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Gary Schall dies at 67 Educator, musician, father saw the beauty in people tant person.” Born in the Midwood section of Brooklyn on March 1, 1955, to Gary Schall connected with Jerry and Marilyn Schall, Gary people, from a movie-like meet- was the third of their five sons. ing with the woman who Music became a part of his life became his wife, to being an when his oldest brother, Ira, educational leader, a taught him to play talented musician the drums. and a father of three. A conservatoryChanneling his trained teacher love of life at home sparked Schall’s pasand in the classsion for music in room, Schall left his fourth grade, when mark on his family he visited his eleand his school commentary school. munity. Years later, Schall’s He died on Nov. high school social 18, after a two-year s t u d i e s t e a c h e r, battle with prostate R o w e n a Vr a b e l , cancer. The former signed him up to SAM SCHAll Lawrence School a u d i t i o n fo r t h e District superinten- son Manhattan School dent and Woodmere of Music. resident was 67. He was living in At the private music conserSaratoga Springs. vatory, Schall had two life-chang“He made people feel spe- ing experiences. First, he began cial,” said Sam Schall, one of his performing the music of Steve three grown children, along Reich while studying with with Jerry and Hayley. “When a James Preiss in the school’s prestranger spoke to him, his eyes paratory division when he was would widen and he would 16. Reich is a composer who, in smile. He made everyone feel the 1960s, helped develop the like they were the most imporContinued on page 10
By JEFFREy BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com
Courtesy Jay Greenbaum
IVy, lEFT, JAy and Abigail Greenbaum made a family team effort to help serve dinner to those in need on Thanksgiving.
Serving those in need on Thanksgiving in Lawrence By HERNESTo GAlDAMEZ
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or many, Thanksgiving is all about gathering around the dinner table with the people they love and counting their blessings. For some, the day is a reminder that they have less than others. The Cedarhurst-based Rock and Wrap It Up! hosted its 32nd annual Thanksgiving feast at Gammy’s Pantry at the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence, to help families in need with food and a warm place to share it on the holiday. Syd Mandelbaum founded Rock and Wrap It Up! in 1991 to fight poverty and hunger.
Since 2020, the poverty think tank and charitable organization has held its Thanksgiving event at the community center, after hosting it in churches in Far Rockaway over the years. Gammy’s Pantry opened in 2018, with the aim of eliminating food insecurity in the Five Towns. Sasha Young, its founder and director, is the reason Mandelbaum holds the holiday meal distribution at the center. “She really supports the community,” he said, “and that’s why we believe so much in working with her and the Five Towns Community Center.” Preparations for the feast began on Nov. 22. Rock and Wrap It Up! collected donations of canned goods at the Franklin Early Childhood Continued on page 12
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