November 4
General Membership Meeting

November 17
Executive Board Meeting

Dec 2
ROBS Holiday Luncheon

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Meetings Schedul

SAD SHARING
POSTED 11/1/22
     It is with sadness that we inform you about the passing of George M. Talley, a former President of the Board of Education of the Brentwood School District. George is the father of Eileen Ortenzi, 6th grade teacher at South Middle School, Ryan Talley, of the Purchasing Department, Brianne Talley, Principal Office Assistant at IT, and father-in-law of Dawn Talley, kindergarten teacher at Pine Park. George was a Brentwood High graduate of the Class of 1964 and a PTA member at North Elementary School.

Wake is at:
Michael J. Grant Funeral Home
571 Suffolk Ave., Brentwood
Mon. 10/31 and Tues.
11/01 2-4 and 7-9 pm.

Funeral Mass:
Wednesday, 11/02 @ 9:45 am.
St. Anne's R.C. Church
88 Second Ave., Brentwood

Condolences may be sent to his family in care of his wife, Jane.
124 Chapel Hill Drive
Brentwood,, NY 11717

ROBS HOLIDAY LUNCHEON REMINDER
POSTED 11/19/22
     It's almost time for our annual Holiday Luncheon. We look forward to celebrating the holiday season together at the festively decorated Irish Pub in East Islip. Please don't forget to RSVP by 11/24/22 for the December 2nd Holiday Luncheon. Send your $50 check to Valerie Vismale, 1586 Lincoln Blvd., Bay Shore, NY 11706 or call 631-680-4730. For more details and menu click here.

ROBS MEMBERSHIP MEETING
POSTED 11/5/22

     At its General Membership meeting on November 4, 2022, ROBS had the pleasure of two guest speakers from the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program. Elizabeth Maxim, Volunteer Coordinator and Joe D’Orio, Certified Ombudsman, spoke to Robs members to discuss this very important program that trains volunteers to become an Ombudsman. Once certified, these Ombudsman are assigned to either a Nursing Home, Assisted Living Facility, or an Adult Home where they then advocate for the residents. In many cases, these are the only people that these residents have to assist them with problems that may arise.
     Anyone interested in becoming an Ombudsman can call 631 470-6755.

View more Meeting Photos here

SAD SHARING
POSTED 11/21/22

     Edward Koenig, a retired Brentwood School elementary education teacher, sadly passed away on November 19, 2022. He taught in Brentwood for many years, teaching between the 4th and 5th grades. He was a really nice man, and he will be missed.
     The family will receive visitors on Saturday, November 26th 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Raynor & D'Andrea Funeral Home, 245 Montauk Hwy., West Sayville. A chapel service will be held at 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Cremation will be private. 
     Please select the following link for further information and to view his full obituary.
www.raynordandrea.com/obituary

SAD SHARING
POSTED 11/7/22
    Louis Lotito, Former teacher, Principal and in Administration, passed away November 7, 2022. He will be sadly missed, as he contributed so much to the Hamlet of Brentwood.

Wake:
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Raynors
Montauk Highway
West Sayville
(OPPOSITE GOLF COURSE)
Hours: 4-8

Funeral Mass:
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
St. Lawrence Catholic Church
Sayville, N.Y. 11782 (in town)
Time: 10:00 am

Condolences may be sent to:
Mark Lotito
258 13th Street
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215 M
Memorial donations can be the choice of whatever anyone prefers.

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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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