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Martinsburg Volunteer Fire Company firefighter Glenn Martin (left) and captain Brandon Weber make ox roast sandwiches on the first day of the station’s annual
The beauty of a late summer afternoon at Raystown Lake was marred with tragedy Saturday afternoon as rescuers recovered the body of 34-year-old Brendon Green of West Virginia from the
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W. Gene Henry, who was 88 years old when he died Feb. 17, left his mark in Martinsburg through his service, business ventures and teaching.
Morrisons Cove Memorial Park Executive Director Chuck Gojmerac didn’t know Henry well but has always appreciated his impact on the community.
“He was extremely proud of his heritage and his hometown,” Gojmerac said. “That is evident by his donations back to the community in which he grew up. Gene Henry had his pulse on the community.”
Henry made a number of generous donations to his community and devoted over a quarter century of his life to education, serving as a teacher and principal in the Altoona Area School District.