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J. – A veteran from Atco, New Jersey with no known family died alone, but he was neither forgotten nor alone Friday. Roughly 1,000 caring strangers gathered for Peter Turnpu's funeral at the Brigadier Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in North Hanover.  Groups of veterans, government officials and others from South Jersey attended to show their appreciation for Turnpu's service to the country during the Vietnam War era and to ensure he wasn't buried as a forgotten former soldier. One of those strangers is the director of LeRoy P. Wooster Funeral Home and Crematory in Atco, who not only volunteered to handle the funeral but arranged for Turnpu to be buried with military honors at the state cemetery and put out a call to the public to remember him. "I thought handling his funeral was the right thing to do," said funeral director Wooster, adding he was overwhelmed by cemetery staff estimates on the number of people who turned out to honor Turnpu. Not everyone who attended was able to reach the graveside for the service because of the crowd size, he said. Jan. 9: U.S. Navy veteran has been held in Iranian jail since July, mother says Jan. 7: Veterans and traumatized horses find peace in each other "It shows a great amount of support for our veterans. Everyone was pleased to see the number of people who came. They came together like one big family and the procession that began from a nearby church had more than 200 cars." Wooster said he did not want Turnpu to be buried without anyone recognizing his service to the country. ...

Cameron Madison Alexander always wanted to keep Antioch Baptist Church North nestled in the city of Atlanta.There, he felt, the historic African-American church could have the greatest impact and serve people who needed help the most. “He viewed his role as a shepherd who was duty-bound to take care of people,” said his eldest son, Cameron Eric Alexander, an Atlanta Realtor and musician. “He really cared for the least of these. He put the needs of the church family sometimes above his own personal challenges. That’s the reason people loved him so. People saw that he put other people first.”Alexander, who would have celebrated five decades in the pulpit at Antioch next year, died Sunday after a brief illness.He was 86. Recommended for you Recommended for you Recommended for you Under his leadership, Antioch became a beacon of hope in the community. It has a much-needed food, housing and clothing ministry and a recovery program for people fighting addiction. While other pastors may have been hesitant to reach out to those battling HIV and AIDs, Alexander greenlighted a program to help.He often guided others who wanted to become pastors. By one count, he trained 600 ministers and, of those, 150 are pastoring churches around the world. “He was one of the most lovable preachers in town,” said former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, who has known Alexander since 1961. The two worked worked together on civil rights issues and campaigns to help those in need. “He was the head man for a long time, but everybody loved him. He wasn’t pushy or bossy. He had this wry sense of humor. If he disagreed with you, he’d figure out a way to make a joke about it, but he’d let you know how he felt. Still, I never heard him say a harsh word to anybody.”Related: Pastor C.M. Alexander : “For whatever reason, the Lord has kept us hereAlexander served 29 years as president of the General Missionary Baptist Convention of Georgia, whi...

Roughly 1,000 caring strangers gathered for Peter Turnpu's funeral at the Brigadier Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in North Hanover.  Groups of veterans, government officials and others from South Jersey attended to show their appreciation for Turnpu's service to the country during the Vietnam War era and to ensure he wasn't buried as a forgotten former soldier. One of those strangers is the director of LeRoy P. Wooster Funeral Home and Crematory in Atco, who not only volunteered to handle the funeral but arranged for Turnpu to be buried with military honors at the state cemetery and put out a call to the public to remember him. "I thought handling his funeral was the right thing to do," said funeral director Wooster, adding he was overwhelmed by cemetery staff estimates on the number of people who turned out to honor Turnpu. Not everyone who attended was able to reach the graveside for the service because of the crowd size, he said. ...