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The Doan Brook Watershed Partnership is a non-profit organization with broad participation from the cities of Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights, & various other stakeholder organizations and interested citizens. Through collaboration and sharing of resources, the Partnership will develop and implement a watershed management plan for the preservation and improvement of Doan Brook. The Plan will include recommendations of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District's Doan Brook Study. The Doan Brook Watershed Partnership will secure and
coordinate funding to sustain the organization and to further the
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IN
MEMORIAM
Lester A. Stumpe
Lester A. Stumpe, 60, of Cleveland Heights, died peacefully at
sunset on March 7, 2010. Loving husband of Marcia Mauter and father of
Meagan, Melissa and Justin Mauter; devoted son of Dorothy and Clarence
(deceased) Stumpe and sister Ruth Tofle; he is also survived by a
caring community of relatives and friends. Since his cancer diagnoses
five years ago, Lester continued to rise with the sun and embrace the
challenge of each new day. As Manager of Watershed Programs for the
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District for 29 years, Lester dedicated
his professional life to the restoration of urban watersheds. As a
husband and father, Lester’s greatest joy was learning, working, and
adventuring with his family. Please direct contributions in
Lester’s memory to either The Doan Brook Watershed Partnership, where
he served as a founding board member, 2600 South Park Blvd, Cleveland
OH 44120 OR to The Hiram House, 33775 Hiram Trail, Chagrin Falls,
OH 44022, where he courted and was married 27 years ago. Church of the
Redeemer in Cleveland Hts. will host both visitation (4-7pm Saturday,
March 13) and the memorial celebration (4pm Sunday, March 14).
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larger, printable version
Lester was the
DBWP's inaugural
Watershed Hero in 2009.
If you would like
to
make a donation in celebration of Lester's activism:
Doan Brook Watershed Partnership
2600 South Park Blvd.
Cleveland, OH 44120
or call Kellie Tayer at 216.321.5935, 222
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