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New!
Yo.
 
Hey, nice web site. I saw it mentioned by someone on Classmates.com. I'm from the class of 1969, so I guess I'm just a young whippersnapper.
 
I've attended most. or all, of the '69 reunions, but I have not heard about the PHS 50th anniversary. Sounds like a great idea, but I would like more info. What else do you know?
 
I am living in Delaware now (for the past 33 years!), so the drive is not too bad.
 
Please keep me informed, or let me know how I can help.
 
Cheers!
Mike Casale
PHS '69
Hockessin, Delaware 19707
mike.casale@verizon.net

Hello all

I have the wonderful task (as I have nothing else on my plate????!!!) of confirming and updating our class list of US postal and email addresses.  This is in preparation for the 50th anniversary celebration of Paramus HS.  The events are being organized by Charlie Brown and a core of 1960 grads.  The event will be held September 28, 29, 2007.  It sounds a long way off..but it will be here before you know it.  The hotel has been booked and HS events are scheduled.

I understand that The Cornerstone Committee is holding a meeting 2/3/06 (which I cannot attend because of my upcoming radiation in NYC)..I believe they would like the first 4 classes to have their own celebration on the 30th?  When I know more, you will know more.

Charlie told me that the invitations will be word of mouth and online only.  www.paramus.K12.com and www.paramushs1963.com

If you know of any changes for anyone, kindly share with me. Hope to hear from you.  If you receive this 2X..its because of my address book?!! And NOT my brain.:) 

Love

Carolyn

New!

Thank you for all your prayers and support to me throughout this entire year.  I want to let you know that Bruce is finally having his hip replacement 12/30.  We will be in NJ for a few weeks.  After he is well enough we will come back to DE. 

I will be having radiation therapy for my tumor starting in Feb.  This is to stop the growth of the tumor..not shrink it.  If I don’t do this, I will lose the vision and movement of my R eye.  I will be having 33 treatments; everyday, M-F at Mt Sinai.  I will be staying with Sharon Duggan.  The side effects are minimal and temporary.  Keep me on your prayer list, ya hear? 

On a lighter note…Charlie Brown is organizing the 50th anniversary celebration of PHS. Mark the dates…9/28-29, 2007 at PHS and Park Ridge Marriot.  No invitations will be send…word of mouth and website info.  I hope all my efforts to keep everyone’s email up to date is working. 

Thank you and keep in touch.

Love
Carolyn

Health in 2006.
 

New!
 

Hi all......

 

I'd like to do 2 things, with this e-mail....

 

1st and foremost I'd like to tell Carolyn's ANGELS...how much they are appreciated, and how she would not have made it the last 2 years without you guys.   She is blessed to have you.

A Quote from Carolyn...."I appreciate all the support to my medical account.  I could never make it, without all my  PHS friends".

The 2nd thing is to give all of her friends an update on her condition.

 

Last week she went to Mt Sinai Hospital to consult with a radiologist-oncologist.  Her doctor,  Dr Post suggested that this was the next step in her treatment.

It was decided she will need to start a new form of treatment....she will begin radiation treatment.

 

The form of radiation is called Novalis. It will consist of small doses of radiation every day ..33 treatments. This will be done over a 6 week period  The goal is to stop the tumor from growing any bigger because of the surrounding crucial nerves.  The area of her brain where the tumor is located is not operable…too risky…that’s why this form of treatment has was recommended.  It has been suggested that Carolyn not wait much longer than the new year…they are trying to avoid any of her present conditions from deteriorating with her eye (movement and lesser acuity), or ear area.

 

The possible side effects from this treatment are headaches, which can be controlled with RX,  and fatigue.   .

She will need to go through some further testing, that will include MRI's, and a Cat Scan.  She will be fitted for a face mask and skull markers for the radiation.  

After she completes this round of radiation, she will still require follow-up MRI's to make sure that there has been NO growth after treatment

 

While going through this treatment Sharon Duggan Twomey has offered to share her home during this long process.   

 

Carolyn is scared of this treatment...but she has a good attitude, as always!!

 

Keep those prayer coming, 

Count your blessings

Elly Brenner - Brookshire.... 

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Hi Rip,  

How are you doing? How do you like California? Congrats on your promotion. Just dropping a line to let everyone know I have moved to Las Vegas! We left on September 1st and arrived on Labor Day. By we, I mean my son and his new wife, her parent’s and brother also moved here. I brought the whole family. My new address is 8975 W. Warm Springs Road, Apt. 1034, Bldg. 6, Las Vegas, Nevada 89148. I’m using my cell right now 201-218-6091 and my new email address is jeannethatcher@cox.net. I also saw Jeanie and Bud at a show in Bergenfield that his singing group Wide Variety was doing. They are fabulous!!  For those of you who haven’t seen them, you should. They also sang at the Meadowlands Doo Wop show in June out side and because they got so much applause they got to sing INSIDE on stage!! I also had dinner with Carolyn, Sharon (Duggan), and Tina (Reo) at Sue and Allen Kuebler’s house before I left. It was a lovely send off. Take care for now and you can share this on the website. Thanks!

 

Love, Jeanne Thatcher (Calabrese)

 

Hi Rip,

 How are you doing? How do you like California? Congrats on your promotion. Just dropping a line to let everyone know I have moved to Las Vegas! We left on September 1st and arrived on Labor Day. By we, I mean my son and his new wife, her parent’s and brother also moved here. I brought the whole family. My new address is 8975 W. Warm Springs Road, Apt. 1034, Bldg. 6, Las Vegas, Nevada 89148. I’m using my cell right now 201-218-6091 and my new email address is jeannethatcher@cox.net. I also saw Jeanie and Bud at a show in Bergenfield that his singing group Wide Variety was doing. They are fabulous!!  For those of you who haven’t seen them, you should. They also sang at the Meadowlands Doo Wop show in June out side and because they got so much applause they got to sing INSIDE on stage!! I also had dinner with Carolyn, Sharon (Duggan), and Tina (Reo) at Sue and Allen Kuebler’s house before I left. It was a lovely send off. Take care for now and you can share this on the website. Thanks!

 Love, Jeanne Thatcher (Calabrese)

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Hi Rip,

Just wanted to let you know that as of September 1st I will be a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada! I'm moving out there with my son and his wife and his in-laws. I have rented an apartment at the Clubs at Rhodes Ranch for a year and hope to purchase a condo. His in-laws have purchased a home in the Iron Mountain section. They closed on it the end of April.

My son and his wife will stay with them for a short time as they want to buy a house also. As a matter of fact my son is the only one with a job so far! He works for Franklin First Financial (mortgage company) and they have applied for licensing in California and Nevada. California is through and they are just waiting for Nevada. He will be working from the New Jersey office via phone and computer till they find office space. I will find a job when I get there after I get settled.

My new address is 8975 W. Warm Springs Road, Apt 1034, Bldg #6, Las Vegas, Nevada 89148. My cell phone number is 201-218-6091. If any one comes out there please give me a call. We are driving out August 31st with 3 cats and 1 dog! We rented a tractor trailer through a friend of my son's father in-law to move all of our furniture and we will drive our cars out there. I'm really excited about it. We all have friends out there and we have each other. I get along very well with his in-laws and my daughter in law is a dream come true.

And maybe I can visit you in California!

Love, Jeanne (Calabrese-Thatcher)

12/24/04

Well, I have made the moved and am now officially a resident in the State of California. It has taken a bit of adjusting - weather is different, the geography of the land is different, and my friends did not move with me - ha. But I like the new job, and will love the weather once winter gets past.

I have achieved a life-long dream (well, almost life-long) - I now own my own Palm Tree! Michael (my ex) was driving through Stockton on his way back from showing horses in Scottsdale and told me he had my Christmas present for me. I told him I could meet him along I-5 (he was towing a horse trailer with 6 horses in it) and he said "NO" - that the present couldn't fit in the back of the pick up! So I met him at the new place, and sure enough - inside the horse trailer was a 13' Queen Palm Tree (no snickering please! - it's one of the few that can survive the colder temperatures we occasionally get here).

Wishing all of you the Best in 2005!

Rip

9/30/04
Promoted and Transferred!

I have been offered a new position with my company, that will have me relocating to Stockton, CA. So after 32 years in Portland, I will soon be bidding "adieu" to this great State, which truly is "God's Country".  This promotion is one I have been chasing for a year, and it is nice to see the efforts pay off.

It does mean that for the next 2 or 3 weeks, my life will be in a state of flux, so please don't worry if you send a message in and it isn't replied to immediately....I will get to it.

Thanks!
Rip

 

Hi Everyone.....

 
UPDATE: I wanted to let you folks know the response to the Carolyn McIlveen Medical Fund was overwhelming. Approx $9,000.00 was contributed!!!! There were kind hearted folks that donated 2 and 3 times.  That was amazing and extremely generous! 

I find it hard to ask for more :)  But....and here is the but.....I need to call upon you one more time....I am looking for 18 Angels.  18 Angels to contribute $50 a month for the next 2 years.  This money will pay Carolyn's monthly medical insurance premium.

As hard as it is to comprehend...one more time, Carolyn has been DENIED, social security, and Medicare, which would have ended her medical expense worries.  NOW, in order to pay her monthly insurance fee of $900.00......I'm looking for 18 ANGELS.....

With the donation of $50 apiece x's 18, Carolyn will be able to have the health insurance, she so desperately needs, to keep here healthy.  Health insurance pays for numerous monthly visits to an ear specialist, eye specialist, skin specialist, brain specialist, MRI's, x-rays, medicine....and  I'm sure some things, I'm not even aware of.

I will be more then happy to contribute, as well as organize, and deposit these 18 Angel monthly contributions. If you find it in your heart to be part of this plan, please email me and I'll add you to the list.

Once again, thanks for all of your generosity in the past, for this very worthy cause.....and looking forward to hearing the fluttering of those angel wings.

 
As always
Elly (Alicia Levy)

 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: E. Stoecker [mailto:mommieemily2000@tmail.com]

> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 8:03 AM

> To: ripperpdx@verizon.net

> Subject: Bill Stoecker's late wife

>> As you may have heard in the news, Bill Stoecker's late wife Eleanor was named as one of the victims of nurse Charles Cullen. He pleaded guilty in court Thursday to injecting Eleanor Stoecker with a lethal dose of  the heart medication Digoxin to cause her death. Our family sat in  court to face and hear him admit to her murder. Bill, his children and  grandchildren are extremely distraught and grief stricken.

Bill loved and still loves his PHS "crew" and I know he would want  them to know of this tragic event in our family. Eleanor, his wife of 39 years passed away on Feb 12th 2003 at Somerset County Medical center. Though Eleanor suffered from several health related problems, her death was sudden, unexpected, and strange. We believed it was an act of God until we made the call to prosecutors in December. Her name was already on a list of suspected victims and we only learned that Cullen admitted to murdering her 9 days ago. We had 7 days to prepare for the most horrid and powerful event in our lives.

As of now, we are trying to save money and take out paid death notices in the papers to give her justice and give her real cause of death.  The only one we could afford was The Bergen Record. We are also purchasing a small engraved stone to honor her. We feel as if we have lost her twice.

Please pass this news to the PHS crew. I know Bill would want his friends and classmates to know. He remembers them fondly and loves them dearly.

Best regards,

Emily Stoecker (Bill's daughter in law) (MommieEmily2000@Tmobile.com,

Rip

I believe that Robert Meyers passed away about 25 years ago......not 100% sure.....think it was a heart attack or car accident ????????

Bud

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Carolyn Paine [mailto:carolyn.paine@worldnet.att.net]
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 10:46 AM
To: webmaster@paramushs1963.com
Subject: 20th Class Reunion Pics

Hi ~ just discovered the '63 website thanks to Irene Wagner (Avery Mantell) ~ had a wonderful time with the photos ~ thanks for doing this!  In photo #1 the 2 people on the right are my husband Bob & me , Carolyn Runz Paine.  Ron Roper is the other guy.  Sorry we couldn't make the 40th ~ looks like it was a great time ~ also loved the Spring Valley School photo ~ looks like about 1/2 the 4th or 5th grade ~ what was the occasion ~ do you know?  I think I can identify most of the kids, I'll check some old photos later ~ again, thanks for keeping the connections alive, sincerely, a long lost classmate, Carolyn

-----Original Message-----
From: Avery and Paul Mantell [avery123@optonline.net]
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2004 6:10 PM
To: ripperpdx@earthlink.net
Subject: Letter From Candace

Dear Fellow Spartans

- I agree that the letter touches the heart. Let's all show support for the wonderful lady who kept our class identity alive and offered us all a chance to reacquaint ourselves with our roots. Thanks for the beautiful letter, Candace, and, and thank you  Rip. You are our modern day Mercury, speeding our communications along. 

Avery (Irene Wagner)

-----Original Message-----
From: Jack and Rosanne [mailto:jack@goes.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 5:54 PM
To: ripperpdx@earthlink.net
Subject: Group Picture

Greg

 
Was looking at the picture posted on the " 63 web site.  Thought I may have identified some of the "kids" in the picture. I'm surprised no one else has already done so.  Here goes:
1st row left to right:
Seated:
Michael La rose ; Butchie Turner ; Alan Reiss ; Boy w/glasses ? ; Boy w/hat ? ; Henry Hensel ; Ray Sparks ; Bob Fazio
? ,  ? ,  ? ,  ?
 Girls Row
?   , Christine Strandwitz ,  Jeanne Calabrese ,  Lucille Brewer, ? ,  ? ,  ? ,  Judy Mann ,  ? ,  Sue Barclay , 
Ron Samartino
 
All were from Spring Valley...which doesn"t exists today.   There could be some mistakes...but I think I've gotten it right.

THANK YOU for making the 40th so special.
 
Best wishes,
 
Rosanne Evans Maltagliati
 

From: "Longo, Carole ." <clongo@pullcom.com>   [Add to Address Book] Flag Message   |   Mark Unread
To: "'wemaster@paramushs1963.com'" <wemaster@paramushs1963.com>
Subject:    PHS Website
Date:    Dec 22, 2003 9:18 AM
Where the heck did you get this photo?  I recognize so many faces.  What grade was this?

Carole (BonHomme) Longo longoc@pullcom.com

-----Original Message-----

From: specdbud@optonline.net [mailto:specdbud@optonline.net]
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 4:52 AM
To: ripperpdx@earthlink.net

Subject: Re: RE: An Announcement:

RIP

There are some key individuals at PHS that are trying to replace the Sammy the Spartan Mascot with a more modern Roman Warrior! Whats next...the alma mater !!!! Alumni need to Email the principal ASAP and strongly express their objection to this change. What has happened to tradition.??????

site: www.paramus.k12.nj.us

Owen Schneider...principal

-----Original Message-----
From: Nancy Zwick [
mailto:NZWICK@wspd.org]
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 6:38 AM
To: ripperpdx@earthlink.net

Subject: IS SHE ON THE WEBSITE?

I just realized we really need a doggy section of the website where we can post - pictures of PHS Class of 63 Dog Lovers' dogs! Now I love my son and family but the dogs? Now that's a different story!

From: BOBARBPEACH@aol.com [mailto:BOBARBPEACH@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 7:43 AM
To: wemaster@paramushs1963.com
Subject: PHS Website

 
I am visiting the 63 Website and I would like to know What Happened to  all the classmates that are no longer with us. Marsha Westoff for one. Irene Liske  The last time I saw Marsha. We were in the local Tavern having a drink. She was with her boy friend Tony. That was in 91. Just before I ran away to California. I was there for three years.  Got Divorced, and Remarried. And sad to say came back to the ever wonderful N.J.
 
This will soon come to pass. We are Moving out to California in the Spring of 05. Each day brings us one day closer, Im going to send you the 5.00 and some pictures, of the fantastic view we have of the Southern Sierra Nevadas.  And I also have a picture of Ellen Mclean on the bus trip to Washington D.C. And I will see what else I can find.
 
Gotta go for now. Talk to you soon. Barbara.

From: "Carolyn McIlveen" <lewescape@msn.com> |
To: paramushs@yahoo.com
Subject: post 40th reunion!
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 12:59:28 -0400
 
Hi all...
I would love to have an instant replay of Saturday night.

My good time was Friday evening and Saturday AM.

I love all of you guys and I hope we will always stay in touch.
I need you in my life!
My best,
Carolyn

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