Throughout 2021, Canton Repository Staff Writer Tim Botos regularly has tweeted details from obituaries of people in our community.
The Twitter platform only allows for 280 characters, or about 50 words. The tweets focused on unique or beloved qualities of those featured, or the messages they wished to convey.
The Stark County area is full of extraordinary people who lead otherwise ordinary lives. Here is a sample of some of those tweets from 2021. To read all of them, follow Botos on Twitter @tbotosREP.
Goodness and grace:
Terry L. Foss, 73, Massillon. “Mom absorbed the world’s troubles so that her children didn’t have to … never missed a school play, event, or game. It was an impossible standard to beat, but we all tried our best to be there for her like she was for us.”
Diane Lynnea Breit, 67, Hartville, cared for her husband during his battle with Parkinson’s disease for 15 years, and ALS for almost 6 years. “Her background in nursing allowed her to fulfill her promise to him that he would always remain in their home.”
Anne Marie Forberg, 47, Canton. “It’s amazing how someone who never spoke a word taught so many life lessons to her family and to those who surrounded her during her time on Earth … lessons of unconditional love, faith, and trust …”
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Stephen R. Belopotosky, 81, Carrollton. “He gave the best bear hugs, had an…
