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. Fazenbaker > 2nd great granddaughter of Edith Fazenbaker Smith > 1st great granddaughter of Mary Jane Smith Good > Granddaughter of Mildred Good Heare > > > ==== MDALLEGA Mailing List ==== > USGENWEB page for Allegany County, MD > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdallegh/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ==== MDALLEGA Mailing List ==== > USGENWEB page for Allegany County, MD > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdallegh/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >