ALUMNI CLASS NOTES A NOTE ON CLASS NOTES: We appreciate having our alums send us their news and updates. In many cases, though, our staff enlists the aid of all available news sources to bring these Class Notes to our readers. We apologize for any omissions or errors that may occur. the Grand Canyon, Muir Woods, Yosemite, Las Vegas, and the Golden Gate Bridge. She also helped on a Korean Veterans’ trip to Washington, DC last April. Joyce shares that her daughter, Elizabeth, received her master’s degree in public administration and non-profit management from SUNY Buffalo and was married on October 3, 2014 to Thomas Rossiter.
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1967
Leo J. Stack shares, “Now at 85 I’ve attained somewhat of a stay-at-home life. Looking back at my earlier years, my wife Marge and I were fortunate to have visited 70 countries, including Antarctica!” In 1985 they won a free trip on the Concord -- London to New York in 3 hours and 13 minutes with an average speed of 1,343 mph! Leo was a realtor for 52 years and his wife Marge was a nurse.
1968
Sue J. Grinnell shares that she had a wonderful time visiting the Adirondacks.
Rodney M. Thomas has retired from Alco Power Company and Thompson & Johnson Equipment Company.
Joanne (Leonard) Mitchell is happily retired.
1974
M. Grace Frumento continues to enjoy retirement from Seward Elementary School.
Shirley J. Odrzywolski shared that she has two grandchildren: one grandson born on November 7, 2012 and a granddaughter born on September 28, 2014 to parents Mark and Karen Odrzywolski. Shirley is a “very happy grandma.”
1958
Joseph C. Mitchell is happily retired.
1960
Dennis A. Siracusa has retired as a physician’s assistant.
1961
Patricia E. (Dinsmore) Walter is working part time at a church after her retirement. She enjoys spending time with her grandchildren, family and friends.
1963
George A. Dressing is retired. Patricia L. (Pines) Heieck is retired.
1964
Paul T. Moon is retired and working part time in the Newark School District. He likes to spend time in Las Vegas and Southern Nevada and Arizona. Joseph M. Nemecek has been retired for 16 years and is enjoying life one day at a time. Jon C. Whalen, a retired high school English teacher, shares that his second book, written by Bernard Whalen and himself, titled “The NYPD’s First Fifty Years: Politicians, Police Commissioners, and Patrolmen” will be published in January 2015 by Potomac Books.
1966
Lucille E. (Blanchard) Richmond shares that she is pastoring a small church in Red Creek, NY. Michael J. Ganey states that he is enjoying his marketing job. He also visited Normandy Beaches while on a fall cruise.
Doris A. (Laida) Lindsay retired after 30+ years consulting for Corporate Pension Plans in Boston and Hartford and then moved back to Auburn in 2010. Currently, she is serving as a volunteer District Coordinator for the AARP Driver Safety Program.
Charles J. Zeck, Jr. is enjoying retirement.
1969
Jonathan C. Chapman traveled to Ireland and Eastern Europe this past summer. Still working full time, he plans on traveling to Disney World and to Italy next summer. Lucy A. (Newlon) Sylvester shares that she and her husband enjoy watching their grandchildren. They have traveled to Florida, New Mexico, Arizona and Cape Cod.
1970
Thomas J. Daly has been working as a Senior Buyer at BorgWarner in Ithaca, NY. He shares that his two children have recently graduated from college.
1975
John D. Catlin is now on full-time disability. He volunteers at Wayne County Humane Society and Newark Wayne County Hospital.
1976
Fred P. Falsey is enjoying his retirement from Onondaga County in the Environmental Lab where he worked as a chemist for 34 years.
Phyllis (King) Boyden would love to hear from her former housemates from Seward Avenue, Auburn, NY -- Alison, Chickie, Patty, Kathy and Darrice. “Great girls; great friends!”
David J. Kowatch has been working with New York State as a Labor Services Representative/ Jobs Program Specialist for 16 years.
Patricia A. (Fleszar) Bozek retired after 40 years of teaching history in the Port Byron Central School District. She recently became a new grandmother of identical twin girls.
Stephen J. Pelton is a retired disabled Navy vet. He has four children and seven grandchildren.
David P. Elkovitch is self-employed. His wife Patty is “as beautiful as ever.” His son, Nik, is a landscape architect in NYC; daughter, Natasha, is a clinical psychologist in the CDC in Atlanta; daughter, Katy, received her master’s degree at Temple University; and son, Chad, 18, is currently working at the Auburn Hospital. David also has two grandsons, Adam, 3, and Isaac, 8 months.
1972
Kathryn “Kathy” A. Ricci retired in 2011 after working 40 years in the health care field. She started her own business in the fall of 2013. David P. Wawrzaszek is retired and has been re-elected as Fleming Town Justice.
1973
James J. Hohman shares that he and his wife Marian have welcomed a new grandson in September 2014, who joins sister, Claire. Joyce E. (Foote) Smith and her children went on a two-week ‘bucket list’ trip. They visited
Spartan
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James P. Anderegg shares that his daughter, who was an exchange student 22 years ago, visited her host family this past May. James has a son in Hollywood, CA and another son who acts, directs and performs. He also has a grandson who is an “exceptional drawer.”
1984
Thomas B. Riford announced that after 10 years of serving as President/CEO of the Hagerstown-Washington County Convention & Visitors Bureau, he has accepted the position of Vice President of the Homewood Retirement Centers, Inc. and the head of The Homewood Foundation.
1985
Rev. Louise Tallman is retired from Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital as a Pediatric Chaplain.
1986
Randy F. Clark is currently self-employed.
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