Ossining, Croton-on-Hudson Seniors to Be Inducted into Westchester County Hall of Fame

OSSINING, NY — Fifty-eight Westchester County senior citizens will be honored Friday at the 34th Annual Senior Citizens Hall of Fame Awards Luncheon, including individuals from Ossining and Croton-on-Hudson.

The luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown.

This year’s top honoree is Yonkers resident Jack Lotz.

Four seniors will receive the Special Recognition Award: Jean C. Anderson of New Rochelle, J. Michael Cindrich of Mount Kisco, John F. Larkin of Eastchester and Katherine Moore of Rye.

County Executive Robert Astorino said it was a privilege to honor such a dynamic group of Westchester residents for their service and dedication to the community at large.

“This longstanding Westchester tradition is our way of recognizing and thanking seniors for their time, energy and commitment to enhancing the quality of life of those around them,” he said.

The honorees must be age 60 or older and must have made significant and enduring contributions to enhance the quality of life in Westchester through their professional work, volunteer achievements or both, according to a spokesman.

Lotz, an actor and member of the Screen Actors Guild since 1978, is a lifelong Yonkers resident, who has supported and had leading roles with the Yonkers Central Committee of Veterans Organization, the Korean War Veterans and the New York State Korean War Veterans. He was also one of the organizers of the Veterans March on Washington, DC for mandatory health care for all veterans.

Westchester Senior Citizens Hall of Fame — Class of 2016

• Amawalk-Somers: Robert W. Roth
• Ardsley: Larry Nardecchia, Jr., Bruno Viani
• Bronxville: Irwin Rothman
• Cortlandt Manor: John R. Cito, Helen F. Markus
• Croton-on-Hudson: Richard W. Nagle
• Dobbs Ferry: Jeanie C. Jee
• Eastchester: John F. Larkin**, Jim Fillis
• Greenburgh: Elenora Smith
• Harrison: Mary Kingsley
• Hartsdale: Richard Edelson
• Irvington: Eleanor Carren
• Katonah: Lorne H. Robbins
• Larchmont: Jack Adler
• Mamaroneck: Kathleen Flynn, Barbara Werber
• Mount Kisco: J. Michael Cindrich**, Karen B. Schleimer, Antoinette Whalen
• Mount Vernon: Janice Benjamin, Mary Figueroa, Ruby Figueroa, Aldora Dunham, John Frusciante, Dolores Mack, Florence Okharedia, Helen Schiavello, Emma C. Stackhouse, Jim Williams
• New Rochelle: Jean C. Anderson**, Ruth Katz, Janice Malett
• North Salem: Helen M. Culen
• Ossining: Mamie Masullo, Fremont Pete Stafford
• Peekskill: Geraldine Kearse, Marie Murphy
• Port Chester: John W. Reavis, Jr.
• Rye: Katherine Moore**, Ralph Vellone
• Scarsdale: Richard Liu
• South Salem: Connie Bobletz
• White Plains: Patricia Diggs, Maria Gallagher, Benjamin Latimer, Stanton C. Selbst, William White, Mary Williams
• Yonkers: John “Jack” Lotz*, Mary M. Hoar, Arlene Penn, Gloria Schlacter
• Yorktown: Mary DeSilva, Gilbert Kaufmann, Usha Sharma, Rhoda Sussman-Adler

* Top Honoree

** Special Recognition Honoree

Advanced tickets for the event are required and are $60 each. For ticket sales and more information, contact Rose Cappa at rose@theeventdepartmentny.com or (914) 747-0519.

Photo caption: Top honoree John "Jack" Lotz. Photo credit: Courtesy.