FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com JANUARY 1, 2015 • THE COURIER SUN 19 s year in photos june MIDDLE VILLAGE BOY DIES OF CANCER After a more than twoyear battle against lymphocytic leukemia, 8-year-old Colin Flood, from Middle Village, died on June 22. After a successful bone marrow drive in 2012 and a brief victory over the cancer that same year, Colin experienced a resurgence of the disease in 2013. In March, the U.S. Coast Guard visited Colin in Juniper Valley Park and let him have fun in their helicopter. Photos courtesy Bob Holden THE COURIER/Photo by Liam La Guerre Cardozo HS names first black valedictorian Shanelle Davis graduated as the first African-American valedictorian of Benjamin Cardozo High School this June and in the fall started her first college semester at Harvard University. The Jamaica resident is the first in her family to earn a higher degree and along with studying hard, she also took part in various clubs and activities. ELMHURST AGAINST HOMELESS SHELTER Hundreds of protestors gathered on June 17 to protest the city’s initiative to house homeless families in the former Pan American Hotel on Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst. Since then community members, leaders and elected officials have spoken against the plan to convert the site into a permanent shelter under a $42 million contract with the city. The shelter is now home to over 700 homeless residents, many of whom are children. THE COURIER/Photo by Salvatore Licata CONTINUED NEXT WEEK
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