Forty Years Ago Today

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Forty years ago today, the infamous Long Island Expressway took away from us a great artist, long before his time.

Harry Chapin's legacy in music and activism continues.

RIP Harry Chapin December 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5dwksSbD34

https://www.newsday.com/long-island/...ger-1.50302198

You've likely seen the result of his lifetime work, as well — from World Hunger Year and WhyHunger, cofounded with DJ Bill Ayres in 1975 to address food insecurity in America, to the Long Island Cares Harry Chapin Food Bank, which Chapin founded in 1980 to address the problem on the Island.

"He was a person who understood life was precious and that a life is a flicker in time and you have to maximize it to the greatest extent possible," son Jason Chapin said last week, adding: "He wanted to matter, he wanted to make a difference and to have an impact he knew you had to do something … I think he has a lasting legacy not just because of who he was, but also because of who he inspired."

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