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Dear PHS’60 Classmates, It has been fifty years since we marched across the stage at the Passaic High School Stadium to collect our diplomas. We were ready to go forth and show the world what we could accomplish with the education gained from our three years at PHS. We felt so grown up, but in reality we were so young and naïve. As the years went by, many of us went on to technical or vocational schools, colleges, universities, and other places of higher education while some went directly into the work world. We entered a wide variety of occupations, professions and vocations, not forgetting that many of us took the time to raise and provide for our families. We went our separate ways, crossing paths from time to time, sometimes planned and other times by chance. Bumping into a former Passaicite always gave us the chance to play “Passaic geography”. “Did you know so-and-so?” or “Have you heard from what’s-his-name?” A brief encounter often led to a prolonged trip down memory lane. We are no longer young and naïve. We’ve come fifty years. So, tonight is a time for recollections and story telling and do you remembers. It’s a time to rejoice with our classmates who are here tonight and to remember those whom we may never see again. We honor the lifetime achievements of the PHS Class of 1960. We, the Reunion Committee, have been on a constant high throughout the planning of this event. Thanks to the Internet, we were able to track down and contact so many of our scattered classmates. We spoke with and emailed and sent letters to so many of you, some who are here tonight and others who could not attend. The stories and accomplishments of our classmates recorded in this edition of the RE-ECHO confirm our PHS teachers’ predictions for the overall success of the Class of 1960. We wish good health, prosperity and long life to all our classmates. With deepest affection, The Reunion Committee |
ILLUMA AGNELLO BERNSTEIN lives in Galloway, NJ and works part-time in sales. She is a widow and has three children William, Melissa and Jacqueline and three grandchildren. GRACE ALU BANTA lives in Deltona, FL with her husband Gordon. They have three children Joseph, Teresa and Gordon. DAVID ATKIND lives in New York City and is a commercial real estate broker/developer. He currently owns and manages three neighborhood shopping centers in NJ. Dave is looking forward to renewing old friendships at the reunion. HAROLD BAILEY is retired and resides in Whiting, NJ with his wife Ginny, a Rite-Aid Pharmacy store manager. They have two children Jeffrey and Denise and a granddaughter. 
EDWARD BAJBEK and his wife Patricia live in Clifton, NJ. Ed is an Architectural Designer. RICHARD BAUER is a physician who lives in Highland Park, IL with his wife Jennifer. They have three children Adam, Amy and Joshua. ROCHELLE BECKER lives in Hemet, CA. Until her retirement four years ago, Shellie had an interesting career in the aerospace industry as a software engineer. She worked on such projects as Space Station, GPS Satellites, Avionics Systems for commercial aircraft and more. As she noted at our 40th PHS Reunion, Shellie has traveled extensively, including visits to 49 of the 50 states. She is still looking forward to a trip to that one missing state, Alaska. She now owns and runs a book store, Books, Blossoms ’N More. Check it out at www.booksblossomsnmore.com. JUDY BEDNARZ CHASE and her husband Martyn reside in Chevy Chase, MD. They have two children Jeremy and Justin. Judy is a practicing attorney. ROY BERCAW is single and resides in Cambridge, MA. He has had a varied and interesting career. Roy attended weather school in the US Naval Air Reserves and spent time as a helicopter traffic and news reporter over the New Jersey skies. He conducted a research project involving programming, debugging and integrating an IBM time sharing system. As a writer and video editor, Roy edited videos for TV and produced and hosted cable access TV shows for five years. *TERRI BERLIN ACRISH is retired and lives in Patterson, NY with her husband Sol, a rabbi and psychologist. They have a son Brian and three grandchildren. Their son Kevin is deceased. HARRIET BICKOFF STEIN is a homemaker, and her husband Robert is a pharmacist. They live in Wayne, NJ and have two children Lisa and Marni and four grandchildren. JUNE BLACK DIEBOLD is retired and residing in Florida with her husband Karl who is in real estate. They have one son Kristopher and one grandson. |
BARRY BLACKER received his medical degree in 1967 and completed a residency in pediatrics in 1970. After serving as a major in the Air Force for two years, he practiced pediatric medicine in St Petersburg, FL until his retirement in 2004. Barry has two children, two step-children and seven grandchildren and enjoys traveling extensively. JOHN BRADY is retired and lives with his wife Elaine, a nurse, in Sanford, ME. They have three children Allisyn, Elizabeth and Kathleen and seven grandchildren, including a set of twins. John enjoys gardening, golf and playing tournament chess. 
ALLAN BRAUNSTEIN is an orthodontist and lives in Wyckoff, NJ with his wife Lynda, a retired teacher. They have three children Hayley Gluck, Marcie Roth and Jonathan and five grandchildren.
MARILYN BRODSKY SHAPIRO and her husband Barry are both in building management, currently residing in Merrick, NY. They have two daughters Nanci and Stefanie and four grandchildren.
THOMAS BRUTOFSKY is a carpenter and works for the Clifton Board of Education. He is married to PHS’60 classmate Carol Cannata. They live in Clifton, NJ and have three children Tom, Greg and John and six grandchildren. When he is not working Tom loves to play golf.
MICHAEL BURNS and his wife of 46 years, Emma, reside in Scottsdale, AZ but spend summer months in Huntley, IL to be near their eight grandchildren. After graduating with a B.A. in English from William Paterson University, Mike served thirteen months in Viet Nam in a Marine infantry battalion and earned the rank of Captain. He obtained a J.D. from Seton Hall Law School and was admitted to the NJ Bar in 1975. Over the next thirty years, Mike was President and CEO of several multimillion dollar corporations, including Dutch Boy Paints. From 1999 to 2007, Mike was President and CEO of Pioneer Human Services, one of the largest non profits in the northwest. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Pinnacle Forum, a Christian businessmen’s organization. He has served on numerous boards and was Vice Chairman of the Board of the Eastside Academy, a high school for at-risk youth. Mike and Emma have traveled extensively throughout the world. They are the parents of four children: Michael, Jeffrey, Tricia and Stephen. Mike retired four years ago and enjoys playing tennis, softball and hiking. He is an award winning photographer and has self-published several photography books of the southwest. In addition, Mike is a speaker and mentor in “Street Smarts,” a local Scottsdale program to assist young men in career development. JOSEPH CAJZER and his wife Judy, a retired RN, reside in Barnegat, NJ. Joe is a retired fireman for the City of Passaic. They have one son Joey and two grandchildren. JOAN CAMMAROTA EMMERLING is divorced and living in Venice, FL. She works part-time as a care giver and has two children Lorin and Kathy. |
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DEBORAH CAMPBELL STROM is widowed and lives in Highlands, NJ on the Shrewsbury River. Deb has worked as an administrative assistant for the Meridian Health Affiliated Foundations and recently semi-retired to a per diem status in order to have more free time. She has a son Scott and a daughter Wendy and two grandchildren. Her son Freddie, Jr. is deceased. Deb is enjoying her newfound freedom to read, volunteer at the local library, dine with friends and just “sittin’ on the dock of the bay.”
CAROL CANNATA BRUTOFSKY is married to PHS’60 classmate Thomas Brutofsky. They live in Clifton, NJ and have three children Tom, Greg and John and six grandchildren. Carol is retired and loves spending her free time with her grandchildren. IRA CANTOR and his wife Helena divide their time between homes in Franklin Lakes, NJ and Boca Raton, FL. Ira continues to work in the real estate industry as a builder, developer and manager and has become an ardent golfer in his spare time. He and Helena have two children and four grandchildren. LUCILLE CAPPS WISSE retired from her position as a Service Desk Manager at the Parsippany Shoprite 
and is now enjoying gardening, reading and traveling. Lucille and her husband Robert have two daughters Catherine and Elizabeth, four grandchildren and one great grandchild who will be four years old on Nov. 15th. Lucille and Robert will be celebrating their 50th Anniversary next September.
ARLENE CARLINE PETRICONE is divorced and lives in Haledon, NJ. She is retired and has two children Jacqueline and Peter and twin grandchildren. DOLORES CATAFFO VENERI has been married to her husband Joseph for 43 years. They live in Roseland, NJ, and have two children Kristin and Joey. RITA CERNIGLIA EDELKRAUT works for a credit union and her husband Rich is retired. They live in Jackson, NJ and have been married for 47 years. Rita and Rich have four daughters, a son and 12 grandchildren. MARCIA CHAIT TOBIER and her husband David have three children Cord, Stacy and Rory and two grandchildren. Marcia and David are both retired and live in Lakewood, NJ. They enjoy traveling. ESTELLE CHASIN TAYLOR-ROESSLER has settled in San Juan Capistrano, CA after residential stops in Huntsville, AL, Germany, Washington, D.C., Maryland, back to NJ (three times), Manhattan, and Laguna Niguel, CA. She has a daughter Jill, who was born in Germany. Twice-divorced, Estelle is the widow of Arno Roessler with whom she had a fine paper business that created special order products for artists and museums. After Arno’s death Estelle continued to work and is currently the Benefits Administrator for a company in the aerospace industry. Estelle enjoys extensive traveling for fun and business and has just returned from a holiday in Greece. |
NINA CHIAVETTA GIARRAFFA lives in Clifton, NJ and was married to PHS graduate Tom, who passed away ten years ago. She has two children Susan, an information technology teacher and Tom, a technology coordinator. For the past twenty-three years Nina has been the proprietor of an interior design company that provides design services for offices as well as furniture, window treatments and carpeting. Besides her work Nina has developed a love of art, having attended art schools in Connecticut and Montclair, and enjoys painting in oils and watercolors. Other relaxations include a trip to Russia on business and several vacations to the Caribbean.
STEPHEN CHLOPIK is retired and lives in Lake Hopatcong, NJ with his wife Irma. They have three children Andrew, Patricia and Michael and one granddaughter. During the past forty years Steve and Irma have traveled throughout the western United States. One of the highlights of their travels was a two week tour by train and ship of Alaska.
MARY CHOMKO NAGY and her late husband Frank have three children Frank, Richard and Yvonne and five grandchildren. Mary retired in 2007 from her position as a Para-Professional for Special Education. She enjoys spending time with her grandchildren and is active in fund raisers for people with Developmental Disabilities. Mary also teaches special education CCD classes at her church.
FRANCES COHEN MUSLER and her husband Joel are both retired. They recently moved from their home in Westfield, NJ to an “over 55” community where Fran is enjoying what she describes as her “new lazy life.” She takes courses at Rutgers, goes to pilates and the gym and is busy decorating their new home. Fran and Joel have two sons, both of whom live within an hour’s driving distance. 
IRA COHEN and his wife Carole are currently residing in Bakersfield, CA. Ira is a Financial Advisor. He has one son Jason and one grandson. Some of the things Ira enjoys doing are playing golf, reading, traveling and spending time with his family and with the extended family he acquired when he married Carol in 2006.
IRWIN COHEN and his wife Michelle live in Denver, CO. Irwin recently retired from his Pediatric Dentistry practice. They have three children Debra, Aaron and Jordan. JANET COHEN is single and resides in Brooklyn, NY. She produces corporate sales meetings. |
JUDY COHEN PAUL and her husband Dennis live in Delray Beach, FL. Judy is retired, but stays busy with bowling, tennis, and water aerobics. She is currently co-president of her Hadassah group. Judy’s interest in Egyptian history has led them to travel to Egypt not just once but twice. Judy and Dennis have traveled extensively around our beautiful country, and look forward to future travel here and abroad. They return to New Jersey at least once a year to visit their son Evan.
PHYLLIS COHEN MANDEL has been married to Len for forty-six years. They are both retired and live in Chandler, AZ. Phyllis is enjoying an active life in their adult retirement community. She and Len have been traveling frequently, especially to Portland, OR, San Antonio, TX and Tucson, AZ to visit their children Neil, Debra and Michael and their four grandchildren. Phyllis sends her best to all her classmates. JOHN DEHAAN lives in Morris Plains with his wife Alice. They have two children Kevin and Sally and six grandchildren. John is a retired engineer who enjoys golf, skiing and spending time with all of his grandchildren, four of whom live in San Diego, CA. MARY ANN DELILLO MARINARO is a retired hairdresser and currently single, enjoying life in Seaside Heights at the Jersey Shore. She has four children Tom, Tina, Tammy and Tricia and four grandchildren. MARTHA DELUCA MULLEN is widowed and retired and lives in Bayville, NJ. Marti has two children Kelliann and Patrick and three grandchildren. JOHN DE VOS is the owner and president of Libra Electronics. He and his wife Barbara live in Tuckerton, NJ and have a daughter Lisa Lomonaco. 
ALAN DIAMOND and his wife Susan reside in Manasquan, NJ, enjoying the Jersey Shore and their family. They winter in Florida where he works on his golf game. Alan and Susan have two children Lisa and Barry and six grandchildren, including two sets of twins.
JOEL DIAMOND is a two-time Grammy Nominated Producer, having produced 36 gold and platinum records as well as television and film themes. After graduating from Rider College, doing a stint in the army, and succeeding in the family insurance business, The Diamond Agency in Passaic, Joel realized his dream was to be involved in the music business. He sang at the Wayne Holiday Inn on weekends and his life changed after Mel Cohen from Geismar-Kaplan introduced him to a local Passaic man who was in the textile business but also had grand aspirations of succeeding in the music industry. Through a series of serendipitous circumstances, Joel landed his first full time job as the head of Mercury Records Music Publishing Company, hiring as his assistant Tommy Mottola, who later went on to become President of Sony and the husband of Mariah Carey. Joel followed that job with one as Vice President of CBS Music, where he worked with many super stars and offered David
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Geffen his first million dollar deal (followed by hundreds of millions) for Laura Nyro. After these coups Joel founded his own companies under the umbrella of Silver Blue Productions, Ltd., and in 2009, Joel produced his third consecutive #1 Sony CD with the hottest new young classical act in the past 10 years. He currently produces and manages two new cutting edge recording artists who are ready to hit the Billboard charts in 2010, in addition to being an Executive Producer of a Broadway Show in pre-production called American Bandstand on Broadway, partnering up with Dick Clark of TV fame and Fred Rosen, the creator and owner of TicketMaster. Joel is divorced and lives in Calabasas, CA with his 17 year old daughter Briana and his two black German Shepherds. For more information, please visit his website: www.JoelDiamond.com.
RONALD DIBBLE is an electrician. His wife Donna is a certified nursing assistant. They live in Effort, PA. VIVIAN DIFILIPPI RIZZO lives in Hawthorne with her husband Jerry. They have two sons Gerald and Christopher and two grandchildren. Vivian works as an office manager. MICHAEL DINAPOLI is semi-retired and resides in Hopatcong, NJ with his wife Pamela. They have five children Michael, Darrin, Jeanne, Ron and Chris and eight grandchildren, including one set of twins. Michael is an active basketball official. ROBERT DOBRIN is divorced and has two sons Jason and Seth. He lives in Dana Point CA. After high school, Bob spent some interesting summers while earning a Bachelor’s Degree from Hobart College. He worked on a construction site in Passaic; he served as a cook on the SS Rotterdam (round-trip) while traveling to Holland, spending two months touring Europe; he was a migrant worker in Geneva, NY and a warehouseman in San Francisco. Bob went on to obtain a Medical Degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, serving as the class secretary and receiving two research grants in the field of Psychiatry from the National Institutes of Health. This was followed by post-graduate training in pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. While there Bob became Board Certified in Pediatrics with a concentration in nephrology He went on to complete research projects at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, followed by a three month time out to drive to Alaska and sail the Inland Passage to Prince Ruppert in British Columbia. Bob then continued his career with a fellowship at University of Pittsburgh in Pediatric Critical Care and subsequently directed an ICU at the Children's Hospital in Oakland, California, designed a regional pediatric transport program in Denver, and was a clinical director of a multi-center brain resuscitation project. As a consultant and medical director, he was instrumental in the creation of a non-profit corporation, California Shock/Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR), a San Francisco Bay Area helicopter air ambulance system that remains functional today. His last fellowship was in Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatry which he has practiced during the last two decades. Bob has spent much time over the past 50 years as a photographer and writer. And if all of these accomplishments aren’t enough, he has recently completed his first science fiction novel that is awaiting publication. MARIA DOMINO QUAGLIANA is married to PHS ‘60 classmate Pat Quagliana. They live in Little Falls, NJ and Maria continues to work in Passaic as a Master Teacher for the preschool program at the new School #19. Maria and Pat have three sons Patrick, Jr. (Susan), Harry (Tracy) and Jimmy (Amy) and seven grandchildren, who all live nearby allowing Maria and Pat to enjoy attending a variety of sports games, recitals and parties. They also have a vacation home in Point Pleasant, NJ where Maria enjoys cooking for and fussing over her children and grandchildren. |
REBECCA DORUM POMPEL lives in Moorpark, CA and loves working as an insurance agent. She has two children Allison and Annette and three grandchildren. Beckie was widowed in 2008 when her husband Howard was a victim of the Los Angeles Metro-Link commuter train accident.
RICHARD DUBIEL reports that he is in his 26th year of teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point where he is a Professor of Communication. He obtained his B.A. from the Pennsylvania State University followed by an M.A. and Ph.D. from Purdue University. Rich’s career has been varied, including working as a public relations practitioner with environmental organizations, advertising copywriter, and fund raiser. He served as the director of development and coordinator for public relations in the School of Consumer and Family Sciences at Purdue in the 1980s and, also, taught literature and a variety of English composition courses in the Department of English. Rich tells us he gets back to New Jersey about once a year to visit his mother in Clifton. JERRY DUBNOFF lives in Waban, MA with his wife Caren, who is an associate professor in the Political Science department at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester. MA. and works with PHS ’60 classmate David Schaefer After graduating from Brown University, Jerry completed a combined M.D./Ph.D. program at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Following a residency in Internal Medicine he practiced at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates in the Boston area until his recent retirement. Jerry and Caren have a son Mark and three wonderful grandchildren. They enjoy traveling and spending time with their family. MELVIN DWORKIN is a Director of Business 
Development and resides in Rockaway, NJ with his wife Doris. Mel has two children Hollie and Brian and one grandson. In his spare time Mel loves playing the guitar in “Blue Jams” and riding his motorcycle. He recently joined forces with PHS ’60 classmate Alan Diamond to ride together on a New Hampshire bike rally.
MICHAEL EBNER retired from his position as a professor of American History in 2007 after teaching for five years at the City University of New York and then for 33 years at Lake Forest College in suburban Chicago. Michael’s goal is to visit all the Presidential Libraries and so far he and his wife Darryl have been to five of them. They are the proud grandparents of five grandchildren, three of whom live in New Jersey and two in Illinois. STANLEY EHRLICH lives in Fair Lawn, NJ. He is a Purchasing Agent. Stan and his wife Joan have three children Lori, Todd and Glenn and three grandchildren. He spends much of his time writing mystery novels and invites all to visit his website at sbarnettehrlich.com. ARTHUR ELOVITZ and his wife Anne reside in Union, NJ. They have two daughters Beth and Robyn, and one grandson. Artie and Anne have been married 45 years. PATRICIA FASCIANA is a retired business owner. She lived in Puerto Rico for 15 years where she owned a restaurant and bar until 1991. Pat also lived in Anchorage, Alaska for several years. In 2009 she retired and returned to New Jersey. She is a founding member and VP of the Friends of Bloomfield Animal Shelter. Pat is now living in a shore community in Whiting. |
FLORENCE “PAT” FERGUSON CARONIA lives in Jackson, NJ. She and her husband Tony are both retired and the parents of Al, Anthony, Tricia and Danny and the grandparents of three. With the free time that retirement has afforded her, Pat now enjoys traveling, sewing, gardening and baking.
LESLIE FREEDMAN MANDELBAUM graduated from Wheaton College and then earned a degree in Interior Design 
from Parsons. Her design firm, Leslie Alexander Interiors, specializes in both residential and corporate interiors. Leslie has been married to Barry, an attorney, since 1983 and they live in New Vernon, NJ. Her interests include worldwide travel, tennis and golf. Leslie considers herself fortunate that her two children Heather Alexander Seltzer and Craig Alexander live nearby, providing her with frequent opportunities to spend time with her four grandchildren.
CAROL FRIED ABER and her husband Howie live in Hackettstown, NJ and own Personal Touch Home Care which provides caregivers for the elderly who wish to remain in their own homes. She states that being able to assist older adults and their families is a “fulfilling” endeavor. Carol has two children Hollie and Brian and one grandson. Although she doesn’t have too much spare time for hobbies, Carol does travel around the United States and to Europe when time allows, and she still loves to dance. She says that she “can’t wait to see everyone.” STANLEY FRIEDMAN retired from 
his Otolaryngology practice in 2009, but continues to teach at Yale University. He and his wife Roberta are living in North Haven, CT. They have two children David and Marc and four grandchildren. Stan is currently the president of a regional physicians’ organization and, for fun, plays the drums in a rock ‘n roll band.
NICHOLAS FUSCHETTI is divorced, lives in Mt. Arlington, NJ and reports that he is retired. Nick has two daughters Lisa and Dana and two grandchildren. JOSEPH GAGLIANO retired twelve years ago as a chef and artist to take care of aging family members. Now, although he is dealing with health problems of his own, Joe is continuing his artistic endeavors in painting and wood blocking and will be exhibiting his collages shortly. LORETTA GAKELER TALAMO is a retired Senior Loan Officer. She has been 
married to Russell for 47 years and they live in Fairfield, NJ. They have two children Laura and Russ and four grandchildren, including one set of twins. Loretta and Russell have traveled extensively, enjoying trips to Hawaii, Alaska, Italy, Greece, Venice and most recently Japan, China and Vietnam. Loretta delights in spending time with her grandchildren and hopes to continue traveling in the future. She is a member of the 50th PHS Reunion Committee.
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ANDREW G. GAYDOS and his wife Ingrid are currently living in Toms River, NJ. They have two children Yvonne and Craig and two grandchildren. Andrew retired in 2010.
SONIA GAYDOS COLON is a Public Health Nurse currently living in Pompton Lakes, NJ. She and her late husband Robert Colon, a PHS’60 classmate, have two sons Robert and Jeffrey and six grandchildren. 
PHILIP GLORIOSO and his wife Mary Lou live in Oakland, NJ
and have three daughters and eight grandchildren. Phil has an exciting life as a shipwreck diver, which includes volunteering to take divers out to some of the 5,000 shipwrecks in NJ. Phil enjoys volunteering, because he can dive for free and as often as he wants, which he says is pretty often.
JUNE GOLDEN ZIEFF and her husband Jim live in Aventura, FL and spend the summer months in New England. They have five children and nine grandchildren. June owned and operated an industrial catering company and several retail stores in the New England area. When her corporation was purchased by a larger entity, she retired and now does volunteer work at the Maritime History Museum and Hospice Organization. For recreation she enjoys boating with her husband. JUDY GOLDSTEIN WERLING and her husband Joe have both retired from long careers in the Passaic school system: Judy as a teacher and Joe as an administrator. They have remained residents of Passaic all these years and have two wonderful sons Scott and Todd and three grandchildren, their “extra special blessings”. Judy and Joe have traveled frequently since retiring, going on several cruises and making trips to Florida to visit friends. Judy is looking forward to the reunion and to “renewing many old acquaintances.” ANN GOODMAN DAIRMAN retired after teaching for twenty-seven years 
in the Passaic school system. She and her husband Bill live in Clifton, NJ and enjoy traveling and playing tennis. Especially rewarding is being able to spend time with their sons Jeffrey and Matthew and their families, including three grandchildren, at their Jersey Shore home.
CLIFFORD GORDON is married to his “high school sweetheart” and PHS’60 classmate Linda Minkoff. They have three children Beth Paley, Shara Hofing and Jeff and four grandchildren. Cliff is still active as the senior member of a gastroenterology group practice in Wayne, NJ. In 1979, he began development of a computerized 
practice management system, On Call Medical Systems, ultimately supplying hardware and software to thousands of physicians in medical, surgical and sub-specialty offices throughout the New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania area. The entire operation was sold to a publicly held corporation in 2000. Cliff and Lin now flit between their Wayne and Boca Raton homes throughout the year, which allows them to play golf year round. They share a love of fine wine and dining, theater, and frequent international travel. Cliff is a member of the 50th PHS Reunion Committee.
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DOLORES GORMAN DELGROSSO is divorced, retired and lives in Parsippany, NJ. She has four children Jean, Dawn, Victor and Christopher and three grandchildren. ARLEEN GREENWALD GREENSTEIN and her 
husband Sy are currently residing in Clifton, NJ. They have two children Marc Alan and Jody Lynn and five grandchildren. Arlene has a teaching degree from the Ikenobo School of Ikebana for Japanese flower arranging. Arleen and Sy are retired and enjoy traveling and spending quality time with their grandchildren.
JOHN GRESLIK is divorced and living in Parsippany, NJ. He has two daughters Kathleen and Susan. Now that he is retired, John has the time to enjoy motorcycle riding, playing pool and going to Atlantic City and Las Vegas.
LEONARD GROCHALA has been a Detective Captain with the Passaic Police Department. He and his wife Linda, a teacher, live in Toms River and are the parents of Desiree, Jason and Melissa and the grandparents of three.
RICHARD GROUDAN and Iris, his wife of 42 years and a retired schoolteacher, now live in Las Vegas, NV. They have three children Dorie, Todd and Jill, and one granddaughter. Rich obtained his M.B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1971. He soon migrated to Southern California to begin a 28 year career in the oil industry, specializing in taxation. He retired in 2002 as the Western Region Tax Manager for Texaco and soon moved to Las Vegas. Rich makes the trip from Las Vegas to Los Angeles two days each month where he is in his seventh year as a public member of the Board of Review that hears appeals of tax assessments. He and Iris have a strong interest in politics, the symphony, the Las Vegas entertainment scene. They enjoy attending plays and visiting museums in Los Angeles and New York City. Rich visits Passaic once a year and reports that he received a tour of Passaic High School in 2009 conducted by the current principal and Rich’s cousin Brian Kleinman who is a guidance counselor at PHS. MARGARET GUGLIELMO VALENZ lives in Tamarac, FL with Ed, her husband of thirty-five years. They have one son Edward and two grandchildren. Margie is retired from a sales position with Macy’s and she and Ed enjoy spending time with their grandchildren and traveling when time allows. 
RONALD GUTKIN and his wife Yvette are retired and residing in Washington, NJ and West Palm Beach, FL. They have three children Steven, Michael and Todd and nine grandchildren, with another due in December. After teaching for eight years, Ronald spent the next thirty years with a major pharmaceutical company. Currently he is the owner of Experient Real Estate and the president of Reliable Holdings LLC. His interests include gardening, photography, golf, genealogy, bridge and travel.
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LINDA HALPERIN NISSENBAUM is a Human Resources Manager and her husband Larry is a Manufacturer’s Representative. They live in Rockville, MD and have a daughter, a son and three grandchildren. 
MERRILY HANDELSMAN LA SCALA is a retired Math Teacher and her husband Faust is a retired English Teacher. They reside in Cedar Grove, NJ. Merrily keeps busy by participating in Delta Kappa Gamma which promotes educational opportunities for woman locally, nationally and internationally. She is an active trustee of the Cedar Grove Historical Society and a member of Friends of the Cedar Grove Library. Merrily enjoys creating scrapbooks, reading, movies and attending theater. Her greatest pleasure is spending time with the family, especially her daughter Larissa and two grandchildren. JUDY HARING KICHA is a retired Passaic Police Detective who, with her husband Ted, a retired City of Passaic zoning officer, lives in Fort Myers, FL. They retired to the “warmth and sunshine” of the Florida Gulf eleven years ago and do not miss the New Jersey winters one bit. Judy and Ted have two children Joe Kicha and Kim Kicha Philpot and four grandchildren. Still at home are Judy’s two very special “babies” Dixie Belle and Lil Bitsy, her 10 year old Yorkies. FRANCINE HARRISON lives in Woodland Park, NJ with her partner Alan. She has two children David and Rachel and two grandchildren. Fran works in real estate. JOSEPH HIRSCHFIELD and his wife Betty are both retired and live in Portage, MI. They have three children Edward, Elaine and Paul and three grandchildren. CLAIRE HOFFENBERG WOLLOCK married Stanley in 1964. She is a college professor. Claire and Stanley live in Wayne, NJ and have two children Michael and Amy, both of whom are doctors, and three grandchildren. RICHARD IPPOLITI and his wife Barbara have two children and two grandchildren. They are retired and live in Califon, NJ. ROBERTA JOFF LAZERWITZ and her 
husband Bernard (Buddy) are both retired and residing in Wayne, NJ. They have three children Jennifer, Elyse and Ian and four grandchildren. After many years of teaching elementary school, Roberta retired and is now enjoying the time to read, knit, needlepoint and raise African violets and Christmas cactus.
SHELDON KALMOWITZ and his wife Barbara are retired and relocated from Long Island to Delray Beach, FL two years ago. They have two children Mandy, who lives in Boca Raton, FL and Brett, who lives in Sharon, MA and four grandchildren. Shelly is enjoying life in the Sunshine State golfing, biking, fishing, kayaking, playing cards and attending lectures at Florida Atlantic University. He says “this is what life is all about.” MARILYN KAPLAN ISRAEL and her husband Martin are retired and live in East Brunswick, NJ. With more free time they are planning to do a lot of traveling. Marilyn has one child Dana and three grandchildren. |
RICHARD KEMP is married to Diane. They are both retired and live in Pequannock, NJ. Richard and Diane have a daughter Jennifer.
JEROME KERN is a widower and works in Financial Services. He has three children: Julie, who lives in Madrid, Spain, Simona and Eric, who both live in Florida. He also has a granddaughter in Madrid. Jerry enjoys traveling and spending as much time as possible with each of his children. He divides his time between residences in Delray Beach, FL, Madrid and Bologna, Italy. SUSAN KINSLEY DARIEN and her husband Steven reside in Bridgewater, NJ where Susan is a clinical social worker. They have two children Jodi and Andrew and three grandchildren. JOANN KIRSCHNER SLATE lives in Allamuchy, NJ with her husband Ted. She has two daughters Jacqueline and Stephanie, six grandchildren and four step-grandchildren. Her son Jonathan is deceased. JoAnn is working part-time as a tour director and this year has traveled to several National Parks and to Alaska. BARRY KLEIN and his wife Diane are retired and living in Dallas, TX. They have one daughter Sandi and two grandchildren. Barry has traveled around North and South America to pursue his interest in fly fishing and tennis. DEENA KLEIN has had an active psychiatric practice for almost forty years. She lives in Portland, OR and finds her sixties to be such a great time of life that she may reconsider the idea of retiring. Deena is divorced and the mother of Simeon and Jessica and loves being the grandmother of two wonderful grandchildren. “Regards to all from the beautiful Pacific Northwest.” RODGER KOLSKY is a consultant, living in Boynton Beach, FL with his wife Maralyn. They have three children Jeffrey, Andrea and Jill and three grandchildren. Rodger is especially interested in photography, construction projects and electronics. Rodger and Maralyn also love traveling. JEANETTE KORCZYNSKI PIZZANI and her late husband Emanuel have one son Michael. Jeanette, a receptionist, lives in Saddle Brook, NJ LOUIS KRAMER and his wife Mitzi live in Woodland Park, NJ. They have two daughters Heather Lifson and Leslie Fischgrund. MARY ANN KRUPINSKI LINNEHAN is divorced and has a daughter Mary Ann 
and a seven year old grandson. She retired in 2009 after working for thirty-four years in a photo lab and has spent time traveling to Jackson Hole, the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone National Park, declaring that part of the country “beautiful”. Just as she was enjoying her retirement Mary Ann contracted Guillan-Barre and was hospitalized for three weeks. Her recuperation has been slow but steady and she looks forward to a complete recovery.
RONALD LANE and his wife Diane live in Upper St Clair, PA. They have three children Ron, Tracy and Scott and two grandchildren. |
L. DENNIS LATRELLA attended Newark College of Engineering and Fairleigh Dickenson University after graduating PHS and has worked for Burns
and Roe Enterprises for the past 43 years. He currently is the Principal Electrical Designer overseeing the engineering of all forms of power generating facilities. Dennis is the proud father of three awesome sons (and two wonderful daughters-in-law) and the grandfather of five beautiful grandsons including two sets of twins born seven weeks apart. His family also includes an extremely loving, supportive and very dear friend of eleven years, Barbara. Dennis continues to travel for business and, with Barbara, for pleasure throughout the United States, Canada, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe. They enjoy cruising, antiquing and exploring the great cities and intimate mountain towns throughout Europe and the United States. Dennis has been an integral part of every reunion committee to date, including the 50th PHS Reunion Committee. He plans to continue enjoying life, retiring only when work stops being enjoyable.
JOANNE LAWRANCE GUNDLACH has a commercial cleaning business. She is married to Thomas, a reactive hazards specialist. They have a son Scott and two grandchildren. Joanne’s hobbies include drawing, water color painting, knitting, crafts, cooking and baking. She enjoys spending time with friends and family and has been involved with the Big Brother/Big Sister program for many years. Joanne and Thomas are living in Vernon, NJ
PATRICIA LAZOVICK NOVACK and her husband Marc, a liquor salesman, have been married for 
47 years and divide their time between homes in Woodland Park, NJ and Boca Raton, FL. They have three children David, Michele and Michael and seven grandchildren, including a set of twins. Pat worked as a speech therapist and in medical offices until her retirement five years ago. She enjoys reading, traveling and knitting, but most of all she loves spending time with her children and grandchildren. Pat is a mainstay of our reunions having worked on committees for our 20th, 30th, 40th and now the 50th PHS Reunion Committee.
JEROME LEFF is retired and recently became engaged to Sallie Mereier. He has two children Susan and Michelle and three grandchildren. Jerome is an active member of Charlotte Motor Speedway Club and is currently living in Charlotte, NC. ALAN LESSER retired in 2008 as president and owner of Pine Lesser and Sons, a wholesale distributor. He and his wife Nancy, a registered nurse, live in Wellington, FL. They have three children Pamela Lesser Wasserman, Gregory Lesser and Marci Lesser Snere and three grandchildren. SHELDON LEVENBROOK was a member of the Board Options Exchange for 22 years. When Shelly retired from trading, he began a second career in insurance, working for Northwestern Mutual. He is currently semi-retired. Shelly is |
divorced and has two children Heather and Justin and four grandchildren, including a set of triplets. He is currently living in Buffalo Grove, IL.
FRANCESCA LEVINE LIECHENSTEIN works 
in estate and real estate management. She is married to Michael, a consultant and university professor. They live in Clifton, NJ and have two children Aaron and Stefanie. Fran is active in the Passaic-Clifton Jewish community serving as president of Jewish Family Services and as a trustee for the Jewish Federation. She also works for the Friends of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and is a Patron of WNET/WLIW Thirteen.
JOYCE LEVINE is single and lives in Passaic, NJ. She is a legal secretary for the law firm of Skaddon, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom in New York City. 
SHARON LEVINE KALNIZ and her husband Tom, a retired dentist, reside in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. They have three children Steve, Jeff, and Scott and five grandchildren. They spend five months of the year in Toledo, OH. Sharon enjoys playing tennis, exercising, doing volunteer work and traveling. 
STEWART LIBES is a retired CEO. He founded a successful accounting/ financial recruitment and temporary help firm, Accountants on Call, which grew to 112 locations in four countries. Stu is married to Dory who is also retired from AOC. When they are not traveling the world, Stu and Dory divide their time between their homes on the “Big Island” (Hawaii) and in Smoke Rise, NJ, allowing them to play golf throughout the year. They have two children Shari and Michael and six grandchildren. STUART MADISON and his wife Joan, a psychotherapist, have been married for eleven years and live in Stamford, CT. He has 
two children Andrew and Amy and three granddaughters. After earning an Industrial Engineering degree from Newark College of Engineering Stu worked in various locations before joining Information Builders, a software company in 1985. Currently he is the Vice-President for Corporate Technical Support and serves as the company’s unofficial photographer at their many business events. Stu’s interests have remained the same since high school: railroading, woodworking and photography. A new passion that he shares with his wife is motorcycle riding through the back country of Connecticut and Massachusetts.
JOHN MAHONCHAK lives in Wyckoff, NJ with his wife Mae. They have five children Karen, Jill, Craig, Robert and Maribeth, and eleven grandchildren. John continues to work as a financial consultant, representing Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. He excelled as a member of the PHS 1959-60 Varsity Basketball Championship team, earning him entry into the PHS Hall of Fame, and has continued his athletic pursuits as a Gold Medal Senior Olympics Basketball player. John is a past President of Preakness Hospital in Wayne, NJ and has served as President of the Clifton Boys Club |
MILDRED MARELLA SCHMIDT has retired from her position as Director of Mail Order Services with the Popular
Club. Mildred and her husband Dieter live in Montville, NJ
and also have a home at Lake Wallenpaupack, PA. They own an additional 21 acres in PA where they store boats and RV’s for the winter. Mildred and Dieter have two daughters Denise and Deborah and a granddaughter who is attending Barbizon School of Modeling and Acting.
JAN MARSH is retired from a security sales position with a non-profit organization. She is divorced and lives in Oakland, CA. LINDA MINKOFF GORDON is married to Cliff, also a PHS’60 graduate. Lin retired as Chairman of the Mathematics Department at Leonia (NJ) High School two years ago and delights in having more time to spend with their three children Beth Paley, Shara Hofing, and Jeff (a stage and voiceover actor in the Screen Actors Guild and Actors Equity) and four amazing grandchildren, including a set of twins. Lin and Cliff divide their time between their Wayne, NJ and Boca Raton, FL homes, working year round on their golf games when they are not traveling around the globe. Lin is a member of the 50th PHS Reunion Committee. *GAIL MONALOY GARBIN is a Speech/Language Pathologist and resides in Clifton, NJ with her husband Melvin, a dentist. In the past Gail has made a few guest appearances on television. Gail and Marvin enjoy traveling, the theatre, opera and ballet. FLOYD MORELAND graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Middlebury College and received his Ph.D. in Classics from the University of California, Berkley. Currently retired from the City University of New York, he has received many accolades and awards for his writing and teaching. He was the curator of the 1910 Dr. Floyd L. Moreland Carousel in Seaside Heights from 1984 until 2008. At the present time Floyd resides in Ortley Beach, NJ and owns the Magical Carousel Shoppe on the Seaside Heights boardwalk. Although he is unable to attend the reunion, he writes that “all are in my heart and always will be.” VITALI MOSTOVOJ received a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and Masters Degrees in Business Administration and in International Relations. He served twenty-five years in the United States Air Force during which time he was the Inspection Team Chief for the government’s On-Site Inspection Agency and led teams of U.S. weapons experts into the Soviet Union to monitor Soviet military compliance with the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty. He also assisted in the planning for future Arms Control treaties. After he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the military, Vitali worked as the Vice-President and General Manager of Datron Telecommunications International and then as the President of Hiband Communications. He currently works part-time for the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture. Vitali and his wife Pari live in Thousand Oaks, CA. They have two children Natasha and Andy and two grandchildren. |
ROSEMARY MURGIO LIPARI attended Berkley Secretarial School and married Jack Lipari in 1962. They moved to Forked River, NJ where they raised three children Jacqueline, Gina and Michael. Rosemary retired after 22 years working for WOBM Radio as secretary to the general manager and then as office manager. Jack retired from the Prudential Insurance Company and they now reside in Whiting where they are involved in their church ministries and truly enjoy time with their ten grandchildren. Their other interests include sports, music, academics and travel to Myrtle Beach and Florida.
STEVEN NEGLIA is retired and lives in Manchester, NJ with his wife Linda, a semi-retired hairdresser. Steve has a daughter Donna and two stepchildren, Sandy and Mike. He and Linda have six grandchildren, including a set of triplets. In his spare time Steve likes to fish, hunt, travel, and attend Broadway shows. BETSY OSBORNE tells us that, as a young adult, she lived for a time in both Paris and London. She now resides on Long Island in the town of Remsenburg. Betsy retired as a VP in Bond Arbitrage Swaps on Wall Street over ten years ago. She was widowed recently and reports that “being single again is interesting and funny.” Betsy fondly recalls her visits to Rutt’s Hut and Mario’s over the years. She enjoys classical and Doo Wop concerts, cooking, entertaining, reading and the beach. Her two passions are golf in the warm weather and indoor tennis when the outdoor temperatures dive. LEONARD OSTFELD and his wife Roberta married in 2004 and are both retired, now living in Palm Harbor, FL. 
Lenny received a BS in accounting from New York University, has a Masters Degree in Management and is a CPA. He began his career at Price Waterhouse Coopers and progressed to positions of Vice President and CFO of both publicly traded and private companies. His son Robert is a cardiologist in Manhattan. His son Scott has two children and is a partner in a hedge fund. Lenny fully retired in 2008 and now enjoys investing and playing tennis.
ROBERT PASEK and his wife Rita, a retired lawyer, live in Southport, NC. Bob is also retired. They have a son Rob and two grandchildren. BRIAN PHELAN is married to Lynne and they live in Brookside, NJ. He recently retired after 42 years with Ascot Power Technologies, working in engineering, product management and marketing. Brian has served as the Mayor of Mendham Township and as a Township Committeeman for 20 years. He also has devoted 35 years as a volunteer fireman, including terms as Fire Chief. Brian and Lynne have a daughter Melissa. JUDY PINCK lives in Florida with her husband Ed Nichols, a retired newspaper publisher. Judy has two sons, two grandsons and a cat. She says “life is good” and would like another reunion in Florida for everyone who will be there during the winter. |
JERRY PISANI is retired and lives in Easton, PA with his wife Muriel, a retired nurse. They have three children Glenn, Janine, and Keith and seven grandchildren. Jerry and Muriel enjoy traveling, golf and volunteering in their church and community. CARL PLAGER is divorced and resides in Houston. TX. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from Cornell University and a Medical Degree from Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. After completing his training in Internal Medicine, Carl served as the commanding officer of the 24th Evacuation Hospital in Long Binh, Viet Nam and at the U.S. Army Field Hospital in Saigon. Upon his discharge from the military in 1974, he completed a fellowship in medical oncology, joining the faculty and staff of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, where he worked until his retirement in 2001. ALAN PLUTCHOK is a retired family physician married to Alice, a retired social worker. They live in Vallejo, California and have two children Robin and Todd. Alan enjoys traveling, woodworking and being a community activist. JOHN POLIZZI lives in Great Barrington, MA with his wife Tasha, a fashion designer. Jack is a business manager. They have two sons John and Christopher. ELISSA POWELL is retired and residing in Nutley, NJ. She enjoys doing volunteer work. CAROL PUZIO MCKILLION retired as a teacher/media specialist and lives in Passaic with her husband Patrick who retired from Otis Elevator and NJSEA. They have three children Patrick, Maryellen and Carolyn and nine grandchildren. “Good luck to everyone and have a great reunion.” PATRICK QUAGLIANA is an attorney married to Maria Domino, also a member of the PHS class of ’60. They live in Little Falls, NJ and have three sons Patrick, Jr. who is an attorney in practice with Pat, Harry who is a CPA and attorney with Deloitte and Jimmy who is the Head Tennis Pro at a club in Upper Montclair, NJ. They also have seven grandchildren. Pat and Maria enjoy spending time at their vacation home in Point Pleasant, NJ and are looking forward to a family vacation in November with their children and grandchildren at the Atlantis in Nassau. ANNETTE RAMER has retired from her position as special education teacher in the Denver public school district. She and her husband Joseph Furer, an attorney, live in Colorado. Annette has two children Jason Morris and Gabrielle Higbie and two grandchildren. She spends most of the time in Edwards, CO with views of Beaver Creek and returns to Denver to enjoy a touch of city life including professional sporting events. 
MICHAEL REBIK is a corrections officer who resides in Edison, NJ with his significant other, Cheryl Hill. Mike has two children, Scott and Jill. He loves cruising the highways and byways on his motorcycle while enjoying his hobby of restoring motorcycles, power boats, and automobiles. His favorite restoration project to date is a 1956 Corvette. |
MICHAEL RISKO and his wife Beverly are both retired from federal service and live in Mt. Carroll, IL. They have a daughter Sandy Risko-Kohler and two grandchildren. Mike enjoys living in a small mid-western community.
DOROTHY ROBINSON lives in Paterson, NJ. A graduate of the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts, she pursued a career as a package designer, working for 27 years as a graphics manager for Warner Lambert. Now retired, Dorothy enjoys traveling to Myrtle Beach, Atlanta and the Poconos. 
ELIZABETH RODE SCIAINO lives in Glen Rock, NJ and is married to PHS ’60 classmate Bart Sciaino. They have four children Bart, Steven, Adam and Matthew and four grandchildren. Liz is a twenty-year volunteer at a gift and handcraft shop.
HAROLD ROSENBERG and his wife Natalie reside in Sarasota, FL where he is in sales. They have a daughter Heather Rosenberg Nadler and three grandchildren. LOWELL ROSENBERG lives in Mendham, New Jersey. JOAN ROSENBLOOM KLEINBERG is a retired caterer and lives in Boynton Beach, FL. She is the widow of Jerry, with whom she has two sons Eric and Neil. Joan also has five grandchildren and three step-grandchildren. NORMAN ROSNER is self-employed and still lives in Passaic. He and his wife Rachel, an accountant, have four children Cheray, Lisa, Dani and Dalya and twelve grandchildren. In his spare time Norman loves square dancing. ERIC RUBIN is an attorney married to Shelley, a family therapist. They have homes in Potomac, MD and in Annapolis. Eric’s law practice in Washington, D.C. represents clients on matters involving federal government agencies and the Congress. His hobbies include sailing, maritime history and travel and he serves on the boards of the Annapolis Maritime Museum, the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington and the Chesapeake Legal Alliance. Eric and Shelley have four children Josh, Kerry, Alexis and Andrew and five grandchildren. LEONARD RUDIN is an account executive. He and his wife June, a school nurse, live in West Caldwell, NJ and have two children. 
DOROTHY RUTKOWITZ SLOTWINSKI is divorced and lives in Rochelle Park. She is retired and has four children Keith, Joanne, Pamela and Sandra and eleven grandchildren. 
RICHARD RUTKOWITZ is divorced and lives in North Dartmouth, MA. After a career with a graphic arts distributor of supplies and equipment, Rich returned to teaching in 1999, retiring in 2008. He currently is a partner in a real estate business in New Bedford. Rich has a son Christopher and enjoys biking, hiking, kayaking and traveling. PATRICIA SABOLEFSKI EMDE and her husband David live in Clifton, NJ. Patricia had been an administrative assistant with Valley National Bank before retiring. They have a son David and one grandchild. |
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DAVID SCHAEFER is a professor of political science at Holy Cross College, Worcester, MA. He lives in Worcester with his wife Roberta, the founding president and CEO of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau. They are the very proud parents and grandparents of two daughters Naomi Schaefer Riley and Rebecca Cypess and five grandchildren. David received a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University followed by a master’s degree and doctorate in political studies from the University of Chicago. After teaching at Lake Forest College and Temple University, he was lured in 1976 by Caren Dubnoff, wife of PHS ’60 classmate Jerry, to Holy Cross where he remains to this day. David loves teaching and has published several books and articles related to his field. In their free time he and Roberta enjoy traveling extensively to Europe as well as to Israel, Bermuda, Canada and, most recently, to the Galapagos. David has continued to play tennis avidly for the past forty years although he exclaims that “aches and pains are beginning to reduce that activity.”
WILLIAM SCHEY is an attorney and lives in Parsippany, NJ with his wife Enid, an educator in Passaic. They have three children Mark, David and Alison. Bill has been practicing law for the past forty-two years and also enjoys time to golf and hike. ELINOR SCHNEIBOLK ALBOUM is a retired teacher married to Martin, a retired social worker. They live in Clifton, NJ and have three children Jonathan, Shari Gussen and Scott and four grandchildren. Elinor is enjoying her retirement, spending time with her grandchildren, playing mah jongg, traveling, reading and gardening. NINA SCHWEITZER JONES graduated from Trenton State College and taught briefly in Newark where she also served as one of the original Head Start teachers while attending the Graduate School of Social Work at Columbia University. She and her husband Howard lived in Philadelphia while he attended dental school and subsequently settled in Delaware for eight years, eventually relocating to Pennsylvania where she managed Howard’s dental practice for twenty-six years. They are now enjoying various activities in a retirement community in West Chester, PA as well as traveling extensively. Nina and Howard have three children Michelle Doren, Mark and David and six grandchildren. BART SCIAINO, JR. lives in Glen Rock, NJ with his wife, PHS ’60 classmate Elizabeth Rode. Bart is the owner of a Tool and Dye manufacturing corporation. He and Liz have four children Bart, Steven, Adam and Matthew and four grandchildren. Bart enjoys traveling, boating and spending time with his grandchildren. SONJA SERAFIN VELAZQUEZ lives in Wallington and hopes everyone has a great time at the reunion. DAVID SERLS is retired and lives in Littleton, Colorado. A widower, David has three children Jennifer, Amanda and Kerry and four grandchildren. JANE SHUMLANER COHEN is the widow of Jeff Cohen with whom she had three children, Jennifer Wallis, Jason and Joshua. Jane and her partner of seven years, Steven Miller, live in Florham Park, NJ where she enjoys exercising, attending two book clubs, shopping, golf and volunteering. She delights in her trips to Florida, California and Westfield, NJ to visit her children and five grandchildren. ROBERTA SHURKIN LICHTENSTEIN lives in Santa Fe, NM where she is a Registered Nurse. Her husband Paul is a retired sales executive. They have two children, Eric and Marcia and two grandchildren. Bunny expressed all of our feelings when she exclaimed “50 years … OUCH!” |
NIKI SIMON BLACKER is divorced from PHS’60 classmate Barry Blacker and is now married to John Reubens, a vocalist. She has two children, Monte Blacker and Cara Blacker Murtha and five grandchildren. Niki resides in Miami Beach, FL where she owns antique shops and pursues her long time passion of performing at the piano.
ETHEL SOLOMON MUSKAT and her husband Andrew are both retired and live in Jupiter, FL. Ethel has a daughter Jennifer Rinzler. Her son Marc Rinzler is deceased. RICHARD SORKIN and his wife Myrna are living in Northbrook, IL. They have four children Wendy, Jeff, Mark and Dan and two grandchildren. After graduating from the University of Louisville School of Medicine and completing an Internship at Emory University in Atlanta, Richie was commissioned as a Lieutenant Commander in the USPHS, serving as a ship’s doctor in the USCG. He then finished his training at the University of Michigan to become a Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Cardiology at Wayne County (Michigan) General Hospital until 1984 when he relocated to the Chicago area to serve as a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at the University of Chicago. Retired from practice in 2002, Rich and Myrna have been enjoying extensive traveling, reading and “loafing”. JOSEPH STAUM and his wife Barbara are both retired and live in New Milford, NJ. Before his retirement Joe was in sales and sales management for the aerospace industry and he was a member of the New Jersey Nets Netsational Dancers team. Joe’s current hobbies include woodworking and sailing. He and Barbara have two children Marlene and Sandra and four grandchildren. KATHLEEN STETTLER HALL and her husband Alan are enjoying their retirement in Wappingers Falls, NY. Kathy had 
worked for 15 years with the Dutchess County Interfaith Foundation and now enjoys her volunteer work with senior citizens. Alan worked as an engineer with IBM. They have three children Elizabeth Ann Wolin, Jennifer Marie Royer, and Michael Alan and five grandchildren, calling for frequent family visits to Annapolis and Seattle. Kathy and Alan delight in their extensive travels to Europe, China, Alaska and Hawaii. Kathy says “I am learning to knit in my old age.”
JUDY STRASSMAN VAN PRAAGH is a speech therapist married to Jon, a golf pro in Mercer County. They live in East Windsor, NJ and have two children Alisa Dutka and Steven and four grandchildren. Judy reports that they are fortunate to enjoy good health and are not yet ready to retire. They travel on vacations to visit friends and family and spend as much time as possible with their grandchildren. Judy and Jon are delighted to be able to attend the reunion and “can’t wait to see our old friends and classmates.” RONEE STREIT ZAKIM lives in Fair Lawn, NJ and is married to Howard who works in sales. They have two children Jodi and Jeff and four grandchildren. Ronee reports that she is “aging gracefully.” |
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MARTIN H. SUKINIK is a CPA and lives in Ocean, NJ with his wife Toby. They have four children David, Amy, Ronnie and Howard and three grandchildren. Martin and Toby enjoy traveling to Europe and have several timeshares which allow them to travel one week each month from May through December.
JANE TAINOW FEDER divides her time between homes in Brooklyn, NY and Ocean Grove, NJ. She says that both locales combine to provide her with the “best of everything”. After high school Jane received a bachelor’s degree from William Paterson University, a master’s degree from New York University and a PhD from the Union Institute. She currently teaches English at New York City College of Technology and a Writing Program at The New School University, but is considering retirement in the near future. She also is a Kripalu Certified Yoga instructor and has taught yoga and meditation for the past ten years. Jane has two children Samantha of Brooklyn and Andrew of Los Angeles, CA. She enjoys going to the theater, museums and great restaurants. CALVIN TEICH is a real estate investor and lives in West Caldwell, NJ with his wife Maxine. They have two daughters Andrea Rosenberg and Staci Smith and four grandchildren. 
RAYMOND TERSIGNI was a Passaic police officer until 1968 and retired in 1993 as a sergeant in the Miami-Dade County Police
Department. He and his wife Joan, a real estate broker, live in Hollywood, FL and have a daughter Rina Tersigni Nall and three grandchildren. Their son Peter is deceased. Raymond and Joan enjoy playing golf and spending time with their grandchildren.
SHARAN TOMESKE CIOFFI is a florist and lives in Smithtown, NY with her husband Salvatore, an automobile dealer. They have a son Steven and three grandchildren. LEWIS TROMMER lives in Clifton, NJ where he is a Senior Sales Manager. His wife Nancy is a Customer Service Manager. They have three children Stephanie, Cindy and Howard and three grandchildren, all of whom live in the New Jersey and Pennsylvania area, allowing for frequent family visits. Lew and Nancy travel often and, more recently, have shown a preference for cruising. He likes to fish during the warm weather and hunker down during the cold weather. Lew says “I’m still working ‘cause I would be bored if I stopped.” GAYE TUCHMAN is an accomplished scholar who received a Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree and a Ph.D. from Brandeis University. Currently a professor of Sociology at the University of Connecticut, she is the author of five books and serves as an advisor to many of the University’s basketball and football players. Gaye was the recipient of two Fulbright Scholarships, one in Spain and the other in Chile, and used these experiences to travel extensively, including a trip around the world upon the completion of her doctorate degree. Gaye has a love of art which she shares with her son Ethan, who deals in the arts of the Southwest Pueblos. Her son “has taught me to see the nuances sometimes hidden in that extraordinary work.” |
CAROL TURETSKY spent several years in the advertising field after graduating from Fairleigh Dickinson University before attending Whittier (CA) College School of Law. Since her admission to the California Bar in 1982, Carol has been a practicing attorney in a Los Angeles law firm. She lives in Culver City. Carol loves to travel, visiting Russia, Prague, Poland, China, Hong Kong and Israel. By far, her favorite destination is France which she visits as often as possible, given her busy work schedule.
ELIZABETH VAN HOOK was living in Pittsburgh, PA and retired in 2006 from the PNC Bank. While in Pittsburgh she volunteered for many organizations 
including the Red Cross during the Katrina Crisis and fund raising for Public TV station WQED. She is now back home in Clifton, NJ and is on the Board of Trustees at the Calvary Baptist Church, as well as helping with remedial reading programs at the Allwood Public Library. She is also a member of Phenomenal Grandmothers, a national group, even though she is not a grandmother. Elizabeth is presently working on children’s stories, and an anthology of experiences that she had in traveling the world. She especially enjoys her five great nieces and one great nephew.
JOYCE VINSON is divorced and living in Huntington, NY. She is still working as a Psychotherapist. PAULA WEBSTER is single and currently lives on the Upper West Side of New York City with her partner of thirty years J. Miller. In the past Paula wrote a book and worked as an anthropologist in Southern Italy. She held the position of Director of Public Relations and Marketing for a small museum in NYC. Currently Paula is a part-time freelance PR person while working on her memoirs. GAIL WEINER BIBEN is a retired sales rep and her husband James is an attorney. They live in Rochester, NY and have four children Lara, Marc, Matthew and Douglas. Gail has a passion for traveling and her most recent adventure was a 3 week trip to Botswana and South Africa with PHS’60 classmate Barbara Schneider Anderson. They still remain best friends after all these years. Gail devotes a great deal of time visiting her six grandchildren in California and NYC. MARTHA WEISS ROSS lives in Westwood, NJ with her husband Mark, a retired film director. They have two children Amanda and Ethan and four grandchildren. Martie works in Special Education and is a painter and printmaker, specializing in one-of-a-kind prints. PHYLLIS WEISSMAN ROSE lives in Livingston, NJ 
and was recently widowed. She has two daughters Andrea and Kimberly and four grandchildren. In her free time Phyllis enjoys spending time with her family as well as playing bridge and mah jongg, going on theater trips, and dining out with friends. She wishes she could join us but she will be celebrating her grandson’s Bar Mitzvah. “I’ll be thinking of all my ‘young’ friends.”
MARY ANN WIECZEZAK O’KEEFE and her husband Joseph are retired and live in Upper Montclair, NJ. They have three children Joseph, Mary Lynne and Allison and love spending a great deal of time with their eight grandchildren. Mary Ann also belongs to a 9-hole golf group that keeps her busy. |
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MICHAEL ZAGER and his wife Jane reside in Delray Beach, FL. They have three children Jonathan, Stephen, and Nicholas and two grandchildren. Michael is a Professor of Music at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, and designs and directs their commercial music program. Michael also is a music producer. Some of his original scores and studio recordings of Whitney Houston, the Spinners, Luther Vandross and the Michael Zager Band reside in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio. Michael is the recipient of 13 gold and platinum records, having written, produced, composed and arranged original music for commercials, TV programs and major motion pictures. He has authored numerous books and manuals for writing and producing music and is currently writing the second edition of Music Production: A Manual for Producers, Composers, Arrangers and Students.
JOAN ZINGLER SIEGEL is widowed and lives in Fair Lawn, NJ. She has three children Rachel, Stacy and Larry and seven grandchildren, three of whom live in California, where she visits as often she can. Joan works for Macy’s in the Fine Jewelry department. When she is not working or traveling she enjoys dining out and going to the movies. |
CAMILLE ZINGONE GEORGISON and her husband Perry, a mechanical engineer, are both retired and live in Cedar Grove, NJ.
Since retirement Camille has been active in the American Legion Auxiliary at the Caldwell Post,
holding the position of secretary and publishing their monthly newsletter. She is also a chairwoman for Girls State. Camille likes to stay active by exercising at least four or five mornings a week.
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The Passaic-Clifton Herald-News Spring 1960 
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Addendum Paterson State - Linda Minkoff, Michael Burns Rutgers, New Brunswick - Clifford Gordon |