Obituaries
Candace Dyal
December 4, 2023 - May 17, 2023
All who knew and loved Candace Dyal are mourning her loss following a lengthy battle with cancer. Candace passed away at home on May 17 at age 69. Candace was born on December 4, 1953, in Baltimore to the late Richard Eldredge Whiffen and the late Marjory Cady Whiffen. At the time of her death, she resided in the West Village of Manhattan. She grew up in many places around the United States
Andrea Jao
- May 12, 2023
Andrea T. Jao, PhD December 9, 1963 – May 12, 2023 Andrea (“Marian”) T. Jao passed away on Friday, May 12, 2023 at her home in Manhattan. Andrea was born in the Philippines in 1963 and spent her childhood in Manila. She received a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Management Engineering from De La Salle University, and subsequently worked at Far East Bank’s policy group. In 199
Alberto Leal
- May 12, 2023
Alberto Mario Da Silva Leal passed away on May 12, 2023. Alberto was born in Arruda dos Vinhos, Portugal March 6, 1939 and lived in Brazil, and Montreal before ending up in NYC where he lived for over 50 years. He met his wife Jeannette at the World Fair in Flushing and they settled down in Greenwich Village near a small Portuguese community. He loved sharing his knowledge of politics, history
Henry Behar
May 10, 2023 - May 10, 2023
Iris Torres
March 2, 1952 - May 8, 2023
Iris Belia Torres Rodriguez was born in Cataño, Puerto Rico to Francisco Torres and Ernestina Rodriguez. She had two sisters, Minerva, eldest, and Sonia, youngest, and one brother, Francisco. At the age of 5, she moved with her family to the United States. Due to domestic complications, she and her sisters were then placed in a Catholic orphanage in Tottenville, Staten Island, New York, where the
John Alusick
June 24, 1948 - May 7, 2023
John Alusick passed on at only seventy-four, after a massive stroke and short hospitalization. For more than sixteen years he taught math at A. Philip Randolph High School. His deep concern for his students’ academic growth led many of them to pursue higher education. This he took great pride in. He was an expert par excellence in jazz and rock ’n roll. Living in the Village
Miles Bingham
September 15, 1976 - May 3, 2023
New York City – Miles Bingham – our beloved son, husband, nephew, cousin and friend – passed away on May 3, 2023 following a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. He was 46 years old. Miles was born in Wilmington, DE. He graduated from Tower Hill School in 1994, having started there in kindergarten. He obtained a BA from Dartmouth College in 1998, an MBA from St. Bonaventure University
Epiphany-Gael Cauwels
March 1, 1964 - May 1, 2023
We are sad to announce the passing of Epiphany-Gael Cauwels of Manhattan. She died at age 59 on May 1, 2023. Piphy, as she was known to her friends and family, passed away surrounded by her loved ones after a long battle with cancer. Piphy is survived by her sister Kira Mendez and husband Steve, nephew Greg Mendez and wife Veronica, and niece Victoria Rose Mendez. In lieu of flowers, please do
Sean Kavanagh-Dowsett
October 14, 1966 - April 27, 2023
Sean Arthur Harry Kavanagh-Dowsett, age 56, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday 27 April 2023 after a courageous battle with first osoephagus and then aggressive brain cancer . Sean will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Nicky Perry, his daughter Audrey Kavanagh-Dowsett, his mother Margaret and his twin sisters Tara and Scarlett and their families. Sean was born October, 14, 1966 in No
Michael Graham Bloom
- April 12, 2023
Michael Graham Bloom, 30, passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. He grew up in Falmouth Maine. Michael attended the Falmouth schools and the Phillips Academy. He then attended Lafayette College, where he played Division 1 soccer and met the love of his life, Madeleine. Together they graduated in 2016 and married in 2021. Michael worked in Manhattan in Investment Banking at RBC, having previou