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2024 Board of Director’s Award – West Babylon Lions Club

September 12, 2024

The history of the West Babylon Lions Club began on June 12, 1950, when Harry J. Diehl, a representative of Lions International, certified that he had received the names of 31 members to…

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2024 Board of Director’s Award – Linda Caldwell Kronenbitter

Class of  1982
September 11, 2024

Linda Kronenbitter was born and raised in West Babylon, the daughter of Harold and Lois Caldwell. After graduating from West Babylon High School in 1982, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in…

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2016 Board of Director’s Award – Margaret Joan Haugen

October 20, 2023

Community Advocate/Activist Margaret Joan Wright was born at the beginning of the Great Depression and graduated from Farmingdale High School. The majority of “Boney Joanie’s” formative years were spent boarding with kindly relatives…

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2011 Board of Director’s Award – Dr. Anthony Capone

October 20, 2023

Dr. Anthony Capone’s life began in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn in 1927 where he attended Lafayette High School and graduated at the age of 16 due to his skipping a grade while in elementary school.…

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2016 Board of Director’s Award – Emanuel – Manny Campisi

October 20, 2023

Retired Principal Manny was born in Bushwick Brooklyn on February 29th 1936 and celebrated his 80th birthday this year. Manny and his beautiful wife Janet have been together for 65 years and married…

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2011 Board of Director’s Award – Martin P. Kennedy

October 19, 2023

KENNEDY – Martin Patrick It is with sadness that we announce the loss of our beloved Martin Patrick Kennedy of Babylon, NY, who passed away peacefully on May 11, 2020. Martin was born…

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2017 Board of Director’s Award – Jon Link

October 19, 2023

Retired Social Studies and Humanities Teacher Jon was born and raised in a small farming and ranching community in West Texas. Upon graduating from public school, he attended Abilene Christian University and graduated…

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2010 Board of Director’s Award – Dr. Robert Manley

October 19, 2023

Dr. Manley graduated from Iona College with a BA in Spanish Language Arts and minors in Philosophy and Education. He completed his MA degree in the Humanities at Hofstra University and his Professional…

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2016 Board of Director’s Award – Mel Noble

October 19, 2023

Mel Noble was selected to become the West Babylon Junior High School Principal in 1983 while completing his fifth year as assistant principal at Carmel’s George Fischer Middle School in Putnam County, NY.…

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2014 Board of Director’s Award – Phillip D. Ames

October 6, 2023

Phil Ames was born and raised in Plattsburgh, New York. In 1943, he graduated from high school and enlisted in the United States Navy and ultimately, was sent to the South Pacific. He…

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