Remembering Graniteville victims nine die in derailment
A memorial overview lists nine Graniteville derailment victims from diverse backgrounds. Avondale Mills workers Bagby, DeLoach, Frazier, Laird, Rushton, Seeling, Shealey, Stone, and Tyler hailed from Augusta, North Augusta, Ridge Spring, West Columbia, Sherbrooke, and surrounding areas. Each left family, friends, and communities remembering their service, faith, and daily lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graniteville
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Overland Park
Kansas
Avondale Mills
Frazier
Avondale
Ridge Spring
Aiken County
Memorial marks Graniteville derailment recovery and hope
In Graniteville, candles lit for the ten lives affected by the 2005 Norfolk Southern derailment and chlorine spill, with remarks on recovery and moving forward. Participants included state lawmakers, EPA and CDC reps, and community leaders pledging redevelopment through the Graniteville Brownfield Project and local wellness plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graniteville
Clem Brown
Norfolk Southern Railroad
Minnesota Fattz
Cher Best
Kiss-Fm
Augusta
Abraham Bros. Quartet
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Environmental Protection Agency
Harold Mitchell Jr
Spartanburg
EPA
Mitchell
University of South Carolina
Vena
Also Mentioned on This Page
Steven W. Bagby
Bagby
Germany
Aiken Standard
Tony M. DeLoach
DeLoach
Graniteville Co
Main Street
Nina Niciffer
Allen Frazier
John Laird Jr
Laird
North Augusta
Breezy Hill Baptist Church
Fred
Rusty
Rushton
Warrenville
Niciffer
Christopher Seeling
Seeling
West Columbia
Norfolk Southern
Aiken
Willie Charles Shealey
Shealey
Joseph Stone
Stone
Rolling Stone
Montreal
Nichiffer
Canada
United States
Willie Lee Tyler
Tyler
South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance
Sardis Baptist Church
Salley
Willie Tyler
The
Gospel Jewels
Sazette
Tracey Stone
Bonnie Brown
Leonard Mathis
Mathis
Brown
Wire Road
Bonnie
Brownfield Project
Anne Fulcher
Fulcher
Teddy Kulmala
Sherry Shealey Hixon
Stephanie Jackson
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
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