Hilbert I. Schotz, candidate for State Assembly, dies
Photo credit: Handout | Hilbert Israel Schotz died Dec. 29. He was 81.
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Notable Long Islanders who died in 2011
Hilbert Israel Schotz was a voracious reader, storyteller and a one-time candidate for State Assembly who ran a scrappy, grassroots campaign out of his own pocket against an established Republican incumbent.
"It was a real shoestring budget, he did everything," said Schotz's son, Andrew Schotz, of Thurmont, Md. "His bedroom was his office."
The 1990 Democratic candidate for the 7th Assembly...
