Two people have now told me they have received an email claiming to be from me.

I'm
talking regular email, not Facebook messages. If you get an email from me saying
something like "I thought you might find this interesting" with a link, do not click on it.
Delete the email. I'm not sure how it happened but I would never ever send an email like
that. Totally vague and impersonal. Beware. Oh, both people who got these fakes were
smart enough to send a Facebook message to me before taking any actionWalter
Relling 1977
Editor Notethis unfortunately has been a regular happening on Facebook, not only
for Walter, but many newsletter readers, including me. It seems to have lightened up and
perhaps Facebook has taken control of this most unwanted scamBuffao Bob Casale
 Hi Editors of Hix
News...Happy Springtime upon you. Hope alls well and just a note to tell you what a
fantastic job you all are doing to keep HHS and our class mates of every year up to date
with HHS who we all had fond memories of.
Question, there seems to be a slight controversy between some graduating member
friends on just how many students were in our graduating class of 1965? I believe it to be
upper 800s and classmates says it's more like 2.000 plus? Which is it and yes I have my
year book but better ask you folks for sure. Again, hope alls well and keep in doing what
you do we so appreciate it. Pick enclosed of this bald Jazzer.....ha ha oh wellMarc
Leon 1965

Hi MarkBased on the fact that we have about 25% of my graduating class of 1959
subscribed to HixNews, if I assume we have the same percentage subscribed from the
class of 1965, I compute 532 graduates for 1965. That is obviously closer to your
estimate of 800 than your friend's estimate of 2000+. That is the best I can do for you
based on our subscription informationBest, Henry

Mark...thanks to Henry for answering your question about your class size. His theory is
good and might be right on the money but, if you have a yearbook, count the names.
I thought about doing that and decided to ask our readership if they have an answer rather
than spend the time doing what you can do. The question is in the upcoming newsletter
and hopefully there will be someone to answer the question of the year; how many
graduates were in the class of 1965??? Regardsbuffalo bob casale

Thanks Buffalo BobI believe it to be somewhere near the

upper 800's. Yes I do have my COMET HHS 1965 year book and I
will count the names unless someone in the up and coming May
Issue might have done that already. Hope alls well with you
and yours.
Best as alwaysMark Leon 1965
Hi EditorsMy name is Alice Cobb Hirsch. I attended Hix Hi until 1953, would have
graduated in 1955. Unfortunately, my parents decided to move to East Hampton. I was
devastated!!! Did manage to visit some of my favorite teachers (Mr. Glass, Mr. Buckley,
Mr. Wellen ) at school several times while living "out East" and while attending Cornell
before leaving for Germany on a Scholarship.
Gwen Cobb was my cousin. She passed away while my daughter and I were visiting the
States. We were able to attend her funeral. It must have been around July 1981. Her dad
was my fathers brother. Unfortunately, he developed a brain tumor--supposedly the
largest one his surgeon had ever seen. He survived the operation, eventually left
Hicksville and lived for many years with relatives.
I married a German scientist in 1960 and lived with him and our three children in the US
from 1962 to 1970, then returned to Germany where my husband founded an institute for
general microbiology.
I would like to make contact to Barbara Bowne and Martin Jungmann if possible. I
discovered your HixNews only an hour ago. Great what you have been doing. Thanks!
Alice Marie Cobb Hirsch

Hicksville Junior High (now Middle School) as seen from 5 th Avenue

and 4th Streetthanks to Cheryl Gries Brown

Burns Avenue. 1961. I had Mrs. Converse for 5th and 6th. Her daughter was in my class.
I can still name a good number of these folks. I am far left standing on the end.

The late Steve Garcia to my left. Richard Meslin on the other side of Steve. ?, Ted Wolfe
and Marshall Fogel back row left. Fred Kurland in the middle top row right side of photo.
Christine Zettler front and center. Jan Clayton to her right (our left). Steve Stanton
directly under the teacherRichie Bowra 1968

Just read that 4,153,237 people got married last year, not
to cause any trouble but shouldn't that be an even number?...Ray Feierstein 1963
 A shout- out to my son,
Mike Reinhardt, on receiving a 25 year service award from Hicksville Fire Dept. at their
Installation dinner last evening. Sorry he couldn't be there, he had to work. Everyone was
asking for you, MikeVirginia Cabbe Reinhardt 1964

Mike Germain with his new toy and a day trip to that lighthouse
Ted Swedalla, class of 1964, shown with daughter Kim Swedalla Wendt
on a recent visit to Niceville, Florida

April 4, 2017Had a nice visit today with my brother John and

his beautiful wife, Mazie. Love you guys and enjoyed our time togetherlove yah.
Maureen Uss 1964
 Julie * Maureen * Jennifer Uss
Hello Buffalo Bobhope all is well with you and your family. Its been awhile since we
spokemiss chatting with you. I am back home in Florida since January but am going
back to the island in June. A few grandchildren are graduating and my oldest grandson,
who is 26, is getting married in September. Time continues to fly and its kinda scary. My
24 year old granddaughter and her hubbie just made me a first time great grandmother. I
know Im too young for that but its the truth. They had a beautiful girl in February.
Good news also often means sad news..my cousin, Jerry Ruhoy, lost his wife Lynne
Neuberger a year agoshe was class of 1963. Jerrys twin Bobby lost his wife, Diane
Crews (class of 1964). Also lost a lifetime friend, Marianna Lomnicki from the class of
1961. Friends since we were both about 5 years old.
As always, must thank you and the HixNews crew for all you do to sustain the Hicksville
memoriesit means lot to me and from many friends who share the feeling. Love yah
Maureen Uss aka Moe

Many of us have been fortunate enough to travel the world either as a civilian
or as part of the military. There are many places Ive been that have left an indelible mark
in my brain for a variety of reasons. Can you highlight perhaps the best vacation or the
one place that youll never forget. The one Ill never forget is an unexpected cruise up the
Congo River to the port of Banana.
Go To buffalobobcasale.com and click on Drama on the Congo to see
about the nearly disastrous trip...
Angry

Cruise to Alaska in Aug of 2015Hal Smith

Editor noteI was stationed at Skaggs Island in Sonoma County of California in 1969
and my reenlistment was on the line. At the time, I was an E-6 (1st Class) and had just
applied for the Warrant Program. My recommendations were stalwart and the possibility
of being accepted into the Warrant program was almost a shoe in. I asked the bureau to
send me to Kami Seya, Japan and I would re-up. The bureau basically told me to accept
the orders I had gotten for Adak, Alaska or get out. I pleaded with them to send me to
Japan because that was the only choice that my wife, Joyce Gabrielsen Casale, would
accept. They shut me down. I sometimes question the intelligence of the bureau who have
nothing to lose. Make an exceptionsend the man to Japan and take advantage of his
background as a cryptanalyst with 5 years experience. I have to expand on my request
and the bureaus rebuttal. I was discharged on 1 December 1969 much to my chagrin.
Two months later, February of 1970, Steve Podres who was cousin to Johnny Podres of
the Brooklyn Dodgers, was given orders to Kami Seya, Japan in the same billet I asked
for in November of 1969. Enough said.
I will never forget my two trips to India one in the 80's and then in 2012. It was a very
humbling experience. When you come home you are never the same. We all should
appreciate everything we have. If I hadn't married my husband of 40+ years formally
from the HIP Group in Babylon, and I who worked in the Hicksville branch of HIP on
Broadway in the 70's, I may have never had this great experience. You never know where
life will take you!...Kathleen Reinhardt-Padmanabhan
Editor noteIts always nice to go home. Happy that you had an opportunity to make
a trip to India, not once, but twice. Its sad to see the amount of poverty that people have
to endure and whats a miracle is that some of us have escaped that way of life to find a
new way to live.

Rented a house with a pool and many fun things to do in Palm Springs. Loved our family
time there. Toured the celebrity homes and even went into one of Elvis homes, post
Pricilla. Took the tram. 4 wheel driving. Fairs in the streets and Giant Marilyn Monroe.
Very artsy. Loved it!!...Lynn Calo

Israel. To see where Christ walked and be baptized in the Jordan exceeded any feelings I
have ever experiencedNick Nickelsen
Editor notealways wanted to make a trip to the Middle East despite prior problems.

Alaska! It is like you're in another world...pristine images still embedded in my

mind!...Felicia Rybak Adorno

My son's submarine homecoming in Norfolk. DefinitelyLorraine Jurgens Pioszak

LaJolla Bay near San Diego; the sea anemones were a first & lasting experience for me
to see & appreciate prehistoric creatures! Diane Brina

Destin, FloridaA taste of paradiseMichael Campisi

I have been quite fortunate in having many travel experiences. I agree with the Alaska
comments but also enjoy memories from Europe, Australia, South America and the
Caribbean. Although you specify "places" in your question, I have had three very
memorable travel related experiences: I found it extremely humbling to stand on the USS
Arizona Memorial in Hawaii, I was evacuated from Kings Cross Station when it blew up
and some minutes later felt the concusson of the N30 bus explosion in London (and
thinking, "Damn, this is their 9/11!) and, I don't care how many times you may have
ridden the "Cyclone", you have not lived until you have landed on, and taken off from, an
aircraft carrier (undisclosed location somewhere in the Pacifc.)Jay Weber

Cape Province, South AfricaIrene Junge

Russia, Ukraine and MoldaviaJoanne Abruzzo

Iceland. Loved it and would love to go backKim White Sposato

The University of Michigan family camp--Michigania--on Walloon Lake in Northern

Michigan where for 20 summers I watched my kids grow upKen Marcus

Cappadocia, Ephesus, Pergamum, Istanbul, Ankara - all in Turkey; Australia;

Yellowstone; Grand Canyon; Alaska. All these places are equally wonderful for different
qualities & reasonsLinda Loeffler Shepski

Due to family issues, I hadnt had time to check the HixNews site for a while. Looking at
the April newsletter, I was very interested in contributions about readers travels. If its
not too late, I thought that Id add my comments about two places my wife Janet (not of
HHS) and I have been able to visit.
One is the leper colony started by Fr. Damien on the Kalaupapa peninsula of Molokai
in Hawaii. The site was chosen for its inaccessibility.

We reached it by riding mules down (and later, back up) the cliffs that overlook the sea
at more than 2,000 feet, the worlds highest sea cliffs. The ride was not that relaxing, J
but the visit to the colonys remnants was both moving and inspiring.
Heres Janets view of me during the ride back up the cliffs
Very different are the ruins at Carthage (now in Tunisia).

This photo shows Janet walking on the floor little else remains now, as the stones used
for the walls and seats were recycled over the centuries of the amphitheater, rebuilt
by the conquering Julius Caesar to hold 30,000 people. The two openings to her left lead
respectively to the underground gladiators rooms and to the animals cages. It was here
that Saints Perpetua and Felicity (among other early Christians) were tortured and then
martyred in front of an approving Roman crowd.

Ron Wencer 1964

After reading the April issue, I'd say beautiful places would be Maui in 1980 but wouldn't
go back as it probably is not the same. For now, a yearly trek to Bavaro Beach in Punta
Cana will certainly suffice. As for childhood materials, too many but one stands out to
have back. If I could stop myself from dragging a half soap powder case box of cards to
the Trading Post by the movies in my teens, I certainly regret giving them up for a lousy
$13 in the late 60s. Or a little later, to have back my 1968 Delmont Olds dark green
convertible like driving in an Elvis Presley movie. -John Ebbecke 1972
Thanks for the text and photos. Can you please advise when and where the photos were
taken??? You mention Maui and Bavaro Beach and I imagine that is you with your Olds
with a friend ??? By the way, My sister Patti lives on Maui and says it's better now than it
was back in the day. Accommodations have grown and stays at the hotels and special
resort areas is pristine. So you're right...it isn't the same; just a little bit betterBuffalo
Bob Casale

Bob

the car picture was taken about 1982 just before I had to sell it. It is with an old college
roommate 10 years after I graduated HHS. (I am on the right in jeans). Both of the beach

pictures are in Punta Cuna, Bavaro Beach during our last visit May 2016. Thanks for
update on Maui. I just attached another picture that shows the view from our
balcony when visiting Maui on our honeymoon in 1980. We were at the Inter-Continental
which I believe was in Wailea, as it is gone now I have heard. I wonder indeed how it has
built up from its more natural environment. But you are rightit could still be
beautifulJohn

Chris Andersen from the class of 1967 gave me a call recently. He was explaining that
someone from one of our classes has purchased some 1960s football films that may have
been taken by Ed Kramers dad. If you are the one who made the purchase or know who
did make the purchase, drop a note to Buffalo Bob at bufbob@juno.com
Chris also sent me a copy of a book written by Anthony Bocchiere who was a member of
the 1966 undefeated Hicksville High School football team that won the Rutgers Cup. Its
an interesting look into a season that would be cherished by any team having an
opportunity at obtaining greatnessBuffalo Bob Casale 1961

Italian American Social Club featuring Barbara DiBella Dowd 1962 &
John Dowd
Thanks for the card and for thinking of me. It was much appreciated. On my 90th
birthdaygraduated class of 1945the good ole daysEd Coleman 1945

Thanks for the card and for

thinking of me. It was much appreciated. Its nice to be remembered although at this age,
its not unusual to forgetPhil Fulco 1957

Thanks for the card and for thinking of me. It was much
appreciated. Many of our friends are goneBob Uhlich 1957
 Thanks for the card and for thinking of me. It was much
appreciatedNancy Neglia Martirano 1958

Thank you for the card and for thinking of me. It was much appreciated.
Ray Bianco 1959

Thank you for the 75th

birthday card and for thinking of me. It was much appreciated.
Ronni Gardner Izzo 1959

Thanks for the card. You can never have too many birthdays.
Phil Schiavone 1960
 Thank you for the card and for
thinking of me. It was much appreciatedArtie Romeo 1960 (above playing
piano)

Thanks for the birthday card

and for thinking of me. It was much appreciatedJoe Starpoli 1960

Bob & the HixNews

Staffyour thoughtfulness in recognizing our alums special life events is appreciated.
With each passing year, Im shocked at how rapidly time passes! Bill and I are
celebrating our 45th anniversary today (April 8th) and we are so appreciative of having
each otherKathy McDonald Corey 1960 & Bill Corey
 Thank you for the card and for thinking of us. It was much
appreciatedLinda Zuckerman Rausch 1960 and Jerry Rausch

Thank you for the card and for

thinking of me. It was much appreciatedGinny Frazer Caliguri 1961

Thank you for the card and for

thinking of me. It was much appreciated.
Cathy Arico Joannides 1961 (Shown above with grandkids)
 Thank you for the card and for
thinking of me. It was much appreciated Rose Marchese Genovese 1961

Thank you for the card and for thinking of me. It was much
appreciatedJohn Mirro 1962

BobThanks very much for the

card. It seems like just yesterday Avy & I were married. Six years rolls by quickly. Well,
maybe that is like yesterday. We passed through Augusta last week. What a pretty city. Of
course it was the first day of the Masters--very bad timing. We just drove on. The reason
we drove through was the bridge collapse in Atlanta. AAA routed us around Atlanta on
some roads that haven't seen much traffic. Towns like Millidgeville, Devereux, Sparta,
and Warrentown were just beautiful. The scenery all around was just spectacular. It
caused me to remember just how beautiful this country really is. Sometimes you just have
to take the road less traveled. All the bestSteve Backman 1962

Steve...too bad you and Avy could not stop to visit for even a short while. I am about
three miles off I20 that you may have traveled on briefly. Next time stop and say hello.
Times does fly as I know very well.
It's our 17th year of doing the newsletter and the 12th year since we went on to a website.
The surrounding towns are very pristine and quite beautiful. Would you compare them to
some of the cities upstate in New York??? Stay wellbob

BobYes the towns reminded me of the small towns upstate NY. I lived upstate for a
number of years. Quaint I think they are called. We might have stopped but it was 6:30
pm or so and the masters "patrons" were about to hit the roads. I thought it more prudent
to just move on since we still had a long way to go that day. Next time for sureSteve

Thank you
th
for the card and for thinking of us. It was much appreciated. It was our 47 anniversary
and we just returned from a memorable trip to Machu Picchu and the Galapagos.
Extraordinary to say the least!!! Happy to be alive. Celebrated the day with our grandson.
Marilyn Schwab Zaretsky 1962 & Alan Zaretsky
 Thank you for the card and for thinking of me. It was much
appreciatedJoan Younghans ODonnell 1963

Thank you for the

card and for thinking of us. It was much appreciatedAudrey & John Diers 1963

Thank you for the card and for

thinking of me. It was much appreciated. Your group is doing a great job. I look forward
to the monthlies. Its hard to believe that 54 years have gone by since our class
graduatedVic Matuza 1963
 Thank you for the card and for thinking of me. It was much
appreciated. Never thought I would make it to 70, but I didMike Cucci 1964

Thank you for the card and for thinking

of me. It was much appreciated. I am the last one in the class of 1964 to turn 70.
Donald Werkstell 1964

Thank you for the card and for thinking of us. It was much
appreciatedJoanne Tracy Arnold and Ken Arnold 1965

Thank you for the card and for thinking of me. It was much appreciated.
Barbara Shores Moore 1965
 Bob and the crew at
HixNews. Thanks so much for the thoughtful birthday card. It was greatly appreciated.
And thank you for the great newsletter every month. You guys are doing a terrific job
Charlie Brooks 1965 (shown above with Lorrie)

Thanks for the card and for thinking of us. We will be visiting our
grand kids in Florida this month to celebrate our anniversaryJim Dolan 1966 &
Maryann Johnston Dolan 1967

Thank you for the card and for thinking of me. It was much
appreciated. I always look forward to my annual birthday card from the Gang at
HixNewsLorraine Kalen Lowen 1966
 Thank you for the card and for thinking of me. It was much
appreciatedRichard Cluxton 1968

Thank you for the card and for thinking of me. It was much
appreciatedLeila Kriegel Randazzo 1970

Thanks for the birthday greeting. I appreciate all that you do for the
HHS alumni and communityWayne Sternberger 1971
 Bob & Gangopened the card at work and
some good dancing music was playing and I didnt care if anyone heard. Loved the card
and the thoughts that went into the wishes. It was a most memorable birthday a surprise
party for my 60th birthday. I traveled to Nashville to visit my daughter and when I arrived,
sisters Tina and Ronni were there. It was a total shock and I was delighted. The only
missing was my brother Jerry, but I miss them allsigh. Hugs.
Betty Sue Gardner Brunel 1972

I always look forward to your birthday wishes. Thank you so

muchLorin ONeill Coakley 1977

Thank you all for the anniversary wishes

Beth & David Rubin 1982
A tribute to Memorial day

Memorial Day Tribute to Hicksville High School Veterans (1025 Views)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=1304uB9Uoqk&list=UUXo7KBz3u7jaisFnbyAeyxQ

Which of the following names are you familiar with?

1. Monica Lewinsky
2. some rich asshole
3. Obama
4. Adolf Hitler
5. Jorge Bergoglio
6. Nelson Mandela
7. Vladimir Putin
8. Linda Lovelace
9. Saddam Hussein
10. Tiger Woods
11. Bill Clinton
12. Charles Manson

You had trouble with #5, didn't you?

You know all the liars, criminals, adulterers, murderers, thieves, sluts
and cheaters, but you don't know the Pope??

The Personnel Manager said, Ajeet, you have passed all the tests except for one."
"It's a simple test of your English language skills. If you don't pass, you cannot qualify
for the job."
Ajeet said, "I am ready."
The manager said, 'You must make a sentence using the words Yellow, Pink, and
Green."
Ajeet said after thinking for several minutes , 'The telephone goes green, green, And I
pink it up, and say, Yellow, this is Ajeet.'
Ajeet now works at a call center.
No doubt you have spoken to him. I know I have.
Susan Dichtenberg Clark, class of 1968, has a new email address. Anyone wishing to
contact Sue send a note to editors@hixnews.com and we will put you in touch.

Col De La Cayolle, France. Photo by Jamie Street

What is cheapest Gas Price you can remember?.....I remember .40 cents a
gallonNancy Nemeth Caracciolo 1976
It was the year I graduated from high school. Our days to get gas were determined by the odd or even
license plate numbers. Kids today would probably protest this.Barbara Limrick

Had that problem, 1 day. Lived in Lake City, bought all my gas at the independent Fina on Lake City
Way. Marty let me FILL at his commercial pump ! He came to me at a pump and asked why I waited in
line that day...Marshall Scattone

Me too Barbara Limrick. My father had gas pumps at his job so he would take my car and fill it up but I
remember the gas linesJudy Occhipinti

I'll have to tell my 30 year old daughter what it was like in the olden days ha ha , oh and trying to find
enough change to pay for it. Everyone had a bugthe new ones are ugly mine was green with a hand
crank roof convertibleloved it blasting music and being free as long as I had gas in the tank
Annie Medeiros

I remember the odd and even days and youre right; kids nowadays are a bunch of sissiesGlen
Smith

Glen Smith spoiled rotten little snots is what they areMichele Campbell

Lucky if you had more than one car, hopefully one was even and the other was odd. Switched plates in
the parking lot when neededKC Turner

I have talked to tanker drivers who said they were lined up at the docks to unload crude and the ships
loaded with crude were sitting in the harbor, unable to unload. The consensus is that there was no
shortage. As soon as the price was driven up by demand, suddenly the ships could unload. These big
shortages have happened again and again and not just with crude. Whenever they want more
money...they pull a 'shortage'Sondra K. Prine

hat was the second oil embargo you are writing about! The first was real but the second was contrived
by the oil companies to drive gas over the $1.00 mark! I got told this by a high level Exxon
executive!...Jim Ryan

I remember thatwaiting for the price to go upStan Wayside

Twelve tankers were anchored in the Gulf of Mexico; had an uncle working oil platform 22 miles of the
coast of Louisiana said these tankers were there for over 3 weeks until prices were raised and stabilized,
only then did they go to dockJim Mize

Yes I remember I saw all the ships and tankers waiting to unload. We could only get gas every other day
depending if your license plate ended odd or even. It's just another big rip offMary Michaud
Sanford
If America is a greed fest then count me in because I'm greedy with my money, that's why I have it
Chris Yohn

And when they raised the prices over $4.00 a gallon in 2008 they kept claiming supply and demand and
shortages even though the pipelines were backed up with oil waiting to be processed at the refineries
Alan Lestikow

My husband stayed in Tampa Bay trying to unload for days. Meanwhile I waited in line at the gas
station. Working for the state Florida did not give any special treatment even though you were on the
road six hours a day, four days a weekMicki Garrity Gardner

There were loaded tanker ships setting up to their water line full of product in the Chesapeake Bay
during the 1973 shortage. I worked at an Exxon station at that time. We had gas 2 days in the month of
Feb during that shortageDick Caltrider

The storage tanks had a floating top that could be seen for miles. The tank farm in Billings was filled to
capacityStephen H. Sharpless

It really was done by the major refineries like Standard Oil, etc to get rid of the independent gas stations.
This wiped out most of them. This is actual fact. My husband worked for Standard at the time. There
was no shortage!!...Elaine Soukup
The gas crisis happened mostly between 1977 and 1979 during Jimmy Carter's failed administration.
Those gas lines were horrendous; not to mention crazy mortgage rates, the seizing of the US embassy in
Iran resulting in the heartbreaking hostage crisis, the overthrow of our ally, the Shah of Iran, which led
to the despot Ayatollah, double digit inflation, etc. The list goes on and onSusan Platt Fine

yep, wasn't fun - people tried to sneak in; fights broke out; if you didn't move fast enough, someone cut
into the space; car near empty by the time I could get to the pump; some places ran out and the lines
were still long. Remember? Who could experience it and forget. I'm so affected that I don't let my gas
gauge go below 1/2 tank since - I get nervousEil Atk

I remember all too well. Waiting in long lines on the day that coincided with the last number of your
license plate (odd or even), after waiting forever there was a limit to how much gas you could purchase.
It was an awful time!...Lisa Entwistle

Remember this so well! We had just bought a new great big Oldsmobile gas guzzler to pull a trailer. Got
all of 8 miles per gallon on hills at times when towing. Even at its best it was less than 20 mpg. We were
living in Prineville and soon to move to New Mexico. Mountains everywhere. Marilyn May
 Was just up at M.A.T.T.S and got to meet
some of the little #chadstrong donators and their teachers. I was so touched by all they
are doing and how much they are learning about our military and first responders. Posting
this through smiles and tears!!! A young woman who worked with Chad told her
daughter's nursery school about the #chadstrong mission to send packages to the Marine
unit. The staff embraced the idea and has been doing it for a few months now. I donated a
piece of tumbling equipment and got to visit the school. I also have been in touch with
SSGT. Hanna via iMessages on Facebook.

Bette Harrison Germain 1964

Hi BobAttached is an attachment from Save the Sound about Plum Island near the
North Fork of Long Island. It is currently under danger of being sold & developed. We
attended a day long nature conference at Brookhaven National Laboratory 2 weeks ago
and listened to them & viewed new video from Visionaries on PBS about this subject.
Please post this on our web site so all interested Long Islanders (past & present) can view
and possibly contact government officials to help save Plum Island.
Rich & Wendy Greguski 1965
https://therealdeal.com/2016/09/15/developers-eco-groups-fight-over-
north-fork-island/

Hugs to you and smiles for all everyone is doing in Chad's name!
Going Monday for items for my next package!...Virginia Cabbe Reinhardt 1964
www.saveplumislandny.org
Now that Tom Brady's missing Super Bowl jersey has been found , the greatest mystery in pro football
involves Peyton Manning and the true meaning of his "Omaha" call.
Over the past few years, several players have tried to explain mysterious audible call. Eli Manning was
asked about it once, Aaron Rodgers tried to explain it once and at one point, we even had one of
Manning's old teammates, Reggie Wayne, try to break down the meaning of Omaha.
Of course, there's nothing like hearing it from the horse's mouth, and now that Manning's retired, it
appears that he's now willing to talk about the meaning of his favorite word.

Peyton Manning finally shared his biggest secret: The meaning of Omaha. USATSI

During an appearance at the Adobe Summit in late March, Manning was asked what "Omaha" meant,
and surprisingly, he actually answered the question.
"Omaha was just an indicator word," Manning explained from the Las Vegas event. "It was a trigger
word that meant we had changed the play, there was low time on the clock and the ball needed to be
snapped right now to kind of let my offensive lineman know that 'Hey, we'd gone to Plan B, there's low
time on the clock.' It's a rhythmic three-syllable word, 'O-ma-ha, set hut.'"
Boom. Mystery solved.
Also, it's probably worth noting that this explanation was way better than the last one he gave. Back in
January 2014, Manning joked that the call meant different things based on things like what color jersey
the Broncos were wearing.
"Omaha is a run play, but it could be a pass play or a play-action pass depending on a couple things: the
wind, which way we're going, the quarter and the jerseys that we're wearing," Manning said at the time.
After the audible call got huge, Manning says that people actually offered him money to use a different
word instead of Omaha.
"I can't tell you how many solicitations I used to get for alternate words," Manning said at the Adobe
event. "People would write me letters."
At the event, Manning also revealed that he has no interest in politics, doesn't want to be president of the
United States and would prefer not to ever be the head football coach at the University of Tennessee.

Alice Cobb Hirsch 1955

We had a note from Roz Goldmacher that Mr. Thomas

Buttice has passed. Mr. B was a long time music teacher at Hicksville and his passing
revives many memories from his former students. He was a strings teacher and orchestra
leader who guided so many of his protg in the direction of a career in music. Many
were successful and had careers worthy of note. I was never in music so I did not really
know him in school. I got to know him several years ago through his nephew, Mark. He
was a charming and "fun" personLynne Lombardi 1971

RIP...one of my favorite teachers!...Eileen Smith Roehrig 1980

A note sent to EileenI saw a comment from Eileen Smith Roehrig on Facebook
about the death of Mr. Buttice. Just wanted to make sure this is you and that you
graduated in the class of 1980. I am putting the comment into the May Hicksville
Newsletter and wanted confirmation. If you don't know about the newsletter, check it out
at http://hixnews.com Thanksbuffalo bob Casaleclass of 1961Editor HixNews
A note from EileenYes, its me!!!

Mr. Buttice was one of the best teachers at HHS. May he Rest in Peace. Condolences to
his family. Claudia Guelland Sur 1987
RIP. A sweet man and an asset to his professionMarcia Diamond Sandler

RIP, Mr. Buttice. Such a great teacher. Condolences to his familyNancy Talento
Brand 1989

So sad he taught me to drive in driver ed! RIPAnnamarie Viggiani Trapasso

1983

RIP Mr. Buttice (Mr. Buttiche'- we used to call him) I had him
for music theory. I loved the man. He signed my year book "May your life always be in
major, not minor" He always had a smile on his face. Very sad. What he did for young
people was incredibleVicki Berk Mass 1972

Very Sad to hear today that Mr. Buttice has passed. I am sure
many of you will remember him as he was one of music teachers who also conducted the
orchestra and chamber orchestra at Hicksville for many years. He was a wonderful
influence in my life as I am sure to many othersAnna Kokoris Tzanetos 1977

I'm very sorry to post this from Steve Goldstein, regarding his friend and colleague, and
for many of us, our teacher...In Memoriam: Thomas Buttice- Orchestra Director,
instructor of Music Theory at Hicksville High School passed on March 19th. Forever
ingrained in our hearts- for his compassion, his wisdom and his gentleness.David
Gaudio 1977

Great guyTed Greenberg

I always thought so too, TedDavid

Same here...Elise Hechler Cohn

He was a wonderful manLydia Hamm Cohen

May he rest in peaceDolores Oehler Garger

Yes, he was a gentle soul. I remember my orchestra years fondly. Spent many musical
hours in Orchestra, Chamber Players and the pit with him. Also studied violin with him
privately for a bit. He made many students lives brighterAnne-Marie Simco-
Hayes

RIPGerry DiLorenzo Chiarello

Sad newsKaren Hunter

With sadness, I would like to inform the Newsletter readers that my friend and
sister-in law

Nancy Hellsten Schuster, class of '66,

passed away on March 4th. Nancy was living on Long Island at the time of her death,
and had been in poor health for several years. She is survived by her daughter Lauren,
and sons Jason and Scott. She had been divorced for many years from my brother,
Stephen Schuster, class of '65.Thank you.

Suzanne Schuster Fedrigotti '67

I would like to add a dear friend and fellow 1965 graduate to your "In Memoriam" page
of the HixNews. Please note
Doreen Cimmino-Zappala passed away on 02/16/2017 in Margate, FL. We made
contact over a few years through Classmates. Even though we were a distance apart, we
were able to get together for a few days to reminisce and catch up on the past fifty years.
I will truly miss her and the good talks and laughs we had together. Thank you

Jean Pius-Mucchiari 1965

Editor note Thanks for letting us know. The name, Doreen Cimmino-Zappala has been added to
In Memoriam

Just spotted my dads birthday published in your Feb 17 issue but sadly he passed away
on Dec. 8, 2016. My mother, Ethel (Kunz) Lehmann HHS 47, continues going strong,
competing in senior womens softball at age 87, living in Largo, Florida and summering
at her farmhouse in the Catskills. Both were born and raised in Hicksville.
George Lehmann obituary
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tampabaytimes/obituary.aspx?pid=183050978
Warm regardsJim Lehmann
Editor Note Jim, thanks for the information. Your Dad has been added to In
MemoriamRoger

Jean McNutt Milam, class of 1939, was from New York City. Jean's schools include
Hicksville High School. She was there for 4 years. It was the first time she had lived in
one place that long in her life. Jean attended Lynchburg College in Lynchburg, Virginia
and met her husband, James Winton Milam, there. He was from Big Island, Bedford
County, Virginia. Jean had graduated and was engaged to him as WWII approached. She
had planned her wedding, had bridesmaids ready and had sent out the invitations. The
church was the "Little Church Around the Corner" in NYC. At this point, Winston called
to tell her that he had changed his mind. He didn't want to get married. She swore to
never speak to him again, and he headed for Fort Pierce, Florida, to await assignment to
his ship. He was in the U S Navy, and WW II was beginning for the US. Jean, considered
joining the Waves. Then, the phone rang, and her father, Henry McNutt, answered it. It
was, of course, Winston, who was told by her father, Henry McNutt, that Jean didn't wish
to speak to him. Her dad was talked into getting Jean to the phone, and the conversation
ended with Winston saying, "Why don't you come down here, and we'll get married." I'd
have killed him, myself, but Jean headed to Florida. There, they were married. That's it to
start. I am writing her story, as I know it. I am her oldest daughter, whom she named
Pamela Jean Milam. I go by Brenna Concannon now, but I started out as Pam. She might
not have started with that story, but I found it fascinating. She was not terribly pleased to
have missed her wedding with friends and family, and I am pretty sure that my Dad was
never allowed to forget it. Who could blame her for that? What a start.

Profile Notes
Note from Jean McNutt Milam:
I'm afraid that I'm dead, as of 2002. I am being impersonated by my daughter Pamela
Jean Milam. She calls herself Brenna Concannon these days. She signed up in my name
to see, if she could find out about me, when I was young. She would be appreciative of
any photos or stories about me, from anyone who actually knew me and is still around to
tell the story. She is actually quite computer competent for someone who was born in
1950. I was not. She went online to solve a family mystery for me from 1889. She did it,
and she wishes she could tell me so. So, if you do remember me, she and her sister,
Jacqui would love to have you tell her about it. I assume that if you are on classmates you
can write to her. If not, she has at least tried. Thank you! Jean PS I loved my days in
Hicksville. Before that, we had never stayed in one place very long.
 Eight years ago today (April 24, 2009), my husband, Alan Jacobs,
went to lunch with the guys from Verizon. Around ten at night, he fell at home and we
took him to Stonybrook hospital. He never came back home after that. This week in April
haunts me and has for eight years. Life is a gift and oh so precious. Hold your loved ones
tight and thank the good Lord for the life you have. There is nothing in the world that I
wouldn't do to have my life back with AlanLana Evelyn Buckholz Jacobs 1966
In A Gadda Da Vida, 1968 Iron ButterflyRecording Engineer for this song
was my cousin, Don Casale, who was rewarded with a gold record and
eventually received a platinum when sales spiraled. Don also was engineer
on many of the Rascals albums.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIVe-rZBcm4

Seeing and Hearing is Believing

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8G2Mwid5GrCU3RrRUJWWXhWbHc/view

Every person should have a dog

https://biggeekdad.com/2017/04/every-child-dog/

The Three Little Pigs like you never heard!!!

https://biggeekdad.com/2011/11/the-three-little-pigs/

The Ultimate Elvis impersonator

https://biggeekdad.com/2013/03/the-ultimate-elvis-impersonator/

A beautiful presentation of the world around us

http://www.andiesisle.com/magnificent.html

Scary Movie
https://biggeekdad.com/2017/04/cat-watching-scary-movie/

Eating Twinkies with God

https://biggeekdad.com/2017/04/eating-twinkies-god/
Putting a Boeing 737 into play
https://www.youtube.com/embed/SE71NJl-naY?autoplay=1

Ball versus Feather

https://biggeekdad.com/2017/03/bowling-ball-vs-feather/

Hyperlink to Teddy Smith Swedalla (263

Views)http://youtu.be/c5kz0y6HKQQ

Hyperlink to In Memoriam for Class of 1958 (322 Views)

http://youtu.be/LOr04v1RmNU

Hyperlink to Hicksville High Mega Reunions 2000 & 2007 (793 views)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXo7KBz3u7jaisFnbyAeyxQ

Hyperlink to HHS Class of 1960 In Memoriam (511 views)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otu9UlULdus

The big car crash of the 1980s (252 views)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4UjipNIn1Q

Hyperlink to A Short Tour of Bayside (44 Views)

http://youtu.be/CNFRpK2d4_k

Hyperlink to 1964 Fifty Year Photo Gallery Before Reunion (568 Views)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYvmyVX7uks

Hyperlink to 2014 5 May Photo Gallery (560 Views)

http://youtu.be/xfvqC_wSXoo

Hyperlink to 1964 Popularity Poll (408 Views)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQFVzTknlZ4

Hyperlink to Assault on the USS Liberty 8 June 1967 (282 Views)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYjvOhuFr5g
I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag (165,556 Views)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4sj4kUD5TA

Class of 1962 Fifty Year Reunion (800 Views)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joyi_5uxlXE

Memorial Day Tribute to Hicksville High School Veterans (1032 Views)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=1304uB9Uoqk&list=UUXo7KBz3u7jaisFnbyAeyxQ

Hicksville New York Then and Now (12,607 Views)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jacJ_v0ceuU

HHS Class of 1963 Photo Gallery (992 Views)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36PyCLGeeUU

Hicksville High School 1963 Fifty Year Reunion Preview (716 Views)
https://www.youtu be.com/watch?v=2fU5MjCjHCQ

Hicksville High School Class of 1971 Forty Five Year Reunion July 2016 (500 Views)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwOxEtcuVVQ&t=1783s

Hyperlink to Great Lakes Pensacola Bremerhaven Cyprus USS Liberty Skaggs Island (62 Views)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDr6-Bbn4_o

Hyperlink to Hicksville Military June 2015 (345 views)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_26pgnSICM

Hyperlink to Las Vegas Surprise (48 views)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPsUsGEOHA8

Hyperlink to HHS 1955 Multi Year & Fifty Year Reunions (201 Views)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5pOS4jwFJ0

Hyperlink to In Memoriam Class of 1963 (388 Views)

http://youtu.be/xAekQO9tREw
Hyperlink to look at Buffalo Bob Casale early and in the Navy (99 Views)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S77NTog-dbE

Hyperlink to Class of 1959 In Memoriam (317 Views)

http://youtu.be/LKWi_eOVAZM

Hyperlink to Hicksville High School Class of 1961 In Memoriam (376 views)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAz5U17M9Xw

Hyperlink to Class of 1964 Before Reunion Collage (80 Views)

http://youtu.be/Y-HVOlhUc9w

Hyperlink to Class of 1964 In Memoriam (1080 Views)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaATdDOTIRM

Hicksville High School, Hicksville, NY Class of 1961 Reunion 2004

(1,042 Views)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg_8jDaeEcg

Campaign to Rebuild the Fountain in Kennedy Park, Hicksville, New

York (174 Views)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX_yiVnEDQc

Hyperlink to Forty Year Reunion Hicksville Class of 1965 (644 Views)

http://youtu.be/2Xf3MXcEXRQ

Berryman Lane (166 Views)

http://youtu.be/2wQGg1NPhrQ

Robert Casale U.S. Navy career in Pictures (213 Views)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh4Lo3EfnTU

Charlie Brown & Franz Stigler (1,546 Views)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rfncbMMu-Q

Down Memory Lane Class of 1962 Reunion Preview (503 Views)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQxdTsQHjiI
 Mini Photo Tour of Australia (435 Views)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Igu3etBR-
jM&list=UUhyjVpoo4kFmGntWgvnBkWw

Hyperlink to Class of 1962 In Memoriam (494 views)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWQoCRMn9ms

1963 Hicksville High School Fifty Year Reunion Preview (82 views)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiZKQMzoYi0

Hyperlink to 1963 Fifty Year reunion (30 Views)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_iSqm9XxYw