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SAD SHARING
POSTED 5/21/21
A note from Kathryn Corkery:
     It is with great sadness that I share the news of my mother’s passing. Florence Corkery was an elementary teacher at Pine Park from 1963-1983. She was a member of the first faculty. Twin Pines was being built so the schools were on split session. Florence felt that teaching in Brentwood was her calling in life. At 103 she was still spry and sharp. She passed with grace and love.

Arrangements are:
Raynor D’Andrea Bayport
Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9
Burial: Wednesday at Calverton
     In lieu of flowers, please donate to ROBS Scholarship in her memory. Please send a check to Carmen Roldan, 49 Linda Lane, North Babylon NY 11703
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Condolences can be sent to Florence’s daughter Kate at the following address: Kate Corkery
50 Erwin Street
Sayville, New York. 11782-3202

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GET WELL WISHES FOR NICK SICILIANO
RE-POSTED 5/1/21
     After being at Stony Brook Hospital for two weeks, Nick Siciliano was moved to The Hamlet Rehabilitation Center where he will be for at least 6 weeks. It would be great if all of you would send him a card or two that would cheer him up.
The address is:
The Hamlet Rehab Center
Nicholas Siciliano Room 302
100 Southern Blvd Nesconset NY 11767

AFT NATIONAL TOWN HALL
PRESENTATION
POSTED 5/10/21
     On Tuesday, May 11, at 6:45 p.m. EDT, live on Facebook.com/AFT, you can view "Freedom to Thrive: Combating Anti-Asian Hate". National Town Hall will be celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Addressing the racism of Ant-Asian violence and racism.
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Why did we do it?
     What was our purpose in taking on such an open ended “History Project”; for which we evolved a script of questions and got answers from over 150 subjects for two decades?
     We couldn’t answer the question in 1994 when people would ask “What are you going to do with the interviews?” All we could say was that for educational purposes we had to document our record now or lose the chance to preserve so many poignant accounts, funny stories and touching tales told by exemplary educators. We knew these dedicated public servants might shortly, for reasons yet unknown, be leaving Brentwood for good.
     So, we decided to let time sort out the details. We began scheduling appointments. We asked questions and listened saving for generations the essence of what it meant to have been an educator or employed, in this large public school system during the second half of the 20th century. Brentwood remains an exemplar to all others; a diverse microcosm of America reflecting 124 districts on Long Island while simultaneously resembling thousands across the U.S. We’ve accomplished something here to be proud of. Whether we were interviewed or not, ours is a claim of service that few professionals in the State of New York or elsewhere have positioned themselves to share in the way we have.
     INITIALLY the practice of sitting with a subject for an hour and giving them a hundred percent focused attention seemed somewhat daunting to a number of friends and colleagues. So much so in fact that many declined our repeated invitations to speak with us as they left careers or retired from full employment. Despite all assurances that we were not about investigative journalism or invading privacy, they deferred. Now, twenty years after we began, some are saying they may be ready. “Better late than never” we say. However, to all among you who were willing to share not only your classroom experiences and personal stories, but precious memories from your lives along with your fondest hopes for the future, we say “Thanks”. Thanks for allowing us to continue the process by paying it forward as we share these interviews with the Brentwood community and countless professionals and researchers near and far. Through an acceptance of ROBS offer of collaboration with Archivist Dr. Geri Solomon and The Long Island Studies Institute at Hofstra University our History Project lives on in academia as well as in the collection of the Brentwood Public Library, thanks to Director, Thomas A. Tarantowicz.
   You can enjoy unlimited visits to www.robsny.org where you can watch and listen to segments from featured Interviews in the ROBS History Project Section on our Announcements Page each month. Return here to listen and learn again and again.

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THIS MONTH'S FEATURED    HISTORY PROJECT
INTERVIEW:
Elizabeth (Betty) DeLong
High School Librarian
November 30, 2000


Click on the image above to read Elizabeth DeLong's Biography