Sad News

Richard “Duke” Appiarius, husband of Patricia, retired Dickinson Avenue Special Ed Teacher, father of Deirdre Levine, retired Pulaski Road School Grade 2 Teacher, and Maureen Appiarius, former Interim Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, passed away on January 28 at the age of 89.

Pat and Duke were married for 65 years, and in retirement divided their time between their homes in Huntington Station and Marco Island, Florida. Duke served in the United States Air Force and was a FDNY Ladder 4 firefighter.

Visitation Sunday, February 2, 3:00 – 8:00 p.m at the M A Connell Funeral Home in Huntington Station. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate memorial donations made to, Tunnel to Towers Foundation, t2t.org, in Richard’s name.

Sad News

Kitty Zenkus, retired Northport High School clerical for 32 years, passed away on January 10th, at the age of 92. Kitty was predeceased by her husband John and is survived by her sons John and Anthony. Kitty was an important member of the high school clerical team, and for years she was the person who made sure student schedules work!

A funeral mass was held for Kitty at St. Phillip of Neri Church, followed by burial at the St. Phillip of Neri Cemetery in East Northport. Her family has asked that donations in Kitty’s name be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

R-UTN September Luncheon

The R-UTN luncheon at the View restaurant in Northport was a great success! It was a beautiful September day and we had over 85 retirees attend! Jane Flood, our president for the last four years, introduced the new slate of officers including our new president, Antoinette Blanck.  It was so nice to see old and new faces at this annual event.

A gallery of photos from the luncheon has been posted on Photo Gallery webpage.