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3 days ago
- Yahoo
'How do you function': Parents talk of the death of their son in Green Memorial Day parade
At a memorial garden dedicated to children who died, Daniel and Jennifer Schultz of North Canton talked July 29 about the loss of their 13-year-old son, Matthew Schultz. Matthew died May 26 after falling off a parade trailer during the Green Memorial Day parade. The memorial stone for Matthew at Queen of Heaven Catholic Church in Green won't tell you the tragic details of the accident, or the painful details of his family's recovery. It's a story of grief and faith, family and community, whispered by every stone engraved for a child who died far too young. In the background, the sounds of children playing on a nearby field filtered through as they spoke. Two months after Matthew fell, his parents said they are still processing, still looking for a return to a routine although things will never be the same again. "How do you survive? How do you function?" Jennifer said. One way to begin is to accept that Matthew, they said, is in a better place. "He wanted to be famous, but he also wanted to get to heaven and be with God," Daniel said. Star Wars, Legos and a smile for a friend Jennifer said Matthew was born with a condition called tetralogy of Fallot, comprised of four issues in the structure of the heart. 'He had four procedures throughout his life at the Cleveland Clinic," Daniel said. His last was Christmas Eve, five months before the parade. Prior to the procedure in December, Matthew was characteristically mischievous. "He liked to pull pranks," Daniel said. "(He was) joking around with us and his grandparents." Jennifer said Matthew loved martial arts, but was constrained in sports by his condition. Overexertion or contact sports like football were off the table. His mother said Matthew's condition also limited his stamina and he was affected by weather extremes. Still, he was a positive child who loved to play Star Wars and Legos, his father said. "If he knew a friend was having a hard day, he would reach out to his friend with a smile," he said. Matthew and his 9-year-old sister Sophia were close, and their relationship was a classic brother-sister one, Jennifer said. "They drove each other crazy, but were each other's best friends," she said. "He was a better person than me," his father said. 'I still ask God every day, "What is your will for us?" ' Daniel and Jennifer Schultz said nothing could prepare them for the event on May 26. They've had to take it step by step, relying on family, friends, their North Canton parish and the wider community for support. The Rev. David R. Durkee, pastor at Queen of Heaven, approached them early, and an anonymous donor provided for the memorial stone in the memory garden. At North Canton Middle School, Matthew's schoolmates plastered hundreds of Post-it notes, pictures and handwritten notes on his locker. A Gofundme raised more than $100,000 for the Schultz family. "It truly takes a village to raise a child, and we're fortunate to have that," Jennifer said. But the questions still come, the grief lingers. "It solidified my faith, but I still ask God every day, 'What is your will for us?' " Jennifer said. A passage from the Catholic Bible in Wisdom of Solomon, Chapter 4:12, provided some solace, Daniel said. It was read at Matthew's funeral. "But the righteous, even if they die early, will be at rest," the passage begins. 'His story is not over, yet' Two months after their world changed forever, Matthew's parents say they hope that time, counseling and memories of their son will help lay the path for a sense of normalcy. It helps that school for Matthew's sister starts in August, they said. "The new routine will start to come," Daniel said. They've been blessed with employers who permitted a leave of absence, they said. "Neither of us has been back to work yet," Daniel said. That will come with the new routine they're building day by day. That, and a sense that Matthew's presence is still with them. "His story is not over, yet," said his father. Leave a message for Alan Ashworth at 330-996-3859 or email him at aashworth@ Follow him on Twitter at @newsalanbeaconj or Facebook at This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Parents reflect on son, 13, who died in Green Memorial Day parade
Business Insider
19-06-2025
- Business Insider
Diddy's courtroom energy has been off the charts as the defense case nears its start
He greets his multimillion-dollar defense team each morning with a round of three-second hugs and a volley of fist-bumps. Lately, he throws in a small yoga studio's worth of short, namaste-like bows, hands together as if in prayer. And his smile — as he turns from his lawyers and scans the courtroom — nearly stretches ear to ear. As his Manhattan sex-trafficking trial nears a conclusion, Sean "Diddy" Combs has been walking into court and taking his seat at the defense table with a show of high energy and still-higher spirits. "He's at peak Diddy," observed courtroom sketch artist Christine Cornell, who has drawn the trial since it began in mid-May. "It's like he sees what he thinks is the light at the end of the tunnel," she told Business Insider. Federal prosecutors are on track to rest their direct case after calling their final witnesses Friday and Monday. The defense case will begin as early as Monday, starting with testimony by a pair of executives from Combs Global, the hip-hop entrepreneur's music and lifestyle empire. The defense also has a forensic psychiatrist on tap to testify as an expert witness. They have not said if they will call Combs, 55, to the stand. Combs, who is fighting sex-trafficking and racketeering charges carrying a potential life sentence, has often appeared animated throughout nearly six weeks of testimony by 32 prosecution witnesses. US District Judge Arun Subramanian has at least twice warned Combs to rein himself in when the jury is present, including a specific directive against "nodding vigorously" when he hears testimony he apparently likes. But as the prosecution case wraps, and his own case nears its start, Combs appears extra amped. During testimony this week, he has jotted his ideas on a flurry of Post-it notes, handing them out among the eight attorneys seated near him, a team led by Manhattan attorney Marc Agnifilo. Often, he'll lean in for whispered exchanges with the attorneys sitting to his side. "Lately he's been tapping his leg a lot, and he takes copious notes — I've never seen a defendant take so many notes," said Cornell, who's been sketching trials for 50 years. Combs continues to push the boundaries of how animated he can be in front of jurors. On Tuesday, attorney Teny Geragos cross-examined one of three US Attorney's Office witnesses who will testify for the government. As Geragos returned to her seat to his right, Combs half stood in his chair. He showily pulled out Geragos's chair, pushing it back toward the table for her as she took her seat. They were soon deep in whispered conversation. "He's done that a couple of times," Cornell said of the chair-pull. "But this week he leapt out of his own chair, really going out of his way." Combs is especially lively when the jurors are not in the courtroom. "Waiving, your honor!" he answered on Friday, smiling as he waved his right hand over his head. The cheerful display came in response to the judge asking Combs if he was waiving his right to challenge a juror who'd given inconsistent answers about whether he lived in the Bronx, as he said pretrial, or in New Jersey, as he said later. The juror was excused from the jury on Monday, over the objections of defense lawyers, who argued against booting a Black juror and replacing him with a White alternate juror. One of the few instances when Combs appeared aggrieved in court came minutes after losing that battle. After the jury departed for the day, Combs shook his head "No" and seemed to say, "It's bad" to his mother, Janice Combs, who sits three rows behind him. Otherwise, at any chance he gets when the judge is not on the bench Combs turns to his mother, mouthing, "I love you," blowing her kisses and making heart shapes with his hands. "Go eat!" Cornell has heard him tell her. Prosecutors have worked since May 12 to convince the eight-man, four-woman jury that between 2009 and last year, Combs sex trafficked two girlfriends, R&B singer Cassie Ventura and a woman who testified as "Jane," for Jane Doe. Both described being beaten by Combs. The indictment alleges Combs forced Ventura and Jane to cross state lines to have sex with male escorts as he watched, masturbated, and made recordings. These dayslong, drug-fueled sexual performances took place almost weekly at luxury hotels in Los Angeles, New York, and Miami, and were called "freak offs," hotel nights, and king nights, according to the indictment. "Be strong," Combs mouthed to his sons behind him, pounding his chest with his fist, during a break in Jane's testimony, according to Cornell. Combs is also charged with racketeering. That charge alleges he ran his business empire as a criminal enterprise, using its staff and cash in furtherance of additional crimes — not only sex trafficking, but also bribery, obstruction of justice, kidnapping, forced labor, narcotics distribution, and arson. Combs has pleaded not guilty and is putting on an energetic defense. His lawyers' cross-examinations of Ventura and Jane focused on their long text and email histories with Combs, in which they at times showed enthusiasm for freak offs and resentment over his public affairs with rival girlfriends. Testimony continues Friday with prosecutors expected to call their fifth former Combs personal assistant to the stand.
CNBC
17-06-2025
- CNBC
Fintech Ramp's valuation hits $16 billion in deal led by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund
Ramp, which offers a financial operations platforms to corporate clients, has raised its valuation to $16 billion in a new fundraising led by long-time investor Founders Fund, Peter Thiel's venture firm. The $200 million round is the fifth that Founders' has led for Ramp and raised its valuation by $3 billion. It last raised money at a $13 billion valuation in March. Founded in 2019, Ramp offers services that cover corporate cards, procurement, bookkeeping, travel booking, and vendor management, and says it handles tens of billions in purchases annually across 40,000 companies. Ramp ranked No. 6 on the 2025 CNBC Disruptor 50 list. Its list of clients includes CBRE, Shopify and two fellow 2025 CNBC Disruptor 50 companies, Anduril and Notion (Founders Fund is also an investor in Anduril). Ramp has been increasing its offerings for enterprise companies. In January, it launched Ramp Treasury, which allows companies to earn 2.5% on idle operating cash. It also acquired Venue, an AI-powered procurement software startup, and used it to roll out new vendor payment tools. Last June, it debuted Ramp Travel, partnering with Priceline for booking and managing expenses for corporate travel, moving into the market of fellow Disruptor Navan. The company says it has shipped 270 features this year, with a focus on increased automation of financial operations and use of AI, and still serves only 1.5% of the addressable U.S. market. Ramp co-founder and CEO Eric Glyman wrote in a blog post about the fundraising that he is guided by his favorite companies' missions: "Increase the GDP of the internet (ten-time Disruptor Stripe); Make humanity a multiplanetary species (SpaceX); Be Earth's most customer-obsessed company (Amazon)." "Ours can fit on a Post-it too," he wrote. "Save your company time and money (without you noticing)." "Let the robots chase receipts and close your books, so you can use your brain and build things," he added. Additional investors in the round included Thrive Capital, D1 Capital Partners, General Catalyst, GIC, ICONIQ Growth, Khosla Ventures, Sands Capital, 8VC, Lux Capital, Stripes, 137 Ventures, Avenir Growth, and Definition Capital.
