Joseph Ludovic Long “Lou” was born in Claire, New Brunswick, Canada on Jan 5, 1921. This is a very rural part of French Canada, just on the border of Maine along the St John River. He was the first of eleven children born to Andrew and Laura Marquis Long. Of the eleven children born, nine made it to adulthood, and Ludovic was one of four remaining before his recent passing. He was preceded in death by his wife Edmee, brothers Reginald, Yvon, Aldeo and his sisters Réjean, and Georgette. He is survived by his brother Paul Long, and his two sisters-Anne Paradis, and Gertrude Ouellet. Ludovic is also survived by his five children-Pauline Egan, Jeanne Levine (Stephen), Irene Burke, Normand Long (Denise), and Gerry Long (Dawn), and by his 12 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren, and many nephews and nieces. Ludovic grew up in a poor family, however, they survived the depression better than most families by raising farm animals for food. The entire family were devoted Catholics, and always attended church. As a young boy, life was hard but fun. Hard work included caring for the farm animals, cutting hay by sickle for animal feed, cutting blocks of ice from the river in the late winter for summer refrigeration to preserve food, and taking care of the railroad tracks along with his brothers for their dad who worked for the Canadien Railroad System. Fun included playing baseball and hockey. Ludovic was extremely intelligent, and attended elementary school in a small schoolhouse where all the grades were in the same room. As such, he would pay attention to the higher classes during his break time, and achieved beyond his grade level in his learning. He was awarded a full scholarship (Lord Beaverbrook Scholarship) for college, to attend the University of New Brunswick, where he started out in Forestry and changed his major to electrical engineering-with an emphasis on radio communications, graduating with a degree in BSEE.

After Ludovic graduated from college, his first job was to work for the Canadian Government during the war effort (WW II), where he was stationed in Goose Bay, Labrador and Gander, Newfoundland where he set up communication/navigation systems for the Canadian and American air forces for aircraft convoys to the European theater. He considered this the work he was most proud of during his career. After that assignment, he was given work duties in Moncton, New Brunswick where he met his future wife Edmee (deceased in May 2021) and they subsequently married in 1947. Ludovic and Edmee remained in Edmundston, NB, Canada from 1947-1964, where they started raising their family, and where Ludovic ran a small electric utility. In 1964 he was offered a position to oversee Freeport Light and Power, and he accepted and moved the family to Freeport, NY. One of his major career accomplishments was adding generating capacity for Freeport Light and Power, by building Power Plant No 2. Ludovic and Edmee were devout Catholics, who attended mass regularly, attended stations of the cross, lent services, and other religious events. Ludovic always attended mass on Sundays. They also were committed to providing all their children with a Catholic education, and sent all five children to Catholic elementary and high schools. They belonged to Our Holy Redeemer Parish. Ludovic was an exemplary role model as a husband, father, and devout catholic.

Ludovic was an extremely devoted husband and father. Edmee, his wife, suffered from life long and severe debilitating depression from her early 30’s until death. Ludovic stood by her the entire time and explored every option to try to help her. Ludovic was a dedicated father who loved all his children. He was always there to provide support and love. Of all his hobbies, his greatest love was his family, his wife first and then his children. Ludovic could be funny and jovial, had his moments of stress, he could be stern and curt, but his core was a very caring, generous, and loving person who was genuinely interested in people. He was humble, but immensely proud of his family and his children’s accomplishments. Ludovic had many interests. He loved music. He also took up flying in his mid-forties. He fell in love with it so much that he purchased his own airplane in 1969, which was used for his hobby and family trips to various locations including visiting all the relatives in Canada. After the children were all grown and out of the home in Freeport, Ludovic retired from Freeport Light and Power (1985), sold the house in Freeport a few years later (1987) and moved to Bayshore, NY. They became members of the Parish of St. Patrick in Bayshore. After more than 20 years living in Bayshore, they moved to an assisted living facility called “The Promenade” in Middletown, NY to be close to their son, Gerry. A little more than two years ago, Ludovic’s health started to decline, and he was moved to Maria Regina Residences in Brentwood, NY., as he was no longer able to walk. His mind remained intact and his memory never wavered until the day he passed. He finally passed from old age at 103 years, 5 months, and 6 days on June 11th at around 5:00 am in the morning. He will be missed dearly by his family.