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Dick Zunt, 78, of Cleveland, Ohio, retired Plain Dealer sportswriter and champion of all high school athletes, coaches and athletic events, died January 2, 2010.
After retiring with more than 40 years of shining a spotlight on high school sports, Dick performed assorted duties for various Ohio High School Athletic Association’s state tournaments and state track meets.
He also served on the Sports Advisory Council for the Ohio Bicentennial Commission. (Click headline for more.)
The flames that destroyed the Lancer Steakhouse Sunday took more than a business from the community. They consumed a legacy of Cleveland’s finest memories.
When the Lancer opened 49 years ago, its well-dressed patrons included physicians, lawyers, successful business owners and numbers bankers who prospered before the state encroached on their territory with the lottery.
As Carl Stokes ran for mayor in the mid-1960s, the Lancer was where campaign workers swapped information, recharged their political batteries and planned new activities after an evening of volunteer work. It was considered the unofficial campaign headquarters. (For full story, click headline.)
Peggy Gibbons, a second-grade teacher at Our Lady of Angels Elementary School in Cleveland, Ohio, for more than 40 years, celebrated the end of each school year by dancing on her desk.
What she had intended as a one-time expression of glee became a tradition. When Mrs. Gibbons retired from full-time teaching, her fellow teachers marked her last day by lining up in the hallway and doing a line dance to the song “New York, New York” as a tribute.
Her peers previously nominated her for an excellence in teaching award, and the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland named her Educator of the Year for 1992.
Mrs. Gibson, who died Saturday, October 3, 2009, at the age of 68, devised many special tricks to get various points across to her pupils.
From a very early age, Melanie Loreti, who was born Melanie Margaret Mitchell, a woman whose outgoing and enthusiastic personality set her apart, enjoyed the finer things in life.
Her sister, Linda Bischof, recalled when they were both flower girls in their oldest brother Larry’s wedding. Melanie was thrilled when she learned she’d get to wear pale pink patent leather shoes and a very frilly new dress.
As the baby of the family with four older brothers and one older sister, Melanie set herself apart with her sense of humor and outgoing demeanor. She viewed life as something to be enjoyed to the fullest.
She attended Valley Forge High School in Parma Heights, Ohio, and worked for many years at Bride ‘n Bouquet on Pearl Road, a bridal shop owned by her mother, Viola Mitchell.
“What’s the Score?”
These were one of Merle Levin’s last words besides saying to his wife Dolly and his children, Judi, Nancy and Dennis that, “I love you…. What is the score?”
The score of what a person does with the years that are given to him to play the game of life. Isn’t it unbelievable that a man can lead a life so rich that it takes multiple scorecards to capture his essence?
Today we recite the statistical story of the man who was simply known by “Merle”, unless you knew him as “big Money” or “Merle the Pearl,” or “Merle the Mench,” as his friend Harlan Diamond called him.
James L. Butler: Remembering our high school classmate, whom we lost to complications from pancreatic cancer May 29, 2008, at age 58.
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In Remembrance
Rosalie was my mom, and her obituary written in a time of shock and grief does not nearly explain her wonderful personality.
She laughed out loud often, and our house was full of good times even in the midst the struggle she faced of racing three children on her own without support financially or emotionally.
Adrienne Rotta: Remembering Adrienne’s Way
Adrienne Rotta always had a way about her. It was sometimes fanciful, sometimes delicate, often fun, but always caring.
Choosing an appropriate profession as a nurse, Adrienne cared for others. That was her way. She wanted to heal the wounds of others while it possibly comforted her own.
Her patients loved her and [...]