Thursday, February 23, 2012
There will be a memorial service and a celebration of his life at the First Baptist Church of Douglasville Sunday at 2 p.m.
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
By Ruth Mandt Charles Lewis Mandt of Lithia Springs 8/30/1942 -2/17/2012 Chuck was the son of the late Virginia Nearman and Charles Mandt of Charleston WV. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Carol “Ruth” Branscome Mandt, four children and six grandchildren. Charles “Charlie” L Mandt II and Tasha of Lithia Springs Julia “Julie” Lorraine Mandt Marc Edward Mandt Linda “Lynn” Kay Mandt Brother, Robert “Bob” Ernest Mandt of Cross Lanes, WV Chuck is a member of the First Baptist Church of Douglasville, where he enjoyed playing the piano for more than 20 years. He was blessed with the gift of music and honored by Steinway Pianos as “A Steinway Artist.” He was a member of Atlanta Musician’s Union local 148-462 and a well-known jazz and …
Sunday, February 12, 2012
More than $50,000 has been raised for funeral arrangements and Lidiane’s medical bills.
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Sunday, February 12, 2012
The funeral for Kennesaw’s Carmo family will be held Monday at 4 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Marietta. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the public service will follow a visitation starting at 1:30 p.m. at the church at 56 Whitlock Ave., a little more than three miles from the small, 2-year-old Brazilian-immigrant church Jose Carmo Jr. served as pastor, Igreja Internacional da Restauracao (International Church of the Restoration). Carmo; his wife, Adriana; their first daughter, Leticia, 17; his brother Edson; and Edson’s girlfriend, Roselia DeSilva, died early Jan. 29 in a pileup on fog-shrouded Interstate 75 south of Gainesville, FL. The Carmos’ younger daughter, Lidiane, survived the crash and is recovering at …
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Community members gathered on the soccer field at Living Hope Church Tuesday to celebrate the life and legacy of Coach Jay.
Yellow balloons floated into a sunlit sky Tuesday afternoon as more than 1500 people gathered on the Living Hope Church soccer field in Kennesaw to mourn, remember, and celebrate the life of Jeffrey "Jay" Ingram. The 32-year-old father of two died Friday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle while jogging on North Booth Road Thursday morning. "Coach Jay" was many things to many people. He was a youth soccer coach, a physical education teacher at Kennesaw Charter Science and Math Academy, an active member of his church, a loving husband to wife Corinne, and a father to Aiden and Kailyn. Helicopters passed overhead during the 2 p.m. service, and cars whizzed by on Stilesboro Road. If these passersby had taken notice, they would have seen…
Saturday, January 28, 2012
A friend shares a touching tribute to Jay Ingram.
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
The Kennesaw Charter teacher who died Friday after being struck by a vehicle has helped others through organ donation.
In life, Jay Ingram touched many lives in the Kennesaw community as a youth soccer coach, a physical education teacher at Kennesaw Charter Science and Math Academy, and a loving husband and father of two. In death, he continues to help others through the gift of organ donation. Ingram, 32, was struck by a vehicle Thursday morning while jogging on North Booth Road in Kennesaw. He died Friday at 3:30 p.m. due to complications from a severe traumatic brain injury. Ingram donated all his organs, according to an update posted on Facebook Saturday morning by Ingram's wife, Corinne: His heart is going to a fifty year old, his lungs to a 27 year old, a kidney and liver to a patient with liver failure, a kidney and pancreas to a patient with …
Friday, January 27, 2012
Coach Jay Ingram died Friday after being struck by a vehicle Thursday morning.
Updated Saturday at 7 a.m. Hundreds of community members attended a candlelight vigil for Coach Jay Ingram at the Quest Soccer Field in Kennesaw Friday night. The 32-year-old Kennesaw soccer coach and physical education teacher at Kennesaw Charter Science and Math Academy was struck by a vehicle Thursday morning while jogging on North Booth Road in Kennesaw. Ingram was transported to WellStar Kennestone Hospital in critical condition and died of his injuries Friday afternoon. Ingram's wife, Corinne, announced his death on Facebook to family and friends: I want to make all of you aware that my husband and father of our two children, Jay Ingram, passed away today at 330 due to complications from a severe traumatic brain injury caused by …
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Central Gwinnett High School will retire Jerry Coleman's basketball jersey during a tribute tonight.
Family members expect to have more answers about what caused the death of Kennesaw State University freshman and standout high school basketball star Jerry Coleman by the end of this week, reported CBS Atlanta. Coleman, who died Dec. 19 a few days after having his wisdom teeth removed, went to sleep on a Sunday and was found unresponsive in his room by his mother, Tracy Knight, the following morning. The college freshman played basketball at Central Gwinnett during high school and was planning on trying out for Kennesaw State's basketball team. He was named Lawrenceville Patch's Athlete of the Week in February. "He believed in whatever you do, you do it to the best of your ability," Knight told CBS Atlanta. "Jerry knew that all of his …
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Jerry Coleman reportedly had his wisdom teeth removed just days before his death.
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
A Kennesaw State University freshman and standout high school basketball star has died at the age of 19. The Gwinnett Daily Post reports Jerry Coleman was found dead Monday morning after he reportedly passed in his sleep. David Allen, Coleman's high school basketball coach at Central Gwinnett, told The GDP that the college freshman underwent a routine procedure to have his wisdom teeth removed on Friday and complained of some discomfort, but appeared to be fine Sunday night when he went to bed. He was found dead by his mother the following morning. Coleman was named Lawrenceville Patch's Athlete of the Week in February. In that article, Allen told Patch, "Jerry is the silent leader on our team and is a great model for our entire program. …
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Family and friends remember Shannon Lawrence during an emotional funeral at St. Michael the Archangel.
Hundreds of people flocked to St. Michael the Archangel Friday afternoon to remember Shannon Lawrence, the 25-year-old Canton woman and KSU student who died after Sunday's fatal custody swap in Milton. The vestibule of the Woodstock church was filled with poster-size photos of Lawrence and numerous floral arrangements. As the service began, it also held friends who could no longer find a pew in the 700-seat church. Mourners began to arrive an hour before mass. They greeted one another with hugs, tears and stories about Shannon. Among those in attendance were members of the Marine Corps League and the Warriors' Watch Riders, there to support Karen Lawrence, Shannon's stepmother and a U.S. Marine. Father Larry Niese – Father Larry to his …
Friday afternoon, family and friends gathered at St. Michael the Archangel to remember the 25-year-old KSU student who died after Sunday's fatal custody swap in Milton.
Hundreds of mourners said goodbye Friday afternoon to Shannon Lawrence, the 25-year-old Canton woman who died after Sunday's fatal custody swap in Milton. Lawrence leaves behind two children. She was a student at Kennesaw State University and had planned to enter the school's nursing program. A funeral mass was held at St. Michael the Archangel, followed by a procession to Cherokee Memorial Park in Canton.
Janet Newburg
3:41 pm on Monday, February 6, 2012
I didn't know Jay, but in a way I feel like I do. My 63-year-old husband is one of very few people privileged to be on a heart transplant list. My husband, who turns 64 on February 9th, has been suffering for over two years from a severely damaged heart as a result of a massive heart attack in 2009. Two weeks ago, he was told he was so sick that he could not leave the hospital if he wanted to … more ›