Shakeya is from Brooklyn, NY and graduated from Nyack with a Bachelors of Science in Social Work. Her passion is advocating and becoming a positive role model for young people with disabilities. Shakeya is always looking for ways to live out her passion. She represented the United States in Mobility International USA (MIUSA), 2011 U.S./Spain: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Disability Rights Leadership Exchange Program. This life-changing experience allowed her to participate in workshops and discussions focused on disability rights laws, education, employment, media and strategies for disability rights leadership. She was able to use the information gained from the exchange program to facilitate a workshop to inform the Brooklyn residents about Spain’s disability policies and encourage people to become advocates in their own communities. She is also the 2012 Harris Wofford Global Service Fellowship Recipient, which offers individuals with disabilities the unique opportunity to participate in an international volunteer program. She will be volunteering in Cape Town, South Africa in the summer of 2013. 

Arch Leon Gunnett, 83, went home to be with the Lord on July 27, 2012. He passed away peacefully at UPMC Shadyside, Pittsburgh, after a brief illness.

He was born in Williamsburg, son of the late Neff Earl and Edith B. (Vanderpool) Gunnett. He married Young Ja Kim in Seoul, Korea, on April 4, 1955.

Arch graduated from Nyack College in 1952 with a degree in theology. He was a U.S. Army veteran and had worked as a bank manager at First National Bank of Altoona and then various at various banks. He was also a business owner in Philadelphia.

Arch was a lifetime member of Altoona Alliance Church, where he served as treasurer, elder, and Sunday school teacher. He enjoyed playing tennis and gardening and was a volunteer at Altoona Hospital for 15 years. 

Surviving are his wife; two sons: David E. of Tyrone and Dennis L. of Altoona; two daughters: Doreen Frances Gagne of Severna Park, MD, and Kimberly A. Marshall and husband, Christopher, of Doylestown; four grandchildren: William and Adam Gunnett and Alex and Laura Gagne; two great-grandchildren: Mary and Nancy Gunnett; three brothers: Willard of Martinsburg, Hubert of Royer and Edwin of Williamsburg; and two sisters: Lois Dempsie in Maryland and Shirley Deter of Duncansville.

Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, 2012, at The Stevens Mortuary Inc., 1421 Eighth Ave., Altoona. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, at Stevens Memorial Chapel by Pastor Paul Pease and the Rev. Tim McGarvey. Interment will be held at Alto-Reste Park Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Family House-Shadyside, 5245 Center Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15232; or UPMC Shadyside, 5230 Centre Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15232, in memory of Arch.

An 1946 alumna of Taylor University, it was at Taylor where she met her husband. The couple were married while he was serving as an officer during World War II. After the war, they settled briefly in New York City until her husband accepted a position as an Instructor at Nyack College. They moved to Nyack in 1947. 

Joyce received her Master's Degree from Hunter College and accepted a position teaching in the Nyack Middle School. Later, she did further graduate work at New York University and began teaching at Nyack High School. 

She was an active member of the Nyack Community Ambulance and served on its Board. She was also an active volunteer for the local branch of the American Red Cross, teaching CPR and First Aid and running blood drives. Joyce was an avid gardener and had a Nyack Village Community Garden for many years. She was active in the Rockland County Christian Women's Club. She loved sports, followed the Mets closely, bowled, and maintained a lifelong interest in tennis. 

Joyce had a lovely alto singing voice and was part of a touring trio in churches throughout her college years. She traveled extensively in Europe while her husband served in the occupation Army and traveled in Asia after they retired. 

She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Thomas P. Bailey, Sr., a son, Tom Bailey, Jr. and his wife, Sharon, all of South Nyack; a daughter, Ruth B. Cottle of New Jersey; a daughter, Deborah Bailey-Graff and her husband Kerry of Valley Cottage, NY; and a son, Michael G. Bailey, Esq and his wife, the Honorable Cynthia Bailey of Phoenix, AZ. 

She loved and delighted in her grandchildren, Jonathan Cottle, Jason Cottle, Thomas Bailey III, Katharine Graff, Connor Graff, Alexander Graff, Annie Bailey, and Erin Bailey. She is also survived by five great-grandchildren. 

She is also survived by her brother Eldon Wentz of Columbus, IN, and her step sisters and brothers, Margaret Benak, Carolyn Pethoud, Marilyn Skinner, Martha Ashba, David Davies, and Thomas Davies. 

Please remember the Bailey family in your prayers.