Thomas E. Schaefer dead; ex-Air Force colonel who was held hostage in Iran...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Thomas E. Schaefer, a retired Air Force colonel who was the ranking military officer among the 52 Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days before being released in 1981, has...
View ArticleThomas McCloskey dies; school athlete, lawyer was 70
Thomas McCloskey, a standout schoolboy athlete and successful lawyer who spent most of his life in Lloyd Harbor, has died. He was 70.
View ArticleLongtime Newsday pressman, avid golfer Harry Ward dead at 55
If Harry Ward spoke two words a night as a Newsday pressman, that was a lot. He was the silent type, until he spoke the language of love.
View ArticleHarvey Cohen, legendary youth lacrosse coach, dead at 97
A waitress once approached Manhasset's Harvey Cohen and alerted him he had forgotten to shut off his Cadillac's lights.
View ArticleTheodore H. Haegele, longtime psychologist, dead at 76
One of Theodore H. Haegele's first jobs a half-century ago, as a Nassau County probation officer, was a training ground for his career as a clinical psychologist.
View ArticleSister Joyce Osgood dies at 75; found her calling in LI hospice care
Sister Joyce Osgood was a dedicated teacher who served the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville for 56 years with pride.
View ArticleMaxwell C. Wheat Jr., unofficial Nassau poet laureate, dead
Maxwell Corydon Wheat Jr. was Nassau County's first poet laureate in every sense except the official.
View ArticleSister Eileen Marie Koehler dead; former teacher was 96
Sister Eileen Marie Koehler spent her last hours the way she lived her many faithful ones: praying with her Sisters.
View ArticleEx-LI lacrosse coach and Hall of Famer Stanley Kowalski dies
Stanley Kowalski loved the calming nature of being on the water.
View ArticleRonnie Claire Edwards dead; actress who played prickly wife on 'The Waltons'...
Ronnie Claire Edwards, who played grocer Ike Godsey's prickly wife, Corabeth, on "The Waltons," has died.
View ArticleMyron Ledbetter dies; ex-Brookhaven Lab plant biologist was 92
Myron Ledbetter, a highly respected biologist, had a deep love for life outside the laboratory as well: opera, theater, fine dining and an active social life.
View ArticleMartin Hollander, 78, dies; former Newsday Viewpoints editor
Martin Hollander, a former Newsday editor whose flair for language and eye for detail enabled him to shape news events into poignant opinion pieces, has died.
View ArticleJohn Santucci dies; former Queens DA was 85
Former Queens County District Attorney John J. Santucci, who brought hope to first-time offenders even as his 14-year tenure was marked by controversy over his handling of some high-profile cases, died.
View ArticlePat Summitt dead, winningest Division I coach was 64
As she was conducting a basketball clinic, Pat Summitt once recalled, a male coach raised his hand to ask if she had any advice about "coaching women." Freezing him with what she described as her...
View ArticleBarbara Hazelwood dies; NYC Housing Authority manager was 79
Barbara Hazelwood made sure her carrot cakes were unforgettable -- she would cover them with thick mounds of frosting, plump them up with raisins and, if you were lucky, she would stir in some...
View ArticleRegina Seltzer dead; lawyer who pulled off LI political upset was 86
Regina Seltzer was 70 years old, recently widowed and a grandmother in 2000 when she pulled off one of the greatest political upsets in Long Island history.
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