Montgomery County Fire Rescue Icon Chief David Dwyer Dies After Lifetime Of Service Montgomery County Fire Rescue Icon Chief David Dwyer Dies After Lifetime Of Service
Montgomery County Fire Rescue Icon Chief David Dwyer Dies After Lifetime Of Service Few names carried more weight in Montgomery County fire and rescue circles than Chief David Dwyer. The longtime Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad leader, mentor, and architect of generations of volunteer service has died, according to announcements shared Tuesday, May 26, by fire officials. For more than six decades, Dwyer was a constant presence in Montgomery County emergency services.  Not just at ceremonies and banquets, but on firegrounds, rescue calls, command scenes, and inside the institutions that helped shape the county’s modern volunteer fire and EMS system. BCCRS called hi…
Greater Brunswick Charter School Mourns Sudden Loss Of Former Student Malakai Whitehurst Greater Brunswick Charter School Mourns Sudden Loss Of Former Student Malakai Whitehurst
Greater Brunswick Charter School Mourns Sudden Loss Of Former Student Malakai Whitehurst The Greater Brunswick Charter School is mourning the loss of former student Malakai Whitehurst following his unexpected death. “Sending love and strength to the family and friends of Malakai Whitehurst, a member of our school family,” the school wrote in a Facebook post. “We are deeply saddened by his loss.” Whitehurst was a member of the Greater Brunswick Charter School eighth-grade class of 2015.  A GoFundMe launched by Nisa Whitehurst described Malakai as a beloved son, brother, nephew, and friend. “Our hearts are broken as we share the unexpected loss of our beloved Malakai …
Sonny Rollins Dies In Woodstock: Groundbreaking Jazz Icon For Over Half A Century Sonny Rollins Dies In Woodstock: Groundbreaking Jazz Icon For Over Half A Century
Sonny Rollins Dies In Woodstock: Groundbreaking Jazz Icon For Over Half A Century One of jazz’s most towering voices has gone silent. Sonny Rollins, the tenor saxophonist known as the "Saxophone Colossus," died Monday, May 25, at his home in Woodstock, New York, in Ulster County in the Hudson Valley, his family announced on social media. He was 95. It is with deep sorrow and profound love that we announce the passing of Sonny Rollins. The Saxophone Colossus died this afternoon at his home in Woodstock, NY at the age of 95. 1/2 https://t.co/6AGmFrB7x4 pic.twitter.com/OA0PzpPfGR — Sonny Rollins (@sonnyrollins) May 26, 2026 Rollins had stopped performing more than a de…
Actor Grizz Chapman Dies At 52: Fan Favorite Best Known For Role On '30 Rock' Actor Grizz Chapman Dies At 52: Fan Favorite Best Known For Role On '30 Rock'
Actor Grizz Chapman Dies At 52: Fan Favorite Best Known For Role On '30 Rock' A familiar face from one of TV’s sharpest comedies is being remembered for more than the laughs. Grizz Chapman, the actor best known for playing Grizz on NBC’s "30 Rock," died Friday, May 22, at age 52. TMZ first reported Chapman’s death, citing his longtime representative, Saideh A. Brown. A cause of death was not disclosed by his representative. Chapman’s cousin, Harlem Globetrotter Donte "Hammer" Harrison, wrote on Instagram that Chapman died in his sleep after years of illness and dialysis. View this post on Instagram Chapman, born Grizz…
Death Of Fort Lee's DJ Pumma Spreads Heartbreak Through NY/NJ Music Scene Death Of Fort Lee's DJ Pumma Spreads Heartbreak Through NY/NJ Music Scene
Death Of Fort Lee's DJ Pumma Spreads Heartbreak Through NY/NJ Music Scene The New York and New Jersey music scene is mourning the death of Sehui Won, better known as DJ Pumma, following a battle with cancer. She was 45 years old. Won, a Fort Lee resident originally from South Korea, died peacefully May 14 surrounded by loved ones, according to a tribute shared on her obituary page. View this post on Instagram “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved sister, daughter, and friend, Sehee,” her family wrote. “She was a kind and caring person who touched many lives with her warmth, strength, and ge…
19-Year-Old Found Hanging From Tree Near DC Police Station; Now His Family Searches For 'Truth' 19-Year-Old Found Hanging From Tree Near DC Police Station; Now His Family Searches For 'Truth'
19-Year-Old Found Hanging From Tree Near DC Police Station; Now His Family Searches For 'Truth' Weeks after 19-year-old Isaac Carlos Aguirre was found hanging from a tree near a DC police station, loved ones are still searching for answers and refusing to let his death fade quietly into another headline. Aguirre was discovered unresponsive on Monday, April 13, near the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fourth District station on Quackenbos Street NW, where officers say he was found hanging from a tree limb. DC Fire and EMS attempted lifesaving measures, but the teenager was pronounced dead at the scene. Police later said investigators found no indication of foul play and were treating…
Support Swells After Galloway Twp Powerlifter 'Girl Dad' Dies Support Swells After Galloway Twp Powerlifter 'Girl Dad' Dies
Support Swells After Galloway Twp Powerlifter 'Girl Dad' Dies Roy Somers, a Galloway Township resident, recently died, according to a GoFundMe fundraiser set up to support his family. "Roy was many things to many people: a son, a brother, a friend, an advocate for kids, a coach, a fellow lifter.... but most importantly - a husband and a dad," Stacy Merkh, who organized the fundraiser said.  Somers is survived by his wife, Tara, his daughters, Lorelei and Gwendolyn and his two dogs, Chilli and Max. "He was an absolute "girl dad", and you'd frequently see him at cheer practice, rugby, baseball and gymnastics," Merkh wrote. Merkh said she met…
'Fantastic Son': Services Set For Brick Student, Aspiring Engineer, Struck, Killed By BMW 'Fantastic Son': Services Set For Brick Student, Aspiring Engineer, Struck, Killed By BMW
'Fantastic Son': Services Set For Brick Student, Aspiring Engineer, Struck, Killed By BMW Jackson Mueller, who was struck and killed by a BMW driven by another juvenile in Brick on Monday morning, May 19, is being remembered as a beloved son and brother, according to his obituary from the O'Brien Funeral Home website. An honors student who was set to complete his freshman year at Brick Memorial High School, Mueller was set to attend MATES, a specialized STEM school in the fall, his obituary reads. An aspiring engineer, Mueller was an officer in the National Junior Honor Society and the treasurer for student council at Veterans Memorial Middle School, according to his obituary. A…
‘Deeply Loved’: 25-Year-Old Gaithersburg Biker Remembered After Fatal Crash Near I-270 Ramp ‘Deeply Loved’: 25-Year-Old Gaithersburg Biker Remembered After Fatal Crash Near I-270 Ramp
‘Deeply Loved’: 25-Year-Old Gaithersburg Biker Remembered After Fatal Crash Near I-270 Ramp Roger Gustavo Pineda Cardona was just 25 years old when tragedy struck his family after his motorcycle crashed near an I-270 ramp in Maryland. Now, his family is trying to bring his body back to his native country for a proper homecoming and funeral. Around 9:45 on Saturday, May 16, Pineda Cardona was riding his green 2008 Kawasaki EX250 eastbound on West Diamond Avenue when he struck the back of a Toyota Camry in Gaithersburg. Investigators say the Camry was attempting to turn left from West Diamond Avenue onto the southbound I-270 ramp at the time of the collision. Pineda Cardona w…
Woman Killed By Passing Car After Cortlandt Crash Was Loving Mother To 2: Help Now Pouring In Woman Killed By Passing Car After Cortlandt Crash Was Loving Mother To 2: Help Now Pouring In
Woman Killed By Passing Car After Cortlandt Crash Was Loving Mother To 2: Help Now Pouring In Friends and loved ones are mourning the loss of a 28-year-old mother killed by a passing car following a crash on the Bear Mountain Parkway in Westchester County over the weekend — and raising funds for her children as they face an unexpected future.  Yorktown Heights resident Darly G. Bravo Coello, 28, was killed following a crash on Saturday, May 16, on the Bear Mountain Parkway in Cortlandt, as previously reported by Daily Voice.  Bravo Coello had been driving west in her Subaru on the parkway between Locust Avenue and Arlo Lane at around 5 a.m. when the vehicle crossed ov…
Former Mass Rep. Barney Frank Dead At 86: Liberal Icon, Gay Pioneer Led Wall Street Reform Former Mass Rep. Barney Frank Dead At 86: Liberal Icon, Gay Pioneer Led Wall Street Reform
Former Mass Rep. Barney Frank Dead At 86: Liberal Icon, Gay Pioneer Led Wall Street Reform Former US Rep. Barney Frank, one of the most influential Democrats of his generation and a key architect of Wall Street reform after the 2008 financial crisis, has died at 86. Frank died Tuesday night, May 19, after spending recent months in hospice care at his home in Ogunquit, Maine, where he was being treated for congestive heart failure, according to The New York Times. The Massachusetts Democrat served in the House of Representatives from 1981 to 2013. He chaired the House Financial Services Committee from 2007 to 2011 during the nation’s financial crisis. Frank became nationally know…
Wayne Mom, Popular Hair Stylist Kelly Hannigan Dies, 57 Wayne Mom, Popular Hair Stylist Kelly Hannigan Dies, 57
Wayne Mom, Popular Hair Stylist Kelly Hannigan Dies, 57 Kelly Ann Hannigan, a Wayne hairstylist, business owner, and devoted mother, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on Sunday, May 17, according to her obituary published by Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home. She was 57 years old. Born in New York City, Hannigan moved to Elmwood Park with her family in 1970 and later raised her sons in the Packanack Lake section of Wayne, her obituary reads. After graduating from Paramus Catholic High School in 1987, she pursued cosmetology and eventually worked at Hans Maxem’s Salon in Westwood before opening Hair Trendz with her sister Terry in …