Obituaries

Dorothy M. Sinclair of Montauk, who taught elementary school for more than 30 years in Syosset, died of an unexpected illness at Stony Brook University Hospital on July 12. Most recently a resident of Greenport, she was 84.

Harry de Leyer, a native of the Netherlands known as "the Galloping Grandfather," attesting to the fact that even in his late 50s he remained a grand prix show-jumping rider to contend with here and abroad, died on June 25 in Stanardsville, Va., at the age of 93.

Louis J. Trakis, a prolific sculptor, cartoonist, and teacher whose work reflected deep philosophical commitments to nature, died at home in Southampton on July 7. Also a resident of Brooklyn, he was 94.

Rose DeFina first trip to Montauk coincided with a hurricane, but she fell in love with the hamlet, and she and her husband became full-time residents. She died on July 11 at home in Miami. She was 88.

James P. Daly, who worked in the resort industry in East Hampton, died in his sleep on July 5. The Union, Ky., resident, also formerly of Acton, Mass., was 71 years old.

Redjeb Jordania, a boatbuilder, author, college professor, teacher, trained musician, arranger, and composer who played the piano for ballet companies in Paris during the Roaring Twenties, and a longtime resident of Springs, died last Thursday at his home there, surrounded by family. He was 99 and had been ailing for only a short time. 

Marilyn Galanter Lukashok of East Hampton and New York City died in her sleep at home in New York on July 12. She was 94.

Reynold Ruffins, an acclaimed illustrator and artist, died at home in Sag Harbor on July 11. He was 90.

Eileen Patricia Eagan, who worked for the Suffolk County Water Authority for 26 years, died of cancer on June 30 at the Kanas Center for Hospice Care in Quiogue. Ms. Eagan, who had been living in Springs with her sister, Anne Marie Brierley, was 80.

There will be a memorial service for Craig Eisenberg on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Most Holy Trinity Cemetery on Cedar Street in East Hampton.

Dorothy Dolores Malik, a former bookkeeper at the American Cyanamid pharmaceutical and chemical company, died at home in Montauk on Saturday. She was 84.

Surfing brought Thomas Havlik to Montauk from Floral Park, where he had grown up, and it drew him to settle there after college. He died on July 4, aged 70.