In Memoriam — Thomas J. Niblo

November 8, 1920 — September 14, 2010

Tom & Inez Niblo, Past Chairs of Rockland RTL

Tom Niblo, former chairman of the Rockland Right to Life Committee, passed away on Sept. 14, 2010, at the age of 81. Tom was a member of the organization’s board of directors at the time of his death

Although Tom served Right to Life in many capacities for decades, his passion was education and his mission was to spread the word.

When the legalization of abortion steamrolled over the laws and values that upheld the sanctity of human life in the early 1970s, information about the issue – its moral, medical, legal, and sociological ramifications – was not that easily come by.

In those days, Tom found his weapons to confront the assault on the defenseless: prayer (he was a devout Roman Catholic) and the power of knowledge. Continue reading →

Life Chain in Nanuet — October 2009

Hundreds of pro-lifers from Rockland County and the surrounding area came together at the intersections of Rte. 59 and Middletown Rd. in Nanuet on Sunday, Oct. 4, for the 17th annual Life Chain.

The Life Chain is a nationwide, peaceful, public assembly of pro-life Americans praying for our nation and for an end to abortion.

It is usually held on the first Sunday in October. Among the other cites throughout the U.S. where Life Chains were held this year were nearby White Plains, Yonkers, Bronx, Cortland, Scarsdale, Hastings-on-Hudson, Mt. Kisco, Middletown, Warwick, and Poughkeepsie.

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