The Manhasset Times, Friday, September 9, 2016
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Cellini Lodge Italian Festival
Three old Italian friends — Mabel Volonino, Al Pugliese and Joe Carbone — reunited and talk about old times at the Cellini Lodge Italian Festival in New Hyde Park, held at Michael J. Tully Park at the end of August.
Longtime resident dies at 72 By C h r i s A dA m s Landon Bell Jeffers, a longtime Manhasset resident, died on Sept. 1 at the age of 72 of cardiac arrest. He had been battling pancreatic cancer for 14 months. Jeffers grew up with three siblings in Plandome, attending Manhasset public schools, and later studied at Mount Hermon School and Dartmouth College. He was the second child of Mary “Wally” Jeffers and Walter Jeffers. In 1978, he married Kathleen Murphy, also of Manhasset. The two divorced in 1997, but planned to remarry this month. He is survived by Kathleen; their daughter, Julia Jeffers Brown; a brother, Chris Jeffers; a sister, Lee Jeffers Brami; four grandchildren, Lawrence, Jonathan, Ella and Alexander Brown; and six nieces and nephews, Alexander and Penelope Jeffers, Natalie Jeffers Hansen, Elisabeth Brami, Jon Mangion and Sarah Mangion Foxfire. He was predeceased by his sister Gabrielle Jeffers Mangion. He worked as an equity trader, most recently employed by Neuberger and Berman. He was an avid singer, participating in the choirs at Congregational Church in Manhasset, All Saints Church in Great Neck, Christ Church in Oyster Bay, and in the Long Island Choral Society. Jeffers was a leader in local Alcoholics Anonymous and Nicotine Anonymous groups. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 11 Landon “Ladd” Jeffers a.m. at Christ Church, 61 Main St., Oyster Bay. A reception will follow in the church parish hall. creatic and ovarian cancer. Donations can be sent to the MZB He requested that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made Center for Cancer Research at 2330 Eastchester Rd., Bronx, N.Y. to support his oncologist Dr. Howard Bruckner’s work on pan- 10469.
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Director, PATV prez dies at 91 Continued from Page 11 until 2007, when he stepped aside and served as the vice president in 2008. Hall then served as the board’s secretary in 2009, a position he held until he died. One of his most memorable contributions to PATV, Bradley said, was the creation of the “PATV Playwrights Showcase.” She said the showcase is a contest that accepts 10-minute play submissions from playwrights across the country. Two plays are chosen every year and made into a television production, Bradley said, which Hall directed himself. Current PATV board president, Robert Schaufield, and the rest of the board recently agreed to change the name of the contest and dedicate it to Hall. It is now called “The Norman Hall Memorial Playwrights Festival.” PATV’s Studio A control room, which is located at in the PATV facility at 1111 Marcus Ave., will be dedicated in his name as well. Bradley, who worked for PATV as a technical director before taking the executive director’s position, said Hall often shared his experiences and expertise in directing. “He brought so many talents,” she said. “I worked, personally, super close with him. He taught me how to edit and how to direct.” This year, Hall finished directing a play called “The White Chalet” and, prior to his death, was preparing to direct his own play, “I Can See You.” Bradley said that in honor of him, she would continue and complete the production of “I Can See You.” “He’s wanted to do this play for well over a year now,” she said. “We know it’s something that was important to him and now it’s extremely important for us to do it and do it right.” Charles Wagner IV, a longtime friend of Hall’s, will step in as the director for the completion of the play,” Bradley said. “Having him be a part of the team is amazing and it’ll just bring so much more to this production,” she said. PATV will be cablecasting a special programming block in honor of Hall starting at noon on Sept. 25. Hall’s wife, Helene, died on Nov. 28, 2011. He is survived by his three children, Andrew, Stephen and Eve, and his grandchildren.