Author: Hal Gordon Brown

The passing of Susan R. (Collins) Keenan, Class of 1965.

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Thank you to Paula Loughlin, for letting us know about the sad passing of a classmate, Susan R. (Collins) Keenan, Class of 1965, on December 30, 2021. Susan was born on February 17, 1947.   We extend our condolences to...

Additional photos and post-publication commentary

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Chris Horn has added some additional photos and post-publication commentary to his very popular 50th Anniversary of the 1971 State Champions! Sayville High Cross Country Team article. Come check it out (link below).   Thank you very much, Chris!   https://sayvillealumni.org/1971-sayville-high-cross-country-team-state-championship-50-year-anniversary/[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column...

The passing of Ruth Adeline (Greene) Smith, Class of 1937 at age 102.

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our hometown paper, The Suffolk County News published the obituary of Ruth Adeline (Greene) Smith, Class of 1937, on December 30, 2021. Just two days shy of her 103rd birthday, Ruth passed away on December 25, 2021, at the...

From the West Sayville dock… goodbye 2021! Thank you everyone, for all your help this past year. Let’s make 2022 one to remember!

50th Anniversary of our Fall 1971 State Champions — the Sayville High Cross Country Team.

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] As we wrap up and say goodbye to 2021, we have a special story for you;   It's the 50th Anniversary of our Fall 1971 State Champions -- the Sayville High Cross Country Team.   This remembrance was prepared by...

This local kitty is in the news again… do you recognize the location?

The passing of Douglas Robert Brown, Class of 1978

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Some may remember my brother Douglas R. Brown, Class of 1978 from Cherry Ave and Sayville Middle School. He moved to Merrimack, NH for most of his high school days. With deep sadness and a heavy heart, I wanted...

“Lest we forget”… Sayville Alumni history quiz. Can you name the Sayville High alumnus who;

Please send us alumni, family, and hometown pictures for posting here! We love them!

A little hometown reflection by Bill Jasuta, Class of 1972. December 4, 2021

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]A little hometown reflection; We enjoyed these hometown photos sent in by Bill Jasuta, Class of 1972. Before and after refurbishing of a fishing vessel at Charlie Hart's boatyard in West Sayville. Thanks for sending the photographs to...

The passing of Kathleen F. Daly, class of 1967.

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sadly, we have learned of the passing of a long-time resident of the West Sayville and Sayville areas, Kathleen F. Daly, class of 1967. Kathleen was born October 29, 1949, and passed away December 1, 2021 (age 72). Many may...

Pearls in Oysters; One Hundred year Sayville Alumni flashbacks. Dec. 2, 1921.

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Pearls in Oysters; One Hundred year Sayville Alumni flashbacks. Nov. 25, 1921. Pg 7.

The passing of Virginia A. (Blake) Schaum-Sorenson, class of 1946.

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] We have learned of the passing of a life-long resident of West Sayville, Virginia A. (Blake) Schaum-Sorenson, class of 1946.   Virginia was born May 18, 1928, and passed away November 28, 2021, at age 93.   We extend our sincere sympathies...

Pearls in Oysters; One Hundred Year Flashbacks. 11-25-1921, Page 1.

Sayville Sunday Solice; How many names do you recognize? Any stories you can share?

The passing of James Michael Raimo, Class of 2007

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]This has been a horrific week, as we learn of the passing of another very young Sayville High alumnus. Tragically, James Michael Raimo, Class of 2007 passed away on November 23, 2021. James was an Emergency Medical Technician with...

A very happy thanksgiving everyone!

A bit of Great South Bay trivia

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Here is a bit of Great South Bay trivia, courtesy of our boating enthusiast classmate Bill Jasuta, class of 1972. Does anyone recognize this boat? Every summer since the early 1970s, it sails to Talisman Beach (next to Barrett...

The sudden passing of Tyler John Cutrone, Class of 2014

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tragically, we have learned of the sudden passing of Tyler John Cutrone, Class of 2014. Losing such a young person is devastating. We extend our sincere sympathies to Tyle's family, classmates, and friends. Tyler owned and operated Spectra Professional...