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From: "Johnson, Shelly" <>
Subject: RE: [MDALLEGA] Re: [MDGARRET] Walt Warnick
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 10:44:51 -0500


I don't think this is the same walt warnick, walt lives in laytonsville md

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From: Ruth Koontz [mailto:]
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 10:43 AM
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Subject: RE: [MDALLEGA] Re: [MDGARRET] Walt Warnick


I own a home in Delaware, and am frequently there on weekends. I do recall
reading the article, and I recall reading his name in that article, online,
at www.mchsi.com/dagsboro but can't find the article. I found this
article on kiplinger.com
Elderly man is first Delawarean to die from West Nile virus


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DOVER, Del. (AP) _ A Sussex County man has become the first

Delawarean to die from the West Nile virus, officials said Friday.

Walter Warnick, 87, of Greenwood died Wednesday in

Bayhealth-Milford Memorial Hospital, where he had been hospitalized since
Sept. 23.

The state Public Health Laboratory confirmed that Warnick was

infected with West Nile virus Sept. 30. Family members say they didn't learn
until after his death that Warnick had been infected with the virus, which
is transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes.

"We didn't know it was West Nile until about a half hour after

he passed," said Warnick's daughter, Ann Bunting. "That's when they got the
test results back."

Hospital spokeswoman Pamela Marecki said she had not heard of

any delay in relaying the diagnosis to the family.

"I can't comment on this particular case at this time, but our mission is to
provide high-quality care to our patients," she

said.

Bunting said her father became ill on Sept. 20.

"His legs were real stiff; he couldn't walk," she said.

The day after he was hospitalized, Warnick experienced

uncontrollable shaking, and his health deteriorated rapidly, Bunting said.

"They kept saying it was meningitis or encephalitis," she

said. "I don't think they really knew what to do."

Warnick was the 10th confirmed human case of West Nile virus in Delaware
this year, compared to only one last year, the first human

case ever reported in Delaware.

Six of this year's cases, which date to late August, have been reported in
New Castle County. Three were in Kent County and one in Sussex County.
Warnick was the oldest person to be infected; the

youngest is 23.

Paul Silverman, chief of disease prevention and control for the Division of
Public Health, said he didn't know if any of the other

people infected were still hospitalized.

Bunting said her father liked to spend time outdoors gardening, feeding
birds and cutting grass.

"He was very healthy, nothing was wrong," she said.

Silverman said state environmental officials are conducting

mosquito control efforts, and that DPH continues to monitor for the virus in
birds and other animals.

"We're concerned that at this time of the year, as the weather

starts to cool off, people won't think that mosquitoes are a problem, when
in fact mosquitoes are viable until a couple of hard frosts," Silverman
said. "Given the hurricane and the extra moisture around, we are especially
concerned that people take precautions."

Health officials are urging residents to take commonsense

precautions against insect bites, including wearing long-sleeved shirts and
long pants outdoors, and applying insect repellent containing 50 percent or
less DEET for adults and 30 percent or less DEET for children.

Residents also are encouraged to avoid mosquito-infested areas

and times of peak mosquito activity, and to drain or remove items that
collect water, such as buckets, birdbaths, rain barrels, old tires, blocked
rain gutters and unused swimming pools.

Humans infected with West Nile virus typically have only mild

symptoms similar to a mild flu, if they show any signs at all. In rare
cases, symptoms can include sudden onset of severe headache, high fever,
stiff neck, confusion and muscle weakness.

As of Oct. 3, 5,921 human cases of West Nile infection and 119

deaths were reported nationwide, according to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. In 2002, 4,156 cases and 284 deaths were reported.

As of Oct. 3, the Delaware Public Health Laboratory identified

West Nile virus in 108 wild birds, 21 sentinel chickens and 62 horses.
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I did not know this man, but my condolences to those that did.




Ruth





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Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 10:06 AM
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Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] Re: [MDGARRET] Walt Warnick


When did Walt die? Can someone share an obit on him?

Walt was instrumental on my learning more about my Fazenbaker line. I
purchased his book "The Fazenbaker Family of Western Maryland" and shared
more
information on my line that he did not have. He had mentioned that he was
working
on another updated book. I feel as if I have lost a family member, and in a
way, a distant cousin is what he would have been. I never met him
personally,
but we did exchange family information. I had shared pictures my late
grandmother's family. I am truly saddened by this news.

Kathy Heare Watts, Sevierville, TN
3rd great granddaughter of Jefferson S. Fazenbaker
2nd great granddaughter of Edith Fazenbaker Smith
1st great granddaughter of Mary Jane Smith Good
Granddaughter of Mildred Good Heare


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