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to the funeral Rosemary also serves on the Board of
home in 2013 Directors for the Farmingdale Chamber of
has led to top of Commerce, where she was unanimously
the line facilities chosen as the businessperson of the
to go along with year in 2011. Other credits include the
the very best Farmingdale Columbiettes and past
care and service president of the Farmingdale Kiwanis
the Trudden’s club. Rosemary has also worked in the
have been Nassau County Executive’s press office
providing since since 1996, where she recently retired to
1927. With move on to her most important position
the sudden of all; grandmother to her son William’s
passing of Joe twins, Gracie and Billy.
Jr. in 2014, and the loss of Joe Sr. to
cancer in 2015, Rosemary Trudden has WILLIAM TRUDDEN
taken ownership with the leadership and Manager/Director
guidance of William right by her side.
William is a fourth generation funeral
Today, William Trudden continues the director stretching back to 1927. Upon
legacy handed down from Hugh Trudden graduation from C.W. Post College with
90 years ago by providing dignified and honors in 2001, he went on to do the
affordable funeral and cremation services same at the graduate level at Hofstra
to the greater Farmingdale area. University in 2003, earning a Master’s
Degree. After a few years working in real
estate, finance and accounting, William
Our Staff went back to school to pursue his funeral
d i r e c t o r ’ s
license in
ROSEMARY TRUDDEN 2009. A fourth
Owner generation
graduate from
Rosemary Trudden comes from a funeral the American
home background in her own right. Her Academy
father, William E. Law founded the William McAllister
E. Law funeral home in Massapequa, Institute
NY which in 2010,
her brother William would
William now complete his
runs today. r esidency
Rosemary and earn his license in 2011. William
has been a is a member of the National Funeral
fixture in the Directors’ Association (NFDA), the New
Far mingdale York State Funeral Directors’ Association
community (NYSFD), and the Nassau-Suffolk Funeral
for over 40 Directors Association (NSFDA). Like his
years. She’s a parents before him, William is actively
past president involved in the Farmingdale community.
and longtime He serves on the board of directors of
member of the Farmingdale Women’s the Farmingdale Chamber of Commerce,
Club. A member of the Farmingdale is a past president and member of
Library board for nearly 20 years, the Farmingdale Rotary Club, and a

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