Mar, 2008     Volume 8 - Issue 6

Hello. Great newsletter. Thank you.
Attached is a picture of new EMT paramedics for for our Hicksville volunteer fire department. I attended the ceremony.

Even though I have never moved from Hicksville your paper is still a lot fun to read. I, of course, still run into a lot of people from Hicksville. What I hate to see is guards at the front of the school, where we played hand ball before going in. I took great pleasure in swearing in Chief Lang. I lived on Georgia Street then moved to Fireplace Lane.

Commissioner Charles Hearon, 1971

 
In the middle is Fire Commissioner Charles Hearon Class of '71
EMT-paramedics are John Flynn right and left Kevin Keyer 
Thanks to both.

Hicksville Fire Engines.

Station #2

Station two is on Briggs street. This is the one that is scheduled to be knocked down this June 08 and rebuilt to hold bigger trucks and more room for the firemen. It is to take about a year to build.

I am a huge fan of your "Memory Lane" page. Here's a link that some of your readers may want to check out: http://www.bettysattic.com/website/aspfiles/home.asp 

Keep up the great work on the newsletter!
Elliot Gorlin ('63)
Las Vegas, Nevada

Re: Agent Orange Quilt of Tears Video:

Thanks Joe, I have their link on our site and have just added the video you sent me. Michael [Engi] www.vva899.org 

Hi,
Would you please change my "Looking For" entry from what you currently have to:
Ronnie (Ron) Smith 73 is looking for Denise Bonsang 73, & Paul Cecery 73

Left these great friends in 69 when the family moved to Colorado. 
Use to live @ 53 Pewter Lane.

You guys are the best!!

Hi,

My name is Diane McGuinness. I graduated from Hicksville High School in 1963. I live in Universal City, Texas, a suburb of San Antonio. My sister Sharon (McGuinness) Saeger graduated in 1962. She also lives in Universal City, Texas just a few blocks from me. I moved here from Dix Hills in 1978. I went back to my maiden name after a divorce. I have two children and 6 Grandchildren. They all live in and around San Antonio. My brother Kevin, still lives on Long Island in Massapequa. He is also a graduate of Hicksville High School. Barbara Moore sent me a copy of the Hixnews. I didn't even know it existed.  I really enjoyed reading the articles and looking at the pictures. I even recognized a few people. I hope to be reading next months issue.

Thank you,
Diane McGuinness

Modern Day Miracle (a true story by Harvey Weiss, 1947) 
Do you believe that God is still performing miracles? I do! 
I returned from the hospital on Christmas Eve and enjoyed Christmas with my family.

The day after Christmas, I started receiving care from a visiting nurse and a physical therapist. On New Year's Eve day, my feet swelled and became very painful, too painful to do my exercises (mostly walking). On New Years day, Shirley took me to the Emergency Room where I was tested and prodded. I was told to see my own doctor.

On January 2nd, I was admitted to the hospital with swollen, sore, red, painful feet and put on bed rest. The blood test that day showed that there were several possibilities accompanied by fever.

The pain was almost unbearable as I prepared for sleep. I prayed the following prayer, "Father, I know that this pain and discomfort are under your control. I ask that if it be your will, take it from me." This continued on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the pain and the prayer.

On Sunday morning at 1:15AM, I woke up perspiring and knew immediately that my fever was gone. I called the nurse to help me to the bathroom. She helped me out of bed and as I stood with my walker, I realized that my feet were pain-free and have been ever since.

I'm not taking any credit from my great doctors and nurses. I recognize that they operate as God's hands, but I do know that I went from being unable to stand the weight of a sheet to being pain-free.

I am still pain-free and walking slowly without a walker. It's a miracle. Praise the Lord! 

My sister Lorraine Palmer Mancuso (class of '67) sent me a link to your publication. Please add me to your mailing list. 

William A. Palmer, Jr.
HHS Class of 1964

Present address: West Point, VA 23181
Spouse: Carolyn Warfield Palmer (married June 8, 1968)
Birthday: Oct. 19

Currently serving as minister of West Point Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Two daughters, two grandsons, and a third grandson expected to arrive in June. I'd be happy to connect with former classmates. 

I'm delighted to see Mr. Ryan as a nominee for the Hall of Fame. In his 
first year at HHS--1962--he managed to get a few of us (who thought we 
didn't have a prayer) through the chemistry Regents. I'm sure that in the 
years that followed he was a great blessing to the students who followed 
those of us whose necks he saved in '62. 

Bill Palmer (Class of '64) 

Hi All,

Though the enclosed link ( http://chu65nang67.us/nam/vietnam.html  suggests Vietnam era, it's much more than that. A collection of about a thousand songs and a dandy (Do people still use that word...?) trip down memory lane... Hope yourselves and the fine readers of HixNews grab a cup or glass of whatever, sit back and enjoy... 

Major "THANKS" for the News Letter. You are all doing an awesome job and I look forward to reading it each month... 

Sincerest of regards, 
Mike Regan Class of 1966 
GO COMETS...! 

Thanks to Fire Commissioner Charles Hearon (class of '71), there are more photos of Hicksville today. Please make comments. If I ever get back to Hicksville, I will need a tour guide! 

Check out the site: http://good-times.webshots.com/album/560430794lsYOhw?start=12  

Pat (Koziuk) Driscoll

Dear Editors,

With your help and that of our fellow classmate Bill Greenhouse ('69), I was
able to reconnect with a dear friend of mine Ann Marie (LoGatto) Brand who
has been living in Switzerland for 24+ yrs.

My husband Chuck and I were fortunate to take a trip to St. Moritz in
January, extending it a few days so we could visit with Ann Marie. It's
truly amazing that after so many years have passed we took up our friendship
as though it was yesterday. Here is a picture of myself (red jacket) and
Ann Marie by the ancient Roman ruins in Basel, Switzerland.

Thanks for helping us all to keep in touch!

Warm regards,
Karen Kelly-LaCarrubba
Class of 1969

Hi,

A copy of your publication was forwarded to me and I would like to be placed on the mailing list.

Lorraine Palmer Mancuso 
San Diego, CA 92128

I am a Fork Lane Alumni and class of '67.

Thanks, and let me know if there is any other information you need.

Lorraine

Fork Lane School

Hi--I'm Pat (Robertson) Falk, class of '65 looking for Virginia (Buscarino) Glaser/Robertson, class of '65. Last heard "Vinny" moved to Fla. Would love to find her again. We were best friends for many years, and our 5 boys grew up together when they were kids. Appreciate your help. 
Thanks, Pat

OK, this is fun.

Hi, I'm Mildred Alice Hayden (friends knew me as Alice). Yes, I took the pictures at the Class of '67's 40th Reunion. It was fun, funny 'cause I never went to any of my reunions. 

I graduated HHS in '72. Born October 9th, married Mark Virgilio (HHS class of '67). We bought his parents house on Acre Lane when they retired to Florida and 29 years later we are still in Hicksville. Of course, the past few years we've lived in a state of ciaos as we went from being DINKS (double income, no kids) to DUNKS (double unemployed, no kids). Yikes! 

Unemployment is a shocking thing that shakes the very foundation of who you think you are and how you define yourself. It is sad how we classify ourselves based on titles, offices, windows & expense accounts. When you are unemployed and run into someone and they ask what you are doing; the skiing, kite flying, quilting, the kids classes you teach don't come to mind. All you can think of is looking for a job, unemployed. A rejection letter is a cause for celebration because at least it is a response to the hundreds of e-mails, faxes & letters you've sent. It proves that everything isn't just going into a great void. Eh, get over it, cause the only way out is to pull yourself out.

Mark has been through several jobs since while trying to find out what he wants to be when he grows up (he knows he doesn't want to be an Operations Manager anymore). Me, I decided I'd had it with the information technology field and went back to school to reinvent myself. I went to Nassau Community and graduated with a degree in Apparel Design...no more data modeling, programming or information systems. Try explaining that transition to prospective employers. I've since been employed as a freelance graphic artist, photographer, full-time accessory designer and now as a full-time tech designer for Woman's Wear. And life goes on.

Be well,
M. Alice Hayden

Hi Y'all,

First let me say how much I enjoy reading the Newsletter every month. You folks do such a great job. I noticed in the Feb. issue you mention that there were 12 Grads living in Georgia. I know of 2, my sister, Helen Luna Carr (class of 63) and myself. Can you let us know who the others are? I would love to host a mini reunion in my home. Please forward my e-mail address to those folks living here who might be interested. It is: rjmarcus@bellsouth.net .Again, my thanks for keeping the memories alive.

Janet Luna Marcus (Class of 59) 

THIS IS THE FIRE DEPT BAND I PLAY IN. Jack DeVaul, 1956 (Glockenspiel player) Wanderers video: YouTube http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZsfXSIch8Tg

Jack DeVaul is in the 3rd row, 3rd from the left.

Hi,
This is to answer Bob Uhlich's question of where is Robert Hildenbrand.
I did not go to Hicksville High School, but I lived in Hicksville. I went to Our Lady of Mercy Academy in Syosset instead. I knew Bob Uhlich and Darryl Petermann and Sandy Sandler, I lived 2 houses from her on Cambridge Drive and she was my best friend and dated Bob for a short while. I also lived next door to Bob Hildenhrand and his wife Carol for forty years in Levittown. Three years ago he moved to Lake Wallenpaupack in Pa. I do not have his new address or phone number as I moved to North Carolina and lost my address book. I do know that Darryl Petermann moved to Savannah Ga. because I talked to him last fall.

Sandy is now Sandy Wolf and lives in Ocala, Fl with her husband Jerry; we have remained friends for over 55 years. They stopped for a visit last summer on their way home. She looks the same as she did in high school...... Great!!
Even though I did not go to the school, I enjoy reading about so many people that I grew up with.
Thanks for all your info.

Carol Christopher Fox

This is from Bob and Jane Dieterich - we live in East Setauket, New York and Vero 
Beach, Florida.

Eric Blicker has recently been awarded a doctoral degree in speech language pathology from Nova Southeastern University in Davie FL. Dr. Blicker is a 1993 graduate of Hicksville High, received a B.S. from Cortland College in 1997, received an M.A. from Kean University in 1999, and completed a post graduate externship at Columbia University in 2001. Dr. Blicker resides in Parkland FL with his wife, Stacey, and children Samantha and Zachary.

Good Morning Everyone,
My name is Dale Schultz and I attended Hicksville H.S. during 1959 -1962. I lived at 12 Arnold Avenue, Hicksville that's located just off of South Oyster Bay Rd..After H.S. I went into the U.S. Navy for (4) years. Upon returning from the service, I moved to Bethpage. I'm now residing in Virginia Beach, Virginia and I'm the Fire Marshal for the U.S. Coast Guard and Homeland Security. 

Greetings:

I am a Hicksville HS graduate, class of '73; I just came across the web version of the alumni news. Very interesting, I never kept up with anyone other than the friends I had when I graduated and over the years those friendships are not quite the same as they once was.

If you want to put me in who's looking for whom, I'd be interested in hearing from Debra Schoenfeld, same class, and Bobbi Layne, Roberta Nudelman and Michelle Lax, all class of '75, I think.

 If it hasn't been printed already, my cousin, Daniel Grumo, class of '67, died suddenly at his brother's house in upstate New York in December 2003. Danny was a Vietnam veteran, serving 4 years including a tour in Vietnam, where he was exposed to Agent Orange on the base he was stationed. He had been visiting his brother and after a heavy snowfall, went cross country skiing. After coming home he went to take a nap and never came back downstairs. It was very sudden and quite shocking, as his mother has only passed away less than three months before. He is buried in the Solomon Saratoga National cemetery, Schuylerville, New York.

 Hi Bob,

While doing searches on Google trying to locate information on an old friend I stumbled on the Hicksville High School Alumni Newsletter and your name as a contact.  Maybe you can point me in the right direction.  The person I'm looking for is David Skrownski who was a graduate in 1969 and attended/graduated from Brown University in RI.  He's an old friend and I've never been able to locate him or information on him.  The last I saw him was in 1977....over thirty years now.  I will understand if you can't give information out but if you do know of him and could forward my email address to him I'd really appreciate it.  Just let him know it's Richie from Key Food.  He should know...I hope. lol 

Thanks for whatever you can do.

Hi:

One of my high school friends sent me the link to the HixNews and told me about a friend looking for me--Ron Palmer '63.  I'm also from the class of 1963.   Great newsletter, and fun to see the articles and history of the town.  Keep it up!

I'd love to get any info. on upcoming reunions or classmates.

Randy Blum
San Diego

Edward J. Zivica, class of 58

A bit about my novel 'Whispering Whale'.
It's self-published, 379pages and is what I call a futuristic adventure novel.
The following is a short description used on the back cover of the CD version.

Whispering Whale is an epic novel charting the destruction and eventual cleansing of the planet and a huge reduction in the population of the human species. It takes the listener into a post-apocalyptic world of survival, hardship and ultimately rebirth and growth. It is a strong spiritual story with the characters discovering themselves and a whale with a gift to bestow. It is through the ordeals, both emotional and physical, of Justin and Nicole, that the listener is introduced to the whale and his ultimate purpose.  http://ravensintheskypub.com/ 

My good friend Anne (Stone) Joyner '69 was up from Florida on her way to her nephew's wedding and we stopped into our first alma mater - Dutch Lane School - to look at the scroll of student signatures from our graduating year, 1963. Ours is the oldest one up & the signatures are very faded, we couldn't find our own but found a lot of memories in the signatures we could read. The woman at the desk chatted with us for a while, then told us that the woman in the house in front of the school still comes in every year to tell the kids about the farm. It really was fun to take that step back into the past!

Judith (Karish) Rycar '69

Easter this year is: Sunday March 23, 2008

As you may know, Easter is always the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the Spring Equinox (which is March 20). 

This dating of Easter is based on the lunar calendar that Hebrew people used to identify Passover, which is why it moves around on our Roman calendar. 

Found out a couple of things you might be interested in! 

Based on the above, Easter can actually be one day earlier (March 22) but that is pretty rare. 
This year is the earliest Easter any of us will ever see the rest of our lives! And only the most elderly of our population have ever seen it this early (95 years old or above!). And none of us have ever, or will ever, see it a day earlier! Here are the facts:

The next time Easter will be this early (March 23) will be the year 2228 (220 years from now). The last time it was this early was 1913 (so if you're 95 or older, you are the only ones that were around for that!). 

The next time it will be a day earlier, March 22, will be in the year 2285 (277 years from now). The last time it was on March 22 was 1818. So, no one alive today has or will ever see it any earlier than this year!

Dear Readers,

 You may already know this info, but it's worth reading again.

A friend who is a computer expert received the following directly from a system administrator for a corporate system. It is an excellent message that ABSOLUTELY applies to ALL of us who send e-mails. Please read the short letter below, even if you're sure you already follow proper procedures.

LETTER TO MY FRIENDS: 
Do you really know how to forward e-mails? 50% of us do; 50% DO NOT.
 
Do you wonder why you get viruses or junk mail?  Do you hate it? Every time you forward an e-mail there is information left over from the people who got the message before you, namely their e-mail addresses & names.  As the messages get forwarded along, the list of addresses build s, and builds, and builds, and all it takes is for some poor sap to get a virus, and his or her computer can send that virus to every E-mail address that has come across his computer.  Or, someone can take all of those addresses and sell them or send junk mail to them in the hopes that you will go to the site and he will make five cents for each hit.  That's right, all of that inconvenience over a nickel! How do you stop it?  Well, there are several easy steps:

(1) When you forward an e-mail, DELETE all of the other addresses that appear in the body of the message (at the top). That's right, DELETE them. Highlight th em and delete them, backspace them, cut them, whatever it is you know how to do.  It only takes a second.  You MUST click the "Forward" button first and then you will have full editing capabilities against the body and headers of the message.  If you don't click on "Forward" first, you won't be able to edit the message at all.

"Return to the top of the home page to access the other features!"