North Haven High School - Sachem Yearbook (North Haven, CT)

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IN MEMORY OF Matthew Michael MeTeer Brusic May 3, 1970 - August 26, 1986 Matt was someone who cared for and al- most felt responsible for everyone’s emotions. He was testing different lifestyles and atti- tudes. Fantasy and fantasy games were im- portant to him. He liked role playing. ECA was his most constructive dedication. He was thankful for the opportunity to learn about the ECA program, and was also thankful that he was able to go. He also loved our school drama clubs. He was set apart from everyone else, but by no means an outcast. He was the most interesting person to see in the halls. He was the kid in the “tie-dyes.” He was con- cerned by other people’s feelings. It was great to walk with him in the halls and see him acknowledge others’ stares at his unusual clothing habits. “I have living memory of him in my hand—his broken pencil tip.” JK “The last time I saw him he gave me a necklace, and said, ‘You deserve this’.” He had marvelous color sense—he was al- ways making necklaces and bracelets out of embroidery thread, he kept finding new pat- terns and methods with which to make these “string things.” We all played with Matt’s orange frisbee during our free periods. This frisbee never seemed to be far from him. “We threw the frisbee between all of the buses on the last day of school, and caused quite a commotion.” Matt was happy to be out of school after our sophomore year, but was already missing ECA by the first few days away from it. He loved to build things, like the sedan chair he built for Latin class. He enjoyed painting colors onto different objects. I remember his “No Nukes” tee-shirt. He didn’t talk much about peace, he felt that all the important things about peace had already been said, but 7- j 05 he did feel that peace was an important goal. He drew peace signs all over. “He showed me his Eastern religion books—the yin and the yang—and other things like that.” “I remember him reading his Taro cards.” He went to Yosemite with two new friends during his last summer. He stayed there, meeting people. He was always giving “help- ful” advice. He walked everywhere. He loved being in the chorus in ninth grade—and was always out of tune. He was a tease. He had fun, a light touch. He had a neat sense of humor—and would find new terms for a word. He had fun, a strong grasp of human- ity. He loved his music and the rhythm and dancing. Matt knew how life worked. “Everyday I have a reminder of Matt.” “The first day of summer will always re- mind me of him. The first day of his last summer we watched the sunrise together— even though we had to cut down a tree to make the view perfect. Matt wanted the per- fect experience.” Scott McDonald Desmond Root Chris Ayers Lucy Brusic Peter Heidmann Jason Kaiser

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VALORIE ROSE ABATE - 4 Larson Dr. 4 21 70 Val” sensitive, friendly, ambitious; LIKES: holidays, going out to dinner, music; DISLIKES: making decisions, two-faced people, waking up early, being sick: PET PEEVE: wait- ing in lines; ACTIVITIES: Chorus (10. Secretary 11. 12). Cheerleading (10, 11, Captain 12). Model Congress (11), Student Council (10, 11, 12), Advisory- Board (11), FIDLE Society (10, 11), Talent Show (10, 12), CARMINA BURANA (II). Leadership Committee (12). Allstate Chorus (11); MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: Hawaii '87: SUPPRESSED DESIRE: to be- come a mermaid for two weeks. SAND1 ABBATE - 35 Locke Dr. 7 7 70 Freddy” outgoing, sensitive, strange; LIKES: Italian accents, partying Mcr, Lester. Pula, Luca, big brown eyes; DISLIKES: stuck-up people, when Lesley takes her time, heart- break; PET PEEVE: when people think they're better than you, and arc very bossy; ACTIVITIES: Indianettes (Captain II), Advisory Board (12), Prom Committee (II, 12); MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: Graduation; SUP- PRESSED DESIRE: to live in a house on a mountain in Rome. VALOR IE ROSE ABATE A smile is a cheer to you and me, the cost is nothing, it is given free.” 18 JEFF A BELLI - 20 Evergreen PI. 5 28 70 “Snarily” friendly, quiet, funny; LIKES: guitars, fast cars, naps, reading; DISLIKES: Lex, criticism, green Jello. fights; PET PEEVES: when people think they know what they're taking about, but they don’t; SUPPRESSED DESIRE: to live on the Moon. MARIANNE ACAMPORA - 67 Culver La. 3 5 70 Marc” short, Italian, complaincr; LIKES: being with friends, traveling, jewelry, British accents, shoes; DISLIKES: being in a fat mood, confusion, sad goodbyes, embarrass- ment; PET PEEVE: spiders; ACTIVITIES: FIDLE Society (10, II): MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: the first real” shopping experience with LEM; SUPPRESSED DESIRE: to win Lotto and live a very rich and happy life with someone who loves me as much as I love him. MICHELE ANNE ADINOLFI - 88 North Hill Rd. 11 5 70 Miche Michc” loquacious, vivacious, organized; LIKES: sincere qualities, flying kites, eyes, dancing alone, smiling, sparking rocks; DISLIKES: dislikes, reading litera- ture. parallel parking, changing seasons, tardiness; PET PEEVE: people who do not live life to the fullest; ACTIVITIES: Track (10, 11, 12). Field Hockey (11.12), PHOENIX (10, 1 I. 12), Advisory Board (10, II, 12), North Haven Mich School Rap (II). Yale High School Program (II. 12), Prom Committee (II, 12); MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: “Lost in Portchcster;” SUP- PRESSED DESIRE: to marry the soon-to-be-divorced Prince Charles and become Princess of Wales. ANDREW L. ALBERINO III - 46 Melillo Cir. 9 23 70 Albe” athletic, dark, absentminded; I IKES: Miami Dolphins, beaches, 26, Yogi, beating the Knights; DISLIKES: precipitation, big feet, wild cats, rare meal, getting up early; PET PEEVE: fair-weather friends; ACTIVITIES: Football (10, II, I 2). Track (11, Captain 12). Student Council (12), Baseball (10). PI IOENIX (12). Model Congress (12); MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: California (Summer '87); SUPPRESSED DESIRE: to dig a hole to China. JOSH A I. FONT. - I Centerbrook Rd. 3 19 70 nice, quiet, friendly; LIKES: baseball (Yankees), football (Giants), music (Bruce Springsteen). Fridays, girls: DISLIKES: getting up early. Mondays, conceited people; PET PEEVE: people who walk too slow in the hall: SUPPRESSED DESIRE: to play for the New York Yankees. PAYMAN A LI Ml - 191 Cloudland Rd. MARK ALLEN - 15 Leighton Ct. 4 22 70 outgoing, friendly, helpful; LIKES: watching TV. looking forward to going away to college, girls: DIS- LIKES: classes, accounting, people running their fingernails down the chalk- board: PET PEEVE: people who think that they are better than they arc; MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: trying to skip school to go to the beach and getting caught; SUPPRESSED DESIRE: for the whole v orld to know who I am.