Hundreds attend funeral for high school band director who died in bus crash
A high school band director who died when a bus crashed while carrying students from New York to a band camp in Pennsylvania last week was remembered Thursday as a dedicated teacher with a zest for life. Gina Pellettiere, who led Farmingdale High School’s marching band for more than a decade, “wasn’t just a good teacher, she was a great teacher,” Rita Padden, the school's former fine arts director, told mourners at Pellettiere's funeral in Massapequa Park on Long Island. Pellettiere, 43, and retired teacher Beatrice Ferrari, 77, were killed on Sept. 21 w...
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