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David Joseph Weir was born on 25 December 1961.² He and Laci Lynn Norris were married on 16 November 1990 in Manhattan, Riley, Kansas.² He died on 8 April 2004, at age 42, in Kansas.^1,2 He was buried in Sunrise Cemetery, Manhattan, Riley, Kansas.¹

Manhattan High School
In Memorium
Laci Lynn Norris

Laci was born June 3, 1970, in Manhattan. She had two older sisters, Li sa and Lori. Laci attended Northview Grade School and lived in Manhatta n her entire life. Her father, William Norris, still lives in Manhattan . Her mother, Kay Sumner, now lives in Mission, Texas.

After graduating high school, Laci worked at Sears and, later, the Rile y County Clerk’s Office. She was a devoted aunt to her nephew Cameron, w ho called her Auntie La La. In 1990, [November 16, 1990 in Manhattan, K ansas] she married David Weir. Just two years after her wedding, Laci w as diagnosed with leukemia.

Friends tell us Laci fought hard against the disease and remained hopef ul throughout her treatment. Suzy (Mickey) Shortsleeves remembers, “One d ay she came over to see me and my son shortly after she had gone throug h some treatments. It was strange because she had lost her hair and it h ad grown back almost black and curly. Laci’s hair had always been kind o f a dark blonde and straight. She couldn’t get used to the new hair and i t was still really short, so she was wearing a long blonde wig. I had l eft the room for a few minutes and I heard my son (who was about four a t the time) laughing really loud. When I came back into the room Laci w as taking her wig on and off for him and making funny faces. She could a lways find a way to make light of things and she was always more concer ned about how we all felt about her being sick than she was about how s ick she really was.”

After several rounds of chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, Laci d ied on April 13, 1995, at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D .C. She was 24 years old. Laci is buried at Sunrise Cemetery.

The following was taken from the funeral program designed for Laci’s se rvices held on April 19, 1995:
If I Had My Life to Live Over Again.....

If I had to live my life over again, I’d make more mistakes next time. I w ould relax, I would limber up. I know of very few things I would take s eriously. I would worry less about what others thought of me and I woul d accept myself as I am. I would tell more people that I like them. I w ould hug my friends. I would forgive others for being human and I would h old no grudges. I would watch less TV and have more picnics. I would ha ve only actual troubles and very few imaginary ones. I would feel sad n ot depressed, concerned not anxious, annoyed not angry. I would regret m y mistakes but not spend a lot of time feeling real badly about them.

You see, I’m one of those people who lived cautiously, sensibly, sanely , hour after hour, all of my life, day by day. Oh, I’ve had my moments. B ut if I had it to do over again, I’d have a lot more of them. In fact, I ’d have nothing else. I would just have moments. One after another. Ins tead of living so many of my years ahead of each day.
-Nadine Stair.

Melvin Lawrence Weir was born on 14 February 1940 in New York.^2,3 He and Joyce Nagel were married about 1964 in Lockport, Niagara, New York.⁴ He died on 1 July 2014, at age 74, in Lockport, Niagara, New York.

Melvin Lawrence Weir was an Owner in Weir Accounting.⁴ Lockport Union-Sun & Journal
Obituary
Melvin L. Weir
Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Melvin L. Weir passed peacefully at home on July 1, 2014. Born on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1940, he was the son of Melvin E. and Viola (Goodenough) Weir.

He earned his Bachelor's Degree from Canisius College and his Master's D egree from Niagara University. He was the owner/operator of Weir Accounting Services for 45 years. He also taught Mathematics at DeSales High S chool and Business/Accounting classes for 30 years at Newfane Senior High School. Mel, a deeply religious man of faith, was a member of St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, where he proposed to and married his loving w ife, Joyce. His service activities included serving on the Lockport Hospital Board and counseling children and teens through Father Baker Service in Buffalo. He was active in NYSUT (New York State United Teachers) , NTA (Newfane Teachers Association) and National Society of Public Accountants. He believed strongly in faith, family, education and working hard. He had a passion for boating, spending time with family at the lak e and cottage in Wilson, listening to good jazz music. Mel was a great s toryteller and had quite a sense of humor. He really cared for and enjo yed helping his clients through the years.

His beloved soulmate of 49 years, Joyce, passed away, after a long illness, July 24, 2013. Joyce was beautiful inside and out and often remark ed that Mel was the most kind-hearted person she knew. He was the devotd father of Michael (Linda) Weir, Theresa Weir Sallee, both of Lockpor t, and Judith (Robert) Dockery of Appleton; proud grandfather of Joseph ( Kristin) Sallee, Mitchell and Joshua Dockery; great-grandfather of Jack S allee and one great-granddaughter (birth expected within days). He was Lockport Union-Sun & Journal
Obituary
Melvin L. Weir
Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Melvin L. Weir passed peacefully at home on July 1, 2014. Born on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1940, he was the son of Melvin E. and Viola (Goodenough) Weir.

He earned his Bachelor's Degree from Canisius College and his Master's D egree from Niagara University. He was the owner/operator of Weir Accounting Services for 45 years. He also taught Mathematics at DeSales High S chool and Business/Accounting classes for 30 years at Newfane Senior High School. Mel, a deeply religious man of faith, was a member of St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, where he proposed to and married his loving w ife, Joyce. His service activities included serving on the Lockport Hospital Board and counseling children and teens through Father Baker Service in Buffalo. He was active in NYSUT (New York State United Teachers) , NTA (Newfane Teachers Association) and National Society of Public Accountants. He believed strongly in faith, family, education and working h ard. He had a passion for boating, spending time with family at the lake and cottage in Wilson, listening to good jazz music. Mel was a great storyteller and had quite a sense of humor. He really cared for and enjoyed helping his clients through the years.

His beloved soulmate of 49 years, Joyce, passed away, after a long illness, July 24, 2013. Joyce was beautiful inside and out and often remarked that Mel was the most kind-hearted person she knew. He was the devoted father of Michael (Linda) Weir, Theresa Weir Sallee, both of Lockpor t, and Judith (Robert) Dockery of Appleton; proud grandfather of Joseph ( Kristin) Sallee, Mitchell and Joshua Dockery; great-grandfather of Jack Sallee and one great-granddaughter (birth expected within days). He was he brother of Gloria Hanrahan of Rochester, the late Rosemary Johnston, t he late Richard Weir and is also survived by several brother/sister in- laws, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

His children /grandchildren would appreciate the loving support and prayers, from relatives and friends, on Sunday, July 6th, from 2-6 PM at Prudden & Kandt Funeral Home, 242 Genesee St., Lockport. Flowers in loving memory are welcome. A Mass will be celebrated on Monday, July 7th, at 10 AM in St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, 168 Chestnut St., Lockport . A private burial will be held for Mel and Joyce to enter into rest, together as one, as per their wishes.

Robert P. Hanrahan, Sr., was born on 29 November 1925 in Utica, Oneida, New York.² He died on 27 October 2003, at age 77, in Rochester, Monroe, New York.² He was buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, Michigan.²²

Rosemary Weir was born on 27 July 1930 in New York.^2,3 She died on 23 March 2010, at age 79, in Ventura, Ventura, California.³