Carol Hanner was a natural-born seamstress, according to her husband, Tom.
âShe wanted to be a designer when she went to Clay High School. She could make anything.â
The whiz at home economics channeled her creativity into her family and working in real estate.
But sewing didnât stop. Tom said she redirected her love to making pillows for Memorial Childrenâs Hospital (now Beacon Childrenâs Hospital). The pillow making was one of many projects of Tri Kappa, a womenâs philanthropic organization in Indiana. Carol was a member for more than 20 years.
At first, the pillows were shaped like puppies. And that a took special talent. Tom said Carol could make those puppies look great. The work later evolved to regular pillows.
John McDonald Giles III
WILMINGTON John McDonald Giles III, 77, formerly of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, passed away Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, from cancer.
John was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the first son of Kathleen Hess Giles and John M. Giles II, who both preceded him in death.
He is survived by his younger brother, Robert E Giles, and his wife, Kathleen, of Pennsylvania; and niece, Rebecca Giles.
After high school, John joined the U.S. Navy, where he spent 27 years, affording him the opportunity to visit ports all over the world and earn an Associate Degree in Marine Technology in San Diego. He served in Vietnam in the 1970s and in the Middle East crisis in the 1980s. He served aboard the USS Canopus, the USS Eisenhower (aircraft carrier) and helped commission the battleship, the USS New Jersey, when it was brought out of mothballs to serve in the Middle East.
UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center welcomes ‘Valentina,’ in-residence therapy dog from Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation
Updated Feb 12, 2021;
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UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center is welcoming a four-legged, tail-wagging furry friend to its staff Friday.
An in-residence assisted therapy dog named “Valentina” is officially becoming a full-time resident of the medical center as part of the Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation’s Dogs for Joy program.
“The Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation’s Dogs for Joy program helps increase the number of dogs who work full-time in children’s hospitals to bring joy to kids battling illness,” a news release stated. “In-residence dogs like Valentina are full-time employees of the hospital who come to work every day like their human counterparts and can be a critical part of a child’s treatment team. They perform a range of tasks that help medical teams achieve their clinical goals – like