Susie's Update Corner

Tom Fugate

I recently reconnected with our fellow classmate, Tom Fugate, out on FB. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. His wife, Linda, passed away on May 21, 2009.

She had been chronically ill for years and her body just could not fight any longer. They had been married for 12 years. He was such a devoted husband and caretaker to her.

Tom is trying to move on and is still trying to deal with losing the love of his life. Please feel free to drop him a note offering your condolences, as he tries to heal his broken heart.

You may write to him at:

Tom Fugate
3022 Bright Bounty Lane
West Carrollton, OH 45449

Thank you,
Susie

Sheryl Jane (Henry) Vallone

News Death Notice

VALLONE, Sheryl Jane 46, of Florence, AL past away suddenly on September 10, 2009 at ECM Hospital. She was born in North Carolina and raised in Fairborn, OH. She was a beloved and devoted wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend to many She was known for her outgoing personality, drive to help others, love of cooking, and her "can do" attitude.

As manager of the Blackberry Grill, she was involved in many charity events and touched the lives of all who visited the grill. Devoted to her children, she was involved in many of their school events and functions, and was "Mom" to many of her children's friends.

Even in death she continues to help others as an organ donor. She will be missed by all who knew her.

Visitation will be Sunday September 13, 2009 from 3pm to 5pm with a prayer service to follow at St. Michael's Catholic Church, The Rev. Edward Markley, O.S.B. will officiate.

Mrs. Vallone was preceded in death by her grandparents. She is survived by her husband, Michael Vallone; daughters, Stephanie Swain, Samantha Vallone and Michelle Vallone; parents, Al and Syble Henry; siblings, Janie Henry, Chris Henry, and Tony Henry. Pallbearers will be Chris Henry, Tony Henry, Carm Vallone, Matt Vallone, and Polk Kellam.

The family wishes in lieu of flowers that donations be made in memory of Sheryl Vallone, to The Family House Inc. 50 Irving St. San Francisco, CA 94122 or the Matthew Conely Foundation in Florence, AL.

Arrangements by Greenview Funeral Home.

Jo Anna (Beach) Lockhart, age 45 of Kettering, passed away Friday May 2, 2008

She was born June 10, 1962 in Stuttgart, Germany.

Jo Ann was a graduate of Fairborn Park Hills High School, class of 1980; as well as Wright State University 2001. She was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Oakwood. She was preceded in death by her father. Ralph C. Beach, Jr. Survivors include her husband of 12 years, Dr. Paul D. Lockhart; a son Alexander Paul Ralph Beach Lockhart; her mother, Maria Beach of Fairborn; a brother Ralph C. Beach III of Fairborn; as well as four stepchildren, Kate Elise Lockhart, Nicholas Taylor Lockhart, Paige Marie Lockhart, and Carl Philip Lockhart.

A memorial service will be held on Tuesday May 6, 2008 at 1 PM in the St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 33 W. Dixon Ave. Dayton. Rev Judith Doran officiating. The family will receive friends following the service at the church.

In lieu of Flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to:

St Paul's Episcopal Church

American Stroke Foundation
5960 Dearborn, Suite 100
Mission, KS 66202
http://www.americanstroke.org

Condolences may be made to the family at http://www.beltonstroup.com

3/16/08

Respected Fairborn physician dies at 62

Dr. John Peterangelo, also a school board member, remembered as inspiring, trusted.

By Jeremy P. Kelley

Staff Writer

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

FAIRBORN � Dr. John J. Peterangelo, longtime Fairborn physician and former Fairborn school board member known fondly as "Dr. Pete," died Saturday, May 10, at Hospice of Dayton. He was 62.

He resigned from the school board after being diagnosed with brain cancer in November.

Dr. Peterangelo ran a family practice in the city for more than three decades, treating thousands. He made an impact thousands of miles away as well, opening a medical clinic in the Central American country of Belize.

"He left a tremendous legacy of caring for people," said Howard Drenth, director of physician practices for Greene Memorial Hospital. "You think about the families and even generations of families that he treated."

Drenth said at Greene Memorial, Dr. Peterangelo had been elected chief of the medical staff, served as chairman of the family practice section, and most recently was a member of the board of directors.

Dr. Peterangelo served on the Fairborn school board from 2004-07, and many of his colleagues credit him with helping rejuvenate a district that had major fiscal problems. Voters turned down three tax levies before finally passing one in May 2007.

Tom Swaim, school board president, said Dr. Peterangelo "was just a unique person," whether he was getting medication for people who couldn't afford it, or inspiring the district's teaching staff at a year-opening presentation.

"Things have really turned around for the district, and Dr. Peterangelo was a major influence in doing those things," Swaim said. "He stepped forward right when our schools needed him. People trusted him, and our school board needed that trust."

Superintendent Dave Scarberry echoed that feeling, adding that Dr. Peterangelo "had a huge inner strength. He gave everything of himself and expected nothing in return. The man was a healer."

Dr. Peterangelo is survived by his wife, Louise; son Steven and daughter Jennifer Peterangelo; stepdaughters Cynthia Meaux and Candice Patrick; brother Jerry Peterangelo; and sister Grace Pittmann.

Visitation will be 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Belton-Stroup Funeral Home, 422 E. Dayton-Yellow Springs Road.

Mass of Christian burial is 10 a.m. Thursday at Mary Help of Christians Church, 954 N. Maple Ave.

3/5/08

Jennifer Topping Jacobson from our class lost her 15 year old son last night. According to the news he was a passenger in a car hit by another car that ran a stop sign.

Patrick Douglas Jacobson, 15 years old, passed away March 4, 2008.

A service to celebrate Patrick�s life
6pm Friday March 7th 2008
Belton-Stroup Funeral Home
422 E. Dayton-Yellow-Springs Road
Fairborn

The family requests that, in lieu of flowers,
contributions may be made to:

The Patrick Jacobson Memorial Fund
c/o Greenon High School Athletic Department
3950 S. Tecumseh Rd.
Springfield, OH 45502.

Send condolences to:

JENNIFER JACOBSON
29 WEST HUNTER DRIVE
ENON, OH 45323

Please keep their family in your prayers.
Susie

2/29/08

Frank and Lori Moore have a
DAUGHTER!!

Hello, friends and family!

Lori and I are proud to announce that Kira Marie Moore, our first child, was born on Friday, February 29, 2008, at 2:52 PM at Providence Hospital in Anchorage, AK.

Our little Leap Day Baby was 13 days early! She was 7 lbs. 6 ounces and 19.6" long at birth, with lots of dark brown hair that has light brown, red, and blond highlights. She has very dark eyes, but with a touch of light grey. Delivery lasted about 15 hours, and was quite difficult in the final three hours ... but Mommy and Baby are healthy and happy, and Kira is growing already! We were all back home within 25 hours of the birth --much to the delight of our trusty Australian shepherd, Galileo, who seems excited and eager to help!

Lori has already posted a handful of pictures from the delivery room and the first night home:

http://northtoak.blogspot.com

Please enjoy! As with all babies, Kira's already changed quite a lot since the birth. In between breast-feeding and diaper-changing, we will try to keep the blog as up to date as possible.

Please check back for updates!

Love and best wishes to all,
Frank

Susie

1/14/08

Zach Domicone to
play for Ohio State

By Marc Pendleton
Staff Writer

Friday, January 11, 2008

BEAVERCREEK � Ohio State won't play another football game until this fall. But the Buckeyes have already beaten Nebraska and Oklahoma.

In a classic whirlwind college recruiting tale, Beavercreek High School senior Zach Domicone went from committing to Nebraska to Oklahoma to OSU. And that was just on Friday.

"After school, I was told (OSU) coach (Jim) Tressel wants to talk to me," said Domicone, a versatile and speedy 6-foot-3, 215-pound defensive back.

"I'm freaking out at this point. He says they've got a scholarship waiting for me at Ohio State. I was speechless. I didn't know what to say. It came out of nowhere."

Domicone wasn't on OSU's recruiting radar until the Big 12 teams made scholarship pitches.

Originally headed to Ohio University, he was lured to Nebraska when former OU assistant coach Carl Pelini joined his brother, newly named head coach Bo Pelini, at Lincoln earlier this week. That sparked interest from rival Oklahoma, which wanted Domicone to visit on Friday.

Once OSU was up to speed, it moved quickly. After reviewing a Domicone highlight tape on Friday morning, recruiting coordinator John Peterson relayed a message to Beavers coach Scott Clodfelter: Hold off on that visit to Norman, Okla.

Now, Domicone will make his official OSU visit today, hosted by junior Jake Ballard of Springboro.

Domicone has legit 4.46 speed in the 40-yard dash and has cracked 50 seconds for a 400-meter relay split. He also has a 3.8 GPA and scored a 27 on the ACT test. He excelled at quarterback and cornerback last fall when the Beavers posted their first winning season in 15 years (6-4). He said OSU will play him at safety or linebacker.

"He's the total package," said Clodfelter.

"This was the darndest thing I've ever seen. OSU showed no interest until the last 12 hours, then all of the sudden, boom. They don't like losing people from Ohio. It was a great day. I just couldn't believe how quickly it happened."

Domicone was first-team All-Area and first-team All-Greater Western Ohio Conference. His father, Fred, was a standout lineman at Fairborn Park Hills and Dayton.

"They were both definitely pumped up," Domicone said of his parents.

The only other Creek grad to land a football scholarship to OSU was 1969 grad Randy Cowman. The first National Letter of Intent signing day is Feb. 6.

9/14/07

Greg Johnson in the News

Fairborn Daily Herald

9/22/2007 12:02:00 PM

T-minus 5 months
Fairborn native to pilot Space Shuttle in February

By KAREN RASE
Community Correspondent

WPAFB - Traveling 520 mph in a T-38 jet from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base's flightline to the Johnson Space Center in Houston may seem pretty fast to most "earthbound" individuals, but come February 2008, Col. Gregory H. Johnson will learn first-hand what it's like to go "really fast," a mind-blowing 25,000 mph straight up into the pitch black darkness of space.

Johnson, a former Fairborn Park Hills graduate and valedictorian of his 1980 class, was in town briefly Tuesday and discussed his upcoming NASA mission of piloting the Endeavour Space Shuttle (STS-123) come Valentine's Day. His target - the International Space Station, a mere 250 miles above the earth.

"Training is very, very busy as you might expect," said Johnson, who has waited 10 years for this opportunity. He'll be spending two weeks in the ISS with six other crewmates and has hopes of commanding a future mission before NASA pulls the plug on travel to the ISS in 2010.

"A lot of space flight is mundane stuff," added Johnson who'll be busy operating the station's internal robotic arm. He'll also be familiarizing himself with the Canadian Space Agency's "Dextre" robotic system and examining a section of Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo Lab.

Although it takes only 8 1/2 minutes to reach the space station (roughly the size of a football field), from earth, the crew will spend three days preparing to dock with the ISS, the world's largest orbiting laboratory.

The former Operation Desert Storm combat pilot resides in Texas with his wife Cari and their three children. Johnson's brother is noted musician and Fairborn Civic Band Director, Gary Johnson.

Johnson, 45, will be the keynote speaker at the Dayton Engineer's Club on Friday, Nov. 16. The public is invited to hear his presentation on "Flying the Space Shuttle - Post Columbia." To make dinner reservations for this event, call 937-228-2148.

On Saturday, Nov. 17, Johnson will present a 1:30 p.m. lecture in the auditorium at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force's Family Day event. This event is free and open to the public.

Another article

You GO, girl!

7/27/07

Richard Mascarella
Appointed Captain

Effective July 1, 2007 Richard Mascarella will fill the position of Captain in the City of Monroe's Fire Department. Captain Mascarella has been with the Monroe Fire Department since October of 2000 and is currently pursuing a degree in Fire Science Administration. Captain Mascarella serves as a paramedic, professional firefighter, fire safety inspector, hazardous materials technician, and numerous National Fire Academy and FEMA Classes. Congratulations Richard!!

Above: Fire Chief Mark A. Neu, II congratulates
Richard Mascarella on his promotion.

Susie

6/19/07

It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I write this message to all, that we have lost Park Hills 1978 classmate Bill (Skip) Lemay to an untimely tragedy in the early hours yesterday, Sunday, 7/17. Skip was married to my cousin, Debbie (Thompson) Lemay, Baker class of 1979. Skip was an air traffic controller for the Cincinnati airport, and a veteran of the USAF.

Skip leaves behind his wife, three sons, a daughter-in-law and two grandchildren. Skip and Debbie's oldest son Josh, is in the USAF and also an air traffic controller, stationed in Florida, following in Skip's footsteps. Second son Tony just finished his Junior year at the University of Kentucky. Youngest son, Bobby, just graduated from high school 2 weeks ago, and also planned on joined the USAF and becoming an air traffic controller.

Tim Thompson

6/20/05

Mark Stinson passed away

Mark Stinson had taken a turn for the worse this past Friday. Over the weekend the family was told it may not be much longer. I am sorry to say we have lost a great friend and classmate. Mark passed away today at 4:16 pm among family and friends at his home. He will be greatly missed, but never forgotten. Please keep Jackie, Chris and Ashley in your prayers along with Mark's mother and brothers Mike, Mickey and Monty.

Tim Thompson
tthompson@coxohio.com

Viewing: 5 - 8 PM, Thursday, June 23
Victory Temple

Funeral: 11 AM, Friday, June 24
Victory Temple

2443 Valle Greene Dr.
Fairborn, OH 45324

Rhonda and Dan at the class of 1980 reunion - August 2000

Dear Friends,

Dan Mevis died March 21, 2003.

This message is from Rhonda.

It is with great sorrow that I send this message. Dan passed away Friday night, 3/21, at 10:30 p.m. After many setbacks throughout the week; his lung did collapse due to the high pressures required from the ventilator, a drain was required in Dan's gallbladder due to it's failure (a very risky procedure since they had to go through a portion of his liver), and then eventual internal bleeding from that procedure. Friday morning Dan was critically unstable, his heart started having irregular beats when the dialysis treatment was initiated, which required him to be shocked 5 times. His blood pressure dropped drastically low and blood pressure support medications were started again as well as IV medicine to decrease the irritability of his heart.

Dan never regained consciousness, but I told him everyday that many, many people were praying for him and that he could draw from that strength. I'm sure he knew that you were all wishing him well. I would like to thank each and everyone of you for all the prayers, cards, e-mails. This gave strength to both Dan and me.

June 2005

Extending our Competitive Advantage: Reynolds Granted New Patent

Congratulations to associates Ed Becker, Don Millsap, John Simpson, Dwayne Reeves and the late Dan Mevis

Reynolds today announced it has been granted a U.S. patent for inventing the delivery model and process that serve as the foundation for the Reynolds Private Managed Network (RPM) solution. Ed Becker, Don Millsap, John Simpson, Dwayne Reeves, and the late Dan Mevis are listed as the inventors from Reynolds.

The patent recognizes Reynolds for inventing a network operation center that connects multiple external computer systems to allow dealers, manufacturers and other vendors to access certain portions of each other�s data while protecting other data. Reynolds developed the network center in the late 1990s to meet dealers� needs to connect directly with car companies, and other vendors, in a secure environment. �We made it simple for them to communicate without a lot of equipment and people, and we manage it for them 24/7,� said Becker.

There is no other competitive solution like it today, and the award of the patent creates an advantage for Reynolds in the marketplace as the only provider of a comprehensive, secure network solution that is supported end-to-end. More than 1,400 dealerships currently use RPM in the U.S. In the past 18 months, both Ford and Kia have deployed the RPM network to connect with their dealers.