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HixNews Subscribers Name & Class List We have
an organized online spreadsheet that presents our current membership:
available by clicking
here People Looking for People List We have an organized online spreadsheet that presents
our current list: available by clicking
here. * F L A S H B A
C K * A
Tribute to Holly Horton The
untimely death of Holly Horton in 2000 saddened our hearts. She was a very
spirited person who enjoyed life and enriched those she touched with
unselfish commitment. Holly was instrumental in bringing Hicksville High
School (HHS) together again just prior to a mega reunion, organized by
Anton Mure and Rich Delia that was attended by a wide variety of alumni,
in September of 2000. Holly
authored a mailing list that she put onto a website. Her sometimes daily
updates of names and addresses were eagerly anticipated by the growing
list of alumni. Her emails were augmented by a collage of tidbits and
trivia, a result of feedback from others. She put up special photographs
that we all enjoyed, and that effort united a wide bracket of HHS
students. She did this because she wanted to give back special moments to
others by providing a source that could be accessed by all of us. A fitting
way to pay respect to Holly was to continue what she started. That
challenge was accepted by Pat Koziuk Driscoll (Class of 1956) and Linda
Piccerelli Hayden (Class of 1960). They did this out of respect for Holly
but also because they see the enjoyment others realize from their effort.
It's a way to introduce coming events, such as reunions for various
classes. It's an avenue for contacting friends and sharing information
that we all treasure. We have the capacity to put up pictures, at various
web sites, for all of us to enjoy. In other words, the newsletter is a
perfect vehicle for keeping people apprised of "what's
happening!"
Happy Birthday HixNews We start our 20th year with the October issue.
HixNews has come a long way since 2000 and the success is because of
participation. It seems we begged so long for information from “you
all”! The begging has ceased and the editors want to thank everyone for
contributing information that piques the memories of many!
HICKSVILLE
VIETNAM WAR ERA MEMORIAL - PROJECT UPDATE
With Bill Walden recently
returning home, additional August and new September donations
amounting to $1,225 have been recorded! Additional donations are
still welcome to help finance the Dedication Ceremony (when that
becomes possible) and future Memorial maintenance. In addition,
our List of Donors is now completely up to date! Details on
expenses to date, current remaining funds and how to still donate are
contained in the September Update.
Aside from bringing our
donation status fully up to date, there was again no
additional progress this month, due to the continuance of the Pandemic.
We are pleased to tell you that our core action team is safe and in good
health. We are thankful for this and hope the same is true for all
our readers and alumni.
While the Dedication
Ceremony remains pending, please remember that the
Memorial is complete and can be viewed by anyone visiting the Memorial
Gardens located on the south side of the Jerusalem Avenue Middle School.
The project will be
officially complete once we are able to conduct the Dedication Ceremony
at the Memorial.
On behalf of
the Project Team,
Joe Carfora
HHS 1962
It’s not too late to
submit a sketch to be included in the Alumni
Bio Section (click
the link on the left to go to the bios section) of the newsletter. We
are including a writeable document that you can fill in on you
computer and, after completing the document, forward to editors@hixnews.com
CLASS OF 1980 CLASS REUNION August 7, 2021
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