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'Adventurous Spirit': Pilot Killed In NY Plane Crash Remembered For 'Palpable Zest For Life'
Natalie Gillis saw much of the world in her 34 years, most of it from the air.
The pilot from Toronto, Canada died Monday morning, June 17, when her twin engine Piper plane crashed just moments after taking off from Albany International Airport.
Gillis, the aircraft’s sole occupant, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Colonie Police. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the NTSB.
Earlier Report: Pilot Killed In Small Plane Crash Near Albany Airport
Her employer, KASI Aviation Services, confirmed her death in a Facebook tribute posted Thursday morning, Ju…
Paul Auster, Acclaimed Author, North Jersey Native, Dead At 77
Paul Auster, who won numerous literary awards and published "The New York Trilogy" died on Tuesday, April 30, at the age of 77, his literary representatives announced.
Born in Newark, Auster was raised in South Orange before graduating from Columbia High School in Maplewood. He initially garnered attention after publishing his memoir "The Invention of Solitude," which discussed his father's death.
Auster's most acclaimed work came next: "The New York Trilogy," a series of three novels including "City of Glass," "Ghosts" and "The Locked Room," mixing post modernism with detective fiction. Th…
West Milford Dad, Hackensack Carpenter Dale Corcoran Dies, Community Rallies For Beloved Son
The community is rallying for the son of area carpenter Dale Corcoran, who died Aug. 7. He was 33 years old.
More than $6,700 had been raised as of Monday on a GoFundMe for Corcoran's son, Antonio.
Corcoran, of West Milford, was a carpenter for Union Local 253 in Hackensack, and inherited his love of carpentry from his father, his obituary says.
"He loved woodworking, and could be found in the garage on many late nights, creating bird houses and clocks, household projects and furniture," the obit reads. "It was his passion."
Corcoran was also an avid fisherman -- he loved going with …
Warren Hills HS Grad Erin Van Note, 31, Leaves Behind Young Son
The community is rallying for the son of Washington mom Erin Van Note, who died on Oct. 11 in Pennsylvania (scroll down to donate).
Born in Livingston, Erin graduated from Warren hills High School in 2006, her obituary says.
"Erin was a talented artist who enjoyed drawing, singing, music, and poetry and being with her family," her obituary says.
"She enjoyed the outdoors, nature and cooking. She was a kind, compassionate and free soul who would light up any room with her smile, her laughter, and her vibrant personality."
Erin Van Note, 31, formerly of Washington.Erin Lyman (Facebook)…
Rev. Harold Buckley, Priest At Diocese Of Rockville Center, Sculptor, Dies
A retired priest who served as a pastor and college faculty member on Long Island and was a prolific sculptor has died.
The Rev. Harold Erwin Buckley died Saturday, May 11. He was 94.
Buckley was born in Brooklyn on March 31, 1925, to a mother, Elizabeth, and a father, Jeremiah, both immigrants from County Kerry, Ireland. He was the middle child in a family of five, his sister Elizabeth and brothers Jeremiah, Eugene, and Robert.
Buckley became interested in the priesthood as a teenager, went to Cathedral College of the Immaculate Conception in 1942 and was ordained t…
