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76th Year, No. 20 Freeport, N.Y. 11520 The Community Newspaper Thursday, May 19, 2011
The Leader's
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MOTHER OF THE YEAR Kay Randall, front row, fourth from left, is surrounded by her extended family at a recent family wedding.
Kathleen Randall is honored
by Laura Schbfer
"Love is patient, love is kind; It is not
jealous, is not pompous, it is not inflated,
it is not rude; it does not seek its own
interests," reads the first Letter of Saint
Paul to the Corinthians.
This definition of love aptly describes
our Mother of the Year, Kathleen Randall
of Freeport, who has made many sacri-fices
to provide for her family but always
with joy, wrote her children.
"I don't know what to say," said a teary
Mrs. Randall on the telephone. "I have
such a wonderful family; very support-ive."
Her children said the same thing in
their letter nominating their mother. They
wrote about her bravery and strength
after their father died and her can-do atti-tude
about life. "We have nicknamed her
'NRA' which stands for Never Refuses
Anything," wrote her four children.
Mrs. Randall was widowed at the age
of 37 when her husband, a Nassau
County police officer was killed in a car
accident. "I had no experience in the
work world, outside of a little bit of cler-ical
experience, but I found work," she
said matter-of-factly.
Mrs. Randall had several jobs before
working for the Nassau County Police
Department; then in 1989 she became
the second civilian dispatcher for the
Freeport Police Department. "It was a
hard job," wrote her children, "especially
when she had to send her baby boy,
[Shawn Randall, president of the
Freeport Police Benevolent Association],
on a dangerous call."
But Mrs. Randall had a strong work
ethic and did what needed to be done to
support her family. "Hard work was
something Mom instilled in all of us at a
very young ,age," wrote her children.
Now that Mrs. Randall is retired, she is
enjoying spending more time with her
four children - Kathleen Randall
Notheis, Doreen Randall Laffin, Robert
Randall and Shawn Randall, as well as
her eight grandchildren and "one great-grandchild,
Sienna who is so adorable
'and will be three years old on the 30th of
May," said Mrs. Randall.
"Love never fails," reads the first
Letter of Saint Paul. Love has not failed
the Randall family.
On Mother's Day the Randall family
were together to celebrate motherly love.
"We had brunch at Bobby's. He does it
every year. Everybody attended. We are a
close family," she said.
Congratulations to Mrs. Randall. As
Mother of the year she will receive the
following gifts from our local mer-chants:
A $25 gift certificate from the Imperial
Diner; a floral arrangement from
Terranoya Florist, a $50 gift certificate
from Vincente Jewelers; a week free for
two from Energexfitness; a gift certificate
for one bottle of champagne from Atlantic
Bayview Wines and Liquors; one free
week for two from World Gym; a $25 gift
certificate from The Schooner; a $25 gift
certificate from Piccolo Pizza and a year's
subscription to The Freeport Baldwin
Leader. See page 2 for winning letter.
Dr. Kishore Kuncham and the Boa
ucation wish to • ex•p ress their gratitude to the com' f4n
^tJieirVverwhelhiing support of the Freeport school
Pineyro resigns as
deputy mayor
page 2
Father of the Year
contest begins
pages 2 and 5
Freeporter
killed in accident
page 6
Redistricting
up in the air
page 10
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | 2011-05-19 |
| Subject | Newspaper |
| Description | This is a Newspaper distributed locally within the Village of Freeport and Baldwin. |
| Creator | Linda Toscano |
| Publisher | L & M Publications, Inc. |
| Contributors | Scanned by Imaging & Microfilm Access, Inc. (Bohemia, NY 11716) |
| Date | 2011 |
| Type | Periodical |
| Format | |
| Source | Freeport Memorial Library |
| Language | English |
| Coverage | United States |
| Rights | This digital image may be freely used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this image is permitted without written permission of the Freeport Memorial Library, 144 W. Merrick Road, Freeport, NY 11520 or email: frreference@freeportlibrary.info |
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