Madison Courier
Friday
24 Dec 2004
Mark Tilley - Madison man dies after clearing snow
A Madison man died suddenly yesterday morning after shoveling heavy, wet snow at Fourth and Walnut streets, becoming the first reported weather-related fatality since the winter storm of Wednesday and early Thursday.
Clean-up of city and county roads from the snowfall continued but was hampered somewhat today by extremely low temperatures.
Mark Tilley, 51, of 735 Jefferson St., died of a heart attack at the home of a friend at 409 E. Third St. just after Tilley had been shoveling snow at Fourth and Walnut streets yesterday morning.
The friend told police that Tilley knocked on his door, complaining of chest pains and saying he just needed to sit down for a moment. He said Tilley collapsed shortly after sitting down. He was pronounced dead a short while later by Coroner Troy Morgan, who ruled that the cause of death was a myocardial infarction -- a heart attack -- caused by the exertion of shoveling the heavy, wet snow. No autopsy was planned.
Dave Ommen, public relations officer for the coroner's office, said that medical professionals advise anyone shoveling snow to do so at a moderate pace with frequent pauses to rest. He said this especially holds true for people over 40.
Tilley's death was the first weather-related one reported this winter in the Courierarea.
Main roads were passable in both Madison and in Jefferson County areas today, according to spokesmen for the city street department and county highway department. But secondary roads and streets still could be treacherous, they said.
Mark Warner, assistant superintendent for the Madison Street Department, said the roads his crews have gotten to are passable. He said crews will be trying to get all other city streets passable today, but probably won't be able to get to any alleys.
"The roads are 65 to 80 percent complete as of 7 a.m.; we're in our 50th straight hour of service since the storm started," Warner said. The street crews started on clean-up at about 5:30 a.m. Wednesday after the first light snow had fallen.
Main arteries that are used by emergency services, such as Michigan Road, Cragmont Street, Wilson Avenue, Green Road and State Street get top priority and are passable now, Warner said. School being out of sessions for the holidays made the job a little simpler, as the street department has to factor school traffic into its plan when cleaning the streets.
"Now we're using backhoes and loaders to clean up the intersections," Warner said.
He advised residents to keep driving to a minimum, and to use "smart awareness" when driving in snow. For instance, leaving a stuck vehicle in the middle of the road and going on your way on foot often can hinder street crews in clearing that street.
Darrell Gayle, county road superintendent, said that today his crews should complete scraping all the blacktopped roads and start on the graveled ones. He asked that county residents call his office at 273-1708 to report any missed roads.
County roads near Madison such as Hutchinson Lane and Deputy Pike are done, and crews are working their ways into the rural areas today, Gayle said.
"We try to get the more heavily traveled roads first, but we try to work in a pattern, and not jump around -- that's how you miss spots, and waste time and fuel," he said.
Gayle said his men will be working tomorrow, despite it being Christmas Day.
"We'll kind of take turns, so a given employee can spend a little time with his family, then kind of swap off," he said.
Most downtown stores were closed yesterday, as well as all government offices including the Madison Post Office.
The few businesses open, such as the Jay-C Store and Ken-Del Liquors, appeared to be doing a brisk business, much of it through foot traffic as people walked down the middle of an almost-abandoned Second Street to stock up on groceries or "Christmas cheer."
No one was lodged in the Jefferson County Jail in the last 24 hours, according to jail commander Ken Baker.
He said if anyone is brought in on Christmas Day, he'll be there to greet them.
"I always try to let my guys off that day, because several of them have small children at home," he said. "My kids are 23 and 21; I can see them any time."
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Madison Courier
Monday 27 Dec 2004
Mark D. Tilley, 51, of 735 N. Jefferson St., died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, in Madison.
He was born Oct. 6, 1953, in Madison, the son of Carl and Norma Jean Smith Tilley. He was employed as a laborer and construction worker. He loved camping, fishing and the outdoors.
Surviving are one daughter, April Diane Tilley of New York; three sisters, Carol Walker of Covington, Ky., Virginia L. "Mickey" Davis of Madison and Elaine Miller of Indianapolis; one brother, John Milford Tilley of Madison; two grandchildren; and several aunts and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorial services are pending at the Lytle Funeral Chapel.
Friday
24 Dec 2004
Mark Tilley - Madison man dies after clearing snow
A Madison man died suddenly yesterday morning after shoveling heavy, wet snow at Fourth and Walnut streets, becoming the first reported weather-related fatality since the winter storm of Wednesday and early Thursday.
Clean-up of city and county roads from the snowfall continued but was hampered somewhat today by extremely low temperatures.
Mark Tilley, 51, of 735 Jefferson St., died of a heart attack at the home of a friend at 409 E. Third St. just after Tilley had been shoveling snow at Fourth and Walnut streets yesterday morning.
The friend told police that Tilley knocked on his door, complaining of chest pains and saying he just needed to sit down for a moment. He said Tilley collapsed shortly after sitting down. He was pronounced dead a short while later by Coroner Troy Morgan, who ruled that the cause of death was a myocardial infarction -- a heart attack -- caused by the exertion of shoveling the heavy, wet snow. No autopsy was planned.
Dave Ommen, public relations officer for the coroner's office, said that medical professionals advise anyone shoveling snow to do so at a moderate pace with frequent pauses to rest. He said this especially holds true for people over 40.
Tilley's death was the first weather-related one reported this winter in the Courierarea.
Main roads were passable in both Madison and in Jefferson County areas today, according to spokesmen for the city street department and county highway department. But secondary roads and streets still could be treacherous, they said.
Mark Warner, assistant superintendent for the Madison Street Department, said the roads his crews have gotten to are passable. He said crews will be trying to get all other city streets passable today, but probably won't be able to get to any alleys.
"The roads are 65 to 80 percent complete as of 7 a.m.; we're in our 50th straight hour of service since the storm started," Warner said. The street crews started on clean-up at about 5:30 a.m. Wednesday after the first light snow had fallen.
Main arteries that are used by emergency services, such as Michigan Road, Cragmont Street, Wilson Avenue, Green Road and State Street get top priority and are passable now, Warner said. School being out of sessions for the holidays made the job a little simpler, as the street department has to factor school traffic into its plan when cleaning the streets.
"Now we're using backhoes and loaders to clean up the intersections," Warner said.
He advised residents to keep driving to a minimum, and to use "smart awareness" when driving in snow. For instance, leaving a stuck vehicle in the middle of the road and going on your way on foot often can hinder street crews in clearing that street.
Darrell Gayle, county road superintendent, said that today his crews should complete scraping all the blacktopped roads and start on the graveled ones. He asked that county residents call his office at 273-1708 to report any missed roads.
County roads near Madison such as Hutchinson Lane and Deputy Pike are done, and crews are working their ways into the rural areas today, Gayle said.
"We try to get the more heavily traveled roads first, but we try to work in a pattern, and not jump around -- that's how you miss spots, and waste time and fuel," he said.
Gayle said his men will be working tomorrow, despite it being Christmas Day.
"We'll kind of take turns, so a given employee can spend a little time with his family, then kind of swap off," he said.
Most downtown stores were closed yesterday, as well as all government offices including the Madison Post Office.
The few businesses open, such as the Jay-C Store and Ken-Del Liquors, appeared to be doing a brisk business, much of it through foot traffic as people walked down the middle of an almost-abandoned Second Street to stock up on groceries or "Christmas cheer."
No one was lodged in the Jefferson County Jail in the last 24 hours, according to jail commander Ken Baker.
He said if anyone is brought in on Christmas Day, he'll be there to greet them.
"I always try to let my guys off that day, because several of them have small children at home," he said. "My kids are 23 and 21; I can see them any time."
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Madison Courier
Monday 27 Dec 2004
Mark D. Tilley, 51, of 735 N. Jefferson St., died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, in Madison.
He was born Oct. 6, 1953, in Madison, the son of Carl and Norma Jean Smith Tilley. He was employed as a laborer and construction worker. He loved camping, fishing and the outdoors.
Surviving are one daughter, April Diane Tilley of New York; three sisters, Carol Walker of Covington, Ky., Virginia L. "Mickey" Davis of Madison and Elaine Miller of Indianapolis; one brother, John Milford Tilley of Madison; two grandchildren; and several aunts and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorial services are pending at the Lytle Funeral Chapel.
Madison Courier
Friday
24 Dec 2004
Mark Tilley - Madison man dies after clearing snow
A Madison man died suddenly yesterday morning after shoveling heavy, wet snow at Fourth and Walnut streets, becoming the first reported weather-related fatality since the winter storm of Wednesday and early Thursday.
Clean-up of city and county roads from the snowfall continued but was hampered somewhat today by extremely low temperatures.
Mark Tilley, 51, of 735 Jefferson St., died of a heart attack at the home of a friend at 409 E. Third St. just after Tilley had been shoveling snow at Fourth and Walnut streets yesterday morning.
The friend told police that Tilley knocked on his door, complaining of chest pains and saying he just needed to sit down for a moment. He said Tilley collapsed shortly after sitting down. He was pronounced dead a short while later by Coroner Troy Morgan, who ruled that the cause of death was a myocardial infarction -- a heart attack -- caused by the exertion of shoveling the heavy, wet snow. No autopsy was planned.
Dave Ommen, public relations officer for the coroner's office, said that medical professionals advise anyone shoveling snow to do so at a moderate pace with frequent pauses to rest. He said this especially holds true for people over 40.
Tilley's death was the first weather-related one reported this winter in the Courierarea.
Main roads were passable in both Madison and in Jefferson County areas today, according to spokesmen for the city street department and county highway department. But secondary roads and streets still could be treacherous, they said.
Mark Warner, assistant superintendent for the Madison Street Department, said the roads his crews have gotten to are passable. He said crews will be trying to get all other city streets passable today, but probably won't be able to get to any alleys.
"The roads are 65 to 80 percent complete as of 7 a.m.; we're in our 50th straight hour of service since the storm started," Warner said. The street crews started on clean-up at about 5:30 a.m. Wednesday after the first light snow had fallen.
Main arteries that are used by emergency services, such as Michigan Road, Cragmont Street, Wilson Avenue, Green Road and State Street get top priority and are passable now, Warner said. School being out of sessions for the holidays made the job a little simpler, as the street department has to factor school traffic into its plan when cleaning the streets.
"Now we're using backhoes and loaders to clean up the intersections," Warner said.
He advised residents to keep driving to a minimum, and to use "smart awareness" when driving in snow. For instance, leaving a stuck vehicle in the middle of the road and going on your way on foot often can hinder street crews in clearing that street.
Darrell Gayle, county road superintendent, said that today his crews should complete scraping all the blacktopped roads and start on the graveled ones. He asked that county residents call his office at 273-1708 to report any missed roads.
County roads near Madison such as Hutchinson Lane and Deputy Pike are done, and crews are working their ways into the rural areas today, Gayle said.
"We try to get the more heavily traveled roads first, but we try to work in a pattern, and not jump around -- that's how you miss spots, and waste time and fuel," he said.
Gayle said his men will be working tomorrow, despite it being Christmas Day.
"We'll kind of take turns, so a given employee can spend a little time with his family, then kind of swap off," he said.
Most downtown stores were closed yesterday, as well as all government offices including the Madison Post Office.
The few businesses open, such as the Jay-C Store and Ken-Del Liquors, appeared to be doing a brisk business, much of it through foot traffic as people walked down the middle of an almost-abandoned Second Street to stock up on groceries or "Christmas cheer."
No one was lodged in the Jefferson County Jail in the last 24 hours, according to jail commander Ken Baker.
He said if anyone is brought in on Christmas Day, he'll be there to greet them.
"I always try to let my guys off that day, because several of them have small children at home," he said. "My kids are 23 and 21; I can see them any time."
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Madison Courier
Monday 27 Dec 2004
Mark D. Tilley, 51, of 735 N. Jefferson St., died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, in Madison.
He was born Oct. 6, 1953, in Madison, the son of Carl and Norma Jean Smith Tilley. He was employed as a laborer and construction worker. He loved camping, fishing and the outdoors.
Surviving are one daughter, April Diane Tilley of New York; three sisters, Carol Walker of Covington, Ky., Virginia L. "Mickey" Davis of Madison and Elaine Miller of Indianapolis; one brother, John Milford Tilley of Madison; two grandchildren; and several aunts and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorial services are pending at the Lytle Funeral Chapel.
Friday
24 Dec 2004
Mark Tilley - Madison man dies after clearing snow
A Madison man died suddenly yesterday morning after shoveling heavy, wet snow at Fourth and Walnut streets, becoming the first reported weather-related fatality since the winter storm of Wednesday and early Thursday.
Clean-up of city and county roads from the snowfall continued but was hampered somewhat today by extremely low temperatures.
Mark Tilley, 51, of 735 Jefferson St., died of a heart attack at the home of a friend at 409 E. Third St. just after Tilley had been shoveling snow at Fourth and Walnut streets yesterday morning.
The friend told police that Tilley knocked on his door, complaining of chest pains and saying he just needed to sit down for a moment. He said Tilley collapsed shortly after sitting down. He was pronounced dead a short while later by Coroner Troy Morgan, who ruled that the cause of death was a myocardial infarction -- a heart attack -- caused by the exertion of shoveling the heavy, wet snow. No autopsy was planned.
Dave Ommen, public relations officer for the coroner's office, said that medical professionals advise anyone shoveling snow to do so at a moderate pace with frequent pauses to rest. He said this especially holds true for people over 40.
Tilley's death was the first weather-related one reported this winter in the Courierarea.
Main roads were passable in both Madison and in Jefferson County areas today, according to spokesmen for the city street department and county highway department. But secondary roads and streets still could be treacherous, they said.
Mark Warner, assistant superintendent for the Madison Street Department, said the roads his crews have gotten to are passable. He said crews will be trying to get all other city streets passable today, but probably won't be able to get to any alleys.
"The roads are 65 to 80 percent complete as of 7 a.m.; we're in our 50th straight hour of service since the storm started," Warner said. The street crews started on clean-up at about 5:30 a.m. Wednesday after the first light snow had fallen.
Main arteries that are used by emergency services, such as Michigan Road, Cragmont Street, Wilson Avenue, Green Road and State Street get top priority and are passable now, Warner said. School being out of sessions for the holidays made the job a little simpler, as the street department has to factor school traffic into its plan when cleaning the streets.
"Now we're using backhoes and loaders to clean up the intersections," Warner said.
He advised residents to keep driving to a minimum, and to use "smart awareness" when driving in snow. For instance, leaving a stuck vehicle in the middle of the road and going on your way on foot often can hinder street crews in clearing that street.
Darrell Gayle, county road superintendent, said that today his crews should complete scraping all the blacktopped roads and start on the graveled ones. He asked that county residents call his office at 273-1708 to report any missed roads.
County roads near Madison such as Hutchinson Lane and Deputy Pike are done, and crews are working their ways into the rural areas today, Gayle said.
"We try to get the more heavily traveled roads first, but we try to work in a pattern, and not jump around -- that's how you miss spots, and waste time and fuel," he said.
Gayle said his men will be working tomorrow, despite it being Christmas Day.
"We'll kind of take turns, so a given employee can spend a little time with his family, then kind of swap off," he said.
Most downtown stores were closed yesterday, as well as all government offices including the Madison Post Office.
The few businesses open, such as the Jay-C Store and Ken-Del Liquors, appeared to be doing a brisk business, much of it through foot traffic as people walked down the middle of an almost-abandoned Second Street to stock up on groceries or "Christmas cheer."
No one was lodged in the Jefferson County Jail in the last 24 hours, according to jail commander Ken Baker.
He said if anyone is brought in on Christmas Day, he'll be there to greet them.
"I always try to let my guys off that day, because several of them have small children at home," he said. "My kids are 23 and 21; I can see them any time."
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Madison Courier
Monday 27 Dec 2004
Mark D. Tilley, 51, of 735 N. Jefferson St., died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, in Madison.
He was born Oct. 6, 1953, in Madison, the son of Carl and Norma Jean Smith Tilley. He was employed as a laborer and construction worker. He loved camping, fishing and the outdoors.
Surviving are one daughter, April Diane Tilley of New York; three sisters, Carol Walker of Covington, Ky., Virginia L. "Mickey" Davis of Madison and Elaine Miller of Indianapolis; one brother, John Milford Tilley of Madison; two grandchildren; and several aunts and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorial services are pending at the Lytle Funeral Chapel.
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