Editing Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Avon-by-the-Sea include:

* [[Leo P. Carlin]] (1908–1999), [[Mayor of Newark, New Jersey]] from 1953 to 1962<ref>Pace, Eric. [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/22/nyregion/leo-carlin-a-mayor-of-newark-dies-at-91.html "Leo Carlin, a Mayor of Newark, Dies at 91"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 22, 1999. Accessed August 8, 2016. "Leo P. Carlin, Democratic mayor of Newark from 1953 to 1962 who was the city's first mayor in modern times to be chosen by its electorate, died on Friday. He was 91. He died at his home in Avon-by-the-Sea, N.J., where he had lived year-round since the late 1960s."</ref>
* [[Pat Delany (basketball)|Pat Delany]], basketball coach who has worked in various coaching positions in the NBA<ref>[https://saintanselmhawks.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/pat-delany/1909 Pat Delany], [[Saint Anselm Hawks]]. Accessed July 8, 2023. "Hometown: Avon, N.J.; High School: Christian Brothers"</ref>
* [[Bronson Howard]] (1842–1908), dramatist<ref>Howard, Bronson. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gCUpAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA74 ''Bronson, Howard, 1842-1908: Founder and President of the American Dramatists Club: Addresses Delivered at the Memorial Meeting Sunday, October 18, 1908, at the Lyceum Theatre, New York''], p. 73. Marion Press, 1910. Accessed June 12, 2017. "In the springtime, the tender devotion of those him was rewarded by a gain in strength, so that, when summer came, his removal from his city residence overlooking the Hudson River to Avon-by-the-Sea, a cottage settlement on the New Jersey coast, gave every promise of restored health."</ref>
* [[Mischa Levitzki]] (1898–1941), concert [[pianist]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1941/01/03/archives/mischa-levitzki-noted-pianist-dies-virtuoso-who-won-acclaim-of.html "Mischa Levitzki, Noted Pianist, Dies; Virtuoso Who Won Acclaim of Audiences Throughout World Succumbs to Heart Attack Known As Child Prodigy Composer, 42, Made His Debut Here in 1916 After Giving Many Recitals in Europe"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 3, 1941. Accessed December 27, 2016. "Avon-by-the-sea, N. J., Jan 2. - Mischa Levitski, distinguished concert pianist and composer, died suddenly of a heart attack this morning in his home here at the age of 42."</ref>
* [[Bob Scrabis (American football)|Bob Scrabis]] (born 1936), former [[American football]] player who played with the [[New York Titans (football)|New York Titans]]<ref>Gehman, Jim. [https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/where-are-they-now-bob-scrabis "Where Are They Now: Bob Scrabis"], [[New York Jets]], December 16, 2021. Accessed February 17, 2023. "Scrabis and his wife, Janice, make their home in Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Bob Scrabis (basketball)|Bob Scrabis]] (born {{Circa|1967}}), former [[college basketball]] player for the [[Princeton Tigers men's basketball]] team<ref>[https://vault.si.com/vault/1984/03/12/faces-in-the-crowd "Faces in the Crowd"], ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', March 12, 1984. Accessed February 17, 2023. "Bob Scrabis; Avon, N.J. - Bob, a 6'3" junior guard for the Red Bank Catholic High basketball team, sank 23 of 24 free throws, including all 10 in the fourth quarter, to lead the Caseys to a 71-65 win over Long Branch High."</ref>
* [[E. Donald Sterner]] (1894–1983), lumberman and politician who served in both houses of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] and as chairman of the [[New Jersey Republican State Committee]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/03/obituaries/e-donald-sterner-89-held-jersey-state-posts.html "E. Donald Sterner, 89; Held Jersey State Posts"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 3, 1983. Accessed September 9, 2015. "E. Donald Sterner, a lumber company president who served as a New Jersey state senator and became the state's first Highway Commissioner, died Friday at the Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune City. He was 89 years old and lived in Avon."</ref>