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MOUNT VISION – Richard “Dick” Thomson, Sr., 85, a retired insurance agent and OPT driver, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at home in Mount Vision surrounded by his family.
He was born on Nov. 11, 1930, in Endicott, the son of Alexander Wesley and Katherine (Robideau) Thomson. He married Beverly O’Kelly in Norwich in 1954.
He served his country in the Navy.
Killer Knapp Dies In Prison; Guilty In SUNY Coed's Death Ricky Knapp ONEONTA – Ricky Knapp, the man convicted of the 1977 death of SUNY Oneonta student, has died in Mohawk Correctional Facility, according to prison records. Knapp, 66, died March 8, having served 40 years of a 25-to-life sentence for a 1978 manslaughter conviction in the death of 18-year-old Linda Velzy, a SUNY student from Long Island. According to reports, Velzy was last seen Dec. 9 1977, hitchhiking in downtown Oneonta. You have reached your limit of 3 free articles To Continue Reading SubscribeLogin Our hard-copy and online…
Connor Jay Watson, age 20, passed away Saturday evening, February 22, 2025, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, surrounded by his family. Connor was born February 25, 2004 at A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital in Oneonta, to his loving parents Rodney and Christine Watson.…
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