First name:

Nan

Last name:

Abrahams Rubin

E-mail:

nrubinaz@comcast.net

Address:

7293 E. Shoreline Drive

City/State/Zip:

Tucson, AZ 85715

Phone:

(520) 751 2899

This website is so creative! I read it with my morning coffee cause there's always something new! Just discovered the year book photos. A big help given my ever-shrinking memory. Not easy to sum myself up over the past bla bla years. I have decided this week to start collecting SS! Am married to the same sweet and handsome guy for 41 years. We both have less hair. He has seen me through my feminist politics (oiy vey!), graduate school, menopause, years of work as a psychotherapist in NY and Arizona, and everything in between. We are like a fine, aging wine! Our progeny include a son and daughter (rather "balanced" people,TG!), both married, and two grandchildren all of whom have us counting our blessings and there are so many! I sculpt now, and, given my sign of Mountain Goat, have an incredible affinity for hiking which is why we moved to the west! Shelly Cooper (Strauss) and I have stayed close all these years - kindred spirits in all the above. It will be a hoot to come to this reunion and, Howie, thanks for the apology for refusing my invitation to the Junior High Prom. My shrink thanks you, too! Only, kidding.

First name:

Steve

Last name:

Adams

E-mail:

leslieadams7@hotmail.com

Address:

23 lake shore dr.

City/State/Zip:

St.augustine, Florida 32080

April 8, 2008: Those who attended the reunion got to see Steve one last time.  Steve became the 30th member of our class to pass away on April 7, 2008.  He was a good friend to many of us and will be missed.

First name:

Richard ( Rick)

Last name:

Amdur

E-mail:

ramdur@alextoys.com

Address:

235 East 87th Street Apt 7C.

City/State/Zip:

New York, New York 10128

Phone:

212-860-3176

" *Married 1974 to Nurit Amdur -Partner in life and business (ALEX=Toy company we started in 1986). *Dividend=Son-Ariel Alexander Amdur-Born 1981-Currently Strategist at Goldman Sachs,living in NYC. Single. *Business-Currently President of Alex (Our Toy Company), upscale line of creative children's products including art,craft, bath,jewelry and wooden play products. *Previous work experience;language professor, management consultant, import coordinator,TV and movie actor, urban planner, apparel importer and manufacturer. *Education-Bucknell, Hofstra, NYU, Tel Aviv University. Residence-NYC and Litchfield Ct."

First name:

Janet

Last name:

Bell

E-mail:

happytrails2u_2000@yahoo.com

Address:

1229 E Palacio Drive

City/State/Zip:

Phoenix, AZ 85014

Phone:

602-441-5784

Regretfully I will not be able to attend our 45th reunion... but it did get me thinking. If I were able to attend I would liked to have shared how thankful I am to have attended school (since 3rd grade) with you all. It was many years after our HS graduation, & after much travel & living in so many places... that I came to realize & appreciate that the people I had attended grade school with were the brightest and best classmates I could have ever had. Academically you set the "bar" so high. In turn you challenged me to dig-deep inside just to keep up! What great preparation for Life!

If I were at the reunion I would want to tell you how grateful I am for the education we received from the faculty & the wide variety of courses that were offered at HHS. We were so well prepared for higher education and competition with fellow students from all over the globe. At the time...I failed to appreciate the extraordinary opportunities we were given.

Lastly, but equally important to me where the years spent with many of the women alum on the girls sports teams, & as a counselor at the Hi-Y, & all those years in girl scouts. Back in the 50's & early 60's there were few opportunities afforded young women to learn leadership qualities, working as a team member, & the setting of long-term goals for careers (& the support & encouragement to do so). We were so privileged to have had access to the those activities & the foundation they provided for our futures! Thanks to all in the Class of 1961.

As a result of my years shared with you at GWH-HS my life has been, and continues to be, challenging, productive, fulfilling and exciting. Unbelievabe, given my years attending summer school, I graduated magna cum laude 3 times. (Queens Collage, Arizona State University, and Case Western Reserve University with a PhD.) Talk about your "late bloomer"! I was a full-time faculty member/profesesor at Michigan State teaching Masters and Doctoral students. In addition I had a private practice & consulting business. My area of expertize ....Acute Traumatic Stress & Disaster Mental Health. I worked a great deal in the Pacific Rim (primarily Korea & China). Now retired I live in Phoenix near my daughter & visit my son in Huntington Beach, CA. My 4 grand-children are aged 15 -7. I remain active in the arts and travel overseas a great deal. Life is good & I know how blessed I have been!!

First name:

Gene

Last name:

Bentley

E-mail:

genecooper@mris.com

Address:

City/State/Zip:

Phone:

I graduated from Barnard College in 1965 and married Martin Cooper (Columbia College) in 1966. Off we went with the Foreign Service (me for 14 years) to Bogota (Colombia), Belgrade (the former Yugoslavia), Kabul (yes, Afghanistan, but before the Russians marched in and before the Taliban), New Delhi (India), and Islamabad (Pakistan)--with postings along the way in the DC area too. So I've certainly done a lot of exotic travelling and continue to travel today. My favorite spot is Dubrovnik, Croatia.

After divorcing in 1982, I returned to the DC area and I've been a realtor for 24 years in Maryland. My children are Lisa (35) who is an Assistant Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she specializes in medieval literature, and Stephen (31) who is an attorney with the DC Public Defender's Service.

First name:

Alan

Last name:

Bergen

Address:

676 Sage St.

City/State/Zip:

Claremont, CA 91711

MD - 1969 Downstate - Practiced anesthesiology 1970-1998 MBA - 2000 UC Irvine. Now works as a consultant. Married to Brooklyn girl - nurse - met at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx. Two daughters in Pasadena, well-educated and self-sufficient. Swim - warm weather. Travel. No unique hobbies. (See larger image)

First name:

David

Last name:

Berke

E-mail:

mddkb@comcast.net

Address:

774 Excelso Ct

City/State/Zip:

Fremont, Ca. 94539

Phone:

510 490 5980

" Cardiologist in Fremont for 32 years. Two grown daughters Elizabeth and Anne. Two lovely granddaughters from Elizabeth and Jason Judy Abrams has been my sweetheart for many years."

First name:

Chris

Last name:

Berliner

E-mail:

cberliner@comcast.net

Address:

3909 Camino Real

City/State/Zip:

Sarasota, Florida 34231

Phone:

941-954-0363

My brother's posting compels me to let you know about the other one. I, too, appreciate being included for the same reasons. Although I have been accused of never working, it is not true. After leaving the family veal business in 1966, I worked for 20th Century Fox in California, repped photographers in New York, and sold co-ops in New York. In 1981, I adventured to the Virgin Islands where I ended up managing a resort hotel on Water Island and then moved to St.John for three years where I bought and sold real estate. In 1987 I left New York and moved to Sarasota. Here I am involved in properties and also spend my time tending to my home, which is always under renovation, and tending to my ground for which my motto is "eat or smell it or don't plant it."

First name:

Fred

Last name:

Berliner

E-mail:

fberliner@taconic.net

Address:

Hall Hill Rd.

City/State/Zip:

Ancram, NY 12502

Phone:

518 398 5466

Although I didn't graduate from Hewlett High, I attended Hewlett Elementary and Woodmere JHS with many of you and appreciate being included in the class of 1961 list. For most of my adult life I lived in NYC and have been on Wall Street in many different capacities; in research, running my own hedge fund, but mostly as an OTC market maker. In 1994 I went with my family( wife Lori, we married in 1981, two daughters, Hannah,now 18 and Lydia,14)to Moscow to help set up the Russian stock market. We expected to be there 6 to 9 months, but when the USAID project was successfully completed 18 months later, I stayed on to run and mentor the equity trading department for a then small Russian brokerage company, Troika Dialog. We returned from Moscow in June of 1999 and moved to our country home in southern Columbia County where I continue to be active in the equity markets but find time to satisfy my golf addiction and tend the gardens and lanscaping. Kudos to Mark, Lee, Fred and the committee for the Olympic effort to make the 45th a memorable event. See you there.

First name:

Bessy

Last name:

Berman

E-mail:

Address:

2674 Buckman Road

City/State/Zip:

Santa Fe, NM 87507

Phone:

505-983-1873, 505-603-1441

Left the golden ghetto after high school and went to RISD for 2 years. Dropped out and went to NYC and attended the arts Students League studying painting, Columbia U. studying literature and taking various classes at the New School. At some point moved upstate to a little town called Pine Bush until I broke my leg in a horse accident. Moved back to the city to heal. In ’68 left the country and traveled first to Puerto Rico and then spent a year traveling in South America. My mother met me in Buenos Aires where we visited and then I continued on to Brazil. In about ’69 flew to Senegal with plans to cross the Sahara by land but did not feel comfortable in this Muslim country so flew to Morocco. Traveled there and spent about a month in Marrakech.

When I left Morocco I went to Spain, Portugal, and France ending up in England where I traveled with English hippies with horses and wagons. Returned home to NYC where my mother was then living for Thanksgiving intending to work and make some money to return to England and get my own wagon. The brother of a friend was going to the bay area with his girl friend and I caught a ride with them. When we passed through Colorado where I was in awe of the mountains, I got out and hitched a ride to Gardner where I had the address of a woman I had met in Puerto Rico and stayed for ten years, marrying and having two wonderful children. Eventually built my wagon in Colorado and lived in it for a year or so until acquiring land with an old church which my husband and I renovated.

First name:

Norma Blechman

Last name:

Gastwirth

E-mail:

normag43@optonline.net

Address:

49 Fairway Drive

City/State/Zip:

Manhasset, NY 11030

Phone:

516-869-3433

It's an awesome task to sit down and chronicle the last 45 years since so many of us have seen each other. I count my 41 year marriage to Stuart right up there with the best of my accomplishments. We have three sons, Andrew (38), David (36) and Jason (31). They're all married and have given us three grandsons and three granddaughters. We delight in having two grandsons living right near us on Long Island (both in Manhasset and Bridgehampton.) Otherwise we're kept busy traveling to Maryland and Arizona to visit the others. In 1965, I graduated from The University of Michigan and, after taking some graduate courses in Education, I entered the teaching field. I took a few years off to raise our sons. When they all were in school, I returned to college for a second Bachelors degree, this time in Fine Arts/Interior Design and Space Planning. Upon graduation, I went to work for an architectural design firm as its project manager. But the call to teaching was too strong, so I went back to school once again, this time for my Masters degree in Instructional Technology. For the past 12 years, I have been teaching language arts and reading to sixth graders at Great Neck South Middle School. A few years ago, I wrote a children's historical fiction/fantasy "chapter book" based on my Woodmere childhood experiences. It has simmered on the back burner for these past years. This summer, in between playing tennis every day, I am attempting to complete the 5th or 6th revision (I've lost count.) While I'm aware that I am no competition for our poet laureate, Louise Gluck, I have also dabbled in writing poetry. Finally, we should all feel fortunate that we have the opportunity to get together and celebrate reaching this time in our lives.

First name:

Bob

Last name:

Braunstein

E-mail:

Braunyny@aol.com

Address:

P O Box 570

City/State/Zip:

Lumberton , N.C. 28359

Phone:

910 738 7878

A huge "thanks" to Mark, Lee, Fred, Howie and everyone involved in contributing to the website and planning the reunion. After H.H. I received an engineering degree from P.T.I.[now P.U.-Phila.Univ.] lived in the frat house with Tommy Miller-a lot of fun-got married in '65 and raised a wonderful family in Dix Hills, N.Y.-Now divorced and living in Lumberton,N.C./Myrtle Beach, S.C. For the past 35 years I have owned several textile companies. Presently, I have partners/ affiliates here and in Hong Kong. I developed and own several world-wide patents and trademarks for high performance fabrics that we also manufacture. The final products are sold around the world. You can find some of our "UltimAir" fabrics in the "Breezies" lingerie line of garments featured on the QVC network, or QVC.com. The best part is two great kids, two terrific kids-in-law, and three small grandchildren. I am working hard at working less and spending more time playing golf, tennis, and laughing with my kids and grandchildren. For the past ten years I have donated my time to run a cancer support group at the Southeastern Regional Hosp./Am.Cancer Soc. and played sax in a local band that helps to raise money for charity. (See larger image)

First name:

Jeff

Last name:

Brown

E-mail:

jeff@jeff-brown.com

After graduating from Hofstra, I got involved with photography and film making and have been producing TV & radio commercials, documentaries, and corporate films for  almost 40 years. My wife (Maryanne) and I will be celebrating our 40th in April. We have two daughters, Lauren (30) and Carrie (25) and yes, they’re beautiful (they must get it from their mother). Lauren was married in June ‘05  and lives in New Milford, CT. She’s the Clinical Nutrition Manager at Blythedale Children’s Hospital. Carrie is single and works as a Special Events Manager at Red 7 Media in Norwalk, CT.  We lived on LI for a few years and moved to Bedford, NY in 1974. The reunion certainly appears to be building momentum. I'm looking forward to it.  See you in a few months..." Later he added: "If you're interested (in my work), I have some samples on my web site  - click on the 'On-line Reel' and some of the longer corporate stuff on another site. (See larger image)

First name:

Susan

Last name:

Busch Drazin

E-mail:

Address:

PO Box 12263

City/State/Zip:

Aspen, CO 81612

Phone:

970.920.9211

I have been blessed to be living in Aspen, CO for the past 16 yrs. After I finish writing this I will be hiking up Aspen Mtn., elevation 12,000. A typical day. hiking, biking or skiing, depending on the season. I work part time as a fashion stylist, serve on a board for the Aspen Jewish Congregation and dabble in art. Travel quite a bit in off season. Have been married for 23 years to the most amazing man. Have 4 daughters and 5 grandchildren (another one due May 3rd). I am grateful everyday. I can't wait for this event. (see larger picture)

First name:

Diane (Didi)

Last name:

Chertok Rubinson

E-mail:

mcherdi@bellsouth.net

Address:

3212 Anthony Cr So

City/State/Zip:

West Palm Beach, FL 33417

Phone:

561-684-2035

Mark and Lee - this is fantastic. I love reading about everybody and have connected with some classmates who I havent heard from in many years - thank you. During my first marriage I became an Industrial Engineer for Northern Telecom and went back to school and earned my Bachelor's Degree in Professional Mgmt from Nova University. I worked several years in property management before coming a certified travel agent. My second husband Hersh and I have been married for 18 years and between us we have 4 children and 6 grandchilden. I am now semi-retired and in my free time teach maj jong and canasta to all the new retirees in the area, and do volunteer work for the Democratic National Committee here is the Palm Beaches. My passion is obviously travel and my husband and I have been doing a pretty good job of going around the world.

First name:

Donna

Last name:

Clymin Berger

E-mail:

donnae7@comcast.net

Address:

1969 White Feather Lane

City/State/Zip:

Nokomis/ FL/ 34275

Phone:

941-488-5383

My husband Larry and I have been married for 40 years. We have two wonderful daughters, 34 and 39. Our older daughter has two boys 7 and 9, and both she and her husband work for IBM. It is so much fun being a nana. Our younger daughter is single and teaches autistic children in Atlanta. I graduated from Hofstra in '65 majoring in early childhood education and have enjoyed working with kids. Our love is power boating. We loved boating in New England while our children were growing up,and now in Sarasota we enjoy exploring the waters here. Our favorite vacations are chartering in the Virgin Islands. My best to all my old friends. This brings back so many great memories. We were so lucky to grow up when we did.

First name:

Lawrence

Last name:

Cole

E-mail:

Address:

1379 Broadway Apt. A-21

City/State/Zip:

Hewlett

Phone:

(516) 374-4872

"I Still live in Hewlett with my 94 year old Mother.I retired from the U.S. Postal Service,where I was a Letter Carrier for 33 years in Cedarhurst. In 1960 I received an Outstanding Music student Award from the United Choral Society. I've been a member of this group for 45 years.The last person I saw from the '61 class was Billy Kors. I was saddened to hear of his passing.Mary Lee Morris used to be a member of the United Choral Society, along with her late husband Joel.I work for the Board of Elections at election time and That's when I see Mary Lee Morris.I'm looking forward to the reunion, and can't wait to see my fellow grads whom I haven't seen in 45 years."

First name:

Jeffrey

Last name:

Coleman

E-mail:

jcol724@msn.com

Address:

15 West 84th Street

City/State/Zip:

New York City, New York

Phone:

212 724-4963

Really great job putting this website and reunion together. It has put me in touch with so many of my old friends already. Looking foward to October 7th.-- Added 4/15/06-- Graduated Adelphi University (Masters) in 1968. Spent most of my career in New York radio,taking the stations out of debt and into the black. My speciality was in the entertainment business of radio, working with record labels, concert promoters and major acts, while managing rock bands and promoting my own concerts. For the past five years I have been pursuing my passion for inventing, while patenting and licensing retail products to manufacturers. I am living on the Upper West Side of Manhattan,and have been married to my wife, Carole, for 26 years. Carole just retired as the Senior Manager of Public Relations for Major League Baseball after 20 years. Look foward to seeing you all at the reunion.
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First name:

Nancy

Last name:

Davidson Brookman

E-mail:

NBrook1002@aol.com

Address:

8 Bailiwick Woods Circle

City/State/Zip:

Greenwich, CT 06831

Phone:

203-532-9960

I have three boys ages 30, 32, and 33. One is married and we have one granddaughter age 2. My husband just retired and we spend most of the winter in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. We are avid golfers!!! I retired three years ago as Director of Development for Eagle Hill School which is a school for children with learning disabilities in Greenwich, CT. I have been a member of the Board of Directors since 1987. I also was on the board of National Center for Learning Disablities but resigned this year because of time constraints.

First name:

Peter

Last name:

Doctorow

E-mail:

pdoctorow@earthlink.net

Address:

3501 Dixie Canyon Place

City/State/Zip:

Sherman Oaks, CA

Phone:

(818) 990--3316

" I graduated from Penn State in '65 and became a computer programmer. I've always worked at technology companies including Vice President at Androbot (the first home robot company in the world), President of Activision (the 2nd largest video game company in the world) and President of Knowledge Adventure (the largest educational software company in the world). There were more. But now, it's retirement, running marathons, travelling the world and being a slug living in LA. My wife of 40 years, Eileen, a college counselor, and I lived in Paris in the 80's. Our son, David, is 32 and a Director at Hewlett-Packard. His son, Justin, is just 2 and is still in pre-school. "

First name:

Bob

Last name:

Donald

E-mail:

bobd@hvc.rr.com

Address:

103 Laurel Avenue

City/State/Zip:

Cornwall, NY 12518

Phone:

845-534-9397

My wife Patricia and I have been married for 36 years. We have been blessed with two daughters (Linda and Lisa) and three beautiful grandchildren. I attended Delaware Valley College, graduated from Iowa State University and attended the Food Industry Management Program at Cornell University. I was Vice President of Compensation and Benefits for The Grand Union Company where I spent 32 years and more recently Vice President of Human Resources for Production Resource Group, LLC an entertainment technology company. I retired in November, 2005 (Pat has been retired since 2003). Needless to say Pat and I are enjoying our leisure and spending time with our grandchildren.

First name:

Bill

Last name:

Easterlin

E-mail:

billeasterlin@msn.com

Address:

1615 sw englewood ct.

City/State/Zip:

lake oswego, Oregon 97034

Phone:

503.293.2105

Retired 3 years ago as a pilot for Delta Air Lines after 31 years. Son (30) from previous marriage who is a pilot for Express Jet, married and living in Houston. Presently married for 18 years to Kristi, 2 children, Alex(14), Mikaela (11). I have been living in Portland, Oregon for the past 20 years and I love the Pacific Northwest. I graduated from Grove City College(PA), with a BS in Biology, became a Navy pilot (7 years) then was hired by Delta Air Lines as a pilot. My life has been one absolute blessing and it is great to be happy and healthy.

First name:

Sandy

Last name:

Ehrman

E-mail:

sehrman236@hotmail.com

Hello, Samuel Ehrman Co closed due to foreign competition in 2001; however, I am still in the embroidery industry with a multinational company. Also, I am Oh for two in marriages and living with a dog and 2 cats in Fair Lawn, NJ. The best part of my life are my offspring. Ken (36yrs) and Michael (33yrs) work together running a public company(IDSY) listed on NASDAQ. Rachel (12yrs) lives with her mom in Dutchess Co. NY and after skipping 6th grade is tops in the Jr. High.-brains must have skipped a generation. Aside from many great years in business, my most interesting experience was being one of three people to organize the first opposition party to the Republicans of Upper Saddle River, NJ. I ran(but lost by 75 votes) for council), but our mayoral candidate won. The rest is history. Added 5/8/06--I have 3 grandsons and a 4th grandson on the way.
(See full image of "Traveler and Sandy") Update: July 16, 2006: Hudson Daniel Ehrman arrived this AM. 7lbs 2oz and almost 20" long. Mom and son doing great. 4 grandsons!! 2 brothers, 2 sons and at least 1 daughter."

First name:

Jim

Last name:

Emma

E-mail:

emjam@aol.com

Address:

49 tiffany way

City/State/Zip:

Nesconset

Phone:

631-724-0047

Feel like the king of procrastination.........great job on the site (which I just now found) Hope to see many at the reunion (tomorrow)....cheers (Webmaster's Note: Jim did make it and it was great seeing him again)

First name:

Eugene (Gene)

Last name:

Engelhart

E-mail:

geneeng@aol.com

I live in Lake Worth, Florida for the last eight years with my wife Barbara and have a daughter and three step-children. I worked for Sears, Roebuck for 38 years after graduating form Hofstra University in 1966. I now work for a small, privately owned furniture liquidation company as its CFO

First name:

Ilene

Last name:

(Essenfeld) Val-Essen

E-mail:

ivalessen@ca.rr.com

Address:

4909 St. Louis Court

City/State/Zip:

Culver City, CA 90230-4317

Phone:

310-839-1571

As I began to read other biographies, tears welled up. “I remember you!” Then I wondered, “Will they remember me, too?” I’m truly looking forward to our trip down memory lane.
Only when I entered Penn State did I begin to appreciate what a fine education we had received in high school. I earned a B.S. in elementary education; then married and moved to Georgia, where I received an M.Ed. from the University of Georgia. I taught elementary school (didn’t want my students to be taller than I am) for several years in Georgia and then in California. In 1975 I became a psychotherapist in private practice; I continue to love my work.
Meanwhile Derek was born and parent education became my passion. I earned a Ph.D. from Union Institute, then created Quality Parenting sm, a program now available in the US, Europe and Asia. I’ve written a book based on the program, called Bring Out The Best – In Your Child And Yourself. Our website is www.QualityParenting.com.
Life has treated me very well. I have a wonderful husband, Ed Schuman; I couldn’t imagine a better match for me. We live in sunny California; both sets of kids live nearby. We have marvelous traveling opportunities when I train instructors to teach the parenting program.
Now I’m a proud grandma. Those of you who share this blessing know how it can open your heart.
Can’t wait to see you all. (See larger image)

First name:

Steven

Last name:

Falk

E-mail:

stevfalk@aol.com

Address:

3244 muirfield

City/State/Zip:

Weston, FL. 33332

Phone:

9543490269

"Practicing law with my son Eric in Miami:have have 3 children, daughters Allison and Melissa and 4 grand children with a fifth due in April: I have been widowed since Jan. 2003 from susan:now live with my significant other Harriet. Enjoy golf and all non-running outdoor activities, continue to support all my local teams, especially my Hurricanes."

First name:

Kenneth

Last name:

Fine

E-mail:

Makfine@optonline.net

Howie, I'm worried that you have enough time to write me such a long e-mail. Don't you have anything better to do with your time? Of course I plan to be at the reunion. Is it possible that so much time has gone by? Most recently I've been the director of a "top 10" (busiest in the country) level I trauma center ER in the City but am leaving for something quieter to finish out my career. You guys have done a great job getting this event together. You definitely deserve a burger and shake at the Suburban on the rest of us ("Here's your stoltz Mrs. Stub?"). Everyone here is great (wife Marilyn; daughter Alison). Give my regards to the usual suspects. See you in October, if not before. Ken. (June 6, 2006)

First name:

Alan

Last name:

Finkelstein

E-mail:

arfy1043@yahoo.com

Address:

215 Melbourne Rd.

City/State/Zip:

Great Neck, NY 11021

Phone:

516-829-6462

With much grief from Kozinn, Immerman and Berliner, and much procrastination by yours truly, here is my bio: Very happily married to my dear wife Susan for 36 years. Have two terrific sons. David, a Harvard grad and partner in a NYC law firm, (Cravath), and Andy, a Penn grad and a VP at Lehman. Both boys definitely have their mother's brains!! Have two grandchildren with another due shortly. Been selling life insurance and employee benefits for 41 years. Love it. Still play golf, have a 1 handicap. Modern equipment helps! See you all in October.

First name:

Janet

Last name:

Franke Donald

E-mail:

janetd43@aol.com

Address:

1600 Puddintown Rd

City/State/Zip:

State College, Pa 16801

Phone:

814-236-6942

What a great web sight! I am enjoying reading about the classmates that I remember and ones that I have forgotten over the years—As for me, after graduation from GWH, I went on to nursing school and became a registered nurse. I worked for over 40 years in different hospitals in New York and Pennsylvania until I retired on July 4th of 2005. Talk about Independence Day! I met my husband Robert Donald (not the one we graduated with) while working in the ER of Franklin General Hospital in Franklin Square. At the time, Bob was a Nassau County police officer. Bob retired in 1981 after 20 years on the job and we moved to moved to State College, Pennsylvania. For those of you who are unfamiliar, we are located right in the heart of “lion country”—that’s the Penn State Nittany Lions. We used to enjoy going to the football games but I am getting too old to climb all those stairs. So now we just watch them on TV. But, we can still hear the roar of the crowd on a fall afternoon from our house! Bob keeps fit by volunteering and is the captain of the fire police for our local volunteer fire department. I still keep active by chasing around our three grandchildren. We have three daughters, Carole, 39, and Rachel, 37, who both live here in town. Rachel had 2 children Nicholas 7 and Jessica 5. Beth, the youngest 33, lives in Northern Virginia and has a new baby Ava, who was born on January 25.

First name:

Ronald

Last name:

Friedsam

E-mail:

ronjf@bellsouth.net

I have been married to Carol for 40 years and have three children and seven grandchildren. We permanently relocated from New York 1n 1974 and have lived in Michigan (twice), Washington, D.C. and Ohio. During my 29 year business career in the computer and software industry, I spent a substantial amount of time traveling outside the United States. After graduating from New York University in 1965, I was employed by Burroughs Corporation (a diversified computer systems manufacturer; now Unisys Corporation) and served as Vice President of Burroughs from 1981 to 1986. In 1986, I was elected Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Structural Dynamics Research Corporation (SDRC), then a private company. SDRC was a leading international supplier of mechanical design automation software and engineering services . In 1987, the company went public in an initial public offering led by Morgan Stanley. In 1991, the company became part of the S&P MidCap 400 Index. I retired in 1994, and the company was acquired by Electronic Data Systems (EDS). Since 1995, I have lived in Palm Beach County, Florida, where I enjoy golfing, visiting our geographically dispersed family and devoting two days a week to a very important cause. I am committed to the elimination of substandard housing and homelessness. Toward that end, for the past 10 years, I have been volunteering at Habitat for Humanity as a construction worker. I would like to commend the reunion committee for its excellent work. It was very enjoyable speaking with Mark and congratulations to Lee for developing this professional website. See (WSJ article-pdf) and Forbes article (pdf).

First name:

Susan

Last name:

Gardner Ruchman

E-mail:

bruchman@adelphia.net

Address:

9319 Sapphire Cove Drive

City/State/Zip:

West Palm Beach Florida 33411

Phone:

561-204-2363

I married Bobby Ruchman (class of 1959) in 1966. We had our first son Jonathan in 1966,followed by our second son Adam in 1970. I was a stay at home Mom involved in the usual school "stuff", sports, friends and the PTA. My homeroom teacher, from Hewlett asked me to run for his seat on the Lynbrook School Board (of education). I ran and served three terms (9 years) I loved helping the children of Lynbrook. In 1980 I went back to school to become a NY State licensed medical technician. I was very lucky to have managed a medical office in Rockville Centre for 24 years. Both Jonathan and Adam were married in 1991 to our wonderful daughters-in-law Eileen and Miriam. We are blessed to have 4 incredible grandchildren. Three girls and one boy. Life is great in Florida, and we even get back to Woodmere and Hewlett as often as we can. I know this is all about us, but after 42 years we are still best friends. Love to all....Susan Gardner RUCHMAN!!!!!!!!!

First name:

Michael

Last name:

Gerber

Upon graduation from Law School, I began a life-long career in the television and feature film business.  I started at Columbia Pictures where I worked on such projects as Funny Girl and The Way We Were.   I then moved on to Allied Artists Pictures, and worked on such projects as Cabaret, Papillon, and The Man Who Would Be King.  I then spent 13 years as President of the Viacom Entertainment Group, and worked closely with our sister companies, MTV, Nickelodeon, Showtime, etc.

About 10 years ago, I semi-retired to that I could spend more time with my wonderful kids, Daniel and Jacqueline, and to pursue studies in Orthodox and Chassidic Judaism.  I have produced two documentaries on the Holocaust and spent time in Poland and Israel researching material for these projects and interviewed over 100 survivors.  I continue to travel with my children, and spend 3 days a week studying Jewish history and Chassidic philosophy.

For personal and religious reasons, I will not be able to join you on the occasion of our 45th reunion.  IY"H, I hope to be able to join you for our 50th. In the meanwhile, I wish you health, blessings, and peace.

All my best, Muttel Chaim f/k/a Michael H. Gerber f/k/a Mickey  

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Kudos to the reunion committee for the awesome job that is under way! It has been great fun reading everyone’s bio and the amazing and diversified accomplishments of our class of ’61. I graduated Hofstra University 1965 and then Queens College with a Masters in Library Science. I taught elementary school for 7 years as a teacher and then as a school librarian. I have been married for 35 years and have 2 wonderful, independent, bright, intelligent daughters - Debbie 34, and Donna 31. We moved to Charlotte, NC in 1977 and never looked back. Debbie graduated George Washington University with a degree in International Affairs and the Monterey Institute with language certification courses in Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. Donna graduated University of Georgia with a degree in Mass Communications and Journalism. She also has a commercial pilots license. Both have individual and exceptional talents and skills. Debbie is multilingual – a great companion when traveling abroad. She has worked for America’s Most Wanted and TNT- Atlanta. Donna worked for CNN and was a publicist for World Championship Wrestling. Both have traveled extensively starting with study abroad programs in high school. My third child is an 11-year-old spoiled princess – a Samoyed named Shelby Rose. While raising my girls, I worked at the Charlotte Atlanta Apparel Marts for about 23 years. It was great fun. I also got a degree in Interior Design and fulfilled my love of clothes, fabric, art and antiques. During my interior design courses, I found a new passion in photography. Now, when I travel, my moments in time are with me forever. I have been fortunate to travel to many exciting and wonderful places, sometimes more than once. I have been to Europe, Asia, Middle East, Mexico, Caribbean Islands and parts of South America. My favorite US destination is Sedona, Arizona. Some exciting highlights – the Orient Express, a camel ride to the pyramids in Cairo, climbing into the pyramid at Giza, a dog sled ride in Alaska, parachuting off Mt Alyeska, Richard Petty’s driving experience – driving on the actual track, attending a real Hollywood movie premiere and walking the red carpet in front of Manns Chinese theatre, partying at Hollywood clubs and traveling by limousine with top name wrestlers and Hollywood stars. Most recently my family launched a new company called E-Z Cleaners (see website www.e-zcleaners.com). Donna is head of Public Relations, Sales and Marketing, Debbie, International and domestic transport, Dan, husband, chemist and product developer. We sell our E-Z Clean ProGone brands to Home Shopping Network (HSN) to retailers nationwide like Lowe’s and Advanced Auto Parts. We are also sponsors of Nascar, Monster Trucks and Motorcross. I have remained close to Susan Goldfarb Umansky since high school and we have been part of each other’s lives. I look forward to attending the reunion.

First name:

Judy

Last name:

Goldstein (Lugus)

E-mail:

jlugus@comcast.net

Address:

2 White Oak Drive

City/State/Zip:

Andover, MA 01810

This is fabulous! I am spending way too much time on this site. Since I couldn't find my yearbook, I was delighted to find the class pictures. You have done a wonderful job. I don't know how you did it, but I am happy you found me. After college I taught high school math for a few years (it was hard not to feel as if I was on the wrong side of the desk) and then moved to Boston and began working with computers. Now I am retired. I married cutie-pie John 33 years ago and we have two kids; a boy, Jesse, 29 and Emmy, 27. They are both in graduate school, Jesse going for a PhD in some Biology thing and Emmy finishing law school.

First name:

Judy

Last name:

Gordon Cohen

Address:

1225 Riverside Dr (#305)

City/State/Zip:

Phone:

965-695-3658 (cell)

WOW! Has it been 45 already. Weren't we just looking forward to going from Hewlett Elementary to the big, bad JUNIOR HIGH!!!! Mark called and wasn't  quite sure if it was the right Judy (Gordon) Cohen. He was right  and when he told me you were creating the site, I said I had to write to one of my old classmates from way back when we were buying Nik L Nips at Schmeider's across the street from that big "ole brick building. Went through the list of names and boy did that disease (nostalgia!) kick in! After  living in NYC, Huntington, Great Neck, and NYC, again, I now live in Fla. and work for a computer services company. Took me a while to get used to all the techie stuff but now I love it all. I have 1 terrific son and 2 fantastic grandchildren. Who would have thought that I would ever be old enough to say that!!! Life actually started (again) when those 2 were born... . Keep me posted with all the ' 61 dirt. I hope to be able to return to see all of you on Oct. 7.

First name:

Cary

Last name:

Greenberg

E-mail:

cpa525@aol.com

City/State/Zip:

Plantation , Fl

I graduated C W Post College, passed the CPA exam and worked for Touche Ross before relocating to Florida in 1973. Job transfers took me to Dallas, L.A. and back to Plantation, Fl. I have been married to Nancy (from Miami) for 25 great years. We have five children (three from my prior marriage) and six grandkids. My oldest daughter, 38, son in law and four grandchildren live only a few miles from us and keep us busy. Our youngest daughter, age 19, is in her second year at University of N Carolina, majoring in business/marketing. Her brother, 20, is in the mortgage business. After ten years with American Greetings as CFO of Magnivision, I worked as CFO for several small public companies .Tired of dealing with the SEC, I started my own CPA practice. For the past few years, I have been involved in multi-family housing conversions in Florida .I run into Alan Weinger and he keeps me up to date on what is happening. Great job on the site.

First name:

Bill

Last name:

Greenwood

E-mail:

hiswrg@aol.com

Address:

2 Twin Fawn Lane

City/State/Zip:

Pound Ridge, NY 10576

Phone:

914 764-5352

Got my MBA from the University of Detroit in '67. Joined the Peace Corps and spent '67 to '69 in Peru. Returned to the NY area and became a CPA in '72. Married Cathy in 1971 and have lived in Westchester since 1974. We have two daughters, Jennifer(30), married and a paralegal in Massachusetts and Leigh(28), married and a biology grad student in Montana. I am working in Stamford CT at a small financial services firm and Cathy teaches English at a middle school in Beford, NY. Thanks to Mark and Lee for a great job on the reunion and website.

First name:

Ellen

Last name:

Halbreich Korney

E-mail:

elkorney@mindspring.com

City/State/Zip:

Los Angeles, CA

What fun to have a website to keep up with our classmates!  My kudos to Lee Mitchell, Mark Kolber and all the others who are working to bring our reunion together. After college, I moved to New York City, married at twenty-five, had  my daughter Alison Hope and divorced in 1981.  Ali, 34, is working on a Masters degree at the University of Melbourne in Australia. In 1988 on a summer study program in London at the Royal College of Art, I met my wonderful husband Michael Korney who lived in LA. After a whirlwind five-and-a-half month courtship, we married  Christmas Day in Beverly Hills and again in early January, 1989 in New York for the East Coast kin.  A two-year bi-Coastal commute finally convinced me to give up my co-op and design practice and settle in Los Angeles. I have been an interior designer for thirty-five years with my own firm.  My projects have been published in books and magazines.  I have been on HGTV several times.  Active with ASID, I was on the Boards of the Metropolitan Chapter in New York and Los Angeles.  Ali designed a terrific web site for me: www.korney.com. Michael and I are active in fundraising and acquisitions at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.  We established an endowment for that purpose.  We are also supporters of The Center Theater Group.  We have five grandchildren from our blended family, two in college, two graduating high school and the little guy Justin, 8 ½, who wins big belt buckles in the rodeo. I am an avid skier, tennis player and competitive duplicate bridge player.  Michael and I like to travel.  Last year I returned to Egypt after a 26 year hiatus and I am planning more trips to far-flung places. I look forward to seeing all of you soon. Enjoy your summer. (See larger image)

First name:

Michael

Last name:

Heft

E-mail:

mambes@aol.com

Address:

35 Poplar Road

City/State/Zip:

Ridgefield CT 06877

Phone:

203 894 1715

Sometimes the importance of a dream isn’t in what you thought you were looking for, but what you found along the way. After graduation from Penn with a business degree and an addiction to cheese steak hoagies, I moved to L.A. to find the perfect wave and attend graduate school. Returning to Manhattan I started a corporate marketing career and married. I have two wonderful older sons: Adam 34 a lawyer married to a lawyer and living in Manhattan with my delicious grandson Ian, and Matthew 31, a veterinary researcher in North Carolina. After my divorce, I met Bonnie (“new and improved” as my marketing colleagues would say) and the rest has been wonderful for the past 20 years. We have two great younger kids: Ethan 14 and Sarah 10. I am thoroughly enjoying parenting in the digital age, lots of volunteer work in the schools and for my synagogue, and soccer coaching. Several years ago I started my own marketing consulting practice to improve business profits through a better understanding of the consumer. My clients are in the food business, consumer package goods, and bio-science. We love life here in the beautiful Connecticut town of Ridgefield. I am looking forward to seeing everyone again and reminiscing.

First name:

Patricia

Last name:

Heit Jaeger

E-mail:

phj1943@sbcglobal.net

Address:

10300 Briarwood Drive

City/State/Zip:

Los Angeles 90077

Phone:

310 8591788

I have been married very happlily for 28 yrs. We have a son who is 26 yrs old and I have two stepchildren (or adults) who are 41 and 43. The 43 yr old has two children so I am a grandparent of two so far. I have a masters in psychology and I practiced as a Marriage,child, and family counselor for a number of years and then retired to play golf. I now play golf, learning bridge, travel, and take courses at UCLA. I think of myself as living a charmed life. I really want to communicate that in many ways I treasure my life and memories at Hewlett High. I am still very close to Judy Landis and our relationship transends time zones. Judy and I have recently been in contact with Marcia Sacks (thru reunion info.) and again its like bonding was immediate. We were especially remebering our PMY club. Its Pet, makeout and Jilt. I wanted to know if we were the reciepents or the do=ers. I was informed that we were neither as we had no one to do it to.

First name:

Joel

Last name:

Heymsfeld

E-mail:

jheymsfeld@aol.com

Address:

75 Mount Lucas Road

City/State/Zip:

Princeton NJ 08540

Phone:

609-921-1107

I've led a very boring life, having been married to the same woman (Susan) for 31 years and worked at the same company (Merrill Lynch) for 38 years! I actually work for Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (soon to be Blackrock) in Plainsboro NJ as a portfolio manager. I have no plans to retire, since I still love the investment business--also, I don't play golf-an important prerequisite for retiring. Susan and I live in Princeton-we moved here in 1984 when our daughter was starting kindergarten. Margaret is now 27 years old and also works at the family firm (Merrill Lynch) as a municipal bond analyst.

First name:

Jane

Last name:

Hirshleifer

E-mail:

janeturnerhirsh@sbcglobal.net

City/State/Zip:

Fremont, CA

Hi - I've enjoyed the site you have put together for a reunion with an outrageous number of years attached to it.  My husband Ira and I have lived in Fremont, California for about 30 years - the same town David Berke lives in.  I am still working - teaching English and art at the local junior high school.  I enjoy living in Northern California spending as much time outdoors as possible, birding, whale watching and walking the trails of the hills and beaches.  We have two grown children - Sharon, a public health teacher  at the Community College of San Francisco, and Joel - a videographer and photographer in Seattle, who is presently catching salmon for the summer in Alaska.  The summer prior to 9/11 I was in NYC and saw Gerry Isaacson and his family, June Spirer
and Susan Steinberg Levine.  Have a wonderful reunion;  I'll be there in spirit. (See larger image)

First name:

Beth

Last name:

Holland Queener

E-mail:

beth@neatnesscounts.com

Address:

24 Linwood Lane

City/State/Zip:

Stamford, CT 06903

Phone:

203-968-9971

"Life is good! No, let me make that "great". I've been married 41 years...but not to the same man! With my first husband I had 2 children, who are the joys of my life. My daughter, Sara, is 36, married, working for The New York Times, and lives in NYC. My son, Jonathan is 38, works in the world of finance, is married to his high school sweetheart, has 3 incredible children and lives in Scarsdale. I have been with Chuck Queener, my adorable husband, since 1982, and I still feel like a newly-wed. Chuck is a magazine designer and an illustrator - very creative! After working for years in the field of advertising sales and then direct marketing, I started my own business in 2003 - neatness counts! I do interior design, home staging and space and clutter management, known today as professional organizing. Check out my website if you're curious! www.neatnesscounts.com. Helping to plan the upcoming reunion has been a blast - almost like a dry run for the reunion itself. I've heard about so many classmates who've been contacted and I have gotten together with a few friend already, with whom I had lost touch. Hope to see many more faces in October!"

First name:

Robert (Bob) M.

Last name:

Hopp

E-mail:

Hoppgator@aol.com

Address:

12108 Glenmore Drive

City/State/Zip:

Coral Springs, FL 33071

Phone:

954 753-6699

"After graduating with a BS in Business from Marietta College, in Marietta, Ohio in 1965, my fiancee,Marsha Taras of Oceanside, NY, and I were married in June of that same year. The following few years we lived in NY, Philadelphia, Chicago and eventually returned to Baldwin, Long Island for the next 12 years. During that time our three daughters were born and I continued my career in marketing and advertising in Manhattan and played the Dashing Dan game for close to 14 years. As the kids grew, I made the decision to go into my own business which brought me to Coral Springs, Florida in 1980. Since that time I have owned and operated a medical testing center--Health Testing Centers located in Ft. Lauderdale and No. Maimi Beach offering a complete profile of medical screening tests to the general public, corporate and medical communities. We are into our 26 year and shortly will be looking for the big "R." Our daughters have matured into 3 beautiful women and we enjoy and are proud of our 3 grandchildren. Marsha and I celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary this past year and we often escape to our second home in the Berkshires where we unwind, enjoy friends and have lasting family gatherings"
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First name:

Richard (Dick) L.

Last name:

Hopp

E-mail:

dickhopp@adelphia.net

Address:

P.O. Box 2, 120 Wood Duck Road

City/State/Zip:

Lee, MA 01238-0002

Phone:

(413) 243-4000

" After receiving my BBA from Hofstra University and serving two years in the US Army, stationed in the Bavarian Alps, I returned to Hewlett and received an MBA from Long Island University. Following two years of post graduate study in federal procurement law at Hofstra, I