Cindy Maxwell

Message from Ed Maxwell The memorial service for Cindy will be held at the First Baptist Church in Lake Wales on Friday, February 1, 2013 at 10am. Lunch will be served after the service. Address is 338 E Central Ave Lake Wales.

Death of c College dean in tow truck accident shocks community

Keiser dean 'dragged several hundred feet' in tow truck death, lawsuit claims

Article Courtesy of The Sun Sentinel

By Mike Clary

Published January 26, 2013

The Keiser University associate dean run over by his own car as he tried to stop it from being towed "was dragged by the tow truck for several hundred feet" prior to his death, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday.

Elias Konwufine, 38, died at Broward Health Medical Center on Jan. 16 about two hours after a tow truck hooked up his car, parked in front of his Lauderhill home in apparent violation of homeowners' association rules.

After trying to talk to the driver, Konwufine "grabbed hold of the tow truck as it began to leave because as the tow truck left it swerved into him and was going to run him over," alleges the suit filed by his widow, Francisca. He was dragged "until he could no longer hold onto to the truck because it continued to accelerate and he was run over by his own vehicle…"

The complaint alleges the driver "gunned" the truck's engine as he pulled away from the home in the Sienna Greens development.

Named as defendants are Superior Lock & Roadside Assistance, based in Plantation, and its driver, identified only as John Doe.

A woman who answered the phone Thursday at Superior Lock & Roadside Assistance said no one was available to comment on the allegations.

The driver, who identified himself only as Ken in interviews with two television stations on the night of the incident, has a history of "violent, aggressive and dangerous behavior," says the complaint, and "had brandished a firearm at the development only weeks before the incident during another towing call."

The suit also alleges the towing firm's "employees had a history of using threats and/or violence and needlessly aggressive tactics against the residents of Sienna Greens."

Filed in Broward County Circuit Court, the suit outlines eight counts of negligence and liability in seeking unspecified damages.

Lawyers for Konwufine allege the company and driver violated both state and county laws requiring the tow truck driver to stop "when a person seeks the return of the vehicle...," as Florida statute states.

The homeowners association, which employed the towing company, was not named as a defendant.

"I don't believe for the price of a tow it's ever worth running over someone," said attorney Vidian Mallard. "The driver should know that at some point you stop."

The death remains under investigation by the Lauderhill police.

Konwufine was a father of three children who with his wife, a chemistry teacher at Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach, had lived in Sienna Greens for six years.

A viewing will be held Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. at Fred Hunter Funeral Home, 2401 S. University Drive, Davie. Burial will be in his native Cameroon.

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internal audit tallied $47,780 in misappropriated funds

Article Courtesy of Orlando Sentinel

By Jeff Weiner

Published January 25, 2013

The treasurer of a local condo association faces a felony grand-theft charge, suspected of embezzling more than $45,000 over a four-year period, records show.

Investigators say management at the Semoran Club condominiums reported the theft in March 2011, after a newly hired manager noticed accounting discrepancies.

A sheriff's warrant affidavit states the condo association conducted an audit, which unearthed numerous unauthorized ATM withdrawals and cashed checks.

The checks were signed by treasurer Michael Lamar Brown, investigators say, who later sent an email to Semoran Club's president, admitting to misusing funds.

Detectives couldn't find Brown, and suspended their case for more than a year. However, economic crimes investigators recently tracked him down in December.

During a secretly recorded interview, Brown admitted to stealing money, an affidavit states. Brown, 62, was arrested last week on a second-degree felony charge.

An internal audit tallied $47,780 in misappropriated funds between January 2007 and February 2011, court records show.

CHICAGO

I was in Albuquerque the other day and I saw a bumper sticker on a parked car that read, "I miss Chicago ." so i broke out the window,stole the radio shot out two tires. i put note on window saying i hope this helps

New Medicare Program

You're a sick senior citizen and the government says there is no nursing home available for you. So what do you do? Our plan gives anyone 65 years or older a gun and 4 bullets. You are allowed to shoot four Politicians. Of course, this means you will be sent to prison where you will get three meals a day, a roof over your head, central heating, air conditioning and all the health care you need! Need new teeth? No problem. Need glasses? That’s great. Need a new hip, knees, kidney, lungs or heart? They’re all covered. As an added bonus, your kids can come and visit you as often as they do now. And who will be paying for all of this? It’s the same government that just told you that you they cannot afford for you to go into a home. And you can get rid of 4 useless politicians while you are at it. Plus, because you are a prisoner, you don't have to pay any income taxes anymore. Is this a great country or what?

Immigration Department will start deporting seniors

Send this to your friends and relatives so they'll know what happened to you.

 

To help save the economy, the Government will announce next

month that the Immigration Department will start deporting

seniors (instead of illegal's) in order to lower Social Security

and Medicare costs. Older people are easier to catch and won't

remember how to get back home.

I started to cry when I thought of you. Then it dawned on me ...

          

                Oh, crap! I'll see you on the bus!!

Bingo Paul

Lets look at the facts:   

350 Bingo Players play Bingo every night.  Adds up to $8,750/night

$8750/night  X 52/weeks adds up to $455,000/year

$455,000 times six years since Bingo took over Bingo in April 4, 2007
THIS ADDS UP TO $2,730,000 IN THOSE SIX YEARS.  YES, JUST UNDER 3 MILLION DOLLARS SINCE HE TOOK OVER BINGO.

NO WONDER HE HAS 2 NEW CARS IN THE GARAGE

Bill O'Reilly's message board:

Sometimes you just cannot argue with the numbers. If these numbers are correct and true, the USA has bigger problems on their hands other than who was elected President. 
From Bill O'Reilly's message board:

Most everyone suspected fraud, but these numbers prove it and our government and media refuse to do anything about it.

As each state reported their final election details, the evidence of voter fraud is astounding. Massive voter fraud has been reported in areas of OH and FL, with PA, WI and VA, all are deploying personnel to investigate election results.

Here are just a few examples of what has surfaced with much more to come.

* In 59 voting districts in the Philadelphia region, Obama
received 100% of the votes with not even a single vote recorded for
Romney. (A mathematical and statistical impossibility).

* In 21 districts in Wood County Ohio, Obama received 100% of
the votes where GOP inspectors were illegally removed from their
polling locations - and not one single vote was recorded for Romney.
(Another statistical impossibility).

* In Wood County Ohio, 106,258 voted in a county with only
98,213 eligible voters.

* In St. Lucie County, FL, there were 175,574 registered
eligible voters but 247,713 votes were cast.

* The National SEAL Museum , a polling location in St. Lucie
County, FL had a 158% voter turnout.

* Palm Beach County , FL had a 141% voter turnout.

* In Ohio County , Obama won by 108% of the total number of
eligible voters.

NOTE: Obama won in every state that did not require a Photo ID and lost in every state that did require a Photo ID in order to vote.

Imagine that!

LOVE

A letter from the Post Office... this is absolutely the best!!

We don't know who replied, but there is a beautiful soul working in the dead letter office
who understands LOVE..........................

Our 14-year-old dog Abbey died last month.

The day after she passed away my 4-year-old daughter Meredith was
crying and talking about how much she missed Abbey.

She asked if we could write a letter to God so that when Abbey got to
heaven, God would recognize her.

I told her that I thought that we could, so she dictated these words :

Dear God,

Will you please take care of my dog?

Abbey died yesterday and is with you in heaven.

I miss her very much.

I 'm happy that you let me have her as my dog even though she got sick.
I hope you will play with her.

She likes to swim and play with balls.

I am sending a picture of her so when you see her you will know that she is my dog.

I really miss her.

Love, Meredith


We put the letter in an envelope with a picture of Abbey & Meredith,
addressed it to God/Heaven.

We put our return address on it.

Meredith pasted several stamps on the front of the envelope because she
said it would take lots of stamps to get the letter all the way to heaven.

That afternoon she dropped it into the letter box at the post office.

A few days later, she asked if God had gotten the letter yet.

I told her that I thought He had.

Yesterday, there was a package wrapped in gold paper on our front porch
addressed, 'To Meredith' in an unfamiliar hand.

Meredith opened it.

Inside was a book by Mr. Rogers called, 'When a Pet Dies.'

Taped to the inside front cover was the letter we had written to God
in its opened envelope.

On the opposite page was the picture of Abbey & Meredith and this note :


Dear Meredith,

Abbey arrived safely in heaven. Having the picture was a big help and I
recognized her right away.

Abbey isn't sick anymore.

Her spirit is here with me just like it stays in your heart.

Abbey loved being your dog.

Since we don't need our bodies in heaven, I don't have any pockets to
keep your picture in so I'm sending it back to you in this little book for
you to keep and have something to remember Abbey by.

Thank you for the beautiful letter and thank your mother for helping you
write it and sending it to me.

What a wonderful mother you have. I picked her especially for you.

I send my blessings every day and remember that I love you very much.
By the way, I'm easy to find.

I am wherever there is love.
Love,
God