All Rights reserved. Pam, Tyler and Sammy, The federations safeguards also help protect coaches from being wrongly accused. In an eighth case, a prominent coach was convicted of fondling his own children, not his gymnasts. URL: My sincere condolences to Pam and family. He met his wife Nancy Jo at Anchorage High School, from which they both graduated in 1954. And sexual deviants do not rehabilitate like other criminals. We are so sorry to learn of Chriss passing. Thinking of you at this difficult time. Producer and songwriter had been suffering from "chronic illness". Love Glen and Cindy It has been a long time since working at ONeills but always a pleasure to run into Chris along the way. My thoughts & prayers are with you and your children at this very difficult time. Tony Burke. Permenter was sent back to jail for a year, although he could have received 15 years for his felony conviction. The emotional game that goes on is so overwhelming, I felt guilty if I thought anything bad about my coach, he had done so much for me. So sorry for your loss our deepest condolences to the ONeill family at this time . He was our friend and our leader a truly creative spirit and an altruistic soul. We finished up one night with one kid leftover, because her mother was late picking her up. Deepest sympathy to all the family thinking of you. We were so sadden to hear the sudden passing of Chris. Rest In Peace Chris. Please know youre in my thoughts and prayers. There is no discernible connection.. TAMPA - Paul O'Neill, who turned Trans-Siberian Orchestra into a source of beloved tradition and timeless stories, as well as a multimillion-dollar enterprise, passed away at the age of 60. God Bless, Lew & Motee, (neighbourd at 61 Hanrahan cres). Xoxo, with my deepest sympathy to Pam Tyler and Samantha over your lose he was a good man and a good friend. Doug and Joanne Lester, Our deepest condolences to Pamela, Tyler and Samantha. Mr. ONeill asked how long it would take from when that insight entered the doctors brain to it being known by every other clinician doing that job in that hospital, across the city and across the entire profession. In Trans-Siberian Orchestras announcement of ONeills death, they asked for fans to respect the privacy of his family. So sorry for your loss. Seven coaches were convicted of crimes ranging from exposure to offensive touching to rape. Robert, Madeline, Stephen, April, Stephanie, & Ian. Sentencing O'Neill, Judge Gregory Dickinson said: "You demanded that these children should suffer pain and degradation. Shocked and heartbroken to hear of Chris passing. Hugs to you Pam. The federation is in charge of selecting the Olympic teams. Carl and Doreen Hamlyn. I have very fond memories of some of the good times we shared. O'Neill came fourth at the 1992 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, the highest American male finisher, then became the first American man to win a medal at the world championships in 15 years when he won the silver medal in men's rings at the 1994 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Brisbane.[2]. He had a quiet voice, but he was sincere and it grabbed your attention He always thought out of the box so you never quite knew what he would say.. Hopefully, by me standing up there in a USA jacket, it will help give them the strength to come up.. ONeill co-wrote Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24, which combined the yuletide staples God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen and Carol of the Bells, with Jon Oliva, the keyboardist and sometime lead singer for the metal band Savatage, for that bands 1995 album Dead Winter Dead. May your memories of him sustain you at this most difficult time. He was a kind and generous soul, always up for a bit of fun. Club: U.S. Olympic Training Center Paul put his heart and soul into making the impossible possible. I have known the ONeill family all of my life. This gymnast retired at 19, even though he was considered one of the best in the country. I have many fond memories of working with Chris years ago. Know that you will find your way through this grief with the help of your beautiful family and loving friends. Pam, Tyler, Samantha and family. He was a good person and always up for a laugh. He was replaced by former CSX Corp. executive John Snow. Please accept our deepest sympathy and condolences on Chriss passing.. Pam Tyler and Samantha our thoughts and prayers are with you at this very difficult time . So sorry to hear of Chriss passing our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this difficult time.. Alcoas market value increased to $27.53 billion in 2000 from $3 billion in 1986, while net income increased to $1.48 billion from $200 million during the same period. Paul formed Trans-Siberian Orchestra in 1996 with a vision for a band that was conceptual, art-focused, and, like the world itself, intended to be ever-changing, as well as ever-lasting. So sorry to hear about Chriss passing. Paul O'Neill has been sentenced to life in prison, Nottingham Crown Court heard O'Neill paid thousands of pounds over several years to arrange abuse to satisfy his "fetishes" with virginity and incest. May peace be with you all. My sincere condolences to you all. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Mikaela Shiffrin wins gold in giant slalom for seventh world title, Bass chief of staff says hell avoid Olympics issues for a year. While the production was a huge spectacular feat of engineering by itself, the show was always intended for everyone. . With Jewish Healthcare Foundation President and CEO Karen Wolk Feinstein, Mr. ONeill co-founded the Pittsburgh Regional Healthcare Initiative as a way to press doctors and hospitals into ending infections that patients pick up in hospitals. Keith Paula Ryan and Rebecca. So sorry for the loss of your brother. Physical contact is required for safety and instruction. Paul O'Neill, 84, a former U.S. Treasury secretary and Alcoa chief executive, died Saturday, April 18, 2020, at his home in Pittsburgh, surrounded by family. Hope you find peace with all the great memories . He also produced albums by Badlands, Heaven and Metal Church. Pam, Sammy and Tyler May your memories keep him in your hearts forever , So sorry for your loss our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family I send you strength . He looked up at me grinned and said I guess. I will hold you in my heart until I can hold you again in heaven. May his gentle soul Rest in Peace, My deepest condolences, so sorry for your loss. Kevin and Holly, Pam, Tyler and Samantha we are so very saddened by your loss. I just became aware. Although I havent seen Chris for many years I have many memories of him while growing up on Cornwall Crescent, him often playing street hockey with all the boys, including my brother. Major: Physical Education I was so embarrassed, I thought it was only happening to me, the gymnast said. Our prayers ???? Our thoughts and prayers are with you through this difficult time. I wont do that again despite the road rash he was ready to move on but that was Chris! Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Thinking of you all at this sad time. Mr. ONeills 13-year career at Pittsburgh-based Alcoa Corp. became the stuff of legends after he made zero workplace injuries a company mantra. Sorry to hear about Chris my condolences to Pam Tyler and Samantha.. Chris was very kind person who would give you the shirt of his back . He would gladly do it for the music and for the fans. Eric & Linda Bartlett, So sorry Pam know my thoughts and prayers are with you guys at this difficult time xo . I am so sorry to hear of Chriss passing. Please accept our condolences on his passing and keep his big bright smile always in your hearts. My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this most difficult time. We knew you guys in the kennel club a long time ago. Sincere condolences. Paul O'Neill has been sentenced to life in prison A former teacher who paid men to abuse children as young as four in the Philippines while he watched online has been jailed for life. I remember Steve and I drove all the way to Gander, I believe, with Chris and Pam for an Amway meeting one evening. I havent seen him for quite a while but I easily can recall how close you two were, and the pride he had for his family. He also pleaded guilty to making 3,416 indecent images of children between 2008 and 2016, and possessing a further 2,832 prohibited images when he was arrested in November last year. I remember one day, when I was a junior in high school, I took the night off and didnt go to practice. Pam, Tyler, Sammy, i am so sorry to hear about Chris ( JIMMY) I cant believe it.Rest in peace my old buddy. I found Chris to be a very genuine and caring person. The married father paid thousands of pounds over several years to arrange abuse to satisfy his "fetishes" with child abuse, virginity and incest. prayers to the family. You have precious memories of Chris which will help you cope in the days ahead. ONeill promoted tours in Japan and co-produced Aerosmiths two Classics Live! So sorry to hear of your loss. O'Neill was born to Evelyn and John O'Neill, one of the family's four sons. Jim and Bev Piccott, So sorry to hear of Chriss passing. I have a lot of fond memories and fun times with Chris. Paul O'Neill (born May 8, 1965) is an American gymnast most noted for his work on rings. View condolence Solidarity program. So sorry to hear of Chriss sudden passing . By the mid-2000s, Trans-Siberian Orchestras seasonal tours found them perennially topping annual box office charts, both in the U.S. and worldwide, cementing the bands legacy as a seasonal staple. Pam , Tyler and Sammy Words cannot express the feeling of emptiness myself and Glen have felt since Chris passed. I have many fond memories of growing up with him, spending time at Horsechops and Cornwall Avenue. Hold your wonderful memories of him close to your heart. Paul O'Neill, the blunt-spoken former head of Alcoa Corp who was fired after two rocky years as President George W. Bush's Treasury secretary, died on Saturday at the age of 84, the Wall. May you all find the strength from each other to get through this sad time. We really cared for Chris because of his fairness,kindness and respect .He had so much love for his family and a wonderful sense of humor. Pam and family, I was so sad to read of this, this evening. Sorry for your lass. Terrie Spearns. He will definitely be missed. Know that I am holding you all close to my heart. In some cases, coaches spend long hours with their students, travel with them and serve as surrogate parents. on your tremendous loss . I think that the solution to this problem lies in supervision and designing facilities where there are no closed spaces where people can be alone with the child, and that includes me, Peters said. Sending condolences to my cousin Chriss family. So sorry to hear of your sudden loss, I know he wii be missed by all. You were always together and you always had fun. I am sincerely sorry for our loss of Christian (Chris). I am so saddened to hear of Chris passing. As producer and co-writer with Savatage, he helped devise conceptual full-length works like Hall of the Mountain King, Gutter Ballet, Streets: A Rock Opera and Dead Winter Dead. Find the obituary of Paul Robert Martin (1932 - 2023) from Waterbury, CT. Leave your condolences to the family on this memorial page or send flowers to show you care. He will be dearly missed. O'Neill attended both Houston Baptist University and the University of New Mexico. During Mr. ONeills 13-year tenure at Alcoa, the number of lost work days per 100 employees fell to 0.2 from 1.86. In 1996, he created Trans-Siberian Orchestra as the perfect vehicle to express his art and visions for the future of entertainment. He disliked Alcoas imposing Downtown headquarters with all these god-awful offices, including the CEO suite at the end of a long hallway on the 30th floor. He is a still rings specialist and holds each school's record on that event with a score of 10.00. Two of Pauls major influences were writers Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde, the former for his own Christmas classics, the latter for the iambic pentameter he used for the narration in his shows (and the inspiration for his daughters name). Our thoughts and prayers are with you. How could this happen right in front of us? His father, a World War II veteran, had a strong work ethic. The love that you and Chris shared was an inspiration to us all. So sorry to hear this. We decided to take a protective and proactive stance.. email. To the ONeill family Your email address will not be published. I am at a loss for words in expressing the sadness I felt for you, when I heard of Chriss passing. Alcoa later moved its headquarters to the North Shore, in a building that had an open office plan, and Mr. ONeills office was in the middle of the floor. Rest In Peace Chris. Big hug More than 500,000 children in this country participate at all levels of gymnastics, encouraged by parents for the gain in discipline, physical conditioning and, they hope, self-worth. Mr. ONeill helped launch the Pittsburgh Regional Healthcare Initiative when he was still chairman of Alcoa and he rejoined the group after leaving his job as President Bushs Treasury secretary at the end of 2002. It's a loss for obviously his family, the city, the county, the country, he had a huge influence in so many areas.. The rate of repeated offenses is high among child molesters, with one study estimating recidivism at 40%. Paul and Judy Francis Edmonton Alberta, Pam and family Click PLAY or watch an interview on Facebook. For now, Chris is gently folded in a bundle of souls. Our thoughts are with you! Paul O'Neill, who turned Trans-Siberian Orchestra into a source of beloved tradition and timeless stories, as well as a multimillion-dollar enterprise, passed away at the age of 60 after fighting chronic illness. He truly was a renaissance man, said Robin Bernstein, who had known Mr. ONeill for about 15 years and worked with him through the nonprofit organization Our Clubhouse. 709-722-2730 Recapping the news, results and highlights from The Times team of reporters who covered the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games. Mr. ONeill also had an egalitarian streak and a touch for the common man. Pam, Tyler and Samantha. He admitted three counts of rape and a further 27 sexual offences. Update: A Florida medical examiner reported Trans-Siberian Orchestra founder Paul ONeill died from an accidental drug overdose, AP reports. 2023 by Memorial. So, very sorry to hear of the passing of Christian. But he does remember that it was during the summer, and it was time for him to leave the junior national training center and go back home. Sincere condolences to the ONeill family. Pam, I heard the news about Chris and I cant even begin to understand what you are feeling. David Sidel . Tyler, our sincere condolences to you and your family.. Pam and family, we were sorry to hear of your husbands sudden passing. This is a case without parallel on the experience of all of us involved: police, counsel and judge. While its been many years since Kevin worked at ONeills, he has wonderful memories of time spent with Chris. The fondling, Coughlan said, was so subtle that some of the children would not be aware it was happening. Thinking of you all at this difficult time. Shocked and saddened with the loss of Chris,we had so many good times and adventures through the years. are with you and your family. I thought I was ugly, grotesque, I felt dirty. He always treated us with respect and we have lots of great memories. While all witnessed Pauls seemingly superhuman feats, but few witnessed afterward the physical toll these took on him. So sorry to hear about Chris. Paul O'Neill, the creative music mastermind who founded the progressive rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra, died Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Always a pleasure to be in his presence. In another case, there was only one legal complaint filed against Robert Dean Head, a former gymnastics coach in Kentucky, but it was enough to send him to jail. Edit this obituary. He showed Ms. Pringle that you can move toward optimal care for patients, you can transform your healthcare system into something that actually makes sure every person that enters it is not harmed and actually is made infinitely better., He wasnt an imposing man, Ms. Pringle said. Paul O'Neill, 57, from Nottinghamshire, ordered the abuse in advance, giving specific instructions on what he wanted to see, Nottingham Crown Court heard. Rick so sorry about the sudden passing of your brother Chris. Paul won the silver medal on Rings in 1994, the first U.S. man to win a Worlds medal since 1979. Many sex offenders plea bargain for a reduced sentence, which also precludes the victim from testifying. Karen (Mercer) & Steve Williams. Critics arent satisfied, Olympic snowboarders accuse USOPC, national federation of sex trafficking in lawsuit, Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier take pairs gold at U.S. Billboard ranked them Number 25 on its list of Top Touring Artists of the Decade in 2009. Rideout family, Our prayers are with you all. At this sad time our prayers are with you. RIP. I have many fond memories of Chris growing up on Cornwall Ave and Crescent and many outings that our family spent at the Cape Broyle cabin . It was never brought up again. I thought that nobody would care [about the molestation] as long as I was winning. Sincerely Glen and Cindy Smith. Read about our approach to external linking. I grew up on Cornwall crescent and remember Chris very well. Take care of each other. For Paul, this was a constant battle, causing him to race against time to write and record as much music as possible, before, like Beethoven, his ears ultimately betrayed him. The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time Jim Cooper/AP Update: A Florida medical examiner reported Trans-Siberian Orchestra founder Paul O'Neill died. To the ONeill Family, Chris was a wonderful man who loved his family dearly. He had three children: Geno, Demi and Christian. May your memories be a comfort at this time. Frank Young of the Montgomery County Police Department. He told these coaches that he did not want to go back because his coach touched him all the time. Pam, Our condolences to Chriss family.we knew Chris and his family through Minor Hockey. 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