Reflections 2009:Reflections v4 - Manlius Pebble Hill School

Nathan M. Adams ’54 retired to theMadison Valley, Mont. in 2000. He hasbeen married since 1978 to AnneliesePirchner-Adams. During his workingcareer, he resided and worked in morethan a dozen nations overseas, includingIndia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, andthe former Republic of South Vietnam.His grandfather, Nathan Lewis Miller,was New York’s Governor from January1, 1921 to December 31, 1922 on theGOP ticket.Jack Branin ’54 had knee surgery onMarch 12 and is in the process ofrehabilitation. He is looking forward toplaying in the Alumni Golf Tournamentduring this year’s Clambake.Pebble Hill School Class of 1957Richard J. Stinziano ’57 wrote us thathis son, Richard F. Stinziano, waspromoted to head trainer of the NewJersey Devils of the National HockeyLeague in May of 2008. Rich graduatedfrom the University of Buffalo with adoctorate in physical therapy. He residesin Verona, N.J. and has been with theNew Jersey Devils organization for fouryears.Pebble Hill School Class of 1959Class AgentCarolyn (Whittaker) Weaver5785 Lone Star Valley RdAuburn, CA 95602-9294E-mail: caron@foothill.net1960sPebble Hill School Class of 1960Class AgentRuth (Villency) Small ’60119 Woodmancy LaneFayetteville, NY 13066-1534E-mail: drruth@syr.eduPebble Hill School Class of 1965Class AgentJim Amodio ’651322 Euclid AveSyracuse, NY 13224-1937E-mail: jamodio@twcny.rr.comTom Denton ’65PO Box 344Skaneateles, NY 13152-0344E-mail: tomdenton124@gmail.comPebble Hill School Class of 1966Dick Bowes’66 has been in St. Louissince the 1960s and is currently workingat his family’s lumber company. He hastwo kids, son Richard and daughterMerrilee, who is expecting his firstgrandchild in April.Gillette K. Hansen ’66 wrote us thatthree years ago she opened a stationeryand gift shop, Merci for Stationery &Fine Things. She has two grandbabies,Lillian, 3, and Weck, 3 months.MANLIUS PEBBLE HILL SCHOOL1970sPeter Mires ’71 reports that he is retiredfrom college teaching and is nowmanaging a college bookstore. His realjoy these days, however, is travel writingand working with secondary schoolgeography teachers.MPH Class of 1972Class AgentClaire A. Myers-Usiatynski ’72510 Fay LaneMinoa, NY 13116-1004E-mail: cmyersu1@twcny.rr.comWe received two letters recalling JosephDeCarlo ’72, who passed away recently.(See page 40.)Greg Precopio ’72 shared the following:“I was so sorry to hear of Joe’s passing.He was a mountain of a guy with theinnocence of a school boy. Once on thefootball field though, he was a force tobe reckoned with. My sympathies goout to his family and loved ones.”James E. Schuster ’72 wrote: “I reallyloved the guy, and he will retain a veryspecial place in my heart forever. Hisheart was as big as the moon, and hehad a special way of making everyonelove him – our lives were all enrichedhaving Big Joe as a friend. You can’tthink of him without smiling can you?”MPH Class of 1974Class AgentWesley H. Fleming ’743618 Pompey CenterRoadManlius, NY 13104-9562E-mail:eastsidevineyard@twcny.rr.comAlumniNotesGood news! I have several extraMcDonald’s work applications for thoseof you who were planning on retiring inthe next few years. Of all people to seewhile the market was crashing this fall, Iran into Brad Wheeler at CommonGrounds in Cazenovia. Despite thebattering, he was holding up well. So,Brad, can you tell me where all ourmoney went?Hey, this year is our 35th reunion! Sothis is it. The big one! No more sittingon the fence. Before you need help fromyour nurses aid to get over that fence,join us for Clambake Weekend, June 12,and 13, 2009. Many of you aredeliberating. Let me know when youdecide to come and I will notify othersand we will build some momentum.Come on, Jon Arnow. Come on, MarkDobkin. Come on, Matt Murray! Comeon, Dennis Poe! Come on, AlanMarcum! Let’s renew our soccer skillstogether! (Did we ever have any?) I’vetalked with each of you over the past fiveyears and you’ve told me you wouldvisit. You can do it! This is it.It’s official. Baby Boomers are allowedon Facebook. I don’t know how or whenthe edict was passed, but permission hasbeen granted by our children to allow uson Facebook. I actually think we staged acoup. My daughters refused to “friend”me and their mother for over a month.They thought it was “creepy” and told usthey needed time to adjust their thinkingand probably their profiles. They alsomade us promise we would not uploadany “glamour” pics. I did not have anychoice. All my pics are glamorous. So,Gioia Gensini Neff, Sara Deming Wason,Wesley Henry Fleming, Wendy Mouille,Alan Marcum (and probably others)welcome you to Facebook. I promise tofriend you. I always have and I alwayswill. We could even set up a classreunion group (no risqué picturesMPH REFLECTIONS 2009 29