The peninsula separating Accabonac Harbor and Gardiner’s Bay is known as Gerard Drive today, but over the years it has had many different names.

Ellen Frank followed her dreams despite the obstacles in her path. Four years after earning her doctorate and securing a tenured teaching position, she quit teaching in order to paint, despite the misgivings of her parents and her lack of formal training.

Sheila Mary Collum, a longtime East Hampton resident dubbed Gra by her grandson as a toddler, could not have earned a more fitting nickname, according to her children, who later learned that the word “Gra” means “love” in Gaelic. This is exactly what Mrs. Collum embodied throughout her life to all who knew her, her children said.

Allan Paul White, a longtime resident of East Hampton, died on Dec. 23 at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Palm Beach, Fla., not far from his winter residence in the village of Wellington.