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Obituaries November 1, 2007
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Dr. John Leitch, Jr. of Babylon, dedicated his life to education
by Tracy Bongianni
      John Leitch, Jr., a resident of Babylon, died on September 8, 2007. He was 77. Dr. Leitch dedicated his life to education. As the youngest superintendent in Middle Island, Dr. Leitch built the district from the ground up. His staff held classes in a Roman-style building in Middle Island until t...
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William Puglisi, former Deer Park School District president
by Tiffany Elliott
      Longtime Deer Park resident William "Bill" Puglisi who tirelessly dedicated his life to educating local youth, died September 27, 2007. He was 57 years old.
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John Griffo, of Bay Shore
by Tiffany Elliott
      Longtime Bay Shore resident John Griffo, who worked in Amityville, died September 28, 2007. He was 55 years old. Born April 3, 1952 in Brooklyn to Arthur and Margaret (nee Martocci), for many years he served as production manager at Mega Cabinets on Ranick Drive East in Amityville.
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Ruth Gilmore Stevenson, Argyle Park resident
by Tiffany Elliott
      Former longtime Argyle Park resident Ruth Gilmore Stevenson died Oct. 3, 2007 in Norfolk, Virginia after a brief illness. She was 91 years old and had lived with her daughter's family in Virginia for the last three years.
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Helen Dugan, former West Babylon teacher
by Tiffany Elliott
      Helen Mulford Dugan, who taught the fourth grade in the West Babylon School District for more than 20 years, died from injuries sustained in a car accident in North Carolina on April 19, 2007. She was 90 years old, and had been in the District from the late 1950s to the late 70s.
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