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Andrew F. Gurley and his wife
Joanna are the proud parents of four sons: Drew (Andrew Jr.), Bruce, Scott, and Jamie (James). They have seven grandchildren. Having retired in 2008 as managing director of the UBS Investment Bank board of directors, he is a trustee of Poly, Gettysburg College, as well as the Connecticut Sports Foundation. He is the recipient of many awards, including the Poly Alumni Board of Governors Distinguished Achievement Award, the Connecticut Sports Foundation Man of the Year, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Municipal Forum of New York. He is also recognized for professional contributions to the states of Maine, Rhode Island and Vermont. He writes that his favorite Poly tradition was the Poly vs. St. Paul’s football game—the second oldest high school rivalry in the U.S.—as well as the Blue-Gray contest and Camp Hawthorne.
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court judge, an acting superior court judge, and a judicial hearing officer during his 40+ year legal career. For the last ten years, he has had a second career as a comedian: “When I show up I get $250. When I don’t show up I get $1000 dollars!” When asked his favorite Poly tradition, he responded: “Sending my daughter, Sabrina ’89, to Poly.” Joseph Stella remains active as
an architect/artist, often physically constructing the work himself. His website, www. josephsstella.com, features photos and news of recent projects. In 2003, he received SARA (Society of American Registered Architects) Awards for Design Excellence in three distinct disciplines: architecture, landscape design, and architectural sculpture. John B. Swift, Jr. spent four
eventful years on active duty in the U.S. Navy Flight Program
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from 1960-64, serving on the USS Independence from 1962-1964, during the 1962 Cuban Blockade, and the 1963-64 Cyprus Insurrection. He returned to Brooklyn where he became president of the Brooklyn Board of Realtors and Bay Ridge Lions Club. He enjoys spending time with his 4 children and 11 grandchildren, and he talks to Harry Petchesky ’55 quite often. He writes: “The class of 1955 was described as either the best or the worst class in Poly history depending upon who was asked. Our 50th reunion was great… I think we all stayed out of jail!” Dr. Robert P. Younes has two children, ages 21 and 25. He is treasurer of Saints Peter and Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church in Potomac, Maryland, and fondly remembers playing lacrosse, cross country, and track at Poly.
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George Marks is pursuing his passion for photography. He and his wife Bette will be displaying at an art show in Poway, California, and on his website, www.georgemarks.com.
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Alan T. Andersen retired after a career at Honeywell (formerly Allied Signal) in 2006. He and his wife Patricia have two grown children, “both of whom are working with health insurance (can’t be any better).” He enjoys playing softball, golf, boating, and trips to Atlantic City. Remembering his favorite Poly tradition, he writes: “Shooting pool at Judas’s with Lary O., Vinnie, and Caldy. Expensive way to learn the game!” Dr. Michael Cagan retired from radiology in 2007. He
Dr. Stuart Mackler returned
from his second tour in Haiti in mid-July. Traveling with a surgical group from Norfolk, Virginia. He worked at a hospital at an orphanage—Love a Child—30 kilometers east of Port au Prince. The team completed many surgeries and skin grafts in hot and exhausting conditions. Because of the continuing need for medical care in the country, Mackler plans to return in the near future.
Dr. Roland M. Nesi writes: “After 35 years of dermatology, I did not need anymore money so I retired and became a cook.” He enjoys traveling the world with drawing pad and felt-tip pens. The Honorable Eugene L. Schwartzwald served as as-
sistant district attorney for Kings County, a criminal
Special Reunion Class of 1960: (left to right) front row: A. Jeffry Robinson, Richard F. Rosenberg, Thomas L. Gould, Stephen Mitchell, Alan S. Lane, Nicholas L. Schenck; second row: Seth J. Kaufman, Michael Cagan, Jeff Stone, John Romans, John T. Magliocco, Dennis Gladstone; third row: Richard H. Berg, Richard Perry, Lawrence J. Olsen, Alan Anderson, George J. Khouri, Michael R. Groothuis; fourth row: Charles E. Panoff, Richard Mizrack, Bruce Jeffer, Julian J. Ferayorni, Michael W. Marcus, Stuart W. Heymann.
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