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Sophia Farrar
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Born
January 11
,
1928
·
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died
August 28
,
2020
·
Manchester, New Jersey, USA
(pneumonia)
Birth name
Sophia Veronica Laskowski
Mini Bio
Sophia Farrar was born on January 11, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was married to Joseph Farrar. She died on August 28, 2020 in Manchester, New Jersey, USA.
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Joseph Farrar
(her death, 3 children)
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Worked for many years with the American Cancer Society.
Held Kitty Genovese in her arms (the infamous 13 March 1964 slaying in Kew Gardens, New York) as she lay dying on the street.
One of 10 children of Polish immigrants: Victoria (Bartold) Laskowski and Edmund Laskowski, a truck driver.
Worked for the United States Army Signal Corp and Western Union during World War II.
Stayed in touch for many years after Kitty Genovese's murder with her brother Bill Genovese and her lover Mary Ann Zielonko.
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