321 List Avenue • Rochester, New York 14617 • (585) 336-3067 • www.westirondequoit.org July 2009 Newsletter Message from the President
I want to welcome the Class of 2009 into the West Irondequoit Alumni Association. Our numbers keep grow - ing, yet we remain close to one another. West Irondequoit has always been a place to come home to, and our home has seen many changes throughout the past several years. We are now in the final phases of major renovations at IHS. The new pool and improved tennis courts should be ready for student use this coming school year. In the district’s tradition of excellence, our students took a record 850 Advanced Placement exams this spring. Historically, 75-79% of those students have consistently attained scores The new main entrance of IHS welcomes you home. qualifying them for college credit.
Alumni are welcome to visit IHS to see the wonderful improvements INSIDE being made. We have over 10,000 alumni still living in the Rochester New Construction Makes a Splash at IHS! ...... 2 Generations of Excellence ...... 3 area. Many alumni have moved back to West Irondequoit, as parents know Memory of Gordon Allen Honored ...... 4 the value of a good education. We should all be proud of our alma mater. Women’s Alumni Lacrosse ...... 4 Class of 1943 ...... 5 A common theme among the Generations of Excellence Scholarship appli - Class of 1945 ...... 5 cants is the pride our senior class members feel in having attended the Reunion Details by Class ...... 5 Class of 1958 ...... 6 same school their parents did. We are delighted that so many parents and Class of 1967 ...... 6 children have been able to share the same fond high school memories. Class of 1977 ...... 7 Alumni Spotlight: Class of 1981 Nila Webster ...... 7 My Life in Iraq ...... 8 The West Irondequoit Alumni Association values the input of its gradu - Good News ...... 9 ates, and we are always open to your ideas for the alumni newsletter. Tales from a Small Town ...... 10 Memories on Tape ...... 10 Please visit us at www.westirondequoit.org/ alumni/htm to share your Alumni Reps ...... 11 thoughts and ideas. Golf Tournament ...... 11 Alumni News ...... 12-14 Old Yearbooks Wanted ...... 13 Leslie Knapp Ferriter Alumni Passings ...... 14 Class of 1977 Bricks 2008-2009 ...... 15 New Construction Makes a Splash at IHS!
In May 2007 West Irondequoit residents approved the construction of a new swimming pool at IHS. The original pool was added to the building in 1958 and while it had served the community well for 50 years, it was showing its age. Mechanical failures were frequent and the pool was too small to meet today’s needs.
The new pool is being constructed in the same location with additional area obtained by moving the east wall out 24 feet. The pool will have eight lanes, replacing the previous five and the new pool will be 14 feet deep at one end rather than the original 11 feet. You can follow our progress at www.westirondequoit.org/capital_project _updates.htm . Construction began in June 2008 and Show your IHS pride and purchase a will be complete in September 2009. Although we have had no swimming West Irondequoit facility on site this past year, all of our West Irondequoit swimming programs have continued at neighboring pools. Please visit WWiinnddooww CClliinngg www.westirondequoit.org for details of the pool opening toward the end of sum - mer. We’d love to hear your memories of the original pool or of school sponsored swimming activities prior to its con - struction – yes there was a swim team before there was a pool! Send the alum - ni office a note at alumni_ [email protected]. I Clings will be mailed to: Name ______Address ______The West Irondequoit Foundation offers free City, State, Zip ______tours of IHS to class Phone #______reunion groups. Checks should be payable to: Come and explore the West Irondequoit Alumni Association Irondequoit High School Total # of clings ______x $2.50 = $______of 2009! Contact the Please return this order form to: Office of Public West Irondequoit Alumni Association Information to arrange a 321 List Avenue tour at 585-336-3067. Rochester, NY 14617
2 Generations of Excellence – Years of Tradition
Each year, a new class of graduates joins our for the past four years. I am proud to attend Alumni Association. Many of those gradu - the same school as my family did.” Danielle ates are following in the footsteps of parents will attend SUNY Fredonia this fall. and grandparents who are also alumni of Irondequoit High School. In 2004, the West Jackson was preceded at IHS by his dad Irondequoit Alumni Association began to David Frenzel ’72, his grandmother Joan Danielle showcase this tradition of excellence by Record Frenzel ’47 and his aunt Mary Crary awarding the first Generations of Excellence Frenzel ’85. Jackson wrote, “I have enjoyed scholarships. being part of a long line of Irondequoit High School graduates. I worked at the same To be eligible for this award, graduating sen - radio station that my father and cousin Mike iors must have a parent, or grandparent who did years before and had some of the same is a graduate of Irondequoit High School. teachers that taught my Aunt Mary. I feel They must be a good student who worked proud of the education that my family and I hard in school, they must have attended IHS have received at Irondequoit. ” Jackson is for four years and they must be planning to headed to the University at Buffalo. attend a two or four year college or a voca - tional school. Applicants must write an essay Michael’s mom Elyse Rothstein Keeley ’74 telling of their experience belonging to a and his uncle David Rothstein ’78 paved the Jackson Frenzel family that has had two or more generations way for him. Michael wrote, “Having rela - of students in West Irondequoit Schools and tives as IHS alumni is interesting because I must provide two letters of recommendation. mention names of teachers that my mother On June 2, Steve Arter Englert ’57 presented and uncle remember from when they attend - the seventh set of scholarships to our ed Irondequoit High. It is interesting to newest graduates. Danielle Crary, Jackson think that even though we attended high Frenzel and Michael Keeley each received a school at such different times, many things check for $100 and an engraved clock. never change. ” Michael will attend SUNY Oswego in September to study Broadcast Danielle followed in the footsteps of her dad and Mass Communications. “My dream job William Crary ’77 and her mom Michelle would be to be a play by play sports broadcaster.” Crevier Crary ’80. In her essay Danielle wrote, “My father and his four sisters and Do you have a child or grandchild soon to Michael my mother and her two brothers and sister graduate from IHS? Encourage them to apply Keeley all attended Irondequoit High School. It was for the generations of Excellence important for me to graduate from the same Scholarship. Applications are available from school as my relatives for the simple fact the Alumni Office at 585-336-3067 or online that there were memories and traditions at www.westirondequoit.org/alumni.htm . I created within the walls that I have walked
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3 Memory of Gordon Allen Honored at Rededication
On May 9, the stadium at IHS was rededicat - of the concession stand, facing the field. ed to Gordon Allen. Coach Allen’s daughter- This lasting tribute reads: in-law Sue, his son Dick, granddaughter Unselfish dedication to the welfare of others Jessica and great grandson Andrew were on is an attribute to be coveted. It is a height of hand for the ceremony which was led by accomplishment known only to a few, to men Athletic Director David Green ‘75. like Gordon Allen. Through the channel of Gordon Allen coached and taught in West Physical Education, Mr. Allen trained both Left to right: Athletic Director Dave Green ’75, Irondequoit from 1942 to 1972, and served bodies and minds; he always sought the high - Jessica, Andrew, Sue and Dick Allen and the newly as Athletic Director. The 1963 er goals of good sportsmanship, effective installed plaque honoring Gordon Allen. Neodaondaquat was dedicated to him. He leadership and strong character. His friendly was a mentor to many, a role model for all smile and genuine personality will be treas - Check out the athletic stadium during and a true gentleman. ured by those who knew him, his guidance Homecoming, September 21-26, 2009. heeded by those he taught. I A plaque has been installed on the east side Women’s Alumni Lacrosse By Sarah Wright ‘04
The 2nd Annual IHS Women’s Alumni Lacrosse Game was held Saturday, August 2, 2008 on the turf field at Irondequoit High School. Fourteen women from the 2008 graduating class through the Class of 1998 came to participate in the fun. Former coach Chris Harvey was the referee as the women played half field play. On an overcast morn - ing, odd versus even graduating classes took the field at 10:00 a.m. Lots of laughter, goals and ribbing punctuated the play, Sarah Wright, class of 2004, organizer and goalie, made multiple saves. IHS Assistant Varsity Girl’s Lacrosse Coach Sarah DePeters was a tough defender and managed to score some awesome goals. Cousins Clair Sick, Rachael Harvey, and Cailin Harvey enjoyed the competition. If inter - ested in scheduling for future games, please contact Sarah Wright at [email protected]. I
Front row: Katie Travers Hall, Sarah Wright, Mary Hall (Katie’s daughter), The 2009 Women's Lacrosse Alumni Game will be held on Natalia Tortora, Carrie Kane, Maggie Mullin, Cailin Harvey, Clair Sick, July 18th from 10 a.m. to noon at the IHS stadium field. Please Rachael Harvey Back row: Kerrie Brown, Michelle Mitchell, Lauren Crary, contact Sarah at [email protected] for more information. Sarah DePeters, Lauren Crary, Caitlin Mikel, Coach Harvey
THE WEST IRONDEQUOIT The West Irondequoit Alumni Association continues to collect ALUMNI ASSOCIATION IS used cell phones as a fundraising campaign. Proceeds NOW ON FACEBOOK. benefit our Generations of Excellence scholar - ship fund. Cell phones are shipped to Pace Check us out - The Irondequoit Butler Corp, which pays the association for High School Alumni Association is them. “In the past five years, we have earned almost $800,” said WIAA president our official page! We’ll post Leslier Ferriter. “It’s a simple fundraiser notices of reunions and special that is working well for us.” events such as alumni sports con - tests. Alumni information is also Inactive phones (any age or make) may be available on our Web site at dropped off at any school or at the District Office located at www.westirondequoit.org/alumni.htm 321 List Avenue. Call 336-3067 with any questions.
4 Class of 1943 REUNION DETAILS BY CLASS
1954 • RC: Alice Kincaid Date: 2010 Details: The class of 1954 schedules a reunion every 3 years. 1959 • RC: Judy Trost mail to: [email protected] Date: August 28-30, 2009 Details: Friday: O’Loughlin’s; Saturday: IHS tour Dinner at Roch. Yacht Club; Sunday: Picnic at Camp Eastman 1960 • RCs: Carol Brink Alman (585) 787-3064 Joyce Johnson Tompkins (585) 872-3488 Sharon Farquharson Thornberg (585) 507-0395 Date: September 2010 The IHS class of 1943 had a 65 th reunion picnic on September 18, 2008 at the home of Ruth 1962 • RCs: Carmela Amato Chamberlain Krautwurst Sorensen. The class has had a picnic annually since their 50 th reunion, except for mail to: [email protected] their 60 th when they had a dinner at Lakeshore Country Club. They enjoy each others’ compa - Clark Dobbertin ny and make wonderful memories together! mail to: [email protected] Date: Summer 2012 (50th reunion) Pictured: Back row: Robert Gianniny, Jack Marzell, Robert Pollard, Robert Lawler, Ruth 1967 • RC: Meg Youtchas Myers Shoemaker Hunt, Joan Preston Isaac, Ruth Krautwurst Sorensen, Calvin Reynolds, Jack Salzer mail to: [email protected] Date: Last weekend, September 2012 Front Row: Jane Schultz Pollard, Bette Bostwick Nowak, Janet Collins Kryk, Wilma Lauterbac 1969 • RC: Gary Westman Johnson (came all the way from Nebraska with her daughter), Garda Lodewick Houston, M. mail to: [email protected] Ralph Webster. Date: August 8, 2009 Details: Friday: RIT Inn on the Campus; Saturday: IHS tour, RIT Inn on the Campus Not pictured: Virginia Ross Kukura, George Pointon, Ralph Zimmer I 1970 • RCs: Lorraine Manelis Iwema mail to: [email protected] Larry Sapozink Class of 1945 mail to: [email protected] Date: August 21, 2010 Details: Camp Eastman 1974 • RC: Barb Saucke O’Connor mail to: [email protected] Reservations made on the class reunion Web site: www.ihsclassof74reunion.com Date: July 17, 2009 Details: Friday: O’Loughlin’s – informal gathering; Saturday: Camp Eastman – BBQ, live music by The Invictas 1979 • RC: Laura Green Mason Date: August 7, 2009 Details: Planning Stage 1989 • RC: Elena Mulcahy Date: July 31 - August 1, 2009 Details: Friday: Dinner at Roch. Yacht Club; Saturday: IHS tour, O’Loughlin’s 1994 • RC: Katie Coakley Carangelo mail to: [email protected] The Class of ’45 holds an annual luncheon, this photo is from 2008. If you would like to attend Date: October 10, 2009 our next get-together, please contact Betty Christman Schwab @ 585-586-6668 or Details: Perkins Mansion [email protected] . 1999 • RC: Amy Caplan Coniglio mail to: [email protected] Front row: Betty Lou Werth Lembcke, Shirley Nagler Coulter, Thelma Reeners Benwitz Date: November 28-29, 2009 Back row: Betty Christman Schwab, Jean Liese Vincent, Ruth Vehlin Fox, Betty Marquart Details: Planning Stage Wahl, Margie Pressley Gillette I 5 Class of 1958
Seated: Betsy Barker Warner, Elaine Stark Ericson, Julia Hawks Perlman, Barb Perry Watson, Sylvia Bristow Cahill, Gretchen Luke Kralles, Phil Wilder, Bill Adams Row 2: Bob Hrankowski, Mac Warner, Jack Baker, Ruth Amdursky Simon, Sally Breeze Schutt, Ginny Straat Braun, Dave Ashley, Louise Stutz Sirianni, Doug Loescher, Cynthia Gilmore Cerquone, Barb DeBurgomaster Mueller, Diane DeLorm, Jean Yeomans Lamson, Christine Sidler, Anne Mosher Yeager, Judy Curchin Vandever, Linda McDonnell Ingraham, Gerry Miller Jennings, Diane Waterman Goodman, Gail Wadman McArthur, Linda Brady Thompson, Barb Collins Burrows, Marcia Witters Parker, Don Smith, Mike Kleinhans, Alan Berlowitz, Galen Parker, Robin “Corky” Hughes, Sandy Pontius Copeland, Bill Ryan Back row: Ron Arndt, Bill Culver, Bob Saucke , Bob Schlenker, Gary Bradshaw, George Johnson, Jack Beach I
Class of 1967 Would your class like a tour of IHS? Reunion groups can arrange for tours of IHS through the Office of Public Information. The tours are led by members of the West Irondequoit Foundation and September, 2007 alumni who are Front row, left to right: Linda Rehbach Bradley, Sue Reinhard Carter, Nancy Landfear Kukulka, Sharon Passer Pulvino, Anne Church Gatti, Ann Weiss, Lynne Reichhart, Donna Nieman Smith. interested in giving back to the school Second row, left to right: Dan Clow (deceased/2008), Bob Crumrine, Harvey Stoller Christine Miller Seaman, they fondly John Littwitz, ______?______, Neil Reichhart, Sally White Hartman remember. Third row, left to right: David Alley, Harvey Mymit, Kathy Mielke, Sarah Gilbert Evans, Linda Cileski Cullen, Call 585-336-3067 for Marcia Adams Aston, Graham Bradley, Debbie Baars Kaiser,Margaret/Meg Youtchas Myers, Carol Freedman information. Gilman, Sue Landfear Borcyk I Photo by Ann Weiss 6 Alumni Spotlight Shines on Class of 1981 Nila Webster By Earl Doser ‘52
How cool is it, to return to your grammar deeply reading and writing can change our school after 31 years, and read a children ’s lives. Mr. Brown and Mr. Greaves were two book YOU WROTE, to the third grade class? of my other favorite mentors”. That ’s exactly what Nila Webster did last year, at Seneca school (a highlight of her Nila went to Tufts University, majoring in year). The presentation focused not only on English. Her first job after graduation was the books themselves, but also on the won - as a high school English teacher at a small der and joy of creative writing. parochial school in Boston. She taught English for seven years, and used some of Nila lived on Baron ’s Road, near St. Paul the same novels she read at IHS. She now Nila Webster, her mother Jani Johe Webster and Blvd. & Thomas Ave., and attended Seneca resides in Revere Beach, just north of her grandmother, three generations of poets! School. She walked to school, accompanied Boston . Her first book was Literature for the by her mom when she was in kindergarten, Journey: World Literature and the Inner ers. One day, I said to George, ‘I’d like to then on her own (how many kids do that Life ,a text book for high school students, write a children ’s book that would counter - now?). published in January, 1992. balance what happened in Littelton. ’ That day, the Saturday before Mother ’s Day, 1999, While attending IHS, Nila worked at the In her own words: “I never thought of writ - I wrote The Gift of You, The Gift of Me , my YMCA during summers, and also had a regu - ing children ’s books until I met a profes - first children ’s book. George was commis - lar babysitting gig. sional children ’s illustrator, George M. sioned to do the artwork for the book, which Ulrich. He knew I wrote adult fiction, and was published in 2005.” Her best memories of high school? “Mr. we encouraged each other in our art. And Agor ’s creative writing class, and John then, in the tragedy of Columbine, I began Within a few weeks of publication, Nila was Thompson ’s Advanced Placement English to contemplate what might possibly make a visiting local schools sharing the message of class. Both teachers were tremendous, and difference for children by awakening in the book, which is one of self-love and grati - it was in these classes that I realized how them a sense of self-love and love for oth - tude. Since then, word of the presentation has spread, and she is already booked for the foreseeable future.
Nila has written two additional children ’s books, both collaborations with her mother, Jani Johe Webster, who has been writing and publishing poetry since before Nila was born (ah ha-that ’s where Nila got her inspi - ration!). The two books, Remember Rain and Remember Beauty , tell the story of an unlikely friendship between a tiny cat named Budda Baby, and a Great Lone Wolf. Children relate to the idea that we can be friends with others unlike ourselves, and that friendship is a very special and healing thing. All three of her children ’s books have been read to grammar school classes, kindergarten through seventh grades.
If you ’re ever asked if you know someone famous, say Nila Webster, renowned author of books for children, and you both are IHS grads.
And next time you ’re in a library, ask for Nila ’s books, especially if you have grade- school kids or grand kids. They will be thrilled with these stories. The Irondequoit Library, at Titus & Cooper has them!! I
7 My Life in Iraq: A Nutshell-Taste By Barbara Lakeberg ‘70
It’s twelve midnight on Sunday, 8 March where many organizations had their from a number of international NGOs – International Women’s Day – and I’m headquarters . With eight Kurdish (American, Swedish, and Norwegian), sitting here at my kitchen table in my Muslim friends from Dohuk and Erbil, I UN agencies, and some regional Iraqi office in Ain Sefni, a rural town in started Concordia, planning to do Kurdistan ministries in the north, with Sheikhan District of Ninewa (Mosul) democracy and human rights education - the bulk of our funding coming from Governorate in northern Iraq whose pop - al projects, trauma-counseling training, non-Iraqi sources. We’ve worked hard to ulation is a mixture of Izidis, Christians, and other local civil society-development keep ourselves separate from political Muslims, Kurds, Arabs, and Hostas work. party control and have never taken (“Gypsies”) – and one Buddhist - me. money from any of the political parties. Maybe by writing about my experiences By February 2004, after two training This is important in a place where today, I can give you a nutshell-taste of workshops for school counselors and almost no NGOs are truly independent the life I’ve been living here in Iraq directors, we were planning a large proj - of political control, and it’s allowed us to since 2003. ect with financial support from an help a number of persons from different American NGO, Research Triangle political sides of the fence. I work as the General Director of Institute. For the next five months, our Concordia, a local Iraqi nongovernmen - Most of our work has been in the area tal organization that I helped start in of human rights and democracy educa - November 2003 after visiting Iraq twice tion and human rights advocacy and on organizational work with the protection, with additional work in the American Kurdish Center of Fairfax, areas of trauma counseling, social prob - Virginia. To fill you in briefly, I was liv - lem solving, and environmental educa - ing in Philadelphia in the spring of tion. We work with women and men of 2003, newly divorced after 11 years of different faiths and cultures, and our marriage to a Tunisian man, when I board and staff are an eclectic group of decided to take a job near Washington people – Izidi, Muslim, Christian, and as the executive director of a small Buddhist (me) – mainly professionals Kurdish-American organization with a (teachers, lawyers, engineers, and project in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil, artists) with others mixed in who have now the capital of the Iraqi Kurdistan less education but are interested in Region. I worked six months with the working in a democracy-oriented organ - AKC and found I liked living in Iraq ization and have skills to contribute to much more than in the suburbs of our work. Because the population in the Washington – the people in Iraq were cities where we live is mainly Kurdish, friendly and welcoming, and I loved the we don’t have many Arabs working with Kurdish culture of colorful clothes, danc - us, but some of our staff are mixed Arab ing at weddings, delicious lunches and and Kurdish, Arabs from Mosul, Kirkuk, dinners, and hospitality toward Baghdad, and Karbala have sometimes strangers. The people here seemed more participated in our workshops and art genuine and more involved with basic Barbara Lakeberg at a workshop near Sheikhan. exhibitions. Occasionally we’ve been things in life than Americans typically able to include Turkomans in our work - are, and I felt at home in the land of pis - office in Ainkawa and our newly estab - shops, too – they’re a much smaller tachios , apricots , and sesame. lished office in Dohuk carried out hun - minority in Dohuk and not so large in dreds of democracy and human rights- Erbil, where we closed our office in After helping to organize and run two related dialogues with local people, 16 March 2005 after moving our headquar - training workshops in September 2003 workshops, and one art exhibition ters to the more-northern city of Dohuk. in Erbil and Kirkuk in trauma counsel - (“Women and Human Rights”) featur - Our board and staff also include ing and peace education for local Iraqi ing the paintings of a young Kurdish ChaldoAssyrian Christians, and we’ve organization members , teachers , and Izidi artist who became a close friend of had Armenian Christians as colleagues, health-center staff, I quit my job at the mine. Concordia quickly had over 30 workshop participants and volunteers in AKC and moved to Erbil, living three staff divided across two offices in north - our activities, too. weeks in a hotel before relocating in ern Iraq and a solidly developing reputa - December 2003 to our first Concordia tion for good work with local citizens. There’s more - Read a detailed essay on office – a two-story house in Ainkawa, a a day in Barabra Lakeberg’s life at mainly Christian town next to Erbil Since the RTI project, we’ve had funding www.westirondequoit.org/almni I 8 Good News from the West Irondequoit Central School District A sample of our students achievements over the past year. The Good News is published monthly at www.westirondequoit.org
Irondequoit High School was recognized by Newsweek Supple and Emily Walsh earned National Semifinalist magazine as one of the top high schools (out of status. Commended Students are Robert Cigna and approximately 27,000 high schools) in the United Laura Dolan and Bobbi Mason was recognized as an States, with a rank of 357 out of 1480 schools studied. Outstanding Student. Schools are rated on the percent of students who take Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate or The Girls Volleyball Team brought home the NYS title Cambridge exams, compared to graduating seniors. in November. IHS has been on the list every year that it has been published. More importantly, more than 70% of our stu - Thirty IHS students exhibited their work at ArtPeace dents consistently score 3, 4 or 5 on AP exams, making Shakedown ’09 at the Village Gate Square in May. them eligible for college credit. In May 2009, 850 stu - The show celebrates and showcases the visual and per - dents wrote AP exams, an all-time record. forming talents of high school students in Monroe County and featured exhibits from 31 area high Two IHS business students, Sam Kennedy ‘09 and Tyler schools. Condello ‘09, earned the title of World Champions at the DECA International Career Development Jonathan Merritt ’09 was the recipient of the Conference in Anaheim, CA. Their event required Irondequoit Art Club Scholarship Award and the them to run a simulation program of a retail store. All Irondequoit Art Club Award for his promising digital decisions to run a store, including staffing, purchasing, and traditional photography work. Jonathan’s photos pricing, promotion, location, financial analysis, etc. were exhibited at the club’s annual show in May. were required to be made and managed over a 15 minute window against 16 other finalists who compet - For the eighth time in the past ten years, West ed on-line during a period of eight weeks to make it to Irondequoit has been named among the Best for this level. It took five matches of 15 minutes against Music Education in America by the North American four teams at a time to finally be crowned – world Music Merchants Foundation. The district earned this champions! honor for its “strong comprehensive music education programs.” Ryan McCormick ‘09 won the Class A singles Section V tennis title this year and was the Class A The Odyssey of the Mind program fielded 33 teams doubles champion the previous two seasons. He is the in 2008-09, ten teams advanced to the state competi - first IHS player to play singles in the state tournament. tion and two teams went on to compete at the World Finals! Six IHS students were recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program. Benjamin Detty, Megan
Our comprehensive program continues the tradition of excellence Peak Pfor wheich thre difstrioct is krnowmn. ance 9 Probably the most interesting part to Tales from a Small Town bystanders was watching the skill in build - ing the “cribbing” which kept the building By Bob Rehbach ‘46 exactly in place and level. Again, by hand. The structure was raised so that the 16 I’ve often been asked by much younger folks, the society. After all, my ancestry goes back wheels could be rolled in underneath to the “Isn’t living your whole life in a small town to 1832 in Irondequoit (then a part of back end on 50 ft., 7,000 lb. steel beams. The (Irondequoit) boring?” Of course not, if you Brighton). I served as president of the socie - truck would pull it from the front; everything live life to its fullest, every day. ty for 13 of those years. leveled with hydraulic jacks and cribbing.
The class of “46” doesn’t seem so long ago The society became an exciting part of our Finally moving day arrived: Monday, July 14, now that remembering those days is a part lives when, in 1995, the salt box type house 2008, about 9 a.m. A few challenges were of daily conversation and the good things built by Ransford Perrin ca 1839 was given to encountered in the move, but basically it that have made life really interesting. the society and ultimately given to the town was smooth. The day was beautiful – the and placed on the town hall cam - crowd enthusiastic (some skeptical). There pus. It was the third move for this were cheers when the 80 ton building was structure. Finally Irondequoit off the platform and on its way west down would have a museum – not Ridge Rd. Many of the spectators followed large, but interesting. We have the whole move on foot as we did. It was a kind of adopted this little house slow and patient trip for this fragile land - and volunteer there a lot. mark building and an historic move.
Even more exciting was the It would take several weeks of preparation to move of the “Cobblestone set the building on its present and perma - Blacksmith Shop,” the oldest nent home. At last, after about 50 years, the known building in Irondequoit, Pioneer House and the Blacksmith Shop are ca 1830, from East Ridge Road, together again. On October 6th, the inside near Culver Road to the town hall foundation of stone was poured and the campus next to the salt box Bob Rehbach and the Blacksmith House as it moves to the house. These two structures were Continued on page 11. Town Hall Campus from its original home on Ridge Road originally next to each other on near Culver. Ridge Road. Memories on Tape As I left IHS, I continued to work at the “Red The very fragile stone building was, after In 2002, IHS alum Steve Arter taped and White” grocery across the street from about a seven year process, given to the interviews with faculty who were teach - the “old school.” Working in retail was excit - town. On April 2, 2008, the Matthews ing during the 1950’s when he was a stu - ing to me then, and I’ve only recently retired Building Movers began the preparation for dent. Those interviewed were: Norma from it. this historic venture. Anne and I made it our Butler, Bruce Clair, John Dodge, Beulah summer “hobby” to see this miracle happen. Hilfiker, Helen Rice, Butler Shaw and In 1950-51 I took a sabbatical and made new Not knowing much about the engineering of Clare Wallace. Copies of this VHS tape friends as I traveled with Uncle Sam’s US such a move, it became not only a fascina - Army to Korea. It truly was a great experi - tion, but a hands-on (sort of) education. I are now available for $15. ($5 will reim - ence. When I came home, my grocery man - wouldn’t say it was a breeze. Truly it was not! burse the IHS Media Club for copying ager’s job awaited me. In 1960 I married the tapes and the remaining amount will Anne Tetamore, Class of 49. She and chil - About the move: Preparation is the key. The cover postage and a small donation to dren Patsy, Douglas and I moved to Thornton building was built into the ground about the West Irondequoit Foundation.) Road, and in 1962 son Randall was born. four feet. No footers, no interior beams, just stone and mortar. Although they used Name______After about 25 years in groceries, I made a machinery, much shoveling and “wheelbar - switch to Irondequoit Garden rowing” had to be done. Holes were made Address______Center/Fireplace Fashions on Hudson through the walls at ground level to insert ______Avenue, from which I recently retired after steel girders front to back. Picks, pry bars almost 40 years. and shovels were used – all hard work. Eight City______of these beams were placed. Dollies were State______Zip______In my spare time, I volunteer with the used to move the 1800-pound beams, all American Red Cross at blood drives and maneuvered by hand. A good share of the No. of copies_____ X 15=______coordinate four blood drives annually at labor was done without machinery, just like Resurrection Lutheran Church, where I also fifty plus years ago. Some of the equipment Please make checks payable to the keep busy with the committee for social life dates back to “grandpa.” It was astounding West Irondequoit Foundation. of the church. to watch the precision of this work. It took Send your request to: many days to complete the concrete base. The West Irondequoit Foundation - Anne and I have been very active in the Two by twelves plus steel welded cross- Faculty Video Irondequoit Historical Society for some 30 beams were built on the interior – keeping 321 List Avenue years. I was never overly enthusiastic about walls safely secure – then the beams and history, but felt an obligation to be a part of welded corners on the outside gave the sup - Rochester, NY 14617-3125 port, now inside and out. 10 Alumni Reps Each class should have an alumni representative; we’ve posted our current list below. Reps receive agendas and minutes of our alumni meetings and may assist in coordination of reunions. If your class needs a rep and you would like to volunteer your services, please contact the alumni office at [email protected] or 585-336-3067. FIRST NAME LAST NAME CLASS Linda Knapp Williams 1970 Ada Rayton Neary 1936 Artie Trevas 1971 Arlene Blakely Shepler 1938 Anne Harvey Sick 1972 Ginny Bevins Johnson 1939 Jeanne Serles Taranto 1973 John Rehbach 1941 Barbara Saucke O’Connor 1974 Beverly Carter 1944 Jeanne Travers 1975 Betty Christman Schwab 1945 Howard Cohen 1976 Robert Rehbach 1946 Leslie Knapp Ferriter 1977 Jane Kleehammer 1947 Marybeth Semrau Patton 1978 Bud Pfeifer 1948 Laura Green Mason 1979 Jim & Margaret Beisheim 1949 Blanca Mastbaum Kane 1980 Nancy Conklin 1950 Andy List 1982 Elaine Bamann 1951 Jean Adams Perrotta 1983 Earl Doser 1952 Judy Hunte Meacham 1984 Wally Koenig Cordaro 1953 Sandy Weiser Friedman 1986 Alice Baumann Kincaid 1954 James Vinci 1988 Nancy Young Smith 1955 Tracy Moody 1989 Bill Saucke 1956 Charlotte Riesenberger Granville 1990 Gary & Judy Peacock 1957 Jennifer Solomon Fichtner 1991 Anne Yeager 1958 Tammy Uchal Hittepole 1992 Jack Grover 1959 Bannon Stroud 1993 Bob Heinkel 1960 Christopher Beato 1994 George Smith 1961 Mike & Karen Burns 1995 & 1996 Clark Dobbertin 1962 Gina Nicosia 1997 Carmella Amato Chamberlain 1962 Julie Sutera 1998 Sandy Schmidt Badura 1963 Amy Kaplan Coniglio 1999 Ed Storey 1964 Camille Sealy 2000 John Becker 1965 Erica Czop 2001 Sue Joninas 1966 Angela Aratari 2002 Charles Kanty 1968 Andrew Follaco 2003 Gary Westman 1969 Adam Hoehn 2004
Tales from a Small Town, cont’d. Save the Date! cement slab of stone was placed on top.
It was an exciting summer hobby and proof West Irondequoit Foundation 10th Annual Golf Tournament to us that always having lived in this small June 25, 2010 town is not boring. Play a round of golf (9 or 18 holes), We invite all the locals to visit the historic then gather with other supporters complex often, and to those who are far away, come visit when you are in town. We can for lunch. Lunch only option is also available. always arrange a tour for you. We are open May – September on Sundays, and June through September on Farmers Market Night. Details at 585-336-3067 or http://www.westirondequoit.org/foundation.htm Editors Note: In November of 2008, Bob and Anne Rehbach were two of the three town Established in 1987, the foundation exists to support the educational programs of the residents recognized at the Thanks for West Irondequoit Central School District. To date, over $493,000 has been granted to Giving ceremony sponsored by the Irondequoit Ministerial Association. The fund more than 75 teacher-initiated proposals that fell outside the scope of the annu - Rehbachs were applauded for their work on al operating budget. Funding for these grants comes from donations by community behalf of the Red Cross, the Irondequoit members and alumni who wish to carry on the tradition of excellence for which our Historical Society, the Lutheran Church of schools are known and from events such as the annual golf tournament. the Resurrection and for their efforts at I town beautification. 11 to the warmer weather of Arizona during part of Joyce Radtke Bates lives in Tennessee where the winter. she is a principal at a school for children in state Alumni custody, “the most rewarding and frustrating job Thomas Slater graduated from Purdue around.” She loves working with at-risk kids! She University with a degree in Electrical has a BS in Physical Ed/Health and Elem. Ed. News Engineering. He spent many years working at From the University of Tennessee, a MS in Rochester Gas & Electric, retiring in 1994. He Elementary Ed from Tusculum College in then worked at Rochester Instrument Systems Tennessee and an ED.S in Administration and The “Alumni News” section of this designing electric system protection systems. Supervision from Lincoln Memorial University. newsletter is devoted to catching up with Now he is a Code Enforcement Officer/Building She is a single parent with two boys who are suc - Irondequoit High School graduates. We Inspector for the Village of Macedon. E-mail: cessful and fantastic gentlemen! James is a encourage graduates from all years to [email protected] sports announcer with CBS and Jeremy is the send information about what you have quarterback/wide receiver coach for the Denver accomplished and what you are doing 1961 Broncos. Joyce enjoys hiking in the Appalachian today. You will find an information ques - Alan Kirby graduated from Ohio Wesleyan Mountains, but her new love is tackling the tionnaire on Page 20 of this newsletter. University with a BA and from University of Rocky Mountains. E-mail: [email protected] Fill it out and perhaps next year, you’ll Michigan with his MBA. He is retired and lives in find your name on these pages. It’s a North Carolina with his wife Susan. They enjoy 1968 good way to keep in touch! travelling and cooking. E-mail: akir - Doreen DiMartino Prindle lives in Ontario, NY . [email protected] She has her degree in dental hygiene and she owns a business called “Pet Nanny.” She enjoys 1954 1962 reading, music and travelling. She attended the Howard Kirchner lives in Maryland with his William Deans is retired and lives in Maine. E- 40 th reunion and says “it was outstanding .“ E- wife Rosemary. He worked at Kodak and the mail: [email protected] mail: [email protected] Smithsonian Air & Space Museum . Now, he tells us he is “retired and loving it.” He enjoys hunt - Jack Watson earned his BBA at University of 1969 ing, fishing, flying, and volunteering at the Vermont and his MBA at University of Miami. He Betsy Birkicht Musso “has a wonderful life in Chesapeake Maritime Museum. E-mail: lives in Florida with his wife Sharon and enjoys Tucson ,“ where she is enjoying retired life with [email protected] the sunshine while boating, fishing, golfing and her German Shepherd. She enjoys frequent trips travelling. He founded The Watson Company in to Hawaii and playing tennis. Betsy has degrees 1956 1983. Web site: www.watsoncompany.com from RIT and Colorado State University which Bob Thomas and Betsey Thorne Thomas she used in her career as a graphic designer for married Sept. 6, 1958 in Irondequoit. Betsey and 1963 Scuba Schools International in Fort Collins, CO. A Bob both attended Northwestern University - Sharon Gillmor Wall lives in LeRoy, NY with claim to fame is that she was the oldest college Betsey in two-year program on the Chicago cam - her husband Ken. They have two sons and five tennis player for Pima CC in Tucson in 2003. She pus, Bob earned a BS and MA in Radio-TV-Film grandchildren. Sharon has her BS from Thiel has one son, Scott, one daughter, Robin and one on the Evanston Campus. Both retired, and are College and MS of Counselor Ed from SUNY granddaughter, Italia. E-mail: [email protected] living in Virginia and are now in the antiques Brockport. She is retired and enjoys knitting, business, with booths in two regional Antiques sewing, reading and walking. E-mail: Michael Chirco has a BS in Education from Malls, plus antiques shows about once a month in [email protected] SUNY Buffalo, a MA in English from Middlebury such venues as Chantilly, DC; Roanoke, VA; College and a CAS Ed. Administration from SUNY Fishersville , VA ; Winston-Salem , NC and others. 1964 Oswego. He lives in Penn Yan with his wife Ellen. Bob and Betsey celebrated their 50th wedding Ann Bearden Brown is retired and lives in Michael is the Superintendent of the Marcus anniversary in 2008! Still get back to Rochester Irondequoit with her husband George. She Whitman Central School District. about twice a year to visit Betsey’s family, and go worked for 20 years in schools in New York and E-mail: [email protected] to Vic and Irv’s (now Irv’s?), Abbott’s, and other Michigan, and she has NYS certification in K-12 familiar places. E-mail: [email protected] Spanish & German. She plays clarinet in various Doug Cooke graduated from SUNY Brockport in orchestras and bands in New York and Florida. 1981 with a BSN. He lives in Virginia Beach 1958 Ann and George enjoy travelling to visit family. where he is a RN in chemical dependency work - Elaine Stark Ericson lives in Iowa with her E-mail: [email protected] ing at a psychiatric center. When he is not work - husband Denton . She attended Baldwin Wallace ing you could find him working out, power walking College where she earned her BS in Education and Pamela Blank Angeloff is retired. She lives in or watching Clint Eastwood movies. He has a son. also earned her MA in Special Education from the Pittsford with her husband Carl. They spend win - University of Iowa. She is retired from teaching ters in Florida. 1970 now, but has two part-time jobs; one in retail and Linda Finn Yarborough earned the following the second as a ticket taker at the local civic center 1965 degrees in Anthropology: BA (1970) SUNY which has Broadway plays and the Symphony. Jack Huse has his BS from Denison University Binghamton, MA (1973) University of Toronto, Elaine and Denton have four children and five and his MD from Hahnemann Medical College. M.Sc. (1996) and Ph.D. (2000) University of grandchildren. E-mail: [email protected] Jack recently retired and moved with his wife, Wisconsin Madison . She lives in Anchorage , AK Meredith, to Bristol, RI, the site of the oldest con - with her husband Michael. She tells us that 1959 tinuous 4 th of July Parade in the USA. He enjoys after working for the Chugach National Forest for Curtis Nelson is a neurosurgeon at the golf, skiing, and spending time with their grand - 19 years, she took an early retirement in 2008 University of Maryland . He and his wife Nancy children. E-mail: [email protected] and now works with Michael in the consulting live in Maryland where they enjoy sailing and firm that she originally started in 1975: Cultural spending time with their grandchildren. Ken Lindsay lives in Greece with his wife Mary. Resource Consultants, LLC. She also continues E-mail: [email protected] He has his Associates degree from Alfred State the thread of her earlier ten year career in music and his BA from RIT. He is a credit analyst for a by teaching harp lessons to a few students each 1960 local auto finance company. In his spare time he week, and performing for weddings and special Gene Brodsky has his BA from University of enjoys golf, gardening, coin collecting and spend - occasions. When she’s not consulting or perform - Arizona. He is semi-retired, spending most of his ing time with his grandchildren. E-mail: lind - ing she enjoys skiing, spinning and knitting. She time in Rochester, enjoying target shooting, gun [email protected] doesn’t often travel outside Alaska in the summer collecting, motorcycling. He does manage to get because of the very short archaeological field sea - 12 son, but enjoys traveling nationally and interna - He has made two about lacrosse and football. 1993 tionally at other times of year for business, and to E-mail: [email protected] Jason Cottrill and Phatsaphone Phothisane see family and friends. E -mail address: Cottrill are married and live in Irondequoit with [email protected] 1981 their four children . Jason has his undergraduate Susan Placek lives in Denver with her husband degree from Case Western, his MS in electrical David Lofvers graduated from Buffalo State with Chris. Susan graduated from Cornell University Engineering and Management from Columbia a BA in Geoscience. He retired in 2007 after 33 with a Masters degree in Urban & Regional University and is currently working online at years with the Social Security Administration. He Planning in 1993. She is a professional photogra - Columbia for his doctorate in electrical engineer - enjoys astronomy, comic art and travelling, and pher and travels internationally to photograph ing. Phatsaphone earned her degree in has visited every presidential grave in the United weddings. E-mail: susanpacekphotogra - International Studies at St. John Fisher College States. E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] and currently is employed in banking. E-mail: [email protected] 1971 1983 Liz Lehmann graduated from Syracuse Sandra Schoepfel Rheaume has degrees from 1995 University and RIT. She is a filmmaker, producer SUNY Cortland (BS), New York Medical College Brian Lawrenz has been in the Navy for 13 and director. The supernatural chiller Fury that (MS), and most recently in 2007 Roxbury years, has reached the rank of Petty Officer, E-6 was filmed in Rochester, produced and directed Community College (AS Nursing). She is a regis - and is currently stationed in Europe, where he by Liz, won Best Cutting Edge Film honors in the tered nurse and dietitian in Massachusetts. She lives with his wife Heather and daughter Trinity. 2009 San Diego Black Film Festival and her husband Dale just had their first child in Brian’s work-group is responsible for teaching January of 2008, a girl. Sandra enjoys skiing, new assignees to the base about nuclear and ter - Wayne Reckhow has his BS in Psychology and snowboarding, triathlons and reading. E-mail: rorist threats against Americans in foreign coun - his MBA in International Business from Syracuse [email protected] tries. Brian can be located on Facebook. University . He and his wife Barbara live in New York City where he is an auditor. They have four Jennifer Smith graduated with her BS from 1996 children. E-mail: [email protected] Cornell, MA from Ohio State and Ph.D from Allison Annechino Longden graduated from SUNY Buffalo. She lives in Massachusetts and SUNY Oswego with her degree in Elementary 1972 works at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Education and LeMoyne College with her MS in Burton Hineline works for Covad E-mail: [email protected] Elementary Education. She teaches second grade Communication, is divorced, and is a dad of four , in Syracuse, where she lives with her husband from 17 years to 32 years old. He is currently 1984 Rich and their two young daughters. living in East Irondequoit. Beth Troy Price earned her BS at Ithaca College E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] and her MBA at Suffolk University in Boston. She is CEO of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center at Noel Pixley graduated from Dickinson College 1974 Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. Beth with his Bachelor’s degree and from Drexel Robert Connors has earned graduate degrees in enjoys spending time with her husband and their University with his Masters in Mechanical both healthcare administration and information family of three children. She enjoys horseback Engineering. He and his wife Jennifer live in systems technology management from The riding, jet skiing, boating, gardening and interior Pennsylvania with their four children. E-mail: George Washington University, Washington, DC. decorating. They like to vacation on Nantucket [email protected] He’s drawn on his experiences as a hospital Island, MA and Keuka Lake, NY. administrator and a hospital chief information officer to establish a company that manages 1989 OLD health care systems. He lived in Andalucia, Spain Paul Luciano moved to Vermont in 2006 from for four years. He currently resides in Virginia Austin, TX. He writes “I raced in the National YEARBOOKS with his wife Helene, where he enjoys hobbies Championships in 2008 for Downhill Cycling and that include fly-fishing and zymurgy. placed 7th and. I ride downhill skibikes in the E-mail: [email protected] winter here (very fun!). In addition to my aca - WANTED demic career as a professor of anatomy and phys - Do you have a yearbook you don’t want Anne Gearhart Freeze has a BS from iology/human biology and public health servant Springfield College and a MS from Kansas State anymore? We would be happy to have for the Department of Health, I am promoting my it. We are especially interested in the University. Anne lives in Kansas where she has first novel under the auspices of a pen name. been the director of a county health department Release date is spring ‘09. I am the proud father years of 1967, 1974, 1975, and the years and community health center since 1999. She of a 1989 Ford Bronco with a winch. I enjoy not listed in the chart below. We have would love to be contacted by alum living in moonlighting as a winch service operator for the extra yearbooks (limited quantities) Kansas. E-mail: [email protected] residents of Jericho, where I am the Town Health from the following years. If you would 1975 Officer.” E-mail: [email protected] like to purchase one, call the Public Laurie Marlan Rose earned her BA at Yale and Information Office at (585) 336-3067. her law degree from SUNY Buffalo. She is an Ann Marie Pacek Yacobucci lives in Denver attorney in the Chicago area where she is also an with her husband Aron. Annemarie has her mas - 1941 1953 1967 1998 elected member of the Board of Education for ters degree from University of Rochester in 1942 1954 1972 2001 Lake Forest School District 67. She enjoys cre - school counseling and she works as a school 1943 1955 1978 2002 ative writing, travel, sailing and tennis. counselor. She enjoys snowboarding and camp - ing. E-mail: [email protected] 1944 1956 1984 2003 1979 1945 1957 1985 2004 Cathleen Cone Fitzpatrick lives in Rochester 1992 1946 1958 1987 2005 with her husband Robert. When she is not work - Megen Hayes Macomber lives in Georgia with 1947 1959 1989 2006 ing as a companion/housekeeper with Unity her husband Jonathan. She earned her BS in 1948 1960 1993 2007 Health she enjoys golfing. Marketing from Kennesaw State University and 1949 1961 1994 2008 has returned to Kennesaw where she is working on her pre-pharmacy degree. Megen is a pharma - 1950 1963 1995 Howard Nielsen lives in Rochester where he 1951 1964 1996 owns Sticky Lips Pit BBQ and Chester Cab Pizza. cy technician at Publix Supermarkets. He enjoys making documentaries in his free time. E-mail: [email protected] 1952 1966 1997 13 laude) and he expects to receive his BS in 2005 Culinary Nutrition in November of 2009. He Peter Hart graduated from SUNY Geneseo in Alumni received the 2007 Visiting Chef award. E-mail: 2008 with a business degree. He is working [email protected] towards his doctorate in Audiology at the Northeast Ohio Consortium through the News Vanessa Segee lives in Florida where she is University of Akron, Kent State University and attending University of Central Florida, working the Cleveland Clinic. E-mail: continued from page 13 on her BS in Electrical Engineering. She plans to [email protected] obtain her Masters in Biomedical Engineering. She enjoys travelling, going to the beach and Cailin Harvey attended Lycoming College fresh - Zev Zicari lives in Irondequoit and works at ARC yoga. E-mail: [email protected] man year where she was voted Outstanding of Monroe County. He enjoys golf and karate, in Defender for Women’s Lacrosse in the spring sea - which he has his purple belt. E-mail: Cristin Sick has been working for Paetec for two son of 2006. She transferred to Allegheny College [email protected] years. Cristin started and sings in an a cappella where she finished her college lacrosse career as group called 5-Second Rule. a tri-captain for the 2009 season and a member of the NCAC All Conference Second Team. She grad - 1997 2002 uated from Allegheny with a major in Biology and Catherine Napoli Gehring earned her Stephen “Tom” Hart graduated from plans to continue at the University of Rochester Associates in Communications at Monroe Northwester University in 2006 with a degree in in the Accelerated Nursing Program. Community College and moved to Florida for a industrial engineering and economics. He is cur - Disney internship. She met her husband (origi - rently employed as a consultant at a global man - Kate Sick graduated Cum Laude from SUNY nally from Fairport) in Orlando in 2000. They agement consulting firm in the Chicago area. E- Oswego in 2009 with a BA in Elementary were married in July 2006 in Hawaii. Catherine mail: [email protected] is self-employed with PartyLite Gifts. E_mail: Education with a concentration in English. Kate belonged to the Phi Sigma Sigma Sorority in [email protected] Amber Marshall Niklewicz married Dan which she was Head of Scholarship and Academic Niklewicz (2003) in April 2007. Amber received Advisement as well as a member of the Judicial 1998 a degree from Houghton in 2006 (biology and Board and Public Relations committee. She was Jennifer Dietz Rivers lives in Irondequoit with Spanish) and she is currently attending MCC also active in Phi Kappa Phi and Kappa Delta Pi her husband Jon and their two children. Jennifer working towards a RN degree. She is a unit sec - National Honor Societies and Vega Honor Society . has degrees from SUNY Geneseo (Elementary & retary at Rochester General Hospital. Special Education) and Nazareth College (MS E-mail: [email protected] Inclusive Education). E-mail: 2006 [email protected] 2003 Rachael Harvey attends Canisius College where Clairmarie Sick received her Masters of Science she was on the Dean’s list for the spring and fall 2001 Degree in Clinical Exercise Physiology and semesters of 2008. Joshua Ogrodowski attends Johnson and Wales Cardiac Rehab from East Stroudsburg University University. He has his AAS in Culinary Arts (cum in July 2008. Alumni Passings (List Compiled from 7/22/08 to present) Dorothy Patricia Palmer Jackson . . . . . '35 Richard Gibson ...... '59 Gerald Turianski ...... '60 Donald Ketchum ...... '35 Karen Leeming Culbertson ...... '59 Elaine Andrus Vance ...... '61 Harold Kuhn ...... '38 Donald Schlenker ...... '59 Theodore DeWeese ...... '61 Marvin Schaeffer ...... '39 Robert Seebach ...... '59 Stephen Zweig ...... '62 George Horn ...... '40 Ruth Smalline Appel ...... '59 James VanRoo ...... '64 Donald Hess ...... '41 Glenn Smythe ...... '59 Mary Hecht ...... '65 Vera Goodwin Umpleby ...... '42 Peter Stultz ...... '59 Ted Hurysz ...... '67 Hamilton Driggs ...... '43 Bernard Waltuck ...... '59 Charles Robertson ...... '68 Robert Burns ...... '44 Peggy Ashman Davis ...... '60 Barbara Zarzycki ...... '68 Rose Kassman Miller ...... '45 Barbara Brown Beukema ...... '60 Karen Andrews ...... '69 Eleanor Burkhardt ...... '46 Joanmarie Burnham ...... '60 James Alva ...... '69 Jack Fenner ...... '47 Jerome Cala ...... '60 Carter Brown ...... '69 Julius Muisus ...... '47 Elaine Chiapetta Prizzi ...... '60 Nancy Christ Kassel ...... '69 Charles Turner ...... '48 Bruce Clark ...... '60 Robert Mathis ...... '69 John (Jack) Williams ...... '49 Linda Hawkes Felerski ...... '60 Jean Ernisse Grebner ...... '72 John Evans ...... '50 Margaret Hill Lojek ...... '60 Donald Hemmer ...... '72 Richard VanWyckhouse ...... '50 Walter Hodsdon ...... '60 Leonard Strom ...... '72 Nelson Orlen ...... '54 Bonni Hubbard Scott ...... '60 Kristie Lewis Miller ...... '74 Carole Crittenden Howley ...... '55 John Johnson ...... '60 Daniel Connors ...... '75 Bruce Marshall ...... '56 George Knowlton ...... '60 Angela Imbro Delhanty ...... '78 Charles Cala Jr ...... '58 David Miller ...... '60 Felice Osband ...... '78 Warren Alent ...... '59 Barbara Pilittere Rauber ...... '60 Lisa Mooney Templeton ...... '88 David Clark ...... '59 Harry Stevenson ...... '60 Sean Hill ...... '94 Frederick Dahms ...... '59 Susan Stolp Vieser ...... '60 Chris Massaro ...... '94
14 LOUIS DICKENS ISABEL AVERILL JIN ALESSI BRICKS 2008-09 FACULTY FACULTY FACULTY 1950-1974 1944-1972 1937-1970 CARL “BUD” HEIDT KEN GUENTHER CHARLES JEROME MIKE MYERS BARBARA WEISS CLASS OF 1946 CLASS OF 1953 AND TINA CALA CLASS OF CLASS OF MD CATHY CLARK FOR LILLYSTINA 1958-1960-1965 SEVENTY-SIX 1955 IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF HERBERT FAMILY RON PILITTERE IN MEMORY OF OTTO HAHN ZIGMONT RYAN 02 PAT 07 CLASS OF 1963 MORT W MARLAN A FINE TEACHER DEMINIAK LINDSAY 04 MISS YOU MAN LORI MARLAN ’75 WE WERE HERE JOANNE STAMP BIRKICHT IN MEMORY OF T/S/T/K/D/B/M/ TONG SISTERS 1950 1976 ROY & DOROTHY JACK KIRCHNER ALL THE WALES VIV 64 LIL 67 LAURAL SHUKIS JEAN SUE BETSY CLASS OF 1950 THANKS BOB, DAN, JOHN BOB, JOHN, DAVID IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF BARBARA BAKER LARRY, JOE, TOM, STEVENS BRUCE MARSHALL JEAN ERNISSE ELLEN BAKER JIM CONNORS 1964 1966 1968 CLASS OF 1956 GREBNER ‘72 IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF BRUCE D MARTIN CURTIS NELSON CRAIG L STOLZE SANDRA HUNT- DANIEL CONNORS CLASS OF 1951 CLASS OF 1959 CLASS OF 1970 MURDOCK-1962 CLASS OF 1975 DAN 2005 IN MEMORY OF JARED & CARLY CLASS OF 1972 MEGHAN LEUSCH SEAN 2008 LISA A MOONEY DEROSA GREAT MEMORIES CLASS OF 2009 GALLAGHER CLASS of 1988 CLASS OF 08/09 INDIANS ALWAYS THE GASS BOYS KRISTI DONKE ALYSSA 2005 SARAH FINTEL DAVID MICHELI CHRISTOPHER 08 AMY DONKE CARLA 2009 “PEACHY” CLASS OF 2009 JUSTIN 09 STEVEN DONKE WISNIEWSKI HARVEY-CHRIS78 SARAH DAKIN 01 ALLISON LENZI BARBARA BAILEY DAN PIATO SHEILA, RACHAEL JOHN DAKIN 06 CLASS OF ALL OF LIFE IS MUSIC 06 BRIDGET 09 PETER DAKIN 09 2009 EDUCATION 2009 THE PORCELLO’S NANCY DETTY JOANNE JOHN CURRIE “KNOWLEDGE ROBERT AIMEE 25 YEARS TRYBULSKI 25 YEARS SPEAKS, WISDOM EMILY ALLISON JUNE 2009 ALUM COACH PE THANKS LISTENS.” DIANNE GILMAN CHRIS CARDON TEACHING IHS TA MOM TO PE TEACHER IS TO ASSIST CHRIS 85 KARIN 88 2009 IN DISCOVERY West Irondequoit Alumni Courtyard Brick Order Form
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