Marcia

Marcia Kirstein Fitzmaurice's daughter (Carey) has been battling cancer for a couple of years and had surgery for breast cancer this week. This has not been an easy time for Marcia (as I'm sure you can imagine), and I know she would love to hear from some old friends. Do keep Carey, Marcia and all of their family in your thoughts and prayers.

YE GADS -- MORE PHOTOS

Photo #1 -- Chucky Lynch
Photo #2 -- Gordon Storms, Eddie Brennan and Mrs. Eddie Brennan
Photo #3 -- Laurel Baird Clapp, Pam Fraser Wilford (a little in the background) and Patty Strahlman Tanner



This is the end of my photos. Let's see some of yours!!!

Photos

Photo #1 -- Betsey Daffron
Photo #2 -- Victor Smith
Photo #3 -- Dick Smith
Photo #4 -- Cathy Codispoti Robbins

TODAY'S PHOTOS

Photo #1 -- Laurel Baird Clapp
Photo #2 -- Kathie Mount, Day Mount, Brian Galbraith
Photo #3
Patty Walsh Speich talking to Glenda Lewis Palmiter

Yup!! More Photos

Photo #1 -- Joe Nappo
Photo #2 -- Joanne Dawson Norton and Rosemarie Iorio McGillicuddy
Photo #3 -- Denny Broadhead
Photo #4 -- Mary Jo Billy Sabo

Photos Again

Photo #1 -- Emerson Brigham
Photo #2 -- Ralph Arlyck
Photo #3 -- Day Mount and Carol Mottola White
Photo #4 -- Jim Bracco

More Photos from Teena

Photo #1 -- Rita Smith, Don Smith, Mike Margulies
Photo #2 -- Patty Strahlman Tanner, Bob Tanner, Bob Palmiter, Glenda Lewis Palmiter
Photo #3 -- Sue Hussey and Liz (Betsy) Allen Allan
Photo #4 -- Ron Symington
Photo #5 -- Eddie Brennan and wife

Jim Matthews

Top photo is Jim Matthews with his wife Carol Boyce Matthews and their grandson. The bottom photo is Jim with his son, Jim, and his graduating granddaughter. Jim and Carol live in St. Petersburg, Florida.

PICS FROM TEENA BROWN

Left - Joanne Dawson Norton, Glenda Lewis Palmiter and Patty Portman DeVillers
Below - Patty Portman DeVillers and Glenda Lewis Palmiter

Left -- Pam Fraser Wilford and Ralph Arlyck
Below - Bill White giving instruction on our tours











These are some of the photos I took. Not quite as professional as Emerson's.

EVEN MORE PICS

Left -- Phoebe Gelford Peister
Below -- Sue Hussey Sklenarik
Jim Bloom

AND MORE PICS

Left -- Laurel Baird Clapp and husband Richard

Below -- Emerson Brigham and Toni Tedesco Krinsky

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Left -- Glenda Lewis Palmiter and husband, Bob ('56)

Photos

Below --
Touring Town Hall (Washington Avenue School)



Left -- Joe Nappo. Below -- Toni Tedesco Krinsky

MORE PHOTOS FROM OUR REUNION

Left -- Emerson Brigham, Brian Galbraith, Jim Bloom


Below -- Emerson Brigham
Left -- Day Mount talking to Cathy Codispoti Robbins and husband



Below -- Helen Marsh, Sam Marsh, Katie Hussey (Sue's sister) and Laurel Baird Clapp

MORE PHOTOS FROM EMERSON

left - Jim Bracco driving Toni Tedesco Krinsky, Laurel Baird Clapp and Laurel's husband, Dick. That's a '66 Cadillac.
Left -- Jim Bloom and Joe Nappo getting off the bus.

Far left -- Chuck Lynch and Carol Mottola White leaving bus with Jim Bloom coming down steps.

Above -- a familiar sight to us all.

REMEMBER YOU CAN DOUBLE CLICK ON EACH PHOTO TO GET A BIGGER IMAGE.

Marcia at the White House

That's Marcia Kirstein Fitzmaurice second from right above. She is flanked by her husband, Ed, and daughter, Carey. Can you identify the lady on the left? Since Ed Fitzmaurice was a presidential appointee in the current administration, Marcia and family were invited to a White House lawn event.

Group Photo

Here's a photo taken in the gym of Suffern Middle School (formerly Suffern High School). Not all who attended the reunion are in this photo, but you will see the majority.

First row seated and kneeling left to right:
Pam Fraser Wilford, Laurel Baird Clapp, Cathy Codispoti Robbins, Carol Mottola White, Ralph Arlyck, Joe Nappo

Row 2:
Toni Tedesco Krinsky, Mike Margulies, Teena Miller Brown, Susan Folkman Schulz, Chucky Lynch, Bob Tanner (spouse), Patty Strahlman Tanner, Maggie (Gail) Barnes Moyer

Back row:
Bill White, Helen Marsh (spouse), Sam Marsh, Paul Krinsky (spouse), Brian Galbraith, Jim Bloom, Ron Symington, Gordon Storms, Jim Bracco, Glenda Lewis Palmiter, Day Mount

DOUBLE CLICK ON THE PHOTO TO GET A BETTER VIEW!

BACK HOME

I finally arrived at my home in Wilmington, NC, today, and hope all those at the reunion have also traveled safely. I have so many visions of our weekend together dancing around in my head. What an amazing and memorable event, wouldn't you agree?

Having the opportunity to renew old friendships is indeed a gift. Our visit to Town Hall (formerly Suffern Elementary and the school I attended in the lower grades) and The Suffern Middle School (our old high school) brought back so many memories. Although the faces of the people sharing these visits with me seem a little different, I could still picture each of us walking those halls and sitting in those classrooms together more than 50 years ago. And the vision made me smile.

Seeing Jim Bracco arrive in a very classy, red, 1966 Cadillac convertible was fun. Sam Marsh decorated his late model Cadillac with blue and white streamers and wrote "Class of 1958 50th Reunion" on the windows. Some of us thought we missed a great opportunity to form an impromptu parade down Lafayette Avenue. Something definitely to consider for the future.

There was so much catching up to do, but I think the events of the weekend lent themselves well to getting reacquainted again. A very special thanks to Joe Nappo, Bill White, Chuck Lynch, Jim Bracco and Phoebe Gelford Peister for putting together our itinerary for the weekend. It went so smoothly, which is a sure sign that it was very well planned. I particularly enjoyed the visit to the Lafayette Theater, and watching that Bugs Bunny cartoon from 1957 had me laughing with tears in my eyes. The school bus ride certainly was nostalgic, although I realized I was much smaller back in the 50s as I worked my way down the very narrow center aisle. (Sigh.)

For an alumnus of the Washington Avenue school, I enjoyed visiting that building. And what a treat to be able to greet Mr. Watts once again.

Although there were definitely changes at the Suffern Middle School, so much of what was our high school remained. Loved it when Emerson pointed to a large TV on the wall outside the office and said, "Yep. I remember that flat-screen TV well." I guess some things have changed. Like those fitness rooms with all the equipment. I might have actually liked gym from time to time if we had all this available to us. But then again, maybe not.

The principal's tour of the current high school was very interesting, and the facility is amazing. I was particularly impressed with the statistic that 98-99 percent of the current graduates go on to college. By the way, I read in a current Mountain Echo that the class of 2008 is the 100th graduating class. That means the class of 1958 was the 50th!! As we left the high school, Brian Galbraith turned to some of the current students and said, "this is you in 50 years." They looked a little startled!!!

Sam Marsh provided us with great name tags that helped us identify each other. Some of us have changed a little over the years to be sure, but the changes are all good ones. Joanne Dawson Norton helped remember those we have lost with her display of their photos.

Emerson Brigham took lots of pictures, as did so many others. I have a bunch in my camera, and I'll download them on to the Blog. We can now play "remember this classmate." From my observation, I would say that Jim Bloom and Dick Conklin probably changed the most and Mary Jo Billy Sabo the least. Emerson Brigham and Cathy Codispoti traveled the furthest to be at the reunion (from California). Gordon Storms came by train from Arizona. Dick Conklin and Toni Tedesco have the most children I believe. Gordon Storms has the youngest -- a 17-year-old son. Everyone looked healthy and happy. Fifty years seemed to have been kind to most everyone.

It was obvious we knew what we were doing when we elected Joe Nappo class president. He didn't know he was president for life, but he continues to carry out his duties in an exemplary manner.

Bill White is not only a star athlete but an outstanding tour guide. Thank you Bill for making sure our Saturday events were so special.

Several have asked how long I'll keep the Blog up, and I have no plans to discontinue it. If you haven't set yourself up as an authorized "poster" and need some help to do so, let me know. You can also "comment" whenever without any special set-up. At the end of each post you will see the word, "Comment." Just click on that, and then make whatever comments you like. When reading the Blog and you see the word "Comment" with a number (other than 0) after it, click on it so you can read the comments from others.

Post your photos. If you need help with that, send them to me, and I'll be glad to post them. Let us know what you thought of the reunion. What were your favorite times? What could be done differently? I would vote to skip the Alumni Association dinner.

Let's stay in touch!!

HEADING NORTH

Today is departure day for me. My car is pointed north, my new GPS has Suffern programmed into it, and I'm on my way. . . . . TO THE 50TH REUNION OF THE SHS CLASS OF 1958!!

See you Friday at the Holiday Inn. Drive/fly/sail/walk/train safely everyone.

ONLY 4 MORE DAYS!!!!