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WWII vet Tony Palumbo, 87, loved to build, create

Tony Palumbo was good with his hands. He used them to resuscitate a crew member during a bombing mission in World War II, to expand his Plainview home as his family grew, and to tinker in the basement of that home, rebuilding antique lamps to the delight of his relatives and friends.

Palumbo died Sunday after a stroke. He was 87.

Anthony Palumbo was born in Hell's Kitchen in Manhattan,...

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