New City, NY
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Millions Raised Nationally For Four Children Of Teacher Killed In Texas Whose Husband Then Died Millions Raised Nationally For Four Children Of Teacher Killed In Texas Whose Husband Then Died Millions Raised Nationally For Four Children Of Teacher Killed In Texas Whose Husband Then Died
Millions Raised Nationally For Four Children Of Teacher Killed In Texas Whose Husband Then Died A GoFundMe effort launched to support the family of a slain teacher killed while protecting her students during the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas has raised around $2 million as news spread that her grieving husband died of a heart attack just two days later. Irma Garcia, age 48, was killed on Tuesday, May 24, along with another teacher when an 18-year-old gunman walked into her classroom with an AK-15 assault rifle and began shooting students. In the end, 19 little children were dead, along with Garcia, another teacher and the gunman. Many others were wounded. "She loved her classroom k…

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by Kathy Reakes
Towson, MD
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Maryland Dad Killed Helping Friend With Car Problems Was Loving 'Family Man' Maryland Dad Killed Helping Friend With Car Problems Was Loving 'Family Man' Maryland Dad Killed Helping Friend With Car Problems Was Loving 'Family Man'
Maryland Dad Killed Helping Friend With Car Problems Was Loving 'Family Man' A 33-year-old Annapolis man struck and killed by a vehicle while helping a friend with car troubles is being remembered as a loving family man. A GoFundMe launched for Victor Diaz had raised more than $15,500 as of Friday, March 18. He worked at Lewnes’ Steakhouse for 14 years and had a "contagious attitude that enhanced everyone’s mood," the page reads. "...it’s hard to imagine him not being at the business with us. We have all felt the sharp pain of grief and cannot explain how much we will miss him." Diaz is survived by his wife, Laura; and four children, Víctor (15), Marina …

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by Cecilia Levine
Allentown, PA
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Young Pennsylvania Dad Killed In Wrong-Way NY State Crash Young Pennsylvania Dad Killed In Wrong-Way NY State Crash Young Pennsylvania Dad Killed In Wrong-Way NY State Crash
Young Pennsylvania Dad Killed In Wrong-Way NY State Crash Profound grief replaced shock as word spread that a Pennsylvania man had been killed in a head-on crash in New York State this past weekend. Brendan Seabrook, who'd just turned 27 and had a young daughter in grade school, was driving north on the Palisades Interstate Parkway about 10 miles north of New Jersey, authorities said, when an oncoming SUV slammed into his 2016 Toyota Avalon at 2:40 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 6. Seabrook, who was a member of Local 60 of the Laborers' International Union of North America and recently lived in Monroe, NY, was extricated by Nanuet firefighters and taken to Mo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
Obituaries
Late NJ Dad Walked Miles To Train So Wife Could Use Car For Son With Autism, Campaign Says Late NJ Dad Walked Miles To Train So Wife Could Use Car For Son With Autism, Campaign Says Late NJ Dad Walked Miles To Train So Wife Could Use Car For Son With Autism, Campaign Says
Late NJ Dad Walked Miles To Train So Wife Could Use Car For Son With Autism, Campaign Says Support is surging for a New Jersey mom and her son after the patriarch of the family died suddenly. Aliaksei Novikau of Wayne passed away on Nov. 28. He was 47 years old. Meanwhile, his wife, Tanya, and their son Anthony, who has autism, are left grieving his loss. More than $1,800 had been raised as of Saturday morning on a GoFundMe for the mother and son. He was being remembered as a caring and devoted husband and dad. "Any time someone needed help with something, Alex dropped whatever he was doing to lend a hand," GoFundMe founder Matt Watkins said.  "Our car broke down in the …

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by Cecilia Levine
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
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TRIBUTE: NY Man Killed In South Jersey Crash Made Others Feel Seen TRIBUTE: NY Man Killed In South Jersey Crash Made Others Feel Seen TRIBUTE: NY Man Killed In South Jersey Crash Made Others Feel Seen
Tribute: NY Man Killed In South Jersey Crash Made Others Feel Seen Support is surging for a New York family mourning the loss of their 21-year-old son in a South Jersey crash over Fourth of July weekend. More than $32,000 had been raised as of Tuesday evening on a GoFundMe in memory of Roy Song, of Ossining, NY. "Words cannot express the pain, sadness, and devastation we all feel at his loss. Roy was just 21 years old, a 2018 graduate of Ossining High School, with a bright future ahead of him," campaign founder Beata Mione writes. "He was loved and admired by all who crossed paths with him. The oldest of the three siblings, he leaves behind his parents, h…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
Obituaries
TRIBUTE: Hackensack Therapist Who Died In Labor Was 'Amazingly Selfless' TRIBUTE: Hackensack Therapist Who Died In Labor Was 'Amazingly Selfless' TRIBUTE: Hackensack Therapist Who Died In Labor Was 'Amazingly Selfless'
Tribute: Hackensack Therapist Who Died In Labor Was 'Amazingly Selfless' What should have been a time of celebration turned to heartbreak for a New Jersey family suddenly in mourning. Tana Elizabeth Quigley, 35 originally of Woodcliff Lake, died due to birthing complications on March 14. Baby Parker didn't make it either, leaving dad and fiancé Chris Campana to grieve. "Having a baby was the best thing that was ever going to happen for us," Campana told Daily Voice. "And it was perfect." But something happened before delivery and then, they were gone, Campana said. Campana -- who met Quigley three years ago on a dating site -- feels that it…

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by Cecilia Levine