Obituaries
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Sylvia Vogel
Sylvia Vogel ended her career as a guidance counselor at PS 200 in Brooklyn after over 20 years of teaching.
Lorraine Riddick
Lorraine Riddick was a paraprofessional at PS 308 in Brooklyn.
Beth Segal Sussman
Beth Segal Sussman was a UFT member for 45 years and most recently taught at PS 196 in Queens.
Carrolyn Williams
Carrolyn Williams taught exceptional children and worked as a guidance counselor.
Bob Astrowsky
Bob Astrowsky was one of the UFT’s most beloved leaders whose service to the union spanned more than 50 years.
Myrna Friedlander
Myrna Friedlander began her career as a 2nd-grade teacher at PS 167 in Brooklyn before becoming a reading teacher.
Joan Granston
Joan Granston taught English and was a UFT member for 25 years.
Bernard Starr
Bernard Starr was a UFT member for about 25 years, most recently at JHS 220 in Brooklyn where he taught science.
Francis Voyticky
Francis Voyticky was a UFT member for 40 years, most recently as a math teacher at Brooklyn Technical HS.
Gloria Eady
Gloria Eady’s 83 years on this earth took her from Pineville, South Carolina to Queens, New York.