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Westchester Native Melanie DiDomizio Dies At 16
A Westchester native has died at age 16 after a valiant battle with bone cancer.
Melanie Paige DiDomizio, a Yonkers native, died on Thursday, Jan. 23.
"Mel," as she was known, moved to Sparta, New Jersey in 2012 where she was an accomplished dancer and gymnast.
Her obituary remembers her as the "life of the party," all the while looking out for others.
"She touched the lives of so many; our beloved, shining, happy girl, the light of our lives and the star of our hearts," her obit says.
"She never complained. She took whatever circumstance came her way and never let it stop her from get…
College Gymnast Dies After Suffering Spinal Cord Injury In Practice
A member of the Southern Connecticut State University women's gymnastics team died after suffering a spinal cord injury in practice.
Melanie Coleman, 20, died on Sunday, Nov. 10 after the incident while she was practicing on the bars at the university's campus in New Haven on Friday, Nov. 8.
Coleman, a junior, came to Southern Connecticut State from Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Connecticut, where, as a team captain, she was the program's most valuable player and all-state selection.
As a freshman at SCSU for the 2017-18 season she joined her sister, Tiffany, who was a so…
