Uma kukhulunywa ngemisebenzi njalo kushiwo itoho lezinyanga eziyisithupha bese-ke uhulumeni ehamba ememezela. Engikushoyo wukuthi bazali, masingavumi ukuba kuthathwe izingane zethu zisetshenziswe yilaba baholi ukuze baqhubeke baphile kahle nemindeni yabo, ekubeni thina bantukazana sidla imbuya ngothi. DR. JOHN D. STRATTON 1944-2016 John David Stratton, 72, died at his Ashland home on Aug. 28, 2016, with his wife Dorothy and his daughters beside him. On the evening of Aug. 27, they celebrated John and Dorothy’s 50th wedding anniversary just a few days early. Sharing the memories brought a smile to John’s face and even prompted a joke or two. Friends and colleagues knew John as a man of integrity who lived his beliefs, often working quietly behind the scenes for the causes and organizations that were important to him. With a strong vision of pulling people together to resolve conflict and inequality without violence, he founded and served as the first executive director of the Ashland Center for Nonviolence. At his death, he was treasurer of the Ashland County Oral Health Services (9th Street Dental Center), which he also helped to establish. He also served on the board of directors of Directions Credit Union. While he won many awards for his work, he accepted them with humility, usually giving the credit to someone else.