Sheila Milmore Ong

Sheila Ong
Sheila Milmore Ong, 59, of Plandome and Alford, MA, died on August 8, 2006 after a two-year battle with Lou Gehrig's disease. Sheila was born and raised in the Boston area and received a Master's Degree in social work from Simmons College, Boston, MA.

After graduating from Simmons, Sheila moved to San Francisco, CA and worked as a social worker at the San Francisco General Hospital. It was there that she met her future husband, Dr. Lawrence Ong. After Larry's graduation from medical school, the couple moved to Long Island and settled in Manhasset to raise their children.

Sheila quickly became involved in her community. She served as president of the Munsey Park Civic Association and, following completion of her term, was asked to be on the board of trustees of the Village of Munsey Park. Sheila was a trustee of the village for six years, in charge of tree and road maintenance. She was eventually appointed deputy mayor of Munsey Park. After moving to Plandome, Sheila continued to work as a social worker. Most recently she counseled families with learning disabled children for the North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center.

Sheila was the beloved wife of Lawrence and loving mother of James, 27, and Elizabeth, 23. She will always be remembered for her spirit and her sense of humor, which she steadfastly maintained in spite of her devastating illness.

Visitation was held Aug. 10 and 11 at Fairchild Sons in Manhasset.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in memory of Sheila Ong to the Massachusetts General Hospital ALS Research Fund, Development Office, 165 Cambridge St., Boston, MA 02114.


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Don Thomson Remembered
Written by Dan Acklen
Tuesday, 17 October 2006
We honor a man who touched our hearts in ways beyond description; a co-worker, husband, father and friend to many.

55-year-old Don Thomson passed away Monday night. Don had spent the last 14 years and eight months working and entertaining us at KOBI-NBC5 as an Account Executive.

Don was a native, who graduated from Medford High School in 1969. He spent his entire career in sales and marketing, starting at the former Big Y shopping center in 1968. His favorite hobbies included, fishing, hunting, cars and more cars. He was also a state record holder in power lifting.

Don was diagnosed with ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's Disease a year and a half ago.

Donnie, your laugh still reverberates off the walls here at NBC5, your presence felt and memory honored.

He is survived by his sons Brad and Kyle and his wife Anita.

On behalf of all of us in the KOBI-NBC5 and KOTI-NBC2 family, our most sincere condolences to Don's family.

A memorial service for don will held Monday at 2:00 p.m. At Rogue Valley Christian Church in Medford. A celebration of Don's life will follow at KOBI TV's Studio C Monday afternoon.