Margaret Devers 
Dec. 12, 1992 
Margaret M. Devers, 81, Formerly Of Mallery Place, Wilkes-barre, Died Saturday 
At The Home Of Her Daughter, Mrs. Patricia Gallagher Dombzalski, Fayetteville, 
Ga.

Unsworth Hoping His 
Dream Ends Sweetly 
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Photo 
Bill Unsworth 
Former Wilkes Coach 
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Saturday, December 12, 1992 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 3A QUICK WORDS: SCHIEL DRUNK DRIVING
VIGIL DEATH 





In a night of candles and tears, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 loved ones are remembered &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; There is no answer to give a family that has lost someone to a drunken
driver, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 a veteran police officer says &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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 PHOTO &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 TIMES LEADER/DON CAREY IN MEMORIAM -- A tearful Loretta Schiel, of Bear
Creek, lights a candle in memory of her son, John, who was killed by a drunken
driver. She was participating Friday night in a vigil sponsored by Mothers
Against Drunk Driving (MADD) held at the Luzerne County Courthouse. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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 There is no answer to give a family that has lost someone to a drunken
driver, a veteran police officer says &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 By LISA SCHEID &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Times Leader Staff Writer &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 WILKES-BARRE -- The survivors' teary eyes reflected the flickering
candlelights as they remembered the lives stolen by drunken drivers. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "Shining eyes, laughing smiles. Happy for a little while. Now it's time for
you to go. Some reasons we'll never know," sang Sharon Brittingham at the
Mothers Against Drunk Driving vigil Friday night at the Luzerne County
Courthouse. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 About 30 people sang and remembered loved ones at the vigil. Some dabbed
tears from their eyes, while others swallowed hard and lit candles. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 And while the flames would be extinguished, the memories of sons, daughters
and friends lost would live on in hugs and shared tears, said Sharon Powell,
vigil chairwoman. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 In the hearts of MADD members burned a passion for change. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "We're all part of a fire that has come to melt social tolerance of drunken
driving," Powell said. "This place is aglow tonight with the radiance of
memories and that radiance will never die." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Dallas Township Police Chief Carl Miers, who spoke at the gathering, had no
answers why such tragedy touches some lives but a resolve to prevent it from
happening. That is done by talking about drunken driving. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "There is no easy way to go and knock on somebody's door and tell them that
a family member has passed on," Miers said. "And they stand there and ask you
why and you don't have ananswer to give." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 In his 24 years on the police force, Miers remembers every home he has
entered where he broke the news that a drunken driver had killed a loved one. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The recollections have spurred the chief to spearhead increased driving
under the influence checkpoints in the Back Mountain. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 For some vigil participants like Jimmie Harnen, just saying a name of a
friend killed by a drunken driver brought pain. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Harnen, a local recording artist, recalled the death of his drum student
Michael Bogdon. He spoke about efforts to get young people to not drink and
drive. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Jenkins Township police officer Mary Ann Czanker took a few minutes to
thank MADD for its efforts to strengthen laws against drunken driving. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "As a police officer, I say thank you," Czanker said. "As a mother, I say
God bless you." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 TRIMMED HERE &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Czanker said her son will be able to drive in four years. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "I'm scared," she confessed.

In A Night Of Candles And Tears, 
Loved Ones Are Remembered 
There Is No Answer To Give A Family That Has Lost Someone To A Drunken Driver, 
A Veteran Police Officer Says 
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Photo 
Times Leader/don Carey

In A Night Of Candles And Tears, Loved Ones Are Remembered There Is No Answer To Give A Family That Has Lost Someone To A Drunken Driver, A Veteran Police Officer Says ************************* Photo Times Leader/don Carey