Hicksville High School Hicksville, New York
| The Editors: | |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bob Casale '61 | Linda (Piccerelli) Hayden '60 |
| Pat (Koziuk) Driscoll '56 | Bob (Gleason) Wesley '61 |
To contact the editors, email
People Looking for People
We've taken a new approach to this section. It's been re-organized by Henry Lichtenstein as an online spreadsheet. Rather than publish the list here, it's now available below. If you have found the person you are looking for, please let the editors know so the name can be removed from the list. If there's someone you're looking for, just send your request and we'll be happy to add it to the list. If anyone knows these folks, send an email to:
HixNews Subscribers Name & Class List
We have an organized online spreadsheet that presents our current membership: available below. If you wish to add, subtract, or modify an entry on this list, send an email to:
For information on the Class of '63 50th Reunion, please visit 63.hixreunion.com
Robert Edward Gleason Wesley, 1943-2010
Three years ago, February of 2010, was when the music stopped for Bob Wesley. An accomplished musician. Bob had a radio show in Dannemora , New York that aired weekly. Along with a co-host, Frank, the duo made music that the community really enjoyed. He loved music and traveled to local hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities and performed for the residents free of charge.
His passing saddened many. Bob "partied hard" over the years and realized his activities would tell its toll eventually. He survived open heart surgery only to find himself spending time in the hospital for a string of illnesses that did eventually cut his life short, too short.
I remember fondly the time he traveled from Dannemora to Long Island to visit me. What would be the last time, this visit included us making a trip to New Jersey to visit with Linda Piccerelli who along with Pat Koziuk were the original editors of HixNews. Bob was instrumental in taking the Hicksville High Newsletter from ancient times into the new world. The website he established exists today and many can thank Bob for his vision of what future issues of the newsletter should be.
His daughter, Heather and granddaughter, Rebecca remember Bob as a warm, wonderful person who they miss every day.
Buffalo Bob Casale
Last month, Denny Tillman asked a question regarding the production of a play, " The Mikado," while he was in Junior High. There is a response from Jeanette Arnold Bemberis that is highlighted in Memory Lane. Go there for a trip back in time.
The Editors
The National Veterans Art Museum
When visitors first enter the museum, they will hear a sound like wind chimes coming from above them and their attention will be drawn upward 24 feet to the ceiling of the two-story high atrium. Please go to Honoring Our Veterans to see the full story...
Hicksville Vietnam War Era Memorial - PROJECT UPDATE
Above, is a current photo of the Memorial's Center Plaque, complete with all revisions with one exception; the signature line will be "Hicksville Alumni" instead of the currently shown "The Alumni".
Since our December 1 publication, only one name was added to the List of Names, bringing the current total to 1,800. Gains continue to be made in completing information still missing for many of the people on our List, plus much focus was given in December and January to names on the List that are likely to be, but still remain unconfirmed as far as qualifying for active duty service during the Vietnam War Era (February, 1961-April, 1975). To better focus on these we have also added the 46 names from the current List to a new UNCONFIRMED List, so you can review them without having to scroll through the entire list of 1,800. In addition, we have added 69 new names of service members from Hicksville who are more likely to not have served during the Vietnam Era, but need to be confirmed, bringing the full UNCONFIRMED List to 115 names.
In addition, please keep up your efforts to review the List of Names available via the website link located at the bottom of the full Project Update in the Honoring Our Veterans section of this newsletter. As a HixNews reader, you can continue to be of significant help with the data we are missing, by reviewing both the Current Full List of Names and UNCONFIRMED List, as noted above. All missing data continues to be noted in red on the List of Names to make it easier for readers to pick up.
We hope All of You are off to a great start in 2013!
On behalf of The Project Team,
Joe Carfora, HHS '62
