A Critical Time For The Food Bank
To the Editor:
In November 2008, The Newtown Bee published an article to bring our attention to the fact that food donations t...
7th Annual Reed Rally Is September 9
Reed Intermediate School and Chartwells School Dining Services, the school district’s food provider, will host ...
Newtowners Help Connecticut Softball Team Take Silver At National Senior Games
By Nancy K. Crevier
Fourteen members of O’Neil’s Senior M...
A Date With Kate:
Town Players Will Open Season With ‘Tea At Five’
Tea At Five, the smash-hit, one-woman production that broke box ...
Get The Most Out Of HeritageQuest And Online Ancestry Searches
To start off the Genealogy Club of Newtown’s 2009-10 program season, Toni McKeen will...
DUI Rollover
Police report that motorist Therese Stanis, 26, of Bethel was involved in a one-vehicle rollover accident on Route 302, near its intersection ...
Luigi C. Bianco
World War II
Army Veteran
Luigi C. Bianco, 85, of Ridgefield, formerly of New Canaan, husband of Pauline (Paris) Bianco and the late ...
‘Unity In Diversity’ Programs Preview
Unity In Diversity, a cable television program that provides an education in learning about on...
My name is Jack McAvoy, older brother of Joanne and Patricia McAvoy who lost their lives in an automobile accident 50 years ago on the date above. I wonder if any readers still remember two of the most wonderful sisters a brother could ever have, and I'll bet two of the nicest friends one could ever know. Joanne was 17, Patricia 15. I can't thank the Bee enough for posting this In Memoriam. As a regular reader of the "Way We Were" feature from my home in Pennsylvania, I wondered if any mention would be made of the accident as the sad anniversary approached. It was not (so far anyway), and I totally understood because that's probably not the place to recount such a tragic event. And then . . . then I clicked on Obituaries and saw that the precious memory of these dear girls is still alive in their hometown thanks to this newspaper with a heart. I am so moved. If anyone knew them, you would understand why. On the chance that a former classmate/friend might want to visit their grave site, they are interred in St. Rose Cemetery very close to the entrance. Take the road to the right just a little way and you'll find the headstone close to the road. If anyone reads this and remembers, I thank you for any kindness you might have ever done for them. Chances are they were kind to you as well. That's the way they always were. RIP, Joanne and Patricia. I love you both.
Clocks of any type should be avoided because the word for clock sounds a lot like the word for the funeral ritual. Clocks also are a reminder that time is running out and are considered a reminder that life will come to an end.
