died Sunday December 3rd at Jersey Shore University Medical Center She was born and raised in Wisconsin where she met her husband at Church Following their marriage they lived in Pennsylvania she as CFO of their company: Magnetic Products and Services especially the financial news from the Kiplinger Reports She advanced after study at the Broadmore School in Colorado; then joined an ice dancing troupe that travelled to Chicago and performed at intermission during Sporting Events Marilyn enjoyed shopping outings with her daughters and her grandchildren She and Paul had a group of friends that enjoyed Holland America Cruise Line’s destinations Marilyn joined Paul traveling to Engineering Trade Shows and Engineering Conferences all around the World Marilyn was pre-deceased by her husband Paul in 2018 Surviving are three daughters and sons-in-law and Elizabeth Galano (Fred); her grandchildren: Cavalyn (Russell) and Jeffrey; her great-grandchildren: Riker and Morgan 12 until the time of her funeral service at 1:30 pm  at the Holmdel Funeral Home Entombment will follow at Holmdel Mausoleum To share a favorite story or send a message of condolence please visit Marilyn’s page of tributes at www.holmdelfuneralhome.com Your name will appear next to the candle you light.Your condolence may need to be approved before it appears on this page It may not appear immediately once submitted Upload attachment  (Allowed file types: jpg and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" It looks as though you’ve already said that!' + ' Your condolence may need to be approved before it appears on this page Thank you for leaving a condolence..Your comment has been submitted for moderation Marilyn B. Nippes, 93, died Sunday December 3rd at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She was born and raised in Wisconsin where she met her husband at Church. They were married in February 1952.  Following their marriage they lived in Pennsylvania, before moving to Middletown in 1964. Marilyn and Paul worked together, she as … Read More Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" Designed and produced by ©document.write(new Date().getFullYear()); MKJ Marketing|Privacy Policy|Sitemap Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors >> Looking to visit more than just the best neighborhoods of Cologne? Check out this extensive list for the best tours in Cologne! 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Paul was born on April 18, 1927 in Ridgway, PA and is predeceased by his 3 siblings, Arthur Stanford Nippes, Richard Ellis Nippes, Margaret … Read More approximately 125 km west of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince phonelines are down and no news emerged immediately from that city • 5 departments inhabited by approximately 2.17 million people recorded intensities between 6 – 9 degrees on the Modified Mercalli Scale (MMI) • Damages are reported in 11 communes of the Nippes department At least 899 houses are destroyed and 723 damaged etc.) suffered damage or collapsed in the departments of Sud and Grand'Anse • Haiti is in the cone of Tropical storm Grace and could face flash-flooding early next week (16 – 17 August) • A PAHO / WHO consultant stationed in Les Cayes is currently unaccounted for All hospitals in the Sud department have been visited but he has not been found MTPTC) and UN partner agencies have been informed and are supporting the search efforts This new report indicates the presence of 362,551 internally displaced people Urge lawmakers to protect this lifesaving funding now I received some of the most devastating phone calls from my team members in Nippes and had not yet understood the destruction of the magnitude 7.2 earthquake The epicenter of the earthquake was near Nippes and the earthquake’s force was apparent from the stories and photos that were shared with me families desperately searching for loved ones under the rubble the injured seeking access to medical care We collectively experienced a traumatic flashback to the catastrophic 2010 earthquake—it was utterly heartbreaking I immediately returned to Nippes to join my team in the emergency response our team worked tirelessly for 12 hours a day We endured aftershocks and Tropical Storm Grace that hit Haiti mere days following the earthquake The torrential rain caused mudslides throughout L’Asile making it difficult to reach residents who most needed supplies L’Asile is a Nippes community in a rural and mountainous area where almost 50% of homes have been destroyed and 90% have been damaged who were taking refuge in a school that had quickly been converted into an emergency shelter it was the only option for the 200 people who took shelter there sleeping on the floor in the cramped space people were unable to social distance very well under the circumstances with sparse shelter for families like Relia and her children Relia had just finished washing dishes when she felt the ground move beneath her and objects began to fall around her She rushed outside but was missing one of her children but the relief was temporary as she watched homes crumble around her “My house is completely destroyed,” Relia said Our immediate priority was to meet the urgent needs of the L’Asile community We coordinated the delivery and distribution of kits made up of essential supplies like masks We faced challenges such as fuel shortages and how to navigate truckloads of supplies on narrow since we have been working in Haiti for more than a decade with a staff primarily made up of Haitians we’ve built relationships with local communities and markets to move swiftly in order to get supplies to families as quickly as possible our first programs in Haiti worked with communities on disaster preparedness which included simulation exercises with local emergency response groups We’ve collaborated with communities to lift families out of poverty by boosting small businesses and helping rural farmers increase their income and improve their practices we reached more than one million people with emergency supplies Knowing that we were able to support so many people once before encourages me during a time where despair could easily take over we’ve reached about 15,000 participants with essential supplies and we will soon be distributing cash assistance to thousands of families so they can purchase what they need most Although the earthquake could not have hit at a more distressing time since Nippes is already facing challenges from hunger our team is determined to support our communities through this emergency and recovery We are already thinking ahead on how to help families recover their sources of income by working with farmers on new crops and helping small businesses restock their shelves We know the road to recovery from a disaster of this enormity will take time gathering strength and solace in the resilience of the communities we serve It is no small task to rebuild homes and livelihoods but we believe we can slowly build something anew together 86% of our expenses funded program services over the last 5 years Rush your support to help keep life-saving aid flowing to families facing war The Voice of Tennessee Catholic Life since 1937 As it celebrates 15 years of success and 300,000 visits at its full-service outpatient clinic in Haiti Visitation Hospital Foundation is dreaming big again – the construction of a surgical center brought much-needed healthcare to residents in and around rural Petite Riviere de Nippes and radiology and pharmacy services in an innovative energy-efficient facility was only part of its founder’s vision envisioned a full-service hospital that would serve the needs of the people of Haiti who was hired by Patterson in 2002 and eventually led the capital campaign to make the clinic a reality “The Lord provided and we believe that God is behind this project because these are His people – these are the poorest of the poor in our hemisphere.” patients are treated regardless of their ability to pay Dealing with government unrest and natural disasters has created difficulties for staff and its administrator and navigating the delivery of needed supplies Celebrating 15 years of service at the clinic is bittersweet because none of the people who traveled to Haiti for the opening can get there now – the risks posed by gangs who misses the physical connection when on the ground in Haiti “You have to have that (connection),” she said noting that the VHF board now has new members who have never been to Haiti Myers remembered taking donors and potential donors on trips there and the difference it made “When visitors get immersed in the culture We pray for a time when we can safely bring new board members and prospective donors to visit our facility.” who was honored last year for more than two decades of service to VHF at its annual gala has been diligently gathering donations to build the surgery wing She reported that the money is there to begin construction Most of the money raised comes from individual donors and family trusts and journalist Demetria Kalodimos will share a Haiti video she produced on her last visit there Those interested in attending must register with VHF by contacting Patterson at tpatterson@visitationhospital.org or (615) 673-3501 Patterson in 1978 was the co-creator of the Parish Twinning Program of America Both organizations have made the people of Haiti their chief concern and benefactors would be a huge addition to the Petite Riviere de Nippes 10-acre campus What the surgical unit would specialize in was largely answered by a regional health director in Haiti who decried that maternity care was needed most Myers said VHF has made OB/GYN and ophthalmology its main focus When the clinic brought in teams to do OB/GYN screenings for women 17 were found to have a form of uterine cancer so VHF paid to have them sent to hospitals to be treated have helped change the mindset between Haiti’s forms of traditional medicine and setting the stage for a surgery center “Initially the Haitians needed to trust modern medicine,” Myers said “But we have certainly proved that the medical care we have provided has brought healing to so many over the past 15 years – and I believe they will embrace the new surgery center as a result.” The VHF successes in Haiti give Myers personal as well as professional fulfillment Myers had worked in hospital administration for 15 years but said she was yearning for something different and prayed about it help me find something where I can make an impact on humanity,” she remembered asking A few weeks later she saw a classified ad that led to an interview with Patterson Like so many others who pledge their time and money into helping Haitians Myers carries a passion of caring while shouldering the responsibilities of directing these types of projects and passion to make a difference in something like this – to be the hands and the heart of God,” said Myers and He has done so with many of us who developed a passion to continue to serve our Haitian brothers and sisters.”  CATHOLIC PASTORAL CENTER 2800 MCGAVOCK PIKE | NASHVILLE Diocese of Nashville homepage the respected head of the Indian River Crime Laboratory who retired last year after 40 years of working with evidence from some of the region’s worst crimes Indian River and Okeechobee counties is examined Gerald Ford was president and DNA was more than a decade away from appearing in criminal court cases “You cannot overstate the impact that Dan had on the forensic sciences community in general and I’m not talking about just for our community but throughout the country,” Bakkedahl said Wednesday “He was at the forefront of the development and utilization of DNA in the forensic setting.” described him as “a good father and a good husband.” She said her husband died after experiencing heart problems and undergoing surgery Nippes worked in the lab when DNA first was used in a court case in 1987; he even attended court proceedings for that trial DNA was part of a case in Stuart in which a 71-year-old woman was raped by Charles Kidd Jr Bodily fluids tested at the crime lab helped convict Kidd In an interview before retiring in January 2015 Nippes said they had been using “a lot of other things that have sort of now gone by the wayside.” “We were trying to build a circumstantial case never being able to say it’s absolutely that person,” he said allow scientists to come up with a DNA profile from a blood stain the size of a period at the end of a sentence It used to take a stain the size of a quarter “I don’t even know that I could come up with a word to adequately describe what he’s done for us,” said Bakkedahl who started with the prosecutor’s office in 1991 “We have a top notch lab here … that is in whole attributable to his hard work and dedication.” instrumentation and quality control during his tenure Martin County Sheriff William Snyder said Nippes was a “consummate professional.” “Maybe only eternity can tell how much good he did because one break one piece of evidence that convicted someone may have spared an untold amount of suffering for other people,” Snyder said Nippes came here from a crime lab in Baltimore Bakkedahl said even as Nippes advanced in his career “He loved and dedicated his life to that science and I think it shows … in the quality of work and people that are still over at that lab,” he said who started with the lab in 2006 after working as a forensic biologist at the Miami Dade crime lab but she’s filling them,” Bakkedahl said of Perrone Perrone said Nippes was a huge Pittsburgh Steelers fan and also served as a father figure for some in the lab but the dog was right in there," Joyce Nippes said A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Haiti on the 14th of August and destruction in the southwestern parts of the country The epicentre was located about 125km west of the capital city of Port-au-Prince at a depth of about 10 kilometres (USGS) The Haitian Civil Protection General Directorate (DGPC) has stated that 137,000 families have been affected in the South About 500,000 people – 40% of the total population in the affected departments – need emergency humanitarian assistance with more than 12,000 injured and 344 people missing More than 80 percent of these deaths are registered in the South department These figures are likely to rise as the after-effects of the earthquake Storm Grace added 10 inches of rain to the already devastated southwestern departments more than 52,900 homes were destroyed and 77,000 damaged • Preliminary assessment has shown devastating damages to houses and bridges disrupting aid movement into the affected areas • This report summarizes satellite analysis focused on one of the most affected areas in Haiti and Nippes departments in the south-west of the country ASHEVILLE - In the cracked asphalt of the parking lot across the street, potholes filled with gravel, weeds poking through hot cement, Libertie Valance can point to a kind of before-and-after. It's what the frontage of their building used to look like: the former site of Dr. Dave's Automotive, now the new location of Firestorm Books What was a time-worn West Asheville lot and 1956 garage on the corner of Haywood Road and Covington Street has been transformed into an open airy building and outdoor space — home to Asheville's own queer which first opened downtown in 2008 as a worker-owned and self-managed business Valance is among the collective members and worker/owners at the 15-year-old cooperative and led a brief tour of the building in August: around light wood-tone shelves the nook of children's picture books below an open loft In 2014, Firestorm moved to its West Asheville location at 610 Haywood Road this time a mile away to its current location and "forever home" at 1022 Haywood Road A grand reopening celebration was held Aug there is a new little detail that we’ve added that makes it feel like Firestorm A new home," said Firestorm Collective member Esmé Joy The store is collectively owned by the four members of its cooperative It's a model that best aligns with the anti-capitalist values of its founding members who saw Firestorm "as an extension of their work as community activists and changemakers." Key to that cooperation is "a lot of meetings." The collective operates by consensus without needing to make many compromises on their values “We’ve learned how to do this together in a way that just feels really good and took us a while to get to,” Nippes said "And I think that we passed with flying colors." Nippes agreed: "We've taken a huge leap of faith More: What is West Asheville's queer, anarchist, feminist bookstore Firestorm Books up to? Nuances of the building's former life as an automotive shop remain after the seven-month renovation — like the rollup glass doors which everyone agreed was among their favorite details of the building; slatted metal and wood siding now a deep forest green; and the industrial vaulted beams outdoor areas that will usher in a return to in-person events A rainbow flag and the trans pride flag hang on either side of the main entrance Valance said the renovations have carried a price tag of about $1 million, made possible by a $900,000 loan through Seed Commons, a national network of loan funds that previously supported Asheville’s PODER Emma in acquiring land for resident-owned mobile home parks Remaining costs were covered by a crowdfunding campaign Firestorm first announced its $450,000 acquisition of the 2,880-square-foot building in July 2022 With this announcement came plans to donate the newly acquired land to the Asheville Community Land Trust It's proved to be a more complicated process than they initially thought as this would be the land trust's first commercial property but they hope to have the process wrapped by the end of the year there is a whole legal structure that has to be created from scratch because no one is doing this currently in Western North Carolina,” Valance said The Asheville-Buncombe Community Land Trust is a nonprofit that was founded in response to a 2014 report on gentrification and the displacement of Black residents from the East Riverside neighborhood The organization aims to create affordable residential commercial and community spaces with a commitment to racial justice private land ownership did not align with Firestorm's vision members of the collective told the Citizen Times last July and donation to the land trust ensures a permanent community asset More: House for $125K below appraised value? Community land trust sells 1st home in Asheville a complete rebuild within the shell of the building keepsakes remain from previous locations: the hand-painted sign from its first cooperative location which started in the basement of Downtown Asheville’s Weinhaus to neon lettering spelling "Outspoken," an artifact from a former West Asheville feminist bookstore Though the building at 1022 Haywood Road is only slightly bigger than its former rented space which will ultimately allow for expanded book inventory (there are now 3,400 unique titles and includes a private meeting room for small groups and more floor space dedicated to discount titles has been among the most gratifying part of reopening There are neighborhood kids who come by almost every day And Joy pointed to the bright moments of an exhausting renovation: Neighbors lending tools and wheelbarrows showing up to help and leaving covered in paint it feels like a really important moment for us to exist Particularly because of the attacks on queer and trans kids and other marginalized communities in the South," Valance said “A phenomena that we see over and over is family members of queer and trans youth looking for resources and trying to find spaces either for the young people in their lives or to educate themselves as aspiring allies I think that being able to be a super visible space where folks can go to get resources and to feel accepted has always been important More: Western NC advocates respond to ban on gender-affirming health care for trans minors More: Answer Woman: Are there any books banned in Asheville or Buncombe County schools? Sarah Honosky is the city government reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA TODAY Network. News Tips? Email shonosky@citizentimes.com or message on Twitter at @slhonosky. Please support local, daily journalism with a subscription to the Citizen Times.