Find A Grave - Huntington

Brush, George Washington b. October 4, 1842 d. November 18, 1927
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. As an officer in the 34th United States Colored Infantry, he voluntarily commanded a boat crew that went to the rescue of a large number of union soldiers stranded on the steamer 'Boston' and succeeded in conveying them to shore while under heavy fire from a confederate battery. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for this action. (Bio by: William Sweeney)
Huntington Rural Cemetery, Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Chapin, Harry b. December 7, 1942 d. July 16, 1981
Singer, Songwriter, Activist. He originally wanted to become a filmaker, and his socially-conscious folk-rock ballads showed a decided flair for storytelling. His signature song, the six-minute "Taxi" (1972), reveals the hard-bitten observations of a cab driver, while "W. O. L. D." (1973) describes the life of a disc jockey. "Cat's in the Cradle" (1974), Chapin's only Number One hit, is about a businessman who realizes too late how he sacrificed his relationship with his son to his...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Huntington Rural Cemetery, Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Della Chiesa, Vivian b. September 15, 1915 d. January 6, 2009
Opera Singer. A lyric soprano, she followed her time on the operatic stages with a successful career as a nightclub singer. Raised on the South Side of Chicago, Vivian won a radio singing contest at 16, attended the Chicago Musical College, became a regular on "The American Album of Family Music", "The Standard Hour", and other radio shows of the day, and made her Chicago Civic Opera debut in 1936 as Mimi in Puccini's "La Boheme". She sang the staple roles of the repertoire including Marguerite...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Saint Patrick's Cemetery, Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Jones, Ada b. June 1, 1873 d. May 2, 1922
Singer. Born in Lancashire, England, she was a popular contralto singer and one of the first female artist in the acoustic recording era. In 1882, she began her career encouraging in stage appearances in Philadelphia and made her first recording "'My Carolina" which hit the number three on Billboard in May of 1905. She teamed up with singer Billy Murray as the duet Jones and Murray in 1907, and had hits to included "I'm Sorry", "Shine On Harvest Moon", "Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee" and "When...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Saint Patrick's Cemetery, Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Plot: Section C, Plot 70
Lang, Jack b. May 11, 1921 d. January 24, 2007
Hall of Fame baseball writer. As Secretary-Treasurer of the Baseball Writers' Association of America from 1966-88, and Executive Secretary from 1989 until 1994, Lang was in charge of counting each year the votes for membership in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and had the additional duty of informing those who had been selected. He served in the Army during World War II, joined The Long Island Daily Press in 1945, and later wrote for The Daily News, The Sporting News and SportsTicker. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Saint Patrick's Cemetery, Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Ludlam, Charles b. April 12, 1943 d. May 28, 1987
Stage actor, producer and director. In 1967 he co-founded the Ridiculous Theatrical Company in New York City. Ludlam would produce, direct and act in over 30 of his own plays. His plays include "The Mystery of Irma," "Vep," "The Artificial Jungle" and "Camille." He died from pneumonia brought on by AIDS.
Saint Patrick's Cemetery, Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, USA
McClintock, Barbara b. June 16, 1902 d. September 2, 1992
Scientist, Nobel Prize Recipient. She was acclaimed for her work in the field of genetics. Her work included the study of DNA replication in maize. She used indian corn as a speciman and was very successful in her efforts. She received her doctorate from Cornell University. She has been president of the American Genetics Society from 1939 to 1945. She led efforts to help out the scientific efforts during World War II. She received the Presidential Award for Scientific Achievement from...[Read More] (Bio by: Charles Johnathan Baumer)
Huntington Rural Cemetery, Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, USA
McGuire, Dick b. January 26, 1926 d. February 3, 2010
Hall of Fame Professional Basketball Player. He was a star guard for the New York Knicks during the 1950s. Raised in Rockaway Beach, he graduated from La Salle Academy, then attended St. John's University. (He also played in five games for Dartmouth as part of a Navy team). McGuire was the seventh overall pick in the 1949 NBA draft; he was to lead the Knicks into the NBA finals three straight years, from 1951 to 1953, though they never won the title. After eight seasons in New York, he was...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Saint Patrick's Cemetery, Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, USA
McHugh, James T. b. January 3, 1932 d. December 10, 2000
Roman Catholic Bishop. He served as the fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Camden, from 1989 to 1998, and as Coadjuter Bishop of Rockville Centre, Long Island, New York, from 1998 until 2000. Ordain as a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark New Jersey at the Sacred Heart Cathedral on May 25, 1957, he was rewarded a masters degree in Sociology from Fordham University, New York City, in 1965. He took additional graduate studies from The American University in Washington, DC in 1966 to 1967. From 1978...[Read More] (Bio by: Paul Theodore Riegert)
Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Paulding, Hiram b. December 11, 1797 d. October 20, 1878
United States Navy Admiral. He began his Naval career as a young midshipman in 1811. In the War of 1812, despite his youth, he fought with great distinction against the British on Lakes Ontario and Champlain, and commanded the second division from Ticonderoga in the Battle of Lake Champlain. After the war he honed his skills on various ships. In August 1825, while a Lieutenant reported for duty on the "USS Dolphin", as the Executive Officer to Lieutenant John "Mad Jack" Percival. In this...[Read More] (Bio by: W. R. L.)
Huntington Rural Cemetery, Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Wood, Silas b. September 14, 1769 d. March 2, 1847
US Congressman. He graduated from Princeton College in 1789 and was a Professor there until 1794. He then studied law and became an attorney in Huntington. He served in the New York Assembly from 1795 to 1799. He then relocated to Johnstown, New York, where he was involved in land speculation. He then returned to Huntington, and was Suffolk County District Attorney from 1818 to 1821. In 1818 he was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democratic Republican. Wood was reelected four...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Old Cemetery, Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, USA

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