Author: Hal Gordon Brown
Kathleen Chandler shared a fantastic photograph of the Budenos Dairy Barn on Broadway Avenue in Sayville which was taken by Gwendoline Fish Chandler in May 1963
[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]Yesterday, we were researching Josephine Budenos, Class of 1928 and included a clipping about her dad, John Budenos, the Sayville dairy farmer. We asked, "Have you heard of...
A nice photograph of Jeffrey A. Morris, Class of 1958.
[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 very nice photograph of Jeffrey A. Morris, class of 1958 was passed along to us by Dan Meier. Thank you, Dan![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...
History article; Louis Lawrence Pokorny, Jr., Sayville High Class of 1939
[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]History article; Louis Lawrence Pokorny, Jr., Sayville High Class of 1939As far as we know, Louis is 100 years old! He was born November 1921 and lives in Concord,...
History Mystery; Alfred Joseph “Al” Demeusy. Perhaps Class of 1934?
[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]History Mystery; Alfred Joseph “Al” Demeusy BIRTH 18 Sep 1918 Oakdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA DEATH 19 May 2001 (aged 82)Al was the son of Alfred Constant and Marjorie Converse...
Sayville History Splash and Quiz; this group includes a beloved man from Sayville High Class of 1944.
[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]US Navy flying service; Lieutenant Commander and Pilot.US Naval Air Reserve - Retired Floyd Bennett Field - Brooklyn NY.First flight - 5/28/46 Final flight - 6/21/64 Douglas A-4 Skyhawk jet attack bomber.This amazing...
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,...
Many thanks to Erick Baumeister for research assistance regarding Muriel Anna (Dvorak) Byrne, Class of 1937.
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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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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...
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...
