Nassau BOCES District Superintendent Robert Dillon died on July 28 due to complications from spinal surgery he had in April, according to family members. He was 72.
Dillon, an educator since 1975, took over as Nassau BOCES superintendent in 2015. He is credited with leading the program through the COVID-19 pandemic, advocating for better access to BOCES career and technical programs and creating a mental health consortium that serves students in Nassau County, parts of Suffolk County and the Diocese of Rockville Centre.
Robert Dillon grew up in Bayside, Queens and almost became a professional baseball player when the Detroit Tigers drafted him out of Loyola High School in New York City, according to his family. Instead, Dillon went to St. John’s University in Queens, where he received his doctorate in education.
