

While there are many needs left to be met as East Palestine tries to recover from the derailment, some needs have been remedied. We’re going to be here for months, for the next year, the next 19 years if that’s what it takes.” “This is the kind of community that is exploited by corporate America,” he said.

“It shouldn’t take a crisis like this for elected officials to put partisanship aside and work together for the people we serve, and not corporations like Norfolk Southern,” Brown said.īrown also reiterated that Norfolk Southern has a duty to clean up the mess made in East Palestine and he plans on holding the railroad’s feet to the fire to make sure they do. The bill is not without other critics, but Brown said preventing another incident like the one in East Palestine is paramount and protecting people should not be a political issue. Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw said at the Senate Commerce Committee hearing on railroad safety on March 21 that he supports some, but not all, changes proposed by the pending legislation. The bill, among other things, would mandate hotbox detectors every 10 miles as well as mandating advance notice to local officials of trains carrying hazardous cargo through towns along the rail line as well as a minimum two-person crew on every train. Residents voiced concerns over possible long-term health implications due to the disaster as well as air, water and soil quality, progress of cleanup efforts, the effect the derailment and controlled burn may have on property values and proposed legislation to make the tracks that run through their town safer.īrown is calling for passage of the Railway Safety Act, a bipartisan bill introduced with political counterpart J.D. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, made a brief visit to East Palestine on Monday to hear concerns from village residents during a roundtable at the First Church of Christ on North Market Street. on Saturday at Arbaugh-Pearce-Greenisen & Sons Funeral and Cremation Services, Salem.EAST PALESTINE - As the grim three-month anniversary of the Norfolk Southern train derailment approaches, Sen. Larry was from a very close family, of which he left behind and who will miss him very much, his brother Roger (Nancy) Lippiatt, and sister Debra (Don) Douty, his sister-in-law Linda Mann, two nieces, two nephews, four great nieces, and three great nephews.īesides his parents Larry was preceded in death by his brother Donald in 1960.Ī Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, June 10, 2023, for his family followed by burial at Washingtonville Cemetery.Ī time of visitation for friends and family will be from 10 – 11 a.m. And we can’t forget his feline daughter, Mitzy. Also left to cherish his memory is his daughter-in-law Barb, who would have lunch with him whenever she could. There was not a thing that he would not have done for each and every one of them. This was his special gang with whom Larry loved to hang out with.

His son Wayne, his grandsons Joe and Jesse, and his great-grandsons Bryson and Wyatt. In addition to his wife, he loved spending time with his “boys”. They enjoyed 63 wonderful years together. On June 9, 1960, Larry married the love of his life, the former Patricia Mann. He was also very meticulous about the outside of his house and how the lawn was trimmed.
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He also held a General Class Ham Radio license under the call sign “N8MRV”. His most recent love was a 2016 Corvette. Larry had more than just family he loved to spend time with. He was a member of the East Goshen Friends Church but most recently was attending Locust Grove Baptist Church. Worked for 32 years at NRM in Leetonia, 5 years at McNeil-NRM in Akron, and 20 years at Firestone Sheet Metal in Salem. He then obtained his training to become a machinist.

Larry was a lifetime area resident and a 1957 graduate of Greenford High School. He was the son of the late Roy Edward and Eleanor Ford (Headland) Lippiatt. He was born on July 21, 1939, at the family home in Salem. 83 of Salem, passed away after a short illness on June 5, 2023.
