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Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Thomas 'Noodle' Patrick Lawrence, Youngstown, Ohio
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Thomas 'The Noodle' Patrick Lawrence, passed away at his residence on Thursday, May 22, was born August 6, 1955, in Youngstown, the son of the late, Alfred Thomas and Mary Catherine Flood Lawrence and was a lifelong area resident. Find obituaries from your high school Tom went to Saint Patrick's school and graduated from Cardinal Mooney High School in 1973. He also attended Mahoning County Joint Vocational School, Choffin Career Center and Youngstown State University, where he studied accounting and transportation. After high school he went to work for Crogan Plumbing for three years, which then led him to obtaining a job with Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority in 1976. While at YMHA he did multiple jobs at several sites throughout the tri-county area and eventually advanced to foreman. During that time, he also served two years as President and eight years as Secretary of AFSCME local 288. Tom retired in 1996. When Tom was a young boy growing up on East Earle Avenue, one of his brothers nicknamed him Noodle. The name stuck for the rest of his life and everyone called him 'The Noodle'. Tom loved snow and water skiing, boating, golfing, bowling, snowmobiling, traveling, all types of adventure and was a member of the Youngstown Ski Club for many years. He especially enjoyed backcountry camping trips on horseback in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex, Montana. An avid believer in the benefits of exercise, he was a member of the Central YMCA for 50 years and it became his second home. On one trip out west, he was golfing at Pebble Beach and was asked to add a man to his group. Being a novice golfer, this gentleman appreciated all of the golfing tips that Tom shared with him. At the end of the round, the golfer told him that he was the Marketing Manager for Wilson Sporting Goods and asked 'Noodle' if he would sell the rights to his name. To this day Wilson Sports still markets a 'Noodle Golf Ball'. Tom's true legacy is the spirit of his willingness to help friends and strangers alike, which he did with generosity of heart, laughter and a few 'corny jokes' thrown in for good measure. As his health declined, he accepted his limitations while maintaining a positive attitude and never giving up. Tom was an inspiration to all. He relied on his Catholic faith as his source of strength. Tom's family would like to thank Eileen Hsich, M.D., Kay Kendall and the entire Cleveland Clinic Heart Failure/Transplant Team who took excellent care of Tom for more than 17 years. Thomas leaves to cherish his memory, his sister, Kathleen A. (Robert) Thorne of Berlin Center; brothers, Raymond (Beverly) Lawrence of Girard and James (Janyce) Lawrence of Boardman and his brother-in-law, Joseph McAuley of Ashburn, Virginia. He also leaves 14 nieces and nephews and several great-nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Ellen McAuley and brother, Frank Thomas (Carol) Lawrence and an infant sister, Theresa. Family and friends may call from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m., Sunday, June 1, 2025, at the Fox Funeral Home in Boardman. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m., on Monday, June 2, 2025, at Saint Dominic Church, 77 E. Lucius Avenue in Youngstown, celebrated by Rev. Vincent Delucia, O.P. Interment will be in Resurrection Cemetery. The Lawrence family has requested that material tributes can be made in Thomas's name to St. Dominic Church, St Patrick Church, 1402 Oak Hill Avenue in Youngstown or the YMCA of Youngstown, 17 N. Champion Street PO Box 1287 Youngstown, OH 44503-1602. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Edward J. Fox & Sons Funeral Home, 4700 Market Street in Boardman. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Thomas 'Noodle' Patrick Lawrence, please visit our floral 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Hypebeast
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
Gorillaz Commemorates 25 Years With Special "House of Kong" Exhibition
Summary Gorillazis celebrating their 25th anniversary with a special 'House of Kong' exhibition. Set to take place at London's Copper Box, the exhibition will run for a limited time from August 8 to September 3. Visitors will immerse themselves in the band's 'life of misadventures, musical innovation and ground-breaking virtual ways.' Fans and attendees will take a deep dive into the journey of Murdoc, 2D, Russel and Noodle, starting from their introduction in the pre-digital world. In addition to access to the exhibition, ticket holders will also have presale access to four limited-capacity live shows. The standalone concerts will take place at Copper Box Arena on August 29, August 30, September 2 and September 3, with more details coming soon. Tickets to 'House of Kong' start £25 GBP and are available now via the'House of Kong' website. Copper Box ArenaQueen Elizabeth Olympic ParkLondon E20 3HB, United Kingdom
Time of India
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Tejas blames intel failure, security lapse for massacre
1 2 Patna: Leader of the opposition in state assembly, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav , on Thursday blamed the Pahalgam terrorist attack , which claimed the lives of 26 tourists on April 22, on a failure of intelligence and security, demanding that the Centre take responsibility. "Despite Pahalgam being a high-security zone, why were there no security personnel near a place with around 2,000 tourists?" he asked. Speaking at the Congress headquarters in Patna after chairing the first meeting of the opposition INDI Alliance coordination committee, formed to strategise and decide seat-sharing for the upcoming assembly elections, Tejashwi announced the next meeting would be held on May 4. All MPs, MLAs, MLCs and district office-bearers of the six alliance partners are expected to attend. He also announced a candle march to be held across Patna and district headquarters on Friday evening in protest against the terror attack. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Taylor Swift Goes Natural, Here's How She Really Looks The Noodle Box Undo The RJD leader demanded transparency on the findings of the 2019 Pulwama terror attack probe . "There has been a huge security lapse . How did the terrorists cross the border? They must have conducted a recce before the Pahalgam attack, yet our security agencies had no clue," he said. "Since 2014, there have been 3,982 terrorist incidents in J&K, resulting in the deaths of 413 civilians and 630 security personnel. Who is accountable for such grave negligence? Why have intelligence and surveillance mechanisms repeatedly failed against terrorists?" he questioned. Tejashwi also criticised the state govt's response, claiming it had not issued a helpline to assist people from Bihar stranded in J&K. "Instead, the Bihar govt is so occupied with the PM's rally that it has no time to look after its people," he said, accusing the BJP of giving a communal angle to the terror attack. Those present at the coordination committee meeting and press conference included state Congress president Rajesh Kumar, AICC Bihar in-charge Krishna Allavaru, VIP chief Mukesh Sahani, Kunal of CPI(ML), Ram Babu Kumar of CPI and Lalan Chaudhary of CPM.
USA Today
16-02-2025
- General
- USA Today
Golf course bunker rakes are there for a reason. Let Fluff show you how to use them
Golf course bunker rakes are there for a reason. Let Fluff show you how to use them Ever wonder how much a bunker rake weighs? Try picking one up. It used to be a hallmark of a good golfer to rake a bunker. Forget the scorecard, I mean good as in conscientious. As in sophisticated. As in not a dullard. It might take you three swings and an underhanded toss to extract yourself from a nasty trap, but you could take solace in returning that patch of sand to a better state than which your hapless Noodle found it. It also helped that if you didn't rake a trap, you would receive a similar reception upon reaching the green as some jackwad opening a can of tuna on a 7-hour flight. Players were kicked out of private clubs for such infractions, and good riddance. Much changed for the worse during COVID. Pool noodles were inserted into cups so golfers wouldn't have to reach down and possibly contact the virus, and players were advised to skip the rake job so as to not touch the tool's handle. The pool noodles quickly vanished way back in 2020, but many players apparently are still too worried about the disease to pick up a rake. Either that, or they're just too lazy. There's a fair debate about whether bunkers should even be raked, as they are intended to be a hazard. That's a different matter. If the course operators put a rake out there, they mean for you to use it. Even if you are fortunate enough to be playing somewhere with a caddie and find your ball in a bunker, but said caddie is off tending to somebody else's mishap, just pick up the rake and tidy things up. If all this sounds like rocket surgery to you, then reread the start of this sentence and know that if you can't identify the non-raking dolt on the golf course, it might be you. For a primer on care of traps, the PGA Tour Champions offers up the following lesson from legendary caddie Fluff Cowan, master of the rake and destroyer of footprints. The 77-year-old maestro returned to work this week and clearly isn't afraid of picking up a rake even after recent hip surgery. All hail Fluff. It's not just dog-patch munis where the laziness has taken hold. I've played high-end resort courses and elite private clubs where too many greenside traps appear to have been visited by a troupe of third-graders making sand angels. Just a few months ago, a starter at a $400-a-round Midwest bucket-list course advised me that the bunkers tend to get sloppy by mid-day, so I should just kick the ball around until I find a nice, comfy spot in the sand. Blasphemy. Such coddling of the lowest common denominators among us leads to crap conditions at premium pricing. You want to impress a membership committee at a high-end club, or earn that coveted invite to a great member-guest? Three things: Rake bunkers, fix your pitch marks on the green, and replace your divots or fill them with sand, depending on the surface on which you're playing. That's it. People will notice, and hopefully some will follow your lead. Fight the good fight.
