In Loving Memory
HERBERT M. PEDERSEN
August 12, 1933-March 25, 2021
Captree Island resident, Civil Engineer, Avid Sportsman and Community Volunteer
In 1968, Bert Pedersen, a Babylon Village resident at the time, partnered with A. Beecher Greenman and co-founded Greenman Pedersen Inc. a civil engineering company headquartered in Babylon Village. GPI still thrives today as a top 100 engineering company in the USA.
Bert was also an avid sportsman, living on Captree Island. Bert enjoyed fishing, duck hunting and clamming on the Great South Bay. Bert was known to catch a 50 pound striped bass and an occasional 12 pound fluke.
He enjoyed raising his family on Captree Island with his wife Betty and daughters Karen Bustamante and Pamela Salerno. He was a beloved grandfather to his grandsons Francis Bustamante, Dylan Bustamante, Charles Salerno and James Salerno. Dear father in law to Frank Bustamante and Greg Salerno
Bert was also a community volunteer in the town he loved so much, Babylon Village. He is a life member of the Babylon Lions Club,having served as President in 1970. He also served on the board of trustees of the North Babylon Cemetery Association (a non-profit organization) developing the land at the end of Livingston Ave into a cemetery that meets the needs of the community. In 2003, Bert organized the E. Donald Conroy Scholarship Fund, developed to aid Babylon Village’s high school seniors a scholarship reward for community service.
Herbert M. Pedersen a family man and community servant.
A small service will be held at the North Babylon Cemetery on Monday March 29, 2021 at 1:30pm. A “Celebration of life” service will be held at a later date.
