Gerald D. Allard, 93, of Sarasota, FL, died on May 14, 1998. He was born Nov. 6, 1904 in Putnam, CT. He was a coach and athletic director at Farmingdale State University from 1929 to 1966. Mr. Allard was a veteran of WWII and retired as Lt. Col. from the Army Reserve in 1964. He was a graduate of the University of Connecticut and received his masters degree from Columbia University.

Mr. Allard had a long and distinguished career in the field of athletics and education which began by lettering in three sports in college. He was a member of the Olympic Committee, the founder of the NY Institute Athletic Association, president of the National Junior College Athletic Conference, life member of the LI District Board of Basketball Officials, first recipient of the Farmingdale University Athletic Hall Hall of Fame and the namesake of the Allard Field House which was built with student and faculty contributions.

Mr. Allard was preceded in death by his first wife, Louise Smith Allard; three brothers and two sisters. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Burruss Allard; daughters, Jean A. Quinby of Kingston, TN and Nancy McNaughton of Rosiada, NM; son, Gerald D. Allard, Jr. of Alto, NM; and seven grandchildren. Arrangements were made by the Toale Brothers Funeral Home, Sarasota. Services were held at St. Boniface Episcopal Chapel. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of SW Florida or the Gerald Allard Scholarship Fund, c/o Michael Harrington, Office of Development, University of New York at Farmingdale, Farmingdale, NY 11735-1021.

Ronald J. Gordon, 32, died on May 18, 1998. He was a graduate of Hofstra University. Son of Frank, Joyce and Barbara. Brother of Kenneth, Scott, Doreen and Jaye. Uncle of Casey and Shane. Grandson of Woodrow Hundertmark. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church. Interment Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Center Moriches. Alice C. O'Connor died on May 23, 1998. Member of the Confraternity of Christian Mothers of St. Martin of Tours. Wife of James. Mother of James, Thomas and MaryAlice Morgan. Sister of Dorothy Lemerise. Grandmother of James, Michael and Katherine O'Connor, Kelly and Nicole O'Connor and Michael and AnneMarie Morgan. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Martin of Tours RC Church. Interment Calverton National Cemetery. Philomena Pepe, of Bethpage, died on May 26, 1998. Mother of Frank, Phil, Patricia Nostramo and Marie Pattison. Grandmother of 13. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Funeral Mass at St. Kilian RC Church (St. Benedict's Chapel). Cremation private. Kurt Heger, of Sayville, died on May 28, 1998. Husband of the late Dorothy. Father and father-in-law of Peter and Beverly Heger and Carol and Joseph White. Grandfather of Peter, Jr., Gregory, Matthew and Valerie. Great-grandmother of Jake and Jillian. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Interment Pinelawn Memorial Park. Salvatore Battiata died on May 30, 1998. Husband of Catherine. Father of Kathleen Clements, Victor and Thomas. Grandfather of seven. Great-grandfather of two. Father-in-law of Glenn Clements. Arrangements were made by the Arthur F. White Funeral Home. Funeral Mass at St. Martin of Tours RC Church. Interment Pinelawn Memorial Park. Rose Molinari, of Irvington, NJ formerly of Brooklyn, died on June 1, 1998. Wife of the late William. Mother and mother-in-law of Bill and Tina, Edward and Jean, Joseph, and Lorraine and Murray Shulman. Grandmother of Lucille, Linda, William, Jr., Robert, Mark, Carolyn and Christine. Great-grandmother of Ryan, Meredith, Janet, Linda, Lauren, Stephanie, William, Mary, Melissa, Christine, Robert, Jr., Christine, Danielle, Thomas and Robert. Arrangements were made by the McCourt & Trudden Funeral Home, Farmingdale. Funeral Mass at St. Martin of Tours RC Church. Interment St. Charles Cemetery.