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.