LOIS STAAT

(Evelyn) Lois Staat, 93, died on September 30, 2009 in Sarasota, Florida.  She was born on January 23, 1916 in New Brunswick, NJ and was a graduate of Ithaca College and New York University.  She taught physical education and modern dance in Oswego, NY, Wappingers Falls, NY and Great Neck, retiring in 1971 as head of the Girls Physical Education Department at Great Neck South Senior High School. After moving to Sarasota in 1973, she was an active volunteer for many years at Girls, Inc. and was a member of the Sarasota Garden Club, creating many of the designs and signs for the annual flower shows.  An avid golfer, Lois chaired the scoreboard committee during the years of the LPGA Bent Tree Classic.

(Obit from The Great Neck Record)