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DOLSON

Elizabeth Virginia \”Aunt Lizzy\”

 On April 28, 2008. Age 88. (nee Harvey) Of Gloucester City. Loving wife of the late Joseph Dolson. Loving and devoted mother of Richard E. (Gail) Dolson, William (Darlene) Dolson and the late Joseph Dolson. Predeceased by her brother Richard Harvey and her sisters; Rebecca Stewart and Caroline Dick. Loving grandmother of Theresa (Bob), Deana (Bill), Richard (Cindy), Joshua, Christopher (Nicole) and Joseph. Loving great-grandmother of Dean, David, Tiffaney, Courtney, Brittney, Gabrielle, Natalie, Melissa, and Olivia. Elizabeth was a lifelong resident of Gloucester City. Elizabeth was a loving mother who devoted her life to caring for her loved ones. She was a faithful and devoted parishioner of St. Mary’s R.C. Church.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend her viewing on Friday morning from 8:30 to 10:30 am at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, (at Brown Street) Gloucester City. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 am at Saint Mary’s R.C. Church: 426 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City.

Interment New Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Bellmawr. In lieu of flowers, the family strongly requests memorial donations in Elizabeth’s memory to St. Mary’s R.C. Church: at the above address. Please write in memo of check: Elizabeth Virginia Dolson.

Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Elizabeth Virginia Dolson.

 

 

 

Earlier this month I wrote a column about the Pimp your Prom contest sponsored by the radio station 102.Q FM. At first I was hesitant to post the contest because of the word Pimp. I thought it was strange for a radio station to use that word for a contest. After all I remember the word to mean whoremaster. It must be a generation thing I thought. And because of the number of schools participating in the event I felt I was over reacting and went ahead with listing it on my blog.

Shortly after it appeared on ClearysNotebook I received comments from people who thought it was awful that Gloucester City High School was participating in the event.

As the day unfolded more remarks came in and one in particular got me upset. The person wrote, \”Does anyone recall that just a few years ago the Q-102 DJs came through Gloucester City making fun of us? I will not forget and that is why I think this is a shame. I also have to agree with this \”pimping\” word becoming fashionable. It is leading to many negative behaviors. Please reconsider this.\”

I remembered that incident the DJ\’s said, and I am paraphrasing \”all Gloucester girls are toothless, fat and ugly\”. 

As I reflect on the article I believe I took offense to that remark more so then the use of the word Pimp. Should I promote a contest for a radio station that trashes the women of our community? So I removed the post from CNB.

A few days later I spoke with my older grandchildren about how is the word Pimp used in their vocabulary? And they explained that today\’s hip-hop generation is using the word as slang. Think for a moment one of them said. Didn\’t your generation use words that had different meanings than what was written in the dictionary?

They were right. As corny as it may sound we used some of the following slang.

(Cat) A hip person

(Beats) Chariot Car

(Cherry) Originally, an unaltered car. Later, anything attractive

(Hot-rodders) Chrome-plated Dressed up cars

(Circled) Married

(Classy chassis) Great body

(Cloud 9) Really happy 

I know that I enjoyed being a rebel in the fifties and sixties as much as the next guy. Long hair, (yes at one time I had hair) cutoff jeans, a bandana wrapped around my head, patches sewed on my jeans, long beads around my neck, a beard, and an earring. That was just some of the things I and others did to standout in the crowd when we were teens. I still can fit into those jeans……

And using a word such as Pimp, wearing bagging pants below their knees, putting their hats on sideways or backwards are apparently this generation\’s way to show their independence.

It is inevitable we all eventually lose touch with the next generation as we age… And once that happens we soon forget what it was like to be young and carefree. We take ourselves too seriously.

And it appears this is exactly what happened to me in this case.

I had forgotten what it was like to be a \”Rebel\”.

So to the students of Gloucester City High School and to all the students in South Jersey and Philadelphia please accept my apology for making The Pimp Your Prom contest such a negative issue.

At the age of 63 I guess it is safe to say I have become my parents. And in some ways that isn\’t a bad thing. This too will happen to you…..eventually. And when it does you too will say to yourself…..\”How Soon We Forget\”!

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Camden County freeholders are opening a facility at the Bellmawr Regional Health Center, 35 Browning Rd., for patients with suspected or confirmed cases of tuberculosis.

The Southern New Jersey Chest Specialty Clinic also will address the needs of patients with an increased risk of the disease or progression to active disease.

\”With a decline in TB cases statewide, local practitioners did not have the opportunity to gain the expertise necessary to treat these patients,\” said Freeholder Carmen Rodriguez, liaison to the county\’s Department of Health and Human Services. \”There were minimal resources locally, which led to an inconsistent level of care.\”

The clinic will accept referrals from Gloucester, Burlington, Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Salem Counties.

It will be available to patients from 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays. The clinic\’s hours will be increased if need arises.

BARR

Walter E.

 Suddenly, On April 18, 2008. Age 40. Of Fort Myers, Florida. Formerly of Gloucester City. Loving father of Jacqueline Mary Barr. Devoted son of Elwood and Dorothea Barr (nee Beebe). Grandfather of Alexis Nevaeh Barr. Dear brother of Earl Barr and Debbie Wilkins. Also survived by 3 nephews.

 Walter was a graduate of Gloucester High School class of 1985. He proudly served our country in the National Guard out of Cherry Hill, NJ.

  Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend his visitation on Thursday evening from 6 to 8 pm at the McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, (at Brown Street) Gloucester City. Methodist Service 8 pm in the funeral home officiated by Pastor Gary Brennan of Westville United Methodist Church. Cremation will be private at the request of the family.

  In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Walter’s memory to My Father’s House: P.O. Box 230 Gloucester City, NJ 08030 or to the Covenant Community Ministries: 940 Tarpon St. Fort Myers, FL 33916. In the memo of the check, please write Walter E. Barr.

 Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Walter E. Barr.

There is a petition circulating the Borough of Mt Ephraim regarding a $3 million project to purchase Fire Department property, demolish and re-build a new fire house on Bell Road. THIS WILL CAUSE YOUR TAXES TO GO UP!!!

This should not be able to proceed unless the tax payers have a say. That is the fair way a democracy operates.

You\’re Fire Department and Commissioners have flown under the radar on this and don\’t want you to know the facts. Borough employees have lost jobs, benefits, and additional money…And while all this was being done they borrowed $3 million. And don\’t want you the tax payers to have a say or know.

And while all this is going on the Police Department gets threatening letters from an alleged fireman to leave them alone???

May 1st next town meeting 8pm all residents should attend support your town employees and let the commissioners know we run the town.

It\’s your town you should have a say about how it is being governed.

Bob Medlar

E-mail [email protected] for additional information or signing locations.

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By Daisy Daily
CNB Gossip Columnist

NOTE from Bill: The following article is NOT TRUE, it is a fictitious story.

The Gloucester City Breakfast Club was thrown a \”curve\” this past Saturday morning finding out when they arrived at the Dining Car Depot that their favorite restaurant was closed. The sign on the restaurant door read, \”New Baby, will Re-Open on Tuesday, April 29\”.

The organization has been meeting at the restaurant for over a year, the last Saturday of each month at 9 AM.

Photo El Presidente Chalie

Now this is where the story gets interesting. I have an inside source who works at the local eatery and he told me the restaurant was open. Flip Flap Jack said, (not his real name) \”several of the elderly Geezers started a \”Food Fight\” at last month\’s meeting. When the owner saw them pull into the parking lot on Saturday, he told me \”quick lock the door\”. As for the posted signs about the baby, \”that was just a ruse so they would go away,\” said Flip Flap.

I stood in the parking lot with \”The Geezers\” as their numbers continued to grow wondering what they were going to do. There were a few rebels in the crowd, left-over from the 60\’s no doubt, who pull out these dilapidated signs that read, \”Power to the People\”. They thought it was a sit-in I guess. The others just talked about their ailments and what new medicine they were taking this month. In fact one of them even took down his pants to show off the new style \”DEPENDS\” he was wearing.

The oldest of the group, a man the other \”Geezers\” call \”El Presidente Chalie\” shouts out for everyone to follow him to the Brooklawn Diner. I notice whenever El Presidente speaks no one pays any attention to him. It was interesting to watch this gentleman drive his pickup truck around and around in circles for several minutes looking for the driveway to exit. Finally someone pointed him in the direction of Brooklawn and The El Presidente headed south. Minutes later the rest of group got in their cars and they drove that way also.

Before he drove off I had asked this man Chalie about the food fight, and he said it never happened. \”Someone asked me to pass the toast. It was a long table. So I had to throw it. This happpen a couple of times. It was no fight. We were just passing the toast back and forth.\”.

Curious I headed to the Brooklawn Diner myself to see how many of the group which numbered about 50 would be able to find their way to the new destination. When I arrived at the Brooklawn Diner, El Presidente was standing outside. Apparently word about last month\’s suppose food fight at the Dining Car Depot spread to other establishments. El Presidente said the manager of the Diner was unable to accommodate so many people for breakfast.

It was hard to believe the manager since the diner was only half-full.

By this time it was getting late and some of \”The Geezers\” were either hyperglycemic since they started to faint from not having anything to eat. Or they were tired from all the excitement and decided to take a nap.

Two hours was more than enough time of watching this comical group so I decided to split and head for a nearby Dunkin Donuts. The last I heard \”The Geezers\” headed further south to a restaurant on Old Crown Point Road in Gloucester County. No doubt the story about the Food Fight had not reached that Diner so they were allowed inside.

As for next month\’s meeting stay tuned to ClearysNoteBook, I will let you know where and when it will be held.

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CAHILL, ELMER PAUL
On April 25, 2008 of Gloucester City, NJ. Age 89 years.
He is the beloved husband of Frances (nee Elliott)andthelate Eleanor (nee Elliott), loving father of John (Tina), Dennis (Tina) and Paul Cahill all of Gloucester and Dolores Bangs (Edward) of Bellmawr, devoted grandfather of 12 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren and dear stepfather to Al (Dolly), Elaine (Jim), Norman, Shirley (Tom), Patty (Carla), Terry (Billy), Kathleen (Dave), Danny (Barbara) and Jim, 24 step grandchildren, 27 step great grandchildren and 1 step great great grandchild. He is the dear brother of Dolores Marks and the late James Cahill and is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.

Mr. Cahill was born in Camden and graduated from Camden High in 1936. He moved to Gloucester City in 1941 and has lived here ever since. Mr. Cahill proudly served his country in the Army during WW II. He was a life member of Townsend C. Young VFW Post #3620, and member and Past Service Officer of Gloucester American Legion Post #135. Mr. Cahill also served as a volunteer fireman for over 20 years and was a Past President of the Highland Park Fire Co. and was the last living member who was active when the new Fire House was built. Mr. Cahill was also renown for his Shuffle Board and Dancing. He was a member of the Fire Company\’s Championship Shuffle Board Team in \’53 and \’54. He was also on teams at the Gloucester VFW and Verga VFW and loved attending the Gloucester City Old Timers Luncheons.

Relatives and friends are invited to meet Monday evening from 7:00 to 9:00pm and again Tuesday morning from 9:00 to 10:00am at ETHERINGTON-CRERAN FUNERAL HOME, 700 Powell St., GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday 11:00am at Sacred Heart Church, Kings Hwy, Mt. Ephraim. Interment to follow at New St. Mary\’s Cemetery Bell-mawr. In lieu of flowers the family has requested memorial donations in Mr. Cahill\’s name be made to Sacred Heart Church Building Fund, 11 N. Black Horse Pike, Mt. Ephraim, NJ 08059.

CIULLO, ANITA U.
(nee Ek), on April 23, 2008, of Bellmawr. Age 69. Beloved wife of the late Bruno V.
Devoted mother of Debbie Rosanio (Bill) and Yvonne Parcels (George). Dear sister of Yvonne Neilsson (Lennart). Mom Mom of Michael,Courtney and Stephanie. Also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the visitation from 10 to 11am Tuesday morning at GARDNER FUNERAL HOME, BELLMAWR. Funeral Service 11amat the funeral home. Entombment New St. Mary\’s Mausoleum, Bell- mawr. Family requests in lieu of flowers donations be made in Mrs. Ciullo\’s memory to the American CancerSociety, 1851 Old Cuthbert Rd., Cherry Hill,NJ 08034. Expressions of sympathy may be e-mailed to
Condolences@Gardner
FuneralHome.com

By U.S. Army Sgt. James Hunter Special to American Forces Press Service CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq,, April 24, 2008 – The nearly 200 soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who became U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony at the Al Faw Palace here on April 12 each took a different route to the military and their service in Iraq. U.S. Army Spc. Vivek Mishra, a native of central India, raises his right hand and recites the Oath of Citizenship during a U.S. naturalization ceremony at the Al Faw Palace at Camp Liberty, Iraq, April 12, 2008. Mishra serves as a chemical operations specialist for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Multinational Division Baghdad. Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. James Hunter, Multinational Division Baghdad (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Army Spc. Vivek Mishra, a chemical operations specialist born and raised in central India, took a rather unusual route to his new life. Mishra serves in Multinational Division Baghdad and is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division\’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team. His father was a doctor, serving at the head of India\’s Department of Pharmacy. Mishra\’s family was wealthy; famine or war didn\’t bring him to the United States of America. His studies did. He grew up in a large household that held anywhere from 25 to 40 family members at any given time. There was a lot of respect among the household\’s members, he said, and a major focus on family and religious values. Often, Mishra spent time with his friends at clubs or dining out at the restaurants that lined the highways near bodies of water. When it was time for Mishra to go to college, he knew exactly the field he wanted to join. He felt he was not good at math, and he didn\’t like art. He wanted to be a chemist. \”At that time when I was in India, they considered it a very big thing to be a doctor,\” Mishra said, \”but my dad never forced me to do anything. He said whatever I wanted to choose to do, do it.\” After three years at the Government Science College, Mishra earned his bachelor\’s degree. Then, less than three years later, he earned his master\’s degree in chemistry at the Rani Durgeivati University in Jabalpur, India. \”In chemistry, I love reactions,\” he said. \”You cannot see it how it changes into another substance. When you mix two substances, it will have a reaction. I love being able to understand those things.\” After earning his master\’s degree, Mishra joined the doctorate program. During his studies, he said, his professor asked if he was interested in getting another master\’s degree at a school in the United States. He said he thought it would be a good choice, but wanted his parent\’s opinion on the matter first. His father told him if he stayed in India, he would just know his surroundings; however, he would not know the \”real world.\” Mishra arrived in the United States in 2002 and enrolled at Illinois State University to work toward another master\’s degree in chemistry. He was nearly complete with his degree, he said, with one semester left and 80 percent of his thesis done, when he decided he needed to take a break from school. He was recently married, and said he didn\’t make much money working as a graduate assistant at the university. He had to put college aside to provide for him and his wife. He worked a numerous jobs, but never really found his true calling. He said he wanted to work in a lab as a chemist, mixing different substances. \”At that time, I said, \’Well, I do not have this much patience to continue to look for a job,\’\” he recalled. After seeing an article on recruitment, he decided the next best thing for him would be the military. Mishra recalled with a chuckle that he didn\’t tell his parents he\’d joined the Army until he graduated from advanced individual training, where he became a chemical operations specialist. \”They were in shock,\” he said. His mother didn\’t want him to join the military, he said, but his parents understood he wanted to make a difference. His mother thought that no matter where he was as a soldier a bullet would find him, he said. That has not been the case. Mishra said being in the military is his true calling. \”I will be in the Army for about 20 to 25 years, as long as my body permits it,\” he said. \”It\’s like a big family. It\’s a big mental support. I have made a lot of changes within myself.\” When growing up, he said, he wasn\’t given orders; he simply was given the choice if he wanted to do something or not. \”I have learned responsibility and order,\” he said. Now that he\’s a soldier and a U.S. citizen, his next goal in his career is to become an officer in the chemical field. \”War is completely changing, but chemicals are still an issue,\” Mishra said. \”The chemical corps is growing, and they need really good soldiers to understand all these things.\” He said he wants to maximize his abilities with chemicals in relation to the military. In the meantime, however, he will first soak in his new status as an American citizen. \”It\’s completely different now to be an American citizen. It\’s a good feeling,\” Mishra said. \”Now I am on the same track as everyone. I don\’t think anyone treated me differently because I wasn\’t a citizen, but it\’s a mental thing.\” Becoming an American citizen is an honor Mishra deserves, said Army Capt. Robert Woodruff, his commander. \”Specialist Mishra exemplifies all that is good in an American soldier, even before he officially became a U.S. citizen,\” Woodruff said. \”He\’s been through a roller coaster ride for the two years to get to this culminating point in his life. He is technically and tactically proficient in his skills as the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear expert in the company, routinely filling the shoes of a noncommissioned officer on a daily basis. He definitely deserves this.\” (Army Sgt. James Hunter serves in Multinational Division Baghdad with the 101st Airborne Division\’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Office.)

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