Frederick T. Shea died on April 14. Beloved husband of Evelyn, loving father of Brian, Kevin (deceased) and Kathleen, and caring grandfather of Keegan, Colby, Mitch, Christopher, Jonathan, Freddie and Jessica.

Fred graduated from Regis High School and went on to The College of the Holy Cross ('40), thence to Columbia Law School ('48) where he was a member of the Columbia Law Review. His studies were interrupted by military service when he was drafted into the Army early in World War II, and rose from the rank of Private to Captain. He served with the U.S. forces in the invasion of the Normandy beaches six days after the initial landing on D-Day, 1944.

Following law school he joined the firm that is now Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, where he spent his entire legal career of over 57 years, serving as the Firm's managing partner and as a member of its executive committee. Fred's law career was devoted initially to litigation, and subsequently to labor and employment law as a prominent member of the labor bar representing management. Among his clients were Chrysler Corporation, The New York Hospital, The New York Yankees, the Dioceses of Brooklyn and Bridgeport and the Archdiocese of New York where he served as special labor counsel to Cardinal Cooke. He was admired, respected and beloved by his partners for many qualities, not the least of which was his unerring integrity.

Fred served for nearly 30 years as a member of the Board of Trustees of St. Joseph's College New York, 12 years as its Chairman, and was instrumental in establishing the college's Long Island campus in Patchogue. He also served as President of the Loyola Council of the Weston School of Theology in Massachusetts.

In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to The Frederick T. Shea Scholarship Fund at St. Joseph's College New York, 245 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11205, c/o Sister Elizabeth Hill.

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Edmund (Ed) Tilitz , raconteur, bridge player, diehard Met fan and 30-year resident of Garden City, died on Wednesday, April 5 after a long illness.

Mr. Tilitz was born on April 1, 1915 in Astoria and spent his early years in Elmhurst. He graduated from Newtown High School and worked for U.P.S. until he realized that there was an unfilled niche in the delivery business.

He recruited his brother to help fill this perceived need. The two opened and successfully ran Sully Transportation from its office in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

Around bridge tables Ed was known for his unconventional bidding and extraordinary successful play of the hand. He was also fond of lightening every occasion with a little joke. To this end he kept a file of amusing anecdotes at home and visited his library before going out on the town.

He is survived by his wife, Lucille, whom he married in 1976, and two children from his first wife, Margaret Sullivan. His son, Gerald, a musician, lives in Hamburg, Germany and his daughter, Judith Sullivan, is an LPN in New York.

He also leaves behind a host of nieces and nephews. His three brothers and a sister died before Mr. Tilitz.

Mr. Tilitz was a member of the Garden City Retired Men's Club and from his retirement forward he spent much time with fellow members and friends on the golf links and at the club's bridge tables. He was president of the Garden City Duplicate Bridge Club for many years.

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Anthony V. Rizzi

A 50-year resident of Garden City, Lieutenant Colonel Anthony V. Rizzi (U.S. Army Reserve retired) passed away on March 29, 2006 after a very short illness. Born on August 23, 1916 in New York City, he was the youngest of nine children of John and Mary (Viola) Rizzi both of whom predeceased him. A City College of New York graduate, he earned a bachelor's and master's degree in civil engineering and upon graduation, was commissioned as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve. He also completed course work for a PH.D. in civil engineering at Columbia University. Col. Rizzi served in WWII with responsibility for the college education of future Army officers attending colleges from Ohio to the East Coast. He remained in the inactive reserve until 1966.

As an expert in reinforced concrete and the founder and owner of companies specializing in the novel uses of concrete in the construction of commercial buildings, he played a prominent role in the building of a great number of major NYC landmarks, including Lincoln Center, for which he received an award for the Vivian Beaumont theatre, the British Airways terminal at Kennedy Airport, the NYU Medical Center, 666 Fifth Avenue, as well as the test sled at Edwards Air Force Base, which was an important early tool used to determine the feasibility of man going into space and the USMA library at West Point. He also served as a consulting engineering expert on numerous engineering projects, including structural repairs to Saint Patrick's Cathedral.

After college graduation, Anthony began a teaching career at CCNY and continued to teach for most of his life including teaching celestial navigation while on active service in the Army to General Patton's officers anticipating the invasion of North Africa. As a civilian, he also taught at Brooklyn Polytechnic now Polytechnic University.

Anthony is survived by his beloved wife of sixty-five years, Norma A. (Reffelt) Rizzi, his daughters and sons-in-laws Virginia and Frank Rico, Jr. of Wilton, CT and Southold, NY and their children Jennifer

A. Rico and Frank Peter Rico III both of Manhattan; Patricia and James Yates of Hempstead and Southold, NY and their children Marissa Madigan of Manhattan, Daniel Madigan and Kelly Madigan; two sons, Thomas Rizzi of Connecticut and Richard Rizzi of Long Island, as well as grandchildren, Anthony Rizzi, Lauren Rizzi, Shannon Rizzi, Todd Rizzi and Adam Rizzi plus one great-grandchild.