Sophia M. Staron of Orient died Jan. 13 at San Simeon by the Sound. She was 99.
She was born June 17, 1920, to Anna (Kobezka) and John Trycoski in Northville.
Ms. Staron married Michael. T. Staron Sept. 25, 1938, at Our Lady of Ostrabrama R.C. Church in Cutchogue.
Her family said she enjoyed flowers, sewing and coloring.
She was predeceased by her sisters, Jenny Bodgen, Alice Kloss, Ann Stanilaus and Marion Trycoski. She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Cervone of East Marion; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitors will be received Thursday, Jan. 16, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport. A service will take place Friday, Jan. 17, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Agnes R.C. Church in Greenport, officiated by Fr. Richard Hoerning, followed by interment at Orient Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Agnes R.C. Church, 523 Front St., Greenport, NY 11944; or Rotary Club of Greenport Charitable Fund, Joe Cherry Choo Choo Restoration Project, P.O. Box 204, Greenport, NY 11944.
Paul Edward Mamola of Lynchburg, Va., formerly of Mattituck and New Suffolk, died Dec. 25. He was 92.
He was born May 29, 1927, to Mary (Pietraszewski) and Charles Mamola in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Mr. Mamola graduated from New Suffolk Elementary School in 1940 and from Mattituck High School in 1944.
He was a World War II veteran who also served in the U.S. Maritime Service and U.S. Navy.
Mr. Mamola married Jane Barbara Dunleavy in Scranton, Pa.
He worked with Babcock & Wilcox in Lynchburg for 20 years and for Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, N.Y., for 25 years.
Mr. Mamola was predeceased by his wife and his brother Edward. He is survived by his daughters Robin Mamola of Lynchburg, Patricia Diamond of Tucson, Ariz., and Mary Jane Mamola of Longmont, Colo.; his son, Paul Jr., of DeSoto, Texas; and his brother Karl, of Portland, Ore.
A funeral service took place Dec. 29 at Heritage Funeral Home in Lynchburg.
Michael Francis Murphy died Jan. 6, 2020; he was 59 years old.
Born Feb. 15, 1960, at Southampton Hospital, raised in Mattituck; Michael and his family lived in Southold.
Michael married Rachel Levin 28 years ago. Graced by their children, Dan and Halle, they built a family filled with love, respect, adventure and hard work. With the addition of their faithful canine companions Rosa, Reo and later Charlestown, their family was complete.
A small business owner of Mur-Cor transport services who came to retirement earlier than expected after an accident, Michael continued a productive life in new ways. He had a variety of business interests and projects from real estate to rebuilding classic cars.
Over the years he also became an integral part of his wife’s business where he quite literally would act as “Chief Cook and Bottle Washer” when his own workday was done. Behind the stove, under the building, fixing the ice maker or preparing for a storm, Michael could, and did, do it all.
Doing it all included being a “Horse Show Parent” with his daughter Halle as she rode the show circuit, and more recently having the honor of being the first passenger on a flight piloted by his son Dan. Michael was so very proud of his children and loved nothing more than being in their company from the day they arrived. In the month before his unexpected death he was able to spend weeks at a time with his whole family and those they loved. His family completed him.
As a true North Forker Michael loved the water and was happiest captaining his boat on a beautiful day for a lunch run to Rick’s in Montauk or just a sunny ride to a swimming anchorage, with an expedition to Block Island for a weekend with friends being just about perfection.
Michael was generous with his time, he was kind to those in need in many quiet ways and he had his priorities in order. A man of strong opinions, he forged relationships with a true mosaic of people of all stripes and sorts. He was persistent, tenacious and funnier than most. He loved nothing better than a long con and often found the absurdity of everyday life a source of entertainment that sparked his wit. He had good friends everywhere with many of those friendships dating back to childhood.
When Michael had an accident four years ago that left him, for a time, fighting for his life back, the support from our community was a force of such good in the world it was inspiring and awesome. From every corner of his life people came to support him and his family and with that generosity paired up with his medical team and every one of his extended family he came back to us intact and filled with grace. We will be inspired by that miracle always.
The love of his life was his wife, Rachel. Together they faced and weathered every storm and forged a relationship that is an example to us all. Two independent people who found success in their own professions, who respected and supported each other in ways small and large in the daily minutiae and in the big events. They were an example of what a true partnership looked like.
In addition to his wife and children, Michael is survived by his siblings and their families; Liza Murphy, Cathleen Murphy, Barbara, Tom, Angela and Claire Smith, Mary, Tony, Maisy and Charley Claudio. He was predeceased by his parents, Frank and Betty Jane Murphy.
He is also survived by an extended family of cousins and friends that are siblings in fact.
He took such pleasure in watching the children of those he loved grow into happy adults who he always knew how best to encourage and to tease.
The family received friends Friday, Jan. 10, at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. Funeral services were held Saturday morning, Jan. 11, at the funeral home.
Knowing first hand the power the devotion of an animal can bring to healing, the family asks that those who would like to support Paws of War, 127-6 Smithtown Blvd., Nesconset, NY 11767 or pawsofwar.org, make a donation in his name.
It is with abiding and eternal sorrow we say goodbye, it is with eternal and abiding joy we say how glad we were to walk with you and it is with eternal hope that we can learn from your example of a life well lived.
Marie A. Dinizio of Greenport died Jan. 14. She was 87.
Visitors will be received Friday, Jan. 17, from 3 to 7 p.m. at Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, Jan. 18, at 10 a.m. at St. Agnes R.C. Church. Interment will follow at St. Agnes Cemetery.
To many of the English as a New Language students at Mattituck High School, Melvin Dominguez Torres was a good friend. A native of El Salvador, Melvin followed two of his older brothers to the United States four years ago and joined several cousins who lived in the area.
Shortly after the news spread that Melvin, 21, had died following a single-car accident in Cutchogue Jan. 6, Sister Margaret Smyth of the North Fork Spanish Apostolate received a call from the school district asking if she would come meet with students.
“The kids had gotten together and they were really devastated,” she said.
On Jan. 10, she joined a large group of students in the high school auditorium where they talked about how to celebrate someone’s life. Melvin’s parents, Julia, 52, and Francisco, 55, were both in El Salvador, so they came up with the idea for students to write letters of condolence.
Melvin’s body was flown back to El Salvador Friday and inside his coffin were all the letters from current students and teachers who knew him.
“When the parents receive his body, they’re also going to be receiving that connection back here from people who are sending them letters of condolence and support,” she said. “I thought that was pretty good.”
Sister Margaret assisted Melvin’s brother José Henry Dominguez with organizing a funeral service at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck last Monday. She presided over the service, which saw a big turnout of friends and family who mourned Melvin. Lucia Restaurant in Mattituck invited the mourners to enjoy coffee and snacks after the service.
“It was a special moment,” José said in Spanish, as translated through an interpreter. “It was great to see all Melvin’s friends and family coming together. At the same time it was sad, because he was someone who had so much to offer.”
Melvin would have turned 22 on Friday. (Courtesy photo)
Melvin lived with José and their older brother Amilcar Dominguez Torres, who was in El Salvador at the time of the accident. The brothers come from a big family of nine siblings raised in Ilobasco, a town 30 miles northeast of El Salvador’s capital, San Salvador. The siblings range from 32 to 9.
Melvin came to the U.S. with hopes of earning enough money to eventually build a home of his own back in El Salvador, his brother said. He dreamed of taking his parents places they had never been.
He worked six days a week at Michelangelo Pizzeria in Mattituck and enjoyed his job, his brother said. The brothers looked out for one another.
“At the moment I feel sad, but more than anything alone,” said José, who added that he plans to donate Melvin’s belongings.
José remembered his brother as a talented soccer player and friendly person who would greet anyone with a smile and hello. They were men of faith who attended church in Greenport and Riverhead.
Sister Margaret said she knew Melvin from the times she ate pizza at Michelangelo.
“I’d see him around work all the time, so we knew each other that way,” she said.
On the night of the crash, Melvin had recently completed his shift at work and stopped at his cousin’s house in Mattituck for about 30 minutes. He was tired, but looking forward to getting up early the next morning. His cousin was going to accompany him to get a passport so he could begin the process of obtaining a valid driver’s license under the recent Green Light legislation.
That night, when Melvin hadn’t arrived home promptly, José called and began to message him. His last message was at 11:42 p.m. He wrote asking Melvin to “please pick up. I’m worried for you.”
Around midnight, he received a call from a friend saying Melvin had been in an accident. He called his family in El Salvador to let them know what had happened.
When he arrived at the scene of the accident, a police officer gave him Melvin’s wallet.
His worst fears were confirmed.
Melvin would have turned 22 on Jan. 24. His brother, who turned 27 Friday, said Melvin was looking forward to celebrating.
“He had a life ahead of him and then suddenly it’s gone,” José said.
Former Mattituck resident Elwood Victor Rowe, known as “Vic,” died Jan. 5 at his home in The Villages, Fla. He was 79.
Born in Greenport May 16, 1940, he was the son of Elizabeth (Leden) and Carl Rowe.
He graduated from Greenport High School in 1959 and married Patricia Tuthill June 4, 1966, at St. Agnes R.C. Church in Greenport.
Mr. Rowe served in the U.S. Air Force for four years, mostly in Lockport, N.Y. He worked for Grumman Aerospace for 29 years and later worked for 11 years as custodian at Mattituck Presbyterian Church.
He lived in Mattituck for 30 years before retiring to Florida in 2005.
Mr. Rowe was a member of North Lake Presbyterian Church in Lady Lake, Fla. According to family, he enjoyed reading, watching old movies, socializing with family and friends, going to shows and flying flight simulators on his computer.
Predeceased by his brother Edward, Mr. Rowe is survived by his wife; his sons, Brian and Sean; his sister, Carlyn Neville; and his brother Frederick.
A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Baldwin Bros. Funeral and Cremation Society assisted the family.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Longtime Southold resident Katherine “Kay” Grathwohl Fisher died Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, at Peconic Landing in Greenport. She was 93 years old.
She was born Nov. 15, 1926, in Manati, Puerto Rico to Mildred (Perrine) and Donald Grathwohl and graduated from San Jorge Academy, Santurce, Puerto Rico in 1942.
She married George H. Fisher at the Presbyterian Church in Cutchogue on Sept. 8, 1951.
Kay worked in banking on Puerto Rico and, upon her family’s return to Long Island, at the North Fork Bank and Trust Company in Mattituck.
She was a member of the Southold United Methodist Church, the Griswold Terry Glover Post 803 – American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, and enjoyed spending time with family and friends.
Predeceased by her husband on June 14, 2006, and her brother, Donald O. Grathwohl Jr. in 1986; Katherine is survived by her son, Don Fisher (Susan Krupski) of Southold; her daughter, Donna Lynn Ackroyd (Russell) of Southold; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Burial will be private at Cutchogue Cemetery with a celebration of life ceremony date to be announced for the summer of 2020.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Southold Fire Department Rescue Squad or to the animal shelter of one’s choice.
DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold is serving the family.
Roberta A. Mulliner of Cutchogue, formerly of Wescosville, Pa., died at home Jan. 17. She was 83.
She was born May 13, 1936, to Adele (Badenhop) and Edward Mesloh in Queens.
Ms. Mulliner graduated from Henry Jackson High School in 1953 and from St. Luke’s Nursing School in Bethlehem, Pa.
She married John A. Mulliner on July 22, 1967, in Woodhaven, N.Y.
Ms. Mulliner worked as an office manager at Rodale Press in Pennsylvania.
She volunteered at Peconic Bay Medical Center and at East End Hospice. She was also active at Advent Lutheran Church and was a past member of Cutchogue Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. Family said she enjoyed crocheting, reading, bird watching, walking and crossword puzzles.
Ms. Mulliner is survived by her husband; her daughter, Susan McAleer of Pennsylvania; and her brother, John Mesloh of Garden City.
A service will take place Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 11 a.m. at Advent Lutheran Church in Mattituck, followed by interment at Calverton National Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Advent Lutheran Church.
Coster-Heppner Funeral Home in Cutchogue assisted the family.
Madeline Robins of Greenport, formerly of Leonia, N.J., died at San Simeon by the Sound Jan. 14, 2020. She was 93.
She was born Dec. 15, 1926, to Mary (Minzak) and Daniel Zigar in Endicott, N.Y.
Ms. Robins graduated from Union Endicott High School in 1944, received her bachelor’s degree from Hunter College and graduated from Bellevue School of Nursing as an RN in 1947.
She married Alvin Lee Robins, M.D., Oct. 10, 1947. She resided in Leonia for 40 years and spent 25 years in Greenport.
Ms. Robins made a career as a nurse manager of the psychiatric unit at Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, N.J., for 25 years.
She was a longtime volunteer at Community Chest in Leonia, supervised the first administration of the oral polio vaccine in Leonia and was a Nurses Health Study participant from 1976 to 2017.
She loved spending time with her grandchildren, traveling with her husband of 53 years on their boat and walking her dog. She loved being a nurse and devoted her life’s work to helping others.
Predeceased by her husband, Ms. Robins is survived by her daughters, Julia Robins, Eleanor Robins and Katherine Pacicco and her husband, Robert; four grandchildren, Danielle, Robert, Stephen and William; and a new great-granddaughter, Hannah.
Merritt W. Miller of Southold, formerly of Northport, died Jan. 13 in his 80th year.
He was the beloved husband of Claire; the loving father of Thomas (Theresa), Tammy Walsh (Greg) and Todd (Melissa); the adoring grandfather of Cody Walsh (Shannon), the late Gunnar Walsh, Krista Miller, Ally Miller, Henry Miller, Natalie Miller, Mason Miller and Elle Miller and great-granddaughter Shaelyn Walsh.
Mr. Miller was a proud member of Local 138 International Union of Operating Engineers and was a United States Marine.
Visiting hours were held Jan. 16 and 17 at Nolan Funeral Home in Northport, where a service took place Jan. 18.
Donations in Merritt’s memory to your favorite charity would be appreciated.
Harriet Bell Mountain of Scarborough, Maine, formerly of Southold, died Jan. 1. She was 91.
Services will take place Friday, Jan. 24, at 11 a.m. at Levey Chapel 471 Deering Ave., Portland, ME. A celebration of Harriet’s life will follow at The Atrium at The Cedars, 640 Ocean Ave., Portland, Me.
Virginia Kaltsas of East Marion died Jan. 20. She was 88.
Visitors will be received Sunday, Jan. 26, from 3 to 7 p.m. at Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport. A viewing will take place Monday, Jan. 27, at 10 a.m. at Transfiguration of Christ Greek Orthodox Church in Mattituck followed by a service at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in Sterling Cemetery Greenport.
Memorial donations may be made to St.’s Anargyroi, Taxiarchis & Yerasimos Greek Orthodox Church, 702 Main St. Greenport, NY 11944.
Ms. Wall was the beloved wife of the late Richard A. Wall Jr.; the loving mother of Seton Scott (James) of Boston, Mass., Shavaun (Michael Semler) of Annandale, Va., Richard III of Nantucket, Mass., Robert (Beatrice) of Lloyd Harbor, N.Y., Roger (Jenai) of Honolulu, Hawaii and D. Scott (Stephanie) of Greenwich, Conn.; grandmother of 16 and great-grandmother of five.
A resident of Cutchogue, N.Y., she had been a long-time resident of Garden City, N.Y. and Stuart, Fla.
She was a member of North Fork Country Club and Stuart Yacht and Country Club. Along with her husband, she was inducted into the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre.
Visitors will be received Tuesday, Jan. 28, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Coster-Heppner Funeral Home in Cutchogue. A funeral Mass will take place Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel R.C. Church in Mattituck.
Michael F. Keating, a resident of Greenport since 2008, died Jan. 21 of heart disease at Stony Brook University Hospital.
He was born in Montreal, Canada, Aug. 28, 1931, to Martha (French) and William Keating.
Mr. Keating earned a bachelor’s degree from St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, and moved to New York to be a newspaper reporter right out of college. After stints at The Associated Press and the New York Herald Tribune, he became a newscaster for CBS-TV in New York City and delivered editorials for Channel 2, an innovation at the time. He later taught journalism at The City College of New York, retiring in 1997.
He is survived by his partner, Diana R. Gordon; five children, Kennan, Kara, Martha, Neal and Noah Keating; and seven grandchildren.
He was 87.
Horton-Mathie Funeral Home in Greenport assisted the family.
Former Cutchogue resident Phyllis E. Brickley of Braintree, Mass., 97, died Jan. 17.
Born Aug. 12, 1922, in East Rockaway, N.Y., to Alfred C. and Florence E. Terry, she was predeceased by her brother, Leonard Terry, and sister-in-law, Dorothy, formerly of Oceanside, N.Y., and is survived by her sister, Gloria Nixon of Cutchogue.
She graduated from East Rockaway High School in 1940 and worked for the Long Island Telephone Company in Lynbrook, N.Y., until marrying Donald P. Brickley on June 15, 1945. They were married for 64 years.
Ms. Brickley also resided in Quincy, Mass., and Fort Myers, Fla., and, according to family, loved making a home for everyone, playing her piano (by ear) to honor her Lord and worshipping through music.
A devoted mother and wife, she is also survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Joyce Brickley of Cape Coral, Fla.; her daughter, Donna, of Braintree, Mass.; grandchildren Elizabeth (Lance) Pound of Jones, Okla., and John (Sandra) Brickley of Cape Coral; great-grandchildren Amanda (Kasey) O’Donnell of Tulsa, Okla., Matthew (Brittany) Pound of Tuttle, Okla., and Melissa Pound of Manchester, N.H.; and great-great grandchildren Elam, Leah and Addy Jo O’Donnell.
A service to celebrate and honor her life and love for the Lord was held Jan. 25 at South Weymouth Church of the Nazarene in South Weymouth, Mass.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Donald P. Brickley Scholarship Fund, Eastern Nazarene College, 23 East Elm Ave., Quincy, MA 02170.
Efrain “Frank” Riveraof Mattituck died Jan. 28. He was 67.
Visitors will be received Monday, Feb. 3, from 4 to 8 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. Graveside services will take place Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart R.C. Cemetery in Cutchogue.
Andrew Joseph McGowan Jr. of Greenport died Jan. 30.
Visitors will be received Sunday, Feb., 3, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Coster-Heppner funeral home in Cutchogue. A funeral Mass will take place Monday, 3, at 11 a.m. at St. Agnes R.C. Church in Greenport followed by interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
Ward R. Tabor, son of Fred and Jane Tabor, formerly of Orient, N.Y., passed away Jan. 24, 2020.
His parents and sister, Sandra, predeceased him. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Carol; his daughters, Kim and Lisa; and his grandchildren, Brittany, Cortney, Dylan and Christopher. He is also survived by Dean and Lori Haita and Christian and Vanessa Farley.
His love of fishing, clamming, golfing and Tucker made him the happiest.
Services will be held at a later date in Orient, where he will be buried in the family plot.
If you wish to make a donation in Ward’s name, please donate to any organization that takes care of animals. Thank you.
He will be missed greatly by family and friends.
Sleep well, Ward, in the arms of the Lord. I love you and miss you.
Please express your online condolences by visiting gordoncemerickfuneralhome.com.
Nancy Pelgrift Cogswell passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Sunday, Nov. 24, in Falmouth, Mass. after an incredible 96 years of life filled with adventure, love and time spent with family.
Nancy was a longtime resident of Longmeadow, Mass., and had recently moved to Cape Cod to be closer to family.
Nancy was born in Hartford, Conn., July 25, 1923, the daughter of Delancey Sheville Pelgrift and Anne Loretta MacKinnon.
She was raised in Hartford and West Hartford, Conn., and spent her summers at “Rustling Oaks,” the beloved family cottage on Wickham’s Creek, Fleets Neck, Cutchogue, Long Island, N.Y., visiting with her grandparents, aunts and uncles of the Fleet clan.
She attended Hall High in West Hartford and went on to graduate from Wellesley College with a B.A. in math in 1945, rolling her hoop down Tupelo Lane on her graduation day that May.
She was the president of her sorority at Wellesley and could often be found planning mixers with the nearby men’s colleges. She was also a self-proclaimed matchmaker, setting her roommate Liz up with her brother Bob. The couple later married and made Nancy “Auntie” to seven!
At a cocktail party in West Hartford after World War II, she ran into a young man she had met during dance class in her high school years. He asked her brother’s permission to drive her home from the party and that was just the beginning of a 44-year romance with her husband, Bradford Merriam Cogswell, who predeceased her in 1992.
In the early years of her marriage, Nancy focused on raising her three children (Judy, Charlotte, and Jonathan) and was actively involved in the community, serving as the president of Wellesley Club, The Junior League of Springfield and The Boys and Girls Clubs of Springfield, Mass. She was also an active member of Faith Church in Springfield.
In the late ’60s, a family friend, George Yerrall Sr., convinced Nancy to try her hand at residential real estate, at which she quickly flourished. She was a multiple sales award honoree and became the local doyenne of her profession, continuing to work until she was 85.
In their later years, Nancy and Brad enjoyed memberships at Colony Club and Century Club, traveled to Europe, visited with friends in Florida and enjoyed their summers with family in Cutchogue. After Brad’s passing, Nancy began traveling to the Bahamas, Central America and Mexico with Charlotte’s family, helping to take care of her granddaughter Anne with a purse you could count on to be filled with Werther’s candies. Nancy had an incredible zest for life and in her 90s was still enjoying sipping champagne, eating oysters and family holiday gatherings.
Nancy leaves behind her three children, Judith Lowe (Edward), Charlotte Cogswell (John Ryther Jr.) and Jonathan Cogswell (Lisa); six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren who all loved Grams or G-Unit as she was affectionately referred to.
Nancy was a stickler for grammar and etiquette at the table, a product of her mother’s teaching. Her children and grandchildren knew to never stack plates when clearing the table along with many other rules that the family turned into the “Grandma Nancy’s School of Etiquette.” Rule #15: No hiding under the table during a meal (especially at the Colony Club) — grandkids Kate, Laura and Anne broke this rule often.
A reception and celebration of life for family and friends will be held Saturday, June 6, at Storrs Library in Longmeadow, Mass. For more information, please email Jonathan Cogswell at jcogswell483@gmail.com.
Donations in Nancy’s name can be made to The Boys and Girls Clubs of Springfield at sbgc.org and the Richard Salter Storrs Library at longmeadowlibrary.org.
A devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, Norman died Jan. 27 at the age of 84 surrounded by his family.
A lifelong New Yorker, resident of Mattituck and bad boy from the Bronx, he briefly attended Bethany College in Virginia on a basketball scholarship before graduating from the University of Michigan and Brooklyn Law School.
He served as president of the New York City Tax Commission under Mayor John V. Lindsay, after which time he returned to work as a private attorney and lobbyist, where he secured hundreds of millions of dollars for many nonprofits and educational institutions including Brooklyn College and his beloved United Neighborhood Houses. Donations can be made to UNH in Norman’s name.
He could speak to a United States president as easily as a diner waitress and had a built-in truth detector that rivaled the best of them. Most of all, Norman will be remembered for his big heart, his humor and tale-telling and his unwavering sense of right and wrong, good and evil.
Norman is survived by his wife, Tina, of 47 years; his children, Jessica and Robert; his son-in-law, Dan; his grandchildren, Benjamin and Roni; his sister, Joan; and many other adoring friends and family members.
The world was a better place with him in it and he left it a better one for all that will follow. He truly was one of a kind.
A memorial service was held at Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn Jan. 29.
