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Dear HixNews
Thanks for the anniversary
card and for thinking of
us. It was much appreciated.
Bunny Miller and
David Pollack 1961
Dear HixNews,
Thanks gang! The big
5-0!
It didn't hurt at all!!!
David Rubin 1982
Thank you for the anniversary card and for thinking of us.
It added greatly to the happiness of the day
and was much appreciated.
Ronnie Gilson 1961and Bob Birk 1952
Bob Dean
1965
Linda Romagnolo
McHugh 1971
Barbara Hoosack
Sarluco 1968
Happy Birthday!
Lorraine Tully 1976
Joe Varecha 1973
Happy Anniversary!
Janet Paccione
1972
Dear HixNews
Thank you for the card, and for thinking of us on our 43rd wedding anniversary. It
was much appreciated. We enjoy every newsletter. Thank you for the great job and
the time and commitment put forth in every issue.
Peggy Moldovak Gill (1967) and Tom Gill (1966)
Dear Editors,
I recently found this clip
of Mid Island Shopping
Plaza on You Tube, which
may be of historical
interest to Hix News
readers.
A look to the
future?
No!
Its here now...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah3NVknsMs8
http://www.youtube.com/embed/
VRRnXq41UV4?feature=player_embedded
Hi Bob,
I see in the latest issue of the Alumni Bulletin, you
were kind enough to list my query asking for leads
regarding Bruce Sollod. Please continue to do so
with each forthcoming issue. If I receive word from
someone, then I will let you know. Thank you so
much.
Dennis Listort 1964
Hi Bob,
I'm trying to track down newspaper articles, police
reports, etc., regarding the train accident which caused
the death of Bruce Sollod on May 4, 1962. Keith
Thomas, Jimmy Kansas and I were with Bruce at that
time. Can you lead me to sources, links, etc., that might
have information? Thank you.
Hi,
Lately when I get the notification of the newsletter,
something called Scribdcomes up telling me to
download app to read the newsletter. No matter
what I do, I can't get to the complete newsletter that
I used to read without a problem. I can read page 1
and 2 & then it asks me to download app to finish
reading. Even after doing this, I can't read the newsletter. Is it just me or are other people having the
same issue?
Thanks,
Rich Greguski
Rich
What operating system and browser are you using? I
have Windows 7 and have viewed the newsletter using
Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer without needing
to download an application so I'm a little puzzled. You
can, by clicking on the download as a pdf, download
the individual newsletter as a pdf and view it that way,
also.
We will be glad to work with you to get it working.
Roger Whitaker, Webmaster for hixnews.com
Roger
Im using iPad. Never had problem before. I am out of
town at the moment so will try my PC and let you
know. Thanks for quick response.
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I don't have an iPad to test it on, so that may be the
cause of this situation. The Scribd app is a book reader,
but should not be needed on a PC.
Roger
Rich,
You can easily view the newletter on your iPad or
iPhone by touching the small Download icon on the
bottom left of the Scribd screen. You can read it when
it downloads, or simply save it to your iBooks app to
read later. Its a large file, so give it a few minutes to
download to your device.
Elliot Gorlin, Editor HixNews
Roger
Is it possible hes having a malware
attack? I am always leery of sudden pop
ups that I didn't initiate that ask me to
download an app to do something that
shouldn't be a problem?
Bob Gillette
Greetings!
Received note on renewal and will be sending my three
year renewal in this week. I didn't get the October 24th
issue yet, and I understand it has photos of the Levittown Historical society included, as I'm also the Vice
President there (plus President of Hicksville Historical).
I'm off on Thursdays; would it be possible for me to pick
up some copies of that issue? I've looked for a town
vendor, but some I knew that carried it did not have it.
Bob Koenig
Bob
There is no October 24th issue. The newsletter is routinely
issued the first of each month.
Thus, the last three issues were published on August 1st,
September 1st and October 1st.
The next issue is due to be released November 1st.
I don't know what you mean about a renewal subscription.
HixNews does not renew as the newsletter is
a free publication distributed to all alumni
and friends who ask to be put on a monthly
mailing list for a reminder about the most
recent publication.
Are you perhaps confusing us with Hicksville Illustrated that does ask for money???
The only thing related to the Levittown
Historical Society is in a document that
I've attached for you to see and shown
below.
The news about your November Hicksville
Meeting will be on the Home Page of the
H icksville Newsletter November issue.
Buffalo Bob Casale
Dear Buffalo Bob
Last week I met with Bob McDevitt
who heads up the Levittown Vietnam
Memorial Plaque effort after learning
he lived near me in Florida. What a
coincidence!Bob shared their final
plaque with me, which I'd appreciate
having published in HixNews' July 1
issue.
Thanks to a member of their Project
Team who read an issue of HixNews,
you put me in touch with them to
confirm three Levittown residents
who were killed in action (KIA) that
appear on our List of Confirmed
Names, as they attended Hicksville
Hi Bob,
Thank you for your concern. I had a few problems
about 2-3 months ago opening the newsletter on
my *******.com address. It opened a newsletter
with the previous month's heading, as well as
some difficulty opening and reading it. One of
your messages indicated that there were going to
be some changes to the newsletter and I'm unsure
if that was the reason I had a problem. Please
return to sending it to my *******.com address to
see if the problems have been resolved.
Thank you so much for providing the newsletter
and your concern for my receiving it correctly.
Nancy Engelman Glick
Hi Folks
The reunion was so well planned! I thought it was
a class act! One our classmates told me that you
were thinking of planning a reunion in Florida.
Have you given any thought to what area?
I live in Ponte Vedra which is south of Jacksonville
and north of St. Augustine. I attended a West
Coast Swing dance conference at the Marriott at
Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra. The out-of-town visitors
were very happy with the location and accommodations. It is just a suggestion. I hope you are well
and rested from the reunion. Best always,
Linda Sacco
Hi Bob,
I just read your enhanced
version of my memoir of
the '64 50th reunion, and it
came out well with the
addition of the pix. There
was only one problem and
I hope that it is not widespread. When I either
clicked on thelink in the
announcement of this
month's blog or I typed
hixnews.com myself, it
brought me to the October version of the
blog1410". I had to change the last few numbers
to read "1411" and then I got November's issue.
Thought you might want to check on that.
Thanks again - looking forward to your compilation
of the photos from the reunion.
Arnie Gould
Our very own Bob Casale has put together some remarkable videos
and posted them on line for everone to enjoy! Check them out here:
The Big Car Crash of the 1980s
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Hello all,
I graduated from Hicksville High backin 1967. Entered the
service that fall and was dating a girl who wrote to me while I
was in boot camp. I saw her when I came home from boot camp.
Then was sentto Vietnam. When Icame home,I never saw her
again (my fault). Iwould love to talk to her and explain. If you
can locate Chris Junge, class of 1967, I would appreciate your
help.
Thank You.
Sincerely,
Robert T. Pelcher, 1967
Editors Note: Hi BobI have added your search inquiry to our "Looking for People" list.
Best
Henry
For the
Dear Classmate...
You asked to be included on the master list of the Hicksville High School
Newsletter. You submitted an email address but no name was ever posted.
Can you please send us your name and indicate also when you graduated so we can
add it to the roster. And your maiden name if married.
Thanks
Buffalo Bob Casale
Editor
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Submitted by Dennis Hendrickson, Class or 1970 and Judy Diamond, Class of 1971
Hi Bob:
It was nice speaking with you and talking about old times
(hold on to the baton). Unfortunately, my cousin,
Stephen Ruggiero passed away on Nov. 1, 2014. We
were born 8 months apart, played as babies, we grew up
together, played ball together right through our championship baseball seasons at Hicksville. Steve was a good
guy, quite but intense and although we hadnt seen each
other as often as we liked we were always close. I will miss
him.
You can find his obituary in the November 1, 2014 Newsday Obituary.
Thanks,
Fran DeCabia, 1960
Can you check your yearbook and see if Theresa Ramos was
in your class. Had an email from her brother Bill Ramos, from
the class of 1960, that she passed away in July. Bill thought
she graduated in 1973 or 1974. I went to the 1974 yearbook
on Classmates and the only Ramos was a Sharon.
Thanks
love yah Bob
Bob,
I found her picture in the 1973 yearbook and the photo is
attached.
Love yah Maryann
Stephen Ruggiero
Editors Note: Fran was referring to the time back in the late
fifties when we had the fastest and quickest 440 relay team
in the 8th grade on Long Island. We got to the finals and I
screwed up big timeI dropped the baton and we were
eliminated. The team consisted of Artie Center, Billy McBride,
me and Fran. We never lost until that time.
Otto K. Gabrielsen, Jr.
Dear HixNews
Nancy North Park from the class of 1961 was killed in an
automobile accident last night.
Shelly Heyman Baron 1961
Shelly Heyman Baron 1961
Nancy North Park
Shelly,
Can you expand this note a little? I just received something via email from Nancy that will be in the December newsletter. If
you see an obituary, please send it to me. Thanks.
love yah
Buffalo Bob Casale
I went to Merritt Island Newspapers to see if I could find an accident report. I found the following...
BREVARD COUNTY - A Merritt Island woman was killed Thursday evening in a two car crash in Brevard County. The crash
happened just before 7 p.m. on Courtney Parkway near Grant Road in Merritt Island. The Florida Highway Patrol said
Nancy Lincoln, 72, was traveling west in the parking lot of the moose lodge and attempted to travel across Courtney Parkway and
pulled into the direct path of a car driven by a 17-year-old. Lincoln was transported to Cape Canaveral Hospital where she died. The c
rash remains under investigation.
I'm a little baffled because though the age is correct, the last name Lincoln I'm not sure about.
Does anyone have any additional information to substantiate the death of Nancy North Park???
Bob
Bob,
Yesher daughter called me and said shepulled outfrom the Elks club where she had played bingo and a truck hit her. She did not know
whathappened and died instantly. I am very upset because I had just emailed her and left a message because she had sent me a funny
email joke. Her daughter was inshock and she called me because Nancy always mentioned my name. Nancy
was very crafty and always had a craft show where she made all the crafts she sold for Christmas. I believe she
had a son, daughter and two grand-daughters she adored and was very close to. Ibelieve she was 71yrs old.
Shelly
I know for sure that Nancy was married to someone with the last name of Lincoln... so she probably never
changed the last name. His name was Larry Lincoln and he passed away years ago. OMG she is one of my
children's godmother andwe've been close friends since 3rd grade. Her sons name is Bruce Park, and her
daughter is Jodi... but I don't know her married last name. She definitely lived on Merritt Island and was 72 yrs
old. Please keep me in the loop if you find out anything definite.
Lillian Manzo Ramirez 1961
Lillian Manzo Ramirez 1961
Lillian
Had a note from Shelly and she confirmed it was Nancy. It's sad that she passed and the way was terrible. So sorry for your loss.
Fortunately she wasn't a young mother with young children depending on her presence. Here it is a year since Joyce passed and
her brother just passed. Hope you are well.
love yah
Bob
Thank you... I just feel like I got kicked in the stomach. My kids are very upset also. Nancy was my first cashier in my skating rink. She was
the sister I never had.
Hope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving and Christmas Holiday.
Love Yah
Lillian
I understand completely. I wish that I had the ability to maintain contact with many in our class who just seemed to fall between the
cracks. We had a wonderful growing experience because we were surrounded with wonderful people. I don't want to short change the
classes that followed us, but the camaraderie diminished. We had so much fun and it was because of the people we mingled with...
Dennis Naso was a pioneer in fun. There were others that influenced our lives and it would take tons of paper to explain. Our teachers
were phenomenal and the other professionals in the Hicksville organization were instrumental in our growth. I loved growing up in
Hicksville. There are some little stories that make me weep a little. Anything you remember that brings a tear to your eyes???
love yah Bob
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