R-UTN Member Charlotte Koons wrote the following Haiku in honor of our recently departed members.

For Rosemary Jenkins:

She welcomed students
To her library-classroom
Making reading fun!

For Janet Simpson:

An inspiration
Combining courage and art
Her works will survive!

Janet Simpson’s family has announced that a memorial service and remembrance will be held for JANET SIMPSON on Friday, October 13th at 10 a.m. in the Trinity Episcopal Church, 130 Main Street, Northport. It is requested that mourners wear BLUE if possible – Janet’s favorite color.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to nationalmssociety.org fund in the name of Janet Simpson.

Rosemary Jenkins, former teacher at Norwood passed away this morning.  She will be waked at Nolan – Taylor Howe on Sunday, October 8th 2-5 and 7-9 p.m.  with service on Monday, October 9th at 10 a.m. at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs in Centerport.

Donation in her memory may be made to the Visiting Nurse Service, 505 Main St.  Northport, NY 11768

Janet Simpson, retired Northport High School Art Teacher, passed away yesterday at the age of 78. Janet retired in 1999 after a long career at the high school, where she developed the fashion design program as well as teaching drawing and painting.

Janet is survived by her son Chris, daughter Karen, and grandchildren Erica and Jeff. Funeral arrangements will be posted once they are finalized by her family.

We are preparing the R-UTN Fall Newsletter and we’d love to hear from you. Submit an article of interest to our members, or let us know what you are up to for the Member News section of our newsletter and website. Happy or sad new … your fellow retirees are interested.

Articles should be sent to newsletter editor, Suzi Travis at suzytravis@optonline.net no later than October 20th.

Plan to kick off the December holiday season at the Annual R-UTN luncheon on Tuesday, December 5th at Orlando’s in Commack. Watch this page for more information as it becomes available.