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Tim O’Keefe, lifelong Rockland resident & former General Manager of Rockland Nissan, has passed away

Published

5 years ago

June 11, 2019

We deeply regret to report the passing of Tim O’keefe.

O’keefe was a lifelong Rockland resident and the longtime General Manager for Rockland Nissan. He was well known for his very eccentric commercials.

Timothy J. O’Keefe

JUNE 3, 1964 – JUNE 8, 2019

Timothy J. O’Keefe, “Man, myth, legend,” 55, of New City, NY, passed away peacefully on June 8th, 2019. Tim was a long time resident of Rockland County. He loved his cigars, fine dining, and most importantly, his family. Tim had a long successful career in the car business. He believed he lived his life to the fullest. He’s survived by his son Tim Jr. and his daughters Lisa, Brooke, Arianna and Jasmine. Tim is also survived by his mother Ann O’Keefe of New City, sisters Ann Marie LeBeau (Thomas) & Eileen Churchill, his brother Brian O’Keefe, several nieces and nephews, and a very large extended family. Tim was predeceased by his father Timothy J. O’Keefe, and his nephew Thomas M. LeBeau Jr. He will be remembered and greatly missed by everyone who knew him.

Visiting will be held on Wednesday, June 12 at Michael J. Higgins Funeral Home, New City from 2-4pm and 6-9pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, June 13 at 10am at St. Augustine Church, New City. Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne. (via OBITUARY – Dignity Memorial )

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Annual Suffern Holiday Parade 2024

Published

13 hours ago

November 22, 2024

Rockland Report Admin

WHEN: SATURDAY DECEMBER 7th

WHERE: LAFAYETTE AVENUE, SUFFERN, NY 10901

TIME: 6:30pm

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The Rockland Report Would Like To Thank All Who Have Served This Great Country

Published

2 weeks ago

November 11, 2024

Rockland Report Admin

In 1921, an unknown World War I American soldier was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. This site, on a hillside overlooking the Potomac River and the city of Washington, D.C., became the focal point of reverence for America’s veterans. Similar ceremonies occurred earlier in England and France, where an unknown soldier was buried in each nation’s highest place of honor (in England, Westminster Abbey; in France, the Arc de Triomphe). These memorial gestures all took place on November 11, giving universal recognition to the celebrated ending of World War I fighting at 11 a.m., November 11, 1918 (the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month). The day became known as “Armistice Day.” Armistice Day officially received its name in America in 1926 through a Congressional resolution. It became a national holiday 12 years later by similar Congressional action. If the idealistic hope had been realized that World War I was “the War to end all wars,” November 11 might still be called Armistice Day. But only a few years after the holiday was proclaimed, war broke out in Europe. Sixteen and one-half million Americans took part. Four hundred seven thousand of them died in service, more than 292,000 in battle. Armistice Day Changed To Honor All Veterans The first celebration using the term Veterans Day occurred in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1947. Raymond Weeks, a World War II veteran, organized “National Veterans Day,” which included a parade and other festivities, to honor all veterans. The event was held on November 11.