Simon Haydon, ex-AP international sports editor, dies at 64
Simon Haydon, former international sports editor of The Associated Press, has died
View ArticleArgentinian soccer star Diego Maradona dies at age 60
He was among the best players ever and he led his country to the 1986 World Cup title.
View ArticleShibu Thomas: Husband, father, doctor, dies at 53
The life he and his wife, Rachel, built raising three children is the stuff of storybooks she said could only have been arranged by a higher power.
View ArticleWilliam Ruland of Mattituck, longtime public servant, farmer, dies
Ruland served on the Mattituck-Cutchogue school board for 24 years and on the Southold Town Board as councilman and deputy supervisor for 12 years.
View ArticleParalyzed Boston University hockey player Travis Roy dies at 45
Became a quadriplegic after being injured during his first collegiate shift; became motivational speaker and advocate for disabled.
View ArticleSalvatore Serpe, longtime Great Neck South football coach, dies at 87
Serpe was head coach at Great Neck South for 32 years, guiding the team to its only undefeated season in 1982.
View ArticleRafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic decathlon gold medalist, dies at 86
Johnson also helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assassin in 1968.
View ArticleHarriett Crippen Brown Gumbs, trailblazing Shinnecock elder, dies at 99
She was the first to open a shop along the tribe's Montauk Highway retail row, and successfully fought for the right of women to speak and vote at tribal meetings, while preserving the tribe's culture,...
View ArticleWilliam Eyring of Hauppauge: Mets fan adored his family
The Hauppauge entrepreneur founded a tech company that wrote assessment software and created databases for various industries.
View ArticleSalvatore Giordano of Port Washington: Daughters' playmate and protector
Giordano was a hard worker who painted houses for a living and grew giant tomato plants as a hobby, his family says.
View ArticleSalvatore Guadagna of Northport: Family man was devoted to his faith
Guadagna, who had a big personality, didn't hide his pride in his children and grandchildren, family said.Â
View ArticleVincent Scire Jr. of Levittown: Loved music and playing it with others
He had a great ear and perfect pitch, his friends say, talents the clarinet and saxophone player put to good use in several Long Island community bands.
View ArticleDon Chuz of Greenport: Hard worker stayed dedicated to family in Guatemala
His focus was showing up on time and financially supporting his wife and three children in Guatemala, a friend says.
View ArticleJosephine 'Jo' Bocchino of Glen Cove: She made Sunday meals special
After she moved into Sunrise at Glen Cove, an assisted living facility, her family still visited on Sundays â and her children returned the favor for all those home-cooked meals, bringing lunch.
View ArticleMichael Kaminski of Oceanside: Special Olympics swimmer loved to dance, make...
Kaminski swam in the Special Olympics, rode horses and found joy in everyday life, his family says.
View ArticleAndre Lewis of Deer Park: School guard, team leader and 'great' man
"The kids loved him," Jamie Mack, principal of the over 500-student Parkway Elementary School, said. "He knew every kid â which amazed me."
View ArticleTheresa Manning of Baldwin: She kept everybody connected
The mother of five called her grown children every day. "She was never, ever cruel to anyone. She never said a bad word about anyone, ever," her daughter said.
View ArticleJoseph Funk of Westbury: Retired NYC transit cop was a loving patriarch
A football standout at Carle Place High School, he raised children and grandchildren in the same Westbury home where he grew up.
View ArticleMyrtle Pollard of Westbury: 'She was always a teacher'
Pollard, from a family of teachers, was a respected educator for 30 years, mostly at PS 181 in Flatbush, Brooklyn.
View ArticleEric Chasanoff of East Islip: Earth science teacher was 'big on helping...
As a varsity girls soccer coach, he would swap out a star athlete for a player on the sidelines to make sure everyone got to play.Â
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