Kenneth Emil Veselak, professor, fitness buff, dies at 79
Photo credit: Handout | Kenneth Veselak, 79, of Bayville and Holbrook, who taught physical education for 33 years at Nassau Community College and founded the circus arts program, died on Dec. 31. He was a gymnast, tightrope walker, trapeze artist, juggler and fire breather who survived three types of cancer.
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Whether doing a one-armed handstand, riding a unicycle or walking a tightrope, Kenneth Emil Veselak lived to have fun and be fit.
And he gladly taught that life lesson to his children, grandchildren and countless students at Nassau Community College, his family said.
Veselak, a resident of Bayville for 52 years who had moved last summer to Holbrook, died Dec. 31. He was 79.
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