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A Tribute to John Paul (JP) Ramel
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TANGERINE
VOL. LXXV, ISSUE 14
FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2022
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Utica senior John Paul (JP) Ramel passes away unexpectedly ◊ MATTHEW BREAULT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Utica University senior and construction management major John Paul (JP) Ramel passed away on Sunday, April 10, according to an email sent from the Office of the President. Ramel, who is a native of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, suffered a stroke on Friday, April 8, and passed away two days later at the age of 22. He was set to take part in Utica University’s
undergraduate commencement ceremony on May 12. Utica University President Laura Casamento informed the campus of Ramel’s passing around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday in a campus-wide email. “It is with the deepest regret and sadness that I must inform you of the passing of one of our students,” Casamento said. “John Paul (JP) Ramel, a senior Construction Management major
from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, suffered a stroke on Friday and passed away earlier today. The University has contacted JP’s family to extend condolences, and I ask that you keep them in your thoughts at this extraordinarily difficult time.” Ramel was a very active member in both the Utica community and his native community in Pennsylvania. In his home state of Pennsylvania, Ramel spent time volunteering with the
Plumsteadville Volunteer Fire Company and while living in the Utica area, Ramel also volunteered with the New York Mills Fire Department and the nonprofit organization Sleep in Heavenly Peace. Counseling and support services are available to all members of the Utica University community who are mourning the loss of Ramel. Utica University’s Counseling Center can be reached at (315) 792-3094, or counseling@utica.edu.
Utica WSOC raises $6,000 to send Team IMPACT teammate to Disney World ◊ MATTHEW BREAULT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
IMPACT matches these children with a college athletic team, in order to improve the quality of life for the children who are affected by these various illnesses.
The Utica University women’s soccer team recently raised $6,000 to send Team IMPACT teammate Arianna “Anna” LaBella and her family to Disney World. LaBella, the 12-year-old local from Ilion, who was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma Bone Cancer on July 8, 2019, signed a letter of intent with the Utica University women’s soccer team in October 2021.
UWSOC with a check for $6,000 to send Team IMPACT teammate Arianna LaBella to Disney World. /Photo: Jess LaBella
LaBella became a member of the Pioneers family due to Team IMPACT, which is a
non-profit group that focuses on children facing serious and chronic illnesses. Team
On June 6, 2020, after almost a year of chemotherapy and radiation, LaBella became cancer free. Unfortunately for LaBella and her family, her cancer reappeared on Feb. 4, 2021. SEE IMPACT PG. 4
