TODAY'S PAPER
34° Good Morning
SEARCH
34° Good Morning
Long IslandTowns

Ex-Southampton ambulance chief dies

By Josh Stewart
Print

Melissa "Missy" Croke, a founder and former chief of the Southampton Village Volunteer Ambulance Corp., died Wednesday at the age of 57 after a long illness.

She was chief from 2001-2005 and answered nearly 4,000 calls during almost two decades as a member. Her passions extended into American Indian culture and caring for animals.

Read more about Croke at www.27east.com.

More: newsday.com/southampton
On Twitter: Follow LI Towns on Twitter

Latest Long Island News

Long Island Rail Road commuters got a reprieve MTA postpones proposed fare increase
Thousands splashed into the ocean at Long Beach Pandemic gives Polar Bear plunge the cold shoulder this year
A continuation of testing waivers granted last year Teachers union calling for cancellation of standardized testing
The parcel on Park Avenue and Route 25A Developer gets final OK to put up medical building in Huntington
The Village of Hempstead, in association with the In troubled times, hope in the words of MLK
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is expected to deliver NY budget hole shrinks, but problems — and fights — loom
Didn’t find what you were looking for?

Try our new Search