No. 7 TCNJ Takes Series Sweep After Late-Game Fireworks; Ninth-Inning Rally Allows Lions to Win Twice at William Paterson

4/19/2008 7:43:27 PM

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Bill Kropp had a banner day at the plate in the Lions\’ sweep.

Game # 1 Box Score

Game # 2 Box Score
WAYNE, N.J. – Down to its last strike and trailing by one, No. 7 The College of New Jersey (25-6, 11-4 NJAC) was able to score two runs during the ninth inning of the doubleheader night cap, securing a twin bill sweep with a 6-4 victory at William Paterson (21-13, 9-6 NJAC) April 19. The Lions won the opener at Pioneer Baseball Field, 14-4.

Trailing by a single score with base runners at first and second and two outs, Adam Tussey (Brooklawn, N.J./Gloucester High School) had a 0-2 count at the plate when Pioneer reliever Steve Schlitzer (West New York, N.J./Memorial) threw what appeared to be strike three. The home plate umpire did not see it that way, and two pitches later, Tussey laced a single up the middle to tie the score at 4-4. Jeff Toth (Parlin, N.J./Sayreville) later hit a two-run double to center field, giving TCNJ the 6-4 lead.

William Paterson put its first two runners on base in the bottom of the ninth after Vin Ganz (Waterbury, Conn./Holy Cross) singled and Dan Limone (Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck) walked. Ganz was lifted for pinch runner Derek Koppinger (Columbia, N.J./North Warren Regional), but TCNJ reliever Eric Gertie (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson) entered the game and promptly picked Koppinger off second, giving WP one out with a runner on first. Andrue Laguerre’s (Jersey City, N.J./St. Benedict’s Prep) fielder’s choice resulted in an out at second, and Mike Guadango\’s (Upper Saddle River, N.J./Northern Highlands) bouncer to shortstop ended the Pioneers’ comeback hopes.

The Pioneers crossed the plate three times during the bottom of the first inning of Game Two, a rally started by a Limone lead-off walk and Laguerre single. After Limone stole third and Laguerre moved up to second after a ground out, senior Anthony Perrone (Midland Park, N.J./Bergen Catholic) hit a sacrifice fly to left field, plating Limone for a 1-0 edge. Three consecutive singles by Vince Joyce (Franklin, N.J./Wallkill Valley), John Elia (Emerson, N.J./Pascack Valley) and James Gregory (Ramsey, N.J./Ramsey) pushed two more runners across, giving WP the early 3-0 advantage.

With runners on second and third with zero outs in the top of the fourth, Vince Mazzaccaro (Gloucester, N.J./Gloucester Catholic) grounded into the unusual 5-3-5 double play, but Tussey was able to score from third to cut the lead to 3-1. William Paterson had a chance to extend the lead in the fifth when Perrone attempted to score from third after a groundout to the pitcher was thrown to first, but the home plate umpire ruled that both Perrone missed the plate on his slide and Lion catcher Bill Kropp (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) missed the tag, but Kropp was able to touch-out Perrone after WP’s third baseman attempted to go back and safely step on home.

A Dave Mebs (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson) double and Tussey RBI-single helped pull the Lions within a run at 3-2 in the sixth, and Kropp blasted his first home run of the year, a solo shot over the left-field fence during the seventh inning, to deadlock the score at 3-3.

William Paterson manufactured a run in the bottom of the seventh to regain the lead, as Limone roped a single to right-center to lead off, was sacrificed to second by Laguerre, and Guadango hit a hard shot up the middle, making it a 4-3 game.

Tussey was 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs, while Toth was 2-for-5 with a two-run double to lead TCNJ. Laguerre, Joyce and Gregory each had two hits for William Paterson.

Senior Bob Buskett (Trenton, N.J./Notre Dame) took the win (5-1), allowing 10 hits and four earned runs in 8.0 innings. Gertie picked up his sixth save of the year with 1.0 inning of scoreless relief. Sophomore Scott Zirul (Cedar Grove, N.J./Cedar Grove) started for the Pioneers and gave up five hits and three runs (two earned) in 6.1 innings, while Schlitzer took the hard-luck loss (3-3) in 2.2 innings of relief.

During the opener, the Lions pushed four runs across during their first at-bat and never looked back, taking advantage of three first-inning hits and two Pioneer errors. Kropp’s sacrifice fly nudged TCNJ ahead 5-0 in the third, and the Lions broke the game wide open with five scores in the fourth, as Matt Barrett’s (Pennington, N.J./Hopewell Valley) two-run single helped make it a 10-0 game.

TCNJ extended its lead to 12-0 with a pair of runs in the top of the fifth before the Pioneers were able to break through and post two scores during the home-half of the inning after Perrone knocked in Ganz and Scott Fischer (Woodcliff Lake, N.J./Pascack Hills) with a base hit up the middle. WP plated two more runners after a throwing error in the sixth, and TCNJ finished the first game’s scoring with a Kropp RBI-triple and a Tyler Hall (Stockton, N.J./Immaculata) run-scoring single.

Tussey was 3-for-6 and scored two runs, Mazzaccaro was 2-for-3 with three runs and two RBI, and Kropp was 2-for-4 with four RBI, a triple and two runs.

Junior Will Courter (Roseland, N.J./West Essex) was 2-for-3 at the plate to pace the Pioneers. Laguerre added a 2-for-4 effort with a double.

Senior Mike Oliver (Crosswicks, N.J./Hamilton West) improved to 5-0 with 8.0 innings of seven-hit ball, allowing four runs (three earned) with seven strikeouts and six walks. Freshman Chris Mongelli (Riverdale, N.J./Pompton Lakes) fell to 2-3 after allowing 10 runs (five earned) over 3.1 innings.

Prior to the doubleheader, William Paterson honored former head coach Jeff Albies, who retired last summer after winning 862 games during his 33 seasons, including 11 NJAC titles, seven regional crowns and the 1992 and 1996 NCAA Division III national championships.

William Paterson will return to action Tuesday, April 22, at RPI at 4:00 p.m. TCNJ will play at Johns Hopkins April 21 at 3:30 p.m.

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USF Escapes With 6-4 Victory Over Rutgers Baseball

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Rutgers baseball team mounted a two-out rally for the second-straight day but fell just short as USF escaped with a series-clinching, 6-4, victory Saturday afternoon in front of a season-high 673 fans at Bainton Field.

Rutgers cut USF\’s lead to a pair of runs and loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth, but could not produce another score as the Bulls (20-18, 8-9 BIG EAST) won their second-straight, tight game to take the series from the Scarlet Knights (13-21-1, 5-9 BIG EAST).

USF\’s Trey Manz led off the third with a ground-rule double and came around to score the Bulls\’ first run later in the inning.

A one-out single back up the middle from Bulls\’ DH Stephen Hunt brought in two runs in the fourth to give USF a 3-0 lead.

Back-to-back doubles to the gap in left center field from Jarred Jimenez (Monroe, N.J.) and Pat Biserta (Point Pleasant, N.J.) gave the Scarlet Knights\’ their first run of the game, trimming USF\’s lead to 3-1.

However, the Bulls used five hits in the fifth inning, including a pair of run-scoring doubles from Addison Maruszak and Joey Angelberger, to score three runs in the frame and build a 6-1 lead.

Rutgers capitalized on a USF error in the sixth to bring home two runs and make it 6-3. Freshman Jaren Matthews (Teaneck, N.J.) stepped to the plate with one out and Jimenez (single) on second, and Tom Edwards (West Caldwell, N.J.) (walk) on third, and hit a ground ball to the shortstop. Matthews, who had beaten the throw to first as Edwards crossed home plate, raced to second when the throw bounced in front of the first baseman and came to a rest in foul territory, allowing Jimenez to come around and score on the play.

With the three-run lead, USF went to its closer, Shawn Sanford for the second-straight day and Rutgers mounted a comeback against the Bulls\’ hurler for the second-straight day. Sophomore Jayson Hernandez (Belmar, N.J.) began the two-out rally with a single to center field and Vic Cegles (Phoenix, Ariz.) followed with a double to the gap in right-center field. Senior Donny Callahan (Sparta, N.J.) then hit a grounder up the middle and beat the throw to first for an infield single as Hernandez crossed home. Sanford then walked Betteridge on four pitches to load the bases for Edwards. The Bulls yanked Sanford in favor of lefty David Torcise against the lefty Edwards. Edwards worked the count to 3-1 before popping up to the shortstop, allowing the Bulls to escape with the victory.

USF\’s Randy Fontanez (3-3) got the win with four strikeouts and three runs (two earned) on six hits seven innings of work, while Rutgers\’ Kyle Bradley (Howell, N.J.) (0-2) took the loss with six runs on 10 hits in 4.1 innings. Senior Matt Patterson (Passaic, N.J.) worked four scoreless innings of relief for RU.

Cegles\’ double extended his hitting streak to 10 games, while Biserta posted his third, three-hit game in the last five contests.

The Scarlet Knights and Bulls will conclude their series with Sunday\’s series finale. First pitch has been changed to 11:00 a.m. where Rutgers righty Jason Downey (Ballston Lake. N.Y.) will get the ball against USF righty Derrick Stultz.

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College Softball: TCNJ Sweeps NJCU, head coach Sally Miller logs 350th career victory

Ewing, NJ… The College of New Jersey softball team strengthened its post-season hopes with a doubleheader sweep of visiting New Jersey City University on Saturday and in the process gave head coach Sally Miller her 350th career victory.

The Lions plated the only run in a 1-0 in the bottom of the seventh to win the opening game, and completed the sweep in dramatic fashion, winning 7-3 on a grand slam in their final at bat.

TCNJ improved to 20-14 on the season and 8-6 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference, while the Gothic Knights slipped to 14-18 overall and 4-10 in conference play.

The two wins put Miller’s career mark at the head of TCNJ’s program at 350-157-2 and she is in her 13th season.

Game 1: TCNJ 1, NJCU 0
TCNJ’s Ashley Minervini (Cliffside Park, NJ/Cliffside Park) and NJCU’s duo of Andrea Delucrezia (Belleville, NJ/St. Mary’s-Rutherford) and Lacey Skowronski (Bayonne, NJ/Holy Family Academy) locked up in a pitcher’s dual in the opening game with the Lions plating the only run in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Junior Camille Heller (Maple Shade, NJ/Maple Shade) led off that inning with a double and freshman Kathy Sikora (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) came in to run for Heller and scored two batters later when Minervini singled through the left side for the 1-0 victory.

Minervini fired a one-hitter for her 10th victory of the season and she finished with four strikeouts.

Minervini received a solid defensive play from shortstop Ellen Seavers (Ridgewood, NJ/Ridgewood) in the sixth inning as the Gothic Knights had runners on the corners and nobody out. Seavers made a diving catch on a line drive by pinch-hitter Krystina Kingston (Mountainside, NJ/Governor Livingston) and then doubled a runner off from third quickly ending the threat.

Delucrezia pitched five scoreless inning allowing just four hits, while Skowronski suffered the loss in relief.

Sophomore Rachel Greeby (Yardley, PA/Pennsbury) and Minervini paced the Lions at the plate as each player picked up a pair of hits.

Sophomore Tara Pellucci (Wallington, NJ/Wallington) singled in the second inning for NJCU’s lone hit.

Game 2: TCNJ 7, NJCU 3
TCNJ’s offense picked things up in the second game as Greeby started the scoring in the top of the first with double into the corner in right field driving in a pair of runs and sophomore Danielle Hagel (Egg Harbor, NJ/Oakcrest) followed with a ground out that increased the advantage to 3-0.

That score stood until the bottom of sixth when the Gothic Knights pushed three runs across. Stephanie Gomez (Belleville, NJ/Belleville) brought in the first of those runs getting hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, before Danielle Delfino (Jersey City, NJ/County Prep) tied the game with a two-run single to center field.

TCNJ’s first baseman Christina Lizzi (Wyckoff, NJ/Ramapo) prevented NJCU from taking the lead making a diving stop on a line drive that was headed into right field to end the inning.

That defensive play proved pivotal as Hagel blasted a two-out grand slam to center field for a commanding 7-3 lead in the top of the seventh. The home run was her third of the season.

Minervini pitched the final 1.1 innings to earn her second win of the day after starter freshman Alex Sietsma (Glen Rock, NJ/Glen Rock) went into the sixth inning.

Sophomore Christen Hall (East Rutherford, NJ/Becton Regional) had a good game at the plate for the Gothic Knights going 2-for-3 with a run scored.

TCNJ will back on the field on Tuesday, April 22 with a doubleheader at Rutgers-Newark, while the
Gothic Knights return home on that same day to face Ramapo College.

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Joseph Franco, 44, of Gloucester City, enjoyed the outdoors

JOSEPH FRANCO

 Funeral Services were held for Joseph Franco, 44, of Gloucester City, who died April 5, 2008.

 Joe loved spending time with his family and also enjoyed many outdoor activities.

 He was the dear father of Joseph Franco, Jr., grandfather of Arianna Franco and beloved son of the late Alfonso and Charlotte Franco. He was also survived by his loving brothers and sisters: Janet Robertshaw (Earl) of Westville, Pat Franco (Rosemary) of Westville, Mike Franco (Joanne) of Franklinville, Kim Esposito (Steven) of Mount Royal, Debbie VanLienden (Gerald) of W. Deptford, Alfonso Franco, Jr. (Cheryl) of Gloucester and Charlotte Matera (Mike) of Mickleton, and dear nieces and nephews Chrissie, Michael, Jessica, Rashelle, Eric, Kelley and Brittney.

 Friends met at the Etherington-Creran Funeral Home, 700 Powell Street, Gloucester City. Interment was held at the convenience of the family.

 

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WHEN EAST MEETS WEST:CNN sorry for brouhaha over China \’goons\’ quip

Commentary by Hank F. Miller Jr.


While watching the CNN Cafferty File broadcasts last Wednesday some comments were made by commentator Jack Cafferty.

Jack Cafferty was referring to China\’s leaders when he described them as a \”bunch of goons and thugs,\”

\”We continue to import their junk with the lead paint on them and the poisoned pet food and export, you know, jobs to places where you can pay the workers a dollar a month to turn out stuff that we\’re buying form Wal-Mart, Cafferty said, according to the Broadcasts transcript.

He later apologized to everyone who thought otherwise.\”He said that he was referring to China\’s leaders in government, and not to the people of China or to Chinese Americans, \”He said of his \”goons and thugs\” comment.\”I was quite surprised and shocked I almost fell off my chair.\”When I heard his comment on the air, did he think that he could get away with such a comment on the air? On Tuesday, China demanded an apology for Jack Cafferty\’s remarks broadcast on CNN, in which he also described Chinese products as \”junk.\”

Beijing had already singled out U.S. based CNN as among Western news outlets that produced allegedly biased coverage of violent antigovernment protest in Tibet and across Western China last month.

I heard on different TV news broadcasts and I read also in the newspaper here in Japan that \”CNN would like to clarify that it was not Mr. Cafferty nor CNN\’s, intent to cause offense to the Chinese people, and would apologize to anyone who in this way, CNN went on to say that an e-mail was sent to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

\”The e-mail read that Cafferty comments reflected his ignorance and hostility \”toward China.

\”We are shocked and strongly condemn the vicious remarks made by Jack Cafferty.\”


\”I think the relationship with China and the United States as well as many other countries has certainly changed,\” After the many comments that I have heard through the various newspapers and broadcasts about the unrest in Tibet and China\’s handling of the situation, \”Not to mention the friction with spoiled and tainted foods, children’s toy many problems seem to continue and a multitude of other problems causing friction which has risen lately.

Warm Regards from Kitakyushu City, Japan

Hank F. Miller Jr.

Related: When East Meets West

 

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Two-run ninth inning lifts Ramapo past Rutgers-Camden

Baseball 2008



CAMDEN (April 18, 2008) – Ramapo College senior right fielder Jairo Jimenez (Bronx, NY/Dewitt Clinton) ripped a solo home run to left field leading off the ninth inning, breaking a 4-4 tie and sparking the Roadrunners over Rutgers University-Camden, 6-4, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference baseball game here Friday afternoon.

The shot by Jimenez lifted the Roadrunners to 14-16 overall and 3-9 in the NJAC. It also sent the Scarlet Raptors to their ninth straight loss. Rutgers-Camden fell to 7-22 overall and 1-11 in the conference.

The home run was the first run allowed by Raptors sophomore Michael Kondrath (Medford Lakes, NJ/Holy Cross) during his long relief stint. Ramapo added an insurance run in the ninth after junior third baseman Gino Gallagher (Cedar Grove, NJ/Cedar) collected a two-out infield single and stole second. He scored on a single up the middle by freshman shortstop Rob Dimperio (Jackson, NJ/Jackson).

The two teams traded leads all day, with Rutgers-Camden holding edges of 1-0 and 2-1 before Ramapo scored three runs in the fifth inning. That frame was sparked by RBI singles from junior left fielder Mike Manges (Glen Rock, NJ/Paramus Catholic) and sophomore first baseman Peter Sita (Bayonne, NJ/Hudson Catholic). Sophomore second baseman Mark Ruggiero (Fairfield, NJ/West Essex Regional) capped the rally with a sacrifice fly.

Rutgers-Camden bounced back to tie the game with a two-run sixth inning, started by a double from sophomore left fielder Zach Colgate (Haddon Heights, NJ/Haddon Heights). An infield error scored Colgate and a pair of singles by senior shortstop Shawn Park (West Berlin, NJ/St. Joseph-Hammonton) and sophomore third baseman Kyle Ballay (Delran, NJ/Delran) produced the tying run.

Dimperio had three hits for the Roadrunners. Colgate went 2-for-4 with one run and two RBIs for the Raptors, who collected five hits in the game. Colgate had a double and a triple for his two hits.

Raptor sophomore catcher Greg Hunt (Marlton, NJ/St. Joseph-Hammonton) went 0-for-4 to snap his 11-game hitting streak, the longest on the team this season.

Kondrath (0-2) took the loss, working four innings and allowing four hits, the two ninth-inning runs and one walk. He struck out one.

Ramapo junior starter Dan Mulligan (Wilmington, DE/Concord) was the winning pitcher, working eight innings of five-hit ball. He allowed four runs (two earned) and four walks, while striking out three.

Rutgers-Camden returns to action Saturday with a 4 p.m. NJAC doubleheader as it hosts Kean University, the defending NCAA Division III national champions.

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Rowan University Sports: Focus Stays on Stretch Run

Source http://media.www.thewhitonline.com

Jackie Sasko led the Profs to their 23rd win of the season. She pitched her second complete game victory in two weeks and struck out eight Ospreys in the process. \”Jackie is just a quality pitcher,\” said coach Kim Wilson. \”She knows what she\’s doing out there and I think the whole team is confident when she takes the mound. Full Story

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Barbara \”Hillman\” Lauria Battling Stage 4 Lung Cancer

Barbara graduated from Gloucester High School in 1976 where she was involved in many school activities i.e. cheerleading, lead in the school plays etc.

Barbara is now fighting for her life and has been giving it her best. I recently visited her and found that she is fighting something she cannot beat.

Her husband told me that she really lights up when she receives a get well card.

Anyone wishing to send a card can send it to:

Barbara Lauria
7 Parkview Drive
Fayetteville, TN 37334
Barbara will be happy to hear from you

Thanking you in advance,
Soles

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Army Vet, Hockey Player Puts Iraq War Injuries \’On Ice\’

By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, April 16, 2008 – Retired Army reservist Joseph L. Bowser was 9 years old when he first experienced the thrill of skating and using his hockey stick to whack a rubber puck across the ice on a frozen pond in his birthplace of Toledo, Ohio.

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Retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Joseph L. Bowser plays competitive ice hockey despite the loss of his lower right leg due to an injury suffered from an exploding enemy rocket April 12, 2004, in Balad, Iraq. Courtesy photo

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Today, the 48-year-old Iraq veteran still plays ice hockey, despite the loss of the lower portion of his right leg four years ago during a rocket attack on Camp Anaconda, in Balad, Iraq.

Bowser, then a truck driver with 283rd Transportation Company based in Fairfield, Conn., recalled that the enemy attack occurred on April 12, 2004, soon after he returned to Camp Anaconda after delivering a 5,000-gallon load of jet fuel.

Bowser credits Connecticut Army National Guard Maj. Michael McMahon, a physician assistant, for saving his life. McMahon, he said, used his fingers to slow the bleeding from a gashed artery on Bowser\’s injured right leg.

\”He reached up on my leg to clamp off my artery so I wouldn\’t \’bleed out,\’\” Bowser recalled.

McMahon, now 45, recalled during a recent phone interview from his home in Hamden, Conn., that his military training kicked in when he saw the stricken Bowser bleeding profusely.

\”You just react,\” McMahon said. \”We took care of him and got him stabilized. There was a combat surgical hospital in Balad.

\”Once we got the bleeding controlled, … I thought he was going to make it,\” McMahon recalled. Bowser and McMahon keep in touch; they met up in February when Bowser was in Connecticut to play a hockey game.

Wearing body armor probably also saved his life, Bowser said, noting his armored vest was riddled with shrapnel damage. The then-staff sergeant also suffered shrapnel injuries to his left hand.

Bowser said he arrived at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here about a week after being wounded. The doctors thought he would have more mobility with a prosthetic leg, he recalled, rather than by keeping his mangled limb.

\”The first thing that I thought of was that I wanted to play hockey again,\” Bowser said. \”So, I said I wanted to have it amputated.\”

Bowser spent more than two years of inpatient and outpatient recovery at Walter Reed, and he was medically retired from the Army as a sergeant first class in July 2006. He rates the medical care he received at Walter Reed as \”awesome.\”

\”You couldn\’t ask for a better place,\” Bowser said of Walter Reed.

Bowser now works at the Pentagon as an administrator for Army Secretary Pete Geren. In his spare time he plays pickup hockey games at Maryland rinks near his present-day home near Baltimore. He also occasionally travels to play in hockey tournaments.

Bowser plays right wing, one of the three forwards on an ice hockey team. The center and left winger make up the other two-thirds of the forward line, and their job is to harass the opposing team and score goals. Two defensive players are positioned rearward to protect the goalie.

Bowser said his artificial leg can be adjusted to accommodate his skating style, and that having a prosthetic limb actually has its advantages during a rough-and-tumble game of hockey.

\”You don\’t have to worry about getting a puck slapped on your foot,\” Bowser said, noting he enjoys ice hockey\’s speed of play and physical aspects.

Bowser completed as a member of the U.S. National Amputee Hockey Team during the 2008 Standing Amputee Hockey World Championships that were held April 2-6 in Marlborough, Mass. Team USA won the silver medal at that four-team tournament, beating out teams from Latvia and Finland. Canada won the gold medal, and Finland took the bronze.

Before he got his job in the secretary of the Army\’s office, Bowser had volunteered to work with injured military veterans as part of an initiative administered through Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon R. England\’s office.

Bowser met with a number of Washington Capitals professional ice hockey team players and coaches when they paid an April 6 visit to the Pentagon last year. Later, he got to skate with some Capitals players during a team practice.

The Capitals hockey club has sponsored several Military Appreciation Nights at the Verizon Center here for servicemembers and their families, Bowser noted.

\”I\’ve gone there several times with wounded warrior guys from Walter Reed,\” Bowser said. \”They\’ve just opened their doors to us. They totally support us.\”

Bowser, who got married April 12, said God gave him a second chance at life after being severely wounded in Iraq. Grateful for each day of existence, he strives to help his fellow wounded warriors.

\”I treat each day like my last … (while) helping my fellow soldiers,\” Bowser said.

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Toni Lynn Ervin, age 45, of Marlton, formerly of Cherry Hill

ERVIN
Toni Lynn

On April 18, 2008. (nee Piergross) Age 45. Of Marlton. formerly of Cherry Hill. In the loving and devoted care of her husband, John J. Ervin. Cherished mother of Ashley Piergross and Joseph Ervin, both at home. Devoted daughter of Frances Piergross (nee Miceli) and the late Anthony J. Piergross. Beloved Sister of Lisa Piergross of Cherry Hill and Kim Harper of Marlton. Beloved niece of Conni Simon and Joseph Miceli. Loving Aunt to Kristen and Robert Harper. She is survived by her lifelong friend, Dawn Watson.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend her visitation on Monday evening from 5:30 to 7:30 pm and Tuesday morning from 9:30 to 10:15 am at Saint Mary’s R.C. Church (CHAPEL) : 2001 Springdale Road, Cherry Hill. Memorial Mass 10:30 am in the Church. Cremation is private at the request of the family.

Family strongly requests no flowers at all. Memorial donations are preferred to the Ervin Children’s Education Fund: c/o John Ervin: P.O. Box 358, Gloucester City, NJ 08030.
Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Toni Lynn Ervin. Funeral arrangements and inquiries may be made through the McCann-Healey Funeral Home, 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City, 456-1142.

 

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