Informal Gatherings History
Memories from 1985-2006
Charlotte Carr paid me a visit today. She lives a couple of miles from me. We're both avid gardeners. The gloves and shovel are because she was digging up some iris from my inexhaustible supply. We discovered each other last year when she came over my house with her neighbor, who happens to be a friend of mine. You never know when a classmate may pop into your life. From Marcy on 4/2/06
Marcy,Sorry we don't have the picture of Frank and you when you had the layover in Phila. I realized that the quality of my scanner wasn't so good. Well, to tell the truth you both looked great to me. A little tired, but then, that's how you tell how great a vacation was. Enjoyed your Vegas tales, only wished I could have been there with you. But, you did bring me a little bit of it back. Thanks.
So where's the next trip? This time, maybe, you and Frank can pick me up in Phila.
Keep the faith.
Toni
Ed Note: On our return from Vegas we had a three hour layover in Philadelphia before getting a flight to Newburgh. Frank Curtin and I live near one another and made the trip together. Toni Salometo met us in Philadelphia and we had dinner in the Marriott there. It was a perfect way to end the trip! Perhaps we'll find another excuse to get together again.
So where's the next trip? This time, maybe, you and Frank can pick me up in Phila.
Keep the faith.
Toni
Ed Note: On our return from Vegas we had a three hour layover in Philadelphia before getting a flight to Newburgh. Frank Curtin and I live near one another and made the trip together. Toni Salometo met us in Philadelphia and we had dinner in the Marriott there. It was a perfect way to end the trip! Perhaps we'll find another excuse to get together again.
Hey Marcy,
Gino and I just got back from skiing at Manmouth Mountain, California. What a beautiful place. We had a reat time and I enjoyed the skiing and the comradery. Looking forward to Murphy coming over this week to play golf for a few days. Glad all is well with Atticus. Get those East Coast slugs working on some mini-reunions. Speak to you soon.
From Tom Tierney on 4/1/06
Gino and I just got back from skiing at Manmouth Mountain, California. What a beautiful place. We had a reat time and I enjoyed the skiing and the comradery. Looking forward to Murphy coming over this week to play golf for a few days. Glad all is well with Atticus. Get those East Coast slugs working on some mini-reunions. Speak to you soon.
From Tom Tierney on 4/1/06
Hi Marcy,
I'm attaching a picture of our classmate Brad Crook (and me), taken when he visited me here in Jerusalem last spring. Brad and I spent a few hours catching up on 45 years (on Fast Forward) over a leisurely lunch. Brad spent most of his working life in advertising (my field too), before getting "the call" and becoming a minister. His church and congregation were in Suffolk county.
Unfortunately, Brad suffered a heart attack shortly after returning to the U.S. from Israel, but has since made a full recovery, lost weight and is taking much better care of himself. He and his wife Nancy just moved to Ft. Myers, FL, where he will continue with his Christian publishing work. Brad's e-mail is: Revbrad1@comcast.net
Regards to all,
Doug Greener
I'm attaching a picture of our classmate Brad Crook (and me), taken when he visited me here in Jerusalem last spring. Brad and I spent a few hours catching up on 45 years (on Fast Forward) over a leisurely lunch. Brad spent most of his working life in advertising (my field too), before getting "the call" and becoming a minister. His church and congregation were in Suffolk county.
Unfortunately, Brad suffered a heart attack shortly after returning to the U.S. from Israel, but has since made a full recovery, lost weight and is taking much better care of himself. He and his wife Nancy just moved to Ft. Myers, FL, where he will continue with his Christian publishing work. Brad's e-mail is: Revbrad1@comcast.net
Regards to all,
Doug Greener
I had a visit today from Jeff Katz LMHS of 62. Jeff was in town for his fortieth reunion at SUNY New Paltz. I saw the 62 Echoes for the first time and he saw his brother's (class of 59) yearbook for the first time. We had much to talk about with two schools in common and he gave me two old pictures to scan into my computer that I will put in the way we were section. As always the time just flies when you talk about old times.
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Hi Marcy !!
Hope your holiday is going well and that you have a great "New Years"..
Last night 12/28/2006 Russ invited me over to his home for a small get together.
Out of the past there sat "Artie Clark" ! I always wondered what happened to Artie. We go back to the 8th grade (Artie can be found in the way we were section of the "all boys class" pix in the last row ) and I haven't seen him in 45 years. Needless to say we all had a great time. I worked with Artie's Dad at Grumman until he died in 1972.
Attached please find the four pix from the get together.. (see above)
Enjoy and I will talk to ya soon..
Stu Smith
In June 2005 I had a surprise visitor. Phil Smith called from the Thruway on his way down from Buffalo to visit his sister in Long Island. He figured an hour in New Paltz would be better than an hour of stop and go traffic hitting rush hour when he approached the city. That one hour turned into five hours! If I had known he was coming I would have weeded my gardens. Phil is a phenomenal gardener who puts me to shame.
June 2005 - Tom Tierney (Arizona) went to California, where he met up with Jerry Murphy. Together they visited Gino Lynch in Ventura County, California. As most of you know, Gino was a victim of that horrible mudslide in January 2005. His place is still suffering from mud problems but he's come along way from those first pictures we saw after the mudslide.
September 18, 2005 - Gino Lynch went to visit his brother Robert in Long Beach, California. They went to dinner at the home of Jerry and Irene Murphy. Here Gino is seen with the Murphys in front of their house. Will you notice how many of these get-togethers Jerry Murphy is a part of? It scares me to think what will happen when he gets his RV on the road!
When Tom and Patty Tierney booked a flight to Puerto Vallarta they had hoped to meet up with Sandy (Parrish) and Del Duval. Sandy and Del have a place there where they escape the Colorado winters. How disappointed Tom was to learn that Sandy and Del were ARRIVING in Puerto Vallarta on the day that Tom and Patty were going back home. So they did the next best thing and met at the airport like ships passing in the night.
Left to right: Del, Sandy, Patty, Tom Nov. 16, 2005
Left to right: Del, Sandy, Patty, Tom Nov. 16, 2005
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Sept. 2003
Marina Del Rey, California
Ernie Brodsky (NY), Warren Hechinger and Jeff Chasan (Arizona)
California 2002
Jeff Chasan, Warren Hechinger
Submitted by Warren Hechinger
Summer of 2002
Get together at Ernie Brodsky's home on Long Island
Ernie Brodsky, Frank Curtin, Warren Hechinger
1988
In February Brad Scott and Russ Mulroy and their wives made a trip to California to Jerry & Irene Murphy's home.
The following four pictures would indicate that everyone had a very good time!
Group shot of us in Jerry's Caddy Eldorado. Warren Hechinger & Gino Lynch came the last day. Gino's son Cameron took this shot.
Warren Hechinger on Saturday Night.
At Universal Studios: Jerry, Russ, Brad & a guy Brad picked up.
Karaoke Nite: me, Jerry & Brad doing our feeble attempt at karaoke which was setup inside Jerry's house. We proceeded to mangle 25 or so classic oldies. We had to let Jerry sing ... it was his house.