| Happy 4th of July! Jesse Helms is Dead! Yay! Something everyone everywhere can celebrate today. America is free! Free of one of the most malevolent and powerful doctrinaire bigots it’s seen since Emancipation. Let’s all sing along with Klaus Nomi, whom Helms would have hated on general principles, even though he’s not black. Ding Dong, th ... 11 hours ago · raincoaster · raincoaster.com by raincoaster 112 references | | Size 83AAA Clown Shoes Must Make It Hard to Close the Coffin Lid ... Larry Harmon, the man behind the red-nosed, flaming-orange-wing-haired, big-shoed gork named Bozo that entertained adults and kids and scared the bejesus out of me and countless others, died yesterday. He was 83. In the late Forties, he was one of several actors hired by creator Alan W. Livingston a ... 16 hours ago · Diary of A Man Out of Time · amanoutoftime.livejournal.com by El Michel Belmondo 6 references | | Jesse Helms, RIP We lost an icon of the right today. Jesse Helms, senator from North Carolina and conservative stalwart joins Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams in dying on the Fourth of July. RIP. 16 hours ago · RudyCarrera.com · rudycarrera.com/wp by Rudolph Carrera 7 references | | Opal Lovern Rearing three sons wasn't enough mothering for Opal Lovern. As a foster mother, she provided a loving beginning for 98 newborns. The funeral for Opal Crews Lovern, 89, of Clarkston, who died of complications from Alzheimer's disease Wednesday at Golden Living Center in Decatur, is 1 p.m. today at A. ... 17 hours ago · Decatur-DeKalb · airbornecombatengineer.typepad.com/decaturdekalb by ACE 12 references | | Frederick J. Gault, 57, of Williamstown, Vietnam Decorated War Veteran Gault, Fredrick J. "Ric" ; 57, of Williamstown, suddenly passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2008. Born in Philadelphia and raised in Bellmawr, Ric will be fondly remembered by his family and friends for his love of life and his ability to live it to the fullest. He was a proud combat veteran serving wi ... 17 hours ago · ClearysNoteBook · gloucestercitynews.typepad.com/clearysnotebook by CLEARYSNOTEBOOK 1 reference | | Mary G. Stinsman, of Brooklawn, formerly of Gloucester City Stinsman, Mary G. ( Nee McAteer), 94 , of Brooklawn formerly of Gloucester City and Cherry Hill, NJ on June 27, 2008 in her home surrounded by her loving family. Mary was devoted to her faith and her family. She is the loving wife of the late George, the devoted mother of Genevieve ( Frank) Cipolone ... 18 hours ago · ClearysNoteBook · gloucestercitynews.typepad.com/clearysnotebook by CLEARYSNOTEBOOK 1 reference | | Charles Kamps, age 32, of Woodbury NJ, Air Force Veteran Kamps, Charles E., III, 32 of Woodbury, NJ on June 30, 2008. Beloved husband of Kimberly (nee Lynch). Devoted father to Charles E., IV and Julia-Lynn. Son of Joan Kamps and the late Charles, Jr. Brother of Kevin Kamps. Chuck is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Chuck Kamps was an outgoing, f ... 18 hours ago · ClearysNoteBook · gloucestercitynews.typepad.com/clearysnotebook by CLEARYSNOTEBOOK 1 reference | | Jesse Helms Dies on Independence Day Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson (1767-1824), L’apothéose des héros français morts pour la patrie pendant la guerre de la Liberté. [Apotheosis of the French Heroes Who Died for their Fatherland During the War for Liberty] 1802. Oil on canvas, 192×184 cm Musée National du Chateau de Malmaison, Rue ... 18 hours ago · Never Yet Melted · neveryetmelted.com by JDZ 31 references | | Judith Kiernan, 57, of Woodbury Heights KIERNAN, Judith C., FMJC, 57, of Woodbury Heights, on July 2, 2008. A devout Catholic all of her life and was a perpetually professed member of the Franciscan missionaries of Jesus crucified. Born in Philadelphia, and raised in Woodbury Heights, Judie graduated from Gateway and soon earned an associ ... 18 hours ago · ClearysNoteBook · gloucestercitynews.typepad.com/clearysnotebook by CLEARYSNOTEBOOK 1 reference | |