Children: Melissa Dec 1969, Jeannie Jun 1974, Alonzo Feb 1983
Grandchildren: Jessica, Jacob, Jamie, More…Jayleigh (we were stuck on "J"), Ethan, Hollin, Amelia, and Jake
Great Grandchild: May 13 2009 Blake Raynor!
Brookhaven National Lab Superconducting Magnet R&D
Favorite Mercy High School Memory:
Coke bottle bowling in the Cafeteria. Just paling around with my classmates, everyone was sooooo
nice. The daily bus ride was a trip.
Least Favorite School Memory:
Enduring the rants of sociopaths who were molding our receptive minds. Although never at the receiving end of one of these episodes, just witnessing a classmate being belittled left deep emotional scars. I remember, believe it was Sr Leone beat the crap out of a classmate after she had him help her stand on a chair so she could slap him in the face.
Do you see/talk to/hang out with any of our classmates? Who?
unfortunately, no
Tell us about your memories of MHS, such as: secret crushes, embarrassing moments, funniest thing you did in high school (or someone else did), favorite hang out, etc.
I fell asleep on prom night, no reflection on my date. That is one of the two things I regret having happened in high school.
At our 30th reunion I confessed a crush to a classmate. Maybe at the 40th I'll start a tradition and confess another...
Cool things you've done:
Coolest thing to me was soloing a plane, flying from LI to Albany NY to New Bedford Ma to LI.
Have you ever gone on a blind date?
Yes
Have you ever skipped school?
Yes
Have you ever gone back to Washington, D.C.?
Yes
Have you ever made prank phone calls?
Yes
Have you gotten divorced?
Yes
Have you ever stolen any traffic signs?
Yes
What's your favorite tv show from the sixties:
StarTrek
What's your favorite tv show today:
South Park, I get all my current events there.
Who was your favorite teacher and why?
Sr Mary Mark was a very warm caring person. She was truly happy to see you, had a "Christ like" way about her.
What was your favorite subject?
Business Law
Did you ever get a demerit at Mercy? How many? For what?
Yes, don't remember how many, fighting on school bus
What's your favorite book?
Master and Commander (The entire Aubrey–Maturin series)
What's your favorite movie?
Dances With Wolves
What's your favorite music?
"Afterglow" (Michael Hoppe) The Waiting, Long Ago and Thoughts of You are some of the most beautiful music composed.