Paid Notice: Lynne McVeigh, 85, a 50 year resident of Springs, a cherished and beloved friend, sister, artist and educator passed away unexpectedly on September 2.
As a producer, writer and director, Lynne developed children’s media for television and radio including nationally for programs on PBS and NPR. Teaching at Tisch School of the Arts for 41 years, Lynne paired a deep knowledge of craft with compassionate mentorship marked by experienced and insightful leadership.
In 1994 she won the Tisch most prestigious teaching honor, the David Payne Carter Award. In 2020 she was named a Mega Grants incubator awardee in support of her project, “Video Natural Histories” a pioneering method of non-clinical video documentation for people living with rare diseases. More recently Lynne and her collaborators at GeneticaLens received a Phase 1 NIH grant to further this important work. Lynne was longtime co- director of The Fearless Theater company, founded in 1993 to encourage and support the artistic creativity in theater and media of young people with disabilities and without from different racial, ethnic and economic backgrounds. In 2002, in the aftermath of 9/11, she produced and directed History Makers, a 28 minute video. created with students at two high schools next to the World Trade Center.
Other major credits include Paths of Rebellion, an award winning PBS series on the American Revolution, Dawdles the Duck,, Music of the Cinema, a radio series for NPR, and Personal Moments, a radio series on sex education. She produced five training videos for social work students in collaboration with Dr. Carol Tosone and Dr. Caroline Rosenthal Gilman which are being distributed nationally by the Center for Social Work Education.
An avid mystery book reader, Lynne created the Springs Library Mystery Book club in 2026. She was a dedicated wildlife conservationist and loved all animals, especially Corgies from her childhood and her cats, constant companions. Lynne grew up in Old Westbury. LI. She was the daughter of Charles S McVeigh Jr. a prominent member of this New York family line and Evelyn Bransford McVeigh from Tennessee. She is survived by her brother, Charles S. McVeigh III. and many nieces and nephews. Her passing has resulted in a wave of tributes from former students and colleagues highlighting her massive footprint as an educator, mentor and champion for accessible arts. In addition as a caring, loyal and beloved friend.
Lynne is greatly missed and will be forever in our hearts.
