Erasmus Tafuro, ex-Muttontown highways commissioner, dies
Photo credit: Handout | Erasmus Tafuro, a World War II veteran, died Jan. 23 of natural causes. He was 86.
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Erasmus Tafuro was better known in the Syosset and Muttontown communities as "Raz."
And he was best known for his eagerness to assist others.
"If he liked you, there's nothing he wouldn't do for you," said State Sen. Carl Marcellino (R-Syosset), a friend of 30 years, "and there wasn't a lot of people he didn't like."
Tafuro, a World War II veteran, a former Muttontown highways...
