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George
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George J. Gearhardt,
82, of Guilderland, died at
home on Tuesday, August 31, 2010. Born in Albany, he was the son of the late
Margaret and William Gearhardt Sr. George attended
Vincentian Institute and Siena College where he received his B.A. and M.A. He
was a veteran of the Korean War,
having served in the U.S. Navy
in Bainbridge, Md. Mr. Gearhardt taught at the high
school in Wells, N.Y., then at Guilderland Central High School,
serving as business department chairman from 1957 until retiring in 1983. He was a partner
in Young Holidays Travel in Guilderland. An avid Rock Hound, George was a
past-president of the Capital District Mineral Club Inc. He is survived by
his wife of 43 years, Barbara Gearhardt and
children, Debra (Lawrence) Castell of Saratoga
Springs, Janet (Raul) Bastiani of Esperance, Donna Gearhardt (Keith) Healey of Hoboken, N.J., Peter W.
(Isabel) Meyer of Bedford, Mass., Richard Meyer of Guilderland and John Gearhardt of Clifton Park; along with 11 grandchildren,
eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He is predeceased
by his brothers, William Gearhardt of Delmar and Donald
Gearhardt of Albany; wife of 15 years, Mary Young Gearhardt; and his son, Michael J. Gearhardt
of Guilderland. Calling hours
will be 4-7 p.m. Friday, September 3, 2010 at New Comer Cannon Funeral Home,
343 New Karner Rd., Colonie
(Rt. 155-south of Central Ave). A memorial service will be held at a later
date. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Community Hospice
of Albany County, 445 New Karner Rd., Albany, NY
12205-3809 or to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. To leave a special message
for the family online, visit NewcomerAlbany.com. |
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Frank
Joseph Andreone 1927
– 2006
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Frank Joseph Andreone,
79, a resident of Las Vegas
and former GCHS teacher, departed this life on Sunday, June 11, 2006 at the
Nathan Adelson Hospice after a long, courageous
battle with renal disease. Frank was born in Utica, N.Y. on April 23, 1927,
the only child of Joseph and Mary Andreone. He
attended the State University at Albany, N.Y. and pursued a teaching career
in the field of American history and later Asian studies. In 1962, Frank was
awarded a Ford Foundation Scholarship and studied for one year at the
East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. That opportunity created a deep
interest in Japanese culture, which continued throughout his life. Frank taught at Guilderland Central High School in
Guilderland, N.Y. and later moved to Las Vegas, where he continued his
professional career at the University of Las Vegas College of Education until
2002. Frank was highly respected and loved by both his students and fellow
colleagues throughout his teaching career. He was an inspiration to the many
students he supervised in the education field. He is survived by four stepsons, Steven, David, Peter
and Christopher Dozois; two grandchildren, Matthew
and Scott Dozois; and several cousins in the Utica,
N.Y. area. He was devoted to his wife Barbara, who passed away in 2005 after
a long illness. A private cremation was held and Frank's ashes, together with
those of his beloved wife Barbara, will be scattered along The Marginal Way
in Ogunquit, Maine, a place they enjoyed visiting during their years
together. Friends may make donations in Frank's memory to the
Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas, 3391 N. Buffalo,
Las Vegas, NV, 89129 or to the National Kidney Foundation, Inc., 30 East 33rd
Street, New York, NY 10016. |
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Kent, former teacher, dies (June 27, 1996)
The math schedule was
one course short of a full teaching load, according to Mr. Kent, and
Principal Kent Burroughs asked her what history course she would like to
teach. Her choice, ancient history, helped her when she traveled in Europe in
later life. Mrs. Kent taught in Altamont until the birth of her daughter, Myma, in 1938. She then took 15 years out to raise Myrna
and her son Duane. During those years she was a Cub Scout den mother and a
Girl Scout leader. She returned to
teaching in 1953, moving the next year to the new Guilderland High School. She
taught there until she retired in 1970, serving as Chair of the Math
department. For 11 years, Mrs. Kent received national scholarships to study
math at the Evening Division of Union College. She especially improved her
skills at the so-called "new math," a method of math teaching
introduced in the late 1950s and early '60s. In 1969, she received
the Community Leader of America Award. She was a member of St. John's
Lutheran Church. She bowled for many years in a league at the Weaver Lanes in
Altamont, and walked miles every morning until she was 80 years old, Mr. Kent
said.
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Margaret Davis Knouse
receives award (November 2, 2000)
Since 1945, Knouse
has belonged to the First Presbyterian Church of Albany and is a former deacon. She has been
an active volunteer in Albany and a world traveler, while finding time for
gardening, golf, bridge, and storytelling. Knouse was in the
first Albany Institute of History and Art (where she is a member of the
Women's Council) group to go to the Soviet Union after it was opened to the
West. She has two children and three grandchildren. |
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