Author: Hal Gordon Brown

17 Nov

[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]Thanks to a very helpful tip, we have been able to edit a memorial page and add Frederick William “Bill” Uckert Jr., Class of 1943 to our birthday remembrance calendar. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192043280/frederick-william-uckert[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

20:27 / Alumni Posts
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17 Nov

[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]Barbara was a very special lady and served so many Sayville students over the course of her long career. We extend our most sincere condolences to Barbara R. Martorello's many colleagues, friends, and family.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

20:17 / Alumni Posts
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12 Nov

[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="2/3"][vc_column_text]Earlier today, we posted about Newton Raynor, Class of 1926. We have learned that Newton had a gift of sketching.   Here is one from his high school days 96-98 years ago, which may bring a smile to your...

19:31 / Sayville History Splash
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12 Nov

[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]Sayville History Splash; After some research, we have been able to create a memorial page for Newton Amos Raynor, Class of 1926, and add Newton to our birthday remembrance calendar. Newton and his brother George Renwick Raynor ran Raynor Beach...

13:19 / Sayville History Splash
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11 Nov

[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]In celebration of Veterans today, our Class of 1979 Brigadier General (Retired), US Army -- Richard K. Sele, has prepared a very interesting photo article; "Veterans Day in a Combat Zone". Please don't miss this one...

09:37 / Sayville History Splash
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10 Nov

[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 Leigh-Manuell family announces with great sadness the loss of George E. Leigh-Manuell, Class of 1946 on November 9, 2020. George, who lived in Daytona Beach, Florida spent most of his life in West Sayville. Beloved by all,...

07:34 / Alumni Posts
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09 Nov

[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]If you haven't seen it yet, please come see Tom McMahon's tribute to 2d Lt. Florence Berniece (Logan) Evans, Class of 1935. Please remember Veteran's Day and watch Tom's video. https://sayvillealumni.org/endless-waves-remembrances-of-sayville-alumni-florence-berniece-logan-evans-class-of-1935/[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

11:47 / Alumni Posts
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06 Nov

[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_custom_heading text="Click the photo below to start jig-saw puzzle" font_container="tag:h2|font_size:40|text_align:left"][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image="8752" img_size="full" style="vc_box_border" onclick="custom_link" qode_css_animation="" link="https://jigex.com/2wHD"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

12:14 / Alumni Posts
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06 Nov

[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]Following -up on Christine Pensebane's terrific contributions to the Bakelaar family history, here is the news account published in the Suffolk County News concerning the terrible fatal accidental death of Adeline Bakelaar in 1944. Click the link to view...

10:06 / History Mystery
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04 Nov

[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_single_image source="external_link" external_style="vc_box_border" onclick="img_link_large" qode_css_animation="" custom_src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/cSxH1JoVlSlukSs5fannWQGHbo8lSMKDKifuCXcATlU4tTUTGWrwpHJL6qIUA0RhDeaKisRBX2PBrTs9hv1ZORHg4cehsfcasV4rDLKcEihMq6XoFmUpZUI1e-uVoddS2inhAQkGM4Q=w2400"][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][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="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1604582016649{background-color: #ffc6d5 !important;}"][vc_column_text]TODAY’S HISTORY MYSTERY We have a terrific old photograph and are taking a look at some of the West Sayville Bakelaar’s Peter J. Bakelaar,...

17:37 / History Mystery / Sayville History Splash
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31 Oct

[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]https://sayvillealumni.org/endless-waves-remembrances-of-sayville-alumni-isaac-henry-ike-green-architect-of-old-88/[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

13:24 / Sayville History Splash
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28 Oct

[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]Thanks to a tip, we have been able to establish a memorial page and add Madlyn (Fitzgerald) Eleazer, Class of 1938 to our birthday remembrance calendar. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217776154/madlyn-h.-eleazer [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

11:58 / Alumni Posts
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28 Oct

[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]Following-up on the previous post about the Sayville Suffrage Club, here is a clipping from 105 years ago. Click the link below to view the entire page/article. The Suffolk County news. (Sayville, N.Y.) 1888-current, October 22, 1915, Page 1, Image...

11:30 / Sayville History Splash
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28 Oct

[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]Jumping from our usual focus of Sayville Alumni as we rapidly approach election day, did you know that Sayville had it's own women's suffrage movement?  It was called the Sayville Suffrage Club. I thought some might appreciate seeing this...

11:09 / Sayville History Splash
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27 Oct

[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 believe that now, all of the members of the Class of 1938 are now deceased.   The below people are not currently in our annual birthday calendar or virtual cemetery.  If you have some information or even...

13:25 / Sayville History Splash
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