Etcetera for July 2024
The Editors received the following correspondence:
Dear Editor,
My name is George Wink. I graduated from HHS in 1971. I have followed Hix News for many years, and in fact, I sent my 1970 HHS yearbook to Bob Casale in Georgia (FedEx) when he sent out a request for one. I am writing today as the 30th anniversary of a good friend and neighbor's passing (August 20, 1994) approaches. She was Carolyn Stack to me for many years, but her later formal name was Dr. Carolyn Kelly. She, too, was a 1971 graduate of HHS. As a child growing up, she lived on York Street, and I lived one block over on Windsor. We walked together to Burns Avenue School for a time, with me always stopping by her house to "pick her up." She had diabetes, something I didn't understand as a child, and on several mornings, I watched her as she gave herself her daily insulin shot. She was brave and always had a smile on her face. She was also smart and kind, and beautiful (inside and out). I would have loved to have had her as my "girlfriend," but that never seemed to work out. We stayed in touch through middle school and high school, and although we both attended Adelphi University (by sheer coincidence), I do not recall ever seeing her on campus. We both graduated from Adelphi in May 1975. I recall seeing her once or twice after graduation. I remember her telling me a cute story that her son Brian had (or had at the time) Mrs. Kagen for kindergarten as she and I did. My parents were in the same group of neighbors as the Stacks, so my mom kept me up to date on whatever was happening in the other families as I moved to New Jersey in 1986.
My father-in-law also passed away in August 1994, and it just so happened that I was on Long Island for him the same day as Carolyn's memorial viewing. My parents would be there so I decided I should be there too. It was the first time I had seen Carolyn's family and all the neighbors in a long, long time. It turned out to be a very sad day for me as my father-in-law was buried that morning.
Recently, while going through my mother's documents that she had saved over the years, I discovered a story about Carolyn (see attached) that showed me just how much she had accomplished in her short life. It certainly did not surprise me as I always thought she would do great things in her life. To this day, every March 5th (her birthday), I think about her and hope she is at peace. Sadly, I ask that you please add her name to the "In Memoriam" list for 1971. I have attached her obituary as well as a story about her that appeared in Newsday.
Thank you.
Kind regards,
George Wink
HHS 1971
PS. I almost forgot to say that my first wife's name, who I first met in 1974, was Carol. Another coincidence?? She passed away in 2009 after 30 years of marriage.
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Thank you to Diane M. Harvey for sending us an updated In Memoriam list for the Class of 1975. The following names have been added to the In Memoriam page for the Class of 1975:
- Steven Annenberg
- Bruce Barnard
- Iris Bebergal Kelly
- Cindy Bosco Hill
- Werner Busch
- Edward D’Amico
- Aran Eisenstat
- Timothy Farrell
- Joseph Fischbach
- Damiana Kuller
- Wayne McLaughlin
- Debra Moorhouse McGregor
- Lucia Oliva
- Polz, Harry (1975 or 1974?)
- Mary Ann Wigdzinsky McLoughlin
In Memoriam
The editors recently found this information on Facebook, and Billy C was added to the Class of 1965 In Memoriam page: William Corrigan Obituary (2021)
- Helen Bereznik Grace, Class of 1968
