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2023
IN MEMORIAM: Rosalie Cream (1916-2023), Mother-in-Law of former WCDC Chair David Alpert
It is with sincerest condolences that I share the news of the passing of Rosalie Cream, she is former WCDC Chair David Alpert’s mother in-law. Please reach out to David and his wife Leslie to let them know you are thinking of them. Friends and family are welcome to attend the service. Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 4th at 11:30am at Riverside Memorial Chapel. Riverside Memorial Chapel 21 West Broad Street Mount Vernon, NY Also, if you would like to send a card you may send to the following address: 179 Central Parkway Mount Vernon, NY 10552 Let’s keep David..Read More
IN MEMORIAM: A. Joshua Ehrlich, Rye Town District Leader (1955-2023)
It is with deep sadness and a heavy heart that I inform you of the death of A. Joshua (Josh) Ehrlich, a colleague, friend and Rye Town District Leader who passed away on February 8, 2023. Not only was he a District Leader, but he was an expert in Election Law and tremendously assisted many of our Committees and Elected Officials both locally and statewide with petitions and election matters. He will sorely be missed. The Funeral Service for A. Joshua (“Josh”) Ehrlich will be on Monday, February 13, 2023 at 12:00 pm sharp, at the Temple Israel of New..Read More
2022
IN MEMORIAM: Cleo Oliver, Fairview Area Chair (1939-2022)
Dear Greenburgh District Leaders & Activists, It is with great sadness that I inform you that Fairview Area Chair Cleo Oliver died Friday morning. Cleo was a longtime friend to many of us. She served on the Greenburgh Democratic Executive Committee for decades. She was always fighting for progressive causes, Democratic candidates, and town issues that impacted her neighborhood. I had spoken to Cleo on Thursday. She was healthy and in good spirits. We planned to see each other on Friday. When I called there was no answer. Her son Mark returned my call with the news she died of..Read More
IN MEMORIAM: George J. Lederer (1920-2022), Father of Catherine Lederer-Plaskett
IN MEMORIAM: Dr. Henry C. Weinstein (1934-2022), husband of Roz Weinstein
“A nationally distinguished psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, educator, and scholar, Henry spent an extraordinary career working at the intersection of law and medicine… He was passionate about the mental health of the incarcerated; a leader in defining the ethical dimensions of his profession; and a mentor to a younger generation of practitioners. For all those lucky to have known him, he will be missed.” Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/henry-weinstein-obituary?id=34870297
IN MEMORIAM: Michael Stolzar (1948-2022), White Plains District Leader
Mike had a long history of political and civic involvement in New York City and in Rye Brook before he and his wife, Karen, moved to White Plains, where he served as a Democratic District Leader and as a member of the Conservation Board. Michael was very active in the Democratic Party, campaigning for Hillary Clinton and George Latimer and many other local elected officials. He also served as President of Community Synagogue in Rye, and was an avid runner. Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nytimes/name/michael-stolzar-obituary?id=34490695
IN MEMORIAM: Judge Gilbert Rabin (1923-2022), father of Marni Rabin-Marron
“‘The Judge,’ as he became affectionately known by everyone, was elected as a City Justice in 1969 serving in that office for 12 years. In 1982, he was sworn in as a Yonkers City Court Judge. Unfalteringly diligent and fair-minded, he continually received endorsements from all political parties until his retirement as Chief Judge of the Yonkers City Court in 1993. His retirement was short lived when in 1993 he was appointed as a Judicial Hearing Officer in the Westchester County Supreme Court, an appointment which continued each year until 2019, when he retired from the bench. The Judge wore..Read More
IN MEMORIAM: Reginald Lafayette (1952-2022), former Chair of the Westchester County Democratic Committee
Reginald LaFayette, a longtime Democratic leader in Westchester County who was a veteran of local politics and elections, died Saturday morning. He was 69. LaFayette was the former longtime chairman of the Westchester County Democratic Committee, which announced his passing on its Facebook page. It said the cause of death had not been released. LaFayette became the party’s county chairman in 2004 and held the post until 2020, when he dropped out of a race for re-election in August of that year. He was currently the Democratic commissioner of the Westchester County Board of Elections and chairman of the Mount Vernon..Read More
2021
IN MEMORIAM: Marjorie Gaffney, former State Committeewoman, WCDC Vice Chair, and Greenburgh District Leader
Obituary: https://www.springgrove.org/obituary/marjorie-gaffney/
IN MEMORIAM: Ann P. Kearns (1936-2021), mother of Ellen Kearns
Obituary: https://clarkassociatesfuneralhome.com/tribute/details/676/Ann-Kearns/obituary.html#tribute-start