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Southern Ulster Times, Wednesday, December 5, 2018
IN THIS ISSUE
Calendar..........................................12
Craig McKinney................................ 9
Classifieds...................................... 28
Crossword......................................30
Highland..........................................21
Letters to the Editor........................8
Marlboro........................................20
Obituaries...................................... 26
Opinion.............................................8
Police Blotter...................................4
Plattekill........................................ 25
School News...................................22
Service Directory........................... 33
Sports............................................40
PUBLIC AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5
WHAT: Lloyd Town Board
WHEN: 5pm
WHERE: Lloyd Town Hall
12 Church St., Highland
WHAT: Plattekill Town Board
WHEN: 7pm
WHERE: Plattekill Town Hall
1915 Rte. 44/55, Modena
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6
WHAT: Marlboro School Board
WHEN: 7:30pm
WHERE: Marlborough Town Hall
21 Milton Tnpk, Milton
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10
WHAT: Marlborough Town Board
WHEN: 7pm
WHERE: Marlborough Town Hall
21 Milton Tnpk, Milton
HOW TO REACH US
OFFICE:
300 Stony Brook Court
Newburgh, NY 12550
Benjamin E. Bragg is laid to rest
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lives at such a very young age.
“God gave him that gift of life of 94
years to tell the story of true heroes
and the remarkable men and women
who served in the Armed Forces,” Fr.
Lutz said. “He leaves behind a legacy to
his children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren and a legacy of service
that he’s provided to this community, to
the Fire Department, to the American
Legion and the Highland School District;
the list is extraordinary of what one
individual can do.”
Fr. Lutz said Bragg was a member of
the Greatest Generation.
“We cannot honor them enough for
the sacrifices and the freedoms they
won for us,” he said. “We know the world
would be a very different place if it wasn’t
for the heroism of people like Ben and the
many others who gave their lives to bring
freedom to us.”
Brad Scott said Bragg visited the
grave of his beloved Rosalie as part of
his daily routine and regularly attended
5:30 p.m. Mass every Saturday at St.
Augustine’s Church. He said Bragg was
a fixture at the American Legion for 71
years, attended Lloyd Republican Party
meetings for decades, local high school
soccer, football and basketball games and
was a strong supporter of the Highland
School District.
Scott said after experiencing the
horrors of war and seeing the atrocities
of the German concentration camps,
The casket is brought out to the hearse after the service.
Bragg became convinced that people,
“have to step up for righteousness and
for what they believe in and never depart
from your principles and values, such
as you become complicit in the sins of
others. Ben, certainly, was unwavering in
sticking to his principles and values his
entire life.”
Bragg was a past Asst. Chief of the
Highland Hose Company, helped to
found the Highland Little League and
the American Legion Post 193, where he
served as Post Commander and later as
Chaplain. He served on the Town and
School Boards and was honored with
a “Distinguished Friend of Education”
Award from the Ulster County School
Board Association and named a
“Highland Hero” by the Highland Central
School District.
Patty Bragg said her father-in-law
married his high school sweetheart,
Rosalie Rizzo.
“They did everything together and he
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Fr. Thomas Lutz officiated at the Mass of
Christian Burial for Benjamin E. Bragg.
Benjamin E. Bragg sitting on his porch earlier this year.
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