Karen Kellner dies at 44.Karen Kellner, 44, of Glenwood Landing, had lots of heart. For the past six years she helped to raise funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that grants wishes to children (2.5 years to 18 years old) with life-threatening medical conditions. of Metro New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of through the annual golf and tennis outing of the Long Island Chapter of CoreNet Global, a real estate group. She cooked at a food pantry operated by the Christian Church of Glen Cove Glen Cove, city (1990 pop. 24,149), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on the north shore of Long Island, at the entrance to Hempstead Harbor; settled 1668, inc. as a city 1918. . She organized family get-togethers and cooked for them. She also doted dote intr.v. dot·ed, dot·ing, dotes To show excessive fondness or love: parents who dote on their only child. [Middle English doten. on her Portuguese water dog Portuguese water dog a medium-sized, well-muscled dog with characteristic swimming and fishing traits. The coat is profuse and may be either long, loosely waved, or short, harsh and curled. , Chloe. "She just seemed to have time for a lot of different things," said her sister, Nancy Tilton, of Sea Cliff. But in the end, family members and friends said, it was probably Ms. Kellner's heart that gave out on the evening of March 3. An official cause of death has not yet been determined. Ms. Kellner had a history of heart problems, Ms. Tilton said. The youngest of five children of Jean Smith and the late James T. Kellner, Ms. Kellner grew up in Sea Cliff and attended Sea Cliff Elementary School, North Shore Junior High School and North Shore High School. She obtained a bachelor's of arts degree in education from C.W. Post College in 1981 and taught art at Friends Academy before working as a legal secretary for Glen Cove lawyer John D. Case, who remained a long-time friend. She also worked for Case's investment research publication, Market Guide, as an office manager. Ms. Kellner joined JRS JRS Jesuit Refugee Service JRS Journal of Roman Studies JRS Japan Radiological Society JRS Journal of Refractive Surgery JRS Joint Reporting Structure JRS Job Referral Service JRS Joint Reporting System JRS Joint Research Center JRS Jamaica Reservation Service Architect P.C. in July 1997 as director of marketing and business development and became involved in the Long Island real estate industry. She was known for her vast network of business contacts, which she used not only develop new leads for her employer, but also to raise funds for CoreNet's Make-A-Wish Foundation effort. The Long Island Chapter of CoreNet Global, a real estate executives group on whose board Ms. Kellner served, said last week that it will establish an endowment that will grant a wish in perpetuity Of endless duration; not subject to termination. The phrase in perpetuity is often used in the grant of an Easement to a utility company. in perpetuity adj. forever, as in one's right to keep the profits from the land in perpetuity. in her name through the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro New York in Lake Success. Ms. Kellner was co-chair of the Make-A-Wish CoreNet Charity Golf and Tennis Outing, which over the past eight years raised $330,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, enabling the group to grant 55 wishes to local children facing life-threatening illnesses. This year's outing will take place on Monday, July 18 honoring Ms. Kellner. In addition to her mother and sister, Ms, Kellner is survived by her brother Thomas, of Park City, Utah Park City is a city located in Summit County, Utah, United States. It is one of two major resort towns in Utah, the other being Moab. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back and a part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. ; brother Jamie, of Santa Barbara, Calif., founder and president of the WB Television Network, and his wife, Julie; brother Ron and sister-in-law Jeannette, of Glen Head. A funeral was held March 5. |
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