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Monday, March 06, 2017Passaic County Sheriff’s Department" and "Sheriff Jerry Speziale" at the department’s offices in Wayne.Mr. Convery left the flamboyant Speziale’s sign intact but ordered that the co-tenant, the county Board of Taxation, have an equally prominent sign.Mr. Convery’s final two years as deputy counsel were under Bill Pascrell III, now in his 18th year as county counsel. Pascrell said he advocated for Mr. Convery, 24 years his senior, to move up to administrator."Jim was a straight shooter, honest as the day is long, and never a political guy," Pascrell said. "He was a great, fair administrator, and the political leadership was comfortable with him because they knew the county was in good hands. Being the administrator was a really nice cap on his career."James Vincent Convery III, raised in Paterson and Hawthorne, taught social studies at Paterson’s School 5 while attending college in the evening. But teaching never was a career goal; he wanted to follow his father into law, his wife said.He worked in private practice for two years after graduating from the New England School of Law and joined Passaic County government in 1976.Mr. Convery died of cancer on Aug. 30 at his home in Little Egg Harbor. He is survived by his wife of 53 years; his children, Elizabeth Convery of Glen Rock, Karen Ciaramella of Montclair and James Convery of Shrewsbury; three siblings, Dr. Patricia Glover of Huntington Beach, Calif., Charles Convery of Waldwick and Mary Orr of Mahwah; and six grandchildren.The funeral was held Saturday at St. Anthony’s R.C. Church in Hawthorne, under the direction of Browning-Forshay Funeral Home.Email: levin@northjersey.com...
Monday, March 06, 2017Scout and volunteered at several organizations such as Students Helping Honduras, Family Promise, De La Salle Blackfeet School in Montana, Lunch Break in Red Bank, The Trulia Family Feast in Perth Amboy, The Schroth School for Special Needs in Wanamassa, just to name a few.So, when Dylan’s parents tragically lost their son to suicide on Aug. 4, 2015, they wanted to find a way to honor his selfless legacy.That’s when the Kindness Challenge was born.“He had a soft spot for the underdog and downtrodden,” Dylan’s dad, Dennis Vassallo said.“It was hard to drive him to the places he wanted to go serve. That in itself was a job,” said Vassallo.After a lot of prayer and meditation, Vassallo decided to honor his son’s spirit by starting a Facebook group to inspire others to focus on the positive things in life.“People are tired of the hate,” Vassallo said. “I thought, ‘Maybe we can just be nicer to each other.’”Last Tuesday, Vassallo revealed his project to the world.“[Dylan’s death] got me thinking, in addition to the things we have established and taken part in as a family, and have been blessed by the generosity and support of our family and friends, what simple kind things could we all do for the betterment of our world, society and ultimately our souls. The thought came, what if we had a kindness challenge? Not to raise money or funds, but to raise awareness and lift up each other and our hearts,” the...
Monday, February 06, 2017In June of 1946, the ex-heavyweight champion of the world, a flamboyant, cigar-smoking man with tailored suits and expensive cars, a trailblazing fighter who rose to fame unthinkable for a black man during Jim Crow, crashed his Lincoln Zephyr in the little town of Franklinton.The story of Jack Johnson’s fatal wreck, just 25 miles from Raleigh, remains notorious given that one of world’s most recognizable men was refused aid from a white ambulance driver and died in a segregated hospital. Seven decades later, Jack Johnson remains a towering figure in both sports and civil rights, an icon who turns up in rap songs, comic books and a gag line from Ron Burgundy in “Anchorman.”The life of “The Galveston Giant” inspired a Tony-winning play, a movie starring James Earl Jones and a documentary by Ken Burns, master of the slow zoom. But those works gave scant mention to the champion’s final hours. A new film follows Johnson’s life to the people who saw it end at a curve on U.S. 1.“My daddy heard it from the barbershop and came running,” said Joe Cutchins J...
Monday, February 06, 2017In the summer of 1979, when then-Mayor Jane Byrne promoted him to acting police superintendent, one newspaper dubbed him “Chicago’s version of Kojak.” Mr. DiLeonardi already was known for being the flamboyant head of the city’s homicide unit.But he and Byrne clashed after he publicly accused two mayoral aides of urging him to oust his chief of the organized-crime unit. Some believe the aides were trying to protect the Outfit.After only five months as the city’s top cop, Mr. DiLeonardi was ousted and found himself running the police detail at O’Hare Airport. In 1991, after a career of nearly 36 years, he retired from the police department.He worked briefly as a supervisor in the Cook County sheriff’s office. Then in early 1994, he was appointed by then-President Bill Clinton as the U.S. marshal in Chicago — a position he held until 1999.Mr. DiLeonardi died on Sunday. He was 84.His wife, Carol DiLeonardi, said her husband was a tireless homicide detective with a soft touch.“Joe was pretty good at going back again and again and befriending suspects. He wouldn’t take the first answer. He would go back and dig a little deeper. A lot of times they were caught off guard by that,” she said.He investigated many high-profile cases, including the still-unsolved killing of Valerie Jean Percy, the daughter of then-Republican U.S. Senate candi...
Monday, January 23, 2017Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church, with the Rev. Randy Fronek officiating. Burial will be at St Mary Cemetery in Sublette. Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy is handling arrangements.A memorial has been established.Visit thejonesfh.com to send condolences.Previous Page12Next Page Comments...
Monday, December 19, 2016John McCarter, who was the budget director in the administration."That was a measure of her, a measure of her modesty and no flamboyance," said McCarter, former head of the Field Museum and now chair of the board of regents of the Smithsonian Institution.Dorothy Ogilvie led a committee to oversee the restoration. The decision was made to restore the part of the mansion that went back to the 1850s when Lincoln was in Springfield and to build an addition to provide more modern living spaces.Kolbe said that as first lady, Ogilvie also pushed the state to improve care for children with disabilities.That concern led Ogilvie to visit a number of state institutions housing children with special needs, according to Kolbe, who said Ogilvie worked hard to promote smaller community-based programs to help that population.Her daughter is her only direct survivor.A memorial reception was held.Megan is a freelance reporter.
Monday, December 12, 2016Visitation will be held on Wednesday, from 10 - 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will be on Thursday, Dec. 15, at 10 a.m. at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Machesney Park.She was born on Nov. 26, 1919, in Amboy, the daughter of Frank and Fannie (Mule) Merlo. Alice married LeRoy G. Finn on Sept. 13, 1941, at Camp Polk, La. He preceded her in death on March 3, 1982.Survivors include her daughter, Judy (Larry) Meyers of Machesney Park; one grandson, Gregory (Diana) Meyers of Machesney Park; three great-grandchildren, Alyshia Meyers, Dalton Meyers, and Kiara Meyers; two sisters, Lena Merlo of Dixon and Margaret Mekeel of Amboy; and many beloved nieces and nephews.She was a secretary for USF&G in Dixon, and then a legal secretary for the Winnebago County States Attorney's Office. Alice was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon.Funeral arrangements by Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.A memorial has been established.Condolences may be sent online at www.thejonesfh.com.
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Monday, March 06, 2017Passaic County Sheriff’s Department" and "Sheriff Jerry Speziale" at the department’s offices in Wayne.Mr. Convery left the flamboyant Speziale’s sign intact but ordered that the co-tenant, the county Board of Taxation, have an equally prominent sign.Mr. Convery’s final two years as deputy counsel were under Bill Pascrell III, now in his 18th year as county counsel. Pascrell said he advocated for Mr. Convery, 24 years his senior, to move up to administrator."Jim was a straight shooter, honest as the day is long, and never a political guy," Pascrell said. "He was a great, fair administrator, and the political leadership was comfortable with him because they knew the county was in good hands. Being the administrator was a really nice cap on his career."James Vincent Convery III, raised in Paterson and Hawthorne, taught social studies at Paterson’s School 5 while attending college in the evening. But teaching never was a career goal; he wanted to follow his father into law, his wife said.He worked in private practice for two years after graduating from the New England School of Law and joined Passaic County government in 1976.Mr. Convery died of cancer on Aug. 30 at his home in Little Egg Harbor. He is survived by his wife of 53 years; his children, Elizabeth Convery of Glen Rock, Karen Ciaramella of Montclair and James Convery of Shrewsbury; three siblings, Dr. Patricia Glover of Huntington Beach, Calif., Charles Convery of Waldwick and Mary Orr of Mahwah; and six grandchildren.The funeral was held Saturday at St. Anthony’s R.C. Church in Hawthorne, under the direction of Browning-Forshay Funeral Home.Email: levin@northjersey.com...
Monday, March 06, 2017Scout and volunteered at several organizations such as Students Helping Honduras, Family Promise, De La Salle Blackfeet School in Montana, Lunch Break in Red Bank, The Trulia Family Feast in Perth Amboy, The Schroth School for Special Needs in Wanamassa, just to name a few.So, when Dylan’s parents tragically lost their son to suicide on Aug. 4, 2015, they wanted to find a way to honor his selfless legacy.That’s when the Kindness Challenge was born.“He had a soft spot for the underdog and downtrodden,” Dylan’s dad, Dennis Vassallo said.“It was hard to drive him to the places he wanted to go serve. That in itself was a job,” said Vassallo.After a lot of prayer and meditation, Vassallo decided to honor his son’s spirit by starting a Facebook group to inspire others to focus on the positive things in life.“People are tired of the hate,” Vassallo said. “I thought, ‘Maybe we can just be nicer to each other.’”Last Tuesday, Vassallo revealed his project to the world.“[Dylan’s death] got me thinking, in addition to the things we have established and taken part in as a family, and have been blessed by the generosity and support of our family and friends, what simple kind things could we all do for the betterment of our world, society and ultimately our souls. The thought came, what if we had a kindness challenge? Not to raise money or funds, but to raise awareness and lift up each other and our hearts,” the...
Monday, February 06, 2017In June of 1946, the ex-heavyweight champion of the world, a flamboyant, cigar-smoking man with tailored suits and expensive cars, a trailblazing fighter who rose to fame unthinkable for a black man during Jim Crow, crashed his Lincoln Zephyr in the little town of Franklinton.The story of Jack Johnson’s fatal wreck, just 25 miles from Raleigh, remains notorious given that one of world’s most recognizable men was refused aid from a white ambulance driver and died in a segregated hospital. Seven decades later, Jack Johnson remains a towering figure in both sports and civil rights, an icon who turns up in rap songs, comic books and a gag line from Ron Burgundy in “Anchorman.”The life of “The Galveston Giant” inspired a Tony-winning play, a movie starring James Earl Jones and a documentary by Ken Burns, master of the slow zoom. But those works gave scant mention to the champion’s final hours. A new film follows Johnson’s life to the people who saw it end at a curve on U.S. 1.“My daddy heard it from the barbershop and came running,” said Joe Cutchins J...
Monday, February 06, 2017In the summer of 1979, when then-Mayor Jane Byrne promoted him to acting police superintendent, one newspaper dubbed him “Chicago’s version of Kojak.” Mr. DiLeonardi already was known for being the flamboyant head of the city’s homicide unit.But he and Byrne clashed after he publicly accused two mayoral aides of urging him to oust his chief of the organized-crime unit. Some believe the aides were trying to protect the Outfit.After only five months as the city’s top cop, Mr. DiLeonardi was ousted and found himself running the police detail at O’Hare Airport. In 1991, after a career of nearly 36 years, he retired from the police department.He worked briefly as a supervisor in the Cook County sheriff’s office. Then in early 1994, he was appointed by then-President Bill Clinton as the U.S. marshal in Chicago — a position he held until 1999.Mr. DiLeonardi died on Sunday. He was 84.His wife, Carol DiLeonardi, said her husband was a tireless homicide detective with a soft touch.“Joe was pretty good at going back again and again and befriending suspects. He wouldn’t take the first answer. He would go back and dig a little deeper. A lot of times they were caught off guard by that,” she said.He investigated many high-profile cases, including the still-unsolved killing of Valerie Jean Percy, the daughter of then-Republican U.S. Senate candi...
Monday, January 23, 2017Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church, with the Rev. Randy Fronek officiating. Burial will be at St Mary Cemetery in Sublette. Mihm-Jones Funeral Home in Amboy is handling arrangements.A memorial has been established.Visit thejonesfh.com to send condolences.Previous Page12Next Page Comments...
Monday, December 19, 2016John McCarter, who was the budget director in the administration."That was a measure of her, a measure of her modesty and no flamboyance," said McCarter, former head of the Field Museum and now chair of the board of regents of the Smithsonian Institution.Dorothy Ogilvie led a committee to oversee the restoration. The decision was made to restore the part of the mansion that went back to the 1850s when Lincoln was in Springfield and to build an addition to provide more modern living spaces.Kolbe said that as first lady, Ogilvie also pushed the state to improve care for children with disabilities.That concern led Ogilvie to visit a number of state institutions housing children with special needs, according to Kolbe, who said Ogilvie worked hard to promote smaller community-based programs to help that population.Her daughter is her only direct survivor.A memorial reception was held.Megan is a freelance reporter.
Monday, December 12, 2016Visitation will be held on Wednesday, from 10 - 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will be on Thursday, Dec. 15, at 10 a.m. at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Machesney Park.She was born on Nov. 26, 1919, in Amboy, the daughter of Frank and Fannie (Mule) Merlo. Alice married LeRoy G. Finn on Sept. 13, 1941, at Camp Polk, La. He preceded her in death on March 3, 1982.Survivors include her daughter, Judy (Larry) Meyers of Machesney Park; one grandson, Gregory (Diana) Meyers of Machesney Park; three great-grandchildren, Alyshia Meyers, Dalton Meyers, and Kiara Meyers; two sisters, Lena Merlo of Dixon and Margaret Mekeel of Amboy; and many beloved nieces and nephews.She was a secretary for USF&G in Dixon, and then a legal secretary for the Winnebago County States Attorney's Office. Alice was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Dixon.Funeral arrangements by Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.A memorial has been established.Condolences may be sent online at www.thejonesfh.com.
