Father recalls fallen friend as son earns Elyria high school diploma
Elyria moments mix pride and memory as Jim Gallagher watches James Calvin Gallagher receive his diploma at Elyria High School. He recalls his best friend James Whitmore who died in Vietnam a year after marching to Pomp and Circumstance. Whitmore and the younger Gallagher shared tinkering with cars and mechanical interests, shaping their paths toward hands on work. Whitmore enlisted in 1967, was killed in a foxhole eight months later, a loss that deeply affected Gallagher and his former wife Katie as they awaited their first child.
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Jim Gallagher
James Calvin Gallagher
Elyna High School
James Whitmore
Vietnam
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Gallagher
Diamond Products
Lorain County Community College
Whit
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James Gallagher
Janine Exner
Lorain man charged in stabbing death of Air Force Sgt Harris
Elba Ortiz testified in Lorain Municipal Court that Sgt Ralph Harris Jr shielded her from an intruder before he died. She said Harris spoke to the attacker and helped her lock a bedroom door as the assailant entered the hallway. Ortiz identified the suspect as Ediberto Huertas and described prior threats.
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Lorain
Air Force
Ralph Harris Jr
Elba Ortiz
Harris
Ortiz
Ediberto Huertas
Sheffield
Robert Ewers
Lorain County
Grand Jury
Barry Matsch
Huertas
Eddie
C-T
Janine Exner
Explicit photos threaten trial in Nemeth estate theft case
Lorain attorney Laurice Koury faces theft and forgery charges after the estate of Ernest Nemeth is alleged to have been looted of more than 35 000 in cash and jewelry. Witness Kathleen Vanderpool testified about explicit photographs and a threat to publicize them if she testified, linking the motive to family tensions over unreported income and ongoing lawsuits surrounding the estate.
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Cleveland
Lorain
Laurice Koury
Koury
Amherst
Ernest L Nemeth
Nemeth
Hungary
Kathleen Vanderpool
Vanderpool
Messerman
CBS Industries Inc
Internal Revenue Service
Father's Day TV Dads Highlight Across Pages
TV Update profile spotlights dad figures from Jack Klugman to Alan Thicke and Michael Gross. Invading film season features Invasion from Mars remake and stars Tom Cruise and Robert Redford. Parade satirizes earnings from Louisianan guard to Jim McMahon.
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Jack Klugman
Alan Thicke
Michael Gross
Superpop Bull Cosby
Tom Cruise
Robert Redford
Outside Tonight Clear Skies And Mild Weekend Ahead
Tonight will be clear with a low near 52. Saturday brings partly cloudy skies and a high around 78. Details on Page A-3.
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