Friday, May 29, 2009

Mary Ann Ciccarella DeMatteis


My husband, Joseph, and I reside at 15830 W. Montecito Avenue in Goodyear, AZ We have two children, Joseph, Jr. and Michelle A. DeMatties, that reside in Pleasantville, NY and Cortlandt Manor, NY. I work at Banner Estrella Emergency room in PFS Registration. My husband is retired and we enjoy traveling, working in my huge garden, and sewing.

Hope everyone has a great time at the reunion.

- Mary Ann Ciccarella DeMatteis

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Linda White Alexander


Here's the Alexander family at a recent high school tennis match; my son is on the team. Our son Evan is 18 and graduating high school. He will attend Illinois in the fall. My husband, Phil, retired from a career in finance, and our daughter, Leah, 23, is living in Argentina before beginning an accounting position here in NJ in Sept.

- Linda White Alexander

Monday, May 25, 2009

Alan Raycraft

Hello everyone,

In 1968, I moved to Florida with a girl named Jody Paolillo. Young and confused, our relationship lasted only a year and a half. My obsession with diving didn't help, but the exercise was great. Trim and fit. Guess you could say my greatest love was the ocean floor. Later, I met Shirley who lived in Hollywood Florida. We traveled from Florida to Ossining on a Triumph 650 motorcycle. I sold the bike and bought a VW bus from Dave Perugini's grandfather. We then moved to and worked in the Woodstock / Kingston area for 2 years before moving to Colorado. Bought 4 acres of land (almost 9000 feet in elevation). I had to laugh when I received a letter from someone in the Midwest. He asked .... "How do you breathe up there"?

I've been living in the rural areas, adjacent to Colorado Springs for about 34 years. Briefly lived in Northeast Arizona for about a year and a half. Not a great place. My wife (Patricia) and I came back and now live on a ridge 30 miles East of the Springs. Patricia is my third wife and the most wonderful of the three. We've been married for 22 great years. Third one's a charm, right ? We love to dance (at home) to some romantic tunes from the late 50s and newer after wine on Friday night.

Most of my work was in graphic arts which included dark room work in custom photo labs. After years of self tutoring through books and magazines, I later became self employed, grinding and polishing telescope optics (mirror optics) for amateur astronomers. Google my name. The optical machine in the photo is home made, but works quite well. Hobbies: Astronomy and photography

- Alan Raycraft

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Susan Noack Then

It's so exciting to see so many of the Class of 1965! So sad to see the ones that are gone- way too soon!

I've been married to George Then for 40 years- this July! We met spring of senior year and the rest is history. We lived in Yorktown Hts. for years but moved to Florida in 2000. We are trying to move to the southwest but this economy is killing us! We never had kids but have 3 lovely cocker spaniels- sure saves on college bills! Best to everyone!

- Susan Noack Then

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Andy Kosseff

My wife Nancy (of 41 years) and I have settled in Madison, WI and have three children who live in Seattle, St. Paul, and New York City all of whom are happy in their adult lives and thankfully employed . I am a physician and practiced my entire career of internal medicine in Madison and am still actively working. It's been a real pleasure to read about all our classmates and their paths over the short time since we were seniors. Thanks to Pook, David, and others who have put so much energy to get us together. One of the best revelations about our class is that my good buddy Ric Feeney is a real live(and very devoted) minister - I don't remember him always leading us down the right path in high school but know he will do that now. My best wishes to all the class of "65.

- Andy Kosseff

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Roz Poderycki Young


First , I want to thank the reunion committee for all their hard work. We are all very lucky they are so talented and dedicated to making our reunion successful. My husband and I are looking forward to attending the reunion. Henry and I have been married for 31 years and have resided in Rhinebeck , NY for 25 years . We met at IBM as programmers. We both retired from IBM in 1993 . In the interim we have pursued other work and volunteer efforts. We are both now adjusted to retirement and are learning to enjoy our Florida condo in St. Pertersburg ( near Tampa ) for a few months in the winter.

- Roz Poderycki Young

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Pook Siprin Bellini


My husband, Phil (I call him Philip), and I enjoyed a delicious dinner at Bill and Sue Bruni's last night! While there, we had great fun looking at a couple of old photos that Bill had from Park School and one newspaper photo of some familiar faces on a team called the MISFITS. Please take a minute to check out the photos posted at "PHOTOS FROM THE PAST."

- Pook Siprin Bellini

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Sharon Oliver Probst


I 'm not sure any of you will remember me because I left OHS in 1963 to move to Cold Spring, New York. I graduated from Haldane High School in 1965 and although I made many good friends there, I have always considered Ossining my home. My name is Sharon Oliver Probst and I have been married to Ernie for 42 years. We made our home in Hopewell Junction for many years, but have retired and moved to Sunny Florida. The Villages to be exact. I have 2 children, one son 39 ("oh my how could that be") and a 35 year old daughter. I have a granddaughter 6 and 2 grand-puppies. I play golf, travel, enjoy playing cards and am a professional clown. I am so looking forward to coming to the reunion in October and seeing a lot of old friends.

- Sharon "Oliver" Probst aka Sweetpea

June Hunter Ekelund


Here is a recent photo of me, and another one of my husband Harry and me on the lovely Oregon coast, celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary. We've been living in Oregon for the past ten years. It's beautiful, but we really miss NY and our family. Our younger son Andy and his wife just had their first child, and we expect to be in New York soon for a baptism.

- June Hunter Ekelund