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I would like to share about skipping out of class a couple of times (I was only brave enough for a couple) and going over to the Old Country Road stores. Does anyone remember doing that? (I'm sure there are a few!) My sister, Christine Trant, and our friend, Jeannette Migliore, would skip out at one end of the school where there were no hall guards. We felt so free and "bad" but enjoyed ourselves so much. My sister, Chriss, (class of 68) is now living here in Blacksburg, VA with me. We love the mountains of Southwest Virginia. We both go back to NY to visit family. In fact, we are having a Trant Family reunion in July this year. It should be fun. I have 5 grown children and 7 grandchildren. (We just had a new baby girl born on March 27th--Stella Rose.) Pete is in business with his twin brother, Mike, but is looking to retire hopefully this year. (Pete and Mike graduated from HHS in '65) I just love the newsletter and have connected with several
of my HHS friends. Thanks to all
who contribute to it! Kathleen Trant Adamo, Class of 66 Hi, Bob et al, I'm in the middle of a series of operations for my worn out feet, but I wanted to ask if it is appropriate to ask readers to possibly volunteer in Island Harvest's big annual drive for feeding the hungry of Nassau and Suffolk Counties. IH is an incredible group of dedicated mainly volunteers and few poorly paid administrators who work 24-7 to supply free food pantries, kitchens, etc. of all religious and non religious orgs. who help feed the poor. Rigid standards, hard work, a not-for-profit org. with which I've been a regular volunteer on and off ("on" when I don't need some operation to mend old injuries catching up w/ me). I've never seen a more worthy charity, and nowadays, even many former high middle class clients need this group's help! I'll be in touch, Hank and Rene Cierski, 1961-both Johnny Dziegelewski (It was pronounced Jingleski) and I got together in February at my friend's cafe in Bainbridge, NY. We have renewed our friendship again after 50 years and it is great. Kurt Steitz, 1960
Bob and Ted, I am Class of 67 I live In Boca Raton (about 4 hours north of the Keys) just east of I-95 and US1 would love to have you guys stop by and say hello. Bob, I believe you know my older brother Robert (Bob) who still lives on Division Ave up in Hicksville. Let me know if you'll be in the area. I will be leaving on vacation on April 10th but I can't
imagine it taking 6 days to get here from Key West. Douglas Rickmeyer, 1967 Bob & Ted, We live in New Bern, NC right off of Hwy 17.
If you come up this way, give me a call.
There is a KOA in town or you can use my driveway for the night.
Your trailer will fit as I have a 38 foot fifth wheel in the barn and I
back it in all the time. There is a
30 amp hookup on the side of the garage. Jim Fischer, 1965 New Bern, NC I LIVE IN PORT ST LUCIE FLORIDA AS DOES MY BROTHER... WE GREW UP WITH TEDDY; KNEW HIS FAMILY WELL...PLEASE TELL HIM I WAS ASKING FOR HIM. BOY DID TIME FLY... ALL THE BEST AND LOVE THE NEWS LETTER MAUREEN USS, 1964 Does anyone know where Elizabeth Berning is? I always admired her in HHS and I would love to hear from her. If you know where she is, please feel free to give her my email address. Thanks, Alberta (Hunt) Bolettieri (59) Dear Hicksvillers, So far, getting older isn't as bad as I thought it would
be. It's actually great. I've stayed healthy, had lots of friends, colleagues,
family and loved ones, and in many ways have led a charmed life. After studying
architecture and art I found photography as my calling and was lucky enough to
land an assignment with The New York Times Magazine right out of the gate. That
was after being an assistant to Hans Namuth, the famed photographer of artists
and architects, including Jackson Pollack, Willem DeKooning, Mies van der Rohe,
I.M.Pei, Philip Johnson and many others - an experience that was a tremendous
privilege and advantage. Not long after that, while drafting at an architect's
office on Park Avenue, I was offered the job as staff photographer at the
advertising agency Young & Rubicam/NY, one of the "hot shops" in
town and one of the largest in the world. After working there for four
years I struck out on my own and opened my own studio on East 20th Street where
for 25 years I shot pictures for most of the major ad agencies, charitable organizations,
film companies, and corporations. Most of my work was ads for Fortune 500 companies,
often shooting portraits of executives, Boards of Directors and celebrities in
the sports, entertainment and corporate worlds. I also did a lot of travel
photography for Eastern Airlines, TWA, PamAm and also campaigns for The Bahamas,
Jamaica, WI and The US Virgin Islands as well as many other Caribbean islands;
all exciting assignments. My studio work allowed me to build sets upon which I
would create fantasy scenes for SONY, Pioneer, TIME, Newsweek, Crest, Apple
Computers, IBM, etc. My study of art and architecture came in very handy
designing sets and producing cinematic scenes. Fellini or Bergman I wasn't, but
I have a vast supply of memories from my amazing experiences, met lots of
amazing people and seen incredible places. And they haven't stopped yet. I'm still shooting assignments today as well as teaching
photography at FIT and NYU
as an adjunct assistant professor. I've been doing that for eleven years now. I was married twice; once right out of college to a
classmate. That lasted 15 years. Five years later I married a German visitor to
New York. That lasted two years. As is the custom these days, I've lived with a
number of different wonderful women, each for about nine years. Usually they
became my muse and my model for my artistic pictures (some nudes, but not
the old-fashioned Betty Paige type). I enjoy traveling a lot and looking at architecture. A
number of years ago I drove across country to my cousin's near Seattle and
stopped at every Frank Lloyd Wright structure I hadn't seen before. It was a
great way to see the country and each destination was a thrill. Back in 2004 I
shot a book about the making, history and enjoyment of beer, which
"required" me to tour the great breweries of England, Belgium (lots of
Trappist monasteries), and Germany (mostly Bavaria). It was published by the
author who wrote it as The Brewmaster's Table
(Discovering the Pleasures of Real Beer with Real Food). It's still available in
its second printing from Amazon, among others. If you like beer, it's a
well-written and informative book. Not to mention, it's nice to look at.
Recently I've been going to Italy each summer, but several summers ago, in
addition to Italy, I spent two weeks traveling in Spain to see Antoni Gaudi and
Santiago Calatrava's architecture in Barcelona, Valencia and Bilboa. Of course
the main attraction in Bilbao is Frank Gehry's incredible Guggenheim Museum, a
place worth spending a few days. I live on the roof of a ten-story building on West 15th
Street in Chelsea and it is, for me, the heart of the city. My views include the
Empire State Building, The Chrysler Building, Metropolitan Life, the Statue of
liberty, the Hudson River and, at one time, the World Trade Center. My view of
those buildings was such that I witnessed the first plane pass my building and
watched it all the way downtown and collide with the North building. I began to
take pictures of the event moments after impact and my pictures were published
in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Here Is New York, The Times' book, A Nation
Challenged and many European publications. It was a horrifying experience. The
pictures of which are still hard to look at. I am still traumatized by that
experience. I still am in contact and close friends with Phil
Schiavone ('60).
He's someone who I've known since the 4th grade, along with his twin brother,
Ralph. Phil has been hugely successful as a construction company executive and
has been a great and loyal friend. The other night (3.27.09), Phil was honored
at a dinner at Chateau La Mer in Lindenhurst as the Alumnus
of the Year at Farmingdale State College; and deservedly so. I saw Henry Landau and his wife Joyce (née van de Merlin)
last year at their summer house in Ocean City, We had a great time. They live
normally in Edmonds, WA. One of these days I plan to visit them there. They're
great people. I often think about all the terrific times and people from
my Hicksville days. Hicksville was, to me, a place out of a Norman Rockwell
illustration. There was a wonderful diversity of people and an
extraordinary amount of pretty girls. And fast cars - two of my favorite things. Sorry to have gone on so long, but once I started, my
reminiscences took over. Oh, I forgot: A cherished memory of HHS. That would be the
making of music with some very talented musicians, both in the concert band and
in those rehearsal closets with a small group playing improvised jazz (Artie
Romeo, John Fort, George Perifamos, Billy Suppa and others). I also loved
football and wrestling. I'll never forget Dave McKinstry tackling some dude from
Hempstead, or someplace, lifting the guy's helmet and punching him in the
face. Now that's how football was played back then! All the best, This was sent to the newsletter by Vic "Skip" Platania,
'58 The First Roosevelt Raceway Talk about pictures telling a story. I just reread my Long Island Aviation book again along with much about the golden age of air racing and aviation. Yes, Long Island actually was the cradle of aviation and mostly in the area bordered by Old Country road on the north, Merrick Ave. on the east, Clinton road on the west and finally dipping down from Stewart Ave to Hempstead Turnpike on the South. Most of the above was considered the Hempstead Plains and by nature ideal for natural airfields. Many of the buildings still stand and I have worked in the nooks and crannies of many over the years doing telephone install/repairs. There were two other smaller fields; one was Washington Field off Washington Ave. and Old Country road bordering the east side of the old Mineola Fair grounds. The other was Nassau Field, west of Nassau Rd. and south of the railroad tracks in Garden City. The airport names should sound familiar, Roosevelt Field, Mitchell Field, Curtiss Field, and Hazelhurst Field. Unfortunately, some or all of these names were synonymous with each other depending on the year one speaks of. The attached photo is testament to another forgotten name we have given yet another series of meanings and locations to. It is an extremely good resolution picture of Roosevelt Raceway during a Vanderbilt race. No, this is not a horse track but an automobile track and no, it is not located on the same site as the Roosevelt Raceway Trotter track was, although close. The date is likely 10/12/1936 as the picture indicates. A blow up reveals cars from that era and a Lockheed Electra similar to Amelia Earhart's at the time parked at Roosevelt airfield in the lower right. Amelia did frequent the area before her disappearance in 1937, but that is research for another day. The main road running top through bottom is Old Country Rd. with Merrick Ave in the background intersecting near the top left cluster of trees and older homes. For those that worked at 741 Zeckendorf for the phone company, the building's north cafeteria side would be in the lower right and the road on the bottom side of the race track to become Zeckendorf Boulevard. The white building in that lower left is still there and for many years the facial front for Avis world headquarters. Look carefully at the embankment sloping down into the aircraft basin and know next time you happen to turn onto Zeckendorf from Old Country Rd. why it continues all the way to Corporate Dr. The picture shows homes that still survive; the Vanderbilt Parkway cutting through what is now Eisenhower Park and what I believe to be the old train station on Merrick Ave. near upper left. I'm sure there are many curiosities and these are but a few. Here is a link to video of the race pictured if anyone is interested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80OWBrmyIto Wayne
This is a note from Roy Meier; (class of 1954) is there anyone out there who knows me? If Ted and Bob are passing thru West Palm Beach area, I'm on Singer Island and would be happy to see them. Love, Bonnie (Scharr) Papes, '61 Just wanted to say thanks to you guys who put the newsletter together. It's a treat to read the news from all the many people who graduated from HH, from so many places in this great country of ours. I've included a picture Bill Kozma '63, sent me from California, and a picture of me and my family celebrating my son's 32 birthday last December. My daughter and her husband, and my granddaughter, Anne Marie, are sitting in the front. My son, youngest daughter and wife and I are on the couch. Having grandkids is the next best thing to growing up in a small town like Hicksville. (Enjoyed the HOT ROD video). Keep up the good work. Safe trip up from the keys. Joe Platania '63
Hello all back in the land of Hicksville. I just wanted to send some interesting information on what is happening out here in Santa Fe, NM. The city and we here at the Cathedral, are preparing to celebrate our 400th anniversary! Seems odd to hear that, I know. This area was originally explored by Coronado in the early 1500's and a number of small settlements were started on and off for a good part of the 16th Century. The Council of the Indies gave the order to lay out the city of Santa Fe in 1609 (City of Holy Faith - yes, there was little if any separation between Church and State in the Spanish Empire in those days), and the foundations for the first Church (Our Lady of the Assumption and the Governor's Palace were laid. The more or less official date for the founding of both the Church and the city was August 15, 1610. The Cathedral Basilica of St Francis of Assisi occupies the site of the first church that was built in 1610. The Cathedral is the fourth church to occupy the site, and its construction was begun in 1862 and competed in 1886 during the tenure of Archbishop Lamy, who was originally from Clermont, France. The first Archbishop died soon after his retirement when the Cathedral was completed at his chapel home that is now part of the Bishop's Lodge resort north of the city. So, the next two years will be filled with celebrations and special events here in Santa Fe. If any of you gets the opportunity to be touring the Southwest, be sure to put Santa Fe on your list of places to visit. If you do come, let me know you'll be in town and I'll be happy to show you around the Cathedral and recommend all the best restaurants and lodging in the area. If you like art (300 galleries), dining, fishing, golf, hiking, mountain biking, riding, Native American culture and art, Spanish Colonial culture and art, museums, hot springs, or spiritual experience - this is the place!! I can be contacted by email here at the Cathedral Basilica at jacstfrancis@yahoo.com Jim Cutropia, 1963 Director of Finance
and Administration Check out the following websites for more information on Santa Fe: http://www.museumfoundation.org/ http://ojocalientesprings.com/rates.php?action=viewcontent&content_id=46 http://www.santafenewmexican.com/ RE: OLD BASEBALL PHOTO IN APRIL'S NEWSLETTER Sincere apologies for not having gotten back to you.
The day after my first message to you my computer went down for two days
for unknown reasons, following which I was compelled to take care of important
business. And then-------------I
forgot. The rest of the identities are on the bottom row, L-R:
unknown: unknown, Schluter, unk., unk., unk., unk., Dick Rennie, Schluter,
unk., coach M. Identifying two Schluters is not a mistake, they are
brothers, and one's first name is Jake, but we can't remember which one he is
and don't remember the other's first name, (I think the one farthest right is
Jake)... I hope this helps and again I apologize for the delay. Don't hesitate to ask if I can be of further assistance. Fred Fluckiger, 1937 Will there be a 1960 class reunion? It will be 50 years next year. Mary (D'Amato) Fenton, '60 (VA) It's hard to believe, but in less than four weeks, we will
be performing our 25th Anniversary Concert of the Glass Menagerie Chorus. The rehearsal process has been difficult, but the program
is rounding into shape and the concert should be memorable. The main piece will be the Missa Brevis by Zoltan Kodaly.
This is an unusually beautiful mass accompanied by grand organ.
This has required a venue change due to the fact that the organ at our
home venue of St. Joe's just wasn't up to the challenge. So, here are the particulars. The performance will be Saturday night, May 9th, 8 p.m., at
St. Peter's in the Citicorp, Center at Lexington Ave. and E. 54th St. Other items on the bill will be the Missa Lubba which is a
mass with an African interpretation, four songs by Bartok, and rounded out by
several Hungarian folk songs. I hope you all can be there and share in this wonderful
night of music and celebration of our 25th year. All the Best, David Teitel Re: Hicksville Viet
Nam War Era Veterans Memorial We are moving toward the 250 mark and I think with the plan
Joe and I have developed for the summer, this will be a major push season. My
goal is to have as close as we can by the fall (we've said that before, right
Joe). We are going external this summer with a few news articles
on the island in some of the Vets magazines...DAV, Am Legion, VFW, AMVETS, and
the likes; should bring in a few more from the cold. Ken Strafer Fairfax, VA Dear editors, I am responding to Jane Donshik's request to find me (Arlene Klein) could you give her my email address? Also tell her I live in W. Babylon N.Y. I would love to talk to her. Thank You Arlene Klein 1966 Hi This is from Vincent Cocolichio, class of 1962. A friend sent me a message from the Oct '08 issue that Sandy Sandler was looking for my brother Michael (class of 1960) & myself. Sorry it has taken me so long to respond. I still live on L.I. in Mt. Sinai (out by Pt. Jefferson). My brother lives in Florida but will be here in June of '09. If it's possible maybe we can hook up with Sandy at that time. If you can get this message to Sandy, we would appreciate it. Thanks Vincent Cocolichio Hello Ted and Bob, My name is Valerie Papes. My husband is Robert F. Papes and
my mother-in-law is Barbara (Bonnie) Papes - one of your high school alumni
from New York. Bonnie told me all
about your ride up the East Coast to raise $ for the Vets returning from Iraq
and Afghanistan. I served in the U.S. Army myself from 1986-1989 (Military
Police) in Germany. I just returned
from Gettysburg, PA and Washington D.C. as well.
Our travels through the Arlington National Cemetery really touched me,
indelibly. I'd love to donate to
your cause and plan to circulate your story around the office where I'm
employed as a litigation paralegal here in Orlando, FL.
In your down time....whenever that might be, please provide us with the
address we need to send our charitable contributions. Good luck with your bike ride - please be careful. Valerie Papes - Orlando, FL Hi HixNews, Just wanted to say thanks so much for your help in sending my dear friend Jane, my information...I sooo appreciate it...I was only thinking of her a couple of months ago and had no idea how to get in touch with her...I have many good memories of HHS...So many nice people went to our school and talented people...I am doing well today and I count my blessings everyday...I will keep in touch... Arlene Klein, 1961 If my family stayed (we lived in Levittown...16 Acre Lane
from 1950-61) I'd be a 1968 alumni. If there is a way to pass this buzz on to other Acre Laners
like the Bowles chick, I'd very much appreciate it. I was a kid when Labor Day meant getting up, eating my
Wheaties and then walking into the bushes behind my backyard and seeing the best
damn parade a kid could ever see... And the hotrods ran pretty solid for a day or so before the big event. The racket drove me crazy. The Rinku Dinks, Maddogs and all
those crazy rides the FD guys had going on... I was in 4th grade when my art teacher told me whose colors black and orange were..... In many ways I wish I never moved away in summer of 1961 I was just starting to stretch my skinny legs out and see what I was dealin' with...only 45 minutes from Brooklyn... John Fonte Dear Buffalo Bob Casale, 61, Pat Koziuk Driscoll, 56, Bob Gillette, 61, Linda Piccerelli Hayden, 60, Walt Schmidt, 65, Bob Wesley, 61, Since discovering your Hicksville High School News Web Site last December I now enjoy reading about the many classmates I attended school with every day back in the late 50's. Browsing the February Letters I came across a letter (and pictures) from Carolyn (Clem) Baldwin Moors. It really struck me because I'm pretty sure this was the same Clem that was my Prom Date. (Hi Clem, good to see you). Very, very enjoyable, very nostalgic. And for this I say Thank You for all you do to put his together for us every month! This coming August, I will have lived in the Dallas area for 40 years. It has been a very positive and enjoyable living and working experience. My wife Linda, of almost 30 years, (picture attached) and I have lived in the same quiet Grapevine neighborhood for the last 20 years and have some of the nicest neighbors that anyone could hope for. We have been very lucky to have had a very good life, and I get the feeling from reading the letters, that many of the HHS Alums have had similar experiences. I would be an added attraction to have a Bio page to be able to read about the lives of other classmates. Until next time, Ron Rocek, '60
Hello to all! I recently joined Facebook, ignoring the cries of "PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS" from my two children, and found this wonderful newsletter thanks to Jim Rubin! I have done nothing but read back issues for two days now! I'm presently out of the country, but once I get home, I'll send on some photos I've been saving. My husband and I now live half the year in Westchester, NY, and the rest of the year we're either at our beach house in MA, or down in Montevideo, Uruguay which is where I am at the moment. We've lived in Madrid, Paris, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, and Milan- all thanks to Citibank- which is where my husband worked until his semi-retirement 4 years ago. We have a 27 year old daughter, who graduated from Columbia, and is now working in the Latin American Art Dept. at Sotheby's, and a son 25, who graduated from Hamilton, and is living in Montevideo doing M&A work. I guess we're getting to that stage in our lives where we have a bit of extra time for ourselves, and it is so nice to have this forum to find our lost friends! Thanks for the great job you are doing!! Fondly, Suzanne Schuster Fedrigotti '67 PS I see my brother, Steve Schuster '64 as often as I can. He is well, semi-retired, living in Suffolk County, and has 3 grown, married children, and 6 grandchildren. Hello, My mother and uncle graduated from Hicksville High School in 1944, Beryl Hall and Jimmy Hall. My cousin recently found their old year book and here is what it said: Sandy, I recently found our
parents' yearbook. The most
puzzling thing is that they graduated in the same class, Hicksville High 1944.
Anyway, some info for you; in class predictions:
"Beryl Hall has taken over the fashion designing for MGM."
Your mom was voted Best Dressed and Most Artistic; my father was voted
Best Dressed, Best Singer & Dancer, and Wittiest. Under you mom's
photo, nickname B.J., she was on the yearbook staff, in the school musicals, and
the hockey team for 4 years, it also says,"A smile, a pal, and everyone's
friend is Beryl a girl we recommend." Under my Dad's photo
it says, "Jimmy's the playboy of Hicksville High, when he's around the fur
does fly." Are there any pictures that you know of from the class of 1944? My mom is going to be 84 years old next month and I'm sure she would love to see something from her old high school. Are there any other members of that class still alive? I would appreciate any information, Thanks, Sandy Presley-Dorda P.S. You might want to pass along to the other 1944 classmates that Jimmy Hall died 3/26/1974 at 47 yrs old. He lived on Long Island in the town of East Northport. He has a daughter and 2 sons. He was quite successful in his career, but unfortunately died at a young age. Sandy The newsletter sent a note to the four names we have from
the class of 1944 and received the following replies: I'm a member of HHS Class of '44, and the last time I looked, I was very much alive. I recall Beryl and Jimmy Hall quite well but have not heard from or about either of them for 65 years. Classmates Ceil Schwartz (now Horne), and Bob Youden live in California; Gus Bahrenburg lives on LI. It was a class of about 102 or 104 and many of us went into service (it was still WW2) following graduation. If I can dig it up, I'll review the yearbook (which was yellow covered with blue print and let you know if I can give you any other names. If you communicate with Beryl or her daughter, please pass along my regards. Sincerely, Eugene ("Gene") Levitt '44 Well, I surely remember then both--a pair of attractive kids. If you have not already done so, send your email to Linda Kochersberger in Fairfax, Virginia and works for IBM and is the daughter of class valedictorian, Lucille Keller. I sent you misinformation about Fred having graduated from Hicksville, but Lucille did. Lucille is not email literate at this point as she spent a long time nursing Fred until he died (you probably remember my disorganized letter). There might be another person still alive from my Plainview group (maiden Ketterer (female) married someone named Wenz. Another person who lives on Long Island still and still alive but not email literate either is Arline Thorman (maiden name) and lives in a retirement community in a town called Ridge (I think). Maybe her married name will come to me---yes, here it is Noll. Address 408 Belfast Lane, Ridge, NY 11961. I never saved my yearbook, but Bob Youden (my ex-husband is on the net and saved everything. God knows whether he can find it though. I am glad to hear that there a few more of us still alive. I worked in Silicon Valley from 1964 on so since I had taken all the "boy's classes like Chemistry, Physics and Math. I fitted right in with Fairchild Semiconductor (HQ) was out on Robbins Lane, just beyond the city limits of Hicksville. Ketterer's first name I think is Louise. Happy hunting and I will get my picture taken and send it on. Best, Cele Horn also known as Cacielia Schwarz --maiden name and HHS grad. I think that there is a Christ girl who married someone very successful in the semiconductor business who has lived nearby in Los Altos or Los Altos Hills.
Hi Pat, I mentioned this to my mother, Lucille (Keller) Kochersberger who was in the class of 1944. My mom has a picture from the 50th reunion that I can get when I visit her next and scan it as a .jpg. Did Beryl's daughter want recent pix of class of '44 members? Linda Kochersberger George Lehmann, HHS 1944 graduate, is 82 years old and
"alive & kicking" in Largo, FL.
Married 54 years to Ethel (Kunz), 5 children, 9 grandchildren, and is
still a member of the Kids & Kubs senior men's softball team. George & wife visit vacation retreat in the Catskill
Mts. NY each summer. Remembers both Beryl & Jim Hall, but sadly, his year
book was destroyed up North years ago. Ethel remembers cheering for Jimmy during
the high school basketball games. He
was a good player. Happy 84th Birthday, and many more! George & Ethel Lehmann Hi everyone, especially our terrific class of '56!
On May second Olga (Staryk) Marcinik will be 96. Aunt Olga, as she has been known to generations of children on the block, is part of the old Staryk family that started and ran Fairway Farms of Hicksville. Their pastures were behind Burns Ave and south of Nevada St. The old farm house still stands on Burns Ave. As a teenager, Olga delivered milk by horse and wagon before going to high school. Her brother John was the boy with the belly button popping out that was pictured on the milk bottle. Olga has been living in the brick house on the corner of Bay Ave and Willoughby Ave for the last 71 years.
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