Henry Dean Lester III, who ran his own business in the building trades for over 30 years, died on Oct. 14 in Sebastian, Fla. Formerly of Springs, he was 77.

George Allen Nama, whose artwork is in the Brooklyn Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Morgan Library, died on Oct. 22. He was 86 and lived in Montauk.

“The aim here is for us to have the differences, vocalize them, and for us to be patient and understand where they’re coming from,” said Dr. Asma Rashid, a co-host with Jim Vrettos of an interfaith disussion on creating unity in an age that feels increasingly divisive and isolating.