Ms. Prusinski's husband, Jerome, a retired butcher, was her equal.

The board of directors of the group includes a White Plains dentist, an upholstery salesman and a retired butcher.

"After all those years in New York, I wanted to be in a nice quiet place," said Mr. Galle, a 58-year-old retired butcher.

They yelled "Bravo" after Sonny Zambarbieri, 78, a retired butcher, threw a winning shot.

"The projects ruined it," said one of the men, a retired butcher.

The patriarch, James Gardner, a 74-year-old retired butcher, was killed, found dead in his bed, the police said.

A half-block away, Ascencion Martinez, a leathery-faced retired butcher, leaned on his cane and crossed himself.

Listen to Mr. Dotrice, who, as Max, a retired butcher in the north of London, is recalling his dearly departed wife.

After pushing out his grandmother, Ms. Gardner's nephew Quamain, 14, went back for his 75-year-old grandfather, James, a retired butcher.

Mr. Langsner, who opened the makeshift ballroom 10 years ago, is a retired butcher from East Harlem.