Maryland Dad, Business Owner Scott Chait Dies Suddenly, Leaves Wife, Four Kids
Scott Chait left behind more than just a business when he died unexpectedly — he left behind a wife, four kids, and a Maryland community helping to pick up the pieces.
The owner of Sparks Electric, Chait was the breadwinner for his family before his death on Friday, April 17, according to organizers of a fundraiser set up for his wife and children in the days after his passing.
“With the sudden passing of Scott Chait, we have created this GoFundMe page to help his family with expenses during this difficult time,” organizer Mary Beth Brubaker wrote. "Scott leaves behind a wife and four child…
Maryland Father Dies Suddenly From Ruptured Aorta, Leaves Two Kids Behind: ‘Immeasurable Void’
Fernando Martinez wasn’t sick. He wasn’t in the hospital. And then, suddenly, he was gone.
The Maryland father died unexpectedly on Friday, April 17, after suffering a ruptured aorta, a catastrophic medical emergency that left his family with no time to prepare for life without him.
He leaves behind two young children, Alejandro and Sophia, who were at the center of everything he did.
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“Fernando was more than a neighbor - he was a kind, hardworking, and caring presence whose warmth touched so many,” family friend Kyra Vocci wrote.
In Greenbrier, where…
'Once In A Lifetime Person': Support Comes To Family Of Cornwall Man, 19, Killed In Crash
An Orange County community is mourning the loss of a 19-year-old who was killed in a crash while heading to work and is remembered by loved ones as a kind and unforgettable young man.
Logan M. Malone, of Cornwall, died Sunday, April 19, in a crash on Mineral Springs Road in Cornwall, as previously reported by Daily Voice.
According to his obituary, Malone was born on March 22, 2007, in Middletown and worked as a landscaping assistant for Hickory Hollow Nursery in Tuxedo.
Family members described him as “a once-in-a-lifetime person,” whose “smile lit up a room." He w…
Maryland Community Rallies Around Family Of Coach, Mom Killed In Calvert County Crash
A Maryland community is wrapping its arms around the family of Amanda Rae Regan, the beloved coach, mom, and former national champion who was killed in a crash last week.
Regan, 37, died on Tuesday, April 14, after a single-vehicle crash on East Mount Harmony Road in Owings, leaving behind her husband, Brandon, and their two children, Griffin and Jillian.
In Calvert County, Maryland State Police said Regan lost control of her vehicle for unknown reasons and crashed into a tree. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
But in the days since her death, the story has become about much more than …
Dover Teen Mourned After Struck, Killed By Train
Cristhofer Chavez Huamani, an 18-year-old Dover resident was struck and killed by a train on Thursday, April 16.
At 6:20 p.m., Morris & Essex Line train 858 struck Huamani between the Mt. Arlington and Dover stations, NJ Transit said. Huamani was pronounced dead at the scene, NJ Transit said.
A fundraiser has been launched for Huamani's family to help with funeral and burial expenses.
Huamani was "always happy, joyful, and full of love," Erika Huamani, who organized the fundraiser wrote. "His kindness and willingness to help others made a lasting impact on his family and friends.&…
Co-Owner Of Bergen County's Pampered Pooches Dies Suddenly, 44
A North Jersey business owner died suddenly at home earlier this month, leaving behind his fiancée, young son, and a grieving family.
Raul Carlos De La Cruz, 44, died on Monday, April 6, at his home in Bloomfield, according to his obituary on the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home website.
De La Cruz immigrated to the United States in 1998 and lived in Kearny, North Arlington, and Lyndhurst before moving to Bloomfield about a year ago, his obituary reads. He worked for a marketing company for more than 10 years and was also his fiancée’s business partner in Pampered Pooches.
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