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David W. Pop Kirby, Jr., 46, of Raywood, went to be with Jesus on September 30, 2007. He had been battling with ALS (Lou Gehrig's) disease since 2001. He was surrounded by his loving wife, Vickie Kirby and many family and friends. He loved life and most of all his grandchildren, who he adored. They made him laugh and kept him smiling. He loved driving the tractor and riding the four wheeler. David was truly a strong and inspirational man to all who new him. David had many close friends who meant the world to him. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Antonio and Ezkial Kirby and Bob and Margaret Goins; sisters-n-laws, Kimberly Marks and Faye Cravey; stepson, Jessie Kilpatrick, Jr; grandson, Jaler Todd Brown; and his best friend, Charlie Crawford. David is survived by his father, David W. Kirby, Sr. and mother Bobbie Jean Kirby; three loving sisters, Brenda Barnhill and husband Benny, Debora McMullan and husband Danny, and Tereasa Flannigan and husband Ken; brother, Kevin Vargo; nephews, Wayne Doolittle and Lee Sontag, Jr.; niece, April Campbell; grandchildren, Valaree, Denton, Gracey, and Partner Curry, Brett and Becca McMullan, Makeena and Morgan Magee, Katie Rayon, Lillie and Garrett Fancher, Elija and Sadie McMullan, Jacob, Lacey, and Dylan Brown, Katie, Jacob, and Kaleb Kilpatrick and Jessica Bouse. He had many children, Kristy Kilpatrick, Derek Kirby, Dana Curry, Danny McMullan, Dancie Magee, Stacie Fancher, Bobby McMullan, and Amy Brown. He also loved his friend and confidant, Robert Livingston and his granddaughters, Kristin Rogers, Kaycee Hays, Ashton and Reagan McCauley; and many, many wonderful friends in Silsbee. David, we will miss you dearly and thank you for your soft hugs and smiles that you gave all of us and the advice, whether we wanted it or not. Funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, October 4, 2007, at Broussard's, 490 Cemetery Road, Silsbee. He will be laid to rest in Stacy Cemetery in Devers, Texas. A gathering of family and friends will be Wednesday, October 3, 2007 from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the mortuary. Complete and updated information may be viewed at www.broussardsmortuary.com
Published in The Beaumont Enterprise on 10/3/2007.

MARY MANGIACASALE, 59
09/24/2007
Thursday, October 04, 2007

STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE -- Former Staten Islander Mary Mangiacasale, 59, of Brooklyn, a retired teacher, died Sept. 24 in Cabrini Memorial Hospital, Manhattan, after a battle with Lou Gehrig's disease.

Born in Concord, she also lived in New Dorp before relocating to Brooklyn in the late 1970s.


After earning her bachelor's degree in history and education from the former Richmond College, Ms. Mangiacasale obtained her master's degree in education from St. John's University's Grymes Hill campus.

She was a public school teacher for 24 years, retiring in 2004. During her tenure with the former city Board of Education, she worked at Egbert Intermediate School, Midland Beach, and Bernstein Intermediate School, Huguenot, as well as Canarsie and Madison high schools in Brooklyn.

Ms. Mangiacasale was a member of a boxer rescue organization.

She also enjoyed watching foreign films, reading and accumulating porcelain horses, collectible dolls and artwork.

"The world will be a lesser place without her in it," said her sister, Linda Dell'Olio.

Besides her sister, Ms. Mangiacasale is survived by her partner, Deborah Lee Bretschneider; her mother, Ethel Mangiacasale, and her brother, Thomas.

There will be a memorial service Oct. 21 at 1 p.m. in the Marine Park Funeral Home, Brooklyn. The arrangements included cremation.

Roberta P. Fisher

FISHER, Roberta P.
Born November 29, 1925, she grew up in Marin County, Calif. A graduate of The Kathryn Branson School and U.C. Berkeley (B.A. in English), she nurtured a lifelong love of literature, classical music, travel, her faith, and her many, many friends. Working several years in England, she returned to Berkeley, where she met Charles K. Fisher Jr. at St. Mark's Episcopal Church; in 1956 they were married there. Their children Bruce and Judy were born in 1957 and 1962; soon thereafter they moved to Sacramento. Active in her church and devoted to the Sacramento Symphony, she also volunteered with the League of Women Voters, Loaves and Fishes, and the State Capitol Museum (working as a docent, often in turn-of-the-century period dress). After a lifetime of good health and many journeys (backpacking in the High Sierra, and numerous trips to Europe), 2005 brought the challenging diagnosis of ALS ("Lou Gehrig's disease"). Following a gallant 2.5-year struggle, she passed to the Lord on September 30, 2007. Survived by Chuck, her beloved husband of 51 years, children Bruce and Judy, brother Robert Peeke, her parish family, and a worldwide network of family and friends, all of whom will miss Roberta's intrepid and vivacious spirit. A Memorial Eucharist will be held for her at St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Carmichael, on Saturday, October 6, at 1:30 PM (interment will be private). Roberta invited donations be made to St. Michael's Church, Loaves and Fishes, or Planned Parenthood.

Rick Dale "Ike" Miller

MILLER, Rick Dale ''Ike''
Born in Paradise, Calif., on April 23, 1962, he departed to Paradise with His Lord on September 30, 2007. Rick "Ike" Dale Miller is survived by his grandmother Doris Crawford; mother Kay Jennings; father Jim Jennings; brothers Gregg Miller and Joel Schaben; daughter Shauna LeAnne Dinnell and her husband Jeremiah, and son Justin Beau Miller. Ike fought the battle by Faith with Lou Gehrig's disease for close to ten years. Ike led a victorious life, he ran the race nobly living and loving everywhere he went. Ike will truly be missed. The celebration of Ike's life will be held on October 9 at 2:00 PM at Family Christian Center, located at 6521 Hazel Ave., Orangevale, Calif.

Helen Dayton
Helen Dayton, age 63 of Bellingham, died at home June 25, 2007 from ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 13 at 10:00 am at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Bellingham. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the ALS Association Evergreen Chapter, 19110 66th Avenue S., #G-101, Kent, WA 98032.
Published in the Bellingham Herald on 10/7/2007.

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Jesse Ward Williams passed away in his home on Monday, Oct. 8, 2007, at the age of 83.
During the last years of his life, Jesse suffered from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as "Lou Gehrig's disease."
Although ultimately succumbing to the fatal disease, Jesse never surrendered his dignity and maintained every ounce of independence possible right up until his final moments. Jesse is survived by his wife of 49 years, Louella (Draper) Williams.
Jess and Lou married in February of 1958, and settled in North Tonawanda, N.Y. Together they had five children, Mary Lee Tierney and David, Steven, Kevin and Peter Williams. Jesse is also survived by two children from a prior marriage, Adora Williams and Julee Bayless.
During their time in the Buffalo area, Jesse worked at the Bell Aircraft Corp. In 1971, he accepted a position with Industrial Nucleonics as a computer service engineer maintaining, servicing and repairing manufacturing systems. As such, he was assigned to work with the computers at the International Paper Mill in Ticonderoga. He moved the family to Ticonderoga, where they lived at the northern tip of Lake George in the Adirondack Mountains.
In 1976, Jesse accepted a position with AccuRay, where he continued his work as a computer service engineer. He worked with computers in various manufacturing facilities in the Capital District Area. He then moved the family to Saratoga Springs where all five children graduated from Saratoga Springs High School.
In 1989, Jesse retired from AccuRay and continued his work as a computer service engineer, as an independent contractor, until he was eighty. Jesse volunteered at the Veterans' Administration Hospital in Albany. He served veterans at the hospital for over sixteen years. Jesse and Louella also worked as volunteers for Meals on Wheels, where they delivered meals to the elderly and infirmed for over fifteen years. Jesse was a World War II veteran. He decided to join the United States Navy when he learned of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
He enlisted in December of his senior year of high school at the age of seventeen. He served on active duty with the United States Navy for over three years. He was an Aviation Mechanics Mate, and he reached the rank of Third Class Petty Officer. He was honorably discharged in 1946. Jesse was born in Schenectady, in 1924, to Elmer (a/k/a 'Sliver') and Nina Williams. When he was five weeks old, his family moved to Miami, Florida, and later moved to West Palm Beach, Florida. As a boy in Miami, Jesse developed a passion for sailing.
He learned to sail in the ocean waters off the Miami Coast. While living in North Tonawanda, he was a member of the Wilson Yacht club, where he and Lou sailed on Lake Ontario. He ultimately became the Commodore of the Wilson Yacht Club. When the family moved to Ticonderoga, he taught the children to sail on Lake George. Later in life, and while living in Saratoga Springs, he and Lou became members of the Mayfield Yacht Club, where they enjoyed sailing on the Great Sacandaga Lake. Although Jesse was raised in a Protestant household, Jesse attended Catholic mass each and every Sunday with his Catholic wife and children. In 2005, he converted to Catholicism.
He was a faithful parishioner at Saint Peter's church for over thirty-one years. He served on the parish council from 2004 until the time of his death. Jesse lived a long and full life. He thoroughly loved and appreciated his family, and his family thoroughly loved and appreciated him. Jesse is survived by his wife, Louella, seven children, 16 grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.
Relatives and friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007 at the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes, 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs (584-5373). A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m.
Friday in the Church of St. Peter, 241 Broadway, by the Rev. Dominic S. Ingemie, pastor. Burial with military honors will follow at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga national Cemetery, 200 Duell Road, Schuylerville.
Memorials may be made to the ALS Center at 19 Warehouse Road, Albany, NY 12205, or to the Community Hospice of Saratoga at 179 Lawrence St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to the following workers and volunteers at Hospice who helped Jesse and his family through this trying time, Carol, Debbie, Glenn, Sally, and especially Kelly.
Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.

©The Saratogian 2007

PHILLIPS, Robert Glen It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Bob Phillips Jr. after an inspirational battle against ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). Bob passed away at his home in Port Alberni, on October 5th, 2007 at the young age of 36. Bob is predeceased by grandparents Cam and Irene Miller, grandmother Grace Phillips, brother-in-law Jason Lysne, cousin Scott Phillips and niece Abygail Gagnon. He leaves behind his wife Star, daughter Skye, parents Bob and Linda Phillips, brother Dean (Lisa) Phillips, sister Teresa (Yann) Gagnon, grandparents Richard and Sandra Phillips, parents-in-law Danny and Grace Lysne and brother-in-law David Lysne, nieces and nephews Brandon, Brittany, Jarod, Isaac and Irene as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Bob was born and lived his life here in the Alberni Valley. After graduation from ADSS in 1988 he worked at APD for many years. He left the mill and went on to become a journeyman electrician, receiving his official papers just days before receiving his diagnosis of ALS. Bob's life was made complete by his marriage to his soul mate Star Lysne in 2003, and by the birth of their daughter Skye in July 2004. Bob enjoyed nothing more that time with his friends and family, whether it was camping, boating, 4x4ing or just hanging out by the bonfire at home. He was always ready with a joke and a smile, and could easily make people feel comfortable. Wherever there was fun, there was Bob. His easy going, fun loving manner naturally drew people to him and he enjoyed the company of many friends. This did not change with his diagnosis of ALS in November, 2004. Bob was never one to sit on the sidelines, and Bob was determined to do all he could to bring awareness to this devastating disease. He was the "roller" in the ALS On-a-Roll wheelchair journey from Campbell River to Victoria for 2005 and 2006, and took every opportunity to get the disease into the media. Bob went on to form his own support network in the form of Friends United against ALS (FU-ALS) club and he adopted the motto "Live 4 Today". Truly words to live by. The disease may have taken his life, but it did not take his spirit, or any of the things that we all loved about Bob. He will be deeply missed by the many people whose lives he has affected, but he is at last free from the chains of ALS. Before passing, Bob requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to his daughter Skye's education fund at the Scotiabank. A Celebration of Bob's life will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, October 13, 2007 at the ADSS Auditorium, 4000 Burde St., Port Alberni, BC. Cremation has taken place. Chapel of Memories entrusted with arrangements. Phone 723-3633. 415915

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Arizona school named after Havre native Steve Jasinski



(Created: Thursday, October 11, 2007 12:31 PM MDT)


Alan Sorensen Havre Daily News asorensen@havredailynews.com

Havre native Steve Jasinski left a big impression on every school he attended in Havre — St. Jude’s Elementary School, Havre Central Junior High, Havre High and Northern Montana College. His accomplishments can still be glimpsed in the trophy case at HHS. But it’s a quickly expanding small town in Arizona that has chosen to show its appreciation of Jasinski in the grandest fashion. Jasinski, who worked at Buckeye Elementary School for 15 years as a teacher, coach, vice principal, principal and administrator, was immortalized Friday in a ceremony dedicating the Steven R. Jasinski Elementary School in Buckeye. The 75,000 square foot school cost $10.5 million to build and is the sixth school in the Buckeye district, according to an article by staff writer Rebecca I. Allen in the West Valley View (Ariz.) Newspaper. Jasinski’s parents, Bill and Carol Jasinski, live in Billings now. They knew the school was being built, but were not notified of Friday’s dedication until Thursday and were unable to attend. “ I figure that it’s an extreme honor to have a building or school named after you,” Bill Jasinski said. “Steve’s wife (Laurel) was there at the dedication. It’s a brand new school.” He said he thought it was appropriate that Steve should make his mark in a town similar in size to Havre. “Considering that Steve comes from a small town to another kind of a small town, it is really an honor,” Bill Jasinski said. “They were grooming him for a superintendent’s job when he passed away.” Jasinski was 45 when he died in his Phoenix home of Lou Gehrig’s disease on Feb. 4, 2002. Montana native Corey Christiaens is principal at Jasinski Elementary School and had worked with Jasinski for about five years. “I’ve been here in Arizona for about 10 years” Christiaens said in a telephone interview Wednesday. “When I first moved here, he worked in the main campus. At that time, we only had one school in the district. Now it has seven. The district had about 600 or 700 students when I got here, no more than 800 students in the school, and now we’re at 5,000 and something; we’re almost at the 6,000 mark.” Christiaens said he hired on as a math teacher but later switched to become a technology instructor and worked directly under Jasinski. “He oversaw the tech department,” Christiaens said. “Before that, he had been the principal.” Jasinski had been a vital part of the Buckeye community, having served as president of the Lions Club and belonging to the Buckeye Rotary Club. He developed a program called PRIDE, that recognized students for good behavior and set up student assistance programs. In 2000, he was named the Citizen of the Year by the Buckeye Chamber of Commerce. After his death, the district named the Junior National Honor Society after him. And, of course, he could be found at most of the afterschool programs for the students. “I think he was just so well-known in the community and had so many friends and so many people knew him the community, … and because of his service and commitment to the district.” Christiaens said about naming the building after Jasinski. “It was such a sudden death. … “He had a lot of family in the district; it was such a small school,” he added said. “When the old school tore down the old gym and replaced the gym, they thought about naming the gym after him, but it had already been named.” He said area leaders never discarded the idea of naming something after Jasinski and jumped at the idea when the new school was proposed. Last Friday’s dedication drew a broad spectrum of people from throughout the community, including his widow, the former Laurel Leonard of Havre. “It was a surprise to me; they decided to name the school after him” she said, adding that the ceremony was elaborate. “The band played a song and they had an opening prayer, closing prayer, cutting of the ribbon, national anthem, slide show,” she said. “When he got sick, they made a book for him and (the slide show was) the pictures in the book, everybody he worked with.” Christiaens said the dedication drew “quite a turnout.” “I would say we probably had between 200 and 300 people,”Christiaens said. “The mayor came, several council members, the superintendent, the principals in all the schools. “One thing I thought that was really impressive, this school is the first in the district that is cutting-edge technology. Every classroom has ceiling mounted projectors, document cameras and then a speaker sound system with multimedia capabilities. The teachers’ computers, everything is connected to a computer. It’s a very visual, kinesthetic technology for the students. “Because of his lead in the technology area, it’s kind of a legacy that was carried on. I think it will become the standard for all the schools, that each of the schools will be equipped like this. It’s kind of cool that it ties in with the job and service that he had done with the district.” Older brothers Larry and Len live in the Phoenix area and had a lot of contact with Steve over the years. “He was very involved in the program out there,” Larry Jasinski said. “A lot of times he would leave at four in the morning and not get back until after midnight. “At his memorial service, there were a lot of students who said if it wasn’t for Steve I’d be dead now, wouldn’t have finished school, wouldn’t have gone on to college. He was well-liked by his peers, I know that.” Bill Jasinski agreed. “Carol and I have visited with people a couple of times when were down there,” he said, “and yes, with the important people, he made an impression.” A 1974 graduate of Havre High, Jasinski is remembered as an outstanding athlete and student. “He was the state MVP in AA basketball his junior year at the tournament in Missoula,” his classmate Tim Ranes said. “He hurt his knee in football his senior year. He kind of drug his leg around in basketball and he was still real good.” Daryl Anez was a senior when Jasinski was a sophomore and would give Jasinski a ride home after practice. Though not a close friend, he got to know Jasinski even better when Jasinski returned to Havre after the military and went to work at Coca Cola in the early ’80s. “He had scholarships lined up for basketball and hurt his knee and was very bitter that sports chewed you up and I talked with him about it,” Anez said. “He could have played anywhere, he was really good.” He wasn’t surprised that Jasinski should carve out a distinguished career, saying that Steve’s confidence and aggressiveness on the basketball court was a trait he carried in everything he did. Ranes recalls that besides being a basketball star and standout quarterback in football and, Jasinski was an outstanding high jumper, long jumper and triple jumper on the track and field team. Dave Krezelak was a year behind Jasinski in school, but was one of his best friends and also a track and football teammate. “He was fun,” Krezelak said. “He was smart as a whip.” Krezelak, now a captain with the Havre Fire Department, was a bruising fullback for the Ponies and school record holder in the shot put. He has a vivid memory of the play that put an end Jasinski’s athletic scholarship hopes. “He broke a run and he was all the way down the field by himself and a kid from Bozeman caught him from behind,” Krezelak said. “That’s when he tore his knee out.” Jasinski’s younger sisters Julie Myers of Billings and Patti Barton of Havre, eight years and seven years younger, respectively, remember him fondly. “He was just this a really protective older brother, and very involved in sports,” Myers said. “Then he went into the service right after he graduated from high school.” After the military, Jasinski returned to Havre to attend NMC. “He and I went to college together, actually,” Myers said. “We actually had one class together, it was an accounting class. Right after he graduated from Northern, he heard that Arizona had the right to work and they had a huge teacher convention thing that you could just walk on and he went to that and got hired on, started as a first-year teacher.” Jasinski subsequently earned his master’s degree at Arizona State University, she said, and went into administrative work. “They absolutely adored Steve,” she added. “His goal, I know, was to go into superintendent of the school, but he never made it.” Barton said Steve had an impact on all three of her sons. She and her husband named one of their sons, Steven Robert, after her brother, and Jasinski was their son Matthew’s godfather. She sent videos of her son Michael’s Blue Pony basketball games to Steve to critique. Their daughter, Danielle, is now studying education at Northern. “I told my daughter that she should go do her student teaching at Jasinski,” Barton said. Barton said Jasinski sent every member of the family a letter shortly before his death. In that letter, he credited her softball team in Havre with peaking his interest in coaching. “I was playing on a softball team and our coach couldn’t make it.” she said. “And I called Steve and asked if he could do it. In that letter, he told me that after coaching me he had decided to be a coach.” Younger sister Barb Ruff of Plains said she didn’t get to see him often, but exchanged e-mails every day, usually more than once, the last couple of years before he died. “I’m very proud that it got to happen because he always worked so hard to accomplish things and he was always proud of his students and the staff,” said Ruff, who was five years younger than Steve. “Those were some of his proud times, working at Buckeye School was very important to him.” Dan Jasinski, four years Steve’s junior, remembers listening to his older brother play AA basketball and football on the radio and keeping his stats during away games. Dan went into the Air Force right out of high school and was station at Williams Air Force Base in Arizona when Steve got the job at Buckeye. They reconnected and spent some time together before Dan was assigned to a station in Japan. Dan eventually ended up at Edwards Air Force Base in California just after Steve was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease and was able to spend time with him before his death. Dan was unable to get off work to attend the dedication but is planning an elk hunting trip with a friend in Arizona in the near future. “I’m going to try to stop by the school and get a T-shirt or something,” he said. Jasinski’s other older son, Len Jasinski, is a doctor in Peoria, Ariz.

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MEGLINO-Mary J. Passed away on October 10, 2007. Beloved daughter of Antonio Meglino & Pasqualina (nee Lava). Dear sister of Jerry Meglino and the late Nicholas, James, Gus & John. Beloved fiance of Arthur J. Kelly. Dear aunt of Patricia, James & Dan Meglino. Also, aunt of Paula Schultz & David Meglino of Dallas, Texas. Reposing at the JAMES ROMANELLI-STEPHEN FUNERAL HOME, 89-01 Rockaway Blvd., Ozone Park until Sat., 8:15 AM. Mass of the Resurrection at St. Jude R. C. Church 9:45 AM. Interment St. John's Cemetery. Chapel hours Fri., 2-5 & 7-9 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations to ALS (Lou Gehrig Disease).

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