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Student honored for saving life
Teens actions kept man alive until paramedics arrived
BY JOSHUA SILAVENT
jsilavent@gainesvilletimes.com
Daniel Marceleno, 16, stood humbly before a stand
ing ovation at the Hall County School Board of Educa
tion meeting last Monday, Nov. 26, nodding, smiling
shyly and barely speaking.
He admitted in a later interview that he didn’t know
quite how to feel about it all.
“I’m not sure how to express it,” Marceleno said.
“It’s kind of hard to say how I felt in that moment. ”
In October, Marceleno saved a man’s life. Plain and
simple.
“We like to tell teachers and we like to tell students
that what you do matters,” Hall County Schools Super
intendent Will Schofield said. “I have a hard time even
talking about it.”
A student in a work-study program at Johnson High
who will begin taking some classes at Lanier College
and Career Academy next semester, Marceleno also
struggled to speak about the incident so impressed
upon his memory.
It was early in the morning, and Marceleno was
making the rounds with mentor Alan Moore to differ
ent schools to check on heating and air systems.
The two had just finished work at the Early College
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Photo courtesy of HALL COUNTY SCHOOLS I For The Times
Daniel Marceleno (center right), a student at Johnson High in Hall County,
was recognized at a Nov. 26 Board of Education meeting for his quick
actions that helped save the life of Alan Moore (center left).
Sandra Deal completes 1,000th
statewide school visit in Hall
Ga. first lady-
stopped by area
to encourage
students to read
Georgia’s first lady Sandra
Deal hit a milestone in Oakwood
on Friday when she completed
her 1,000th school visit since Gov.
Nathan Deal took office in 2011.
Sandra Deal, a former teacher
and Gainesville native, has visited
in all 159 Georgia counties and all
181 public school districts.
On Friday, she stopped at three
schools in Hall County, with The
Academy Child Development Cen
ter in Oakwood being her 1,000th
visit. Earlier in the day, she had
been to Mundy Mill Academy
and Chicopee Woods Elementary
School in Gainesville.
“My goal is to encourage stu
dents to enjoy reading so that they
will be prepared for a lifetime of
learning,” Sandra Deal said in a
statement. “Reading is the gift that
keeps on giving and education is
essential for all children to succeed
in their pursuits.”
Megan Reed
NFL player Malcolm Mitchell and
first lady Sandra Deal visit kids as
they enter the school gymnasium
at Chicopee Woods Elementary
school Friday, Nov. 30. The two
promoted the importance of
reading to the students.
Photos by SCOTT ROGERS I The Times
Above: Magician Jeff McClure entertains students at
Chicopee Woods Elementary school Friday, Nov. 30.
McClure’s performance ties into a visit by Malcolm Mitchell
and Sandra Deal to promote reading. Right: Students
at Chicopee Woods Elementary clutch copies of “The
Magician’s Hat.”
‘My goal is to encourage students
to enjoy reading so that they will be
prepared for a lifetime of learning.
Reading is the gift that keeps on
giving and education is essential for all
children to succeed in their pursuits.’
Sandra Deal, Georgia first lady
Hall coroner:
Deceased pair
had fentanyl,
meth in blood
BY NICK WATSON
nwatson@gainesvilletimes.com
A Hall County deputy coroner said metham-
phetamine and fentanyl were found in the toxi
cology reports for a couple found dead Nov. 10
in an East Hall mobile home.
Norman Reece, 43, and Audrey Dahl, 35,
were found dead by Reece’s 18-year-old son,
who also lives in the home on the 3500 block of
Gaines Mill Road.
“Both of the toxicologies came back and both
had methamphetamines in it. She had a high
count of methamphetamines,” deputy coroner
James Bell said.
An official cause of death has not been
released by the medical examiner.
“He had a high count of methamphetamines,
but he also had a very high count of fentanyl....
She had counts of fentanyl in hers, but nowhere
near as high as what (Reece) had,” Bell said.
Fentanyl is an opioid drug considered
roughly 100 times stronger than morphine.
When authorities were called to the house,
Dahl and Reece had “no obvious signs of trauma
or foul play,” said Sgt. Stephen Wilbanks of the
Hall County Sheriff’s Office in a release.
Reece’s 18-year-old son found them both in a
bedroom around 6 a.m. “after last having contact
with them the previous evening,” Wilbanks said.
“He discovered the deceased when he woke
up... after noticing that the house had become
very cold,” Wilbanks said in an email.
He added there were space heaters in the
home, which was without electricity, so Hall
County Fire Services tested the air quality but
did not find toxic carbon monoxide levels.
Rep. Collins named
top Republican on
Judiciary Committee
BY MEGAN REED
mreed@gainesvilletimes.com
U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, R-Gainesville, has
been named ranking member of the House Judi
ciary Committee, a role that will make him a
key player in preventing a possible investigation
of President Donald Trump.
“The Judiciary Committee’s
jurisdiction runs deep and
wide, and I’ve been commit
ted to advancing the conser
vative agenda as a member of
the committee since day one,”
Collins said in a statement.
“It’s been an honor to legislate
with my House colleagues and
earn their trust. As ranking
member of the House Judi
ciary Committee, I look forward to the hard
battles and noble work before us.”
Collins said one priority of Republicans on
the committee will be defending Trump against
threats of an investigation, a move that the
Gainesville Republican said would be an “over
reach” but has been alluded to by Democrats.
Democrats gained control of the House in
the Nov. 6 midterms, forcing Collins to switch
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