Dear John, Thomas Brophy another classmate from HHS, just a year ahead of me. I remember him so clearly, the way certain people from our youth stay etched in memory no matter how much time passes. I carry so many fond memories of him, of who he was, and of the way he moved through the world with quiet strength. After graduating from Hauppauge High School, he went on to serve with the NYPD one of the Blue Bloods Finest. He dedicated himself to 16 years of service in the 114th

Dear John, Although I did not know Tufarella personally, I knew how deeply he mattered to our community. I went to school with his sister, and in Hauppauge we all understood what it meant to be an Eagle. Once an Eagle, always an Eagle. Soaring high above us all, carrying the pride of where we came from and the strength of who we became. After graduating from HHS, Michael Tufarella went on to serve with the Hauppauge Fire Department. On the day the world stopped turning, he ma