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Philly Woman Killed In Wrong-Way Crash Was Nursing Student, Philanthropist: Family Philly Woman Killed In Wrong-Way Crash Was Nursing Student, Philanthropist: Family Philly Woman Killed In Wrong-Way Crash Was Nursing Student, Philanthropist: Family
Philly Woman Killed In Wrong-Way Crash Was Nursing Student, Philanthropist: Family Thaduba Magdalena Turay of Philadelphia died when she was struck head-on by an allegedly DUI driver on Sunday, April 14, according to state police. She was 21.  Turay was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, and moved to the United States with her family when she was 1 year old, loved ones wrote on GoFundMe. She attended Cardinal O'Hara High School in Springfield and went on to study nursing at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. At Cheyney, Turay helped launch a praise dance club and was involved in other campus groups, according to loved ones. GoFundMe organizer Fatoumata Conte…
'Beloved' Father, Computer Administrator From Springfield Suddenly Dies At 53 'Beloved' Father, Computer Administrator From Springfield Suddenly Dies At 53 'Beloved' Father, Computer Administrator From Springfield Suddenly Dies At 53
'Beloved' Father, Computer Administrator From Springfield Suddenly Dies At 53 Momoh Kamara embodied what it meant to truly live life to the fullest. The 53-year-old, who was born in Freetown in Sierra Leone and lived in Springfield, was a beloved husband and father as well as a "respected computer/network administrator," a GoFundMe reads. Unfortunately, Momoh's life was suddenly cut short on Sunday, June 18, "leaving behind a void that will be felt by all who knew him," the campaign continues.  Momoh obtained a bachelor's degree in computer science from Westfield State University and went on to work at Granville Tolland Regional School in Southwick, accord…