Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino, Councilwoman Vicki Walsh and Town Clerk Rich LaMarca recently attended a bench dedication for longtime Oyster Bay resident Reginald Butt Jr., a veteran who often led Town Board meetings in the Pledge of Allegiance.

“Reggie was a man whose life reflected everything Oyster Bay stands for – family, service and community,” said Supervisor Saladino. “His story is woven into the very history of this Town, and this bench will forever honor a man whose heart was always anchored right here in Oyster Bay.”

Reginald Butt Jr.’s family came to Oyster Bay in 1939 – one of just 12 families brought from Brooklyn by Mr. Jacobson to work at the new shipyard. He was a proud graduate of Oyster Bay High School, class of 1956, and just four days after graduation he

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