School board president s death from COVD-19 will forever impact town
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Ann Marie Panzarelli, the Board of Education president for Keyport Schools in New Jersey, died from COVID-19 in March 2021.
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N.J. town’s board of education president dies of COVID after a month in the hospital
Updated Mar 15, 2021;
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A longtime, beloved member of the board of education in a Monmouth County borough died over the weekend of COVID-19 after being hospitalized for more than a month, according to local officials.
Ann Marie Panzarelli, 51, of Keyport, was remembered as a dedicated public servant who took on many tasks for several organizations, said Mayor Collette Kennedy.
“Mrs. Panzarelli dedicated countless hours of her time and we as a community as a whole are better because of all that she did,” Kennedy said in a statement.
Keyport school board president dies after battle with COVID-19
Ann Marie Panzarelli, president of Keyport’s board of education and longtime beloved presence in the borough, died Saturday after a monthlong battle with COVID-19. She was 50.
Panzarelli checked into Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank Feb. 15 after experiencing a fever, cough, body aches and the loss of taste and smell, her son Vincent Panzarelli told the Asbury Park Press last month. Within a day, she was put on a ventilator.
Keyport Mayor Collette Kennedy published a statement about Panzarelli’s passing on social media Sunday afternoon.
“In honor of her role as president of the Keyport board of education, as well as her dedication to many local organizations, including the Keyport Indians, as a way to show support to her family and community during this difficult time, you may want to consider turning your porch light to red or tie a red ribbon on a tree in your yard,” the statement read. “Red represe