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EPTEMBER 2014 VOLUME 14 ISSUE 12 www.hixnews.com

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Joyce Van de Merlen, 1959 and Henry Landau, 1960

Jeanette Martello Lupis, 1959

Thank you for the card,and for thinking of me.It was muchappreciated.Now if we could get thekids to remember!

Just what I alwayswanted...a bunch ofbugs buzzing loudly!

Thanks to all of you forthe birthday card. It'salways nice to beremembered ...even if it

is a bunch of bugsbuzzing loudly!

John Fyfe, 1954

Susan & Art Romeo, 1960

Leila Kriegel and Jeffrey Randazzo, 1970

Awesome card...you brightened my day!

Thanks for all the hard work you do on behalf ofthe Hicksville alumni community!

Eric Malter, 1970

Ralph and BarbaraPrzybyszewski of Ocala Pacelebrated their 50th anni-versary at a family reunionin Highlands, N.C.Ralph Przybyszewski 1957and Barbara (Eliash) 1959

Lois Levy Calame1961

Mary Ann Vallina Smith1961

Thank you for the card, and forthinking of us. This is #37 and manymore to go.Marleen and Bob Masone 1962

Thank you for the card, and forthinking of me. It was muchappreciated. It is always nice torelive fond memories of my yearsat HHS each month, and yourremembering me on my birthdaymakes it extra special.

Mike Ollins 1963

Hey Bob and all the gang inHicksville, thanks for the greatcard, and for thinking of me.Good to hear from folks back"home". It was much appreciated

Jim Cutropia 1963

I have never seen so muchenergy as that produced bythat card. It was almost tiring.I loved it. Thanks again.Tony Plonski 1964

Jane Sharpe Bodner1965t

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Thank you for the card for mybirthday. What was especially neatis that it was daffodils which areone of my favorite flowers and theyremind me of growing up. I wouldalways enjoy them. What a great

treat to receive them. Thanks againDarlene Grecz Sacks 1967

Thank you for the card and forthinking of me. I sincerely appre-ciate the good wishes - butespecially the hard work that youand the entire HixNews team putsinto this every month.

ThanksBob Ward 1966

Dear HixNewsThanks for the card and forthinking of me HixNews for mybirthday and for Kathy and myanniversary.Kathleen & Robert Leo

1965

As always, my gratitude to thestaff for a lovely card and the joyof being remembered on yetanother birthday. This one wasthe big 75 and I am especiallygrateful to the Lord for making itthis far and still having goodhealth and my husband by myside. God bless you all.

Carole Kiever Ohliger1957

HixNewsThank you for the card, and forthinking of me. It was muchappreciated. PS- I enjoy gettingHixNews. A Facebook friend sentme a black tee shirt with HICKS-VILLE in orange letters across thefront - it's my favorite shirt!Bruce Barnard 1975

Editors NoteI bought severalthrough thealumniwebsite...but mineare orangewith blackletters!!!

Hi Bob,Would you add my Wedding

Anniversary to the SeptemberList. Dot Hoffmann Salzberg andFred Salzberg celebrating 53

years. Thanks.Dot Hoffmann Salzberg 1957....P.S. Thanks for all your workand dedication to HHS listDot

What was the date of this won-derful wedding? Congrats onyours and Freds glorious yearstogether (hope they wereglorious) LOL. love yah, Bob

It was September 3, 1961. 5 p.m.Dot

Katie Reilly Mandic1973

Donna Ollins1969

Wendy Whitson Greguski1965

Connie Blesi Sthipani1972

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Dear tHixNewsThanks! Real cute card.Vinnie Luna 1961

Thank you for the card, and for thinking of me. Itwas much appreciated. The baseball theme wasappropriate since Wendy and I are going to CT tosee a LI Ducks game! Thanks again.Richard Greguski 1965

Thank you for the card, and for thinking of us. Itwas much appreciated.Les and Karen Malter Coles 1965

Thank you for the card, and for thinking of us. It'sbeen 38 years and still going strong.Beverly Fetz White 1967 and John White

Thank you for the card,and for thinking of me.It is truly nice to berememberedMaryann Uebel Blane1973

Thank you for thebirthday card. I loved it!Debbie Fischer Dowdell1973

Jeanne Dagna Flute1977

Ronnie Klein Witlin& Ira Witlin

1969

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Bob,

First, thank you very much for all your efforts in keeping theHicksville High graduates connected no matter the distance.I graduated in 1964 and then went to the University ofColorado, which makes me a buffalo, too! Thereafter, I movedfurther west to northern California where I attended andgraduated law school in San Francisco at the University ofCalifornia (HastingsCollege of Law) in 1971.

I have lived in San MateoCounty (about 20 milessouth of San Francisco)since 1968. I have beenmarried since 1969 andmy wife is a RegisteredNurse (retiring thissummer) and we have twokids (both of whom haveMasters degrees) and twogrand children withanother on the way (duedate is November) andboth of our kids andspouses live in the same city as us San Carlos.

I have been a criminal defense lawyer for 42 years and I worka few hours a week these days as I have worked part time formany years. It has been quite an interesting career witheverything from disturbing the peace cases to homicides tohandle.

I think I have been to Hicksville about 3 times in fifty yearsand the last time was about 15 years ago. I am very muchlooking forward to attending the reunion and I have just sent

John Maniec $200 for two tickets for my wife and myself.

I will attempt to email you a recent photograph of myselfwhich was taken be a newspaper photographer a couple ofmonths ago for a story regarding old people who play icehockey, which I still do. I even played at Hicksville High andI bet you might not even be aware there was a team in the60s!!!

Anyway, if you get the email. the enclosed photo of me willbe the identical picture. The name of our team is the OldWarriors very age appropriate

Again, thanks for all your efforts and I will always look forwardto the Newsletter. Henry Lichtenstein was a friend of mybrother (Jed Schaiman 61 I think) and my recollection ofHenry was that he was quite bright and quite skinny!

Steve Schaiman 1964

Editors Note: Actually, your brother Jed was classmates withHenry in the class of 1959.

Steve,Received your note and photo. How do you still play hockey???I see those pros get knocked around and think our "older" bonescouldn't handle similar contact. Your note and photo will be inthe September issue.RegardsBuffalo Bob

BB-

I am very much looking forwardto the reunion next month andappreciate the work you andothers have done to set thereunion in motion.As for playing hockey, I played onour high school team at RooseveltField (outdoor rink) in 1963-64.I resumed playing about 30 yearsago here in Northern California ona team and a few of us haveremained together all these yearsalthough we have younger

players as well. The age limit isfrom 18 to whatever and I am towards the whatever age68this month.I play defense and can still get around pretty well, forward,backward etc. We do not play with checking and full facemasks are worn (optional but I like my teeth so I wear one.)although checking is forbidden, there often is some contactand over the years I have had a medial collateral ligamentstrain (arthrogram but no surgery), pulled groin, pulledhamstring, broken wrist, among some rather ugly bruisesfrom getting hit with a puck which had found its way to anunprotected part of my body.I have been fortunate in that my knees, ankles, hips etc are allin good shape and I am relatively healthy, so I continue toplay and enjoy myself. Most often, a beer or two after thegame in the locker room, and talking about how good weonce were, also is standard and lots of fun.I sent the actual photo to John Maniec and I attempted tosend a JPG to you but I dont know if you got the actual photoon photo paper or by email. If I can figure out how to send itby email to you I may just do so if you did not get it. I havenot embraced technology but I think I can manage this.Thanks again for all your efforts!

Steve Schaiman

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Hi Class of 1956Just finished working on the new Fox-TV episodic show, Gothamthat will begin airing on Monday, September 22nd. Got a smallspeaking roll in the third episode called, Balloon Man that will beairing on Oct. 6. I play an irritated elderly woman complainingabout her crooked landlord! What else is new! Im still kickingand taking names and trying to live up to Bette Daviss saying,Old age aint no place for sissies! Truly wishing all of you goodhealth and much happiness,

Harri Molese 1956

Hi,Pleasekeep

meinformed

aboutthe

reunionin

thefall.

Thanks.

PamSchaub

Durkin1964

Thank you, Bob for all your hard work. I so enjoy the newsletter each month. And appreciate all the hard workthat goes into it! Thank you too for helping out our class of 1964 with spreading the news about our 50th classreunion this September. One thing, though, I am not computer savvy, and don't know how to give you mybirthday info or the fact that my hubby, Marcel Reinhardt (aka Marty Reinhardt), passed February 11, 2012. Hewas also class of 64. My e-mail is popsteam@msn.com, if needed.Thanks again, Bob for all you and your team do for us all!!

Virginia Cabbe Reinhardt 1964 Have had my subscription for quite some time and enjoy it. Only wish more 1979 grads would participate! HintHint!!! Cheryl SchaefferYou and the staff rock Bob! Two things I look forward to on the first of the month isflipping the calendar and reading the HixNews!Steve Rose

I enjoy reading the newsletter, even if I didn't attend HHS. I lived in Hicksville from 47 to 66, went toSt Ignatius from 51 to 60, but went to high school in Uniondale. Many of my classmates did go toHHS and I look for their names in every issue. Thank you Buffalo Bob and all who assist you.

Mike Ryan

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Hi Bob,

I finally downloaded the drivers for my new phoneinto the computer. Then I began downloading themovies & pictures to my external hard drive. I try tobe organized there with folders for each familymember, friends, cousins, miscellaneous, etc. Now Iam attaching a few pictures for you. The first one isof the summer school pins that I earned at the ForkLane Elementary School summer program. This wasmaybe from the summer in 1952 or 1953, when Iwas about 9 or 10 yearsold. See if anyoneremembers these pins.

I'll take some photos ofmy garden and sendthem to you.Take careRosa Szendy Patteson1961

Hi Buffalo Bob,Both my wife -Joan Lawlor Roehrig and I - Robert Roehrig,are 1964 graduates of HicksvilleHigh School. We will both beattending the Fifty YearReunion being held onSeptember 13. Here is a photoof us on from a recent trip toSpain.

Rob,Where in Spain did you go? I was

in Rota to play basketball in a U.S. Navy Tournament back in1964. We travelled to Cadiz one day and witnessed a bull fight. Quite interesting thatthe bull when killed is butchered and the meat goes to the poor. Then we flew back toNicosia, Cyprus where I was stationed.ThanksBob

We took a Globus tour with friends - it was very good. We were in Madrid, Toledo,Granada, Gibraltor, Ronda, Seville, and Cordoba. Lots of beautiful scenery andhistoric places.Rob

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Click the below hyperlink to see The Great Car Crash of the eighties

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4UjipNIn1QBelow are some answers back from those who have already seen the video!!!

What??? No mention ofConey Island Kormanrepresenting State WaterHeaters that day??ShamefulPaul Korman 1969

Coney...sorry about that.It slipped my mind that isgetting older every daybuffalo bob

just kidding, Buff. The video brought backsome great memories. Thanks!Paul

Thanks for sharing! You did a great job of'capturing' those 2 unfortunate events. ThankGod no one was hurt!!Lt Dan TaylorBankers Life & Casualty Agent for Buffalo Bob

Bob,Thanks for sharing the Liberty Plumbing Supplylink, and the letter nominating Ted Swedalla to theAlumni Hall of Fame, with me. Seems, youre thequiet guy in the control booth who spotlights theaccomplishments of others. Ted & I are both lucky

to have had your friendship for these many years. Iremember the carpet rolls in the front room ofLiberty, then each leap as you guys built thebusiness. Time seems accordion like; feels like justyesterday, and the other, end of time. Retirement isgenerally pretty good, but I miss the contact withyou guys. Keep the emails coming, theyre great.

Jess BernsteinFormer owner of Nassau Valve & Supply in Queens(another plumbing & heating supply)

Very well done, what possessed you?Francesca & Bruce Carlow,Owners, Trio HardwarePlainview, New York

Great story oldfriend...Glad youdocumented it...Buffalo Bob & DanWagonerShipmate to BuffaloBob on USS Liberty

My goodness Bob I hope the women had insurance.Looks like this small do it yourself job her husbandwas doing turned into a very expensive one. Next

time I bet he calls a plumber! Hope all is well withyou.Wayne KelleyWayne was my shipmate when we were aboard theUSS Liberty.

Cool- brought back lots of memories!!!Angela Wieman WalshAngela and Buffalo Bob worked together at LibertyPlumbing Supply

Thank you Bob. We enjoyed all the news in the publication.

GO COMETS!Cheryl Gries Brown

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HiI am a lifelong Hicksville resident and, although Igraduated from Catholic High School, 3 of my 5children are Hicksville High graduates (07, 11 and12), with the other two set to graduate in 15 and20. This is a terrific newsletter, but I believe not toomany people, especially newer graduates, areaware of it. Has anyone reached out to the schoolto publicize?ThanksKevin

KevinThanks for joining up. We have not publicized at thehigh school. Perhaps if you are still living in Hicksville,

you could stop by and make them aware of thenewsletter. None of the editors lives in Hicksville...weare in Florida, California, Indiana, Georgia, andNevada.Give them the website http://hixnews.com and ouremail address editors@hixnews.com and any addi-tional information pertinent to our newsletter. Pleaseconfirm that your last name is Carroll.What school did you graduate from? How about your

wife and what was her maiden name? Let us know.Thanksbuffalo bob casale

BobYes last name is Carroll. I graduated in 1982 fromChaminade. My wife's maiden name is Kick - fromNew Hyde Park and she attended Saint Mary's HighSchool. I moved to Hicksville as an infant in 1964;lived here all but 5 years - bought my parentshouse.I am also on the Hicksville school board so I willreach out and get the info where appropriate -making some nice changes to district; looking toenhance the history of HHS within the building;reach out to and bring back alumni; enhance hallof fame and put on district website etc. Hoping Ican reach out to alumni for assistance with gather-ing facts, bios etc. I'll be in touchKevin

AcommentaboutthevideoHicksvilleHighSchool1963FiftyYearReunionPreviewhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fU5MjCjHCQ Thankyou!!!LovelookingbacktotheFUTURE!Missmy1960,61,and 62classmates...

SueNelsonHamill1962

KevinYou can ask as many questions as you want to in thenewsletter. Also, if you go to the Alumni Bios in theheader on the home page, click on it and you haveaccess to a ton of bio sketches.Don't be afraid to ask me anything. I'll help in anyway I can. I also want to incorporate those in the high

school Hall of Fame into our Newsletter Hall of Fame.I think I have the complete list.I created a video Hicksville Then and Now...have youseen that??? Also a tribute to Hicksville High alumniwho served in the military.bob

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I am looking for...

Andrea HageClass of 1966

Thank you!

Suzanne Lindquist SwensonClass of 1966

HiReading a bio of Ed Delaney, I noticed that he retired from the NY State Police.I too, am a retired NYS Trooper and would like to contact Ed. Can you help?RespectfullyLes LeViness 1959

Hi Les,It's good to hear from you!I will gladly forward your email to Ed, and hopefully he will contact you. I hope all iswell with you and yours. Your friend from the Class of 1959,

Henry

Dear Ed Delaney, Les Leviness, HHS Class of 1959, is also a retired NYS Trooper. He

would like to contact you. His email request is forwarded, below. Best regards, Henry, Class of 1959Thanks HenryIts nice hearing from you, too, and knock on wood, my wife and I are doing well and we hope the samefor you and yours. Its been a while. Anyway, I didnt know Ed Delaney at all but did recognize his picturein the bio section. He was a couple classes behind us. I just thought he and I could trade war stories.Les

I know you guys are trying to put a photo to the new subscribers...I don't have an extra yearbook but attached is a photo of my '74yearbook photo. If you can attach it to my name that would begreat, so people could connect the face to the name.Thanks

James Von Hagen 1974

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Gentlemen,Sharon and I will be leaving on Thursday for Russia, where we're taking a river cruise from St.Petersburg to Moscow on the Volga. We won't return until the evening of August 1st. If I seePutin when we visit the Kremlin, I'll make sure to give him the Italian salute from each of us!As a result, I will make the August 1 submission to HixNews by this Wednesday evening at thelatest. Thanks to some great work from Bob Casale, we've made some progress on the Uncon-firmed List this past month and have added a few new names to the Confirmed List. At thispoint, I can only indicate in the August 1 Update for the newsletter that we are still waiting onthe official IRS letter before we can open our bank account for donations.Bill, since the letter will be going directly to you from the IRS, should you receive it beforeAugust 1st, you can amend my Update accordingly. Should you be able to also announcethat our bank account is now open for business, by all means do that too. Please feel free tocollaborate with Ken Strafer or Bob Casale, if needed and amend the submission I send youthis week accordingly.Bob, I'll try and get a picture of me and Sharon with Mr. Putin at the Kremlin foryou to use in a future issue of HixNews. If that's not possible, I'll at least send youone of us from somewhere over there.While our river ship has WIFI, we've been warned that WIFI service will beintermittent at best as we travel along the Volga River and in and out of someof the lakes that extend from it. We're bringing a small iPad that we seldomuse, but I don't expect to be handling much email on the trip, so after thisWednesday, 7/16, please try and hold any email you'd like to send me.Best regards,Joe Carfora 1962

Hope you and Sharon have a great and uneventful trip. If you see Putin, give him the bird fromme. After I finished Communication Technician school in Pensacola, the navy sent me to

Bremerhaven. It was a great area for intercepting Russian submarine traffic thatwas sent daily. I was copying almost 40 words a minute when I finished mymorse code training. I would swear the Russian sailors were sending teletype(high speed automatic transmission) and not morse code.The old salts in Bremerhaven were there for years because they could copytheir code that was too fast for the majority of us. The problem is that many

of the old salts were ready to retire. It would be easy enough to record the transmission and slow it down but ifsomething needed immediate interpretation, recording would not work. I was in Bremerhaven for three

months, December of 1962 to February of 1963. Then was sent to Nicosia, Cyprus where we copied Iraq, Iran,Jordan, Syria and Egypt but not Israel because they were our allies. LOLEnjoyBob

This was forwarded to me by Susan McCotter:Now I wonder why this has not made the news....

I believe it was dedicated on 16 June 2014...

Is this not news worthy???

http://mortenson.wistia.com/medias/tejnwpitig

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Jane Rubenstein

Crowned Ms. New York Senior America 2014

Jane Rubinstein, a young 61 year old, grew up in Hicksville, LongIsland, and has been a Merrick resident for the past 31 years. Sheattended State University College at New Paltz, majoring in arteducation and minoring in music. She obtained her Master's Degreeat State University, Albany, and earned a certification in industrial artsat the University of Maine. Her passionate working career consisted ofteaching art and industrial arts in grades k-12. She retired fromteaching in 2008, and continues to study art every summer to improveher skills.

Jane has devoted her time and art skills to charity,volunteering for various organizations and causes in hercommunity. She actively supports many organizationsincluding The Jason Gruen Foundation (dedicated tohelping children with sudden death heart disease), the 911Fund, local theater and school projects.

Her interests include art, dance, horse-back riding,gardening, travel, piano, and theater. She also shares her

family's love of hockey. Acting on her childhood dream ofbeing a dancer, Jane started to take ballroom dance lessonsat the age of 56, participates in competitions throughoutthe country, and has won many championships.

Honored in 2002 by Nassau County with the "PathfinderAward" as volunteer of the year for her charity work, Janealso received the Town of Hempstead "Making a DifferenceAward" in 2014, for her community charity work.In addition, her life size fiberglass horse, which she'dsubmitted for the "Horse of a Different Color" campaign,was displayed at the Mineola Courthouse, Merrick's town

square and in Belmont Park. She has been recognized inThe New York Times, Newsday, and local publications.

Jane is proud of and grateful for her wonderful family ---her husband of 31 years, Jack, and sons Aaron and Glenn.She is thrilled and honored to be Ms. New York SeniorAmerica 2014, and looks forward to proudly promoting apositive image of aging and showing the value, grace,vitality and talent of women over 60.

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Hi,I'm writing on behalf of Sonya Fluckiger to let you know that her husband (mygrandfather), Fred Fluckiger, Hicksville High class of '38 passed on Monday,July 7 of metastatic prostate cancer. If you could share this with your readers,

we would greatly appreciate it. Below are links to his obituary and an articleabout him that was published in the Richmond Times Dispatch.Rebecca Hunsaker

FRED FLUCKIGER,Colonel (USA, Retired), devoted husband andfather, joined the heavenly hosts on July 7,

2014.He is survived by his spouse of 72 years,Sonya; his children, Karen Austin,Irene McGovern (Kevin) and

Amy Fluckiger; and grandchildren, TaylorAustin and Rebecca Hunsaker.Fred was a graduate ofHicksville High School,Class of 1938.

During WWII, Fred served with the 165th

Engineer Combat Battalion. He wasawarded seven campaign battle medals,the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster,Meritorious Service, and the Bronze Star(combat) for his service. After the war, hecontinued to serve in a military careerspanning 31 years, including assignmentto Guam, Iran, Korea, and SupremeHeadquarters Allied Powers Europe(SHAPE) in Paris and Belgium. Hevolunteered for his community, church,and The Kiwanis Club of James River.

Fred also worked tirelessly with others toestablish A Grace Place Adult Care Centerand served in various other services for thneedy and handicapped. A faithfulLutheran, he was unfailing in his service tGod, and St. Luke and Epiphany LutheranChurches in Richmond. His dedication toand pride in serving God and his country

were paramount in the way he lived his life. The family will receive friends Thursday from 1 to 2 p.m. at Epiphany LutheranChurch, where a service will be held at 2 p.m. Reception to follow at the church. Inurnment will be a private ceremony forfamily only. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Epiphany Lutheran Church.

SENIOR TRIP TO WASHINGTON, DC ON APRIL 4, 1938Fred is 4th from the right in the top row

Captain Fred Fluckiger Colonel Fred Fluckiger

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Fred Fluckigers Obituary as it appeared in the

Glen Allen man was force behind A Grace Place agencyBY ELLEN ROBERTSON Richmond Times-Dispatch

Fred Fluckiger Jr. was instrumental in taking what is now called A Grace Place adult care center on

Staples Mill Road from a small agency that was serving 10 to 12 adults per day with physical and intellec-tual impairments in the early 1990s to one that now serves 200 with various disabilities. Freds name wasthe one we cut our teeth on as soon as we walked in the agency, noted Karen Webbman, CEO of A GracePlace. Fred was instrumental to the agency when it started moving from the founder level to a truenonprofit. He and a group of four (other directors) took us from doing nice programs to gelling into anonprofit. He was the founder of the business side. We would not be the agency we are today if Fred hadnot pushed us back at the beginning. He would push us to think bigger than we were and to realize thatso many folks needed our program to grow to meet service needs of people in our community. He helpedto define the heart of this agency. A Grace Place has grown to include services to people with age-related conditions, such as dementia,Parkinsons disease and multiple sclerosis. Its purpose is to allow people to live in their homes and not be

institutionalized. The big piece is to prevent isolation, Webbman said.Until he died at his Glen Allen home on July 7, Mr. Fluckiger was still a member of the agencys emeritusboard. The 94-year-old will be honored at a funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday, today, at Epiphany Lutheran Church,1400 Horsepen Road in Henrico County. Inurnment will be private. He often talked about giving back tohis community after retiring as a colonel at Fort Belvoir in 1971. He began to do so after moving to Viennain Northern Virginia, where he served as transportation director for the Prince William County schoolsystem and as director of specialized transportation for the elderly and handicapped for the NorthernVirginia Association of Retarded Citizens. He came to the Richmond area in the mid-1970s and served as CEO of SPECTRAN SpecializedTransportation for the elderly which operated under GRTC.

A former three-year president of the Kiwanis Club of James River Inc., he also served as lieutenant

governor of Division 24 of the groups Capitol District. He was a former vice president of the Adult Devel-opment Center Inc. and a former president of the Mayors Commission for the Disabled, which honoredhim as volunteer of the year in 1990. In 1994, Adult Care Services honored him with the Louis Michaux Award for service to people withdisabilities. A Brooklyn, N.Y., native, he was inducted into the Army in 1942 during World War II and married hishigh school sweetheart, Sonya Teresko, about a month later. Mr. Fluckiger, who co-wrote a history of hisbattalion, served with the 165th Engineer Combat Battalion, which landed on Utah Beach 30 days afterD-Day. His unit crossed the Rhine River, participated in the Battle of the Bulge and witnessed the remainsof the liberated Dachau concentration camp. He was interviewed three years ago for a World War II specialon the Public Broadcasting System. His unit took part in the capture of the Berchtesgaden area in Bavaria, where Hitler and other high-ranking Nazis had mountain homes. He earned the Bronze Star for lassoing a partially buried bomb that he thought was an oddity,perhaps a new bomb that he had not been taught about, and dragging it back to headquartersso they could see what the Germans were doing, his wife said. Mr. Fluckiger became acareer officer and later completed a degree at George Washington University.He was a member of Epiphany Lutheran Church and was a former president of VirginiaLutheran Men in Mission. Besides his wife, survivors include three daughters, KarenAustin of Richmond, Irene McGovern of Glen Allen and Amy Fluckiger of Wayne,Pa.; and two grandchildren.

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Dear Classmates Were trying to get the married names for the following individuals...

Mary Benedict Pat Cochran Elizabeth DywerVirginia Benson Rosemary Dowling Patricia GaffneyBarbara Bruwer Sally Gavril Pat NaveLois Chameides Florence Gerard Rita Rupply

Please contact Bob Casale. Any help is appreciated

A note to Jennifer Rose NewellWe are trying to update the obituary list for the class of 1962.

James Newell is listed but we don't know when he passed. If you are related, can you please provide that information.Thanks.Buffalo Bob Casale

Bob Im a Newell by marriage. Im related to the Rose's and Zwirblis's that went to Hicksville (Robert,

Bud, Fred, Ronnie, and Marcy Rose and Robert, Thomas and Diana Rose). My parents are RobertRose and Diana Zwirblis. Wish I could help.

Jennifer 1996

Sent a note to Steve Hughes, Class of 1958 asking if he was related to or knew Bill Hughes.

Sorry, Bob, but I'm not related to Bill. Steve Hughes

A note sent to Neil DuncanWe are trying to update the obituary list for the class of 1962. Bruce Duncan is listed but we don't know when he

passed. If you are related, can you please provide that information.ThanksBuffalo Bob Casale

Thanks for reaching out Bob. Yes, Bruce was my brother & he passed awayon Feb. 20, 2009. He was still working at Holy Trinity HS as a guidancecounselor which was his career job, and he was a lifetime resident of

Hicksville. He was an Army veteran and was buried in Calverton where ourparents are also buried. If you need additional info please don't hesitate tocontact me. Thanks again.

Neil Duncan 1967

Bob,I'm sorry that I can't help you with any of the missing information, but I am amazed that61 of our class mates have already passed away. Thank you for all the work you keepdoing with keeping the rest of us informed. I look forward to reading the monthlynewsletter which has allowed me to get in touch with several old friends that time anddistance had spread us apart. Please continue the great work that you are doing. It isgreatly appreciated.Regards,Steve Baum 1962

NEIL DUNCAN , 1967

STEVE BAUM, 1962

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A note sent to Bill DowlingWe are trying to update the obituary list for the class of 1962. Rosemary Dowling

is listed but we don't know if she was married and would like to know when shepassed. If you are related, can you please provide that information.ThanksBuffalo Bob Casale

Sorry. We are not related and I have no information to offer. Bill Dowling, 1962

A note sent to Nancy Graham & Joe GrahamWe are trying to update the obituary list for the class of 1962. Marie Graham is listed but we don't know if she wasmarried and would like to know when she passed. If you are related, can you please provide that information.ThanksBuffalo Bob Casale

Bob... I'm sorry but Marie wasn't a relative of mine. I graduated in 1972 so I never

met her. I hope you find the information you need.Nancy Graham

Dear Bob My name is Joe Graham. I also graduated in 1962. I was married to Marie Massiello Graham for 48 years. Sadly, my wife Marie passed away on

March 28th, 2012 from pancreatic cancer. If you need any more information, please let me know. Joe Graham

A note sent to Pete FosterWe are trying to update the obituary list for the class of 1962. Robert Foster is listed but we don't know when he

passed. If you are related, can you please provide that information. Thanks.Buffalo Bob Casale

Bob Yes, Robert Foster, class of 1962 was my younger brother. He passed away on May 28, 2000. In

case you need it, Alice Foster nee Davidson, class of 1959, was my wife and is also listed in 1959.However, I am 1,000 miles away from home and do not remember her exact data. If you need it,let me know.

Pete

Hi Bob,Sorry can't help you out on this although I'm sure you are aware that Pat Cochran isdeceased. Hope you are having a great summer.Regards,Patti (Bilancia) Posillico

All listed are deceased. I'm trying to put together an In Memoriam power point presentationwith pictures and dates of birth and death.ThanksMy best to you and Joe.Buffalo Bob

JOE GRAHAM, 1962

PATTI (BILANCIA) POSILLICO

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Hi Bob,I am sorry, I cannot helpyou...don't know any of themarried names. I appreciate thework you are trying to do. Every

time I look at the Memorial List, Ifeel very sad...some of myclassmates passed soyoung...and now we will passbecause we are old! Hope all isgoing well in your world... weare doing fine here in FL.At present, we have our

daughter and family visiting here from NJ. It's 10 a.m.and the kids are already in the pool. Beach day tomor-row and then on Tuesday over to Universal Studios fora few days for them.Take care,Barbara Di Bella Dowd 1962

Enjoy your company.My two grand boys, Aidan and Chad Junior, are now inRaleigh. They moved from Bethpage on Thursday and areunpacking. I haven't seen them since September of 2011.Maybe now that they're closer, I might see them more often.love yahbuffalo bob

It's tough when the family is scattered across thecountry! We have two girls; one family is in WI, and theother is in NJ. Don't know where the grandchildrenwill finally settle, but by then, they will do the travelling

and we will do the staying at home!How do you like GA? I have cousins there; one inAtlanta, one in Blairsville and one in Blue Ridge. Havebeen up that way quite often to visit my aunt, who hasnow moved to Ocala.Have a good day, and I really enjoyed watching yournew video! Love anything Hicksville!!!xo,Barbara

I feel so useless. Sorry I can't beof help. Good luck.

June Burke Cardenas

JuneThanks for your response. You arenot useless. Not many people evenbother to send a response. I reallyappreciate those who take the timeto help.love yahbob

Thanks for your kind words, Bob. Tell me...do any of myclassmates take the time to say "thanks" to you for allyou do...or is it just a "me, me" world? Good luck onyour quest.

June

Hi Bob,Pat Cochran Williams'birthdaywas in February; I think it was

the 16th; 1945 and she passedaway July 2, 2001; she was 56years old. We graduated in 1962.She and I were good friendssince junior high and I spoke toher just two days before shepassed away. She was fine atthe time we spoke; then a fewdays later her husband, Rick,

called me to say she died in her sleep. It was really ashock. Her daughter had just had a baby (Pat's firstgrandchild) and she was looking forward to enjoyinghim. Hope this helps.

Ann Celentano Walker

BobLois Chameides is deceased.

RegardsStephen Smith 1962

p.s. BobThanks for theexplanation about the presen-

tation. I dont think Lois wasmarried - she died relatively

young. (late 60's?). MarilynZaretzky would know more.

Good luck. The presentation isa very nice thought.

Lois Chameides' married namewas Lois Chameides Monahan. Ibelieve she graduated in theClass of 1962. Thank you for allthe work you do.Howard Dolgin 1962

Lois Chameides'married namewas Monahan.

Marilyn Schwab Zaretsky

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Sally Gavril passed away inthe 60's I believe.

Frani Fisher Rothkin

Dear All:I had a great visit with Marcy Lipshutz Seus on Fridaywhen she was in North Carolina - yeah - at least some-one is coming here since Joe vacated our wonderful

state!!! Anyway the following names she may havewhen she gets home:

Lois Chameides (Marcy or Karen) Florence Gerard Rita Rupply

She does not know any of the others - we wentthrough the list Joe sent us together.Thanks Bob as always for doing above and beyond!You are AWESOME!!!

Pat Appelman Levitin '62

BobDavid Salonche, Class of 1962, died of an allergicreaction to a flu shot many years ago. You may want toadd him to the In Memoriam list.Sandy Moos

Bob,Someone mentioned at the lastreunion that Tom DeBrockepassed away in Florida sometime ago. That's all I know anddon't even know if that iscorrect. I appreciate all thethings you do for every class.Steve Backman

Bob,I didn't see Tom DeBrocke onthe list. At our class reunion in2012 it was widely known thathe had passed. You might wantto check for dates with RichThomas if you have his contactinfo.

John Mirro

Note from Buffalo BobI cant

find an obit for Tom anywhere.

Florence Gerard is deceasedHer married name wasKwiatkowski.

Vivian Goodman McCraw

DAVID SALONCHE SANDY MOOS

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A note sent to Patrick DowlingPatrick

We are trying to update the obituary list for the class of 1962. Rosemary Dowlingis listed but we don't know if she was married and would like to know when she

passed. If you are related, can you please provide that information.ThanksBuffalo Bob Casale Hey Buff Rosemary passed away Oct. 1992 Patrick Dowling 1969

Sent a note to Robert Dwyerfrom the class of 1973 asking if he was related to Betty Dwyer

Bob, You can contact Betty's brother, Douglas Dwyer, who lives in Garden City.

Elizabeth Dwyer passed away. I think 1999. Linda Sheil

Hi Bob Elizabeth (Betty) Dwyer passed away March 4, 1998, never married. Joan Brandt McHugh

A note sent to Vince PrzybyszewskiWe are trying to update the obituary list for the class of 1962. Barbara Przybyszewski is listed but we don't know if shewas married and would like to know when she passed. If you are related, can you please provide that information.Thanks. Buffalo Bob Casale

Bob: I'll forward this to my brother who probably has the details. He lives in Ocala, FL, but

is out of town until this coming Tuesday. And yes, Barbara was our sister. Vince 1955

We sent a note to Ralph Przybyszewskifrom the class of 1957 requesting information about Barbara.

Barbara Przybyszewski passed away in 2003 from cancer at the age of 58. She wasmarried to Edwin Woolf and they lived in Garland Texas. They have a son and daughter.

Ralph

Hi Bob: Barbara Przybyszewski's grave marker has her name as Barbara Irene Woolf, not Eliash

as you have listed on the master roster.

Kim Allen

Note from Bob: Thanks for the reminderdont know where I came up with Eliash.

We sent a note to Alan Nave, Class of 1965 requesting information about Pat Nave Bob, My sister Pat (Patricia Anne) Nave died October 14th, 2001 from complications of scleroderma from which she suffered for many years. She was married briefly in the 60's and

kept his name - Domini. They had one child Christopher. She was living in Fort Pierce, Floridawhen she passed. Thanks for all your hard work and thanks for reminding her old friends ofthat girl who was so sweet and beautiful.

Alan Nave

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A note to Joe Carfora:Joe,Im trying to get some of the unconfirmed names for the

proposed Vietnam Memorial at the Junior High using theHixNews master list to send out a plea for help. There are quite afew on our master list with the same names as the unconfirmed.

As I get answers, I will forward to you. I'm sending emails andhope that we get good results.Regards,Buffalo Bob

Jeanne Saeger Powell

Hi BobYes, Ted Levinnes is my brother and hegraduated from HHS in 1956 (I think).Anyway, he served 4 years in the AirForce but was not deployed overseas.He still resides in Hicksville on BlueberryLane. I would imagine that he is listed inyour local phone directory and will beable to give you the exact date of hisenlistment and the other details of whicI might not be accurate in rememberingI will forward your email to him.

Bob,I'm not related toRalph Powell.

Jeanne Saeger Powell

A note sent to Mary Jane Waters from the class of 1960We are trying to verify military status for former Hicksville alumni. The reason is we are putting a memorial at the old schoolthat will house the names of all who served in the military during the Vietnam era. We have an unconfirmed list that has aname,Joseph Waters attached and we are needing to know his branch of service, years served and a listing of the variousduty stations where he served. Are you, perhaps, related to Joe? If so, please provide the needed information.Thanks

Bob,Hope you are well.Joe was born March 31, 1932 in New York City. Following high school his fascination for flyingprompted his enlistment in the United States Air Force. Two years later he was awarded an appoint-ment to the United States Military Academy at West Point where he graduated in 1956. Joe was thefirst boy from Hicksville to graduate from the Point.

Joe completed basic training at Webb AFB and advanced tactical fighter training at Luke AFB.Following a tour of F-100's at Cannon AFB, Joe attended the University of Michigan in 1962 andearned a Masters degree in both Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering and InstrumentationEngineering. His subsequent assignments included Patrick AFB, RAF Lakenheath, England;aerospace Research Pilot School, Edwards AFB as a test pilot and joint Test Force Director for the F5E,International Fighter Aircraft.In 1963 Joe married Billie Fern Allison and on August 3, 1972 Joseph Jr. was born.Joe's love of Aeronautics is most aptly represented in the development of the F5E, in which heexerted such a strong influence, August 18, 1972 he became the first USAF pilot to fly the trim

International Fighter. On October 16, 1972 Joe's life was taken doing what he love to do---flying. Some of his accomplish-ments and recognition are Aeronautical Rating of Command Pilot, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 9 Oak LeafClusters; Meritorious service Medal for his work as Director of the New International Fighter F-5E Joint Test force.His untimely death was an incalculable loss for all of us and to the United States Air Force.

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Just subscribed to the newsletter. Found it accidentally on line.Happy to hear words from Arlene Anderson and Sue Gray McCotter. My brotherKevin Allen graduated in 1973. My sister Tracy graduated in1983.Kevin's wifeBarbara Rockwood Allen graduated in about 1977. I now live in Bohemia in Suffolkcounty. Loved the information; keep up the good work with the info. Also, happyto hear interaction with Joe Platania and Helen Luna. Go class of 1963.

A note to Marie from Henry:Dear MarieI don't see any evidence that your email hassubscribed to HixNews, but I can do it for you, if you wish.Please acknowledge that you want me to add you to ourmembership. Best wishes, Henry.

Thanks Henry. Thought I did it by clicking the appropriate space. Thanks for such a quickresponse.Marie

...Welcome to HixNews, Marie

Marie Allen Meyer

1963

Larry Olivari

1963

Irene Butler Olivari

1963

Don Bedell

1964

Richard Garcia

1964

Catherine Schram Hess

1965

Anthony Calandrillo

1964

Im Anthony Calandrillo,Class of 1964. My wifeand I will be attendingthe reunion on Sept.13th.See you soon. Thanks forall you do.

Hi,I would like to add my

name to your newsletter.I was in the class of 1964.

Thanks.

Patricia (McNeil) Liptak

1964

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Chrissy,

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SchoolNewsletter

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Buffalo Bob,I graduated in 2007. My current full name is

Christina Marie Stathes. My anniversary with my

fianc is January 12. My birthday is December 30.

Thanks. Be well.

Chrissy

Please fill out the survey about a possible HHS reunion in the fall of 2015. Nothing hasbeen set at this point. I am trying to see if there is interest and would need at least100 people to even begin the process. Please click on the link below and respond bySeptember 15th.

The email list was compiled from HIX News, and other sources. Feel free to forward toother class members. Thanks. Elin Lawrence Class of 1965

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/M2CMHFJ

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Many Familiar FacesIn 1970, John Wayne hosted a variety showcelebrating America's history. Included in the castwere the following (some were uncredited): Ann

Margret , Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Dan Blocker,Roscoe Lee Browne, George Burns, Owen Bush,James Caldwell, Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, RoyClark, Bing Crosby, Phyllis Diller, Edward Faulkner,Lorne Greene, Harry Hickox, Celeste Holm, BobHope, Kay E. Kuter, Michael Landon, Forrest Lewis,Dean Martin, Dick Martin, Ross Martin, GregMorris, Ricky & David Nelson, Hugh O'Brian, DanRowan, William Shatner, Orville Sherman, RedSkelton, Tom Smothers, Leslie Uggams, Jesse Vint,John Wayne, Patrick Wayne, Dennis Weaver, DanWhite, Hal Williams, The Doodletown Pipers. Theclosing piece featured many of the show's guests.

Enjoy!

This ditty was sent in by KathyKoziuk Hannaman 1960& Bill Dylewski 1962...

Lost in the Fifties Another Time

Another Place

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjj9VKKSV2g&feature=player_embedded

Jhttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=

10203900770857211

Thanks to Art Lembke for submitting

the following

This is well worth the time to watch!

http://stg.do/video/?v=kkPf

This is precious...watch what happens when a

Katy Perry song comes on the radio!

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

5HmOkQkGo

This was sent to me by my cousin

Donald Casale...

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php

?v=10152206952703190&set=vb.556623189&type=2&theater

A World of Unusable Beauty

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=FiZqn6fV-4Y

This is a great tribute to America and to

American Veterans

Thank you Wisconsin

http://mortenson.wistia.com/medias/t

ejnwpitig

I think this kid is unbelieveable and so

powerful. It is remarkable that her

voice is so seasoned. Shes really

talented. Enjoy! And shes only six

years old.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php

?v=10203438311151901&set=vb.1636358788&type=2&theatre

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