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So many people will feel extra alone this holiday season, but there is comfort. Author: Megan Gallagher, Hollie Strano Published: 5:53 AM EST December 16, 2020 Updated: 6:56 AM EST December 16, 2020
CLEVELAND Tom Maier found joy in every part of life: his job, his kids, and Cleveland sports, no matter the season outcome. But there was nothing he loved as much as his wife Billie.
His college sweetheart, his travel buddy, and the mother of their two sons. After 50-plus Christmases together, Tom won t be there this year. Losing your spouse is like losing half of yourself, Billie says.
Tom passed away from a second battle with melanoma in September. His fight was made harder by the pandemic, as he and Billie traveled from South Carolina back to Ohio for treatment, even buying a condo in Westlake to stay at for extended treatments.
Staff at DeJohn Funeral Homes and Crematory along with their community partners have completed another year of the Stockings For Soldiers program, which distributes hundreds of stockings filled with non-perishable gifts for military personnel.Â
Approximately 600 stockings were picked up by the United Services Organization from the DeJohn Willoughby Hills location on Dec. 10 to be delivered to military members and their families.
The Stockings for Soldiers program has been an annual tradition for over a decade, contributed to by individuals, local schools, and other community organizations who pick up stockings provided by the DeJohn Funeral Home staff to fill with items.Â