David Oats

When David Oats died last week, at the too-young age of 58, he left behind a grieving family and throngs of admirers. He was a community activist with a capital C and A, with an emphasis on parks, particularly Flushing Meadow Park. He had a long history of fighting the good fight for Queens and its various interests. To learn more about this Queens giant, who was also a resident of Forest Hills, take a few moments to explore these links. They put our loss into sharp perspective.

• Oats presents how “Israel Got Its Start at Flushing Meadow Park“
• Oats’s journalistic scoop on asbestos at Terrace on the Park and the fight to bring the Jets back to Queens instead of Manhattan’s west side.
• Oats as chairman of the Queens Olympic Committee.
• Oats’s upset at city park official’s allowing cars to park on the grass at Flushing Meadow Park during the U.S. Open and Mets’ home games.

Oats dedicated much of his life to the improvement and recognition of Queens. Search him on Google—you’ll see.

We wish his wife Corrine and all those who loved and knew him our condolences.

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