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Karen McCorkle Consolini, 92, Had 'A Memorable And Piquant Personality' Karen McCorkle Consolini, 92, Had 'A Memorable And Piquant Personality'
Karen McCorkle Consolini, 92, Had 'A Memorable And Piquant Personality' Karen McCorkle Consolini, 92, passed on January 13, 2024 at the Moorings at Lewes, a continued care retirement community in Lewes, DE, where she had resided since 2010. Born in 1931 in Tulsa, OK to Maxine Elizabeth Boesche and John Morris McCorkle, Karen grew up in Pasadena, CA, graduating from South Pasadena High—where she also served as Senior Class President—in 1950. Karen was a smart, brave, independent, and liberated young woman of the ‘50s. After attending Colorado College, she moved alone to New York City into a tiny walk-up apartment in the heart of bohemian Greenwich Village. She e…
Former Orangetown Supervisor Roger Pellegrini Dies Former Orangetown Supervisor Roger Pellegrini Dies
Former Orangetown Supervisor Roger Pellegrini Dies Former Orangetown Supervisor Roger Pellegrini, who served in the 1980s into the 1990s, died Tuesday, April 9, at his home in Sparkill. Pellegrini, 70, who died peacefully in his sleep, served on the Orangetown Town Board in 1988 and 1989, and as town supervisor from January 1990 to December 1992.  A person of many interests and talents, Pellegrini's first career was as a professional photographer in New York City where he met Maureen Mooney, a young model, and actress who later became his wife, said his obituary. He was a lifelong Sparkill resident and soon after th…