sister-Maxine Garden of Akron, Ohio
Three grandchildren
Two great-grandchildren
Funeral services will be held on December 6, 2011 at 3pm with a viewing at 2pm at Hobe Sound Bapt. Church, 8515 SE Church Street, Hobe Sound, 33455
Memorial donations may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, Fl. 34997, (772) 403-4500, www.tchospice.org
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Bill McKinney September 21, 1921 - December 1. 2011
Bill McKinney (September 12, 1931 – December 1, 2011) was an American character actor whose most famous role was the sadistic mountain man in the movie Deliverance. McKinney was also recognizable for his performances in seven Clint Eastwood films, most notably as Union cavalry commander Captain "Redlegs" Terrill in The Outlaw Josey Wales.
McKinney was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He had an unsettled life as a child, moving twelve times. Once when his family moved from Tennessee to Georgia, he was beaten by a gang and thrown into a creek. At the age of 19, he joined the Navy during the Korean War. He served two years on a mine sweeper in Korean waters, as well as being stationed at Port Hueneme in Ventura County, California.
While on leave from this posting, he visited Los Angeles; during this time, he decided he wanted to be an actor. Upon his discharge in 1954, he settled in southern California, attending acting school at the famous Pasadena Playhouse in 1957. His classmates included Dustin Hoffman and Mako. During this time, McKinney supported himself by working as an arborist, trimming and taking down trees - he continued working in this field until the mid-1970s, by which time he was appearing in major films.
After Pasadena Playhouse he moved onto Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio, making his movie debut in exploitation pic She Freak (1967). For ten years he was a teacher at Cave Spring Middle School. He made his television debut in 1968 on an episode of The Monkees and attracted attention as Lobo in Alias Smith and Jones. It was the film Deliverance which provided his breakthrough in 1972, and remains his signature role.
He cemented his reputation as an onscreen villain in the 1970s with appearances in Junior Bonner, The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean and The Parallax View. It was with Clint Eastwood that McKinney would become most associated, becoming part of Eastwood's stock company after they worked together in Michael Cimino's Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. He starred as 'Capt. "Redlegs" Terrell' in The Outlaw Josey Wales under Eastwood's direction. He appeared in another six Eastwood films from The Gauntlet in 1977, Every Which Way but Loose in 1978, Any Which Way You Can in 1980, Pink Cadillac in 1989 when the stock company disbanded.
Other memorable roles include a misanthrope who is done in by John Wayne's The Shootist. He also appeared in such later films as First Blood (1982), Heart Like a Wheel (1983), Against All Odds (1984), Back to the Future Part III (1990), and The Green Mile (1999). He appeared in the TV movie The Execution of Private Slovik (1974), while guest-starring on such television shows as The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Starsky and Hutch, The A-Team, Murder, She Wrote and Columbo.
McKinney took up singing in the late 1990s, eventually releasing an album of standards and country & western songs appropriately titled Love Songs from Antri, reflecting Don Job's pronunciation of the infamous town featured in Deliverance. He also played Jonah Hex in an episode of Batman: The Animated Series called "Showdown". In February 2010 he accepted a role in the Robin Hood–inspired horror film Sherwood Horror and formerly had a short cameo in 2001 Maniacs.
McKinney's death was announced on his Facebook page on December 1, 2011.
The announcement read:
"Today our dear Bill McKinney passed away at Valley Presbyterian Hospice. An avid smoker for 25 years of his younger life, he died of cancer of the esophagus. He was 80 and still strong enough to have filmed a Dorito's commercial 2 weeks prior to his passing, and he continued to work on his biography with his writing partner. Hopefully 2012 will bring a publisher for the wild ride his life was. He is survived by son Clinton, along with several ex-wives. R.I.P. Bill"
Mabel Fairweather November 30th
MABEL HARMON (JONES) FAIRWEATHER, age 104, of Stuart, Fla., died Wednesday, November 30, 2011, at Parkway Health & Rehabiltation Center in Stuart, Fla. She was born in KENOSHA, WI. and was a resident of Stuart Fla. for over 50 years after moving from Kansas City, Mo. She was a member of the Palm Beach Dog Club in Palm Beach Fla.
She was preceded in death by her husband John R. Fairweather.
She is survived by her two nieces:
Johanna Dock from Newcastle, Wa.
Evelyn Binder from Milwaukee, Wi.
Donations may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice at 1201 SE Indian Steet Stuart Fla. 34997 www.tchospice.org #772-403-4500
Services will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Jeffrey LeBowe November 29th
JEFFREY JEROME LEBOWE, age 55, of Stuart, Fla., died Tuesday, November 29, 2011, at his residence in Stuart, Fla.
He was born in CHICAGO, IL. and moved to Stuart in 1999 from Chicago.
He was preceded in death by his parents, RUEBEN and LILLIAN LEBOWE.
He is survived by his
Three Sisters,
Sister-Dena Sergo of Jensen Beach, Fla.
Sister-Sherry Day of Jensen Beach, Fla.
Sister-Marlene Mullenax of Chicago, Ill.
No services planned at the present time.
Memorial donations may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, Fl. 34997, (772) 403-4500, www.tchospice.org
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Shirley McKinley Bidus May 14, 1926 - November 28, 2011
Shirley McKinley Bidus, 85, of Hobe Sound, FL, died November 28, 2011, at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart, FL.
Born in Peckville, PA, she moved to Florida in 1991, coming from Manahawkin, NJ.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, John Bidus of Hobe Sound; daughters, Karen Bidus of Wilmington, DE and Kristi Todd of Tequesta; FL; son, Derek Bidus of Altadena, CA; sister, Nancy McKinley Alway of Dayton, OH; and two grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997.
Services are pending.
Arrangements are under the direction of Forest Hills Funeral Homes-Young and Prill Chapel. A guest registry may be signed at www.youngandprill.com.
Ward Q Carter November 26th
Ward Q Carter, age 85, of Stuart, Fla., died Saturday, November 26, 2011, at Martin Memorial Hospital South in Stuart, Fla.
He was born in Garyson, KY. and moved from Galion, Oh in 2004 to Stuart.
He was a United States Navy Veteran.
He is survived by his wife Millie Carter;
Two Daughters,
Daughter-Angie Tucker of Clayton, N.C.
Daughter-Kathy Bartholomew of Galion, Ohio
One Son,
Son-Richard Carter of Galion, Ohio
Six grandchildren
Two great-grandchildren
A memorial service will be held at a later date in Galion, Ohio.
Vasiliy Alekseyev January 7, 1942 - November 25, 2011
Vasiliy Ivanovich Alekseyev (Russian: Василий Иванович Алексеев; January 7, 1942 village of Pokrovo-Shishkino, Ryazan Oblast - November 25, 2011 Germany) was a weightlifter from the Soviet Union. He set 80 world records and 81 Soviet records in weightlifting and won gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
Alekseyev began practicing weightlifting at age 18. Alekseyev was trained at Trud Voluntary Sports Society by his coach Rudolf Plyukfelder until 1968, when he began to train there solo.
In January 1970 Alekseyev set his first world record, beginning a series of 80 world records the weightlifter set between 1970 and 1977. The event held in Columbus, Ohio had the champion listed in the program as a miner/The following year at the same event he was listed in the program as a Mining Engineer. He was unbeaten and held the World Championship and European Championship titles for those eight years. He was the first man to total over 600 kg in the triple event.
However, Alekseyev's performance in the Moscow Olympics of 1980 was a disappointment. In the snatch he set his opening weight too high and was unable to lift it, scoring zero kilograms as the result. He retired from weightlifting after the Moscow Olympics.
In 1987, Alekseyev was elected to represent the Ryazan District for the Soviet Union's Congress of People's Deputies. Alekseyev worked as a coach between 1990 and 1992. Under his leadership the Unified Team earned ten medals in weightlifting at the 1992 Summer Olympics, including five golds.
In 1999, in Greece, Alekseyev was acknowledged as the best sportsman of the 20th century. He was also awarded Order of Lenin (1972), Order of Friendship of Peoples, Order of the Badge of Honour (1970), Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1972). In 1993 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.
Since 1966 he has lived in Shakhty. In 1971 Alekseyev graduated from the branch of the Novocherkassk Polytechnical Institute in Shakhty.
Alekseyev featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated on April 14, 1975, titled "World's Strongest Man".
Alekseyev died on 25 November 2011 in Germany in a clinic where he had been sent due to serious heart problems. He was 69. The Russian Weightlifting Federation reported his death and called him a "Soviet sports legend" and "one of the strongest people in the world".
Tom Wicker Jujne 18, 1926 - November 25, 2011
Thomas Grey "Tom" Wicker (June 18, 1926 – November 25, 2011) was an American journalist. He was best known as a political reporter and columnist for The New York Times.
Wicker was born in Hamlet, North Carolina. He was a graduate of the University of North Carolina. He won a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University in 1957. In 1993, he returned to Harvard, where he was a fellow at the Kennedy School of Government. He died from an apparent Heart attack, on November 26th, 2011.
Wicker began working in professional journalism in 1949, as editor of the small-town Sandhill Citizen in Aberdeen, North Carolina. By the early 1960s, he had joined The New York Times. At the Times, he became well-known as a political reporter. He was one of the lead journalists for the paper's coverage of the assassination of President Kennedy, and he had ridden in a press bus that Dallas motorcade. Wicker was a shrewd observer of the Washington, D.C. scene. In that capacity, his influential "In The Nation" column ran in the Times from 1966 through 1992. In an exit-interview Q & A with fellow Times reporter R.W. Apple, he reflected on one primary lesson of his years in the capitol. Apple asked whether Wicker had "any heroes" in political life.
I think it tends to work the other way. Which doesn't mean that I look at all those people with contempt—quite the opposite. But the journalist's perspective makes you see the feet of clay and the warts, and that's a good thing. I found them in many cases to be truly engaging human beings and admirable persons but not really, in the long run, impeccable heroes, or even just heroes without the "impeccable." We should try to see people as clearly as we can. Then if a hero does come into view, why, we can give him his due.
Wicker's 1975 book A Time to Die: The Attica Prison Revolt, which recounted the events at the Attica Correctional Facility in Attica, New York, during September 1971, received an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Fact Crime book. He is also the author of several books about U.S. presidents, including Kennedy Without Tears: The Man Beneath the Myth (1964), JFK & LBJ: The Influence of Personality Upon Politics (1966), and One of Us: Richard Nixon and the American Dream (1991). Other volumes Wicker penned include Facing the Lions (1973), a novel about a presidential campaign involving a candidate modeled on Sen. Estes Kefauver; Unto This Hour (1984), a novel of the Civil War, during the Battle of Second Bull Run, Tragic Failure: Racial Integration in America (1996) and Shooting Star : The Brief Arc of Joe McCarthy (2006).
Wicker's work earned him a place on the master list of Nixon political opponents. He wrote the essay on Richard Nixon for the book Character Above All: Ten Presidents from FDR to George Bush (1995). Wicker was mentioned in a 60 Minutes report from the 1970s which detailed how, along with other journalists and members of Congress who supported desegregation busing, Wicker and the others nevertheless sent their children to DC private schools.
Frederik Meijer (December 7, 1919 – November 25, 2011
Frederik Gerhard Hendrik Meijer (December 7, 1919 – November 25, 2011) was the Chairman of the Meijer hypermarket chain in Michigan, United States.
Frederik Meijer was born in Greenville, Michigan . In 1962, he launched Meijer Thrifty Acres with his father and pioneered one-stop shopping. He inherited the company in 1964, after the death of his father, Hendrik Meijer. In 1990, he handed over the company to his sons, Doug and Hank, though he remained the Chairman of the Board until his death.
He helped establish the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. An Honors College at Grand Valley State University is named for him. A Chair in Dutch culture at Calvin College is also named for him. As of September 2011, he was worth US$5 billion. He was the 60th richest person in the United States at the time of his death.
Fred Meijer died on November 25, 2011 at the Spectrum Health System in Grand Rapids, MI after suffering a stroke in his Grand Rapids home in the early morning hours, reported by the Grand Rapids Press.
Dr. Harry R. Keiser August 9, 1933 - November 23, 2011
Dr. Harry R. Keiser, 78, of Palm City, Florida, died November 23, 2011 after a long illness. He was born in Chicago and attended both Northwestern University undergraduate and medical schools. He completed residencies in internal medicine at the VA Research Hospital in Chicago and the University of California Hospital in San Francisco.
He joined the U.S. Public Health Service in 1960, working throughout his career at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD, where he served in research and management positions. He retired in 1998 as Clinical Director of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and a Scientist Emeritus. He was also a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University Medical School.
Dr. Keiser authored and co-authored more than 200 articles for medical journals and textbooks. He was a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member of numerous professional societies. He received several awards for his work at the NIH as well as recognition by the Washington Academy of Sciences for an outstanding and distinguished career in science.
Dr. Keiser was an avid sailor, spending many pleasant hours sailing on the Chesapeake Bay. He moved to Florida in 2002, where he joined the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, serving in several capacities.
He is survived by his wife, Phyllis, of Palm City; two sons, Rudy Keiser of Reston, VA, and Robert Keiser of Germantown, MD; stepsons, Mark Bentz of Palm City, and Daniel Bentz of Stuart, FL; sister, Mary Ann Keiser Anderson of Northbrook, IL and Sarasota, FL; two grandsons and two nephews.
SERVICES: There will be a memorial service at 11:00 AM on December 3, 2011 at Palm City Presbyterian Church with military Honors.
Donations may be made in Dr. Keiser's memory to the Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997, or to a charity of choice.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Forest Hills Funeral Homes Palm City Chapel.
Mary Jane Purtell September 6, 1930 - November 22, 2011
Mary Jane (Alexander) Purtell, 81, of Palm City, Florida, formerly of West Hartford and Old Saybrook, CT joined her beloved Bill in eternal life on Tuesday, November 22, 2011. She passed peacefully in the comfort of her own home.
The eldest child and only daughter, she was born Marie Jane on September 6, 1930 to the late Marie S. (Pallotti) and Elton Hitchcock Alexander. Raised in West Hartford, Jane graduated from William Hall High School in 1948. As a career woman working at Phoenix Fire Insurance Company and later Travelers, she was active in both the companies' women's club. She participated in a variety of company activities, many of which revolved around her love of music and dance. Blessed with a beautiful voice, Jane cultivated her musical skills and at one time contemplated a professional singing career. In 1950, she won the title of "Miss Insurance City" and proudly represented Hartford in the Connecticut Miss America Pageant, where she finished first runner-up. Active in the Connecticut Young Republicans, Jane was selected to serve in the court of honor for Miss Connecticut Young Republican. It was through this group she met her dearly beloved Bill.
Once married, Jane put her pageant days behind her, relocated to Old Saybrook, and dedicated her life to Bill and their daughter, Robin. She became a brownie troop leader and always provided moral support, guidance and most importantly, time to her family. A stay-at-home Mom, she always had cookies and milk ready for Robin after school and was a constant source of support and encouragement. An active member of the Friends of the Acton Public Library, Jane served as the group's president for a time. Jane loved to travel, whether accompanying Bill on business, or with his model airplane hobby. In later years, her deep love of the Catholic Faith lead to her involvement as a Lector, Eucharistic Minister and Pre-Cana counselor at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Essex. She provided devoted, loving, primary care for her Mom for nearly 6 years, and, after she passed, care of her Dad. After he passed and Bill became ill, they moved from their beloved 40 year home in Otter Cove, Old Saybrook, into Laurel Gardens in Glastonbury, where they enjoyed an active lifestyle until Bill's passing in 2004. Jane moved to Florida in 2005 to be near her daughter and "favorite" son-in-law, and she enjoyed six wonderful years there, with music filling her days. She knew all the lyrics to all the songs from her era and she sang them with enthusiasm. She swam frequently, danced at Happy Hour, and was a delight to those around her. Her beauty and grace remained, as did a special twinkle in her eye.
Jane is survived by her beloved daughter, Robin, and her "favorite" son-in-law, Walter, of Palm City, Florida. She also leaves her three brothers, Robert Alexander of Hartford, Bruce Alexander of New Haven, and Douglas Alexander (Mary) of West Hartford, several nieces and nephews, and her granddogs, Clara and Bella.
Robin and Walter are eternally grateful to Linda Smalley, who provided daily tender loving care and companionship to Mom for over five years, and Linda's daughter, Kim Lawson, who lit up Mom's nights daily for over four years. Mom accompanied Linda, Kim and their families to Disney World in 2007 and traveled to Connecticut with Linda in 2008 for a trip down memory lane, with visits to Deep River, Essex, and Old Saybrook. It was Linda and Kim's expertise and loving dedication that allowed Jane to remain in her own home environment after a stay in a convalescent facility. They remained her daily companions until the very end.
Funeral Services and burial were private. In honor of Jane's love of music, and Old Saybrook, please consider a donation to The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center in Old Saybrook in Jane's name.
Ted Forstmann February 13, 1940 - November 20, 2011
Theodore Joseph "Ted" Forstmann (February 13, 1940 – November 20, 2011) was one of the founding partners of Forstmann Little & Company, a private equity firm, and chairman and CEO of IMG, a leading global sports and media company. Forstmann was a graduate of Greenwich Country Day School, Phillips Academy, Yale University, and Columbia University Law School earning a juris doctorate. At Yale, he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
Forstmann, an attorney, founded Forstmann Little in 1978 with his younger brother Nicholas, and William Brian Little. Forstmann's second brother, J. Anthony Forstmann, founded ForstmannLeff. Ted Forstmann had a net worth of US$1.6 billion as of 2011.
Forstmann grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, the second of six children. His father, Julius, ran a wool business that went bankrupt in 1958. Julius Forstmann had inherited Forstmann Woolen Co. from his own father, one of the world's richest men. He played goalie on the ice hockey team at Yale University and later attended Columbia Law School, which he financed through gambling proceeds.
Under Forstmann's leadership, Forstmann Little & Company made 31 acquisitions and significant investments and returned more than $15 billion of profits to investors. In addition to IMG, some of the firm's investments include Gulfstream Aerospace, Dr. Pepper, The Topps Co., Stanadyne Corp., Community Health Systems, Ziff Davis, Yankee Candle, General Instrument Corporation, and most recently, Citadel Broadcasting and 24 Hour Fitness.
Forstmann was featured prominently in the book Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco, as he and his company attempted to acquire RJR Nabisco. In the subsequent film adaptation, he was portrayed by actor David Rasche. The book portrayed Forstmann as a critic of KKR's Henry Kravis and his investment methods.
Forstmann's criticism of Kravis (and much of the rest of the financial industry during the 1980s) centered on the use of junk bond (high-yield) investments to raise large amounts of capital (Forstmann referred to junk bonds as "wampum"). When the junk bond market later fell into disfavor as a result of scandal, Forstmann's criticism was seen as prescient, as his more conventional investment strategy had been able to maintain nearly the same level of profitability as companies such as KKR and Revlon that built their strategy around high-yield debt.
Forstmann accurately predicted the worsening of the credit crisis in July 2008, when most pundits believed the crisis had reached its peak. Forstmann argued that the excess of money pumped into the economy after the September 11 attacks in 2001 distorted the decision-making abilities of nearly everyone in finance. With an oversupply of money, bankers and other financiers took on more risk with less return. While this allowed many to make money for a time, eventually this risk accumulated, and the consequences led to the credit crisis.
Forstmann had dedicated significant personal resources to the cause of education reform; specifically, he had been a prominent supporter of school choice. He was an active member of the Republican Party.
He was given the "Patron of the Arts Award" by the National Academy of Popular Music at the 1995 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. In 1998 he and friend John T. Walton established the "Children's Scholarship Fund" to provide tuition assistance for low-income families wanting to send their children to private school.
In December 2006, newspaper reports on the inquiry into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales alleged that U.S. intelligence agencies had bugged Forstmann's phone or plane and monitored his relationship with Diana. She and her sons were said to have planned to visit him in summer 1997, but British security reportedly blocked the visit over security concerns related to the bugging.
In February 2011, Forstmann became a signatory of The Giving Pledge.
In May 2011, Forstmann was diagnosed with brain cancer and received treatment at the Mayo Clinic.
Forstmann died on November 20, 2011 due to complications from brain cancer.
Richard K. Uber January 12, 1960 - November 20, 2011
Richard K. Uber, 51, of Palm City, Florida died, November 20, 2011, at his home.
Born in Bridgeton, New Jersey, he had been a resident of Palm City for over 30 years coming from New Jersey.
He was vice president for Armellini Express, Palm City and had worked there for over 30 years. He was a parishioner of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Palm City and had volunteered with Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Survivors include his wife of 19 years, Laura Uber of Palm City; a daughter, Marleigh Uber of Palm City; his parents, Bud and Hazel Uber of Palm City; a sister, Dawn Biehl and her husband Steve of Port St. Lucie, Florida and brothers, Michael Uber of Palm City and Scott Uber and his wife Cheryl of Port St. Lucie.
SERVICES: There will be a Memorial Service at 1:00 PM on November 26th, 2012 at Forest Hills Funeral Homes Palm City Chapel.
For those who wish, contributions may be made to the Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997, or at 772/403-4530 or on line at www.tchospices.org
Walt Hazard April 15, 1942 - November 18, 2011
Walter "Walt" Raphael Hazzard Jr. (April 15, 1942 – November 18, 2011), also known as Mahdi Abdul-Rahman, was an American college, Olympic, and professional basketball player and college basketball coach. He is best known for his association with the men's basketball team at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), having been a star player for that team in the 1960s and having served as the team's head coach in the 1980s. He died on November 18, 2011.
Hazzard attended Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where his teams went 89-3 and he was named the city's player of the year when he was a senior. Hazzard then went on to UCLA, where he became an important player on the varsity basketball team. In Hazzard's first season on the varsity squad, the UCLA Bruins made their first Final Four appearance in the 1962 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They lost to the eventual champion, the Cincinnati Bearcats in the semi-finals.
UCLA's undefeated season, 1963–64, was in no small part due to Hazzard, his backcourt partner Gail Goodrich, and the team's coach John Wooden. The team won the NCAA Championship, and Hazzard was selected by the Associated Press as the tournament's Most Valuable Player. Hazzard was chosen as an All-American and also selected as College Player of the Year by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA). His number 42 jersey was retired by UCLA in 1996 in Pauley Pavilion, but Hazzard gave his permission for stand-out recruit Kevin Love to wear the number.
Hazzard earned a spot on the 1964 Olympic basketball team for the U.S., which won the gold medal. He was the number 1 draft pick in the NBA draft of 1964 by the Los Angeles Lakers.
Hazzard later played in the NBA, first with the Los Angeles Lakers from 1964–1967, then the Seattle SuperSonics, the Atlanta Hawks, the Buffalo Braves, and briefly for the Golden State Warriors. He returned to the SuperSonics for the 1973-74 season, after which he retired from professional basketball.
While playing for the SuperSonics in their inaugural 1967-68 season, Hazzard scored a career high 24.0 points per game, averaged 6.2 assists per game, and was selected to play in the 1968 NBA All-Star Game. Seattle traded him to the Hawks during the off-season for Lenny Wilkens.[3] Hazzard's career high average in assists came during the 1969-70 season, when he averaged 6.8 assist per game while playing for the Hawks.
In 1984, he returned to UCLA as its men's basketball coach. That same year, he was inducted (as Walt Hazzard) into the UCLA's Athletic Hall of Fame. He coached for four seasons, winning 77 out of 125 games. The 1984-1985 UCLA Bruin basketball team won the NIT championship. The 1986-1987 UCLA Bruin basketball team won both the Pac-10 regular season championship as well as the inaugural Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.
uring his professional basketball career, Hazzard converted to Islam and changed his name to Mahdi Abdul-Rahman. However, he felt that the name change was poorly received in basketball circles, believing that it cost him opportunities, both during and after his playing career. Therefore, although he remained devout in his Muslim faith, he chose to return to using the name Walt Hazzard professionally.
Hazzard and his wife, Jaleesa, had four children: Yakub, Jalal, Rasheed, and Khalil, the last being a record producer, well known in hip-hop circles by the stage name DJ Khalil.
On March 22, 1996, Hazzard was hospitalized following a stroke. Although he had made a substantive recovery over the ensuing years, he became much less publicly active.
Before the stroke he worked as primary West Coast advance NBA scout for the Los Angeles Lakers. He later was a special consultant with the Lakers.
On November 18, 2011, Hazzard died at the UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center due to complications following heart surgery.
Renae Ward November 17th
Renae Ward, age 45, of Stuart, Fla., died Thursday, November 17, 2011, at her home in Stuart, Fla.
She was born in Buffalo, NY. and moved from Angola, NY 20 years ago to Stuart, Fl.
She is survived by her parents Charles Mule of Angola, NY and Marietta Catalino Barney of West Palm, Fl.
She is also survived by her husband Eugene Ward; of Stuart Fl.
Two Daughters,
Daughter-Sonja Abreu of Stuart, Fla.
Daughter-Faith Bunnel of Lackawana, N.Y.
Two Sons,
Son-Geno Ward of Stuart, Fla.
Son-Eric Carver of Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Two grandchildren
No services at the present time.
Memorial donations may be made to Treasure Coaast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, Fl. 34997, (772) 403-4500, www.tchospice.org
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel..
PAUL E STONE November 16th
PAUL E STONE, age 89, of Stuart, Fla., died Wednesday, November 16, 2011, at Stuart Nursing and Restorative Care in Stuart, Fla.
He was born in CAMDEN, NJ. and moved from Pennsauken, NJ 18 years ago to Stuart.
He was a United States Navy Veteran, and was also a member of the Gideon International.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, GLADYS STONE;
Three Daughters,
Daughter-Lorraine Pearce of Pennsauken, N.J.
Daughter-Helene Atwood of Jensen Beach, Fla.
Daughter-Paula Stone of Jensen Beach, Fla.
Five grandchildren
Six great-grandchildren
No services at the present time.
Memorial donations may be made to the Gideon International, P.O. Box 2553, Stuart, Fl. 34995.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Tom Carluccio July 1, 1943 - November 15, 2011
Thomas "Tom" R. Carluccio, 68, of Palm City, died November 15, 2011 at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart. He was born in Hoboken, NJ and had been a resident of Palm City since 1989, having moved from Middletown, NJ. He was a graduate of Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina. He was an agent for New York Life Insurance Company in Stuart, FL for 20 years. He was a member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Palm City, the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, the Million Dollar Round Table and the Palm City Chamber of Commerce.
He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Donna Carluccio of Palm City; son, Tom Carluccio Jr. of Tallahassee; daughter, Alicia Carluccio of Orlando; brother, John Carluccio of Rockledge; and sisters, Rita Wilms of Duluth, GA and Rosemary Fiorella of Roselle Park, NJ. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sal and Rita Carluccio.
Visitation: 1-3PM and 6 – 8PM, Thursday, November 17, 2011 at Forest Hills Funeral Homes, Palm City Chapel.
Mass of Christian Burial: 10:00AM, Friday, November 18, 2011 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Palm City.
Memorial contributions may be made to: Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian St., Stuart, FL 34997, in Tom's memory.
Reshat Erol November 14th
Reshat Erol, age 84, of Stuart, Fla., died Monday, November 14, 2011, at Martin Memorial Hospital South in Stuart, Fla.
He was born in Bajasut, Russia (on the Crimean Peninsula) and for the last 20 years lived in Cape Cod, Ma in the Summer months and Stuart, Fl. in the Winter months.
He served with the Civil Engineering Squadron while in the Air Force on Otis Air Force Base, Ma.
He was preceded in death by his three brothers and three sisters.
He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Toni Erol of Stuart, Fl.
One Daughter,
Daughter-Regina Jaspers of Wuppertal, Germany
One grandson.
Memorial donations may be made to American Cancer Society, 865 SE monterey Commons Blvd. Stuart, Fl. 34996. Notation on check to read, "Melanoma - Skin Cancer Research"
A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
DIANE L. MIHNOVETS November 14th
DIANE L. MIHNOVETS, age 66, of Palm City, Fla., died Monday, November 14, 2011, at her residence in Palm City, Fla.
She was born in YONKERS, NY. and moved from NY 26 years ago to Palm City, Fl.
She was preceded in death by her mother, MARY SANSONE.
She is survived by her
Partner and companion, -MARK A CROMLEY of Palm City, Fla.
Father, Daniel Sansone of Yonkers, N.Y.
One Sister,
Sister-Camille Fisher of Yonkers, N.Y.
One Brother,
Brother-Robert Sansone of Yonkers, N.Y.
Memorial donations may be made to the Cancer Society, Palm City, Fl. in Diane L. Mihnovets' name.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel, 1010 NW Federal Highway, Stuart, Fla..
Bernard Bloom November 14th
Bernard Stanley Bloom, age 77, of Stuart, Fla., died Monday, November 14, 2011, at his residence in Stuart, Fla.
He was born in Chicago, IL. and lives in Sturgeon Bay, Wi and winters in Stuart, Fl.
He was a United States Army Veteran, a member of the Carpenter's union Local #1185 for 55 years and was an avid SCUBA diver.
He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Jeraldene Bloom;
Four Daughters,
Daughter-Tammy L Clark of Round Lake, Ill.
Daughter-Cynthia A Josefson of Round Lake, Ill.
Step - Daughter-Denise J Hoolhorst of Nashville, Tenn.
Step - Daughter-Desire T Stephens of Nashville, Tenn.
One Son,
Son-Daniel F Bloom of Sturgeon Bay, Wis.
Nine grandchildren
No services planned at the present time.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Anna P. Cattania June 20, 1914 - November 12, 2011
Anna P. Cattania, 97, of Hobe Sound, Florida died, November 12, 2011 at Martin Nursing and Restorative Care Center, Stuart.
Born in New York City, she had been a resident of Hobe Sound for 40 years coming from Teaneck, New Jersey.
Before retiring she was a loan review officer for Seacoast National Bank, employed by Seacoast for over 25 years. She was a former member of the Auxiliary of VFW Post 2433, Union City, New Jersey. She was of the Catholic Faith.
Survivors include a daughter, Carol Ann Russo of Boca Raton; five grandchildren, Bret Ernst, Keith Ernst, Michele Matak, and Smith and Tommy Russo Jr. and three great-grandchildren, Andie Joelle Ernst, Trixze Smith and Olivia Matak. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Cattania and a grandchild, Scott Ernst.
SERVICES: Visitation will be from 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 PM on November 22, 2011 at Forest Hills Funeral Home Palm City Chapel, with a vigil prayer service at 7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM on November 23, 2011 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Palm City. Entombment will follow in Forest Hills Memorial Park, Palm City.
Thomas C. Gamache July 8, 1948 - November 12, 2011
Thomas C. Gamache, 63, of Palm City, Florida died, November 12, 2011 in Stuart.
Born in Brunswick, Maine, he had been a resident of Palm City for 10 years coming from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida where he lived for 17 years. He moved to Florida from Nashua, New Hampshire.
He was owner/operator of Integrated Telcom Inc., Palm City for 22 years. He was a member of many communication organizations.
He was a member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Palm City
Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Elaine J. Gamache of Palm City; a son, Michael Gamache and his wife Jennifer, of Palm City; daughters, Renee Dodson and her husband Stephen of Jupiter, Florida and Jennifer Riccio and her husband John of Easton, Maryland; a brother, Brian Gamache and his wife Bonnie of Mont Vernon, New Hampshire; a sister, Laurie Meyer and her husband Kurt of Redondo Beach, California and four grandchildren, Ashley Gammache, Lauren Gamache, Johnny Riccio and Christopher. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Sarah Gamache and a brother, David Gamache.
Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on November 15, 2011 at Forest Hills Funeral Homes Palm City Chapel with a vigil prayer service at 7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 Am on November 16, 2011 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church.
For those who wish, contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 1100 East Ocean Boulevard, Stuart, FL 34996 or at 772/286-1966
Kenneth Lamalie October 28, 1936 - November 12, 2011
Kenneth Lee Lamalie, resident of Stuart, Florida, died November 12, 2011 at home with his wife Mary, of fifty years, by his side. He was predeceased by a daughter, Ainslie and a brother, Paul Tucker. Born in Elmore, Ohio, 1936, to Rufus and Thelma Lamalie, he lived in Fremont, Ohio until he joined the U.S. Navy in 1954.
Ken served on the Icebreaker USS Atka, traveling to the Antarctica and then transferring to the USS Edisto for deployment to the Arctic. He served in engineering on destroyers in several ports. In 1961, he was transferred to a dry dock at Guantanamo Navy Base, Cuba. In 1961, he married Mary best in Newport, Rhode Island and they lived at Guantanamo Navy Base until the base was evacuated because of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Ken was transferred to Norfolk, Virginia to finish his second enlistment.
Ken spent his college education at Roger Williams College in Rhode Island. He spent a year at Ohio State and completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Rhode Island receiving a B.A. Ken taught middle school Social Studies for one year in West Warwick, Rhode Island. In 1972, he accepted a teaching position in Albury, New South Wales, Australia where he taught Australian History. After three years, he returned to the United States and taught Social Studies at Fairfield Country Day, Fairfield, Ct. While in Fairfield, he received a Master of Arts degree in Communications from the University of Bridgeport. In 1982, he accepted a job in the Palm Beach County School, Florida, as a Television Production Instructor at South Tech. Ken retired from South Tech in 2003.
While accomplishing a 31 year teaching career, he was able to complete 21 years of Naval Service as a photographer/system analyst/public relations specialist.
Ken was an avid skier, skiing the Swiss, French, and Italian Alps, the Andes in Chile, the Snowy Mountains in Australia, and all over the American West. He and his wife enjoyed traveling and spent many years exploring the world. Ken loved boating and fishing. He moved to Stuart in 2003 to enjoy the boating and fishing in the area.
Visitation will be from 2:00 to 4:00 PM on November 15, 2011 at Forest Hills Funeral Homes Palm City Chapel with a vigil prayer service at 3:00 PM followed by full military honors will be provided by the U.S. Navy. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 Am on November 16, 2011 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Inurnment will be in Our Lady Queen of Peace Cemetery, Royal Pam Beach, Florida.
For those who wish, contributions may be made to the Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997, or at 772/403-4530 or on line at www.tchospices.org
Arthur L Gehlbach November 11th
Arthur L Gehlbach, age 71, of Jensen Beach, Fla., died Friday, November 11, 2011, at Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart, Fla.
He was born in Corydon, IN. and moved from Indianapolis, In 10 years ago to Jensen Beach.
He was a United States Army Veteran who served in Alaska. He served in Vietnam as an Agricultural Advisor for the USAID. He was a member of the Purdue University Alumni, the Masons, the Elks, and retired in Florida as an Real Estate Broker.
He was preceded in death by his son Adam Gehlbach.
He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Wendy Gehlbach;
One Son,
Son-Dan Gehlbach of Indianapolis, Ind.
Two grandchildren
Memorial doantions may be made to the Adam Gehlbach Memorial Foundation, P.O.Box 927, Brownsburg, In, 46122
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel
Helen C. Lipko June 2, 1940 - November 11, 2011
Helen C. Lipko, 71, of Stuart, Fl, passed away November 11, 2011 at Martin Memorial Hospital North. She was born in Scranton, Pa and was a resident of Stuart for 31 years, moving from Shelton, CT.
Helen was a homemaker and she was a member of St. Christopher Catholic Church in Hobe Sound, FL.
She is survived by her husband of 48 years, William Lipko of Stuart, FL, and a son, William Lipko, Jr. of Stuart, FL.
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on November 19, 2011, 10:00am, at St. Christopher Catholic Church in Hobe Sound, Fl., Inurnment will be at a later date at Forest Hills Memorial Garden, Palm City, Fl.
Memorial Contributions may be made to the Treasure Coast Hospice 1201 SE Indian St, Stuart, FL 34997.
The Forest Hills Funeral Homes Young & Prill Stuart Chapel is handling the arrangements and a guest registry may be signed at foresthillsfunerals.com
George Goeke January 3, 1926 - November 10, 2011
George Robert "Bob" Goeke, 85, of Port St. Lucie, Florida died, November 10, 2011.
Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, he had been a resident of Palm City for 22 years and Port St. Lucie for 8 years coming from New Jersey.
Before retiring he was a salesman for Kenny Manufacturing. He was a Presbyterian and a Mason.
Survivors include his companion of 8 years, Sally Brummet of Port St. Lucie; a son George Goeke of Bennington, Vermont; a daughter Cathie Tasker of North Carolina; a sister Jean Coffee of Naples, Florida; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years in 2003, Doris P. Goeke.
Services will be private. Entombment will be in Forest Hills Funeral Homes Memorial Park Mausoleum, Palm City.
For those who wish, contributions may be made to the Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997, or at 772/403-4530 or on line at www.tchospices.org.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Forest Hills Funeral Homes Palm City Chapel.
Thomas Albanese November 10th
Thomas Albanese, age 63, of Stuart, Fla., died Thursday, November 10, 2011, at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart, Fla.
He was born in New York, NY and moved from Key Largo, Fl. 10 years ago to Stuart, Fl.
He was preceded in death by his parents, f PATSY and Mary Albanese.
He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Becky Lynn Albanese;
Two Daughters,
Daughter-Morgan Albanese of Stuart, Fla.
Daughter-Kate Roberts of Annapolis, Md.
One Brother,
Brother, Dominick Albanese of Jensen Beach, Fl.
Memorial service will be held on Saturday December 10, 2011 at 2pm at Covenant Fellowship Bapt. Church, 2880 SE Aster Lane, Stuart, Fl. 34994.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Jacqueline Gersbach October 15, 1928 - November 9, 2011
Jacqueline Claire Gersbach, 83, of Hobe Sound, Florida, died November 9, 2011 at Martin Memorial Hospital South, Stuart, Florida.
Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, she had been a resident of Hobe Sound for 13 years coming from, Atlanta, Georgia. She was a graduate of Boston University. She was an Episcopalian.
Before retiring she was homemaker.
Survivors include her husband of 58 years, Charles A. Gersbach of Hobe Sound; sons, C. Peter Gersbach of Marlton, New Jersey and Mark Joseph Gersbach of Marietta, Georgia; five grandchildren, Charles AlanGersbach, Matthew Peter Gersbach, Amy Frances Gerbach, Andrew Gersbach and Jeffrey Gersbach and two great grandchildren, Juniper Grace Gersbach and Owen Heath Gersbach.
There will be a memorial service at 3:00 PM on November 13, 2011 at Forest Hills Funeral Homes Young and Prill Chapel, Stuart, with Rev. Carol Barron Rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Stuart officiating.
For those who wish, contributions may be made to the Martin County Council on Aging for the Kane Center, 900 SE Salerno Rd Stuart, FL 34997 or at (772) 223-7841. Jacqueline loved the Kane Center.
Carl T Parker November 9th
Carl T Parker, age 78, of Jensen Beach, Fla., died Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart, Fla.
He was born in Port Jervis, NY and became a permanent resident of Jensen Beach 14 years ago.
Carl served in the U.S. Army Military Police, from 1953-55. He was a member of Island Dunes Tennis Group, North Stuart Baptist Church and Berean Sunday School Class
He is survived by his wife of 54 1/2 years, Arlene (Saunders) Parker;
Two Daughters,
Daughter-Dale Susan (Parker) Coleman of Champaign, Ill.
Daughter-Jill Patrice (Parker) Seagren of Slate Hill, N.Y.
One Son,
Son-Craig Carl Parker of Memphis, Tenn.
One Sister,
Sister-Mary Freytage of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
4 granddaughters , 1 grandson
He was preceded in death by a son, Jeffrey Chip Parker and two sisters,
June Clune and Shirley Eubank.
Services are scheduled for Wednesday November 23rd at 10:30AM at North Stuart Baptist Church.
Donations may be directed to Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997, 772-403-4500, www.tchospice.org.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Bill Keane October 5, 1922 - November 8, 2011
William Aloysius Keane (October 5, 1922 – November 8, 2011), better known as Bil Keane, was an American cartoonist. He is most notable for his work on the long-running newspaper comic The Family Circus, which began its run in 1960 and continues in syndication.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Keane taught himself to draw while attending Northeast Catholic High School by mimicking the style of the cartoons published in The New Yorker. His first cartoon was published on May 21, 1936 on the amateur page of the Philadelphia Daily News. While in high school, his in-comic signature spelled his name "Bill Keane", but early in his career, he omitted the second L from his first name "to be distinctive".
Keane served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945, drawing for Yank and creating the "At Ease with the Japanese" feature for the Pacific edition of Stars and Stripes. While stationed in Australia he met Thelma "Thel" Carne. Bil and Thel were married in Brisbane in 1948 and settled in Roslyn, Pennsylvania. Thel, the inspiration for the "Mommy" character in his long-running strip, died on May 23, 2008, from complications of Alzheimer's Disease. They have five children, Gayle, Neal, Glen, Christopher and Jeff. Glen works as an animator.
Keane worked for the Philadelphia Bulletin as a staff artist from 1946 to 1959, where he launched his first regular comic strip Silly Philly. His first syndicated strip, Channel Chuckles, a series of jokes related to television, premiered in 1954 and ran until 1977. In 1959, the Keane family moved to Paradise Valley, Arizona. Keane's daily newspaper panel The Family Circus premiered on February 29, 1960. Keane was the president of the National Cartoonists Society from 1981 to 1983 and was the emcee of the Society's annual awards banquet for 16 years.
From 1981 to 1983, Keane published the gag strip Eggheads in collaboration with his son Jeff, who now draws and writes The Family Circus and continues the strip with his own insight and humor. Like his father, Jeff Keane has been president of the National Cartoonists Society (NCS), serving two consecutive terms (four years). The NCS is the organizing body that honors cartoonists with the Reuben Awards.
Bil Keane died on November 8, 2011, at his home in Paradise Valley, Arizona (near Phoenix), at 89. The cause of death was given as congestive heart failure.
Dorothy J. Russ November 7th
Dorothy J. Russ, age 65, of Indiantown, FL ., died Monday, November 7, 2011, at Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart, FL. She was born in Darby, PA and was a resident of Indiantown, FL for 3 years after
moving from New Jersey.
She was preceded in death by her parents Walter Blythe and Elva Blythe.
She is survived by her husband Stanley E. Russ Sr. of Indiantown, FL
Daughter-Geneice K. Hayes of New Jersey
Son-Stanley E. Russ Jr of New Jersey
Brother-Walter R. Blythe of Florida
Five grandchildren
Memorial service will be 1:00 PM, Monday, November 14, 2011 at the Worship Center of Indiantown, 15285 Indian Mound Drive, Indiantown, FL 34956
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel
Joe Frazier January 12, 1944 - November 7, 2011
Joseph William "Joe" Frazier, (January 12, 1944 - November 7, 2011), also known as Smokin' Joe, was a former Olympic and Undisputed World Heavyweight boxing champion, whose professional career lasted from 1965 to 1976, with a brief comeback in 1981.
Frazier emerged as the top contender in the late 1960s, defeating the likes of Jerry Quarry, Oscar Bonavena, Buster Mathis, Eddie Machen, Doug Jones, George Chuvalo and Jimmy Ellis en route to becoming undisputed heavyweight champion in 1970, and followed up by defeating Muhammad Ali on points in the highly-anticipated "Fight of the Century" in 1971. Two years later Frazier lost his title when he was knocked out by George Foreman. He fought on, beating Joe Bugner, losing a rematch to Ali, and beating Quarry and Ellis again.
Frazier's last world title challenge came in 1975, but he was beaten by Ali in their brutal rubbermatch. He retired in 1976 following a second loss to Foreman. He made a comeback in 1981, fighting just once, before retiring for good. The International Boxing Research Organization (IBRO) rates Frazier among the ten greatest heavyweights of all time. He is an inductee of both the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame.
Frazier's style was often compared to that of Henry Armstrong and occasionally Rocky Marciano. He was dependent on bobbing, weaving, grunting, snorting as he grimaced with all out aggression wearing down his opponents with relentless pressure. His best known punch was a powerful left hook, which accounted for most of his knockouts. Compared to Ali's style, he was close enough to the ideal bruiser that some in the press and media characterized the bouts as the answer to the classic question: "What happens when a boxer meets with a brawler?"
After retiring Frazier made cameo appearances in several Hollywood movies, and two episodes of The Simpsons. His son Marvis became a boxer - trained by Frazier himself - although was unable to emulate his father's success. Frazier continued to train fighters in his gym in Philadelphia. His later years saw the continuation of his bitter rivalry with Ali, in which the two periodically exchanged insults, interspersed with brief reconciliations.
Frazier was diagnosed with liver cancer in late September 2011 and admitted to hospice care. He died November 7 of that year.
Joe Frazier was born to Rubin and Dolly Frazier in Laurel Bay, Beaufort, South Carolina. Joe has said he was always close to his father, who carried Joe when he was a toddler "over the 10 acres of farmland us Frazier's owned, to the still where he made his bootleg corn liquor, and into town on Saturday's to buy the necessities that a family of 10 needed. Billy Boy, as he was affectionately called, wasn't along just for the ride.
In Joe's amateur days, he won the Middle Atlantic Golden Gloves heavyweight championships in 1962, 1963 and 1964. His only loss in 3 years as an amateur was to Buster Mathis. Mathis would prove to be Joe's biggest obstacles to making the 1964 US Olympic Boxing team. They met in the final of the US Olympic Trial at the New York World's Fair in the summer of 1964. Their fight was scheduled for 3 rounds, and they fought with 10oz gloves and with headgear, even though the boxers who made it to Tokyo would wear no headgear and would wear 8oz gloves. Joe was eager to get back at Mathis for his only amateur loss, and KO'd two opponents to get to the finals. But once again, when the dust settled, the judges had called it for Mathis, undeservedly Joe thought. "All that fat boy had done was run like a thief- hit me with a peck and backpedal like crazy." Joe would remark.
Mathis had worn his trunks very high, ("darm near up to his titties") so that when Joe hit Mathis with legitimate body shots the referee took a dim view of them. In the 2nd round, the referee had gone so far as to penalize Joe 2 points for hitting below the belt. "In a 3-round bout a man can't afford a points deduction like that," Joe would say. Joe then returned to Philadelphia feeling as low as he'd ever been, and was even thinking of giving up boxing. Duke Dugent and his trainer Yank Durham were able to talk Joe out of his doldrums and even suggested Joe make the trip to Tokyo as an alternate, in case something happened to Mathis. Joe agreed and while there, he was a workhorse, sparring with any of the Olympic boxers who wanted some action. "Middleweight, light heavyweight, it didn't matter to me, I got in there and boxed all comers" Joe would say. In contrast, Mathis was slacking off. In the morning, when the Olympic team would do their roadwork, Mathis would run a mile, then start walking saying "Go ahead, big Joe. I'll catch up."
Towards the end of the training camp, arrangements were made to put on an exhibition for the military brass at Fort Hamilton. That night, Mathis hit Joe with a shot on the head and felt pain in his hand. The next day he said he'd busted a knuckle, which meant he was out and Joe was going to take his place. Joe later expressed doubt over whether Mathis really busted his knuckle. Mathis was out, and it hardly seemed to faze him. He saw Joe the next morning and was as chipper as could be.
At the boxing event, Joe knocked out George Oywello of Uganda in the 1st round, then knocked out Athol McQueen of Australia 40 seconds into the 3rd round. He was then into the semi-final, as the only American boxer left, facing the 6 foot 4, 230 lb Russian Vadim Yemelyanov.
"My left hook was a heat seeking missile, careening off his face and body time and again. Twice in the 2nd round I knocked him to the canvas. But as I pounded away, I felt a jolt of pain shoot through my left arm. Oh damn, the thumb." Joe would say. Joe knew immediately the thumb of his left hand was damaged, though he wasn't sure as to the extent. "In the midst of the fight, with your adrenaline pumping, it's hard to gauge such things. My mind was on more important matters. Like how I was going to deal with Yemelyanov for the rest of the fight." Fortunately, there was no rest of the fight. The Russian's handlers decided their man had no chance, and threw in the towel. At 1:49 in the 2nd round, the referee raised Joe's injured hand in victory.
Now that Joe was into the final, he didn't mention his broken thumb to anyone. He went back to his room and soaked his thumb in hot water and Epson salts. "Pain or not, Joe Frazier of Beaufort, South Carolina, was going for gold." Joe proclaimed. Joe would fight a 30 year old German mechanic named Hans Huber, who failed to make it on the German Olympic wrestling team. By now Joe was used to fighting bigger guys, but he was not used to doing it with a damaged left hand. When the opening bell sounded on fight night, Joe came out and started winging punches, he threw his right hand more than usual that night. Every so often he'd used his left hook, but nothing landed with the kind of impact he managed in previous bouts. Under Olympic rules, 5 judges judge a bout, and that night 3 voted for Joe.
After Frazier won the USA's only 1964 Olympic boxing gold medal, his trainer Yancey "Yank" Durham helped put together Cloverlay, a group of local businessmen (including a young Larry Merchant) who invested in Frazier's professional career and allowed him to train full-time. Durham was Frazier's chief trainer and manager until Durham's death in August 1973.
Frazier turned professional in 1965, defeating Woody Goss by a technical knockout in the first round. He won three more fights that year, all by knockout, none going past the third round.
Joe's second contest was of interest in that he was decked in round 1 by Mike Bruce. Frazier took an "8" count by referee Bob Polis but rallied for a TKO over Bruce in round 3.
In 1966, as Frazier's career was taking off, Durham contacted Los Angeles trainer Eddie Futch. The two men had never met, but Durham had heard of Futch through the latter's reputation as one of the most respected trainers in boxing. Frazier was sent to Los Angeles to train, before Futch agreed to join Durham as an assistant trainer. With Futch's assistance, Durham arranged three fights in Los Angeles against Al Jones, veteran contender Eddie Machen, and George "Scrapiron" Johnson. Frazier knocked out Jones and Machen, but surprisingly went 10 rounds with journeyman Johnson to win a unanimous decision. Johnson had apparently bet all his purse that he'd survive to the final bell, noted Ring magazine, and somehow he achieved it. But Johnson was known in the trade as 'impossibly durable'.
After the Johnson match, Futch became a full-fledged member of the Frazier camp as an assistant trainer and strategist, who advised Durham on matchmaking. It was Futch who suggested that Frazier boycott the 1967 WBA heavyweight elimination tournament to find a successor to Muhammad Ali, after the heavyweight champion was stripped of his title for refusing to be inducted into the military, although Frazier was the top-ranked contender at the time.
Futch proved invaluable to Frazier as an assistant trainer, helping modify his style. Under his tutelage, Frazier adopted the bob-and-weave defensive style, making him more difficult for taller opponents to punch, while giving Frazier more power with his own punches. While Futch remained based in Los Angeles, where he worked as a supervisor with the U.S. Postal Service, he was flown to Philadelphia to work with Frazier during the final preparations for all of his fights.
When Durham died in 1973, Futch was asked to succeed him as Frazier's head trainer and manager. In fact, Futch was training heavyweight contender Ken Norton at the time. He was in Norton's corner in March 1973, when Norton broke Ali's jaw and won a split decision. After Norton lost the rematch to Ali in September 1973, Norton's managers, Robert Biron and Aaron Rivkind, demanded that Futch choose between training Frazier and Norton. Futch chose Frazier, but not without regret at being forced to make the choice.
Now in his 2nd year, in September 1966 and somewhat green, Frazier won a close decision over rugged contender Oscar Bonavena, despite Bonavena flooring him twice in the second round. A third knockdown in that round would have ended the fight under the three knockdown rule. Frazier rallied and won a decision after 12 rounds. The Machen win followed this contest.
In 1967 Frazier stormed ahead winning all six of his fights, including a sixth-round knockout of Doug Jones and a brutal fourth round (TKO) of Canadian George Chuvalo. No boxer had ever stopped Chuvalo before, but Frazier, despite the stoppage, was unable to floor Chuvalo, who would never be dropped in his career.
By February 1967 Joe had scored 14 wins, all by KO, and his star was beginning to rise. This culminated with his first appearance on the cover of Ring Magazine. In this month he met Ali, who hadn't yet been stripped of his title. Ali said Joe would never stand a chance of "whipping" him, not even in his wildest dreams. Later that year, Muhammad Ali was stripped of his world heavyweight title due to his refusal to be inducted into the military during the Vietnam War.
To fill the vacancy, the New York State Athletic Commission held a bout between Frazier and Buster Mathis, with the winner to be recognized as "World Champion" by the state of New York. Although the fight was not recognized as a World Championship bout by some. Frazier won by a knockout in the 11th round and staked a claim to the heavyweight championship. He then defended his claim by beating hard hitting prospect Manuel Ramos of Mexico in two rounds.
He closed 1968 by again beating Oscar Bonavena via a 15-round decision in a hard-fought rematch. Bonavena fought somewhat defensive being often bulled to the ropes which let Frazier build a wide points margin. Ring magazine showed Bonavena afterwards with a gruesomely bruised face. It had been a punishing match.
1969 saw Frazier defend his NYSAC title in Texas, beating Dave Zyglewicz, who'd only lost once in 29 fights, by a first-round knockout. Then he beat Jerry Quarry in a 7th round stoppage. The competitive, exciting match with Quarry was named 1969 Ring Magazine fight of the year. Frazier showed he could do a lot more than just slug. He'd used his newly honed defensive skills to slip, bob, and weave a barrage of Quarry punches. This, despite Quarry's reputation as an excellent counter punching heavyweight.
On February 16, 1970, Frazier faced WBA champion Jimmy Ellis at Madison Square Garden. Ellis had outpointed Jerry Quarry in the final bout of the WBA elimination tournament for Ali's vacated belt. Frazier had himself declined to participate with the WBA tournament to protest their decision to strip Ali. Ellis also held a win over Oscar Bonavena. Beforehand, Ali had announced his retirement and relinquished the heavyweight title, allowing Ellis and Frazier to fight for the undisputed title. Frazier won by a TKO when Ellis' trainer Angelo Dundee would not let him come out for the 5th round following two 4th round knockdowns (the first knockdowns of Ellis' career). His decisive win over Ellis was a frightening display of power and tenacity.
In his first title defense, Frazier traveled to Detroit to fight world light-heavyweight champion Bob Foster, who would go on to set a record for the number of title defenses in the light-heavyweight division. Frazier (26-0) retained his title by twice flooring the hard punching Foster in the 2nd round. The second knock down came on a devastating left hook, and Foster could not beat the count. Then came what was hyped as the "Fight Of The Century", his first fight with Muhammad Ali, who had launched a comeback in 1970 after a three year suspension from boxing. This would be the first meeting of two undefeated heavyweight champions (and last until Mike Tyson faced Michael Spinks in 1988), since Ali (31-0) had not lost his title in the ring, but rather been stripped because of his refusal to be inducted in the Armed Forces, some considered him to be the true champion. This fight was to crown the one, true heavyweight champion.
On March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden, Frazier and Ali met in the first of their three bouts which was widely called the "Fight of the Century" in pre-bout publicity and the press feeding frenzy. With a worldwide television audience, and an in-house audience that included luminaries such as Frank Sinatra (as a photographer for Life magazine to get a ringside seat), comedian Woody Allen, singer Diana Ross, and actors Dustin Hoffman and Burt Lancaster (who served as "color commentator" with fight announcer Don Dunphy), the two undefeated heavyweights met in the kind of media-frenzied atmosphere not seen since Joe Louis' youth.
Several factors came together for Frazier in this fight. He was 27 years old and at his lifetime peak boxing wise, physically and mentally, while Ali, 29, was coming back from a three-year absence but had kept in training, taking on Frazier soon after a bruising battle with Oscar Bonavena, whom Ali had defeated by a TKO in 15. But in fact the win inspired Ali that he was ready for Frazier. Joe, did his 'homework' training with famed coach Eddie Futch, who had developed a strategy based on Ali's tendency to throw the right-hand uppercut from a straight standing position after dropping the hand in preparation to throw it with force. Futch instructed Frazier to watch Ali's right hand and, at the moment Ali dropped it, to throw a left hook at the spot where they knew Ali's face would be a second later. Frazier's major staggering of Ali in the 11th round and his knock-down of Ali in the 15th were both executed precisely in this way.
In a brutally competitive contest, Frazier lost a number of early rounds but took Ali's combinations without backing down. As Ali started to slow in the middle rounds, Frazier came on strong, landing hard shots to the body as well as the powerful left hooks to the head.
Consequently, Frazier won a clear, 15-round, unanimous decision. Ali was taken to the hospital immediately after the fight to have his badly swollen jaw x-rayed, and Frazier spent time in the hospital during the ensuing month, the exertions of the fight having been exacerbated by his existing health problems, such as hypertension and a kidney infection. Some time later he fought a 3-round exhibition against Cleveland Williams.
In 1972, Frazier successfully defended the title twice, beating Terry Daniels and Ron Stander, both by knockout, in the fourth and fifth rounds respectively. It's worth noting Daniels had drawn with Jerry Quarry and Stander had KO'd Earnie Shavers.
Ultimately, Frazier lost his undefeated record of 29-0 and his world championship, at the hands of powerful unbeaten George Foreman on January 22, 1973, in Kingston, Jamaica. Despite Frazier being the overall favorite, Foreman towered 4" over the shorter, more compact champion, and soon dominated the brief bout as Frazier came in too open. Two minutes into the first round, Frazier was knocked down. After being knocked down a sixth time referee Arthur Mercante stopped the contest. It was the first two knockdowns that were decisive.
Frazier won his next fight, a 12-round tough decision and decked Joe Bugner in London to begin his quest to regain the title. Many felt it Bugner's best career effort.
Frazier's second fight against Ali took place in 1974, in New York, with Ali winning a clear 12-round unanimous decision. It was not a good fight to watch, with much holding and limited action.
Frazier finished 1974 with a much awaited rematch against top Jerry Quarry. A wicked left hook to the ribs giving a five round stoppage although Quarry had tried to go on he clearly couldn't. An impressive win.
In 1975 Frazier rematched Jimmy Ellis, the man from whom he had originally taken the WBA title, in Melbourne, Australia, knocking him out again. This time in nine rounds. The win made him once again the number one challenger for the world crown, now held by Ali, after an eighth-round knockout of George Foreman in the famous "the Rumble in the Jungle".
Ali and Frazier met for the third and final time in Quezon City (a district within the metropolitan area of Manila), the Philippines, on October 1, 1975: the "Thrilla in Manila". Ali took every opportunity to mock Frazier, again calling him The Gorilla, and generally trying to irritate him. Some felt this behavior beyond the call of sport.
The fight was far more action-filled than the previous encounter (there was no belt at stake in the second fight), and was a punishing display that ended when Eddie Futch stopped the fight before the 15th and final round. Even though Ali won, he always maintained it was his toughest ever contest. The extreme heat alone made it an amazing effort from both.
In 1976, Frazier (32-3) personally wished to retry against George Foreman. With a shaved head for a new image Frazier fought well enough, somewhat more restrained than usual, avoiding walking onto the big shots which he had done in their first match. However the now great George Foreman awaited his moment and then lobbed in one tremendous left hook that lifted Frazier off his feet. After a second knock down it was stopped in the fifth. Joe retired.
Frazier made a cameo appearance in the movie Rocky later in 1976 and dedicated himself to training local boxers in Philadelphia, where he grew up, including some of his own children. He helped train Duane Bobick a while.
Frazier lived in Philadelphia where he owned and managed a boxing gym. Frazier put the gym up for sale in mid 2009. He was diagnosed with diabetes and high blood pressure. He and his nemesis, Muhammad Ali, have alternated over the years between public apologies and public insults. In 1996, when Ali lit the Olympic flame in Atlanta, Frazier told a reporter that he would like to throw Ali into the fire. Frazier made millions of dollars in the 1970's, but the article cited mismanagement of real-estate holdings as a partial explanation for his economic woes. Frazier stated repeatedly that he no longer had any bitter feelings towards Ali.
Frazier appeared as himself in an episode of The Simpsons ("Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?") in 1992, in which he was supposed to have been beaten up by Barney Gumble in Moe's Tavern. Frazier's son objected, and Frazier was instead shown beating up Gumble and putting him in a trash can. Frazier appeared in another episode of The Simpsons ("Homer's Paternity Coot") in 2006. Since the debut of the Fight Night series of games, Frazier appeared in Fight Night 2004, Fight Night Round 2, Fight Night Round 3, Fight Night Round 4, and Fight Night Champion, games made by EA Sports.
Frazier continued to train young fighters, although he needed multiple operations for back injuries sustained in a car accident. He and Ali reportedly attempted a reconciliation in his final years, but in October 2006 Frazier still claimed to have won all three bouts between the two. He declared to a Times reporter, when questioned about his bitterness toward Ali, "I am what I am."
Toward the end of September 2011, Frazier was diagnosed with liver cancer. Within a few weeks, the cancer metastized. By November 2011, Joe Frazier was under hospice care. On November 7, 2011, Frazier died.
When it comes to home health care for your loved ones, there are many choices. Sometimes it is hard to know where to start. When choosing, you want an Agency that takes the time to treat you with personal attention and that would send caregivers that can count on to be dependable and trustworthy.
Our nurses and home health aides have the experience and training to meet the challenges our loved ones can present. They also have something you can't teach, and that is a desire to care for people. Without that, home health care is just a business, and clients can tell the difference.
Contact us at : 772-245 – 8390 or
AGNES B. HOCHHAUSER November 6, 2011
AGNES B. HOCHHAUSER, age 87, of Palm City, FL ., died Sunday, November 6, 2011, at her residence in Palm City, FL. She was born in Sesser , IL and was a resident of Palm City, FL for 35 years after moving from Illinois.
No services are planned at this time
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel
Clara Gazzuolo October 9, 1918 - November 5, 2011
Clara Gazzuolo, 93, of Hobe Sound, FL, died November 05, 2011, at Parkway Health and Rehabilitation Center in Stuart, FL.
Born in Bari, Italy, she has resided in Hobe Sound for nine years, coming from Miramar, FL.
She was retired seamstress and a member of the Roman Catholic faith.
Survivors include her daughter, Concetta McCarty of Hobe Sound, FL; son, Vito Gazzuolo and his wife, Joan of Hayesville, NC; grandsons, Michael McCarty of Fort Myers, FL and Daniel Gazzuolo and wife, Tara of Atlanta, GA; granddaughter, Debra Gazzuolo and husband, Kevin Ward of Rock Hill, SC; great granddaughters, Amanda McCarty of Naples, FL and Katie Gazzuolo of Cumming, GA; and great grandson, Aaron Gazzuolo of Cumming, GA.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Gazzuolo; parents; Frank and Angelina Proscia; brother, Vito Proscia; son-in-law, Paul McCarty; and granddaughter, Lisa McCarty.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Clara's name may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice, Inc., 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997.
SERVICES: Visitation will be 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM, November 9, 2011 at Forest Hills Funeral Homes Young and Prill Chapel in Stuart. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 AM, November 9, 2011 at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Stuart. Entombment will follow at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery in North Lauderdale, FL.
Arrangements are under the direction of Forest Hills Funeral Homes Young and Prill Chapel. A guest registry may be signed at www.youngandprill.com.
LEONARD BALSAMO November 5th
LEONARD JAMES BALSAMO, age 55, of Jensen Beach, FL ., died Saturday, November 5, 2011, at Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart, FL. He was born in Brooklyn , NY and was a resident of Jensen Beach, FL for 29 years, coming from Miami, FL
He was preceded in death by his parents FRANCISCO BALSAMO and GERALDINE BALSAMO.
He is survived by his
Sisters Mary Lou Bachmeyer of Ashvlle, NC; Gerry K Mc Caffrey of Chicago; Tina M Tillman of Stuart, FL; brothers Frank Balsamo III of North Bergen, NJ and Robert L Balsamo of Jensen Beach, FL
Services are scheduled for Tuesday, november 29th, 2011 at 10;00 AM at St Joseph's Catholic Church, 1200 SE 10th Street, Stuart, FL 34996
Donations may be directed to Treasure Coast Hospice, 1021 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL , 34997, www.tchospice.org.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel
Andy RooneyJanuary 14, 1919 - November 5, 2011
Andrew Aitken "Andy" Rooney (January 14, 1919-November 5, 2011) is an American radio and television writer. He is most notable for his weekly broadcast "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney", a part of the CBS News program 60 Minutes from 1978 to 2011. His final regular appearance on 60 Minutes aired October 2, 2011.
Andrew Rooney was born in Albany, New York, the son of Walter Scott Rooney (1888–1959) and Ellinor (née Reynolds) Rooney (1886–1980). He attended The Albany Academy, and later attended Colgate University in Hamilton in Upstate New York, where he was initiated into the Sigma Chi fraternity, until he was drafted into the U.S. Army in August 1941. Rooney began his career in newspapers while in the Army when, in 1942, he began writing for Stars and Stripes in London during World War II.
In February 1943, flying with the Eighth Air Force, he was one of six correspondents who flew on the first American bombing raid over Germany. Later, he was one of the first American journalists to visit the Nazi concentration camps near the end of World War II, and one of the first to write about them. During a segment on Tom Brokaw's The Greatest Generation, Rooney confessed that he had been opposed to World War II because he was a pacifist. He recounted that what he saw in those concentration camps made him ashamed that he had opposed the war and permanently changed his opinions about whether "just wars" exist.
In London, during the war, Mary Hemingway made an accusation of plagiarism against several fellow journalists, including Andy Rooney, although the accusations were proven false.
Rooney's 1995 memoir, My War, chronicles his war reporting. In addition to recounting firsthand several notable historical events and people (including the entry into Paris and the Nazi concentration camps), Rooney describes how it shaped his experience both as a writer and reporter.
Rooney joined CBS in 1949, as a writer for Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts, when Godfrey was at his peak on CBS radio and TV. It opened the show up to a variety of viewers. The program was a hit, reaching number one in 1952, during Rooney's tenure with the program. It was the beginning of a close life-long friendship between Rooney and Godfrey. He wrote for Godfrey's daytime radio and TV show Arthur Godfrey Time. He later moved on to The Garry Moore Show, which became a hit program. During the same period, he wrote for CBS News public affairs programs such as The Twentieth Century.
According to CBS News's biography of him, "Rooney wrote his first television essay, a longer-length precursor of the type he does on 60 Minutes, in 1964, 'An Essay on Doors.' From 1962 to 1968, he collaborated with another close friend, the late CBS News correspondent Harry Reasoner — Rooney writing and producing, Reasoner narrating — on such notable CBS News specials as 'An Essay on Bridges' (1965), 'An Essay on Hotels' (1966), 'An Essay on Women' (1967), and 'The Strange Case of the English Language' (1968). 'An Essay on War' (1971) won Rooney his third Writers Guild Award. In 1968, he wrote two CBS News specials in the series 'Of Black America', and his script for 'Black History: Lost, Stolen, or Strayed' won him his first Emmy." Rooney also wrote the script for the 1975 documentary FDR: The Man Who Changed America.
In the 1970s, Rooney wrote and appeared in several prime-time specials for CBS, including In Praise of New York City (1974), the Peabody Award-winning Mr. Rooney Goes to Washington (1975), Mr. Rooney Goes to Dinner (1978), and Mr. Rooney Goes to Work (1977). Transcripts of these specials, as well as of some of the earlier collaborations with Reasoner, are contained in the book A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney. Another special, Andy Rooney Takes Off, followed in 1984.
ooney's "end-of-show" segment on 60 Minutes, "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney" (originally "Three Minutes or So With Andy Rooney"), began in 1978 as a summer replacement for the debate segment "Point/Counterpoint" featuring Shana Alexander and James Kilpatrick. The segment proved popular enough with viewers that beginning in the fall of 1978, it was seen in alternate weeks with the debate segment. At the end of the 1978-79 season, "Point/Counterpoint" was dropped altogether.
In the segment, Rooney typically offered satire on a trivial everyday issue, such as the cost of groceries, annoying relatives, or faulty Christmas presents. Rooney's appearances on "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney" often included whimsical lists (e.g., types of milk, bottled water brands, car brands, sports mascots, etc.). In recent years, his segments have become more political as well. Despite being best known for his television presence on 60 Minutes, Rooney has always considered himself a writer who incidentally appears on television behind his famous walnut table, which he made himself.
Rooney's shorter television essays have been archived in numerous books, such as Common Nonsense, which came out in 2002, and Years of Minutes, released in 2003. He pens a regular syndicated column for Tribune Media Services that runs in many newspapers in the United States, and which has been collected in book form. He has won three Emmy Awards for his essays,[16] which now number over 1,000. He was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Emmy in 2003. Rooney's renown has made him a frequent target of parodies and impersonations by a diverse group of comedic figures, including Frank Caliendo, Rich Little and Beavis.
In 1993, CBS released a two-volume VHS tape set of the best of Rooney's commentaries and field reports, called "The Andy Rooney Television Collection - His Best Minutes." In 2006, CBS released three DVDs of his more recent commentaries, "Andy Rooney On Almost Everything," "Things That Bother Andy Rooney," and "Andy Rooney's Solutions.
Rooney's final regular appearance on 60 Minutes was on October 2, 2011, after 33 years on the show.[19] It was his 1,097th commentary.
He has claimed on Larry King Live to have a liberal bias, stating, "There is just no question that I, among others, have a liberal bias. I mean, I'm consistently liberal in my opinions." Though in a controversial 1999 book Rooney self-identified as agnostic, in 2008 Rooney said he was an atheist. Over the years many of his editorials have poked fun at the concept of God and organized religion. Increased speculation on this was brought to a head by a series of comments he made regarding Mel Gibson's film The Passion of the Christ (2004).
Though Rooney has been called Irish-American, he once said "I'm proud of my Irish heritage, but I'm not Irish. I'm not even Irish-American. I am American, period."
In 2005, when four people were fired at CBS News perhaps because of the Killian documents controversy, Rooney said, "The people on the front lines got fired while the people most instrumental in getting the broadcast on escaped." Others at CBS had "kept mum" about the controversy.
Andy Rooney wrote a column in 1992 that it was "silly" for Native Americans to complain about team names like the Redskins saying, "The real problem is, we took the country away from the Indians, they want it back and we're not going to give it to them. We feel guilty and we'll do what we can for them within reason, but they can't have their country back. Next question."
In a 2007 column for Tribune media services, he wrote, "I know all about Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, but today's baseball stars are all guys named Rodriguez to me." Rooney later commented, "Yeah, I probably shouldn't have said it, [but] it's a name that seems common in baseball now. I certainly didn't think of it in any derogatory sense."
Rooney has always denied that he is a racist. In the 1940s, he was arrested after sitting in the back of a segregated bus in protest. Also, in 2008, when Barack Obama was elected President of the United States, Rooney applauded the fact that "the citizens of this country, 80 percent of whom are white, freely chose to elect a black man as their leader simply because they thought he was the best choice." He said that makes him proud, and that it proves that the country has "come a long way — a good way.
In 1990, Rooney was suspended without pay for three months. It is believed that this punishment was for saying that "too much alcohol, too much food, drugs, homosexual unions, cigarettes [are] all known to lead to premature death." He wrote an explanatory letter to a gay organization after being ordered not to do so. After only four weeks without Rooney, 60 Minutes lost 20 percent of its audience. CBS management then decided that it was in the best interest of the network to have Rooney return immediately.
Goldie T. Beckwith November 2, 1912 - November 5, 2011
Goldie T. Beckwith, 99, of Palm City, Florida died, November 5, 2011 at her home.
Born in Dorchester, Wisconsin, she had been a resident of Palm City for 8 years coming from Stuart where she lived for 23 years. She moved to Florida from Jackson, Michigan.
Before retiring she was a retail sales associate for Oppenheim's Clothing in Jackson.
Survivors include daughters, Joyce Hickory of Palm City and Sharon Kujawa of Jackson, Michigan; three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
SERVICES: There will be a cryptside service at 11:00 AM on November 12, 2011 at the Forest Hills Memorial Park, Palm City.
For those who wish, contributions may be made to the Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997, or at 772/403-4530 or on line at www.tchospices.org
Arrangements are under the direction of the Forest Hills Funeral Homes Palm City Chapel.
Pierre Laurent November 4th
Pierre C Laurent, age 86, of Jensen Beach, Fla., died Friday, November 4, 2011, at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart, Fla.
He was born in New York, NY. and resided in Stuart and Port St. Lucie for the past 30 years coming from Pearl River, N.Y.
He was a member of the Marine Corps and served on Iwo Jima during WWII.
He was a volunteer at the Martin County Sheriffs Parking Enforcement. He was a member of the N.Y. Telephone Pioneers.
He was preceded in death by his wife Alice of 58 years and a Sister Ann Raso.
He is survived by his
Three Sons,
Son-William Laurent of Gansevoort, N.Y.
Son-Arthur Laurent of Tuxedo, N.Y.
Son-John Laurent of Woodstock, Ill.
Six grandchildren
One great-grandchild
A Memorial Tribute and Video presentation will be held on Wednesday, November 9,2011 from 10:00 to 10:30 AM with a Memorial Service at 10:30 AM at All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure
Coast Chapel.
Memorial Donations may be made to LCPL Justin J Wilson, Marine Corps League Detachment 1045, 141 Turtle Creek Drive, Tequesta, FL 33469.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel
Fred Asselin November 4th
FFRED A ASSELIN, age 81, of Stuart, Fla., died Friday, November 4, 2011, at Salerno Bay Manor in Stuart, Fla.
He was born in Windsor Locks, CT. and moved to Stuart in 1985 from Peru, In.
He worked in The Dairy Industry, and always had lawn mower repairs businesses. He owned restaurants in Ellington, Ct, Phoenix Az and
Bunker Hill In. He lived in Chandler, Az, and Peru In. He worked at Stuart Yacht & Country Club, Pipers Landing and Miles Grant Country Club
as head mechanic of the golf courses. He retired from Miles Grant Country Club. He was a Charter member of the Treasure Coast Turf
Technicians Assoc, First Impression Team at Grace Place Church and was involved in Crime Watch in Port Salerno and later Port Salerno Revitalization. He was a member of the Adult Day Service Center for Alzheimer's Community Care ORG, The Council on Aging of Martin County Inc Day Club and The Premiere Research
Institute of Palm Beach Neurology.
Fred enjoyed, golfing, fishing and traveling all over the country.
Preceded in death by his brothers William and Raymond. Survived by his brother, Robert Asselin of Port Orange, Fl. and sister Irene Rosa of Suffield, Ct.
He is also survived by his wife of 39 years, Ellen B ASSELIN;
Two Sons,
Son-Donald J ASSELIN of Monroe, N.C.
Son-Jeffrey W ASSELIN of Logansport, Ind.
Three grandchildren
Two great-grandchildren
Memorial services will be held on Monday November 7pm, Coastal Life Church, 3620 SE Dixie Highway, Stuart, 34997
Memorial donations may be made to Alzheimer's Assoc Southeast Florida Chapter, 11711 SW US Highway 1, Hobe SOund, Fl. 33455
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Yankee Warren November 3rd
EUGENE ' YANKEE" F WARREN, age 61, of Jensen Beach, Fla., died Thursday, November 3, 2011, at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart, Fla.
He was born in NORWALK, CT. and moved from Danbury, Ct. 42 years ago to Jensen Beach, Fl. He served in the United States Marine Corp (1968-1969) during the Vietnam war.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Sherwood Sr & Grace Warren. Sister, Kathleen Holland.
He is survived by his Five Sisters,
Sister-Grace Boyce of Port Saint Lucie, Fla.
Sister-Patricia Roberts of Jensen Beach, Fla.
Sister-Grace (Sandy) Boyce of Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Sister-Marsha Denney of Palm City, Fla.
Sister-Yvonne Dawson of Wooster, Ohio
Two Brothers,
Brother-Sherwood WARREN, Jr. of Bathalto Illinois
Brother-McLaughlin Red, of Jensen Beach, Fl
A memorial service will be held on Tue, November 8, 2011 at 2pm at the Amvets post # 92 at 747 NE Dixie Hwy Jensen Beach, FL 34957, please send flowers before 1pm
Memorial donations may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, Fl. 34997, (772) 403-4500, www.tchospice.org
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Matty Alou December 22, 1938 – November 3, 2011
Mateo Rojas "Matty" Alou (December 22, 1938 – November 3, 2011) was a Dominican-born North American Major League Baseball center fielder.
Alou was born in Haina, Dominican Republic. During a 15-year baseball career, he played for the San Francisco Giants (1960–65), Pittsburgh Pirates (1966–70), St. Louis Cardinals (1971–72), Oakland Athletics (1972), New York Yankees (1973), and San Diego Padres (1974). He was the middle of the trio of baseball-playing brothers that included Felipe and Jesús.
Alou was a platoon player for the Giants for several years and was mostly unremarkable. His finest moment in San Francisco came in 1962 when his pinch-hit bunt single in the final game of a three-game tie-breaking playoff against the Los Angeles Dodgers began the rally that won the game and the pennant for the Giants. He batted .333 in the Giants' losing effort against the Yankees in that year's World Series. While he was primarily an outfielder, Alou also appeared in one game in 1965 as a pitcher, pitching two scoreless innings.
After Alou was traded to the Pirates before the 1966 season, he received instruction from expert hitting instructor Harry "the Hat" Walker that helped turn him into a formidable hitter. He won the batting title with a .342 average, with his brother Felipe finishing second, and finished in the top five in hitting four more times after that 1967-1969, 1971. He also led the league in at bats twice (1969-1970), hits once (1969) and doubles once (1969). After leaving the Major Leagues following the 1974 season, he played three seasons in Japan (Taiheiyo Club Lions) and managed in the Dominican Winter League.
On June 23, 2007, the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Fame inducted Matty Alou into their Hall of Fame during an on-field, pre-game ceremony at AT&T Park before a game between the San Francisco Giants and the New York Yankees. He, along with San Francisco Giants shortstop Omar Vizquel were inducted in front of over 43,000 fans. Alou died in Miami, Florida because of diabetes complications.
Sid Melton May 22, 1917 - November 2, 2011
Sid Melton (May 22, 1917 – November 2, 2011) was an American actor known for his roles as incompetent carpenter Alf Monroe in the CBS sitcom Green Acres and as Uncle Charlie Halper, proprietor of the Copa Club, in Make Room for Daddy and its spin-offs.
Born as Sidney Meltzer in Brooklyn, New York, he was the brother of screenwriter Lewis Meltzer. In 1941 Melton was cast as "Fingers" in The Shadow of the Thin Man. During World War II he entertained American soldiers overseas where he met screenwriter Aubrey Wisberg who arranged for him to have a part in his Treasure of Monte Cristo for Robert Lippert.
Other movies included On the Town, The Geisha Boy, The Tunnel of Love, and Blondie Goes to College. He appeared in two Lippert Pictures, Lost Continent and Radar Secret Service, which were later featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000, whose hosts gave Melton the nickname "Monkey Boy" due to his comedy relief antics.
Melton appeared three times as Harry Cooper in the 1955-1956 CBS sitcom It's Always Jan, starring Janis Paige and Merry Anders.
His television credits also include The Golden Girls (as Sophia's deceased husband, Salvadore, in flashback and dream sequences), Captain Midnight (as Ichabod "Ikky" Mudd), Dragnet and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. He also had a guest role in an episode of Adventures of Superman called The Deadly Rock, and as a photographer in an episode of I Dream of Jeannie called The Biggest Star in Hollywood. He also guest-starred in one episode of The Dick van Dyke Show, where he played deli-owner Bert Monker who is in love with Sally Rogers. Without actually proposing to her, he makes it very clear that he wants her for his wife. Sally feels he's not right for her, but later admits to her cat, "If I had nine lives like you, I'd give him one."
In 2005, he attended Eddie Albert's funeral along with Green Acres's co-stars Mary Grace Canfield and Frank Cady.
Melton died from pneumonia on November 2, 2011.
Stan Bergstein 1924 - November 2, 2011
Stan Bergstein, harness-racing giant, dies at 87
Stan Bergstein, a harness-racing titan who advocated for cooperation between the Standardbred and Thoroughbred industries to solve the sports' common problems, died on Wednesday morning at his home in Tucson at the age of 87, according to a family friend.
Bergstein had been suffering from health problems for the past year, and died under the care of hospice, surrounded by his immediate family.
Bergstein stepped down in February after 50 years as the executive vice president of Harness Tracks of America, the Standardbred industry's trade association. He was immediately appointed as the organization's first executive emeritus, and continued to advise the association and write guest columns for the Daily Racing Form until the weeks before his death.
The only person to ever be inducted into the Harness Racing Hall of Fame and its Communicators Hall of Fame, Bergstein worked in a wide variety of roles at racetracks, auction houses, announcer's booths, and racing publications, and he maintained extensive collections of harness-racing books and artwork. He was widely respected not only in the harness industry, but also in the Thoroughbred industry, and he served as a mentor to generations of young racing professionals through a close association with the University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program, located in Tucson, for the past 40 years.
Bergstein was a forceful proponent of forging closer ties between the Standardbred and Thoroughbred industries, most notably in tackling medication abuse and problems with drug-testing. In dozens of commentaries, Bergstein maintained that the Standardbred industry's problems were -- or would be -- those of the Thoroughbred industry, and that neglect of a problem in one sport would damage the other.
Bergstein borrowed from the Thoroughbred industry early in his career, incorporating claiming races as a racing secretary while working at the Chicago tracks in the 1950's. At the time, the harness racing industry did not run claiming races, and they are now as commonplace in Standardbred racing as they are in Thoroughbred racing Bergstein also spearheaded the creation of Standardbred Investigative Services, a security agency modeled on the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau.
A native of Illinois, Bergstein attended harness races as a young man and received a journalism degree from Northwestern University. He was the former executive editor of Hoof Beats magazine, and the former vice president of publicity and public relations for the United States Trotting Association.
The U.S. Harness Writers Association was scheduled to honor Bergstein at its 2012 conference this winter for his lifetime of service to the industry.
"There are few people in the sport, and certainly none of the younger generation, who do not revere Stan Bergstein for his unprecedented accomplishments in harness racing," said Jason Settlemoir, the president of the writers' association when the honor was announced. "Honoring him at our 2012 dinner seems a small 'thank you' compared to what he has done for harness communications, racetracks, and just the entire sport in general."
FERN TOBIN November 2nd
FERN MARGUERITE TOBIN, age 76, of Hobe Sound, Fla., died Wednesday, November 2, 2011, at her home in Hobe Sound, Fla.
She was born in BROOKLYN, NY. and moved from Garden City and Cutchogue, NY 14 years ago to Hobe Sound, Fl.
Fern was an award-winning artist who excelled in all needlecrafts including quilting, knitting, beading and needlepoint. She traveled aroung the country showcasing her work, teaching classes and learning. Her wonderful sense of humor, love of family and passion for her craft will always be admired and missed.
She is survived by her husband of 53 years, JOHN (Jack) TOBIN;
Two Daughters,
Daughter-Nancy Tobin Robertson
Daughter-Charlotte Sturdy
One Son,
Son-Timothy TOBIN
Two Sisters,
Sister-Lois Barnes
Sister-Jean Shropshire
Eight grandchildren
A memorial mass will be held at St. Joseph's RC Church in Garden City, NY on Friday 11/11/11 at 10am.
Memorial donations may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, Fl. 34997 (772) 403-4500, www.tchospice.org
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Kenneth George MillsOctober 6, 1958 - November 1, 2011
Knneth George Mills, 53, died November 1, 2011 in Stuart.
Born in North Miami, FL, he has resided in Stuart for over 13 years, coming from Lexington, KY.
He was in charge of the starting gate at the Thoroughbred Training Center Payson Park in Indiantown.
Survivors include his wife of 12 years, Marion Mills of Stuart; father, George Charles Mills of Albany, GA; mother and step-father, Linda Lou and Jim Mincey of Summerville, SC; sisters, Linda Ryals of Albany, GA; Barbara Caudill of Brookpark, OH; Carilyn Hormilla of Boynton Beach; Kimberly Lall of Orlando, FL; Heather Davis of Atlanta, GA; Joeva Davis of Massachusetts; and Jamie Mincey of Summerville, SC; brother, Robert Hormilla of Albany GA: and two special pets, Mecki and Joshi.
SERVICES: A Gathering of Family and Friends will be from 3 PM to 5 PM, November 7, 2011 at Forest Hills Young and Prill Chapel in Stuart with a Time of Remembrance at 5 PM.
Arrangements are under the direction of Forest Hills Funeral Homes - Young and Prill Chapel in Stuart. A guest registry may be signed at www.youngandprill.com.
Dorothy Rodham June 14, 1919 - November 1, 2011
Dorothy Emma Howell Rodham (June 4, 1919 – November 1, 2011) was an American homemaker and mother of Secretary of State, and former United States Senator and First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
She was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Edwin John Howell, Jr. (1897–1946), a Chicago firefighter, and Della Murray (1902–1960). Her sister is Isabelle Howell (born 1924). The parents were dysfunctional and unhappy and paid only sporadic attention to the children before divorcing in 1927. The children were then sent on train by themselves to live with their paternal grandparents in the Los Angeles suburb of Alhambra, California. The sisters endured harsh treatment from the grandparents and Dorothy left home at age 14, working as a nanny. After Dorothy graduated from Alhambra High School in 1937, she moved to Chicago for a failed reunion with her mother, who by then had remarried to Max Rosenberg. Subsequently, she moved into her own apartment there and took office jobs to support herself.
While applying for a job as a clerk typist at a textile company, Dorothy met traveling salesman Hugh Ellsworth Rodham, eight years her senior, in 1937. After a lengthy courtship, they married in early 1942. She became a full-time homemaker, raising three children, Hillary, Hugh and Tony in suburban Park Ridge, Illinois. She encouraged Hillary to have a love for learning and to pursue an education and a career, though she had never done so herself. In contrast to her husband's staunch Republican views, Dorothy Rodham was, as her daughter later wrote, "basically a Democrat, although she kept it quiet in Republican Park Ridge."
In 1987, Dorothy and her husband moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, to be closer to their daughter and granddaughter, Chelsea. An excellent student as a youth, Dorothy Rodham now took college courses in subjects such as psychology, logic, and child development, although she never graduated.
Hugh Rodham died in 1993. Dorothy Rodham remained active but valued her privacy and almost never spoke to the media, although she appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2004. In 2006, Dorothy moved into the Clintons' large Whitehaven house in the Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
In December 2007 she made a rare public appearance in Iowa to campaign for her daughter's presidential nomination bid, and later appeared in a Clinton campaign television advertisement.
Robert A. DeRoy March 22, 1952 - November 1, 2011
Robert A. DeRoy, 59, of Palm City, FL died suddenly on November 1, 2011. He was born on March 22, 1952 in New Haven, CT, the son of the late Richard and Iris Cavali DeRoy. He is preceded in death by his sister, JoAnn DeRoy Kelman. He was a graduate from University of Connecticut with a BSBA in Accounting. He married his beloved wife, Carol Marchessault, in 1978 and enjoyed celebrating their 33rd wedding anniversary on October 21st in Orlando, FL. They were truly blessed with a very endearing and loving relationship. In 1985, Mr. DeRoy was the recipient of a heart transplant performed at Hartford Hospital in CT and was given the "gift of life" which he lived fully and fervently. He was employed 27 years with United Technologies Corporation, Financial Management, within Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, Sikorsky Aircraft, Optical Systems (WPB), and Hamilton Sundstrand operating units, and retired in 2001 and moved from CT to Palm City, FL.
He was an active parishioner of St. Andrews Catholic Church in Stuart, FL and participated as CCD instructor and as a Eucharistic Minister at the hospitals, nursing homes, homebound, and prison. He shared his many talents in finance and writing skills as a volunteer with Light of the World Charities, a non-profit surgical mission group in Palm City.
His gentleness in caring for the sick was his passion, even under personal physical duress. He was an avid reader and proudly maintained a vast library of literary works. He and his beloved wife also enjoyed extensive traveling.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Andrews Catholic Church, 2100 Cove Rd., Stuart, FL 34997 or Light of the World Charities, P.O. Box 273, Palm City, FL 34991.
Visitation: 6-8:00 PM, Friday, November 4, 2011 at Forest Hills Funeral Home, 2001 SW Murphy Rd., Palm City.
Mass of Christian Burial: 10:00 AM, Saturday, November 5, 2011 at St. Andrew Catholic Church, Stuart.
Gene Amber March 8, 1923 - November 1, 2011
Eugene L. "Gene" Amber, 88, passed away November 1, 2011 at his home in Stuart, FL.
Born in Buffalo, NY, he spent most of his life in Massachusetts, residing in Dalton and Pittsfield, moving to Stuart 23 years ago from Dalton.
He was a retired Executive Vice President and had worked for Berkshire Life Insurance Company for over 30 years.
Gene was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II and a member of Marine Bombing Squadron 613 Association.
He served on the Board of Directors and was past President of the Boys and Girls Club of Pittsfield, MA and served as President of Coolidge Hill Foundation for 30 years.
Gene was past President and a long standing member of The Country Club of Pittsfield and a member of the Stuart Yacht and Country Club for 23 years.
He received his Bachelor's degree from Cornell University following his military service.
Gene was preceded in death by his wife, Katherine in 1997 and brother, John "Jack" Amber in 1945.
Survivors include his loving children, Lisa Amber of Dedham, MA; Deborah Heffernan and husband, Leo of Arlington, MA; John Amber of Delray Beach, FL; Gilbert Amber and wife, Cynthia of Ft. Wayne, IN; grandchildren, Katherine Amber; Luke Heffernan; Angela Penn; Morgan Amber and Annalisa Amber.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Gene's memory may be made to your local Boys and Girls Club.
The family will receive friends from 1 PM to 2 PM, November 4, 2011 at Stuart Congregational Church, 3110 SE Aster Lane, Stuart followed by a service at 2 PM. Military honors will be provided by the U. S. Marine Corps following the church service.
Arrangements are under the direction of Forest Hills Funeral Homes Young & Prill Chapel in Stuart. A guest registry may be signed at www.youngandprill.com.
Tammy Phyllis October 29th
Tammy Phyllis, age 51, of Jensen Beach, Fla., died Saturday, October 29, 2011, in Jensen Beach, Fla.
She was was born in Florida and resided in Jensen Beach for 15 years coming from Brevard County.
She is survived by her companion of 9 years, Richard Spraskin, of Jensen Beach.
She is survived by 2 sisters and 1 brother.
A celebration of life (Pot Luck) will be held at 6pm, Saturday, November 12th at VFW Post 10066, 1805 NE Savannah Road, Jensen Beach, 34957.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Roy Siegel October 29th
ROY F SIEGEL, age 98, of Jensen Beach, Fla., died Saturday, October 29, 2011, at Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart, Fla.
He was born in Saylorsburg, PA. and moved from Dearborn, Mi in 1980 to Jensen Beach, Fl.
He is survived by his
One Daughter,
Daughter-SUSAN SANTORI of CUMMINGS, Ga.
Two Sons,
Son-ROY W SIEGEL of Jensen Beach, Fla.
Son-BARRY J SIEGEL of CROSS VILLAGE, Mich.
Two grandchildren
Four great-grandchildren
No services planned at the present time.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Darlene Kanyuh October 29th
DARLENE KANYUH, age 81, of Stuart, FL ., died Saturday, October 29, 2011, at Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart, FL. She was born in MILWAUKEE, WI and was a resident of Stuart, FL for 9 years after moving form Orlando. She was an avid card player at Pinelake Gardens Estate in Martin County.
She is survived by her
Son-MICHAEL KANYUH of Palm City, FL.
1 grandchild
NO services are planned at this time
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel
Fred Seyfarth January 9, 1928 - October 29, 2011
Frederick H. Seyfarth, 83, of Hobe Sound, FL, died October 29, 2011, at the Treasure Coast Hospice Hay-Madeira House, Stuart.
Born in Islip, New York, he was a resident of Hobe Sound for 16 years coming from, Islip.
During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy.
Prior to retirement he was a production manager for Fairchild Republic Aircraft in Farmingdale, New York. He had also worked for Liberty Aircraft. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Islip and attended Immanuel Lutheran Church, Palm City, Florida.
Survivors include his wife of 26 years June M. Seyfarth of Hobe Sound; daughters, Alice Rogoski of East Patchogue, New York; Karen Kearns of Delray Beach, Florida; Susan Soine of Summerton, Tennessee; Kathy Link of Boynton Beach, Floirda; Jennifer Macchia of Missouri; Linda Fulton of Eaglesville, Pennsylvania; Laura Vasko of West Chester, Pennsylvania and Lisa Russo of Downingtown, Pennsylvania; brothers, Carl Seyfarth of Tempe, Arizona and Otto Seyfarth of Moriches, New York; sixteen grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother Paul Seyfarth; a sister Betty Grasso; a grandchild and a great-grandchild.
SERVICES: Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on October 31, 2011 at the Forest Hills Funeral Homes Young and Prill Chapel, Stuart with a service at 7:00 PM in the funeral home chapel. Interment will be in Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale, New York. Out of town arrangements are under the direction of the Overton Funeral Home, Islip, New York.
An on line registry is available to sign and leave notes of condolence at www.youngandprill.com.
Anthony Gay October 29th
Anthony (Tony) S Gay, age 85, of Stuart, Fla., died Saturday, October 29, 2011, at Harper House (Hospice) in Stuart, Fla.
He was born in Detroit, MI.and resided in Stuart for 13 years coming from Las Vegas. He was a United States Marine Corp Veteran and served in WWII. He was a life-time member of the VFW in Hobe Sound. He
worked for many years as a designer in Detroit and most recently as an engineer for E G & G in Las Vegas.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years Doris Gay.
He is survived by his
One Daughter,
Daughter-Dorrie Hulsey of Olive Branch, Miss.
Three Sons,
Son-George Gay of Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Son-Dean Gay of Abuja, Nigeria
Son-Glenn Yenulis of Hoover, Ala.
One Sister,
Sister-Mary Dziendziel of Livonia, Mich.
Seven grandchildren
Five great-grandchildren
And his special friend and companion, Doris Landry of Stuart.
At Tony's request there will be no service, however, memorial contributions may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, Fl. 34997, (772) 403-4500, www.tchospice.org
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Tom McNeely February 27, 1937 - October 25, 2011
Thomas "Tom" McNeeley, Jr., (February 27, 1937 – October 25, 2011) was a heavyweight boxer in the 1950s and 1960s. He hailed from Arlington, Massachusetts, and played football for Michigan State University. McNeeley had his first professional bout at the Norwood Stockcar Arena July 17, 1958.
On December 4, 1961, McNeeley challenged Floyd Patterson for the world heavyweight championship. McNeeley was on the November 13, 1961 cover of Sports Illustrated. McNeeley served eight years as the boxing commissioner of the Massachusetts State Boxing Commission.
Tom McNeeley's son Peter McNeeley and father, Tom McNeeley, Sr., were also boxers.
Tom McNeeley died on October 25th, 2011 at the age of 74
Thomas Burns October 26th
Thomas Dodd Burns, age 83, of Palm City, Fla., died Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at Manors at Hobe Sound in Hobe Sound, Fla.
Thomas served in the Marine Corp during the Korean War.
He was born in Washington, DC. and came to Palm City 30 years ago from Clearwater, FL
Being an avid tennis player, he was a member of the Indian River Plantation Tennis Club, Monarch Tennis Club and Falkenburg Tennis Club
He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Wanda Burns;
Three Sons,
Son-Thomas Dodd Burns of Stuart, Fla.
Son-Michael Burns of California
STEP-SON-Arthur R Teems of Port St Lucie, Fla.
Two Brothers,
Brother-Edward Irvin Burns of Sommers, CT
Brother-William Burns of Cambodia
Four grandchildren
One great-grandchild
NO services are planned at this time
Donations may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice 1201 SE Indian Street Stuart, FL 34997 www.tchospice.org 772-403-4500
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel
Donna Quinn October 26th
Donna Quinn, age 87, of Stuart, Fla., died Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart, Fla.
She was born in Rosholt, WI. and came to Stuart 30 years ago from Chicago, IL
Donna was a member of The Grace Place , a 49 year member of the 12 Step program, an Ombudsman at Martin Memorial South Hospital and a member of the Montego Cove Birthday Group.
She is also survived by her
Four Daughters,
Daughter-Tana Howard of Jupiter, Fla.
Daughter-Shirley Wozniak of Mc Henry, Ill.
Daughter-Colleen Quinn of Tuscon, Ariz.
Daughter-Sara Gossman of Geneva, Ill.
12 grandchildren
13 great-grandchildren
She was preceded in death by her husband Thomas and son Thomas.
A Memorial Service is scheduled for Friday, November 4, 2011 at 11:00 at The Grace Place, 1550 SE Salerno Road with a luncheon to follow. Live Streaming of the service may be viewed at www.thegraceplace.com/live.
and internment will be in Chicago in the summer followed by a family reunion.
Donations may be directed to The Grace Place, 1550 SE Salerno Road, Stuart, FL.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel
Linda Lunn October 25th
Linda Lunn, age 73, of Stuart, Fla., died Tuesday, October 25, 2011, at Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart, Fla.
She was born in Douglas, GA. and moved from Miami, Fl in 1956 to Stuart, Fl.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 24 years, Capt. Louie Lunn, and brother David Nipper
She is survived by her
One Daughter,
Daughter-Melba Naylor of York, Pa.
One Son,
Son-Bennett C Hare of Missouri
Six Sisters,
Sister-Nannette Richey of Douglas, Ga.
Sister-Jean Taylor of South Carolina
Sister-Sarah Crudo of Atlanta, Ga.
Sister-Gail Drinnen of Grantville, Ga.
Sister-Rebecca Bowman of St. Simons Island, Ga.
Sister-Joann Nipper of Atlanta, Ga.
Three Brothers,
Brother-Jesse Nipper of Woodstock, Ga.
Brother-Ray Nipper of Newnan, Ga.
Brother-Joel Nipper of Douglas, Ga.
Three grandchildren
Two great-grandchildren
No services scheduled at this time.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Lois I. Seaman January 3, 1930 - October 24, 2011
Lois I. Seaman, 81, of Sewalls Point, Florida died, October 24, 2011 at Parkway Health and Rehabilitation Center, Stuart, Florida.
Born in Mineola, New York, she had been a resident of Sewalls Point for 30 years coming from Brightwaters, New York.
She was a homemaker. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Stuart.
Survivors include her husband of 60 years, William A. Seaman of Sewalls Point; a daughter Patricia A. Seaman of Amityville, New York; sons Robert B. Seaman and his wife Judith of Palm City and Craig S. Seaman and his wife Kristin of Stuart and 2 grandchildren
SERVICES: Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on October 27, 2011 at the Forest Hills Funeral Homes Palm City Chapel. The funeral service will be at 11:00 AM on October 28, 2011 in the funeral home chapel.
For those who wish, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Community Care for the Stuart/Martin County Support Group, 800 Northpoint Parkway, Suite 101B, West Palm Beach, FL 33407.
Bob Gelineau October 24th
Robert "Bob" Gelineau , age 84, of Indiantown, FL ., died Monday, October 24, 2011, at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart, FL. He was born in Lowell, MA and was a resident of Indiantown, FL for 23 years after moving from Tewksbury, MA. He was a lifetime member of the Knickerbockers Club in Lowell, MA and also a lifetime member of the VFW. He was a WWII Navy Veteran stationed in Pensacola and Jacksonville, FL.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years THERESA L. GELINEAU of Indiantown, FL
2 children and four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren
A Memorial Service will be held at South Florida National Cemetery on December 16, 2011 at 11:00 am.
Donations may be made in Bob's name to Treasure Coast Hospice 1201 SE Indian Street Stuart, Fl 34994 www.tchospice.org 772-403-4500
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel
Robert Pierpoint May 16, 1925 - October 22, 2011
Robert Pierpoint (May 16, 1925 – October 22, 2011) was a American broadcast journalist who worked for CBS News.
Born in Redondo Beach, California, Pierpoint served in the United States Navy during World War II. In 1948, he graduated from University of Redlands. Before becoming one of CBS' White House correspondents, Pierpoint covered the Korean War and appeared on the first edition of See It Now in 1951. He also covered the State Department for CBS, and appeared frequently on Charles Kuralt's Sunday Morning broadcasts until his retirement.
As a close associate of Edward R. Murrow on radio and television, he was seen as having been a member of the second generation of Murrow's Boys. He is also remembered for playing himself, on the radio, in the final episode of M*A*S*H.
In all, Pierpoint served as White House correspondent for six presidential administrations, from Eisenhower to Carter. His memoirs from this period are detailed in his book, At the White House (1981).
Gale Herbert Gillingham February 3, 1944 - October 20, 2011
Gale Herbert Gillingham (February 3, 1944 — October 20, 2011), was an American guard who spent his entire ten-year professional football career in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers (1966–1974, 1976).
Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Gillingham grew up on a farm in nearby Stoughton. He attended the University of Minnesota, where he was a classmate of future Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Aaron Brown, whom he faced in Super Bowl I.
In his rookie season, he alternated as the starter at left guard with veteran Fuzzy Thurston. During the 1967 season, he took Thurston's spot full-time, opposite perennial All-Pro Jerry Kramer. He started the Ice Bowl and Super Bowl II, coach Vince Lombardi's final games after nine seasons with the team.
Gillingham was the last member of the Lombardi-era Packers to be active with the franchise. By time he retired, Bart Starr, whom he blocked for when Starr was leading the Packers to victories in the first two Super Bowls, was the team's coach. Gillingham was a five-time Pro Bowler (1969, '70, '71, 73 and '74), six-time All Pro, and a two-time NFL First Team All Pro (1969 and '70). He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1982.
The only season he wasn't on offense was 1972 when head coach Dan Devine inexplicably shifted him to the defensive line even though Gillingham was the team's best offensive lineman. During that campaign, the success of the Packers' offense heavily depended on a strong running attack led by MacArthur Lane and John Brockington. Devine's move, which failed when Gillingham sustained a season-ending knee injury two games into the regular season, was criticized for eventually being a factor in diminishing the team's playoff run.
Gillingham died in Little Falls, Minnesota, age 67, survived by his three sons and one daughter. Noted for his brute strength, he was one of the first players in the NFL to use weight training to stay in playing shape during the offseason. His oldest son, Karl, is a Professional Strongman and has competed in two Worlds Strongest Man competitions. Middle son, Brad, is a 5 time World Champion powerlifter with several National and World Records. Youngest son, Wade, is a former Professional Strongman and is widely regarded as having one of the best grips in the world.
Emma Cofresi October 20th
EMMA COFRESI, age 88, of Palm City, Fla., died Thursday, October 20, 2011, at her residence in Palm City, Fl.
She was born in Puerto Rico and moved from Bronx, NY in 1996 to Palm City.
She is survived by her husband of 70 years, BRIGIDO COFRESI of Palm City, FL
One Son:
Brigido Cofresi Jr. of Palm City, Fl.
Two Daughters:
Raquel Pirelli of Palm City, Fl
Luz COfresi-Howe of Leesburg, Va
Four sisters in Puerto Rico:
Doris Arroyo, Noelia Baez, Neida Quinones & Marina Quinones
Three brothers in Puerto Rico
Ruben Quinones, Reynaldo Quinones & Andres Quinones
Three Grandchildren
Three great grand children
A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel
Gertrude Canedy October 19th
GERTRUDE CANEDY, age 104, of Jensen Beach, Fla., died Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at Emerald Health Care in Port Saint Lucie, Fla.
She was born in Orange, MA. and resided in Jensen Beach for 16 years coming from Kissimmee, Fl.
She is survived by her
One Daughter,
Daughter-ELIZABETH BROTHERS of Jensen Beach, Fla.
One Son,
Son-Russell Lee Canedy of Evenington, Va.
Six grandchildren
Thirteen great-grandchildren
Four great-great grandchildren
Memorial Contributions may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice 1201 S.E. Indian Street Stuart, FL 34997, 772-403-4550, www.tchospice.org.
There are no services planned at this time.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel, 1010 NW Federal Highway, Stuart, Fla..
Albert Opolka October 19th
ALBERT Wiley OPOLKA, age 84, of Hobe Sound, Fla., died Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart, Fla.
He was born in Centralia, IL. and moved from Hialeah, Fl in 1985 to Hobe Sound, Fl
He was a United States Navy Veteran, also a member of the VFW.
He is survived by his wife of 39 years, MARY OPOLKA;
Two Daughters,
Daughter-Linda Johnson of Stuart, Fla.
Daughter-Nancy Lee Landers of The Keys, Fla.
Two Sons,
Son-Stephen OPOLKA of Hialeah, Fla.
Son-Kevin OPOLKA of Miramar, Fla.
Four grandchildren
Two great-grandchildren
No services planned at this time.
Memorial donations may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, Fl. 34997, (772) 403-4500, www.tchospice.org
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
James Chapman January 19, 1973 - October 17, 2011
James W. Chapman Jr., 38, of Stuart, FL died, October 17, 2011 at his home. Born in Joplin, MO, he had been a resident of Stuart for 6 years coming from Rochester, NY. He was a prototype designer for Biomet 3i in Palm Beach Gardens, FL for 6 years. He had attended The Grace Place, Stuart. Survivors include his wife of 18 years, Angela Chapman; a daughter, Caitlyn Chapman and a son, Justin Chapman, all of Stuart; his father James W. Chapman Sr. and step-mother Pina Chapman of Derby, VT; his mother Lorena Kirby of Hobe Sound, FL; sisters, Lois Crandell of Cincinnati, OH, Rebecca Cole of Copperas Cove, TX and Susan Carleton of North Port, FL and a step-brother, Robert Kirby of Rochester, NY. He was preceded in death by his step-father, Gary Kirby. SERVICES: Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on October 21, 2011 at the Forest Hills Funeral Homes Palm City Chapel. The funeral service will be at 1:30 PM on October 22, 2011 in the funeral home chapel. Entombment will follow in Forest Hills Funeral Homes Memorial Park Mausoleum, Palm City. An online register book is available at: www.foresthillspalmcityflorida.com.
Robert Hawkins October 17th
Robert E Hawkins, age 87, of Hobe Sound, Fla., died Monday, October 17, 2011, at his home in Hobe Sound, Fla.
He was born in Benton Harbor, MI. and moved from Akron, Ohio 15 years ago to Hobe Sound, Fl.
He was a United States Army and Marine Corp Veteran. He was a 32nd degree 50 years of service Mason. A member of the Scottish Rite, Tadmor
Shriners, Philantropic Society, American Legion and also the Geographical Society.
He was preceded in death by his wife Pauline Hawkins.
He is survived by his
Three Daughters,
Daughter-Cherie Hawkins of Hobe Sound, Fla.
Daughter-Linda Neal of Canal Fulton, Ohio
Daughter-Dana Hawkins of Hobe Sound, Fla.
One Son,
Son-Dennis Hawkins of Boca Raton, Fla.
Four grandchildren
Three great-grandchildren
A family service will be held in Ohio.
Memorial donations may be made to Akron-Coventry Masonic Lodge, 3000 Krebs Drive, Suite C, Akron, Ohio, 44319-2542
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Victoria Zakian August 31, 1911 - October 20, 2011
Our Angel, Victoria Zakian left us on earth and received her angel wings on October 20, 2011. Victoria lived in Staten Island, NY and Hobe Sound, Florida and now lives with our Lord and Savior JESUS CHRIST.
Victoria was born in Armenia in 1911 and was 100 years old. She precedes in death her husband, Oscar Zakian, her son, Jack Zakian and two grandsons, Charles Zakian, Jr and James Zakian. She was sweet, gentle and kindhearted and will be missed by all who knew her.
Victoria has joined her family in Heaven and she watches over us all from above as she did on earth. Victoria leaves behind a family who will continue to cherish and celebrate her life forever.
Victoria is survived by her sons, John Zakian of Willingboro, New Jersey, Charles Zakian of Staten Island, NY, her daughters, Lucy Mazelis of Smithtown, NY, and Victoria Celio with whom she lived with in Hobe Sound , FL. Her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, numerous family members and loving friends will miss her beautiful angelic face and loving ways. We all get comfort knowing Mom is resting in the arms of Our Lord. Family and friends will always remember Victoria saying "God be with you" to all who came into her life.
The family will receive friends 2 till 4pm and 6 till 8pm, on Monday, October 24, at the Forest Hills Funeral Homes – Young & Prill Chapel in Stuart. A Prayer Service will be at 3:30pm on Monday at the Funeral Home. The Mass of The Resurrection will be celebrated at St. Andrews Catholic Church in Stuart on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 10:30am. Entombment will follow at Our Lady Queen of Peace Cemetery , Royal Palm Beach, FL.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Victoria Zakian may be made to St. Andrews Catholic Church 2100 SE Cove Rd, Stuart, FL 34997 or Treasure Coast Hospice 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997.
A guest registry may be signed at ww.youngandprill.com
Dan Wheldon June 22, 1978 – October 16, 2011
Daniel Clive "Dan" Wheldon June 22, 1978 – October 16, 2011 was an English auto racing driver. He was the 2005 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series champion, and winner of the Indianapolis 500 in 2005 and 2011. He resided in St. Petersburg, Florida. Wheldon died of injuries suffered during a racing accident at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on 16 October 2011.
Wheldon, who was born in Emberton, near Olney, Buckinghamshire, England, took up karting at the age of four with funding from his father, he progressed through the junior ranks of motor racing during his school years. Attending Bedford School until he completed his GCSEs at age 16, he frequently took time off to race. During his early career in open wheel racing, he developed a rivalry with Jenson Button before ultimately leaving the United Kingdom to race in America. The reasoning behind the move was that the level of investment needed to fund his racing career in the UK wasn't able to be provided by his family. Moving to the United States in 1999, he spent several years in lower open-wheeled circuits like the U.S. F2000 Championship Series, the Toyota Atlantic series and the Indy Lights series.
In 2002, Wheldon moved up to the IRL IndyCar Series for two events, with Panther Racing as teammate to Sam Hornish, Jr.. The following year Wheldon joined Andretti Green Racing, taking the spot of Michael Andretti following his retirement, and collected league Rookie of the Year honours. In 2004, he won his first IRL race at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan, ultimately finishing as runner-up to teammate Tony Kanaan in the championship with three wins.
He won the 2005 Indianapolis 500 as well as that season's IndyCar Series championship. His six victories in 2005 also broke the record for most victories in one season (under IRL sanction), previously held by Sam Hornish, Jr. with 5. His win at Indy was the first for an Englishman since Graham Hill's triumph in 1966. In November 2005, it was announced that he would be driving for Chip Ganassi Racing in the IndyCar Series in 2006. Shortly after his first test with Ganassi, he won the 24 Hours of Daytona endurance sports car race with Ganassi teammates Scott Dixon and Ganassi NASCAR driver Casey Mears.
He began the IndyCar season by beating Hélio Castroneves by 0.0147 seconds at Homestead-Miami, a somber race due to the earlier death of Paul Dana in a practice session. Wheldon retired at St. Petersburg thanks to contact with Sam Hornish, Jr. during a caution period. At the end of the 2006 IndyCar season, Wheldon and Hornish were tied for the lead with each driver having 475 points. In the event of a tie, the driver with the most wins for that particular season is declared the champion. Hornish had four wins for the 2006 season, to Wheldon's two; therefore Hornish was declared the 2006 IndyCar champion.
During the close season he was offered a place in the BMW Sauber Formula One team, but declined on discovering he would not be assured a regular drive. "I do want to race in F1. When my contract expires with Chip, I’ll take a serious look at Formula One".
Commenting in 2007 on the perception of him as 'difficult', Wheldon said "I put everything into my racing, and I expect the same back. If I see people who aren't giving it I'm not afraid to say so, but that sometimes comes out a little brash. That could be improved a little bit."
On 22 June 2008, his 30th birthday, he took his 15th career victory in the IndyCar Series after winning the 2008 Iowa Corn Indy 250 over Hideki Mutoh and Marco Andretti. He donated his winnings to help the victims of the recent tornadoes and flooding which had occurred in Iowa.
Wheldon was released from his drive at Ganassi on 2 September 2008. He was replaced by Dario Franchitti; "I have enjoyed these last three seasons with Target Chip Ganassi Racing, but will be moving on to pursue a very exciting opportunity for 2009," Wheldon said. It would later turn out to be a return to former team Panther Racing.[6] Wheldon drove the Panther car to a second place finish in the 2009 Indianapolis 500, the second Indy 500 runner-up finish in a row for the team. However, his strong start to the season faded and Wheldon failed to crack the Top 10 in 7 of the last 8 races of the year. The following year Wheldon again showed strong at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, finishing second at the 2010 Indianapolis 500. This gave Panther its third straight runner-up finish at Indy. This time, Wheldon remained competitive all year, challenging for wins on the oval tracks.
Despite strong showings in the Panther Racing #4 car, Wheldon still failed to win a race during his time with the team. This led to his being replaced at Panther Racing by the young American driver (and 2009 Indy Lights champion) J.R. Hildebrand. Wheldon attempted and won the 2011 Indianapolis 500 with Bryan Herta Autosport in stunning and ironic fashion after inheriting the lead with metres to go after Hildebrand wrecked going into the final turn trying to get around the decelerating Charlie Kimball with too much velocity, being the first driver in Indy history to win the race by leading a single lap. Wheldon was very emotional after the win, due to not having a ride for the rest of the season and concerning his mother who had recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease, to whom he partially dedicated his victory. It was Wheldon's first series win in three seasons.
At the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on 16 October 2011, Wheldon was involved in a 15 car pile up crash during lap 13 of the race resulting in a red flag. Wheldon had to be extricated from his car and was airlifted to a local hospital with what was described as "serious injuries," from which he later died at the age of 33.
Mary Thiel October 14th
Mary Thiel, age 90, of Hobe Sound, Fla., died Friday, October 14, 2011, at The Manors of Hobe Sound in Hobe Sound, Fla.
She was born in Park, KS. and moved from Hotchkiss, Co 8 years ago to Hobe Sound, Fl.
She is survived by her
One Daughters,
Daughter-Katie Douglas of Stuart, Fla
Four Sons,
Son-Ronald Zerr of Aurora, Colo.
Son-Roger Zerr of Arvada, Colo.
Son-Randy Zerr of Evergreen, Colo.
Son-Ralph Zerr of Kent, Colo.
Three Sisters,
Sister-Wilda Black of Fort Collins, Colo.
Sister-Alice Espinosa of Layfette, Colo.
Sister-Lynn Henry of Brush, Colo.
Twelve grandchildren
Twelve great-grandchildren
A memorial service will be held on Sunday, Nov 13, 2011 at Peace Presbyterian Church following the morning church service.
Memorial donations may be made to Habitat for Humanity 2555 SE Bonita Street Stuart, FL 34997
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Regina Johnson October 14th
Regina Elizabeth Johnson, age 76, of Stuart, Fla., died Friday, October 14, 2011, at Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart, Fla.
She was born in Bayonne, NJ. and moved from Long Island, NY 20 years ago to Stuart, Fl.
She was a member of North Stuart Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Joseph Johnson; Jr.
One Son,
Son- Kenneth Johnson of Brick, NJ
Two Daughters,
Daughter-Nancy Boyd of East Islip, N.Y.
Daughter-Claire Olsen of Palm City, N.J.
Two Sisters,
Sister-Dorothy Curriero of Toms River, N.J.
Sister-Mary Ellen Rutherford of Houston, Texas
Seven grandsons
A memorial service will be held on Thursday October 20, at 11am at North Stuart Baptist Church, 1950 N. Federal Highway, Stuart, Fl. 34994
Memorial donations may be made to Sunshine Acres, P.O. Box 1903, Seaford, NY 11783
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Charlotte L. Johnson June 10, 1921 - October 12, 2011
Charlotte L. Johnson, 90, of Jupiter, Florida died, October 12, 2011 at her home.
Born in Butler, Pennsylvania, she had been a resident of Jupiter for 9 years coming from Hobe Sound, Florida. She moved to Florida from Upper Saddle River, New Jersey in 1980.
She was a homemaker. She was a long time member of the Hobe Sound Community Presbyterian Church. She was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, McKeesport, Pennsylvania and the Women's Club of Upper Saddle River.
Survivors include a daughter, Deborah Sands of Wellington, Florida; a son David Johnson of West Hollywood, California; a brother Chester Thompson of Harmony, Pennsylvania; a sister Norma Yacko of East McKeesport, Pennsylvania and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Harry W. Johnson in 2001; and brothers, Eugene Thompson and Glenn Thompson
SERVICES: There will be a cryptside service at 11:00 AM on October 15, 2001 at the Forest Hills Memorial Park Mausoleum, Palm City, Florida. There will also be a memorial service at 1:30 PM at Mangrove Bay, Jupiter.
For those who wish, contributions may be made to the Salvation Army, 900 SE Johnson Avenue, Stuart, FL 34994.
Patricia Breslin March 17, 1931 - October 12, 2011
Patricia Breslin (March 17, 1931 – October 12, 2011) was an American actress known for her guest roles in various television series in the 1950s and 1960s.
n 1953, Breslin co-starred with Jackie Cooper as his wife in the NBC sitcom, The People's Choice. In 1954, she guest-starred with Peter Mark Richman in an episode of NBC's legal drama, Justice, as a woman threatened by hoodlums.
In 1955, Breslin guest starred in the CBS anthology series Appointment with Adventure. In 1960, she played the newlywed wife of William Shatner's character in The Twilight Zone episode "Nick of Time" and also in the 1963 Twilight Zone episode, "No Time Like the Past", in which she played Abigail Sloan. Breslin played the role of Anne Mitchell, along with co-stars Ralph Bellamy and Paul Fix, in the 1961 episode "The Haven" of CBS's anthology series The DuPont Show with June Allyson.
In 1964, she landed in the role of Laura Brooks on the ABC prime time soap opera Peyton Place. She also played the role of Meg Baldwin in the ABC soap opera General Hospital from 1966 to 1969.
Breslin married former Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens NFL team owner and advertising and business executive Art Modell in 1969. It was her second marriage and his first. Breslin brought two sons from her first marriage to character actor David Orrick McDearmon (1914–1979), sons John and David. Shortly after their marriage, Modell legally adopted Patricia's sons and they took his surname. The family lived in Owings Mills, Maryland with a total of six grandchildren between them.
Breslin died on October 12, 2011, aged 80, from pancreatitis, after a lengthy hospitalization.
Ray Kaz October 12th
Raymond E. Kaz, age 87, of Palm City, Fla., died Wednesday, October 12, 2011, at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart, Fla.
He was born in Buffalo, NY. and moved from Buffalo 13 Years ago to Palm City, Fl.
He was a United States Army Veteran. A member of the NY Masonic Lodge #879 since 1966. Past Master of the lodge in 1991, Shriner in 1985. He worked for Erie County Clerk's office for 20 years and retired from that job. He was the Owner of a restaurant.
He is survived by his
Two Sons,
STEP-SON-Adrian Babski of Jensen Beach, Fla.
Son-Bruce Kaz of Buffalo, N.Y.
One grandchild
No services planned at this time.
Memorial donations may be made to treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, Fl. 34997, (772) 403-4500, www.tchospice.org
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
William E. Bradfield October 18, 1923 - October 12, 2011
The family of William E. Bradfield announce his passing at his Palm City, FL home.
Born in Philadelphia, PA, he spent the majority of his life working and living in that city and its suburbs. He moved to Florida in 1995 and to his current home in Palm City in 2010. He was a graduate of West Catholic High School in Philadelphia and attended Drexel University and The University of Pennsylvania's evening division.
As a youth in Manoa, Pennsylvania, he was known for his fine singing voice and could often be heard on the weekly radio broadcast of "The Irish Hour" singing solo or as a member of the popular quartet "The Four Provinces". He nurtured his love of music and his penchant for performing throughout his life and gifted it to his children and grandchildren.
During World War II he served with pride and honor in the US Navy as a chief radioman aboard the USS Euryale in the South Pacific. His ship was among the first American warships to enter Japan's Sasebo Harbor at the end of the war. As a result, he witnessed, first hand, the devastation of the fire bombings and nuclear weapons that ended the War. Following the war, he became the President and Secretary of the USS Euryale Alumni Association and was active in numerous reunions of his former crewmates.
Following the war, he took a position at Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company in Philadelphia from which he grew to the position of Vice President for Group Insurance. In his 40 year career he became a renowned expert in the burgeoning field of group insurance and was a frequent speaker at national trade organizations. He also taught at the American College of Life Underwriters in Bryn Mawr, PA.
Always involved in community affairs, he raised his 8 children in Springfield, Pennsylvania where he was active in the Knights of Columbus, The Boy Scouts of America and a host of local organizations. But his real love was music and performing. In addition to singing at weddings nearly every Saturday, he, as a member of St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, was one of the founders of the little theater group, "The St. Francis Players". On stage he held starring roles in such productions as My Fair Lady, The Mikado, Kiss Me Kate, Showboat, Camelot, and South Pacific. His rich baritone was always a hallmark of the troupe's performances.
In recent years he was a member of the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Palm City. He had also been a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Korona, Florida. He was a Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus, past Faithful Navigator, Grand Knight and founder of the Flagler Council.
Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Jeanne Spillane Bradfield of Palm City: daughters, Mimi Horstmann of Ormond Beach, FL, Jeanne Kunkel of Bel Air, MD and Mary Lee Rose of Columbia, MD; sons, William T. Bradfield of Greenville, SC, James E. Bradfield of Palm City, FL, Joseph J. Bradfield of Groveland, FL, and Edward A. Bradfield of Lakewood, OH; a brother, John J. Bradfield of Exton, PA; twenty-six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Michael F. Bradfield and a brother, Brian P. Bradfield.
SERVICES: A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM on October 20, 2011 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. Inurnment will follow in South Florida VA National Cemetery, Lake Worth, FL with military honors provided by the U.S. Navy. In addition, the family is planning a memorial service at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Korona, Florida at a future date.
For those who wish, contributions may be made to the Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997, or at 772/403-4530 or on line at www.tchospices.org
Florence McEntire May 27, 1917 - October 9, 2011
Florence Dollie McEntire,94, of Stuart, died October 9, 2011. Born in 1917 in Boswell, Pa., she graduated from Thomas High School in Thomas, W. Va., in 1934 and attended West Virginia Business College in Clarksburg, W. Va. She worked for Westinghouse in Fairmont, W. Va., and later joined the fledging West Virginia Electric Co., beginning in 1946, then "married the boss." The company was in business for 34 years as a designer and contractor of electrical systems for coal plants in eight states.
The couple sold the company, retired and moved to Florida. They loved to travel, visiting Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, New Zealand and Kenya, as well as much of Canada, Europe, Scandinavia, Russia and the Caribbean.
Known for her relentless optimism, and her abundant generosity, she continued in later years to hold Christmas gatherings for family and friends and try new adventures, from exotic foods to airboat rides. She was a voracious reader and an avid golfer. There is scarcely a photograph of her that doesn't carry a huge smile. And she adored her husband, Mac, and her family.
She was pre-deceased by her husband, Monroe; sisters Edith and Lillian Ludden; and brother John Ludden. Survived by niece Lynn Kittson, of Beaufort, S.C., and nephew Michael Ludden, of Atlanta. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice, 6801 SE Indian St., Stuart, FL 34997.
Kenneth Long October 9th
KENNETH C. LONG, Jr., age 30, of Stuart, Fla., died Sunday, October 9, 2011, at a residence in Fort Pierce, Fla.
He was born in STUART, FL. and lived in Stuart all his life.
He was a member of the Florida Mentor Center.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Christina Klosset.
He was the son of KENNETH LONG of Stuart, Fl and VIOLA LONG of Stuart, Fl.
He is also survived by his
One Sister,
Sister-Susan Meyer of Stuart, Fla.
Two Brothers,
Brother-Christian Klosset of Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Brother-Ronald Klosset of Stuart, Fla.
His caregiver who was like a mother to him, Elizabeth Lehner of Ft. Pierce, Fl.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Al Davis July 4, 1929 - October 8, 2011
Allen "Al" Davis (July 4, 1929 – October 8, 2011) was an American football executive who was the principal owner (titled as "president of the general partner" or "managing general partner," depending on the source) of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. His motto for the team was "Just win, baby."
Born to a wealthy family in Brockton, Massachusetts, Davis spent his youth in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn and attended Erasmus Hall High School. He attended Wittenberg University and Syracuse University, where he earned a degree in English. Upon graduation, he began his coaching career as the line coach at Adelphi College from 1950 to 1951. From there Davis served as the head coach of the U.S. Army team at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia from 1952 to 1953. His next coaching assignment was as the line coach and chief recruiter for The Citadel. From 1957 to 1959 Davis was an offensive line coach at the University of Southern California.
Davis' first coaching experience in professional football came as the offensive end coach of the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers from 1960 to 1962.
After the 1962 season, Raiders general partner F. Wayne Valley hired Davis as head coach and general manager. At 33, Davis was the youngest person in professional football history to hold the positions. It was at that time that he assumed the image that would define him for almost half a century—slicked-back hair, Brooklyn-tinged speech (the "Raiduhs"), dark glasses and an intense will to win.
Davis immediately began to implement what he termed the "vertical game," an aggressive offensive strategy based on the West Coast offense developed by Chargers head coach Sid Gillman. Under Davis the Raiders improved to 10–4, the first winning record in franchise history, and one more win than they had notched in their first three seasons combined. He was named the AFL's Coach of the Year in 1963. Though the team slipped to 5–7–2 in 1964, it rebounded to an 8–5–1 record in 1965.
In April 1966 he was named the American Football League Commissioner. He immediately commenced an aggressive campaign against the NFL and signed several of the NFL's top players to AFL contracts. Other AFL owners, Davis not included, held secret meetings with the NFL, and in July the AFL and NFL announced that they were merging. Because of the compensation AFL teams were required to pay the NFL, and because he believed the AFL would be the superior league if allowed to remain separate, Davis was against the merger. On July 25, 1966, Davis resigned as commissioner rather than remain as commissioner until the end of the AFL in 1970.
After resigning as AFL commissioner, Davis bought a 10 percent stake in the Raiders and returned to his old club as one of three general partners, along with Wayne Valley and Ed McGah. He was also named head of football operations. On the field, the team Davis had assembled and coached steadily improved. With John Rauch (Davis's hand-picked successor) as head coach, the Raiders won the 1967 AFL Championship, defeating the Houston Oilers 40-7. The win earned the team a trip to Super Bowl II, where they were beaten 33-14 by Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers. The following two years, the Raiders again won Western Division titles, only to lose the AFL Championship to the eventual Super Bowl winners—the New York Jets (1968) and Kansas City Chiefs (1969).
In 1969, John Madden became the team's sixth head coach, and under him the Raiders became one of the most successful franchises in the NFL, winning six division titles during the 1970s. In 1970, the AFL-NFL merger took place and the Raiders joined the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the newly merged NFL. The first post-merger season saw the Raiders win the AFC West with an 8-4-2 record and go all the way to the conference championship, where they lost to the Colts. Despite another 8-4-2 season in 1971, the Raiders failed to win the division or achieve a playoff berth.
n 1972, while managing general partner Valley was attending the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Davis drafted a revised partnership agreement that made him the new managing general partner, with near-absolute control over team operations. McGah signed the agreement. Since two of the team's three general partners had voted in favor of the agreement, it was binding under partnership law of the time. Valley sued to overturn the agreement once he returned to the country, but was unsuccessful. Valley sold his interest in 1976, and no other partners have had any role in running the club since. This was despite the fact that Davis did not acquire a majority interest in the Raiders until 2005, when he bought the shares held by McGah's family. At his death he owned approximately 67 percent of the interests in the partnership through his company, A.D. Football, Inc.
In addition to serving as owner, Davis effectively served as his own general manager until his death—longer than any football operations chief in the league at the time. He was one of three NFL owners who have the title or powers of general manager, others being the Dallas Cowboys' Jerry Jones and the Cincinnati Bengals' Mike Brown. He had long been reckoned as a very hands-on owner, and is believed to have had more authority over day-to-day operations than any other owner in the league. His famous motto was "Just win, baby".
With Davis in control, the Raiders became one of the most successful teams in all of professional sports. From 1967 to 1985 the team won 13 division championships, one AFL championship (1967), three Super Bowls (XI, XV, and XVIII) and made 15 playoff appearances. Though the Raiders' fortunes have waned in recent years, having gone 37–91 from 2003 to 2010, they are one of two teams to play in the Super Bowl in four different decades, with the other being the Pittsburgh Steelers. Along with appearing in five Super Bowls, the Raiders have also played in their Conference/League Championship Game in every decade since their inception.
In 1992 Davis was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a Team and League Administrator, and was presented by John Madden. Davis has been chosen by a record nine Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees to present them at the Canton, Ohio ceremony: Lance Alworth, Jim Otto, George Blanda, Willie Brown, Gene Upshaw, Fred Biletnikoff, Art Shell, Ted Hendricks, and Madden.
In 2007, Davis sold a minority stake in the Raiders for $150 million and said that he would not retire until he wins two more Super Bowls or dies. Al Davis' wife and son Marc are his direct heirs. Marc Davis has been seen around the Raiders facilities in recent years and is thought to be interested in running the team.
Davis introduced the Raiders' signature logo in 1963 in a unilateral move as head coach and general manager. In the 1960s as AFL Commissioner, Davis initiated a bidding war with the NFL over players. But it was his return to Oakland in 1967 that allowed him to reach his true calling. That season Davis made a number of roster moves, including landing Buffalo Bills quarterback Daryle Lamonica, a back-up for starter Jack Kemp on two AFL champion Bills teams. Another move at first thought to be desperate was the signing of former Houston Oilers QB George Blanda, who was already 39 but was still a very solid placekicker, and had played on the first AFL champion teams with Houston, as well as for the Chicago Bears and Baltimore Colts before that. Davis correctly identified Blanda as a mentor for Lamonica as well as a solid special teams man despite his advanced age. That year he also drafted guard Gene Upshaw, the cornerstone of the Oakland offensive line well into the 1980s. Lamonica propelled the Raiders to a 13-1 won-loss record in the 1967-68 season, and they coasted to the league championship with a 40-7 victory over Houston, although they were defeated easily by the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl II. Oakland under Davis would go on to win the other two last AFL Western Division titles before the 1970 NFL-AFL merger.
During the first years of the new league format Oakland was a dominant franchise, winning the AFC West Division every year except 1971, and was kept out of the Super Bowls between 1970 and 1975 only by phenomenal Baltimore Colts, Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers teams. Indeed, during the nine-year span from 1967 through 1975, the Raiders were eliminated by the team that won the Super Bowl on seven occasions (Green Bay in Super Bowl II at the end of the 1967 season, Super Bowl III champion New York in the 1968 AFL Championship Game, Super Bowl IV champion Kansas City in the 1969 AFL Championship Game, Super Bowl V champion Baltimore in the 1970 AFC Championship, Super Bowl VIII champion Miami in the 1973 AFC Championship Game, and Super Bowl iX and X champion Pittsburgh in the 1974 and 1975 AFC Championship Games). Finally, in 1976, the Raiders won their first title in Super Bowl XI under Davis's homegrown head coach John Madden. From 1970-1981 Oakland was able to reach the AFC Championship Game seven out of eleven years, and won two Super Bowls in that period. They also captured additional division titles during that period.
In the 1980 offseason star QB Ken Stabler attempted to renegotiate his contract with the Raiders. A veteran gunslinging quarterback, Stabler had won the Raiders' only title until then and had been a mainstay since his 1968 signing with the team as a protegé of Lamonica. Davis angered much of the Raider community by dealing him to the Oilers for quarterback Dan Pastorini, a trade many regarded as selfishly seeking revenge while strengthening the team's top AFC rival. Although Pastorini was injured in week 5, the move paid off when replacement veteran Jim Plunkett led the Raiders to a first-place tie with San Diego for the best AFC West record and the wild card spot for their first playoff appearance since 1977. The Raiders subsequently became the third second-place team to play in the Super Bowl, joining the 1969 Kansas City Chiefs and the 1975 Dallas Cowboys, and they defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XV. Davis, a preseason goat in Oakland for the Stabler deal, was vindicated (the Raiders even defeated Stabler's Oilers in the wild-card round of the playoffs, 27-7).
Following their Super Bowl loss, the Raiders failed to make the playoffs in eight consecutive seasons from 2003–2010, with double-digit losses in seven consecutive seasons from 2003–2009. The team cycled through multiple head coaches. Their 2007 first overall draft pick, quarterback JaMarcus Russell, was called by FoxSports.com "the biggest draft flop in NFL history".[11] Davis was largely blamed, and his motto of "Just win, baby!" was mocked.
The 2011 Raiders' record was 2–2 at Davis' death.
Al Davis died at the age of 82 on October 8, 2011. The team said that Davis died at his home in Oakland early Saturday morning. The cause of death has not yet been released.
Jeremiah Hughitt February 10, 1930 - October 8, 2011
Jeremiah Keefe Hughitt, 81, of Palm City and Woodbridge, VA, died October 8, 2011 at his Palm City residence. He was born in Washington, DC, and had been a resident of Palm City for 16 years. He had been the President and COO for Washington Gas Company before retirement. He was a member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Palm City and Harbour Ridge Yacht & Country club, where he was past Commodore and currently serving on the Board of Directors.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Phyllis Hughitt of Palm City; daughter, Terri Ann Hughitt of Manassas, VA; sons, Robert Curtis Hughitt of Phuket, Thailand, Brian Keefe Hughitt of Arlington, VA, and Jay Michael Hughitt of Richmond, VA; eight grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and a brother, Robert James Hughitt of Chicago, IL. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Cindy Hughitt, a brother, Charles F. Hughitt, and a sister, Elizabeth Ogg.
A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 13, 2011 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Palm City. The family will receive friends at the Harbour Ridge Yacht & Country Club immediately following the service. There will also be a funeral mass at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Alexandria, VA, the following week.
Memorial contributions may be made to: Martin Memorial Foundation, P.O. Box 9010, Stuart, FL 34995.
A guest registry may be signed on: foresthillspalmcityflorida.com
Arrangements are entrusted to Forest Hills Funeral Homes, Palm City Chapel.
MARTIN FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY
At Martin Funeral Home and Crematory we are dedicated to satisfying your needs. We are not governed by corporate mandates or driven to increase profits by a board of directors. We are family-owned and operated, which means the service you receive is personal and one to one.
From pre-planning to aftercare services, you can count on us to understand and provide for your needs. Our long-term commitment to the community makes us better prepared to serve your family.
David Hess September 19, 1936 - October 8, 2011
David Alexander Hess (September 19, 1936 – October 8, 2011) was an American actor, singer, and songwriter.
Hess was born in New York City. In 1956, Hess recorded the original version of the Otis Blackwell composition "All Shook Up" under the stage name David Hill. The next year the song became a #1 hit single for Elvis Presley.
He began his professional career as a songwriter for Shalimar Music, in 1957. He composed "Start Movin'" for Sal Mineo and "Rockin' Shoes" for the Ames Brothers. He continued to write songs for Elvis Presley throughout the 1950s and 1960s, which include "Come Along," and "Sand Castles". "Your Hand, Your Heart, Your Love" became a 1960s hit when it was performed by Andy Williams. In 1962, Hess wrote and recorded "Speedy Gonzales," (as David Dante) which became a #6 single for Pat Boone in the US and a #2 in the UK, selling more than eight million copies worldwide. Hess then recorded two solo albums for Kapp Records, again topping the charts, this time with a Top Ten folk hit called "Two Brothers."
In 1969, he became head of A&R at Mercury Records in New York. There he linked up with Western classical composer John Corigliano, and together they wrote the Grammy award-winning rock opera, The Naked Carmen, which became a big hit of the Berlin Ballet Week in 1970. His work with Mercury also included And the Children Toll the Passing of the Day, a 1969 album he wrote for Irish actor Malachy McCourt.
In 1972, his career split off into several new directions with his starring role in the Wes Craven horror classic The Last House on the Left (1972), for which he also composed the soundtrack. He went on to score Buck at the Edge of the Heaven, a children's film based on a collection of Jack London stories. The film won the top prize for film and direction at the Giffoni Film Festival. He also had roles in Hitchhike and The House on the Edge of the Park.
A subsequent job offer from PolyGram' German affiliate gave Hess the opportunity to move to Munich, Germany, and a multilingual career in film dubbing from 1972 to 1976 which in turn led him to writing the English language shooting scripts for such German directors as Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Reinhard Hauff, and his present collaborator, Peter Schamoni.
In 1980, he directed his first American feature film, To All a Good Night, for Media Home Entertainment in 1980. He also appeared in two horror films directed by Ruggero Deodato, La Casa sperduta nel parco (1980) and Camping del terrore (1987). He appeared as a villain in Wes Craven's Swamp Thing in 1982.
In 1991, he played the part of the American in Peter Schamoni's Max Ernst—My Wanderings, My Unrest (1991). From 1993 to 1995 he produced Niki de Saint Phalle: Wer ist das Monster - du oder ich? (1996).
Hess' newest musical accomplishments include the release of two recent albums, Caught Up In The Moment and Live & Unplugged in Hollywood, 2002. He lived most recently in Northern California, just outside of San Francisco, with his wife, with whom he had three children. He recently worked on several tracks for the horror film Cabin Fever (2003), directed by Eli Roth. His final appearance was on the television series Royal Pains in 2010.
Hess died from a heart attack on October 8, 2011 in Tiburon, California. He was 75.
Roslyn Ronneburger October 8th
Roslyn Ronneburger, age 91, of Stuart, FL ., died Saturday, October 8, 2011, at Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart, FL. She was born in NEW YORK, NY and was a resident of Stuart, FL for 24 years moving from New York.
She was preceded in death by her daughter Nancy Ronneburger
She is survived by her
Daughter-DONNA DATZ of Jensen Beach, FL.
Sons: Ted Ronneburger of North Port, N.Y. , Bill Ronneburger of Lindenhurst, N.Y , Jim Ronneburger of North Massapequa, NY and Ron Ronneburger of California
11 grandchildren
4 great grandchildren
A Memorial Service will be held at a later date
Donations may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice 1201 SE Indian Street Stuart, FL www.tchospice.org 772-403-4500
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel
Roger Williams October 1, 1924 - October 8, 2011
Roger Williams (born Louis Weertz, October 1, 1924 – October 8, 2011) was an American popular music pianist. As of 2004, he had released 116 albums.
He was born to a Lutheran minister, the Rev. Frederick J. Weertz (1891–1980) and a music teacher, Dorothea Bang Weertz (1895–1985), in Omaha, Nebraska. The family moved to Des Moines, Iowa, before his first birthday. He first played the piano at age three. In high school he became interested in boxing, mainly at his father's insistence, and only returned to music after breaking his nose several times and sustaining several other injuries.
He majored in piano at Drake University in Des Moines, but claimed he was expelled for playing "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" in the practice room. Weertz entered the United States Navy and served in World War II. While still in the Navy, he earned a bachelor's degree from Idaho State College (now Idaho State University) in 1950. Afterwards, Weertz re-enrolled at Drake, where he earned his master's degree. He then moved to New York City to study at Juilliard, where he studied jazz piano under Lennie Tristano and Teddy Wilson.
One night, Weertz was scheduled to play as an accompanist for a Juilliard student who was to sing on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts. When the singer failed to appear, Weertz went on as a piano soloist and won the night's contest. He was heard by David Kapp, founder of Kapp Records. Kapp was so impressed that he signed the pianist, changing his name to "Roger Williams" after the founder of Rhode Island. In addition to the Godfrey program, Williams also won a talent contest on Dennis James' program, Chance of a Lifetime.
In 1955 Williams recorded "Autumn Leaves", the only piano instrumental to reach #1 on Billboard's popular music chart. It sold over two million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. In 1966 he had another Top Ten hit with the song "Born Free" from the motion picture soundtrack. His other hits include "Near You", "Till", "The Impossible Dream", "Yellow Bird", "Maria", and "The Theme from Somewhere in Time". Billboard magazine ranks him as the top selling piano recording artist in history with 18 gold and platinum albums to his credit. Williams was known as the "Pianist to the Presidents" having played for nine administrations beginning with Harry S. Truman. His last White House performance was in November 2008 for a luncheon hosted by former First Lady Laura Bush.
His interest in the public stems from a boyhood experience in Des Moines, Iowa. After a piano concert by the Polish genius Ignacy Jan Paderewski, young Roger waited for 45 minutes outside in the freezing cold to meet his idol. When the pianist finally appeared it was to rush to a waiting automobile. "I didn't even get near enough to touch him or get an autograph," says Williams. "It was then and there I resolved that if ever I became famous I would never disappoint anyone who wanted to talk to me."
On his 75th birthday, Williams performed his first 12 hour piano marathon. He performed the marathon at Steinway Hall in New York City and the Nixon, Carter and Reagan Presidential Libraries. His Steinway & Sons "Gold Steinway" grand piano has been on tour for public display and entertainment during 2007–2008.
In 2010 Roger Williams was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame.
Williams posted on his Web site that he had pancreatic cancer, and that his doctors told him they could not remove the tumor until chemotherapy shrinks it to an operable size. Williams said that he did not plan on canceling any upcoming concerts. He said: "What does it all mean? It means I'm in just one more fight — the fight for my life.. [A]nd this much I know, this old Navy boxing champion is going for broke. Just watch me!"
He died on October 8, 2011, one week after his 87th birthday.
John Smith February 6, 1927 - October 7, 2011
John L. (Jack) Smith, 84, finished his earthly journey October 7th when he passed on to his eternal home to forever be with the Lord.
He was born in Akron, Ohio and was a World War II veteran having served his country in the U.S. Navy aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Bairoko Bay. Upon returning home, he entered meat cutting school and was a meat cutter and manager in the Akron area until retiring from the Fred Albrecht Grocery Company, Acme #6, in 1989.
He was also active in his church circles and was loved by all who knew him, especially his family. His devotion to his Lord and Christian principles were reflected in his daily living and to those with whom he came in contact. This endeared him to many young couples who wanted to emulate his example in their lives. Many were counted as "adoptive kids". After living in Barberton, Ohio for over 50 years, he came to Florida and has resided in Hobe Sound for 12 years.
He leaves his wife, Margaret, of 62 years, son Michael (Becky) Smith, North Canton, Ohio; daughter April (Paul) Dye of Hobe Sound, and son Kenneth Smith of Hobe Sound. Six grandchildren and three great-grandsons will miss him greatly. A sister, Helen (Ray) Marris, Norton, Ohio; brother Thomas (Joyce) Smith, Copperas Cove, Texas, sister-in-law, Katherine Holvey, Wadsworth, Ohio and many nieces and nephews; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law who will feel the empty void in his passing. Parents, Carl and Helen Smith and brother, Donald Holvey preceded him in death.
Calling hours are at the Hobe Sound Bible Church 2PM to 5PM, October 9, 2011 and 9:30AM to 10:30AM, October 10, 2011 with services at 10:30AM, October 10, 2011 at the church with Reverend Rodney Loper officiating. Burial will be 10:30AM, October 11, 2011 at the South Florida National Cemetery with military honors by the US Navy. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice.
Arrangements will be under the direction of Forest Hills Young & Prill Chapel. Guest registry may be signed at www.youngandprill.com.
Pat Garvey October 7th
PATRICIA A. GARVEY, age 73, of Palm City, FL died Friday, October 7, 2011, at Parkway Health & Rehabiltation Center in Stuart, FL. She was born in BOSTON, MA and was a resident of Palm City, FL for 7 years after moving from Massachusetts.
She was preceded in death by her parents WILLIAM LALLY and MARGARET LALLY.
She is survived by her
Daughter-ALEXIS ROONEY of Palm City, FL , Sara Zbodula of New York and Meg O'Connor of Pennsylvania
Ten grandchildren
A Memorial Tribute and Dvd Presentation will be held on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 4:00pm at All County Funeral Home and Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel and Friends may call from 3pm until service time.
Donations may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice 1201 SE Indian Street Stuart, FL 34997 www.tchospice.org 772-403-4500
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel
Diane Cilento October 5, 1933 - October 6, 2011
Diane Cilento (5 October 1933 – 6 October 2011) was an Australian theatre and film actress and author.
Cilento's parents, Sir Raphael Cilento and Lady Phyllis Dorothy Cilento, were both distinguished medical practitioners.
At an early age she decided to follow a career as an actress, and after a period living with her father in New York, Cilento won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and moved to England in the early 1950s.[4] She soon secured roles in British films and worked steadily until the end of the decade. In 1956, Cilento was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for Helen of Troy in Jean Giraudoux's Tiger at the Gates.
She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Tom Jones in 1963 and appeared in The Third Secret the following year, but she allowed her film career to decline following her marriage to actor Sean Connery, the second of her three husbands, to whom she was married from 1962 to 1973; they had one son, actor Jason Connery.
In Connery's James Bond film You Only Live Twice, she doubled for her husband's co-star Mie Hama in a diving scene because Hama was indisposed.
She starred with Charlton Heston in the 1965 film The Agony and the Ecstasy, and with Paul Newman in the 1967 western film Hombre.
In 1985, Cilento married Anthony Shaffer, a playwright, who wrote the script of The Wicker Man; she met him when she appeared in the film in 1973, and he joined her when she returned to Queensland in 1975. During the 1970s, she studied Sufism under the British spiritual teacher John G. Bennett.
Cilento continued working as an actress, both in films and in television and, in the 1980s, settled in Mossman, north of Cairns, where she built her own outdoor theatre, named "Karnak", in the rainforest. The venture allowed her to participate in experimental drama.
In 2001 she was awarded the Centenary Medal, for "distinguished service to the arts, especially theatre".
In 2006, Cilento released her autobiography, My Nine Lives.
Steve Jobs February 24, 1955 - October 5, 2011
Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American entrepreneur and inventor. He was co-founder, chairman, and former chief executive officer of Apple Inc. Jobs also previously served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios; he became a member of the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company in 2006, following the acquisition of Pixar by Disney. He was credited in Toy Story (1995) as an executive producer.
In the late 1970s, Jobs, with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Mike Markkula, and others, designed, developed, and marketed one of the first commercially successful lines of personal computers, the Apple II series. In the early 1980s, Jobs was among the first to see the commercial potential of Xerox PARC's mouse-driven graphical user interface, which led to the creation of the Macintosh. After losing a power struggle with the board of directors in 1985, Jobs resigned from Apple and founded NeXT, a computer platform development company specializing in the higher-education and business markets. Apple's subsequent 1996 buyout of NeXT brought Jobs back to the company he co-founded, and he served as its CEO from 1997 until 2011. In 1986, he acquired the computer graphics division of Lucasfilm Ltd which was spun off as Pixar Animation Studios. He remained CEO and majority shareholder at 50.1% until its acquisition by The Walt Disney company in 2006. Consequently Jobs became Disney's largest individual shareholder at 7% and a member of Disney's Board of Directors.
His aim to develop products that are both functional and elegant has earned him a devoted following.
On August 24, 2011, Jobs announced his resignation from his role as Apple's CEO. In his letter of resignation, Jobs strongly recommended that the Apple executive succession plan be followed and Tim Cook be named as his successor. Per his request, Jobs was appointed chairman of Apple's board of directors. On October 5, 2011, Apple announced that Steve Jobs had died at the age of 56.
Jobs was born in San Francisco and was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs (née Hagopian) of Mountain View, California, who named him Steven Paul. Paul and Clara later adopted a daughter, whom they named Patti. Jobs' biological parents – Abdulfattah John Jandali, a Syrian Muslim graduate student from Homs who later became a political science professor, and Joanne Simpson (née Schieble), an American graduate student[30] who went on to become a speech language pathologist – later married, giving birth to and raising Jobs' biological sister, the novelist Mona Simpson.
Jobs attended Cupertino Junior High School and Homestead High School in Cupertino, California, and frequented after-school lectures at the Hewlett-Packard Company in Palo Alto, California. He was soon hired there and worked with Steve Wozniak as a summer employee. In 1972, Jobs graduated from high school and enrolled in Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Although he dropped out after only one semester, he continued auditing classes at Reed, such as one in calligraphy, while sleeping on the floor in friends' rooms, returning Coke bottles for food money, and getting weekly free meals at the local Hare Krishna temple. Jobs later said, "If I had never dropped in on that single course in college, the Mac would have never had multiple typefaces or proportionally spaced fonts."
In autumn 1974, Jobs returned to California and began attending meetings of the Homebrew Computer Club with Wozniak. He took a job as a technician at Atari, a manufacturer of popular video games, with the primary intent of saving money for a spiritual retreat to India.
Jobs then traveled to India to visit the Neem Karoli Baba at his Kainchi Ashram with a Reed College friend (and, later, the first Apple employee), Daniel Kottke, in search of spiritual enlightenment. He came back a Buddhist with his head shaved and wearing traditional Indian clothing. During this time, Jobs experimented with psychedelics, calling his LSD experiences "one of the two or three most important things [he had] done in [his] life". He has said that people around him who did not share his countercultural roots could not fully relate to his thinking.
Jobs returned to his previous job at Atari and was given the task of creating a circuit board for the game Breakout. According to Atari founder Nolan Bushnell, Atari had offered $100 for each chip that was eliminated in the machine. Jobs had little interest or knowledge in circuit board design and made a deal with Wozniak to split the bonus evenly between them if Wozniak could minimize the number of chips. Much to the amazement of Atari, Wozniak reduced the number of chips by 50, a design so tight that it was impossible to reproduce on an assembly line. At the time, Jobs told Wozniak that Atari had only given them $700 (instead of the actual $5000) and that Wozniak's share was thus $350.
In 1976, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne, with later funding from a then-semi-retired Intel product-marketing manager and engineer A.C. "Mike" Markkula Jr., founded Apple. Prior to co-founding Apple, Wozniak was an electronics hacker. Jobs and Wozniak had been friends for several years, having met in 1971, when their mutual friend, Bill Fernandez, introduced 21-year-old Wozniak to 16-year-old Jobs. Steve Jobs managed to interest Wozniak in assembling a computer and selling it. As Apple continued to expand, the company began looking for an experienced executive to help manage its expansion.
In 1978, Apple recruited Mike Scott from National Semiconductor to serve as CEO for what turned out to be several turbulent years. In 1983, Steve Jobs lured John Sculley away from Pepsi-Cola to serve as Apple's CEO, asking, "Do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your life, or do you want to come with me and change the world?" The following year, Apple aired a Super Bowl television commercial titled "1984." At Apple's annual shareholders meeting on January 24, 1984, an emotional Jobs introduced the Macintosh to a wildly enthusiastic audience; Andy Hertzfeld described the scene as "pandemonium." The Macintosh became the first commercially successful small computer with a graphical user interface. The development of the Mac was started by Jef Raskin, and eventually taken over by Jobs.
While Jobs was a persuasive and charismatic director for Apple, some of his employees from that time had described him as an erratic and temperamental manager. An industry-wide sales slump towards the end of 1984 caused a deterioration in Jobs's working relationship with Sculley, and at the end of May 1985 – following an internal power struggle and an announcement of significant layoffs – Sculley relieved Jobs of his duties as head of the Macintosh division. He later claimed that being fired from Apple what the best thing that could happen to him; “The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.
Around the same time, Jobs founded another computer company, NeXT Computer. Like the Apple Lisa, the NeXT workstation was technologically advanced; however, it was largely dismissed by industry as cost-prohibitive. Among those who could afford it, however, the NeXT workstation garnered a strong following because of its technical strengths, chief among them its object-oriented software development system. Jobs marketed NeXT products to the scientific and academic fields because of the innovative, experimental new technologies it incorporated (such as the Mach kernel, the digital signal processor chip, and the built-in Ethernet port)
The NeXTcube was described by Jobs as an "interpersonal" computer, which he believed was the next step after "personal" computing. That is, if computers could allow people to communicate and collaborate together in an easy way, it would solve many of the problems that "personal" computing had come up against.
During a time when e-mail for most people was plain text, Jobs loved to demo the NeXT's e-mail system, NeXTMail, as an example of his "interpersonal" philosophy[citation needed]. NeXTMail was one of the first to support universally visible, clickable embedded graphics and audio within e-mail.
Jobs ran NeXT with an obsession for aesthetic perfection, as evidence. by such things as the NeXTcube's magnesium case. This put considerable strain on NeXT's hardware division, and in 1993, after having sold only 50,000 machines, NeXT transitioned fully to software development with the release of NeXTSTEP/Intel.
n 1986, Jobs bought The Graphics Group (later renamed Pixar) from Lucasfilm's computer graphics division for the price of $10 million, $5 million of which was given to the company as capital.
The new company, which was originally based at Lucasfilm's Kerner Studios in San Rafael, California, but has since relocated to Emeryville, California, was initially intended to be a high-end graphics hardware developer. After years of unprofitability selling the Pixar Image Computer, it contracted with Disney to produce a number of computer-animated feature films, which Disney would co-finance and distribute.
The first film produced by the partnership, Toy Story, brought fame and critical acclaim to the studio when it was released in 1995. Over the next 15 years, under Pixar's creative chief John Lasseter, the company would produce the box-office hits A Bug's Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Finding Nemo (2003), The Incredibles (2004), Cars (2006), Ratatouille (2007), WALL-E (2008), Up (2009) and Toy Story 3 (2010). Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, WALL-E, Up and Toy Story 3 each received the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, an award introduced in 2001.
In the years 2003 and 2004, as Pixar's contract with Disney was running out, Jobs and Disney chief executive Michael Eisner tried but failed to negotiate a new partnership, and in early 2004 Jobs announced that Pixar would seek a new partner to distribute its films once its contract with Disney expired.
In October 2005, Bob Iger replaced Eisner at Disney, and Iger quickly worked to patch up relations with Jobs and Pixar. On January 24, 2006, Jobs and Iger announced that Disney had agreed to purchase Pixar in an all-stock transaction worth $7.4 billion. Once the deal closed, Jobs became The Walt Disney Company's largest single shareholder with approximately 7% of the company's stock. Jobs's holdings in Disney far exceed those of Eisner, who holds 1.7%, and of Disney family member Roy E. Disney, who until his 2009 death held about 1% of the company's stock and whose criticisms of Eisner – especially that he soured Disney's relationship with Pixar – accelerated Eisner's ousting. Jobs joined the company's board of directors upon completion of the merger. Jobs also helps oversee Disney and Pixar's combined animation businesses with a seat on a special six-man steering committee.
In 1996, Apple announced that it would buy NeXT for $429 million. The deal was finalized in late 1996,[60] bringing Jobs back to the company he had co-founded. Jobs became de facto chief after then-CEO Gil Amelio was ousted in July. He was formally named interim chief executive in September 1997. In March 1998, to concentrate Apple's efforts on returning to profitability, Jobs terminated a number of projects, such as Newton, Cyberdog, and OpenDoc. In the coming months, many employees developed a fear of encountering Jobs while riding in the elevator, "afraid that they might not have a job when the doors opened. The reality was that Jobs' summary executions were rare, but a handful of victims was enough to terrorize a whole company." Jobs also changed the licensing program for Macintosh clones, making it too costly for the manufacturers to continue making machines.
With the purchase of NeXT, much of the company's technology found its way into Apple products, most notably NeXTSTEP, which evolved into Mac OS X. Under Jobs's guidance the company increased sales significantly with the introduction of the iMac and other new products; since then, appealing designs and powerful branding have worked well for Apple. At the 2000 Macworld Expo, Jobs officially dropped the "interim" modifier from his title at Apple and became permanent CEO. Jobs quipped at the time that he would be using the title 'iCEO.'
In recent years, the company has branched out, introducing and improving upon other digital appliances. With the introduction of the iPod portable music player, iTunes digital music software, and the iTunes Store, the company made forays into consumer electronics and music distribution. In 2007, Apple entered the cellular phone business with the introduction of the iPhone, a multi-touch display cell phone, which also included the features of an iPod and, with its own mobile browser, revolutionized the mobile browsing scene. While stimulating innovation, Jobs also reminded his employees that "real artists ship", by which he means that delivering working products on time is as important as innovation and attractive design.
Jobs was both admired and criticized for his consummate skill at persuasion and salesmanship, which has been dubbed the "reality distortion field" and was particularly evident during his keynote speeches (colloquially known as "Stevenotes") at Macworld Expos and at Apple's own Worldwide Developers Conferences.
In 2005, Jobs responded to criticism of Apple's poor recycling programs for e-waste in the U.S. by lashing out at environmental and other advocates at Apple's Annual Meeting in Cupertino in April. However, a few weeks later, Apple announced it would take back iPods for free at its retail stores. The Computer TakeBack Campaign responded by flying a banner from a plane over the Stanford University graduation at which Jobs was the commencement speaker. The banner read "Steve — Don't be a mini-player recycle all e-waste". In 2006, he further expanded Apple's recycling programs to any U.S. customer who buys a new Mac. This program includes shipping and "environmentally friendly disposal" of their old systems.
In August 2011, Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple, but remained at the company as chairman of the company's board. Hours after the announcement, Apple Inc. (AAPL) shares dropped 5% in after-hour trading. The relatively small drop, when considering the importance of Jobs to Apple, was associated with the fact that Jobs' health had been in the news for several years, and he was on medical leave since January 2011. It was believed, according to Forbes, that the impact would be felt in a negative way beyond Apple, including at The Walt Disney Company where Jobs serves as director. In after-hour trading on the day of the announcement, Walt Disney Co. (DIS) shares dropped 1.5%.
Jobs married Laurene Powell, on March 18, 1991. Presiding over the wedding was the Zen Buddhist monk Kobun Chino Otogawa. The couple have a son and two daughters. Jobs also has a daughter, Lisa Brennan-Jobs (born 1978), from his relationship with Bay Area painter Chrisann Brennan. She briefly raised their daughter on welfare when Jobs denied paternity, claiming that he was sterile; he later acknowledged paternity.
In the unauthorized biography, The Second Coming of Steve Jobs, author Alan Deutschman reports that Jobs once dated Joan Baez. Deutschman quotes Elizabeth Holmes, a friend of Jobs from his time at Reed College, as saying she "believed that Steve became the lover of Joan Baez in large measure because Baez had been the lover of Bob Dylan." In another unauthorized biography, iCon: Steve Jobs by Jeffrey S. Young & William L. Simon, the authors suggest that Jobs might have married Baez, but her age at the time (41) meant it was unlikely the couple could have children.
Jobs was also a fan of The Beatles. He referred to them on multiple occasions at Keynotes and also was interviewed on a showing of a Paul McCartney concert. When asked about his business model on 60 Minutes, he replied:
My model for business is The Beatles: They were four guys that kept each other's negative tendencies in check; they balanced each other. And the total was greater than the sum of the parts. Great things in business are not done by one person, they are done by a team of people.
In 1982, Jobs bought an apartment in The San Remo, an apartment building in New York City with a politically progressive reputation, where Demi Moore, Steven Spielberg, Steve Martin, and Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, daughter of Rita Hayworth, also had apartments. With the help of I.M. Pei, Jobs spent years renovating his apartment in the top two floors of the building's north tower, only to sell it almost two decades later to U2 singer Bono. Jobs had never moved in.
In 1984, Jobs purchased a 17,000-square-foot (1,600 m2), 14-bedroom Spanish Colonial mansion, designed by George Washington Smith, in Woodside, California (also known as Jackling House). Although it reportedly remained in an almost unfurnished state, Jobs lived in the mansion for almost ten years. According to reports, he kept an old BMW motorcycle in the living room, and let Bill Clinton use it in 1998. Since the early 1990s, Jobs has lived in a house in the Old Palo Alto neighborhood of Palo Alto. President Clinton dined with Jobs and 14 Silicon Valley CEOs there on August 7, 1996 on a meal catered by Greens Restaurant. Clinton returned the favor and Jobs, who was a Democratic donor, slept in the Lincoln bedroom of the White House.
Jobs allowed Jackling House to fall into a state of disrepair, planning to demolish the house and build a smaller home on the property; but he met with complaints from local preservationists over his plans. In June 2004, the Woodside Town Council gave Jobs approval to demolish the mansion, on the condition that he advertise the property for a year to see if someone would move it to another location and restore it. A number of people expressed interest, including several with experience in restoring old property, but no agreements to that effect were reached. Later that same year, a local preservationist group began seeking legal action to prevent demolition. In January 2007 Jobs was denied the right to demolish the property, by a court decision. The court decision was overturned on appeal in March 2010 and the mansion was demolished beginning February 2011.
Jobs usually wears a black long-sleeved mock turtleneck made by St. Croix, Levi's 501 blue jeans, and New Balance 991 sneakers. He is a pescetarian, one whose diet includes fish but no other meat.
His car is a silver 2006 Mercedes SL 55 AMG, which does not display its license plates.
Jobs had a public war of words with Dell Computer CEO Michael Dell, starting when Jobs first criticized Dell for making "un-innovative beige boxes." On October 6, 1997, in a Gartner Symposium, when Michael Dell was asked what he would do if he owned then-troubled Apple Computer, he said "I'd shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders." In 2006, Steve Jobs sent an email to all employees when Apple's market capitalization rose above Dell's. The email read:
Team, it turned out that Michael Dell wasn't perfect at predicting the future. Based on today's stock market close, Apple is worth more than Dell. Stocks go up and down, and things may be different tomorrow, but I thought it was worth a moment of reflection today. Steve.
In mid-2004, Jobs announced to his employees that he had been diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his pancreas. The prognosis for pancreatic cancer is usually very poor; Jobs, however, stated that he had a rare, far less aggressive type known as islet cell neuroendocrine tumor. After initially resisting the idea of conventional medical intervention and embarking on a special diet to thwart the disease, Jobs underwent a pancreaticoduodenectomy (or "Whipple procedure") in July 2004 that appeared to successfully remove the tumor. Jobs apparently did not require nor receive chemotherapy or radiation therapy. During Jobs' absence, Timothy D. Cook, head of worldwide sales and operations at Apple, ran the company.
Crotch-high portrait of man in his fifties wearing blue jeans and a black turtleneck shirt, carrying an open laptop computer in his right hand, large Apple logo cut off behind him
Jobs at the 2008 Macworld Conference & Expo
In early August 2006, Jobs delivered the keynote for Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference. His "thin, almost gaunt" appearance and unusually "listless" delivery, together with his choice to delegate significant portions of his keynote to other presenters, inspired a flurry of media and Internet speculation about his health. In contrast, according to an Ars Technica journal report, WWDC attendees who saw Jobs in person said he "looked fine." Following the keynote, an Apple spokesperson said that "Steve's health is robust."
Two years later, similar concerns followed Jobs' 2008 WWDC keynote address. Apple officials stated Jobs was victim to a "common bug" and was taking antibiotics, while others surmised his cachectic appearance was due to the Whipple procedure. During a July conference call discussing Apple earnings, participants responded to repeated questions about Steve Jobs' health by insisting that it was a "private matter." Others, however, voiced the opinion that shareholders had a right to know more, given Jobs' hands-on approach to running his company. The New York Times published an article based on an off-the-record phone conversation with Jobs, noting that "while his health issues have amounted to a good deal more than 'a common bug,' they weren’t life-threatening and he doesn’t have a recurrence of cancer."
On August 28, 2008, Bloomberg mistakenly published a 2500-word obituary of Jobs in its corporate news service, containing blank spaces for his age and cause of death. (News carriers customarily stockpile up-to-date obituaries to facilitate news delivery in the event of a well-known figure's untimely death.) Although the error was promptly rectified, many news carriers and blogs reported on it, intensifying rumors concerning Jobs' health. Jobs responded at Apple's September 2008 Let's Rock keynote by quoting Mark Twain: "Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." At a subsequent media event, Jobs concluded his presentation with a slide reading "110/70", referring to his blood pressure, stating he would not address further questions about his health.
On December 16, 2008, Apple announced that marketing vice-president Phil Schiller would deliver the company's final keynote address at the Macworld Conference and Expo 2009, again reviving questions about Jobs' health. In a statement given on January 5, 2009 on Apple.com, Jobs said that he had been suffering from a "hormone imbalance" for several months. On January 14, 2009, in an internal Apple memo, Jobs wrote that in the previous week he had "learned that my health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought" and announced a six-month leave of absence until the end of June 2009 to allow him to better focus on his health. Tim Cook, who had previously acted as CEO in Jobs' 2004 absence, became acting CEO of Apple, with Jobs still involved with "major strategic decisions."
In April 2009, Jobs underwent a liver transplant at Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute in Memphis, Tennessee. Jobs' prognosis was "excellent."
On January 17, 2011, one and a half years after Jobs returned from his liver transplant, Apple announced that he had been granted a medical leave of absence. Jobs announced his leave in a letter to employees, stating his decision was made "so he could focus on his health." As during his 2009 medical leave, Apple announced that Tim Cook would run day-to-day operations and that Jobs would continue to be involved in major strategic decisions at the company. Despite the leave, he made appearances at the iPad 2 launch event (March 2), the WWDC keynote introducing iCloud (June 6), and before the Cupertino city council (June 7).
Jobs announced his resignation from his role as Apple's CEO on August 24, 2011. In the letter, Jobs wrote that he could "no longer meet [his] duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO."
The statement read "We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today. Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve. His greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by his extraordinary gifts."
Kenneth H. Dahlberg June 30, 1917 - October 4, 2011
Kenneth Harry Dahlberg (June 30, 1917- October 4, 2011) was an American businessman and highly decorated World War II fighter ace.
Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Dahlberg grew up on a farm near the village of Wilson, Wisconsin, in St. Croix County, Wisconsin, and attended classes in a one-room schoolhouse for 11 years.[3] During his senior year he moved back to Saint Paul to live with an aunt, in order to graduate from an accredited high school (Harding High School). After graduation in 1935, he worked in the hotel business, starting as a dishwasher and working his way up to food and beverage manager for a hotel chain.
He was drafted into the army in 1941 and originally desired to become a cook. He eventually became an aviation cadet in the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), where one of his instructors was future Senator Barry Goldwater.[5] After training, Dahlberg flew the P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51 Mustang with the USAAF 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group Ninth Air Force in Europe. As a fighter ace, Dahlberg was credited with 14½ aerial victories. He received numerous awards and decorations, including the Distinguished Service Cross for leading a flight of 16 P-47 Thunderbolts (354th) against an attack of 70 German Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters on December 19, 1944. Dahlberg shot down four enemy planes that day. Dahlberg was shot down three times, the last on February 14, 1945 near Bitburg, and became a Prisoner of War for the final three months of the war. Continuing his military service after the war, Dahlberg served with the Minnesota Air National Guard until 1951.
Fully expecting to return to the hotel business after the war[citation needed], Dahlberg wound up working for Telex, a company that made hearing aids.[4] In 1948, Dahlberg founded Dahlberg Electronics, a subsidiary of which is the Miracle-Ear hearing aids manufacturer. His company is credited with the first use of the newly invented transistor in a consumer product.[citation needed]By 1959, Miracle-Ear had evolved into a subsidiary of Dahlberg, Inc. with USD 100 million in annual revenues. A national advertising campaign that Dahlberg, Inc ran from 1988 until mid-1993 was subject to charges of false advertising by the Federal Trade Commission, which were settled in 1995 when the company agreed to pay a $2.75 million civil penalty. In the summer of 1993 Dahlberg sold his company to Bausch & Lomb for $139 million.
In 1995, Dahlberg started the venture capital firm Carefree Capital, whose investments include the Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant chain. As of 2010, Dahlberg lived in Carefree, Arizona and still piloted a Cessna Citation jet.
During the Watergate investigation by Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, chronicled in All the President's Men, Bernstein traveled to Miami to see Martin Dardis, the head investigator for Dade County District Attorney Richard E. Gerstein. Since most of the Watergate burglars were from Miami, the district attorney's office had launched an investigation. Dardis showed Bernstein a photostatic copy of a cashier's check for $25,000 that had been deposited into the bank account of a real estate firm owned by Bernard Barker, one of the Watergate burglars. The check was drawn on a Boca Raton, Florida, bank and was made out to Kenneth H. Dahlberg. Bernstein telephoned this information to Woodward who was back at the Post in Washington, D.C.
Woodward located Dahlberg's telephone number from information and called him at home. At first, Dahlberg did not believe Woodward was actually a reporter. He later called Woodward back and explained that his neighbor, Virginia Piper, had been recently kidnapped[9] and it was an upsetting experience. Dahlberg told Woodward he had the check made out to himself while he was in Florida on business and did not want to carry that much cash around. Dahlberg could not explain how the check got into Barker's bank account but said it was either given to the Committee for the Re-Election of the President or to Maurice Stans.
Dahlberg was the midwest finance chairman for the Committee to Re-elect the President during President Richard M. Nixon's 1972 campaign. In 1968, Dahlberg was the finance chairman for Clark MacGregor's unsuccessful Senate campaign in Minnesota. MacGregor was later appointed the head of the Committee to Re-elect the President in 1972 after former attorney general John Mitchell had resigned. It was later learned the $25,000 came from Dwayne Andreas, chief executive officer of Archer Daniels Midland, as an anonymous donation to the Nixon campaign.Woodward later commented that finding Dahlberg's check was a turning point in their Watergate investigation because it led to the discovery of how the Watergate burglars were financed through a money-laundering scheme.
It was later learned that Martin Dardis was one of five GIs who rescued Dahlberg as a POW after the Battle of the Bulge. It wasn't until 1991 that Dardis and the other four GIs were honored with Silver Stars for their heroism in rescuing Dahlberg.
Kenneth H. Dahlberg was never charged with any wrongdoing as a result of the Watergate scandal.
n 1967, Dahlberg was notified by the Department of Defense that he had earned the Distinguished Service Cross in 1945, but he had never collected it because he was in a prisoner of war camp. In addition Dahlberg also earned two Purple Hearts, the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross with cluster, the Bronze Star, and 15 air medals.
In 1970, President Richard Nixon appointed Dahlberg to the board of visitors of the U.S. Air Force Academy. He also served as a trustee to Hamline University.
In the 90s, Kenneth Dahlberg was inducted into the Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame at the Norsk Høstfest in Minot, North Dakota. Kenneth Dahlberg was inducted into the Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame in 1997.
In July 2007, he was featured in the aviation series Dogfights on The History Channel, in the final segment of the episode on the P-47 Thunderbolt. And, in 2009, Dahlberg was inducted into the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame.
Mary Gaffney March 18, 1923 - October 4, 2011
Mary E Gaffney, 88, of Stuart, FL, died October 04, 2011, at Martin Nursing & Restorative Care Center in Stuart, FL.
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, she has resided in Florida for 29 years, coming from Cranston, RI. She was currently a resident of Stuart.
She retired from Solitron Microwave Industries.
Survivors include her daughter, Karen Bamberg and husband, Eric of Stuart; two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William H. Gaffney; son, William H. Gaffney, Jr.; brothers, Charles and Robert; and sisters, Aileen and Shirley.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice, Inc., 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997.
SERVICES: No local services are scheduled. A committal service will be held at a later date at Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Forest Hills Funeral Homes Young and Prill Chapel in Stuart. A guest registry may be signed at www.youngandprill.com.
Doris Belack February 26, 1926 - October 4, 2001
Doris Belack (February 26, 1926 – October 4, 2011) was an American character actress of stage, film and television. In 1955, she performed on the record "Poetry of the Negro" with Sidney Poitier. The record was produced by her husband, Philip Rose.
Belack has been misidentified as the first "Mrs. Fish" to Abe Vigoda's character on Barney Miller. She was actually only a one episode replacement for actress Florence Stanley, who played "Mrs. Fish" ("Bernice Fish"). Before that, Belack was seen mainly in soap operas; she was the original Anna Wolek Craig on One Life to Live. She also appeared in Another World, The Edge of Night and The Doctors. She played the part of the formidable producer on the soap opera on which Dustin Hoffman's character in the comedy hit film Tootsie appeared.
Belack played the lead role in the short-lived television sitcom called Baker's Dozen as "Florence Baker", the no-nonsense captain of an undercover anti-crime unit of the NYPD. The show lasted a month on CBS. She guest starred on an episode of The Golden Girls in 1985 as Dorothy Zbornak's sister Gloria. From 1990 to 2001, she played the tough, sharp-tongued "Judge Margaret Barry", a recurring role on Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She played Maureen McReary in Grand Theft Auto IV and provided the voices of Mrs. Dink and Mrs. Wingo in the Nickelodeon show Doug. Her last television appearance was on a 2003 episode of Sex and the City.
Linda Lucas January 7, 1934 - October 4, 2011
Linda Youngs Lucas, 77, of Palm City, died October 4, 2011 at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart. She was born in Alexandria, VA and had been a resident of the Treasure Coast for 15 years having moved from Annapolis, MD. She had been an Assistant Comptroller for the U.S. Air Force before retirement.
She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Burke "Joe" Lucas of Palm City; son, Burk Lucas of Oklahoma City, OK; 3 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren; brother, Ralph A. Youngs of Annapolis, MD and sister,
Beverly Y. Robinson of Newport News, VA. She was preceded in death by her sister, Eula G. Phillips.
Funeral Service: 11:00AM, Saturday, October 15, 2011 at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2450 SE Ocean Blvd., Stuart, FL.
Arrangements are entrusted to Forest Hills Funeral Homes, Palm City Chapel.
A guest registry may be signed on: foresthillspalmcityflorida.com
Memorial contributions may be made to: Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997, in Linda's memory.
SERVICES
Memorial Service
Saturday October 15
11:00 AM
Redeemer Lutheran Church
2450 SE Ocean Blvd.
Stuart , FL 34996
Arthur C. Nielsen Jr. April 8, 1919 - October 3, 2011
Arthur C. Nielsen Jr. April 8, 1919 - October 3, 2011 -- Arthur C. Nielsen Jr., who transformed the company his father founded in 1923 into an international leader in market research, helping to make its name synonymous with television ratings, died on Monday in Winnetka, Ill., where he lived most of his life. He was 92. He had Parkinson’s disease, family members said in announcing his death.
The son of Arthur C. Nielsen, Mr. Nielsen became president of the A. C. Nielsen Company in 1957 and its chairman in 1975. He presided over the company’s growth from a modest operation, generating less than $4 million a year in revenue, to one with revenue of more than $680 million.
He worked for the company his entire adult life, joining in 1945 after serving four years in World War II as a major in the Corps of Engineers. One part of his wartime experience gave him insight into the potential importance of computers. He was assigned to construct a building to house a machine that would create elaborate tables to calculate the metrics for firing big artillery guns accurately.
Mr. Nielsen recognized the potential to use such calculations in the family business, which at that point had gained most of its profit from an index that measured and tracked sales of items in food and drug stores. The company, one of the first ever to offer market research, also began to measure radio stations’ audience size in 1936. But even after expanding to a national service in 1942, the radio arm of the business was not profitable.
In 1948, at Mr. Nielsen’s urging, the company invested $150,000 in building the first general-purpose computer, the Univac.
His father remained the entrepreneur of the company and led the way to creation of the first television audience measurement system in 1950. The younger Mr. Nielsen, who was known more for institutionalizing his father’s innovations, moved the company into new areas, like the creation of a clearinghouse for coupons, a service that had become a business generating more than $90 million in sales by the time the younger Mr. Nielsen retired.
He also led the company into tracking subscription data for magazines and even tracking oil and gas wells in the United States and Canada. And as chairman he presided over the development of scanning technology in its early days, allowing the company to collect information on consumer purchases of all kinds. The most visible expansion of the Nielsen business took place in the media measurement division. Nielsen fought to retain its place — critics have long labeled it a monopoly — over the measurement of television ratings, beating back the challenges of several potential rivals. As cable television began vastly expanding the number of networks needing national measurement, Nielsen was positioned to provide the numbers each of those channels needed to sell time to advertisers.
Arthur Charles Nielsen Jr. was born in Winnetka on April 8, 1919, the oldest of five children of Arthur C. and Gertrude Nielsen. While an Army engineer he met Patricia McKnew and soon married her. He was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin.
An avid athlete, Mr. Nielsen played competitive tennis until he was in his 80s and had the distinction of winning the United States Father-Son Doubles Championships with his father in 1946 and 1948. He later represented the United States in senior tennis tournaments. He also won Midwest-based father-son doubles championships with two sons, Arthur III and Chris.
Patricia Nielsen died in 2005. Mr. Nielsen is survived by his sons as well as a daughter, Elizabeth Cocciarelli; a brother, Philip; two sisters, Margaret Stiegele and the Rev. Barbara Nielsen; and seven grandchildren. His father died in 1980.
Mr. Nielsen served on the boards of more than 20 companies, including Dun & Bradstreet, Walgreen, Marsh & McLennan and Motorola, and advised three presidents.
He also appeared as a mystery guest on the postwar TV show “What’s My Line?” and was questioned about his line of work by the panelists Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf and others.
Accepting the company’s strict retirement policy, Mr. Nielsen stepped down from active leadership in 1983 and became chairman emeritus. The following year he engineered the sale of A. C. Nielsen to the Dun & Bradstreet Corporation for $1.3 billion in stock.
The company has since been acquired by the Dutch publishing company VNU. But it has retained the name Nielsen, largely based on brand recognition. In many circles of the television business, ratings are still frequently referred to simply as “the Nielsens.”
Violet Corley October 3rd
VIOLET M. CORLEY, age 76, of Stuart, FL , died Monday, October 3, 2011, at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart, FL. She was born in LONG BRANCH, NJ and was a lifelong resident of Florida. She was a member of the VFW.
She was preceded in death by husbands, RJ Stevens and Lee Corley and daughter Isabel Stevans
She is survived by her
Daughters: ZONA KAMMEL of Stuart, FL and Roberta Simmons of Oak Hill, FL
Son-Steve Stevens of Port ST Lucie, FL
Sister- Sue Crow of Okeechobee , FL
Fifteen grandchildren
Fifteen great-grandchildren
NO services are planned at this time
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel
Franklin Hardy December 29, 1938 - September 30, 2011
Franklin Eugene Hardy, Sr., 72, of Lake Park died on Friday, September 30 2011 at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was born on December 29, 1938 in Miami, Florida to the late Eugene and Emmie Maude Brown Hardy. He was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard and retired from J.C. Penny as Sales Coordinator. He also retired from National Airlines and Pan Am with 22 years and 17 years respectively. He volunteered his time with Baptist Village in Lake Park and was an active member of Corinth Baptist Church where he served on the Deacon's Board and was Sunday School Superintendant.
Survivors include his wife of 20 years Thelma Hardy of Lake Park; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Franklin Eugene, Jr., and Tina Hardy of Raleigh, North Carolina, and Matthew Thomas Hardy/Lance Lancaster of Castle Rock, Colorado; two step-sons and step daughters-in-law, Larry and Sandra Barnes of Orlando, Florida and Kenneth Joe and Letecia Barnes of Palm Beach, Florida; six grandchildren, Michael Thomas Barnes, Samantha Jo Barnes, Tyler Wayne Barnes, Thomas John Barnes, Mark Spencer Barnes and Franklin Hunter Hardy; five great-grandchildren, Corbin Lee LeGrand Barnes, Jace Richardson, Caleb Richardson, Bryce Barnes, Ryder Grayson Barnes; a 2nd Mom, Bobbie Dodge of Lake Park; lots of family and friends. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Anthony William Barnes.
A gathering will be held Saturday, October 8, 2011 at 11:00AM to 12:00PM at Forest Hills Funeral Homes - Palm City, Florida. An inurnment to follow at Forest Hills Memorial Park.
Charlotte Sokalski September 19, 1928 - September 30, 2011
Charlotte L. Sokalski, 83, of Port St. Lucie, Florida died, September 30, 2011 at her Daughter's home in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Born in Secaucus, New Jersey she had been a resident of Port St. Lucie for 30 years coming from Clifton, New Jersey.
She was a cook at a local restaurant in Port St. Lucie for many years.
Survivors include daughters Corie deGioia of Palm City, Tonia Miano of Port St. Lucie; sons Craig Marrone of North Carolina and Michael Marrone of Secaucus, New Jersey; sisters Rosemary Lamp of Pennsylvania and Anna Fretias of Fort Pierce, Florida; bothers John Smith of Davie, Florida and Walter Smith of Secaucus and nine grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Mastriani; brothers Charles Smith, James Smith and Steven Smith and a sister Josephine Chibbaro.
Services will be private.
For those who wish, contributions may be made to the Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997, or at 772/403-4530 or on line at www.tchospices.org
Arrangements were under the direction of the Forest Hills Funeral Homes Palm City Chapel. An online register book is available at: www.foresthillspalmcityflorida.com.
SERVICES
Memorial Service
Saturday October 08
3:00 PM
Forest Hills Funeral Homes-Palm
2001 SW Murphy Road
Palm City, FL 34990
(772) 287-8484
Henery Rondeau September 30, 2011
HENRY P. RONDEAU, age 78, of Stuart, Fla., died Friday, September 30, 2011, at Martin Memorial Hospital South in Stuart, Fla.
He was born in SOMERSET, MA. and moved from West Palm Beach, Fl over 20 years ago to Stuart, Fl.
He was a United States Navy Veteran. He was a telecommunications engineer with Bell Telephone Co. where he retired. He was an avid boater.
He is survived by his
Partner of over 10 years, Michelle Miller of Stuart, Fl.
One Daughter,
Daughter-DIANE NEMEC of Windsor Mill, Md.
One Son,
Son-Michael RONDEAU of Wellington, Fla.
One Sister,
Sister-Shirley Duquette of West Palm Beach, Fla.
Two grandchildren
A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel.
Barbara Timmerman August 27, 1951 - September 30, 2011
Barbara J. Bertolini Timmerman, 60, of Port St. Lucie, Florida died, September 30, 2011 at The Treasure Coast Hospice, St. Lucie Hospice House, Fort Pierce, Florida.
She had been a resident of the Treasure Coast for 45 years, coming from New York. She graduated from Martin County High School in 1969.
She was currently the Director of Transportation for the Martin County Council on Aging where she was employed for over 30 years, and had been instrumental in creation of the Transportation Department. She was of the Catholic Faith.
Survivors include her husband, Harold D. Timmerman of Port St. Lucie; a son, Michael Bertolini of Port St. Lucie; her mother, Elsie Bertolini of Stuart; brothers, James M. Bertolini of Fort Pierce and Jack J. Bertolini of Stuart; a sister, Deborah B. Potter of Jensen Beach and two grandchildren, Mikey and Angela Bertolini. She was preceded in death by her father, Jack Bertolini.
SERVICES: A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 AM, on October 15, 2011at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Stuart.
For those who wish, contributions may be made to the Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997, or at 772/403-4530 or on line at www.tchospices.org
Arrangements were under the direction of the Forest Hills Funeral Homes Palm City Chapel.
SERVICES
Memorial Service
Saturday October 15
10:00 AM
St. Joseph Catholic Church
1200 East 10th Street
Stuart, FL 34997
Arthur Boulton June 19, 1920 - September 29, 2011
Arthur A. Boulton, 91, of Stuart, Florida died, September 29, 2011 at the Treasure Coast Hospice, Hay-Madeira House, Stuart.
Born in Camden, New Jersey, he had been a resident of Stuart for 22 years.
During World War II he served in the U.S. Marine Corps, as a turret gunner on a B25 bomber, receiving several aviation medals. In 2010, after 60 years, he received the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Before retiring he was an iron worker. He was a member of Iron Workers' Local 399, Westville, New Jersey and the bowling league at Stuart Lanes, Stuart, Florida.
Survivors include his wife Doris Boulton of Stuart; a daughter, Lynne Parisi of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida and Las Vegas, Nevada and Karen Doyle of Mount Laurel, New Jersey. He was preceded in death by brothers, Joe Boulton and William Boulton and sisters, Marion Powell and Alice Hann.
Services will be private. Inurnment will be in South Florida National Cemetery with Military Honors.
For those who wish, contributions may be made to Vets Helping Heroes, PO Box 540723, Greenacres, FL 33454-0723 or at www.vetshelpingheroes.org/.
Edwin Torres July 20, 1963 - September 29, 2011
Edwin A. Torres, 48, a resident of Stuart, FL for 28 years, departed this life September 29, 2011 at his home.
He was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico and lived there his whole life before moving to Stuart, FL.
He is survived by his loving wife of 27 years, Myra R. Torres; son, Edwin Torres, Jr.; daughter, Veronica Beltran, all of Stuart, FL; as well as mother, Ernestina Torres of Indiantown, FL; brothers, Jorge Torres of Connecticut, and Jose Rosado of Port Saint Lucie, FL; and sisters, Maria Taylor and Carmen Rosado of Stuart, FL; Annie Liddy of Maryland, and Genita Zayes of San Juan, Puerto Rico; and two grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held on Monday, October 3, 2011 at 2:00PM at the Forest Hills Young and Prill Chapel in Stuart.
For those who wish, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 865 SE Monterrey Commons Boulevard, Stuart, FL 34996 or at www.cancer.orgin memory.
Claude Kirk, Jr. January 7, 1926 - September 28, 2011
Claude Roy Kirk, Jr. (January 7, 1926 – September 28, 2011) was the 36th Governor of the U.S. state of Florida (1967-1971). He was the first Republican Governor of Florida since Reconstruction.
Claude Kirk was born in San Bernardino, California. He lived in Chicago, Illinois, and Montgomery, Alabama, where he attended Sidney Lanier High School. After graduating at age seventeen, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps reserve and rose to the rank of second lieutenant, serving in World War II stateside. He briefly attended Emory University before transferring to Duke University, where he earned a bachelor of science degree. Kirk was accepted at the University of Alabama School of Law, and graduated in 1949. He was recalled to the Marines for the Korean War and was initially assigned to the 1st Marine Division. He later served aboard the battleship USS New Jersey and was discharged as a first lieutenant in 1952
He worked as an insurance salesman and sold building supplies before partnering with W. Ashley Verlander in 1956 to start the American Heritage Life Insurance Company in Jacksonville, Florida. He had no money of his own, so he recruited investors and his brother-in-law to bankroll the venture. The firm catered to the wealthy and quickly became one of the most successful in the industry, earning Kirk a fortune. Six years later, he left American Heritage Life and purchased a partnership in the New York securities firm, Hayden Stone, selling investments to Floridians. Between 1965 and 1966, Kirk traveled to Brazil for an unsuccessful business venture, but met Erika Mattfeld, a beautiful model and actress.
n 1960, he switched his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican, heading the "Floridians for Nixon" campaign. He ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 1964 against incumbent Democrat Spessard Holland and then ran for governor in 1966. The incumbent governor, W. Haydon Burns, who represented the conservative wing of the Democratic Party in Florida, was defeated in the Democratic primary by the more liberal Mayor of Miami Robert King High. Burns did not endorse High after his defeat and the division among Florida Democrats was a major factor in Kirk's decisive victory over High. Upon taking the oath of office on January 3, 1967, he became the state's first Republican governor in 90 years. During his term in office a new Florida Constitution went into effect in 1968. The governor was often at odds with both Democrats and his Republican colleagues in the legislature on issues such as growth and taxes. He earned the nickname Claudius Maximus due to his brash style of leadership and opinionated, colorful personality. A statewide teachers' strike in 1968 was a significant event during his single term.
One of the major themes of Kirk's campaign was his strong support for the death penalty, in contrast to Collins', Bryant's and Burns' opposition. Kirk promised to resume executions (the last had taken place in 1964), but no executions took place under his administration, mostly because of an informal nationwide moratorium. Kirk made headlines when, during the campaign, he visited Florida State Prison and, after shaking hands with several death row inmates, said, "If I'm elected, I may have to sign your death warrants".
Kirk's style while in office was often described as flamboyant and confrontational. He especially opposed court-ordered mandatory busing. Although he had a Democratic-controlled legislature, Democrats did not have a veto-proof majority during Kirk's term of office.
Although he was a supporter of New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller during 1968 Republican presidential primaries, he was later considered a potential nominee for Vice President of the United States under eventual winner Richard Nixon, but Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew was chosen instead.
He left office on January 5, 1971, after losing his re-election bid to Democrat Reubin Askew. After his term in office, Kirk returned to his business pursuits, though he has campaigned several times for governor, U.S. senator, and Florida commissioner of education.
After the publication of John Filo's famous photograph showing Florida resident Mary Ann Vecchio kneeling over the body of Jeffrey Miller at the Kent State University shootings in May 1970, then Governor Kirk publicly labeled Vecchio a dissident Communist.
Kirk met Sarah Stokes while he was in law school. Her family owned an automobile dealership, and the couple married in 1947. They were divorced in 1950, but remarried in 1951. The union produced four children: two daughters, Sarah and Kitty, and twin sons Frank and Will. They divorced for the final time in 1966. In a 1967 interview, Sarah Stokes commented that Kirk "drinks to excess quite often (and) has indiscreet public associations with other women".
A divorcee when he took office Kirk, then 41, married German-born Erika Mattfeld, 33, on February 18, 1967. From his final marriage he had two daughters and a son.
Kirk is the father-in-law of Ander Crenshaw (who is married to daughter Kitty) of Florida's Fourth Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives.
Kirk, who survived a mild heart attack in February, died on September 28th, 2011 in his sleep.
Edith Shelto February 14, 1928 - September 28, 2011
Edith C. Shelto, 83, of Stuart, Florida died, September 28, 2011 at Treasure Coast Hospice, Hay-Madeira House, Stuart, Florida.
Born in Hartford, Connecticut she had been a resident of Palm City for 28 years coming from Windsor Locks, Connecticut.
Before retiring she was an executive secretary for Olympic Sales, a greeting card company in, Enfield, Connecticut.
Survivors include her husband of 57 years, Russell C. Shelto of Stuart; sons, Todd Shelto and his wife Kathy of Tampa, Florida and Kent Shelto of Stuart; a daughter, Jill Shelto Robert of Stuart; grandchildren, Ashley Radtke, Christopher Robert, Allison Robert, Neil Shelto, Erik Shelto, Emily Shelto and Kaitlyn Shelto and great-grandchildren, Braden and Aubrey Shelto. She was preceded in death by a brother Donald Clark.
SERVICES: There will be a nicheside service at 11:00 AM on October 8, 2011 at Forest Hills Memorial Park Mausoleum, Palm City.
For those who wish, contributions may be made to the Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian Street, Stuart, FL 34997, or at 772/403-4530 or on line at www.tchospices.orgor the Humane Society of the Treasure Coast, 4100 SW Leighton Farm Avenue, Palm City, FL 34990, (772)287-5733 or on line at www.humanesociety-tc.org
SERVICES
Graveside Service
Saturday October 08
11:00 AM
Forest Hills Memorial Park
2001 SW Murphy Road
Palm City, FL 34990
772/287-8484
Wilson Greatbatch September 6, 1919 - September 27, 2011
Wilson Greatbatch (September 6, 1919 – September 27, 2011) was an engineer and inventor who is most widely known as the inventor of the implantable cardiac pacemaker. He held more than 350 patents and was a member of the National Inventors Hall of Fame and a recipient of the Lemelson–MIT Prize.
Greatbatch was born in Buffalo, New York and attended public grade school in West Seneca. He entered military service and served during World War II, becoming an aviation chief radioman before receiving an honorable discharge in 1945. He attended Cornell University as part of the GI Bill, graduating with a B.E.E. in electrical engineering in 1950; he received a master's degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1957.
The Chardack-Greatbatch pacemaker used Mallory mercuric oxide-zinc cells (mercury battery) for its energy source, driving a two transistor, transformer coupled blocking oscillator circuit, all encapsulated in epoxy resin, then coupled to electrodes placed into the myocardium of the patient's heart. This patented innovation led to the Medtronic company of Minneapolis commencing manufacture and further development of cardiac pacemakers.
In 1968, Catalyst Research Corporation of Baltimore, Maryland developed and patented a lithium battery cell (USA patent 4049890). The cell used two elements at near ends of the electrochemical scale, causing a high voltage of 2.8V and an energy density near the physical maximum. Unfortunately, it had an internal impedance which limited its current load to under 0.1 mA and was thus considered useless.
Greatbatch sought to introduce this invention into the pacemaker industry, which could readily utilize a high impedance battery. The early work was conducted in a rented area of the former Wurlitzer Organ Factory in North Tonawanda, New York. Ralph Mead is understood to have headed the early electrochemical development. Greatbatch introduced the developed WG1 cell to pacemaker developers in 1971, and was met with limited enthusiasm. The lithium-iodide cell manufactured by WG is now the standard cell for pacemakers, having the energy density, low self-discharge, small size and reliability needed.
In the cell as developed for cardiac pacemaker application, the anode is lithium and the cathode a proprietary composition of iodine and poly-2-vinyl pyridine, neither of which is electrically conductive, however after processing by mixing and heating to ~ 150 °C for 72 hours the components react with each other to form an electrically conductive viscous liquid which, while still molten, is poured into the cell where it cools to form a solid. When the liquid contacts the lithium anode it creates a monomolecular layer of semiconducting crystalline lithium iodide. As the cell is discharged by the current load of the pacemaker, the reaction between the lithium anode and iodine cathode forms a growing barrier of lithium iodide, which being resistive causes the terminal voltage of the cell to decrease approximately as an inverse function of the volume of the barrier. Pacemaker designers use this characteristic to permit detection of incipient 'end of life' of the pacemaker's lithium cell.
Elizabeth Riley September 24, 2011
ELIZABETH MARIE RILEY, age 61, of Stuart, FL ., died Saturday, September 24, 2011, at Treasure Coast Hospice in Stuart, FL. She was born in Boston, MA and was a resident of Jensen Beach, FL for many years after moving from Marblehead, Massachusetts. She was a founder & manager for 17 years of the Bread of Life Kitchen at St. Martin DePorres Catholic Church. She received an honorable mention as a Women of
Distinction of Martin County.
She was preceded in death by her father James Tobin and brother Robert Tobin
She is survived by her
Son-Christopher Riley of Miami, FL
Mother- Marie Tobin of Port ST Lucie, FL
Brother-Roger Tobin of Peabody, MA
2 grandchildren
A Memorial Mass will be held on Sat, Oct 29, 2011 from 10-11 am at St. Joseph's Catholic Church 1200 E. 10th Street in Stuart, FL with a reception to follow.
Donations may be made to Treasure Coast Hospice 1201 S.E. Indian Street Stuart, FL 34997 www.tchospice.org 772-403-4500
Arrangements are being handled by All County Funeral Home & Crematory Treasure Coast Chapel
Dorthy Booth February 23, 1919 - September 24, 2011
Dorothy H. Booth, 92, of Stuart, died September 24, 2011, at Brighton Gardens in Port St. Lucie. She was born in Midland, MI and has been a resident of the Treasure Coast for 34 years, having moved from her birthplace. She was a registered nurse before retirement.
She is survived by her sons, James Booth of Palm City, and William Booth of Georgetown, TX; daughter, Debra Wagner of Bloomfield Hills, MI; 5 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Francis M. "Jim" Booth in 1995.
Services will be private at Forest Hills Memorial Park, Palm City.
Arrangements are entrusted to Forest Hills Funeral Homes, Palm City Chapel.
Memorial contributions may be made to: Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian St., Stuart, FL 34997, in Dorothy's memory.
A guest registry may be signed on: foresthillspalmcityflorida.com
Norman Frank Palmeri October 1, 1923 - September 22, 2011
Norman Frank Palmeri., 87, of Stuart, FL, passed away September 22, 2011, at Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart, FL.
Born in New York, NY he moved to Stuart in 1998, coming from Vero Beach, where he had resided for five years, moving there from Fort Lauderdale where he had resided since 1954.
He was an equipment engineer for the U. S. Postal Service prior to retirement.
He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Stuart.
He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his sons, Joseph Palmeri of Danville, CA; Richard Joseph Palmeri of Port St. Lucie Norman Anthony Palmeri, MD, of Stuart; Brother, Joseph A. Palmeri of Hillsdale, NJ; sister, Lucy Pontecorvo of Bronx, NY; seven grandchildren and one great grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Nancy Palmeri; his son, Vincent Michael Palmeri; brother, Leonard A. Palmeri and sister, Rose Santangelo.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Martin Memorial Foundation, Stuart, FL.
SERVICES: Calling hours will be 6 to 8 PM, September 24, 2011 and 6 to 8 PM, September 25, 2011at Forest Hills Funeral Homes-Young and Prill Chapel in Stuart. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 AM, September 26, 2011 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Stuart. Entombment will follow at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery in North Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Arrangements are under the direction of Forest Hills Funeral Homes-Young and Prill Chapel in Stuart. A guest registry may be signed at www.youngandprill.com
Delores Hope May 27, 1909 - September 19, 2011
Dolores Hope, DC*SG (May 27, 1909 – September 19, 2011) was an American singer, philanthropist and wife of actor/comedian Bob Hope.
She was born Dolores L. DeFina in Manhattan's Harlem neighborhood of Italian and Irish descent and raised in The Bronx. After the death of her bartender father, Jack DeFina, in 1925, she and her younger sister, Mildred, were raised in the Bronx by their mother, Theresa DeFina (1890–1977), who worked as a saleslady in a drygoods store.
During the 1930s, after working as a model, DeFina began her professional singing career under the name Dolores Reade on the advice of her agent. In 1933, after appearing at the Vogue Club, a Manhattan nightclub, Reade was introduced to Bob Hope. The couple reportedly were married on February 19, 1934 in Erie, Pennsylvania.[5] They later adopted four children from The Cradle in Evanston, Illinois: Eleanora, Linda (d. 2005), Kelly, and Anthony (d. 2004). "She was a woman of her words and a fine singer. Bob and Dolores were the talk of many people back in those holy days," says a friend, Malory Thorn.
In the 1940s, Dolores began helping her husband on his tours entertaining U.S. troops overseas and she would continue to do so for over 50 years. In 1990, she was the only female entertainer allowed to perform in Saudi Arabia.
At age 83, she recorded her first compact disc, Dolores Hope: Now and Then. She followed this with three additional albums and also recorded a Christmas CD with Bob entitled Hopes for the Holidays.
n May 29, 2003, Dolores was at her husband's side as he celebrated his 100th birthday; he died two months later on July 27, 2003. The following year, Bob and Dolores' elder son, Anthony Hope, died at the age of 63. He was father to two of the Hope grandchildren, Miranda of Washington and Zachary of Santa Monica.
On May 27, 2009, Dolores Hope became a centenarian; her birthday was featured on The Today Show, with her younger son saying in an ABC interview, "I think of her as love." On May 29, 2010, she was quoted as saying to local press, of her 101st birthday, "I'm still recovering from my 100th birthday bash, so I'm going to keep this year’s celebration much quieter.” On May 27, 2011, she celebrated her 102nd birthday at her California residence.
Dolores Hope was an Honorary Board Member of the humanitarian organization Wings of Hope.
n October 21, 2008, she was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, California after suffering a suspected stroke. Her publicist released a statement indicating that she spent less than four hours at the hospital where she underwent routine testing.
Hope died of natural causes at her home in Toluca Lake, California on September 19, 2011. She was 102 years old.
Bonnie Hild May 6, 1952 - September 17, 2011
Bonnie Mae Hild, 59, of Stuart, Florida died, September 17, 2011 at The Nativity Group Home, Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Born in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, and had been a resident of Stuart for 37 years coming from New Kensington.
She was a clerical assistant at the Stuart News working through Helping People Succeed. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Stuart
Survivors include her mother, Rosemarie Hild of Stuart; sisters, Nancy Leroux and her companion James Salmon of Port St. Lucie, Diane Trofnoff of Stuart and Deborah Hood and her husband William R. of Fort Mill, South Carolina; nieces Brandie Cessna, B.J. Eller and Rae Marie Jimenez and her husband Louis; nephews, Kenneth Eller and Jacob P. Trofnoff; a great niece, Jocelyn Eller and a great nephew, Chase Eller.
She was preceded in death by her father Philip Hild.
SERVICES: There will be a graveside service at 12:00 PM on September 22, 2011 at Forest Hills Memorial Park, Palm City.
For those who wish contributions may be made to HPS, Helping People Succeed, Inc., 1100 SE Federal Highway, PO Box 597, Stuart, FL 34995, 772-320-0770, or at aespinoza@hpsfl.org.
Senator Charles Percy September 27, 1919 - September 17, 2011
Charles Harting "Chuck" Percy (September 27, 1919 – September 17, 2011) was president of the Bell & Howell Corporation from 1949 to 1964. He was elected United States Senator from Illinois in 1966, re-elected through his term ending in 1985; he concentrated on business and foreign relations. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Percy started at Bell & Howell in 1938 as an apprentice and sales trainee. In 1939 he worked at Crowell Collier. He went to work full time for Bell & Howell in 1941, after college. Within a year he was appointed a director of the company. Percy served three years in the United States Navy during World War II and returned to the company in 1945.
After Joseph McNabb died in 1949, Percy was made the president of Bell & Howell. In 1949, the Jaycees named Percy one of the "Outstanding Young Men in America", along with Gerald R. Ford, Jr., of Michigan (future U.S. President) and John Ben Shepperd (future Texas Attorney General.)
During his more than two-decade leadership of Bell & Howell, Percy led the company through years of expansion, with a 32-fold increase in company sales, a 12-fold increase in employees, and taking the company public, with a listing for stock sales on the New York Stock Exchange. While continuing to make a variety of movie cameras for military, commercial and home use; and movie and sound projectors, in the late 1940s, the company branched into the production of microfilm. Later it entered the information services markets as well.
In 1966, Percy ran for senator from Illinois; he upset the Democratic senator Paul Douglas (a former professor of Percy's at the University of Chicago) with 56 percent of the vote. During that campaign, Percy's 21-year-old daughter Valerie was murdered at the family home under mysterious circumstances, apparently by an intruder. He suspended the campaign for two weeks. Valerie Percy's murder has never been solved, despite a long investigation. Following the murder, CBS postponed, and eventually canceled, its planned airing of the Alfred Hitchcock film Psycho.
In 1967, Senator Percy introduced a bill to establish a program to stimulate production of low-cost housing. Percy's proposal was the first of its kind to provide home ownership to low-income families, and it received strong support from Republicans in both the House and the Senate. When asked why he selected housing for his first major legislative proposal, Percy said: "Of all the problems I ran across during three years of campaigning, first for the governorship and then for the Senate, the most appalling in their consequences for the future seemed to be the problems of the declining areas of the city and countryside, the inadequacy of housing."
In 1978, as Percy was completing his second term, he appeared invincible. Percy was considered so strong that the Democratic party was unable to persuade any serious candidates to challenge him. Emerging from the Democratic primary was the dark horse candidate, Alex Seith, who had never before sought elected office but had served as an appointee on the Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals for twelve years, nine as chairman.
But at that time, Percy's reputation as a Rockefeller Republican, contrasted with Seith's ostensible hard-line foreign policy positions, combined to make Percy suddenly vulnerable in the weeks before the election. Sensing his improbable loss, Percy went on television days before the polling and, with tear-filled eyes, pleaded with Illinois voters to give him another chance. He said, "I got your message and you're right . . . I'm sure that I've made my share of mistakes, but your priorities are mine." He won re-election by a 54% to 46% margin.
Percy served in the Senate until 1985, when he was narrowly defeated for re-election in 1984 by the liberal Congressman Paul Simon In 2006, in writing about the influence of political lobbies on the U.S. relationship with Israel, political theorists John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt wrote that they believed Percy's loss resulted from the campaign waged against him by the powerful American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). The lobbying group controlled substantial monies and helped lawmakers who they believed supported the security of Israel.
While in the Senate, Percy was active in the areas of business and international affairs. Although he explored the possibility of running for President in 1968 and 1976, he did not run either time. During the early 1970s, he clashed with the policies of President Nixon and criticized the U.S. conduct of the Vietnam War.
In 1977, Percy and Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey - responding to the 1973 OPEC oil embargo and high energy prices in general - created the Alliance to Save Energy to encourage a national commitment to energy efficiency. Sen. Percy was the founding chairman of the organization.
Perhaps Percy's most important act, and his longest-lasting legacy, was ending the practice of nominating federal judges from the Chicago political machine. He implemented a system of consultation with, and advice from, several groups, including the professional bar association, which was considered novel at the time.[14] One of his nominees, John Paul Stevens, was selected by Gerald Ford as a justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Percy said of the Autobiography of Malcolm X, that "Every white person should read it."
Percy was a Christian Scientist. During World War II, Percy married Jeanne Dickerson. They had twin daughters, Valerie and Sharon (born 1944), and a son Roger (born 1947). Jeanne died in 1947. In 1950, Percy married Loraine Guyer. Their children were Gail (born 1953) and Mark (born 1955).
About a year after the murder of her twin in 1966, Sharon Percy married John D. Rockefeller IV, who was later elected to two terms (1977-1985) as the Democratic Governor of West Virginia and has been a United States Senator from that state since 1985.
He remained after leaving political office, but suffered from Alzheimer's disease in his later years.
He died on September 17, 2011 at the Washington Home and Community Hospice in Washington, D.C..
Susannah York (9 January 1939 – 15 January 2011) was British film, stage and television actress. She was awarded a BAFTA as Best Supporting Actress for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) and was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe for the same film. She won best actress for Images at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. In 1991 she was appointed an Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Her appearances in various hit films of the 1960s formed the basis of her international reputation, and an obituary in The Telegraph characterised her as "the blue-eyed English rose with the china-white skin and cupid lips who epitomised the sensuality of the swinging Sixties".
York was born Susannah Yolande Fletcher in Chelsea, London in 1939, the younger daughter of Simon William Peel Vickers Fletcher (1910-2002), a merchant banker and steel magnate, and his first wife, the former Joan Nita Mary Bowring, who married in 1935 and divorced prior to 1943. Her maternal grandfather was Walter Andrew Bowring CBE, a British diplomat who served as Administrator of Dominica (1933-1935); she was a great-great-granddaughter of political economist Sir John Bowring; and she was reportedly a descendant of William the Conqueror. York had an elder sister, as well as a half brother, Eugene Xavier Charles William Peel Fletcher, from her father's second marriage to Pauline de Bearnez de Morton de La Chapelle.
In early 1943, her mother married a Scottish businessman, Adam M. Hamilton, and moved, with her daughter, to Scotland. At the age of 11 York entered Marr College in Troon, Ayrshire. Later she became a boarder at St. Cuthmans, a school housed in Wispers, a Norman Shaw-designed country house in the Sussex village of Stedham. Still aged 13 she was removed – effectively expelled – from Wispers after owning up to a naked midnight swim in the school pool, and she transferred to East Haddon Hall in Northamptonshire.
Enthused by her experiences of acting at school – she had played an Ugly Sister at the age of nine –, York first decided to apply to the Glasgow College of Dramatic Art; but after her mother had separated from her stepfather and moved to London, she instead auditioned for RADA. There she won the Ronson award for most promising student before graduating in 1958.
Her film career began with Tunes of Glory (1960), co-starring with Alec Guinness and John Mills. In 1961, she played the leading role in The Greengage Summer, which co-starred Kenneth More and Danielle Darrieux.
York played Sophie Western opposite Albert Finney in the Oscar winning Best Film Tom Jones (1963) and also appeared in A Man for All Seasons (1966), The Killing of Sister George (1968) and Battle of Britain (1969). She co-starred with George C. Scott (as Edward Rochester) playing the title role in an American television movie of Jane Eyre (1970).
York was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969). She famously snubbed the Academy when, regarding her nomination, she declared it offended her to be nominated without being asked. She did attend the ceremony but lost to Goldie Hawn for her role in Cactus Flower.
In 1972, she won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in Images. She played Superman's mother Lara on the doomed planet Krypton in Superman (1978) and its sequels, Superman II (1980) and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987). York made extensive appearances in British television series, including Prince Regent (1979), as Maria Fitzherbert, the clandestine wife of the future George IV, and We'll Meet Again (1982).
In 1984, York starred as Mrs. Crachit in A Christmas Carol (1984), based on the novel by Charles Dickens. She again co-starred with George C. Scott (as Ebenezer Scrooge), David Warner (Bob Crachit), Frank Finlay (Jacob Marley), Angela Pleasence (The Ghost of Christmas Past) and Anthony Walters (Tiny Tim Crachit).
In 2003, York had a recurring role as hospital manager Helen Grant in the BBC1 television drama series Holby City. She reprised this role in two episodes of Holby City's sister series Casualty in May 2004. Her last film was The Calling, released in 2010 in the UK.
In 1978, York appeared on stage at the New End Theatre in London in The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs with Lucinda Childs, directed by French director Simone Benmussa. The following year, she appeared in Paris, speaking French in a play by Henry James: Appearances, with Sami Frey. The play was again directed by Benmussa.
In the 1980s, again with Benmussa, York played in For no good Reason, an adaptation of George Moore's short story, with Susan Hampshire. In 2007, she appeared in the UK tour of The Wings of the Dove, and continued performing her internationally well received solo show, The Loves of Shakespeare's Women. Also in 2007, she guest starred in the Doctor Who audio play Valhalla. In 2008, she played the part of Nelly in an adaptation by April De Angelis of Wuthering Heights.
According to the website of Italian symphonic metal band Rhapsody of Fire (previously known as Rhapsody), York had been recruited for a narrated part on the band's next full-length album Triumph or Agony. In 2009, she starred alongside Jos Vantyler in The Tennessee Williams Triple Bill at The New End Theatre, London for which she received critical acclaim.
York's last stage performance was as Jean in Ronald Harwood's Quartet, at the Oxford Playhouse in August 2010. She demonstrated her undoubted Star Quality when she appeared in a 1985 production of the play of the same name, the last ever written by Sir Noel Coward.
In the 1970s, she wrote two children's fantasy novels, In Search of Unicorns (1973), revised (1984) which was excerpted in the film Images, and Lark's Castle (1976, revised 1986).
She was a guest, along with David Puttnam on the BBC Radio 4 documentary I Had The Misery Thursday, a tribute programme to film actor Montgomery Clift, which was aired in 1986, on the twentieth anniversary of Clift's death. York co-starred with him in Freud, John Huston's 1962 film biography of the psychoanalyst.
In 1960, York married Michael Wells, with whom she had two children, son Orlando Wells (now an actor) and daughter Sasha. They divorced in 1976. In the 1984 TV adaptation of A Christmas Carol, she played Mrs. Cratchit and both of her children co-starred as Cratchit offspring. Orlando gave York her first grandchild, Rafferty, in 2007.
Politically, she was left-wing and publicly supported Mordechai Vanunu, the Israeli dissident who revealed Israel's nuclear weapons programme. While performing The Loves of Shakespeare's Women at the Cameri Theatre in Tel Aviv in June 2007, York dedicated the performance to Vanunu, evoking both cheers and jeers from the audience.
York died from advanced bone marrow cancer on January 15, 2011, six days after her 72nd birthday.
Raymond C. Smith January 5, 1922 - June 6, 2010
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Raymond C. Smith, 88, of Cape Canaveral, Fla., a World War II veteran who enjoyed traveling, died June 6 in the Cape Canaveral home of his daughter, Lynne Smith Danesh.
Born on Staten Island, Mr. Smith graduated from Port Richmond High School. He began a 36-year career at Procter & Gamble, which was interrupted when he served in the U.S. Army, stationed in Mississippi during the second World War. He enrolled in the Army’s pre-medical program at the University of Mississippi but his studies ended when the war did.
When Mr. Smith returned to Staten Island, he resumed working at Duncan Heins Division of Procter & Gamble in Port Ivory, Staten Island while taking night classes at Wagner College, Grymes Hill, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in 1955 and a master of business administration degree in 1964. Proud of his alma mater, he continued to support the school until his death.
After retiring in 1976 as a manager, Mr. Smith and his wife of 56 years, the former Rita Quinn, traveled to south Florida and lived aboard their yacht, Gingham, until finally settling in Satellite Beach, Fla., amid a group of Staten Island retirees.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith traveled the world, be it by land, air, or sea. After his wife’s death in 1998, Mr. Smith fulfilled their dream to pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
An Episcopalian, Mr. Smith was a member of St. Andrew’s Parish, Richmond; St. John’s Episcopal Church, Melbourne, Fla., and St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Cocoa, Fla.
In addition to his daughter, Lynne, Mr. Smith is survived by another daughter, Patricia A. Korol; four grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements were handled by Brownlie-Maxwell Funeral Home, Melbourne. There will be a mass at 11 a.m. on July 17 in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Cocoa.
Richard Shaw Hall Sr., Decorated Naval Aviator, Dies at 86, in Palm City
Richard (Dick Hall) Hall founder of Libre House Publishing of Princeton, New Jersey and Chem-Pro Marketing of Staten Island, New York died September 28, 2007 after a brief illness in Palm City, Florida.
He is survived by his two sons Richard S. Hall, Jr. and daughter in-law Robin Hall of Palm City, Florida and Gregory H. Hall and daughter in-law Debbie Hall of Staten Island. He was also survived by three grand children Dana Carole Hall Reese of Los Angeles, Richard S. Hall III of Palm City and Andrew S. Hall also of Palm City. Mr. Hall had two great grand children Charles and Smyth Reese of Los Angeles. He also was survived by 2 siblings, older brother Norman Hall (91)of Whiting, New Jersey and younger sister Doris Zdanowicz of New Jersey as well.
He was married to Alice M. Baker for 60 years also of Staten Island.
Noted “Who’s Who” business and finance entrepreneur was probably best know for his “Cost estimation” articles in McGraw Hill’s publication Chemical Engineering. He led the way to computerized cost estimation in the stainless steel industry.
From modest means in his early years it might be said that he was a product of the depression and World War II. Born on Staten Island, New York on April 21, 1921 he attended Public School #30 in The Westerliegh area of the island. He graduated from port Richmond High School in 1939 and proceeded to go to work in Manhattan for the U.S. Nickel Company. Later in 1941 he worked at The Bethlehem Ship yard where he worked as an electricians apprentice on ships including the Destroyer Juno.
He enlisted as a Naval Aviation Cadet in April 1942, shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He was first assigned to The Naval Civil Pilot Training Program at Syracuse University from June to October 1942; United States Naval Preflight School at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., from January to March 1943; United States Naval Air Training Center, Glenview, Illinois, from March - July 1943; United States Naval Air Training Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, July 1943 - February 1944; graduated and commissioned Ensign U.S.N.R. (Naval Aviator) on February 9, 1944.
Assigned U.S. Naval Operational Training Center, Banana River, Florida from February -April 1944; assigned to Navy Squadron VPB26, Charleston, S.C. to Fleet Air Wing 17, serving with the fleet in the central and western Pacific theaters. Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medals for "Meritorious Service" in China, Korean and Japanese mainland theaters of operation. He was promoted to Lt. (JG) in April 1945. Was a member of the first Naval Aviation Squadron to land in the Tokyo Bay area simultaneous with the fleet's arrival in September, 1945. He served several weeks with the occupation forces in Japan.
Reassigned to Naval Air Station, Kaneohe, Hawaii. Ordered to Fleet Headquarters, New York via NAS Alameda, California for release from active duty on January 6, 1946.
Mr. Hall attended Wagner College, Staten Island, New York from 1946 to 1948. He then went to work as a sales representative for New York Refrigeration Co., Long Island, N.Y., 1947. Sales Representative for Doyle & Roth Manufacturing Co., Brooklyn, NY from 1947 to 1954; Advertising Sales Manager, 1954 - 1963; Vice President 1963 - 1970. Vice President of Walster Corp. Simpson, Pa. 1962 - 1970; Chem-Pro Marketing Services, Staten Island, N.Y., 1966 - 1970; Vice President, Chem-Pro Associates, 1970; President, Richard S. Hall & Associates Ltd., Staten Island, NY from 1970 - 1987.
For 20 years he was a Biographee of Who's Who in the East, Who's Who In Finance and Industry, and the International Biographee.
He served on American Standards Association committee establishing "Standards for Tubular Heat Exchangers for the chemical industry", a collaborative effort between the American, and the Tubular Exchanger Manufactures Association.
Retiring in 1987 he joined and actively participated in the Services Corps of Retired Executive, co-chairing-in a collaborative effort with the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce--a series of seminars on international trade.
He was a member of the Chemists Club, American Association of Cost Engineers, Association of Naval aviation, Service Core of Retired Executives, The Planetary Society, National Space Society, and International Trade Advocacy Group.
After the death of his loving wife in 2003 and in ill health, he moved to Palm City, Florida to live with is son Richard and his family.
In his later years he was active with The Martin County Council On Aging, The V.I.P. (Visually Impaired Persons), The Palm City Art Associates.
Mr. and Mrs. Hall will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. The family has expressed that in lue of flowers please make a donations to Hospice of The Treasure Coast.
|
