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Staten Island Daily News, Friday, July 23,, 1982 JHL- ras ims Dflfos part is wct HIE! By BILL FARRELL that Mahoney went to California and began working in movies and television. "He had roles in 'Love at First Bite' and 'Made for Each in addition to playing the role of Travis on the 'Alice' series, Rausch saidr It was his guest-star role as Travis that aired on televison yesterday morning. "It is really ironic that the episode was shown today," said Fran Mahoney. his widow. "A friend called us to say that Tom was on, so we all watched him before going to the church for the memorial service." Married for 33 years, the Mahoneys had seven children three girls and four boys most of whom were at the service.

"That is the one thing I'll always remember about Tom," said Barbara Ramsey. "Here was a guy in the acting field who had seven children. My God, I thought, it can be done. There is hope for a family in this business." "It's really funny," said Fran Mahoney. "As he was getting older, he was starting to develop his character.

Casting agents were just starting to call." At the age of 58, actor Tom Mahoney was just coming into his own. The tall, lanky actor died last week after a brief illness and, yesterday, more than 50 friends and relatives gathered at Sacred Heart Church in West Brighton to remember him. One of those who attended the service was Gordon Ramsey, also known as Bozo the Clown. "There were two Bozos in New York," Ramsey said after the service. "I was the last one.

It was through Bozo that I met Tom. He was my Professor Tweetyphooffer." That is how Mahoney spent most of his acting career. Born and raised in West Brighton, he started working in the early days of television, according to family members. "He was always the guy who would come on for a skit," said Kennth Rausch, a nephew. "He worked with Dick Clark, Sandy Becker and others before he joined Bozo on WOR." It was after Bozo ended its run in the early 1970s If 1 it iir- ir i nrirr nr tii i nt mi -r'lnffi Actor Tom Mahoney Seeks to carve landmark niche for quarry By MARY ENGELS for use as a park and environmental education center for students from grade school through college.

"There is little doubt the quarry is rich in geological history and it's quite lovely to look at besides," she said. "However, time is growing short and I fear the land will not remain in its undeveloped state forever." In a resolution last December, the state's Nature and Historical Preserve Ti'ust Board stated: "The board expresses its interest in the exposed xenolith and related geological formations near Graniteville and urges that all steps to the extent feasible be taken to ensure their preservation and public accessibility." The board, however, has no money now to purchase the land, Connelly said. In a letter to Arthur Stewart, chief of the Natural Landmarks Division, the assemblywoman asked if a local branch of the Department of Interior, such as Gateway National Recreation Area or the Fish and Wildlife Service, could do the on-site evaluation. "Such an arrangement would avoid the cost of having a federal geologist from the division's' Washington, office do the survey," she said. The quarry, located on Forest Ave.

next to Christ Methodist Church, is a large area of craggy diabase rock surrounded by shrubs, trees, grass and wildf lowers. Mined nearly 100 years ago, it is part of the Palisades sill and includes a rare xenolith, foreign rock nearly 30 meters long and a half meter wide. Connelly believes the area should be preserved In an attempt to determine if the Granite Quarry in Graniteville on the Island is worthy of inclusion on the National Registry of Natural Landmarks, Assemblywoman Elizabeth Connelly has appealed to the U. S. Department of Interior to arrange a tour of the five-acre site.

Connelly noted that the Island's Committee to Save the Granite Quarry had applied for the designation last year, but was told that the Natural Landmarks Division had no funds to do an on-site evaluation of the A landmark designation, Connelly said, would not stop development of the quarry but would aid in efforts to secure funds to purchase the now privately owned land. i 6 SflapEetoflu merciianiiis to get 92G in loan By MARY ENGELS ding of $75,000 was awarded by the Office of Economic Development in May 1982. The corporation also administers a matching grant program for storefront' improvements for which $25,000 has been allocated for the next Jane Vredenburgh, director of the commercial program, noted that the storefront improvement program has been successful in Stapleton because Murasan of Le Za Zou Restaurant, Al Federico of Coastal Plumbing, Thomas Zotts of Sunrise Stationery and Office Equipment, and John Gray and Tony Deorato of Edgewater Hall. Funds for the storefront improvement revolving program are from the the first year of the development corporation's community development funds. An additional second year of fun Molson bike races at S.I.

Mall Six Stapleton merchants will receive $92,600 in low interest loans for storefront improvements in a special presentation at Stapleton's Village Hall in Tappen Park on Tuesday. According to Helen R. Pose, president of the Stapleton Community Local Development the merchants chosen planned all of their improvements according to the architectural guidelines developed by the development corporation, with assistance from architect Michael Jackson of Meadows and Woll. "The storefronts reinforce the historic Victorian character of the Tap-pen Park area and the surrounding residential neighborhood and we appreciate the interest, cooperation and the commitment of these merchants to Stapleton," said Pose. She said that she hoped their success will encourage other businesses to participate in the program.

the merchants have shown a high in terest in participating. "A NUMBER OF nonparticipating merchants also have made building improvements in the last year because they recognize the visible revitalization efforts by other merchants in the com mercial district," Vredenburgh said. The improvements have resulted in 108 new full-time and part-time jobs for the community because of business expansion. In addition, more than 10 vacant storefronts have been reoccu pied, she said. Twelve buildings will have com pleted renovations under the local de velopment corporation's loan and grant program by the end of August, according to Vredenburgh.

Among those expected at next Tiies day's presentation are: Commissioner Robert Kandel, New York City Office of Economic Development; Borough President Anthony Gaeta; Jim Roberts, director of the Staten Island Office of Economic Development; Addison Branch, president of the Mud Lane Society; Robert Pessolano, president, of-the Stapleton Civic Association, and Thomas La Manna, chairman Four hundred cyclists from 15 states are expected to compete in the second of a series of Molson Golden New York City Bicycle Races at the Staten Island Mall on Sunday. The racing is scheduled to get under way at 8 a.m. with a 50-mile event along a one-mile circular route from 9 to 11 a.m. Winners will share $5,000 in overall prize money posted by Molson Breweries of Canada for the New York City races and there also will be a presentation of trophies. Competition is open to nationally licensed cyclists and will include national and state champions, as well as Olympic team members.

The public is invited to watch the races and, according to Pat Carullo, president of the Staten Island Bicycling Association, "The view from almost anywhere in the mall will be spectacular." He said: "Each of the competitors wiirpass any given point 90' times' at H'ffc '( up to f0 1 1 MERCHANTS WHO will receive the foans at a io a ceremony are: Frank.