Norwalk Father Of 4, Biz Owner Remembered After Cancer Death: 'Caring, Charismatic Man'
A father of four who built a life around family, friends and cars has died after a years-long illness. Now, loved ones are rallying to support his family and preserve the auto body shop he built.
Rory O. Amaya, of Norwalk, died on Sept. 11 after a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer, according to his obituary. He was 55 and leaves behind his four children and his longtime partner. Family and friends were invited to gather in his memory Saturday, Sept. 26.
Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Amaya grew up in Queens and Stamford. His love of cars became his work when he opened Rory’s Auto Body i…
Former Garfield Mom Of 3 Dies After 2-Year Cancer Battle
A mom of three and teacher who spent 13 years educating students in New Jersey has died after a two-year battle with Stage IV breast cancer, according to her obituary and loved ones.
Malgorzata “Gosia” Agnieszka Doktor, 50, died peacefully at her Mount Bethel, PA, home on Tuesday, Sept. 22, surrounded by her family, according to her obituary on the Kamienski Funeral Home website.
Born in Szczucin, Poland, Gosia immigrated to the United States around 1999, the funeral home said. She first lived in Wallington, later moved to Garfield, and settled with her family in Mount Bethel in 2021. …
Bill Giles, Phillies Legend Who Helped Bring Phanatic To Life, Dies At 92
Few people left phingerprints on the Philadelphia Phillies quite like Bill Giles.
Giles, the longtime Phillies executive, former team president and part-owner whose influence stretched well beyond Philadelphia, died at his home in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, on Friday, Sept. 25, the team announced. He was 92.
For more than half a century, Giles helped shape what Phillies baseball looked, sounded and felt like.
He joined the organization in 1969 as vice president of business operations and was promoted to executive vice president three years later, according to the Phillies.
Along the way, Gil…
‘Once A Lion, Always A Lion’: All-County Lacrosse Player, 18, Killed In Ellicott City Crash
Kaio Cypress had only been out of high school for three months.
The 18-year-old All-County lacrosse player and recent Howard High graduate was killed shortly before 10 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 18, when his car left a Maryland roadway and struck a tree.
Cypress, an Elkridge resident and member of Howard's Class of 2026, was driving a 2013 Nissan Juke north on Ilchester Road in Ellicott City around 9:48 p.m. when the vehicle veered off the road between Jeans Way and Bonnie Branch Road, according to Howard County Police.
Why remains unclear.
The Nissan struck a tree, and Cypress, who was alone …
