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Jill Chafetz

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jchafetz@dailyvoice.com

I started my professional life as a research psychologist (not the "do you love your mother" kind). I enjoyed research and teaching, but noticed that I spent most of my non-classroom time writing and editing, often to help other people.

When I left academia,  all the "you should be a writer" admonitions followed me to job interviews. I've been squeezing in part-time writing and editing jobs for about 9 years, so now I am happily doing it full time.

Jill was formerly a writer at Daily Voice.


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Obituaries
Maria I. Escobar, 87, Of Teaneck Maria I. Escobar, 87, Of Teaneck
Maria I. Escobar, 87, Of Teaneck TEANECK, N.J. – Maria I. Escobar, 87, of Teaneck, died Thursday, Nov. 26. Escobar was a seamstress. She was the beloved mother of Max and his wife Teresa Milanes. Cremation will be private with interment at George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus.

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Mary E. Houseknecht, 85, Of Wappingers Falls Mary E. Houseknecht, 85, Of Wappingers Falls
Mary E. Houseknecht, 85, Of Wappingers Falls WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. -- Mary E. Houseknecht,, 85, of Wappingers Falls, died Saturday, Nov. 28 at Lutheran Care Center in Poughkeepsie.  She was the daughter of the late Harry and Agnes Armstrong McKelvey. She was born May 22, 1930, in New Paltz. In 1955, she married Karl Houseknecht, who predeceased her in 2009. Survivors include her children, Patricia Gierloff and her husband John of LaGrange; Karl J. Houseknecht of Kingston; her brother John McKelvey of Newburgh; her granddaughter Sarah Shattuck and her husband Robert of Pleasant Valley; her great-granddaughters, Amber and Karli Shattu…

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Frances Gregg Petersmeyer, 93, Formerly Of Bronxville Frances Gregg Petersmeyer, 93, Formerly Of Bronxville
Frances Gregg Petersmeyer, 93, Formerly Of Bronxville BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Frances Gregg Petersmeyer, 93, a former resident of Bronxville, died in Washington, D.C. Nov. 10.  She was born in Little Rock, Ark., and grew up in Memphis, Tenn., the eldest of four daughters to Irene Calhoun Gregg and Russell C. Gregg. She graduated from Lausanne School in Memphis and from Sweet Briar College in Virginia. She worked for the Commercial Appeal newspaper in Memphis during the war, where met and married Charles Wrede Petersmeyer, They were married for 52 years when he died in 1996. Petersmeyer was also predeceased by her sisters, Nancy Gregg Lewis of Mem…

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Obituaries
John Joseph Fallon Jr., 46, Of Garfield John Joseph Fallon Jr., 46, Of Garfield
John Joseph Fallon Jr., 46, Of Garfield GARFIELD, N.J. -- John Joseph Fallon Jr., 46, died Friday, Nov. 27.  He was born in Saddle Brook and lived most of his life in Elmwood Park before moving to Garfield in 2010. He worked for many years at the Grand Union in Elmwood Park. Fallon was the beloved son of Patricia (née Mulligan) Klypka of Gilford, N.H., and the late John J. Fallon Sr.; the beloved step-son of Peter Klypka Jr.; dear brother of Patricia Ann Mott and her husband John of Paterson; Nancy Rogers and her husband Barry of Port St. Lucie; Jacqueline, Deirdre and Maureen Fallon of Garfield; and Erin Fallon of Hawthorne; ste…

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Alfred Markim, 88, Of Piermont Alfred Markim, 88, Of Piermont
Alfred Markim, 88, Of Piermont PIERMONT, N.Y. – Alfred Markim, 88, of Piermont, died Nov. 24. Markim was a television and movie actor, producer, and the co-founder of Teletronics. He is best known as Astro from the 1950s show “Tom Corbett: Space Cadet.” He is survived by his wife, Sondra; children Nancy (Fred), Dan (Sue), Gary (Nancy), Nina (John), and Carla (Gregg); 11 adoring grandchildren; and one great-grandchild to be. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Jewish Home Foundation (201-784-1414) or Doctors Without Borders (www.doctorswithoutborders.org) would be greatly appreciated.

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Rose Marie Johnson, 76, Of Milan Rose Marie Johnson, 76, Of Milan
Rose Marie Johnson, 76, Of Milan MILAN, N.Y. -- Rose Marie Johnson, 79, died Thursday, Nov. 26. She was born March 13, 1936, in Poughkeepsie, the daughter of Alexander and Gladys (Morgan) Horne.  Johnson was a nurse's aide. Survivors include her three daughters, Lynda Lee (Randy) Klawson of Milan; Victoria Lynn Johnson of Milan; Ginny (Chuck) Majors-Myers of Germantown; a son, LeRoy H. (Heather) Johnson Jr. of Milan; two sisters, Helen Schaffer of Poughkeepsie; Beatrice Bailey of Penn Yan; two brothers, Frank Horne of Willington, N.C.; Donald Horne of Florida; 15 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren with one on the way, …

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Pauline M. Close, 86, Of LaGrange Pauline M. Close, 86, Of LaGrange
Pauline M. Close, 86, Of LaGrange LAGRANGE, N.Y. – Pauline M. Close, 86, of LaGrange, died Saturday, Nov. 28 at The Pines in Poughkeepsie.  She was born Sept. 15, 1929, in Buffalo, the daughter of Louis and Jadwiga Zielinski Shegda. She was married July 24, 1943, to Leon Straszewski, who predeceased her in 1974. On June 22, 1991, she married Robert L. Close in Pleasant Valley; he survives at home. Close was employed by the Simon and Group Corp. in Depew. She also worked at Western Printing in Poughkeepsie, having previously worked at IBM in Fishkill for eight years. Close also is survived by her son and daughter In-law, L…

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Clinton Bernard Snyder, 89, Of Norwood Clinton Bernard Snyder, 89, Of Norwood
Clinton Bernard Snyder, 89, Of Norwood NORWOOD, N.J. -- Clinton Bernard “Bernie” Snyder, 89, of Norwood, died Saturday, Nov. 28.  He was born in Hoboken to Clinton and Tess Snyder, and was a proud World War II veteran and member of the U.S. Navy. Snyder graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University and was a history teacher, as well as an employee of the State of New Jersey in the social services office. He was the devoted husband of the late Patricia Snyder, and is survived by his cherished children, Susan and Michael Clifford of Old Tappan; Craig and Karen Snyder of Sparta; and Cynthia Snyder of Norwood; beloved grandchildren…

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Bernard Louis Cohen, 94, Of Spring Valley Bernard Louis Cohen, 94, Of Spring Valley
Bernard Louis Cohen, 94, Of Spring Valley SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. -- Bernard Louis Cohen, 94, of Spring Valley, died Thursday, Nov. 26. He was born March 12, 1921, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Funeral services were Sunday with Rabbi Wohlberg officiating. Interment was in the Jewish Community Center Cemetery, Brick Church Road and Route 306, New Hempstead. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Hellman Memorial Chapels, 15 State St., Spring Valley.

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Neighbors
Darien Man Joins Board Of Greenwich's Kids In Crisis Darien Man Joins Board Of Greenwich's Kids In Crisis
Darien Man Joins Board Of Greenwich's Kids In Crisis COS COB, Conn. – Kids in Crisis, an organization that has been assisting children and their families in Connecticut since 1978, has named new members to its board of directors. M. Briggs Forelli is president and CEO of Precision Gear Inc., which supplies parts for the aerospace industry. Forelli has been a member of the annual Kids in Crisis golf tournament fundraiser, Kids Challenge, since the early days of the tournament and was co-chair of this year’s tournament. He lives in Darien with his wife and two children. Stanley Galanski is president and CEO of The Navigators Group Inc., an inte…

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