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Obituary

Three Village Community Remembers George Rehn “As we all know, George was a pillar in our communities for almost 50 years,” he said, adding that he was a beautiful person. With the news of the passing of George Carmine Inserra, vice president of the Rehn April 3, at the age of 71, community chamber, echoed Lefkowitz’s sentiments in members have reached out to share their an email. condolences. “Most people are unaware of the many The certified public accountant worked charitable and benevolent organizations he out of his East Setauket office located on gave to and helped with professional services at Route 25A across the street from Se-Port no cost,” Inserra said. “He was always helping Delicatessen for decades. others by donating services, giving money and Dan Berger, director of public relations for even ringing a bell for the Salvation Army. He the Rotary Club of Stony Brook, said Rehn was always doing things for others.” Michael Ardolino, assistant secretary of was a member of the rotary for nearly 40 years. Rehn served as president of the club for several the chamber and founder and owner-broker of Realty Connect USA, said he remembers years and was a district governor as well. “Embodying the principles of rotary, he Rehn being involved in the chamber of was a role model of how to be a rotarian,” commerce from the organization’s early days. He said whenever he told Rehn that Berger said. “He spoke the truth, was fair to all, sought to build goodwill and tried to someone needed help, the CPA was ready and benefit all in what he did. He was one of the willing to assist. When it came to establishing fairest and honest people I knew. He would Character Counts, a youth program created in often reach out to people in need helping them the school district after the Columbine High School massacre in 1999, Ardolino sat in on out financially and otherwise.” Berger also described his fellow rotarian a meeting and found out an accountant was needed to set it up. He said when he told as generous. “He generously invited the club to use his Rehn, his friend immediately said yes when vacation home on Fire Island,” Berger said. he asked him to help. “That was George,” Ardolino said. “One of our rotary rituals is to give happy He added when Rehn heard that Laura dollars at each meeting. George often gave happy dollars for his family events especially Ahern needed help establishing the nonprofit the birth and birthdays of his grandchildren. Parents for Megan’s Law, which is dedicated He loved to tell jokes and always had one to to the prevention and treatment of child tell at the beginning of our meetings. George sexual abuse and rape, Rehn was immediately Rehn was a rotary institution and will be on board. “The community is going to miss him a lot,” missed terribly.” Ardolino said. Berger said to honor the Ron LaVita, a fellow deceased, 40 of his fellow chamber member who works rotarians gathered in front of down the street from Rehn’s the office on 25A wearing red office, worked with the CPA April 8, the day of his funeral, on multiple projects, including as his family drove by. Parents for Megan’s Law, and State Assemblyman Steve was also a client of his. Englebright (D-Setauket) LaVita said he remembers remembered Rehn, especially Rehn being involved not for his work with the Rotary only in the chamber, but also Club of Stony Brook. the Three Village Historical “George Rehn contributed Society and being treasurer greatly to the Three Village of many election campaigns, community in a productive which included one for Town and positive way that is worthy of Brookhaven Supervisor Ed of remark,” Englebright said. “His commitment to rotary, —Carmine Inserra Romaine (R). “He always volunteered to for example, brought him do all the IRS filings for the widespread recognition for not-for-profits,” LaVita said. his good work through this organization’s wholesome mission. George “He has quite a legacy.” George Hoffman, co-founder of the was a good man and will be missed.” Charlie Lefkowitz, president of the Three Setauket Harbor Task Force, said Rehn was Village Chamber of Commerce, informed the helpful when it came to his organization. “George Rehn was one of those special board members of Rehn’s passing during a people who stitch together the fabric that chamber phone conference April 6. BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

‘He was always helping others by donating services, giving money and even ringing a bell for the Salvation Army.’

George Rehn, left, at the induction of Hope Kinney, second from right, into the Rotary Club of Stony Brook. Photo from Rotary Club of Stony Brook

makes a community, and he quietly helped a lot of local organizations with his many skills and talents,” Hoffman said. “He gladly donated his time and expertise in helping Setauket Harbor Task Force obtain its tax exempt status and was generous in support of our work. He will be missed.” Elizabeth Kane, who worked for Rehn cleaning his office, said she had known him for more than 20 years. She described him as a lovely man who was always willing to help people. She said, one time when she was doing gardening at his home, her son was helping her unload the mulch off the truck. Rehn said to give her son an extra job, and he gave him some money so he could save for college. She said the accountant was always finding work for people so they could earn money if they needed it. “He was very generous, very thoughtful,” she said. “Any time you had a problem with anything, he would always find something for you to do.” Fred Peritore, financial secretary of Setauket’s Mother Teresa Council of the Knights of Columbus, said Rehn was always willing to chip in with the organization, calling donors to set up appointments for blood drives, donating blood himself, supporting his fellow Knights at charitable events, including veterans fundraisers.

“George was a mountain of a man, in so many ways, larger than life as a member of Mother Teresa Council, Knights of Columbus,” Peritore said. “As a man of faith, he truly lived the principles of the Knights, the first of which is charity.” Peritore said Rehn will be missed. “He was always there to offer advice and his smile lit up a room,” he said. “His corny jokes never ceased.” Rehn is survived by his wife, Liz; his daughter Jennifer (John); his son Scott (Janay); his two grandchildren and his stepsons Joseph and Andrew. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Moloney Funeral Homes. A private burial ceremony was held April 8 at St. James R.C. Church in East Setauket. A memorial service will be held at a later date. The Rotary Club of Stony Brook has established a fund in his name. Proceeds will be donated to Stony Brook Children’s Hospital as well as a plaque in his name at the Rotary Memorial Garden in downtown Stony Brook. Donations may be sent to Rotary Club of Stony Brook, P.O. Box 1091, Stony Brook, NY 11790. Checks should be made out to The George Rehn Rotary Memorial Fund. For more information go to www. RotaryClubofStonyBrook.com.

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Worship Changes during Public Health Crisis but Faith Prevails BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Since the middle of March, houses of worship have had to find other ways to stay connected with their congregations during the COVID-19 pandemic. We asked local clergy members how alternative methods have been working and what is on the minds of their congregants.

Setauket United Methodist Church

The Rev. Steven Kim, of Setauket United Methodist Church, is just one pastor who is using modern technology. He said COVID-19 can make connectivity or interaction difficult. “A church is not an exception,” he said. “Since the pandemic broke out, our ministry has been focused on helping the parishioners feel connected with their church family. Technology is a key player in pursuing this goal. It has enabled us to continue worshiping, keep meetings, continue our bible study and have prayer gatherings all online.” Kim said the church is also trying to serve the community through prayer and other supportive ways. Church members have sent encouragement cards to medical crews, first responders and police officers in the community and delivered pizza to the medical crew at the intensive care unit at Stony Brook University Hospital. “The current crisis challenges us to deepen our understanding of a faith community which is rooted in our society,” Kim said.

Setauket Presbyterian Church

The Rev. Kate Jones Calone, interim pastor at Setauket Church, said the congregation at Setauket Presbyterian Church reflected on the theme of “wilderness” during the season of Lent. “After the impact of the coronavirus became more real for us locally, our wrestling as a faith community with what it means to be in the “wilderness” obviously took on new meaning,”

Jones Calone said. “We’ve been contemplating questions like: how do the various stories involving wilderness in scripture guide and challenge and sustain us during this time? Where are God and grace present in the wilderness? What does our church/community/world look like on the other side of a wilderness experience?” Jones Calone said the experience reminds them that “the church is not a building but a community of people who share deep connection through their faith in a God of love.” Church members love one another and their neighbors by staying home, worshipping and meeting virtually, and comforting those who are sick, hurting, grieving and serving. The congregation also created an Emergency Assistance Fund to help those in need. “This crisis has further exposed deep societal inequities around economic disparity, poverty, race and health care, and makes systemic transformation even more urgent,” she said.

All Souls Episcopal Church, Stony Brook

Daniel Kerr, a senior warden with All Souls Episcopal Church in Stony Brook, has been leading Sunday morning virtual prayers at 8 and 9:30 a.m. on the church’s website. He said All Souls also held virtual Good Friday, Easter Vigils and Easter morning services. The live, interactive, virtual services have featured the few who can participate taking turns reading from the scripture and leading the prayers. “Believe it or not, we have had more folks attending the virtual services than we normally get on Sundays in ‘normal times,’” Kerr said. He added that many who usually attend the church’s concerts, poetry readings and Shamanic Drumming events have also been tuning in to the virtual services, as well as people from New Hampshire, Florida and the Carolinas. On Palm Sunday, he said the palms normally distributed at the Mass were left on the church’s porch with a sign encouraging people to take them. Kerr said all of the palms were taken by the following Tuesday morning. Kerr added that at the end of the services, participants are asked to share their reflections on how they are doing during this time. “Quite often they say these services have helped them feel connected to the extended All Souls community and less isolated and alone in their homes during social distancing,” Kerr said.

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at Stony Brook

Linda Anderson, a minister affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at Stony Brook, who also works with the South Nassau Unitarian Universalist congregation, said during this time she has needed to find new ways to serve congregants. In addition to calling, texting and sending emails to members, worship services as well as other meetings have been

Setauket Presbyterian Church, above, like other houses of worship have had to make adjustments during the coronavirus health crisis. Palms left by the door of All Souls Episcopal Church in Stony Brook, below. Photo by Heidi Sutton

made available online. Anderson said many have lost people in their lives, or fear they will, and have thought about their own deaths. “I hear the sadness that death brings,” she said. “The stress of grief affects our bodies in that we might feel more tired, have chest pains, upset stomachs, headaches. The stress of grief can make it hard for us to focus or make decisions. Our emotions can be all over the place, ranging from numbness to anger, from sorrow to relief.” For those who fear their own deaths, she said it’s important to talk about their lives such as what they are proud of, what regrets they may have, what they think their legacy is and more. “It is a relief for folks to talk about these things out loud because they sure are thinking about them,” she said. She said while the past holiday season had its challenges, the biblical story she found to be most relevant to congregants was that of the Israelites wandering in the desert. “It feels like we too wander in the desert of COVID-19, uncertain of what will come next but holding onto a faith that we will indeed emerge from this,” Anderson said.

Trinity Lutheran Church, Rocky Point

The Rev. Peter Boehringer of Trinity Lutheran Church said the house of worship has used various online platforms for Sunday school, confirmation classes, First Communion, committee meetings and more. The church’s worship services are recorded and broadcasted on Facebook and YouTube. He said the congregants see “the virus as something that falls within the realm of our interaction with nature.” “Where we see God working is in the incredible compassion, empathy and commitment of people who have responded to the great challenges of this contagion with love,” he said. “If one takes the Easter message seriously, the idea that God is somehow punishing us, or the world, is negated. Our Lord does not promise

that we will never be ill, or escape all disaster, etc., what is promised is the presence of the Holy Spirit in these things, that we may endure them and be a blessing to those around us.”

Village Chabad, East Setauket

Rabbit Motti Grossbaum said celebrating Passover this week was different than in the past. “The question we ask at our Seder tables, ‘Why is this night different than all other nights?’ is ringing especially true at the present time,” he said. “We are doing our best to help the local community observe the holiday to the best degree possible as there is no reason we should Passover, Passover. Unfortunately as a Jewish people, we have been through challenges in our history, and the dedication that our ancestors had to our traditions and our heritage serves an inspiration to us during these challenging times to observe our faith despite the challenges. And when we do, we see that our connection to God and our faith gives us the hope we need to carry us through.” Like other houses of worship, Village Chabad is using technology for services, education and counseling to members of all ages. Due to the pandemic, the rabbis have had to use technology to visit the sick and help families grieve virtually. The rabbi had some words of hope. “While we cannot attempt to explain the reasoning for suffering and for COVID-19, we could attempt to find glimmers of hope and lessons of inspiration from our current world,” he said. “One obvious one is this. The world at large is currently united with one single focus. Crossing geographic divides, languages, cultures, races and even political differences, the world is currently united with one singular concern, goal and prayer. We are seeing how we are all responsible for each other and only together, will we bring an end to this. This is reminding us to set aside our differences and find the common humanity in every single human being on our planet. Every one of us are intrinsically good and together we will also reveal the intrinsic goodness of our world.”

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How EMS Members’ Jobs Have Changed Since the Start of the Pandemic BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM If we are to keep using war terms to describe the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, calling nurses and doctors “soldiers” who are “on the front lines,” whose personal protective equipment are like “tools” or “weapons” in the fight against COVID-19, then the Emergency Medical service members, whether paid or volunteer, truly are the ones who make first contact with the enemy. Though members of local EMS services said they don’t know exactly how to feel about that terminology. If anything, it’s the unknown of every situation that makes the whole thought stick. “Every patient is a risk,” said Daniel Ortiz, an EMS member of the Terryville Fire Department. “That’s where I guess they say it’s a war zone, because you don’t know what you’re walking into.” EMS members from all over the North Shore have experienced a heavy time of stress during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, though as the number of cases seems to have plateaued as New York enters the middle of April, these service members, both paid and volunteer, are still asking people to continue their social distancing, as we’re not out of the woods yet. The emergency service members said they have been wearing much more gear than normal, including masks, head coverings, face shields and eye protection. Every single call they go on is in this gear, since every case is now treated like a COVID-19 situation, despite what might have been said by the caller on the phone. “We trained for this, and I can honestly say this is the first time in 10 years that I’ve seen anybody suit up other than your annual refresher,” said Terryville member of the EMS squad Andrew Hoyt. While the Terryville Fire District only covers about eight square miles, the Commack Fire District covers nearly 15 square miles, dipping into both the Huntington and Smithtown townships. Joseph Vollers, the 3rd assistant chief of the Commack Fire Department, said they have dipped into neighboring districts to aid with

Terryville EMS members, including, from left, Lauren Maloney, Andrew Hoyt, Tom Fauteux, Daniel Ortiz, Jacob Parrish and Gina Brett. Photo by Kyle Barr

staying home with suspected cases. Though as of now, four of those cases have returned to work. In Terryville, they’ve had two cases out of the 15 paid paramedic staff and 25 volunteer EMTs. “It’s stressful for a lot of reasons,” Sterne said. “We’re in their environment where there could be infectious viral loads. If a patient is sick, it could be 10 or 15 minutes to take them to the hospital … everyone fears bringing it home to their families and loved ones.” Sterne added the district Joe DiBernardo, president of the Lieutenant Joseph P. DiBernardo Memorial Foundation, center, donates masks to the Setauket Fire Department. Photo has had to make do with a lack of certain items, such as the from DiBernardo coveted N95 masks for their calls, including into Brentwood, which has medical personnel. New policy has been these been a particular hotspot for coronavirus cases. masks, which are normally only supposed to be With that, they have gone from one to two full used once and then thrown away, have been used crews with a driver and EMT available at all multiple times. Setauket FD had been concerned times. Terryville has effectively done the same, at several points with limited supplies, but with moving from one to two ambulances available. support from Suffolk County, Sterne said they are “It’s a pretty big area we have to cover,” now in a relatively good spot. But support for the fire departments are Vollers said. Other fire districts increased the load and coming from all corners and some unexpected numbers of EMTs and paramedics on a shift. places. On Wednesday, April 15, retired The extra hard part has been decontamination, FDNY Deputy Chief Joe DiBernardo, who as now after every call both the people on the is president of the Joseph P. DiBernardo truck and the truck itself have to be cleaned Memorial Foundation, worked with fellow nonprofit Fire Hooks Unlimited to deliver 100 from top to bottom. If the job was stressful before, the N95 masks to the Miller Place Fire Department understanding that one might be potentially and 200 to the Setauket Fire Department. The memorial foundation is for taking the virus home with them after each stress only adds to the level of concern. Most agreed DiBernardo’s son, Joe DiBernardo, who was they had never seen anything at this scale. While injured in the line of duty during a tenement fire EMS members knew they had to be aware of in 2005. He died as a result from his injuries in contractible diseases, such as tuberculosis, flu, 2011. The foundation works to train and equip scabies or even bed bugs, the pandemic levels of firefighters in need. Now the districts have settled into the how far the virus has spread, every single person routine and have seen a small improvement in is approached as if they have SARS-CoV-2. David Sterne, the Setauket Fire District the number of calls from mid-to-late March, Manager, said there were five cases of where the number of coronavirus deaths started COVID-19 in the department, with more to rise with startling speed.

With suspected coronavirus patients, it wasn’t so much the usual dealing with people having injuries or back and abdominal pains, it was instead situations where a person might desperately need oxygen. While the numbers of people with heart attacks and other sudden traumas have stayed the same, EMT staff said people calling for respiratory issues tripled in the month of March. Other, more usual calls of non-life threatening injuries dropped off significantly. EMTs said this was largely because people did not want to go to the hospital where the possibility of viral infection was that much higher. “I think there’s people afraid to go to the hospital,” said Gina Brett, the Terryville EMS coordinator. “They say, ‘I don’t want to go to the hospital for knee pain, because I might get very sick at the hospital.’” District officials said that despite the load, they’ve managed. “Overall it hasn’t been exceedingly stressful where we can’t function,” Vollers said. “Our crews have been amazing at overcoming all stresses, with 234 calls back-to-back, they’ve done a great job.” Despite the stress, the service members agreed their communities have been excellent in their care and even compassion. The Commack Fire Department, for example, recently held a drive where community members donated over 500 items, both nonperishable food and medical supplies. Otherwise, EMTs said the best thing for people to do is continue social distancing to help flatten the curve. Another suggestion is after calling 911, people should meet the EMTs and paramedics outside the home in order to best reduce first responders’ interaction with anything that may be contaminated. “It is an incredibly long time to have that level of awareness and vigilance,” said paramedic Dr. Lauren Moloney, an associate medical director for the Stony Brook University paramedic program. “God knows how long it’s going to go on for. That’s the hardest thing — trying to find what is your date you’re trying to get through.”

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Gershon: A Call for Next Stimulus Package Working in a bipartisan manner, Congress has as we have done in previous economic crises. Within the next month, Congress will taken a proactive role protecting people and the future economy from the effects of an economic almost surely pass another stimulus bill. It is shutdown because of the coronavirus crisis. tantamount on House Democrats to make sure But too many people are still falling through those who fall through the cracks also get some the cracks.The previous stimulus package gave relief. This is not a matter of just boosting the stock market or the industries many Americans a necessary that have thrived the last decade safety net — extension of — it is also about helping those unemployment benefits, aid most in need, those without a to small businesses to keep safety net, those who cannot workers employed, paid sick work and cannot afford to leave for those who have keep their families insured due symptoms of the coronavirus, to the too high costs of their as well as direct cash payments COBRA payments. for those individuals who fall In the past, Congress under a certain income level. has subsidized COBRA Unfortunately, there are payments in times of crisis too many Americans who fall — for example, the American through the cracks —those Recovery and Reinvestment who work for companies Act of 2009 (ARRA) paid with over 500,000 employees By Perry Gershon 65 percent of COBRA’s cost. were exempt from the sick Policies that might be available leave policy. People in the gig economy now have nothing, because they were through the Affordable Care Act exchanges are not a good substitute for COBRA. never technically on payroll to begin with. Other health care related holes must be filled New Yorkers who make over $90,000 will not get a direct cash payment, but because they live as well. We should pass special incentives to in a high-cost state, they need direct relief too — compensate the medical professionals on the especially when their bill for 2019 taxes comes front lines who have put their lives at risk to due July 15. Even union workers who are laid off take care of others, to compensate the delivery will lose their health care benefits. We should at workers who are still working and risking their least provide relief from the high cost of COBRA own safety in times like today, and to compensate

the retail and restaurant workers who are doing the same. Fill the gaps like paid sick leave for those omitted from earlier packages and repeal the SALT cap for those in high cost states. And finally, we must take better care of our hospitals and our states who are stressed to or beyond their limits to get us through these difficult times (relief to states should be based on COVID cases and not prior years’ Medicare reimbursements). In the end, nobody knows when this health crisis will end, and for now we must help those who are hardest hit economically. People should return to work when they know that the virus threat is under control, and that won’t happen until we better understand the risks through testing including for antibody immunity (which will hopefully be very soon) and have a method to trace outbreaks. In the meantime, let’s do what we can to protect the people who lost their jobs, lost their healthcare, who must stay home because they are sick, and let’s not forget our heroes who are on the front lines while we are safe in our homes. Congress must make sure people have access to keep their health care benefits.Subsidization of COBRA is one way to do this. Perry Gershon is a national commentator on business, trade, policy and politics. A candidate for New York’s 1st Congressional District, he holds a bachelor’s degree from Yale and a master’s in business administration from the University of California, Berkeley.

Our local medical professionals, first over half a million masks for our brave local responders, law enforcement officers and so many frontline workers. The White House committed to providing others are giving their all, putting themselves and their loved ones at risk to protect our communities’ Suffolk County 200,000 N95 masks, but it didn’t most vulnerable. Every level of government stop there. The federal government not only delivered over 280,000 N95 and every Long Islander has a masks to Suffolk County, but responsibility to do everything 100,000 additional N95 masks possible to keep them safe, and for Northwell Hospitals west of this means ensuring they have Suffolk, and this all came at no the critical personal protective cost to the county. equipment (PPE) they need. The Long Islanders who I was recently notified by need our help most are the ones county officials that Suffolk who benefit when every level of County’s stockpile of PPE was out government works together. In of surgical masks, regular sized working with Suffolk County N95 masks, gowns, face shields Steve Bellone’s office, we’ve and other critical resources. connected suppliers who wish to Immediately, I pleaded for urgent sell or donate vital PPE with the assistance from across America to county and local organizations secure desperately needed PPE for By Lee Zeldin and hospitals who need it. Suffolk County. Within minutes, I received multiple direct Within 24 hours of my plea for assistance, a offers to help, but one, directly from the White supplier delivered 150,000 surgical masks to House, stated the administration wished to help Suffolk County. By the next day, 100,000 more Suffolk County secure all of the PPE it needed 3-ply surgical masks were also delivered. In for the following 30 days. In just the first 48 hours addition to suppliers, local organizations have following this offer, Suffolk County received also played their part. This past weekend, it was

an honor to work with the Tunnel to Towers Foundation to secure a donation of 10,000 KN95 masks for local grocery store employees and other front line workers. In every corner of our great district, everyday Long Islanders are stepping up to the plate, showcasing for the world the resilience that New Yorkers have shown time and time again in the past. From William Floyd High School to businesses on the North Fork to a 12-yearold middle schooler from Southampton, Long Islanders are pulling out all the stops, 3D printers and willpower to manufacture face shields for their neighbors who are on the front lines of this battle against the coronavirus. No matter how big or small, whether we’re a government official or an everyday citizen, we all have our part to play when it comes to fighting the coronavirus. Ensuring we continue to work together in a non-partisan manner will ensure we emerge stronger than ever on the other side of this fight. Lee Zeldin (R) serves as the U.S. representative for New York’s 1st Congressional District. He serves as a member of the bipartisan Congressional Coronavirus Task Force.

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Obituary

Theora Ryon

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Theora Newcomb Ryon on April 11. She was 94. Theora was born March 10, 1926, next to the ferry dock in Port Jefferson in a building that housed the family automotive business, Newcomb Brothers Garage. As a little girl she had a front row seat to all the activities centered around the ferry and Port Jefferson. From dolphins swimming up to their back door, to hurricanes and nor’easters that pounded waves into the back wall of the building. She would write about those big and small events later in her years as short stories and poems. At the age of 5, she contracted polio which rendered her paralyzed for a year until she received water therapy treatments by her cousin, a nurse at West Meadow Beach. Years later she met Henry Ryon, a schoolteacher at Port Jefferson High School. They married in 1957 and raised their two sons, Chris and Tom, in a home they built in Poquott. Always a kindhearted and friendly person, she was always known to go out of her way to help people. As a longtime member of the First Presbyterian Church of Port Jefferson, she was a founding member of the Welcome Inn Soup Kitchen now known as Welcome Friends Soup Kitchen, as well as being instrumental in the Victorian Tea during the annual Charles Dickens Festival. Theora is survived by her husband of 62 years, Henry S. Ryon; her two sons Christopher (Karin) and Thomas (Ikuko); her brother James Newcomb; her three granddaughters Linnea (Bryan), Emma (Zach) and Anna (Sam); along with her great-granddaughter Kiki. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking for donations to be made in her honor to one of her dearest charities, Welcome Friends Soup Kitchen and/or Planned Parenthood. Memorial services are forthcoming.

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Village

Father and Son Use Baseball Cards to Promote Education DeYoung and has launched the hashtag, #WeatherStationMoon, a grassroots initiative he created and debuted to MLB network radio Three Village’s Lawrence Rocks and his July 20 last year. This is to advocate for the son Burton Rocks have both made history in U.S. to have an unmanned weather station the world of baseball. on the moon to accurately measure climate The son, a sports agent and attorney, negoti- change, something he says will have a heavy ated a record-breaking $26 million contract for impact on baseball and sports analytics. St. Louis Cardinals’ shortstop Paul DeJong in “I don’t want to be political,” he said. 2018. Soon after, his father, a world-renowned “I want to be scientific. I want kids to think. chemist and a professor All you need to understand emeritus at Long Island Uniscience is imagination and versity in Brookville, worked curiosity. We want kids to with DeJong, who was a biomake their own experiments chemistry major at Illinois like Benjamin Franklin State University, experimentdid when he discovered ing on the best temperature to electricity.” throw a baseball. They found Another card has Burton due to its elasticity, 75 deRocks and DeJong, with grees is the best. the caption “DeJong Rocks Reading” to promote Last year, Topps card literacy. company issued official Burton Rocks said the cards for both father and son mission of the initiative as part of their Allen and is to have kids idolize edGinter series, making it the —Lawrence Rocks ucation same way some first time in the company’s idolize sports. history that a scientist ap“With the salaries so high peared on the back of a card. in baseball today, I wanted This year, as part of their Topps of the Class Program, the company is to make kids think scientists are cool, teachers partnering with various hobby shops issuing are cool and people around them are cool,” he a free baseball card, featuring the Rocks to said. “We want athletes to appreciate those that any child that shows their report card. Three educated them.” Before the COVID-19 pandemic, DeJong different cards will be included in the program, had original planned to visit local hospitals each highlighting a different subject. One card features Lawrence Rocks and during spring training to gift children cards. DeJong in lab coats, but the senior Rocks isn’t Instead, he participated in Topps 2020 virtual stopping his mission to promote education tour via social media. The plan was something that is personal there. At 86, he is working on producing a TV show for children about science with to Burton Rocks. Growing up, he suffered BY LEAH CHIAPPINO LCHIAPPINO@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

‘We want kids to make their own experiments like Benjamin Franklin did when he discovered electricity.’

Lawrence Rocks and St. Louis Cardinals’ shortstop Paul DeJong appear on a baseball card, left, while DeJong and Burton Rocks are featured on another. Below, Lawrence, left, and Burton Rocks, right, with Marlene Rocks. Card images from Topps card company; bottom photo by CAPEHART

from life-threatening asthma that proved to be stubborn and difficult to cure, causing many code-blue scares. “Being a kid 40 years ago, the world was so different in approaching anyone with a disability,” he said. “As a kid, one of the earliest things I remember was doctors telling my father if he could invent something, they would use it. The research wasn’t there and there was no cure for what I had. It was uncharted territory.” Lawrence Rocks, who was influential in creating the U.S. Department of Energy and received his doctorate from Vienna University of Technology, worked with his son’s pediatrician on figuring how drugs interact to create the best possible result, before deciding that a specific combination of low-dose, longterm antibiotics, worked the best. The father said it was one of the worst cases the doctors had ever seen. Burton Rocks, who now resides in Manhattan, said he is shocked when he comes to the area to visit his parents by the strides the community has made in medicine and embracing those with disabilities. “When you look at the Ronald McDonald House at Stony Brook, it’s unbelievable to see,” he said. “When I was growing up, you had to go to St. Charles because they were the only ones that were even equipped to deal with kids, let alone open a children’s hospital or resources for their families.” He recalled moments from when he was as young as 3 or 4, having to spend a night alone in the hospital when parents were not allowed to stay. However, his mother, Marlene, who

quit her job as a Spanish teacher in New York City to care for him, protested and became a makeshift nurse, administering his IVs and medications. Describing growing up in the area as “extremely trying,” the younger Rocks said he was badly bullied in school for his disability. “It was a lot of painful memories,” he said. “I’ve tried myself to block out most of my life after kindergarten until high school, because if I didn’t, I would have to remember some of the most horriﬁc things. Can you imagine somebody beating a kid down on the ground, and taking their inhaler away during an asthma attack and getting away with it today? To me it was relentless and happened repeatedly. The joke was hiding my inhaler during recess.” He recalled another incident of a teacher being annoyed by him wheezing during an asthma attack, and then forcing him to sit by an open window as punishment, making it signiﬁcantly worse. “Despite all that I try to have a sense of humor and bring the positivity of my parents with me,” he said. Burton Rocks said he never let those obstacles hold him back, graduating from Stony Brook University Phi Beta Kappa in 1994 with a bachelor’s degree in history and Hofstra University School of Law in 1997 with a juris doctor. In Law School, he went on scouting missions with Clyde King, a special advisor to George Steinbrenner and a friend of his father. He subsequently co-wrote books with King and former baseball player Paul O’Neill, before he founded the C.L. Rocks Corporation, his sports agency.

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History Close at Hand

Three Village Historian Pays Tribute to East Setauket Park BY BEVERLY C. TYLER DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The intersection of Main Street and Old Field Road in Setauket marks the entrance to the Frank Melville Memorial Park and Sanctuary. The horseshoe-shaped park, completed in 1937, includes extensive plantings, a simulated grist mill, a magnificent view of Conscience Bay and the cottage of the last Setauket miller Everett Hawkins. From the park, there is an entrance to the Frank Melville Memorial Foundation Sanctuary grounds with its extensive nature paths. Just after dawn, the Setauket Mill Pond shimmers with morning mist and reflects the early morning sky. Walking along the path in the Frank Melville Memorial Park, the only sounds, except for the occasional car going by, are the birds in the trees and the ducks in the pond. They contrast with the greens, browns and grays of early morning. The contemplative surroundings start the day with the beauty of God’s creation and give

Beverly C. Tyler captures bucolic scenes at Frank Melville Memorial Park. Photos by Beverly C. Tyler

perspective to the rest of the day. I walk the park almost every day. I often stop at one or another of the many benches that line the park and face the lower mill pond. From that perspective, I see what I don’t take in while walking.

The gate is down at Frank Melville park to prevent visitors from entering until further notice. Photo by Heidi Sutton

Frank Melville Memorial Park Temporarily Closed Due to Pandemic

Frank Melville Memorial Park in East Setauket is closed until further notice, according to a press release from the Frank Melville Memorial Foundation. “It is with great sadness that I announce the imminent closure of the Frank Melville Park,” Robert Reuter, FMMF president, wrote in the April 9 release. “As a private park, open to the public, it has been our view that we are providing a safe and healthy environment during a very difficult time. That view has changed. The park is relatively small and cannot safely accommodate the great increase in visitors. The reluctance of too many to follow social distancing and

park rules is jeopardizing their safety and the safety of the majority who do.” Reuter said the decision was a difficult one for the foundation to make. “Thank you to all who have been supporting us and our efforts to keep the park a safe place to visit,” he wrote. “Now it is time to stay home and stay safe.” The board president thanked the trustees, staff and service providers who have kept the park open and its projects on track, and he added the trustees “applaud our community’s essential workers and all those on the front lines of the pandemic response. They are heroes.”

At first, the pond surface is like glass reflecting the bare brown trees, their branches forming interlacing patterns against the clear blue sky. Then a gentle breeze turns the pond to silver, moving it with patterns of dark and light. I notice walkers strolling along the path, their bright jacket colors contrasting with the brown shades of old gnarled black birch, white birch and evergreens. One variety of the rhododendrons along the path shows a few beginning buds. The forsythia, the park’s first spring color, is already showing yellow blooms. The dark evergreens, planted almost 80 years ago as mature trees, add vertical splendor climbing skyward. As I walk, I hear the background sounds of water flowing over the mill dam and into the bay. A pair of mallards glides slowly across the pond occasionally dipping their beaks into the water. Suddenly a mallard glides down to the pond, his wings flapping to slow him down and his feet striking the pond and creating a spray of water. The trumpet calls of geese announce flight as they fly over the Old Field Road bridge, then across the mill dam and into Conscience Bay. Almost every day I watch a swan glide slowly under the bridge and into the lower pond. Within a few minutes, he suddenly rises just above the water and with wings slapping the surface of the pond, creating a staccato of sound, flies to the north end of the pond near the island and then glides around the lower pond exercising his authority over ducks and geese. Last month, my wife and I spent an early spring afternoon in the park and sanctuary. We walked into the park past the Setauket Post Office with its Greek Revival columns topped by corn cob capitals. Spring colors were just beginning to emerge along the one-third mile path around the lower mill pond. Together we turned off the horseshoe path and walked past the red barn and the new fencing that marks the entrance to the park sanctuary. We chose

one of the middle paths that led into the woods and we were suddenly surprised by a grove of conifers between the path and the Bates House parking lot. There is almost no undergrowth at this time of year and with several trees and bushes removed or cut back the evergreens look spectacular. We continued along the wood chip paths and were delighted by the looks of the bare trees, shrubs and evergreens surrounding us and with the smell of red cedar as we walked. This is a wonderful time of year to be in the park and especially to wander along the sanctuary pathways. It is impossible to get lost here as all the pathways are circular and you end up at either the red barn at the park or the Bates House at the end of Bates Road. It is also easy to stay a safe distance from other walkers, especially in the sanctuary. The area around the Setauket Millpond was a center of commerce for the community from the time it was settled in 1655 until early in the 20th century. It is easy to imagine almost any time in Setauket history while in the park. Looking out over the mill dam, Conscience Bay reflects the 8,000 years the Native Americans lived here before the English settlers came to Setauket. The mill tells the story of the farmer grinding grain in the 1700s. The recently restored red barn was originally made from World War One barracks buildings at Camp Upton in Yaphank. The stable is a reminder of the white horse “Smokey” from the 1950s who would always come to the fence for half an apple. The stone bridge relates how an immigrant’s great-grandson, Ward Melville, came to Setauket and gave us an image of the countryside of rural England and Europe with a park and sanctuary. Beverly C. Tyler is a Three Village Historical Society historian and author of books available from the society at 93 North Country Road, Setauket. For more information, call 631-7513730 or visit www.tvhs.org.

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Main Street Needs a The Limbo of Being Out of School in Senior Year Hand from Albany

COVID-19 has completely changed the way we all live. But along with worrying about keeping themselves and their families healthy, thousands of small business owners across New York state are losing sleep over how to keep this virus from killing the businesses they have worked so hard to build. At the same time, lawmakers in Albany are trying to craft a budget in the face of plunging revenues. Sales taxes — much of them generated by small business — brought in a whopping $73.6 billion last year. Our schools, as well as other vital government services, rely on these funds. When a business fails — and too many are on the precipice of failure right now — that sales tax revenue goes, too. We believe a simple proposal could help restart local business and bolster sales tax revenues, but swift action is required by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and the state legislature. Small businesses are the backbone of our communities. Everyone wants a thriving downtown where they can shop, eat or go to a movie. The good news is that small businesses have always been engines of innovation and entrepreneurship, and we are seeing that again today as they adapt to the new reality. Local gyms are streaming personal training sessions. Restaurants offer free delivery and online happy hours. Medical practices are expanding their telemedicine capabilities. Car mechanics are making house calls that require no personal contact at all. Of course, it’s vital that these businesses let potential customers know about their services. That’s the role of advertising in all its myriad forms. But advertising costs money, and the sad truth is that advertising is one of the first things small businesses cut when times are tough. Put yourself in the shoes of a local restaurateur with a stack of bills and very little money coming in. By the time she finishes paying the most urgent bills — rent, food suppliers, payroll — there’s not much left for advertising. Whatever stimulus money she gets from Washington or Albany will most likely be needed to keep the door open and the lights on. Yet studies show that how well businesses survive a downturn is in large part determined by whether they continue to market and advertise during the hard times. Fortunately, there is a way for Albany to prime the sales-tax pump to keep revenue flowing to both small businesses and state coffers. Let businesses use some of the money they would have sent to Albany, as sales taxes, to market their new offerings. The formula would be simple: Every dollar a small business spends on advertising (up to some reasonable limit) would be a dollar saved off that business’s sales tax bill. It would be a win-win-win. Local businesses would be healthier because the increased advertising would jump-start sales. The state would get more sales tax revenue because local businesses would be selling more. And media companies (like ours) would benefit from the additional ad revenue. We’d like to think that we, too, are vital to the character and strength of our communities, not to mention our democracy. Think for a moment of the critical role that journalists have played in getting vital local information out to your community during this unprecedented crisis. The legislature has a lot on its plate right now, and the temptation will be to bury this idea, or to take the shortsighted view that we can’t afford to do it right now. But right now is when it’s needed. We’ve been impressed with Cuomo’s levelheaded leadership in this crisis, and we call on him to back this innovative yet simple policy. — From the New York Press Association

As a senior in high school, I am in limbo. I am excited about the prospects of college but also nostalgic about the great times I had in high school. As I am off from school currently, I find myself reflecting on my life — who I am and who I want to be. I am going to be starting a new chapter of my life, making new friends, and making new memories. However, I don’t truly feel that I have closed the high school chapter of my life properly. I feel like my high school time has empty pages. Blank pages that could have been filled with walks on the beach or late night drives with friends. But that being said, my blank pages are being filled differently now. I have used this time to spend more time with my family. Jeopardy in our household has become a weekly favorite. The face of Alex Trebek is a reminder of normalcy and hope in this difficult time. I might not have the opportunity to go to prom or have a graduation, however, my friends and I have come up with innovative solutions. We have nightly FaceTime calls talking about our day and what Netflix shows we watched. Although it’s not ideal, I

know my friends and I are doing the right thing by social distancing. As people who have grandparents and loved ones at risk, we understand that social distancing is necessary to stop the spread of the virus. Staying at home isn’t all that bad. Sure, the first week I was bored as I was not used to having so much free time. Of course I had schoolwork and tests, however, I was able to do them on my own time, leaving me to do the things that I otherwise would not have time for. For the first time in two years, I have picked up a book voluntarily. Of course I read books during that time for school, but it was always coupled with an assignment. Reading for me has become an escape throughout this situation and reminds me of the comforts that I so often take advantage. I read and watch so many stories of families worrying about rent and food that I look to how fortunate I am during this crisis. Every day, I watch the news and I am reminded of the incredible sacrifices health care workers are making in order to help people fighting the virus. They put both their family and themselves at risk by helping these patients which I feel is

extremely selfless. Additionally, health care workers from around the country voluntarily put themselves at risk by coming to New York to help people in need. I feel those people’s actions exhibit the very best of humanity, and health care workers during this time are examples of the best of humanity. Although humanity has many faults, it is during these uncertain times that selflessness shines through. I am grateful to all health care workers and their actions to help those who are sick. I am also amazed at how our community has come together during this time. Food from pantries is being donated to local hospitals. People are sewing homemade masks and risking their own health by giving them out to people in need. The unity exhibited throughout this time proves to me that we will be all right. Although the news might be scary, I know we’ll make it through. There is light at the end of the tunnel. And I believe when we find the end, we will be closer and more united than ever before. Maya Jamdar Ward Melville High School senior

The content of a person’s character can be measured by how they act or react during times of crisis. In the wake of the latest and worst biomedical/economic debacle, courtesy of Communist China, it is abundantly clear that too many of us around here can talk the talk but, when the chips are down, humanity and civility are the first to go. Our local supermarket in Setauket, home to so many of the “affluent, enlightened and educated” served as a perfect living laboratory in recent days. Driving through the parking lot, one can glean quite a bit from the bumper stickers on the parked cars: “I vote to end hunger,” “Coexist” as well as many

iterations of the “Peace” theme are just a few examples. What I witnessed, once inside the store, abruptly put an end to such idealistic aphorisms. What I encountered was a scene straight out of a Soviet food store circa 1975. The unbridled orgy of panic-buying left the shelves denuded, except for a few potatoes or a lonely sausage. Chicken? Sorry, comrade, come back next week, maybe we get more, OK? Disgusting. I managed to escape with one onion, a jar of pickles and a pound of potato salad. No problem, helps to build character. Literally every other person I know who is not in the health care or education industries is out of work now, as in “no

income.” There is good news, however. Our carbon footprint (LOL) has greatly diminished as auto traffic is down over 50 percent, as there are less jobs, and no restaurants open to drive to. “‘Income inequality” (LOL) has also been addressed, as many in the middle and working classes are getting poor, fast. Last but not least, those low-information CNN/NBC believers willing to risk worldwide depression, disease and despair, in a last-ditch effort to destroy our fantastic President Donald Trump (R) are advised to begin stockpiling the tranquilizers and digitalis. They will need them after Election Day. Michael Meltzer Stony Brook

Spring is here. But instead of Three Village residents being able to enjoy the pleasant sound of the birds and the bees, they are assaulted by the infernal noise of leaf blowers and lawn mowers. With the coronavirus in full force, many are working from their homes. It is practically impossible to do any work

that requires concentrated attention. Many enlightened communities have banned gas-powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers. In addition to noise pollution, these blasted machines produce unacceptable amounts of carbon dioxide and other noxious gases as well as biological pollution, such as dust,

pollen, fecal matter, and pesticides which are blown into the air. It is high time that officials in our community enact a total ban on gas-powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers. Albert Haim Setauket

The Content of a Person’s Character

Lawn Care Disrupting Tranquility of North Shore

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Hoping a Viral Victory Ends Unique Anguish

uring my sophomore year of college, I was preparing to visit my family for Thanksgiving. In early November, however, I had this incredible need to come home to see my mother, my younger brother, our aged-but-stillhanging-in-there golden retriever and my dying father, who was in the hospital full time. I asked my mother D. None if I could come of the above home a week before Thanksgiving, return BY DANIEL DUNAIEF to school and then travel back again for Thanksgiving. She acquiesced, suggesting that the family would be happy to see me twice during the month. Of course, she also gently

reminded me, to the extent that she ever gently reminded me of anything, that I bring home any schoolwork. My brother picked me up at the airport and drove me home. Initially, we avoided the subject that hung over every conversation. I didn’t ask how dad was because cancer is a horriﬁc roller coaster ride, in which every small rise inevitably precedes a hard and fast drop towards the abyss. Over the weekend, my mother brought me to the hospital. She warned me several times that my father was taking so many pain medications that he probably wouldn’t know I was in the room. He might not even wake up, she cautioned. Still, I needed to see him. When I got to his room, he turned toward me and he acknowledged me, in the smallest way, with his eyes. He didn’t smile or speak, but his eyes told me that he not only knew who I was, but that he was glad to see me. He tried to sit up, which was extremely unusual in the end stage of his life. His movements through

the day were extraordinarily limited and he wasn’t interacting with anyone regularly. Protecting me from seeing my father’s emaciated body in a hospital gown that hung tenuously onto his body the way he clung to life, my mother took me to the cafeteria to get my father a grilled cheese while a nurse brought him to a chair. By the time we got back, he was mostly asleep in the chair. He didn’t eat or acknowledge me, and had already drifted away. That was the last time I saw him alive. He died before Thanksgiving. Difﬁcult as the memory is, I know how fortunate I am to have had the chance to see him one last time. I didn’t thank him for being a wonderful father or receive any sage advice. I got one more moment to connect with him. With that memory in mind, my heart aches with the recognition of the hardships families are enduring through their separations caused by the coronavirus. I am conﬁdent courageous nurses and doctors are comforting those with uncontrollable coughs, fever, aches and all the

other symptoms of this dreaded disease. And yet, I also recognize how difficult it must be for people not to share the same room or, as I did, to exchange one last glance into a loved one’s eyes. We draw inspiration from seeing each other, sharing space and time, and wrapping ourselves in the blanket of humanity that offers comfort during times of crisis. I admire those who have stood outside the windows of loved ones, with messages of hope and encouragement. I also appreciate the benefit that FaceTime provides, letting people look at a virtual image of people whose lives have defined ours. Hopefully, our continued commitment to social distancing and working from home will prevent people from contracting COVID-19, while we await vaccines from scientists and pharmaceutical companies. These efforts will ultimately prevent more families from enduring the additional layer of pain caused by such separations.

A Milestone Almost Lost Amid COVID-19 Chaos

n the crunch of reporting the latest COVID-19 news and working remotely to the extent possible last week, we failed to notice our media company’s anniversary. Last Wednesday marked the 44th year since we offered the first issue of our first newspaper, The Village Times, to the community. For me, that is akin to forgetting my birthday; so exciting and memorable were those early days. After incredibly long hours and endless hard work, we had created something that had never before existed and both proudBetween ly and nervously had given it to the you and me residents to judge. BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF Would they become engaged or would they ignore our efforts? Would they find what we published to be

relevant and important to their lives or would they just go on without us? Such are the thoughts and fears of entrepreneurs. I was just asked recently why I wanted to start a newspaper. I had to stop and remember what life was like on April 8, 1976, because we were certainly a product of our times. My husband and I had come with our children to live here on the North Shore of Suffolk County largely because of the university. The State University at Stony Brook was just in its earliest years, a medical center was planned, and my husband wanted to practice his specialty, along with a research hospital afﬁliation, wherever we settled. That’s the way it was then: a physician hung out a shingle wherever he wanted a private practice and began to see patients. We were utterly charmed by the picturesque village of Stony Brook, with its quality schools, rich Revolutionary War history, cultural offerings and unending recreational opportunities both on land and on the Sound. After a time, we came to learn there existed a seemingly unbridgeable towngown split. Thousands of new university hires and students were pouring into the community every year, in some ways upending the peaceful

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existence of longtime residents, even as they prompted property values to soar. The 1960s were, anyway, unsettling times, with the Vietnam War, assassinations and bursts of protests in the streets. Yet the small villages offered a peaceful and fulfilling existence, it seemed to me, if only there could be better communication between the university and the residents. I had been thinking, as I worked for Time Inc. in New York City, about what I imagined were the joys of owning a community newspaper: meeting residents, serving their needs for information, providing a “town hall” for dialogue from all points of view, offering opinion through editorials, tracking local accomplishments in the arts, sciences, sports and cultural worlds and strengthening the sense of community for protection and pride. So when my youngest of three started first grade, I saw my opportunity. I assembled what turned out to be a brilliant and committed team of largely other housewives, sold shares to families in order to capitalize the venture, rented an office on Route 25A in Setauket, and we were off. The thrill and excitement of creating a newspaper to serve a community could fill a book, and perhaps

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER Leah S. Dunaief GENERAL MANAGER Johness Kuisel MANAGING EDITOR Kyle Barr EDITOR Rita J. Egan

LEISURE EDITOR Heidi Sutton ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Kathleen Gobos ART AND PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Beth Heller Mason

one day it will. There are so many stories, some side-splitting funny, some tough moments, some amazingly stupid mistakes, so many honors and awards for encouragement, and the bottom line: here we are, 44 years later. Speaking of the bottom line, like so many other small businesses, we are in an unprecedented position now, with our traditional advertisers shuttered and their customers shutins. Our revenues have dramatically dropped, yet we feel it is our ethical duty to keep our communities informed of the latest information concerning COVID-19 via print and daily internet, yet our expenses continue. Indeed, we have been designated as “essential,” and we are publicizing every week, at no cost to them, other such businesses that are open, including restaurants and pharmacies. These are our papers and internet presence. They are also yours. We trust we are serving you well. Please note last week’s column contained several errors for which I humbly apologize. Please check any information that you might use. My thanks to the readers that pointed out the errors.

INTERNET STRATEGY DIRECTOR Rob Alfano CLASSIFIEDS DIRECTOR Ellen Segal BUSINESS MANAGER Sandi Gross

CREDIT MANAGER Diane Wattecamps CIRCULATION MANAGER Courtney Biondo

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