Dash Between: Charles Chapman, elementary school principal, church baritone soloist

Charles Chapman had served as principal and/or teacher at elementary schools in the Wadsworth, Medina and Brunswich school district.

Charles Chapman taught and/or served as principal at every elementary school in Wadsworth, as well as schools in Medina and Brunswick.

And the man could sing. Champan, a baritone, was often asked to sing solos at his home church and at weddings and funerals.

Click here to read his "Dash Between" from the Jan. 3, 2010, edition of the Medina County Gazette.

Dash Between: Elsie Danevich directed independent living program for people with disabilities

Elsie Danevich, second from the right, participated in demonstrations and marches to raise awareness of the needs of people with disabilities.

Elsie Danevich demonstrated an independent streak that made disabled individuals, who used the services of LEAP (Linking Employment, Abilities and Potential), as well as her coworkers think about possibilities rather than limitations.

The wheelchair-bound woman served as director of LEAP's independent living program for Lorain County since 1990.

Click here to read "The Dash Between" March 28, 1945, when she was born Elsie Jeffreys in Crafton, Pa., and Nov. 27, 2010, when she died at age 65. Her story was published in the Jan. 2, 2010, edition of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram.

Patch Work, Beachwood: Aaron Jacobson, cofounded one of the nation's largest medical malpractice insurane firms

Aaron Jacobson earned a law degree while working as a courts reporter for the Cleveland News in 1959.

Read his obit on Beachwood Patch.

Van Richmond, former Plain Dealer "Page One" editor

Van Richmond, who died Dec. 22, 2010, retired from the Plain Dealer in Cleveland in 1994 after a behind-the-scenes career that was crucial to the presentation of the daily news.

Former colleagues have penned obits that explain Richmond's job and the affection and respect his peers held for him.

Read all about it in "Recollections of Plain Dealer Page One Editor Van Richmond" on Bill Lucey's "The Morning Delivery" blog and in the obit that Michael Sangiacomo wrote for the Plain Dealer obit page.

Patch Work, North Canton: Lawrence Wright, Hoover Co. retiree, musician

My obituary for Lawrence Wright, who used some of his initial earnings from the Hoover Co. in North Canton, Ohio, to purchase an accordion, appears on the newly launched North Canton Patch.

Patch Work, Beachwood: Alan D. Bennett, leader in Jewish eduation

My obit for Alan D. Bennett, who helped found National Association of Temple Educators and retired as executive vice president of Jewish Education Center of Cleveland, won't be available to the masses until the Beachwood Patch launches next week.

And yet Mr. B's obit has been posted on Beachwood Patch's Facebook wall! How cool is that?

Patch Work, Mentor: June Lund Shiplett, romance novelist

Here's the neat thing about Patch.com. There's no waiting for a press run to get something published. The sites are updated as the news comes in.

I submitted an obit for June Lund Shiplett, romance novelist, this morning (Dec. 23, 2010), and it's already been published on the Mentor Patch.