Sharyn Levine was a loyal UFT member for 36 years, teaching language arts first at the Arthur S. Somers MS in Brooklyn and then at IS 75 on Staten Island.

Alan Weber was a UFT member for 54 years and a longtime 5th-grade teacher at PS 23 on Staten Island.

Doreen Maniscalco was a UFT member for over 30 years, working as a teacher in various elementary schools on Staten Island.

Ira Wells was a social studies teacher for many years until his retirement in 1981.

Tore Haugeto was a teacher of social studies at New Dorp HS on Staten Island all his life.

John Gillen worked for many years as a history teacher at New Dorp HS in Staten Island, retiring in 1977.

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.

Louis Taglione was the beloved longtime teacher, assistant principal and then principal of PS 23 in Richmondtown, Staten Island from 1964 to 1996.