Obituaries
Obituaries
We created the UFT Honors site for memorials to the cherished UFT members we lost during the pandemic. We are now memorializing ALL UFT members who have died since March 2020 on the new site.
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Alan Weber
Alan Weber was a UFT member for 54 years and a longtime 5th-grade teacher at PS 23 on Staten Island.
Doreen Maniscalco
Doreen Maniscalco was a UFT member for over 30 years, working as a teacher in various elementary schools on Staten Island.
Janet Gaw-Adamski
Janet Gaw-Adamski was a talented teacher and loyal colleague who served as a third- and fourth-grade classroom teacher, third-grade teacher consultant and computer lab teacher at PS 58 in Brooklyn.
Perdita Harrington
Perdita Harrington was a UFT member for 18 years, most recently as a paraprofessional at PS 308 in Brooklyn.
Selina Ahoklui
Selina Ahoklui, the 1998 New York State Teacher of the Year, died on May 22. She was 76 years old.
Helene R. Sacher
Helene R. Sacher taught English language learners in District 10 in the Bronx and was a UFT member for 47 years.
Dorothy Evans
Dorothy Evans was a paraprofessional at PS 75 in the Bronx and a UFT member for 29 years.
Johanna Schwencke
Johanna Schwencke taught physical education at William Cullen Bryant HS in Queens for many years and also served as the UFT chapter leader.
Robert Rizzotti
Robert Rizzotti was a 5th-grade teacher at PS 276 in Brooklyn.
Edward Markowitz
Edward Markowitz taught air-conditioning and refrigeration at DeWitt Clinton HS in the Bronx for 22 years.