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Therese ‘Terry’ Pounds (Joiner): 1927-2024

Therese “Terry” Pounds (Joiner), 97, of Montclair, NJ died peacefully surrounded by family at Mountainside Hospital on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, cousin and friend, Terry was born a ‘survivor,’ having lost her mother who died soon after her birth in 1927 in New York City. She subsequently lived all over the world as a self-described “army brat” after her father, Colonel Talley Dosier Joiner, remarried and reclaimed “his little Therese” from her aunts who raised her until she was six. After graduating from Columbia High School in Maplewood, NJ, Terry briefly attended college at Trinity, DC, then decided to go to Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School in NJ. The skills she learned there served her well at her first secretarial jobs in Manhattan, then later at Montclair Kimberly Academy in Montclair where she worked for almost twenty years in the Office of External Affairs. She was proud of her mastery of the rules of English grammar, and many relied on her to proofread their letters. After the death of her husband in 1978, Terry set up a Montclair chapter of THEOS, a nationwide non-denominational support group for widowed men and women. She ran the group for approximately ten years and created friendships from that work that lasted until her death. She was also involved with the Friends of Barnet and the Montclair Fine Arts Festival.

Terry was predeceased in death by her husband, Donald Pounds, her son Richard, her beloved companions, Arthur Jones and Fred Berinato, and her sisters Lucy and Claire. She is survived by her son Donald Pounds and his companion Patrice Holtzer, daughter Mary Pounds Sisler, daughter-in-law Bette Pounds, sons James Pounds (Bethany) and Thomas Pounds (Liljana), daughter Virginia Pounds, sons Michael Pounds (Catherine) and John Pounds. She was the proud grandmother of sixteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren: Katy, Austin, Colleen, Connor, Jordan, Jason, Jeremy, Natalie, Anika, Evan, Noah, Ben, Eli, Max, Harper and Nolan; Scarlett, Emma, Carson, Peyton and Wesley. She is also survived by a large extended family and countless friends.

Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, November 9 at 10 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, 30 N. Fullerton Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042, followed by interment of ashes at Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Upper Montclair.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Terry’s name to The Release Recovery Foundation at: https://donate.hakuapp.com/donations/new?fundraising_effort=in-loving-memory-of-therese-terry-pounds.

Jack Arnold Wallington

02/27/1959 - 10/07/2024

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Obituary For Jack Arnold Wallington

Jack Arnold Wallington, age 89, passed away peacefully in Gettysburg, PA, in the early morning hours of October 7, 2024, with his daughter, Angela, and granddaughter, Chelsea, by his side. Jack was born on May 16, 1935, the eldest child of Arnold and Edith (Rahm) Wallington. He graduated in 1953 from Swanton High School and married his lifelong partner, Wilma Heuerman, at the First Unitarian Church in Toledo on November 29, 1960. Wilma preceded him in death in 2007. Jack graduated from the University of Toledo with a Bachelor's of Education in 1963, working his way through college over the course of a decade with his characteristic resiliency and grit. As a student teacher at Rogers High School, he was awarded the male "Teacher of the Year" award, an unheard of accomplishment. After the birth of his daughter, when he was in his forties, he went on to earn an M.Ed. A true believer in the power of learning, a legendary champion of the working class and the underdog, he was a teacher and wrestling and tennis coach at Springfield Local Schools in Holland, Ohio, for over thirty years (leading them to multiple championships, although he himself had never wrestled nor picked up a tennis racket!). He also taught at the University of Toledo's Community and Technical College (ComTech) and continued to coach in his retirement. In 2017, The Jack Wallington Tennis Complex was dedicated at Springfield High School to celebrate his legacy. He served many years in the U.S. Navy Reserve, earning the rank of Chief Petty Officer. He was a member of Epiphany Lutheran Church, the Toledo Lutheran Men's Bowling League, and a multi-medal award winner in the Senior Olympics. Jack loved all sports: local, regional, and national, and he enjoyed sharing those experiences with family and friends. He was happiest on an athletic field or at the ballpark. Surviving are his daughter and son-in-law (whom he loved like a son), Pastors Angela and Martin Otto Zimmann; beloved grandchildren, Seth Martin and Chelsea June Zimmann; sister, Treasure Anne Kidd; sister-in-law, Clara Jean Wallington; many beloved nieces and nephews, (including Jackie Kidd (his namesake), Linda (Kidd) Tillman, and Ed Kidd), grand-nieces and nephews, cousins, and a host of friends, whose love and support during his lifetime were the greatest gift. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother Dwight; his nieces Sarah (Kidd) Lowe and Karen (Wallington) McClellan; and his grand-nephew, Sean Lutzmann. The day after Jack died, Edgar Kidd, Jack's beloved brother-in-law with whom he was inseparable in life, also passed into eternity. The family is certain that the two of them are enjoying a heavenly reunion, complete with fresh donuts and hot coffee. Friends will be received in the Walker Funeral Home, Airport Highway, Holland, from 9-11:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 12th, where funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m, with Rev. Dr. Frank Paine presiding. Burial will follow at Springfield Township Cemetery. Following the burial, all are invited to lunch hosted by the family at Jack's favorite local restaurant, Rudy's Hot Dog, 7170 Orchard Centre Dr, Holland, OH. Please join us, and come hungry! Jack would be delighted. Those planning an expression of sympathy are kindly requested to consider the Springfield Local Schools Foundation, 6900 Hall St., Holland, OH 43528, or a charity of choice.

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