Priest's death stuns church community
Photo credit: Handout | The Rev. Samuel Aririatu died Dec. 21, 2010, in a one-car crash on the Southern State Parkway. He was 62.
Newsday's obituary for the Rev. Samuel Aririatu
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When the Dexter family of Port Jefferson got news that one of their favorite priests, the Rev. Samuel Aririatu, 62, died Tuesday in a one-car crash on the Southern State Parkway, they were devastated. It was as if they had lost a member of their own family, Ginny Dexter said.
Ginny Dexter has been a parishioner at Infant Jesus Roman Catholic Church for more than 20 years. Her husband, Chris,...
