Samuel C. Messina, Sr. (April 23, 1957 - May 28, 2011 )

Samuel C. “Sam” Messina, Sr., age 54 of Millsboro, DE formerly of Aston, PA passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2011 at his home.

Mr. Messina was born in Philadelphia, PA on April 23, 1957 son of the late John L. and Teresa R. (DiLullo) Messina. He was an insurance agent with Prudential Life Insurance Company before his disability in 1997.

Sam was a member of County Corvette Association in Media, PA, served as a commissioner of baseball in Aston, PA, helped coach Little League, a social member of American Legion Post #28 in Millsboro, DE and served on the board at the Pines in Long Neck, DE. He was also an avid sports fan of all Philadelphia teams and enjoyed cooking, reading and bird watching. Sammy however, will always be remembered as a man deeply devoted to his family and who truly loved life and wanted to make everyone happy.

He is survived by his loving wife of 28 years, Lisa C. (Wilson) Messina; a son, Sammy Messina, Jr. of Millsboro, DE; a mother, Corrine Messina of Springfield, PA; a brother, John (Suzy) Messina of Glen Mills, PA; two sisters, Lucille (Benjamin) Cataleno of West Grove, PA and Angie (Joe) Poiesz of Springfield, PA; two nieces, Rachel and Sarah Messina both of Glen Mills, PA; two nephews, Dennis (Heather) Poiesz of Clifton Heights, PA and Andrew Poiesz of Springfield, PA.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at the Long Neck Chapel of Melson Funeral Services, 32013 Long Neck Rd., Millsboro, DE 19966, where friends and family may call after 12 noon. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions in Sam’s name to: A Hero’s Welcome, c/o Maria Highland, 3037 Burton Drive, Gilbertsville, PA 19525. Please visit the website at www.AHeros-Welcome.org



Doyle-Stonelake Funeral Home

Robin A. Milone (nee Baltzer) 
(Died November 9, 2014)

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October 26, 1992 - March 24, 2015

Beloved daughter of Yvonne and Raymond Selke, loving sister to Trevor Selke. Emily was born at Fort Belvoir, VA and was a life-long resident of Nokesville, VA. She attended Brentsville High School, and Woodbridge High School Center for the Fine and Performing Arts, where she was a member of the Choir, Choir Counsel, Physics Club, Beta Club, and National Honor Society. She was also a Student Ambassador to Australia, Choir Section Leader, Senior Class Vice President, and Girl Scout Member for Life. She graduated Woodbridge Senior High School with high honors in 2010, then attended Drexel University, where she majored in Music Industry and minored in Business Administration. She was a member of the ZETA Chapter of the Gamma Sigma Sigma National Service Sorority which honored her with its Cornerstone Award. Emily graduated from Drexel University Magnum Cum Laude in 2013. She spent the following year working in support of various Music and Arts endeavors, including the Pittsburgh and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, and the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, VA. She worked for Carr Workplaces as a Client Service Associate from January 2014 until her untimely death on a vacation to Europe with her mother. She will be deeply missed by all those touched by her kind, loving spirit and infectious good humor. A Memorial Mass will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 12975 Purcell Road, Manassas, Virginia at 11 a.m. on April 22, 2015. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the St Jude Children's Hospital (web page): http://www.stjude.org

Tom passed away, via a freak, accident while traveling on the PA turnpike northeast extension approximately 1976 or 1977.

Tom and a close friend (Steve Santoro perhaps (also deceased for other reason unknown to me)) were traveling to Poconos to stay a family cottage for the weekend.

They pulled car over on turnpike for Tom to 'relieve' himself in a very dark spot along the highway.

Tom stepped over guard to get off road while friend remained in vehicle. After an extended period of several minutes, driver got out of vehicle to look for Tom who was not seen and did not respond to voice calls.

Driver could not locate Tom & eventually called for help. Police arrived and found that Tom had tripped over or fallen after stepping over guard rail, rolled down long & steep enbankment apparently banged his head &/or knocked himself out and was found dead/drowned in shallow stream of only a couple inches deep.

I was home from college when this happened and heard the news that 'Tom Henderson' had died on the news. To confirm it was 'our' Tom Henderson, I called a Henderson relative who confirmed it was in fact our classmate. Tom & I had been friends since elementary school so this incident weighed heavily on my mind at the time.

Dr. Shirley A. Kennedy, age 60, of Pittsburgh, Kennedy Twp., beloved sister of Mark Kennedy; beloved daughter of the late William and Alice Kennedy. Shirley attended Penn State Medical School. At the request of the family, services are private.

Mark Alburger Obituary

Mark Alburger, Composer
Mark George Alburger, post-minimalist composer of more than 500 works of contemporary classical music, died at his home in Vacaville, CA on June 20, after a long illness.
Mr. Alburger was born April 2, 1957 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania to Elizabeth A. (Bette) Alburger and the late George C. Alburger. He was the first of their two children. He graduated from Swarthmore College in 1979 with a bachelor's degree in music and later earned a master's from Dominican College and doctorate from Claremont College, both located in California.
A life-long musician, Mr. Alburger was proficient on many instruments, especially the oboe and was a high school student of professional oboist Dorothy Freeman of Newtown Square. After teaching at Phillips Academy in Andover, MA and at Westtown School in West Chester, PA, he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, accepting the Director of Music position at Marin Academy in San Rafael. He founded 20th Century Music and New Music Publications and Recording in 1994 while serving sequentially as Minister of Music at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Tiburon and First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael. A life-long Presbyterian, he was an ordained Elder and was a choir member at both Chambers Memorial Presbyterian Church in Rutledge and Davis Community Presbyterian Church in Davis, CA.
In addition to singing, Mr. Alburger studied the recorder, clarinet and oboe in grade school and piano in high school. Graduating fourth in his class, he was well-regarded by his peers as "a quixotic figure."
His association with Swarthmore College began with performances with the Delaware County Youth Orchestra, conducted by Music Department chairman James Freeman, Dorothy Freeman's husband and professional bassist. He returned to his alma mater several times for performances there.
Mr. Alburger was influential as founder and conductor / music-director of both San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra and the Opus Project. In addition, he was music director of Goat Hall Productions / San Francisco Cabaret Opera, and a journalist / music critic / musicologist – establishing and editing the music journals "20th Century Music" and "21st Century Music." He also wrote editorial entries for The Grove Dictionary of Music.
Mr. Alburger's innovative creative approach received acclaim from numerous critics, including San Francisco Chronicle writer Jeff Kaliss, who wrote, "Alburger's music blows the dust out of Bay area listener's ears", as well as from Minimalist composer Terry Riley, who noted that "everything Mark writes is dramatic."
An award from the American Composers Forum, while working on a second opera, "Henry Miller in Brooklyn," led to the beginning of his relationship with noted mezzo-soprano and director Harriet March Page ---whom he later married---and a flood of operas resulted.
For 18 years, Mr. Alburger taught piano, Music History and Theory at Diablo Valley College, near San Francisco. He also re-founded the Diablo Valley College Philharmonic Orchestra. During that time, he accepted the position of Resident Composer and Conductor of Goat Hall Productions, and founded San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra.
As a beloved educator, Mr. Alburger's recent activities included producing 84 music history mini-lectures for his Diablo Valley College music students during the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, he placed his extensive compositional catalogue into numerous online archives for his devoted students and for music lovers everywhere.
In addition to his beloved wife Harriet March Page and his mother, survivors include his son Cliff of California, sister Sorrel Ann of New York City, numerous cousins and friends in California and throughout the USA.
The San Francisco Composers Chamber Orchestra is also planning several memorial observances and Goat Hall Productions/San Francisco Cabaret Opera will dedicate an upcoming Fresh Voices program to the composer on a date to be announced. For more information, please send an email to MarkAlburgerEvents@gmail.com

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