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Art Spotlight Pat (Appelman) Levitin, Class of '62 Pat has been a calligrapher since 1979. She has taught calligraphy since 1981 at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, Guilford Technical Community College, Visual and Performing Arts, Guilford College, local churches and organizations. Pat has attended 12 International Calligraphy Conferences. She has over 3000 hours' training in classes and workshops and has studied with almost all the internationally known calligraphers.Pat holds bachelors and masters degrees in Economics and a Fine Arts degree in metal sculpture. Some of her calligraphic works include resolutions, poems and certificates for the local universities and many private clients. Her works has been exhibited throughout North Carolina and at the international conferences. Her website is located at: http://www.calligraphybypat.com/index.htm Calligraphy samples of her work:
Hicksville Vietnam War Era Veterans Memorial
NEW
READER I am a new member. Mary Ann (Malerba)
Hartman '62 NEW READER Please sign me up to receive Hixnews. Marilyn (Schwab) Zaretsky '62 NEW READER I would love to be
added to your email list. Susan Froehly
Teich '62 NEW READERS Hi, I enjoy
reading the HixNews. I flip open the old yearbook and re-live old
times. Please add my wife and me to your
mailing list. Ken and Joanne Arnold Hi Guy's: I was very sad to hear about Mickey Anglim. I knew and played ball with Mickey since we played Little League, Babe Ruth, CYO and HHS ball. We were good friends and a lot of my sports memories and successes included Mickey. In 1957 Mickey, Billy Schrimpe and me competed at a Brooklyn Dodgers Happy Felton's Knothole Gang contest at Ebbits Field. We were all catchers and had the honor to have Sandy Koufax pitch to us. We all had "sponsors" and Mickey's father was mine. Koufax through us fast balls, curves and a few in the dirt, he was something else. It was on TV and Mickey won, he was the best catcher back than. After the show we got to meet all the Dodgers, Jackie Robinson, Duke Snyder, Pee Wee Reise, the whole team, what a thrill. I want to extend my deepest sympathy and condolences to the entire Anglim family, he was a great guy and he will be missed. Fran DeCabia I
was sorting through pictures today for a small ceremony here in Kentucky.
One of Fran Hi! I had been receiving the newsletter, but haven't received
it for the past 2 months via my e-mail. Sincerely, A new reader this month was Peggy Meier, class of '64. I would like to know if she lived on Underhill Ave. Editor Note: I added your birthday to our master list. Hi, Marc
Joosten was Vietnam Joyce (Thorburn)
Jurgensen.'67 Bob, Another great
issue. You and the rest of the editors are a GREAT TEAM! I had no idea of
what's on your plate at home with babysitting Sara and Joyce's condition.
That, to me, makes your ability to be involved in HixNews, to the level you are,
extremely awesome. I'm definitely impressed!! I'm glad to see
that the email I sent to my class from Karen Hubner Jenkins' master reunion
list had the additional benefit of gaining some new readers for HixNews! Speaking of new
readers, the picture of Vinnie Hannigan caught my eye as I remember him from
school. His note also said he was in the Navy, but he wasn't on our list
of Vietnam Era Veterans. I've added him, but need to know where he
served. Can you please ask him to send me an email? I also noted the
picture with Richard Uhlich with a group of Veterans, saying he served in
Vietnam. Our list shows a Richard Ullrich as Army and RVN. Is this
the same guy with the name spelled wrong? The one I have is from before I
started handling the list and I don't have any source info for it. Nor
do I know what class he's from. I can use some help here too, if
you can have Uhlich send me his info. In the March 2007
Mega-Reunion photos you asked for names of those in the pics. The 3rd
picture shows Howie Dolgin ('62) signing the guest register. The 7th
pic, left to right, is Howie Dolgin, Bob Giffen and Kevin O"Neill, all Class
of '62. Last, thanks again
for the prominent coverage you're giving to The
Vietnam War Era Memorial effort. It's really helping as I
already have 13 new names in the first day of HixNews publication! Best regards, Joe Carfora Feedback on names
from Mega Reunion Pictures
Ed Delaney in Yellow Sweater * Howie Dolgin Signing Guest Register -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bob Casale in background with
dark shirt * Antoinette Colascione Black Dress -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Howie Dolgin * Bob Giffen * Kevin O.Neill All class of 1962 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Henry Lichtenstein recognized this one * It's my
old buddy "Buffet Table" Greetings! I think somehow I must have missed at least last month's newsletter. I was saddened to learn of Pat's passing. I never had the pleasure of meeting her and I most certainly have enjoyed the newsletter in which she started. My condolences to all her family and friends. I've been remiss in thanking you for taking the time to acknowledge our occasions with cards. I was reading other members who did and said Oops I need to do so. It is a very nice feature that you have included. Paula (nee' Jargo) Bruckner Class of 1972 Craig Bruckner Class of 1971 Hello! Great newsletter I look forward to it every month For those of you that are on facebook check out the site for Hicksville Hgh School Alumni: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=16855113527 Connect with old friends for free (Facebook does not charge to belong) Those of you with college age students, get them to help you get on board! Class of "75 there is a facebook page just for us created by Cathy Rowan! Hicksville High School Alumni Class of 1975 http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=67266179651&ref=ts It has been great to see how we all have aged gracefully and thanks to Diane Harvey Anderson and others for posting our yearbook pictures (many of us have had quite a few laughs at hairstyles and clothing!) Class of '75 there are plans in the works for our 35th reunion next year! Susan Stahley, '75 Huntersville, NC Dear Editors Thank you for publishing the HIXNEWS, Bob and I always look forward to reading it. We just wanted to let everyone know that FACEBOOK is a great way to find high school classmates. If, when building your profile, you list Hicksville High School and class year under "Education" then you can locate your classmates using the "Friends" search. It may take a little bit of playing around to figure it out but it's definitely worth it. We've caught up with our HHS classmates and Bob with his Lindenhurst HS classmates (since he moved to Lindenhurst mid Junior year). Lorraine Cheeseman, HHS '64 Bob, We just returned from a week at Bar Harbor in celebration of our 58th anniversary. Thank the staff for their thoughtfulness in sending the beautiful card. Harvey and Shirley Weiss '47 NEW READER Hi! My dear friend Vicky and her hubby Roger told me to send out a note to you asking if anyone has done anything regarding the class of 1960 50th reunion? ! wow time sure goes fast... I'd like to get involved if there is any committee... My reach info is below... Thanks, Maddy Leibowitz (Frischman) NEW READER Just found your website after 40 years! terrific job. Can anyone send me info on how to connect with the class of 1970. Wondered if there is a 40 year reunion in 2010? If so, how can I get any details? RA Schatz '70 NEW READER Hi bob, So sorry to hear Joyce isn't doing well. Patty Warren and I used to walk to Joyce's house in the morning and we would all walk to the bus stop together in Jr high and high school. I even went steady with her cousin Artie Anderson for a while. I remember her mom was so nice. Alzhiemers is a mean disease and I know it's not easy on you either. It's been a year since my husband passed away, and its still sort of surreal to me. We were married 44 years. I'm sure your beautiful grandchildren can put a smile on your face...mine do. Well I've babbled on long enough. Love Annlynn Brough Stougaard
NEW READER NEW
READER Hi, NEW READERI am a Vietnam Era Veteran - Active duty - 1963-1965. Reserve duty an additional 10 years, all in the U S Army. Left the Army with the grade of Sergeant First Class. Hi Mary Ann! Thanks for sending us your name and information. This is special as you are one of the few woman we've
been able to find who served during the Vietnam War Era. We are sure
there are many Hi Joe Even though I asked to serve in Viet Nam, at the time, only nurses
(female) were allowed to go to Viet Nam. While on active Thanks for including me! Mary Ann Thanks, Mary Ann! We will list you as CONUS... Joe Editor Note: CONUS means Continental United States (for non military alumni) Joe Just wanted to thank you and all who are helping with
the Newsletter. Mary Ann Hi Mary Ann, He will likely want to publish your note in the August
1 edition and will probably ask Mary Ann... Buffalo Bob You asked about my accomplishments!! Thanks for the compliment, but, I turned out to be just an average person that had a few interesting jobs in my lifetime. I was on active duty with the Army serving from 1963-65. After my stint in the military, I worked at the Tampa VA Hospital, for a prostate cancer research program. When the program ended, I got a job for the Defense Investigative Service, where I retired as an Investigator (for 18 years). I did join the US Army Reserves at age 35 and stayed for ten years before leaving. It got to be too much work, holding down very active jobs. I retired when I was 55. Currently, I'm working as a docent at our local Historical Village here in Tampa, FL, (Cracker Country), where I teach Florida History to school children (with a New York twist and accent)!!!! My husband of 44 years and I have one son (Richard), who is married and living in Alexandria, VA. Richard has a PhD from the University of South Florida from the College of Public Health and currently works for the Veterans Administration in Wash DC. We have lived in Brandon, FL for 34 years and love it! We have two Golden Retrievers and one talkative Cockatoo! Life is good for us both and I would love to have contact with HHS 1962 alumni who live near me. I also would love to be part in planning for some sort of a
reunion for HHS alumni who live in Florida. So, if anyone has any interest
in this reunion, please contact me and we will take it from there. It
seems that many of our classmates have moved to Florida, and I was
wondering if some sort of a reunion can be held in Orlando (a central
location), for all who have moved here? How can we get something
like that accomplished? Dear Bob I am going to send you pictures of my late husband Ray Blum
and his brother Randy Blum. I may have to have some slides made into photos before I can
send them. I just wanted to let you know that I am working on this and will get
the photos to you ASAP. Can I have your SNAIL MAIL address? Thanks very much. Sincerely, Jill What
is your association with Ackerly Pond Vineyard? Let
me know, please. Warm
Regards, Hi Bob, Ray & I started
Ackerly Pond Vineyards 10 years ago after Ray sold his other winery. We work
this business together until Ray passed away. Now my step daughter
Kerri & I run it together and have kept the dream alive. Lots of hard
work but truly a labor of love. Thank you for asking. http://www.ackerlypondvineyards.com/ NEW READER
I would like to get on the mailing list. I just came across the site, never knew we had an alumni newsletter. Thanks. Eileen (Maldener) Lazarus, class of 1977 Dear Friends & Family We will have a small ceremony here in Kentucky, followed by cremation. I am trying to arrange to have a mass on August 1 at St Ignatius in Hicksville or at St Bernards church in Levittown. Don't have it all nailed down yet. Mickey's family hold a Joe Anglim Memorial (Mickey's father) every year. This year it is being held in New York. So golf and a barbeque on Friday and the mass and whatever on Saturday. Don't know how long I will stay in New York yet. Hope to see all of you outside of any service. Joyce Anglim NEW READER
Hi Bob, Hope all is well. Tony Petritis told me about your newsletter but he gave me the wrong url address. I look forward to seeing it. I'll stay in touch. Thanks. Lew Fenigstein
'61
NEW READERBob "I can't believe how fast the time is flying. I've been wondering what happened to so many of the people from high school and where they are currently? Regards,
NEW READER Dear Newsletter Staff Please add my name to your mail list. I am married to Gail. Our anniversary is November 21, 1970 We currently live in Florida. Thanks Ron Zeier 1963
Dear Editors As always, I enjoy reading the monthly news. In
the July issue, I noticed that Art Pardo (62) has become a new reader. Please
send me his email address or any information you may have so that I can get in
touch with him. We lost touch many years ago and it would be great to catch up
on the many years that have slipped by. Thanks, Steve Baum ('62) PS - In your list of Viet Nam vets, would you
correct the spelling of my first name (Steven Baum) Thank you, & keep up the
great job you are doing with the news letter. You may want
to go on the New Mexican and Albuquerque Journal North web pages http://picasaweb.google.com/RayRGonzales/InstallationOfTheBellls6109# http://charityadvantage.com/Cathedral_Basilica_of_St_FKICNID/Home.asp go to the photo page to see the bells http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/local/central/local_krqe_santa_fe_cathedrals_bells_blessed_by_archbishops_200905312133 see the video. Dear Bob, Thank you for the birthday card. It's always fun to get greetings for a birthday, no matter
how old you are! I read in a newsletter that Judy Marcus (class of 64) was
looking for my e-mail address. It's fine to publish it, Once again thanks for the
birthday wishes. ---------------------------------------------------- Thank you for the e-mail address. Hi, Bob (and the rest of the editorial staff): Thank you so much for remembering me on my birthday. I just wish the years wouldn't add up so fast. I loved the card. It was precious. How can any card from the Jacquie Lawson collection be made any better? - by having it come from dear, ole friends! Thanks, again. Jean (Goettelmann) LaPointe Class of 1959 I
graduated in 1965, and am wondering if you have any knowledge of, or information
related to, a former teacher. Her name was Antionette Zaza, and taught French at
the high school. Sincerely, Harold
M. Buttitta Class
of 65 Dear Mesdames and Sirs,
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Forty Years Ago....
Hey all you
alumni...
Where were you, when Apollo 11, Neil Armstrong, walked on the moon?
Put your answer on the bottom and email back to editors@hixnews.com
I was at the Oak
Beach Inn (OBI) watching it on TV.
Bill Fuchs HHS '60
I was stationed in Vallejo, California (Sonoma Valley). I was lying on the floor of the enlisted lounge watching the touchdown and the "real moonwalk"!
Regards
Bob Casale HHS '61
Half of me was an egg & the other half a sperm. Both awaiting
that magical journey that would lead to my existence. My parents, both
former Grumman employees, were at home watching it on tv.
Kelly Kinsella HHS '90
I was on the USS Canisteo and watched from the crews
lounge, amazing...
John Hrankowski, Survivor, USS LIBERTY, Rochester, New York
I was sitting in
my living room in Bay Shore, Long Island with my family watching it on
television.
Joan Siegl Rudolph HHS '61
I
was 12 years old, and if memory serves, I was home, watching it on TV with my
parents.
Pat
Thompson Dumas, HHS '75
I was in the army stationed in Germany but on leave
to London. Watched the landing on a huge screen in Trafalgar Square with a
thousand other people. I was sooo proud to be an American.
I
was out of the Army about 6 months and still in Active Reserve. We
had just come home from a weekend visiting relatives and had just put our then 6
month old son to sleep when we watched Neil Armstrong's walk on the moon. As I
recall, it was a Sunday night.
Joe
Carfora HHS '62
Thank
you very much for the birthday card.!
Mary
Ann Smith
Thank you for the anniversary card. That was very
thoughtful! 44 years - hard to believe.
Joyce (Van de Merlen) Landau
Bob,
thanks for the card. I really enjoyed it. You all do a great job with the
hixnews and i wanted to thank you all for giving us all such a great connection
to the past. I`m really saddened by the passing of Pat Driscoll, I will miss
her. Thanks again.
Ray Babinski
HixNews
Thank you so much for the lovely birthday card.
It is very much appreciated as well as all the effort you put into putting
together such a great newsletter each month.
Peggy (Moldovak) Gill '67
Hi Joe,
I noticed my brother, Michael Tisdell, is on the Vietnam Era list. His graduation year is missing. He graduated Hicksville High School in 1965. I called him to tell him that his name was on the list, I was so excited to see it there. Anyway, he told me to let you know a couple of other names, one is James Queen, Hicksville High School Class of 1964. Jimmy was in the United States Army and was stationed in Vietnam. The other person Michael told me about was a Thomas Lamb, Hicksville High School Class of 1964. Thomas was in the United States Air Force, and Michael said Thomas was stationed in Colorado. I also remembered a classmate of mine, George Terlikosky, Hicksville Class of 1960, was in the military ( not sure which branch) and was stationed in Vietnam.
Thank you for honoring our veterans and all they have done for us. If I remember or hear of any other names for you I will email that information to you.
Enjoy the summer,
Terry
Dear Terry,
It's notes from people like you that make this project of ours more than worthwhile. Thanks for sending us this information about your brother and his friends who were also Vietnam Era Veterans. We are very pleased to add them to our list. Thanks too, for giving us Michael's graduation year.
All the best,
Joe Carfora, HHS '62
To all
Carl Probst here...
Got my hands on a Hicksville
Illustrated Newspaper, July 10, 2009 issue. Indeed we, The Hicksville Vietnam War
Era Veterans Memorial project, are on page three with a really big splash. Well
done indeed to say the least! This ought to shake a few apples out of the trees,
I hope. Doesn't mean I am always on top of things just because i still live
in the same house in Hicksville for 61 years. I do make a conscious effort here and
there. As more graduation years are reaching their 50th reunion, as I am this
year, we obviously should make the pitch. Kind of preaching to the choir here I
know, Sometimes things are better said twice than not at all. To all the newer
members working on this worthwhile project, kudos for an exemplary job. You have far more than earned your
stripes.
Well done!
Carl
Once again, thank you so much for
remembering my birthday.
I am a bit of a gardener, and
really appreciated the beauty of this particular card.
Carole (Kiever) Ohliger '57
To All
Please review the People Looking For People listing on the home page. If you know the whereabouts of any person listed there, please advise us at editors@hixnews.com.
Also, if you have submitted a request and want it removed for any reason, let us know. Thanks this month to our alumni who helped reuniting friends who lost touch after so many years. And please pay attention to the readers who are in danger of losing touch with their classmates because their email address has changed. If you know any of those listed, and can provide a new address, that would be terrific!!!
Thanks
Warm Regards
The Editors
Hey Bobby
I wish you
were closer. I'd invite you over to see the new girl in town ... Not me,
the baby, Mango. Instead
of waiting, I thought I'd share a snap or two with you. I included the
little chirps... Alex and Andrea...
their
"beaks" were out of joint, a bit, when Mango
first arrived but they are dealing... the baby is very interactive... she
will be very enjoyable company.
You will find
this hard to believe, but she already "comes when called". Being
only 4 months and having her wings clipped at the breeders... she can't fly
very well, but she can make it half way across the living room, on a downward
angle!!! Then she walks the rest of the way till she can jump up onto my hand
LOL
What a hoot!
Ok, I don't
want to bore you to tears... you can rest now.
Sue (Gray) McCotter
Ahhhhh
hummmm You Do realize that "Mango" is her "name"? As for her breed...
she is a Sun Conure. What you see is her baby feathers. They are camouflage.
Here is what she will look like when she is 2 years of age.
I wondered if you realized that?
You
can't change the wind but you can adjust your sails.
Hello,
It is great to get
high speed internet and a challenge to email all of my lists for a change of
email address.
NEW EMAIL: (Not posted for
privacy reasons)
Apologies ahead of time if you get more than one of these.
Best Regards,
Susan Makov '70
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Bob,
Please ask the members of the class of 61 to pray for me. I've just been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer with metastasis to the liver. I start chemo on Tuesday. It's been a great shock. I had no symptoms except for a nagging back pain for about five weeks.
Eileen (O'Halloran)
Holmes '61
All alumni send
their prayers to you!!!
JIM RERISI ('61)
looking for: Barbara
Rudin ('61) Donna Sohaski ('61)
Dear
HixNews
Thank
you for the neat birthday card... it is appreciated.
by a
friend from Hicksville.
vinnie
Luisi, class of 72
We lost contact with the following alumni. Anyone you
recognize on this list.
Can you please provide an Email address? Contact editors@hixnews.com
Wendy (Karen) Stuart, 1957 (MA)
James Rodecker, 1966
Marie (Calandrillo) Alcock, 1951 (NY)
"Woody" Wood,1968 (HX)
Kathy Reilly, 1973
Bill Powers, 1963 (CA)
Jeanne (Morabito) D'Agostino, 1960 (L.I.)
Lee Neal
Ray Strassburger, 1963 (NM)
Marty Brandson, 1967 (CA)
Chuck Coffey, 1967
Judy (Cooper) Schlauchter, 1963
Deirdre Mac Alpine, 1968 (NC)
Bill and Marilyn Powers
Roy and Gayle (Sanders) Rotheim (NY)
Jan (Greenberg) and Gary Dickelman (VA)
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Hello,
I saw pictures of your class of 67 reunion. Could you tell me how to
get in touch with Judy Lilienthal-Coyle, or let her know how to get
in touch with me?
We were girl friends when we were teenagers, and I'd love to get back in touch.
Thank you.
Dariel Mayer
Nashville, TN
Hicksville Vietnam War Era
Veterans Memorial
With your help, we've managed to overcome vacations and all the usual
distractions of Summer with the addition of 60 new names in July. The list
now totals 398 names! We've added 176 new names in the past 3 months. In
addition to our monthly publication in HixNews, we were able to run an article
in the Anton Press' Hicksville
Illustrated News in July and have gained more names from this as
well. We hope to get Newsday to publish an article in August, as part of the
effort to continue to expand our general press coverage.
We again ask that for your part as
a reader of HixNews and former alumnus of HHS, please see our update in the
Veterans Section of this newsletter. After reviewing the qualifications for the
Memorial, please review the list of names and let us know who we have yet to
find. Also, we would appreciate if you can help us fill in some of the missing
information you can see in the list on the "Honoring
Vets" page or clarify information we have that is uncertain (shown in
red and with question marks). While we have gained significant momentum,
we still have a long way to go, since we estimate there could be between 2-3
thousand veterans with ties to Hicksville who served in our Armed Forces around
the world during the Vietnam Era.
Thank you,
Joe Carfora
HHS 1962
Dear
HixNews
My name
is Harold Buttitta. I
graduated in 1965. I currently live in Boynton Beach, Florida with my charming
wife, Karen. Our anniversary is August 8.