Sanford H. ‘Sandy’ Friemann
Sanford H. “Sandy” Friemann of New Suffolk died suddenly from cardiac arrest on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, near his winter residence in Marco Island, Fla. He was 79 years old.
Born on Aug. 19, 1941, to Henry and Lillian (Mock) Friemann in Freeport, N.Y., Sandy spent his early summers on Little Creek in Cutchogue. He attended the University of Georgia and SUNY/Farmingdale, earning a degree in horticulture. After graduating, he moved full-time to Cutchogue, where he began what would become a 40-year career in agriculture. He was the co-founder of Pinewood Perennial Gardens in Cutchogue with his longtime business partner, Hank Rienecker.