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Ex-LI educator Willard A. Monsell dies at 77

Willard A. Monsell died at 77.

Photo credit: handout | Willard A. Monsell died at 77.

When Long Island native Willard A. Monsell turned 66 in 2000, he retired from teaching and the business world to Maine with his wife, Ruth. But the quiet and slow-paced life did not please him at all, she said.

"He was so bored," she said. "He was tired of being a househusband. He was still a high-energy guy and a little too young to retire."

Monsell went on to become the director of...

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