Rockville Centre in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

John Michael Ahern

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 20, 2025

1. John Michael Ahern Marker

Inscription. In Memory of
John Michael Ahern
of Rockville Centre
An Innocent Victim of International Terrorism
Perished in the Bombing
of Pan American Airways Flight 103
Over Lockerbie, Scotland
April 16, 1962 - December 21, 1988
We Remember Happy Times, Laughing Times,
Bright and Sunny Days.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Wars, Non-US.

Location. 40° 39.566′ N, 73° 38.75′ W. Memorial is in Rockville Centre, New York, in Nassau County. It is at the intersection of College Place and Clinton Avenue, on the right when traveling west on College Place. Located next to the Village of Rockville Centre Municipal Building. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 College Place, Rockville Centre NY 11570, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the New York City Metropolitan Area

and on Long Island.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Saint Agnes (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Agnes World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); South Side (within shouting distance of this marker); Anvil (within shouting distance of this marker); 30 Pounder Parrott Gun (within shouting distance of this marker); Rockville Centre World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); September 11, 2001 Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Church of the Ascension (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rockville Centre.

Also see . . . The Town That Can’t Forget - Time.

In Tundergarth churchyard, 5 km away and opposite the field where the plane’s blue-and-white nose fell, a tiny stone building houses two memorial books. One lists the dead in flowing script, another records their personal histories. Pilgrims who come to this silent, haunting place have also left signed photographs behind, mostly
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 20, 2025

2. John Michael Ahern Marker
The memorial is located underneath the flagpole.
of children, or notes in the visitors’ book. “John Michael Ahern. rip. Always in our hearts. Love, Dad,” was one poignant entry last month for the 26-year-old from New York who loved skiing.

(Submitted on September 21, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 57 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 21, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.