Tag: Suicide

Special Final Tribute: Mericia Quinones Passes Away

On June 13, 2019, Mericia Quinones, 27 years old passed away.  WBAN would like to give our condolences to family and friends of Mericia.   WBAN had a story written on September 18, 2013, entitled, Through the Tragic Floods of Colorado Emerges a Triple Threat”. In that story in 2013, the following was written:  “Mericia Quinones,

Special Tribute to Freeda Foreman – 1976 – 2019

(MARCH 13)  WBAN was saddened to hear of the recent passing of 42-year old Freeda Foreman. We would like to give our sincere condolences to family and friends of Foreman.  As many media sources have reported, she was found unresponsive inside her Houston home on March 9, 2019.  The Harris County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Tebben

Special Tribute: Boxing Referee Mitch Halpern

A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO BOXING REFEREE MITCH HALPERN Halpern was a referree with men and women’s boxing.   WBAN covered a fight in Las Vegas, Nevada for the Karen Bill vs. Maria Johannson  fight where he reffed their four-round bout.  A few weeks later Halpern committed suicide.  WBAN reported the following: On Sunday, August 20, 2000, Boxing referee