Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Remembering those who left too soon
Editor's Note: Between Dec. 27 and New Year's Eve, Solon Patch will count down the top five stories of 2011. We compiled this list in two ways: Feedback from our users and our own editorial judgment. Want to comment on our choices? Head down to the comments section! Top Stories of the Year, No. 4: Tragic Deaths Top news isn't always good news - sometimes it's tragic. While we'd prefer to focus on good news about the community, politics, sports and school happenings, covering the awful things that happen in our community is sometimes unavoidable. This year, there were three fatal accidents that became big news stories. Our condolensces go out to the families and friends of the victims. Maliyah, 11 and Malaka Jones, 38 A fifth grader at …
Monday, August 29, 2011
According to media reports, Neil Kruschke Jr., the founder of Solon-based Stopol Inc., died in a chainsaw accident in Michigan Aug. 26.
Various media are reporting that the 44-year-old founder of Solon-based Stopol Inc. died in a chainsaw accident in Michigan last week. According to the Mining Journal of Marquette, MI, Neil Kruschke Jr., of Chagrin Falls, was found dead Aug. 26 after he slipped while using a chainsaw to clear away some trees from a camp in Republic Township. Police told the Journal that Kruschke slipped while using the saw and cut himself. He was found later by an employee of the local gas company. The newspaper does not identify Kruschke by name, but he was identified in a report by the Plastics News, a trade publication that covers Stopol. According to the trade publication, Kruschke and his father and brother founded Stopol in Solon in 1990. He sold …
Sunday, August 21, 2011
A summary of the recent death notices posted on Solon Patch
Solon Patch has lots of different types of content, including news articles, a local business directory and events listings. One part of our page you may not be familiar with yet is our announcements, including death notices. Obviously, death isn't necessarily a pleasant topic, but Patch is about covering all facets of the community, even the sad stuff. And we'd like to help share the memories of our neighbors. So here are the death notices we posted on the site recently: Richard G. Brian Jr., 82, retired Solon elementary school teacher Lester G. Massey, 92, Mentor for Intergenerational Philanthropy Board William Harold Williams, Retired Solon School Teacher, Dies at 73 Thomas DeSantis, 55, who died in ATV crash Wayne D. "Chip" Wells Jr…
