Former longtime Amityville resident and beloved family man Ronald Carpenter, Jr. died suddenly June 3, 2008 at his home in Bay Shore. He was 52 years old. He was born September 28, 1955 to Robert G. and Artensy (Brandon), was an Amityville High School graduate and served in the U.S. Marine Corp. from 1978 to 1982. He fulfilled a lifelong dream of own­ing

his own business by opening RC & DC Variety in Amityville which he ran for about a year.

Mr. Carpenter leaves behind his wife Gail of Have­lock, North Carolina; his daughters: Myisha, Laquan, Yaronda and Balessia; his grandchildren: Ariana, Alyvia, Jamie, Ajala, Michael, Jaden, Taylor and Deyana; his mother, Artensy; his brother, Robert; his bothers-in-laws: John, Percy and William; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

The Rev. Thomas Tolliver of In the Word Minis­tries in West Babylon officiated at the funeral service in the Powell Funeral Home on June 6, 2008. Inter­ment followed in Calverton National Cemetery with Military Honors.