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Tribute dedicated to Emily O'Conner, sick with San Filippo Syndrome, destroyed by construction crews

A purple flower oasis in Ronkonkoma dedicated to an 8-year-old girl with a terminal disease was destroyed by road construction crews on Friday. Construction crews working on the Ronkonkoma Avenue

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