Huntington Hospital nurse dies of coronavirus, hospital official says
"He had the most winning smile, which made him bigger than life," the hospital's chief nursing officer said of John Abruzzo.
View ArticleIsaac Graham: Longtime pastor at Macedonia Baptist Church was a counselor to...
'He was very loving. It was in his DNA,' says his wife, Cheryl. 'There was never a day I didn't hear, "I love you." ' Â
View ArticleJoseph Lewinger: Educator from Garden City South brought out the best in people
Lewinger, 42, was assistant principal at The Mary Louis Academy in Queens and was also a Franklin Square school board trustee.
View ArticleRose Iamesi: Former Copiague school worker was lucky in love
After her husband died in 1997, she met the second love of her life.
View ArticleNick Apostolides of West Babylon: Well-respected youth soccer referee
Long Island soccer community mourns the loss of a one-time top referee who took on arduous task of assigning games.
View ArticleLiz Lombardi: Brookhaven Hamlet resident catered for 30 years, was master...
If building family bonds with love was what Liz Lombardi lived for, her kitchen was her workshop, her tasty foods her tools.
View ArticleCenter Moriches nursery founder Gene Castellano who built his own yacht dies...
Castellano's dream of building the yacht took 20 years, and upon its completion he sailed Long Island waters and around Martha's Vineyard.
View ArticleJoseph Spinosa of Hicksville: Sands Point police sergeant 'loved to barbecue'
Spinosa was known as the Sands Point department's "grill master," a gentle giant and a level-headed officer.
View ArticleRobert McNamara, mayor of Village of Flower Hill, dies at 76
"He really wanted to make this world a better place and felt it was important to give back to the community,"Â his daughter said.
View ArticleJ.C. Reese: Former NYPD cop was a voracious reader
The former Amityville resident was briefly on the security detail for boxer Mike Tyson while with the department.
View ArticleRobert Fresco of Huntington, longtime Newsday reporter, dies of coronavirus...
An early adopter of data-driven reporting techniques, Fresco was part of the Pulitzer Prize-winning team that covered Baby Jane Doe.
View ArticlePattie Herman Grove: 'Fiercely independent,' she never forgot her friends
Grove was the one who remembered the birthdays and anniversaries, never neglecting to mail out cards with handwritten notes to those in her life.
View ArticleEd Boden: Longtime youth sports coach in Seaford, dies at 81
Boden even purchased a 15-passenger van to cart around his family, sports equipment and players. "When other adults would talk, you might roll your eyes, but not with him. You would listen."
View ArticlePhilip Kahn: WWII vet from Westbury lost twin brother to the Spanish flu
He earned two bronze stars, a campaign medal for service in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and a victory medal, among other awards, his family said.
View ArticleRalph Plaisance of Massapequa: Former NYPD sergeant and Navy veteranÂ
Plaisance founded the St. Pius X Council of the Knights of Columbus, coached CYO baseball and served as president of a Plainview VFW Post.Â
View ArticleBen Mendelson: Long Beach uncle 'made himself known in small, meaningful ways'
He was a quiet and unassuming man, remembered as a hard worker and for selfless acts. Â
View ArticleRabbi Rievan Slavkin of Smithtown: His impact on others impossible to measure
He served the congregation of Sinai Reform Temple in Bay Shore and officiated at all of his family's big events, from bar and bat mitzvahs to weddings.
View ArticleDan Alvino of North Babylon: High school football referee for 35 yearsÂ
Alvino, a decorated military policeman during the Vietnam War, was a well-respected official who was tough but fair. Â
View ArticleFrank and Joan Nedelka of Garden City: Married for 67 years
The couple died days apart. Frank worked for nearly 50 years as a financial analyst and Joan spent 25 years as an elementary school teacher.
View ArticleJoy Izzo, 73: Longtime nurse from Suffolk was 'a people person'
She spend more than 30 years as a nurse in New York City and Long Island. "She would talk to everyone she met," her daughter remembers.
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