Phillip Hayward, Lab Chemist In Rockland, Dies At 23
Quick wit. Sharp humor. A bright light and unique character.
This is how Phillip Hayward, a lab chemist in Rockland County, is being remembered.
The native of Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey died on Monday, Aug. 24 at 23 years old -- but his legacy lives on, thanks to a GoFundMe launched by Gabrielle Rodriguez in his memory.
The $11,800 that had been raised as of Tuesday morning will be donated to "The Trevor Project" in Phillip's name. The American non-profit organization focuses on suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth.
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Somerset Athlete Leaps To Death From New NY Landmark
A former high school rugby star from Basking Ridge leaped to his death from a landmark structure at the brand-new Hudson Yards in Manhattan over the weekend, authorities confirmed.
Peter DeSalvo, 19, a freshman at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut, jumped to his death from the sixth story of The Vessel, 150 or so feet above West 33rd Street near the Hudson River, around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, according to published reports.
He didn’t leave a note, loved ones said.
DeSalvo, who was a member of SHU's rugby club, was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, after jumping fr…
