October 2004
Volume 5 Number 1

From the Editors

Thank you all for the wonderful response I received to the address check note. Your kind words and encouragement are deeply appreciated. There are now 553 good email addresses on the distribution list. WOW! Four years ago we started with just a handful of addresses.

As we start our 5th year, you are (once again) invited to share news of your life, memories and original writings.

Sincerely,
Pat Koziuk Driscoll, 1956

P.S. I wonder how many newsletters will be returned this month because of all the hurricanes and storms in the East and earthquakes in the West? I will not remove any addresses this month because of these possibilities.

October Birthdays and Anniversaries
Welcome to Our New Readers
In Memory
News, Notes and Memories
Favorite Teacher
Trivia
Feature by Bob Casale

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Welcome to Our New Readers

• Robert Bialick, 1970

• Garnet Gay Hughes, 1970
  

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In Memory

• I was just going to look up your email address when the newsletter appeared on my computer. What good luck. And again, many thanks for the joy and happy memories you bring to us all each month.

  With permission from his widow, I send you news of the death of Lloyd (Barry) Benton on February 6, 2003. I believe he graduated in 1964?

  I sold a condominium in our building to his widow and as we later commiserated over the loss of our husbands, I learned that Carolyn's husband had been an HHS graduate. If anyone would like to get in touch with Carolyn, s/he can write to me at our office address and I'll be happy to forward that info to her.

  Sandra J. Trenka, Broker
  Trenka & Associates, Inc.
  1010 15th Street
  Denver, Colorado 80202

  O: 303-620-1000 x123 F: 303-629-8641 www.condosandlofts.com

• Hi All-

  I just received word from Ron Steinmann ('62) that his brother Henry ('60) passed away on Sept. 5. The Steinmann family, including the late Jeannie, lived on Ohio St. in Hicksville. Henry had been living in the Chicago area for many years.

  Best regards,
  Bob Dierker ('62)

  You missed my birthday! 9/20/44

• OUR BASS PLAYER ARTIE SCHWARTZ'S MOTHER IN LAW HAS PASSED AWAY...
  

• Dorothy Ella Borman
  
  BORMAN-Dorothy Ella, of Hicksville, on September 9, 2004. Beloved wife of the late John W. Loving mother of Deborah Schwartz and John Borman. Cherished grandmother of Lori Schwartz, Rebecca & Alyssa Borman. Friends and relatives may visit at the Vernon C. Wagner Funeral Homes, 125 Old Country Rd., Hicksville, on Sunday 2-5 & 7-10PM. Religious Services Monday 10:00AM in the Funeral Home, the Rev. Theodore Grant officiating. Interment to follow at Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, NY. Published in Newsday on 9/11/2004.
  
  Dorothy Borman, of 29 Salem Rd., Hicksville resident since 1953, leaves daughter Deborah (class of '71), son-in law Artie Schwartz (class of '69), son John (HHS '75)
  
  Thanks!! Anton Mure (MID LIFE CRISIS)

• Billy Ingino (1969) was in a severe motorcycle accident in Arizona around September 15th.

  On 9/27 we received the following note from Anton Mure:

  “It is with deep regret that I announce the passing of Bill Ingino, class of 1969 HHS. He was a gentleman, and only recently I had the pleasure of seeing him when he visited Long Island. His funeral and wake will not be held here in N.Y.” His brother Joe (1967) still lives on L.I. and said that prayers for the family are appreciated.
  

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News, Notes and Memories

• To Whomever it may concern

  My name is Robert A. Bialick and I graduated from Hicksville High School in 1970, anyone interested in contacting me please feel free to drop me a line at roboclam@yahoo.com I think it would be great to hear from any old friends I might have...Or not...

  Please place my name on your mailing list so that in the future I can receive your mailings...

  Best teacher I ever had without any doubt would have to have been George Higginson, I wonder if he is still around and if so how can I get in touch with him...???

  A quick bio: I am married to Mary and our anniversary is 13 May, we will be celebrating our 25th year together as man and wife this coming may...We have 4 children, 2 boys and 2 girls, our oldest is 24 while our youngest is 17. I guess you could say we were busy way back then...

  Mary is an RN at So Nassau Comm. Hosp and I am a Conservation Biologist with the Dept of Conservation, both Mary and I are college graduates...I also served 6 years in the Army and spent 2 yrs overseas in S.E. Asia in the mid 70s...

  Any other details about me or my family will be gladly answered anytime to anyone who might be interested...Both my wife and I enjoy a healthy lifestyle, neither one of us smoke but we do workout 5 days a week at the gym, both cardio and weight
  training...

  I look forward to talking with anyone who might know me from my high school years...

  Best regards to any and all

  Robert A. Bialick

• G'day Everyone!

  Well, it's now official! I'm heading back down under on the 28th of this month (Sept). I'll be flying over to Florida on the 13th, then onto NYC on the 17th, to see all my family & friends before I leave! I just wanted to take this opportunity to say thanks for the wonderful newsletter & will certainly look forward to receiving when I am back in OZ! Just in case, for those of you who would like to keep in touch, my email is aussiepatti@msn.com. And anyone who decides to venture "down under" is most welcome! Drop me a line, you never know where I'll be! Giggle, giggle, giggle!

  Love & best wishes to you all!
  Patti Hickey Rees, 1975

• Thanks so much for your work with the newsletter. I enjoy reading it and should send something about what's happened in my life since I wasn't able to attend our reunion last year.

  After HS I went to Potsdam and finished a degree in music. I taught 2 years in Westhampton Beach, married an Air Force officer stationed at Suffolk County AFB and moved to England. We lived there 2 years. He finished his tour and we moved back to LI where I taught in Manorville and he taught at Mercy HS in Riverhead. After 3 years we moved to a small town, Manti, in central Utah where Russ taught English and I stayed home with our growing family. In 1975 we moved to Lehi, Utah, have been here ever since. We have a home on 5 acres and love it. I am currently the director of a tutorial program for at-risk HS students. I also have been a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for the past 11 years and am having an incredible experience there. Russ and I have 3 boys and 1 granddaughter with another coming in November and another coming in December.

  Rita Paesani Felt, 1962

• I'm Mark Leon in High School known as Mark Leibowitz.Class of ‘65.I live in the Los Angeles, CA, San Fernando Valley area.

• I'm a professional drummer and moved out west for the biz in ‘73. By the way, I'm trying to locate Paul Sadowitz, and Vic Olson same class with their phone numbers and emails. Please help!

  Also please try to find Mr. Pellerin the band director and Tom Buttice the Orchestra leader for me as well. I'd much appreciate contacting these folks.

  Any updates on future 1965 class reunion?

  Thanks for all and all the best.

  Mark Leon
  12001 Foothill Blvd {space#24}
  Lake View Terrace, Ca. 91342
  Hm 818 897-0221
  email is mujel@aol.com

• Thank you for all you and the others do to keep the Hicksville torch burning. I look forward to your monthly newsletter and read it faithfully.
  
  My wife Joan of 37 years and I live in the Philadelphia western "Main Line" suburbs. Our 3 children are married and live about 20 minutes in different directions. We have 3 grandchildren and are a day or two away from having 4.
  
  Best regards,
  Tom Pilko, Class of 59

• I was glancing in the Sept newsletter and saw my cousin Chris Thiel (1961) listed under birthdays without a state listed. He is living in FL where he is a lawyer; he has one son and one grandchild.

  I am Diane Baum Heckathorne (1960) and I have been living in Myrtle Beach SC for the last 16 years, have two sons and three step daughters, three granddaughters. For the last 25 years I have worked as an Executive Sales Director with Mary Kay Cosmetics.

  I left Long Island in 1967, after attending Hofstra for my BA and MA, I taught school for many years and then went into sales for the last 25 years. I found out about the newsletter last year when Dana Hayden forwarded one to my brother Steve Baum in PA and he sent it to me.

  Your newsletter is so much fun to read, thank you so much for all you do to make us feel closer in spirit.

  Diane Heckathorne

• THEATRX THEATRE proudly presents The Wizard Of Oz
  starring Jeffrey White & John Klek as Scarecrow Uncle Henry & the Guard
  
  Friday, Saturday and Sundays @ 8:00 PM
  September 24, 25, 26
  October 1, 2, & 3, 2004
  Kit Carson Amphitheater
  Escondido CA
  
  Call to reserve tickets:
  760-735-2491
  Adults - $12.50
  Seniors/Students - $10.00
  Kids - $7.50
  (I suggest bring a sweater or a light blanket or coverlet)
  
  DRIVING DIRECTIONS FROM TO Murrieta Hot Springs Road Kit Carson Park & & I-15 Amphitheater Murrieta CA 92563 Escondido CA
  
  1: Take I-15 S. - 29.19 miles
  2: Take the EL NORTE PARKWAY exit. - 0.31 miles
  3: Turn LEFT onto W EL NORTE PKWY. - 0.88 miles
  4: Turn RIGHT onto N CENTRE CITY PKWY. - 1.50 miles
  5: Turn LEFT onto W GRAND AVE. - 0.08 miles
  6: Turn RIGHT onto S ORANGE STREET. - 0.02 miles

  Total Distance: approx. 32 miles
  Estimated Time: 25 minutes 10 seconds

  HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
  Your friend,
  Jeffrey White, 1973

  9/28/04
  Hi All.
  Thank you to all those who have come to see W of O. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I had fun doing it. The first week went pretty well. The wicked witch tossed a fake fireball at me (scarecrow) and hit me in the left eye giving me a shiner! It doesn't look that bad and make-up helps hide it.

  There is a better way to get to Kit Carson Park. Just get off at Valley Parkway which is the North County Fair Mall exit and go east around the mall and the park is on the left side half a mile.

  Hope to see more of you there.

  Your friend, Jeffrey

• From: Anton Mure'
  Subject: MID-LIFE CRISIS//CHARLES AVE CAFÉ, HICKSVILLE /FRI OCT 1ST FROM
  7:00 'TIL ...

  JOIN US ON THIS HUGE OUTDOOR PATIO

  COMPLETE WITH HICKSVILLE'S ONLY TIKI BAR!!

  DANCE AND PARTY THE NIGHT AWAY WITH US, AS WE PLAY YOUR FAVORITE CLASSIC ROCK TUNES!!...

  CHARLES AVE CAFE ... HICKSVILLE

  TAKE LIE OR NORTHERN STATE
  TO RTE 107 SOUTH 1/2 MI..
  BEAR LEFT AT LIGHT ONTO BETHPAGE RD TO END...
  RT ON WOODBURY RD 1/8 MI ON RIGHT!!!!!!!!!

  SHOW STARTS AT 7:00...

  DON'T MISS IT!!!
  
  MID LIFE CRISIS WILL BE AT CLASSICS SPORTS BAR CORNER HEMPSTEAD TPKE AND JERUSALEM AVE, SAT NIGHT, NOV 27TH FROM 10:00 ON...THIS PLACE IS EXTRA BIG AND ALL BRAND NEW INSIDE!

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Favorite Teachers

John (Jack) Clarke taught English at HHS in the early-to-mid sixties. He rode a motorcycle to school. Definitely an outlaw (or so he seemed to us) and someone who questioned conventions of all kinds. On the faculty he was friendly with Gerry Shanley, another HHS English teacher, another outlaw.

I had him in junior year English (Track 2 - the "average" kids). He had an ability to connect with a very tough audience of bored adolescents. I remember he'd sit on top of his desk and read aloud from anything and everything - poetry, short stories, novels, newspaper and magazine articles - didn't care if it was "not appropriate" (in those days, novels like The Catcher in the Rye were not considered "appropriate" for high school students.) He was funny, smart and angry - he'd often rail against hypocrisy and bull. He had our respect and tolerated no nonsense in his classroom. Of course I had a massive crush on him, though I hardly ever spoke in class. Too shy.

By junior year I was already an avid reader (it was a great escape) and, because he was passionate about good writing and the power of words, he showed me that literature could be sexy and subversive too. He inspired me - us - and that's the very best a teacher can do. We are blessed when we find inspiration at a formative stage in our lives. I was blessed, and I've never forgotten him.

Years after graduation, when I was living in Manhattan, I reconnected with him. He had left teaching (sadly) and was working for an ad agency in Connecticut. Still riding his motorcycle. We saw each other a few times, in the city and at his house in Connecticut. He and his wife came to my wedding reception in 1970. Then we lost contact. If anyone knows where he is these days, I'd love to get in touch with him again. If anyone knows, send me an email -

Nacia Miller '65 (Nancy Portoghese, back in HHS days)
nmiller@crossbeam.com

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Links

Following are selected lyrics, can you name the song?

1 - All you touch and all you see, Is all your life will ever be.

2 - All of us get lost in the darkness
Dreamers learn to steer by the stars
All of us do time in the gutters
Dreamers turn to look at the cars

3 - And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.

4 - Doesn't anybody stay in one place any more?

5 - Don't go changing, to try and please me
You never let me down before.

6 - Every single day and every word you say
Every game you play, every night you stay
I'll be watchin' you

7 - Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose.
Nothin' ain't worth nothin' but it's free.

8 - He not busy being born is busy dying.

9 - If you want my body and you think I'm sexy
come on sugar let me know.

10 - Love can touch us one time
And last for a lifetime
And never let go till we're gone

11 - Quick to judge, quick to anger
Slow to understand
Ignorance and prejudice
And fear walk hand in hand

12 - The love you take is equal to the love you make.

Trivia Answers

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Feature by Bob Casale

Hicksville Alumni Gets Diploma
Better Late Than Never

The Second World War was being fought in two theaters of operation…one in the Atlantic and one in the Pacific. Numerous battle successes sent a wave of good feeling to the parents and loved ones of those fighting to preserve
our freedom so far away from home.

On the home front, things were progressing nicely with regard to our production of material needed to fight the enemy…the Germans in the Atlantic and the Japanese in the Pacific. Many facilities were running a 24-hour operation to keep up with demand from our troops who desperately needed supplies and weaponry.

While factories were in mass production and working round the clock, the daily routine for much of our children changed only slightly. The kids were going to school and doing whatever they could to aid the war effort in their spare time away from school.

A lot of teenage males became the head of the household with most dads away fighting on foreign soil. The draft continued to draw much of the men needed to fill the ranks of the military. There were many men exempt, too, from fighting because of a particular job or because of a family need to keep dad away from the fighting. As the ranks of males eligible for the draft dwindled, it became necessary to draft some younger men who were still in high school. There were others still in school, and not drafted, who joined of their own accord.

One of those drafted out of high school in 1944 was Arthur Leahy, a long time Hicksville resident. Arthur was a student in the Hicksville school district. He went off to war and never graduated from high school, and never
received a diploma.

Enter several legislators from Nassau County who recognized the sacrifices made by our youth who served in all sectors of the military during WWII. The legislators established “Operation Recognition,” a result of a September 2001 New York state education law. The law, signed by Governor George Pataki, allows World War II veterans to receive a high school diploma based
on knowledge and experience gained while in service. A November 2001 amendment was made to include those who served during the Korean conflict. Arthur Leahy joined 42 other World War II and Korean veterans in a ceremony held at the Westbury Village Hall. The service was held on December 4, 2003, four days prior to the 62nd anniversary of Pearl Harbor. Attendees received diplomas from their respective Nassau County high school.

The Hicksville High School Newsletter staff, and all the readers of the Hicksville Newsletter extend their congratulations to Arthur. It’s been a long time coming…and he sure deserves the recognition, especially from his community that says “Thank You!”

Trivia Answers

1 - Pink Floyd, "Breathe"

2 – Rush "The Pass"

3 - Harry Chapin, "Cat's In the Cradle"

4 - Carole King, "Far Away"

5 - Billy Joel, "Just the Way You Are"

6 - Sting, "Every Breath You Take"

7 - Kris Kristofferson, "Me and Bobby McGee"

8 - Bob Dylan, "It's Alright, Ma"

9 - Rod Stewart, "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy"

10 - Celine Dion "My Heart Will Go On"

11 - Rush "Witch Hunt"

12 - The Beatles, "The End"

To see more check out: http://www.corsinet.com/braincandy/miscsong.html

Pat Koziuk Driscoll, 1956 (FL)
Linda Piccerelli Hayden, 1960 (NJ)
Bob Casale, 1961 (HX)

Octobers Birthdays

Hicksville Newsletter, 2000

20

Jim Thompson, 1961 (need email address)

4

Jeannette Beauregard Wiesenhahn, 1958 (OH)

22

Kathy Quinn, 1971

5

Dana Hayden Jackson, 1962

24

Bill Hackman, 1966 (HX)
Joanna Capper Osterman, 1974
Vic Sahadachny, 1957 (MD)

12

Fred Fluckiger, 1937

25

Ginny Elwood Bowen, 1956 (FL)
Judy Topliffe Brumit, 1965 (CA)

13

Connie Baboukis, 1959 (NJ)
Rosarie Camer De Guzman. 1981 (Philippines)

29

Barbara Leek Favero, 1965 (FL)
Jean Skvarich, 1973

13

Claramae Gross Cervino, 1964 (L.I.)

30

Gary Nadell, 1965

14

Nancy North-Park, 1961 (FL)

31

Doreen Jakabek Kharman-Wittig, 1965

Belated birthday wishes to Bob Dierker, 1962 (L.I.) on 9/20 and Pete Foster, 1957 (FL) on 9/15.

October Anniversaries

10/4/1958 – Ruth (Olsen) and Den Collins, (L.I.)
10/11/2003 – Loretta (Lorenzo) and Dick Seibert (CA)

Belated wishes to Howie and Alison (Weiss) Bell – 9/15/1984. Still living on L.I. in the Riverhead area