OAKDALE, Long Island A man riding a bicycle was struck and killed by a car in Oakdale, Long Island. Suffolk County Police say the 40-year-old Central Islip man was pronounced dead at the scene on the shoulder of the Sunrise Highway shortly after the 3:30 p-m accident. His name was not immediately released.
Police say a 21-year-old female friend on another bike, was injured and taken to Stony Brook University Hospital.
The driver of the car - 42-year-old Edwin Jones of Coram - was charged with driving while impaired by drugs, unlicensed operation and leaving the scene of an accident.
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JOHN JEROME, 45, OF OAKDALE DIED SADLY ON NOVEMBER 2, 2004. JOHN WAS HEAD CHIEF OF THE WEST SAYVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT. HE WAS A DEVOTED MEMBER FOR 20 YEARS AND IN HIS SEVENTH YEAR AS CHIEF.
JOHN LOST HIS 11 MONTH BATTLE WITH LUNG CANCER WITH HIS FAMILY AND FELLLOW FIREFIGHTERS BY HIS SIDE. HE WAS A WONDREFUL HUSBAND, FATHER, AND GRANDFATHER.
JOHN IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, JOAN, FIVE CHILDREN, JEANINE (BRISSON), CHRISTOPHER, DAVID, TAMARA, AND JOHN JR. HE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY A SON IN LAW, RUSS, AND THREE BEAUTIFUL GRANDCHILDREN, RUSSELL, LOGAN, AND RILEY.
NO MATTER HOW SICK JOHN WAS, HE CARED MORE OF HOW HIS FAMILY WAS DEALING WITH IT. HE WAS NOT READY TO LEAVE THEM BEHIND. JOHN FOUGHT THIS DEADLY DISEASE UNTIL THE MOMENT HE PASSED ON.
HE WAS A DEVOTED HUSBAND, FATHER, GRANDFATHER, CHIEF AND FIREFIGHTER UNTIL THE DAY HE DIED.
HE WILL ALWAYS BE IN ALL OF OUR HEARTS!!!!
Suffolk County Executive Proclaims June - Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month
Metro NY Chapter / Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America -05-26-2005
Steve Levy, County Executive of Suffolk County issued a proclamation to the Metro NY Chapter / Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, proclaiming June, in the year 2005, and every year thereafter, as Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month in Suffolk County. The proclamation was issued in an effort to make the citizens of Suffolk County aware of, and ultimately find a cure for, Myasthenia Gravis (MG).
MG is most often and acquired disorder that results in fatigable muscle weakness, made worse by activity and improved with rest. It results from an autoimmune attack against the nerve-muscle junction.
The Suffolk County MG Support Group for patients and families is held on the third Saturday of each month at 1:00 p.m. at Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, 120 Main Street, Setauket, New York. Please call 631-765-2186 or email MGSGSC@aol.com
The 2005 MG Awareness Walk is being held June 12, 2005. Wantagh Park, Wantagh, NY. Registration 9:00 a.m.. Walkers are needed. This is a free event. Please call 631-255-8623 for a registration package or visit http://mgfametrony.homestead.com/nymgmgfa.html
George Simms, a beloved and trusted former Long Island druggist, died from heart disease at the Marliere Hospice Center near his home in New Port Richey, Florida on Saturday. May 7th - he was 75 years old.
As a long time resident of Oakdale, Simms volunteered as a firefighter and was a member of the local Lions Club. He was an avid photographer and loved to fish - having been a first mate on charter fishing boats while working his way through school.
Simms, who was born in Flushing, retired from Islip Rexall Drugs in 1988 after cardiac bypass surgery. He had been a trusted member of the Islip community during his 30 years at the pharmacy and relocated to Florida in 1990. A graduate of Sayville High School in 1945, he attended St. John's University before a career that included sales (for Wyeth Drugs and others) and retail (in a few Sayville and West Sayville pharmacies) before his long stint in Islip. His son George still lives in Islip and said "People always stop me to relate stories of the selfless acts my father performed over the years. Whether it was extending credit and holding checks during hard times; staying open late so they could get a much-needed prescription filled; or just taking photos of their special occasion, one theme always came through - he loved helping people."
