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ECEMBER 2014 VOLUME 15 ISSUE 3 www.hixnews.com

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Susan Donner Merkler 1968 & Rod Merkler 1964

Thanks for the birthdaywishes. I received thePanini maker I asked formy anniversary... I guess

one car at a time issufficient. Thanks too forthe anniversary card forMichael and me!Francine Phon Schwartz1965

Lorraine Tully 1976

Thank you for the card,and for thinking of us.It was much appreci-ated... 29 years! Who

knew?MarianneCarine/Ebbitt (1968)and John Hoerner

Thanks, Bob and thenewsletter staff, forremembering my specialday. When the card

arrived, I was in Sarasotaenjoying the weather andmy birthday. Thanks againfor remembering.Mike Bisaccio 1961

Thank you for the card;I enjoyed the fastskating and especiallythe teddy bear puck.You guys are the best.Bob Masone 1962

Thank you for the card,and for thinking of me.It was much appreci-ated, as always!

Joan Komar Langlois1961

Many thanks again forhonoring our specialday.

Angela and JamesCarpinone 1972

Dear HixNews,Thanks gang! The big5-0!It didn't hurt at all!!!David Rubin 1982

Dear HixNewsThanks for the anniversarycard and for thinking ofus. It was much appreci-

ated.Bunny Miller andDavid Pollack 1961

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Thank you for the anniversary card and for thinking of us.It added greatly to the happiness of the day

and was much appreciated.Ronnie Gilson 1961 and Bob Birk 1952

Barbara Leek Favero1965

Bob Dean1965

Virginia Cabbe Reinhardt1964

Nancy Park North1961

Penny Creegan Lomas1960

Linda RomagnoloMcHugh 1971

Helen Bereznik Grace1968

Barbara HoosackSarluco 1968

Shelley Garb London1968

Doreen Jakabekt Wittig1965

Janet Paccione1972

Josie Dzieniezewski andJoe Bacchi 1976

Leslie Mantooth Bial 1978

Happy Birthday!Lorraine Tully 1976Joe Varecha 1973

Happy Anniversary!Joanna Capper Osterman 1974Suzanne and Philip Chester 1981

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Hi Bob,

I see in the latest issue of the Alumni Bulletin, youwere kind enough to list my query asking for leadsregarding Bruce Sollod. Please continue to do sowith each forthcoming issue. If I receive word fromsomeone, then I will let you know. Thank you somuch.Dennis Listort 1964

Below is the note that appeared in the Novem-ber issue:Hi Bob,I'm trying to track down newspaper articles, policereports, etc., regarding the train accident which caused

the death of Bruce Sollod on May 4, 1962. KeithThomas, Jimmy Kansas and I were with Bruce at thattime. Can you lead me to sources, links, etc., that mighthave information? Thank you.

Dennis Listort 1964

Hi,Lately when I get the notification of the newsletter,something called Scribdcomes up telling me to

download app to read the newsletter. No matterwhat I do, I can't get to the complete newsletter thatI used to read without a problem. I can read page 1and 2 & then it asks me to download app to finishreading. Even after doing this, I can't read the news-letter. Is it just me or are other people having thesame issue?Thanks,Rich Greguski

RichWhat operating system and browser are you using? Ihave Windows 7 and have viewed the newsletter usingFirefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer without needingto download an application so I'm a little puzzled. Youcan, by clicking on the download as a pdf, downloadthe individual newsletter as a pdf and view it that way,also.We will be glad to work with you to get it working.Roger Whitaker, Webmaster for hixnews.com

RogerIm using iPad. Never had problem before. I am out oftown at the moment so will try my PC and let youknow. Thanks for quick response.

RichRichI don't have an iPad to test it on, so that may be thecause of this situation. The Scribd app is a book reader,but should not be needed on a PC.Roger

Rich,You can easily view the newletter on your iPad oriPhone by touching the small Download icon on thebottom left of the Scribd screen. You can read it whenit downloads, or simply save it to your iBooks app to

read later. Its a large file, so give it a few minutes todownload to your device.Elliot Gorlin, Editor HixNews

RogerIs it possible hes having a malwareattack? I am always leery of sudden popups that I didn't initiate that ask me todownload an app to do something thatshouldn't be a problem?Bob Gillette

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Greetings!

Received note on renewal and will be sending my threeyear renewal in this week. I didn't get the October 24thissue yet, and I understand it has photos of the Levit-town Historical society included, as I'm also the VicePresident there (plus President of Hicksville Historical).I'm off on Thursdays; would it be possible for me to pickup some copies of that issue? I've looked for a townvendor, but some I knew that carried it did not have it.Bob Koenig

BobThere is no October 24th issue. The newsletter is routinelyissued the first of each month.

Thus, the last three issues were published on August 1st,September 1st and October 1st.The next issue is due to be released November 1st.I don't know what you mean about a renewal subscrip-tion.HixNews does not renew as the newsletter isa free publication distributed to all alumniand friends who ask to be put on a monthlymailing list for a reminder about the mostrecent publication.

Are you perhaps confusing us with Hicks-ville Illustrated that does ask for money???

The only thing related to the LevittownHistorical Society is in a document thatI've attached for you to see and shownbelow.The news about your November HicksvilleMeeting will be on the Home Page of theH icksville Newsletter November issue.Buffalo Bob Casale

Dear Buffalo BobLast week I met with Bob McDevittwho heads up the Levittown VietnamMemorial Plaque effort after learning

he lived near me in Florida. What acoincidence! Bob shared their finalplaque with me, which I'd appreciatehaving published in HixNews' July 1issue.Thanks to a member of their ProjectTeam who read an issue of HixNews,you put me in touch with them toconfirm three Levittown residentswho were killed in action (KIA) thatappear on our List of ConfirmedNames, as they attended Hicksville

High. Since their list ofnames includes the high school attended, you can seewho they are by referring to the attached list Bob gaveme.I also shared our work with Bob. They will have theattached list turned into a plaque for presentation anddisplay at the Levittown Historical Society Museum,but after hearing of our work may also consider aMemorial Stone to be displayed somewhere in Levit-town. During the Vietnam War Era, Levittown had fourhigh schools; Island Trees, Memorial, MacArthur andDivision and a total of 37 people who paid the ultimateprice in that war appear on the plaque to honor them.

Bob told me that sometime after the baby boomgeneration, Levittown Memorial was closed, as theremaining three high schools are now sufficient toaccommodate the current population.Best regards,Joe Carfora 1962

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A note sent to Nancy Glick...HixNews has your email address as (concealed). Ifound a different email address (concealed). Are bothemail addresses good?Please advice. ThanksLove yahBuffalo Bob Casale

Hi Bob,Thank you for your concern. I had a few problemsabout 2-3 months ago opening the newsletter onmy *******.com address. It opened a newsletterwith the previous month's heading, as well assome difficulty opening and reading it. One ofyour messages indicated that there were going tobe some changes to the newsletter and I'm unsureif that was the reason I had a problem. Pleasereturn to sending it to my *******.com address tosee if the problems have been resolved.Thank you so much for providing the newsletterand your concern for my receiving it correctly.

Nancy Engelman Glick

Regarding the Class of 1965 Reunion...

To all of youThe notice in the NovemberHix News looked great. Is itpossible to put the the linkto the invitation and form inthe body of the next feweditions?I spoke to someone from

64 and mentioned hisreunion and he said wherewas it? and I replied toscroll down from the home page. He had neverdone that, me too, just clicked on the newsletterand missed the info at the bottom of the homep-age.I got a call yesterday from a sibling of a classmatewho saw the reunion posting in Newsday. Theywill run it on a space available basis.There has been very little response from emailsand Hix News postings. Hopefully people printedthe info and will think about it in the

spring/summer.I head south next week. Will check emails andkeep you posted! As people RSVP, we will make alist of those who plan to attend.Elin Fischman Lawrence, 1965

Hi Elin,The link to the Class of 1965 Reunion registrationform is included in this issue.Elliot Gorlin, Editor Hix News

Dear HixNews, Please send me the profilequestions when convenient. Thank you for all youdo for us Hix folks!Gene Skip Huber 1964.

Skip,The form is attached. Just send back to me whenfinished. ThanksBob

Dear Editors,Please correct my last name

as it appears on the mem-bers list fromLaCarrunna to LaCarrubba.Thanks so much!Karen Kelly-LaCarrubba1969

Editor noteKaren changed her emailaddress. Anyone needing to

contact her, send a note to editors@hixnews.com andwe will put you in touch with Karen.

Please change my email address on file to(concealed) from (concealed). My husband is theone who uses the aoladdress and forwards theNewsletter to me everymonth. Also, I don't knowif it means anything to youall, but I no longer live inGeorgia.... My husband andI recently moved fromGeorgia to Gilbert, Arizona.

Thank you,Helen (Luna) Carr, 1963

Bob,Enjoyed reading about Charlie Gouse in 'The Hallof Fame' he was in my class of '49!We always enjoyed watching & listening to himplay!Hard to believe that was 65 years ago!Art Lembke 1949

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A note sent to Diane Snyder GouldWho is the lady in the photo with you?Thankslove yahBuffalo Bob Casale

Hi Bob, a/k/a....The keeper of the HHS news andphotos..... The lady with me is Valerie ClemenzViverito. I can only imagine all the hours and daysyou are putting into this. Bless youand I hope allis well with you...you were missed at the reunion,too. Take careDiane (Snyder) Gould (Carole Snyder's sister...classof '61).

Hi FolksThe reunion was so well planned! I thought it wasa class act! One our classmates told me that you

were thinking of planning a reunion in Florida.Have you given any thought to what area?I live in Ponte Vedra which is south of Jacksonvilleand north of St. Augustine. I attended a WestCoast Swing dance conference at the Marriott atSawgrass in Ponte Vedra. The out-of-town visitorswere very happy with the location and accommo-dations. It is just a suggestion. I hope you are welland rested from the reunion. Best always,Linda Sacco

Hi Bob,I just read your enhancedversion of my memoir ofthe '64 50th reunion, and itcame out well with theaddition of the pix. There

was only one problem andI hope that it is not wide-spread. When I eitherclicked on the link in theannouncement of thismonth's blog or I typedhixnews.com myself, itbrought me to the October version of theblog1410". I had to change the last few numbersto read "1411" and then I got November's issue.Thought you might want to check on that.Thanks again - looking forward to your compilationof the photos from the reunion.

Arnie Gould

A note to John Maniec...I am working on putting the Power Point presentationtogether. It's been a monumental task but is finallycoming together. I finally was able to put faces tonames after a difficult task. Anyhow, I'm sending youthe presentation where I'm at but there is a lot left to

put onto the presentation.Hopefully when I'm done, it will be a decent presenta-tion. When all the frames are created, then it's time toadd music and that's a major chore.

ThanksBuffalo Bob Casale

Bob,So far, this presentation istruly remarkable.Outstanding!!! I'm soexcited at the progressyou have made with the90 slides. I hope it looks asgood as those alreadypictured here. You are a

true artist. Thanks againfor your caring andexpertise. I'm also so sorryto hear about Otto's

passing. I knew him in high school and I will misshim deeply. He was a real nice guy.SincerelyJohn Maniec

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Hi to all of you who do a terrific jobat Hixnews.I was glad to see the coverage of the64 Class Reunion. Thanks go toJohn, Maureen, and all the others

who worked to make the event agood one.Im doubly sorry to not have beenable to attend. First, because Imissed the fun. Second, because itwould have been great to read inArnie Goulds narrative that I wasone of the people who hadntchanged a bit in 50 years. In keepingwith that thought, heres a recentphoto (Im the one on the left, by theway).The event does sound wonderful.

Congratulations to all who workedon it and were able to attend.Cheers,Ron Wencer 1964

P.S. A minor clarification -- in the NovemberNewsletter, Bob mentioned a class size of almost1400 for the Class of 1964. Wellyes and no.

A HOTEL SCAM TO REMEMBER

Submitted by Kathy McDonald Corey

This is one of the most clever scams Ive heard about.

You arrive at your hotel and check in at the front desk. Typically when checking in, yougive the front desk clerk your credit card.You go to your room and settle in. All is good.The hotel receives a call and the caller asks for (as an example) room 620 -which could happen to be your room.The phone rings in your room. You answer and the person on the otherend says the following: This is the front desk. When checking in, we came

across a problem with your charge card information. Please re-read meyour credit card information and verify the 3-digit number on the back ofyour card.Not thinking anything wrong, since the call seems to come from the frontdesk, you oblige. But actually, it is a scam by someone calling from outsidethe hotel. They have asked for a ramdom room number, then ask you for yourcredit card and address information. They sound so professional, that you think you are talking to the front desk.If you ever encounter this scenario in your travels, tell the caller that you will come down to the front desk to clearup any problems. Then go to the front desk or call directly and ask if there was a problem. If there was none,inform the manager of the hotel that someone tried to scam you of your credit card information, acting like afront desk employee.This was sent by someone who has been duped... and is still cleaning up the mess.

That figure is probably correct forour class when it was in Junior High.Around 1961, we were packed sotight there that one day, with abudget vote coming up, the School

Board put a photographer on theroof, and had all the students in theschool huddle together in theathletic field and face the camera.The Board later sent out a bulletinwith the picture to voters, to empha-size the overcrowding, and to ask formoney for expanding the buildingand increasing staff size.By the time our class got throughHHS, however, we had lost a largenumber of students. For example,hundreds of students instead

attended Catholic high schools. Ibelieve that between that decrease

and the inevitable attrition, our graduating classnumbered in the 860s. I suppose I could dig outthe graduation program and count the names toconfirm my recollection, but I think Ill put job thatoff for a while.

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The Big Car Crash of the 1980s (106 views)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4UjipNIn1Q

1964 Fifty Year Photo Gallery BeforeReunion (485 Views)

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2014 May Newsletter Photo Gallery (500 Views)http://youtu.be/xfvqC_wSXoo

1964 Popularity Poll (343 Views)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQFVzTknlZ4

I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag(50,018 Views)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4sj4kUD5TA

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Servicemen and Women(477 Views)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G3YcB9TItM

Class of 1962 Fifty Year Reunion (410 Views)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joyi_5uxlXE

Memorial Day Tribute to Hicksville High

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HHS Class of 1963 Photo Gallery (763 Views)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36PyCLGeeUU

Class of 1964 In Memoriam (520 Views)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaATdDOTIRM

Hicksville High School 1963 Fifty YearReunion Preview (562 Views)

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Class of 1964 Before Reunion Collage (41Views)

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Hicksville High School Class of 1961

Reunion 2004 (543 Views)

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Campaign to Rebuild the Fountain in

Kennedy Park, Hicksville, New York(149 Views)

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Forty Year Reunion Hicksville Class of 1965(343 Views)

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Berryman Lane (135 Views)http://youtu.be/2wQGg1NPhrQ

Robert Casale U.S. Navy career in Pictures(187 Views)

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Charlie Brown & Franz Stigler (465 Views)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rfncbMMu-Q

Down Memory Lane Class of 1962

Reunion Preview (475 Views)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQxdTsQHjiI

Mini Photo Tour of Australia (421 Views)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Igu3etBR-

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Dear AlumniIt is only fitting that with Veterans Day 2014 arriving on November 11 thatwe announce that we have finally received our Hicksville Vietnam EraMemorial Project tax exemption. It was the final hurdle that needed to beovercome for the project to proceed. Thanks to the tireless efforts of JoeCarfora and Ken Strafer we can now begin to bring the memorial to life.The Hicksville Vietnam Era Memorial will be located at the HicksvilleMiddle Schools Veterans Memorial Park. On Memorial Day 1990,through the efforts of the veterans organizations of Hicksville, thepark was officially named Veterans Memorial Park and a plaque was

installed designating it so. Today, there are monuments recognizing thesacrifices of Hicksville residents from WWI to the present day conflicts in the Middle East. The

Hicksville Vietnam Era Memorial honoring the over 1800 men and women from Hicksville who served during theVietnam War will be located between the WWI and WWII monuments. All Memorial Day and Veterans Day ceremonies are held at the park.Semper FiBill Walden

Cmdr., Hicksville VFW Post

The World War II Monument on Veterans Day, 2013 The plaque as it sits today

Official naming of the park in 1990. Pictured left to right:Town of Oyster Bay Officials Tom Clark, Angelo Delgatto,VFW Past Post Commander Conrad Steers (1982-1983) andVFW Past Post Commander George Walden (1957-1958)

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A note to Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Carl Bonuso:Dear Dr. Bonuso,I enjoyed spending time with you at Nolan Mingst's Eagle ScoutCourt of Honor on Saturday. As per our conversation, I amforwarding you the link to the Hicksville High School newsletter tha

is published monthly by Hicksville High alumni. There are a coupleof videos attached in the newsletter about Hicksville High'sveterans. Also, an article regarding the Vietnam Era Memorial.Also, you will find a number of letters from the class of '64 whorecently held their 50th reunion. They raved about High SchoolPrincipal Williams and how gracious and hospitable he was towardsthe alumni. That is a tremendous turnaround from years past.I know you have a busy schedule, but I wanted to let you see thatthere are large numbers of Hicksville graduates who still maintaintheir ties to Hicksville, myself included. Look forward to seeing youon Veterans Day.Semper FidelisBill Walden

Dr. Carl Bonuso, Hicksville Superintendent of S chools and Bill Walden

A note to Joe Carfora:

What is the budget for this project?Ed Osborne

Ed,Sorry for the delayed response. My laptop has crashed and I'mstruggling right now with my wife's iPad. Our budget is $25,000which we think will include enough for a maintenance reserve totake care of the memorial over the years. Any funds left over once

the reserve is set aside will be donated on behalf of all Hicksvillealumni to a worthy Veterans charity.Please forward any donation you care to give directly to BillWalden.Much thanks.Joe

Joe,Thanks for the information. I will send $1000 to Bill and addmore if the project needs more.Ed

That's very generous of you, Ed and we certainly appreciate it.

Thanks very much!Joe

Joe,Your update information has been entered. First, congratula-tions on getting your tax exempt status. Having been throughthis for another organization, I realize the hoops that have tobe jumped through. I presume that I'll be getting somecontent from Bill Walden before "press time" on Friday.Roger

Thanks, Roger. It was a real team effort! Bob Casale already hasBill Waldens content for the 11/1 Home Page, so by copy Im

asking him to make sure he gets it to you.Regards,Joe

Bob,Great news about the tax exempt status. I forwarded a copy ofthe advisory e-mail to 25 alumni in my address book from theclasses of '48, '49 & '50. Hope it gets some response!Art Lembke

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Robert T. Pelcher 1967

mail to:elawrlaw@sbcglobal.net

Hello all,I graduated from Hicksville High back in 1967. Entered the

service that fall and was dating a girl who wrote to me while Iwas in boot camp. I saw her when I came home from boot camp.Then was sent to Vietnam. When I came home, I never saw heragain (my fault). I would love to talk to her and explain. If youcan locate Chris Junge, class of 1967, I would appreciate yourhelp.Thank You.Sincerely,Robert T. Pelcher, 1967

Editors Note: Hi BobI have added your search inquiry to our "Looking for People" list. Best Henry

tp://hixreunion.com/HHS65_registration.pdf

For the

Class of 1965 50 Year ReunionRegistration Formclick on the link below:

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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 canadd it to the roster. And your maiden name if married.ThanksBuffalo Bob Casale

EditorBrianna Servidio, Class of 2013 and Im single

Welcometo

RichLuhrs,Classof1973!

Michael Kirschen 1964 Rick Justman 1965 Robert Pelcher 1967

On November 6, 2014 the Neil O'Doherty Memorial Library for AbusedChildren was completed and officially dedicated. Mr. O'Doherty primarilytaught 11th Grade Track 1 English. For many of his students he had aprofound effect on their future lives: he taught the love of English Litera-ture, and Western Culture; he accepted all opinions in the turbulentatmosphere of the classroom in the late '60s, but expected you to logicallydefend your point of view. And, as Faculty Advisor to the Particle (thestudent literary magazine), he actively encouraged creativity and freedom

of expression.But while the library is named in memory of Mr. O'Doherty, it is dedicatedto all the great teachers, counselors and administrators who guided us atHHS: Mr. Jones, who gave out much less detention than I, for one, deserved; Mr. Cali, who deeply cared about theissues of our time, and his students; Mr. Vetrano, who logically defended opinions unpopular with most of his students;Mr. Bohl, everyone's favorite English teacher; Mrs. Spitzer, teaching college material in AP English better than manyprofessors; Mr. Redican, who loved English drama and students with a passion; and Mr. Lieber, who was "everyone's"guidance counselor, who always made time for a troubled or questioning student. And too many others to mention.May this library for abused children serve as a tribute to the values instilled in us by the teachers of our time.

Submitted by Dennis Hendrickson, Class or 1970 and Judy Diamond, Class of 1971

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It is with sadness that I notify you of the loss of ourclassmate, Robert Frazer. Please add his name to the listfor Class of 1955.Thank youBob McWilliams 1955

It is with profound regret that I inform you of the death ofmy sisterTheresa A. Ramos, on July 15, 2014, due to pulmonaryfibrosis. She was 59 and a graduate of the class of 1973.Bill Ramos 1960

A note to Maryann Uebel BlaneCan you check your yearbook and see if Theresa Ramos wasin your class. Had an email from her brother Bill Ramos, fromthe class of 1960, that she passed away in July. Bill thoughtshe graduated in 1973 or 1974. I went to the 1974 yearbookon Classmates and the only Ramos was a Sharon.Thankslove yah Bob

Bob,I found her picture in the 1973 yearbook and the photo isattached.Love yah Maryann

Editor note Thanks! It is now attached.

RogerMy brother in law passed yesterday, Monday, October 13,2014. Please add Otto K. Gabrielsen, Jr. to theIn Memoriam for 1964.Thankslove da buff

Bill Ramos, 1960Theresa A Ramos, 1973

Otto K. Gabrielsen, Jr.

It is with deep sorrow that I have to inform you of mydearest friendMarion Winant, Class of 1962 passed away on Sept 21,2013 Please add her name to your list. Thank you.SincerelyCamille Gully Hauf 1962

Hi Bob:It was nice speaking with you and talking about old times(hold on to the baton). Unfortunately, my cousin,Stephen Ruggiero passed away on Nov. 1, 2014. Wewere born 8 months apart, played as babies, we grew uptogether, played ball together right through our champi-onship baseball seasons at Hicksville. Steve was a goodguy, quite but intense and although we hadnt seen eachother as often as we liked we were always close. I will miss

him.You can find his obituary in the November 1, 2014 News-day Obituary.Thanks,Fran DeCabia, 1960

Editors Note: Fran was referring to the time back in the latefifties when we had the fastest and quickest 440 relay teamin the 8th grade on Long Island. We got to the finals and Iscrewed up big timeI dropped the baton and we wereeliminated. The team consisted of Artie Center, Billy McBride,me and Fran. We never lost until that time.

Camille Gully Hauf, 1962Marion Winant, 1962

Stephen Ruggiero Fran DeCabia, 1960

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Dear HixNewsNancy North Park from the class of 1961 was killed in anautomobile accident last night.Shelly Heyman Baron 1961

Shelly,Can you expand this note a little? I just received something via email from Nancy that will be in the December newsletter. Ifyou see an obituary, please send it to me. Thanks.love yahBuffalo Bob Casale

I went to Merritt Island Newspapers to see if I could find an accident report. I found the following...BREVARD COUNTY -A Merritt Island woman was killed Thursday evening in a two car crash in Brevard County. The crashhappened just before 7 p.m. on Courtney Parkway near Grant Road in Merritt Island. The Florida Highway Patrol saidNancy Lincoln, 72, was traveling west in the parking lot of the moose lodge and attempted to travel across Courtney Parkway andpulled into the direct path of a car driven by a 17-year-old. Lincoln was transported to Cape Canaveral Hospital where she died. The crash remains under investigation.

I'm a little baffled because though the age is correct, the last name Lincoln I'm not sure about.Does anyone have any additional information to substantiate the death of Nancy North Park???Bob

Bob,Yesher daughter called me and said she pulled out from the Elks club where she had played bingo and a truck hit her. She did not knwhat happened and died instantly. I am very upset because I had just emailed her and left a message because she had sent me a funnyemail joke. Her daughter was in shock and she called me because Nancy always mentioned my name. Nancywas very crafty and always had a craft show where she made all the crafts she sold for Christmas. I believe shehad a son, daughter and two grand-daughters she adored and was very close to. I believe she was 71yrs old.Shelly

I know for sure that Nancy was married to someone with the last name of Lincoln... so she probably neverchanged the last name. His name was Larry Lincoln and he passed away years ago. OMG she is one of mychildren's godmother and we've been close friends since 3rd grade. Her sons name is Bruce Park, and herdaughter is Jodi... but I don't know her married last name. She definitely lived on Merritt Island and was 72 yrsold. Please keep me in the loop if you find out anything definite.Lillian Manzo Ramirez 1961

LillianHad a note from Shelly and she confirmed it was Nancy. It's sad that she passed and the way was terrible. So sorry for your loss.Fortunately she wasn't a young mother with young children depending on her presence. Here it is a year since Joyce passed andher brother just passed. Hope you are well.love yah

Bob

Thank you... I just feel like I got kicked in the stomach. My kids are very upset also. Nancy was my first cashier in my skating rink. She wthe sister I never had.Hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving and Christmas Holiday.Love YahLillian

I understand completely. I wish that I had the ability to maintain contact with many in our class who just seemed to fall between thecracks. We had a wonderful growing experience because we were surrounded with wonderful people. I don't want to short change thclasses that followed us, but the camaraderie diminished. We had so much fun and it was because of the people we mingled with...Dennis Naso was a pioneer in fun. There were others that influenced our lives and it would take tons of paper to explain. Our teacherwere phenomenal and the other professionals in the Hicksville organization were instrumental in our growth. I loved growing up inHicksville. There are some little stories that make me weep a little. Anything you remember that brings a tear to your eyes???love yah Bob

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This was submitted byJoe Carfora...

Click on hi-lighted word in each statement foran explanation and more details

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/60-facts-that-will-make-nyc-feel-like-a-whole-new-place

This was submitted byArt Lembke...

It's beautiful and worth listening to!!!

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200715678792401

Another link from Art ...What a great refresher course.Probably the best capsule of the history of ourcountry ever put together. It's fascinating to watchthe evolution of growth from the 13 colonies up tothe present, with dates, wars, purchases, etc.Included. As much as you may know about Ameri-

can history, I guarantee you'll learn something fromthis short video clip.This moving map of the country shows it from thebeginning of the 13 states through the present. Itincludes the acquisitions from England and Spain,the Slave states, the Free states, a segment on theCivil war; it includes some mentions of Central andSouth America, etc.It also shows the Indian Nations as they were duringthe Indian Wars: Modac, Miwok, Mujave, Nez Perce,Flat Head, Crow, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Navajo,Apache, Dakota, Sioux, Kiowa, Wichita and Coman-che.

A great site, especially if you enjoy American history,but have forgotten a lot of what we learned inschool. Turn on your sound, as the narration is asignificant portion of the presentation.

Click on the link below. Then when it opens, don'tclick on Go at the bottom.... Click on Playat the top.)

http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie.html

Another link from Joe...

LOST IN THE FIFTIESANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE

The below video shows a defense systemnow available to the military that is more

than amazing. Check it out.

http://www.safeshare.tv/w/FEDEwZHZXu

http://www.boeing.com/defense-

space/ic/des/hel_md_0514_vid.html