Stonehill’s way was a good one

It takes something out of the ordinary to have a New York City street named after you, but then, PEF retiree Bob Stonehill always stood out for his public service, his caring, humility and humor.

The NYC Council voted unanimously last year to name the corner of Avenue N and Schenectady Avenue in the Old Mill Basin section of Brooklyn “Bob Stonehill Way.”

The posthumous honor came primarily for his service in the Flatlands Volunteer Ambulance Corps which stands on that corner. He helped found it and served it until his death in August 2004 from a heart attack which he suffered while on the phone with the Corps’ dispatcher.

“Bob was dedicated in his service to PEF, too,” said PEF Executive Board Member Bill Sachs, a close friend and fellow senior professional conduct investigator of Stonehill’s at the state Education Department’s Office of Professional Discipline in New York.

Active in PEF Division 349 from its inception in 1986, Stonehill was a steward, treasurer, and newsletter editor. He was a convention delegate from 1988 to 2002, when he retired.

Stonehill served on the SED Health and Safety Committee, Region 10 leadership committees, was a PEF political action liaison and helped found the PEF Jewish Committee. — Sherry Halbrook
 

The Communicator April 2007

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