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SBU’s R. Larry Swanson, a “Gentleman” and “Leader,” Dies at 82 BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Above, from left: Carl Safina, Larry Swanson and Malcolm Bowman. Swanson who died Oct. 17, was renowned not only for his work at SBU, but also his kindly demeanor; right, Swanson was a chair of the SoMAS Boat Committee for years and loved being with the crew and out on the boat. He was known for his appreciation for snacks, particularly Oreos. Above, file photo from SBU; right, photo by Jason Schweitzer

to live in the United Kingdom. With their children, the Bowmans decided to return to New York, where they endured mosquitoes and yellowjacket stings while living in a tent. Swanson offered the Bowmans his house as long as they took care of Swanson’s golden retriever while he and his family traveled. He met his wife Dana Lamont at a party in Seattle, where the scientist rose to the rank of captain as a commissioned officer at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

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Administration. Swanson used to take long walks in Seattle. After the couple started dating, he told Lamont he must have walked by her house numerous times before they met, which Lamont likened to the song “On the Street Where You Live” from “My Fair Lady.” Swanson and Lamont have two children, Larry and Michael. Lamont recalled how Swanson spent considerable time at sea. Lamont said her hus-

band was on a ship once and tried to teach college students reluctant to learn about celestial navigation because they had GPS. “A week or two later, there was a fire on board, they lost all technology and [Swanson] said, ‘OK, you put the fire out. Now, take us to Hawaii,” Lamont said. They had to use celestial navigation. Lamont said her late husband was “never afraid of anything, such as flying through the SWANSON OBIT Continued on A9

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Stony Brook University’s Robert Lawrence “Larry” Swanson, associate dean of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, died Saturday at the age of 82, leaving behind a professional legacy that included awards for his stewardship of waterways and numerous personal connections. Swanson, who had planned to retire next summer, was teaching waste management issues remotely this fall. A fixture at Stony Brook since 1987, he led the Waste Reduction and Management Institute. The 6-foot, 2-inch Swanson, who was interim dean for SoMAS from 2016 to 2018, had joined Carl Safina, endowed research chair for Nature and Humanity and Malcolm Bowman, distinguished service professor SoMAS, on the New York State Ocean Acidification Task Force since 2018. In an email, Safina described Swanson as a “gentleman” and a “kind and knowledgeable man who was a well-recognized leader.” In 1979, Swanson came to the rescue for Bowman, his wife Waveney and their young family. The Bowmans had rented their Stony Brook house during the summer and planned

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Obituary

Robert Francis Ingulli

Robert Francis Ingulli, of Lakewood Ranch, Florida, died peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, Oct. 11. He was four days shy of his 88th birthday. Bob was born Oct. 15, 1932, in Brooklyn. He graduated from The University of Oklahoma with a degree in architecture in 1956. Employed as an architect with Suffolk County for more than 30 years, Bob was influential in the design of many municipal and private buildings, including the Cohalan Courthouse in Islip. He passed on his love of

architecture to future generations as an adjunct professor at SUNY Farmingdale and Suffolk County Community College. Bob’s passion for design and architecture was only surpassed by his love of tennis, opera and his family. A resident of Stony Brook for nearly 50 years, Bob and his wife, Norah, relocated to Lakewood Ranch, Florida, in 2013. He is predeceased by his only brother, Deacon Joseph Charles Ingulli, parents Joseph Michael Ingulli and Mary Caroline (D’Albora) Ingulli and cousin Jennie Ingulli. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Anna Norah Ingulli. He was also a devoted father to Robert Michael Ingulli (Karen), Claire Mary Ingulli (David), Jennifer Anna Ingulli, Maria Teresa (Ingulli) Dhingra (Amer) and Stephen Vincent

Ingulli (Meighan). He also leaves behind grandchildren Luke Asher Dhingra, James Rehan Dhingra, Michael James Ingulli and Thomas Robert Ingulli. Visitation will be held Thursday, Oct. 29 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Bryant Funeral Home in East Setauket. A funeral Mass will be held Friday, Oct. 30 at 11 a.m. at St. James Roman Catholic Church in East Setauket with burial to follow. Arrangements were entrusted to the Bryant Funeral Home of Setauket. Visit www.bryantfh.com to sign the online guest book. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (www.mskcc.org) or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (www.stjude.org).

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Trump Supporters Roll Through Three Village Area Caravan Goers and Counterprotesters Butt Heads in Setauket BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM For close to an hour, hundreds of President Donald Trump’s (R) supporters rolled through the North Shore and parts of the Middle Country area during a huge caravan Saturday, Oct. 17. Members of the Trumpalozza event, organized by right-wing online group Setauket Patriots, leaned on their horns and shouted “four more years” and “Trump” while people lined up at the corner of East Broadway and Main Street in Port Jefferson shouted their support as well. Some cars sported bull horns that blasted their support into the cool fall air. Many cars and pickup trucks were hung with flags supporting Trump’s reelection campaign, as well as many pictures and even some blow up representations of the president. Some cars also used tape to cover up their license plates, which is a violation of New York State law. Many of those gathered to cheer on the caravan were not wearing masks. In a previous article, James Robitsek, the event organizer for the Setauket Patriots, said they did not ask participants to block their license plate numbers but added people had been doing it to avoid being outed online. The Setauket Patriots also brought an impersonator of the president to lead the caravan. The actor’s name was Thomas Mundy, aka TOMMY Trump45, who is listed as a comedian on his Facebook page. The caravan originally organized at the LIRR parking lot in Port Jeff Station a little before noon, where the actor portraying the president, speaking in Trump’s voice, called Port Jefferson Mayor Margot Garant “evil.” The Patriots were issued a summons earlier this month for hosting a parade on 9/11 without a permit. The village put a moratorium on any new parade or march permits in June, citing fear of spreading COVID-19. A Black Lives Matter march was held in June, followed by a Setauket Patriots-held car parade for Fourth of July. Village officials have said they are the only group to have attempted a parade since the moratorium was put in place. Robitsek has previously told TBR News Media he feels he and his group are being targeted by local Democrats in the area. The original date for the summons was moved to November, but Setauket Patriots had planned to protest in front of Village Hall. While many supporters saw the event as a success in getting the word out about their support, some felt they were harassed by participants if they shared any dissent. Andrew Rimby, a doctorate student at Stony Brook University and Port Jeff resident, said he was called a gay slur by a member of the caravan

as he walked in the village. “There were those of us who expressed our dissent, who said we don’t agree,” he said. “A woman started to call me a gay slur, and I had a lot of time to talk to her. I was, like, ‘Why are you insulting me like this?’ And she said, ‘You don’t support our president.’” Rimby sent a letter to Garant voicing his and 14 other local residents’ concerns about the caravan that went through the village. The letter complained about the caravan violating noise codes as well as how people harassed him and anybody else who showed dissent. During the village board meeting Oct. 19, Garant made a statement about the weekend’s events, saying they have received multiple complaints from residents though none of those issues were addressed specifically. Police were on-site as they could issue citations for traffic or moving violations, though she commended both them and code enforcement for keeping things organized in a tense situation. “I want to reemphasize the Village of Port Jefferson does not condone lawless or disrespectful behavior regardless of any messaging a person or group is attempting to convey,” Garant said. “We’re hoping that with each day that ticks off the calendar that we may return to somewhat of an existence of peaceful and quiet enjoyment in our community. … I just wanted to let everybody know it was a tough day for everyone here in the village.” Once in St. James, the caravan stopped at Patio Pizza, which had come under several bouts of controversy after people threatened to boycott the establishment after it was shown with a Trump flag. Trump’s Twitter account has previously tweeted about the St. James pizza parlor. The parade traveled a circuit first through Port Jefferson up into Setauket, down through St. James and going through Centereach and Selden before eventually coming up Route 112. In Setauket, members of the North Country Peace Group stood in front of the caravan, blocking its path. Some caravan goers got out of their cars to confront the people blocking their path. One woman yelled into a megaphone, “Liberals go home.” Police said three people were arrested for disorderly conduct, namely Deborah Kosyla of Setauket, Anne Chimelis of Setauket, and Myrna Gordon, a Port Jefferson resident and leader of the peace group. A video from the Setauket Patriots Facebook page shows peace group members standing in front of vehicles clenching fists in the air and holding signs. In that same video, the Trump look-alike also called the people assembled in front of them “evil people.” A man in the car with Mundy apparently makes a crack about how the “Secret Service is going to take out the machine guns.”

The Oct. 17 Trumpalozza caravan, above, traveled along Route 25A from Port Jefferson to Setauket before traveling through St. James and then taking Route 347 back to Port Jeff. A person in the caravan, below, holds a picture of Hillary Clinton with a set of handcuffs, representing continued cries of ‘lock her up’ regarding the former presidential nominee. Photo above by Steven Zaitz; photo below by Kyle Barr

In a statement Tuesday, the North Country Peace Group said they were “heartened by the nonviolent acts of civil disobedience that these three women demonstrated in attempting to halt the Trump caravan, especially in the face of the mob mentality that was on display by caravan members … the level of hate that drove through our neighborhoods on Saturday could not be ignored.” The group added some of their members experienced what they called “physical assaults” as well from caravan goers. Separately, Suffolk County police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that occurred at the corner of Route 25A and Bennetts Road in Setauket that same day. Police said the call came in at around 1 p.m. for the crash, which they said occurred some time around 12:45 p.m. They did not release details on whether the crash involved a member of the caravan or a protester. The Setauket Fire Department confirmed they did take one person to a hospital for minor injuries around that time, but department officials declined to offer further comment. There was not much in the way of counterprotesters, though at one point during the parade a driver threw up the middle finger to supporters assembled on the sidewalk. One counterprotester stood at the turn into the Port Jeff train station parking lot holding a sign that read

Black Lives Matter. He was later seen down at the corner of East Broadway and Main after the caravan had already gone ahead. There was also a separate protest held by progressives next to the Port Jefferson Station/Terryville Chamber train car about the ongoing controversy over Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Supreme Court replacement. The Trumpalozza event ended with many caravan goers returning to Port Jeff to participate in a rally across from Port Jefferson Village Hall, in the Town of Brookhaven-owned park for locals who died on 9/11.

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Holiday Grief: A TBR Series

Youth Deal with Mental Health Strain During Pandemic BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM In a normal year, when school is out, the number of referrals Dr. Sharon Skariah, director of Child Adolescent Psychiatry at South Oaks Hospital in Amityville, declines during the summer. That’s not the case this year, as children continued to seek help for mental health challenges caused by the loss of a parent, the loss of financial or health security and the decline in social contact amid social distancing. “We’ve been seeing significant anxiety and depression,” Skariah said. “Part of that is the prolonged time that [children] have been out of school.” Skariah expects that the ongoing pandemic losses and restrictions will likely continue to cause those figures to increase. Several mental health professionals shared their dos and don’ts for parents with grieving children.

Grieving Dos

For starters, Skariah suggests that parents should recognize their own anxiety and depression. “If they find that they are themselves overwhelmed with the chaos of the pandemic,

they should be aware that their own anxiety and mood can play a role in their children’s behavior,” she said. Dr. Meghan Downey, clinical psychologist and director of Northwell Health’s OnTrackNY, urged people to maintain a routine. “Often, a holiday can exacerbate our stress levels,” Downey said. “Changes to our routine can increase stress. Continuing with the same sleep wake routine, normal eating and [finding time] for joy and relaxation provide a good foundation for managing grief.” Based on prior group traumatic events, like the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the SARS virus, Skariah said the restoration of order happens over time and depends on personal and predisposing factors. She urged families to be genuine and open and actively listen to what children say. Downey suggests children need to feel that they are allowed to mourn. A support network can and should consider showing empathy, care and concern. Approaching people when they are calm, rather than in a distressed state, can provide some mental health relief. People who are experiencing grief also can benefit from staying connected, even through

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Information to identify the case: Debtor: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York EIN: 11-1837437 United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York Date case filed for chapter 11: 10/01/2020 Case Number: 20 - 12345 Official Form 309F1 (For Corporations or Partnerships) Notice of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case 10/20 For the debtor listed above, a case has been filed under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. An order for relief has been entered. This notice has important information about the case for creditors and debtors, including information about the meeting of creditors and deadlines. Read both pages carefully. The filing of the case imposed an automatic stay against most collection activities. This means that creditors generally may not take action to collect debts from the debtor or the debtor’s property. For example, while the stay is in effect, creditors cannot sue, assert a deficiency, repossess property, or otherwise try to collect from the debtor. Creditors cannot demand repayment from the debtor by mail, phone, or otherwise. Creditors who violate the stay can be required to pay actual and punitive damages and attorney’s fees. Confirmation of a chapter 11 plan may result in a discharge of debt. A creditor who wants to have a particular debt excepted from discharge may be required to file a complaint in the bankruptcy clerk’s office within the deadline specified in this notice. (See line 11 below for more information.) To protect your rights, consult an attorney. All documents filed in the case may be inspected at the bankruptcy clerk’s office at the address listed below or through PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records at https://pacer.uscourts.gov). The staff of the bankruptcy clerk’s office cannot give legal advice. Do not file this notice with any proof of claim or other filing in the case. 1. Debtor’s Full name: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York 2. All other names used in the last 8 years: Diocese of Rockville Centre 3. Address: 50 North Park Avenue, Rockville, NY 11570 4. Debtor’s attorney: Jones Day, Attn: Corinne Ball, 250 Vesey Street, New York, NY 11570, Phone: (212) 326 – 3939, Email: cball@jonesday.com 5. Bankruptcy clerk’s office: US Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, One Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004-1408, Hours open: Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM (ET) – 5:00 PM (ET), Contact phone: (212) 668 - 2870. Documents in this case may be filed at this address. You may inspect all records filed in this case at this office or online at https://pacer.uscourts.gov. 6. Meeting of creditors: November 5, 2020 at 12 PM (ET), Location: The meeting of creditors will be conducted by telephone conference. The Office of the United States Trustee will provide dial-in instructions prior to the meeting. The debtor’s representative must attend the meeting to be questioned under oath. Creditors may attend, but are not required to do so. The meeting may be continued or adjourned to a later date. If so, the date will be on the court docket. 7. Proof of claim deadline. Deadline for filing of proof of claim: Not yet set. If a deadline is set, notice will be sent at a later time. A proof of claim is a signed statement describing a creditor’s claim. A proof of claim form may be obtained at www.uscourts.gov or any bankruptcy clerk’s office. Your claim will be allowed in the amount scheduled unless: your claim is designated as disputed, contingent, or unliquidated; you file a proof of claim in a different amount; or you receive another notice. If your claim is not scheduled or if your claim is designated as disputed, contingent, or unliquidated, you must file a proof of claim or you might not be paid on your claim and you might be unable to vote on a plan. You may file a proof of claim even if your claim is scheduled. You may review the schedules at the bankruptcy clerk’s office or online at https://pacer.uscourts.gov. Secured creditors retain rights in their collateral regardless of whether they file a proof of claim. Filing a proof of claim submits a creditor to the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court, with consequences a lawyer can explain. For example, a secured creditor who files a proof of claim may surrender important nonmonetary rights, including the right to a jury trial. 8. Exception to discharge deadline: If § 523(c) applies to your claim and you seek to have it excepted from discharge, you must start a judicial proceeding by filing a complaint by the deadline stated below. 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holiday letters, phone calls, or a card, Downey said. When Downey gives presentations to children and educators in school, she advises people working with young children to allow them to play death, to display their emotions through play.

Grieving Don’ts

Telling children platitudes like “time heals all wounds” may not be helpful for someone who is “acutely grieving,” Skariah said. Downey added that telling children that a loved one is “sleeping” or that they should “stop crying, other people might get upset” provides mixed and confusing messages. Telling children that “at least [the person who died is] not in pain anymore, they are in a better place” often doesn’t help and distracts people from feeling their emotional intensity, Downey said. Downey cautioned youths, and their adult guardians, to manage over-indulgent behavior,

such as with food or with excess spending. While those indulgences provide temporary relief, they can also contribute to feelings of guilt, which can exacerbate grief, Downey cautioned. Bradley Lewis, administrative manager for School Based Mental Health Services for South Oaks Hospital, said he has received numerous requests during the pandemic for support related to COVID-19. Lewis said Downey’s presentations to some of the 11 school districts went beyond the thought of death, but include losses in other areas, like access to friends, senior awards dinners, and graduations. “A lot of families appreciated the opportunity to learn more about grief and loss, to understand the different types of grief their children might be going through,” Lewis said. With parents, Lewis urges them to “end the stigma of mental health,” he said.

With the approaching emotions of the holidays, Suffolk County residents may face persistent and unwanted changes in their lives, from not seeing a cherished family member to remaining confined to the same house where they work, live, eat and study. Between now and the end of the year, TBR News Media will feature stories about the impact of the ongoing pandemic on mental health. The articles will explore how to recognize signs of mental health strain and will provide advice to help get through these difficult times. This week, the article focuses on youth.

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Defying the Odds and Defining Courage Chris Pendergast Passes at 71 BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM At St. Louis de Montfort R.C. Church in Sound Beach, Monday, Oct. 19, those who came to mourn the passing of Chris Pendergast filled the pews, or at least as much as they could while trying to distance due to COVID-19. Founder of ALS Ride for Life and renowned North Shore figure, Pendergast passed Oct. 14 surrounded by friends and family. He was 71. The nonprofit he founded reported Monday, Oct. 12, that Pendergast was starting to receive home hospice care. The organization announced his death Wednesday afternoon. ALS Ride for Life started when Pendergast embarked on a ride with his electric scooter from Yankee Stadium in the Bronx to Washington, D.C., 22 years ago to raise awareness about the disease and raise funds for research. After a few years, the ride was contained to New York state — from Riverhead to the Bronx — where participants stop by schools along the way that take part in the organization’s presentations throughout the school year. Pendergast, a Miller Place resident and former Northport elementary teacher had lived with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, for 28 years. When doctors diagnosed him, they thought he only had a few years to live. Many who gathered together to pay respects to the Ride for Life founder have been touched in some way by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a debilitating condition that, over time, paralyzes a person and eventually leads to their death. Father Francis Pizzarelli, director of nonprofit Hope House Ministries, led the funeral Mass at the church, and said to those gathered that his own brother had been diagnosed with the disease at 36 years of age several years ago. Without even knowing it at the time, the Pendergast family reached out to his brother to offer him advice and comfort, something that made “a profound difference in his life.” (See page B3 for Pizzarelli’s thought’s on Pendergast’s passing). Not only did he defy those odds, but he would spend more than two decades after his diagnosis raising millions for ALS research and spreading awareness for it. Chris’ wife of close to 50 years, Christine Pendergast, said beyond all the work he’s done over the past two decades in advocacy and fundraising, he will be remembered by her and her family as a loving father. “While everybody is remembering Chris as an ALS advocate and fighter, at the end of the

day he was my husband, our children’s father and our grandson’s poppy,” she said. Monday’s funeral Mass was one of somber remembrances, and tissue boxes were always close at hand. But at the same time, both Pizzarelli and the Pendergast family looked for ways to say though he may be gone, his life should serve as an example. Pendergast’s daughter, Melissa Scriven, said during the funeral Mass her father was a supremely intelligent man, one who was exacting when it came to her homework as a child. Before he was diagnosed with the paralyzing disease, Pendergast was a handyman, able to “fix anything, even if it was with duct tape.” Her dad’s favorite meal to make when his wife was working late was “tuna noodle casserole, warm, with crushed Doritos … so my brother and I didn’t really like it when my mom worked late.” During a funeral that was filled with music, some of which were songs Pendergast loved in life, Scriven played one she said was her dad’s favorite, John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” in which everyone’s tears dried ever so briefly as they joined in the chorus: “Country roads, take me home to the place I belong.”

Pendergast Leaves Lasting Mark

The founder of ALS Ride for Life became an icon and symbol for the North Shore for never giving up. Even as he lost the ability to speak and had to communicate with an eye-to-speech device, his determination never seemed to relent. Just this year, Pendergast, alongside his wife Christine, released the book “Blink Spoken Here: Tales from a Journey to Within” about his life since his diagnosis in 1993. Ray Manzoni, chairman of the board for ALS Ride for Life based in Stony Brook University, knew Chris for many years, as both their kids went to school together in Miller Place. It was one day after both he and Pendergast were together after Mass that the educator told Manzoni he was likely to die in a few years, and that he wanted to raise awareness. Since then, the organization has raised over $10 million for advocacy and research. Their yearly Ride for Life trips were later accompanied by visits to close to 90 school districts on Long Island. “Anyone who knew him, I believe he helped us all to live a better life,” Manzoni said. “He was a teacher of gifted and talented kids, and he took this terrible disease and turned it into amazing

Left, Chris Pendergast celebrated his 70th birthday last year with friends and family; above, community members gathered along Route 25A in Miller Place to watch Pendergast’s last ride Oct. 19. Left, file photo by Elliot Perry; above photo by Julianne Mosher

positive life.” Paul Weisman, a member of ALS Ride for Life, was diagnosed with the disease in January 2013. Getting introduced to Ride for Life, he started going out with the nonprofit’s founder during their school trips. He would also visit some districts without Pendergast. The organization and its founder gave him a real purpose, “something to strive for, something bigger than myself, to raise as much awareness to fight this disease.” “Meeting Chris, he gave me hope that three to five years might not be true, that there may still be life here,” Weisman said. Pendergast had four mantras: Never give up, never lose hope, always remain optimistic and be willing to defy the odds. Weisman loved that last one so much he had it tattooed on his left arm. Upon showing his new ink to the Ride for Life founder, Weisman said his mentor and friend smiled. “Chris could smile and light up a room,” he said. “We all want to do something with our lives, but he certainly did.” Pendergast’s roots on the North Shore ran deep, so much so that he became renowned in local school districts. He traveled from classroom to classroom, auditorium to auditorium, helping young people from elementary on up understand ALS but, more importantly, serve as a role model for what bravery truly looked like. Manzoni said students would often embrace Pendergast after these talks. As the years fell by, young students who were inspired by the Ride for Life founder would internalize his message. The board chairman said one time an EMT stopped by the side of the road during the annual ride and told Pendergast how his example inspired them to want to help others. “If you had the honor of meeting him, riding

or walking next to Chris in his ALS Ride for Life from Montauk to Manhattan, or hearing his story of determination, you walked away a better person,” Miller Place Superintendent of Schools Marianne Cartisano wrote in a statement. “He left you with the lasting impressions that made you want to be more tolerant, kinder, more understanding and compassionate toward others. His fight against the devastation of ALS left you inspired, knowing him filled your heart and being in his presence left you humbled.”

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Despite the passing of its founder and leader Chris Pendergast, ALS Ride for Life isn’t thinking of slowing down anytime soon. Manzoni said the organization wants to continue its fundraising efforts, starting with himself getting on a bike later this month and hitting the road, going to school districts they have visited before the pandemic. He plans to spend enough time at each to wave to children and “hopefully greet someone who has supported our program and to say ‘thank you’ to them, give them banner in recognition.” The organization has also developed a revised packet on how, even during a pandemic, people can support ALS over the school year. “ALS is not going away, and we have to continue the fight,” he said. There are even talks of doing a documentary film on Pendergast’s life, something Manzoni said the organization is wholeheartedly all for. Weisman, still an active member of Ride for Life, said one of his last conversations he had with Pendergast was “to keep going until we found that cure for ALS,” he said. “He firmly believed, as I do, that there’s a major breakthrough coming somewhere around the corner … it’s up to us to finish it.” Weisman added that while the pandemic has made their normal school trips much more difficult, they have some preliminary ideas to host online talks instead. “Chris laid down 28 years of work,” he said. “Now it’s up to us.”

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History Close at Hand

An Interview with Percy Smith, Stony Brook’s Avid Storyteller BY BEVERLY C. TYLER DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM “When an old person dies, a library burns to the ground.” This old African proverb fits so perfectly the character of Percy W. Smith who died in 1982 at the age of 90. Throughout his life, he lived and worked in the Stony Brook area and took a great deal of pride in both his ancestors and his village. Percy William Smith was born Sept. 12, 1892. The home where his family first lived, now the Three Village Inn, had belonged to his grandfather’s uncle Jonas Smith who was a highly successful shipbuilder in Stony Brook during the 19th century. Percy had a number of jobs while he was growing up in Stony Brook, and the jobs gave him a well-rounded knowledge of the community and an understanding of its people. In 1913 Percy took over the Stony Brook butcher business that had been bought by his father, William Henry Smith, the year before. His shop moved a number of times during the next four decades. When he retired in 1961 his shop was located in the newly created Stony Brook Shopping Center. One of Percy’s first efforts in local history was the publication of a pamphlet, “A Century of Progress 1841-1941,” about the butcher’s trade in Stony Brook. The butcher in 1841 was George Hawkins and as detailed by Percy, “Hawkins was a short man. His butcher wagon, from which he sold meat direct to customers about the country, had been especially built to fit

him. The roof of the wagon was exceptionally low ... One day Hawkins learned of a horse race that was to be held in Jamaica. Hawkins, a lover of horses and horse racing, closed up shop and set out for the races. At Lake Grove, he picked up a great friend of his, a man named Leighton, who also loved races. “They started out in the butcher wagon two days before the race was to be held. Leighton was as tall as Hawkins was short. In addition, the tall man always wore an exceedingly high beaver hat. Between the hat, the height of the man and the low roof of the wagon, Leighton was far from comfortable. “The butcher wagon swayed and jolted and banged over the rough roads. Leighton slumped farther and farther into the seat. After several hours of travel, Hawkins asked, ‘Comfortable?’ Leighton must have looked up from his cramped position. ‘George, if I was going to Hell, I’d sure like to go in this wagon.’ Hawkins didn’t get the point. ‘How’s that?’ Leighton replied, ‘I’d be sure of getting there.’ Jamaica was a long way from Stony Brook in those days.” A story from the mid 19th century involved the property around the Three Village Inn. Percy related the story with a smile, “Where the bungalows are today [behind the Inn] Hallock had [a shipyard] before Jonas Smith. I believe old Captain Jonas Smith told Charles D. Hallock, ‘I’m going to live long enough so that I’ll own everything you own,’ and he did.” By the time Percy was born, the shipbuilding era was over in Stony Brook. A few schooners

Percy Smith’s butcher shop in the Stony Brook Village Shopping Center, above, is seen on the left in a postcard circa 1950. In 1922, Smith moved his butcher shop, below, into the old post office building, next to the firehouse. From Beverly C. Tyler’s collection

were still being built, but the use of iron and steel for shipbuilding was changing the way they were built. A north shore railroad line had been completed to Port Jefferson in 1873 and toward the end of the century, it brought tourists to Stony Brook in the summers. Percy’s memory went back to those early days. “I drove the stage [from the Stony Brook Railroad Station] for Fred Platt when I was 7 years old. You used to get 15 cents for carrying a person to the depot.” Percy had many other stories of his life and he enjoyed telling them, “In fact when I was a kid 10 years old I was a cook on an old sailing vessel out of here.” When asked if this wasn’t difficult at that age he replied, “Well, you didn’t have to cook anything fancy — long as you knew how to cook some meat and potatoes, hominy, wheat cakes and sausage — you was all right.” Percy took out an old clipping, “This was printed in the Daily Mirror in 1962 — but where ‘Ripley’s Believe it or Not’ ever got the idea I don’t know.” The clipping said, “Mr. Smith of Stony Brook, regular ship’s cook on the ‘Santa Maria’ on her run between Stony Brook and New York when he was only 10 years of age.” Percy continued, “I worked on her two summers, a lovely experience.” The village of Stony Brook during this period included stores and shops that stretched from the Mill Pond to Christian Avenue and Sand Street. Percy remembered most of them

and the very nature of the people who worked in them. “When I worked in Topping-Dixon’s store when I was 17 — if I went around on my route [delivering orders] and somebody had a dozen eggs to turn in — I would allow them 10 cents a dozen for them and sold them for 12 cents a dozen — we made 2 cents on a dozen eggs. ... There were two general stores in Stony Brook, Topping’s store was the better store of the two. R. B. Smith used to sell, well — more junky stuff. We sold everything at Topping’s store. You could go in there ... if you wanted a corset or a pair of stockings or a shirtwaist or a gallon of paint or a bale of hay or a gallon of molasses or kerosene — or anything else you wanted ... came in by boat and train.” The face of Stony Brook has changed dramatically since those earlier days, but the memories of the people who lived here, and some of the stories of life during that time will be preserved because of Percy Smith and his lifelong interest in Stony Brook — its history and its people. On Monday, Nov. 9 the Three Village Historical Society will present a virtual lecture program Stony Brook Before and After Ward Melville. Registration for the program is available on www.TVHS.org. 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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Editorial

A Caravan to Nowhere

Beyond the interruption to Saturday business for stores, some of whom are hanging on for dear life by their pinkie, beyond the traffic and the noise, where is this going? Because we are two weeks before an election, likely one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime, and the Trump caravans taking over roads not just on the North Shore as they did last weekend, but from both east and west, have told us one thing: There are real efforts to take the general antipathy seen on the national stage and transport it to here at home. Seemingly in response to a single Black Lives Matter march in Port Jefferson back in June, local right-wing group Setauket Patriots has hosted three events since July. One was a sanctioned car parade for Fourth of July. Another was an unsanctioned parade for 9/11. Now we have the most recent caravan supporting the reelection of President Donald Trump (R) last Saturday. All these events have contained many examples of people waving flags supporting Trump, but this latest parade finally dropped any pretense. In videos shared online, some patriots members have displayed animosity to local officials, to neighbors or effectively anyone who doesn’t agree with them. One video highlighted an actor portraying Trump calling Port Jeff Mayor Margot Garant “evil” for issuing the group a summons for marching without a permit. In another, a member of the caravan jokes about shooting counterprotesters. Grown men and young children got into public shouting matches on the side of the street. There were reported examples of people in the caravan using gay slurs at any who showed disagreement. And, of course, not every example of bad behavior was carried out by Trump supporters. One counterprotester flipped the bird at all those gathered at the street corner, drawing jeers from the crowd. Are these examples just small bites of a larger, more intricate context? We hope so, but there’s a real danger to thoughts like these. Yes, you can and should disagree with the decisions of public officials like the mayor of a small incorporated village, but what is the point of pejoratives? Where is this going? Is there going to be something like the planned armed coup by residents against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D)? Not likely but, then again, officials like U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY1) have joined in on attacks against the mayor seemingly on political grounds. These attempts at further dividing a local community are not welcome. And beyond that, if you joke about shooting your political opponents, no matter if they are protesters, officials or police, you no longer deserve the kind of public platform you currently enjoy. Divided. That’s what we call ourselves now. We say we are polarized and distinct, with one red America and one blue America. Why? Why do we push this polarization as if it’s inevitable? This month, TBR News Media has been hosting debates with candidates running for local elections. Would you be offended or glad to know just how often these people from two separate parties actually agree on local issues? Both Republicans and Democrats agree with how important it is to maintain our North Shore bays and the Long Island Sound in general. Both parties understand the issue of Long Island’s brain drain and the need to keep both old and young here. They might disagree on the particulars, but that is why we have the debates in the first place, isn’t it? Even on the so-called hot-button issues like police reform, there is real nuance and ideas from candidates you likely won’t see on any nationally televised debate stage. There are people, even in our local community, who are trying to twist us and divide us. We ask that we all look past that and attend to the facts to guide our political decisionmaking. Check back with TBR News Media Oct. 29 for our upcoming preelection issue.

Letters to the Editor

Police and Trade Unions for Zeldin There was a time being part of a blue collar family meant virtually everyone voted Democrat. They were teamsters, skilled tradesmen, factory workers, laborers, mechanics and members of law enforcement. Most belonged to unions, earned a pretty good living doing difficult jobs, and figured they owed that party their loyalty. But, increasingly troubled by the Democrat’s move towards policies no longer in the best interests of their family’s slice of the middle class, they began casting ballots for Republicans. That blue collar exit grew into a movement that helped elect President Donald Trump (R). This year, Dem congressional leaders are distancing themselves even further from what used to be their base. They’re demanding our nation adopt the kind of failed policies ruining the very cities currently being run by their extremist, ideological soulmates. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris hail from a blighted,

anything goes San Francisco, while Chuck Schumer stands mute regarding an historic, deadly leap in New York City crime. How many, common sense, working class folks would want pols representing these badly mismanaged towns, now hemorrhaging residents, spreading those schemes throughout our the nation? If you’re living in Congressional District 1 you may be happy to learn, as of this writing, some 35 unions, representing thousands of members and their families are not buying what Democrat coastal elites are peddling. They are “proudly” endorsing Congressman Lee Zeldin . The endorsements run the gamut. A quick look finds Lee receiving thumbs-up from operating engineers, heavy construction laborers, masters, mates & pilots, plumbers, carpenters, boilermakers, sheet metal workers, steamfitters, electrical workers, fire officers, and transportation workers. In addition to those trades people there is now a stunning total of 16 unions

affiliated with law enforcement urging you to vote for Zeldin. Given current circumstances this level of support is completely justifiable. They know Lee has their back. These men and women also know his opponent is joined at the hip with a political party taking dangerous, radical positions on policing. For months Dems ignored looting in rioting. Cong. Nadler called Portland’s 100 days of mayhem a “myth.” Worse still, as crime spiked nationally, Democrats demanded and got the early release of prisoners, cashless bail, defunding of police (Minneapolis) and a dramatic slashing of monies for cops in NYC. With so much at stake in this election, CD 1 residents might do well to follow the lead of the police and trade unions, who’ve looked at the facts, reviewed the data, checked with their working class peers, and concluded they’ll support Congressman Lee Zeldin. Jim Soviero East Setauket

Save Us From Four More Years of Trump

God save us from four more years of Donald Trump [R]. George Altemose (“Republicans Don’t Promote Disruptive Behavior,” The Village Times Herald, Oct. 15) is up to his usual obfuscatory tricks: Contrast a piddling incident where peaceful (of course) if insistent Trump supporters make a few liberals uncomfortable, with the Trumpian fantasy of savage Black Lives Matter mobs looting and burning Democrat (sic) cities; if “socialist” Joe Biden [D] and “communist” Kamala Harris [D] approve, (white) “suburban housewives” are in danger. Violence against human beings comes from white racists: 250 years of legal rape and murder, a treasonous rebellion, 100 years of white Southern lynch rule; now, mass murderers McVeigh (1995), Roof (2015), attacks on synagogues (Toledo, Ohio, 2018, Poway, Calif., 2019) and “Mexicans” (El Paso, Texas, 2019). But primarily, there is the systemic racism and police brutality that killed

so many Blacks, with impunity: e.g., Amadou Diallo, Eric Garner, and this year Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks, George Floyd, that finally triggered mass BLM demonstrations. Let there be no mistake: As Trump’s unprovoked attack on peaceful demonstrators in Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C., showed, police primarily target large crowds of peaceful protesters, with tear gas, rubber bullets and clubs; vandals and looters are secondary. Finally, there is the greatest crime: The death to date of more than 220,000Americans by COVID-19. We know that Trump knew by Jan. 28 that the virus was airborne, very contagious, and deadly. He did nothing and lied. Trump boasts that he saved “millions of lives” by closing the borders to Chinese and European Union citizens. Another lie: Residents of Hong Kong, Ireland and Great Britain (COVID-19 rampant) and thousands of returning Americans, were allowed to enter, infecting the West Coast and devastating New York City. Although effective tests were available — South

Korea was testing in early February, and stemmed its pandemic — Trump refused to test, quarantine or trace returning passengers, and adamantly refused to supply tests, or PPE or ventilators to desperate governors (“I don’t take responsibility at all,” “the federal government … is not a shipping clerk”). Trump and Republican governors ignited a doubling of daily cases from 31,700 on April 10 (when New York peaked at 11,000 — we are now way down) to 66,700 on July 14, by forcing reopening of bars and other superspreaders. We now have 52,200 cases per day (Oct. 13) and rising, and can’t safely reopen most schools. Dr. Anthony Fauci says this fall and winter will be grim. So Trump simply abandons the fight and embraces Dr. Scott Atlas’ crackpot “herd immunity” scheme. Most epidemiologists estimate that 60-65% (195-210 million) would have to be infected and recover; at the current death rate of 2%, that’s four million dead Americans. Arnold Wishnia Setauket

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OCTOBER 22, 2020 • THE VILLAGE TIMES HERALD • PAGE A23

Opinion An Unusual Haircut With A Dose of Perspective

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ill has been cutting hair for 38 years. She has owned a few salons, but these days she has been scheduling hair cutting appointments at people’s homes. She wears a mask, asks her customers to do the same and does her work outside or in the shelter of a garage, where the wind isn’t as strong. An immigrant from Lebanon, Jill is completely professional, asking for extension cords through the garage, setting up a chair for her customers, and carrying her sterilized scisD. None sors, electronic clipof the above pers and comb. BY DANIEL DUNAIEF Reflecting on the decades she’s spent

chatting with customers while she works, she has an easy, purposeful manner about her efforts, while she rolls her “r’s,” sharing linguistic hints on her life. These days, she lives with her daughter, sonin-law and her three grandchildren. She has her own space in the house, but is hoping, before too long, to rent or buy a small place where she can call the shots. She shared a story with me that offers some perspective about life and our reactions in the moment to our wins and losses. Back in February, Jill had decided it was time to own a salon again. She pooled all her savings and placed bid on a property. She was excited about the prospect of serving more customers, hiring staff and growing a business that would help her make money and increase her savings towards retirement. She knew she was close to winning the bidding and had started imaging how she’d reinvent the space and the people she’d hire. But, then, the people selling the property informed her that

they had chosen another bidder, who had deeper pockets and was a part of a larger chain. She was incredibly disappointed and felt as if she’d lost out on a business she knew she could run. She spent several weeks irritated by the situation. A month after she lost the property, she joined the rest of the world in the pandemictriggered lockdown. Initially, she couldn’t get out much. As the days stretched into weeks and the weeks into months, she realized how lucky her loss on that property had been. She would have had to carry a $4,000 monthly mortgage for a location that was producing no revenue for months. She considers herself an incredibly lucky loser. Back in February, of course, a mere month before the virus changed the United States, she had no way of knowing that her loss would save her from a mountain of unmanageable debt. She feels as if a force from on high was looking out for her, protecting her from a

financial burden and responsibility that would have been hard to manage, even with whatever government program she might have turned to for help. Down the road, when the world returns to something resembling the experiences of 2019, she may, once again, consider buying a salon. Until then, however, she’s perfectly happy without the debt and the uncertainty of managing through a difficult small business and economic environment. In the meantime, she will continue to show up at people’s homes, brushes, clippers and scissors in hand, ready to provide on-site haircuts to people who prefer, or can’t, leave their homes. The challenges and obstacles that disappoint also sometimes protect us, even if we can’t see that in the moment, particularly when we know how much we want something. Many of us will confront frustrations in the future over which we have no control. Sometimes, we may gain perspective on what, at first, appears to be an unfortunate outcome.

Investment Opportunities Up Ahead

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friend is planning to retire at the end of the year. His wife is already retired, and we three talked about the future. Since none of us has jobs with pensions, they are understandably trying hard to discern economic trends for the investments they hope will carry them through their golden years. Currently their money is mainly in stocks, which are doing well enough, but they, and the rest of us, have duly noted the disconnect between the stock market and the economy. Between The stock you and me market, of course, BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF is not the economy but rather is thought to be one predictor of future economic trends at least six months ahead. There are others as well,

and one place to get some insight is the PBS program, “Wealth Track with Consuelo Mack.” She is the host of this weekly financial program, and in the tradition of “Louis Rukeyser’s Wall Street Week,” which ran on the same channel (13) and in the same time slot (Friday, 7:30 p.m.) from 1970 to 2002, a guest each time discusses with her their area of expertise. Originally broadcast on Oct. 9, a recent guest was economic guru Nancy Lazar, and she spoke of four forces she sees as driving the economy to a powerful comeback. The first is, as you may have guessed, technology, which helps make companies more profitable. Lazar emphasized the importance of reinvestment in their companies by executives in order to stay up to date and to increase productivity. As an example, she offers the sad story of Sears vs. the strong growth of Amazon. Businesses must keep up or be left behind. Technology, especially software, is a critical driver in a strong recovery. Banks are another example. Their movement to online services has been enabled by software developments and now COVID considerations using that software. And as she points out, the United States is the

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technology leader. A second driver is housing, which brings with it so many related businesses and jobs: carpenters, painters, spacklers, roofers, plumbers, electricians, cesspool servicers, landscapers, driveway pavers, furniture and carpeting salesmen, and on and on. Housing is doing well, driven by exceptionally low mortgage interest rates, demand from Millennials and now single family homes for COVID refugees from the cities. A third driver for Lazar is manufacturing. She refers to the Rust Belt as her “favorite emerging market.” Disruption in the supply chains due to the pandemic have made companies aware how much safer it is to make it here if they are going to sell it here. This has even become something of a national security issue. She counts 176 companies that have moved back to or started up in the United States since the start of 2020. States like South Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama have benefited. And the fourth is capital spending. Lazar believes that the reinvestment that companies have made in their businesses as a result of the huge tax cuts has been under reported and

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under appreciated. While many companies have indeed increased their dividends and bought back shares, she has tracked reinvestment from some of that windfall and feels that will result in higher productivity, higher profits and more jobs. In order to grow, companies must reinvest, and when they do, the economy grows. A business cycle spurred by reinvestment — building new plants, hiring and training new workers lasts 30 years. Meanwhile many are out of work and there is a lot of pain. Lazar also recognizes that in every recovery, not all sectors improve. But she advocates for more business reinvestment to produce more jobs and believes that will lower unemployment to half by next year. Without a further stimulus package, she envisions a hand off from government to the private sector as a driver for healing unemployment. Consumers, meanwhile, are turning more conservative, having been hit by two shocks in the last decade: Recession in 2008 and COVID now. While Nancy Lazar is not an investment advisor, but rather an economist, she has pointed out areas that might be ripe for investment. Good luck to us all!

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