KAREN MANZO, CLASS OF 1974, PASSES AWAY

 

Karen Sue Manzo, Class of 1974 and a WVU graduate and epidemiologist who made superb use of her Public Health Services master’s degree, also from WVU, passed away Tuesday, January 4.

 

Karen Sue lived in Monongah. Fairmont State graduate Matthew Tennant is her son by her marriage to Robert Tennant.

Her father was Raymond Lavar Manzo of Monongah, son of Emilio Manzo and Frances Raymond “Raimondi” Manzo of Monongah. Her mother was Mary Ozie Manzo, a 1948 Shinnston graduate whose parents were Stella Vanet (Wanat in Poland) Ozie (Helen Manzo’s oldest sister) and Stanley Russell Ozie (Owdziej in Poland).

 

Karen’s brother is Jim R. Manzo, who is married to Marie Manzo.

Karen was a Monongah High majorette and an epidemiologist at WVU.

Karen was among those who conducted a 2004 Society for Prevention Research study on the relationship between mental health and smoking cessation among rural youth in West Virginia and North Carolina.

She also did a presentation on her paper about risk factors associated with attempted suicide among American Indian youth in Montana.

Karen Manzo was involved in these studies and books:

Reservation-Urban Comparison of Suicidal Ideation/Planning and Attempts in American Indian Youth.

 

A comparison of risk factors associated with suicide ideation/attempts in American Indian and White youth in Montana.

 

Who wants to quit? Characteristics of American Indian youth who seek smoking cessation intervention.

 

Quit and reduction rates for a pilot study of the American Indian Not On Tobacco (N-O-T) program.

 

Enhanced external counterpulsation in patients with heart failure: a multicenter feasibility study.

 

Effects of enhanced external counterpulsation on stress radionuclide coronary perfusion and exercise capacity in chronic stable angina pectoris.

 

Detecting and differentiating white from red coronary thrombus by angiography in angina pectoris and in acute myocardial infarction.

 

Angioscopy of culprit coronary lesions in unstable angina pectoris and correlation of clinical presentation with plaque morphology.

 

Angioscopic predictors of early adverse outcome after coronary angioplasty in patients with unstable angina and non-Q-wave myocardial infarction.

 

Sequential combination thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction: results of the Pro-Urokinase and t-PA Enhancement of Thrombolysis (PATENT) Trial.

 

Karen was a busy woman in research in many areas.

There has been a Manzo at Monongah High from 1935 through 1950 and 1969 through 1978 (the year before the final 1979 MHS graduation class that preceded the consolidation into North Marion High).

 

That included:

 

Phyllis Manzo Berardo, Class of 1935.

 

Genevieve Manzo Lopez, Class of 1937.

 

Mike Manzo, Class of 1941, on the 1948 world champ coal-loading crew at Monongah Mine No. 63 which loaded 1,536 tons on one shift on June 14.

 

Patsy Manzo, Class of 1942.

 

Helen Manzo Raspa, Class of 1945.

 

John Manzo, Class of 1945.

 

Raymond “Pigeon” Manzo, Class of 1947.

 

Mary Manzo Tiburzi, Class of 1949.

 

Ronald Manzo, Class of 1969, of Morgantown, son of Helen Cecelia Manzo and Phil Manzo; brother of Monongah’s former First Lady, Debbie Manzo Vandetta; nephew of Ernie “Frog”, Joe, Duke and Raymond “Pigeon” Manzo.

 

Nancy Manzo Bolyard, Class of 1970.

 

Pat Manzo, Class of 1973.

 

Debbie Manzo Vandetta, Class of 1973, married to former Monongah Mayor Carl Vandetta.

 

Lisa Myers Manzo, Class of 1977.

 

Tina Manzo Prodanovich, Class of 1977.

 

Jim Manzo, Class of 1978.

 

Kim Sapp Manzo, North Marion 1980.

Karen’s obituary:

Karen Sue Manzo, 65, of Monongah, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2022. She was born September 13, 1956 in Clarksburg, the daughter of the late Raymond Lavar Manzo and Mary Ozie Manzo.

Karen earned her Ph.D. from West Virginia University. She was employed as an Epidemiologist at West Virginia University. She enjoyed playing piano, gardening, reading, and spending time with her grandchildren.

Karen is survived by her son, Matthew Tennant and his wife Margaret; grandchildren, Raymond and Quinn Tennant; and brother, Jim Manzo and his wife Marie; stepson, Jason Tennant and his wife Nikki and his children, Keegun and Kaden.

Arrangements, which are incomplete at this time, are under the care of Domico Funeral Home in Fairmont. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.domicofh.com.