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Memories from 1985-2006

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.

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 & Tom

Neighbors in Naples, FL, Susan Amrhein Mulligan & Laura Allen Lally met in February '06 to chat about old times. Laura & her husband have since moved to "The Villages", also in Florida. Susan also has a home in Levittown. Submitted by Laura Allen.

April, 2006 Arizona - Partners in a golfing tournament -
Tom Tierney and Jerry Murphy

Jerry and Irene Murphy visiting the Tierneys in Pinetop, Arizona July,2006

Lee Goldberg (Georgia) and Debby Miller get together in Long Island. The two classmates have remained close over the years and visit each other as often as they can

Has anyone seen my ball?

What a shock. They managed to get some golf in! Tom looks happy.

Now I ask you. Does Patty look frightened?

Joe and Tom

Joe deals with an unexpected visitor to the train.

Gino and the two Toms doing what they do best.

After the get-together in Arizona, the Tierneys and the Garofalos took off on a little jaunt to visit the Grand Canyon on the Grand Canyon Railroad. They raved over the scenery and the exciting ride. Valerie and Joe Garofalo with Tom Tierney

Gino Lynch working at the pottery wheel. Gino made a piece of pottery for everyone at the cabin.

Marilyn Lerner Workman and husband Tom (LMHS class of 59)

Tom and Patty Tierney hosted a little get-together for some alumni in July. These pictures were taken at Pinetop, Arizona at Tom's summer cabin.

Valerie and Joe Garofalo

Tom Tierney hopped on a plane and paid a visit to Warren Hechinger on September 20th. He also gave Gino Lynch a call and Gino drove down to join his two old classmates.

I think they're getting an early start on Halloween. Tom and Gino are in orange shirts and Warren's in a black one. Makes you wonder what pranks they are hatching.

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

Does this varsity jacket look familiar?
Brad Scott models his old jacket which he's kept all these years.
If anyone else still has theirs, send a picture and we'll post it.

When Tom and Patty Tierney visited NY in August they met Helene Doctoroff for lunch at the Embassy Diner on Hempstead Tnpk.
Submitted by Helen Doctoroff Erb

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

2005

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.

The Smith reunion/June 2005 - Phil Smith was not finished visiting classmates. Three days later he met up with Stu Smith (no relation) in Long Island where they enjoyed lunch and more conversation.

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.

Becky Curtin and her Dad Frank, Celeste Vives Holden

Frank Curtin, Marcy McNally Fall, Celeste Vives Holden

July, 2005 - Gino Lynch (California) in the home of Marcy McNally Fall (upstate New York) the week before the reunion. He's holding a painting he did that now hangs in my home framed. It's two panthers. I'm sure you all get the symbolism.

Labor Day Weekend Sept. 2005 - Jerry and Irene Murphy on left Tom and Patty Tierney (Arizona) on right in San Clemente, California

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

View from the terrace in Sandy and Del's condo in Puerto Vallarta.

Lois Christensen Bish, holding our Echoes yearbook and sporting her new LMHS booster sweatshirt. She's standing on the dock in back of her home in Florida.

Maui, Hawaii in September 2005

Tom Tierney and Iris Kogel in the home of Iris

The view from the home of Iris and her husband.