Levittown Schools Bid Farewell To 50 Teachers

The Levittown Public Schools Board of Education honored 50 faculty members from across the district who retired at the end of the school year, during the district’s board of education meeting in June. Retirees received a plaque for their years of dedicated service to the district, which combined total 1,190 years.

Assistant Superintendent for Business William Pastore will be retiring after five years of service to the district and Jonas E. Salk Middle School Assistant Principal Patrick Mulligan will be retiring after 32 years. In addition, four teachers from the Gerald R. Claps Career and Technical Center will be retiring as well. Retirees include construction management instructor Brian Lilly, 11 years; police science instructor Robert MacKay, 15 years; culinary arts instructor William Samboy, 31 years; and graphic arts and printing instructor William Cooper, 37 years.

Other retirees who were honored include:

• Catherine Allegretto, 17 years
• Valerie Bergen, 18 years
• Debbie Blum, 26 years
• Leslie Borg, 19 years
• Michael Brown, 15 years
• Kathleen Burns, 30 years
• Mary Brush-Griffin, 31 years
• Michelle Cacamis, 32 years
• Liboria Jean Calapai, 20 years
• Deidre Cavanaugh, 17 years
• Karen Connolly, 11 years
• Lorraine Cordts, 16 years
• MaryAnn Crawford, 36 years
• Lawrence Diaz, 26 years
• Cathy Dinda, 13 years
• Dianne Dubeau, 21 years
• Edith Dumeng, 16 years
• Gail Fagan, 23 years
• Julie First, 22 years
• Gerri Fox-Wilson, 29 years
• Joanne Galterio, 13 years
• Madeline Grant, 15 years
• Paige Hardison, 23 years
• Jacqueline Katz-Rabinoff, 33 years
• Susan Klosiewicz, 28 years
• Laura Koenig, 30 years
• Rosemary LaBonte, 32 years
• Judith Lyons, 32 years
• Joanmarie McCann, 19 years
• Susan McCarthy, 31 years
• Theresa McShane-Murphy, 33 years
• Eileen Nelson, 37 years
• Sallie Phelan, 31 years
• Linda Picone, 15 years
• Linda Plank, 32 years
• Doreen Rao, 32 years
• Debra Ruocco, 27 years
• Susan Riggs, 27 years
• Karen Talbot, 13 years
• Barry Titone, 30 years
• Linda Toron, 24 years
• Lisa Vanderburg, 18 years
• Lorraine Varano, 16 years
• Susan Zizza, 30 years

Photo courtesy Levittown School District