Eileen Kinsella

Hi Dan, I just wanted to tell everyone to have a great time at the reunion Saturday night. I may see everyone Friday night at the "trees". I can not attend Saturday night because of prior plans that I made with my daughter and her husband. To catch everyone up I have four beautiful grandchildren.Gretchen, my oldest has a 5 year old son named Timothy and twins named Mary Margaret(Maggie) and Daniel who were born on Oct. 5,2003 and Kelly my second oldest has a son named Connor was born on Nov. 11,2003. Gretchen went into. cardiac arrest 2 days before the delivery; she was due on Nov. 6,2003 . She was on life support during the c-section and for 4 days afterwards. She was finally taken off and sent to the heart unit. She was there for another week before sending her home, right now she doing well and getting stronger everyday. So you can see where I am spending my time. Little Daniel was in Ellie Mae's care for a couple weeks at St. Joe's Hospital and he is doing great now. Kelly also had heart problems during her delivery of Connor, she is looking at open heart surgery. She lives in North Carolina, I spent 1 month with her and was there for the delivery. My husband helped Gretchen while I was gone. We also have a son Michael who is doing very well and no heart problems. Well anyway, I'm trying to talk Ginny Bosco into going Friday night to the "trees" to see veryone. I will have pictures of our little angels. Hope to see Ellie there. Have you heard from my sister Karen? Take care everyone and have fun! Love to all, Eileen  05/27/04

Dan,
I appreciate the personal inquiry.  However, we've had
a long standing commitment for that weekend.
You may or may not remember, I attended Solvay for
just my Jr. and Sr. year, coming over from Sacred
Heart, where I went from K-10. (I know other "Hearts"
people transferred as well, {hello to all of you}and
have heard there is a 40th going on there as well). I
grew up in Lakeland, so knew many Solvayites, and one
of my good friends still is Bernie Kulle, a year
behind us. Knowing classmates and having such a strong
bond, like so many of you who grew up and went through
all your school years together, is something I must
admit I truly envy.  I have wonderful memories of many
classmates  from those two years and actually
recognize about 99% of the names. And I think of so
many, so often.  I can even put a face, of 40 years
ago{yikes!}, with the names. Having lived in Camillus
for the past 26 years, I'm sure I've crossed paths
with many, and didn't realize it.
You can't imagine how much I enjoy following
everyone's stories and e-mails, and hope you will keep
me "in the loop". For any who may remember me, a big
"Hi, how are you? Hope you are well"
As for me, my husband and I have been married for 38
years (as of June 11 this year).  My husband was
fortunate enough to retire at the ripe old age of 54.
We've been blessed with relatively good health (except
for the here and there 'aging' illnesses).  We have
two children, our son and his family live in Dixon
Hills Farms here in Camillus - (my two grandchildren
are the absolute light in my life.)  Our daughter/her
husband live in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn,NY.
Currently we are in the active thought process of
selling our home of 26 years - probably building here
in Camillus.  Tho we are fortunate to be able to head
south for the past 6-8 winters, we have so far chosen
not to buy "south" as it gives us the flexibility to
change areas if we choose, usually going to South
Carolina, but having been to FL.
So, that's some of about me. 
I hope you and those who attend, have a wonderful,
memory filled reunion weekend with lots of joy and
laughter.  I'll be watching the e-mail for all your
updates and welcome hearing from anyone.
Take care,
--Marcia Dubiel Boyer 04/27/04

Russ, Of course it is me! Who else? well...I went back to Cuba via Canada in 1965. I finally studied medicine and became a neurosurgeon. I became full Professor of Anatomy at the Faculty of Medicine. I studied also alternative medicine and became an hypnoterapist( hypnosis) the closest to the yearbook forecast!, an acupuncturist, a doctor in homeopathy and bioresonance ( scalar waves medicine) and so forth. I have two children, Yvette , now 36 a doctor herself working in Colombia and Ianko now seventeen still at home. I live in Spain after working and living five years in Africa and five years in the Middle East (Yemen) In between I managed to be a military doctor in Angola. Right now I work for companies that open up alternative biological medicine in the Mediterranea coast ( see www.ghsolsalud.com and aguasalinas.com)

---Blanca Cantera 08/07/02

Just a brief note, on my second marriage to Stan. It will be 20 years in December. Have a daughter, Christina, 33 and a son, Mark,28 from first marriage. I currently work for NYS Dept. of Transportation as a senior engineering technician. I work in the bridge design unit and do cadd drafting. I always did like to draw. See you all soon.

--Gale [Prosser] 06/01/01

--Gary Samsel 05/15/01

All from the class of '60 - No wonder we are old!!!  Well, no bio for me - I couldn't compete with Arms, anyway. Say hi to all, and I hope we all live long enough for the BIG 50th Reunion.

--Steve Kaminski  04/30/01

--Nancy Serino Anderson  04/30/01

I'll be sending a contribution for the fund and hope we exceed the goals by a bunch. Also, I'd like to try to help with the website. I don't know how, exactly, but I'll work on it. 

--Dan Carter  04/30/01

Sorry that I won't be able to make this one. But , just for the record, we did attend the 10 year reunion and I have 2 sovenier mugs to prove it. I am looking forward to attending our 42nd. Regards,

--John Benedetti  04/30/01

After high school graduation, i made license plates at attica for 15 years while there, i learned how to make car bombs and do undetectable arson. i am currently awainting major surgery to have my hemroids removed. i am also on a waiting list for a penile transplant. i lost my left nut in a farming accident in '83 and my new nickname is LUCKY. have a good one. 

--Arms 04/20/01

--Lynn (Bieganowski) LaCourse --04/20/01

We have three children, the eldest of whom is our daughter Christy.  She is 29 years old and is a senior copywriter with Designworks Advertising in the city.  Our middle daughter Amy is 27 and graduated from Ithaca College. Our son Tom is 24 (he would say he is almost 25 because his birthday is June 29) and is married to his Marist College sweetheart, Willow. They live in Bellows Falls, Vermont,

Tony and I feel very badly that we won't be able to see all of you in May but hope that someday soon, there'll be a reunion we CAN attend! Keep those e-mails with your whereabouts and what you are up to coming in. It's fun to read them all and hear about what everyone is doing. Have a wonderful reunion!

--Tony and Judy (Susco) Dannible, 4/18/01

Dear Danny,

I was glad to get your e-mail about the class reunion, but I won`t be home in Solvay until my vacation time in July-August. I`ve missed them all because they have always been held at the wrong time for me. I have been  living and working in Italy since I recieved my Masters degree in music. I am currently working at La Scala Opera in Milan as a singer. I`m glad to know we have a class web site too. Please put a reunion picture on it for me to see. Have a good time and greet everyone for me...Cheers!

Suzanne Lotito, 3/12/01

This is Tom Biviano, I have kept my maiden name. Donna Fabrizio is still my first wife! She says her next husband is going to be a gentleman. I say my next wife will be a bimbo! We live in Victor, NY and have been in this area for 25 years, after having moved 13 times in the first 13 years of our marriage. Rent was always hard to come up with. 4 children later, we have our first wedding of a child this Fall. Donna has retired from mothering, and I work for IBM. Cocktails are at 5P.M., so ya'll stop by.

--Tom Biviano, 02/28/01

--Dan Thompson, 2/27/01

--Sue Mascette Brandt, 12/12/00

--Dave Noce 1/19/01

You may remember that I dated Bruce Sutliff in HS and that we divorced in '70 (a class first?). We have a daughter who has given us two beautiful grandchildren, Richie  age 5 1/2, and Bridget - age 4. I remarried in '78 and left the area when my husband, Rich, joined the FBI. We lived in Pittsburgh for 4 years and Metuchen, NJ for 6 years while he was assigned to the NYC and Newark offices. When he came to headquarters in DC, we moved to Vienna, VA. That was 1989 and I've been here ever since. Unfortunately, he passed away 3 1/2 years ago. I went to work for the FBI early in 1998 and consider myself semi-retired as I work 3 days a week.

I was so shocked to read how many of our classmates are gone. I guess I shouldn't be after what I've been through, but it puts things in perspective.

I expect to be a frequent visitor to the web site and already have the reunion date on my calendar.

Fondly,

Marlene Dabrowski 01/29/01

Okay, okay.  I'll go first.  I left Solvay right after college and never returned.  The years have held  good...and bad.  I've lived in two continents,  five different states and innumerable cities.  Have had career ups and downs, many transfers, failed relationships, a child - all of which have combined to make me what I've become.  But thinking back, Solvay has had one of the greatest impacts on my life.  And I've always missed it.  I've missed  the fun, the close friendships and the familiarity.  I've found nothing like it anywhere I've been.  Guess I still miss it and all of you.

--Russ Graziano