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Hey Buff,
I enjoyed the BD card
you sent me, especially
the cool background
music. You "da buff"!
Henry Lichtenstein
1959
Bill Fuchs
1960
Tom Manaske
1960
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Bob
@hixnews.com
Ha! I didn't mean to trouble anybody and it was funny to
see the card today, so thanks. My birthday is May 10, 1951; my wife,
Michelle R. Greco Platt is a 1970 graduate of Bethpage high school with a birthday
of February 15, 1952. Our anniversary is July 1. Btw, she graduated from the same
school, same year, as chuck Lorre (Charles Michael Levine) claims he graduated,
and she never heard of or saw him there. Thanks to all
Jack M. Platt
Tony Bellacera
1966
Mike Soblick
1974
Dear HixNews
Thank you for the card,
and for thinking of me. It
was much appreciated.
I loved the marching
band and your
thoughtfulness
Sandy Sandler Wolfe
1960
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Hi Bob,
Hope all is well with you
and yours. An historical day
is upon me. I am most happy toinform you
that Iwill finally be turning 70 on March
6th. Nowwhen one askshow old you are, I can
tell them I'm in my early 70's
rather than my late 60's. Just
sounds better. Hope to be
emailing you in ten years with
more historic news. Thank you for
all you do.
Fondly
Richard Speciale 1963
Rich
Very nice picture of
you and the wife
on a cruise. Where
did you start from
and where did you
go? And what is
your wife's name?
Remind me of her
birthday and your
anniversary so I can make sure they are on our master list.
I went on a cruise once and that was almost 30 years ago in
1986. We left Miami and went to Nassau and Private Island
and one other place I cannot remember. It was nice but I
was on vacation and hated having to dress in a suit for
dinner. I know things have changed dramatically over the
years. My wife's cousin, Jan Leif BayNeilsen,who grew up in
Lyngdal, Norway was first matewith the Royal Caribbean
Cruise Lines. He was second in command. Originally, he
sailed commercially and made trips to Japan then onto the
United States with a boatload of cars. He worked his way up
nicely and gleaned a nice retirement. He now lives in
Thailand with his much younger bride.
Thanks
Warm Regards
Buffalo Bob
p.s. Below is me before and after surgery. When my Liberty
Plumbing & Heating Supply business was on Burns Avenue
in Hicksville, we were
next door to Champion
Color. The owners were
good friends and they
created the new image
shown below
Hi Bob,
Thank you for the email and that beautiful picture. Judy
and Ilive in South Florida in the Palm Beach area. Judy
and I cruise often due to the convenience of various
ports and Florida residents rates. Weleft from thePort of
Miamiand sailed into the Western Caribbean.My wife
Judygraduated from H.H.S. in 1966 .Her maiden name is
Judy Rudowsky. She will also
be celebrating a birthday April
29th.I met Judy when I was a
senior and she was in 9th
grade. Can you believe that?
We will be married 47 years
August 18th. We are the
parents of two children and
four grand children. Life has
been good up to today. No one
JUDY RUDOWSKY
can predict tomorrow.
Would yoube interested in a
story of a 68 year old grandfather of four who invented,
patented and manufactured a toddlers educational
drinking cup which teaches
them how to drink out of a true
open cup? That person is me.
I put together several senior
citizenson this three year
project. One of the fellows
involved in the projectis an
artist,my wife's first cousin,
who also graduated from H.H.S.
in 1960. His name is Tom Phon.
We have been interviewed on
TOM PHON
CBS News and various social
groupson how seniors citizens
have a position in the in the work place. Florida is big on
stories like this.If you see an interest in thislet me know.
I honestly dont know how you keep up with all this. You
and your staff are just great.Thank you for keeping the
classmates and memories alive. Little did we know, we
were born and blessed in great times?
Fondly
Richard
HI again Robert! It is Richard Speciale Class of 63.
Bob I did Not receive the March News Letter ? Hope all is
well with you and yours. I am working on putting
together my cup invention we discussed last month.
Have a pleasant weekend.
Fondly
Richard Speciale 1963
Richard, we don't actually send you the newsletter. Hixnews.com
is updated on the first of each month and we send out a notice
that we've done so. You can go to hixnews.com at any time
whether you get a notice or not. Roger HixNews webmaster
Editors Note: HixNews is reader-driven and welcomes contributions from all classes, not only 1953
Dear HixNews
Lots of snow and very
cold in Western
Massachusetts
The UpsideSkiing is
great this year.
Neil Barrocas 1964
..
....Each month, we pr
ofile a former student th
at has
submitted a biographica
l sketch of their life. Th
is month
we have highlighted Di
ane Annucci from the cla
ss of
1961. Many of you ha
ve not used the opportu
nity of
sharing precious momen
ts with other classmate
s. Its not
too late to submit a sketc
h to be included in the
Alumni
Bio Section (click the lin
k on the left to go to th
e bios
section) of the newslet
ter. We are including a
wr
iteable
document that you can
fill in on you computer
and, after
completing the documen
t, forward to
editors@hixnews.com
Hi Bob,
I was just on the Classmates site and I
reviewed my biography.It may seem dull
to you, but it sounds OK to me so, if you
want to, you can use it for the Hix News site.
I'm not into trying to impress people. Really,
some biographies sound like the writer thinks
he/she is a celebrity in People magazine.
I'd like to make a suggestion.On the various lists
of names, I think it would be easier if women
were listed by their maiden names with their
married names in parentheses. That is the way
we remember them.
Take care,
Barbara (Bieniewicz) Dethlefsen
A note from Brian Hill and Maggie Stolz after viewing the
Hicksville Then & Now Video...
Hicksville New York Then and Now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jacJ_v0ceuU
My wife and I just watched your video about Hicksville, and
thought that it was wonderful. She is actually one of the
twelve Stolz children who grew up on Duffy Avenue. Her
oldest brother is in your Viet Nam in memoriam section, and
her mother was Margaret Duffy (as in Duffy Avenue), daughter of the first bank president of LI National Bank. The home
at 205 Duffy Avenue,
was built by her
grandfather in 1920,
and is, to this day, still
occupied by several
grandchildren of
William Duffy.
Again, many thanks
for your efforts.
Brian Hill and
Maggie Stolz
Thanks for the attaboy. Thank heaven for Dick Evers who was a
Historian for Hicksville. I was able to copy a lot of his photos and
use them in the presentation. Was one of the Stolz girls Joan?
I seem to gravitate toward thinking that Joan was married to
Joe Switala. Let me know because I have a story or two. Thanks
again for the feedback. Did you graduate from Hicksville High?
Are you aware of the Hicksville High Newsletter?
http://hixnews.com
Regards
Buffalo Bob Casale
Dear Bob,
No, I grew in Huntington Station, went to public elementary
and junior high schools, and then on to Chaminade in
Mineola. The Stolz kids all went to St. Ignatius and Catholic
high schools, most of the girls at Our lady of Mercy, the boys
to seminary prep or Catholic Diocesan high schools. One of
the brothers is a lector there. Maggie and I met at St. John's
University, and were married just before her last year of
medical school in Nashville, where we've lived for almost 35
years. Seven out of the eleven surviving Stolzes married, but
none to Hicksville natives - almost most of them still live on
the Island. Four of them are still in their grandfather's home
on Duffy, where, unfortunately, they had to let the horses go the liability insurance got too high to allow them to continue
to board animals. Even after 35 years in Nashville, we've
never missed a Christmas home in Hicksville!
Brian Hill
Dear Bob,
I thought you'd like to know that I was asked to meet with
Kirsten Gillibrand, Peter King, Lee Zeldin and Steve Ballone,
when Senator Gillibrand held a Bipartisan Conference in
Bayshore supporting the President's signing of the Clay
Hunt Bill, which aims to improve Mental Health and
enhance Suicide Prevention Resources for our Veterans,
known as the SAV ACT. Senator Gillibrand was an original
cosponsor of the Bill which passed unanimously through
the House and the Senate. They visited and heard about
The Joseph P. Dwyer Peer to Peer Counseling Program,
Meals of Honor and the North Shore LIJUnified Behavioral
Health Center, all in Bayshore, Suffolk County,that is the
first to also offer counseling to the spouses and parents
and family membersof returning Vets with PTSD. I am so
glad our Program is being used as a model for our Vets
care and well being. What is most important is that our
Politicians are listening to those of us who have experienced thetragedy of PTSD and lost a loved one.
Channel 12 news also interviewed me about my feelings,
the day the Clay Hunt SAV ACT passed. I was, of course so
happy our Vets will be approached when coming home
Blessings,
Mary Stea 1965
1954-1955 6th grade class photo, Nicholai Street School, Room 4, Teacher: Mabel W. Harris, Principal: Harold Jeffrey Robbins
Row 1 (front to back): Francine Pape, William Mannkopf, Cynthia "Cam" Moulton, Larry Obracanik
Row 2 (front to back): Barbara "Bonnie Scharr, Robert Antonetti, Ann Samoray, Paul Roussillon,
Row 3 (front to back): Judith Yanof, David Storch, Carol Drozynski, Peter Kreymborg
Row 4 (front to back): Barbara Bieniewicz, Florence Behl, Robert Zarczynski
Back (L to R): Miles "Buddy" Juppe, Jeffrey Bay, William Cook, Walter Healy, Ronald Cavallo, Peter De Neeve,
William Wolfe, Peter Molloy
Barbara
I don't recognize some of the names. Did you catalog the names from recollection or did you actually write the names years
ago? I sent the photo and names to almost 300 people and only five have responded.
love yah bob
Bob
We lived in a Levitt development that was on both sides of Levittown Parkway between Old Country Road and Newbridge Road.I went to first grade in the Bronx and entered second grade when we moved to Hicksville in August 1950.
If you recall,there were not enough schools at first for so many new residents, so they kept moving us around while
they were building more schools. I remember attending Nicholai Streetand even Fork Lane for a yearandDutch Lane,
the closest to my home. I went to the old high school, now the junior high school, while the new High School was
being built.
I lived on Rim Lane, which was on the edge of the Hicksville S.D. abutting the Westbury S.D.I didn't hang out in town
after school or participate in extracurricular activities, because the walk home was too long and both of my parents
worked. I'm not surprised that you don't remember the people in the photo, becauseyou livedon the other side of
Newbridge Road near Ann Cassese and so would have been in different classes and had different friends. I looked at
the photo closely again anddon't remember how many actually graduatedwith us. There were a lot who seemed to
disappear along the way.
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I took the names from the program for the"Moving Up" dance wherethe names for each class were
listed, and I did remember most of them. I think that many of the students that you don't recognize
probably moved or went to private or parochial schools. I've attached a list of the other1955 classes
listing the names. I don't know how good the quality will be, as some of it is faded. But if youcan't
reada particularname, tell me and I'll look at it with a magnifying glass or I can mail you a copy.
I have seen correspondence from Bonnie Scharr in the newsletter and she is in the photo, so if you sent it to her, she
should recognize at least some of the other students. A bit of trivia - her mother was the school crossing guard on
Levittown Parkway near Dutch Lane School.
I also have a 1952-1953 4th grade Dutch Lane School class photo. It is a larger class so I won't have time to work on
that just now.
Best regards,
Barbara (Bieniewicz) Dethlefsen
Barbara
Thanks for the tour. I attended grade school in Bayside K through 7th and into the 8th grade. P.S. 46 through 6th and P.S.74
(Nathaniel Hawthorne Junior High). My family moved to Hicksville in October of 1955.
I went into the 8th grade at the high school. This was the year the high school opened for business. We lived on Berry Lane
that was just around the corner from Fork Lane School. In 1957 we moved into the Glenbrook Homes near the high school.
I was on track to graduate in 1960 but failed Problems with Mr. Naso. I had the option of taking the course in summer school,
then graduating. I was however in a great relationship with Kathy Kapsol and decided to stay an extra year. It was the best
move ever. I had a ball. I did take his course over and passed with flying colors because I was finally concentrating. I took
driver Ed during the summer of 1960 and needed only to pass Naso's class to graduate. But I took some serious courses with
the prodding of Kathy who was brilliant...local and national honor societies...and changed my life and direction.
Anyhow, I got to play Luther Billis in South Pacific and that was a joy.
I know almost everyone in the photo...don't remember Jeff Bay, Flo Behl, Pete DeNeeve, Carol Drozynski, Bill Mannkopf,
Francine Pape and William Wolfe. I looked at the master list of graduates from our class and did not see them listed. So, from
the time the picture was taken, they moved.
I didn't hang out downtown either but not because of logistics, but more of the crowd I hung with was not into that. We
used to enjoy going skating at the Levittown Roller rink, having house parties and just going from house to house. I don't
think I ever went to the Sweet Shop. Plus I was very active in sports and spent hours upon hours getting into condition and
practicing.
No complaints about growing up in Hicksville. A great place to live and the camaraderie was the best.
love yah bob
I cannot help.
Ken Schumann 1961
Hi Bob,
I spotted Larry right away. I
didn't know Judy Yanof until
High School. Looking at her in
this 6th grade picture I wouldn't
have recognized her.
Bill Canham 1961
Bob
Loved seeing that picture
again. I think I have a copy
buried somewhere in tons of
albums as it is familiar.
Barbara got the names right I
think,and it'samazing that
most of us stayed together
right through high school.
Thank you Barbara!
Bonnie (Scharr) Papes 1961
Hi Guys,
On your People Searching for People
listing, would you kindly add me? I
am Stephanie (Schlegel) Manning,
HHS class of 1968 searching for two
classmates from class of 1968:
Amy Brill and Fred Kurland
Thanks! You are doing a great job!
Stephanie Schlegel
HI Bob,
I have a looking for request. He is
Henry Steinman. He was a scouting (Boy Scouts and Explorer
Scouts) buddy. Can you see if
anyone knows his whereabouts
please. Thank you Bob, and thank
you and the HIXNEWS staff for all
your good work.
Ron Rocek
Your name is on the People Looking for People page. You are
looking for Linda Carlucci. We have an email on file for Linda.
Please let us know if you've already made contact???
Thanks
The editors at HixNews
p.s. Carol...what class did you graduate with???
Dear Editors,
Thank you very much for asking. I did find Linda and we
have spoken on the phone many times.
Our Lady of Mercy, Syosset 1961
Carol
Your name is on the People Looking for People page. You are
looking for Paul Patterson. We have access to Paul and can
put you in touch.
Please let us know if you've already made contact
Thanks
The editors at HixNews
Your name is on the People Looking for People page. You are
looking for Chet Nichols. We have access to Chet and can put
you in touch.
Please let us know if you've already made contact
Thanks
The editors at HixNews
Dear Classmates,
We are in our 15th year of the Newsletter and the
People Looking For People List has groooooown....
huge... gigundis!
Dear Classmate...
You asked to be included on the master list of the Hicksville High School
Newsletter. You submitted an email address but no name was ever posted.
Can you please send us your name and indicate also when you graduated so we can add
it to the roster. And your maiden name if married. Thanks
Buffalo Bob Casale, Editor
Bob,
Don't know why no name was posted. We are Bob Paton and Teresa Celentano Paton, both graduates
of the class of 1955 and we look forward to receiving the Hicksville High School Newsletter.
Buffalo Bob,
I graduated in 85. I think this site is for older grads?
Matt Felix
Matt
It could be for those in the eighties if more people were aware of the newsletter. If you have an email list of former
classmates, send a note encouraging them to sign up for the newsletter http://hixnews.com. How did you find out
about the newsletter? Did your class have a 20 year reunion in 2005? Are you aware about plans fora thirty year
reunion for this year? We had an email from Frank Walker, http://www.frankwalkermusicny.com/ asking us
to post information about the planned 30 year reunion. Why don't you get in touch with Frank and see what's up.
Thanks for letting us know your graduating class. regards
Buffalo Bob Casale
Dear HixNews
I've been a subscriber for a couple
of years now and form some
reason I'm not on your list. I do
get your e-mails yet I'm still not on
the memberlist. Perhaps you can
fix that?
Eileen Duerbeck Kelly 1968
Hi HixNews
I just saw the list of alumni
and would like to add my
name. Thank you
Joyce Mattis Curran 1967
Hi. How do I get a
subscription to the newsletter? My graduating year
was 1976. My name is
Ilene Meister. My maiden
name was Wolfson. Thank
you for your cooperation
in this matter.
Ilene Wolfson Meister
1976
Beer Anyone?
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/NkbZlautuUc?rel=0
This is awesome! Didnt realize drone technology had advanced this far so quickly.
They are using up their obsolete F-16s. Not a good day for the future of manned aircraft. Seems like the PILOT is on the endangered list. This little four minute video is really something. A first for a full size jet airplane. Thousands of planes that were graveyard bound, with costs in the hundreds of millions, can now be used as never before. These F-16 Boeing aircraft have been in the
bone yard at Davis-Monthan for 15 years and are now being used as drones.
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A Boy's Gtift
More Fun:
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Friends Furever!
Dear Classmates,
I have published a new video on You Tube.
The video is dedicated to the 2005 Mega or Multi Class Reunion that was held in July of that year. The second half features the 1955
Fifty Year reunion held in October of 2005. Unfortunately, all alumni are not captioned. I tried to get help with names but I guess time
destroyed that opportunity. Check it out at
Dear Bob
The girl in the photo below, in the background, on the right
is Jean Hershneider Heppell, a classmate of mine.
Marcella Yenick 1953
Norm
Which picture was yours?
Thanks
Buffalo Bob Casale
1st grouping of 4 pictures we are
bottom. Cissy has a pink dress and I
had a light colored sport jacket. It is just the 2 of us standing
side by side.
Norm Nichols
Bob,
Thanks for sending! Enjoyed! Will pass on to the all those
that were there from the classes of 47, 48, 49, 50 and 51.
I didn't know you had them. I looked a lot better 10 years
ago. Thanks Again
Art Lembke
Fond Memories!
Art
P.S. Most from the reunion are still in my address book, I'm
sure they'll enjoy me FWD your Reunion Video.
Buffalo Bob,
Do you have 1966? I have it
somewhere and if you need it I
will gladly donate - just let me
know where to send it.
Nancy Alfano O'Geary Smith
1966
Nancy
Thanks for the offer. I do have a
copy of the 1966 and just hope for
more offers.
Love yah
Buffalo bob casale
Bob,
You were interested in Hicksville High Yearbooks. Check
out the website below, any Alumni can get their yearbook free then pass it on to you. I thought this may
help.
Art
http://www.classmates.com/reg/display?cp=yb&s=80532
Thanks, Art, for the input.
I am aware of the classmates yearbooks and use them
occasionally. The problem with their site is the clarity is so
muted and fuzzy, that most downloads are unusable. And it
ain't free There is no way that I'm going to spend $100.00 to
get a reprint of their inventory. They are doing this to make
money and I'm not sure how successful their venture is?
Thanks again.
warm regards
Buffalo Bob Casale
I do have 1951 1952 1953 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963
1964 1965 1966 1968 and looking forward to getting 1971
and 1974
Bob,
If you pull up the website it reads free! As you said a lie!
Art
Art
You can view the yearbooks on their site "FREE.! If you
want to buy the yearbook, you gotta pay.
Warmest Regards
Bob
Hi there Bob.
I graduated in 1971, but I may
still have a 1970 year book that I
would be happy to donate to
you if you need it. I will look for
it in the next day or two. I
would just need to know where
to send it.
Kind regards,
George W. Wink 1971
George
Definitely want. Will gladly
reimburse your postage.
Please send to
Robert Casale
335 Patton Court
Martinez, GA 30907
Thanks so much
Buffalo Bob Casale
Hi Bob
OK. I located the year book. I just need to see if I can
scan a few pages of memories and then I can send it off.
I will let you know when it is sent.
Regards,
George
PS. So glad I took personal typing with Mrs. Rosen
when I was a senior!
Editors Note I learned to type when I went to Morse Code
school in Pensacola, Florida. They put a group of grown men
into a large classroom. At each position, there was a typewriter.
The instructor would turn on a recorder that played back a
sound. It was a code character dot dash and thats an A. So
we had to hit A on the typewriter and yell out A! And thats
what we did for eight weeks. The students after 8 weeks were
required to type 22 words a minute or you were out. I made it!
Hi Bob,
I just wanted to let you know that I haven't forgotten
you. Between the weather (I live in North West New
Jersey) and my job (I am an accountant) I have not been
able to scan the pages I want and get to the post office.
But I will let you know as soon as I do mail it. Hope you
are staying warm in Georgia. It's negative something up
here this morning.
Kind regards,
George
I can scan whatever pages you want and send them back
on a thumb drive. Let me know. I just sent a note because
someone asked me if I wanted a 1971 yearbook and it
jogged my memory to ask you about yours. No rush.
Thanks so much for the offer
Regards
buffalo bob
Bob
Are you still looking for yearbooks?
Thomas Ernst
Maintenance Manager
Horizon Lines of Puerto Rico
Tom
Absolutely! Do you have one? What year?
Thanks buffalo bob
Yes! 1971
Editors Note:
Hi Bob,
I just wanted to check
something with you. In
the latest newsletter there
is a note from Arlene
(Andrade, '57) Sahadachny
asking about the class of
'57. Then in the Passages
section, there was Arlene's
name and picture. Did
she pass away? Last time I
heard from her wasthis
past Christmas. No mention of any problems in her
card.
Phil Fulco
Class of '57
Editors Note:
Old Time TV Online old TV shows from the 50s and 60s.
A note from Jerry DAmuragreat sitecheck it out
http://www.1959bhsmustangs.com/VideoJukebox.htm