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RCR
thanks the all the people that have sent in pictures from RFA's past
reunions. If there is anyone out there that has more pictures to
add please email them to me if you can. If you do not have access
to a scanner, you can send them via postal mail to me and I will scan
them and return them to you. Thank you - Dennis Parrish
Click on a
reunion-button on the
left to see the photos that person submitted
Below are many of the emails that followed the 40-year reunion - what a
weekend !!
Aug 15 2010 -
Joan Serino
HI Dennis,
Thank you and I am
glad to be
apart of it. I am in Rome, NY
and also can be found in the RFA yearbook. Just
listened to my CD
- very cool. As far as the reunion -
beautiful girls and handsome men-bittersweet- sweet hellos and bitter to
have it end so
soon. I think the idea of sharing a 40 + years of
life story makes for a novel or
epic length narative unless you have a specific moment in
time. But a short bio on people might be a nice
option to do for
future gatherings - and/or open mike for shout outs. Anyway
love to all,
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Aug
14 2010 - Susan Spadafora
I just returned to Minnesota this afternoon and am trying to get
through all of the emails.....what a fabulous time we all had and I
will never forget it. Thank you to all that made it happen...you
did such a great job....it's all emotionally overwhelming at the moment
and will take a few days to adjust to the re-entry to reality.
I'll be sending Dennis the pictures from my camera.
xxoo Susan
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Aug 13 2010 -
Robert Cianfrocco
Thanks Dennis for
all your hard
work. We shouldn't wait another 10 years to get together.
Regards,
Bob |
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Aug 13
2010 - Debbie Nash
Awww, so sweet
JoAnn! I know,
who quickly it went by. I just got up from a nap...I haven't caught up
on my rest since last weekend. LOL! Judi and I were up at 6 and to bed
each night at like 1 or 2...so I don't know about her, but I'm still
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Aug 13 2010 -
JoAnn Dandino
Hello All!
First a big thank you to everyone that made last weekend so memorable.
It is a time I will not soon forget.
Second, just last week at this time we were at Buckey's acting and
feeling 18 again. As I was driving home from work this evening I was
feeling every bit the 58 years that I am!! What is wrong with this
picture?? I'm thinking I need more Buckey times!
It was a 9 hour drive from Virginia to New York, but it was worth every
second in that car!! I am so glad I am a member of the RFA class
of 1970!!
Love to all.
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Aug 12 2010
- Rick Nasci
Hi Gang!
I’ve read through all the comments on the weekend and it’s obvious that
everything was a smashing success. I thoroughly enjoyed myself, talked
to so many people but realized I missed talking to many others. I guess
there’s only so much ground you can cover in that short of a time. I
saw people I didn’t expect to see. And I did not notice and clique
stuff going on. I think it’s more a function of running into someone
and talking to them at length until someone taps you on the shoulder
and you start again. That’s how it went for me and I cherished every
minute I got to spend talking to people. Everyone was wonderful. It’s
amazing what a little thought association can do to carry a
conversation along. The memories just flood back and now we are making
new memories. I am so happy to be moving back and will be able to see
more of you so much easier and more often. We all have many friends
from “the day” but they would be close for a period (grammar school. Jr
high, hi school) and then you wouldn’t have contact with them. We all
moved through friends as we grew and our interests realigned. To see
the grammar school pals, the jr high pals, and the hs pals…it all
brought back different memories of different ages and it was amazing to
re-fire the brain cells from different periods of our lives. I’m sure
you all felt the same when you met up with different people.
And a BIG thank you to Joanne, Karen, All The Debs, Phil, Dennis, et
al, sorry if I left anyone out. You all toiled hard on all this and it
really showed, thank you for putting in the time and caring so that it
would be just as good as it could have been.
Sorry I missed Bucky’s but Mom’s 86th birthday kind of
trumped that one for me, as I always say, timing is everything but I
certainly couldn’t/wouldn’t pass up a chance to celebrate dear Mom! I’m
sure you all understand that.
Now if I can just find out who butt-dialed my cell about 10 times that
night from Bucky’s!
Bowling was great, we all had fun. Saneen is as athletic as ever and a
very good bowler. And a great student! It was a lot of fun. The
laughter was infectious, the hugs sincere, the remembrance of the
past…priceless.
So every one gets back to their lives but I think some good contacts
were made for the future for people to get together before 5 years pass
again.
For me, I’ll be balls-to-the-wall busy getting ready to move. My house
closes on 8/23 and I’ll be there briefly for that and then expect to be
in-residence sometime mid-September.
Take care everyone!
Rick |
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Aug
11 2010 - Elizabeth Rocco
I have just finished reading all of the e-mails describing the
weekend. It sounds like there were a lot of fun things going
on. I hope that the next time I will be able to participate in
more of the activities.
I wondered about what Phil said
as well,
regarding the cliques. I don't know if I noticed that as
much as I did in school. I suppose that people naturally
gravitate toward the people that they have a history with. It was
nice to actually meet people for the first time after 40 years.
The RCR definitely contributed to forming new
relationships.
I wanted to ask Karen and Joanne
about the
donation to Hospice. I don't know if I missed something but did
we collect donations for the charity? I thought we were
going to sell 50/50 raffle tickets. Just curious. Also, for
the people that made the baskets, I am sure that everyone was
disappointed that nothing came of it. I think it was an example
of how information can be miscommunicated via e-mail. Initially,
when the basket idea was brought up, I volunteered to keep a list
of names of people who wanted to donate one and then forward it on to
Joanne and Karen. I believed that was my part in it and it
ended there. If there was supposed to be more to it, I
apologize that I was not aware of it. I hope that the baskets
that were made went to a worthy cause. Everyone did a beautiful
job on them. The next time we will plan better in that
regard.
Dennis mentioned the
dancing. I
personally love to dance and had so much fun on the dance floor.
The opportunity to dance doesn't present itself often enough, except
with my grandsons to some good old Farmer In The Dell or Hokey
Pokey! :-)
I think we will continue to have
reunion
conversations as memories keep popping into our heads. It
was a great night!
E
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Aug 11 2010 -
Saneen Armstrong
Again I want to
thank
everyone. The reunion, the website, the bowling shirts, the
pictures, the cd and I could just go on and on. I don't know if
everyone received my first email the night I got home because it was
late and my computer was acting up, but I had such a blast. I
can't wait for the next 5 years. Seeing Deb Nash, Susan, Joanie,
Judi, Ernie....... I could go on and on. It was so special
to me, beyond words.
I LOVE YOU
GUYS!! I MISS
YOU GUYS!!!
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Aug 11 2010 -
Saneen Armstrong
Dennis, I had so
much fun this
weekend. I really didn't want it to end. I was very
emotional when I was coming home. I love you guys. I can't
wait for 5 years to come again. Thank you so much for coming
bowling with me. I had a blast. I feel like we all
connected in a very real way.
Thank you again for
forming
this website. It truly was the beginning of pulling us together.
Yes, I remember
this email and
Deb and I did connect and then we lost each other again, but never
again. Saneen |
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Aug
11 2010 - Elizabeth Rocco
I just listened to the CD this morning on my way into work. I
loved it! It brought back so many memories. What ever
happened to great music???
Thank you to everyone that
created the
CD. I was wondering who did it. I told my husband that he
could listen to it after I have heard it a few more times. I know
that he will enjoy it too.
So many great moments at the
reunion.
Everyone else pretty much summed them all up, but I have to agree with
all the feelings that were being shared in that room and at Lake
Delta. I have been telling everyone what a wonderful time that we
all had and I can't wait to do it again. I think that mini
reunions in the interim are the way to go. Let us all put our
heads together to keep the group alive and think of some activities
that we can do together.
I can't wait to print the group
photo.
It is amazing Deb that you were able to get everyone to pose! You
are a great photographer!
See you all soon, I hope.
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Aug 11 2010 -
Valerie Catalano
Good Morning,
Everyone......
I feel the same way
as you
Dennis and Debbie, (just as you write in these emails)........it was a
wonderful weekend.....I'm just sorry that I wasn't able to make Bucky's
or the bowling alley........but, next time I will be at everything....
And, Deb H. - YOU
DID A
FANTASTIC JOB WITH THE PICTURES.....Thank you so very much for being so
talented, too. You are a very, very special
classmate/person. We all appreciate all of the work that you have
done and getting the pictures out so quickly. I really enjoyed
looking at them first thing this morning getting into work. And,
say "hi" to your husband, too. I'm so glad I got to meet him.
And, Karen, I just
love the
CD......that was such a good idea......It will be with me forever and
forever........
I don't want to
miss anyone who
helped out so much, so THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!!!!!
Have a wonderful
day!
Miss you..... - Val |
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Aug 11 2010 -
Debbie Nash
I know how you feel
Dennis...I
miss everybody too. I have been very emotional this past week and still
am. It will take some time for that to fade...it was just so nice
seeing everybody and sad knowing that you can't hang with them on a
regular basis. For me, Saneen and Ernie and Judi who were such
important people in my life back in the day. Elizabeth too...she was my
on and off again best friend at DeWitt. It was just so good and so sad
all at the same time. So, I know how you are feeling Den. At least we
have more to look forward to, perhaps annual get togethers for
those who are within driving distance and want to hang out for a
weekend. I know we are all be so grateful that Karen and
Joanne have plugged along all these years making it possible for us to
reconnect. Definitely we owe alot you to Dennis. I feel if not for the
RCR this reunion would not have been such a memorable one. The RCR has
brought all together so that the tireless efforts of Karen and
Joanne culminated in bringing about the most attended reunion
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Aug
11 2010 - Dennis Parrish
Thanks for that reminder Joanne.
Geez, I certainly
neglected to
mention Debbie
Pugliese and Judi Morreale in my “thank you” email earlier !!
Judi is my lifetime buddy and she used to keep me in check when I was
12 and getting in trouble back in the day. Judi, you did so much
from a distance !! The bowling shirts, and those Dennis Revere
wine bottles…… too much !!! They’ll last until the next
reunion. I saw you called me Monday night – I’ll call you this
week.
And Debbie, thank
you so much
for your hard work too. The labels on the CDs help make it a keepsake
that I’ll take to my grave. Those labels were such a great idea!
I listened to the CD all the way through repeatedly on my 5-hour drive
home, loving it and thinking of all of you! Karen, the songs are
great and please thank your son as well for his help.
And speaking of
that CD, wasn’t
it awesome to have it blasting away during the bowling?!!! Since
I was bowling on lane 12, I had the extra pleasure of listening to
Ernie singing along with some of the songs. Ernie, lemme tell ya
buddy…. If you lived near me, you and I would venture in some serious
recording here. You have a great voice that should be shared!
Dog gone it, I miss
you all……
still going through reunion withdrawal…… missing Roman accents……
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Aug 10 2010 - Cindy
Carmody
Thanks for all your help with the reunion. The website is
awesome. I still live in Rome... Cindy |
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Aug 10
2010 - Jules LoRusso
Dear 1970 RFA
grads, Just
wanted you all to know I had a blast at the reunion. We are
blessed to have such a great class. Look forward to keeping in
touch, and the next reunion. Thanks also to our organizers
who made this all possible. Cheers Jules LoRusso |
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Aug 10 2010 -
Debbie Nash
Yes Steve, I could tell you were having a good time and were very happy
to be there...we all were.
We're
planning on a 45th. See you then! |
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Aug
10 2010 - Steve Miroy
It was good to see everybody again. I'm not sure I can wait until the
50th! I'll have to find another excuse to visit Rome, perhaps for no
good reason at all. Steve Miroy |
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Aug 10 2010 - Debbie Pugliese
Dennis, It was wonderful
meeting you in person. I knew you were a sincere and
kind man not only because you started the RCR but by your
written words as well. It was only confirmed when I was
able to meet you. It surely was a memorable event. Getting
the group together on the website not only rekindled relationships but
created new ones as well. Thats why we when we finally did
get connect with old friends, it had more meaning. I am so glad that
people feel the same about keeping these friendships
active. At this point in our lives we are all past the drama
of trying to impress our peers along with seeing what we can accomplish
in our own life. 40 years is a long time and we all
have endured happiness along with hardships. We can
identify and relate and to each other. Most of
all we can be good listeners. Top that off with laughter
and we have the world in our hands. Have a wonderful week and thank you
again. Debbie
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Aug 10 2010 -
Chuck Halpin
What a great reunion! Thanks to all who helped put this amazing
weekend in place. It was so good to chat and discover what many
of you have been doing the past 40 years. Hanging around
Bucky's on Friday night and shooting the bull with so many old friends
was awesome. Deeply saddened by the memorial.... Glad to see
so many from out of town. I missed the mud wrestling
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Aug 10 2010 -
Valerie Catalano
Hi Saneen and
everyone,
again........
I know what you
mean, Saneen,
because I'm getting teary-eyed just reading your email.
It was a great
surprise running
into you the morning you checked out. Your husband seems like
such a nice guy........I'm so glad that he was able to come, too....
Love to all,
Val |
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Aug 10 2010 -
Valerie Catalano
Good Morning,
Everyone.....
And, Karen and
Joanne and Phil
and Dennis and Debbie and EVERYONE who made this reunion happen - THANK
YOU SO VERY MUCH...........Life is good especially when you can spend
it with our 70's reunion
classmates........:-)
Karen - do you know
if our
group picture is going to be in the paper?????
Have a great day,
everyone!!!!!!
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Aug
10 2010 - Dennis Parrish
This reunion weekend truly was and will remain one of the most
memorable events of my life. I knew before coming that it would
be fun, but had no idea just how great a weekend it would be.
Since I never made it to RFA, I loved seeing the people I knew well
from Staley, Columbus,
and Bell Road.
But as an added bonus, finally meeting up with so many of you that I
didn’t know or hang with back in the day, was the icing on the cake
!! I did not want the weekend to end.
My heart was warmed when you made me an honorary graduate of RFA’s 1970
class. I heard someone yell “speech” after Karen placed the cap
on, but I would not have been able to speak without breaking
down. I was caught by surprise with all that and quite choked up.
I
was thanked by so many of you regarding the RCR website, but the real
legwork lies with Joanne and Karen. What they did in preparation
and classmate finding takes much more energy and effort than me sitting
still here editing a website.
I was glad that so many of us resorted to dancing at this reunion,
especially since I had heard there was almost no dancing at the 35
year. Many thanks to Dr. Phil for keeping the vibe and pulse
going with the music! Dancing keeps us young !! It was an
extra treat to continue dancing to Vinnie’s music at the Delta
Inn. And I must add that the ride from 12 North to the Delta Inn
was most enjoyable with Karen and Debbie. I could listen to you
both for hours! Maybe you two could make a CD of conversation for
me….. I’d be curious to play it in my car to see if the windshield fogs
up again. ha ha
Bowling !!!!
Wow, was
that fun or what ?!!! I had planned on attending just to watch,
but I know that bowling will need to become a permanent part of any
future RFA weekend, thanks HUGE to Saneen !! I can still hear you
laughing dear!
I have to say too, that I was so happy to hear and read that some RCR
people repaired their relationships with each other. We are
family, yes we are, and that is forever !!
I look forward to the 45 year reunion and more graduates joining RCR
online. Keep spreading the word!
I know it would be difficult for the out-of-towners, but I really
believe a smaller scale annual event is not only feasible, but
desirable. I’m talking about something like a happy hour at
Bucky’s - nothing too complicated, just a chance to get together
to laugh, reminisce, and check out Karen’s heels. (smirk) The date
could be set way in advance so people mark their calendars, etc.
I’m 5 hours away from Rome, but I will certainly be there.
I love you all !!! Thank you for being part of my life !! I
have a lot of RCR email catching up to do this week, and want to thank
some of you individually.
Dennis |
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Aug 10 2010 -
Joanne Rosato
when someone asked about the cd, I said Karen and her son did it.. they
recorded it all,. I failed to mention that Deb Pugliese did the labels
with help from a friend and all to put it together.... she also did a
lot of leg work for gifts and stuff. She knew I wasn't able to do it
and helped Karen with so much. So, a big thank you to her and mea culpa
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Aug
10 2010 - Debbie Nash
Amazingly written as usual Dr. Phil.
Yes, I agree it was a very
emotional
weekend. Saying goodbye was hard, looking at all my classmates and
wondering why we didn't connect like that in high school...very
emotionally draining. When I went to work on Monday I looked like I had
been out on a drunken binge the night before. So tired and still am,
but I think more emotionally drained than anything else.
I would be happy to organize the
silent
auction for next reunion. I am sure Judi would be my partner in doing
so. Judi is a special person, as many of you learned this past weekend.
She's one in a million. I was able to spend three days with her, day
and night, and I could spend the rest of my life with her...she's
amazing.
As Phil said, we buried the
hatchett and
vowed to never let it happen again. For that I am grateful. Life is too
short and everybody is worthy of love and respect. I didn't get to talk
to Gloria alot, but she seems to be a very friendly and fun person. It
was all good.
Karen, Joanne, and Deb H., I
have offered to
be involved in the planning and the work of organizing the reunion. So
once again, let me say I am willing to do whatever to help; just let me
know. Let's make the next one even better girls, if that is
possible!
Love to all!
Deb Nash
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Aug 9 2010 -
Peter Kunkel
The credit for the music CDs does not go to me but to Phil Domenico I
think. A labor of love. Thanks. I did put the small slide show together
using materials stolen from RCR website and the yearbook. Anyone
interested, I can send you a copy of it that plays on any DVD
player and does not require a computer or software. I would like to
hold off just a little and see if I can't get some photos from this
reunion and add them at the end Just send me your address via email.
Please, do give me a little time as I have to make copies one at a time.
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Aug 9 2010 -
Saneen Armstrong
Hello
everyone. I just
walked into my door from the airport.
I want to say THANK
YOU to
everyone from the bottom of my heart who played a part in this reunion
from Karen, Joanne, Deb, Phil and Dennis for our beautiful website and
anyone else that had a part in putting this event together. I
believe connecting through the RCR group really made us closer this
weekend before we even got there.
I had the best time
of my
life. I laughed so hard all weekend that my jaws hurt. lol!!
Seriously though, I
really love
you guys and I'm just not saying that without truly meaning it. I
talked all the way home to my husband about how much I really love you
guys and what you all mean to me. I am sitting hear crying as I
am writing this. You can make friends when you are older but
there is nothing like the childhood friends that you grew up
with. I just didn't know that I would feel this deeply after
leaving you all. I miss you all already.
Thank you, thank
you and thank
you for memories that I will never forget. AND THANK YOU FOR
COMING BOWLING WITH ME. I HAD A BLAST!!!!! Rick you are an
awesome bowler and thanks for the pointers.
Love to all of
you. Talk
to you soon.
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Aug 11
2010 - Dennis Parrish
I’m still catching up with emails, Phil. I’m missing everyone and
savoring the memories of the weekend. Thanks for writing this
below and I look so forward to seeing you and Gloria August 21 in the
big apple. I wish all of RCR could be there. It was great
hanging out and being surrounded by four Ed McMahons – you guys
set me up for much of my arsenal of one liners!! Ha ha
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Aug 9 2010 -
Phil Domenico
I want to
personally thank
you
all for making this a most memorable
reunion.
From Joanne to
Karen,
Dennis,
Deb H, Judi.
To all who
participated, I
bow
to you.
And, to all who
showed up,
thank you.
Hope you had a
good time.
I was so happy to
see so
many
good folks and old friends.
The awards were
handed out
to
those who did the most, and all of us got
that special CD from Karen.
A number of
special gifts
came
to me as well, and I thank you for the
love (Judi! Judi! Judi!).
I wore my "Dr.
Phil 1970"
bowling shirt to King Pin Lanes on Sunday,
and had a blast.
Unfortunately, my
bowling
average hasn't changed a pin in 40 years.
My bottle of
"Dennis Revere"
red wine won't be opened until Dennis
comes to visit.
We're going to see
his
daughter Krista play in NYC on August 21st.
A very special
gift came to
me
from Peter Gallichio.
On his 8th
birthday in 1960,
I
drew a birthday card for him.
The cartoon inside
was very
primitive, and the words made little sense.
But his mother
held onto it
for 50 years, and now it's a
masterpiece.
Admittedly, there
were
moments
at Bucky's that were tough.
Deb Nash was as
anxious as I
to get over our past and move forward
together.
Meanwhile, we
mingled with
the
same folks, danced side by side, bowled,
and shared an amazing weekend.
Finally it was too
much, and
we got a few hugs in there.
I think Joe M.
said it
right:
"Phil, you gotta know how to be sincere
with your apologies".
I also made peace
with a few
others for things that happened over a
decade ago.
Don't know about
you, but
I'm
beat up from all this.
This deep
emotional
stuff is draining...not to mention sore
muscles from bowling.
Dennis Parrish,
Susan
Spadafora, Patty Barber, and myself were the four
Romanteers this weekend.
Gloria was with us
much of
the
time, but she's an early nighter.
When the dust
settled each
night, there were the 4 of us.
We hiked Pixley
Falls and
the
Pine Bogs out on West Thomas.
We walked the old
neighborhoods in Far East Rome, including Riverdale
and Gansevoort Ave.
We visited Bucky
Giardino at
his store and checked out his old photos.
We banged on
Laverne
Turner's
and Cleo Valentine's door, trying to stir
things up, but neither answered.
We walked through
the Revere
dump and parking lot - our playing
grounds as kids.
We hung out at
Susan's
mother
house with Saneen and husband, Foster and
Susan's brothers.
We hung out at my
sister
Anita's on Sunday after bowling, eating great
italian food, drinking red wine and Mojitas.
Dennis opened his
bottle of
"Dennis Revere" for the occasion.
It was dark by the
time Glo
and I pulled away to drive home.
We were
inseparable.
I wonder. Did everyone fall
back into their respective cliques, even
after all these years?
It kind of looked
that way
to
me, but I'm not an expert on who knows
who.
The guys I used to
hang with
are either dead or MIA (though I saw Dave
Castor at Bucky's Friday night).
That may have been
fortunate
in one sense, cuz I got to hang with new
folks this time.
Let me tell you:
Dennis is
hilarious...but not for Saneen's ears.
Susan and Patty
are real
troopers, and lovely people.
We just couldn't
stop
laughing
all weekend.
My only regret is
that we
didn't hold the silent auction, or maybe held
it too silently.
We'll have to put
our
collective heads together to do it right next
time.
Anybody want to be
on
the Giving Committee?
Let's do it again
in 5.
Much love,
Philly
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Aug 9 2010 -
Debbie Nash
No Karen, thank you
and Joanne
and Deb for all your hard work. You guys are awesome and I am sure we
can't thank you enough for all you have done through the years to bring
this class together. Next one will be even better. Can't wait for 2015!
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Aug
9 2010 - Karen Facciolo
Hello,
I woke up today and I have no voice, I know I had one before I went to
bed last night ! I am convinced my family and other friends
have prayed for this moment to happen. They all have had
to put up with me for months talking about the reunion. I
have a tenacity to stone them all. But at least I have the
RCR group.Thank the Lord, I can let my fingers do the talking.!
Best reunion ever. I can't
get over what
a good looking, young group we all are.Thank you all for coming. You
ALL made it worth the work. Now I won't know what to do with
myself. Let see, maybe I can ...cook and clean house and
watch TV and get some rest. BORING
I'll get a list
together of all
that came to the reunion and ask my side kick Dennis to
please put it up on our site.
Thanks, you made me so
very, very
happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Enjoy the CD!
Karen
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Aug
9 2010 - Valerie Catalano
Oh My Gosh........I am just listening to the CD you gave to us at the
reunion......and, one of my favorite songs of all times is on
there......It is track 6, La, La, La, I love You!!!!!!!!! I've
been trying to find this song for years!!! You have made my whole
year!!!!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
Listening to this CD will remind me of all of you every single
day!!!!!!!
Love you all,
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Aug 9 2010 -
Valerie Catalano
Hi Everyone....
Yes.......thank
you,
Phil.........the music was GREAT!!!!!!! Everyone enjoyed dancing
and having a blast!!!!! I never did get to meet your
wife.....next time I will for sure.
Thanx again.....
- Val
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Aug 9 2010 -
Joanne Rosato
...it was wonderful seeing you Ang. your Mom is a sweetie !!!!!! keep
in touch let's not forget Dr. Phil for the fantastic music. he
put a lot of time and thought into it .. I appreciate all of his
work. maybe he can dee jay part time !!! |
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Aug 9
2010 - Angela Bonavita
I would like to echo all the comments below. I had a great time
and I too made several new acquaintances. I think my mom knew
more of my classmates than I did. Still in Rome, but heading back
to the hot weather in Texas tomorrow. Looking forward
to the 45th also. Angela |
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Aug 9 2010 -
Joanne Rosato
...let's not forget the one who hung up on me or the brother in Texas
that put his answering machine on after they told me to call back
!!!!!! LOL if people only knew all these stories........ The
important thing is seeing so many of you having a good time. God
willing I will see you in five years..... As Frank Sinatra sang, The
Best is Yet to Come !!!!!!! xooxxoo Joanne |
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Aug 9 2010 -
Joanne Rosato
...seems like there is never enough time.. We could have hung out
another hour there.. A lot of us wanted to go see Vinnie Esposito at
Delta Lake Inn.. He was so pleased to see so many of his classmates
came to hear him sing !!!!!!!!!! God bless all of you and
thanks for making our class reunion a big success by coming!!!!!
see you in 2015............. Joanne |
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Aug 9 2010 -
Joanne Rosato
Karen did the cd with her son !!!!!!!!!! she knew everyone would
love it... she also did the decorations, memory board.. we are glad all
of you enjoyed it.... now we have to figure out how to top this
one !!!!! thanks to Mary Strange,Clarence Farrier for
finding people on base and other people who told us where people were..
maybe we can find 100 more next time !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Aug 9 2010 - Vito
Piemonte
Thanks to everyone who had a hand into putting this reunion
together. Best one yet. I got to see people that I have not
seen in years. Friday night was great also. Thanks to
whoever put the cd together brought back some great memories.
Thanks again to all. |
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Aug 9 2010 - Terri Ryan
I FEEL THE SAME WAY...... WHAT A GREAT TIME...... THE WORD
TIME IS KEY THOUGH..... NOT ENOUGH OF IT
THE
70'S
WERE GREAT AND SO ARE ALL OF YOU
TAKE
GOOD CARE AND WE WILL SEE YOU SOON
LOVE,
TERRI |
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Aug 9 2010 -
Karen Facciolo
Joanne should work
for the FBI
or the CIA. She never gave up until she found some information on a
classmate. We would talk many times a day and I was always shock at who
she found and what she had to do to get it. Not a easy task! |
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Aug 9 2010 -
Valerie Catalano
Hi Everyone.......
I feel the same way
as Deb -
lets do a 45th.......
I had so much fun
seeing
everyone again........it feels like "family"......
I love what your
daughter says,
Deb.......(The Class of 70 Rocks!!!!) That is so true!!!!
Love you all, Val |
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Aug 9 2010 -
Ernie Moyer
Ditto and more
kudos for the
ladies who made the sacrifice to bring the reunion to fruition. I would
especially like to say thank you to the "special group of ladies" and
express my appreciation for your concern. MUCH LOVE, "Ernie" |
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Aug 9
2010 - Debbie Nash
E,
Yeah, we looked for you to say
good by but
we thought you had left. It was great seeing you, made me feel like we
were back in 6th grade! So much fun.
Naw, I think we should do a
45th! Let's not
wait another 10 years!! PLEASE let's go every 5 now!! Love to all. It
was a great weekend, reconnecting with everybody and seeing everybody
after all these years. I totally got to establish new friendships with
those who I didn't really hang out with back then and it was amazing.
Karen and Deb H., love you two and remember, we are going to do dinner
and comedy show at the casino and other things....we have to keep in
touch and enjoy each other while we can. Phil, so glad we buried the
verbal hatchett and got that out of our systems! Gloria is a great
person, we missed her at bowling. Rick and Terry, so happy for the two
of you and hope we can do things together now that Rick is back! That's
awesome! Thanks Rick for bringing a new friend into my life.
It was tough saying goodbye to
my girl
Saneen and Judi. It was a sad day yesterday but so happy to see them
both and spend time with them. I had the honor or hanging with Judi for
3 days, day and night and we had a blast and Jude, I love ya!! Saneen,
we will be in touch. We have so much to catch up on. Ernie, what can I
say?? I LOVE YOU! You're my peep. Elizabeth, Val...love you both. Great
to connect with you guys too! Of course my girl Dianne B. always! So
many to mention.
Okay everybody, I will close for
now. Love
you all and like my daughter says "The Class of 70 Rocks!" LOL!!
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Aug 8
2010 - Mary Strange
Thank you, thank you, thank you to the people involved in putting this
reunion together! I do believe that Denise forgot to include a very
important person in her email. Without the hard work of Joanne in
locating people through phone calls, white pages, Facebook, Classmates
and whatever other sources she used, many of the attendees would not
have been there. I believe that everyone in one way or another helped
Joanne and Karen, Dennis & Debbie make this reunion the BEST ever!
I am so glad that I chose to attend the Friday night at Bucky’s,
Saturday at 12 North and Delta Lake Inn (enjoying the wonderful talent
of Vinnie Espostio). What a great class-The Class of 1970! Mary |
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Aug 8 2010 -
Denise DiSimone
A big thank -you to you , Karen and Debbie Pugliese it was a
wonderful reunion and you did a lot of work for this special
weekend. I think someone told me that Peter Kunkel made the
music CDs for everyone. If that is so, thank -you Peter
that was so thoughtful and the music is fun and uplifting.
I am so glad to have been able to visit with so many classmates that I
haven't seen in years and I think I even visited with some that I
didn't know back in the day. Denise |
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Aug 8
2010 - Elizabeth Rocco
Hello to everyone that went to the reunion. Many of you are still
there having brunch and bowling. Hope you have a great
day. I just wanted to say how great it was to see everyone again.
Deb Nash and Judi, I looked for you to say goodbye and couldn't find
you. :-( I had so much fun dancing and with you.
Looking forward to our 50th!!!!!
E
PS- I'll be sending my pictures
to Dennis to
post for us.
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Aug 8 2010 -
Debbie DiCaprio
Hi Dennis, Just wanted to
THANK YOU
for all the hard work you did to make this weekend so
great.
Bob and I had a wonderful time. Very happy I got to meet
you. Take care and keep in touch. Hugs, Debbie |
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Aug
8 2010
- Joanne
Rosato
First thing, I should be
sleeping
!!!!!!!!!! hope everyone had a grand time.. I missed talking to so many
people....... I can't thank all of you enough for making the 40th our
best yet... Yes, it's hard work I quit too many times to
count!!!!!!! Then I see the smiling faces of old friends connecting and
new friends in the making...... That is why I enjoy calling, talking to
all of you.... The reunions are not about me. It's all about you and
the class of 1970 !!!!!!!!!! God bless all of you with good health,
family and much happiness........ Joanne
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Aug 8 2010
- Joanne
Rosato
WE DID IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EVERYONE
SEEMED TO
HAVE A GREAT
TIME>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I can't believe I am still up........ Lord, help me sleep past
7.......... xoxoxo - |
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