Christian, Cyril View/Sign Guest Book


CHRISTIAN, CYRIL, M.D., M.R.C.O.G., 60, of Plantation, passed away peacefully at home on June 28, 2007 after a long and courageous battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). He was surrounded by his family and close friends. He is survived by his beloved Katherine, his wife of 30 years, his children Gillian and Simon, and brother, John. He was an extremely loving and dedicated husband, father, brother and friend. Born and raised in Jamaica, he attended The University of the West Indies where he obtained his medical degree. He then studied in Manchester, England and became a member of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. It was during this period that he met Katherine. In 1980 he established his medical practice in Obstetrics and Gynecology - located in Plantation, FL. In the latter years of his career he also worked at the Broward County Health Department, a experience he truly enjoyed. He retired in 2003 due to his illness. He will always be remembered and admired as a person with great integrity and exemplary moral stance. Upon his diagnosis, he continued to enjoy life and demonstrated great strength, courage, and unquestioning acceptance of his illness. He was a great advisor to all who knew him and his guidance, wisdom and love will be missed. He will forever be deeply missed by his family, as well as so many friends who will likewise cherish his memory. His family wishes to thank their many friends for their devotion, love, support, and encouragement during Cyril's illness. The family wishes to express heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Husman Khan for being his personal physician, friend and traveling partner. The family wishes to express their sincere appreciation to Pamela Dacosta - Blidgen, Patsy Dennis, Earline Daley, and Elsa Badeo for the loving care they gave to Cyril. The family also wishes to acknowledge the care received from Vitas hospice over the last month. Their services truly helped to make a difficult time more comfortable for Cyril and his family. Funeral services: Saturday, July 7th 10 am at Calvary Chapel (South Chapel) 2101 W. Cypress Creek Road, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery 1300 SE 10th Avenue Ft. Lauderdale, FL. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to The ALS Association Florida Chapter. Please visit http://webfl.alsa.org and click on 'How You Can Help' to contribute. To visit this Guest Book Online, go to www.MiamiHerald.com/obituaries.
Published in The Miami Herald on 7/4/2007.

George Ray Sigmon

George Ray Sigmon, 61, of Kimberly, passed away at Montgomery General Hospital after an extended illness of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, “Lou Gehrig's Disease”.

He was employed as a welder for Cecil Walker Machinery in the Beckley hydraulic shop for 15 years and a graduate of Montgomery High School. He was an avid Mountaineer fan.

He was God's gift to us on July 30, 1945, and our gift to God on June 29, 2007. He was born in Powellton, Fayette County, and was the son of the late Julian and Nellie F. Angel Sigmon. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Jody Lynn; and his brothers, Tuncil and Pete Sigmon.

Surviving is his wife of 40 ½ years, Becky Reynolds Sigmon; son, Tim and his wife Malinda Sigmon of Boomer; two grandchildren, Karli Nicole and Cameron George; sisters, Faye Grounds of Montgomery Heights and Betty Underwood and her husband Charles of Beckley; brothers, Virgil Sigmon and his wife Wilma and Kenneth Sigmon and his wife Judy of Powellton, Charles Sigmon and his wife Shirley of Mt. Carbon and Julian Sigmon Jr. of Barrett; and a host of nieces, nephews and in-laws.

The family extends a special thanks to all of his caregivers.

The service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, July 2, 2007, at Kimberly Church of God, Kimberly, with Pastor Bill Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Montgomery Memorial Park at London.

Friends may call from 6 until 8 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Inc., 900 Lee Street No. 1010, Charleston, WV 25301.

Bennetts, John V. "Jack" View/Sign Guest Book


BENNETTS, John V. (Jack) - Age 69, after a courageous battle with Lou Gehrig's disease, our brave hero passed away on Saturday, June 30, 2007 at his Flushing residence, surrounded by his loving family and is now in Heaven moving his arms and legs again! Funeral services will be held 1PM Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at Rossell Funeral Home. Rev. David G. Kulchar will officiate. Cremation will follow the services. Visitation will be 1-4PM and 6-9PM Monday and 11AM-1PM Tuesday at the funeral home. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins. Jack was born January 10, 1938 in Flint, MI, the son of William and Martha (Johns) Bennetts. He graduated in 1956 from Flint Technical High School. In 1958 he married the love of his life, Patricia Aris. Together they raised three children. In 1988 they opened the Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio in Flushing. He retired from GM Grand Blanc after 31 years. Jack had a passion for cars, car shows, hot rods, and drag racing. He won numerous awards and trophies with his cars. Surviving Jack is his adoring wife, Pat; son and his wife, Scott and Diane Bennetts; daughters and their husbands, Lisa and Paul O'Leary, Wendy and Craig Gagne; grandchildren, Amanda and Emilee Gagne and Jason and Shannon Ciszek; and his beloved dogs, Maggie, Kerby, and Lilly. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, William Bevan Bennetts; and a baby daughter, Kimmie. A special thank you to our loving friends and family, and also Dr. Kodsy and Ricky, Todd Walter, Matt, Ryanne, Edel and Darwin for their loving care. Thank you to the staff at Merle Norman for their loving support.
Published in the Flint Journal on 7/2/2007.
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Marge D'Spain


1923-2007
Born April 14, 1923 in Palo Alto, Marge entered into rest on June 23, 2007 at the age of 84. Loving mother to Michael and his wife Gail D'Spain of San Antonio, Rob D'Spain of San Jose, and Deborah D'Spain of Fremont. Grandmother to David, Adam and Joshua of Texas, and proud Great-Grandmother to Blake. Also survived by her cherished sister-in-law Jean McNeil, and many nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by her beloved husband Robert in 2002. Marge married Bob June 22, 1947, and she passed away the day after what would have been their 60th wedding anniversary.
The family would like to thank the staff at Carlton Plaza Fremont, Pathways Hospice, and her loving caregivers. With their attentive help, everyone made mom's day a little brighter and helped her cope in numerous ways with her difficult struggle with Lou Gehrig's disease. At Marge's request, there will be no services.

Dr. Philip Wagley, a retired dentist and career Army officer who served in three wars, died Sunday of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, at the Blakehurst Retirement Community in Towson. He was 86.
Dr. Wagley was born and raised in Columbia, Pa. He earned his bachelor's and dental degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.

He served with the Army Dental Corps during World War II, the Korean and Vietnam wars, at military posts and bases in the U.S., Europe and Asia.

He was a colonel at the time of his 1970 discharge, and his decorations included the Army Commendation Medal and Legion of Merit.

Dr. Wagley moved to Baltimore and enrolled at what is now the Bloomberg School of Public Health at the Johns Hopkins University, where he earned a master's degree in public health.

From 1973 until retiring a second time in 1983, Dr. Wagley was an associate professor of prosthodontics at the University of Maryland Dental School.

The 31-year resident of Crofton, who had lived at the Towson retirement community since 2002, was a member of the American Diabetes Association, Military Retired Officers Association and the American Legion.

He was also a member of the alumni associations of the University of Pennsylvania and Hopkins.

His wife of 26 years, the former Ann Elizabeth Baird, died in 1997. An earlier marriage to the former Philomene Kauffman ended in divorce.

Dr. Wagley was a communicant of Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church in Towson, where a Mass of Christian burial was offered yesterday.

Surviving are a son, Joseph P. Wagley of Derry, N.H.; a daughter, Karen B. Wagley of Prescott, Ariz.; a stepdaughter, Barbara J. Smith of Lancaster, Pa.; three grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Oplinger, Lee Jay View/Sign Guest Book


LEE JAY OPLINGER
ITHACA - Lee Jay Oplinger was born December 30, 1947. A native Ithacan, he left this life on June 18, 2007, succumbing to ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease).
He was laid to rest June 21 at Greensprings Cemetery in Newfield, in a natural burial in keeping with his love of the environment. A graduate of Cornell University, Lee was a City of Ithaca forestry technician for eleven years. He oversaw the planting of thousands of trees and managed the city's tree inventory system. Lee helped coordinate the Citizen Pruners, a volunteer group tending to Ithaca's trees. Lee was a sweet, caring man who enjoyed gardening, cats, butterflies, music, Christmas celebrations, photography, and the outdoors. He knew the Latin names of every tree in Ithaca. Surviving are his fiancée, Laura Blakeley; sons, Michael and Brandon of Newfield; siblings, William (Irene) Oplinger of Lacey, Washington, Priscilla (Jere) Conover of Freeville, Katherine Ross of Ithaca, and Jeannie (Ron) Pluck of Ithaca; and many nieces and nephews. His parents, Percy and Elizabeth (Allen) Oplinger, predeceased him. Memorial donations may be made to Hospicare of Ithaca, the ALS Association, Upstate New York Chapter, PO Box 127, Route 5W, Elbridge, NY 13060, or the Lee Oplinger Memorial Tree Fund, c/o Andy Hillman, City Forester, 245 Pier Road, Ithaca, NY 14850. A celebration of Lee's life will be held at 2 p.m.
Sunday, July 1, at Hospicare, 172 East King Road, Ithaca. Please bring your memories and a dish to share.

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Boxing: Farewell to father-figure
By Stuart Pink

Deeply missed: Dave Jones was a huge influence on young boxers
Croydon's boxing community has joined forces to pay their respects to much-loved trainer and referee Dave Jones.

The 44-year-old from New Addington passed away last Monday following a 14-month battle against Motor Neurone Disease.

After being diagnosed in April last year, he was originally given six months to live, but sheer mental strength and determination saw him live a further eight - displaying the type of spirit he showed throughout his life.

Croydon's former WBU light-middleweight champion Wayne Alexander first met Dave as a young amateur.

"Dave was great with young fighters and gave them confidence to achieve," said Alexander.

"I was in my early 20s when he said to me I could be the next Nigel Benn. For someone as respected as him in boxing circles to say that meant a lot and gave me so much belief.


"I was gutted to hear he passed away and he will be a huge loss to boxing."

Clinton McKenzie, who knew Dave while he was still an active boxer, said: "He was a lovely guy and a lot of kids looked up to him. Everybody had a good word to say about him.

"He was also a very good referee who commanded respect from fighters."

Born in Ireland, Dave came over to England when he was six-year-old and started boxing two years later. He suffered a serious burn to his left arm while roofing as a 17-year-old, but continued to box.

He went to live in America a year later, where he perfected his right hook and won the Irish American Amateur title.

When he returned to renew his visa a year later, he met his wife-to-be Mandy and stayed in England. They went on to have three children, Levi, now 18, Paige, 14, and Shea, seven.

He stopped fighting after he got married in his early 20s and began to train youngsters at the New Addington Amateur Boxing Club, where the chairman is his father-in-law, Brian Gillam.

His wife Mandy, 44, said he was a father figure to a lot of the kids.

"They all used to look up to him because he gave them time and advice, something a lot of them never got from teachers at school.

"He was a great role model, not just in boxing, but in life, too. He was a real family man."

Brian said: "He was just a lovely guy. You could tell he was well-loved because more than 450 people came to his funeral and more than 500 appeared at his benefit night we held at Fairfield Halls in October."

Dave qualified as a referee in the the early 90s and went on to become a respected official andjudge at amateur level.

But after being diagnosed with the disease last April, he had to stop. He had trouble speaking and became weak. But despite this setback, he refused to use a wheelchair and tried his upmost to attend boxing shows in the area. He even managed to walk up his stairs at home unaided.

But he deteriorated quickly in the last few weeks of his life and passed away last Monday, surrounded by his much-loved family.

Former All Ireland cruiserweight title holder Harry Cowap summed up his admiration for Dave with this tribute: "I had 32 professional fights and I would rather have 32 more than another round with Dave Jones."

10:36am Thursday 5th July 2007
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STANLEY, JEFFREY LYNN



Jeffrey Lynn Stanley Jeffrey Lynn Stanley, 49, a lifelong Windham resident, passed away surrounded by his devoted family, at his residence on Thursday, July 5, 2007 following acourageous 17-month battle with Lou Gehrig's Disease. He was born May 11, 1958 in Ravenna, Ohio to the late Roger H. and Arlene N. (Thompson) Stanley. Jeffwas a 1976 Windham High School Graduate and retired from Harbison-Walker Refractories after 23 years of service.He gave countless hours to youth basketball and baseball leagues. He was inducted into the Windham High School Athletic Hall of Fame as an honorary member in February. He served on the Windham Hot Stove Baseball and Softball Board for 18 years, and initiated and maintained their websites. He was a Hot Stove baseball and softball manager for 14 seasons and never had a losing season. In recognition of his lifelong commitment, a ball field at the park will be renamed in his honor this summer. Jeff was devoted to his family, his school, and his community. Windham has lost a true "Bomber." He will be deeply missed by his loving wife, Laura J. (Louie Viebranz) Stanley whom he married September 4, 1982; his children, Adam Marc Stanley (fiancee'Hardip Tukhar) of Kent, Bryan Todd Stanley at home, Kyle Jason Stanley, U.S. Army National Guard at home and Jodi Rae Stanley, Walsh University at home; siblings, Barbara (Henry) Podbielski of New Galilee, PA, Gary (Brenda) Stanley of Jefferson, OH, and Kay (Phil) Ziska of Garrettsville; and his aunt, Genevera "Skip" Thompson of Windham. The family will receive friends and relatives from Noon to 4 PM on Sunday, July 8, 2007 at Windham High School, whereFuneral Services will be at 2 P.M. on Monday with Rev. Doug Snyder officiating. Burial will follow at Windham Twp. Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Jeff Stanley Memorial Scholarship Fund at Cortland Bank. Arrangements were made by Mallory-DeHaven-Carlson Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 8382 Center St., Garrettsville, Ohio 44231. www.carlsonfuneralhomes.com (Mallory-DeHaven-Carlson, (330)527-2188 RC 7/6/2007)

Thanks, Thanks for posting this obituary. This was my fiancee of 10 years. I miss him very, very much.
Laura Blakeley

I'm so sorry for your loss Laura.