Obituaries
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Caridad Gutierrez
Caridad Gutierrez was a UFT member for 30 years, most recently as a bilingual teacher at PS 1 in the Bronx.
Joseph Cummings
Joseph Cummings was a UFT member for more than 20 years, most recently teaching social studies and economics at Murry Bergtraum HS in Manhattan.
Patrice Jordan
Patrice Jordan was a UFT member for over 25 years, working as an English teacher at Morris Intermediate School in Staten Island from the early 1970s until her retirement in 1991.
Norman Pape
Norman Pape began teaching in 1962 at PS 99 in Manhattan and retired from Manhattan’s Academy of Environmental Science in 1996.
Richard Paris
Richard Paris was a physical education teacher by trade and a UFT member for 40 years, working at McKinley JHS 259 and Shallow IS 227, both in Brooklyn.
Vivienne Koreto
Vivienne Koreto taught English at Julia Richman HS in Manhattan.
Dorothy Lowery
Dorothy Lowery worked as a paraprofessional, a school secretary and a teacher.
Rafaela Burgos
Rafaela Burgos began a 30-year career as a UFT member at PS 154 in the Bronx, eventually retiring from PS 41 in Staten Island.
Marsha Moed
Marsha Moed was a UFT member for 24 years, most recently as a principal’s secretary and office manager.
Suzanne Rettig
Suzanne Rettig was a UFT member for 10 years, most recently as a paraprofessional working in special education.