Is anyone looking at this blog?

I have gone through the Jackie Fand Collection and chosen images I thought would be enjoyed by classmates. At the birthday event some of you have promised to sent me other photographs. I will scan them, post them and mail them back to you. If they require retouching and restoration, I will do what I am able and will send the photographs back to you along with a DVD with the retouched files. And if you know how to post to the blog, go ahead and do it.

There haven't been any posts or comments since the birthday party. You do not need pictures to add your thoughts, experiences, ideas, whatever you think would interest classmates. I hope for this to be a group experience and a place where we may stay in touch with each other.

There are older posts on the blog including some images from the 50th reunion. My shots of the birthday party are not so good. Perhaps some of you took photographs and would like to share them.

8 Dancers

This image was cracked and stained.

I did the best I could to restore it in Photoshop.

But I could not fix Judy's nose.

Ralph Pine, Joel Gold, who are the others?

From The Jackie Fand Collection

Ten Classmates

This group shot was a little scratched and blurry.

I retouched it as best I could.

However I think it is worth appearing on this blog.

As far as I can tell

front row: Anne, Jackie, Joan, Leanne.

back row: Stewart, Ralph, Jolene, Bob, Gerry Nichtern, Gwen.

Senior Prom?

I went steady with Cynthia Weiner from Eastside High School

during our senior year.

Notice the wristlette and crinolines.

Bergen Avenue School

Thanks to Linda Shortman who took this photograph.

I am amazed at how photographs are able to jar my memory.

The closest corner was Mrs. Nichols first grade classroom.

I can see the desks with ink wells in my mind's eye.

We attended the Bergen Avenue School from K-3.

Mike Summers and Jeannie Benson

I have very few photographs from my childhood.

My parents did not take many photographs.

I reckon this is between 1943 and 1945.

I have no idea who the child in the car may be. 

Jeannie lived a few houses away on Fifth Street.

At that time it was a dead end street.

I believe we are looking at the home of our next door neighbors named Gillan.

Cub Scouts - Lincoln School

That is the great Charles Lyons outside of Lincoln School

with his arms around Joachim Deetlof Jonker and Jerry Greenwood.

I cannot name the other boys. Any help?

I am not in the picture.

Just in from the Nancy Meekins Coker Collection

Click on any image to enlarge it.

Nancy and Linda

More Pix

The Jackie Fand Collection:

Some of these images may need captions or corrections.

 

  

  

  

 

  

  

Bob Shechtman was my first friend. I lived on Fifth. He lived on Sixth.

We were two years old when we met.

Bobby. You are missed.

More from the Jackie Fand Collection

Gwen Berdy and Sally Ginsberg '53

Nancy Meekins '53

Gwen Berdy '53

Grayce Rosso '53

Happy 70th Birthday to Us

Daryl Milstein, Judy Schneider and Stuart Wasserlauf

Gwen, Sally & Jackie -- 7th Grade

Pix from Nancy Meekins Coker

Thanks Nancy. I know most of the people in these pix, but just to make sure and to get you all involved, add names in comments and anything else you would like to say about each picture.

What a Birthday Party!

Thanks to Judy Schneider and committee for making this birthday party happen. There is no other place I would rather have been. I know of no other class that does this. What love. What memories. Reconnection is healthy for my heart.

From Jackie Fand's Picture Album

I am in the process of restoring and posting dozens of images that Jackie Fand Glancz has entrusted to me. Some are faded or a little blurry. Others are scratched and dusty. This will take some time to complete. So here are a few as starters. I would like to identify the people in each photograph. That is your job. Many of these images are from 1952. We were about 13. Please add the year your photographs were taken -- well, as close as possible. So comment on this post with the right identifications. If anyone would like a file of any of these images for printing, they are yours for the asking. Just make sure I have your email address.

Send Pix from Your Album to me.

If you have them, post 'em. You do not know how to post them, send me a file or originals. I will take good care of them and get them back to you as quickly as possible.

I may be reached at iansummers@heartstorming.com or at 610-438-5707.

Love,
Mike Summers

FLHS CLASS OF 1957 MEMORIES - Part 2

Thanks to Judy Schneider and Howie Phillips, your

class historian has been given carte blanche to write

what ever his little heart desires. Here it comes.

OUR YEAR BOOK

Due to printing costs and political interference certain

categories were omitted from the '57 year book. They

are as follows:

LUCKIEST MALE STUDENT: Jimmy Petrecca. He dated

Diane Smith.

MOST DEVIOUS: A tie ! Mike Ziccardi and George Kolinsky.

Note: Who would have figured George as a future IRS agent ?

MOST LASCIVIOUS GRIN: Louie Russo.

MOST MISCHIEVIOUS: Baby-faced Jim McFadyen. If something

was awry Jimmy was usually in close proximity.

BEST MEDIATOR BETWEEN CLIQUES: Obviously, Grace Rosso.

She deftly navigated between the crew cuts and suedes. Just

why we referred to the crew cuts as "Gee Boys" will never be

known.

GREATEST TALKER and MOST DISCOMBOBULATED TALKER:

Judy Schneider and Jolene Boyer. You figure out who was what.

GREATEST ATHLETIC SURPRISE: Michael Mortensen. After

high school Mike grew to over six feet and 230 lbs and played

semi-pro football. The foregoing, of course, is an abject lie by

your writer.

MOST SERENE: Poor Madelyn Senna. She was the only

girl in Jenny Harris's algebra class which was also comprised

of half the nut cakes of our class.

THE ELITISTS: All people from Radburn. It was a wonder that

they even spoke with us Warren Pointers.

MOST SWEETEST GIRL: Once again we have a tie. Adrianna

Camp and Barbara Miller. Pleasant to all, even the nut-cakes.

MISS MAIDEN FORM OF THE CLASS OF '57: We all know

who that was, don't we !

CLASS POLITICAL SCIENTIST: Well one could put Ralph Pine

as the winner but Stuart Samuels is the better choice. Stu

drove most of us nuts when he went into his political discussions.

Now he is a documentary film producer in Canada. Just why he

won't make a movie out of my novel is pure selfishness. (grin)

MOST EASY GOING: Has to be Mike Summers. Mike had a

good word about everyone. Perhaps, Coach Bennett was the

exception.

SHORTEST CREW CUT: Fred Shortman. In the turbulent

sixties Fred grew his hair to shoulder-length. If you believe

the foregoing then you are as discombobulated as Jolene.

OUR COWBOY: Fred Scheps, replete with Gene Autry

hat. Fred, ironically, was deathly afraid of horses. Oops,

another untruth. Just can't help myself.

That concludes the Class of 1957 yearbook omissions.

Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. And now for

a bit of trivia.

FAIR LAWN TRIVIA

WARREN POINT: A Mr. Warren, a farmer in the late 1800's

owned land from the Passaic to Saddle Rivers. Just think,

had he not sold out his descendents would have owned

a strip of Route 4, Shaw's Drug Store, Hway Theatre, Bowling

Alley and McDonalds. Where was his Merrill Lynch account

rep ?

EARLIEST SETTLERS: The Leni-Lenape resided in FL about

12,000 years ago. Like the Sioux in South Dakota, white folks

screwed them as well.

DUNKER HOOK: Translates to "Dark Corner" in Dutch.

COLUMBIA TERRACE: Content deleted. Nobody cares.

DODGE BALL IN GYM: An interesting game when

30 classmates stood around a circle trying to pound

the hell out an unfortunate one who stood in the middle.

Howie Phillips loved this game especially when Fred

Scheps let one fly that broke Howie's finger.

And now since I've bored you to tears, this concludes

FLHS Memories Part 2.

Very graciously submitted,

Bob Grubb

Class of 57 70th Birthday Party

We are planning a get together at The Regency House in Pompton Plains for the weekend of September 11, 2009.
Please let us know if you are interested.
Please email jrkolbert@aol.com if interested. If anything changes such as email or phone or address please let me know.
Looking forward to hearing from you .
Judy Schneider Kolbert

Hello Bloggers of '57,

Lois Lombardi Ciampo sent me these photographs for posting to the blog a few weeks ago. Sorry it took so long.

Lois wrote:

ON MONDAY, JANUARY 19, THIRTEEN OF THE GIRLS OF '57 MET FOR LUNCH AT
PORTOBELLO'S RESTAURANT IN OAKLAND, NEW JERSEY. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME
WE'VE MET SINCE OUR 50TH REUNION AND WE HAD A FANTASTIC TIME. WE ARRIVED AT
THE RESTAURANT AT 12:30 AND NEVER LEFT UNTIL 4:00. WE COULD HAVE STAYED
EVEN LONGER. WE'RE PLANNING ON GETTING TOGETHER AGAIN IN ANOTHER MONTH OR
SO. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US, PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY PHONE OR EMAIL:
201-891-1348 OR NICOLO618@OPTONLINE.NET. ATTACHED IS A PICTURE OF ELEVEN OF
US. DIANE HUIZINGA AND ESTELLE PAONE HAD TO LEAVE BEFORE WE TOOK THE
PICTURE.

LOIS LOMBARDI CIAMPO

FRONT ROW: LOIS LOMBARDI, BEVERLY WIGHTMAN, JACKIE FAND

SECOND ROW: AUDREY BAUHOFER, ADRIENNE CAMP, SHIRLEY ROMEO

THIRD ROW: GWEN BERDY, FELICIA CANGER

BACK ROW: LINDA KAMERLING, TERRY VITALE, BARBARA TREISTMAN

NOT PICTURED: DIANE HUIZINGA AND ESTELLE PAONE

TO THE CLASS OF 1957, I GIVE YOU MEMORIES

Herein lies a simple soliloquy of memories of our
youth. You might ask why I've put this micro-tome together,
so I shall tell you straight out: it's an abject fear of being
impeached as your class historian. Don't say never ! Look
what happened to Bob Donato !!!

I must also quantify the forthcoming memories by saying
some of which may not be all goody-two-shoed (by the way
who coined the latter and why. Never made any sense to
me. Think about the phrase). However, you might also
give me some slack as much of the detail was Warren
Point driven. Remember, to a Warren Point kid, traveling
to Columbia Terrace, for example, was a light year distance
away. And, of course, we Warren Pointers never had the proper
documents nor economic backgrounds to enter Radburn.
So let me further preface the following by saying that you
Columbia Terrans, Rooseveldtians,Radburners,and
Memorials are more than welcome to email me your own
vignettes so that one and all will truly agree that your writer is
not an unholy autocrat. Amen and here goes something: fully
unabridged and unsequenced as they've been extracted from my
69 year old recollections.

SADDLE RIVER TRAPPING
One early morning, Bob Johnson and I traveled to the river
to check our traps -- Muskrat pelts paid well. Through
the mist we saw Richie Reiser jumping up and down. "I
caught a mink" he shouted to us. Well that was nice Johnson
and I thought: Maybe $ 18 bucks, big money! Unfortunately,
Richie didn't keep his eye on the mink who revived and
promptly escaped into the river. I thought Richie would
cry.

SADDLE RIVER CATFISH
We were all about 14 and fishing off the little Dunkerhook
bridge. It was sunset and the water couldn't have been
more a 1 1/2 ft deep. We must have pulled out at least
40 catfish. Bob Piccola and Bob Rubini were there as well.

THE FOUR DEUCES
The deuces was a small soda shop with a few booths and
a countertop. It was owned by Phil, a German emigre.
Phil (deservedly so) had little patience with us. We were,
in essence, a pain in the arse. One night, on the way to
a St. Anne's Friday night dance, Phil's penny gumball
machine was overturned, spilling out all the little colored
orbs across the sidewalk. Who dun it?

TRADITIONS
There used to be a huge boulder that had a bronze plaque
honoring WW I vets at Warren Point Elementary. During a recent
trip I noted the boulder was gone. Why? Where is it? Who had
the bright idea of moving it?

Speaking of bright ideas, why was the FL logo changed
from block lettering to italic. Why must some people
mess with tradition?

HERPETOLOGISTS
Not too far away from FLHS was a little stream where garter and
black snakes loved to sun themselves. Well, during our 8th grade
lunch time and with apparently too much time on our hands, Jim
McFadyen and I traveled to yonder site and proceeded to capture
two nice sized black snakes. Unfortunately for Mrs. Housekamp,
we smuggled them in our jackets and placed them in our desks.
You might imagine our teacher’s hysteria and the outcome. Lets
just say that Jim and I had a trip to the office and then a forced
vacation of a few days. My father, of course, did not see our
herpetological study as a sincere scientific endeavor.

FAIR LAWN GIRLS VERSUS RIDGEWOOD COUNTERPARTS
What a great tradition: Fair Lawn versus Ridgewood on Thanksgiving
morning. You could always differentiate our FL girls from their Ridgewood
counterparts as the latter wore camel hair coats with maroon and white
corsages, hence the economic differences between the two towns.

FL QUARTERBACK
Jack Studt cracked me up one day when he said that Ray Reichert
was the only Fair Lawn quarterback that was not allowed to call
the plays as Ray would call all of them to himself.

KINDS DAIRY
How many of us loaded up on those fantastic ice-cream cones at
Kinds. I’m guessing now but I believe they had at least 15 different
flavors. Bob Donato worked there after school.

EARNING MONEY
We kids were much different than today’s version. The girls all baby
sat and the boys collected bottle refunds, mowed grass, shoveled
snow,trapped muskrat and set-up pins at the Hiway Bowling Alley.
Question: how many of us were overweight?

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
The Fair Lawn Little League baseball program was inaugurated in 1951.
Monte Weed was commissioner. Some of the sponsors were VFW, PBA,
Sun Photo, PBA, and Strehl’s Pharmacy. The field was at Memorial Park
which gave up its first homerun to Charlie Hochkeppel.

JUNIOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
That came about a year later in 1952. Playing for the Fair Lawn
Jaycees, I had a no hitter going until Jim McFadyen tripled off
of me. To this day, I never forgave him (grin).

LYNDHURST VS HAWTHORNE
Jack Studt’s father took Jack and I to see that memorable game
when Lyndhurst beat Hawthorne 110 to nothing. I think it was
around 1949 or 50. It was football not basketball, and Lyndhurst
even suited up the waterboy whom believe it or not scored a
TD in the second half.

OUR SCHOOL CLOTHING
Poodle skirts. Some of the girls wore Bermuda shorts and knee
socks. Ask Carol Szuhai. We lads, for the most part, wore chinos
and jeans. Some had pegged pants: George Kolinsky, Bob Rubini,
Kenny Fearns, Ray Reichert (red ones), Ray Carrotozola, Jim McFadyen.
No one had piercing or tattoos.

MOST HAPPY GUYS
My vote goes to Mike Summers and Joe Bishop as the kids with
the best happy-go-lucky attitudes.

DAVE SIME - ALL EVERYTHING
While most of you will remember Dave’s all everything sports
achievements the one I will best recall is when I first met him.
One day when Charlie Haigh’s brother was organizing a little
game called “Pick Up and Slaughter” this red-headed kid showed
up walking his dog.
In those days we did not have organized sports. Instead we usually
played on a deserted field. Anyway, our game involved one kid
carrying a football through at least 20 kids or so, hence Pick Up and
Slaughter. Wally Haigh asked the red-headed kid if he wanted to play.
“We’ll kill him,“ Wally bragged. And you can all guess at what happened.

CAMP CARLSON
The boys club had a camp in the Kittatinny Mountains. Camp Carlson
was run by the well respected Henry “Pop” Milnes. It was not an easy
camp at all. One had to hike over a mountain by himself and sleep the
night for his Trail Blazer award. I still have the badge. But speaking of
Dave Sime, I remember that he was counselor with Pete Kerwin. One
day at the chow hall I remember them throwing Larry Speer’s western
records down on the rocks. Dave and Pete were in that class of ‘54,
So were Ron Piranesi - Dodger pitcher, and Millie Perkins - actress.

LYNCREST ICE SKATING
Many of you simply have to recall ice skating on the Lyncrest pond.
They let you build fires back then to keep warm. Bob Heaney and
Ray Reichert had racing skates. Remember the “whips”?

That’s about all for now. Let me know if you want me to continue
these oldie-goldie memories of our youth. Moreover, if you do, send
me yours so I can incorporate same.

Regards, Bob Grubb

Class Biographies #2

Here is the second installment from our project "Know Your Classmates". Although you were given or had access to a 50th reunion booklet which contained classmate bio's, we felt that sending a few bio's periodically would provide an easier way for you to read about them, and give you info on how to contact one or more of them should you care to do that.

Please send updates to your bio to Mike Summers. iansummers@heartstorming.com

Best Regards,
Howie Phillips
Judy Schneider Kolbert
Mike Summers

For some photographs of the Reunion visit the blog where you may also post your own photographs.

Harriet Berger Stein
55 Darlington Drive
Wayne NJ 07470
973-942-3743

Following graduation from FLHS, attended Fairleigh Dickinson University and did post graduate work at William Paterson. Harriet taught elementary school. She is married to Morris Stein. The Steins have one daughter and a grand-daughter. Her interests and activities include playing bridge, reading, spending time with her family and friends. Harriet had been to Israel, Hawaii, Europe, Panama, Costa Rica and Mexico.

Miles Birkett
16-20 Pollitt Drive
Fair Lawn NJ 07410

Miles attended Fairleigh Dickinson University. He had a 42 year career as a local letter carrier. His interests include astrology, reading, coin collecting and following the stock market. Since retiring, he spends time at his exercise club, using the computer and traveling. His favorite high school memory is being on the track team. His random thoughts have to do with self improvement and accepting people for who they are without judgment.

Robert Bocchino
361 Old Jupiter Road
Jupiter FL 33477
561-213-7377
vbocchino2003@yahoo.com

Bob served in the US Navy for three years before becoming an Electrical Contractor. He is married to Victoria and has five children and five grandchildren. His interests include flying, fishing, boating, and car racing. Bob enjoys spending time with his family. He is still in the electrical business. Bob's favorite high school memories are of wrestling, football, and watching Robert Rubini drag race in his Crown Victoria while in class??? His random thought is to enjoy life, family and friends.

Glen A. Boehme
604 Buena Vista Way
Wyckoff NJ 07481
201-447-2988
gaboehme@msn.com

After graduating FLHS, Glenn attended the University of Buffalo and served in the U.S. Air Force. Glen is a real estate broker. His hobbies are horse training and firing at the pistol range. He and wife, Karen, have four children and six grandchildren. They have traveled all over the U.S. Canada and Mexico. In response to random thoughts, he states 'At my age, all my thoughts are random.'

Liane Lichtenberg Brandon
19 Langley Road
Boston MA 02135
brandon@educ.umass/edu

Liane attended St. Lawrence as an undergraduate and Boston University where she did her post graduate work. She was professor of Film, TV and Media Studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and is a filmmaker. Today she is a film preservation consultant, a filmmaker/photographer, and does film distribution (www.newday.com)

Lenore Brick Cardoza
12490 Quivera (Apt. 912)
Overland Park, KS 66213
913-499-7030
maxcardoza@yahoo.com

After retiring, Lenore and her husband Max moved to Costa Rica when they lived for fifteen years before moving back to Kansas. They have three children and three grandchildren. Lenore does needlepoint, plays mah jongg and loves to travel. She has been to Holland, Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Lenore's favorite memories of FLHS are her friends.

Stephen Bulwin
154 Manor Parkway
Lincroft NJ 07738
732-741-7782
stephenbulwin@verizon.com

Stephen served in the U.S. Navy and was a dock builder in New York City. He is single and his favorite pastime is photography.

Class Biographies #1

To our Classmates FLHS '57

As previously announced, we are commencing our project of "Know Your Classmates". Although you were given or had access to a 50th reunion booklet which contained classmate bio's, we felt that sending a few bio's periodically would provide an easier way for you to read about them, and give you info on how to contact one or more of them should you care to do that. One piece of sad news to report -- the recent passing of Roger Weaver. We hope you find these e-mails a refreshing break from your otherwise eventful day.

Best Regards,
Howie Phillips
Judy Schneider Kolbert
Mike Summers

For some photographs of the Reunion visit the blog where you may also post your own photographs.


Budd Aversa
54 Red Hill Road
Manchester, NJ 08759
732-323-0969
buddfred9@aol.com

Budd and his wife Helen are the parents of four great kids and eleven wonderful grandkids. He attended Ithaca College. Budd was in sales before retiring and enjoys music and painting now as before. Budd has lived in Illinois, Maryland and Massachusetts before moving back to New Jersey. Budd has been to Las Vegas as well. His favorite Fair Lawn High School memories are of the band, the Dug Outs and all his friends at school. He wishes us all the good health to enjoy our lives.


Lois Gayle Anderson Schaffer
82 East Maple Avenue
Suffern, NY 10901
845-357-9101
oldbat1@optonline.net

Lois works as an accountant. Her husband is deceased. She is the mother of four children, three stepchildren, and 16 (!) grandchildren. Her favorite memory of FLHS is the Monkey Mascot that she still has.


Jean Barnard Zwirek
20 Central School Road
Wantage Township, NJ 07461
973-875-6349

After FLHS Jean worked as a secretary for a local municipality. She now acts as docent at the 1787 Historic House. Jean and her husband Ed are the parents of two daughters and have a granddaughter. Jean enjoys reading, antiques, history, genealogy, working out at the gym and doing fund raising. She has traveled to many of the states, Mexico, Bermuda, the Caribbean, and the British Isles. She remembers high school days as a simpler time and wonders where all the years have gone.

Audrey Bauhofer Schultz
7 Chester Avenue
Randolph, NJ 07869
973-927-0657
aaschultz@uno.com

Audrey is the mother of four children and eight grandchildren. Her husband is deceased. Audrey attended Northeastern Bible College and Westminster Choir College after graduating FLHS. She was a piano teacher and is still a church music director. She sings in church choirs and the Morris County Choral Society. She plays the organ, travels with friends and spends time with her family. Audrey has been to France, Poland and Germany and on singing tours in the united States and Canada.

Gwen Berdy Schaffer
11 Little Brooklyn Road
Warwick, NY 10990
845-258-4329
gwenmilt@optonline.net

Gwen is the mother of a daughter and has a one grandchild. She lives in Warwick NY with her partner Milt Mesirow. She attended Montclair State College as an art major. She is an art teacher, gallery owner and portrait painter. Gwen has traveled to Europe, Canada and the Caribbean. She enjoys painting, silk screening, painting, tennis, gardening, classic cars, walking and jazz. Gwen's favorite memories include playing the lead in the drama "Death Takes a Holiday." She looked forward to the reunion because she still has good feelings for her classmates.

Nancy Martinique

Just in! A photo of Nancy Martinique Soiferman and her husband Harvey. Thanks Nancy.

Gwen Berdy Photos

Gwen and life/business partner Milt Mesirow
photographed by Bill Stakles wife Teri

Gwen and Milt (July '07) surrounded by artwork in their display

Grandma Gwen with Aria (4) in the enclosed porch at Warwick NY

Thanks Gwen.

If you have photographs you would like to share and do not how to post them,
send them to me and I will do it for you.
You may send prints or e-mail me jpeg files.

Ian Summers
145 South 11th Street - Loft 4
Easton PA 18042

Sent to me by Lew Simons - Class of '56

A bunch of Fair Lawn boys went to an International Boy Scout Jamboree at Irvine CA. 1952 or so.

Back Row: Walter Sanders, Richard Silva, Boyd Schroeder, Paul Finkel ('56), Lew Simons ('56), Herb Cohen ('56)
Front Row: Phil Teitel, Dave Feldman, Buddy Aversa, Robbie Horwich ('58), ?

That is you Buddy, isn't it?