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:
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HICKSVILLE VIETNAM WAR ERA MEMORIAL - PROJECT UPDATE
Nothing new to report this month due to the continuance of Pendemic restrictions, especially in New York. However, we are pleased to tell you that our core action team remains safe and in good health. We are thankful for this and hope the same is true for each of our readers and alumni.
We are still providing a report this month, especially for those of you who may have been too preoccupied with the world situation to read last month's issue.
This is a frustrating time period for all of us! Especially frustrating for your Project Team as the Memorial is complete and just needs its official dedication ceremony to be finalized!
We still have not heard back from Superintendant Lintz regarding the need for insurance and liability coverage for the Dedication Ceremony and we're sure this is not a top priority for her, or the school's attorneys, at the moment due to the continued need to lead the Hicksville Public School District through the Coronavirus Pandemic.
Given the Pandemic, it still makes no sense to set a dedication date until we have the "all clear" from the Federal Government and NY State for gatherings of more than ten people. Once we have a dedication date it will be published both in HixNews and on the Hicksville Facebook pages.
We still can't report on March or April donations as Bill Walden, our treasurer, remains quarantined in his out of state vacation home, but we can tell you it is still not too late to donate!! At this point, Bill states he may not be back until June, which likely will not enable us to provide a donations update, since February, until the July issue of HixNews.
We trust all readers are staying safe at this difficult time. As always, should you wish to make any comments on the Update, please email me at
On behalf of the Project Team,
Joe Carfora, HHS 1962
Pat Koziuk Driscoll: 1938-2009
In May of 2009, Hicksville Newsletter, and the community lost a true friend who worked diligently on providing former alumni with much sought after nostalgia. Pat, who graduated Hicksville High in 1956, was affectionately known as an editor of the Hicksville Newsletter. She compiled most of the material that was included in each issue of HixNews and spent countless hours copying and pasting information on multiple pages.
HixNews started out as a two or three page email that was sent to some 100 or so readers. Eventually, it evolved into a multi-page newsletter that placed onto its own website and was supported with many special features. It was fortunate that Pat saw many of the changes that surfaced over the years.
Most probably never knew Pat was not in the best of health because she was never looking for sympathy or an "attaboy!" She didn't complain but just kept going like the energizer bunny. Pat shared time with her Florida pals shopping and fraternizing despite needing special consideration over the years. Pat spent most of her last year on oxygen 24/7.
She loved her portable transportation (a golf cart) that provided the mobility she lacked because of her dependence on oxygen. Her death created a void that exists today.
Pat's efforts brought many hours of joy to HixNews readers who waited patiently each month for tidbits of information. Pat, along with Linda Piccerelli Hayden, a 1960 graduate, were the pioneers of HixNews. They spent many hours scouring through emails from former students gathering information that was typed into an email and sent out the beginning of each month.
Pat was surrounded by family when she was summoned by a higher authority. This was not at all unusual because family was her life. She spent many hours enjoying those she loved most.
CLASS OF 1980 CLASS REUNION
August 8, 2020, 7:30-11:30 pm
Oak Room at the Heritage Club at Bethpage.
Cost $125 includes food and drink.
Payment info will be released soon.
Nearby Hotels include: (Book sooner rather than later)
Hilton Garden Inn Round Swamp Road
Homewood Suites Round Swamp Road
Holiday Inn, Plainview on Sunny Side Blvd
Four Points by Sheraton in Melville, Plainview on South Service Road
Any questions? Contact Sue at:
