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Fund set to pay for funeral for boy in hit-run

By TIMES WIRES
Published January 1, 2007

The family of a 4-year-old boy struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash last week has established a fund to help pay for his funeral and cremation. Donations to the Joshua Morrow Benefit Fund can be made at any Bank of America, said Brenda Andujar, Joshua's grandmother, who was raising him in Clearwater for her 25-year-old daughter, who lives in Jacksonville. Joshua was killed Thursday evening along with family friend Ronald Bishop, 42, on the Courtney Campbell Parkway in Tampa. Bishop's truck had broken down. As he and Joshua tried to cross the westbound lanes, they were struck by a sport utility vehicle. Joshua's funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the International Casket and Urn Gallery Funeral Home, 2689 Sunset Point Road.

Bone marrow donors needed

Three drives have been scheduled to help find potential bone marrow donors, especially minority donors:

1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Mount Hermon Missionary Baptist Church, 400 Levis Ave. S, Tarpon Springs.

Noon to 3 p.m. Jan. 13 at Ed Dorsett Park, 500 E Harrison St., Tarpon Springs.

6 p.m. Jan. 17 at St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., Clearwater.

The drives are being organized to help patients including Joseph Grimsley of Largo, who suffers from acute myelogenous leukemia, a fast-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow. African-Americans represent only 10 percent of the more than 6-million people on the National Marrow Donor Program Registry. Getting on the donor list has become almost painless in recent years. A swab of the inside of the cheek is taken, and the processed DNA is put on a list. If a match is generated, the potential donor would go for further testing to ensure a genetically compatible match. To learn more about the drives, call Ethel Grimsley at 727 530-1566.

Railroad museum needs volunteers

The restored Historic Railroad Depot Museum in Tarpon Springs needs docents, receptionists and archival assistants to help the Historical Society continue its preservation work. For more information or to volunteer, call curator Judy LeGath at (727) 943-4624.

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