Newsletter for the Alumni and Friends of
Hicksville High School Hicksville, New York

The Editors:
Buffalo Bob Casale '61	Linda (Piccerelli) Hayden '60
Pat (Koziuk) Driscoll '56	Bob (Gleason) Wesley '61

Contributing Editors: Bob Gillette & Walter Schmidt

Webmaster: Roger Whitaker

To contact the editors, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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HICKSVILLE VIETNAM WAR ERA MEMORIAL - PROJECT UPDATE

Donations in April even surpassed March's surge with $1,690 in new receipts, bringing the current donation total to $13,572 toward our needed goal of $25,000 to build and maintain the Memorial!

Fifteen new donors in March brings our total list of donors to 133 individuals, couples and organizations. If each HixNews reader can contribute as little as $10, we will achieve our goal. Please remember, all donations are tax deductibile.

We owe a special thank you to the Hicksville High School Alumni Foundation's John Maniec and his committee for allowing us to participate with a front door donation table at their gala April 15th Fundraiser and in addition to that, providing a portion of their own fundraising proceeds from that event to us.

The March arrival of the Memorial's Center Plaque, now framed, mounted on a stand and residing at the Hicksville VFW Post, also enables our treasurer, Bill Walden, to have it on display at additional donation sites, as was done for the HHS Alumni Foundation event. Please see Bill's article, complete with pictures, covering the Center Plaque's arrival at his home, moving it to the VFW and participating in the HHS Alumni Foundation fundraiser in this issue's Newslettersection

An alphabetical list of donors through April, along with details you will need to mail in your donation, can be viewed in this month's MEMORIAL UPDATE in the Honoring Our Veterans section of the newsletter. 133 donors represents roughly 7% of the HixNews subscriber list. We are very appreciative of those donors, but obviously the $25,000 goal will easily be achieved if many of you who have yet to contribute, do so as soon as possible.

As in the past, when you visit this month's detailed UPDATE in The Honoring Our Veterans section of this newsletter, please remember that clicking on the two links near the bottom of the page will bring you to the complete Confirmed and Unconfirmed Lists of Names as of the end of April. And, If you have any new information to send us, please email it to me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

On behalf of the Project Team,
Joe Carfora, Project Coordinator, HHS 1962

Bill Walden, Hicksville VFW Post Cmdr. and Bob Chiappone, Jr. Vice Cmdr.  with the Memorial Center Plaque at the HHS Alumni Foundation's  April 15th Fundraising Event at HHS

Home of the Comets
Class of 1966 Fifty Year Reunion

Hello Hicksville High School Alumni,

The Class of 1966 is celebrating our 50th reunion the weekend of June 18, 2016.
From: 6:00-11:00pm
Cost: $50.00 per person Includes free valet parking

ANTUN'S CATERERS, 244 West Old Country Road, Hicksville , New York 11801
ANTUN'S CATERERSAppetizers FullDinner
Entertainment provided by Disc Jockey/Musician & Co-Founder of the Brooklyn Bridge, Tom Sullivan Class (class of 1963)
The Worst That Could Happen (1969) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ErNvnpMaE4

Contact Information:
Stephen Goldstein
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

CLASS OF 1971 SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR 45^th ReunionJuly 8-10, 2016

We hope you will be able to attend. We arranged hotel accommodations at the Historic Roosevelt Hotel in the heart of midtown Manhattan at Madison Ave. and 45th St.

www.theroosevelthotel.com

Details:

• Rate: $189 per night + tax/single or double occupancy (a really great rate for NYC!)You may extend your stay 1 day before or after the weekend for the same low rate
• Includes free WIFI and complimentary entrance to 24 hour health club
• To make your reservation call 1-888-833-3989. Please mention The Hicksville High School Class of 1971 Reunionin order to get this discounted rate. Your credit card will not be charged until your stay. PLEASE NOTE: Cancellations will be accepted no later than 24 hours before July 8th (or 7th if you're planning to come in early), otherwise your credit card will be charged.
• Please reserve your room by Nov. 2, 2015
• We are in the midst of planning the entire fabulous weekend (because 45 years is a long time to catch up with one another in just 1 night). We're also looking for assistance with planning our event weekend.

For questions about the reunion or to volunteer for the planning committee, please email us:

• Carol (Greenstein) Epstein: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Arlene Gottesman: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Looking forward to seeing you in New York City in July 2016.

Your classmates,
Carol Epstein and Arlene Gottesman
415-846-6907

The Newsletter

Photo Gallery

THE 1954 OLDS DIDNT MAKE IT BUT WAS AUCTIONED OFF FOR $6,000,000.00 IN ARIZONA BY BARRETT JACKSON.

They were pure fantasy on wheels, machines designed to make the heart race and the mind ask, "What if?" These 1950's concept cars were automotive art built to attract public attention, test wild engineering ideas and give motorists a fleeting glimpse down the highway of tomorrow.

Thanks to Art Lembke for the following:

1957 CHRYSLER DIABLO

1956 BUICK CENTURION II

 1954 FORD LA TOSCA

1951 BUICK LeSABRE

1959 GM FIREBIRD III 

1955 LINCOLN FUTURA

1951 BUICK XP-300

1955 FORD MYSTERE

1959 CADILLAC CYCLONE

1954 OLDSMOBILE ROCKET F88

1958 FORD X-2000

1953 CADILLAC GHIA COUPE

1955 LINCOLN INDIANAPOLIS

195? MERCURY D524 -- This car was never shown to the public

1952 CHRYSLER D'ELEGANCE

1954 DE SOTO ADVENTURER II

1953 FORD X-100

1956 PACKARD PREDICTOR

1956 OLDSMOBILE GOLDEN ROCKET

1956 PONTIAC CLUB DE MER

Wow , too bad none of these went into production.....

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Memory Lane

Then & Now

On Thursday evening, April 14th, three old HHS friends and now Florida residents got together for dinner at the famous St. Armand's Circle in Sarasota. John Valenti, John (Bingo) Korothy and Joe Carfora, good friends from the Class of 1962 at Hicksville High, had not been together for at least 14 years! In addition to a great Italian meal, we had a lot of fun catching up and laughing about some old times.

Pictured are Dianna & John Valenti, Bing & Anne Korothy, and Joe Carfora. Joe's wife, Sharon, was visiting their daughter's family at that time, so we all decided to do it again soon, when Sharon can be there.

Bing Korothy Joe Carfora John Valenti

Dianna & John * Bing & Anne * Joe

Tina Gardner 1969 Steve Rose

Judy Pugliese 1970 Steve Rose

Denise Hartog 1971 Larry Blauvelt

Lorraine Bracci 1972 Paul Bansbach

Theresa Ramos 1973 Jeff White

Casale's Corner

Teen's Small Gesture For 2 Cops Leads To Incredible Kindness

Like many police officers these days, Officer Rance Quinn of The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department has been feeling a waning lack of support for the work he does. For over 20 years, Officer Quinn has dedicated his life to serving and protecting. But the recent criticism directed toward cops is finally starting to get to him. "It just seems like there's a lot of anti-police type of activity going on," he told WDAF. "I know we're unwanted but it makes us feel like we're under-appreciated."

But recently, something happened that reignited Officer Quinn's confidence. He and Captain George Sims went to eat lunch at a Chili's restaurant. In mid-conversation, a teenage girl approached them, dropped a napkin on their table, and casually walked away. The two officers looked down at the napkin and realized there was a note scribbled on top.

"Thanks for keeping us safe."

Taken aback by the unexpected message, Officer Quinn tried to get up and thank the teen, but it was too late. She and her family disappeared from the restaurant. Every day since, Officer Quinn has kept the napkin in his pocket and carries it everywhere he goes. 

When Officer Quinn and Captain Sims went to pay for their lunch, their server said something that stunned them once again. And what followed was a chain reaction of kindness that's gone viral with tens of thousands of shares.

"As many of you are aware there has been a significant anti police movement over the last few years. It can cause those of us in Law Enforcement to want to give up. It seems though that the normally silent supporters are speaking out to support the profession.

As an example yesterday a coworker and I met at Chili's for lunch to discuss many things. We were surrounded by people on all sides.

As a nearby table got up to leave a teenage girl from that table laid a napkin on our table that said 'Thank you for keeping us safe.' This young lady touched us in a way she might not have realized and before we could react to it the family walked out. We sat there and talked about what a fantastic gesture.

Next a female walked up with two young kids and told us that her 5 yr old son who is deaf always wanted to meet a police officer. We interacted with our young friend. They walked off.

As we finished our meals and asked for our checks the waitress told us the table behind us bought our food. That was the table that left us our note. The waitress spoke about how much she supported us and could not thank us enough. What great people."