SPC Kyle Robert Rookey, 23 died Sunday September 2, 2012, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan while serving in the US Army. Kyle was based out of Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, Colo. He was born in Oswego and was the son of George E. Rookey and Carol Sue Slater Akers of Oswego.
Kyle Rookey will be honored this evening (Sept. 7) at Fort Ontario. The candlelight vigil will get under way at 9 p.m. Organizers said they will share stories of Kyle first and then around 9:30 p.m. or so will start the vigil.
“I don’t want her to be forgotten!” said Linda Doty as she talked about a former elementary school student. In 1999 Oswego Middle School seventh grader Kristen Pulver was tragically killed and left this world at a very young age. “Kristen befriended others that didn’t fit in easily, not only in school, but also outside during after-school hours. Kristen didn’t judge others, she was a friend to anyone who needed one,” Doty said.
UPDATED Oswego City School Board of Education member William Myer has announced that he is resigning from his position. He said he wants to ‘pursue other interests.’ He isn’t ruling out a run for the board in the future, however.
Buccaneer Junior-Senior High School officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by the students of the school, currently housed in portables behind Oswego Middle School. Overall, from pre-kindergarten to seniors in high school just over 4,100 students commenced the 2012-13 school year in Oswego.
Jiancheng Huang, Oswego County public health director, said he has requested the New York State Department of Health to issue a declaration of “imminent threat to public health” in Oswego County with the intent to conduct aerial spraying of the Big Bay and Toad Harbor Swamp area as soon as possible.
The number of districts will remain the same, just their shapes will change. Legislator Amy Tresidder’s district (16), for example, would cover both sides of the river in Oswego.
On August 31 and September 1, the Oswego City Police Department deployed additional personnel to address quality of life concerns in residential neighborhoods. This detail consisted of uniformed and plain clothes personnel. As a result of this effort, several arrests were made.
UPDATE: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has directed that flags on state government buildings be flown at half-staff on Friday in honor of Kyle Rookey.
Rookey, of Oswego, died Sunday in Afghanistan. He is being remembered for his smile and laughter and for his desire to help everybody.
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