A former Cedarhurst resident who grew up in Brooklyn and saw a famous New York City mayor release his mother from jail, then raised himself out of bankruptcy to become a state assemblyman, died in Chiangmai, Thailand of pneumonia and kidney failure on May 10. Edward Abramson was 91.
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An active fundraiser and philanthropist who lived in the Five Towns for more than 50 years, Audrey Reed, died on July 4. She was in her mid 80’s.
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Hewlett resident Shane McCaffrey died on March 30. He was 23.
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North Woodmere resident Dan Lurie, best known for his bodybuilding feats and relationships with many celebrities died on Nov. 6. He was 90.
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Ruth Puterman Greenwald lived in Cedarhurst for 57 years and worked until she was 89. She died on Oct. 27 at 98.
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Michael Benimowitz, a Woodmere resident of 38 years and longtime attorney, died on July 3. He was 70.
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Lawrence High School Senior Uryan Rampersaud, an Inwood resident and senior at Lawrence High school where he was an honor student, died on Dec. 29 from a collapsed mitral valve (a heart defect when a valve doesn’t close properly and the blood doesn’t flow correctly). He was 17.
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Longtime resident and business owner Beatrice (Bea) Tolle of Cedarhurst, died on Nov. 29 at the age of 91.
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John Santopolo, 65, a well-known 5-Towns endodontist and a leader of the business community. He was killed on Monday on his way to a Nassau County Dental Society meeting, when, after trying to cross Peninsula Boulevard at South Franklin Avenue in Hempstead, he was struck by an eastbound 2011 Honda Crossover at 6:20 p.m. He was hit again by another vehicle that did not stop, according to police.
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Though Silver Point Beach Club manager Kenneth Steele died on March 19, family and friends came together for a memorial service at the Atlantic Beach-based club.
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By Ann Friedman
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7/19/12
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