From Larry Carigie

 

My sister sent this to me.  I'm sure the 6666ers would like to see it.

Merry Christmas

Larry Craigie:
The Lombardi of Teen Running

High School Coach Bill Aris Has Won Nine National Titles by Stressing Teamwork Over Individuality

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-lombardi-of-teen-running-1418431353

 

Aris became head coach at FM in 2004

Camp Tellman continued

Friends and Family,

We had a great Bon Voyage party on Sunday, November 30!  Weather was in the 60's, we stood around snacking/drinking/talking in the gravel road and almost everyone got to tour the boat.  I think it helped for people to see where we would be living and they realized the boat was less like camping...and in fact is a cozy little home w/ more ammenities than they imagined!

The next day we took our first trip on the boat in nine years. We went to Oriental (4 hour trip north on the ICW) to have radar installed and that went well.  However, during the trip we realized how rusty we had become from so many years of not boating...so it was a rather stressful trip (starboard bow line not there, ran aground, crash landings, etc).  Plus we still had several issues to solve...alternator, diesel heater, navigation screen that goes dark after 30 minutes.  We returned to Beaufort pretty stressed but kept working on issues and provisioning the boat...hoping for a December departure...and all the while waiting for this to become more fun! 

Well, at the end of the week one kind and brave friend of ours gently suggested we might consider delaying the trip south and do some local practice boating this winter.  And, we need to feel secure that everything on the boat is working well...something we don't feel right now.  That had been our plan for the fall...but we ran out of time so we were just going to leave and gain the skills on the way south.  We both quickly agreed that that plan made sense...so we are not going away this month after all.  Instead we are driving to Florida for a couple of weeks to be w/ my daughter and her family for Christmas.  When we return...we'll do short trips to New Bern, the Cape, Okracoke, etc.  Won't be the warm boating we'd planned on but at least we have a boat where we can be at the helm inside where it's warm. Richard...thanks for the great advice!

Disappointed?  Yes...but we've endured many worse disappointments in our lives!  So we'll just keep the faith and now we're looking forward to a spring trip...this time north?  Haha...we really shouldn't announce any plans!

Night, Lisa and Camp

Camp Tellman

Friends and Family,

Most of you know that Camp retired in June and Lisa is taking a trial year off from working so that we can spend the winter cruising on our sailboat.  It's been a lot of work to get ready but we are leaving within two weeks!  Our plan is go to where it is warm...south!  We will be in Ft Lauderdale near Callie and her family at Christmas and eventually start exploring the Keys and Bahamas.  That's the extent of our plans to date.  We'll return when it gets too hot down there!  Don't worry about our cat, Yeoman...he's going with us!

No, we've never cruised like this before...but we'll learn along the way. Camp has a lot of sailing experience and Lisa has been a first mate during all of our recreational sailing for a couple of years when we first met.  But the best way to learn is by doing so we'll gain a lot of knowledge.  We know the Coast Guard requirements and are fully compliant!

We will be traveling on a Nauticat '33, built in 1985.  This is not our boat but a stock picture from the Nauticat website nauticat.com.  These boats are made in Finland and are very seaworthy and good for living aboard.  Ours looks very much like this picture.  Her name is DULCINEA.

 

Camp has spent 9 years replacing/updating all systems so much of the boat is new (yes, 9 years...he's Dutch and can stick to a project like no one I know).  We have installed navigational systems that will keep us safer and make boating easier.  We are going to travel down the ICW with our friend, Dowl Bond, who has done it many times before.  When we cross the ocean to the Bahamas (just a one day or night trip) we will go with a group who has done it before.  So, we've done about as much as we can to ensure success.
 

If you would like to follow our travels please visit our blog:  http://elbarcodulcinea.blogspot.com/2014/11/blog-post.html.  In the right hand hand corner is a gray bar and you should be able to subscribe with your email in the 'followers' box.  If you do, you will receive an email to let us know that we have written a new post.  El barco means 'our boat' in Spanish.

 

 

Prayers for our classmate Dave Costello

Dave Costello

October 30 at 9:34am ·

Yesterday was a difficult day for me. It appears my time in Vietnam and exposure to Agent Orange has caught up to me. I have been diagnosed with the Leukemia noted below. That's a game changer and I am up for the challenge. God bless everyone and as I have said many times, enjoy each day you have as you never know when something like this happens. Prayers welcomed.

Chronic B-cell Leukemias and Agent Orange - Public Health

Veterans who develop chronic B-cell leukemias and were exposed to Agent Orange or other herbicides during military service do not have to prove a connection between their disease and service to be eligible to...

publichealth.va.gov|By US Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

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By the way

I don't know if you noticed or not, but I listed a post as complements of Ed Zimmerman. Someone has been sending me obits for a couple of years now with a fake return address and signed Ed Zimmerman.

Any ideas on who it might be?

Tom Weller

It is Autumn in Alaska, one of the prettiest times up here.

We took a trip into the Interior about 150 miles northeast of Anchorage for a little R&R and a fall color journey.

I'll attach some pictures to this to give you a sense of the majesty of this great state. Winter is just around the corner, there is snow on the mountain peaks just north of town, so it won't be long before we revisit some of the typical Syracuse weather we tried so hard to get away from all those years back.

Hope you enjoy the pics.

 

Complements of Ed Zimmerman

James R. Hall  English teacher at FM junior high school.

Obituary James R. Hall, 81, of Jamesville, passed away Thursday. James was born in Cortland, the son of Clayton and Ruth Hall. He graduated from SUNY at Cortland in 1955 and did his graduate work at Bexley Hall, Kenyon College Ohio and Syracuse University. James was a teacher working for the Fayetteville-Manlius School District for 30 years and then 17 years with BOCES until his retirement in 2005. He loved his church and was a member of St. David's Episcopal Church. He worked for 30 years at the State Fair and was the Director of Cub Scout Camp Woodland. He was an avid sports fan. Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Gwendolyn; three sons, Scott (Gail) of Kirkville, James (Beth) of Herkimer, Keith (Kathleen) Hall of East Syracuse; four grandchildren, Morgan, Kathryn, Kelsey, and Bryce Hall; and 13 nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 6, 2014 at St. David's Episcopal Church, 14 Jamar Dr., Fayetteville. Contributions may be made to if

 

Barbara Lipe passed away

Barbara C. Lipe

 Barbara C. Lipe, 87, of Manlius, passed away surrounded by family. Born on November 13, 1926 in Syracuse, Barbara graduated from Nottingham High School in 1944 and Syracuse University in 1948 with a B.S. in Food and Nutrition. Barbara was co-owner and manager of Lipe’s Dairy and established the first Village of Manlius Recycling Center. May 4, 1989 was declared Barbara Lipe Day in the Village of Manlius. Barbara was a crusader for the NYS Bottle Bill after opening a recycling center at Lipe’s Dairy in the early 1970s. She served on the OCCRA Board, received the F-M Rotary 1989 Citizen of the Year Award for volunteer service, the Post Standard 1990 Women of Achievement for Ecology the NSDAR Conservation Medal. Barbara was a charter and Board member of FM A Better Chance, member of the Preservation Association of CNY, served as a Trustee of the Manlius Library, a Girl Scout Leader, and volunteered for the Food Bank of CNY - Vista Volunteer Food Finder 1985-86, Regional Learning Service, Meals on Wheels and Literacy Volunteers. She served on the Environmental Management Council and was Task Force Chair and on the editorial staff of the CNY Environment newspaper. She was a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Manlius and Trinity Episcopal Church in Fayetteville and had served on the Vestry of both churches.
She was predeceased by her husband Willard C. “Bill” Lipe. She is survived by her children Pamela Lipe (Gary) Revercomb, Rebecca Lipe (Charlie) Fountain, Susan Lipe Edwards and Willard (Susan) Lipe; brother, Franklin Crandall; eleven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two foster children: Don Perry and Vinh Vu.
A celebration of her life will be 3:00 pm Sunday, September 21, 2014 at Trinity Episcopal Church, 106 Chapel St., Fayetteville.
Contributions: may be made to FM A Better Chance, P.O. Box 355, Manlius, NY 13104, Women’s Opportunity Center, 901 James St., Syracuse, NY 13203 or the Food Bank of CNY, 7066 Interstate Island Rd., Syracuse, NY 13209.

 

Tom Weller

Hi all.

It has been a while since I have contributed to the site, so I thought I would update things a little. We have lost some great folks in the very recent past, so if you have not contacted your friends from class, it might be wise to do so. One never knows whether we will have the chance to communicate with those we were close to in school. As the years go by, we lose more and more friends and waiting until the reunions might be too late. Take the time to get in touch.
Anyway, I am still living in Alaska and enjoying every minute of it. While it might seem counterintuitive to have moved from San Diego to Anchorage, I believe it was one of my better decisions. This is an amazing state and I would highly recommend adding this place to your bucket list. Contrary to what you might see on TV these days, we don't all live off the grid and eat moose meat to survive, although given the state of the world, it might not be such a bad idea. However, civilization is alive and well up here.
After 38 years and many moves, I have retired from my career; that of repairing office duplicating equipment. While the career allowed me to work in some pretty amazing places(NYC, Philadelphia, San Diego), and work with some pretty amazing people, the business climate is becoming more challenging and less enjoyable, and I felt it was time to move on, if for no other reason than to regain my sanity a little. However, I was not ready to quit working, so I accepted a position working retail sales in the fishing department of the new Bass Pro Shops here in Anchorage. This is a 180 degree departure from my former career, but what better place could I wind up working in in Alaska? Probably will only be able to put up with it for 15 or 20 more years!!
That's about it from the " Last Frontier". Be well, take care, and as I said earlier in this rambling note, take the time to get in touch with those you cared about if you can. Tomorrow might be too late.
Tom

Memories

memories of the fifties….

 

Lost in the Fifties- Another Time, Another Place - Safeshare.TV

sent by Penny Zimmerman Jackson

John Bennett

Deb,
Appreciate all of the updates that you have been sending. I admit that I have been remiss in keeping you up to date. 1st of all I am still alive and kicking. After HS is spent 1 1/2 yrs in college (not my best effort). Then 4yrs in the navy on subs. After the navy I finished college and worked at Crouse Hinds for 13 yrs. Then I went to Goulds Pumps as the international credit mgr for 25 yrs. Where I traveled all over the world, to about 40 different countries I retired 3 yrs ago and now my wife of 44 yrs, split our time between Charleston, SC and Canada. We have 2 boys, NO GRANDCHILDREN.

Sandy Tice Flanders

Our classmate Sandy Tice Flanders has passed away

Sandra Tice Flanders went home to Jesus on July 26, 2014. She was born December 14, 1947 in Manlius, NY to Niles and Grace Tice.

She is survived by her husband, Ernest E. Flanders; children, Scott (Lynn) and Robin; grandchildren, Emma, Leslie, Jeremy and Kyle (deceased); and a great-grandchild, Kyle. She will be missed by the folks at Magnolia Point Realty and her beloved church, Living Waters. She was loved by all who knew her.

In lieu of flowers, the family would ask you to consider making a contributionto Community Hospice of Northeast Florida or to Living Waters Church located in Green Cove Springs.

Please sign the family's online guestbook at www.broadusraines.com. Arrangements under the care of Broadus-Raines Funeral Home, 501 Spring St., Green Cove Springs, FL 32043, (904) 284-4000. 
Date of Death: July 26, 2014

Published in Syracuse Post Standard from July 28 to July 29, 2014

Dave Courtwright

David L. Courtwright, Obituary

David L. Courtwright, 66 of Liverpool, passed away Wednesday at the V.A. Medical Center in Syracuse. David was raised in the Pompey, Manlius and Fayetteville area and then was a resident of the Town of Volney for over 25 years. He was a graduate of Fayetteville-Manlius High School in 1966. He was employed as a truck driver for over 30 years, most recently with Gypsum Express in Baldwinsville. David was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving with the U.S. Navy. He was of the Catholic faith. David was predeceased by his parents, Earl and Lois Courtwright and a brother, Peter Courtwright.

Surviving are his sons, David J. (Anne) Courtwright of Tully, Patrick (Jennifer) Courtwright of Mexico and Christopher Todd Courtwright of Pulaski; his daughters, Erin Comstock (Scott) of Parish, Shada Courtwright (Chris) of Liverpool, Abbagail Courtwright (Brett) of Constantia and Kylie Courtwright serving in the U.S. Navy; his brothers, William of Manlius and Thomas (Pat) of Chittenango; his sister, Carol O'Hora (John) of Florida; his sister-in-law, Amanda Courtwright of Chittenango; 14 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be 5 p.m. at the G.F. Zimmer Funeral Home, 702 Legion Drive, Chittenango. Burial with military honors will follow in Oakwood Cemetery, Chittenango. Calling hours will be 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home prior to the service. Contributions in his memory may be made to Clear Path for Veterans, 1223 Salt Springs Road, Chittenango, NY 13037. G.F. ZIMMER F.H. CHITTENANGO 687-3366 - See more at: http://obits.syracuse.com/obituaries/syracuse/obituary.aspx?n=david-l-courtwright&pid=171855347&fhid=13170#sthash.6esQLXuJ.dpuf

Penny Zimmerman Jackson

You know all those seemingly endless public radio fund-raisers?  We are sustaining members and are told that we’re entered into all the drawings.  After years (and years) of being members we’re driving to Boston and after hearing the, “Please call now, 1-800-639-6391” plea for the umpteenth time I said to my husband, “Yeesch, you’d think after all these years we’d win something.  I wonder if we’re really entered in all the drawings.”  Yup, 15 minute later what do we hear but “Congratulations to Penrose and Schuyler Jackson of Hinesburg, Vermont.  They’ve just won two round trip airfares for anywhere in the U.S.”  Surreal.

 

GUY BECK

Hi Debby, Glad to be in touch. For starters, here is the obit for Jim, as he was FM '67 just behind us: http://obits.syracuse.com/obituaries/syracuse/obituary.aspx?pid=167774408 James Dale "Jim" Beck

To Me

Today at 1:30 PM

Hi Debby,

Glad to be in touch. For starters, here is the obit for Jim, as he was FM '67 just behind us:

http://obits.syracuse.com/obituaries/syracuse/obituary.aspx?pid=167774408

James Dale "Jim" Beck Obituary: View James Beck's Obituary by Syracuse Post Standard The family and friends of James Dale Beck mourn the loss of a beloved brother, uncle, friend, musician, artist, and philosopher, who passed away of natural causes on September 10 in his residence in Read more...

The Memorial Gallery Show will be at Delavan Center 509 W. Fayette St (near Armory Square), on Friday June 20  5-8 PM. Sat June 21 10-4, and Sunday June 22 Noon-4. There will be some musicians playing (myself included) and refreshments.

I hope to place it in Syracuse New Times paper as well. 

Regarding my activities, I am still teaching world religions as well as giving lecture-demonstrations of Indian music. I recently returned from giving a concert and workshop at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Retreat in the Bahamas!

​

Thanks,

Guy 

Melinda Mussi Lockwood

THE RESULTS ARE IN!

6th Annual Perche Creek Gut-Buster Saturday, April 26, 2014 Results        

 Class                                              Boat #            Name(s)                       Time

Solo Surfski

                                                       312                 Michael Batsie        1:11:56

                                                       319                 Brian Brooks           1:12:08

                                                       305                 Rob Raucci             1:20:10

                                                       302                 Paul Witz                 1:29:34

                                                       306                 Dave Lopez             1:37:42

Solo Unlimited

                                                       314                 Mike Herbert           1:00:08

                                                       310                 Kirk Freels               1:23:08

                                                       318                 Tony Nelon              1:25:45

                                                       326                 Traci Martin             1:27:05

                                                       327                 Andy Wiltz               1:28:18

                                                       304                 Paul Porneluzi         1:32:45

                                                       317                 Chris Love               1:43:42

USCA C1

                                                       331                 Alan Eyink               1:29:15

Kayak up to 18'-Men

                                                       300                 Phil Capel                 1:19:02

                                                       330                 John McCoy             1:25:14

                                                       303                 Johnny Ortiz             1:30:18

                                                       322                 Larry Waters             1:30:56

                                                       309                 Gil Stone                   1:33:18

                                                       320                 Ben Apperson           1:38:45

                                                       328                 Edward Czebrinski    1:40:15

                                                       333                 David Anderson         1:50:31

                                                       324                 Jack Rentschler         1:50:48

Kayak up to 18' - Women

                                                       335                 Rene Simmons           1:39:57

                                                       308                 Lisa Wells                   1:53:59

                                                       325                 Stacey Countrymen     2:04:12

Team (3-5 people)

                                                        315                Linda, Carol, & John    1:33:49

SUP - Women

                                                       332                 Jackie Halloran                        2:31:10

                                                       321                 Laura Koepnick                        2:52:25

Tandem Unlimited

                                                       313                 Mira Doneva, Ron Ladzinski    1:09:44

                                                       307                 Colin Doggett, Matt Green        1:12:38

                                                       311                 Donna & John Short                  1:21:00

Builders Class

                                                       323                 Tom Selva                                 1:14:10

                                                       334                 Jeff Needham                            1:40:48

      316                Allen Dougherty & Dan Wright   1:49:48

Stock Canoe under 18' - M&M

                                                           301                Everett Graffeo & Kari Schaal    1:56:58

                                                           329                John & Ryanne DeSpain             2:24:00

One of the best high schools in the nation

Fayetteville-Manlius High School has been named one of the best high schools in the nation in the recent U.S. News & World Report rankings, the only school in Central New York to make the top 500. The list is compiled annually. F-M High School earned a gold medal by ranking 472 nationally out of 31,242 U.S. public high schools. It ranked 51st out of 1,147 high schools in New York state."

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/04/one_cny_district_ranks_in_top_500_list_of_best_high_schools_in_nation.html#incart_river

Damian Cross, left, and Hohn Hrbac, from Fayetteville Manlius High School set up their car for the "Scrambler" competition at F-M High School during a Science Olympiad competition in December 2013. Dick Blume | dblume@syracuse.com

 

John Harris our 7th grade teacher passes at 83

         

John Iliff Harris

 

         

John Iliff Harris

Date of Birth:

Monday, June 30th, 1930

Date of Death:

Monday, March 31st, 2014

Funeral Home:

Lohman Funeral Homes

733 W. Granada Blvd.

Ormond Beach, Florida, UNITED STATES

32174

Obituary:

John Iliff Harris, 83, passed away Monday, March 31st in Ormond Beach, FL. Born in Poughkeepsie, NY on June 30, 1930; he served in the United States Navy, was a graduate of Cortland State University and received his Masters in Science from Syracuse University.

John, a former resident of Fayetteville NY, was a math teacher at Wellwood Middle School for 35 years. He was actively involved in the Fayetteville-Manlius Cross Country program and an avid Syracuse University fan. After retiring from Fayetteville-Manlius he moved to Albuquerque, NM where he lived with his wife, Judith.He is survived by his three daughters, Pamela (Michael) Myers, Jennifer Breter, Nancy (Coleman) Todd, eight grandchildren, several nieces and nephews and many dear friends. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to The Sickle Cell Council of New Mexico or the charity of your 

 

 

 

Frank Carroll

Adele Carroll, 93, of Syracuse passed away on Friday. She is survived by her sons, Lee Carroll and Frank P. Carroll. Services will be private. To express sympathy please visit dewittmemorial.com Date of Death: April 18, 2014.

Libby Rogers Cowan

Libby retired today, Friday April 18th, 2014

Kevin Fitch

Dear All;

Chicago!

 

Where today you are Irish or you wished you were Irish.If you have never seen this -- it is amazing.  

 

Happy St Patrick's day.

 

 Kevin

 

 

March Birthdays

Happy Birthdays for

Rick Cook    March 9th

Debby Larus Doolittle   March 10th 

Sid (Skip) Doolittle   March 10th

Kirsten Mackey Fleisher March 21st

 

Larry English

Dr Seuss night at kindergarten that I volunteer at several days a week. I got talked into being The Cat in the Hat, see how retirement can get you into some strange situations.

Rick Wilson

 

About a year ago a real estate client of mine listed his father's house with me to settle his father's estate. Among the things in the house which needed cleaning out was a pantry full of liquor, many of the bottles were unopened. He told me to take anything I wanted. Well, long story longer, there was an unopened bottle of Canadian Club with a tax stamp of 1966 (they haven't used tax stamps since the '70's)
God willing, I plan on bringing the bottle to the 50th reunion for a celebratory toast. If for any reason I can't make it I'm looking for someone to step in and take the bottle to the reunion in my place. Anyone interested in being my back-up contact me,wilson.rick2@gmail.com

FYI , Distilled spirits don't improve with age once they are bottled, but they don't go bad either if they are unopened.

Best Regards,
Rick

David Neary's Mother passed away on January 8th, 2014

Dora M. "Dot" (Prindle) Neary
Obituary:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Dora Neary Dot, beloved mother of five rambunctious sons, passed away January 8, 2014 at her home in Fayetteville. Dora was married for over 70 years to Joseph L. Neary, formerly of Solvay. Born on Onondaga Hill in 1921, she moved to Pompey at age 12 to work the family dairy farm on Ridge Road. She was a proud graduate of St. Joseph's School of Nursing, and worked as school nurse at DeVillo Sloan School in Syracuse, and continued to care for others throughout her life. Dora's greatest pleasures in life included her grandchildren, the family camp on Lake Ontario, travels to the western US, Alaska and Virgin Islands, her wonderful friends Carolyn (Neary) Gillette of Dubois, Wyoming and Valda Root of Fayetteville, and faithful springer spaniel, Ruby. Grandma Dot is survived by husband, Joe; and sons, David (Diane) of Lander, Wyoming, Pat (Kyle) of Billings, Montana and Michael (Amy) of Fayetteville; along with eight grandchildren, Katie, Anna, Petar, Marien, Jessica, Bryce, Amanda and Michael; and two great-grandkids, Madison and Katie; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by sons, John and Joe; her twin brother, Dave; and sister, Ruth (Bryan). Dora deeply touched many people throughout her life, and was particularly grateful for the love given her near the end by Moira Noble and Ann Gensler of Peace at Homecare. Mass will be held in celebration of her life on Tuesday, January 14 at 11 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, 400 Salt Springs St., Fayetteville. A memorial and burial will be announced and held in late Spring. Contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to the SPCA, 5878 E. Molloy Rd., Syracuse, NY 13211. For a guest book, please visit: www.SCHEPPFAMILY.com EATON-TUBBS Fayetteville 637-3214 Date of Death: January 8, 2014 -