2008
The Ottaviano's First Grandchild...
and new Mom and Dad Kent and Kim (Ottaviano) Mallory on the birth of their first child Luke. Comments below:
"All first 24 hour pictures. At about 14 hours old.
Luke Emanuel Mallory. 7/2/08, 8lbs 1 oz, 21 inches.
We got to bring them home this morning, an amazing, amazing time. We are so very thankful and are feeling very blessed."
Rich
Picture: Rich and grandson Luke
Picture: Harriet and Rich and grandson Luke
Picture: Parents Kent and Kim (Otaviano) and Luke Mallory
Picture: Father Kent Mallory with Luke
Kathy (Kwiatkowski) Madden aka "Nai Nai" and granddaughter Lila Rose on her Second Birthday.
Barbara (Larson) Damon and Marianne Schiralli visit NBC Studios...
"Marianne and I went to the taping of a TV show and saw Tony Bennett interviewed by Elvis Costello."
Babs
Mothers Day 2008...
Thanks top Barbara Damon for sending these pictures.
Right to left: Barbara (Larson) Damon, Marianne Schiralli, Mrs. Schiralli, Leila Larson, Mary Damon
Left to right- Mrs. Schiralli, Mrs. Larson, Mrs. Damon and Joe Schiralli
Jeanette (Quenzer) and Ken Boyer visit the Petersens in Sarasota...
June, 2008 Floridians, Jeanette (Quenzer) and Ken Boyer visits Carl and Janet Petersen at their home in Sarasota, Florida. We had a great visit. Next time we'll get together at the 45th on Long Island.
Pictiure: Jeanette (Quenzer)Boyer, Carl Petersen and Janet Petersen at Siesta Village Beach, Sarasota, FL.
Proud Father of the Bride...
On April 5, 2008 my oldest daughter Amy was maried to Steve Jones here in Sarasota, Florida. I have included a link to a little slide show from the wedding and lets see if you can recognize some of our Florida Classmates who honored us by attending.
Link to the Viking Wedding 
Picture: Carl Petersen, Amy Petersen (Bride), Minister and Steve Jones (Groom)
Is it a Bird... A Plane... No, It's Super Neph!
"So, Jeanine and I wore our best Dwight Howard costumes to the Magic victory over Philly, last night. Amazingly, we were among only a handful of the sellout crowd that wore Superman-like capes, so we had all sorts of attention paid to us by the TV network and the in-house camera folks. The best part was that, since we flew in for the game, we didn’t have to be concerned about a parking spot. Ha ha!" Steve
Click here for The Adventures of Super Neph
Picture: Jeanine and Steve "Superman" Nephew (February 2008)
2007
Barbara Damon, Tom Mohrman and Marianne Schiralli attend the Redidication of Mineola High School's Auditorium
Tom Mohrmand took two dates Barbara Damon and Marianne Schiralli to the recent rededication of Mineola High School's Auditorium. It was brand new last I was there!
Picture: Barbar Damon, Tom Mohrman and Mariaanne Schiralli (November 2007)
Picture: L-R MSD Superintendent of Schools Dr. Lorenzo Licopdi, Tom, Marianne, Paul Cusato and Barbara at the dedication of the Mineola HS auditorium. The plaque displays the names of all who purchased seats. (November 2007)
Christmas gathering at the Boyer's
Kathy Madden, Phil and Ida Meringolo and Carl Petersen gathered at Ken and Jeanette (Quenzer) Boyer's home in Summerfield, FL to enjoy the Boyer's Christmas spirit displayed in thier incredibly decorated home as well as their outstanding hospitality. The luncheon and diner were wonderful. The following morning Kathy Madden joined the Boyers in a round of golf.
Picture: Ida Meringolo, Jeanette Boyer, Ken Boyer, Kathy Madden and Phil Meringolo (December 2007)
Eileen (Trucks) Bugbee and husband Howard at dinner
Eileen (Trucks) Bugbee sent me this recent photo at dinner with her husband Howard.
Picture: Eileen and Howard Bugbee (October 2007)
Jeanette (Quenzer) Boyer Reunites with '63 Classmates at Walt Disney World...
Jeanette (Quenzer) and husband Ken Boyer reunited with four other Floridian MHS '63 Classmates (Phil and Ida Meringolo, Kathy Madden and Carl and Janet Petersen at Jiko, a restauarant in the new Animal Kingdom Lodge at WDW. Jeanette had not seen anyone from the class for 44 years. We had a wonderful evening together enjoying an outstanding dinner. We hope to do this again soon. Jeanette and Ken plan on making the mini reunion in Palm Beach this coming February.
Picture: Seated: Phil Meringolo, Carl Petersen Standing Ida Meringol, Jeanette Boyer and Kathy Madden (August 2007)
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Pam (Moore) Proctor's Son in Iraq
Pam sent me this picture of her son Mike Proctor, Capt. USMC. Mike is a Marine Aviator.
"Here’s a picture of Mike standing by an oasis on al Asad air base, where by tradition Abraham and his family are said to have stopped on their journey from Ur to Haran to Canaan (Gen. 11-12). This is next to the Euphrates River. By the rivers of Babylon….where we lay down…..and there we wept, while we remembered Zion…(Psalm 137:1)." Pam
Pam later sent me a video clip of Mike. "Here's a 10-minute clip of an hour-long "video feed" from Iraq of Mike last Saturday at his Amherst College reunion. About 200 people -- including WWII and Viet Vets who were Amherst grads -- attended the event, which was organized by Mike's classmate, Adrian Talbott. Adrian is head of "Generation Engage," an organization that aims to involve young people in the political process. The reaction of the audience to Mike's comments and the video was overwhelmingly positive."
The link to the clip is:
www.generationengage.org/proctor.mov
Picture: Mike Proctor, Capt. USMC, Al Asad Air Base, Al Anbar Provience, (Western) Iraq. June, 2007
Kathy (Kwiatkowski) Madden's Granddaughter Lila Rose in China
Kathy Madden accompanied her son Garrett Hall and daughter-in-law Maria to China where they adopted Lila Rose Hall. More pictures are posted on Kathy's Profile Page.
Link to: Lila Rose Video
Picture: Grandma Kathy and Lila Rose
Phil and Ida Meringolo's Twin Grandchildren
Phil and Ida missed the 2007 Florida Mini Reunion but Phil did call on the day of the reunion to tell me that they had become grandparents again. This time to their daughter Jennifer's twins; Daniel and Mackenzie Perez. Three week old, both over five pounds, doing well and going home.
Picture: Daniel and Mackenzie Perez
Rich and Harriet Ottaviano visit Walt Disney World, Florida
Rich and Harriet Ottaviano visited Walt Disney World, Florida in early January, 2007 where Harriet was running a half marathon and the next day a full marathon. Kathy Madden, Phil Mernigolo, Steve and Jeanine Nephew and Carl and Janet Petersen Met Rich and Harriet for a wonderful visit.
Picture: Standing: Rich Ottaviano, Janet And Carl Petersen, Kathy (Kwiatkowski) Madden, Steve Nephew. Seated: Phil Meringolo and Harriett Ottaviano
Joanie (Tekieniewski) and Henry Noga with their new grandson Hunter Thomas and Joanie and Henry at the Great Wall during their China Trip
"Henry and I with our first Grandson, Hunter Thomas, who was born in April. The others are from our trip to Bejing, China, the day after Christmas until January 2, 2007. It was a long flight for a short time, but it was welll worth it! Those Chinese people were very nice and welcoming. The country is Huge with a long and interesting History, plus wonderful architecture. The light snow made Beijing really beautiful. I'm glad we went!"
Picture: Joanie, Henry and Hunter Thomas
Picture: Joanie and Henry at the Great Wall
Picture: Joanie with Ricksaw driver
Eileen (Kirson) Mendelsohn, Kathy (Kwiatkowski) Madden and Maureen Sbarra out on the town
"We met at a cute French place half way between Boca Raton and Sunrise, FL called Le Vienne Rose. We talked and ate for nearly three hours. When we were leaving Eileen decided to call Sheila (Hyams) Wakoff in CT and we all had a delightful conversation. Sheila got the biggest kick out of it." Kathy
Picture: Eileen (Kirson) Mendelsohn, Kathy (Kwiatkowski) Madden and Maureen Sbarra (February, 2007)
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