Alice J. Van Eyken

Louise, Sandra, and Iris thank you so much for sharing Auntie with us. I know that she is now reunited with Uncle Philly, Mike and the rest of our loved ones. Aunt Alice was truly one of a kind and she always gave it to you straight! She will be missed but never ever forgotten. Love you guys more than you know.

I will miss Aunt Alice but will cherish the fond memories of her with Mom & Dad over the years. Now they’re back together laughing at us down here. She was a dancing hit last year at my wedding/ We were blessed she was able to attend.
Thanks & Love to Iris, Sandra & Louise
Jacqueline Raymond-Rock

Aunt Alice,

You are the best aunt anyone could ever ask for and there can literally be no one like you. I have had so much fun with you up till now and will continue to do so. Thank you for all the wonderful moments and memories that we have spent together.

Love,

Brian, Monica, Jared, Kennedi & Zachary

May the memories you hold in your hearts give you peace and comfort..Love and sincere condolences.Maureen and Steve Lewis

All my life I have been lucky to be raised by strong women. Aunt Alice was one of them. She always looked out for me and the Vargas kids — Cynthia, Maria, Bill and myself –from the early days in Brooklyn on Kosciuszko Street until she and the family moved to 133 N. Oregon Rd in Babylon, LI. Babylon, with space, trees, a high school with a football field, was a whole different scene from the asphalt jungle of Brooklyn, and for those of us still living in the city, it meant the Van Eyken’s had made it. During my young teenage years, my brother Bill and I would get on our bicycles and take a 2-hour-plus ride to Aunt Alice’s house to hang out in the neighborhood and visit with our cousins Louse, Sandra and Iris. Aunt Alice made us all feel like we belonged because we were family and made sure we ate before our journey back to the city. She would always give us good advice based on her experience in life and had no time for fools. She always loved having a good time, especially on the dance floor no matter what type of music was playing but had a special fondness for some good old salsa.
As I grew older and became a union organizer for the ILGWU, I found out that Aunt Alice was a union member and was part of Local 155. She told me that she had to help a lot of her co-workers who only spoke Spanish translate to their boss what they needed. This union relationship only made my bond with Aunt Alice stronger and I think she thought of me not only as a nephew but as a son. This is a sad time for all of us now that Aunt Alice has passed, but I am enriched forever by the love and wisdom Aunt Alice bestowed on me and all of us. Now she gets to hang out with her crew, Bea, Baby, Philly, Wally, Gamo, Carmen and Chuckie, and also see her grandson Michael. Say hello for us.