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Sandy Shaw

• Birth*: Sandy Shaw was born on 3 January 1935 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married Joseph Charles Sullivan on 24 June 1967.¹
• Married Name: As of 1967,her married name was Sullivan.
• Residence*: Sandy Shaw lived in 2007 at Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA; Moved there in 2005.³
• Biography*: Had lunch with Sandy Shaw Sullivan on May 26, 2007 at Maggioni's in Old Orchard while she was visiting Chicago and friends. She said she was born on the south side of Chicago near Midway Airport. She was an only child.³
• Death*: She died on 29 January 2011 at Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, at age 76.
  Video shows woman killed by MAX 'touched' passing train, fell between cars
  Takenaga/The Oregonian
  Sandy Sullivan of Northeast Portland became caught under a Yellow Line MAX train after her cane reportedly got stuck between the train and the platform Friday night. She later died at OHSU.
  Surveillance video shows that a woman who died after being injured Friday night at MAX station had reached out, touched a slowing train and then fell into a gap between cars.
  A TriMet spokeswoman said today that video taken at the stop at Northwest Sixth Avenue and Davis Street and reviewed by investigators contradicts earlier reports that Sandy Sullivan's cane became stuck between the platform and an arriving train about 9:22 p.m.
  A witness had reported that Sullivan, 76, tried to free her cane, lost her balance and slid beneath the northbound Yellow Line MAX train.
  Sullivan, of Northeast Portland, intially survived the accident but died at 12:01 a.m. after being taken to OHSU Hospital in Portland. Exact cause of death hadn't been determined by late Monday afternoon.
  TriMet spokeswoman Mary Fetsch said the agency has reviewed the platform video, which showed Sullivan and a friend were standing about mid-platform when the train approached the station.
  "There were no other riders near the two women and they were standing behind the tactile warning strip," Fetsch said. "As the first train is passing them, Ms. Sullivan reaches out with her left hand and touches the moving train. She is turned around and then falls between the gap between the train cars."
  Fetsch said both Sullivan and her friend were using canes.
  TriMet General Manager Neil McFarlane said the tragedy "should serve as a reminder to all of us to be alert around moving trains. Even if you're standing behind the tactile warning strip, it's important to take an extra step back as a train enters a station. That extra step will help ensure your safety."
  TriMet won't release the video until the investigation is concluded, Fetsch said.
  Cassandra Cave, 18, of Milwaukie, a rider from the train, said the Sullivan could be heard talking to a firefighter after the accident. Cave said she heard Sullivan say she was 76.
  Firefighters extricated Sullivan in less than 20 minutes, said Lt. Rich Tyler, a fire spokesman.
  TriMet service was disrupted in the Old Town area for a time because the area was blocked off during the response and investigation of the incident.
  Published: Monday, January 31, 2011, 2:26 PM Updated: Tuesday, February 01, 2011, 9:37 AM
  By Joseph Rose, The Oregonian
  
  
  
  Sandra Louise Sullivan
  Sullivan, Sandra Louise 76 01/03/1935 01/29/2011 Sandy lived life to the fullest, despite some physical problems. She enjoyed all the activities Portland had to offer-she held season tickets to the Portland Trail Blazers and was in regular attendance at the opera, the symphony, plays in Ashland and art shows. In addition, she was very active at Holladay Park Plaza where she lived, serving on many committees. We will all miss her smiling face and enthusiasm for life.
  Published in The Oregonian on February 10, 2011
  
  
  Fetsch said she could not tell from the video why Sullivan had reached her hand out, though she speculated that the woman may have been off-balance before touching the train. "When you have a cane in one hand and you lose your balance, you reach out," Fetsch said.
  The canes used by Sullivan and her friend were not the white canes used by people with visual disabilities, Fetsch said.
  TriMet statement
  After reviewing its video of the incident, TriMet described the event on Monday, Jan. 31:
  "About 9:15 p.m., Ms. Sullivan and her friend were standing about mid-platform when the train approached the station. There were no other riders near the two women and they were standing behind the tactile warning strip. As the first train is passing them, Ms. Sullivan reaches out with her left hand and touches the moving train. She is turned around and then falls between the gap between the train cars. Both Ms. Sullivan and her friend used canes, but contrary to early reports, the video does not show that the cane got stuck between the curb and the train.
  "TriMet General Manager Neil McFarlane said 'This tragic incident should serve as a reminder to all of us to be alert around moving trains. Even if you’re standing behind the tactile warning strip, it’s important to take an extra step back as a train enters a station. That extra step will help ensure your safety.' ...
  TriMet added that "the investigation continues" and said it would not release the video to the public until the investigation was complete.
  KOIN account
  Citing "witnesses," KOIN-TV had the most complete immediate account of what may have happened, though TriMet later said parts were inaccurate:
  "It happened about 9:30 p.m., as a train was slowly pulling into the MAX platform at Northwest 6th Avenue near Davis, in the Old Town district. Witnesses say the 76-year-old woman was with a companion on the platform when she apparently lost her balance, stuck her cane out and it got caught between two train cars. She was pulled down between those rail cars, dragged several feet and pinned under the train. It took about a half hour for rescue crews to get her out."
  Just after the incident, one KOIN reporter wrote on Twitter that two sources said she "may have been pushed," but no other sources corroborated this and a fire spokesman said the next day that he had no reason to believe this was the case. TriMet spokeswoman Mary Fetsch said Jan. 31 that the agency's video showed it to be inaccurate.
  Aftermath
  Attempted rescue
  The Oregonian's coverage included an interview with witness Cassandra Cave, who says she could see the woman's leg beneath the train car.
  According to multiple reports, the woman was conscious when Portland Fire and Rescue workers arrived at 9:22, but she died in the hospital Saturday morning.
  A Portland fire spokesman said Jan. 29 that the woman was extracted after crews used a T-rex saw to cut off the plates that cover the wheels of the MAX train. They were then able to put the woman on a backboard and move her into the ambulance.
  "She was conscious and talking to our people during the entire rescue," he said.
  Operator placed on paid leave
  The MAX train's operator, a man, was placed on paid leave immediately after the incident. Spokeswoman Mary Fetsch said there was no indication that the operator could have prevented the potentially traumatic event.
  "He's on his days off, and he'll be off as we do the investigation," Fetsch said Jan. 31. "We give him the support he needs to deal with this."
  Fetsch said TriMet does not release names of staff during its investigations.
  25th accidental MAX fatality
  According to TriMet, Sullivan was the 27th person to die in a MAX-related incident, including two people who committed suicide, since the system opened in 1986. She was the first person to die on the downtown transit mall since light rail was added in 2009.
  The previous transit mall fatality had occurred in 2000, when, according to TriMet, a pedestrian ran in front of a #14 bus.
  Reactions
  On MAX FAQs
  In a post about the incident, blogger "Camelopardis" wrote that it's too common for people to stand near the edge of the platform while a MAX train is present:
  "It sounds like it was possible that she was standing/walking too close to the edge of the platform as the train came in. Of course no one deserves to die for making a mistake like that, but I couldn’t begin to tell you the number of people who are lucky they don’t end up in the news for the same reason she did."
  On A Perspective of Portland
  In a post, blogger Larry Norton was skeptical of the initial explanation.
  "Being very familiar with that station, it seems neigh impossible that someone could either fall beneath or in between two train cars," he wrote.
  From Ted Buehler
  In a comment on this page, AROW organizer Ted Buehler called the design of rail platforms in the United States "uninformly bad." The tactile warning strip on the edge of TriMet's platform, he said, is too narrow at less than 2 feet wide.
  Under rules laid down by the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Buehler wrote, "death is only one wobble away."
  http://portlandafoot.org/w/January_2011_MAX_fatality;"> accessed January 7, 2012.⁴

Hanora Shea

• Marriage*: She married Patrick Bowler.

A. Sheridan

• Marriage*: He married Unknown Devine.

Mary Sheridan

• Birth*: Mary was born at Ireland in 1828.¹
• Married Name: As of circa 1850,her married name was Sullivan.²
• Marriage*: She married Michael Sullivan circa 1850.^2,1
• Census*: Mary Sheridan and Michael Sullivan appeared on the census of 28 October 1850 at Williams Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA; Michael is listed with Mary Sullivan, age 22, his wife; Michael Corkin, age 25; John Dean, age 20; and James Sullivan, age 19 and I believe his brother.¹
• Death*: Mary died before 5 May 1870.³
• Burial*: Her body was interred on 5 May 1870 at Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA, at Calvary Cemetery.⁴

Emily Sherwood¹

• Father: Unknown Sherwood¹

• Married Name: Her married name was Tilton.¹
• Marriage*: Emily Sherwood married Unknown Tilton.¹

May Sherwood^1,2

• Father: Unknown Sherwood²

• Birth*: May Sherwood was born in July 1856 at Illinois, USA.³
• Marriage*: She married William H. Cooley circa 1878.³
• Married Name: As of 1878,her married name was Cooley.¹
• Census1900*: May was listed as William H. Cooley's wife on the 1900 Census at 571 Flournoy Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.³
• Census1910*: May was listed as a mother in an unknown person 's household on the 1910 Census at 2918 Flournoy Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.⁴
• Census1920*: May was listed as a mother-in-law in Mary (Mayme) F. Madigan's household on the 1920 Census at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.⁵
• Census1930*: May was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census at 2712 Adams Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.⁶
• Residence*: She and Mary (Mayme) F. Madigan lived in 1930 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; Home valued at $6,500.⁶
• Association*: May Sherwood was associated in 1947; Eastern Star, Siloam Chapter 119.²
• Death*: She died on 3 November 1947 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at age 91; Chicago Tribune, November 4, 1947
  
  May Sherwood Cooley, Nov. 3, of 2712 Adams street, wife of the late William, mother of the late Claude A. Cooley, sister of Emily Tilton of Rochelle, Ill. Services Wednesday, Nov. 5, 1:30 p.m., at chapel 124-126 Madison street at Lombard avenue, Oak Park. Interment Oakridge, Eastern Star services by Siloam chapter, No. 119, O.E. S.^1,5,2
• Burial*: She was buried on 5 November 1947 at Oakridge Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA.²

Unknown Sherwood¹

Renata Shirk¹

• Birth*: Renata Shirk was born before 1870. Date is estimated based on the date of the birth of her daughter Catharine.¹
• Marriage*: She married John Reck before 1890.¹
• Married Name: As of before 1890,her married name was Reck.¹
• Blog*: Renata Shirk was mentioned in a blog at http://batkereck.blogspot.com Batke/Reck Genealogy Blog on 27 March 2010.²

Ella Sieler¹

• Married Name: Her married name was Sullivan.¹
• Marriage*: Ella Sieler married Arthur J. Sullivan, son of Michael A. Sullivan and Victoria Emma Martin.¹
• Biography*: No children were born to Arthur J. Sullivan and Ela Sieler.²
• Residence: Ella Sieler and Arthur J. Sullivan lived in December 1918 at 7653 Bosworth Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.³
• (Witness) Death: She was informant on an unknown person 's death certificate at Henrotin Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, on 29 December 1918. Illinois Statewide Death Index (1916-1950) file date December 30, 1918; cert# 6044053..^3,4,2
• Death*: Ella Sieler died after 1918.¹
• Residence*: She lived on 17 January 1919 at 1248 Rosemont Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.²

Louise Simon¹

• Birth*: Louise Simon was born on 3 May 1897.²
• Married Name: As of before 1964,her married name was Reich.³
• Married Name: As of 7 August 1964,her married name was Batke.¹
• Marriage*: She married Karl Batke, son of Martin Batke and Anna Lock, on 7 August 1964. The following article appeared in the newspaper:
  Newspaper article: Mrs. Reich Says Vows
  Pink flowers from the bride's garden graced the altar of th Emmanuel Lutheran Church for the wedding Wednesday of Mrs. Louise Reich and Carl Batke.
  The former Mrs. Reich was attired in a pale salmon dress with matching accessories.
  Barbara Metzler, granddaughter of the bridegroom, was the maid of honor and Elmer Reich of San Francisco, the bride's son, was the best man. Andy Andersen, grandson of Mrs. Reich, ushered.
  A reception was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Miles Lange, son in law and daughter of Mrs. Reich. Among the out of town guests were Fred Batke of Stockton, brother of the bridegroom; George and J. J. Simon of Visalia, brothers of the bride, and their wives, and William Foote of San Francisco.
  Mrs. Batke is the widow of H. P. Reich. Her children are Mrs. Madeline Andresen, Mrs. G. A. Castleman and Joseph Reich, candidate for Fresno County Supervisor, all of Fresno; Herman Reich of Los Angeles and Mrs. Florence Leike and Mrs. Wesley Jamison of San Jose and Mrs. Lange and Elmer Reich.
  Batke, a retired rancher, is the father of Mrs. Sam Metzler.^1,3
• Address*: As of 14 March 1970, Louise Simon and Karl Batke lived at 4404 E. Lyell Avenue, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA.⁴
• Death*: Louise Simon died on 30 August 1977 at Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA, at age 80.^2,5