LATOYA M. WHITE, HEALTH LEADS D.C. - States News Service

PRINCETON, NJ -- The following information was released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation:

LaToya White is the executive director for Health Leads Washington, DC. She joined the organization in 2007 with a public health background in HIV, community and minority health, social justice, and health disparities.

While earning her master's in Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Ms. White focused her work on the sexual health of African American college students, researching the social and environmental factors that contribute to attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors concerning sex. She also chaired UNC's annual Minority Health Conference in 2007, 'AIDS at 25: It's Time to Deliver.' The conference brought together top researchers, community leaders, and advocates to discuss the effects of HIV/AIDS among minority communities in the United States.

PROJECT ASSESSING 'GRAND-AIDES' HEALTH CARE INITIATIVE IN INNER MONGOLIA WINS TOP JPC PRIZE. - States News Service

Charlottesville, VA -- The following information was released by the University of Virginia:

The prize for the best Jefferson Public Citizen presentation has gone to a group of University of Virginia students whose project focused on improving health care in Inner Mongolia with the help of grand-aides, senior community members who receive medical training.

This year's Jefferson Public Citizen Scholars -- 81 undergraduates who received awards for the current academic year to assist them in conducting group public service projects -- presented their work April 13 to a panel of University of Virginia faculty in a year-end competition.

The Jefferson Public Citizens program is a comprehensive academic public service program that integrates students' service and research experiences throughout their time at the University.

The students' projects ranged from 'Women in Livestock Development' in Gulu, Uganda, to 'Strings and Things,' a pilot project at Venable Elementary School in Charlottesville that will examine how musical instruction for elementary school children affects youth's academic and social emotional skills.

All 20 groups did an 'excellent job' on their presentations, said Megan Raymond, director of academic community engagement in the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost.

The 'Grand-Aides Program in Inner Mongolia' project was the work of a half-dozen third-year students: Christiana White, who has an interdisciplinary major in science, public policy, economics and ethics; Lily Bowles, a political and social thought major; Gordon Carver, majoring in economics and commerce (with concentrations in finance and accounting); Forrest Compton majoring in finance; Alex Eschenroeder, a political and social thought major; and Mary Van Meter, majoring in biology and economics. 1/4In their presentation, they discussed their travel to Hohhot, Inner Mongolia last summer, where they worked for three weeks alongside doctors and patients at the Inner Mongolia Medical College to develop a methodology for assessing a new grand-aides health care initiative.

Similar grand-aides pilot programs are under way in rural Virginia, Houston and rural Shanghai.

Findings so far show that 'in Virginia, 25 percent of adult and pediatric emergency department visits and 17 percent of family physician clinic visits could be cared for by a grand-aide, with significant cost savings calculated to be approximately $150,000 net per grand-aide per year,' according to the Grand-Aides Foundation website.

The results are even more striking in Inner Mongolia: 49 percent of emergency department visits and 63 percent of community visits could be handled by a grand-aide with supervision.

The foundation website notes the need for new models for providing health care stems from an inadequate workforce worldwide, short at least 2.3 million physicians, nurses and midwives.

The Grand-Aides Foundation is headed by Dr. Arthur Garson Jr., U.Va.'s executive vice president and provost, who served as the faculty adviser for the Jefferson Public Citizens group that went to Inner Mongolia. The group's graduate mentor was Michael Marquardt, who is pursuing a master's in public health from the School of Medicine and a master's in business administration from the Darden School of Business.

In their presentation materials, the students noted that their goal was 'to gather baseline health care data that will be used to determine whether or not the current health care system in Hohhot will be significantly improved by the Grand-Aides program.'

For their winning project, a $500 award will be given to their community partner, the Inner Mongolia Medical College, to continue its work with the grand-aides program, Raymond said.

Another Jefferson Public Citizens group received an honorable mention for its project, 'The Healing Power of Adapted Creative Movement,' which studied ways to help children with incurable neurological disorders improve physically, cognitively, socially and psychologically through creative movement and dance.

The students -- Emily Lee, a fourth-year biology major and dance minor; Amy Copeland, a fourth-year biology major and dance minor; Casey Brown, a fourth-year double major in cognitive science and psychology; and Latasha Nadasdi, a fourth-year majoring in psychology and minoring in sociology -- worked with a recreational therapist at the Kluge Children's Rehabilitation Center and recorded changes in the patients' range of motion, psychological state and overall musicality.

Their faculty adviser was Rose Beauchamp of the drama department in the College of Arts and Sciences; graduate mentors were Matthew Lerner and Allison Jack; and the community partner was the U.Va. Children's Hospital.

The committee that judged the groups' presentations included cell biology professor Barry Hinton of the School of Medicine; Emily Nelson, a Fifth-Year Anspaugh Fellow in studio art in the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; community representative Jean Norum, a part-time systems analyst in the Office of Institutional Assessment and Studies; and Marcia Pentz, a lecturer in the McIntire School of Commerce.

In addition to the 81 undergraduates, 19 faculty advisers and 15 graduate mentors participated in the Jefferson Public Citizen program this year.

The 2010-11 Jefferson Public Citizens award recipients and their projects are listed here.

'The projects were quite impressive,' said Raymond, noting that the program, now in its second year, was identified as a University priority by the Commission on the Future of the University and approved by the Board of Visitors in October 2008. The students have 'set the bar quite high for next year's JPC teams.'

Following a calling - New Haven Register (New Haven, CT)

By Angela Carter Register Staff acarter@nhregister.com

NEW HAVEN -- When the Rev. Bonita Grubbs began working asexecutive director of Christian Community Action nearly 22 yearsago, her plan was to work there for five years.

But it was an opportunity that linked several pursuits for her:figuring out what it means for people to be healthy and live in ahealthy environment, examining maximum quality of health from aphilosophical and spiritual perspective and the connections betweena healthy mind, body and spirit.

Grubbs has an undergraduate degree from Smith College, a master'sin public health from the Yale School of Medicine, Department ofEpidemiology and Public Health, and a Master of Arts in religionfrom Yale Divinity School.

'Health ministry became my sense of calling and it needed to finda place to be worked on or worked at,' she said.

CCA is a nonprofit, faith-based organization, but not connectedto a specific congregation. It provides emergency shelter andtransitional housing, a food pantry and an advocacy and educationproject that involves supporting public policies to help its low-and moderate-income clients.

'What we've learned is that individuals will not be able toachieve their highest quality of life without employment, withoutincome,' Grubbs said. 'The goal is that you leave people better thanyou found them in the service that you provide. It's really aboutimprovement.'

These are challenging times to run a nonprofit organization, asthe most recent recession left individual and corporate donorstightening their belts.

'A reduction in contributions and grants, along with heightenedcompetition among nonprofits for the decreasing dollar, makesfundraising and friend-raising a challenge,' she said.

While nonprofits face operating expenses and health care costsjust as corporations do, they do not have a commercialized productor service that drives revenue.

Yet, the work of agencies such as CCA can transform people'slives and society as a whole.

'It's not a job, it's a calling,' she said. Professionalsinterested in nonprofit careers need to have a sense of vision andability to manage both people and resources, she said.

'Know the direction in which you are going,' she said. 'Along theway, there are these unexpected things that come up, changes thatoccur. Things don't always happen in a linear fashion. There may bethe need to give it more time.'

Work at a vision until it is realized, Grubbs said, understandingthat the road may get bumpy at times, progress might not unfoldperfectly. 'The work has to be done as humanely, as professionally,as competently as possible,' she said.

CCA was formed in 1967, when an ecumenical group of Catholics andProtestants came to the aid of a family left homeless when a firedestroyed their Congress Avenue home. The idea was that theorganization would try to prevent individuals or families fromfalling through the cracks in a time of short-term emergency orcrisis and its mission has grown to help clients achieve self-sufficiency.

First-ever study on tobacco habits of Indian Americans - India Abroad

Nanda, Tanmaya Kumar
India Abroad
07-09-2004
The first-ever study of tobacco habits among Indian Americans is now
underway in California, as part of a survey undertaken by the University of
California, Los Angeles in tandem with the Santa Clara county public health
department and the South Asian Network, a community organization based in
the Bay Area.

The state health department funds the research project out of a $5 million
payment it received as part of a tobacco settlement.

'Our research itself is to the tune of about $800,000,' said Dipa Shah,
project director for the California Asian Indian Tobacco Survey.

The principal investigator for the survey is Dr William McCarthy, adjunct
associate professor at the UCLA School of Public Health.

'Initially, we wanted to include the South Asian community since the
cultures are so similar, but the state health department wanted us to focus
on the Asian Indian population in the state,' Shah told India Abroad.
'Maybe they don't understand that fully.'

As it happened, the county public health department had a similar proposal
lined up. 'Instead of competing with each other, we thought it would better
to pool our resources,' Shah said.

The Indian-American community in the state, at about 315,000 according to
the 2000 Census, is the highest in the country. The telephone survey,
however, will be conducted among only 60,000 households, and will focus on
tobacco habits among the respondents, both users and non-users, as well as
attitudes to tobacco use.

'The selection of respondents is completely random,' Shah said. The names
of households to be called have been taken from a directory based on Indian
American-sounding surnames.

The data collection is expected to continue until the end of July, and the
final report will be sent to the state department of health in August.

The results of the survey will be broken down into sub-sections by income
or regional Indian ethnicity for the state to target them more effectively.

'It is of particular importance to the community,' Shah pointed out, 'since
Indian-Americans have been shown to be at five times higher risk of heart
disease than Americans.'

The survey also goes beyond the traditional use of tobacco in that it
includes consumption of not cigarettes alone but paan, bidis, gutka and
paan masala.

Shah, who has a master's in public health from UCLA and has worked on heart
disease in Asian Americans, points out that Indians (on the subcontinent)
have the highest incidence of oral cancer anywhere in the world, thanks
largely to widespread addiction to paan and other variants of chewable
tobacco.

That addiction could in some limited form be part of the community's
make-up here as well. Shah said it is possible to buy gutka and paan masala
in some Indian grocery stores in California, while bidis are sold at liquor
stores.

Shah hopes the study will prompt other states that have large Asian Indian
populations, such as Texas or New Jersey, to undertake similar exercises,
since they have different demographics and likely different tobacco
consumption patterns.

Article copyright India Abroad Publications, Inc.
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Obituaries: ; Obit - Charleston Daily Mail

Today's Obituaries Arbogast, Jane E. Bennett, Danny R. Burgess,Susan M. Carte, Lowell D. Cochran, Lane M. Dolin, Patricia A.Elliott, Hugh M. Fitzwater, Allen Gerencir, Ursula K. Hager, Mary R.Haley-Wilder, Lamarr R. Harrison, Emogene D. Higgs, Donna P. Jones,R. E. Levo, Jean A. Lewis, Nancy W. Lowe, James D. McCune, Ruie S.Miller, Robert F. Moles, Bobby L. Mulligan, June M. Murray, MichaelD. Myers, Helen J. Panzera, Joseph M. IV Parathyras, Vera Roberts,Donald L. Shearer, Georgia M. Smith, Junior M. Smith, LouellaTackett, Yvonne C. Truman, Brenda J. Truman, Scott Walker, Betty S.Webb, Louise M. Wilcox, Lillian A. Williams, James F. Young, StephenG.

Danny R. Bennett

Danny R. Bennett, 60, of Green Sulphur Springs died June 10,2010. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at Lick CreekBaptist Church, Green Sulphur Springs. Friends may call from 6 to 8p.m. Friday at Smathers Funeral Chapel, Rainelle, and one hour priorto service at the church.

Susan Mecum Burgess

Susan Mecum Burgess was born on March 3, 1946, in Charleston,W.Va., and died on June 16, 2010, in Charlotte, N.C.

She was married to her high school sweetheart, Patrick Burgess,Ph.D., M.D., for 43 years. She is also survived by their fourchildren, Geoffrey Burgess and his wife, Kristin Breuss, and theirchildren, Noah, Asa and Anna Claire, of London, U.K., Dr. JasonBurgess and his wife, Elizabeth Donaghy Burgess, and their children,Chandler, Kylie and Shade, of Charlotte, Gillian Burgess and herhusband, Grant Mandsager, and their baby daughter, due to be born inOctober, of Arlington, Va., and Colin Burgess.

She was predeceased by her granddaughter, Sandra Susan Burgess.

She is also survived by her parents, Shade Morris Mecum Jr. andRachel Browder Mecum of Charlotte, formerly of St. Albans, W.Va.;and siblings, Shade Morris Mecum III and his wife, Suzanne Mecum, ofCharlotte, Anne Nelson and her husband, Dr. Jim, of Columbus, Ohio,and Bob Mecum and his wife, Mary Kay Mecum, of Cincinnati, Ohio.

Mrs. Burgess was a graduate of St. Albans High School, attendedWest Liberty University, both in West Virginia, received a B.S. inhealth science from Florida International University with highesthonors, and earned a master's in public health from University ofAlabama-Birmingham.

Her passions were her family, public service and social justice.She was elected to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Education in1990 and served through 1997, the last two years as chairwoman. In1999, she was elected as an at-large member of the Charlotte CityCouncil and served nine years, seven as mayor pro-tem. She served aschairwoman the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission for fiveyears.

She served as president of the North Carolina League ofMunicipalities, on the board of directors of the National League ofCities (NLC), and as president of Women in Municipal Government, agroup of NLC. She was the former chairwoman of the NationalConference of Democratic Municipal Officials, and in this capacityserved on the Executive Committee of the Democratic NationalCommittee (DNC). Following this service, she was elected acommitteewoman from North Carolina to the DNC.

Mrs. Burgess was an elder at Covenant Presbyterian Church, wherethe memorial service will be held at noon Saturday, June 19. Theservice will be followed by a party in the Fellowship Hall.

In lieu of flowers, Mrs. Burgess requested that donations be madeto the Susan M. Burgess Fellowship in Public Administration at UNCCharlotte, through the UNC Charlotte Foundation or to CrisisAssistance Ministry in Charlotte, N.C.

Online condolences may be sent at www.carolinafuneral.com.

Lowell D. Carte

Lowell D. Carte, 75, of Cottageville died June 16, 2010. RoushFuneral Home, Ravens-wood, is in charge of arrangements.

Lane M. Cochran

Lane M. Cochran, 69, of Sun died May 29, 2010. Memorial servicewill be 11 a.m. Sunday, June 20, at Gatewood Baptist Church,Fayetteville. A reception will follow at the church. Tyree FuneralHome, Oak Hill, is in charge of arrangements.

Patricia A. Dolin

Patricia A. Dolin of Newhall, Calif., died June 12, 2010. Servicewill be 11 a.m. Saturday, June 19, at Handley Funeral Home,Danville. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Burial will bein Memory Gardens, Madison.

Hugh M. Elliott

Hugh M. Elliott, 87, of Sutton died June 16, 2010, in HospiceCare Home, Elkins, after a long illness.

Hugh was born on December 25, 1922, in Peoria, Ill., and was ason of the late William and Aurelia Whitfield Elliott.

Hugh, along with his late wife Rena H. Elliott, was co-owner ofElliott's Cut-Rate Drug Store in Sutton for 33 years. He was amember of Christ Church United Methodist in Sutton and a Mason.

Hugh was preceded in death by his parents; his loving wife, Rena;son, Matthew Hugh Elliott; and a brother, William Elliott.

He is survived by his grandchildren; Matthew Hugh Elliott II andwife, Valerie, of Greenbelt, Md., Karen Elizabeth Rathbun andhusband, Tad, of South Haven, Mich.; great-grandchildren, Matthew,Christina, Justin and April Rathbun and Alan Elliott. Also survivingare his daughter-in law, Flora E. Elliott of Weston, whom Hughconsidered his own daughter; a sister, Aurelia Fiorita of Georgia;and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 19, atChrist Church United Methodist, Sutton, with the Rev. Doug Smailesofficiating. Private family burial will be in Sutton Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Hospice CareCorp., P. O. Box 323, Burnsville, WV 26335, or Christ Church UnitedMethodist, 188 Main St., Sutton, WV 26601.

Online condolences may be sent at greene-robertsonfuneralhome.com.

Funeral arrangements are by Greene-Robertson Funeral Home,Sutton.

Allen 'Lacy' Fitzwater

Allen 'Lacy' Fitzwater, 65, of Maysel went home to be with hisLord and Savior on June 17, 2010, after a battle with brain cancer.

Born on June 16, 1945, he was the son of the late Howard 'Buzzy'and Lola Thomas Fitzwater. In addition to his parents, he waspreceded in death by his sisters, Orlene Myers and O. TressieFitzwater; and brothers, Harold and Basil.

He served in the United States Army and retired from Cabot Oiland Gas. After his retirement, Lacy enjoyed spending his daysfarming and riding his Honda Goldwing Trike. Lacy loved cheering forthe West Virginia Mountaineers!

Survivors include his loving and caring wife, Joyce; daughter andson-in-law, Trish and Roger Triplett; son, Dustin, and the apple ofhis eye, his granddaughter, Tara Triplett, and her boyfriend, AllenTanner; sisters and their husbands, Laura Pittman of Goldtown, Fayeand Howard Butcher of Oviedo, Fla., Lucille and Dennis Legg ofNewton, Anna and Aris Sams of Laurel, Ind., Caroline Townsend ofCarthage, Miss., and Linda and Al Baysinger of Mechanicsville, Va.;sister-in-law, Dena Fitzwater of Dixie; and brothers, Kenneth ofMurfeesboro, Tenn., and Lloyd of Hartsville, S.C.; along with manyother family members who loved him very much.

Lacy also had a very special extended family: the Mildred Tracyfamily, Dick, Bill, Francis Mink, Mary Lou Asbury and AliceRandolph. Special friends include Phil Morris, Gary King and BuckDavis.

The family would like to thank Pat Elswick, Debbie Wagoner andall the Hospice nurses, along with Sandy Bailes, who came and tooksuch great care of Lacy.

Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at Wilson-Shamblin-Smith Funeral Home, Clay. Burial will be in the Fitzwaterfamily cemetery at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made inmemory of Lacy Fitzwater to Hospice Care, 1606 Kanawha Blvd. W.,Charleston, WV 25312-2536.

Online condolences may be sent to the family atwww.carlwilsonfuneralhome.com.

Wilson-Shamblin-Smith Funeral Home is honored to be serving theFitzwater family.

Ursula K. Gerencir

Mrs. Ursula Katherine Gerencir, 83, of Charleston passed awaypeacefully, surrounded by her loving family, at Heartland ofCharleston on Monday June 14, 2010.

She was a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church, where she wasactive in the garden club. She was a renowned floral designer in theKanawha Valley for over 50 years. She had taken care of the flowerdesign for many gubernatorial inaugurations.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Tom Gerencir; and threebrothers, Lawrence Lefevre, Norman Lefevre and Medard Lefevre.

Ursula is survived by her daughter, Lora Surface Jarrell andcompanion, Jon Bentley, of Charleston; one son, Thomas E. Gerencirand wife, Lisa, of Poca; one sister, Helen Young of Charleston;three grandchildren, Lisa McNeely, Nathan Gerencir, and JasonJarrell; and five great-grandchildren.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 19, at St.Agnes Catholic Church with Father John McDonough officiating.Interment will follow in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday atHarding Funerals & Cremations.

Condolences may be sent to the family by visitingwww.hardingfamilygroup.com.

Harding Funerals & Cremations, 514 50th St. SE, Kanawha City, isserving the Gerencir family.

Mary Rebecca Hager

Mary Rebecca 'Becky' Hager, 55, of Alkol went home to be with theLord on June 16, 2010, at Boone Memorial Hospital.

She was born January 31, 1955, and was a daughter of the lateNora Smith Huffman and Harold 'Jimbo' Huffman. She is also precededin death by many aunts, uncles, cousins, and brothers and sisters-in-law.

She was a member of Bulger Community Church on Dogbone, where shetaught Sunday school and was also the secretary and treasurer formany years.

She is survived by her husband, Golden 'Lee' Hager; one son,Richard Lee Hager; one daughter Ashley Nicole McCoy; one daughter-in-law, Tammy Hager; one son-in-law Arnold McCoy; four grandkids,Jason and Jimmy McFarland, Martin 'Marty' McCoy and Megan Hager, allof Alkol; two brothers, Kenneth Huffman of Alkol and Gary Huffman ofSod; and several brothers and sisters-in-law, Gene and Lottie Hager,Junior and Norine Hager, Glenna Hager, all of Alkol, Sherry Huffmanof Sod and Della Hager of Prenter.

Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at HandleyFuneral Home, Danville, with Eddie Johnson officiating. Burial willfollow in Hager Cemetery, Dog Bone, Alkol.

Friends may call one hour prior to service on Saturday.

Lamarr R. Haley-Wilder

Lamarr Raphael Haley-Wilder was born on May 29, 1991, to CanDidoWilder and April M. Haley in Charleston. His life was tragicallytaken on June 13, 2010, in Parkersburg.

He attended elementary and middle school in Kanawha County andgraduated from Federal Hocking High School, Stewart, Ohio, on May30, 2010. Lamarr was a very sweet and kind young man to all who knewhim.

He leaves to mourn his death: his father, CanDido Wilder ofAthens, Ohio; mother, April Haley of Nitro; one brother, LaikwanWilder; and one sister, Latina Wilder, all of Athens, Ohio; uncle,George M. Haley of Charleston; grandmother, Lucy A. Mance ofColorado Springs, Colorado; and a host of other uncles, aunts,cousins, family and friends.

Service will be held at noon Saturday, June 19, at Grace BibleChurch, 600 Kanawha Blvd. W., Charleston, with chief apostle, BishopRobert L. Haley III of the Apostolic Free Church of God, St. Albans,officiating.

Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Saturday at thechurch.

In lieu of flowers, an account has been established for donationsto the family at BB&T under the title Apostolic Free Church of GodMemorial Fund. Please write Lamarr Wilder in the memo section ofyour check.

Walton & Breckenridge Chapel of Faith Funeral Home, Charleston,is humbly assisting the family.

Donna P. Higgs

Donna P. Higgs, 87, of Summersville died June 17, 2010. Servicewill be 11 a.m. Saturday, June 19, at Waters Funeral Chapel,Summersville. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Burial willbe in Mountain View Cemetery, Marlinton.

R. Ermal Jones

R. Ermal Jones, 82, of Whittington Road, Charleston, departedthis life on June 16, 2010, to join her Lord and Savior, JesusChrist. After a short illness, Ermal passed away peacefully atHubbard Hospice House, with family by her side.

Ermal was born on September 14, 1927, in Island Branch, KanawhaCounty, to Mayford and Susie Jones, both deceased. She was alsopredeceased by a brother, Delmar Jones; three sisters, Opal Harding,Anna Wilkinson and Macel M. Jones; brothers-in-law, Jim Wilkinsonand Lawson Harding; and sister-in-law, Betty Jones.

She attended school at Straight Creek and at Walton High School,Roane County.

She was a member, trustee and faithful worker at Old Faith BibleChurch, formerly Old Faith Gospel Tabernacle, on Whittington Road,Charleston. Ermal was a Christian since 1943, when she was saved atMount Moriah Baptist Church, Roane County, and was baptized by theRev. Clark Moore. Ermal also attended church for several years atParsons Chapel on the West Side of Charleston.

Ermal retired from Charleston National Bank on December 31, 2003,where she was known for dedication to her job. One of her gifts wasthe ability to work with people from all walks of life, and when sheretired from the bank, coworkers, bank executives, lawyers,accountants and other tenants came to congratulate her.

Prior to working at the bank, Ermal had worked for the Clyde andBeulah Jarvis family of Elkview and for the Jim and Betty Caldwellfamily of Charleston.

She is survived by a brother, Rex Jones, also of Charleston; herbrother-in-law, Charles K. Jones of Charleston; and nephews andnieces, Curtis Jones and his wife, Sue, of Mentor, Ohio, Sara Riley,of Milford, Ohio, Keith Jones and his wife, Pam, of Charleston, PaulJones and his wife, Angela, of Mentor, Ohio, Linda Madden ofCharleston, Lois Geiger and her husband, Joe, of Huntington, EricJones and his wife, Anita, of Olmsted Falls, Ohio, and JenniferJones, of Mentor, Ohio. She is also survived by many loving great-nieces and -nephews; and by a multitude of friends and brothers andsisters in Christ.

Friends and family may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 18, atLong & Fisher Funeral Home, Sissonville.

Funeral services will be held at the funeral home beginning at 1p.m. Saturday with the Rev. Donald Young presiding. Burial willfollow in John Beane Cemetery, Sissonville.

Ermal's family wishes to extend their heartfelt appreciation toErmal's especially close friends, Helen Moss and Ruth Ann Knoke, fortheir long and sisterly friendships with Ermal and their devotion toher during her time of need. Thanks are also extended to the manydedicated caregivers at Cedar Ridge and to the many members ofErmal's church family who frequently visited with her at the nursinghome.

As a final thought about Ermal, although she had no children ofher own, she loved her many nephews and nieces with a mother's heartand will always be lovingly remembered.

Condolences may be sent by visitingwww.longfisherfuneralhome.com.

Jean Ann Levo

Jean Ann 'Jeannie' Levo, 55, a resident of Jacksonville, Fla.,for 24 years, formerly of Handley, passed away on June 15, 2010.

She was employed by Blue Cross-Blue Shield, a member of theAmerican Legion, was active in the Breast Cancer Society and was anavid West Virginia Mountaineers fan.

She was preceded in death by her son, David E. Brown, in 2009.

Survivors include her husband of 21 years, Alan Levo; her sons,Daniel J. Brown and Joshua Alan Levo; her daughter, Kaylie JeanLevo; brother, Vincent Cannizzaro; sisters, Laurie Erikson and LouAnn Fauver; and grandchildren, Caleb, Justis, Kyler, Alexis andCameron.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 19, atWestside Baptist Church, Jacksonville, with the Rev. Ray Mayfieldofficiating. Interment will follow in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at FraserFuneral Home, 8168 Normandy Blvd., Jacksonville, (904) 781-4314.

The family suggests that expressions of kindness be made to TheDonna Foundation, 1015 Atlantic Blvd., Suite 144, Atlantic Beach, FL32233, (904) 242-0034.

Information was provided by O'Dell Funeral Home, Montgomery.

Nancy Wood 'Pat' Lewis

Nancy Wood 'Pat' Lewis, 74, of St. Albans passed away Wednesday,June 16, 2010, at CAMC Memo-rial Hospital, Charleston.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Lewis.

She was a retired schoolteacher with the Kanawha County Board ofEducation. She had taught at Lincoln Junior High and StonewallJunior High Schools. She was also a member of St. Mark's EpiscopalChurch, St. Albans.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Ann L. and TomOsborne of St. Albans; sons and daughters-in-law, Charles L. andElizabeth Lewis of Charlotte, N.C., and Timothy E. and Gail Lewis ofColumbus, Ohio; sister, Elizabeth Hall of Charleston; andgrandchildren, Jessica, Margaret, Thomas, David, Donald, Sarah andChristopher.

Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 19, atBartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St. Albans, with Father Bill Barfieldofficiating. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans.

Friends may visit with the family from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at thefuneral home.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations be made toArthritis Foundation, P.O. Box 96280, Washington, DC 20077 or ChristKitchen, 405 B St., St. Albans, WV 25177.

You may visit www.bartlett-chapmanfuneralhome.com to sharememories or condolences.

Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, 409 Sixth Ave., St. Albans, is incharge of arrangements.

James Dean Lowe

James Dean 'Jimmy' Lowe, 53, of Spencer died Thursday, June 17,2010, in CAMC Memorial Hospital, Charleston.

He was born December 17, 1956, in Elizabeth, a son of Darol P.and Delores J. 'Dee' Jarvis Lowe of Spencer.

Jimmy was a 1975 graduate of Spencer High School. He worked withhis father in the family business, Spencer BSA Inc. He entertainedmany people while playing drums for several different rock bandsover his lifetime. He loved his family and all God's creatures andhe enjoyed spending time fishing and restoring antique furniture.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife of 35years, Patricia L. Hammack Lowe; daughter and son-in-law, Rachel andJason Bennett of Spencer; three grandchildren, Kiersten, Cameron,and Kaci; two brothers, Randy P. Lowe of Spencer and John D. Lowe ofRipley; and one sister, Julie A. Garrett of Spencer.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 19, 2010,at the John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer, with the Rev. ShellyMace officiating. Burial will be in Round Knob Cemetery, Speed.

Friends may call two hours prior to the service at the funeralhome.

Condolences may be expressed online atwww.taylorfuneralhomeinc.com.

Ruie Syble McCune

Ruie Syble McCune, 77, of Pigeon died Tuesday, June 15, 2010, athome after a short illness.

She was a homemaker and secretary of Sunny Hill Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, the Rev.John McCune; parents, William Samuel and Lula Florence (Adkins)Runion; son, Johnny Lee McCune; and two brothers.

Survivors include her son, Donald; daughters, Patricia, Sherlene,Denise, Reba, Maxine and Melissa; sisters, Georgi Faye Jett and RadaEllen Walker; 13 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and bestfriend, Hattie May Hall.

The funeral service will be noon Saturday, June 19, at MaticsFuneral Home, Clendenin, with the Rev. Billy Meadows officiating.Burial will be in the McCune family cemetery, Amma.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at thefuneral home.

Condolences may be expressed online at www.maticsfuneralhome.com.

Robert F. Miller

Robert F. 'Bob' Miller of Charleston died June 15, 2010, atHubbard Hospice House, Charleston, after a brief but courageous boutwith cancer.

He had enjoyed a successful career in West Virginia as ajournalist, government official and labor historian.

Born the son of Lula and William Miller, deceased, on December30, 1935, in Beckley, he was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson HighSchool and a veteran of the United States Army, having served inmilitary intelligence in Germany in the early 1950s. Upon his returnto the States, he married Brenda Gale Davis of Beckley on June 25,1961. He was news director of radio station WWNR in Beckley forseveral years, during which time he helped established acooperative, sharing news operation for Associated Press radiostations across West Virginia.

After leaving Beckley, he became press assistant and head of theOffice of Public Information for Governor Hulett C. Smith from 1965to 1969. In all, he served in various governmental capacities in theadministrations of Governors Smith, Arch A. Moore Jr., GastonCaperton and Cecil H. Underwood. He was a key campaign strategist inthe gubernatorial political campaigns of Jay Rockefeller, Caperton,Warren McGraw and Lyle Sattes. He headed two U.S. Senate campaignsfor former U.S. Senator Jennings Randolph. A passionate Democrat, healso headed 'advance teams' over a period spanning 40 years in thecampaigns of Democratic presidential candidates from Hubert Humphreyto Barack Obama. He served as deputy labor commissioner during theadministrations of Governors Caperton and Underwood. He also was anexpert on West Virginia labor history, especially in the miningindustry, and a frequent guest contributor to The CharlestonGazette. He was author of several papers about West Virginiahistory.

He entered the public relations business in 1973 as a partner inCanfield-Miller & Associates, later to become Robert F. Miller &Associates, and served as executive director of the West VirginiaIndependent Bankers Association. He also served as a member of theWest Virginia Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety StandardsBoard.

An avid gardener in retirement, he won awards for gardening inCharleston's historic East End, and was a passionate fan ofclassical music. He also was a citizen lobbyist who consistentlyopposed capital punishment and was equally fervent about improvingcivil rights in America.

He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Brenda Davis Miller ofCharleston.

He was predeceased by his son, Michael, in 2001; by brothers,John and Howard; and sisters, Margaret Cornett, Gail Henrich, EvelynEstep and Mary Helen Nelson.

He is also survived by two granddaughters, Sidney Miller andBrittney Thomas and their mother, Darla Blackmon, of Charleston;sister, Ann Ahlband of Columbus, Ind.; brother-in-law, Jim Davis ofJacksonville, Fla., and wife Monica; sister-in-law, Kay Davis ofVenice, Fla.; cousin, Judy Davis and her husband, Lee Sumpter, ofWise, Va.; cousins, Vic and Nelda Keathley of Cross Lanes; specialniece, Kim Miller Ramsey of Charlotte, N.C.; lifelong friends, Jackand June Canfield of Charleston; and many good neighbors inCharleston's East End.

At his request, there will be no funeral.

A gathering of family and friends will be held from 1 to 3 p.m.Sunday, June 20, at 28 Bradford Street, Charleston. All friends ofBob's are invited.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to HubbardHospice House, 1001 Kennawa Drive, Charleston, WV 25311, and/or St.Paul Lutheran Church, 1423 Lee St. E., Charleston, WV 25301.

Online condolences may be made at www.barlowbonsall.com.

Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home has been entrusted to handle thearrangements.

Bobby Lee Moles

Bobby Lee Moles, 80, of Leon went to be with his Lord and Savior,Jesus Christ, on June 16, 2010. He spent his final days at home,surrounded by the love of his family and dear friends.

He was born June 7, 1930, in Dunbar and was a son of the lateAustin James and Mary Alice (Wills) Moles. He was also preceded indeath by his brother, William Moles; stepmother, Myrtle Hill Moles;and three great-grandchildren.

Bobby graduated from Dunbar High School in 1949, where helettered in football and basketball. He began his career in theUnited States Air Force in 1950 and served during the Korean War. Hefell in love with Dorothy Michaelson and they married in 1951. Theytraveled the world and raised their family together. He retired as achief master sergeant in 1973 to his farm in Leon. In later years,Bob and Dot wintered in Floral City, Fla.

Bobby was a member of Creston Church where, for many years, hesang in the choir, taught Sunday school and Bible study, and enjoyedthe fellowship of his church family. He also attended the FloralCity United Methodist Church in Florida.

Survivors include his wife and help-mate of 59 years, DorothyGrace (Michaelson) Moles; children and their spouses, Barbra andRandy Grinstead of Point Pleasant, Vickey and Jerry Casto ofBuckhannon, Patty and Eddie Stoffel of Leon, Cindy and Andy Newhouseof Pinch and Robert and Betty Moles of Poca; grandchildren, Chad andhis wife, Jessie Casto, of Woodbridge, Va., Trent and his wife,Emily Casto, of Naples, Fla., Nichole and husband, Brandon Cerullo,Britany and husband, Chris Esquer, and Brianna Casto, all ofBuckhannon, Mike Stoffel of Leon, Mitch Stoffel of Fort Benning,Ga., Kristen Grinstead of Lexington, Ky., Evan Grinstead of PointPleasant, Jarred and Michelle Newhouse of Pinch and Kayla and KereeMoles of Poca; 11 great-grandchildren; brothers, Jim and his wife,Jean Moles, of Dunbar and Gary and his wife, Linda Moles, of BoulderCity, Nev.; sister-in-law, Wanda Moles of Dunbar; and several niecesand nephews.

Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at Creston Church,Evans, with his grandson, the Rev. Trent Casto, and the Rev. GeraldSayre officiating. Burial will follow in Creston Cemetery, Evans.

Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday at Casto FuneralHome, Evans.

Online condolences may be sent to CastoFH@gmail.com.

June Marie Mulligan

June Marie Mulligan, 84, of Smithers died June 17, 2010, inHubbard Hospice House.

She was born August 8, 1925, and was the daughter of the lateLawrence Henry and Cecilia Smith Hawkes.

Surviving: her husband of 65 years, Arvis F. Mulligan; sister,Cathy Fox and her husband, Sheldon, of Smithers; and brother DavidHawkes and his wife, Jeannie, of Middleburg, Florida.

There will be no visitation or funeral and a memorial servicewill be announced at a later date.

O'Dell Funeral Home, Montgomery, is in charge of arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Hubbard HospiceHouse, 1001 Kennawa Drive, Charleston, WV 25311.

Expressions may be sent at www.odellfuneralhome.com.

Michael D. Murray

Michael D. Murray, 20, of Oak Hill died June 17, 2010. Servicewill be 11 a.m. Saturday, June 19, at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill.Friends may call one hour prior to service. Burial will be in theIOOF Cemetery, Oak Hill.

Helen Jean Myers

Helen Jean Myers, 80, a resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, for thepast 11 years and formerly of Belle, died June 16, 2010, at JudsonVillage Health Center in Cincinnati following a short illness.

She was a retired insurance rater for Acordia of West Virginiaand attended Judson Baptist Church in Belle.

Preceding her in death were her parents, Fred Sr. and BerthaSmith Holmes; and a brother, Fred Holmes Jr.

Surviving are her sons, Barry Myers of Daytona Beach, Fla.,Timothy Myers of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Gregory Myers of Belle;daughter, Kimberly Trout of Cross Plains, Ind.; grandchildren, AmyBrunner, Ryan Trout and Shawn, Katie, Stephen, and Danny Myers; andgreat-grandchildren, Charlie Brunner and Roland Trout.

Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday, June 19, atFidler & Frame Funeral Home, Belle, with Pastor Charles Bolenofficiating. Burial will follow in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens,Cross Lanes.

Visitation will be one hour prior to service time on Saturday atthe funeral home.

Joseph M. Panzera IV

Joseph Michael Panzera IV, 19, of Kanawha City passed awayunexpectedly at CAMC General Hospital Monday, June 14, 2010.

Born April 16, 1991, he was the loving son of Joe and LeahPanzera.

Joseph was a graduate of Capital High School with the class of'09. He also attended Marshall University.

Joseph was preceded in death by his father and 'best buddy', JoePanzera III; his 'NaNa', Lena Panzera; and grandfather, Troy E.Dolin.

Joseph loved spending time with his family and friends, whom hecherished deeply, including his best friend, Emilee Murad. You neversaw Joseph without a smile on his face and he never met a stranger.

Those left to cherish his memories include his mother, LeahPanzera; his loving sister, Lenne Panzera; grandmother, Peggy Dolin;his 'NoNo', Joe Panzera; and, especially, his favorite aunt, 'Rowie'Rose. Joseph also leaves behind his aunt and her husband, Mary AnnWalsh and Dave of Huntington; uncles, Phil Panzera of Charleston andBill Dolin of Kanawha City; and many more aunts, uncles, andcousins.

Pallbearers will be Dave Walsh, Calvin Sutphin, David Joe Walsh,Phil Panzera, Bruce Brown, and Brett Borst.

Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday, June 18, at St. AgnesCatholic Church, 4807 Staunton Ave. SE, Charleston, with Father JohnMcDonough officiating. Entombment will follow in Sunset MemorialPark Mausoleum, Charleston.

Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home, Charleston.

The family wishes to thank all family, friends and neighbors foreverything they have said and done in our time of sorrow.

You may send condolences to the family at www.barlowbonsall.com.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Barlow-Bonsall Funeral Home,Charleston.

Vera Parathyras

Vera Parathyras, 82, of Peterstown died June 12, 2010. Servicewill be 3 p.m. Saturday, June 19, at Broyles-Shrewsbury FuneralHome, Peterstown. Friends may call two hours prior to service.Burial will be in Birchlawn Burial Park, Pearisburg, Va.

Donald L. Roberts

Donald L. Roberts, 74, of Hamlin died June 16, 2010. Service willbe noon Monday, June 21, at Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin. Friends maycall one hour prior to service. Burial will be in Harvey's CreekCemetery, Hamlin.

Georgia Margaret Shearer

Georgia Margaret Shearer, 89, of Fredericktown, Ohio, formerly ofCharleston, passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2010, at MontgomeryGeneral Hospital, Montgomery, after a long illness.

Surviving: brother, Edward Greenleaf of Charleston; two lifelongchosen sisters, Arla Tucker and Ruby Goutiere of Fredericktown,Ohio; and a host of friends.

Services will be noon Saturday, June 19, at Fredericktown Churchof the Nazarene, 4th and Chestnut Streets, Fredericktown, Ohio, withPastor Kenneth Miller officiating. Burial will follow the servicesin Forest Cemetery, Fredericktown.

Friends may call two hours prior to the service Saturday atFredericktown Church of the Nazarene.

Condolences may be sent to the family viawww.cookefuneralhome.com.

Cooke Funeral Home, Cedar Grove, is in charge of arrangements.

Junior M. Smith

Junior M. Smith, 83, of Griffithsville died June 16, 2010.Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, June 19, at Koontz Funeral Home,Hamlin. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Burial will be inMiller Cemetery, Sweetland.

Louella Smith

Louella Smith, 71, of Richwood died June 15, 2010. Service willbe 2 p.m. Friday, June 18, at Simons-Coleman Funeral Home, Richwood.Friends may call two hours prior to service. Burial will be inMountain View Memorial Park, Richwood.

Brenda Joyce Truman

Brenda Joyce Truman, 59, of Charleston passed away June 16, 2010,at Hubbard Hospice House.

She was born in Charleston, a daughter of James and Joy Fiber.

Brenda was a dietary clerk for CAMC General Hospital and a memberof the Southeast Church of the Nazarene. She graduated fromCharleston High School.

Survivors include her husband, Mark; sister, Sharon King ofCharleston; and brother, Nathan Nutter of Washington, D.C.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 19, atWilson Funeral Home, Charleston, with the Rev. Ollie ParsonsOfficiating. Entombment will follow in Graceland Memorial Park,South Charleston.

Friends will be received at the funeral home one hour prior toservices.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made toHubbard Hospice House, 1001 Kennawa Drive, Charleston, WV 25311.

Online condolences may be sent atwww.wilsonfuneralandcremations.com.

Scott Truman

Scott Truman, 45, of Charleston died June 16, 2010. Burial willbe in Floral Hills Garden of Memories, Sissonville. Long & FisherFuneral Home, Sissonville, is in charge of arrangements.

Betty Spence Walker

Betty Spence Walker, 90, of White Sulphur Springs died of canceron Wednesday, June 16, 2010, at her daughter's home in Lewisburg.

She was born on March 22, 1920, and was the daughter of the lateAlbert George and Olive Elliott Spence. In addition to her parents,she was preceded in death by her husband, Weymouth D. Walker.

Mrs. Walker was a homemaker and also worked as a nurse's aide atGreenbrier Valley Medical Center from 1974 to 1983. She was alifelong member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, White SulphurSprings, where she served as a lay reader and as a member of theVestry and the Episcopal Church Women for many years. Mrs. Walkerwas a member of the Woman's Club of White Sulphur Springs.

Survivors include her son, Weymouth D. Walker Jr. and wife,Marsha, of Cumming, Ga.; her daughter, the Rev. Elizabeth A. Walkerand partner, Pat, of Lewisburg; two grandsons, Weymouth Walker IIIand wife, Mary Ann, of Roswell, Ga., and Darren Walker ofAlpharetta, Ga.; and two great-grandchildren, Emma Walker andWeymouth 'Drew' Walker IV of Roswell, Ga. She is also survived byextended family members, Michael and Lynne Pate Galligan ofFayetteville, N.C.; and several nieces and nephews throughout thecountry.

The Burial Office and service of Holy Communion will be held at11 a.m. Saturday, June 19, at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, WhiteSulphur Springs, with the Rev. Cheryl A. Winter officiating.Interment will be in the church columbarium after the service with areception following.

Memorial donations may be made to St. Thomas Episcopal Church,P.O. Box 148, White Sulphur Springs, WV 24986, or Greenbrier ValleyHospice Inc., 223 Maplewood Ave., Lewisburg, WV 24901.

Arrangements are by Lobban Funeral Home, Alderson.

Louise M. Webb

Louise M. Webb, 59, of Charleston died June 16, 2007. Walton &Breckenridge Chapel of Faith Funeral Home, Charleston, is in chargeof arrangements.

Lillian Anne Wilcox

Lillian Anne Wilcox of Annapolis, Md., passed away Monday, June14, 2010, at Hospice of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, after a courageousfive-year journey battling multiple myeloma.

She was born June 13, 1959, in Richwood, W.Va., to Jose 'Joe' T.and Marlene (Cutlip) Sandoval. She was preceded in death by herfather, Jose T. Sandoval; children, Misty Dawn Smith and Sean AmaroWilcox; maternal grandparents, Lillian and Raymond Cutlip of Cowen,W.Va.; and paternal grandmother, Angela Esparza of Dodge City, Kan.

Anne worked as a customer service representative for Stanford andRis Paper companies. She also worked as travel agent and law phonecustomer service representative for Encore Marketing Company. Shehad a passion for animals, especially cats and dolphins, andvolunteered at and supported SISCA, the Society for the Improvementof Conditions for Stray Animals. She was a member of the EvangelicalPresbyterian Church of Annapolis. Anne's greatest gifts to her sonswere to love them unconditionally; teach them to love the Lord withall their hearts, to daily live and rest in His amazing grace, andthe importance of both church and earthly families.

Anne was a warm, compassionate and fun-loving woman who gavegenerously of herself to others. She loved her family, the ocean,collecting sea shells, laughing and time with her friends, playingScrabble, putting jigsaw puzzles together, and eating lobster, snowcrabs, and anything chocolate. She enjoyed writing poetry and hadseveral poems published.

She is survived by her husband, DeWitt Wilcox; two sons,Alexander 'Alex' Robinson of Annapolis, Md., and Christopher 'Chris'Robinson of Fort Drum, N.Y.; mother and stepfather, Marlene and JimBorgstrom of Centerville, Ohio; stepbrother, Tom (Ana) Borgstrom andtheir daughter, Celia; stepsister Barb (Zach) Taylor and theirdaughters, Mia and Sadie; stepsister, Karen (Bill) Parker; severalvery special cousins; and best friend, Dorothy Brannan.

A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 26,in the Odd Fellows Cemetery, Cowen, W.Va., with the Rev James 'Oz'Gray officiating.

A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m., July 10, atEvangelical Presbyterian Church in Annapolis, Md., with Pastor BobBorger officiating. A reception will be held at the churchimmediately after the service.

The family wishes to thank: Anne's home church in Annapolis,Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Dayton, Ohio, Hospice of the Chesapeake,Hospice of Dayton, the many volunteers who visited and cared forher, the ladies who read to her when she could no longer read, andall the other churches, family and friends for their constantprayers, concern and loving care.

Memorial contributions may be made in Anne Wilcox's name to theHospice of the Chesapeake, the Hospice of Dayton, the MultipleMyeloma Society, or SICSA.

To send a special online message to the family, please visitwww.NewcomerDayton.com.

James F. Williams

James F. Williams, 84, of Packs Branch died June 16, 2010.Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 22, at Tyree Funeral Home,Mount Hope. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. Burial will bein Williams-Argabright Cemetery, Packs Branch.

Stephen G. Young

Stephen G. Young of Pittsburgh, Pa., died June 15, 2010, after abrief Illness. He was 74.

He is survived by his wife, the former Maureen Dailey; children,Michael, Jane, Stephen, Alice, Patrick, Mara and Maggie;grandchildren Jennifer, Danielle, Michael, Elena, Lillian and Lucas;and a sister, Nancy Tussing.

Young headed government affairs for CONSOL Energy, Inc. for 33years and was a past president of the West Virginia CoalAssociation. He served for 30 years combined active and retiredservice in the U.S. Navy, including duty with the Navy SEALs andUnderwater Demolition Team 21. He retired as a captain in 1988.

Young was elected to the West Virginia Coal Hall of Fame in 2005.In 2006, CONSOL named a river towboat, the 'MV Steve Young,' in hishonor. He was a 1958 graduate of Duke University and earned his lawdegree from the West Virginia University College of Law in 1964.

Funeral arrangements are by Beinhauers, (724) 941-3211.

Friends are welcome at 2828 Washington Road, McMurray, Pa., from2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 18.

The family has asked that, in lieu of flowers, donations be madeto the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, www.pancan.org.

Please add or view tributes at www.beinhauer.com.

Education said to slow spread of HIV among African Women - The New York Beacon

New York Beacon, The
03-17-2004
The international community increasingly recognizes that one vital strategy
for stemming the spread of AIDS worldwide is to reduce women's economic
dependence. Further spotlighting the issue, 'Women and HIV/AIDS' is the
theme for the 2004 International Women's Day, March 8, 2004. Organizations
that have long worked to elevate the status of women are pleased to see the
relationship between women's vulnerability and the deadly AIDS epidemic
finally becoming an international focal point.

One such organization, the Africa-America Institute has long approached
HIV/AIDS prevention through education. The 51-year-old multiracial,
multiethnic nonprofit group brings American and other resources to bear in
order to build the African human capital necessary to eliminate poverty and
other conditions that lead to poor health. AAI maintains that with greater
access to education, women and girls in Africa will be better equipped to
safeguard their health and that of their children, with the result that
HIV/AIDS infections will decline or even cease.

'Education provides women the knowledge and earning potential to make
better choices and become economically and socially empowered,' said Mora
McLean, AAI President and CEO. 'Those are the keys to reducing the
disproportionately high toll that HIV/AIDS has had on economically
vulnerable women and their children.'

To achieve its goal of assisting in the fight against HIV/AIDS by educating
African women, AAI has established partnerships with 200 U.S. universities
in 49 states, where thousands of African women have pursued under-graduate
and graduate degrees, as well as short-term technical training. Progress is
ongoing, thanks to the AAI Education Partnership Campaign, which over the
next five years is projected to raise $25 million in private and public
sector support to educate and train 50,000 more Africans. And it's not just
the women themselves who benefit from their expanded horizons, said McLean:
The AAI Education Partnership Campaign will yield powerful benefits to
individuals, businesses, governments and entire countries.

Dr. Ibouratou Olga M. Ogoussan, a Master's in Public Health candidate
through AAI's ATLAS program, agrees. 'As an M.D., my studies in public
health in the U.S. have taught me to think more globally about improving
public health--to see it not as just a matter of treating individuals who
are sick, but of changing the way institutions work, changing laws,
changing attitudes and behaviors, so people learn how to safeguard their
health.'

Article copyright Smith Haj Group.
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Massabesic alum earns doctorate from Dartmouth - Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)

Portland Press Herald (Maine)
11-06-2003
Massabesic alum earns doctorate from Dartmouth
Edition: York
Section: Your Neighbors
Column: News Briefs

LIMERICK --

Nicole V. Soucy, daughter of Lloyd and Mary Jo Burcham of Limerick, has completed her doctorate of philosophy in pharmacology and toxicology at Dartmouth College.

Soucy is a 1993 graduate of Massabesic High School in Waterboro. She has a bachelor of science degree from the University of New England and a master's in public health from the Graduate School of Public Health at San Diego State University.
Soucy recently was nominated for the Karen E. Wetterhan Memorial Award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for academic excellence and outstanding community service. She will continue training as a post-doctoral fellow at the CIIT Centers for Health Sciences in Durham, N.C.

Soucy lives in Warsaw, N.C., with her husband, Staff Sgt. Michael R. Soucy, son of Rejean and Lorraine Soucy of Lyman. The couple recently celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary with the arrival of their newborn son, Mason Rejean Soucy.

Copyright 2003 Blethen Maine Newspapers Inc.

Plaut, Thomas F(ranz) A(lfred) 1925-2004 - Contemporary Authors

PLAUT, Thomas F(ranz) A(lfred) 1925-2004

OBITUARY NOTICE—

See index for CA sketch: Born December 29, 1925, in New York, NY; died of renal failure, August 20, 2004, in Princeton Junction, NJ. Psychologist, educator, and author. Plaut, a longtime psychologist with the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), was best known for his research on alcohol abuse. After serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, he earned his bachelor's from Swarthmore College in 1949, followed by a doctorate in psychology in 1956 and a master's in public health in 1957, both from Harvard University. For the next five years, he was an instructor at Harvard's School of Public Health, while also teaching at Simmons College from 1959 to 1962 and directing the alcoholism program for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health from 1961 to 1962. During the mid-1960s, Plaut was a research associate at Stanford University before joining NIMH in 1967 as assistant chief for the National Center for Prevention and Control of Alcoholism. He remained at NIMH in various positions until 1995, including as deputy director from 1974 to 1979, director of prevention from 1979 to 1980, associate division director of biometry from 1987 to 1992, and public health advisor from 1993 to 1995. After retiring, he remained active as a consultant based in Bethesda, Maryland, and he also taught at Johns Hopkins University. Plaut's publications include coauthoring The Treatment of Alcoholism: A Study of Programs and Problems (1967) and writing Alcohol Problems: A Report to the Nation by the Cooperative Commission on the Study of Alcoholism (1968).

OBITUARIES AND OTHER SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Washington Post, August 26, 2004, p. B6.

Caring for public health managers reaps dividends.(Editor's Choice)(Brief article) - South African Medical Journal

Social work, psychology and the 'softer' sciences may take a bashing at the hands of those who kneel at the altar of hard data, but in the Eastern Cape--emerging from a morass of historical intrigue and corruption--they're proving effective.

Take a cohort of stressed district health managers in resource-poor settings whose demotivation and burn-out contribute directly to poor patient health outcomes. Add an intensive listening skills and team building workshop hosted by a social worker with her Master's in Public Health. (1)