Kevin Fitch

 Sheila and I are celebrating our 54th anniversary on December 19 in Naples . We have enjoyed renewing our friendship with Bob Jacobson and his wife Debby. We have dinner several times each season. All three of our children and families visit us in season. I have finished three orthopedic surgeries the result of being hit from behind by a truck. Otherwise good health. Thankful for the continued 80 degree days. 

Merry Christmas to all Kevin

Jim Myers

 Marsha and I have had an eventful year, selling our home in Paradise Valley, AZ back in January, putting our worldly goods in storage for a long stretch, and renting a small air bnb in Scottsdale while we decided what was next in our emeritus years.  After a lot of looking, dreaming, and driving across country visiting kids and friends, we bought a nice place at Ford’s Colony in Williamsburg, VA, and moved here in late summer. We’re not too far from my kids and grandkids in Richmond and Charlottesville, and Virginia Beach is close enough for weekends, too. Our home looks out over acres of lakes, golf holes, water birds like blue herons, gulls, Canada geese, and even the occasional bald eagle.  It’s peaceful here with a nice feeling of space, four seasons and history.  Here’s the new address:

191 Waterton
Williamsburg, VA 23188

Penny Zimmerman Jackson

 Penrose Jackson (Penny Zimmerman).  Greetings from the northern reaches of Vermont ... I’ve been married to Schuyler (Jackson) for 41 years as of Thanksgiving and we’ve lived in our small but cherished home in Hinesburg since moving in eight days post ceremony.  My first husband (David Gearin) and I never figured out how to have kids, but marrying Schuyler gave me a ready-made family of four steps:  one son and three daughters (teenagers living with their mom in Amherst).  Time passed and there are seven grandchildren, one great grandchild on the way (next May), three marriages that survived “forever,” one successful remarriage, and one death (the husband of the middle daughter who died from a rarer than rare blood cancer a bit over a year ago).  I stay active professionally (trying to launch a public health institute in Vermont, some other consulting) and as a volunteer on several boards including the Vermont Foodbank and the Vermont Historical Society.  When my back allows (physical therapy is helping ... a lot!), I garden and play passable golf in the warmer months.  My health is quite good, as is that of my 90 year old hubby who as I write is driving somewhere in Vermont in the employ of Vital Delivery Services, a statewide 24 hour delivery service. 

 

Best holiday and New Year’s wishes. 

 

Penrose/Penny

 

Suzanne Connor Myers

 

Suzanne's Grandchildren

Its 4 boys and a girl. They are all in college now. 

Three of them are graduating, one from law school,

two from college and one from high school

so I have 4 graduations this May.. 

This picture came about because I refuse to stand with them

because I look like I'm standing in a hole. 

They are 6ft or more so I had them pick me up at thanksgiving.

I have been doing a little traveling around the state with friends 

and I continue to tutor since Covid.

My brother Bill just had a grand child and my brother Rob 

just had another grandchild.  We do ours hare to populate the earth

My brother John just retired and traveled to Paris and my 

younger two brothers, Martin and Michael are still working 

in Buffalo and Syracuse, NY

Jack Mapstone

 Jack Mapstone

 <edwjmap@gmail.com>

To:Doolittle Deborah

 

Thanks for reaching out. Phone # : 850 900 7242  Address: 924 Barrie Ave.

Tallahassee, FL 32303

Steve and I see each other, with the wives, about twice a year

 (it's about a 6 hr. drive from

Tallahassee to Venice FL ) . It is their turn to make the trip, so they are arriving this Sunday.

Renae and I have done a bit of traveling the last several years. 

We've visited most of the Baltic countries,

Ireland, Italy (twice),  Ecuador, the Galapagos ,Greese, Machu Picchu, 

and Ahbu Dhabi

(where our son's family has been for 3 years). We are going to London 

and a tour of Scotland at the 

end of July.  

We joined a group connected to FSU called OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute). 

OLLI

offers classes taught primarily by FSU professors and on Zoom from professors at

other universities. 

Many of our travels have been sponsored  by the OLLI organization.

Other than that we regularly play Pickleball, go out to breakfast and to the movies. 

Thanks for all your efforts for our FM class.

I hope you and yours are well.

Jack

Steve Martin

 

Steve & Gerry Martin <turtles3131@gmail.com>

To:Doolittle Deborah

Thu, Feb 23 at 10:48 AM

Debby,

I hope you are well.  It has been a long time since graduation day.

I wanted to write more yesterday, but somehow I got on a site that limited me to just 300

 characters,

I had to delete much of what I wrote before I could send it.  

My wife Gerry and I are doing just fine in Venice, Florida. 

Have lots of fun collecting shark's teeth (my hobby), playing pickleball and just enjoying 

our retirements.  I'm still in contact with Jack Mapstone.  

We went to both high school and college together. In fact, we'll be visiting him and

 his wife Renee this week. 

I want to thank you for keeping your FM website going all this time and giving us

 updates on all our classmates. 

I don't know if you remember this  -  I moved into the FM school district

from West Genesee two weeks into my freshman year.  

 Didn't know a soul.  You were the first person to welcome me to my new school. 

 I still remember that to this day.  

Steve

Diane Storm Allen

 From Diane Storm Allen ~ have settled in NH after many years in NC and AZ. I was a military spouse for 24 years and had the opportunity to do a lot of travelling. I have 4 children (my son passed away), 11 grandchildren and one great-grandson… and so life goes. Thanks Debby!

Daniel McCabe

 

Hi Debby,

 

                  I lived in Colorado for 3 years, then moved back to Oregon a year ago. I don’t know if I told you or not.

My e-mail and phone number have not changed.

 

My address is now:

 

4387 Marcum Lane

Eugene, Oregon 97402-1744

I came back to Fayetteville in June to catch up with a friend, and went to the class of ’67 Reunion. It was so fun to see the area again, and catch up with so many friends.

The 67 folks don’t have a champion like you, rather a loose association of volunteers making contacts. It is nicely disorganized as you can imagine, but they manage to find a lot of folks

Thank you for your time, effort, blood, sweat, and tears over all these years. You have made a huge difference.

I came back to Oregon, I thought between reunions. But something about ER’s, a hospital stay, two operations, and a few months long recovery gobbled up my Summer into fall.

Got most of my health back and working on the rest.

Take care, Love and hugs to you,

Dan

 

Dan Sheedy

 

Dan Sheedy

I started at WNDR radio in 1969 and I instantly knew I had found a home among similarly insane people. Many may remember Dave Laird who was program director back then. He hired me, "trained" me for about 15 minutes on my first day (at 5 am on a Sunday), then left me to my own devices at the controls. Catastrophe. I sweated out that first awful shift, thinking I would be fired instantly. Little did I know, the total audience at that time on a Sunday morning consisted of about 6 people battling hangovers who could not have cared less. I don't think that "audience" included my new boss.

After a year or so at WNDR, much to my amazement, I was hired by a brand new television station in Utica, WUTR. I packed up my VW and moved to Utica. I don't know what made me think I could be a tv news reporter. Perhaps just the fact that I didn't know what I didn't know gave me enough confidence to try. After one year on the job, I experienced what seems to be inevitable in broadcasting; I got fired. That's a long story in itself but that was more than 50 years ago so you could say it's old news. Film at 11.

_

Wayne Trivelpiece

Wayne and Sue Trivelpiece

We just returned from a week of skiing in the Italian Dolomites with our daughter Sara and her fiancé. Wonderful and sunny all week long. The highlight was a day spent doing the Sellaronda tour around a giant mountain massif. The ski took 7 hours, covered 32 miles of terrain and had innumerable lifts and runs. Amazing skiing and scenery. 

Joan Johnson

 Joan Johnson

Hi!  

Joan Johnson, here.  Still in Lakewood, Colorado.  By now, I've been in Colorado most of my life.  Have had a lot of good times, some not.  Still hanging out with musicians and arty folk. 

Have a good partner (Stuart Leuthner, you can Google him.) 

I broke my leg during the Covid thing.  Couldn't go out dancing, everything was closed anyway. We are all getting out again.

So, if anybody's coming this way, Stop by, say Hi.

John Bennett

On July 14, 2021, I lost my wife Marquette of 51 years. I am  living in Summerville, South Carolina, where I’ve lived for nine years. I have two sons and three grandchildren. Life sucks without Marquette but I’m getting by. I really appreciate the communications that you give out about our class. Now that I don’t have to take care of my wife, I hope that I can make our next reunion.

Ed Siegenthaler

 

A new chapter in my life is keeping me busy with more traveling everywhere.  Last March I ventured to Tennessee to pick a puppy for my daughter.  This is the same breeder we have used for years.  The puppy is a black and white Springer Spaniel.  At 6 weeks old she rode back to Florida with ease.

 A couple months later I met up with my brothers and sister to visit the Arc in Kentucky.  Very interesting the size of the Arc and the interest of people visiting.  This past fall I visited some good friends from the service, spending a couple days reminiscing of years past.  It was sad to learn that one had just recently passed.

  

I drove over to Rochester to visit a couple cousins and check to see how the family is doing. After spending a few days there talking about growing up in New York.  Headed to Fayetteville to visit with my wife's aunt.  Spent a couple days talking about the family history.  I created a family tree with 1900 relatives on all sides of my family.  We have uncovered so much history and have shared it with all the family members.

I planned a trip with my son and his wife through South America.  We traveled thru Belize, Guatemala, Panama and to Peru.  Visited Cusco and the Sacred Valley and the home of the Inca's.  Some of these sites were created before the Inca habited the area.  We got the opportunity to travel to the top of Machu Picchu an area where the high Inca priests would travel to get in contact with their high spirits.  It was interesting to find that that mountain top was only about 6000 feet in elevation and the Sacred Valley was about 10,000 - 13,000 feet.

We also visited the headwaters of the Amazon located in Andes at about 18,000 - 20,000 feet.  At that elevation the glacier melts and the water forms the headwaters of the Amazon.  

Continuing to live in Kissimmee, Florida where I volunteer at Give Kids the World.  The boy scout troop where both my grandsons both achieved Eagle I continue help.  

This keeps me busy when I'm not working with the Central Florida Metal Detecting Club searching for old relicts among other items.  There are many space launches to watch and it is very interesting to see the first stage Jettisoned and return to the launch site.  

This past weekend the scouts did a campout over the weekend at South Port County park where they held the farmers market.  The boys volunteered in helping set up and taking down signs and what was needed by the venders as well as helping individuals take their packages to their vehicles.

I am looking forward to traveling back to Ireland and visit family friends for a week or so.  From there I have got a couple places that should be very interesting.  

Ed Siegenthaler

David Neary

My partner Beth and I sharing a beer and terrace in Santa Maria de Marvao Portugal. Just returned from three weeks in Andalusia and Algarve, getting out of the Wyoming winter and enjoying sunny days, warm weather and no crowds- a great time to visit! Will be in the Finger Lakes for August, but have camping on the river for Yellowstone visitors the rest of the summer!

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Gary and Pamela Revercomb

 The Revercombs

We went to a 70th birthday party for George Belton (Barb's brother) a week ago. It was at Barb and Bob Pellenz's daughter Kerry's house.  Kerry told me how grateful they were when Bob came home for our 56th reunion.  He was able to spend time with her and the grandchildren.

Gary and I are doing fine; still walking 4 miles a day and enjoying life with our elderly calico cats out here in the woods.  Planning a trip to AZ for our grandson Logan's wedding in late April.

Duncan Hamilton

Duncan Hamilton and his wife Leanne are snowbirds from Syracuse in Clearwater, Florida. The temperature is a wonderful 80 degrees. Their complex has a pool and they are close to the Gulf and the ocean. 

 

Bob Pellenz

Our dear classmate Bob Pellenz has passed away after a brief illness

Photo taken at 56th Reunion this past September 2022 at Craftsman Inn, Fayetteville, NY

Dan Kirkley has passed away

 

Obituary

     Daniel A. Kirkley, 74, of Fayetteville died peacefully at home after a long illness.  Born in Syracuse, Dan graduated from Fayetteville-Manlius High School.  Dan worked as a machinist specializing in computer  aided design and programing automated machinery.

     He had been active in assisting the ABC program at Fayetteville-Manlius School and was a member of the Manlius Historical Society and the Fayetteville Senior Center.  Though Dan lived in Canada for 25 years of his life, Fayetteville was always his home.  He loved the Fayetteville Library and spent many hours there  since moving back to Fayetteville. 

     He was an avid cyclist, frequently seen around the Village.  In 1976 he took a US Bicentennial cycle trip over the Rocky Mountains.  He was a former member of the Onondaga Cycling Club.  He belonged to Ashbridge’s Bay Yacht Club in Canada and enjoyed officiating at CORK sailing races.

     He is predeceased by his parents, Dr. George and Freda Kirkley.  He is survived by four siblings, Cynthia Kirkley of Baldwinsville, NY, David Kirkley of East Syracuse, Laurel (Peter) Notturno of Canton, OH and Scott (Martha) Kirkley of Rochester, NY; four nieces and nephews and four great-nieces and great-nephews.

     A private family graveside service will be held at a later date.

     Contributions may be made to the Fayetteville Free Library, 300 Orchard St., Fayetteville, NY  13066 or the Manlius Historical Society, P.O. Box 28, Manlius, NY  13104

 

56th reunion photo

 

group at Dinner at Craftsman on 9/24/2022

will post more later

Debby

Cinda and Kirsten

 

Cinda and Kirsten on a visit not too long ago.

Deborah Larus Doolittle

flowers around the house
 

Deborah Larus Doolittle

Christmas time with my new 7 ear year old Dalmatian named Zen.
 

The passing of Jon Flatt

 

Obituary

Jon Joseph Flatt, 73, of Westdale, NY passed away peacefully on his own terms, Sunday March 6, 2022 at 10:58am at his home. The youngest son of five children (Dorothy Flatt, Manlius, NY, Mary Jo Burrows, San Diego, CA, Sam Flatt, Cleveland, NY, and Elsie McConnell, Naperville, IL), Jon was born to Joseph M. & Gwendolyn Williams Flatt on June 3, 1948. He attended Fayetteville-Manlius High School, Class of 1966. He was married to Jacqueline R. Casler of Manlius, NY for 25 years.

After Jon attended Syracuse Brick Laying School, he went on to become an accomplished mason of both brick and stone. At that time, Jon was involved with the Dormitory Authority of New York State. Later, in 1973, he took a job with the USPS in Fayetteville, NY eventually retiring in 2004 as the Postmaster in Westdale, NY 13483.

Jon was instrumental in the reconstruction of the Westdale Dam. Reaching out to his local officials (especially Jack Plumley) he helped to ensure that the area became a Class Three Wetlands. The self-proclaimed Mayor of Frog Hollow (also honorary Frog Hollow Highway superintendent), Jon is survived by Julie Simmons Hotaling of Westdale, NY, his life partner of the last 30 years. Also, his three sons; Jason Flatt, Shelburne, VT, Jamie Flatt, Camden, NY and Jeff Flatt and his wife, Sarah, Cleveland, NY. Jon had six grandchildren, three girls and three boys.

As per Jon’s wishes there will be a gathering to celebrate his life later this summer. He desired no funeral or services. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of LaRobardiere Funeral Home, Inc., Camden, NY. Memorial contributions may be made to the NRA or Ducks Unlimited in lieu of flowers

Debby Larus Doolittle

 

Mr. Otis and his sixth grade class 1960

Debby Larus Doolittle

A visit from the Craigies 2011
Larry, Dana and Debby