Community Corner
Theinert Memorial Road Signs Installed on Shelter Island
A stretch of Route 114 was named after a fallen hometown Army hero.
Signs on Route 114 now remind Shelter Island residents of the ultimate sacrifice one of its own made for the United States.
The 1.4 mile stretch of State Route 114 from the South Ferry to Cartwright Circle was previously named Lt. Joseph J. Theinert Memorial Way by the state. Recently, the New York State Department of Transportation completed installing the signs to honor Theinert. The dedication by the Governor and state legislature took place in a special ceremony on Oct. 14, 2010.
Shelter Island Town Supervisor Jim Dougherty was pleased the signs were installed despite the foul winter weather.
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“Thanks to the good men and women of the State Department of Transportation, from the Theinert family and all Shelter Islanders for making the long journey to Shelter Island on the eve of our great blizzard to install the signs,"said Dougherty.
Theinert was a member of the Army's 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, of the 10th Mountain Division in Fort Drum and a member of the New York Army National Guard. He was killed in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on June 4, 2010 when an explosive device detonated near his patrol.
