Parents:
Allen W. ACKLEY
Patricia Carol "Pat" HOGAN
The Ithaca Journal Obituary 16 JUN 2005 Ithaca, Tompkins, New York
DRYDEN: With the death of 18-year-old Christopher Ackley, Dryden Central School District faculty and staff prepared for the last day of classes Wednesday by making counselors and staff available to students.
"We talked about having counselors and other staff members available when students arrived," said Mark Crawford, superintendent of Dryden schools. "Those students who wanted to speak with staff members were able to do so."
Ackley was killed when he lost control of the vehicle he was driving on Lake Road Tuesday. It struck a utility pole.
Scott Adams, 12, Ackley's passenger, was taken to Wilson Memorial Regional Medical Center in Johnson City after sustaining lacerations as well as head and chest pain. Hospital officials declined to discuss his condition.
"The school community is just devastated by this sad news," Crawford said. "Our sympathy and most sincere condolences go out to Pat and Allen Ackley and his grandmother."
Crawford said Ackley had received awards from Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services for diesel mechanics Ö a program he had been one final exam from finishing. Ackley had planned to major in automotive technology in college after graduating from Dryden High School in the upcoming academic year.
His parents were fixtures at swim team events where Ackley had been a co-captain.
"His mom and dad were at every swimming event, and his mom was at every practice Crawford said.
Following in the footsteps of his parents, Ackley had been involved in the Dryden community both in and out of the classroom. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout, received the Hands of Christ Award from the Diocese of Rochester, and, like his parents, became a volunteer firefighter for the Dryden Fire Department.
Fire chief Ron Flynn said grief counselors would be made available to firefighters.
"Some of the things we get concerned about here is will the kids be able to concentrate," said Nancy Rosen, director of Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service. Rosen said the agency had not provided counselors for the day but did check in with school officials.
"It's always difficult when things happen at the end of the school year because the school community is always so strong and then they're not there," Rosen said.
The trauma can sometimes change a person's eating and sleeping habits, Rosen cautioned.
"Parents need to get as much nutrient and sleep into them as they can," Rosen said. "When we experience a loss like this, we can feel very weak and tired."
Young children and teenagers grieve differently.
"For younger kids, the concept of death is not very firm and so sometimes they continue talking about someone as if they're still alive," Rosen said. "Understand that the child will understand death through time and not to force it.
"For teenagers, the reality of death is more real, and we need to help them not lose perspective Ö to help understand that this kid died young and not most kids die young so they need to stay engaged in the world."
Viewing hours for Christopher Ackley are scheduled from 4-9 p.m. Friday at the Perkins Funeral Home, 55 West Main St., Dryden. The funeral Mass celebration is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, June 18 at Holy Cross Catholic Church at 375 George Road in Dryden.
Dryden Central School District officials have planned a memorial service for 1 p.m. Monday, June 20.
∼CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM ACKLEY, age 18, of Highland Crescent, Dryden, NY died Tuesday, June 14, 2005 as the result of a one car accident on East Lake Road in the Town of Dryden. "Chris" was born March 23, 1987 in Rochester, NY and has been a resident of Dryden all his life. He was completing his junior year of studies at Dryden High School and was studying in the TST BOCES Heavy Equipment Program. Chris was Co-Captain of the 2004-2005 High School Boys Swim Team and was an IAC All-Star Athlete. In 2004 he earned the Rank of Eagle Scout in Troop 24 and his Bronze Palm in 2005. Chris enjoyed bicycling, camping, hiking, NASCAR races, being a Jeff Gordon fan, and mowing lawns for family and friends. He was a fan of the New York Yankees, the Green Bay Packers and the Syracuse Orangemen. Chris had participated in Dryden Footlighters theatrical productions. He was a communicant of Holy Cross Church and had received the "Hands of Christ Award" from the Diocese of Rochester. At school, at church and in the Dryden community he was well known, liked by all and involved in many activities. Chris had a heart of gold and was always thinking of the other guy.
Survivors include his parents, Allen and Patricia Hogan Ackley of Dryden; his grandparents, Katherine Ackley of Dryden and Edward and Hilde Hogan of Tinton Falls, NJ; and uncle and aunt, Edward and "Lou" Hogan; cousins, Laurie, Edward and Jeffrey Hogan all of Westfield, NJ; great-aunts, Helen, Sophie, Rose and Laura. Many second and third cousins also survive. He was predeceased by his grandfather, Leonard Ackley.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 AM Saturday, June 18, 2005 at Holy Cross Church, 375 George Road, Freeville, NY. Friends are invited to call from 4 to 9 PM Friday at the Perkins Funeral Home, 55 West Main St., Dryden, NY. Friends are asked to consider a memorial, in lieu of flowers, to the Chris Ackley Scholarship Fund, c/o Tina Hollenbeck, Dryden Central School District Office, P.O. Box 88, Dryden, NY 13053-0088.
Allen W. ACKLEY
Patricia Carol "Pat" HOGAN
The Ithaca Journal Obituary 16 JUN 2005 Ithaca, Tompkins, New York
DRYDEN: With the death of 18-year-old Christopher Ackley, Dryden Central School District faculty and staff prepared for the last day of classes Wednesday by making counselors and staff available to students.
"We talked about having counselors and other staff members available when students arrived," said Mark Crawford, superintendent of Dryden schools. "Those students who wanted to speak with staff members were able to do so."
Ackley was killed when he lost control of the vehicle he was driving on Lake Road Tuesday. It struck a utility pole.
Scott Adams, 12, Ackley's passenger, was taken to Wilson Memorial Regional Medical Center in Johnson City after sustaining lacerations as well as head and chest pain. Hospital officials declined to discuss his condition.
"The school community is just devastated by this sad news," Crawford said. "Our sympathy and most sincere condolences go out to Pat and Allen Ackley and his grandmother."
Crawford said Ackley had received awards from Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services for diesel mechanics Ö a program he had been one final exam from finishing. Ackley had planned to major in automotive technology in college after graduating from Dryden High School in the upcoming academic year.
His parents were fixtures at swim team events where Ackley had been a co-captain.
"His mom and dad were at every swimming event, and his mom was at every practice Crawford said.
Following in the footsteps of his parents, Ackley had been involved in the Dryden community both in and out of the classroom. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout, received the Hands of Christ Award from the Diocese of Rochester, and, like his parents, became a volunteer firefighter for the Dryden Fire Department.
Fire chief Ron Flynn said grief counselors would be made available to firefighters.
"Some of the things we get concerned about here is will the kids be able to concentrate," said Nancy Rosen, director of Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service. Rosen said the agency had not provided counselors for the day but did check in with school officials.
"It's always difficult when things happen at the end of the school year because the school community is always so strong and then they're not there," Rosen said.
The trauma can sometimes change a person's eating and sleeping habits, Rosen cautioned.
"Parents need to get as much nutrient and sleep into them as they can," Rosen said. "When we experience a loss like this, we can feel very weak and tired."
Young children and teenagers grieve differently.
"For younger kids, the concept of death is not very firm and so sometimes they continue talking about someone as if they're still alive," Rosen said. "Understand that the child will understand death through time and not to force it.
"For teenagers, the reality of death is more real, and we need to help them not lose perspective Ö to help understand that this kid died young and not most kids die young so they need to stay engaged in the world."
Viewing hours for Christopher Ackley are scheduled from 4-9 p.m. Friday at the Perkins Funeral Home, 55 West Main St., Dryden. The funeral Mass celebration is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, June 18 at Holy Cross Catholic Church at 375 George Road in Dryden.
Dryden Central School District officials have planned a memorial service for 1 p.m. Monday, June 20.
∼CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM ACKLEY, age 18, of Highland Crescent, Dryden, NY died Tuesday, June 14, 2005 as the result of a one car accident on East Lake Road in the Town of Dryden. "Chris" was born March 23, 1987 in Rochester, NY and has been a resident of Dryden all his life. He was completing his junior year of studies at Dryden High School and was studying in the TST BOCES Heavy Equipment Program. Chris was Co-Captain of the 2004-2005 High School Boys Swim Team and was an IAC All-Star Athlete. In 2004 he earned the Rank of Eagle Scout in Troop 24 and his Bronze Palm in 2005. Chris enjoyed bicycling, camping, hiking, NASCAR races, being a Jeff Gordon fan, and mowing lawns for family and friends. He was a fan of the New York Yankees, the Green Bay Packers and the Syracuse Orangemen. Chris had participated in Dryden Footlighters theatrical productions. He was a communicant of Holy Cross Church and had received the "Hands of Christ Award" from the Diocese of Rochester. At school, at church and in the Dryden community he was well known, liked by all and involved in many activities. Chris had a heart of gold and was always thinking of the other guy.
Survivors include his parents, Allen and Patricia Hogan Ackley of Dryden; his grandparents, Katherine Ackley of Dryden and Edward and Hilde Hogan of Tinton Falls, NJ; and uncle and aunt, Edward and "Lou" Hogan; cousins, Laurie, Edward and Jeffrey Hogan all of Westfield, NJ; great-aunts, Helen, Sophie, Rose and Laura. Many second and third cousins also survive. He was predeceased by his grandfather, Leonard Ackley.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 AM Saturday, June 18, 2005 at Holy Cross Church, 375 George Road, Freeville, NY. Friends are invited to call from 4 to 9 PM Friday at the Perkins Funeral Home, 55 West Main St., Dryden, NY. Friends are asked to consider a memorial, in lieu of flowers, to the Chris Ackley Scholarship Fund, c/o Tina Hollenbeck, Dryden Central School District Office, P.O. Box 88, Dryden, NY 13053-0088.
Parents:
Allen W. ACKLEY
Patricia Carol "Pat" HOGAN
The Ithaca Journal Obituary 16 JUN 2005 Ithaca, Tompkins, New York
DRYDEN: With the death of 18-year-old Christopher Ackley, Dryden Central School District faculty and staff prepared for the last day of classes Wednesday by making counselors and staff available to students.
"We talked about having counselors and other staff members available when students arrived," said Mark Crawford, superintendent of Dryden schools. "Those students who wanted to speak with staff members were able to do so."
Ackley was killed when he lost control of the vehicle he was driving on Lake Road Tuesday. It struck a utility pole.
Scott Adams, 12, Ackley's passenger, was taken to Wilson Memorial Regional Medical Center in Johnson City after sustaining lacerations as well as head and chest pain. Hospital officials declined to discuss his condition.
"The school community is just devastated by this sad news," Crawford said. "Our sympathy and most sincere condolences go out to Pat and Allen Ackley and his grandmother."
Crawford said Ackley had received awards from Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services for diesel mechanics Ö a program he had been one final exam from finishing. Ackley had planned to major in automotive technology in college after graduating from Dryden High School in the upcoming academic year.
His parents were fixtures at swim team events where Ackley had been a co-captain.
"His mom and dad were at every swimming event, and his mom was at every practice Crawford said.
Following in the footsteps of his parents, Ackley had been involved in the Dryden community both in and out of the classroom. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout, received the Hands of Christ Award from the Diocese of Rochester, and, like his parents, became a volunteer firefighter for the Dryden Fire Department.
Fire chief Ron Flynn said grief counselors would be made available to firefighters.
"Some of the things we get concerned about here is will the kids be able to concentrate," said Nancy Rosen, director of Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service. Rosen said the agency had not provided counselors for the day but did check in with school officials.
"It's always difficult when things happen at the end of the school year because the school community is always so strong and then they're not there," Rosen said.
The trauma can sometimes change a person's eating and sleeping habits, Rosen cautioned.
"Parents need to get as much nutrient and sleep into them as they can," Rosen said. "When we experience a loss like this, we can feel very weak and tired."
Young children and teenagers grieve differently.
"For younger kids, the concept of death is not very firm and so sometimes they continue talking about someone as if they're still alive," Rosen said. "Understand that the child will understand death through time and not to force it.
"For teenagers, the reality of death is more real, and we need to help them not lose perspective Ö to help understand that this kid died young and not most kids die young so they need to stay engaged in the world."
Viewing hours for Christopher Ackley are scheduled from 4-9 p.m. Friday at the Perkins Funeral Home, 55 West Main St., Dryden. The funeral Mass celebration is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, June 18 at Holy Cross Catholic Church at 375 George Road in Dryden.
Dryden Central School District officials have planned a memorial service for 1 p.m. Monday, June 20.
∼CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM ACKLEY, age 18, of Highland Crescent, Dryden, NY died Tuesday, June 14, 2005 as the result of a one car accident on East Lake Road in the Town of Dryden. "Chris" was born March 23, 1987 in Rochester, NY and has been a resident of Dryden all his life. He was completing his junior year of studies at Dryden High School and was studying in the TST BOCES Heavy Equipment Program. Chris was Co-Captain of the 2004-2005 High School Boys Swim Team and was an IAC All-Star Athlete. In 2004 he earned the Rank of Eagle Scout in Troop 24 and his Bronze Palm in 2005. Chris enjoyed bicycling, camping, hiking, NASCAR races, being a Jeff Gordon fan, and mowing lawns for family and friends. He was a fan of the New York Yankees, the Green Bay Packers and the Syracuse Orangemen. Chris had participated in Dryden Footlighters theatrical productions. He was a communicant of Holy Cross Church and had received the "Hands of Christ Award" from the Diocese of Rochester. At school, at church and in the Dryden community he was well known, liked by all and involved in many activities. Chris had a heart of gold and was always thinking of the other guy.
Survivors include his parents, Allen and Patricia Hogan Ackley of Dryden; his grandparents, Katherine Ackley of Dryden and Edward and Hilde Hogan of Tinton Falls, NJ; and uncle and aunt, Edward and "Lou" Hogan; cousins, Laurie, Edward and Jeffrey Hogan all of Westfield, NJ; great-aunts, Helen, Sophie, Rose and Laura. Many second and third cousins also survive. He was predeceased by his grandfather, Leonard Ackley.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 AM Saturday, June 18, 2005 at Holy Cross Church, 375 George Road, Freeville, NY. Friends are invited to call from 4 to 9 PM Friday at the Perkins Funeral Home, 55 West Main St., Dryden, NY. Friends are asked to consider a memorial, in lieu of flowers, to the Chris Ackley Scholarship Fund, c/o Tina Hollenbeck, Dryden Central School District Office, P.O. Box 88, Dryden, NY 13053-0088.
Allen W. ACKLEY
Patricia Carol "Pat" HOGAN
The Ithaca Journal Obituary 16 JUN 2005 Ithaca, Tompkins, New York
DRYDEN: With the death of 18-year-old Christopher Ackley, Dryden Central School District faculty and staff prepared for the last day of classes Wednesday by making counselors and staff available to students.
"We talked about having counselors and other staff members available when students arrived," said Mark Crawford, superintendent of Dryden schools. "Those students who wanted to speak with staff members were able to do so."
Ackley was killed when he lost control of the vehicle he was driving on Lake Road Tuesday. It struck a utility pole.
Scott Adams, 12, Ackley's passenger, was taken to Wilson Memorial Regional Medical Center in Johnson City after sustaining lacerations as well as head and chest pain. Hospital officials declined to discuss his condition.
"The school community is just devastated by this sad news," Crawford said. "Our sympathy and most sincere condolences go out to Pat and Allen Ackley and his grandmother."
Crawford said Ackley had received awards from Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services for diesel mechanics Ö a program he had been one final exam from finishing. Ackley had planned to major in automotive technology in college after graduating from Dryden High School in the upcoming academic year.
His parents were fixtures at swim team events where Ackley had been a co-captain.
"His mom and dad were at every swimming event, and his mom was at every practice Crawford said.
Following in the footsteps of his parents, Ackley had been involved in the Dryden community both in and out of the classroom. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout, received the Hands of Christ Award from the Diocese of Rochester, and, like his parents, became a volunteer firefighter for the Dryden Fire Department.
Fire chief Ron Flynn said grief counselors would be made available to firefighters.
"Some of the things we get concerned about here is will the kids be able to concentrate," said Nancy Rosen, director of Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service. Rosen said the agency had not provided counselors for the day but did check in with school officials.
"It's always difficult when things happen at the end of the school year because the school community is always so strong and then they're not there," Rosen said.
The trauma can sometimes change a person's eating and sleeping habits, Rosen cautioned.
"Parents need to get as much nutrient and sleep into them as they can," Rosen said. "When we experience a loss like this, we can feel very weak and tired."
Young children and teenagers grieve differently.
"For younger kids, the concept of death is not very firm and so sometimes they continue talking about someone as if they're still alive," Rosen said. "Understand that the child will understand death through time and not to force it.
"For teenagers, the reality of death is more real, and we need to help them not lose perspective Ö to help understand that this kid died young and not most kids die young so they need to stay engaged in the world."
Viewing hours for Christopher Ackley are scheduled from 4-9 p.m. Friday at the Perkins Funeral Home, 55 West Main St., Dryden. The funeral Mass celebration is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, June 18 at Holy Cross Catholic Church at 375 George Road in Dryden.
Dryden Central School District officials have planned a memorial service for 1 p.m. Monday, June 20.
∼CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM ACKLEY, age 18, of Highland Crescent, Dryden, NY died Tuesday, June 14, 2005 as the result of a one car accident on East Lake Road in the Town of Dryden. "Chris" was born March 23, 1987 in Rochester, NY and has been a resident of Dryden all his life. He was completing his junior year of studies at Dryden High School and was studying in the TST BOCES Heavy Equipment Program. Chris was Co-Captain of the 2004-2005 High School Boys Swim Team and was an IAC All-Star Athlete. In 2004 he earned the Rank of Eagle Scout in Troop 24 and his Bronze Palm in 2005. Chris enjoyed bicycling, camping, hiking, NASCAR races, being a Jeff Gordon fan, and mowing lawns for family and friends. He was a fan of the New York Yankees, the Green Bay Packers and the Syracuse Orangemen. Chris had participated in Dryden Footlighters theatrical productions. He was a communicant of Holy Cross Church and had received the "Hands of Christ Award" from the Diocese of Rochester. At school, at church and in the Dryden community he was well known, liked by all and involved in many activities. Chris had a heart of gold and was always thinking of the other guy.
Survivors include his parents, Allen and Patricia Hogan Ackley of Dryden; his grandparents, Katherine Ackley of Dryden and Edward and Hilde Hogan of Tinton Falls, NJ; and uncle and aunt, Edward and "Lou" Hogan; cousins, Laurie, Edward and Jeffrey Hogan all of Westfield, NJ; great-aunts, Helen, Sophie, Rose and Laura. Many second and third cousins also survive. He was predeceased by his grandfather, Leonard Ackley.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 AM Saturday, June 18, 2005 at Holy Cross Church, 375 George Road, Freeville, NY. Friends are invited to call from 4 to 9 PM Friday at the Perkins Funeral Home, 55 West Main St., Dryden, NY. Friends are asked to consider a memorial, in lieu of flowers, to the Chris Ackley Scholarship Fund, c/o Tina Hollenbeck, Dryden Central School District Office, P.O. Box 88, Dryden, NY 13053-0088.
