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COURTESY PHOTO | Austin Lockwood lost his life at the age of 23 when the alcohol-impaired driver of the car in which he was riding crashed the vehicle into a tree. “A dark cloud will always be over me and all of those who love Austin so much,” said his mother, Sheila Lockwood. Since Austin’s death, Sheila Lockwood has advocated for the creation of a national database to track convictions for drunken driving and for stiffer penalties for those drivers.
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Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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