Cerebral Palsy

"With so many research projects and graduate students, he still found time to spend with his family, and he coached his children in many sports and extracurricular activities," Telionis said.

"We will all miss him dearly." Mathew Gregory Gwaltney, 24, of Chesterfield, Va., was on the brink of finishing his master's degree in civil and environmental engineering, and planned on returning to his hometown of Chester, Va., to be near his parents.

Gwaltney was completing his thesis on methods of predicting droughts and already had several job offers from engineering firms.

An avid Hokies sports fan, Gwaltney was sports editor at his high school newspaper.

Principal Robert Stansberry of Thomas Dale High School remembered him as being named "Best guy to take home to your parents." Caitlin Hammaren, 19, of Westtown, N.Y., a sophomore majoring in international studies and French.

"She was just one of the most outstanding young individuals that I've had the privilege of working with in my 31 years as an educator," said John P.

Latini, principal of Minisink Valley High School, from which she graduated in 2005.

"Caitlin was a leader among our students." Jeremy Herbstritt, 27, was a graduate student in civil engineering from Bellefonte, Pa.

He did his undergraduate work in civil engineering, biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State.

"He loves to talk.

He's a very talkative guy.

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