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Skater Breaks Down Honoring Parents Lost In DC Plane Crash: 'Mom, Dad I Love You' Skater Breaks Down Honoring Parents Lost In DC Plane Crash: 'Mom, Dad I Love You'
Skater Breaks Down Honoring Parents Lost In DC Plane Crash: 'Mom, Dad I Love You' Maxim Naumov poured his soul into the ice. The 23-year-old figure skater channeled his grief into a performance honoring the two people who had shaped his life—his parents. Son of Evgenia “Zhenya” Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, both world champion skaters in Russia, took center stage at DC’s "Legacy on Ice" event, a tribute to the 67 lives lost in the January plane crash over the Potomac River. He performed to one of his late-parents' favorite songs, according to NBC, and fell to his knees at the end of his routine, overwhelmed with emotion. The emotional Naumov was given a st…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Head Injury Kills Morristown Mom, Loved Ones Say Head Injury Kills Morristown Mom, Loved Ones Say
Head Injury Kills Morristown Mom, Loved Ones Say A young mother in Morristown has died after a head injury, according to a fundraiser created to support her loved ones. Medeenah Aquillah Fleary passed away on Saturday, Dec. 17, after an unexpected head injury, according to GoFundMe. Fleary leaves behind three children, Hassan, 9, Ali, 7, and Nevaeh, 2, along with numerous family members and loved ones. Her family has created a GoFundMe to help ease the financial burden caused by her sudden and devastating loss. "Medeenah will always be remembered by her exuberant personality, always having a smile on her face and her beautiful heart", s…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Moms Bringing Support Group To North Jersey Have Important Message For Other Grieving Parents Moms Bringing Support Group To North Jersey Have Important Message For Other Grieving Parents
Moms Bringing Support Group To North Jersey Have Important Message For Other Grieving Parents All Marla Kallin and Irene Stuart needed to hear while mourning the loss of their sons was that it would be okay to move on. It's the same message the moms will be sending to other grieving parents with the New Jersey launch of the national support group Helping Parents Heal, which meets the fourth Tuesday of every month in Fair Lawn's Mad Science building. The moms had both been to other support groups but often found themselves feeling worse. It wasn't until they found Helping Parents Heal -- and each other -- that they finally found some relief. "The whole philosophy is different t…

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by Cecilia Levine