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Class News:
20010-2004
Earlier archives: 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000 - 1999
Sad News:
We are saddened to report
the passing of our classmates George Kuhlkin and Florence
Wright this past year, and Joan Harwood Beckmann (Class
of 53), wife of Dick Beckmann.
Who's Who:
Harvery Poppel will be our latest class inductee into
Mepham's Who Who at a May 2 awards ceremony at the school.
Bill Hall hit
a Hole-in-One
on June 7, folks. Eighth
hole, 155 yards. Click here for
photo of Tiger Woods challenger. :-) Congrats Bill!.
He gave up golfing, flyfishing and gardening, though, for a couple
of visits to Italy and France with his wife and friends. Viva
gelato, vino and Tuscany! Favorite places were the pastel-colored
town of Burano, an island off Venice, the Rue Cler in Paris,
and the beautiful French city of Arles. We got to know the French
couple who owned the hotel we stayed at in Arles. That real interaction
with them and getting to know them and their six-year old twins
were real human interest moments.that will outlast any photos.
Click here to visit a page of photos.
Al Haggerty is in Arizona for the winter months; he and Iris
have moved from their condo to a home in their community. Still
spend summers in Connecticut, sailed to Martha's Vineyard last
year.
Here's a photo on a recent skiing trip in Telluride, Colorado.
Way to go Al! Click photo for larger pic.
Live Surf Cams — Got a few minutes to spare and
want to see our local beaches? Check out these web cama:
Gilgo Beach: http://www.bungersurf.com/Bunger_Surfcam/
Long Beach: http://www.longbeachsurfcam.com/forecast.html
(You only get about thirty seconds viewing, but enough to see
what's happening. )
2006 News:
Elaine Ferber Feldman has moved full-time to Florida.
Jack Skelly was off to Alaska this summer, visiting daughter and all important fishing. Will then be traveling to Ireland with son Jonathan....visiting all the relatives.
Al and Iris Haggerty have moved into more spacious quarters in their winter home in Scottsdale and will be spending the summer in Mystic.
Lance And Molly Dedrick Blackshaw: Has retired and moved to Maine; winters in Florida. Lance is now the Executive Director of the Bagaduce Music Lending Library in Blue Hill, ME. " I really was retired (for less than a year), but it didn't last long. However, I don't expect to be at the Library forever...more like working with the organization in the short term to help with planning, facilities, and fundraising issues."
Tony Kurdsjuk has recently published "The Long Walk Home with Miracles Along the Way." Story of history and persecution in Russia and his family's trek to USA.
2005
Carolyn Summers Herrera recently returned to her Florida home after an RV trip to ...... Hurricane did minimal damage. Flo Wright is back dancing again after a successful knee replacement operation. Allen Haggerty traveled to Belfast Ireland to give an aeronaturical lecture for MIT at Queens University. Toured a "bit of Ireland." Been sailing this month out of his summer home in Mystic.
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A very colorful exhibit by artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude. |
Marty
Lavanhar took some dramatic
photos of The
Gates exhibit in Central Park in February '05; 
Charlie
Frank recently restored
a number of photos from Merrick Elementary School days. Click
here to view.
Mepham Maine Mini-Reunion: Lance and Molly Dedrick Blackshaw hosted a get together at their summer home in Maine in July. We understand Lance makes terrific Lobster rolls! Jean Ahlers Witzel and husband Tom, Al and Iris Haggerty, Audrey Wildner Sears and husband and Ray, Frank Gobetz, Ellie LiPetri Boyer, Siggie Dieken and daughter Lauren, and Chike Dyott stopped by.
Long Island Film Festival now held in Bellmore annually!
Sad News:
We are saddened to report
the passing of our classmates: John D'Amico (12-2-2000). Tom
Leyland (February 2005);.James M. Meyer (March 2005)
You Gotta Start Off Each Day with a Laugh!
For all those who've seen Marty Lavanhar's cartoons in the reunion yearbook, here are his latest, inspired by a visit he and wife Caroline made to Tanzania, Africa. Click here.
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!
Our East
Coast was really socked with a huge snow storm the weekend of
January 22-23. Marty's cartoon says it all!
2004 News:
Joe Zanchelli: Joyce
and I were thrilled to be a part of the 50th reunion of the great
Mepham Class of '54. What a wonderful evening! To be with so
many of our former students whom we haven't seen for 50 years
was such an emotional experience. We were able to get "caught
up" with some of you but not nearly enough of you. Time
just ran out.
We want to thank Al Haggerty, Carol O'Keefe House and the rest
of the reunion committee for giving us the opportunity to celebrate
with our favorite class. We enjoyed it so much.
The reunion committee did a fabulous job and their work will
be difficult to match for the next reunion.
Best wishes to the Class of '54. We think you're the greatest!
John Bloore has moved from Virginia in September 2001
and relocated near their daughter and family in Little Rock,
Arkansas. He retired mid 2002 and has been doing a good deal
of traveling both in the states and Europe. They love being there
and being away from the cold (most of the time) but most of all
they enjoy visiting friends and family, and not doing it on any
particular schedule.
Sad News: We offer our deepest condolences to Class Co-Representative Carolyn Summers Herrera and her family on the death of her husband, Chris, on June 15, following a long illness. Chris had been a member of the Class of 1955 .