Barber Among 2 Dead In Separate Allentown Shootings
Two men were killed in separate shootings in Allentown less than an hour apart Tuesday night, Sept. 29, authorities said.
Mark J. Little, 59, of Allentown, was pronounced dead at 7:35 p.m. in the 630 block of West Gordon Street, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said. Little died of gunshot wounds, and his death was ruled a homicide.
Little was a barber at Jimmy's Barbershop, an employee at the shop confirmed to Daily Voice. Little's Facebook lists him as a Pottstown resident from Reading. His daughter, Tatyanna, announced his death Wednesday morning.
"My father Mark Little has p…
USA Field Hockey Mourns Area Coach Lauren Burke Smith
Lauren Burke Smith, a longtime field hockey leader whose career took her through programs in New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania, has died after living privately with cancer for several years.
Smith died Thursday, Sept. 24, with her family by her side, according to a GoFundMe launched by Marisa Viola for Smith's husband, Stu, and their son, Burke, shared by USA Field Hockey.
“Lauren Burke Smith was the kind of person who made the people around her feel incredibly loved. She was a devoted and loving mother to Burke, a wonderful wife to Stu, and a fiercely loyal daughter, sister, and fr…