61st Reunion (2021)

 

Thursday evening "Pizza Party with Doo Wop Harmony Group". Held at the Youngest Brothers Restaurant...

Click on these links to see the Times Square Harmony Group we enjoyed:

https://youtu.be/mI-wV-rHutw

https://youtu.be/bED3lWOKST8

 

John Harrison, Fran (Oliveira) Harrison

 

Janet (Chippy) Feldt Polao, Pat Doulin Garrison, Carole Mac Williams Garrison

 

Charles Lee

 

Carole LaBue Brunstad, Jim Stevens

 

Ozzie Kulys, Mary Rogowicz Kulys

 

Alayne Araman Fitzpatrick

 

Joanne DiLorenzo Anisky (1961)

 

Loretta DiLorenzo Mackey

 

Carolyn Gamma Crisci, Rich Crisci

 

Scott Watkins, Beatrice McClurg Watkins

 

Steve Luloff, Gerri Shapiro Luloff, Marie Dellamarco MacMillan (1962), Joanne Affuso Cardillo, Janet "Chippy" Feldt Polao

 

Dave Krawiec, Judy Harrsen Krawiec 

 

Doris Wexler Haas

 

Jim Foster, Rich Crisci, Bonnie Elder Foster

 

Tony Suraci

 

Kent Sinisgali

 

Kent Sinisgalli, Joanne Affuso Cardillo, Charles Lee

 

Dottie Norvell Camenga, Bob Camenga

 

Ruth Burgess Pewitt, Michael Pewitt

 

Helena Cestaro (1961)

 

Donna Cornell Werner, Jeff Werner

 

Dom DeRobertis,  Dolores DeRobertis

 

Stan Kahn

 

Carlos Scheer, Stan Kahn

 

Deb Uttecht, Jay Wexler

 

Rich Crisci, Joanne Affuso Cardillo

 

Mel Lacey, Shirley Tatman Lacey (1961),

 

Yes, it was a pizza party!

 

 

     The Doo Wop Harmony Group guys are as old as us! And they were really good.

 

Friday evening "Ice Breaker".  Held at the Youngest Brothers Restaurant....

Lorraine Perrone Carbone

 

Newell Miller, Adele Lukacik Miller

 

Don Mack, Martha Gardner Mack

 

Tony Sicolo

 

Barbara Ermolin Certo, Al Certo

 

  Pat Ferguson McKay

 

Barbara Sloboda, John Sloboda

 

Nick Lynch (1959), Marino DeCrosta (1962)

 

Al Fracasse

 

Tony Tallarico

 

Ruth Burgess Pewitt, Gail Benedict  Farkas

 

    Jim Morehead, Bettejane Whalen Morehead

 

Donna Revell Puglise, Dominick Puglise

 

Jennie Root Scalzo

 

Socializing photos:

 

 

Saturday all day outdoor event. Held at the Nu Cavu Restaurant. This wonderful affair included an excellent lunch and dinner. The theme was "hats"...

PROGRAM:




(Inadvertently, Lorraine Perrone Carbone's name was omitted from this page. She was a major contributor to the Event Committee)

 

 Our awesome cake!

 

 Our awesome leader!

 

Open yearbooks!

 

Adele Lukacik Miller

 

Carmella Baird, Rudy Baird 

 

Beatrice McClurg Watkins, Scott Watkins

 

Bobbie Moses, Mark Moses

 

Grace Leombruno, John Leombruno

 

Bev Mennerick, Ken Mennerick 

 

Chris Sophoclides, Judy Chrystal Reynolds

 

   Mel Lacey, Ken Mennerick, Kent Sinisgalli

 

Lois Miller Bates

Tony Fusco, Patricia Fusco

 

Barbara Horace Groves, her guest, Ken Mennerick, Bev Mennerick, Cathy Molloy Nugent, Jim Nugent

 

Adele Lukacik Miller, Angie Monaco, Carmella Baird

Jim Drennan (1957), Mary Diaz Drennan

 

   Mel Lacey, Ron Frost (NO, we were NOT dancing - we played hoops together back in NFA, Ron is lefthanded, I am right handed. We were holding out our "shooting hands"!!)

That team in 1958:

Top: Coach Joe Gaspard, Ken Bento, Al Angelone, Mel Lacey, Hank Siebert, Lloyd Cotton, Ron Frost

Bottom: Pete Daniels, Willie Smith, Jim Ryder, Tony (Moe) Linn, Gerry Kaplan

 

Linda Monroe Schwartz, Karl Schwartz

 

 Ron Frost, Harold (Loppy) Lopinot, Carlos Scheer

 

Bob Gutchens, Naomi Conner Gutchens, Tony Tallarico, Pat Ferguson McKay

 

Bill Graham (1959), and wife

 

Janet (Chippy) Feldt Poleo, Kathy Popowick Nugent

 

Doris Wexler Haas, Jerry Shaw, Joanne Affuso Cardillo, Janet (Chippy) Feldt Polao, Karen Knott Wade

 

Dancing with the "kids"

 

Jerry Shaw, Joanne Affuso Cardillo

 

Pat Ferguson McKay, Mel Lacey, Joanne Affuso, Cardillo

 

Tony, Carlos, Jay....

 

Wearing the 1960 display hats

 

Hat contest winners:

Most Glamorous Women's Hat............Adele Lukacik

Most Handsome Men's Hat.................Carlos Scheer

Funniest............................................David Krawiec

Good Sport........................................Tony Sicolo

Most Creative.....................................Dotty Norvell

Most Outrageous................................Kent Sinisgalli

Most Traditional.................................Linda Monroe

Most Patriotic.....................................Fran Oliveira

Show Stopper....................................Doris Wexler

Most Unique......................................Judy Chrystal

Oldest Youngster...............................Scott Watkins

 

Socializing:

Tony Tallarico, Pat Ferguson McKay, Steve Luloff, Gerri Shapiro Luloff, Risa Cohen Margolin, Judi Harris Morse, Pat Doulin Garrison

 

 

A class with class!!!

 

Sunday Picnic held at Winona Lake Firehouse (we were rained out at Chadwick Lake)

 

Charles Lee, Joanne Affuso Cardillo

 

Joanne Affuso Cardillo, Helena Cestaro (1961)

 

Bettejane Whelan Morehead, Gail Benedict Farcas

 

Shirley Tatman Lacey (1961), Jean Johanson Hyatt

 

Tammy King Odell, Grant Odell

 

Judy Harris Morse, Mel Lacey, Gloria Huebel Cracchiolo (1961)

Jerry Shaw (after slight injury from cleaning up), Joanne Affuso Cardillo

 

Mel's award picks:

Furthest traveled - Kent Sinisgalli  (from South Korea!)

Tallest - Dave Kraweic

Most elegant - Pat Doulin Garrison

Best dancers - Bev and Ken Mennerick

Hardest worker - Joanne Affuso Cardillo

Most congenial - Linda Monroe Schwartz

Happiest - Pat Ferguson McKay

Life of the party - Doris Wexler Haas

Funniest - Carlos Scheer

Nicest couple - Scott and Beatrice (McClurg) Watkins

Still look like high school (2 way tie) - Donna Revell Puglise, Mary Rogowicz Kulys

 

Thought I'd place one last photo here. That's Vito DeCesare (1961) and his wife, Pat having breakfast with Shirley and me on Monday. At each reunion Vito and I get together every morning to run together (at 79 it's now jogging not running for me!) We left soon after this for our trip back to the west coast.

Cheers to all!!