The Theodore Roosevelt Association announced the death on Feb. 18, 2005 of its executive director, friend and guiding light of nearly 31 years, Dr. John Allen Gable, Ph.D., a resident of Glen Cove.

Dr. Gable was widely considered the world's leading authority on Theodore Roosevelt. He became executive director of the Theodore Roosevelt Association in 1974. He founded and began editing the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal, a quarterly publication, in 1975.

Dr. Gable was a member of the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Committee at the American Museum of Natural History and the Advisory Board of the Roosevelt Study Center in The Netherlands. He was on the Vestry of Christ (Episcopal) Church, Oyster Bay, and was a past trustee of the Oyster Bay Historical Society. Among the other organizations to which he belonged were the Organization of American Historians, the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities, and the Center for the Study of the Presidency. He is listed in Who's Who in the East, Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World.

Dr. Gable published extensively on Theodore Roosevelt and related topics. His The Bull Moose Years: Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Party (Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, 1978) is considered a classic. His other Theodore Roosevelt-related writings include numerous magazine and journal articles, forewords, introductions, contributed chapters, and prefaces, along with a number of books for which he served as editor. Most recently, he'd been especially proud to serve as the editor for a special armed forces edition of Theodore Roosevelt's The Man in the Arena, a compendium of speeches, letters and essays. Dr. Gable also wrote a highly-respected history of his boyhood church, The Goodness that Doth Crown Our Days: A History of Trinity Parish, Lenox, Massachusetts (Trinity Parish, Lenox, MA, 1993), and a history of his adopted church in Oyster Bay: How Firm a Foundation: The Anglican Church in Oyster Bay, New York and Colonial America (Oyster Bay: Christ Church, 2004).

Shortly before his death, Dr. Gable had been voted the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal: an honor previously granted to such scholars, statesmen and artists as David McCullough, George H.W. Bush, Hamilton Fish, Paul Nitze, Philip Habib, Ralph Bunche, and Robert Frost. A month ago, Dr. Gable was presented with a special book of personal tributes composed by more than two dozen of his friends and colleagues, among them the Pulitzer Prize winners Edmund Morris, James MacGregor Burns, David McCullough and Arthur Schlesinger Jr.

Dr. Gable's survivors include his mother, Mary Jane Gable, of Naples, Florida; a brother, Patrick Gable of Pittsfield, MA; a sister, Bonnie Jean Gable, of Lenox, MA; a sister-in-law, Janet Gable, of Pittsfield; and nieces Mary and Bonnie Jean, of Los Angeles and Corvallis, Oregon, respectively.

A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 25, at Christ Church, 61 East Main Street, Oyster Bay. A later funeral service will be held at Trinity Parish, Lenox, MA.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made to Christ Church, address above, or the Theodore Roosevelt Association, P.O. Box 719, Oyster Bay, NY 11771.

Burton Zatlin, life long resident of Glen Cove, on Feb. 18, 2005 at age 82. Former proprietor of Singer's Dept. Store. WWII Veteran USCG.

Beloved husband of Elinor for 58 years. Loving father of Stuart (former wife Deborah) and David (Roz). Dear brother of the late Edith Eisenstadt. Special grandfather of Jason, Yarden and Ari. Fond cousin of Burton, Paul and Steven Singer. Also survived by niece Linda Perlman and nephews Robert and Jack Eisenstadt. Donations may be made to Hospice Care Network, 99 Sunnyside Blvd., Woodbury, NY 11797.

Thomas J. Moran (IBEW Local 3) on Feb. 21, 2005. Beloved father of Ann Marie F. Drago, Diane McGee, Thomas J. Moran, Jr., Christopher A. Young, James E. Moran, Andrew J. Moran. Dear brother of Nancy Amato, Edward Moran and the late Daniel Moran, brother-in-law of Gloria and Barbara Moran. Loving grandfather of Christopher, Cameron, Cormac, James, Joseph and Brendan. Uncle of Robert, Susan, Daniel, Jr., Brendon, Ryan, Nicole, Angela and John III. Also survived by his former wife Patricia. The family will receive friends at the McLaughlin Kramer Megiel Funeral Home, 220 Glen St. Glen Cove. Funeral Mass, Friday 11 a.m., Our Lady of Fatima Church, Jackson Heights, NY. Thomas Benenson of Highstown, NJ died peacefully in his 88th year surrounded by his loving family on Feb. 10, 2005. A dedicated Kiwanian and member of Trinity Episcopal Church, Roslyn. Tom lived in Sea Cliff and Cherry Hill, NJ. He is survived by his wife Anne, by daughters India Van Allen Martz, Jean Benenson Hummel, Nancy Benenson Krug, son Robert Van Allen, predeceased by son John Benenson, eight grandchildren, two great grandchildren, four stepdaughters, five step grandchildren, one niece and two nephews. In lieu of flowers the family gratefully requests donations be made to your favorite charity. Aleja Marcano of Glen Cove on Feb. 18, 2005. Beloved wife of the late Julio. Devoted mother of Gloria. Loving grandmother of Eva and Tyrone. Religious services were held at the McLaughlin Kramer Megiel Funeral Home. Interment Holy Rood Cemetery.