Bryan Purdy, 57, Former Yonkers Carpenter

YONKERS, N.Y. – Bryan C. Purdy, formerly of Yonkers, died Jan. 8 in Carmel, N.Y., after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was 57.

Bryan Purdy was a Yonkers High School graduate.

by Lindita Lika

01/10/2013 4:30 p.m.

He was born Nov. 15, 1955, in Las Cruces, N.M., to Raymond J. and Virginia Winstanley Purdy. He graduated from Yonkers High School and worked as a self-employed carpenter.

Purdy moved from Yonkers to Brewster, N.Y., in 1990. He enjoyed music, astronomy, space, sci-fi, jet planes and pizza, his family said.

He is survived by his longtime companion, Regina T. Parrish Bendix; four children: Joshua Purdy of Henderson, Nev.; Robert Purdy of Stroudsburg, Pa.; Sarah E. Bendix of Brewster N.Y.; and Gerard R. Bendix Jr. of Mahopac; two brothers: Robert Purdy of Brewster, and Clifford Purdy of Yonkers; three sisters: Karen Ratajack and Arlene Steinhardt, both of Brewster; and Diana Halloway of Rapid City, S.D.; and two grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at New Life Church in Patterson, N.Y. Flower deliveries may be made from noon to 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Beecher Funeral Home in Brewster is handling arrangements.

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