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Patricia Kaphan, 70, of West Islip dies

Pat Kaphan

Photo credit: Handout | Pat Kaphan

Kelly Berdolt didn't understand why her mother, Patricia Kaphan, insisted on bringing a parfait to a woman at the Copiague senior center every week.

Kaphan, who worked at the center, explained to Berdolt that the woman was usually cranky but that her disposition had lightened one day when Kaphan offered her a taste of her parfait. She continued to bring in the treat, even though the woman...

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