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West Point Cadet Dies In Drowning Accident
A West Point cadet died while on leave in what police say was an accidental incident.
Havin Morris, age 21, of Pleasanton, California, a student at West Point in Orange County in the town of Highlands, drowned on Monday, March 25, while on leave in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
“Cadet Morris was a valued member of the Corps of Cadets, committed to serving his country as an Army Officer," said West Point Superintendent Lt. Gen. Steve Gilland. "The entire West Point community offers our heartfelt condolences to the Morris family."
According to the Fort Lauderdale Police, his death appears t…
US Soldier From Connecticut Killed By Lightning Strike
A soldier who was killed by a lightning strike during a training mission has been identified as being a Connecticut resident.
Tolland County resident Sgt.1st Class Michael D. Clark, of the town of Bolton, died on Wednesday, July 20, at Fort Gordon, in Augusta, Georgia.
During the training exercise, Clark, age 41, was killed and nine others sustained injuries associated with the lightning strike, said the Department of US Army Reserves.
Fort Gordon’s EMS responded to the scene immediately, and the soldiers were transported to Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center for medical care, offici…
Yale Murder Suspect Nabbed In Alabama
United States Marshals have arrested a man believed to be responsible for the February shooting death of a Yale grad student in Connecticut.
Qinxuan Pan, age 29, an MIT researcher, was arrested on Friday, May 14, in Montgomery, Alabama, US Marshals said. They did not say where in Montgomery he was found.
Pan is the prime suspect in the shooting death of Kevin Jiang, age 26, who was shot to death on Lawrence Street between Nicoll and Nash streets in New Haven on Saturday, Feb. 6.
Jiang was a second-year master’s student at the Yale School of the Environment and was set to graduate this y…
Thomas Laffey, Long Island Real Estate Legend, Dies
Thomas Laffey who was legendary in the Long Island real estate scene died on Wednesday, Aug. 14, at age 81.
He founded Laffey Real Estate which has 13 offices throughout Nassau, Suffolk and Queens Counties, says the firm's website.
He is survived by wife Eileen (nee O'Grady); siblings: Joseph, William, Mary Newcomb, Kathleen Kane; children: Philip (Neil Cox), Emmett (Karen), Mark (Claudia Poglianich), Brian (Beatrix Sebok) and Desmond (Brooke) and his grandchildren Morgan, Kieran, Finn, Jack, Connor, Shannan, Devon, Grant and Avery. He is preceded in death by his parents Michael and Cath…
East Patchogue's Daniel Murphy, Engineers Union Official, Ex-ahrc Board Member
A U.S. Army veteran and former International Union of Operating Engineers official, Daniel J. Murphy, of East Patchogue, has died.
Murphy died Thursday, June 6 at age 80.
He was a member of IOUE Local 15 where he was employed as a vice president and business agent. Murphy was also a board member of AHRC.
He was the husband of Virginia; father of Daniel, Scott, and Tracy; stepfather of Jennifer and Michelle and had many grandchildren.
Visitation was on Tuesday, June 11 at Moloney's Holbrook Funeral Home, 825 Main St., Holbrook.
The service was on Wednesday, June 12 at Mary Imma…
