James E. 'Jim' Farley

James E. "Jim" Farley, 72, of Chillicothe, died Monday, January 5, 2009, at his residence unexpectedly.
In keeping with his wishes, there will be no calling hours or funeral service. Arrangements are under the direction of the Ware Funeral Home.

Jim was born May 11, 1936, in Pike County, Kentucky, to the late William Hibbard and Hettie Mae Jenkins Farley.

Surviving are daughters, Kim Farley, of Chillicothe, and Karen Farley, of Ashburn, VA; brothers, Hibbard "June" Farley, Jr., of McCarr, KY, and Fred Farley, of Springfield, Ohio; sisters, Mabel Hurley, of Williamson, WV, and Jean Snyder, of Circleville; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by sisters, Cora Hatfield, Mary Comstock, Billie Steele, Emma Schrader, Thelma Meade and Ethel Farley; and by brothers, Raymond and Laurence Farley.

Jim retired from Chilpaco and was a member of U.P.I.U. Local 988.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the ALS Association Development - Department 27001 Agoura Road Suite 250 - Calabasas Hills, CA 91301 or to the Alzheimer's Association National Office - 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17 - Chicago, IL 60601.

You may sign his online register at www.warefh.com.

‘Kat’ will be remembered by many

By Ed Wells
RRSTAR.COM
Posted Jan 12, 2009 @ 12:13 AM

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Kathryn Ann Norman died the last day of December at the age of 44. She lost her battle with ALS/Lou Gehrig’s disease, and she left us much, much too soon. Kathy, or “Kat,” was a fine lady who brought happiness to anyone around her. There is much to remember about such a full life, but my best memories of Kat are from when we created the Masai Experience in the early 1990s.

The Masai Experience was an experimental summer program for at-risk boys ages 12, 13, and 14. The program started at Lockwood Park in the stone house on the hill. The kids worked farm chores, fed the animals, and did general pickup at the farm. Their day was very structured — farm work in the morning until finished, then class work with tutors and teachers, then free play. We offered fun, structure and order to kids’ lives that had already seen too much drugs, guns, death and despair.

The kids thrived under the care and direction of Kathy. To put it simply, they loved her. She was like a caring mother and a demanding sister to the boys. I knew at the time that if the boys were to learn about their purpose in life, they would have to re-examine their view of women. Most of the boys in the program loved their mothers, but their views about women were one-sided and harmful to having future fulfilling relationships with females.

Kathy solved that problem quickly. She was strong, fair, fun and interesting. She was full of love but not afraid to chastise the kids when they were wrong. With Kat and me, the boys saw a male-female relationship built on trust, respect and affection. They saw a relationship built on strict division of responsibility. There were things expected of me, and there were things expected of her. And most importantly there were expectations on the kids.

The Masai Experience seemed to me like the Waltons — with work, food, fun and space, wonderful space, where a young boy could run, jump, play and feel safe. The Masai Experience was a great time in my life, and that joy was largely because of Kat and how she lived, worked and played. When it came to the kids, Kathy and I were soul mates.

I only wish that the local agencies such as the Park District, law enforcement and educators had seen fit to continue and even expand the Masai program.

We saw the need and the data was there. We had the model. All we needed was the commitment of the involved agencies and the money. Yes, money was important to help these kids and also present- day kids. So many have nothing, and having nothing was and is complicated by lack of education and by violence and family disruption.

The Masai program was clean. We didn’t beg. We worked for donations for the program. Kathy was phenomenal at getting free stuff for the boys. But their needs were great, and it put a lot of financial stress on us. The Masai program worked in large part because of Kathy’s hard work, her joy in the kids and her unconditional love. She was the juice that kept the program going and helped me deal with the problems the kids had.

When I think of Kathryn Ann Norman, I think of the Masai and the people, parents, cousins, friends, sibling and neighbors who benefited from the program and her participation in it. She was my soul mate through the most trying and exciting times of my life.

Rest in peace, Kat. You will be missed, but you will be remembered for a long time by me and by the kids as a great, great lady, the Queen of the Masai.

Ed Wells of Rockford writes a weekly column for the Rockford Register Star. If you would like to comment, e-mail opinions@rrstar.com.

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Henry Sauerbier (front), son Ken, Andrea and daughter Linda James at the morning tea held in his honour last October. Mg201008c


Moving send-off
BY CONNIE STEVENS
13/01/2009 2:17:00 PM

One of Mudgee’s favourite son’s was given a moving send-off with more than 500 people attending his funeral on Monday.
Henry Sauerbier was a much loved member of the community and died on January 7 following a battle with the degenerative motor neurone disease.

His impact on the community was reflected by the large number of people attending the service at the One Life Family Church from different charities and walks of life.

Last October, his volunteer activities were recognised with a morning tea attended by his family and fellow volunteers.

Mr Sauerbier’s son, Bruce delivered an emotional tribute to his father whose life revolved around helping others.

“He believed in everything good and lived his life in such a way that he let his life shine.

“Faith was the driving force in all that he did in life,” he said.

He said he passed on to his eight grandchildren the best inheritance they could hope for by showing how a generosity of spirit could lead to a totally fulfilled life.

Eldest grandchild, Anne James said she had shared memories of her precious grandfather with the other grandchildren after Mr Saurbier’s death last week.

“I always thought of him as a hero with his work for the ambulance service and in other ways.

“He was always helping people.

“I feel lucky to have known him,” she said.

Greg Barnes, who was Mr Sauerbier’s pastor for seven years, reflected on his remarkable life.

“There are so many people here today because he touched so many lives.

“He truly was an amazing and gentle man,” he said.

Mr Sauerbier’s widow, Andrea said she shed so many tears when he was suffering that she felt now was a time of peace and reflection.

She talked about the life of the man she had been married to for 44 years with love and admiration.

“For many years, he had been a familiar face volunteering at nursing homes, Crossroads and Mudgee Courthouse.

“He was a member of groups such as the U3A, St. John’s ambulance, Mudgee Bushwalking Club and the Mudgee Performing Arts Society.

“He was part of such diverse programs as the PCYC, Young Drivers’ Education Program and the Mudgee Christian Bookshop

Mrs Sauerbier said the family had received tremendous emotional support from the Mudgee community through his difficult and debilitating illness.

In closing, she quoted from the Bible

“Well done thou good and faithful servant”

That sums up the life of Henry Sauerbier.

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Poet Mick Imlah dies, aged 52



Mick Imlah

The poet Mick Imlah, whose volume of poetry, The Lost Leader, won the 2008 Forward prize for best collection and is shortlisted for tonight's TS Eliot prize, has died, aged 52.

The Lost Leader was only the second collection of poetry from Imlah, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in December 2007. His first volume, Birthmarks, was published in 1988 — a full 20 years earlier — to critical acclaim: reviewing it in the Times Literary Supplement, Neil Corcoran described him as "a poet of striking originality and cunning, a genuinely distinctive voice in the murmur and babble of the contemporary". The poetry community had been impatient for a follow-up ever since, but Fleur Adcock, one of the judges of last year's Forward prize, saw the wait as worthwhile on the grounds that "so much richness had been building up all that time". Chair of the judges Frieda Hughes, meanwhile, called The Lost Leader "quite brilliant", praising it in exalted terms as "an astonishing city in which live the characters that he describes with humour, wit and an unerring eye".

Born in 1956 and raised near Glasgow, Imlah combined a highly successful, if spare, poetic output with a parallel career in literary journalism. He was editor of the prestigious Poetry Review from 1983 until 1986, and worked at the Times Literary Supplement from 1992, where he was poetry editor. In 2000, he edited the New Penguin Book of Scottish Verse with fellow poet Robert Crawford.

Imlah is survived by his partner and two daughters.

Former USC LB, NFL linebacker Eric Scoggins dies

The Associated PressPublished: January 14, 2009

LOS ANGELES: Eric Scoggins, an outside linebacker who helped Southern California beat Alabama in their big 1978 matchup, has died of Lou Gehrig's disease. He was 49.

Scoggins died Friday in Tracy, Calif., the school said Tuesday.

Scoggins played three games for the San Francisco 49ers in 1982, then spent time in the United States Football League with the Los Angeles Express and Houston Gamblers.

He was a four-year letterman at USC. He recorded 164 career tackles, including 11 as a sophomore in the 24-14 win at Alabama. That performance earned him the Pac-10 defensive player of the week award.


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Name: Eric Scoggins

Hometown, State: Tracy, CA

Age: 49


Family (spouse/partner, children, grandchildren):
Wife, four children (three sons and one daughter)


Hobbies/Interests:
Golf


Date of ALS diagnosis:
January 12, 2007


Tell us about your life before ALS:
My dream as a child was to go to USC and play football and eventually progress to professional. Not one willing to have my dream deferred, I played football at USC and also had a professional football career. After football I had more dreams of transferring my ability into the corporate world and excelled there as well. Before ALS I was passionate about my work and thrived on success. I don’t believe in titles, only to work hard and help others reach their full potential.


Tell us about your life with ALS:
Being a dreamer from the start and my life with ALS now I have the dream of finding a cure and plan to attack the issue with the same passion that fueled my successful professional career. I live by the famous quote, “If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.”


Tell us how ALS has brought new significance to any aspect of your life - family, attitude, hobbies/passions, career, etc. :
It has made me re-shift my focus and energy to help finding a cure. I have since met Augie Nieto who has inspired me to join forces in that quest for finding a cure. I have established “Eric’s Vision,” which supports Augie’s Quest.
One of my greatest rewards is seeing the people I have mentored and watching them grow successful.


List your favorite quote: “If I tell you a mouse can pull a mountain, then you better hitch him up!”


Do you have a “life motto” or “profound words to live by”: “If a man doesn’t stand for something, he’ll fall for anything.”


Has there been an “a-ha!” moment or a specific turn of events that has helped you live with ALS?
My ah-ha! moment was when I met Augie Nieto, who’s in the same situation as I, and he gave me some sound advice that I took to heart on how I should live my life from this point forward, not wasting any more time being upset about my situation and living my life to the fullest every day.


Is there anything else about you and/or ALS that you want to share with people who read your story?
First, having family support is extremely important. Second, having extended support from what I call my true friends Ronnie Lott and Keena Turner has been extremely beneficial throughout this journey. Third, educate yourself and others about the disease.

USC football: Ex-Trojan Scoggins, 49, succumbs to ALS
January 13th, 2009, 4:48 pm · Post a Comment · posted by Michael Lev, staff writer

Eric Scoggins, 49, a member of USC’s 1978 national championship football team, died on Friday in Tracy, Calif., of amytrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease).

A funeral service for Scoggins will be held at noon this Saturday at Inglewood Park Cemetary (720 E. Florence Ave., Inglewood). A repass will follow immediately at The Proud Bird (11022 Aviation Blvd., Los Angeles).

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to “Eric’s Vision,” which he founded after being diagnosed with ALS in January 2007. “Eric’s Vision” provides funds to the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s “Augie’s Quest” research initiative dedicated to finding a cure for ALS. He helped raise more than $150,000 for the cause.

Scoggins was a four-year (1977-80) letterman as an outside linebacker at USC, recording 164 career tackles.

He was a part-time starter as a senior in 1980, when he made the All-Pac-10 honorable-mention team. He also posted seven starts earlier in his career. As a 1978 sophomore, he was the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week and ABC’s Defensive Player of the Game after making 11 tackles in USC’s road victory at Alabama that propelled the Trojans to the national title.

He played in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers in 1982, then in the USFL with the Los Angeles Express and Houston Gamblers.

He prepped at Inglewood (Calif.) High, where he made the All-CIF 3-A first team as a senior.

Despite Scoggins’ death, the inaugural “Champions for Hope” gala will go on as previously planned on March 14 at USC’s Town and Gown. The event, celebrating the 30th anniversary of USC’s 1978 national championship team with the goal of raising funds for “Eric’s Vision,” was conceived by Scoggins’ teammates and friends, including expected attendees Ronnie Lott, Anthony Munoz, Brad Budde, Charles White, John Robinson and Paul McDonald.

Scoggins is survived by his wife, Shonta, his 3 sons (Eric Jr., Evan and Eran), and a daughter, Tyler.

The late S. Salt Lake councilwoman just learned of diagnosis
By Rosemary Winters

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated: 01/14/2009 08:26:39 PM MST


South Salt Lake City Councilwoman Rea Goddard died Tuesday, one day after being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease. She was 73.

"That was a sudden blow to us," Mayor Bob Gray said Wednesday. "I don't know of anybody that didn't think the world of her."

Goddard was elected to represent South Salt Lake's District 2 in 2005. In the past year, she struggled with losing her voice and her ability to walk.

A longtime resident who reared her family in the same home she lived in as a child, Goddard is survived by her husband, Norm, five children, 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Goddard, a beautician, ran Rea's Mop Shoppe salon inside her home for 30 years.

"She was kind of like a leaning post to the people who came in," Norm Goddard said. "They'd tell her their stories, and she'd help them with their decisions. She was a helping woman."

A friend, Connie Dickson, admired Goddard's love of learning. Even in her 70s, Goddard would take online courses. The councilwoman also found time to bake sugar cookies for her grandkids.

"There wasn't anything she couldn't do," recalled Dickson, who helped recruit Goddard into public office. "She had a lot of enthusiasm and was always busy."

The City Council will have to appoint a temporary replacement to fill Goddard's seat for the remainder of 2009. A new representative would be elected in November. Applications can be submitted at City Hall, 220 E. Morris Ave.

(2430 South).

"I would hope there would be people who would take an interest in their community like she did," said South Salt Lake City Councilman Shane Siwik. "Despite battling one of the most brutal diseases, she constantly tried to fulfill her obligation as a council member by attending her meetings as often as she could, finally, even in a wheelchair. Her quiet nature was a disguise to her hidden strength."

rwinters@sltrib.com

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Former Blue Sox owner, 69, dies

By ELIZABETH COOPER
Observer-Dispatch
Posted Jan 19, 2009 @ 09:55 PM

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On the day that Robert Fowler bought the Utica Blue Sox baseball team, he walked into local attorney Robert Julian’s office without an appointment and asked him to work with the team.

“He had heard I was a baseball fan and asked me if I’d represent the team,” Julian recalled Monday.

Julian said he made the decision in less than a heartbeat.

Fowler, the longtime owner of the Utica Blue Sox baseball team and a former president of the Mohawk Valley Chamber of Commerce died Thursday, according to the Orlando Sentinel, a newspaper for which Fowler once wrote.

Robert Fowler died after a 2 1/2 year fight with Lou Gehrig’s disease at the age of 69, the Sentinel said.

Julian remembered his friend as “a vigorous, can-do fellow” who was “very committed to this community.”

He also remembered Fowler’s sense of humor, and called him “a riot” and “a good story teller.”
Fowler owned the Blue Sox from 1984 to 2001, when he sold the team to baseball legend Cal Ripken Jr.

Joanne Gerace, who was general manager of the Blue Sox under Fowler, said she had a good working relationship with him.

“We worked together with one thing in mind,” she said. “To bring quality baseball and a great baseball atmosphere to the city of Utica and the Utica area, and to make our professional sports team one of the best in the New York-Penn League.”

In June 1995, Fowler applied for the job of president of the Mohawk Valley Chamber of Commerce. He beat out about 50 other candidates for the job, in which he remained until about the time he sold the team, according to O-D archives.

Former Utica Mayor Tim Julian, Robert Julian’s brother, called Fowler “a guy who liked to shake things up,” and said he had been a proponent of renovating the Hotel Utica.

During his tenure as chamber president, Fowler advocated for consolidation and regionalization, Tim Julian said.

Don Carbone, who sat on the chamber board of directors when Fowler was president said he was a good leader.

“He was a very active person when he got something in his mind he thought was the right thing to do,” Carbone said.

Fowler started his professional life as a journalist and spent time covering major league sports in Minnesota before going to work for the Sentinel, that paper’s article said.

Members of the family could not be reached Monday evening.

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Caldwell



Monday, January 19, 2009 11:23 AM CST


Richard Minor "****" Caldwell, the son of Frank and Clara (Arnold) Caldwell, died on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, at his home in Mount Pleasant.

A memorial service was held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 19, 2009, at Bates-Cooper-Sloan Chapel with Rev. Chuck Huffman officiating. Interment followed at Greenhill Cemetery in Mount Pleasant. Pallbearers were Andre Brogoitti, George Leonburger, Hill Enochs, Rick Harrison, David Poskey, Bobby Gillis, Hal Hess and Thomas Hockaday. Honorary pallbearers were Bill Bradford, Mark Warren, Bill Klein, Ben Spraggins, Todd Boatman and J.R. Trimble.

Mr. Caldwell is survived by his wife, Barbara Caldwell, of Mount Pleasant; son Todd Caldwell of Mesquite; sister Margaret Spann, of Mount Pleasant; nephews Roger Spann, of Dallas; Bruce Spann, of Mount Pleasant; niece Kay Hall, of Whitehouse; and stepsons, Scott, Steve and Stuart Sloan.

Mr. Caldwell was known for his passion in aviation and sports. He managed the airport in Sulphur Springs for 29 years. His tenure as a pilot spanned over 43 years, training over 200 pilots and administering over 1,700 test flights. He also did pipeline patrol for Mount Pleasant for 16 years. He was the voice of Sulphur Springs basketball and football games on KSST radio for 43 years, never missing a single game. He was also a member of the First Presbyterian Church.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Cypress Basin Hospice or the ALS Association, North Texas Chapter, 1231 Greenway Drive, Suite 270, Irving, Texas 75038

PG reporter who became ALS activist dies
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


Monessa Tinsley-Crabb, a Post-Gazette reporter who detailed her struggles with Lou Gehrig's disease in a series of newspaper columns, died today.

Mrs. Tinsley-Crabb, 55, of Carnegie, held several posts since joining the PG in June 2000, including police reporter and, most recently, as a reporter for the East edition.

After experiencing health problems, Mrs. Tinsley-Crabb was finally diagnosed in 2007 with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

A former teacher who became a journalist, she decided to write about the disease and got involved in lobbying for state funding for ALS research and patient services, including making a trip to Harrisburg.

More details in tomorrow's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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