Robert Burns Campbell

- February 17, 2020
Service Date: February 22, 2020

Below is the text of Bob Campbell's obituary as posted on Footwear News (https://footwearnews.com/2020/business/entrepreneurs/bob-campbell-bbc-dies-obituary-1202927320/) Bob Campbell, who rose from the hard-scrabble streets of Pittsburgh to become one of the most powerful players in the shoe business, has died. The BBC International founder, chairman and CEO was 82. The footwear industry legend spent nearly 20 years rising through the...

Thomas Miller

- February 15, 2020
Service Date: February 22, 2020

It's hard finding a picture of Thomas Miller smiling. That's an odd contrast to the person known and loved by countless friends and colleagues who basked in his endless supply of warmth and care. He never explained why he posed so stoically, but away from a camera, he was always smiling, and laughing. Thomas was an accomplished project manager in the fashion industry. He worked exclusively for iconic American designer Anna Sui since her...

Celia Nicastri

- February 15, 2020
Service Date: February 19, 2020

Mary Ann Myers

- February 10, 2020
Service Date: February 15, 2020

Mary Ann Myers passed away peacefully at the age of 80. Over the past five years, she resided in a nursing home, where she initially enjoyed various activities. Before her health declined, she was a lifetime Yankee Fan...and of those who knew her well, it could be said that she should receive an Award for "The Best Yankee Fan Ever!" Mary Ann retired from SIAC, a New York Stock Exchange Company, where she was a dispatcher to the...

Olympia "Terry" Cardone

- January 21, 2020
Service Date: January 27, 2020

Cardone, Olympia "Terry" passed away January 21, 2020, in Manhattan.

Gavino "Ping" Abaya Jr.

- January 12, 2020
Service Date: January 16, 2020

Gavino P. Abaya, Jr., 84, died Jan 12, 2020, the same day Taal Volcano from Batangas, Philippines (his hometown) erupted vigorously. He was a retired Consul General for the Philippine Mission to the United Nations, served the government for over 4 decades. He was married to Julia C. Abaya (died 1997); survived by his 5 children and 7 grandchildren. Gavino Abaya, III, his son died 2017.

Vasile Manea

- January 10, 2020
Service Date: January 15, 2020

Vasile Manea (1930-2020) was a Romanian engineer who was director of the Institute of Fluid Mechanics and Aeronautics in Bucharest. He was a Humboldt Foundation scholar in Gottingen. He studied the mathematical basis of turbulence and material fatigue. He emigrated to the US in 1989, where he was a Technical Director for AeroStructures, a defense contractor located in Arlington, Virginia. He is survived by his daughter, Ileana, and...

Marisa McGrody

- January 7, 2020
Service Date: January 13, 2020

The world lost one of it's very best. It is with immense sadness and much heartbreak and deepest loss that I announce the passing of our greatest love, our best friend, our strongest family, our persevering warrior, our biggest cheerleader, our original care bear, our heart and soul, the genuine goodness that is and always will be Marisa McGrody. Marisa was truly one of a kind, and I know that this will deeply deeply impact...

James Parks Morton

- January 4, 2020
Service Date: January 11, 2020

The Interfaith Center of New York mourns the death of our founder and friend, The Very Rev. James Parks Morton. A pioneer in interfaith work, peace-building, and environmental stewardship, Dean Morton created an organization for hundreds of grassroots faith leaders from African Diaspora, Buddhist, Christian, Jain, Jewish, Hindu, Humanist, Muslim, Native American, Shinto, and Sikh communities in New York City. After September 11, 2001, Dean...

Ernest "Ernie" Molinari

- January 1, 2020
Service Date: January 6, 2020

Ernest Molinari, 82, of New York, NY, passed away on January 1st after a 3-year bout with congestive heart failure. Ernest was born on February 3, 1937, to Louis Molinari and Florence Sciarrillo in lower Manhattan. Growing up, he worked in his parent's grocery store in Greenwich Village. He served his country in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve before starting his career in banking. He worked for 20 years at West Side Savings Bank on 6th Avenue...