Jason Burger, 44, beloved husband, father and grandfather, departed this life on Thursday, June 3, 2021, due to injuries sustained from a motorcycle accident.
Martha ‘Annette’ Gatlin
Martha “Annette” Gatlin, 83, a beloved mother, daughter, sister and friend, passed away peacefully at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, with her beloved daughter at her side.
Annette was born on Aug. 26, 1937, to the late Dudley William and Lucy Derrick White in Delano.
Throughout life, Annette always enjoyed being around her friends and most importantly her family. She attended Patty Church of Christ.
After two recent teenage drunk driving related deaths, several departments came together to host an event intended to raise awareness of the dangers of driving while intoxicated (DWI) and distracted. The Clarkstown Police Department, New City Fire Department, New City Ambulance Corp, STAT Med Evac, Higgins Funeral Home, and Clarkstown Town Justice David Ascher, presented a mock DWI accident scene at Zukor Park on Wednesday.
“Our communities are still reeling from these losses,” said Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann. “We have to learn from them.”
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On April 24, Suffern High School student Jacqueline Zangrilli, 16, died in a DWI crash on Route 202. The driver and three other passengers were seriously injured, and the driver is facing charges, including vehicular manslaughter. Just 12 days later, Clarkstown High School North student Vladyslav Hvalyk, 16, was killed in a drunk driving crash in New City that left another student seriously
She hasn’t purchased her plot yet, but Little said she doubts 78-year-old Ralph W. Howard Jr. would deny her a spot at Whispering Hills Memorial Nature Preserve (3550 Mooty Bridge Road, LaGrange).
The land spans 140 acres and backs up to inlets of West Point Lake. It features trails for walking, hiking and biking. Four horses roam fenced-in meadows.
But the preserve’s central feature is the 20 acres designated as a perpetual care green cemetery - one of three in Georgia and the only one outside of metro Atlanta, Howard said.
The preserve opened its gates Thursday, the 51st anniversary of Earth Day, and Howard said he hopes the land that gave him peace as a boy will do the same for others, even in death.
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