Gone Away The Offspring
Maybe in another life
I could find you there
Pulled away before your time
I can't deal, it's so unfair
And it feels, and it feels like
Heaven's so far away
And it feels, yeah it feels like
The world has grown cold
Now that you've gone away
Leaving flowers on your grave
To show that I still care
But black roses and Hail Mary's
Can't bring back what's taken from me
I reach to the sky
And call out your name
And if I could trade
I would
And it feels, and it feels like
Heaven's so far away
And it stings, yeah it stings now
The world is so cold
Now that you've gone away
Gone away, gone away, yeah yeah yeah...
I reach to the sky
And call out your name
Oh please let me trade
I would
And it feels, and it feels like
Heaven's so far away
And it feels, yeah it feels like
The world has grown cold
Now that you've gone away
Monday, September 10, 2007
Gone Away
This is for you, Joe. I can't say it any better.
Thursday, September 06, 2007
North Adams man killed in N.Y. accident
By the Staten Island Advance and Transcript staff
Article Launched: 09/05/2007 12:24:05 PM EDT
Wednesday, September 5
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A suspected drunken driver going the wrong way on the West Shore Expressway killed Joseph Conway of North Adams, Mass., a long-time staffer for the Gov. George Pataki administration who grew up on Staten Island and had returned home for a Labor Day weekend family reunion.
Conway, 39, was driving back from Brooklyn to his parents' home in Prince's Bay early Monday morning with his business partner, Kurt Kolok of North Adams, in the passenger seat, when a vehicle driven by Roman Furman of Brooklyn slammed into his Volvo, crushing the driver's side.
Police said Conway was killed by the impact, and Kolok, with whom he owned the Kolok Gallery in North Adams, broke his wrist and fingers, injured his knee and suffered internal injuries. Kolok was taken to Staten Island University Hospital in Ocean Breeze.
Conway's grief-stricken parents said they're angry their loved one — who didn't smoke, didn't drink and lived a healthy life — was struck down by an alleged drunken driver who escaped nearly unscathed and might ultimately go free.
"My heart is very bitter," said his mother, Patricia Conway, worried that Furman may get bail.
"It's not fair. I really don't know how I'm going to be able to keep going on," she said. "They say that God watches over babies and drunks. Well, God's got his priorities wrong."
Another son, Gary, a city police officer who responded to the World Trade Center after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, is now suffering from health problems, the parents said.
Police said Furman was driving north on the southbound side of the highway, near Edward Curry Avenue, when his vehicle hit a Cadillac Escalade, glanced off that vehicle and slammed into Conway's car shortly after 1:30 a.m.
"They were laughing and having a good time, talking about the evening they had, and suddenly there was a flash of light, and it was over," said Patricia Conway, who is a member of the South Shore's Community Board 3. She said she had spoken after the crash with Kolok.
Conway was pronounced dead at Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay.
Furman, who was charged with driving under the influence, was taken to Richmond University Medical Center, West Brighton.
"I feel he should be punished for what he did," said Conway's father, Joseph Sr., a retired NYPD detective. "I don't feel the punishment would fit the crime."
Firefighters worked for about 45 minutes, using two jaws-of-life trying to get Conway out of the vehicle. New Jersey-bound traffic was shut down before the South Avenue exit for over an hour. Motorists were out of their vehicles making phone calls and mulling about while police investigated the crash. Police said no one in the Escalade was injured.
Conway, who was born in Brooklyn and raised in Prince's Bay, was on the Island for a family reunion. He had recently taken up international law, and opened the Kolok Gallery, his family said.
Joseph Conway Sr. said he picked his son up at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday night, where he had arrived after a trip to London. They went to Brooklyn Sunday night to meet prospective gallery clients and were returning to Prince's Bay when Furman — who may have been traveling the wrong way on the expressway since as far back as the Arden Avenue exit, a mile and a half away, Conway's father said — hit them.
Conway, a graduate of Monsignor Farrell High School, Fordham University and New York Law School, worked for state Attorney General Dennis Vacco's transition team in 1992. He later joined Pataki's administration, working first for the state Consumer Protection Agency, then the governor's general staff, before becoming a staff lawyer with the Child Services Administration. While working for the state, he helped draft several pieces of legislation, including the state's puppy lemon law, and worked on the state's Child Health Plus plan, a health insurance plan for uninsured children.
Conway left state work about seven months before Pataki's third term ended in 2006. He started practicing international law and opened the art gallery with Kolok.
"He was a dedicated public servant, someone who had a love for public service," said City Councilman Vincent Ignizio (R-South Shore).
Ignizio said he met Conway several times and works closely with his mother, who is active in Community Board 3.
"He was a very smart man, and what a great family — to suffer this loss, it's awful," Ignizio said. "My heart breaks for the family."
Conway's wake will be held today and Thursday, from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., at Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home in Tottenville. A funeral Mass is planned for 10 a.m. at St. Joseph's R.C. Church in Rossville, with cremation to follow.
Members of the art community in North Adams said they were shocked to learn the news of Conway's death late Tuesday and alerted the Transcript, which will do a follow-up story for Thursday's paper and report on any memorial services planned locally.
Contributed by John Annese, Michelle Maskaly and Chad Rachman of the Staten Island Advance and used with permission, with minor additions by North Adams Transcript staff.
By the Staten Island Advance and Transcript staff
Article Launched: 09/05/2007 12:24:05 PM EDT
Wednesday, September 5
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A suspected drunken driver going the wrong way on the West Shore Expressway killed Joseph Conway of North Adams, Mass., a long-time staffer for the Gov. George Pataki administration who grew up on Staten Island and had returned home for a Labor Day weekend family reunion.
Conway, 39, was driving back from Brooklyn to his parents' home in Prince's Bay early Monday morning with his business partner, Kurt Kolok of North Adams, in the passenger seat, when a vehicle driven by Roman Furman of Brooklyn slammed into his Volvo, crushing the driver's side.
Police said Conway was killed by the impact, and Kolok, with whom he owned the Kolok Gallery in North Adams, broke his wrist and fingers, injured his knee and suffered internal injuries. Kolok was taken to Staten Island University Hospital in Ocean Breeze.
Conway's grief-stricken parents said they're angry their loved one — who didn't smoke, didn't drink and lived a healthy life — was struck down by an alleged drunken driver who escaped nearly unscathed and might ultimately go free.
"My heart is very bitter," said his mother, Patricia Conway, worried that Furman may get bail.
"It's not fair. I really don't know how I'm going to be able to keep going on," she said. "They say that God watches over babies and drunks. Well, God's got his priorities wrong."
Another son, Gary, a city police officer who responded to the World Trade Center after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, is now suffering from health problems, the parents said.
Police said Furman was driving north on the southbound side of the highway, near Edward Curry Avenue, when his vehicle hit a Cadillac Escalade, glanced off that vehicle and slammed into Conway's car shortly after 1:30 a.m.
"They were laughing and having a good time, talking about the evening they had, and suddenly there was a flash of light, and it was over," said Patricia Conway, who is a member of the South Shore's Community Board 3. She said she had spoken after the crash with Kolok.
Conway was pronounced dead at Staten Island University Hospital, Prince's Bay.
Furman, who was charged with driving under the influence, was taken to Richmond University Medical Center, West Brighton.
"I feel he should be punished for what he did," said Conway's father, Joseph Sr., a retired NYPD detective. "I don't feel the punishment would fit the crime."
Firefighters worked for about 45 minutes, using two jaws-of-life trying to get Conway out of the vehicle. New Jersey-bound traffic was shut down before the South Avenue exit for over an hour. Motorists were out of their vehicles making phone calls and mulling about while police investigated the crash. Police said no one in the Escalade was injured.
Conway, who was born in Brooklyn and raised in Prince's Bay, was on the Island for a family reunion. He had recently taken up international law, and opened the Kolok Gallery, his family said.
Joseph Conway Sr. said he picked his son up at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday night, where he had arrived after a trip to London. They went to Brooklyn Sunday night to meet prospective gallery clients and were returning to Prince's Bay when Furman — who may have been traveling the wrong way on the expressway since as far back as the Arden Avenue exit, a mile and a half away, Conway's father said — hit them.
Conway, a graduate of Monsignor Farrell High School, Fordham University and New York Law School, worked for state Attorney General Dennis Vacco's transition team in 1992. He later joined Pataki's administration, working first for the state Consumer Protection Agency, then the governor's general staff, before becoming a staff lawyer with the Child Services Administration. While working for the state, he helped draft several pieces of legislation, including the state's puppy lemon law, and worked on the state's Child Health Plus plan, a health insurance plan for uninsured children.
Conway left state work about seven months before Pataki's third term ended in 2006. He started practicing international law and opened the art gallery with Kolok.
"He was a dedicated public servant, someone who had a love for public service," said City Councilman Vincent Ignizio (R-South Shore).
Ignizio said he met Conway several times and works closely with his mother, who is active in Community Board 3.
"He was a very smart man, and what a great family — to suffer this loss, it's awful," Ignizio said. "My heart breaks for the family."
Conway's wake will be held today and Thursday, from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., at Bedell-Pizzo Funeral Home in Tottenville. A funeral Mass is planned for 10 a.m. at St. Joseph's R.C. Church in Rossville, with cremation to follow.
Members of the art community in North Adams said they were shocked to learn the news of Conway's death late Tuesday and alerted the Transcript, which will do a follow-up story for Thursday's paper and report on any memorial services planned locally.
Contributed by John Annese, Michelle Maskaly and Chad Rachman of the Staten Island Advance and used with permission, with minor additions by North Adams Transcript staff.
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