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Council Member Mealy offers condolences for passing of community leader
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Council Member Darlene Mealy extends condolences for the passing of Rival Lipkin, husband of her former staff member Anna Lipkin. She highlights his role as a community leader and his work with various senators, bridging different communities in the area.
- Rival Lipkin passed away the previous day
- He worked for Senators Carl Andrews, Eric Adams, and Jesse Hamilton
- The funeral was held on the day of the council meeting
- Anna Lipkin will be observing shiva for seven days
Darlene Mealy
0:58:51
I would like to just, ask everyone to give the condolence of my former staff, Anna Lipkin.
0:59:00
Her husband passed yesterday, rival Lipkin.
0:59:03
He has been a community leader, worker.
0:59:06
He worked for a senator Carl Andrews sent to well, when he was the senator Eric Adams, then he worked for Jesse Hamilton.
0:59:16
Anything the community need need, he was there, and he was the in between to the Caribbean, African American, Hasidic Jewish community and he was a leader.
0:59:29
And I just hope that everyone could give their condolences to Anna Lipkin.
0:59:34
She worked with me for eight years.
0:59:36
Today is the funeral.
0:59:38
It's over now, but she will be having shiver for seven days.
0:59:42
So I just want the city to know that we lost someone that was for the community.
0:59:48
Thank you.