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Dennis E. Abbott
Proprietor
      Dennis Abbott, a 19-year Roxbury resident, died August 31. He was 55. Abbott, born in Brooklyn, was the proprietor of Syspro Solutions. He was also a member of St. Stanislaus Church in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. He was preceded in death by Frank and Margaret (nee Curran) Abbott; brother, Gregory; and sister, Martelle.
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Martika Lashawn Boyd
Student
      Martika Boyd, a lifelong Rockaway resident, died August 29. Martika was born in Far Rockaway on April 16, 1993. She was a student at Far Rockaway High School.
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Joyce A. Brodigan
Property Manager
      Joyce Brodigan, a longtime Rockaway resident, died September 9. Brodigan was born in Springfield Gardens. She was a property manager at Gateway National Recreation Area. She also worked as a security guard at Breezy Point Co-op before retiring.
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Jashya Justice Manny Brown
Toddler
      Jashya Brown, a Rockaway resident, died August 18. Jashya was born in Queens on February 22, 2006. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Thedow Smith; and uncle, Eugene Smith.
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Clement Curry Jr.
Service Worker
      Clement Curry Jr., a longtime Rockaway resident, died August 29. Curry, a service worker, was born in New York City on February 24, 1939. He was preceded in death by his son, Clement III; and daughter, Rhoda.
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Catherine Dordan
Homemaker
      Catherine Dordan, a longtime Rockaway resident, died August 24. Dordan, a homemaker, was born in Bessemer, Alabama on April 5, 1933. She was preceded in death by her parents, Allen and Helen Freeman; husband, William E. Dordan Sr.; siblings, Olivia Dudley, Allen Jr., Cornelius Earl and Robert Freeman; and grandson, Anthony Kareem Adderly II.
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Mildred Carrie Lockhart
Home Health Care Worker
      Mildred Lockhart, a 44-year Rockaway Beach resident, died September 5. Lockhart was born in Chesapeake, South Carolina on October 27, 1937. She was a member of St. John's Baptist Church's Senior Choir, Floral Club, Willing Workers and the Mothers' Club. She was also a member of the traveling club "the Uniques.
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Paulina Metellus
Business Woman
      Paulina Metellus, a longtime Rockaway resident, died August 24. Metellus was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on May 1, 1924. She was a 15- year member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Bethsaida. She is survived by her children, Irma, Arnold, Jezula, Clara and Gerald; daughters-in-law, Marie- Danielle and Carline; 17 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
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Peter W. Rowland III
Electrician
      Peter Rowland III, a lifelong Rockaway resident, died September 8. Rowland was born in Brooklyn. He was an electrician with Local 3. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Weiner Rowland; daughters, Samantha Rowland and Jodie (Sean) Milmore; sister, Lynn Harris; and nieces, Lisa Collazo and Janae Carter.
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Linda Squires
Home Attendant
      Linda Squires, a longtime Rockaway resident, died August 31. Squires, a home attendant, was born in Queens on July 20, 1949. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Squires.
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Helen M. Sullivan
Bookkeeper
      Helen Sullivan, a lifetime Rockaway Point resident, died September 9. Sullivan, a bookkeeper, was born in Brooklyn. She was a member of the Bridge Club and Golden Age Club. Her family was one of the first early settlers of Breezy Point 95 years ago.
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John P. Tolan Sr.
CYO Basketball Player with "Big 5"
      John Tolan, a former Rockaway resident, died September 3. He was 79. He was a CYO St. Francis de Sales basketball player with "Big 5." He was also a retired New York Police Department detective. He was a former St. John's basketball player and proud basketball supporter.
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Frances Maria Toole
Homemaker
      Frances Toole, a longtime Far Rockaway resident, died September 5. She was 82. Toole, a homemaker, was a resident of Mary's Manor Senior Residence in Inwood. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert.
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Mary Jane Wacks
Administrative Assistant
      Mary Jane Wacks, a lifetime Belle Harbor resident, died September 8. Wacks was born in Rockaway Beach. She was a member of the Belle Harbor Yacht Club and active in CYO sports. She was preceded in death by her husband, John; brothers, Joseph, Michael A. Anthony, Thomas and Gerard Davey; and one nephew.
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