Deceased Elementary Staff
of the Bethlehem Central School District,
Delmar, Albany County, New York
by Clifford Lamere November 18, 2014
Last Revised : March 6, 2024
This webpage contains an incomplete list of deceased Bethlehem Central teachers and non-teachers who worked at one of the Elementary Schools.
Please use the email address above to inform me of other deceased staff members who should be added to this list. If you know the year of death, it will help me locate an obituary.
6/7/2022
Concerning the job descriptions that I have
used below, please feel free to make suggestions or corrections. I have
mainly used one source to determine the years of employment
and where employed. "Bethlehem Revisited, A Bicentennial Story 1793-1993"
is a book which has a list of
professional employees who worked for the Bethlehem Central School District for
five or more years. The job description and school was given in 25
characters or less. Employment at two of more schools could not be
told, which leads us to mistakenly believe that the person held a single job for
the entire span of years mentioned. I have used their information rather
than say nothing at all, but BEWARE!
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Bethlehem Central Deceased (webpages) |
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Non-teachers - HS & MS (administrators, guidance counselors, office personnel, secretaries, teachers' aides, custodians, cafeteria personnel, hall monitors, etc.) |
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Deceased Employees not at HS or MS 1) Elementary Teachers and Non-teachers 2) District-wide Non-teaching Staff (business office personnel, bus drivers, bus garage, district-wide specialized fields, musical instrument instructors, etc.) Includes people who worked for the BC School District, but whose job and school were not mentioned in their obituary (so they are unknown at the present time). Please help with these. |
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Graduates - proof of death is mostly obituaries, but may be other sources like Social Security Death Index |
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Alumni Directory of 1993 named 413 Deceased Graduates. At least two were alive in 2019, however. |
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Students - died while attending Bethlehem Central |
Visit my Bethlehem Central website to also access Yearbooks,
Spotlight issues, Spotlight obituary index, and much more.
Bethlehem Central School District - official district website
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ABBREVIATION OR ICON |
MEANING |
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BETHLEHEM CENTRAL |
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BCSD |
Bethlehem Central School District |
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HS |
High School |
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MS |
Middle School (formerly the Junior High School) |
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YB |
Yearbook |
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ICONS |
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Veteran of the United States military (Army, Navy, Air Force & Coast Guard). The lack of a flag does not mean that the person did not serve. |
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The person's name was added to this webpage recently, or an obituary or other information was added after a name. These get removed after 3 months. |
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OTHER |
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Obit |
Obituary |
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Obit-TU |
Pre-2001 obituary from archive of the Times Union (Albany, NY). The text of the obituary was copied to a separate webpage when 60 links got broken. |
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SSDI |
Social Security Death Index - 1962-2014 (not digitized prior to 1962) |
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SSAC |
Social Security Applications and Claims Index (1935-2014, about 98% after 1961) |
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unknown information |
Note: A name in parentheses ( ) at the end of a female's name is her maiden name.
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Deceased Bethlehem Central Staff At Elementary Schools (147)
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NAME |
DEATH DATE |
POSITION & SCHOOL |
COMMENTS |
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Aiezza, Frances J. (née DeMaria) |
2015 Mar 8 |
Hamagrael Elem. noon monitor 25 yrs. |
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Albright, Ruth P. (née Ahles) |
1996 May 5 |
Teacher Grade 3, Slingerlands Elem. 25 yrs. |
Obit pg 19 |
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Almindo, Susan (née Williams) |
2001 Dec 6 |
Teacher, Glenmont Elementary, 1983-1992 or beyond. |
Obit (pg
26) Also 1959 BCHS Grad
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Barron, Joan R. (née Roeder) |
2019 Oct 15 |
Elementary school librarian 1969-1986 |
Obit (photo) |
| Bartley, Katherine Elizabeth (née Haverly) | 2021 Dec 10 | Teacher First Grade, Clarksville Elementary 1983-2000. Became language arts coordinator for district. | Obit (photo) |
| Bausback, Margaret "Peg" | 2022 May 20 | Preschool Teacher at Hamagrael Elementary, early 1980s-2008 | Obit (photo) |
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Beck, Marie (née Goodbout) |
1996 Oct 27 |
Teacher Grade 1, Slingerlands Elementary 1955-1970 |
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Bee, Joyce (née Reinhart) |
2016 Feb 4 |
Cafeteria, Slingerlands Elem. part or all of Oct 1974 - Feb 2016. |
Obit 1st mg. Fursman |
| Bida, Mary | 1998 Feb 25 | 1944-1971. Teacher at Delmar Elementary 8 years, then principal at Slingerlands Elementary. | Obit & photo below. Gravestone |
| Bigelow, Norene (née Salsbury) | 2014 Nov 6 | Elementary Teacher, starting about 1940 (grade & school unknown) | Obit |
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Blattner, Linda |
2009 Sep 21 |
Taught in "elementary schools" |
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| Boehm, Catherine (née Traver) | 1996 Jun 12 | 1957-1971. Librarian at Delmar and other Elementary schools | Obit below |
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Bover, Ron, Dr. |
1999 Jun 5 |
1964-1990. Teacher at Clarksville Elementary |
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Bucher, Patricia J. (née Portley) |
2015 Apr 20 |
Taught Kindergarten at Elsmere Elem. |
Obit (photo) |
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Carr, Suzanne (née Jones) |
2015 Apr 7 |
Taught Instrumental Music, Elementary schools & MS, 1967-1982 |
Obit (photo) |
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Cavalieri, Alfredo |
1993 Nov 22 |
1958-1978. Violin Instructor, Elementary schools |
Obit below
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| Cavanaugh, Ruth Anne (née Wilkinson) | 2023 Mar 26 | Hamagrael Elementary Teacher |
Obit (photo)
 5/6/2023 |
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Clark, Agnes (née Gabrielsen) |
2015 Sep 3 |
Slingerlands Elementary teacher aide; Secretary to various people and in District Business Office; 25 yrs. |
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Clas, Dorothy Marie (née Heimburge) |
2003 Nov 11 |
Teacher's aide, Elsmere Elem. till 1981 |
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| Collins, F. Ethel (Wagner) | 2004 Mar 23 | 1968-76 BCSD. Teacher at Hamagrael Elementary, perhaps a specialist later. | Obit below. |
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Conroe, Constance M. |
2005 Apr 25 |
1951-1979. Teacher, Elementary school Music |
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Cooke, Norrine R. (née Sheldon) |
2016 Dec 22 |
Library secretary, Hamagrael Elem. |
Obit (photo) |
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Dale, Virginia C. |
1994 Nov 5 |
1971-1992 or beyond. Teacher, Slingerlands Elementary, Music |
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Deily, Elizabeth (née Worcester) |
2010 Sep 23 |
Elsmere Elem. Librarian 1965-1971 |
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DeMaria, Margaret A. "Peggy"(née Matta) |
2016 Nov 20 |
Noon Hour Aide, Slingerlands Elem. |
Obit (photo) |
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De Porte, Katherine (née Thompson) |
2012 Apr 19 |
Slingerlands Elem., 46 yrs. as noon hour teacher's aide |
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| Doyle, Alice F. | 2000 May 26 | 1956-1971. Teacher Grade 3, Delmar Elementary. Also Slingerlands Elem. | Obit below |
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Doyle, Ruth M. |
1998 Nov 7 |
1956-1970. Teacher, Glenmont Elementary, Music |
Obit-TU 38 years |
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Drozd, Janice (née Lang) |
2007 Aug 23 |
Glenmont Elementary aide |
Obit (photo) |
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Ellis, Patricia (née White) |
2019 Oct 6 |
School nurse, Hamagrael Elem 25+ yrs. Began 1977. |
Obit (photo) |
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End, Helen C. |
2011 Jan 15 |
1956-1983. Teacher, Slingerlands Elem. |
Obit (photo) |
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Erkson, Grace (née Lewis) |
2009 May 26 |
1939-1973. Elsmere Elementary Teacher; Glenmont Elem. principal. |
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Esmond, Julia "Judy" (née Valentine) |
1986 Oct 1 |
1954-1970. Taught Grade 6, Hamagrael & Glenmont |
Obit below. SSDI |
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Falvey, John J. |
1991 Feb 11 |
1946-1976. Principal, Clarksville & Hamagrael Elementary Schools |
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| Flora, Norma Waldron | 2017 Nov 16 | Teacher of Elementary, 2 years | Obit Age 98. |
| Franze, August C. "Gus" | 2021 Jan 16 | 1958-1966. Teacher, Hamagrael Elementary |
Obit (photo) Born 1932 Oct 17.  |
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Frueh, Gail M. (née Curtis) |
2008 Nov 18 |
Special Education Aide |
Obit (photo) |
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Fuller, Clara (née Yeomans) |
2006 Mar 2 |
Secretary, Glenmont Elementary |
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Gault, Kathryn (née Walker) |
2013 Jun 28 |
Teacher, Hamagrael Elementary |
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Geel, Agnes (née Pedersen) |
2016 Jun 17 |
Cafeteria, Clarksville Elementary |
Obit [Source: Richard Vanderbilt] |
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Gonzales, Beryl (Hill) |
2005 Jan 12 |
Secretary, Elsmere Elementary |
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Hamblen, Estella C. (née Winchip) |
2002 Aug 27 |
Cook at Slingerlands Elementary till 1963 |
Obit pg 20 |
| Harkness, Dorothy Ann | 2009 Jun 21 | Teacher's Aide, Slingerlands Elementary | Obit |
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Hase, Edwina (née Kirke or Ryder) |
2006 Mar 20 |
1961-1982. Teacher, First Grade, Elsmere Elementary |
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Hasselbarth, Dorothy P. (née Leicht) |
2008 Dec 15 |
Elsmere Elementary, position unknown |
Obit (photo) |
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Henderson, Nancy Joyce (née Patterson) |
2014 Sep 16 |
1962-1987. Teacher, Grades 1-5 at Hamagrael Elem.; probably taught as both Miss Henderson and Mrs. Patterson. |
Obit (photo) 1948 grad. |
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Herrick, Irma Marie (née Pinney) |
1993 Jul 30 |
Teacher's aide, Elsmere Elementary |
Obit-TU 1941 grad. |
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Herrmann, Jeanne T. |
2011 Nov 6 |
1965-1982. Teacher, Delmar Elem. |
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Herrmann, Richard J. Sr. |
2014 Jun 28 |
1952-1984. Principal of Elsmere Elem. |
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Hogan, Clara M. (née Lounsbury) |
1998 Apr 19 |
Aide at Clarksville Elementary |
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Holmgren, Margaret F. (née French) |
2018 Aug 9 |
1951-1984. Teacher, Elsmere & Hamagrael Elementary schools |
Obit w. 2 photos |
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Hosey, Dorothy M. (née Thomas) |
2000 Nov 23 |
1942-1975. Teacher, Delmar Elem. |
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Howe, Gladys G. (née Bowen) |
2019 Feb 10 |
1942-1977. Teacher, Glenmont Elem. |
Obit b. Apr 13, 1921 |
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Hughes, Margaret (née Plume) |
2008 May 24 |
1942-1978. Teacher, Van Wie's Point School (one-room) as Miss Plume (1942). Later taught First Grade at Glenmont Elementary as Mrs. Hughes. |
Obit (photo) Obit-TU 1942 photo in Article about one-room school. |
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Hughes, Mary Jane (née DiNoto) |
2011 Dec 29 |
1982-1992 or beyond. Teacher, Music, Elsmere Elementary |
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Hughes, Mildred A. |
2006 Oct 18 |
1966-1982. Teacher, Hamagrael Elementary, Grades 1-2 |
Obit (photo) |
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Hungerford, Bernard |
2022 Aug 17 |
Taught Elementary Physical Ed. 1955-1966 |
Obit Age 92.
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Isenberg, Diane |
2018 Nov 16 |
1987-1992 or beyond. Teacher and developer of Elementary Remedial Math |
Obit (photo) |
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Kasius, Judith |
1995 May 6 |
Teacher in ''Schools in-Schools out'' program in Hamagrael School |
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Kawczak, Michael |
2015 Jun 3 |
Custodian 21 yrs, HS & Clarksville Elem. |
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Kinum, Rosemarie (née Daghlian) |
2014 Dec 28 |
1964-1970. Teacher, Hamagrael Elem. |
Obit (photo) |
| Klett, Geraldine Berry | 2011 Dec 16 | Nurse, Elementary, 1961-1978 | Obit |
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Kunz, Catherine (née Lenny) |
2011 Apr 11 |
Glenmont Elem., 2nd Grade, 23 yrs |
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| Lanahan, Joan A. (Siino) | 2021 Aug 24 | part-time aide at Hamagrael Elementary | Obit (photo) |
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Lawrence, Jane (née Ridgeway) |
2005 Dec 3 |
1964-1974. Teacher, Grade 1, Delmar Elementary |
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Lawson, Ivan |
2019 Apr 25 |
Teacher at Slingerlands & Clarksville Elementary |
Obit (photo) |
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Leonard, Elizabeth (née Rarick) |
2001 Jan 24 |
Food services, Clarksville Elementary |
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Lephart, Tilda Rose (née Pacifici) |
2009 Nov 11 |
Secretary, Delmar & Elsmere Elem. |
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Lewis, Marguerite Della (née Bickerstaffe) |
2009 Mar 24 |
Glenmont & Clarksville Elementary Schools, Librarian 1970-1989 |
Obit (photo) |
| Lindskoog, Elizabeth M. | 2019 Jun 9 | Teacher's aide over 30 years | Obit (photo) |
| Lutkus, Evonne | 2019 Oct 9 | Slingerlands Elementary 39 years. 5th Grade teacher. | Obit |
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Mahony, Mary C. (née Calmes) |
2014 May 30 |
Teacher, 4th Grade, Delmar Elementary |
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Marsh, Clara M. |
1994 Nov 24 |
Teacher's Aide, Clarksville Elementary |
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McDonald, Dorothy E. |
2010 Sep 28 |
Principal, Clarksville Elementary |
Obit (photo) |
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McGraw, Ruth |
1993 Oct 25 |
Elementary Librarian |
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| McKenzie, Patricia Ann Davis | 2021 Apr 2 | Special Education Teacher, Clarksville Elementary | Obit (photo) |
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McNitt, Sarah G. |
2002 Jul 1 |
1953-1966. Teacher, Delmar Elem. |
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| Merkl, Janet L. (Miss) | 1991 Nov 20 | Taught Third Grade at Elsmere Elem. Retired from next job & school in 1985. | Obit below. |
| Meyers, Lois Louise (née Wisenburn) | 2011 Nov 26 | Noon hour aide at Glenmont Elementary | Obit (photo) 1954 BCHS graduate. |
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Miller, Constance B. |
2007 Feb 22 |
1966-1988. Teacher, Elsmere & Glenmont Elementary |
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Morrison, William |
2018 Oct 5 |
1953-1986. Teacher, Grade 5 at Slingerlands Elem. 1970, Grade 6 at Middle School. Then Science at MS. |
Obit (photo) age 95 Born Scotland
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Munro, Eleanor H. |
2000 Nov 12 |
Teacher's aide, Glenmont Elementary |
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Murdock, Marie Louise (née Hagadorn) |
2016 Jun 20 |
Hamagrael Elem., tutor for home bound children and noon hour playground aide |
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Murray, Frances M. |
2001 Mar 3 |
"Worked" at Delmar Elementary |
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Myers, Lois Louise (née Wisenburn) |
2011 Nov 26 |
Glenmont Elementary noon hour aide |
Obit (photo) |
| Myers, Rosemary M. | 2021 Sep 2 | Elsmere Elementary clerical assistant | Obit (photo) |
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Nuzzo, Virginia (née Page) |
2007 Jan 20 |
1968-1985. Hamagrael Elementary, Grades 1-2 |
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Oliver, Joanne B. |
2006 Sep 17 |
1945-1978. Teacher, Grade 5, Delmar Elementary |
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Palmer, Helen Lindsay |
1992 Aug 30 |
1952-1963. Teacher, Delmar Elem. |
Obit pg 30 |
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Palmer, Mary Elaine |
1998 Nov 2 |
1956-1975. Teacher, Glenmont Elem. |
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Patterson, Esther (née Bollman) |
2001 Jun 13 |
Cafeteria 20 yrs. Slingerlands Elementary |
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Peterson, Christine |
1994 Aug 20 |
Cafeteria worker 25 yr, Glenmont Elem. |
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Peterson, Katherine Elvira (née Benson) |
1997 Oct 5 |
1954-1961. Nurse-Teacher, Elsmere & Hamagrael Elementary |
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Phillips, Elizabeth P. (née Smith) |
2009 Dec 29 |
1942-1977. Teacher, Grade 3, Slingerlands Elementary |
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Porter, Christine (née Stoker) |
2017 Nov 12 |
Teacher Grade 5, Glenmont & Eagle Elems. |
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Reardon, Ann (née Foley) |
1997 Aug 16 |
1951-1976. Teacher, Grade 1, Slingerlands Elem. Also, Reading. |
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Reid, Martha M. (née Squires) |
2000 Jun 15 |
Cafeteria Manager, Elsmere Elementary |
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| Reid, Mary E. | 2017 Sep 12 | Teacher, Clarksville Elem., 1971-1986 | Obit (photo) |
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Renison, Harriet (née Plume) |
2012 Jul 25 |
1956-1966. Teacher, Glenmont Elem. |
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| Restifo, Alfred Paul | 2011 Aug 5 | 1951-1991. Teacher, Clarksville Elementary (Grade 6), then MS. | Obit (photo) YB Also 1945 grad. |
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Ribero, Dora Jane (née Lyman) |
2003 Jan 16 |
Elsmere Elem., secretary 1952-1977 |
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Robillard, Donald J. |
2021 Apr 21 |
1964-1992. Principal at Glenmont Elem. |
Obit below |
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Rooney, Debra A. (née Dagner) |
2017 Dec 1 |
Worked for BCSD & Eagle Elementary |
Obit Retired in 2015 |
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Rossman, Theron P. "Ted" |
1979 Aug 14 |
custodian, Delmar Elementary School |
Obit is no longer online in Altamont Ent.) [Not Sp, OA, Leg] |
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Rutnik, Mary Jo |
2020 Jul 14 |
1972-1992 or beyond. Teacher, Elsmere Elementary 19 years. Apparently finished career at Clarksville Elem. |
Obit (photo) |
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Samsel, Robert J. |
2018 Apr 6 |
Custodian, Eagle Elementary (retired) |
Obit [S: Richard Vanderbilt] |
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Schmitt, Marie Katherine |
1993 Oct 20 |
1935-1969. Teacher, Grade 3, Elsmere Elementary |
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Scott, Nancy Ann (née Boski) |
1998 Sep 22 |
Aide to handicapped children, Glenmont Elem. |
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| Scoons, Dorothy Jeanne (née Adams) | 2020 Apr 16 | "Lunch Lady" in Delmar Elem. in '60s, then at HS later. Also 1937 grad. | Obit (4 photos) |
| Seim, Dorothy Lorraine Johnson | 2021 Jan 21 | School Nurse-Teacher at Glenmont Elementary at least in the 1970s | Obit Born 1926. |
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Shanley, Helen E. (née Sylvia) |
2003 Mar 1 |
Noon Hour Aid, Slingerlands Elem. |
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Sill, Nancy C. (née Bleau) |
2017 Nov 7 |
Food service 2002-2017. At Clarksville Elem., Hamagrael Elem., HS and MS |
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Skapik, Doris J. (Johnson) |
2011 Oct 29 |
Teacher, Delmar Elementary 1949-1952 |
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Slingerland, Martha |
2019 Jul 5 |
Taught Clarksville Elementary |
Obit (photo) |
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Smith, Grace Hallagan |
2001 Jul 17 |
1968-1991. Teacher, Clarksville Elementary |
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Smith, Willis |
2001 Sep 16 |
Head custodian, Glenmont Elementary |
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Solnick, Arlene M. |
2005 Oct 29 |
1962-?. Teacher, Delmar & Slingerlands Elementary, 35+ yrs |
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| Sook, Sallie Ann (md. Joachim) | 2022 Feb 5 | Grade 2 Teacher at Delmar Elementary before 1966 | Obit (photo) |
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Spina, Henry James |
2021 Jan 7 |
Elementary Teacher |
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Stephany, Ray W. |
1976 Dec 1 |
1954-1973. Principal Clarksville Elem. |
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| Stewart, Merelyn J. | 2021 Jun 25 | 1983-possibly 2008. Teacher, Slingerlands Elementary 25 years. | Obit (photo) Also a 1965 grad. |
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Stewart, Mildred A. |
1996 Jul 16 |
1943-1969. Teacher, Grade 5, Delmar Elementary |
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Stewart, Pamela Marie |
2018 Dec 4 |
Elem. for disabled; designed co-teaching classroom model. |
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Sutch, Jeanne (née LeFevre) |
2000 Aug 7 |
Elem. at Bethlehem Center & Elsmere |
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Taber, Geraldine |
2000 Feb 19 |
1949-1978. Teacher, mostly Elsmere Elem. |
Obit-TU born Canada. |
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Tanner, Virginia A. (née Carl) |
2013 Jul 12 |
Clarksville Elem., "homemaker and lunch monitor" |
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Terko & Green, Carol (née Weeks) |
2012 Jan 26 |
Teacher, Elsmere Elementary |
Obit (photo) May have taught as Mrs. Terko or Mrs. Green or both. |
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Tracey, Jennie (née Domanico) |
2016 Feb 9 |
Lunch room & playground monitor at Clarksville Elementary |
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Tracey, Thomas W. |
2008 Apr 5 |
bus driver; noon aide at Slingerlands Elem. |
Obit (photo) |
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Turner, Minnie L. (née Gregory) |
2016 Jun 3 |
Clarksville Elem. secretary to Principal |
Obit Also 1942 grad. |
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Van Amerongen, Adele (née Parker) |
2014 Feb 18 |
Executive secretary to Superintendent 1939-1971. |
Obit (photo) |
| Vanderlinde, Ruth Hansen | 2018 Sep 6 | Teacher & Librarian, Clarksville Elem. | Obit (photo) |
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VanDemark, Paul H. |
2011 Nov 15 |
1957-1990. Teacher Health, HS / Elementary Phys. Ed. |
Obit (photo) |
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VanHoesen, Ronald S. |
2014 Sep 3 |
BCSD electrician 40 years |
Obit (photo) |
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Van Royen, Christi M. (née Merola) |
2019 Sep 17 |
Hamagrael Elem. noon aide |
Obit (photo) |
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Vet, Elizabeth (née DeFilipo) |
2013 Oct 17 |
noon-hour aide, Elsmere Elem. 25 years |
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Waggoner, Patricia |
1995 Jun 10 |
Elsmere Elementary teacher's aide, 9 years |
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| Waidelich, Marie (née Giampietro) | 2022 Mar 11 | noon-hour aide, Hamagrael Elem. 20 yrs | Obit (photo) |
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Weiss, Dorothy A. |
2012 Apr 2 |
1956-1989. Teacher, Glenmont & Elsmere Elementary |
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Whitbeck, Howard Walter |
1990 Jan 5 |
Custodian, Clarksville Elementary |
Obit pg 17 AlumD. Also
1938 Grad (YB) SSAC
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Whiting, Esther L. |
1981 Apr 25 |
1952-1969. Teacher, Grade 1, Clarksville Elementary |
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Whitney, Dorothy (née Sullivan) |
2013 Feb 19 |
1974-2003. Reading Specialist (1974), then principal & Kindergarten Teacher at Clarksville Elem., then principal of Elsmere Elementary. |
Obit (photo) |
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Wiedeman, Marie A. |
2013 Jan 24 |
1945-1968. Teacher, Glenmont Elementary |
Obit (photo) Died age 103 |
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Williams, Hubert M. "Hugh" |
2018 Feb 27 |
1966-1992 or beyond. Teacher, Grades 4 and/or 5, Elsmere Elementary |
Obit w. 2 photos
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Wiltse, Maureen (née Murphy) |
2014 Sep 19 |
1973-1992 or beyond. Teacher, Grade 3, Elsmere Elementary |
Obit (photo) |
| Wood, Jane M. | 2018 Aug 17 | Teacher, Glenmont Elementary | Obit (photo) |
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Zimmerman, Aileen J. |
2001 May 27 |
Noon-hour Aide, Slingerlands Elem. |
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Bida, Mary -- [Published 2/28/1998 in the Times Union, Albany, NY]
NORWICH -- Mary Bida, 90, died February 25, 1998 at Chenango Memorial Hospital, Norwich, NY, from cancer, after several months of illness. She was a Bethlehem School educator for 35 years, serving as a teacher for eight years and as principal for 27 years, until retiring in 1971. Graveside services will be held in the spring in Norwich, NY. Her family suggests that contributions in her memory, be made to a favorite charity. Arrangements are by the Devine-Wilson Memorial Home, Norwich, NY.
Boehm, Catherine (née Traver) -- [Published 6/19/1996 in the Spotlight, Delmar, NY]
Catherine Traver Boehm, 85 of Jupiter, Fla. and
formerly of Delmar, died Wednesday, June 12, in Morrison, N.J.
Born and raised in Albany, she was salutatorian of her class at the former
Milne School. She was a graduate of the former stateTeachers College in Albany.
Mrs. Boehm worked for public schools in Margaretville and Albany for nearly
25 years. She had also been a librarian for several schools in the Bethlehem
school
district.
She attended Westminster Presbyterian Church for many years.
Survivors include her husband, Edward Charles Boehm; three sons, Frederick
Boehm of Wilton, Conn., Thomas Boehm of Chester, N.J., and David Boehm of
Burlington, Vt.; and eight grandchildren.
A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date.
Arrangements were by the Tuttle Funeral Home in New Jersey.
Burial was in the family plot in Albany Rural Cemetery.
Cavalieri, Alfredo -- [Published 11/25/1993 in the Times Union, Albany, NY]
ALBANY -- Alfredo
F. Cavalieri of Buckingham Drive, a noted area violinist and band leader, died
Monday in St. Peter's Hospital after a brief illness.
He was born in Tricase, Province DiLecce, Italy, and moved to
this country as a youngster. He lived in Albany most of his life and attended
Siena College and the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music in 1952.
Mr. Cavalieri was founder and director of the Al Cavalieri Orchestra, which
played tunes of the Big Band era for many years. He also trained many concert
violinists and taught in various local colleges and schools. He held a
headmaster's, or orchestra leader's, license in stringed musical instruments and
was president of the Violin, Viola and Violoncello Teachers Guild of New York
City. During the 1930s, he toured the state doing amateur night contests,
winning most of them. He was also a winner on the "Major Bowes Original
Amateur Hour" radio show which aired many years ago over CBS in New York
City. He was a concertmaster and soloist with the Kryl Symphony Orchestra in
Chicago. He also toured the U.S., Canada and Mexico as a recitalist at one time.
"Ever since I was a boy in the old country I used to sing, so my father
says," Cavalieri said in a 1954 Knickerbocker News story just before he
left on a recital tour. "May main ambition was to play cornet or trumpet
but my father did not like that so I turned to the violin," he said. He was
a Navy veteran of World War II and a featured soloist with the "On
Target" radio program in Chicago for the U.S. Treasury Department's War
Bond Drive. Mr. Cavalieri was founder and chairman of the board of the High
Society Dance Club and of the Virtuoso Society of America. He was a member of
the New York State Teachers Association, the Albany Federation of Musicians
Local 14, the Troy Federation of Musicians Local 13, the Italian American Center
of Albany and the Italian Community Center Charitable Foundation of Troy.
Survivors include his wife, Yolanda Portanova Cavalieri; a
daughter, Elissa Cavalieri Michaniw of Selkirk; a son, Michael Cavalieri of
Voorheesville; four sisters, Assunta Arduini of Selkirk, Irma Arduini of Albany,
Ella Cazzato of Feura Bush, and Irene Pardo of Castleton; and nine
grandchildren.
Services will be at 8:30 a.m. Saturday in the McVeigh Funeral
Home, 208 N. Allen St., and at 9 a.m. in Our Lady Help of Christians Church.
Burial will be in Our Lady of Angels Cemetery, Colonie. Calling hours will be
4-8 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. Contributions may be made to the American
Cancer Society or to the American Heart A
Collins, F. Ethel (née Wagner) -- [Published 3/24/2004 in the Times Union, Albany, NY]
GUILDERLAND -- F. Ethel Collins, 90, died Tuesday, March 23, 2004 at St. Peter's Hospital, Albany. She was born in Buffalo, N.Y., the daughter of the late Albert and Florence Lane Wagner. Ethel has resided in the area since the mid 60s. She was a graduate of State University College of Buffalo, Fredonia, received her B.S., cum laude at Syracuse and her M.A. in 1964. She did her doctoral studies in administration and reading at SUNY Albany in 1968. Ethel was a teacher, supervisor, reading specialist, curriculum specialist and language arts instructor in the following school districts, Portville Central School, Goshen Central School, Easthampton Central School, Niagara Falls City Schools, Buffalo City Schools, Cheektowaga Central Schools, Lancaster Central Schools, Alden Central Schools, Schalmont Central Schools and completed her career at Bethlehem Central Schools 1968 to 1976. She had also worked with the Curtis-Wright Aircraft Corp. in Buffalo with Streich Decorations and was owner of Collins Designers. She had worked for educational television and was the author of various publications. Ethel was a member of American Assoc. of School Administrators, National Education Assoc., NYS Teachers Assoc., Bethlehem Teachers Assoc., Albany City Area Reading Council and National Academy for School Executives. Other memberships include the American Assoc. of University Women and International Platform Assoc. She had won the Sloan Foundation Scholarship, Yale University and many other prestigious awards. Ethel was the wife of the late Howard H. Collins. She is survived by a son, Timothy J. Collins of Guilderland and his fiancee, Shanna Layne Regan. She was predeceased by a brother, Glen A. Wagner. Funeral service will be Thursday 11 a.m. at the Cathedral of All Saints, S. Swan St., Albany, N.Y. Interment will be Friday in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y. Those who wish may make contributions to the Cathedral of All Saints, 62 S. Swan St., Albany, NY 12210.
Doyle, Alice F. --
[Published 5/31/2000 in the Spotlight, Delmar, NY]
Alice F. Doyle, 94, of Delmar died Friday, May
26, at Community Hospice of Albany County at St. Peter's Hospital.
Born in Blooming Grove, she was a graduate of Newburgh Free High School and
Dean Academy. She received a bachelor's degree from New Paltz State College.
Mrs. Doyle was a third-grade teacher at the former Delmar Grade School. She
also taught special education for exceptional children in Slingerlands. She
retired in 1970.
She was a member of the Bethlehem Professional Women's Club, Elsmere Fire
Department auxiliary, Delmar Reformed Church and its auxiliary, and the
Christian Women's Association.
She was the widow of James Doyle.
Survivors include a son, Douglas Doyle of Pine Plains, Dutchess County; a
daughter, Carol Moss of Hudson Falls; five grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.
Services are scheduled at 11 a.m. today, May 31, at Delmar Reformed Church,
386 Delaware Ave., Delmar.
Arrangements are by the Applebee Funeral Home in Delmar.
Contributions may be made to Delmar Reformed Church Building Fund, 386,
Delaware Ave., Delmar 12054.
Esmond, Julia "Judy" -- [Published 10/8/1986 in The Spotlight, Delmar, NY]
Julia Valentine Esmond, 76, a former teacher for Bethlehem Central Schools,
died Wednesday, Oct. 1.
Born in Meredith, she was a resident of Delmar for many
years. She was a resident of Whitney Lake, Pa., for the past 14 years.
She was a teacher at the Hamagrael and Glenmont elementary
schools, retiring in 1970. She graduated from the State University at
Oneonta with a major in education. She was a member of the First
Reformed Church in Selkirk. She was also a member of the Lakeville United
Methodist Church in Lakeville, Pa., and she was a Sunday school teacher and
choir member at the church. She was also president of the Lakeville United
Methodist Women.
She was an officer of the Scranton, Pa., District United Methodist Women.
She was also a volunteer for Meals on Wheelk, the Ellen Memorial Health
Center and Wayne County Memorial Hospital.
She leaves her husband, Irwin Esmond; two sons, David Esmond
of Delmar and James Esmond of Cambridge, Mass.; two sisters, Edith Briggs of
Naples and Marjorie Graves of Canandaigua; a brother, Charles Valentine of
Largo, Fla.; and five grandchildren.
Arrangements were by the Teeters Funeral Chapel in Hawley,
Pa. Contributions may be made to the Lakeville United Methodist Church.
[Born Nov 25, 1909]
Hosey, Dorothy M. (née Thomas) -- [Published 11/27/2000 in the Times Union, Albany, NY]
DELMAR -- Dorothy M. Hosey, age 85, of Delmar, passed away at St. Peter's
Hospital in Albany on November 23, 2000, after a short illness. She was born in
Kander, NY on March 24, 1915, the daughter of the late William and Jenny
(Burlington) Thomas. Mrs. Hosey was a school teacher for Bethlehem Central
School District for 41 years, retiring in 1975. In her free time, she enjoyed
writing poetry. She is survived by her loving husband, John P. Hosey; one
nephew, Richard Thomas of Scottsdale, AZ; one niece, Barbara Schenck of Homer,
NY; many great-grand nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brother,
Stanley Thomas. Relatives and friends may call Monday 3 to 7 p.m. at the
Applebee Funeral Home, 403 Kenwood Avenue, Delmar. A Mass of Christian Burial
will be celebrated Tuesday 9:30 a.m. at the Church of St. Thomas the Apostle in
Delmar. Interment will be in Memory's Garden Cemetery, Colonie.
Marsh, Clara M -- [Published 9/25/1970 in the Altamont Enterprise, Altamont, NY]
Robillard, Donald -- [Published April 24, 2020 in The Spotlight, Delmar, NY]
Former Glenmont Elementary Principal Donald Robillard dies at 85
GLENMONT
-- Former elementary school principal Donald Robillard, whose
guiding words twice led his school to national recognition, died on
Tuesday, April 21, at the age of 85.
Bethlehem Central Superintendent Jody Monroe said Robillard
brought "a spirit of innovation to the school and to the district."
She credited him with seeking out partnerships with community
leaders to develop programs. She also called him a "tireless
advocate" for the community, seeking the safety of his students and
their families, as commercial development blossomed around the
school.
"What he will probably be remembered for most, however, is
the school's motto, 'Care about yourself; care about the people and
things around you,'" said Monroe. "Decades later, that motto carries
on at Glenmont, and the values they reflect have probably never been
as purposeful as they are right now."
When Robillard retired in 1995, staff and students threw a
celebration for him. Seated upon the stage inside the school's
auditorium, he pulled out his harmonica and taught the children one
more lesson.
"Close your eyes and see if you can sense a feeling," he
said. "Music can express feelings when words don't always come."
Robillard spent 22 years as principal of Glenmont Elementary,
often greeting his students in the front lobby. His family described
him as a patient teacher who took excitement from guiding children
through new tasks. However, he was especially proud of his school's
accomplishments while principal at Glenmont. It was the pinnacle of
an educational career that included roles as a third- and
fifth-grade teacher, and principal of his hometown Watervliet High
School.
"I thought he carried himself with dignity and class," said
John Furey. Before retiring from Niskayuna School District in 2016,
Furey coached and taught physical education at Bethlehem Central,
including Glenmont. "Even though he was a peer in a sense, I always
called him Mr. Robillard because I respected him a great deal."
Glenmont earned the first of two National Blue Ribbon School
awards in 1990. The honor, awarded annually by the U.S. Department
of Education, identifies schools that model successful teaching and
learning. Glenmont earned the award while the school building was in
the midst of expanding to address growing attendance numbers.
According to a Spotlight News article written by Susan Graves,
classes had spilled over into the gymnasium and cafeteria, while
other students were farmed out to other schools within the district.
"Problems are not obstacles here," said then-Glenmont art
teacher Gale Derosia. The leading observation Cecil Mosenson made
while evaluating the school for the award was that there seemed to
be no compromise in quality, despite the challenges presented by
construction and overcrowding. Much of the staff credited Robillard
for his willingness to try new ideas.
"He always encouraged us to take risks and that we often
learn by making mistakes," said Dave Ksanznak, a school principal
for Hamagrael Elementary. "Don was an ex-marine who always led by
example. Because he trusted you and believed in you, you wanted to
always give 100 percent to the kids and community."
Towards the end of each academic year, Glenmont's fifth-grade
students attend Nature's Classroom, a three-day outdoor education
program in Massachusetts. It was a tradition Robillard started,
Ksanznak said. It allows kids to take a trip away from home while
experiencing science experiments with light, nature hikes,
dissections and historical role-play.
"He was a great guy to work for as he got us what we needed
and let us try different things to make learning a memorable
experience for the students," Ksanznak said. He brought in guest
authors and artists in residents for plays and activities. Ksanzank
said he also helped build the Glenmont Big Backyard and an authentic
Dutch barn at the school.
Ksanzank's presence at Hamagrael Elementary is just as
revered with today's students, who often greet him as "Mr. K" at the
start of each day. Ksanzank said he still carries on the things he
learned from Robillard.
"It is said that the way to honor others is to emulate them,"
he said. "To this day with all of the technology at our fingertips,
I still do my classroom observations on a yellow pad in longhand.
That is how I watched Don Robillard do them over the years and it is
my way of honoring a man who I owe my BC career to."
Last year, nearly 25 years after Robillard retired from the
school district, Glenmont Elementary earned its second National Blue
Ribbon School award. When the school earned the distinction,
Glenmont Principal Laura Heffernan said Glenmont's motto to "Care
about yourself; care about the people and things around you,"
exemplified the school community.
"Just walk through our doors, and right away you will see
that Glenmont cares," she said.
Robillard excelled both academically and athletically at
Watervliet High School. On the baseball diamond, he is remembered as
a star pitcher for the Cannoneers. In the classroom, he was voted
vice president of his class. As a talented artist, he lent his
skills towards the high school yearbook.
After high school, Robillard joined the United States Marine
Corp with a few of his high school friends. From there, he was
trained and deployed to serve in the Korean War before he was called
home after his father's passing.
Robillard's career as an educator was followed by an eclectic
collection of vocations. He worked as a U.S. Postal carrier, as a
lineman for Bell Telephone Company and as a collections officer.
Robillard cherished "every minute" reading and playing with
his 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, his family said.
He was also described as a proud family man who took the time to
care for his aging family and friends. He was a supportive and
loving father to his four children, David, Kristen, Michelle and
Jennifer.
In addition to spending time with family, Robillard enjoyed
listening to jazz and classical music, attending live theater,
reading non-fiction, health, fitness, boating and travel. Following
his retirement, he enjoyed traveling with his wife of over 60 years,
Katherine (Gorgen).
Burial will take place at St. Jean's Cemetery in Troy. A
memorial Mass will be scheduled at a later date. In lieu of flowers,
please consider a donation to the Veterans of Foreign War
organization in Robillard's name. The family encourages friends,
family and colleagues to share a memory or story at
NewComerAlbany.com, which they will compile into a family memoir.
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