Selina Ahoklui, the 1998 New York State Teacher of the Year, died on May 22. She was 76 years old.

Reynaldo Beltre was a UFT member for 10 years and a dedicated paraprofessional at the Business of Sports School in Manhattan.

Rose M. Sabatino was a secretary at Brooklyn Technical HS.

Edward Markowitz taught air-conditioning and refrigeration at DeWitt Clinton HS in the Bronx for 22 years.

Johanna Schwencke taught physical education at William Cullen Bryant HS in Queens for many years and also served as the UFT chapter leader.

Dorothy Evans was a paraprofessional at PS 75 in the Bronx and a UFT member for 29 years.

Robert “Bob” Kahn was a UFT member for 50 years, most recently as a programmer at George Westinghouse HS in Brooklyn.

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.

Richard Quarto taught social studies for 36 years, most recently at IS 73 in Queens.

Perdita Harrington was a UFT member for 18 years, most recently as a paraprofessional at PS 308 in Brooklyn.