It is with great sadness that another could not slay the dragon called GIST. Lee fought hard, he was calm and steady during the entire battle. He lived with the dragon since July of 2001. He was an athlete; lean and ready, with perseverance and endurance. He tried all the medicines plus radiation but could not hold it at bay.
Marek Szczesny passed away on October 25, 2010. Born on May 5, 1939 in Poland, Marek was an engineer and happily married man for more then 40 years. He was also the father of two sons, Krzysztof and Bartosz.
Silvio Manzanares was a tireless fighter, a man with great courage and optimism, with a brilliant mind, the one who never said no when a doctor ordered a treatment or procedure, always an entrepreneur since he got sick in 2001.
Here is David J Brandis' in memoriam page. His legacy lives on to this day with his family and friends at Prairie Dental Group in IL.
A beautiful spirit & consummate caregiver, Rita Catherine Joyce Patient touched the lives of all she knew. Proud wife, mother & grandmother, she passionately supported her family in all of their endeavors. She enjoyed & treasured the blessings of many lifelong friends in Minnesota & Texas & her travels to points beyond.
Matthew Allen Arluck, of Chicago, passed away at his parents’ home surrounded by his immediate family on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. He was 39 years old.
Herbert Dewayne Moses, age 54, of Corbin, passed away on Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, at Baptist Regional Medical Center in Corbin
Linda D. Chuyko, 59, of South Whitehall Township, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2009 in the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township.
Joseph R. Mirenda III, 68, husband of the late Margaret E. (Reese) Mirenda, Old Swede Road, Douglassville, died April 16, 2009, of natural causes in his residence.
Mrs. Ellen Marie Sarko Heppler, 47, of Jamestown, North Carolina, died on December 7, 2008 at her residence. A native of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, she was born on July 9, 1960, a daughter of James A. and Betty Mash Sarko. Ellen’s family and home were her first love.
