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Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
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Weston was founded in 1818 as Preston; the name was changed to Fleshersville soon after, and then to Weston in 1819. [6] The city was incorporated in 1846. [7]Weston is the site of the former Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, a psychiatric hospital and National Historic Landmark which has been mostly vacant since its closure in 1994 upon its replacement by the nearby William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital.
Sonny Moran, 90, American college basketball coach (West Virginia). [328] Herbert Nootbaar, 108, American businessman and philanthropist. [329] Rachel Owen, 48, British academic and print-maker, cancer. [330] Gustavo Quintero, 76, Colombian singer-songwriter. [citation needed] Gordie Tapp, 94, Canadian country singer and entertainer . [331]
clipping from The Weston Democrat, January 1875. The Weston Democrat is a newspaper serving the Weston, West Virginia community. [2] It is published each Wednesday and has a circulation of about 6,000. [1]
Wyant was a three-sport star in football, baseball and basketball for Weston High School in Weston, West Virginia and later attended West Virginia University (WVU) from 1952 to 1955, where he became one of the greatest quarterbacks in Mountaineer history. He was starting quarterback in his freshman year at WVU.
Virginia Starcher, 82, American politician, member of the West Virginia House of Delegates (1986–1990). [396] Peter Struck, 69, German politician, member of the Bundestag (1980–2009), Minister of Defence (2002–2005), heart attack. [397] Piet de Visser, 81, Dutch politician. [398]
Weston Downtown Residential Historic District is a national historic district located at Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia. The district includes 193 contributing buildings and 3 contributing structures in a primarily residential district. The dwellings are generally two-story and rest on stone foundations.