Winner: Elaine E. Stillwell

Elaine E. StillwellChapter leader

Elaine E. Stillwell of Rockville Centre recently received the Woman of Distinction Award from New York's 9th Congressional District as well as the Simon Stephens Award from The Compassionate Friends, a nonprofit that assists families grieving the loss of a child. Stillwell is the chapter leader of The Compassionate Friends of Rockville Centre, a columnist for Grief Digest Magazine, and a former bereavement coordinator for the Diocese of Rockville Centre. She dedicates her various activities to the memory of her two children, Peggy and Denis, who died in a car accident in 1986.