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Ronald "Ronnie" Glenn Sherrill, 72, of Charlotte died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Sunday, October 3, 2021. Ronnie was born in Charlotte, NC on November 30, 1948 to Blanche Sparks Sherrill and the late Joseph Glenn Sherrill. Ronnie spent his early years in Charlotte with a brief move to Salisbury. He attended Charlotte public schools graduating from South Mecklenburg High School in 1966 and from N.C. State University in 1970 with a degree in Civil Engineering. Ronnie was a member of Kappa Alpha Order Fraternity at N.C. State where he met and formed many great friends. He served our country in the Army Reserves for 7 years while also starting his career at SteelFab,...

Jimmy Neary, 91, Iconic New York City Irish Restauranteur James ("Jimmy") Neary was born of humble means on September 14, 1930 in Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo, Ireland. Having emigrated to America at age 24, he rose to become a NYC legend from his famed restaurant, "Neary's", on East 57th Street. Jimmy began his career as a porter at the New York Athletic Club (NYAC) in 1954, where he later became the first former employee to become a member and was later honored as 'Irishman of the Year' in March 2013. He also worked as a bartender at P.J. Moriarty's prior to opening Neary's. From its beginning on St. Patrick's Day in 1967, Neary's restaurant became a "go to" spot for the famous and...

Sept. 28, 2021, Loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, passed away on Tuesday, September 28 at the age of 94. He was the grandson of Jewish immigrants who landed at Ellis Island in the 1890s. The oldest of three children, he was the first to graduate college in the family, obtaining an engineering degree from Purdue University, followed by a post-graduate degree from Washington University. He served in the U.S. Navy, working on the development of radar technology, and then embarked on a long and successful career at McDonnell Douglas Corporation, where he worked on varied projects, including designing guidance systems for NASA's Mercury and Gemini missions, as...

William R. "Bill" Timken died on September 27, 2021 from heart failure. He was born in Hoboken, New Jersey to J. Henry Timken and Charlotte G. Timken. Bill was raised in Verona, New Jersey, and attended local schools and Blair Academy in Blairstown, N.J. Bill graduated from Colby College in Waterville, Maine in 1957 where he met his wife, Judy. They eventually settled in Morristown, N.J. where they raised their family and made many lifelong friends before moving to Lafayette, CA in 1974, the place they called home for 47 years. Bill started his career in the financial industry at A.C. Allyn in Chicago in 1958 which merged with Francis I. duPont in 1961. In 1969, his former colleague,...

William R. "Bill" Timken died on September 27, 2021 from heart failure. He was born in Hoboken, New Jersey to J. Henry Timken and Charlotte G. Timken. Bill was raised in Verona, New Jersey, and attended local schools and Blair Academy in Blairstown, N.J. Bill graduated from Colby College in Waterville, Maine in 1957 where he met his wife, Judy. They eventually settled in Morristown, N.J. where they raised their family and made many lifelong friends before moving to Lafayette, CA in 1974, the place they called home for 47 years. Bill started his career in the financial industry at A.C. Allyn in Chicago in 1958 which merged with Francis I. duPont in 1961. In 1969, his former colleague,...

Charles "Chuck" Endler Johnson June 20, 1956 - September 25, 2021 Died peacefully after a battle with cancer, surrounded by his family on September 25, 2021. Eldest child of Charles B. Johnson and Ann Johnson. Cherished father to Chase, Dane, and Reese. Beloved husband to Cristina. Dear brother of Holly, Sarah, Greg, Bill, Jenny, and the late Mary Johnson. Those close to Chuck will remember him for his vision, innovation, and dedication to his family. He might have had a gruff exterior, but that hid a sensitive, kind, devoted son, brother, dad, husband, and friend. He was a loving father to his three sons and leaves behind a beautiful family. Chuck was born on June 20, 1956 in Germany...

Peter Michael Coppola Jr, 80 of Spring Lake, NJ, died peacefully in the comfort of his home surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, September 22, 2021. Peter was a devoted son, brother, cousin, husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend. Born in Hoboken, Peter grew up in Jersey City, where he developed a strong sense of family, community, and the Catholic faith as a parishioner at St. Paul of the Cross. He graduated from Holy Family High School and Fairleigh Dickinson University and proudly served in the Army National Guard. An entrepreneur at heart, he built a successful recruitment firm that served the most prominent businesses on Wall Street. Along with his wife Sharon, he...

Roger W. Stone, 86, passed away peacefully at home in Lake Forest, IL on September 12, 2021. He will be remembered for his love of family, lifelong passion for business, kind and generous spirit, quick wit, and unassuming manner. Roger was born February 16, 1935 to the late Anita and Marvin Stone in Chicago, Illinois. In 1955, he married his college sweetheart, Susan Kesert, and together they raised their three daughters in the Chicago area. Roger attended the University of Chicago Lab School, Lake Forest Academy, and earned a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania in 1957. While in college, Roger's entrepreneurial spirit took root. He managed the...

Fred Herkenhoff, internationally renowned geophysicist and beloved father and spouse, passed away on September 8th, 2021 while surrounded by his family. Fred is survived by 5 sons, 4 grandchildren and one sister. Over his 40+ year career, Fred held the role of Chief Geophysicist for Chevron USA, Chevron Australia, Chevron Overseas Petroleum and CALTEX. Fred's technical leadership led to major oil and gas discoveries that affected the course of nations including the United States, Canada, Australia, West Africa, Indonesia, the Middle East, and China. In recognition of his outstanding contributions Fred was appointed as a Chevron Fellow in geophysics and his impact is still evidenced by...

Albert Wilburn "Bert" Pence, who had a storied career in radio, film and television for more than four decades, died on September 3 at his home in Naples, Florida. He was 79. In his thirty years as a voice over personality, he was that familiar voice you knew from national networks; including NBC, Discovery, NatGeo, Nature, Meet the Press, Dateline, FOX and FOX News. His charismatic voice was featured on the television series House of Cards and in narrative, documentary and animated films, including Once Upon a Christmas Village and SpongeBob SquarePants. Mr. Pence's voice was also a fixture on television commercials for iconic brands like Ford, Coca-Cola, Miller Lite, Dunkin' Donuts,...

John F. Farrell, Jr. of Greenwich, CT died peacefully at home on Sunday, August 8, 2021 at the age of 83 after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. His devoted wife, Cecilia Farrell of 57 years was at his side until the end. John is survived by his two sons, John F. Farrell III and James Farrell and his wife MaryAnne, and their 3 daughters, Katherine, Megan and MaryGrace. After graduating from Stuyvesant High School at the age of 16 in 1953, he attended New York University where he completed 2 bachelor's degrees and 2 advanced degrees in the fields of law and engineering. His long and successful professional career involved the purchase and sale of multiple private companies. His last...

Philip McBride Johnson, passed away peacefully at the age of 83 on July 24, 2021 in Fernandina Beach, FL after a brief battle with cancer. Phil was born on June 18, 1938, in Springfield, Ohio to the late Myron Johnson and Barbara McCullough. He was the youngest of three siblings, Patty and Nancy. He enjoyed tennis throughout his youth, famously (to those close to him) losing in straight sets to Rod Laver in a regional tennis championship. He graduated from high school, after skipping a grade due to aptitude and impatience. He then attended Indiana University, graduating in 1959 with Honors. He then attended Yale Law School, where he was the managing editor of the Yale Law Review. During...

Mark W. Elliott, age 58 of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away Saturday, June 12, 2021. A native of Indianapolis, Indiana, Mark met the love of his life, Lorri K. Elliott, in high school 42 years ago. They married on December 10, 1982. As a young kid growing up in Indianapolis, Mark passionately followed IndyCar and basketball, and over his life grew to love and follow the PGA and Formula One, but the Word and its proclamation was his greatest devotion. His love for God permeated every fiber of his being. During Mark's first year of brokerage, he fell in love with the lodging sector and joined Hodges Ward Associates in 1983. He later became a partner with Bill Hodges and Jack Ward, forming...

John Eldred, entrepreneur, library market change-agent, and founder of Midwest Tape John Eldred, president and owner of Midwest Tape and change-agent in the library marketplace, passed away on May 27, 2021. He was 73. An innovative businessman who valued hard work, treating others with respect, and punctuality, Mr. Eldred effectively changed the way libraries interacted with their patrons through Midwest Tape and his more than 30 years of trusted partnership with public libraries. "John was a true visionary who acted on his passion for libraries and service to bring about real change in the library market" said Jeff Jankowski, Mr. Eldred's partner for over 30 years at Midwest Tape. "He...

May 23, 2021, Robert (Bob) J Sloss passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife Dusky Smithpaine, daughter Gabrielle and sons Andrew and Daniel Sloss. As CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Bob led Connor Manufacturing Services, Inc. for nearly 25 years, retiring in March 2021. Bob was a native Californian, born and raised in San Francisco. Upon graduating from Rutgers University in 1972, Bob joined the family business, Connor Spring Co. Connor Spring Co. grew out of Sloss and Brittain a wholesale hardware company founded by Bob's grandfather. In 1947, Bob's father, Joseph Jr together with his identical twin brother Henry, purchased the company from Joseph Sr. At the time, Connor...

Dr. Bernard K Gordon, aged 88, died peacefully on Monday, May 17, 2021 at the Exeter Hospital in Exeter, New Hampshire. Present and holding his hand was his wife of 66 years, Anita. He died of old age, and not from any particular ailment. Bernie was born in Brooklyn, New York, on July 12, 1932, to Jack and Clara Gordon (Krupnick). He graduated from Columbia High School in Brooklyn, and earned his BA and MA from New York University, and his Ph.D from the University of Chicago. He married Anita on September 11, 1954; Bernie continually said she was the most beautiful woman in the world. Dr. Gordon was Professor of Political Science at the University of New Hampshire since 1971 and Professor...

Longtime Westporter Richard J. Bentley died on May 15, 2021 from brain cancer at the age of 82. He passed peacefully and in no pain and was surrounded by his wife of sixty years and his three grown children. A high school baseball star from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Richard's life-long wanderlust was piqued when he joined the navy with his twin brother. He returned home to earn his degree at the University of Wisconsin and meet the love of his life: New York artist Nina Millock. Richard then earned a masters degree in international relations from the SAIS at Johns Hopkins, and studied in Bologna, Italy and Freiburg, Germany. Richard and Nina travelled the world together raising their...

Sheldon Geller of Palm Beach, FL passed away on May 13, 2021 at the age of 89. After service in Korea, he became involved in the supermarket industry, where he remained all of his business life. He was a part of the Key Food organization and was Chairman of the Board for many decades. He leaves behind his devoted wife Lenore, 2 daughters Randi and Susan, 3 grandchildren Matthew, Jaime and Rachel, his sister Barbara and her family. He was laid to rest at the Eternal Light Memorial Gardens on May 16, 2021.

Chandler Lee van Orman, 80, of Washington, DC and Ogunquit, Maine, passed away on May 10, 2021, surrounded by loved ones, including his stepson, Howard, daughter, Robin, and the love of his life, his wife Betsy, who was by his side for the last 22 years. Born in Chicago, January 15, 1941, to Marine Colonel Ellsworth George and Mary Elizabeth Chandler van Orman, the happiest times of Chandler's early life were spent surfing in La Jolla, CA. Chandler attended Army-Navy Academy in Carlsbad, CA. He spent a summer in Taiwan where his father advised their military strategy against a potential Chinese invasion. Chandler graduated from George Washington High School ('58) in Alexandria, VA, as class...

Former Delaware Governor and Congressman Pierre S. ("Pete") du Pont IV died Saturday, May 8, 2021, at his home in Wilmington, Delaware after a long illness. Governor du Pont served as Delaware's lone Congressman in the 92nd - 94th Congresses from 1971 to 1977. He served as Delaware's 68th Governor from 1977 to 1985. During his three terms in the U.S. Congress from 1971 to 1977, du Pont served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. As a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, he was a co-author and sponsor of the War Powers Act of 1973, which was passed into law and limits the authority of the President to commit U.S. Armed Forces abroad...

Owen Dawes Nee, Jr., Bronze Star recipient, distinguished attorney, law professor, loving husband, father, and grandfather passed away in Concord, MA on Friday, May 7 after a short battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Born on November 22, 1943 in Bronxville, NY to Owen Dawes Nee and Elizabeth Osborne Nee, Owen attended The Loomis School in Windsor, CT and then Princeton University, from which he graduated with his B.A. as a proud member of the class of 1965. Through the Princeton in Asia program, Owen spent two years teaching English at the Chinese University of Hong Kong where he met the love of his life, Amber Wong, then a student there. Returning to the United States in 1967 to commence law...