Helen Snyder (nee Halufska), of Locust Valley passed away on January 8, 2008. Wife of John Jr. Mother of John III (Patricia), Robert (Charlotte), Raymond (Lou), Thomas (Linda), George (Christina), Donald and Susan Nadeau. Grandmother of 21 and great-grandmother of 14. Sister of Anna Fico, Pauline Snyder, Alice Cooky, Katherine Contino and the late Peter and George Halufska. Arrangements were made by McLaughlin Kramer Megiel Funeral Home, 220 Glen St., Glen Cove. Interment Calverton National Cemetery. Virginia DeChiara, longtime resident of Glen Cove, died on Jan. 8, 2008. Wife of the late Alfonso. Loving mother of Toni Ann Kessel (Billy) and Dominick (Angela). Sister of Catherine Burke, Charles Pilkington (Joan), the late Margaret Gray, Thomas Lestrange and Frank Pilkington. Grandmother of Brittney, Kimberly, Dominick Joseph and Alyssa. Also survived by nieces, nephews and cousins. Visiting was held at Dodge-Thomas Funeral Home, Glen Cove. Funeral Mass at the Church of St. Patrick. Burial St. Raymond's Cemetery.

Joan K. Parry, DSW, ACSW, LCSW, passed away the morning of Jan. 9 in her own La Jolla home where she had expressly wished to die. She died of lung and liver cancer. A native New Yorker, she had been a resident of the San Diego area for the past 25 years. She received her bachelors from Columbia University, her MSW from Adelphi and her DSW from Yeshiva University, all in New York.

Dr. Parry had more than 35 years of experience as a social work practitioner and teacher. Her areas of expertise were in death and dying, group and psychiatric social work. She was professor emeritus from the San Jose State University School of Social Work, and served on the five-member National Task Force of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) to write continuing education standards for 100,000 professional social workers. She was active for over two decades in AASWG (Association for the Advancement of Social Work in Groups) and was the co-founder of the San Diego Chapter in 1993. She held numerous other positions with AASWG and NASW (National Association of Social Work) in both the New York and California state chapters, including being on the executive board of NASW from 1998-2002, and president of the AASWG San Diego Chapter from 1993-1997. She was also a member of the Council on Social Work Education. She received many awards and honors over the years, including most recently Social Worker of the Year in 2005 and a Lifetime Achievement Award by AASWG in August of 2007.

Dr. Parry was the author of numerous articles, chapters and books, including the first edition of Social Work Practice with the Terminally Ill (1989) and A Cross-Cultural Look at Death, Dying, and Religion (1995). Dr. Parry worked as a psychiatric social worker at a mental health clinic, as a family service supervisor in Freeport, NY, and as director of social work at the Community Hospital in Glen Cove, NY. She taught at the Hunter College School of Social Work from 1980 to 1984, and the San Jose State University College of Social Work from 1985 to 1993. She then retired from teaching and remained in the San Diego area as an LCSW consultant and volunteer until her passing. She also recently published a novel, A Hand to Hold.

Joan was married to John Parry for nearly 50 years until his passing in 2000, and is survived by her three children, Linda Paricio of Walnut Creek, CA, Glenn Aparicio Parry of Albuquerque, NM and Neil Parry of Rochester, NY, her brother Pete Kaufman, and grandchildren Jody Goldman, Dana Goldman, Bryan, Matt and Evan Parry. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to AASWG Inc. (2303 Winfield St, Rahway, NJ 07065).

Hynes, William of Sea Cliff, NY on January 13, 2008. Beloved husband of the late Bridget. Loving father of Ann Marie Madigan (Michael), Eileen Heimer (Todd), Kathleen McCormack (Robbie), Joseph (Peggy) and Michael. Cherished grandfather of Maureen, Margaret, Eileen, Kathleen, Kerry, Steven, Caroline, Thomas, Billy and Patrick. Dear friend of Kitty Walsh. Visiting Tuesday 7-9 and Wednesday 2-4 & 7-9 pm, Whitting Funeral Home, 300 Glen Cove Ave., Glen Head, NY 11545. Funeral Mass 9:30 am Thursday at St. Boniface Martyr Church, Sea Cliff, NY. Interment Holy Rood Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Sea Cliff Fire Dept., Roslyn Ave., Sea Cliff, NY 11579. Harry U. Harris Jr. of Brooklyn, NY on Jan. 15, 2008, age 81. Beloved husband of the late Mary Jeanne Johnston, father of Henry U. III (Eleanor), Peter W. (Harriet) and Jon M. (Cynthia). Brother of Joan Hawkey (Harold), Evelyn Van Ingen (the late Lawrence), Mary Ann Livens and David W. (Alix). Grandfather of nine. Service at St. John's of Lattingtown, Saturday, Jan. 19 at 11 a.m. Donations may be made to Hospital for Special Surgery and St. Mark's School, Southborough, MA. Arrangements by Dodge-Thomas Funeral Home, Glen Cove, NY.