24 The Queens Courier • MAY 2, 2013 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com OBITS Lawrence Ronan Lawrence Ronan of Garrison and formerly College Point passed away on March 29 after a long illness. He was 71 years old. Cherished son of the late Michael Ronan and the late Jane Ronan Geary. Beloved brother of Christina (Peter) Moore, Maureen Lugg, Michael (Sheryl), Richard (Maureen), Margaret, Kevin, Brendan (Jung), Brian (JoAnn Hunter) and Ronan. Special uncle of many nieces and nephews, extended family and friends. A memorial Mass was celebrated at St. Columbanus Church in Cortlandt Manor, NY Burial was private. Catherine L. Kruszewski Catherine L. Kruszewski of Flushing passed away on April 18. Loving aunt to Walter Clarner and Gina Clarner Misle and many other nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements were held by the Martin A. GBleason Funeral Home in Flushing. Interment was at Long Island National Cemetery. VALLONE: BRING BACK SCHOLARSHIP BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO [email protected] With no agreement on a state Dream Act, Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. is calling to re-establish the Peter F. Vallone Scholarship, the “original” New York City Dream Act. On Thursday, April 25 Vallone gathered with mayoral candidates, fellow councilmembers and education and immigration advocacy groups to call on Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn to reinstate the scholarship. The Vallone Scholarship, instituted by the City Council in 1997, was awarded to students based only on academic performance and was made available to full-time students who enrolled in a City University of New York (CUNY) college within a year of graduating from a city high school. This scholarship was available to all students, regardless of their immigration status. “The Vallone Scholarship was New York City’s Dream Act, it was a reality here when the state and federal acts were just dreams,” said Vallone. Vallone has been fighting to reinstate the scholarship ever since its removal in 2012. “It was a promise we made to our hardest working kids, that we would help them achieve their dreams of a college education, and it was a promise that was broken,” said Vallone. According to Vallone, there were close to 15,000 students receiving assistance when the scholarship was eliminated. Young martial artists give back BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO [email protected] They kicked for a cause. On Friday, April 26, students enrolled in Progressive Martial Arts’ (PMA) youth program cheered on their fellow athletes as they took to the mat for a minute of non-stop kicking each. The goal was to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. For every child’s kick at the seventh annual kick-a-thon, PMA founder Nick Sacoulas donated $1 out of his own pocket. The sifu, or teacher, also gave $2 for every brave parent who showed his or her martial arts skill. At the end of the kicking session, awards went to one student who banged out 131 kicks and another who collected over $1,600 for the cause. PMA gathered more than $12,000 for the children’s hospital, exceeding the initial goal of over $5,000. Obtain a FaSt DiVORCE in aS littlE aS 24 HOURS WE aRE HERE tO HElP! Visit us online or Call now! SERVinG tHE COMMUnitY FOR OVER 50 YEaRS! A leader in the fast divorce business has been Divorcefast.com of Massachusetts, a company that has been providing speedy, low-cost foreign divorces for 50 years. The company provides divorces that can be completed in as little as one day in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and the U.S. offshore island of Guam. According to Alan Alford, proprietor of Divorcefast.com, some of the divorces offered require travel to the court, while some can be done without any travel or court appearance. Some require both parties to sign the court petition for divorce, while others can be achieved with only one party signing. All of the divorces happen very quickly and with a minimal amount of paperwork. The divorces are valid and recognized everywhere, and Alford reports that he processes several thousand of them every year, particularly for New Yorkers. The total cost for fast divorces starts at $995, raising the price to as high as $1,500. All of the divorces, Alford says, are completed within a few days and the clients are then free to remarry or otherwise continue with their lives as single persons. Anyone interested in more details about the Divorcefast offerings can access the company web site at www.divorcefast.com. The forms and instructions can be printed out from there and submitted to the company. For those lacking Internet access, Alford and his staff are prepared to discuss foreign divorces on the phone, at 978-443-8387, or by mail directed to Divorcefast.com, 365 Boston Post Road, Sudbury, MA 01776.. THE PROCESS IS QUICK, EASY, LEGAL & AFFORDABLE 978.443.8387 WWW.DIVORCEFAST.COM
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