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Monday, January 31, 2022

On January 26, 1931, Westminster Firefighter Joe Hahn died.


On January 26, 1931, Westminster Firefighter Joe Hahn died.

Honoring & Remembering Maryland Fallen Heroes. Westminster Fire Eng. & Hose Co.1~Carroll County, Maryland

On January 26, 1931, our brothers and sisters in the Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. No. 1 and the greater Carroll County community suffered one the two Line of Duty Deaths in the company's history when Fireman Joseph G. Hahn died.

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on Monday January 26,1931, the Westminster Fire Engine & Hose Co.No.1 responded to the Oscar Hess residence, on the Manchester State Road near Cranberry, for a gasoline stove explosion in the kitchen.

The flames were quickly extinguished by the Westminster firemen. The kitchen was mostly destroyed from the blast, but the rest of the house was saved, having suffered only smoke damage and some broken windowpanes.

While the firemen were performing salvage and overhaul, Fireman Joseph G. Hahn suffered a heart attack and fell over. Before medical aid could be summoned, death occurred.

Fireman Joseph G. Hahn was 46 years old. Number of years served is unknown at this time.

LODD narrative paraphrased from 1931 Baltimore Evening Sun. H/T: Tim Bangerd

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Saturday, January 29, 2022

Former Westminster police officer Don Hood has died at age 80.


Former Westminster police officer Don Hood has died at age 80.

Don Hood, 80; of Westminster, formerly of Sykesville, passed away on Friday, January 21, 2022, at Bridging Life (Dove House) in Westminster.

I am not sure when Westminster Police Officer Don Hood started with Westminster. I remember him from the 1970s. He retired as a corporal. I always found it interesting that he was an airplane pilot. He probably left the agency in the early 1980s. Cpl Hood was known as a patient, kind and understanding police officer. He was always quick to praise and encourage. He served in the National Guard, and many credited his military service as the source of his calm demeaner and command presence. He is survived by his wife, Janet.

According to his obit – he was born on November 26, 1941, in Westminster, he was the son of the late Crawmer Andrew Hood "Bud" and Edith (Jackson) (Hood) Germroth "Jackie".

Don was a 1960 graduate of Francis Scott Key High School. He was a retired grocer for Safeway, a former Westminster City police officer and served in the Army National Guard.

He was a member of the Meadow Branch Church of The Brethren where he enjoyed working at the churches pancake breakfasts. His hobbies included RVing, boating, riding his motorcycle, but his greatest passion was flying his airplane.

Don is survived by his loving wife Janet (Wolfe) Hood of 61 years. He was a cherished father of Terri Newsome and husband Johnny, and Donna Eppler and husband Thomas; beloved grandfather of Courtney (Imler) Quintano, Nathan Newsome, Lindsey Eppler and Riley Eppler; great grandfather of Madalyn Quintano. Besides his parents he was pre-deceased by his siblings John W. Hood, Robert A. Hood and Carol G. Baker.

The family will receive family and friends on Saturday, March 12, 2022, from 11:00-12:30 with a Celebration of Life Service immediately following at the Meadow Branch Church of the Brethren. 818 Old Taneytown Rd. Westminster MD 21158.

Memorial contributions may be made to Meadow Branch Church of the Brethren or the Salvation Army of Carroll County, 300 Hahn Rd, Westminster MD. 21157 or online at http://www.salvationarmyusa.org.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/carrollcountytimes/name/donald-hood-obituary?id=32500633

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Posted by Westminster Fire Dept., Maryland Troopers Association, and American Legion Chaplain Kevin Dayhoff

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The Women Who Rode Miles on Horseback to Deliver Library Books


The Women Who Rode Miles on Horseback to Deliver Library Books - Librarians are amazing. BY ANIKA BURGESS AUGUST 31, 2017

I was looking for Erin Snell in the pictures… 

FTA: They were known as the “book women.” They would saddle up, usually at dawn, to pick their way along snowy hillsides and through muddy creeks with a simple goal: to deliver reading material to Kentucky’s isolated mountain communities.

The Pack Horse Library initiative was part of President Franklin Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration (WPA), created to help lift America out of the Great Depression, during which, by 1933, unemployment had risen to 40 percent in Appalachia. Roving horseback libraries weren’t entirely new to Kentucky, but this initiative was an opportunity to boost both employment and literacy at the same time.

[…]

Old magazines and newspapers were cut and pasted into scrapbooks with particular themes—recipes, for example, or crafts. One such scrapbook, which still is held today at the FDR Presidential Library & Museum in Hyde Park, New York, contains recipes pasted into a notebook with the following introduction: “Cook books are popular. Anything to do with canning or preserving is welcomed.”

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/librarians-horseback-new-deal-book-delivery-wpa?fbclid=IwAR2e1HXZNgAMEsgJ09p-QpV7gkRphjQZW8TDmcnZYm5OCxJnb9dX1n0kY-k 

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Too Clever By Half: Restoring the 'Quick Edit' Tools, Version 2.0

Too Clever By Half: Restoring the 'Quick Edit' Tools, Version 2.0: The removal of the quick-edit tools has made Blogger harder to use . Here's how to get them back, at least for now. Update: Googl...

Sunday, January 23, 2022

Coins left on tombstones


Coins left on tombstones

Author unknown - from multiple media sources. 

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Have you ever been in a cemetery and saw coins laying on a tombstone? There is actually a reason behind it. 

While visiting some cemeteries you may notice that headstones marking certain graves have coins on them, left by previous visitors to the grave. 

These coins have distinct meanings when left on the headstones of those who gave their life while serving in America's military, and these meanings vary depending on the denomination of coin. 

A coin left on a headstone or at the grave site is meant as a message to the deceased soldier's family that someone else has visited the grave to pay respect. 

Leaving a penny at the grave means simply that you visited. 

A nickel indicates that you and the deceased trained at boot camp together, while a dime means you served with him in some capacity. 

By leaving a quarter at the grave, you are telling the family that you were with the solider when he was killed. 

According to tradition, the money left at graves in national cemeteries and state veterans cemeteries is eventually collected, and the funds are put toward maintaining the cemetery or paying burial costs for indigent veterans. 

In the US, this practice became common during the Vietnam War, due to the political divide in the country over the war; leaving a coin was seen as a more practical way to communicate that you had visited the grave than contacting the soldier's family, which could devolve into an uncomfortable argument over politics relating to the war. 

Some Vietnam veterans would leave coins as a "down payment" to buy their fallen comrades a beer or play a hand of cards when they would finally be reunited. 

The tradition of leaving coins on the headstones of military men and women can be traced to as far back as the Roman Empire. 

Hat Tip: Rachel Krumheuer Walter



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Saturday, January 22, 2022

Thich Nhat Hanh, influential Zen Buddhist monk, dies at 95


Thich Nhat Hanh, influential Zen Buddhist monk, dies at 95

Nhat Hanh distilled Buddhist teachings on compassion and suffering into easily grasped guidance over a lifetime dedicated to working for peace.

Jan. 21, 2022, 11:47 PM EST / Updated Jan. 22, 2022, 12:31 AM EST
By The Associated Press

HANOI, Vietnam — Thich Nhat Hanh, the revered Zen Buddhist monk who helped pioneer the concept of mindfulness in the West and socially engaged Buddhism in the East, has died. He was 95.

HÀ NỘI, Việt Nam - Thích Nhất Hạnh, vị thiền sư đáng kính, người đã giúp đi tiên phong cho khái niệm chánh niệm ở phương Tây và Phật giáo gắn bó với xã hội ở phương Đông, đã qua đời. Ông ấy đã 95 tuổi.

HANOI, Vietnam – Thich Nhat Hanh, le moine bouddhiste zen vénéré qui a aidé à lancer le concept de pleine conscience en Occident et le bouddhisme socialement engagé en Orient, est décédé. Il avait 95 ans.

A post on Nhat Hanh’s verified Twitter page attributed to The International Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism confirmed the news. The post said Nhat Hanh, known as Thay to his followers, died at midnight Saturday.

“We invite our beloved global spiritual family to take a few moments to be still, to come back to our mindful breathing, as we together hold Thay in our hearts," the post said.

Born as Nguyen Xuan Bao in 1926 and ordained at age 16, Nhat Hanh distilled Buddhist teachings on compassion and suffering into easily grasped guidance over a lifetime dedicated to working for peace. In 1961 he went to the United States to study, teaching comparative religion for a time at Princeton and Columbia universities.

For most of the remainder of his life he lived in exile at Plum Village, a retreat center he founded in southern France.

There and in talks and retreats around the world, he introduced Zen Buddhism, at its essence, as peace through compassionate listening. Still and steadfast in his brown robes, he exuded an air of watchful, amused calm, sometimes sharing a stage with the somewhat livelier Tibetan Buddhist leader Dalai Lama.

“The peace we seek cannot be our personal possession. We need to find an inner peace which makes it possible for us to become one with those who suffer, and to do something to help our brothers and sisters, which is to say, ourselves,” Nhat Hanh wrote in one of his dozens of books, “The Sun My Heart.”

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/thich-nhat-hanh-influential-zen-buddhist-monk-dies-95-rcna13152


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Friday, January 21, 2022

Line of Duty Death of Paramedic/Firefighter Robert A. Jones


Line of Duty Death of Paramedic/Firefighter Robert A. Jones

Thursday, January 20, 2022

Westminster Fire Department Chief Jeff Leppert, President Dan Plunkert, and the men and women of the Westminster Engine and Hose Co. No. 1 wish to express their deepest sympathies to the Reese & Community Volunteer Fire Company, and to the family, friends, and colleagues of Paramedic/Firefighter Robert A. Jones. Thank you for your service. Rest in peace, Sir.

Heavenly Father, please join us as we pray.

We thank you for the privilege of serving our community and the many ways in which you reveal yourself to us.

O god of grace and glory, we remember before you today Paramedic/Firefighter Robert A. Jones who has left this earth for their final rest. 

We thank you for giving them to us to know and to love as a companion in our pilgrimage on earth and our service to our community.  

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon them. And please grant Thy loving comfort, strength, and a measure of peace to their loved ones!

Our thoughts and prayers are with your family at this very difficult time. 

Those we love don't go away. They walk beside us every day, Unseen, unheard, but always near, Still loved, still missed and very dear. 

May memories of happy times sustain us, the support of family and friends comfort us, and may God's love embrace you and your family and bring you peace. 

Rest in paradise my friend. See you again someday. God be merciful to your good soul.

We lift them up into your loving arms. Hold them their family, friends and colleagues in your heart and our prayers. 

Rest in peace brother, your watch is over we will take it from here, your duty is done here, God has your place in heaven.

In your boundless compassion, console us who mourn.  

We gratefully praise you. Please grant us love, light, life, healing and guidance to all. 

Amen

The Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. No. 1 would like to take this opportunity to offer our assistance to the Reese & Community Volunteer Fire Company. If there is anything we can do, be in touch right away.

According to information provided by the Reese & Community Volunteer Fire Company, “Paramedic/Firefighter Jones was exposed to and contracted COVID-19 while performing his duties serving the citizens of Carroll County, Maryland in December 2021. After a hard fight and multiple complications, he succumbed to the virus on January 20, 2022. 

“His death represents the first in the Line of Duty Death for the Reese & Community Volunteer Fire Company, newly formed Carroll County Department of Fire & EMS, and IAFF Local 5184.

“Jones’s dedication to the fire service began when he joined the Woodlawn Volunteer Fire Company on September 19, 1978, where remained a member until his death. The Fire Service became a career choice on February 28, 1982, when he entered the Baltimore County Fire Department Academy (BCoFD) as a firefighter recruit. Jones served the BCoFD as a Paramedic/Firefighter at various stations until calling Station 4D (Catonsville) home until his retirement as a Fire Lieutenant on April 4, 2012.

“Besides his years with the Baltimore County Fire Department, Jones called the Reese & Community Volunteer Fire Company in Westminster his second home and family. He joined the staff of Reese as a Paramedic in the late 1980’s working part-time until he became a full-time Paramedic, Fire Fighter, Engineer in January 2007. Since that time, he has served the Community as a paramedic, firefighter, engineer, and shift supervisor.

“Jones also volunteered at Lansdowne Volunteer Fire Company from 2011-2013 and Cape St. Claire Volunteer Fire Company from January 2013, until his death where he was promoted on May 19, 2021, as a Fire Lieutenant, by the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. Additionally, he was a career-long member of IAFF Local 1311 (Baltimore County Professional Fire Fighters) and Local 5184 (Carroll County Professional Fire Fighters & Paramedics).

“Mr. Jones is survived by his mother, 5 siblings, stepdaughter, and grandson. He is predeceased in death by his father and wife.”

Funeral arrangements will be announced shortly.

Posted By: Westminster Fire Engine and Hose Co. No. 1 Chaplain and PIO Kevin E. Dayhoff


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Monday, January 17, 2022

NIH: Life expectancy in police officers: a comparison with the U.S. general population


Life expectancy in police officers: a comparison with the U.S. general population John M Violanti, Desta Fekedulegn, Tara A Hartley, Michael E Andrew, Ja K Gu, Cecil M Burchfiel PMID: 24707585 PMCID: PMC4734369

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24707585/

Abstract: Previous epidemiological research indicates that police officers have an elevated risk of death relative to the general population overall and for several specific causes.

Despite the increased risk for mortality found in previous research, controversy still exists over the life expectancy of police officers.

The goal of the present study was to compare life expectancy of male police officers from Buffalo New York with the U.S. general male population utilizing an abridged life table method.

On average, the life expectancy of Buffalo police officers in our sample was significantly lower than the U.S. population (mean difference in life expectancy = 21.9 years; 95% CI: 14.5-29.3; p < 0.0001).

Life expectancy of police officers was shorter, and differences were more pronounced in younger age categories. Additionally, police officers had a significantly higher average probability of death than did males in the general population (mean difference = 0.40; 95% CI: 0.26-0.54; p < 0.0001).

The years of potential life lost (YPLL) for police officers was 21 times larger than that of the general population (Buffalo male officers vs. U.S. males = 21.7, 95% CI: 5.8-37.7).

Possible reasons for shorter life expectancy among police are discussed, including stress, shift work, obesity, and hazardous environmental work exposures.


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Wayne Gadow Obituary (1947 - 2021) - Westminster, MD


A Celebration of his Life and Memorial Service will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday, April 10th, 2022 at the Crossroads Church, 895 Leidy Road, Westminster (21157) with the Reverend Jono Contestabile officiating.

Wayne Gadow Obituary (1947 - 2021) - Westminster, MD - Carroll County Times

On December 13, 2021, Wayne Gadow passed away and went to be with the Lord at Carroll Hospital Center, Westminster, after a brief illness.

Born September 23, 1947, in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Raymond Gadow and Daisy Ann Gadow, nee Winkler; beloved husband to his wife Linda Miller Gadow, of 52 years; devoted father to his daughters, Jennifer Steen and her husband John, and Adrienne Korman and her husband Richard; cherished grandfather to Sarah Alexander, Mary Alexander Clatterbuck and her husband JD, Rachel Steen, Calleigh Rayne Korman, and Sienna Jane Korman.

Wayne was a graduate of Baltimore City College in 1965 and enlisted in the US Navy from 1966-1970. He was stationed in Guam and Da Nang Vietnam.

Wayne and his wife Linda owned and operated Universal Souvenir Company from 1970-2001 located in the old Pleasant Valley fire house.

In addition to being an entrepreneur, Wayne and Linda were Chaplains for the Westminster City Police Department from 2010 to the present day. He was involved with the Walk to Emmaus, 7 Mile Walk with Jesus, and many other parachurch activities.

Wayne knew no stranger; he was a friend to all who knew him and shared the good news of the Lord to all.

A Celebration of his Life and Memorial Service will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday, April 10th, 2022 at the Crossroads Church, 895 Leidy Road, Westminster (21157) with the Reverend Jono Contestabile officiating.

There will be a family graveside service of His earthly remains in Meadow Branch Cemetery, Westminster.

In Lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Wayne's name to Crossroads Church, Eldersburg Campus, 895 Leidy Road, Westminster, MD 21157 or to Samaritans Purse, BGEA, P.O. Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607.

Online condolences may be offered at www.myersdurborawfh.com. Arrangements by the MYERS-DURBORAW FUNERAL HOME, P.A., of Westminster.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/carrollcountytimes/name/wayne-gadow-obituary?id=31992839

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Related: Sunday, August 4, 2013 Obituary for Robert Earl Miller, 89, of Westminster https://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/search/label/People%20Gadow%20Wayne

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