Author: Hal Gordon Brown

As the clock ticks, thoughts wander to the past…

[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 message to Sayville Alumni. David McHugh here - class of '59.  As the clock ticks, thoughts wander to the past. Sayville HS was such an important "coming of age" experience. I...

The passing of Judith (Warner) Maltzan, Class of 1964

[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]Judith Laraine Warner Maltzan, of Lansing, MI, was born on October 21,1946, in Holbrook, Long Island, NY. She was the daughter of Lawrence Warner Jr and Dorothy (Kwaak)...

The passing of Robert W. Koppenhoefer, Class of 1957

[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 1957 graduate, Robert W. Koppenhoefer. We extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends. https://www.raynordandrea.com/obituary/Robert-Koppenhoefer https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/237410408/robert-w-koppenhoefer[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

Sadly a class of 1959 SHS graduate, Thomas W. Keenan recently passed away. Our deepest condolences to his family and friends.

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The passing of Kenneth J. Henke, 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]We are saddened to learn of the passing of Kenneth J. Henke, Class of 1965. Ken and his late wife Charlene (Schaper) Henke, Class of 1968, were wonderful,...

Answer to “Lest we forget”… Sayville Alumni veteran history quiz

[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]A few days ago, we asked; "Can you name this amazing alumna who enlisted in the US Navy WAVES during World War II? In the next post,...

“Lest we forget”… Sayville Alumni veteran history quiz – part two.

“Lest we forget”… Sayville Alumni veteran history quiz – part one. Can you name this amazing alumna who enlisted in the US Navy WAVES during World War II? In the next post, will be a letter she wrote back home to the Suffolk County News in 1943.

Many thanks to Erick Baumeister for research assistance regarding Muriel Anna (Dvorak) Byrne, Class of 1937.

[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] Muriel was born January 27, 1920 Brooklyn, NY. She died on her birthday, January 27, 2003 (aged 83), in Kissimmee, Florida. Now, we can remember Muriel on her birthday. We still lack...

Modern technology… enhanced and colorized photograph of iconic, beloved teacher and coach, Dominick T. Vallone.

Many thanks to Erick Baumeister, Ann Van Wyen Fleischmann, and Nancy Brannan Rowsam for providing clues and information to help solve this mystery!

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Class of 1937 research project.

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Our alumni in today’s world… Come read the remarkable story of Miriam (Citron) Burhans, Class of 1965!

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The passing of Thomas (Tommy) Weeks, Class of ‘71

[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] The family of Thomas (Tommy) Weeks, Class of ‘71 has informed us of his passing this morning at 8AM. The Weeks family and friends appreciate the many prayers, loving...

The passing of Mary C. (Brady) Kennedy, 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] Thank you to Bill Gohier (Class of 1972), for letting us know about the sad passing of a classmate, Mary C. (Brady) Kennedy, Class of 1946, on January...

Prayer request for Thomas (Tommy) Weeks, Class of ‘71.

[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]Margie (Weeks) Beltran has requested prayers for her brother Thomas (Tommy) Weeks, Class of ‘71. The Weeks Family were longtime Sayville Residents on Alfan Drive, before retiring to Fort...

The passing of Danielle Santiago, Class of 2002.

[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, a more recent graduate has been taken from us by the evil that is cancer. Danielle Santiago, known as “ Red” was the Class of 2002. Our...

The passing of Alfred E. Kunsch, Class of 1950.

[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 Roy Fedelem, for letting us know about the passing of his cousin, Alfred E. Kunsch, Class of 1950.  Alfred left us on December 31, 2021,...