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Dick McGuire
NBA Basketball Player
      Dick McGuire, 84, a former Rockaway resident, died February 3.
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Alberto Figueroa
Building Service Worker
      Alberto Figueroa, 70, a four-year Rockaway resident, died January 31. Figueroa was born on June 8, 1939 in Santurce, Puerto Rico and moved to Rockaway in 2005. He worked in building services. Figueroa was preceded in death by his brother, Guillermo Figueroa.
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Rose Hickey
Real Estate Sales
      Rose Hickey, a longtime Rockaway resident, died January 12. Hickey was born on February 25, 1924, in Rockaway where she spent 52 years until she retired to Florida. She was a member of St. Francis de Sales Church. Her husband of 66 years, John Hickey, was the former proprietor of Park Properties Real Estate on Beach 116 Street, Rockaway Park.
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Rita Mary McNamara
Administrator
      Rita Mary McNamara, a lifelong Rockaway resident, died January 30. McNamara was born in Rockaway Beach and worked as an administrator. McNamara was preceded in death by her husband, Francis McNamara. She is survived by her daughter, Eileen Hergen (George) and grandson, James Hergen.
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Alice Mullaly (nee Talbot)
Secretary
      Alice Mullaly (nee Talbot), a 49-year Rockaway resident, died February 2. Mullaly was born in Brooklyn, New York and worked as a secretary. Mullaly was preceded in death by her husband, William and brother, Richard Talbot.
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Sylvia Wells-Swift
Nurse’s Assistant
      Sylvia Wells-Swift, 89, a longtime Rockaway resident, died January 20.
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Kathleen M. Zemsker
Clothing Sales
      Kathleen M. Zemsker, 77, a nineyear Rockaway resident, died January 28. Zemsker was born in 1933 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Zemsker is preceded in death by her husband of 22 years, Mitchell Zemsker. She is survived by her daughter, Beverly Zemsker, and many close friends.
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