Bulletin 67:
Latest News & Announcements
New - July 22, 2016
Jeff Murren, ‘67 Hills grad and member of the 50
th Reunion Committee, passed away Friday the 22
nd after a courageous fight against pancreatic cancer. He was a teacher-coach at Fort Lee HS for many years, before retiring in ‘09. Tributes posted on his Facebook page are a testament to how much he was loved and respected by his students, which is no surprise to us! His full obituary, with memorial service details (Thu-Fri 7/28-29), can be viewed at:
http://vanderplaatfuneralhome.com/tribute/details/2992/Jeffrey-Murren/obituary.html#tribute-start
New - July 26, 2016
Your 50
th Reunion Committee will meet again mid to late August to advance planning for our own Reunion weekend,
October 6 - 8, 2017. The Marriott in Park Ridge has already been secured for our Sat evening dinner-dance, as well as, Anderson Field in Orangeburg NY (American Legion Park), for our Sunday picnic. If you would like to participate or attend the Reunion meeting, contact either Co-Chairs: Toni Maggio George at
yesican48@hotmail.com or Tom Pisarri at
tpisarri@pmcatty.com. My email is
jjmarkert@gmail.com
Urgent: To keep you in the loop on progress and other happenings, we need to be able to reach you. Please take a moment to email your current contact information to Virginia Lisanti Ricci at virginialisantiricci@gmail.com. Please provide: 1) Your name, spouse’s name or significant other (as would appear on nametag), 2) Home mailing address, 3) Primary & secondary phone numbers. 4) Primary & secondary email addresses.
New - June 2016
PV Class of 1960 held their 56
th HS Reunion at the Woodcliff Manor in Woodcliff Lake, site of our 20
th Reunion. Attendees included my brother Tom Markert and Rich Lorenz’ sister-in-law Nancy Cafarella Lorenz, and both reported having a fabulous time! Who said embellishing HS memories stops at the 50
th?
New - January 2016
Class of ‘66 Reunion Committee member, Pegi Lynch Boyne, told me they will hold their PHHS/PVHS 50
th Reunion dinner-dance on 10/15/16 at the Woodcliff Lake Hilton…..now less than 3 months away!! Their 40
th & 45
th Reunions were held at the Marriott in Park Ridge, and they
loved the venue, but they just “wanted to change it up a little”. My sister Chris Markert Saxton will be attending plus a number of our classmate’s siblings. Who can name the most ‘66-‘67 sibling pairs? Here are a few from just your Reunion Committee: Tom & Ozzie Pisarri, Robin & Dave Schwartz, Geerd & Ono Mattheus….but there are many more! Just for fun, email me your list to
jjmarkert@gmail.com
October 1, 2015
As some of you already know, Ted Blumenberg, PV Phys Ed teacher, coach and driving instructor, passed away 9/26/15 at age 76, surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services were held on 10/1/15 in Park Ridge, where he also lived. Ted was a much loved wrestling & track coach, the school’s first soccer coach, and eventually Director of Athletics before he retired. His full obituary can be found at:
www.legacy.com/obituaries/northjersey/obituary.aspx?n=theodore-blumenberg&pid=175962628&fhid=17136#sthash.MF12jgJK.dpuf
Survey still open until 11/11/15
If you haven’t taken the Reunion Attendance Survey, there is still time! Join the 40% of Classmates who took just 3-4 minutes to complete the 10 question Survey. Link to Survey Monkey at:
www.surveymonkey.com/r/2h3gv56
September 28, 2015
Another fun-filled gathering of classmates & spouses, ended with River Vale besting Hillsdale to win the Pisarri Cup, in Myrtle Beach. This annual event, held in memory of Bill “Duke” Getler, has evolved into more than a golfing event, as the Duke intended. The wet weather didn’t dampen enthusiasm for golf, indoor games, the hilarious Lip Sync Battle, or story telling. Email:
jjmarkert@gmail.com for more information. The Welcome Mat is always out!
Reunion 2017 Club Needs Members
Your Reunion Committee relies on nominal contributions from classmates to help defray the cost of maintaining the Reunion Website and postage to reach classmates that can only be contacted by snail mail. Your check for $20.17 would be most appreciated!! Go to
www.pascack67.myevent.com for details.
August 21, 2015
Introducing
“Bulletin 67” to keep you up-to-date on Reunion News and Announcements about your classmates. It features a run-on format with the
latest update always on top.
Your Reunion Newsletter will continue to be published periodically with the same unabashed objective: entice you to attend your 50
th Class Reunion scheduled the weekend of
October 6 - 8, 2017
August 18, 2015
The key objective of the Reunion Committee Meeting held at PHHS on August 15
th and Chaired by Tom Pisarri, was to complete evaluation of local restaurants & hotels and select a venue for our Gala Reunion Dinner & Dance to be held on Saturday evening October 7, 2017.
Within Days of the meeting, the Venue Task Team, lead by Linda (Meyer) Verdicchio, recommended the Marriott Hotel in Park Ridge NJ as the site for our dinner & dance. This gorgeous venue satisfies the Committee’s objectives for an upscale affordable location with hotel to accommodate out-of-town classmates attending the Reunion. We expect to reserve a block of rooms at reduced prices.
A
YES-NO-MAYBE Reunion Attendance Survey will be emailed to you within 2 weeks. The Committee needs to firm-up it’s attendance estimate in order to complete negotiations with the Marriott and to better plan other weekend events, like the Sunday BBQ picnic. A tentative Schedule-of-Events and price ranges will be included with the Survey.
Completing the survey promptly will help the Committee maintain it’s planning momentum. Results of the survey will be shared later so you know who will attend.
Everyone who completes the survey will be entered in a raffle to win one free ticket to the Sunday picnic. It just might be you!
