Angelman Syndrome: Everyone Suffers the Loss of an Angel

Blogger Melissa Winger writes that a loss in the Angelman Syndrome community doesn't affect one family, it affects all.

Obituary: Morris Lewis Finney IV

Services are Thursday.

MORRIS LEWIS FINNEY IV, passed away suddenly on November 5, 2012 at the age of 21. Morris was an angel who never complained, was always smiling and loved his life to the fullest. He loved watching game shows and reading books and taking long walks. He was the love of our lives and we will miss him forever. Most perfect son of Donna R. Finney (Howard Sonenstein) and Morris Finney III, dearestbrother of Jennifer Finney and Jessica Finney (Joel Brown); loving uncle of Elianna Finney-Klein;cherished grandson of Linda (nee Flate) and Earl Schwartz (both deceased) and Morris Finney Jr. and Audrey Finney (deceased); beloved nephew, great nephew, cousin and friend to many. Morris loved his caretakers. Services 10 am Thursday November 8 at THE …

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'Moms Talk' Q & A: How Do You Talk to Children About the Chardon High Shooting?

It can be a tough talk when everyone's searching for answers.

Each week the council will answer a question on parenthood posed to them by readers or another member of council. This week, the Moms Council talks about the topic on everyone's mind – the shooting at Chardon High School. Here's what the Moms had to say: Susan Jerome: I didn't talk to my children about Columbine because they were too young. Let them have an innocent childhood; it is taken away so quickly in our world, today. We have been texting and talking about Chardon since it happened. We try and empathize with the parents of the victims, especially those who have lost a child to such a brutal act. We talked about what the parents might be experiencing, how they are feeling, and what we could do. We have been praying since the news …

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Ralph E. Schey, Former CEO of Scott Fetzer Co.

He was a WWII veteran and benefactor of Ohio University

Ralph E. Schey, retired chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Scott Fetzer Co., former member of the Ohio Board of Regents and benefactor of Ohio University’s College of Business, died Sunday, Sept. 11, at age 87. The former Westlake resident led the $1 billion conglomerate Scott Fetzer, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, from 1974 until retiring in 2000. Schey most recently lived in Gates Mills. Schey was appointed to the Ohio Board of Regents by then-Gov. George Voinovich in 1996. He served on the nine-member board that advises the governor, the legislature and state universities on long-range financing and policy issues affecting higher education, until 2004. That same year, he and his wife Luci donated $1 million to …

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'Moms Talk' Q & A: What's the Appropriate Age to Take to a Browns Game?

Drinking, foul language keep some parents from taking kids at any age

Each week the council will answer a question on parenthood posed to them by readers or another member of council. This week, the Mom Councils members talk about the appropriate age to watch a football game at Cleveland Browns Stadium. When I grew up, my dad went with the guys and always said it wasn't a place for kids. I'm not sure if he just would rather be with adults than with family, but I also know they didn't have things like family sections in those days. Then again, tickets are so expensive now that it's tough to afford to take the whole family. I went to my first game in a few years last season because I won tickets. Let's see what the moms have to say: Susan Jerome: I would have to say that I think the athletes are extremely …

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Roger Vozar

9:20 am on Friday, August 26, 2011

I think part of the problem with the behavior is that it can be extreme. Even if you take the approach of using it as a teaching lesson, kids still have to be at least a certain age to truly understand and get the benefits. I do know parents who have taken young children and had a good experience, so it does happen and I do think the Browns are trying to accommodate everyone.   more ›

Dr. Bernadine Healy Loop, Who Led National Institutes of Health, American Red Cross and More, Died Saturday at 67

The Gates Mills resident and wife of former Cleveland Clinic CEO Floyd D. Loop wrote a book about her journey with brain cancer.

Dr. Bernadine Healy Loop, the first woman to serve as director of the National Institutes of Health and past president of the American Red Cross, died Saturday, Aug. 6, at age 67. The Gates Mills resident wrote a memoir about her experience with brain cancer titled The Living Time: Faith and Facts to Transform Your Cancer Journey in 2007. She was named Cleveland Clinic head of research in 1985, NIH director in 1991, Ohio State University college of medicine dean in 1995, American Heart Association president in 1998 and Red Cross CEO in 1999. In 1994, she ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, losing in the primary to Mike DeWine. Healy, who had been a science and technology adviser to President Ronald Reagan…

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Mayfield Heights Mourns Death of Officer

Sgt. Gregory Michl was instrumental in starting Juvenile Diversion Program

Flags are flying at half-staff at Mayfield Heights City Hall in honor of Sgt. Gregory Michl, 47, who passed away on Sunday. Calling hours are from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. today at Redmon Funeral Home, 3633 Darrow Road, Stow, and a funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian, 10439 Ravenna Road, Twinsburg. Mayor Gregory Costabile said Michl had been battling cancer, which had been thought to be in remission. "It's hard to put into words. It's a sad day for many reasons," Costabile said. "He was a dedicated father and husband. He had such a passion for kids and for helping others." Costabile said he first met Michl when the officer started the Juvenile Diversion Program and Costabile served as the first …

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Betty Klaric, 79, Cleveland Press Environmental Reporter, Labor Department Attorney

She was one of the first journalists to be named a full-time environmental reporter for a major daily newspaper

Betty Klaric, former Cleveland Press reporter, became one of the first journalists to be named a full-time environmental reporter for a major daily newspaper in the mid-1960s.  The Highland Heights resident, who died Feb. 24 at age 79, started at the Press in 1955. Klaric was assigned to the women’s department until 1961, when she became a general assignment reporter.  Her dramatic and extensive coverage of the Cuyahoga River fire of 1969, its causes and possible remedies helped shine the national spotlight on the problem of polluted rivers and streams feeding into Lake Erie and other bodies of water.  Klaric won numerous local, state and national honors from environmental, journalism and government organizations. Many credited her with …

Dorothy Forte, 88, former Statler Hotel restaurant hostess

She also sang and danced at senior centers from the early 1990s until 2006

Dorothy Forte sang and danced at nursing homes and senior centers throughout Northeast Ohio with her dance partner, Bob Norton, from the early 1990s until 2006. Forte, whose maiden name was Bostic, performed professionally as a teenager in the late 1930s as part of the Bostic Trio with her brother, Milton, and sister, Diana. They did their song-and-dance routines as a threesome and also demonstrated ballroom dancing at supper club floor shows from Pittsburgh to Cleveland until 1943. Forte, who died Jan. 29 at age 88, went on to do a solo act as Dottie Bostic, Queen of Song. The Mayfield Heights resident later served as a restaurant hostess at the Statler Hotel for more than 30 years. She was born May 31, 1922, in Pittsburgh. Forte is …

Irene P. Kay, 90, served on Mayfield Board of Education for 27 years

The widow of the late Mayfield Heights Councilman Al Kay also chaired the Ohio Lottery Commission

Irene P. Kay was appointed to the Mayfield Board of Education to fill a vacancy in 1965. Voters kept her in office until she retired in 1991. Kay, who died Jan. 13 at age 90, was especially proud of helping to establish Millridge Center for the Hearing Impaired. In 1992, the former school board president became the first person to be named Mayfield board member emeritus. “She was one of the purest-hearted people I’ve ever met,” said Robert Stabile, a former Mayfield schools superintendent. “She really cared about people being treated right. She was all for the kids. She was a public servant without a hidden agenda.” She and her late husband, Al, a longtime Mayfield Heights councilman, helped establish the Mayfield Regional Library, now a …

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