Dinner, conversation, laughter and good memories were shared amongst the grads of 1963. Pictured were Lenny & Helen Fasback, Linda & Tom Taylor Janice Cook-Dutton, Anne O’Neil-Miriervini Richard Bolte.
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These ladies were the kindergarten class of 1950. Their teacher, Mrs. Morano, recently passed away just a week before this event at the age of 89. Pictured were
Anne O'Neill-Minervini,
Dorothy Ann Williams - Jaekle, Jean Donnelly and
Mary Lou Perry
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Best Friends of the graduating class of 1963, and still best friends: Pictured were Patricia Cerasoli-Gilroy, Sharon Feinstein-Harary, and Madeiline G. Shamroth -Gallagher.
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East Rockaway’s 1963 Basketball Coach, Harold Fresleben still shots the hoops. Alan Brown, a basetball player in high school and a student of Fresleben, was one the first team to make sectional for finals in 1963.
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Many members of the class of 1963 got together and sang familiar songs from the 60’s and 70’s. Bob Johnson, Janice Gook-Dutton, Roberto Schiraldi, Billy Klappholz, Kenny Roemer, and Arthur Schlosser (Dean Dobbins) laughed, sang and cheered each other on.
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The 1963 Graduation Class of East Rockaway High School gathered for a photo, and shared many memories from their high school days.
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Nearly one hundred members of East Rockaway High School’s Class of 1963 gathered at the Elks Lodge No. 1 in Lynbrook for a very special reunion. Chaired by alumna Mary Lou Perry, the gala event was filled with hugs, laughter, and of course, good music.
The weekend-long reunion included a Friday night cocktail party at Michael’s Porthole and a Saturday tour of their old alma mater, led by Athletic Director Dom Vulpis. Former students — and faculty, came from as far away as Arizona, New Mexico, North Carolina, Florida and New Hampshire.
“It was beautiful,” said Perry. “Everything was great. We talked about all the fun we had in high school.” She said that they honored their teachers at the dinner. “We hope to get together in smaller groups, and maybe a bigger reunion in five years.”
A homecoming
“When I left East Rockaway in 1963, it was a lovely little village in which to grow up. It was full of friendly, caring people and it warmed my heart to see that in this way my old hometown remains very much the same. I like the changes by the waterfront district, which make the area about the Inlet even more welcoming than it was in the old days.
Ralph Blanchette
Clinton Corners, NY
Look for more memories from the members of the Class of 1963 in the August 22, all circulation issue of the Herald, which will include your new “Guide” (formerly the Almanac).
