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Obituaries for Tuesday, May 14, 2002
Thomas H. Dunn Thomas H. Dunn, 61, of Gainesville, chief operating officer of RGII Technologies Inc., and retired Naval A-3 navigator, died Thursday, May 9, 2002, at George Washington University Hospital. He was born in Durham, N.C. He entered the United States Navy in 1958 and retired after 21 years of military service. After retirement…
Hospitals prepare for smallpox
If a terrorist wanted to again make a statement, embarrass the country and instill fear, the nation’s capital is a good place to strike, emergency service planners say. “I would say we are ground zero,” said Dr. Jared Florance, director of the Prince William Health District. Florance and other emergency officials who are proceeding with…
Manassas Journal Messenger | Villages at Saybrooke families speak out on school relocation
Terry and his wife Jane Lemons have a son going into third grade at Cedar Point Elementary School in Bristow and a daughter old enough for kindergarten in 2004. Their son began kindergarten at Bristow Run Elementary School and then was relocated to Cedar Point in 2001, the year it opened. Both worry their children…
Mardi Gras still undecided
Local business owners spoke of the need to bring people into Manassas’ downtown. Christian activists brought up the issue of respectability and the importance of upholding moral standards. In the end, the Manassas City Council decided Monday night to hold off on deciding whether a Mardi Gras celebration should be allowed March 4 on the…
Manassas Journal Messenger | Trailer wreck victims out of hospital
The day after a trailer fell on his car, James Balloue somehow reported on time to his new job. Around 2 p.m. Monday, Balloue was in a line of cars waiting to make a left turn onto Liberia Avenue from Centreville Road on his way to Wal-Mart to get some new clothes for his new…
Manassas Journal Messenger | Fugitive arrested by U.S. Marshals
A fugitive wanted in the summertime rape of an Alexandria woman was arrested Monday just south of Haymarket by the U.S. Marshal Service Capital Area Regional Task Force, Alexandria police said. Marshals, in coordination with area police including the Prince William Street Crimes Unit, arrested Rigoberto Ramos, 24, of El Salvador, at the intersection of…