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Copiague literacy teacher Ann Murray dies

Obituary photo of Ann M. Murray. Born on

Photo credit: Handout | Obituary photo of Ann M. Murray. Born on November 9, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York. Died December 27, 2011.

Ann M. Murray of Massapequa Park, a veteran Copiague teacher who considered a firm grasp of reading the building block of academic success, died of melanoma at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan last month. She was 82.

"She believed that a child's success in reading was key to success in all other areas of learning," said son Brian Murray of Massapequa Park.

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