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I can't believe there would be any doubt
about Mabel Farley's installation in the Hall of Fame. Miss Farley WAS
Hicksville High! I transferred from Queens after my sophomore year. To me, she
was the model for a "country teacher". .. a bit stern, wise and
yes... old fashioned. I found myself in her office once for a mild talking
to, and left admiring her. Recently, I came across her letter to the class of
'55 in the yearbook. It is so American, so wholesome. One passage stands out:
"Whatever you have received more than others in health, in talents, in ability, in success, in pleasant school experiences, you are expected to render in return, service to others." I smiled at the words "you are expected." Our politicians utter millions of words trying to duplicate that simple passage. I revere her memory 58 years after graduation. Frank Scarangella '55 Hi Saw your note asking where we are located, well I'm, in Elm Grove, Wisconsin and loving ever minute of it, weather is great, the lake reminds me of the ocean, and I get a chance to shovel some snow in the winter. George Baritt (Barfitt) 1956 Hello, OK, class of 1986 - where are you? Roger Gomez, class of '72, is trying to get a reunion together. If anyone from the class of 1972 is interested, please contact the newsletter at editors@hixnews.com Willie Moy's sister Patty continued to run the family laundry in the Plainview Center on South Oyster Bay Road for many years. Around 10 or more years ago she sold and went into real estate. I used to speak to her regularly. As of years ago I believe she said William had settled in California. Vicki (Berk) Maas, '72
Thanks to Vicki's clue and some
detective work, John Ebbecke and Willie Moy are back in touch via email.
Thanks,
Pat
Hi, The Linda Proise that I am looking for has two sisters Pat and Laura. They lived on Hollins Rd. She graduated in 1960 and married Tommy Carlucci who lived on my block, Cambridge Drive. Tommy sadly passed away about 25 years ago. Linda then moved to Florida. I hope someone knows where she is now. She was also friendly with Sandy Sandler and Judy
Neimy. Both Sandy and I would love to get in touch with her. Dear Hixnews editors: After reading about the foreign language teacher couple in this last HixNews, I am wondering whatever happened to my HHS Italian teachers. I graduated in 1968 and took Italian from kindergarten at Burns Ave. School to 11th grade. My last two teachers were Vincenzo D'Onofrio and Rosa Pavesi, both lovely people. By the way, there is a successful movie & TV actor named Vincent D'Onofrio. Is this guy the son of my Italian teacher whose wife was pregnant back when I was in his class about 1965-66? Thanks for all your work on the HixNews. We love you. Stephanie (Schlegel) Manning, class of '68 This is Linda Mastrosanti, I don't know
why "AOL" keeps telling you that I'm not accepting Thank you for your concern. My husband
and I really enjoy reading Hixnews. Being that we both grew up in
Hicksville, it brings back a lot of memories. My husband lived off of W.
John Street, Kuhl Avenue. As a matter of fact, we are in touch with
Lorraine Miltonberg and many other former classmates. Such as Patricia
Robb, Doris Gajewski, Elaine Krauss, Arleen DeCesario and many others. Hi Bob I was sorry to read about the cancellation of the 40th anniversary of the Hicksville class of '68 from Barbara and Dianne due to increasing costs. Bob, here are my thoughts on this matter. What better place to hold a Hicksville reunion than in a Hicksville location. We have two large halls available at the Hicksville Veterans of Foreign Wars Post located on South Broadway in Hicksville. We are about 4 blocks east of the Junior High and about 6 blocks east from the High School. One hall can hold about 150 people while the other can hold about 100. Both halls have been recently refurbished and are constantly rented and/or used by community organizations and individuals. I'm sure we could work something out as far as pricing goes. We also have a list of caterers to which to choose from, whose price are reasonable, but most importantly, their food is excellent. We have our own bar. I would invite anyone thinking of having a Hicksville reunion to come and take a look at our building facilities and talk to myself or the House Chairman. As a '65 Hicksville graduate and now, once again, Commander of the Hicksville VFW, I will do what I can to help any Hicksville class looking to have a reunion. Let me know what you think. You have my permission to publish this letter in the next Hixnews. Semper Fidelis Bill Walden Dear Editor, I would like to receive the Hicksville Alumni News Letter via E Mail. My name is Mary (deFelice) Stea, class of '65. Birthday, October 12th. Husband, Dan (divorced). Son, Daniel. I taught in Hicksville for 37 years, as an art teacher in the Junior High from 1969 to 1987 and at Hicksville High School, from 1987 to 2007. I retired last year. I live in Commack, New York. Although I loved teaching, especially at my Alma Marta, I also love retirement. I can finally devote more time to painting and getting together with my retired friends from Hicksville. My son and I recently visited my brother, Bill deFelice, class of '69, his wife Betty (O'Brien) deFelice, also from Hicksville and their daughter and three grandchildren. Here is a recent photo of my brother and me. My brother lives in Tennessee. Hicksville is a unique community. Many of the graduates still live there. Many of the graduates also taught in Hicksville, because they made it a habit of hiring their own. No matter where our graduates have moved to, when you meet another Hicksville - ite, there is always a warm remembrance of life in Hicksville. We respect each other and care about each other. I have always been so proud to have grown up in Hicksville and to have taught there. Sincerely, Mary (deFelice) Stea Hi Pat, I also took that biology class in summer school and also aced it. I can't remember what year it was. Anyway Mr. Glass was a great teacher and put all of us ahead for the next school year. You and your fellow editors are doing a great job with the newsletter, enjoy it each month. Thanks and regards, Emmett Goodman, class of 56 Hey neighbor! Yea, I even saw my old house on your other site with the girls sitting on the car with my house in the background! Got to see the house twice. Once was the 25th reunion which my wife and I went to and in 2001 when one of my sons graduated from grad school in Ithaca. Stopped by to see my sister in E. Northport. The picture is my 5th grade class. Sue Hodges is the front right, I am the one underneath the closet door knob, Chris Coletta is in front of me on the left and Pete Anselmo in front with the black bow tie. Vinnie and Frank Coletta are also in the picture along with Marty and Fred Winkler. There are others but can't remember the names. Ken Marcheneck was listed on your Veterans site with the wrong spelling of his last name. He lived in the house straight down Edgewood Dr. heading south. We joined the Navy the same day and he died in a helicopter crash about a year an a half later, not in Vietnam. Walter (Rab) Pollack informed me of Hixnews about two years ago and have been looking at it usually monthly. I see the domain name hicksvillehigh is still available. Every time I use to check Hicksville High I got the Hicksville in Ohio, not ours. Been in California since 1963 and San Diego since 1966. Been in all sorts of things in real estate the last being a fee appraiser since 1990 and retiring in 2004. Have two sons who live in the San Jose doing well and my Mom and I live in San Diego. Keep up the good work on the site and good hearing from you. The site must keep you busy. Bill Dylewski Dear friends:
Hi Pat. Ray Babinski sends the following photo and asks: from left to right, Elaine Molloy, Patty Bryan and Fran Judge. Where are they now??????? Thanks, Ray
Pat: I've been corresponding with some of my classmates re: our reunion
in Sept., and passed this info on to one of them -- it's a long shot that it
might be of interest to HixNews readers, but in case you think so -- you can now
go by train to/from JFK to Hicksville -- did you know that? http://www.panynj.gov/Airtrain/ So if you fly into JFK, you don't have to
take a taxi or have someone pick you up there, you take the Airtrain to
"change at Jamaica" then the LIRR to Hicksville or wherever. Hi Pat, Ray Babinski brought HixNews to my attention and I'm so glad that he did. I attended High School in both Levittown and Hicksville but my heart will always be in Hicksville. The memories of my teenage years there are very dear to me. You and the others do a wonderful job of bringing the past forward to the present for us to enjoy all over again........thank you so much for that. How may I be put on a mailing list to receive the newsletter each month as I now look forward to reading it? I read recently that Jack DeVaul's wife passed away and I would like to extend our condolences to him....is there an address where I could write him at this sad time in his life? Bless you and the others, Pat. Will look forward to hearing from you, Patty Bryan Carstons I want to thank Art Lembke for sending his 1940 East St. class picture in the July issue. The blond haired boy standing on Art's right is my uncle Bob Hackmack. It was the first time I have seen my uncle Bob as a kid. Sadly my uncle Bob passed away in May 2007. Bob was the youngest of 7 children. He was born in Hicksville as were most of his brothers and sisters. My father was the oldest and was born in the Bronx, but moved to Hicksville in 1916. Bob and his family were either living on West St. or Kramer St. at the time. Bill Hackmack, '66 Just found the website and wanted
to add my info to the fray: MANY THANKS TO MY CLASSMATES FOR THEIR SUPPORT Hello, Last month, Tom Steedman sent the following to us... I've got some news about the HHS / West Point Band connection...
I'll fill you in later . HICKSVILLE TIDBITS This should really be Long Island Tidbits. It isn't California; it isn't France; but what is produced here is astounding. There is a tremendous debate going on regarding the establishment of a third track project slated for the main line corridor between Hicksville and Floral Park on the LIRR.
Hi.
I am Rita Sokolski (now Conover). I live
in Scotia NY and I am interested in any news from the class of 68.
To bad the reunion was scrapped!
All the best to all - Rita
TRULY USELESS TRIVIA
A baboon is a variety of lemon. The First MTV video was "Video Killed The Radio Star" by the Buggles. One brow wrinkle is the result of 200,000 frowns. The mouth of the Statue of Liberty is three feet wide. Manhattan is the only borough in NYC that doesn't have a Main Street. Penguins have an organ above their eyes that converts seawater to fresh water. Hawaii is the only U.S. state never to report a temperature of zero degrees F or below. Pigeons have been trained by the U.S. Coast Guard to spot people lost at sea. The first person in the U.S. arrested for speeding was a NYC cab driver. The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1.
Write your list of the 10 truly useless trivia items for inclusion in next month's newsletter. Can anyone suggest a column that should be added each month.
Walter Schmidt has suggested we set up a humor section. Here's a sample... One Summer evening during a violent thunderstorm, a mother was tucking her son into bed. She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a tremor in his voice, "Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?" The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug. "I can't dear," she said. "I have to sleep in Daddy's room." A long silence was broken at last by his shaky little voice saying, "The Big Sissy!"
Please let us know your thoughts. Our aim is to keep everyone happy and perhaps we've grown to a new level!! Please, please let us know. Thanks The Editors
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