Harvey
Altman, Class of 1972 joins us from Delray Beach, FL and writes
the following.
Harvey entertaining on New Year's Eve at
Gulfstream Racetrack
Dear Skip,
It's great to keep this site alive as well as be able to "go home again." Thanks for all your help and efforts on the Rockaway Web Site. It's great to be listed with some of "the guys" of my Rockaway days. I actually graduated from White Plains High School in 1972. I'm now living in Delray Beach, FL building custom motorized devices for home theater installations. TV's that lower from the ceiling, speakers that "pop-out" of the floor, etc.....I've been divorced for quite some time now. (OK, twice!) It's great to be back! Harvey can be reached at theharvinator18@gmail.com Website: www.mediamotionofflorida.com - Updated December, 2018
Dear Harvey,
Thanks so much for the great photos as well as your financial contribution to keep the Rockaway Web Site alive and well.
Sheri Jacobs Langer, Class of 1972, joins us from New City, N.Y and writes the following.
Hi there! There is something comforting about putting something on Far Rock's web page - almost like the feeling I always had driving over one of the two bridges to enter "The ROCK". I am living up in Rockland County for the last 18 years - have two teenagers - one who is preparing to enter Binghamton in Sept.
I am in the cruise business - company is called CRUISE AWAY. I had been married to another Rockaway person - Cliff Langer - who became ill with a very rare form of lymphoma in 1996 and passed away after a 10 month battle - he was in the class of 1971. I have been finding it very difficult being a young widow and being single again. Would love to hear from you!
Sheri can be reached at SCruises@aol.com
Vickie Brown (Zucker), Class of 1972, joins us from Briarwood, New York and writes the following.
I have been working for Walt Disney World for the past ten years. Have two children, one of which is about to attend the University of Miami.
Vickie can be reached at RPMQ92C@Prodigy.com
Mark Rogow, Class of 1972, joins us from San Antonio, TX and writes the following.
Skip,
I just found your web site about Rockaway and I love it. Keep up the great work. I am presently living in El Paso, TX so I am pretty far from Far Rockaway! Please add my name and e-mail address to the Class of 1972 Class List. I am a dentist specializing in Pediatric Dentistry. I am married with 3 children.
Regards, Mark Rogow
Mark can be reached at mrogow@yahoo.com
Jeff Kamil, Class of 1972, joins us from San Francisco, California (practically a neighbor) and shares the following.
Hi Skip! First of all, I'd like to thank and congratulate you for this wonderful web site! It's just another great way of using the internet to make the planet a little smaller. I've attached a couple of .gif files that I thought you might want to use on the site. First is one of Playland scanned from a postcard I found from some time in the 60's. The other two are now and then pictures of myself. Yearbook.gif is my graduation picture from the 1972 FRHS yearbook. The now.gif photo is a recent picture of me with my 10 month old daughter, Zoe.
I am currently living in San Francisco, CA. I've been living out here for 8 years now and love it. For those who remember me, I'm still playing the guitar and composing music. To pay the bills, I'm in sales. I have my own web site which is located at the following URL http://www.harryhat.com My wife (Ellyn) and I have just recently started a new online business. It's called "New Baby OnlineTM". It's a service that offers parents an opportunity to have a web page with pictures and sounds of their babies. The URL for this is - http://www.wco.com/~ellynha/newbaby/
If anyone out there would like to get in touch with me, please contact me at my e-mail address.
Keep up the good work!
Jeff can be reached at jkamil@harryhat.com
Thanks to Jeff for the great photos. This web site is starting to come alive. Jeff, send more if you can find any.
Annie Wolbrom, Class of 1972, joins us from New York, New York and writes the following.
"Thanks for creating the web page! I'm sure it will be very popular! I have a photo from the 20th reunion from the class of 1972. There are about 150-200 people in the photo... I'm not sure how well it will scan but I will do my best and send it on to you. I will look around for more interesting photos and stuff for the page.... Thanks again."
Annie can be reached at LadiAnnie@aol.com
Thanks to Annie for writing. I look forward to receiving and posting the 20th reunion photo.
Larry Schiffer, Class of 1972, joins us from East Rockaway, New York and writes the following.
Greetings from a member of the Dayton Beach faction of the FRHS alumni. Special thanks to Skip and Carol for taking over and organizing us. Regards to all the former tuba players. Skip, thanks for taking the ball and running with it with a Rockaway Beach web site. When I first started assisting Barbara Saber and the 100th Anniversary Committee, I thought that there would be enough of us on the Web to spread the word even further than a mass mailing and newspaper advertisements. When I searched for Far Rockaway on the Web I only found the small listing in Classmates (another site where you can register, but no info is posted and you have to pay to get the e-mail addresses of others) and a few folks like Jeff Kamil who have web sites and mention Rockaway.
I searched for reunions, however, and found the Reunion Hall site and Reunion Net. I registered Far Rockaway High School on both sites and found that the Reunion Hall site allowed for the creation of a registration list by school and by class (with comments) and, more importantly, allowed us to create a bulletin board, called the school forum, where I could post updates about alumni activities, especially the 100th Anniversary. For those how forgot to bookmark the site, its at Reunion Forum .
The Student Forum is one of the most important areas on the site and I have been posting updates and announcements fairly regularly. Please encourage everyone to check the site periodically for updates and new information about the 100th Anniversary, as well as other events, like the 25th Anniversary of my class, the class of 1972 (set for August 2, 1997 at the Marriott in Uniondale). Some of the events planned are a grand parade down Central Avenue to the school. We are looking for parade volunteers, trucks, floats, bands, etc. Other events are a football game, school tours, and a Prom on Saturday Night, September 27, 1997, at the Marriott in Uniondale. We need event sponsors, volunteers, MONEY, and services to make the event a great success. A newsletter will be going out soon and I will be e-mailing and posting on the web site info. An alumni directory is being planned (we need EVERYONE's information, even if they are not coming to the Centennial). There also will be a Journal with ad pages for sponsorship.
On other topics, does everyone remember Rockaway's Playland? Well, if you bought cotton candy or popcorn at the stand next to Shoot Out the Star from 1969 to 1972, you probably bought it from me! Unfortunately, Playland is now a vacant lot -- it looks very weird. Other memories are growing up in Dayton Beach (building 3), hanging out at Dayton West (where I was a lifeguard from 1973-1976), playing in the FRHS Band under the direction of the late Fred Ruff, politics at the Regular Democratic Club of the Rockaways, my Boy Scout days, and, of course, the Beach (studying for Regents on the Beach was NOT conducive to high grades and surfing in February was a "frozen" experience). If I get a chance, I will try to dig up some pictures (no scanner here -- sorry).
On a personal note, I live in Valley Stream, NY with my wife Gail
(Wachtelkonig), and our two girls Jessica and Jamie. I am currently
part
of the New York City law firm of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae,
L.L.P.,
specializing in reinsurance law. Our web site is located at: http://insurelegal.com/reinsurance/reinsurance.html
Skip, thanks again and keep up the good work."
Larry can be reached at lpschiffer@yahoo.com or larry.schiffer@llgm.com
Thanks to Larry for working so hard along with Barbara Saber and others to make the 100th year reunion a success. Please contact Larry if you can help or have names and address of former FRHS graduates.
Larry, send me some pictures of Playland too. I don't know about New York, but here in California many of the "copy for pay" businesses will scan photos for you at a small cost.. Too many mailbags, not enough pictures!!! Faces, Faces, Faces........
Nancy Gaines (Shapiro), Class of 1972, joins us from Dix Hills, Long Island and writes the following.
"Hi Skip -- My name is Nancy Gaines (Shapiro); I'm a 1972 graduate looking forward to the 25th reunion in August. I grew up in Belle Harbor -- there do not seem to be too many Belle Harborites (P.S. 114 and J.H.S. 180) who have registered on the high school web page.
I currently live in Dix Hills, Long Island and work as an Occupational Therapist servicing developmentally disabled adults. I'm married with 3 boys -- Adam is 11 1/2 and Daniel and Michael (twins) are 8 1/2. Things are always hopping in the Gordon house. I wish I had pictures for you -- most of the ones I have do not show much of the Rockaway scenery; however, I have some photos of my Mom and Dad from the 40's on the beach -- I'll see what I can round up for you. Good luck with your new venture; I'm looking forward to reading about others who graduated with me."
Nancy can be reached at nancyshap29@gmail.com - Updated March, 2011
Thanks to Nancy for her contribution.
Nancy, send me those beach photos and any pictures of yourself from 1972. Also, any current photos would be appreciated. The only way this web site will come alive is with pictures and stories. Thanks
Shaul (Steve) Ceder, Class of 1972, joins us from Jerusalem, Israel and writes the following.
Hi Skip! You asked on the Rockaway Beach Reunion page about when Mr. Tietze had retired. I remember an announcement over the FRHS public address system, which I think was around 1970 or 1971, that Mr. Philip Tietze had passed away while on sabbatical. I also remember that Mr. Alex Fecher and Mr. O'Shea passed away around the same time. That's about all I can recall about them - I hadn't taken any of their classes. Take care.
If anyone can help me find Steven Scholnick, or the twins Alan and Howard Bernstein, I would be very grateful.
Shaul can be reached at Shaul.ceder@gmail.com (Updated January 13, 2021) Visit his website at: http://www.geocities.com/avivac.geo
Thanks to Shaul for writing. Mr. Tietze was one of my favorite teachers. I think he invented "tough love" because that's just what we got from him. Gus Elia has written a wonderful "typical" Mr. Tietze story for the web site. You can read it if you click in under "Most Memorable Teachers" on the main menu.
Adamo, Joanne (Kilgallon) - pastajosie1@aol.com - St. Peters, MO
Adams, Patricia A. (Miller) - mildog1997@aol.com - Las Vegas, NV
Afroimsky, Edward - RepsterA@aol.com - Rockwall, TX
Sorry it took me so long. Hope everybody's doing well.
Aleba, Ilene (Gold) - ilenema@aol.com - Hollywood, FL
Andresen, Margaret (Pinto) -
pegsaturn@aol.com - Shirley NY
Rockaway was the best. I would love to find out what happened to
George Kovalevich not sure of his last name spelling but he went into
the
Navy and I married Wes and moved to Long Island. I had 5 brothers and
we
lived in Edgemere then moved to 44th on corner. I use to hang out in
Graf's
bar; email me if u remember me.
Appel, Linda (Stratico) - adidomom@aol.com - Merrick, NY
Ashe, Iris (Bernstein) - Send Me Your Current Email Address - Woodmere NY
Avin, Janis (Hassid) - ffmh7@aol.com - Oceanside, NY - Posted June, 2008
Backenroth, Manny mannyb6191@aol.com Nesconset NY
Beal, Helaine (Koch) - lainie@oregoncoast.com - Neskowin, OR
Beckoff, Robert - rbeckoff@ix.netcom.com - Bergenfield, NJ
Bennett, Joel - owls@organizationalwellness.com - Fort Worth, TX - Updated February, 2011
Berger, Carol (Feintisch) LdyElectro@aol.com Far Rockaway NY
Berman, Allison - bermanarts@aol.com - Woodmere, NY
Berman, Glenn - Glenn_mitchel@bellsouth.net - Miami Beach, FL
Bernstein, Barry - barrysb54@yahoo.com - Middletown, NY
Dear fellow classmates, As I read your comments I find it
truly remarkable that we all feel the same way about our Rockaway. I
know
Rockaway will always be a part of me no matter where I reside. We all
have
so many fond memories to recall...We are very lucky. Other people who I
speak to about their high school days and their old neighborhoods
couldn't
care less about the past. It's been a very long time since we
have
seen each other. I honestly miss those days back in Far Rockaway H.S. I
am currently residing in Middletown New York and I am working for the
City
of Middletown police Department in the Capacity of a police detective.
I am divorced and have two wonderful children. My daughter recently
turned
sixteen and my son turned nineteen. My dad stll resides in Far
Rockaway,
NY on Bayswater Ave. so therefore frequently visit the old
neighborhood.
What a change, huh? I'ts just too bad. What a great place to grow up. I
was in Far Rockaway on December 20, 1999 and stayed until Dec 22, 1999.
I went to Gino's pizzeria on Central Ave. which, by the way, is still
owned
by Gino and Family. Still the best pizza around. Same great taste. What
a fantastic WEB page to allow us to communicate with each other. I am
sorry
I missed the last reunions but did not find out about the very last one
until the same day. however, I do look forward to the next and I will
surely
show up. Would love to hear from old friends. I can be reached at E-Mail
address: barrys@citlink.net Wishing all of you the very best in the new
year. Happy New Year - Barry Bernstein
Blackman, Jeff - Blac872@aol.com - Edison, NJ
Bliksylber, Rachel (Dressler) - rbdressler@debevoise.com - Roslyn Heights, NY
Boudreau, Kathy (March) -
thecalirose2650@aol.com - Rockaway
Park,
NY
Hi to all my old classmates. It's great to hear what everyone
has been up to these past 30 years. My best to all and their
families.
Brejensky, Esq., Steve -
stebreatty@hotmail.com - Fishers, IN
- Deceased, April 25, 2018
Thanks! 1st topic- combined reunions of all graduating years: I would love to
involve as many people as possible at the next reunion. Another combined reunion
where people from any and all years attended. The 1997 reunion was most people's
favorite, since we knew people from all years and classes and not just our
class. I brought my camcorder and have great footage of that event to trade and
share in exchange for old pictures when the Rockaways once had "civic pride" by
being: clean, pretty, fun, and much safer for everyone- merely a half step below
the overrated yuppie, preppy, and overpriced Five Towns. A FRHS reunion at good
old FRHS itself would be the best nostalgic trip and would save everyone money,
thereby attracting even more people, especially during a recession and the war
de jour. Just imagine the many colorful flashbacks of having it at the FRHS gym
and auditorium!?! Let's do it again, since the D.o.Ed. no longer loves that
building, but we do! So let the party begin, folks!
2nd topic- closing FRHS: unconscionable and repugnant! The community should have
been heard first before the D.o.Ed unilaterally closed the school. Kids need to
believe again that it is "cool" to be educated, instead of "dumbing themselves
down to the very lowest denominator" with flshy, mindless, and superficial disco
and gangster dreck. The tough facts show that education really starts at home.
Society simply needs to help develop more good parents, which in turn will yield
more good students. We need to cultivate parents that are responsible and
caring, who need to want to learn and speak English so we can all communicate
accurately. Good parents need to be more actively involved again, as our parents
were, with the: students, education, school, teachers, and community. There are
good and bad teachers and professors in every school that I ever attended, so I
will not blame the faculty or the building to the overreaching extent to ever
close down FRHS. The media needs to refocus on good news and those that
succeeded despite overwhelming odds, instead of focusing on the negative. Bright
and caring people create their own magic, as well as a positive and fun
atmosphere conducive to truly learning worthwhile subjects designed to cope,
evolve and improve, not just stressing out to get As or rote memorization. Your
feedback is encouraged. Peace. Steve l. Brejensky, Esq.
stebreatty@hotmail.com
Broder, Eileen (Sackman) - esack@optonline.net - Belmore, NY
Bronstein, Dori (Krolick) - DoriJill@bestweb.net - Napanoch, NY
Brooker, Keith - kthbrooker@aol.com - Jacksonville, NC
Browdy, Barbara (Prince) -
barbara.prince@wcom.com - Old Bridge,
NJ
Thanks to everyone for making this happen, and keeping the
friendships
going. I look forward to these communique's, and treasure both the old
memories, and the new ones we are creating. With love, Barbara
Browdy
Prince
Buchta, Daniel - Send Me Your Current Email Address - North Lauderdale FL
Bush, Gail (Bieber) - Gitel1@aol.com - Freehold NJ
Byrne, John Blair -
jmbyrne@fairpoint.net - Standish, ME
"Those were the days my friend, we thought they would never end"....
Mr. Brady, do I really have to go and see Mr. Gordon again?
Carr, Helane (Anthony) -
seachild86@yahoo.com - Glen Cove, NY
Hi to all, feel free to e-mail me.
Carter, Gregory - xzz411@aol.com - Far Rockaway, NY
Ceder, Shaul (Steven) - ceder@netvision.net.il - Jerusalem Israel
Chalphin, Andrea (Kaufman) - mbkpegg@aol.com - Muttontown NY
Chesler, Judi - jsher11@yahoo.com - San Francisco CA - Updated February, 2012
Cohen, Hermaine (Rosenberg) - hdsofttaildove@comcast.net - Pompano Beach, FL
Cohen, Janet (Ipp) - Newfie219@aol.com Oceanside NY
Cohen, Larry - caricell@aol.com - Weston, FL
Personal web page:
www.larryscohen.com
and
www.wonderbrella.com
Cohen, Maddy - deletqueen@aol.com - Rockville Centre NY
Cohen, Philip - phil33496@hotmail.com - Boca Raton, FL
Cohen, Richard - editman@optonline.net - Merrick NY
Conescu, Matthew - matt@conescu.com - Amherst, NH
I was really taken by surprise by this incredible web site and by
seeing all of these familiar names and faces. My family hasn't lived in
Rockaway for a few years but I swear I can still sometimes hear that
rhythmic
"white noise" surf sound, late at night when everyone's asleep and the
house is quiet. But we don't live near the ocean. And my brother, who
lives
far from the ocean, has a house full of seascapes. I guess we both have
fond memories of living in Rockway! Anyway, I'm married and have
two wonderful teenaged sons who seem a bit more animated than I
remember
being--like I remember, right? I still play guitar and mandolin, my
wife
plays the flute and the kids play guitar and bass. We've just started
having
family jam sessions which stir another Rockaway memory--those great
beach
parties with the occasional peace officer. Okay, okay, yeah, I admit
it--it
was my M80 that blew up the lifeguard chair on 142nd Street in the
summer
of '70, all right? Career wise, I've had a pretty good run in the
computer software field and any one interested can view my resume at
http://www.conescu.com
. I've recently switched from programming to technical writing,
bringing
me closer to my writing roots. Some of you might recall that I was once
editor for the PHIG. I still carry around a chest full of short
stories.
Anyway, I'd really love to hear from my Rockaway friends and neighbors!
Cooper, Robert - robertc_33@yahoo.com -
Montclair,
NJ
It's funny how things change, but stay the same. When I graduated
Far Rock in '72, I went off to Cincinnati to become an architect. In
1978,
I came back to NY, settled in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and finally became
registered a few years later. But somehow, instead of working on
buildings,
I became a computer professional and now design with electrons instead
of bricks. Odd where your life's path will lead... Been married
since
1984 (one person all this time, who would have guessed? ;-) ) with one
male child who just turned into a teenager. While we just moved to
Montclair,
NJ, we still have strong ties to the Park Slope Food Coop, which we
still
shop and work at once a month. I have really good memories of my HS
years,
and won't mind sharing them with old friends and loves.
Coyne, Marilyn (Rawlings) - hmrawlings@bellsouth.net - Pembroke Pines, FL
Davis, Alan - adfvis132@earthlink.net - Las Vegas, NV
Doremus, Kathy (Chaney) - comicrelief26542@aol.com - Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Drusin, Seth - SHD@nyc.pipeline.com - Holbrook NY
Dubin, Melanie (Fleischer) - 1972 - mel915@aol.com - Plainview, NY
Dubins, Daniel - discus32@aol.com - Lawrence NY
Ebert, John - Send Me Your Current Email Address - Carlsbad, CA
Echavarria, Louis - lousolo@bellsouth.net - Pompano Beach, FL - Updated August, 2008
Elkin-Andrews, Denise R. (Elkin) -
dandrews4546@gmail.com - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Updated June, 2018
Hi, I would love to hear from any of my old friends. I've been in
Florida since 1975 (college graduation).
Ehrlich, Beryl (Ozechowski) - BerylEd4@aol.com - Baldwin, NY
Farash, Reyna (Berman) - reynasb@yahoo.com - Commack, NY
Farris, Pamela (Shapiro) -
pambharbor@worldnet.att.net - Belle
Harbor,
NY
I wish I'd known about the web site sooner. There are some
old friends I'd like to contact.
Feldman, Marla - malkafj@yahoo.com - New Rochelle, NY
Fiebert, Mindy (Rosen) - Send Me Your Current Email Address - Atlantic Beach NY
Fishgold, Phil - mvsracf1@aol.com - Claymont DE
Fleischer, David - dmfhuskies@aol.com - Plainview, NY
Foley, Nancy (McGovern) -
farrock72@aol.com - Beacon, NY
Hi Everyone!! Write me a E-Mail if you remember me!!
Fonoroff, Lloyd - lfonoroff@yahoo.com - New York NY
Fontana, Nancy (Greenfield) - mltxman@aol.com - Wellington, FL
Forman, Sheldon - fnyjets@aol.com - Lake Worth, FL
Fox, Stewart - stewart@stewartfox.com - Aptos, CA
Frankel, Gail (Rosenberg) - Drback7@aol.com - Cedarhurst, NY
Frazer, Daren - starguy@carolina.rr.com - Charlotte, NC
Fusco, Guy 0 guybyny@aol.com - Staten Island NY
Gabay, Karen (Leto) -
kleto1@tampabay.rr.com - New Port Richey, FL
Hi to everyone who knows (or remembers) me. Please feel free to
drop me an e-mail. I'd love it! I moved down to Florida in 1989 and I
love
it, but I truly do miss Rockaway and New York, so I'd love to hear from
some of you...Karen
Gaines, Laurie (Barilla) - laurie.barilla@stemcor.com - Brooklyn, NY - Updated May, 2012
Gaines, Nancy (Shapiro) - nancyshap29@gmail.com - Dix Hills NY - Updated March, 2011
Gardner, Avery - marc110392@aol.com - Endicott, NY
Gerard, Leon - bocadr1@aol.com - Boca Raton, FL
All these old names! WOW!! What memories...It'll be great to email
some of you guys to touch base after all these years!! Also, to touch
base
w/ some of the FRHS grads who are RIGHT HERE IN BOCA or just a
few
miles away and I never knew it..."Who Knew??"...Any of you guys
who
remember me I'd love to hear from you by email. Oh, and let me take
this
opportunity, finally, after 30+ yrs (!) to set something straight for
any
and all '72 FRHS grads who might be interested...and that v. well maybe
zero...does anyone remember the inside cover photos of the Yearbook
and
wondering "What the hell were they thinking?!! What does this
mean??".
Well, I was the Photo Editor of the Yearbook and I came up with the
concept
for the cover photos and composed them and took the shots. It was all
supposed
to make PERFECT "symbolic" sense...except that the PRINTERS
REVERSED
THE PHOTOS!! The inside back cover photo was supposed to be on the
inside
FRONT cover and vice versa. If you reverse them, then the symbolism, at
least at that time, to me, was clear. It'd be interesting to hear
if anyone actually recalls wondering about that back then...It was one
of those MORTIFYING experiences from youth that I guess has stuck with
me to some extent and now I get to somehow "clear the air"...Anyway,
I'm
a dentist in Boca Raton, FL and I'd love to hear from you guys!
Gertz, Mathius Mack -
bam411@juno.com - Studio City, CA - Posted February,
2008
I approach this site with mixed feelings. My teenage years were not a very happy
time for me. However, in the last few years I have addressed personal issues and
overcome many of the things that tend to keep one living in the past. So I
welcome the opportunity to reconnect and reminisce with you about a world the no
longer exists, of a time and place that resides only in our minds. And then,
perhaps, to forge ahead and establish new relationships from a common history.
http://www.angiewells.com
Glasman, Dorothy (Kreppel) - pfrostg@aol.com - Commack, NY
Glasser, Jack -
lawyersabagados@aol.com - Jamaica,
NY
Hey, another success story from FRHS, Mrs. Reiver, you flunked me
in Trig., now i make a better living as a lawyer than your husband Ken
Reiver, eat your heart out!
Call me if you have a legal problem, I can help. I have offices in Jamaica
and downtown Brooklyn, I specialize in litigation matters, real estate, IRC 1031
like kind exchanges, matrimonial and landlord tenant matters. I'm not a solo; I
have a full office staff of lawyers and support personnel, I'm a peer rated
attorney and I'll give a free consultation to any Far Rock graduate in my
Jamaica office, 718-526-8100. Website:
http://www.glassermcguire.com
Glick, Gary - captingary1@yahoo.com - Coral Springs FL
Goldberg, Mary (Holland) - d.slade@worldnet.att.net - Atlantic Beach NY
Goldberg, Sharon (Goldin) - Goldin3b@aol.com - Boca Raton, FL
Goldberg, Wendy (Drusin) -wendalla@aol.com - Holbrook NY
Goldman, Marilyn (Schneider) msrmf@aol.com - No City Listed
Goldman, Robert -
bgoldman@worldhealth.net - Chicago, IL
Would be great to hear from graduates of 1972. Founded art
musuem in Chicago that could be a nice diversion for old Far Rock
friends
visiting Chicago. Website:
www.worldhealth.net
Goldstein, Roz (Cooper) - thecooperz@aol.com - Yorktown Heights, NY
Goodman, Mitch -
mitch@goodmanfamily.us - Boca Raton, FL
Website www.goodmanfamily.us
Goodstein, Marilyn May Faith@aol.com New York NY
Gordon, Bobbe - bobbe.m.gordon.lbyl@statefarm.com - Seattle, WA
Gordon, Lori (Fox) - LipscoLady@aol.com - Marlboro NJ
Green, Shelley - Send Me Your Current Email Address - Key West, FL
Greene, Paula (Befumo) -
pbefumo@nep.net - Pleasant Mount, PA
My God, I can't believe I've found this site! Hi everyone!
Greenfield, Alan - mltxman@aol.com - Wellington, FL
Would love to hear from any old friends and classmates!
Gursky, Arlene (Sherman) ReadGirl@aol.com Hauppage NY
Hayes, Susan (Minor) - sousa_minor@yahoo.com - Upper Marlboro, MD
Heifetz, Judy (Hoberman) JInsureU@aol.com East Haven CT
Heller, Karen (Madison) -
suntannedaz@aol.com
- Chandler, AZ
Went to PS 104 and JHS 180
Hershkowitz, Harris -
hhershkowitz@hotmail.com - Tamarac, FL
Website located at
http://www.pcsuperman.com
Holtmeyer, Debora (Solina) -
solinad@bellsouth.net - Boynton Beach, FL - Updated January, 2008
Far
Rockaway High School has lots of great memories for me. It was a great area and
era to grow up in. We felt safe, walked all over, had lots of great times at B.
17th St. Times are different now. I'm glad to have many happy thoughts of
Rockaways!!!
Holtz, Judie (Posner) - encore725@aol.com - Shirley, NY
Horowitz, Steve - steven82754@hotmail.com - Ridgewood NJ
Iken, Debra (Nuss) - supertemp@earthlink.net - Garden City South NY
Itskowitz, Joel -
butdaddy@earthlink.net - Oakhurst, NJ
Website at http://home.earthlink.net/~butdaddy/
Jaffe, Michael - lupicacpa@aol.com - Commack, NY
Johnson, Rodney (Deek) - bountyrj@prodigy.net - Laurelton, NY
Jones, Stephen -
Stjlongbeach@yahoo.com - Long Beach, NY -
Updated August, 2013
Hey guys, been living in Long Beach, Long Island for 10 the past 10 years with
my wife Kim and two children Brittany and Stephen. I recently retired from the
NYC fire department. I'm just learning how to use the computer and thought it
would be a cool idea to see what everyone has been up to for the past 30 years.
Can't wait to hear from my old friends.
Kalfin, Barry -
Send Me Your Current Email Address
- West Palm Beach FL
Website located at http://www.aaamedicaltesting.com/
Kamil, Jeffrey - harryhat@wco.com - San Francisco CA
Kamm, Ronnie (Tellerman) -
halfytoo@hotmail.com - Cape
Elizabeth,
ME
Can I be added to the list even though I don't have an e-mail
address?
Would like folks to know we're out here! Am filling out this reply at
the
local library.
Kantro, Scott -
skantro@mac.com - Pound Ridge, NY -
Updated February, 2011
So long ago, but never from from my thoughts...Far Rockaway. Many thanks to
those that have maintained this site.
Karanikolas, Steven -
gynmd@comcast.net - Skillman,
NJ
I was attempting to find an old friend via the internet when I
stumbled
upon this web site. I experienced a wide range of emotions. I was sad
because
I haven't seen or heard from my old friends in many years, and I was
thrilled
at the fact that I might be able to find them via this web site. I
vividly
remember the summers of touch football with Allan Abramson, Jon Berman,
Scott Berkman, and the tennis team with Mr. Citron. I'm currently an
OB-GYN
living in Skillman, NJ and practicing in Old Bridge, NJ. I'm married to
a great woman by the name of Stephanie, who I met in residency. I have
a 4-year-old son by the name of Alec. If anyone is in contact with the
above people, as well as Scott Kantro, Phil Cohen and Randy Klein,
please
contact me. To the architect of this web site, great job and thanks for
the memories.
Karpel, Steve - steve.krp@gmail,com – Stamford , CT - Updated October, 2012
Klein, Randy - rk_the_director@yahoo.com - Manalapan, NJ
Klein, Tedd - tljz@hvc.rr.com - Middletown NY
Koeppel, Emily - ekoeppe14@hotmail.com - Neponsit, NY
Koller, Shelley (Citrin) - Gemini8491@aol.com - Wantagh, NY
Kogut,, Donna (Ancsanyi) -
DMA821@aol.com - Melbourne
FL - Posted November, 2008
Hi I didn't graduate from Far Rock HS.I went to St Camillus & to Stella Maris
HS from 68'-69' then we moved to Massapequa Park. I had alot of friends that I'd
like to get in touch with. If anyone knows where Susie Ippolito Steakin, Maureen
Sammon,Barbara Frick & Elizabeth Girardi are please send me their contact
information. Great Site!!!
Kornbluth, Mark - MarcusBene@aol.com - Tampa, FL
Kotsambos, Lee -
ljkotsambas@gmail.com - Totowa, NJ - Updated January,
2013
Website: www.musicmanuscripts.com
Krupkin, Wendy (Heines) wjhdfmtrsw@aol.com Absecon NJ
Kushner, Leslie - lkushner@lij.edu - Forest Hills, NY
Lampell, Marc -
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- Rochester NY
Married to Hillary. Have two children - Elysa, age 14 and Stacey,
age 11. I currently direct the pediatric emergency department at
Rochester
General Hospital. It was great seeing old friends from yesteryear in
August
- The fact of the matter is that I grew old with them.
Leeds, Nadine (Salzman) - alexacarly@aol.com - East Meadow, NY
Lerman, Philip - plerman@aol.com - Washington, DC
Lerner, Karen (Gaynin) -
jsglawus@aol.com - New York, NY
Married to Jonathan Gaynin,two great daughters,have been working
in Public Relations/Publishing. Still love to ski.
Leshinsky, Joel - ProdTeam@aol.com - Lauderhill FL
Levenson, Alan - Alan@LevensonFamily.com - Coral Springs FL
Levin-Epstein, Joshua - joshle@cahners.com - Boston MA
Levine, Rennie - rennielevine@aol.com - Brooklyn NY
I live in Brooklyn with my husband, Michael Browne, and my almost-9-years-old
son, Liam Nathaniel Browne, who is the light of my life, and was well worth
waiting for!
Levitan, Shari (Schindler)- veloman@san.rr.com - San Diego, CA
Lichtman, Mindy (Schwartz) minsue29@aol.com Meriden CT
Lowenthal, Steve -
smokiecat54@yahoo.com - Fleetwood, NY
- Updated March, 2011
I've missed
you all, since 1972. I have a 13 yr old son, 2 cats and 1 dog...living in
Westchester County. I have been working for the NYC Fire Dept for over 20 yrs.
now in Operations.
Lukton, Stephanie - slsfmain@gmail.com - San Francisco, CA - Deceased 2013
Lustig, Larry - rockaway54@comcast.net - Bellevue, WA
Lutrin, David -
jetsfan1969@yahoo.com -
Pembroke
Pines, FL
From New York to Las Vegas to Atlantic City to South Florida....what
a long, strange trip it's been.
Lynch, Diane (Thompson) -
Send Me Your Current Email Address
- Valley Stream, NY
Hi. My name is Diane and grew up on Mott and McBride St. and went
to St. Mary's and hung out in St. Mary's schoolyard then went to Far
Rockaway
HS, grad 1972 and lived on B. 54th Street, 43rd Street and then
Rockaway
Beach, 125th Street. Used to hang out in Cleseas lot where St. Joseph's
hospital parking lot is now; also at the railroad catwalk...anybody
remember?
Walters candy store, tuff in them days. Worked in NYC for a company
then
worked at the Central Bank on 116th Street. Went out with a guy from
Breezy
Point and married. Still keep in contact with a lot of people and
always
love to hear from old friends, so please drop me a line. I can help you
find a lot of people. Thanks Diane
Malings, Stacey (Stanchfield) - staceys725@gmail.com - East Hampton NY
Marcus, Dale - dalemarc@yahoo.com - Hauppage NY
Martin , Gene - gaucho54@pacbell.net - San Francisco CA
Mass, Gary S. -
mrspinefx@yahoo.com - Boca Raton, FL
Would love to reconnect with some of my old Rockaway friends!!
Mazza, Johanna - RCBtheEMT@aol.com - Rockaway Park, NY
McCarey, Richie -
rockaway1836@yahoo.com - Valley Cottage, NY
I just want to say hello to everyone that would remember me.
Feel free to drop me a line. It's great hearing from old friends.
Meltzer, Dave - DMMeltzer@msn.com - Portland, OR
Technically, I'm not a
FRHS alumni because we moved to New Jersey in December 1969, four months after
starting FRHS. I would have been in the class of 1972. However, my graduating
class consists of many of these same people in this picture who I went to school
with for years.
Mendelson, Rubin - rubin917@aol.com - Manalapan, NJ
Looking forward to hearing from all FRHS Grads. Great to know
the school spirit I enjoyed back then is still alive and kicking.
Merzel, David - dmerzel@comcast.net - Fresno, CA
Mirkin, Nancy (Feldman) - feldspecs@aol.com - Bellmore, NY
Missan, Susan (Mischner) - suemi1234@aol.com - Bayside NY
Mitchell, Warren - wkm5505@comcast.net - Merced CA
Hello to All Former, Future and Current Rockawayites: Never forget
where you came from; more importantly, never lose sight of where you
are
going..... Miss You All
Morgenbesser, Danny - dlmorgen@rcn.com - Easton PA
Muchnick, Lynn (Rozen) - mally@juno.com - White Plains, NY
Mutchnick, Shelly (Hoffman) Chas2454@aol.com Vista CA
Norvid, Sherrie (Mirsky) - sherrie328@gmail.com - Asheville , NC
O'Hara, Kevin -
earp22@comcast.net - Seattle, WA
Kickin in Seattle....member of the Seahorses' only undefeated football team,
Edgemere survivor and did my time at St. Camillus......still crazy after all
these years.
Ormont, Wendy jackwendy@juno.com - Columbia, MD
I'd like to contact past friends from H.S.... And I've lost
the phone numbers and married last names of those of you who tracked me
down in previous years, and recently.
Papa, Donald - diverdon@ix.netcom.com - Long Beach, NY
Patashny, Susan -
susan.patashny@verizon.net - Long Beach, NY
Massage Therapist in Long Beach NY, mommy of two girls, divorced.
Would love to hear from any old classmates or friends. Loving life.
Pomerantz, Glen - visionworks1@aol.com - Red Hook, NY
Rabinowitz, Paula (Barry) - ptb254@yahoo.com - No city/state given
Reitkopf, Steven - says007@msn.com or jewelsbyjanet@hotmail.com - Flushing, NY
Reitelman, Claude -
creitelmanmd@comcast.net -
Birmingham, MI
Live in Birmingham, Michigan with my wife, Sandi. One child, Lee, who lives in
Boerum Hill, NY, with his wife and son.
Rhoton, McKevin -
mckevin@mail.com - Aurora, CO
Wonderful site. Would love to hear from former classmates.
Roach, Tom -
tcramr@aol.com
- East Windsor, NJ
This is amazing. A co-worker of mine lives on B. 97th St. just
about where the roller coaster was. She told me about this site.
Thanks to your website, I have been able to contact an old friend from
Edgemere Houses. We have not spoken in over 30 years. I
graduated in 1972, live in central NJ with my wife Nanci and two
kids..Katie 15 and Billy 13. It's great to read about FRHS and
the Rockaways.
Rogow, Mark - mrogow@yahoo.com - San Antonio, TX
Rose, Roberta (Kirschenbaum) rokade@earthlink.net New York NY
Roth, Leslie - hecles2005@yahoo.com - North Lauderdale, FL
Rubinstein, Gail (Berger) -
gailberger@gmail.com - New York, NY -
Updated May, 2008
I recently moved to Manhattan (Upper
West Side) and would love to see anyone living nearby who remembers me. Feel
free to give me a call or send me an email.
I started a group on FACEBOOK called "FAR
ROCKAWAY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF '72" and welcome everyone from our graduating
class who is interested to join and connect with old friends and classmates.
Rubin, Jeffrey - drjeff1954@optonline.net - Baldwin, NY
Sadin, Jerry - jerry.sadin@gmail.com - Santa Cruz (Aptos) CA
Safran, Wendy E. - wendysafran@gmail.com - Yorktown Heights, NY
Salzman, Ira - alexacarly@aol.com - East Meadow, NY
Sanger, Debbie (Geller) sgdtsoft@aol.com Edison NJ
Sava, Patricia (Rochford-Frank) -
Pattyrf123@yahoo.com - Rocky Point, NY
Hello everybody. It's so nice to know there are still people who remember Far
Rockaway the way it used to be. It was a great place to grow up.
Schiffer, Larry - lpschiffer@yahoo.com or larry.schiffer@llgm.com - East Rockaway, NY
Schleifer, Arlene (Weisberg) - aw7698@aol.com - Staten Island, NY
Schneider, Michael -
mickey.2325@yahoo.com - Rockaway
Beach , NY
My name is Michael Schneider, better known to many as Chip and I graduated from
Far Rockaway H.S. in 1972. I retired from the NYPD in the rank of
Detective. It would be wonderful to hear from all those who remember me. E-mail
at mickey.2325@yahoo.com
Schrager, Beverly (Laise) -
beverly215@earthlink.net - Staten Island, NY
Graduated The Cooper Union School of Art; had a terrific career as a graphic
designer for over 30 years, now on the management side of client communications
in the financial services industry. Living within Gateway National Recreation
Area on Staten Island with my husband Steve, who is a park ranger, curator and
historian. Best regards to FRHS class of 1972.
Schwartz, Bruce - BCS1953@cox.net - San Diego CA
"I would be intersted in hearing from anyone in our class."
Schwartz, Jay -
jhs19@verizon.net - New Hempstead, NY
I have a chiropractic practice and I manage a medical practice as
well. I am married to my wife,Lorraine (non-Rockawayite) for sixteen
years
and have two children. We took a ride through Far Rockaway a couple of
years ago and it is upsetting to see the changes. Growing up there was
special and unfortunately, we didn't know how special it was until we
left.
I graduated in 1972 and lost contact with most friends.
Shapiro, Melanie (Bayer) - snukims1@aol.com - Sacramento, CA
Shulman, Terri (Roseman) HeidisNY@aol.com San Diego CA
Siegel, Stuart - smsgojets@aol.com - Staten Island, NY
Singer, Steven - eno1954@msn.com - Los Angeles CA
Slaff, Leslie (Wagner) - Gr8GrL721@aol.com - Coral Springs, FL - Updated January, 2008
Smith, Janet - jes091555@aol.com - Phoenix, AZ
Soffer, Phil - phil@sofferworld.com - Toms River, NJ
Solomon, Alaina (Camuto) - ajc90@comcast.net - Westfield, NJ
Spanier, Lee (Oneill) -
leeoneill54@hotmail.com - North Miami, FL
- Updated April, 2010
Hi everyone hope some of you remember me. Elyse Malakoff, Lorraine
Swanson or Loretta White contact me or anyone else that hung out on
89th
St. boardwalk by Dayton Towers.
Spiegel, Beverly - spiegel.beverly@gmail.com - Brooklyn, NY - Updated January, 2015
Spiegel, Steve - spiegel.steve@gmail.com - Seattle, WA - Updated August, 2013
Spina, Louis - oakmanlou@aol.com - Rockville Centre, NY
Splendore, Christopher - splendore@aol.com - Islip, NY
Spolin, Abby - ketzynurse@aol.com - Fort Lee, NJ - Updated October, 2014
Spudich, Paul - paul.spudic@verizon.net - Middletown, NJ
Stauber, Robert - rob@av-rep.com - Marietta, GA - Updated January, 2008
Stein, Jayne (Resnick) -
Send Me Your Current Email Address
- Secaucus, NJ
I've just gone on line and would love to hear from my old friends
from Rockaway!
Stein, Michael -
buzz6321@bellsouth.net - Palm Beach Gardens, FL
I am so
thrilled to have a way to contact my friends whom I think about often.
Stein, Sharon (States) -
shastates@bellsouth.net - Coral Springs, FL
- Updated April, 2008
Remember the good times.
Stern, David - dstern2431@aol.com - Pomona, NY
Stockner, Rick Send Me Your Current Email Address - East Northport, NY
Sudran, Mark Send Me Your Current Email Address - Plainview, NY
Teichman, Anita (Comiskey) -
grsparrow@hotmail.com - Westbury, NY
The Rock was the best place to grow up. I lived in Belle Harbor
& worked my way down to Bayswater. I'll always have"sand in my
shoes"!
Thomashow, Barry - barry@thomashow-cpa.com - Westfield NJ
Tompkin, Robert - bobtompkin@gmail.com - Merrick, NY
It's always great to hear from old friends.
Topel, Linda (Drake) -
ldrake2205@earthlink.net - Windermere, FL
I moved to South Florida in 1973 with my family. Lived in Fort
Lauderdale
until 1984 when I moved to Vero Beach, FL. I've been married to Tom
Drake
since 1978 (yikes-it's almost 20 years!) We have 2 sons - Peter, 18
years
and Brian, 15 years. I've been working at Disney's Vero Beach Resort
for
the past 3 years. One of the perks is free admission to Disney World.
Since
my family and I really enjoy it there (there's so much to do) we go
every
chance we can. Would love to hear from anyone who attended PS 215, or
JHS
198.
Totten, Jill (Kaplan) - Tottenvill@aol.com - Merrick NY
Tuchinsky, Diane - dctsdca@cox.net - La Mesa, CA
Tutundjian, Ann - annt.tomd@verizon.net - Arlington VA
Vaughn, James K. - Jkv175@aol.com - Lindenhurst, NY - Updated April, 2008
Wagner, Harold G. (Bud) - BudWagner@aol.com - Orange CT
Wagner, Linda (Fryburg) - mycoco@bellsouth.net - Weston, FL
Waldstreicher, Roberta (Fremder) - FFPSHELLY@aol.com - Plainview, NY
Weiner, Phyllis (Heller) - pa.heller085@gmail.com - Jacksonville, FL - Updated July, 2023
Weinrib, Ellen (Money) - 4enmoney@gmail.com - Ponce Inlet, FL - Updated May, 2009
Whaley, Mary (Allsop) -
ma40004@yahoo.com
-
Bardstown, KY
Would love to hear from old friends.
Winkler, Linda (Rosenberg) lrosenberg@mcgraw-hill.com Kingston NY
Wolbrom, Annie (Flanagan) - Theaterannie@aol.com - Sayreville, NJ - Updated November, 2009
Wolfe, Laurie (Luecke) -
laurieluecke@bellsouth.net -
Franklin, TN - Posted May, 2008
Would love to hear from Rockaway friends.
Woll, Cathy (Agosti) -
Send Me Your Current Email Address
- Plantation, FL
Living in Florida 25 years - Married - No children - Presently
working
as Volunteer/Community Services Manager for VITAS Hospice. I am also
responsible
for the Marketing and Advertising of my husbands' custom drapery
business.
Yearwood, Susan (Chiarello) - Send Me Your Current Email Address - Boca Raton, FL
Zimmerman, Seth A. - ncddaadoc@aol.com - Port Washington, NY
- Deceased, 2007
I would love to hear from any of my friends from FRHS '72!
Feel free to e-mail me at ncddaadoc@aol.com or at
s_zimmerman_md@hotmail.com!
Website: http://www.mydoctor.com/zimpsygrp
Zucker, Vickie (Brown) - backinny2000@aol.com - Briarwood, NY
Zylberberg, Marc - MPZ324@aol.com - Pleasant Valley, NY