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  • December 2025: Volume 26 - Issue 3

    newHickLogoWe are reprinting Ron Wencer's article about Mary Keller, Part 2, which includes new information about a photograph on page 6, along with a fascinating footnote.  We are pleased to include another episode of Where Are They Now?, featuring Hal Blackman from the Class of 1977. We think you will find his story fascinating and helpful! Last month, we asked those who served to email us. Our webmaster created a new section under Honoring our Vets, where you will see Our Veterans' Stories. Please continue to send us your information so we can add you to this section. Or, if you are already a website member, you can create your story as a Personal Blog. Email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We also welcome articles and ideas from alumni; please don't hesitate to email us or write your own blog. 

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Spouse/Partner: Jan Teer Schwartz

Were you classmates at HHS? NO, she is a Texan.

Where did you meet? Pasadena, Texas How long ago? 39 years ago

Married How Long? 38 years Date Married: December, 1977

Children/Grandchildren: 2 Children, Julia, married and living in Winter Park, CO, and Andrea, married and living in Santa Clarita, CA, with a set of 3 year old twins.

Where do you currently live? Golden, Colorado

Favorite Subject in High School: Lunch 

Evelyn SamonowitzName of my Favorite Teacher: Ms. Evelyn Samonowitz, English 11th Grade

Occupation/Trade/Profession: Retired doctor of chiropractic

Education Beyond High School: Sullivan County Community College, Rochester Institute of Technology, Texas Chiropractic College

Military Service: I worked hard at staying out of the draft!

Hobbies/Pastimes: Living in Colorado, we hike, travel, and I attempt to play a ukulele.

Now the hard one. Tell us what we need to know...50 years in the space below:

After graduating HHS at the age of 17, I left Hicksville and never looked back. I attended college in upstate NY. From NY, I moved to Pasadena, Texas and attended Texas Chiropractic College. I left Texas with a chiropractic degree, a wife, and a beautiful daughter.

Our family relocated to Newport, Rhode Island, where I practiced chiropractic for 6 years, and we had a second daughter. Our next stop was Orlando, Florida, where I practiced chiropractic for another 30 years. Upon retirement, we relocated to Golden, Colorado.

We are still happily married after 38 years. One daughter lives close by in the mountains of Colorado, and my other daughter lives in California. We are grandparents of a set of twins. I have a sister living in Syosset, which brings me back to Hicksville every now and then.

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