I got an e-mail from Walt he did say that the Walt Warnick in delaware is a cousin -----Original Message----- From: Janie Shepherd [mailto:janie@uslink.net] Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 8:04 AM To: MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] Re: [MDGARRET] Walt Warnick me too!!! anybody who has had contact from him knows what a big blessing he has been! He told me stuff about my mom when she was just a kid and wanted to marry my stepdad! Surely this is great news!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "connie beachy" <cbeachy@gcnetmail.net> To: <MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 7:22 PM Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] Re: [MDGARRET] Walt Warnick > HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN!!!! > Walt is no where near 87 years old. > Ohh, I'm so glad. Bet Walt is too.. > Connie > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ruth Koontz" <rkoontz@lenderscreditservices.com> > To: <MDALLEGA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 10:42 AM > Subject: RE: [MDALLEGA] Re: [MDGARRET] Walt Warnick > > > > I own a home in Delaware, and am frequently there on weekends. I do > recall > > reading the article, and I recall reading his name in that article, > online, > > at www.mchsi.com/dagsboro but can't find the article. I found this > > article on kiplinger.com > > Elderly man is first Delawarean to die from West Nile virus > > > > > > BC-DE--West Nile Death, 1st Ld-Writethru,0697 > > > > Elderly man is first Delawarean to die from West Nile virus > > > > Eds: INSERTS new grafs 5-6 with hospital comment > > > > stfrc-kj > > > > By RANDALL CHASE= > > > > Associated Press Writer= > > > > DOVER, Del. (AP) _ A Sussex County man has become the first > > > > Delawarean to die from the West Nile virus, officials said Friday. > > > > Walter Warnick, 87, of Greenwood died Wednesday in > > > > Bayhealth-Milford Memorial Hospital, where he had been hospitalized since > > Sept. 23. > > > > The state Public Health Laboratory confirmed that Warnick was > > > > infected with West Nile virus Sept. 30. Family members say they didn't > learn > > until after his death that Warnick had been infected with the virus, which > > is transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes. > > > > "We didn't know it was West Nile until about a half hour after > > > > he passed," said Warnick's daughter, Ann Bunting. "That's when they got > the > > test results back." > > > > Hospital spokeswoman Pamela Marecki said she had not heard of > > > > any delay in relaying the diagnosis to the family. > > > > "I can't comment on this particular case at this time, but our mission is > to > > provide high-quality care to our patients," she > > > > said. > > > > Bunting said her father became ill on Sept. 20. > > > > "His legs were real stiff; he couldn't walk," she said. > > > > The day after he was hospitalized, Warnick experienced > > > > uncontrollable shaking, and his health deteriorated rapidly, Bunting said. > > > > "They kept saying it was meningitis or encephalitis," she > > > > said. "I don't think they really knew what to do." > > > > Warnick was the 10th confirmed human case of West Nile virus in Delaware > > this year, compared to only one last year, the first human > > > > case ever reported in Delaware. > > > > Six of this year's cases, which date to late August, have been reported in > > New Castle County. Three were in Kent County and one in Sussex County. > > Warnick was the oldest person to be infected; the > > > > youngest is 23. > > > > Paul Silverman, chief of disease prevention and control for the Division > of > > Public Health, said he didn't know if any of the other > > > > people infected were still hospitalized. > > > > Bunting said her father liked to spend time outdoors gardening, feeding > > birds and cutting grass. > > > > "He was very healthy, nothing was wrong," she said. > > > > Silverman said state environmental officials are conducting > > > > mosquito control efforts, and that DPH continues to monitor for the virus > in > > birds and other animals. > > > > "We're concerned that at this time of the year, as the weather > > > > starts to cool off, people won't think that mosquitoes are a problem, when > > in fact mosquitoes are viable until a couple of hard frosts," Silverman > > said. "Given the hurricane and the extra moisture around, we are > especially > > concerned that people take precautions." > > > > Health officials are urging residents to take commonsense > > > > precautions against insect bites, including wearing long-sleeved shirts > and > > long pants outdoors, and applying insect repellent containing 50 percent > or > > less DEET for adults and 30 percent or less DEET for children. > > > > Residents also are encouraged to avoid mosquito-infested areas > > > > and times of peak mosquito activity, and to drain or remove items that > > collect water, such as buckets, birdbaths, rain barrels, old tires, > blocked > > rain gutters and unused swimming pools. > > > > Humans infected with West Nile virus typically have only mild > > > > symptoms similar to a mild flu, if they show any signs at all. In rare > > cases, symptoms can include sudden onset of severe headache, high fever, > > stiff neck, confusion and muscle weakness. > > > > As of Oct. 3, 5,921 human cases of West Nile infection and 119 > > > > deaths were reported nationwide, according to the Centers for Disease > > Control and Prevention. In 2002, 4,156 cases and 284 deaths were reported. > > > > As of Oct. 3, the Delaware Public Health Laboratory identified > > > > West Nile virus in 108 wild birds, 21 sentinel chickens and 62 horses. > > (PROFILE (COUNTRY:United States; ISOCOUNTRY3:USA; UNTOP:021; > > APGROUP:NorthAmerica;) (CAT:Medical;) (CAT:Crime;) (CAT:Municipal;) > (SRC:AP; > > ST:MD;) ) > > > > AP-NY-10-03-03 2118EDT > > > > APALMUviaNewsEdge > > > > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > I did not know this man, but my condolences to those that did. > > > > > > > > > > Ruth > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Redrabbitt@aol.com [mailto:Redrabbitt@aol.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 10:06 AM > > To: MDALLEGA-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] Re: [MDGARRET] Walt Warnick > > > > > > When did Walt die? Can someone share an obit on him? > > > > Walt was instrumental on my learning more about my Fazenbaker line. I > > purchased his book "The Fazenbaker Family of Western Maryland" and shared > > more > > information on my line that he did not have. He had mentioned that he was > > working > > on another updated book. I feel as if I have lost a family member, and in > a > > way, a distant cousin is what he would have been. I never met him > > personally, > > but we did exchange family information. I had shared pictures my late > > grandmother's family. I am truly saddened by this news. > > > > Kathy Heare Watts, Sevierville, TN > > 3rd great granddaughter of Jefferson S. 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