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- Alison Parker was loved by everyone who knew her. Born in Annapolis, MD, Alison grew up in Collinsville, Virginia and graduated from Martinsville High School in 2009. Her many accomplishments included Piedmont District Swimmer of the Year award and multiple academic awards. As a student at the Piedmont Governors School for Math, Science and Technology, she was a member of the award winning robotics team. Alison was a gymnast, a beautiful dancer, and a badass whitewater kayaker.
At James Madison University School of Media Arts and Design she was a news editor at the Breeze, a member of Alpha Phi Sorority, and was a tutor of freshmen calculus students. Before she even had her diploma in hand in 2012, she got got a job offer and joined the news team at WCTI12 in North Carolina as the Jacksonville bureau chief, covering Camp Lejeune and the surrounding area, where she relished the tough schedule and hard news.
Alison was recruited to return to WDBJ7 in Roanoke as the Mornin' Reporter in 2014, and she greeted viewers each weekday morning with a smile and her bubbly personality, hoping to make their day a little brighter. She loved her job and had such a bright future ahead in the field of journalism, but still found time to support her community.
Alison posthumously won two Emmys and two Edward R. Murrow awards for her outstanding work in journalism. As Steve Capus, CBS Evening News producer said at her memorial, "She was going to be with us one day".
But most of all, Alison lived life to the fullest in her short time on earth. - Actor
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Peter Kern was born on 13 February 1949 in Vienna, Austria. He was an actor and director, known for The Last Summer of the Rich (2014), Domenica (1993) and Hitler: A Film from Germany (1977). He died on 26 August 2015 in Vienna, Austria.- Actor
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Patrick Kavanagh was born on 6 January 1931 in Worthing, Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for In Bruges (2008), The Avengers (1961) and Father Ted (1995). He was married to Catherine Ward and Sarah Jane "Sally" Philipps. He died on 26 August 2015 in Gloucestershire, England, UK.- Sound Department
Evan Adelman was born on 31 August 1957. He is known for Genius: A Night for Ray Charles (2004), Dancing with the Stars (2005) and Grease: You're the One That I Want! (2006). He died on 26 August 2015 in Newhall, Santa Clarita, California, USA.- Adam Ward was born on 10 May 1988 in Salem, Virginia, USA. He died on 26 August 2015 in Smith Mountain Lake, near Moneta, Virginia, USA.
- Amelia Boynton was born on 18 August 1911 in Savannah, Georgia, USA. She was married to James Robinson, Bob Billups and Samuel Boynton. She died on 26 August 2015 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA.
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Tomasz Malinowski was born on 28 October 1940 in Kielce, Swietokrzyskie, Poland. Tomasz was a director and producer, known for Sto dni (1981), Wajda's Danton (1983) and Forty Minutes (1981). Tomasz died on 26 August 2015 in Liverpool, England, UK.- Raymond Chirat was born on 22 July 1922 in Lyon, Rhône, France. He was a writer, known for Histoire contemporaine (1981), Cinématon (1972) and Un livre un jour (1991). He was married to Marie-Josèphe. He died on 26 August 2015 in Lyon, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France.
- Vera Skálová was born on 7 January 1921 in Ustí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress, known for Muzi nestárnou (1942), Modrý závoj (1943) and Advokát chudých (1941). She died on 26 August 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic.
- Camellia Johnson was born on 15 September 1953 in Palatka, Florida, USA. She was an actress, known for American Playhouse (1980). She died on 26 August 2015 in Palatka, Florida, USA.