Syosset '61 50th Year Reunion Memories

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Compiled by Elinore Abravanel Brown and John Delin 

 

 


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The reunion, held at the Mariott Melville, spanned September 16-18, 2011.  The Syosset High School tour was September 17th.

 

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The Class of 1961
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The Class of 1961
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SHS Class of '61 Baylis School
Front, Joan Elstein, Sandra Schmukler, Joan Schroeder, Marianne DiRenzo, Carol Schmukler
Top, Joe Getz, Buddy Watson, Fred Saar, Al Wappaus

 

 

SHS Class of '61 Locust Grove School
Front, Andrea Mirola, Shirley Pryor, Janet Currier, Joyce Yamada, Lenore Domenichello, Linda Currier, Mona Wolfson
Top, Frank Weber, Jane McNulty, Joe Getz, Wayne Robinson, Hal Pollock, Eva Sweeny, Liz "Betsy" Smith, Carl Zeoli, Marsha Wolfson

 

 

SHS Class of '61 Locust Grove School, waving

 

 

SHS Class of '61 Split Rock School
Front, Judy Frank, Gerry Hofgren, Linda Denaga, Barbara Vallary
Top, teacher Fred Cole, Paul Poschmann, Donald Gwynne, Ray Orobona, Fritz Weinrich, Denis Norman, Tom Whitenack

 

 

SHS Class of '61 Village School
Front, Linda Denaga, Denis Norman, Gerry Hofgren
Top, Joe Hickey, Paul Poschmann, Tom Whitenack, Ed Welch

 

 

Guest Teachers
Jack Friedman, Louis Ciardullo, Wilbur Christensen. August Franza, Fred Cole

 

 

Merrill Freedman, Mona Wolfson Freedman, Mary Ellen Grey Davenport, Larry Davenport

 

 

Saosinha Gonsalves, Barbara Jacobsen DiNonno, Linda Currier Sterling, Gail Treharne Pasfield's daughter, Gail Treharne Pasfield, 
Donald Gonsalves, Karen Latimer Lee

 

 

Grace Cantarella, Jerry Rosenblum, Marianne DiRenzo

 

 

Robert "Whitey" Harrison, Will Christensen

 

 

Paul Halesworth, Keith Cymbala

 

 

Mary Saar, Fred Saar, Mike Ries, Carole Shea, John Oakes

 

 

Ray Orobona, Judy Orobona, Vickie Getz, Joe Getz, Linda Denaga

 

 

Linda, Joann Catalano, Paul O'Neill

 

 

Al Wappaus, Hal Van Sise

 

 

Don Gwynne, Fritz Weinrich

 

 

Joyce Carro Phillips, Diane Miller Fajen, Lois Green, Barbara Vallary Carmen

 

 

Lois and Mona

 

 

Elizabeth "Betsy" Smith Hauser, Carol Weinrich, Eva Sweeny Mancuso

 

 

Joan Elstein Rogow, Louis Ciardullo

 

 

Paul Poschmann, John Delin '60 (reunion consultant)

 

 

Paula and Jerry Rosenblum

 

 

Elizabeth Hendrickson Lee and Bob Lee

 

 

Group at buffet table

 

 

Fred Cole, Fritz, Carol

 

 

Ralph Stanio and Bette Wright

 

 

John, Carole, Jerry, Paula, John

 

 

Barbara, Ron DeFelitta, Carl Zeoli

 

 

Saosinha, Gail, Gail's daughter, Karen, Mary Ellen

 

 

Saosinha, Gail, Karen, Mary Ellen

 

 

Elizabeth, Mary Rae Smith, Lenore Domenichello Galasso, Jane McNulty Christ-Caracciolo

 

 

Stephen Rogow, Joan, Wayne and Margaret Robinson

 

 

Judy Baron Albano, Joe, Susan Matthes '64, Al Matthes

 

 

Judy and Paul

 

 

Judy Frank Hinkel, Linda

 

 

Prime Rib

 

 

Vickie, Bette, Paul, rear Joe, Ralph

 

 

Joann, Paul, Anne Pollock, Hal Pollock, Andrea Mirola Cymbala, Keith

 

 

Clockwise, Don. Denis Norman, Peggy Norman, Patrick Cavanagh, Gail Carver Cavanagh, Gerry Hofgren Achtem, Buddy Watson, Mary Saar

 

 

Front, Paul, Anne, Hal
Back, Hal, Al, Barbara, Grace DeFelitta, Ron, Carl, Bobi Zeoli, Mike

 

 

Front, Patrick, Gail, Gerry
Back, Karen, Sandra Schmukler Masnick, Bert Masnick, Carol Schmukler Fleischman

 

 

Clockwise, back, John, Joan Schroeder Weiss, Bert Phillips, Joyce Carro Phillips, Barbara, Joe D'Amico.
Front, Don, Denis, Peggy, Patrick 

 

 

Tom Whitenack, Ed Welch, Sally Welch, Frank Weber
Front, Karen Engvaldsen, Jane, Paul

 

 

Carol, Fritz, Eva, Betsy

 

 

Mark the DJ, Ron Larocca

 

 

Ron

 

 

Louis, Elinore Abravanel Brown, Jack Friedman

 

 

Will

 

 

Susan, Louis, Elinore

 

 

Fred

 

 

Lenore, Fred, Elizabeth

 

 

Ron presenting Fred with 50 year late homework assignment

 

 

Jack

 

 

Ken Edwards; Shirley Pryor

 

 

Elinore

 

Line at dinner buffet

 

 

Ray

 

 

Judy

 

 

Joan 

 

 

Mary Ellen, Barbara, Joyce

 

 

Joyce, Barbara, Mary Ellen

 

 

Diane and Ron

 

 

Paul and Joann

 

 

Jane and Wayne

 

 

Judy and Ray

 

 

Donna and Joe Hickey

 

 

Joyce and Bert

 

 

Joe and Barbara

 

 

Mona and Merrill

 

 

Mary and Fred

 

 

Sy and Frances Marmon Strasberg

 

 

Joann and Paul

 

 

Lois Green and Victor Goodman

 

 

Wayne and Margaret

 

 

Larry Lambert and Joyce Yamada

 

 

Don and Saosinha
Sy and Frances

 

 

Al and Linda

 

 

Burt and Sandra

 

 

Dancers: Lois, Lenore, Linda, Marie Manning '60, Linda, Mary Rae

 

 

Sharon LaColla

 

Joan and Diane

 

 

Joyce

 

 

Karen, Judy, Mary Ellen

 

 

Karen

 

Sandra

 

 

Mary Ellen

 

 

Linda, Mary Rae, Diane

 

 

Jane, Marianne, Grace, Lenore

 

 

Bobi and Carl

 

 

Bobi

 

 

Linda

 

 

Mary Rae

 

 

Gerry

 

 

Dancers

 

Dancers

 

 

Dancers

 

 

Dancers

 

 

Eva and Diane

 

 

Diana Tasciotti and Ken Edwards

 

 

Diana and Ron

 

 

Joan; Lois

 

 

Dancers

 

Ron

 

 

Don

 

 

Lois

 

 

Peggy and Denis

 

 

Fritz and Betsy

 

 

Ed and Sally

 

 

Ray and Marie

 

 

Linda and Ron

 

 

Lois Green and Larry Folb

 

 

Saosinha and Don

 

 

Joan and John

 

 

Merrill and Mona

 

Andrea and Keith

 

 

Lenore

 

 

Jack; Judy

 

Ron and Ben Brown

 

The Class of '61 in black and white

 


 

Images courtesy of Elinore Abravanel Brown:

 

 

Wayne and Margaret Robinson

 

 

Mary Rae Smith and Diane Miller Fajen

 

 

Donald and Saozinha Gonsalves

 

 

Gerry Hofgren Achtem, Quackster Cane (ret.), John Delin

 

 

Judy Baron Albano

 

 

Judy Frank Hinkel and Don

 

 

Group in Hospitality Room

 

 

Diane; Ronald Larocca

 

 

Titia Warshauer Watson; Don; Joyce Yamada

 

 

Elinore

 

 

Group at the high school

 

Below, current Syosset High School images:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ray Orobona and Elinore
Two former drummers from the band, standing in their “spot.”

 

Linda Currier Sterling

 

 

Stephen and Joan Elstein Rogow

 

 

Judy and Joan

 

 

Judy

 

 

Janet Currier Toscano, Karen Latimer Lee, Mary Ellen Grey Davenport, Ron DeFelitta

 

 

John Delin and Ben Brown

 

 

Linda, Ben and Janet

 

 

Carol Schmukler Fleischman, Ben, Sandra Schmukler Masnick

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Mona Wolfson Freedman, Ben, Marsha Wolfson

 

 

Will Christensen, August Franza

 

 

Elinore and Will

 

 

Larry Folb and Wayne

 

 

Joan, Jack Friedman, Will, Judy

 

 

Elinore with Louis Ciardullo

 

 

Grace Cantarella, Louis, Marianne DiRenzo

 

 

Mary Rae, Diane, Diana Tasciotti, Elinore

 

 

Lois Green and Louis

 

 

Melissa and mother, Shirley Pryor

 

 

Liz "Betsy" Smith Hauser, Fritz Weinrich, Carol Weinrich, Linda

 

 

Victor Goodman, Mary Rae, Elinore

 

 


Images courtesy of Judy Baron Albano:

 

 

Diane Miller Fajem, Ron Larocca, Elinore Abravanel Brown

 

 

Group in front of school

 

 

Group in front of school

 

 

Group in front of school

 

 

Group in front of school

 

 

Group in library

 

 

Elinore, Judy, Joan Elstein Rogow

 

 

Al Matthes, Judy, Ray Orobona, Elinore, Ron, Joan

 

 

Ben and Elinore 

 

 


 

Images courtesy of Donald Gonsalves:

 

 

Donald Gonsalves and Karen Latimer Lee

 

 

Mary Ellen Grey Davenport

 

 

Karen Engvaldsen, Tom Whitenack, Ed Welch, Mary Ellen

 

 

Mary Rae Smith

 

 

Lois Green

 

 

Linda Currier Sterling, Elinore Abravanel Brown, Donald , Judy Baron Albano, Diane Miller Fajen

 

 

Linda. Elinore, Judy, Diane, Mona Wolfson Freedman

 

 

Group in SHS Auditorium
Top, Joe Getz
Second row, Gerry Hofgren Achtem, Judy, Diane, Joan Schroeder Weiss, Shirley Pryor
First row, Carol Schmukler Fleischman, Sandra Schmukler Masnick, Lois , Judy Frank Hinkel

 

 

Group in SHS Auditorium
Top row, Fred Saar, Al Wappaus, Wayne Robinson, Joe Hickey, Donald, ?, Joe Getz, ?
Third row, Robert Finkelstein, (obscured), Judy Baron, Diane (turning head), Joan, Shirley, Ray Orobona
  Second Row, Elinore,. Gerry, Lois, Mary Rae, Ralph Stanio
First row, Carol, Sandra, Barbara Vallary Carmen, Judy Frank, Linda Denaga Eatz

 

 

Group in SHS Auditorium
Gerry, Joyce Yamada, Judy Baron, Lois, Diane, Judy Frank

 

Carol, Joyce, Elinore, Judy and Diane

 

 

Karen

 

 

Gerry

 

 

Mike Ries

 

 

Karen

 

 

Fred and Mary Saar

 

 

Margaret Robinson, Jane McNulty Christ-Caracciolo, Wayne, Judy

 

 

Mike, Ken Edwards, Diana Tasciotti

 

 

Anne and Hal Pollock, Al Matthes

 

Elinore, Donald, Gail Treharne Pasfield, Phyllis Gaccione Grilo, Karen

 

 

Donald, Karen, Gail 

 

 

Donald Gwynne
Frank Weber, back left

 

 

Elinore

 

 

Mary Ellen and husband Larry

 

 

Judy Frank and Donald

 

 

Linda, Elizabeth Hendrickson Lee, Frank, Carolyn Manning De Jesu, Al, Ray, Josephine DiPietro Niemczyk

 

 

Linda and Betsy "Liz" Smith Hauser

 

Saozinha Gonsalves, Gail, Gail's daughter, Karen, Mary Ellen

 

 

Mary Ellen, Gail's daughter, Gail , Karen

 

 

Anne and Hal

 

Karen, Mary Rae in red

 

 

Mary Rae and Judy

 


Images courtesy of Joe Hickey:

 

 

Denis Norman, Linda Denaga Eatz, Judy Frank Hinkel

 

 

Ed Welch, Joe Hickey, Tom Whitenack

 

 

Joe, Denis, Hal Van Sise

 

 

Joe, Paul Poschmann, Tom

 

Paul and Joe

 

 

Ray Orobona

 

 

Ron Larocca, John Russi, Maria Russi, John Delin

 

 

Tom, Ed, Sally Welch, Frank Weber

 

 

Front, Linda Denaga, Denis Norman, Gerry Hofgren
Top, Joe Hickey, Paul Poschmann, Tom Whitenack, Ed Welch

 

 

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