W E S T E R LY H I G H S C H O O L - C L A S S O F ’ 6 4 A L U M N I B U L L E T I N
W ’64
N e w s a n d i n f o r m a t i o n o f i n t e r e s t t o t h e We s t e r l y H i g h S c h o o l C l a s s o f 1 9 6 4
A Quarterly Newsletter
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Welcome to the premier issue of W ʼ64!
Page 1
The WHS Alumni Scholarship Fund, Inc.
By Susan (Sullivan) Brocato
Page 2-3
The WHS Alumni Scholarship Fund
receives its first donation
By Charles Taylor
Page 3
Welcome to the premier issue of W ’64!
It seems to make no difference if we’re
still working or we’ve already retired,
for most of us our daily lives simply
leave us with very little time to stay
in touch; and except for those class
reunions every five years or so, we
often lose track of each other despite
our best intentions. To rectify that
we’ve created W ’64, a quarterly
newsletter designed to let classmates
stay connected and to keep everyone
informed on our class project – the
WHS Alumni Scholarship Fund, Inc.
(read more about that on page 2).
W ’64, which is created, written,
published and distributed entirely by
volunteers from our class, will be a
Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter
publication, with special editions as
needed. To keep costs to a minimum,
the full-color edition will be posted
W ’64
Volume 1 
Pop Quiz
Page 3
Class of 1964 - 45th reunion
By Jane (Nolan) Zurliene
Page 4-7
Common Ground Question
Page 7
Q&A
Page 8
on the web electronically as a PDF
file, as well as emailed to classmates.
“The next issue will be
published mid-August. All
information should be
received no later than July
15th. See the Masthead for
instructions.”
The web address for W ’64 is:  
http://whs64.posterous.com. Since it
is only for classmates, a password
will be required to view or post to the
site. The password is: bulldog1964.
Issue 1  Spring 2010
Class Directory
Page 9-12
In Memoriam
Page 13-14
Where are they now?
Page 15
Jack of all trades, master of some
By Mary Bono
Page 16
A black-and-white version of the
newsletter has been printed and
mailed to those classmates who do
not currently have email or who have
not yet provided us with their email
address. Since printing and mailing
the newsletter is costly, our hope is
that eventually W ‘64 can be
published almost entirely on the web,
but until then our goal is to make
sure every classmate receives a copy.
Please read the Q&A on page 8 to learn
more about submitting your news,
articles, pictures and suggestions, as
well as the future plans for the
newsletter.
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W ’64 TM
© W ’64
ISSN: TBD
Published quarterly
Editor:
Richard Koulbanis
WHS.Class.64@gmail.com
Contributors and Consultants:
Mary Bono
Rose Ann (Gencarella) Froberg
Article and Photo Submission:
Articles may be submitted via email or
regular mail, and can be up to 2000
words. You may include pictures,
tables, graphs and charts, and you may
include a recent “headshot.” Submit to:
WHS.Class.64@gmail.com or mail to:
Richard Koulbanis, 16 Cove Rd.,
Westerly, RI 02891
http://whs64.posterous.com
Password: bulldog1964
@WHS1964 - on Twitter
The WHS Alumni Scholarship
Fund, Inc.
Founded by the Westerly High School Class of 1964
By Susan (Sullivan) Brocato
It has been a long standing tradition for
the class celebrating its 50th graduation
to present a gift during the high school’s
graduation ceremonies, which in our
case, will be in 2014. At our 45th reunion
in September, Charlie Taylor presented
the idea of establishing an ongoing
scholarship fund as our class’s 50th
reunion gift. Classmates who attended
the Friday and Saturday reunion events
endorsed the idea, and since then, much
has been done on the project.
was also decided that going forward,
the committee needed to:
• establish a scholarship name,
• elect Officers and a Board of Directors
(three minimum required),
• set up bylaws (to be sent to the IRS),
and
• establish scholarship criteria.
At the November meeting, Officers and
a Board of Directors for the scholarship
fund were elected. The officers are:
President - Charles Taylor; Secretary -
John Clemens; and Treasurer - John
Gulino.

“At our 45th reunion in Board of Directors include: Charles

Cofone; Susan (Sullivan) Brocato; Mary
WHS Alumni Scholarship August, Charlie Taylor Lou Serra; and Jane (Nolan) Zurliene.
Fund, Inc. (WASFI) In addition, John Gulino will also act as
presented the idea of the “Agent” for filing the necessary
39 Spruce St., Ste. W
Westerly, RI 02891 establishing an ongoing yearly papers.
WASF.INC@gmail.com
scholarship fund as our The committee voted to name the
WASFI Officers:
President - Charles S. Taylor classʼs 50th reunion gift.” scholarship the WHS Alumni
Treasurer & Agent for Process - John Scholarship Fund, Inc. In addition,
Gulino preliminary discussions on how to fund
Secretary - John Clemens the scholarship were begun.
The intent is to establish the fund and
then award a scholarship each year to a
deserving graduating senior so that he or Dick Koulbanis suggested establishing a
WASFI Directors:
Susan (Sullivan) Brocato she could use it at a two- or four-year quarterly classmate newsletter as a way
Charles Cofone college, university, trade or specialized to keep everyone up-to-date on the
Charlene (Feraco) Miller training institution. It would be need- project; and Mary Bono has volunteered
Marylou Serra to assist with the newsletter’s artwork.
Jane (Nolan) Zurliene
based, and given to a student of average
ability.
WASFI Committee Members:
At the January meeting, Charlie Taylor
Barbara (Jenkins) Bliven So far, here’s what’s been done on the reported that the paperwork had been
Raymond Capalbo scholarship project: filed with the State of Rhode Island to
Patricia (Bello) Cimalore establish the scholarship group as a non-
Martha Jacques profit organization. Work was also
Ray Morrone In October a group of classmates met to
discuss the process of establishing the begun on the bylaws.
Larry Pietrallo
scholarship. Attorney Merrill K. Moone
Thanks to Jillian Barber, Charlene (Feraco) (acting pro bono) volunteered to set up At the February meeting, Charlene
Miller and Jane (Nolan) Zurliene for the a 501(c)(3) non-profit tax-exempt (Feraco) Miller was added to the Board
photos used in this issue. of Directors. Discussion of the bylaws
organization with the Rhode Island
Secretary of State, as required by law. It was continued.

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In March, the committee completed its

work on the bylaws, with passage
expected at the April meeting. Pat
(Bello) Cimalore and Barbara (Jenkins)
Bliven will head up a Budget
Committee.
In addition, Charlie Taylor told the
group that the scholarship fund’s
tax-exempt status would be in place
before the filing deadline for 2010 tax
returns.
In April, Charlie Taylor made good on
the pledge he made during the 45th
reunion by giving the committee the
scholarship’s first donation – a check for
$1,000. The bylaws were passed; and at
future meetings, the committee will be
discussing the best approach to raise
funds for the scholarship and welcomes
any and all suggestions.
As the scholarship project progresses
and as our 50th reunion approaches, we
will keep everyone informed through
the W ’64 newsletter. Please send your
email address and your suggestions on
the project to John Clemens at
WASFI.SECY@gmail.com. If electronic
communication is not possible for you,
please send your suggestions, along
with your current mailing address and
phone number to:

John Clemens

31 Byron Dr.

Westerly, RI 02891
A huge thank you goes to Ray Capalbo
who helped with the bylaws, and made
it possible for the committee to meet at
the Bradford Citizens Club.
1964 POP QUIZ
(Do not look on your neighbor’s paper!)
1. Who were the “class flirts?”
2. Who were the “most individualistic?”
3. Who had the “cutest dimples?”
4. Who were the “class dancers?”
See answers on page 15.
The WHS Alumni Scholarship Fund
receives its first donation
By Charles Taylor
At our reunion last
year, the classmates
who attended endorsed
the idea of setting up a
scholarship fund as our
50th anniversary class
gift (see associated
article on page 2). The
goal is to raise $50,000
during the next five
years, and to award the
first scholarship to a
2014 graduating senior.
Charlie Taylor (left) presents a $1,000 check to John Gulino on
April 19 to officially kick off the fundraising drive for the WHS
Alumni Scholarship Fund. As president of the
WHS Alumni
Scholarship Fund, Inc. (WASFI), I am pleased to report that so far the scholarship
committee has accomplished the following:
• WASFI has been registered with the state as a non-profit organization;
• IRS has issued an Employer Identification Number (EIN) and the IRS application
to be considered a 501(c)(3) non-profit tax-exempt organization has been
submitted;
• officers and a board of directors have been elected;
• the committee has adopted bylaws, as required by the IRS;
• a scholarship fund logo and stationary has been designed; and
• checking and savings accounts have been established at the Westerly Credit Union.
Our goal over the next 12 months is to raise $10,000 for the scholarship fund. This
is the base amount required to engage the services of the Rhode Island Foundation
(or other firms) to eventually manage the endowment (scholarship) fund.
As I pledged at the reunion, on April 19, I presented my check for $1,000 to
officially kick off our scholarship fund. I am appealing to each of you to help raise
the remaining $9,000. This has been, and will continue to be a very ambitious
project.
We have 13 classmates who have done an outstanding job moving this project
forward; however, we need more people involved. We have to promote this
scholarship fund throughout the community by conducting fundraisers, soliciting
corporate donations and other contributions to meet our goal by 2014.
In the next issue of W ‘64 the scholarship committee will report on various fund
raising approaches for classmates. We would also like your input on the best ways
to do this and we welcome your participation. We can do this, if we do it as a
united class.
Thank you.

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Class of 1964
45th reunion
A two-day event -- September 18,
a classmates only gathering at
Dylanʼs, and September 19 -- a
classmates and spouses/date
dinner dance at
the Calabrese Club.
By Jane (Nolan) Zurliene
As members of the Class of ’64 packed
into the meeting room at Dylan’s on
September 18 for a ‘Classmates Only’
gathering, you repeatedly heard, “Oh
my God, is that you?”, “Where are you
now?” and “What are you doing these
days?” The party was a great way to
begin our 45th reunion; and the hit of
the evening was a picture of our ninth
grade class.
Dick Koulbanis had the original photo
enlarged so that everyone could see
where they were in the picture, and
who they were sitting next to on the
bleachers. Between that and all of the
yearbooks that got cracked open, there
was a lot of reminiscing about the
“good ol’ days.” Later that night, a
class meeting was held to discuss the
possibility of establishing a scholarship
fund as the class’s 50th reunion gift to
the high school, and the idea was
endorsed (see page 2 for related story).
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On Saturday night the reunion
festivities continued as classmates and
their spouses or dates got together at
the Calabrese Club for more socializing,
along with dinner and dancing. The
outstanding meal was catered by one of
our own classmates, John Smith. Many,
many thanks to John for his culinary
expertise – dinner was over the top!
Once the music kicked into high gear
there were shades of the old YMCA
dances out on the floor, and everyone
got a treat as they watched Sharon
(Morris) Ornberg and her husband
John. The Ornbergs dance
competitively, and just watching them
was worth coming to the reunion.
Speaking of other talented classmates,
Mary Bono brought samples of her
work, Jillian Barber displayed some of
her sculpting, and Roberta (Mudge)
Humbles had some samples of the new
Rhode Island trivia game she created.
A L U M N I B U L L E T I N
Since not all of the classmates attended
both reunion events, a class meeting
was also held on Saturday night to talk
about the scholarship fund, and again
those in attendance endorsed the idea.
The evening ended too quickly with
most saying, “See you at the 50th!” And
as we look forward to the next five
years, let’s see if we can get every
classmate to join us in 2014 .
Pictures on pages 5-7 are from both
reunion events and were taken by
Jillian Barber, Charlene (Feraco)
Miller and Jane (Nolan) Zurliene. If
you have pictures to share with
W ’64, please email them as JPG,
PDF, TIF or GIF file attachments to:
WHS.Class.64@gmail.com .
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Want to submit an article or story?

5 The next issue will be published mid-August. If you have some news to
share, please send it in by July 15th. See the Masthead on page 2 for
submission instructions.

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Be sure to read the Common

Ground Question on page 7.
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W '64 may or may not contain spelling errors.
The first classmate to find and email me an
error will get $10. (Directors and Committee members of WASFI and non-classmates are
15 ineligible).
The winner, if any, will be announced in the next issue.
~ R. Koulbanis - WHS.Class.64@gmail.com.

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If you can’t identify everyone

after 45 years, send us the number
23 of the picture in question, and
read the answer in the next W’64.
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Common Ground Question:

We thought it would be fun to ask a ‘Common Ground Question’ in each newsletter. If the question applies to you,
we hope you’ll email or send your answer to us, and we’ll report the results in the next issue. We think that finding
out what things we have in common, and reading about what others have done, will be a great way to bridge all
those years since high school. To that end, our first Common Ground Question is this:

“Did you or your spouse / significant other serve in the military?”

I f ‘ Ye s , ’ p l e a s e t e l l u s t h e b r a n c h o f s e r v i c e , h o w l o n g s e r v e d , a n d w h e r e y o u w e r e s t a t i o n e d .

Email your response to: WHS.Class.64@gmail.com, or mail to: Richard Koulbanis, 16 Cove Rd., Westerly, RI 02891.

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Q&A
Q Can I submit an article or story to
W ʼ64, and what can the topic be? Can it
have pictures?
print it. Plus, all editions of the W ’64
Q Can I submit a “Letter to the
will also be on the web at:
http://whs64.posterous.com. Since the
Editor,” and can it be anonymous if I want?
website is for classmates only, you will
need to use the password: buldog1964.

A We encourage article submissions

A We encourage you to submit
If you do not have email, we will send it
them. You can sign your name or
and suggestions from classmates. The request that your name be withheld. to you by U.S. Mail. However, the
article or story can be up to 2,000 Just remember the “Rule of Thumb.” printed edition of W ’64 is only in BxW
words. It may include pictures, charts, and costs money to print, while the
tables, graphs and even drawings. It electronic version has no associated
can be on almost any topic you want.
Here are some examples:
Q What do you hope to accomplish
costs. In addition, the website will
include information that will not be
with the newsletter?
• A trip available in print.
• Retirement
• Health A In addition to passing on news
• Immediate family information
• Personal experience
and information, we also hope this
newsletter will help classmates
Q I like the Bulldog logo. Who created
it?
• How-to reconnect. After all, it’s been 45-years-
• A humorous story
• The Flood of 2010
plus since we all sat and gabbed in the
cafeteria or swapped stories on the A The Bulldog logo for W ’64 is
• A Recipe bleachers, and knew just about original clay artwork created for the
• A charity or non-profit everything going on in each others newsletter by Mary Bono. We use a
organization lives. Since leaving WHS, a lot of life smaller version without the diamond
• Your business has happened – to all of us, and there’s at the end of articles and stories.
• A restaurant review simply no way to cover all of that
• A product review (cars, ground in a few hours at the reunion.
computers, etc.) Q How can I contact classmates?
• A book review
• Human interest
• An opinion piece
Q I have a suggestion for the
A See the directory on pages 9-12:
newsletter, who should I send it to?
• High school names, address, emails and phone
• Family (when provided).
• Almost anything, within reason…. A Send any suggestions, or even
• Send submissions, comments, etc.
to: WHS.Class.64@gmail.com. If
criticism of the newsletter directly to
WHS.Class.64@gmail.com. We would Q Can I submit a question to Q & A
you do not have a computer, mail like to see the newsletter be useful, about the newsletter, the website, or the
your information to: informative and entertaining, and to do WHS Alumni Scholarship Fund (WASFI)?

Richard Koulbanis that, we need input from classmates.




16 Cove Rd.
Westerly, RI 02891
A Yes. If it is a question about “The
Class Gift,” WASFI or donations, I will
Q Remind me, how do I get this
ask one of the WASFI officers to
respond. If it’s about the this newsletter,
Rule of Thumb newsletter?
I will respond. And if I don’t know the
“Don’t send in anything that you would
answer, I’ll make it up. :-)
not want your mother, spouse or
children to read.” A There are two ways we will send
you W ’64. First, and our preferred
Editor reserves the right to reject
way, is by email as an attached Adobe
inappropriate material.
PDF file. You can save, read or even

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Class Directory
KEY
WHS Alumni Scholarship
Fund, Inc. Offices and Directors:

* = Officers
** = Directors
*** = Committee

Frank Abosso
30 Greenman Ave.
Westerly, RI 2891
596-5618

James Algiere
2 Promenade St.
Moosup, CT 06354
pequadj@yahoo.com
860-564-3991

Heather (Ure) Ames Geographic snapshot of where the WHS Class of 1964 currently lives.
42 Wyassup Rd.
North Stonington, CT 06359
203-535-2401 Raymond Blanda Sallie (Dobson) Brassard Jon Capizzano
1681 Huntington Tpke. R22, Box 1367 PO Box 1295
Paula (Pignataro) Antoch Trumbull, CT 06611 Warner, NH 03278 Pawcatuck, CT 06379-0295
23 Lincoln Ave. avet@charter-ne.com 603-456-2209
Pawcatuck, CT 06379 203-378-5893 Richard Celico
Robert Brayman 13 Turtleback Rd.
Thomas Awkerman Barbara (Jenkins) Bliven *** 711 Stonington Rd. Westerly, RI 02891
4E Holly Woods Ln. 22 West Beach St. Stonigton, CT 06379 596-2189
Simpsonville, SC 29681 Westerly, RI 02891
tomawker@charter.net babsnbill@cox.net Susan (Sullivan) Brocato ** John Champlin
314-882-3272 596-5624 15 Captains Dr. 2603 W. Okmulgee Ave.
Westerly, RI 02891 Muskogee, OK 74401
Karen (Singer) Baker Gail Bonner susieguidance@yahoo.com cateringbyjaspers@gmail.com
26 Captains Dr. 30 Avondale Rd. 596-5257 918-683-3919
Westerly, RI 02891 Westerly, RI 02891
ksbaker@hotmail.com 401-348-8988 Elias Brown M'Liss (Crotty) Chapman
8 Osprey Ln. 159 Watch Hill Rd.
Jillian Barber Mary Bono Westerly, RI 2891 Westerly, RI 02891
PO Box 51 82 Mountain Spring Rd.
28 Narragansett Ave. West Milford, NJ 07480 Lucille (Greene) Brown James Christina
Jamestown, RI 02835 bono3dart@optonline.net 121 Potter Hill Rd. 8 Hydo Dr.
ladyclay17@hotmail.com 973-697-5235 Westerly, RI 2891 Westerly, RI 02891
423-2335 596-8469 jallhambra@aol.com
Ronald Booth 596-7346
Robert Barber 14 Colman St. #12 Patricia (Smith) Browning
22 Pub Cir. New London, CT 06320 4 Young Ln. Sandra (Schilke) Christina
Hebron, CT 06248 ronwa1wri@hotmail.com Hurricane, WV 25526 20 Pleasant St.
robert.barber@snet.net 860-984-2095 304-722-3212 Westerly, RI 02891
203-646-3668 jsc1996@cox.net
John Boumenot Raymond Capalbo *** 596-7442
Barbara (Algiere) Barrasso 505 N. McClurg Ct., Apt 3505 527 Klondike Rd.
Westerly-Bradford Rd. Chicago, IL 60611-5429 Charlestown, RI 02813 Patricia (Bello) Cimalore ***
Bradford, RI 02808 jbmw505@yahoo.com rcapalbo1@cox.net 55 Leafwood Ln., Ste 292
377-8016 312-526-3764 322-1595 Groton, CT 06340
bellobroad1@att.net
Carl Bishop Wayne Brancato Robert Capalbo 860-449-0597
PO BOX 29 c/o 222 High St P.O. Box 849
Oakdale, CT 06370 Westerly, RI 2891 Charlestown, RI 02813
cbishop@mohegansun.com WPB@hawaii.com Bob@americacdj.necoxmail.com
860-859-2457 789-8384

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Anthony Clancy William Dower Ronald Gilman Martha Jacques ***

11 Vose St.
Westerly, RI 02891
kathytony_74@hotmail.com
596-3031
Ann (Donahue) Clarke
5765 Dekalva Dr.
Norcross, GA 30093
611 Main St.
Hopkinton, RI 02804
377-2985
Ann (Esposito) Dresser
18920 Eastern Rd.
Deep Haven, MN 55391
601-476-6326
41 Riverview Ave.
Westerly, RI 02891
Richard Gingerella
9 Rhody Dr.
Westerly, RI 02891
cookingrich@hotmail.com
596-0232
82 Longview St., Unit 53
Waterford, CT 06385
mbjacques@sbcglobal.net
Linda (Broccolo) Johnson
104 Aspon Dr.
Waynesville, GA 31566
912-792-2023

John Clemens * Meredith (Cushing) Eckel George Greer Peter Kenneth

31 Byron Dr. 41 Grove Ave. 1200 Idelwilde Heath Dr. 2036 County Rd. K
Westerly, RI 02891 Westerly, RI 02891 Winston Salem, NC 27106 Hartford, WS 53225
WASFI.SECY@gmail.com fceesq@cox.net greerge@gmail.com 262-673-7580
596-7408 348-9453 336-723-6615
Doreen (Gencarella) Koch
Charles Cofone ** Sharon (Travers) Feist Mary (Lombardo) Grills 17 Colonial Dr.
7 Ventura Cir. 12 Spruce St. 64 Elm St. Westerly, RI 2891
Kingston, RI 02881 Westerly, RI 02891 Noank, CT 06340 dkoch@cox.net
ccofone@lincolnschool.org 348-8936 maryellengrills@yahoo.com 596-0980
401-789-4102 860-572-8932
Lizabeth (Murphy) Fernandes Robert Kotler
Susan (Thompson) Cornell 6 Bosuns Ln. John Gulino * UNK
5 Wampanoag Ave. Bourne, MA 02532 39 Spruce St.
Westerly, RI 2891 flynliz@hotmail.com Westerly, RI 02891 Richard Koulbanis
348-8803 508-743-5633 jgulino1@cox.net 16 Cove Rd.
596-3336 Westerly, RI 02891
John Coulombe Larry Fisher WHS.Class.64@gmail.com
3938 Glen Oaks Manor Dr. 3829 Appleton Way Carol (Servidio) Hall 388-0017
Sarasota, FL 34232 Orlando, FL 32806 1 Hazel St.
johncoulombe3@yahoo.com lwfishpianos@aol.com Westerly, RI 2891 MaryLou (Crowe) LaCert
941-331-4394 407-857-4172 1 Memory Ln.
Hilda (Davis) Hamby-Stott Westerly, RI 02891
Charles DeBartolo JoAnn (Hogan) Frank 1828 Broadfield Rd. 322-4018
279 High St. 62 Strawberry Ln. Norfolk, VA 23503-4140
Westerly, RI 02891 Rolling Hills, CA 90274 hhamby1@verizon.net Barbara (Turrisi) Lamb
596-3144 310-377-6317 757-587-1324 5 Daisy St.
Westerly, RI 02891
Cheryl (Korytkowski) DeBartolo Stuart French William Heckman 596-5863
9 Greene Ct. 1950 Paine Ave., #3 UNK
Westerly, RI 2891 Jacksonville, FL 32211 John LaPlante
stu@jaxideafactory.com William Horne 63 Griswold St.
Louis DeBartolo 904-762-0090 16 Boiling Spring Ave. Pawcatuck, CT 06379
1846 High Hill Dr. Westerly, RI 02891 860-599-8471
Powhatan, VA 23139 Rose Ann (Gencarella) Froberg LITone@verizon.net
LGDEBO@yahoo.com 6104 Soaring Ave. 596-2486 Charles Lavarini
804-794-4501 Temple Terrace, FL 33617 2283 Northwest 53rd St.
raf@tampabay.rr.com Jeffrey Houston Boco Raton, FL 33496
Thomas Debartolo 813-980-0972 80 Old Post Rd. 561-997-5685
604 Jamestown Dr., #C Westerly, RI 02891
Winter Park, FL 32792 Bruce Fullerton 322-1449 Natalie (Servidio) Lindberg
407-678-5958 324 Garnet Dr. 7 Main St.
S. Portland, ME 04106 Ruth (Waddill) Hubbard Noank, CT 06340
Donald DelBene 207-883-6395 22035 E. Idyllwilde Dr. 860-536-3989
Rt. 3 Box 24A Parker, CO 80138
Ashaway, RI 02804 Douglas Gent ruthhubbard@mindspring.com Nancy (Cruzan) Lippert
377-9028 10 Osprey Dr. 609 Clarendon St.
Westerly, RI 2891 Roberta (Mudge) Humble Syracuse, NY 14429
Sharon (Limanni) Derrick 322-1403 1088 Warwick Neck Ave. dmlippert@hotmail.com
Rt. 595 CR3332 Warwick, RI 02889
Omaha, TX 75571 Jon Gilluly toorobert@aol.com Kathryn (Harrington) Londi
dfarms150@yahoo.com 146 South St. 738-3844 66 Johnson Cove Rd.
903-466-3405 Vernon, CT 06086 Griswold, CT 06351
203-872-8100 Helen (Kinsey) Irving Klonde@webtv.net
JoAnn (Falcone) DeSarro UNK 860-376-6555
PO Box 65 Linda (Davis) Gilman
Bradford, RI 02808 16 Edgewood Ave. Cleo Jacobson JoAnn (Barone) Longolucco
377-4374 Westerly, RI 02891 77 Potter Hill Rd. 37 Trolley Ln.
hangil16@yahoo.com Westerly, RI 2891 Westerly, RI 02891
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Keith Low, Jr. Sandra (Gavitt) Morgan Dana Pettingell Maybelle (Carnello) Rupp
6 Lincoln Cir. 4 Azalea Dr. 621 Cornwall Ct. 119 Brandywine Dr.
Northbridge, MA 01534 Westerly, RI 02891 Somerville, NJ 08876 Coatesville, PA 19320
klow@charter.net 348-8321 610-380-8577
508-234-1430 Patricia Pierson
Raymond Morrone *** 603 Shewood Glen Marilyn (Lengyel) Russell
John MacQuown 4 Top St. Somersworth, NH 03878 46 Apache Dr.
105 Burt St. Westerly, RI 02891 603pep@comcast.net Westerly, RI 02891
Norton, MA 02766 raymorrone@cox.net 603-692-2067 marstaruss@peoplepc.com
596-0988 596-2262
Margaret (Dunham) Marino Lawrence Pietraallo ***
3 Burns Ave. Margaret (Muntimuri) Murray 4 Jolly Ln. Carol (Naccarato) Rymash
Westerly, RI 02891 9A Apache Dr. Westerly, RI 02891 97 W. Main St.
Westerly, RI 02891 LJP1@cox.ne0t E. Lyme, CT 06333
Jeanette (Panciera) Marley 348-0288 401-348-5031 rymash@shcglobal.net
83 Buckeye Brook Rd. 203-739-7839
Charlestown, RI 02813 John Nagle Rhoda (Conover) Plante
377-4400 18 Fox Run Rd. 300 Sixth Ave. Marylou (Quattromani) Sanker
Cumberland Ctr, ME 04021 East Greenwich, RI 02818-3144 12 Hane Rd.
Gilbert Martell Drjnagle@msm.com Mashpee, MA 02649
2717 Howard Ave. 204-829-4230 Barbara (Gillan) Popiolek 508-477-3507
Billings, MT 59102 6 Charles Ave.
406-652-2294 Marquerite (Vangieri) Nelson Charlestown, RI 02813 Sandra (Murphy) Sardelli
4676 Ayron Ter 46127 Geneva Ter.
Carol (Schwab) Marx Palm Harbor, FL 34685 Patrick Prizito Potomac Falls, VA 20165
21 White Rock Rd. book.worm1@verizon.net 1 Raintree Ln. Sanleestyl@hotmail.com
Westerly, RI 02891 813-789-2672 Ashaway, RI 02804 703-450-0059
plpl@cox.net
Patricia (Algieri) Masarik Wil Nuttall Deborah (Markey) Sayles
106 Babcock St. 39 W. 309 Bartelt Pl. Tarni (Algier) Pucci 34 Mayflower Ave.
PO Box 294 Geneva, IL 60134 Hinckley St. Pawcatuck, CT 06379
Coonville, WS 54623-0294 630-232-9761 Mystic, CT 06355 ddsayles@sbcglobal.net
203-599-4884
Thomas McAndrew Sharon (Morris) Ornberg Frank Quaratella
6 Wingate Rd. 42 Edgewood Ave. 134 Winnapuaug Rd. Teresa (Moscaritolo) Senatore
Providence, RI 02906 Westerly, RI 02891 Westerly, RI 02891 14 Dixon St.
274-7656 jhseornberg@cox.net 596-4790 Westerly, RI 02891
596-1224 596-5484
John Mello Thomas Richeson
97 Watch Hill Rd. Linda (Lenzen) Owens-Griffin 14 Glasgow Rd. Jerry Serra
Westerly, RI 02891 754 Long Hill Rd. Pawcatuck, CT 06379 19 High St.
dear_old_dad@webtv.net Middletown, CT 06457 Chelmsford, MA 01824
348-3066 Edward Richmond jmserra@comcast.net
Betty (Gavitt) Page 11 Greenman Ave. 978-250-1306
Cristine Meringolo 13 Stenton St. Westerly, RI 02891
45 Highland Ave. Westerly, RI 02891 Mary Serra **
Westerly, RI 2891 bjpage@verizon.net Mary Lou (Pucci) Richmond 5 Ward Ave.
596-1048 322-1583 44 Tomaquag Rd. Westerly, RI 02891
Bradford, RI 02808 marylouserra524@gmail.com
Virginia (Brown) Milam Judith (Grant) Panciera 377-2194 596-1824
Lot 61, Drive-In Trailer Park 11 Woodlawn Cir.
Groton, CT 06340 Hope Valley, RI 02832 Mary (Esposito) Robert Jacqueline (Pratt) Servidio
Canal St. 6 Brass Ring
Charlene (Feraco) Miller ** James Paterno Pawcatuck, CT 06379 Westerly, RI 02891
42 Walton St. 7 Hillside Ter. 596-8928
Westerly, RI 02891 Westerly, RI 02891 Judy Rocchio
charleneferaco@gmail.com 322-7155 300 6th Ave., Apt. 301 Nancy (Clancy) Shapack
596-7039 East Greenwich, RI 02818-3100 68 Beavers Rd.
Diana (Miller) Patterson 886-4029 Califon, NJ 07830
Patricia (LaPere) Monroe 7 Doreen Dr. 908-832-9393
43 Dunn’s Corners Bradford Rd. Westerly, RI 02891 June (Randall) Rogers
Westerly, RI 02891 596-5506 19 Spring St.
322-9308 Westerly, RI 02891
Linda (Wallace) Perra
Kenneth Morgan 15 Old Blitzkrieg Tr.
10480 S.W. 103rd Ct. Hope Valley, RI 02832
Ocala, FL 34481-9025 Perrazone@cox.net
352-861-0271 539-7994 “We’ll be friends until we’re old and senile,
then we’ll be new friends.” ~ unk

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Downing Simmons Palma (Bruno) Trombino

87 Kingsmount Park Rd. 124 Watch Hill Rd.
Toronto M4-L3L3 Westerly, RI 02891 Where the Class of 1964 lives
Canada 596-5934
simmy8@sympatico.ca
William “Bruce” Tuckerman There are 165 members of the Class of ‘64 still living.
John Smith W. Lafayette, IN 47906
While most of the class members reside in New
PO Box 2091
Westerly, RI 02891 Joseph Vacca England, with many right here in Westerly, others have
596-1456 73 John St. migrated as far as California, Florida and even Canada.
Westerly, RI 02891 Figure 1 on page 9 shows a map view of the dispersion.
Grace (Massaro) Smithey JVACCA@gdeb.com
39 Juniper Dr. Ext. 596-4293
Ashaway, RI 02804 A breakdown of where classmates reside shows:
377-4260 Lawrence Vocatura • 85 (51.5%) live in RI
51 Brown School Rd.
Sandra St. Sauveur Preston, CT 06365 • 26 (15.8%) in CT
PO Box 77 860-889-3191 • 11 (6.7%) in FL
Carolina, RI 02812-0077 • 5 (3.0%) in MA
Alfred Vuono
Alexa (Lupica) Stackpole 30 Seabago Tr.
• 4 (2.4%) in NH
4 Seaview Ave. Narragansett, RI 02880 • 34 (20.6%) in all other locations
Westerly, RI 02891 fredvu@aol.com
322-7618 789-3818

Alexander Stillman Lynda (Barber) Way

40 Red House Rd. 334 Stonington Rd.
Newbury, NH 03255 Pawcatuck, CT 06379
603-763-8882 waycd@aol.com
860-599-5128
Stephen Sundin
UNK Nancy West
67 West Elm St.
Charles Tasca Littleton, NH 35617
Box 684 garlandent@roadrunner.com
Westerly, RI 02891 603-444-2921
348-7008
Fredericka (Buckley) White
Charles Taylor * 8240 S.W. 192nd St.
404 Pendleton Hill Rd. Miami, FL 33123-8013
North Stonington, CT 06359 305-234-3323
Jetjockeyct@aol.com
860-599-0057 Martha (Rodman) White
421 Jones Hollow Rd.
Joann (Brough) Terranova Marlborough, CT 06447
5420 North Ocean Dr., Ste 406
Of those residing in RI and CT, 62 (37.6%) live in the
Singer Island, FL 33404 Wayne Wills
TerranovaTeam@gmail.com 1643 Savannah Hwy. #289 Westerly area (Westerly, Ashaway, Charlestown,
561-577-5466 Charleston, SC 29407-6256 Bradford, Stonington and Pawcatuck).
Walter Thorpe Samuel Wolstencroft
3 Lawrence St. 10333 Islander Dr. We have only 72 (43.6%) of classmates’ emails.
Westerly, RI 02891 Boco Raton, FL 33496
596-4580 783-2578

Lynn (Chornyei) Thurber Richard Zerbarini

This list will be published annually in W ’64. It was lasted
1500 N. Waukegan Rd. 7 White St. updated 4/2010.
Lake Forest, IL 60045 Westerly, RI 02891
322-9321
David Tobin
23 Wiitala Dr. Jane (Nolan) Zurliene ** I WANT YOUR EMAIL
Charlestown, RI 02813-3636 60 Capstan If your email is not on the this list,
364-7104 Mystic, CT 06355
wzurliene@comcast.net please be sure to send it to:
Susanne (Vargas) Toczko 860-245-0060 WASFI.SECY@gmail.com. It’s the
21 Calvert Pl. easiest way for us to send you this
Jamestown, RI 02835
423-0428
newsletter.

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William D. Hale Robert F. Bell Robert J. Garafola Kenneth E. Tobin

1965 1967 1988 1990

“When the game is over, the king and the pawn go into the same box” ~ Italian Proverb
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In Memoriam 1964-2010

Linda Schmitt Stanley E. Duda Charles E. Stasz Judith A. Gingerella

1993 1995 1999 1997

Do you know
other
classmates
who have
passed on?
While our class may be
small, no one knows
everyone. Some have
Frank Digange Susan M. McGauran Donna M. Somerset moved away and some
have lost touch, but we
2003 2004 2004
would like to acknowledge
those who have passed on.

If you know of someone

who has died, please email
that information to John
Clemens at:
WASFI.SECY@gmail.com

Our classmates 'In

Memoriam' will be
updated and published
once a year.

Earl Crandall Nancy A. Perrone Elva Mary O’Dell

2004 2008 2009

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Where are they now?

Some classmates just seem to disappear. Are they in witness protection,
abducted by aliens, or did they just drop out of sight?

Helen (Kinsey) Irving
Transferred from Chariho.
Future plans were secretarial
work.
William Roland Heckman, Jr.
Transferred from Berwick
High School in Pennsylvania.
His future plans were college.
Robert Joseph Kotler
Planned to go to college.
Do you know
where these
classmates
are?
When people leave the
area, it’s often hard to keep
track of them. They get
married, change their
names, take new jobs, join
the service, and are gone.
Sometimes their families
are no longer in the area
either. Some classmates
were only in the class a
short time, and may not
have made lasting
friendships, others may
have just lost touch. Some
may have even passed
away. The reality is that
"things change," and the
more time passes, the
harder it may be to find
someone..

If you know anything

Stephen Edmond Sundin
Transferred from Pilgrim
High School. His future plans
were the Service.
William “Bruce” Tuckerman
Future plans were to go into
the Marines. Last known
address was in W. Lafayette,
IN.
about the people listed on
this page, please email that
information to John
Westerly Bull Dog Clemens at:
WASFI.SECY@gmail.com
Future plans were: trade
school; college, get a job, start
a business; the Service; get
married; stay single,
whatever….

Answers to our 1964 POP QUIZ on page 2

1. “Class flirt” = John Champlin and Martha Jacques; 2. “Most individualistic” = M’liss Crotty and Jeff Houston; 3. Cutest dimples” = Ann
Esposito and Joe Vacca; 4. “Class dancer” = Bob Garafola and Sharon Travers

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Jack of all trades, master of some!
By Mary Bono
I haven’t lived there since
leaving for college, but it took
decades before I stopped
calling Westerly “home.” My
brother and sister-in-law live
in the house I grew up in;
although they’ve made it
very much their own,
crossing the river and
winding through town
toward North Drive still feels
like coming home. From
Manhattan to Cape Cod,
Brooklyn to New Jersey, I
never left the time zone. The
reunion committee lost track
of me for a while, but found
me in time for our 45th.
My career path has taken its
own turns—with some dead
ends and back-tracking.
Graphic design, “fine” art,
illustration, writing and
handcrafts have each had
their day; most of the time,
they overlap. Crafting was
prized, taught and practiced
in my family. Except for my
A wet day, a silly costume and a scaled-down display, with
Tootsie Pops
for
the kids in the Trick-or-Treat cauldron.
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computer, I still use the tools
and skills I learned as a child.
Remember the kids’ summer
reading contests at the
library? The diorama set up
in the big round bay? The
paper token with your name
on it—a tree, a bird, a sailboat
—depending on the theme?
Remember checking out
armloads of books so you
could move your boat from
dock to lake, river, bridge and 3D illustration for Highlights My logo, reusing a crocheted
back, then around again— poetry page. illustration.
sporting a red dot, then a
blue…an orange…a green?
I’ve written a children’s book
of my own now, and
illustrated several more. With
assignments dwindling (and
after a flurry of holiday gift-
making) I started making hats
to sell. A Reading Rainbow
program about recycling
prompted me to cut up a few Book illustrated in 3D for Dutton.
grocery bags and try
crocheting strips; they made a of old buttons, sewing dozens
strong, colorful fabric. A to crocheted elastic cuffs. I
variety of “bag-bag” styles began attending fairs and put
resulted. I sorted generations some work online
(snoozecrafts.etsy.com). Button bracelets: metal, glass & wood.
This January, I applied to the
VIRTU Festival in Wilcox
Park, played the “hometown
girl” card, and won a spot.
The festival runs May
29th-30th. I’ll be at booth 150,
near the pond. I’m hoping for
three things: good weather,
huge crowds, and finding
classmates’ faces among them
—those newly familiar and
those I’ll have to update on
the spot. WHS’64 discounts?
You bet!
A Bag-Bag, in recycled plastic.
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