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Massapequa 17-Year-Old Who Died During Hockey Game Was 'Beacon Of Sportsmanship, Leadership' Massapequa 17-Year-Old Who Died During Hockey Game Was 'Beacon Of Sportsmanship, Leadership'
Massapequa 17-Year-Old Who Died During Hockey Game Was 'Beacon Of Sportsmanship, Leadership' The Long Island hockey community is mourning the loss of a rising young star who collapsed and died during a charity game over Thanksgiving weekend. Connor Kasin, age 17, lost consciousness at around 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, during an intermission at the Town of Oyster Bay Skating Center on Stewart Avenue in Bethpage, Nassau County Police said. Kasin, a senior defenseman at Massapequa High School, was given CPR by bystanders and, later, Nassau County Police medics. He was pronounced dead a short time later at a hospital. Earlier Report: ID Released For Massapequa HS Senior Who Died…

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by Michael Mashburn & Joe Lombardi
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'Way Too Young For Heaven:' Family Remembers Long Island Woman Killed In Florida Crash 'Way Too Young For Heaven:' Family Remembers Long Island Woman Killed In Florida Crash
'Way Too Young For Heaven:' Family Remembers Long Island Woman Killed In Florida Crash A 28-year-old woman who died in a Florida car crash is being remembered by friends and family as a kind, powerful force. Emily Koutsoliontos, from Commack, was killed in a car crash in the city of Tampa, Florida, on Saturday, June 22, according to family friends. She leaves behind her parents, Michele and Nick, her sister Grace, and her brother Kevin. “[They are] completely devastated and heartbroken, as are her friends and family…Emily was a powerful force of kindness, beauty, and strength,” wrote Linda Pollack, who organized a GoFundMe campaign for Emily’s family. “Her laughter was…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Longtime Director Of Funeral Home In Suffolk Dies Longtime Director Of Funeral Home In Suffolk Dies
Longtime Director Of Funeral Home In Suffolk Dies A longtime owner and director of a Long Island funeral home has died at the age of 89. David A. D’Andrea, of Copiague, formerly of Babylon, and the co-owner of the D'Andrea Brothers Funeral Home in Suffolk County died on Tuesday, March 8. Born and raised in Amityville, D'Andrea graduated from Amityville High School and went on to serve in the US Navy, said his obituary. He earned his license in mortuary science at Simmons Institute of Funeral Service in Syracuse and in 1957 opened D’Andrea Brothers Funeral Home in Copiague, a business that he ran with his brother Richard for more than 30 y…

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by Kathy Reakes