Hospices to honor Great Neck man's humor
In memory of her brother, Howard Shapiro, who died of complications from AIDS, Leslie Shapiro-Greenberg of Atlantic Beach and her husband, Joel, are helping raise money to create two new hospices in the city. Videojournalist: Jim Staubitser (May 12, 2011)
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Honoring brother's memory
Howard Shapiro always managed to find something to laugh about.
It wasn't easy. Growing up secretly gay in Great Neck in the 1970s was a challenge, said his sister, Leslie Greenberg. In 1991, he was diagnosed with HIV and, she said, promptly fired from his job in publishing. He died five years later at 40.
"When he was diagnosed, instead of throwing the covers over his face, he got right...
