Frank J. Caldwell, of West Hempstead, died on May 29, 2003. He was proprietor of Frank J. Caldwell Furniture Designs in Roslyn Heights. Husband of Emilie Joan (nee Flannery). Father of Msgr. Francis J., Mary Emilie Gallagher, Gerard M., Eileen Mary Stapleton, Christopher J., Kenneth J., Peter J., Joseph P., Patrick W. and Toby G. Grandfather of 20. Brother of Robert W. and the late Regina Schneider. Arrangements were made by the Macken Mortuary, Rockville Centre. Funeral Mass at St. Agnes Cathedral. Contributions can be made, in Frank Caldwell's name, to Mercy Cancer Center, 1000 N. Village Ave., Rockville Centre, NY 11570. Joseph E. Falcone, of Franklin Square, died on June 1, 2003. Husband of the late Eleanor. Father of Joseph, Katherine and the late Judith Anne. Grandfather of James, Elizabeth and Justine. Arrangements were made by the Krauss Funeral Home, Franklin Square. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Catherine of Sienna RC Church. Interment St. Charles Cemetery.

It is with great sadness that the children of Dr. Willard James Pierson Jr. report his passing on Saturday June 7, 2003. Longtime resident of West Hempstead formally of Elmont, he was born July 7, 1922, He was the widower of Joy Mary Kell Pierson; Father of Mary Jean Pierson, of Loveland, Ohio; Arthur W. Pierson of Falls Church; Virginia, and Mark L. Pierson of West Hempstead, New York; Grandfather of Alexander J. Pierson, Ian Pierson McBride and Sean Pierson McBride and the brother of Vaughn Pierson of Whippany, New Jersey.

The viewing was be held at Krauss Funeral Home. The funeral service was at Wesley United Methodist Church, 619 Fenworth Blvd. Franklin Square. In lieu of flowers please feel free to make a donation to Wesley United Methodist Church.

Dr. Willard J. Pierson was a research professor at City College of New York specializing in Oceanography and Meteorology. He received his PhD from New York University in 1953. He was a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, A Fellow in the American Meteorological Society and received the Sverdrup Gold Medal in 1997, a Member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, a Fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a Fellow in IEEE, Geoscience and Remote Sensing Section. He worked with NASA on many remote sensing projects including as a principal investigator on both Skylab and Seasat, and received the NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement in October 1980.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of his seminal work from 1953, written with Manley St. Denis titled "On the motions of ships in confused Seas." That paper was celebrated with a 20-year anniversary party in 1973 recognizing it as "changing the direction of his field." A conference and dinner was being planned this year in San Francisco to celebrate it again. He also co-authored the textbook Principles of Physical Oceanography, in 1966, with Gerhard Neumann. He was the author of many books, and over 100 published scientific papers.

He was a World War II veteran and served as a Weather Officer in Asia near Calcutta, India and in the Assam Valley. He was trained to use one of the very first radar systems. He was very active in his church and had received his 30-year pin from the Stewart Manor-St. Albans Masonic Lodge. He enjoyed summers with the family at Somerset Lake in Hancock, New York.

Irving R. Bykofsky, formerly of Bayside, New York, a key aide to the president of the City Council of New York and the Borough President of Brooklyn, as well as a Queens Democratic Party activist, died of cancer on June 5 at the Hospice-By-The-Sea in Boca Raton, Florida. He was 79.

Born in New York City, Mr. Bykofsky had early aspirations for a career in writing and the theater. He was a frequent contributor to and the assistant editor of The Magpie, a student literary magazine edited by James Baldwin. He also appeared on stage in several amateur productions. His plans were interrupted by service in the United States Army Air Corps during WWII.

After completing college on the G.I. Bill, Mr. Bykofsky began his long association with the legendary Brooklyn politician, philanthropist and haberdasher, Abe Stark. Stark, as president of the city council, appointed Mr. Bykofsky his legislative assistant. In this office Mr. Bykofsky worked along side his former college professor, Leonard Stavisky. Stavisky was later to be elected a state assemblyman and then senator. Upon graduation from Brooklyn Law School, Mr. Bykofsky was raised to the position of Stark's legal assistant and counsel. In 1962, in an intra-party squabble, Stark was dropped from the city-wide ticket, but ran for and won the borough presidency of Brooklyn. Mr. Bykofsky followed Stark to Brooklyn as his senior assistant.

Focusing on social issues, Mr. Bykofsky became the borough president's key strategist for economic and community development and "Great Society" programs. Throughout the '60s Mr. Bykofsky was a familiar figure reaching out to the neighborhoods of Brooklyn and advocating for their interests within the inner circles of government. Always a modest man, he avoided the spotlight. When the quelling of the 1964 Bedford-Stuyvesant riots was attributed to his then innovative strategy of using broadcasts by popular radio D.J.'s to calm public passions, Mr. Bykofsky, in typical fashion, gave all the credit to a series of summer rain storms.

Always active in community affairs, Mr. Bykofsky volunteered his time to several nonprofit organizations. He was a founder of the North Queens Child Guidance Center, a member of the board of trustees of the Queensborough Public Library and served on numerous boards and committees of the Workmen's Circle. He became the director of the Medical Department of the Workmen's Circle upon leaving government service.

In 1970 Mr. Bykofsky began teaching courses in government and political science. He was an adjunct professor at the City University of New York. He soon joined the faculty and then the administration of Brooklyn College. In 1980 Mr. Bykofsky retired and moved to Florida to care for his ailing wife, Frances, who died in 1984.

In Florida, Mr. Bykofsky served in the Guardian Ad Litem program in the 15th Circuit of the Florida State Court. He also supported his new wife, Estelle, in her leadership position in the National Council of Jewish Women.

Mr. Bykofsky leaves behind a lifelong passion for opera and a modest reputation as a landscape artist working in both oil and watercolors. He is also survived by his loving wife Estelle; three children, Lori Brody of Tampa, FL, Marshall Bykofsky of Washington, D.C., and Seth Bykofsky of West Hempstead, NY; three stepchildren, George Furman of Cherry Hill, NJ, Judith Weiss of Los Angeles, CA, and Michael Furman of Philadelphia, PA; a dozen grand and step-grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a brother, Sydney Bykofsky.