McKinley High School - President Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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On November l l98l the Class of 56 of McKnnl y Vocatuonal l-Hgh School had a hnghly successful reunvon at the new school whlch was offuclally opened In September The reunlon was brought about when Norm Kapper man supersalesman of brushes for machlne shops vusnted the school for busnness reasons He encountered Dr Deluhery the sponsor of alumna affanrs and upon commentung on the remarks he had heard about the long awalted new burldung was unvuted to qet the members of the class to see the school A very good turn out of the fellows of 56 resulted The alumnus to arrive from the most distant place was Ben Merrnweather who came fone Havana where he owns the largest plasterung company In Cuba ln the students smokung lounge the old hortlculture boys were seen exchanglng news and gosslp lt seems that Phul lhle as now nn charge of the greens nn the produce department of a super market Laughter was heard when Ron Doleckl allas Rap Van Wlnkle reported that he woke up the other day lrwln Erawley only recently retured from track and Cross country run nnng had flnally caught whomever he had been chasung nn all the past years Tom Curtun brought to the reunuon nn Terry Gorman s antique red station wagon says he IS stlll dreamlng of becomlna tlne edrtor of the Arhson The best news came from Don Sherwood and Ed Klalber who reported that they nnally flnlshed their English course ln the sensors Ice cream parlor the group of machine shop alumnu were holdung forth Frank Krnzon the eternal presldent IS now presldent of his Lnuon constantly reelected as a result of has songs and dances Bob Klnd ed a shadow of has former self us now the secretary at McK1nIey All bandaaea up as a result ofa recent crash Norb Kuntz the stock car drlver sat talklna a mule a minute with has sude ksck Barnhard who had grown two Inches slnce graduation An impromptu entertainment was put on for the group by Bull Van Dette the cnrcus clown and Duck Puerner the famous gazz muslclan John Lombardo now a baut castuna Instructor on televlsuon hooked on to somethung from the sea Nell Hamulton all dressed up un hns navy unuform The latter reported meetlng In a South Amerlcan port a banana boat ln spector by the name of John Tramontann Joe Ganewskl hadn t chanaed H vas stlll tellung tall tales and sellunq them to local oublrcatuons Charles Farush was braaguna of hls son an All American basketball player whsle Bob DeGlopper enthusnastrcally explauned hus new lob as a professlonal burd watcher Butch Grant was generous wnth passes to the hockey runk he runs lnce retlrlna from machlne shop work Inspecting the new sheet metal shop Gene Blcz spoke glowunaly of hrs professlonal basketball career Al Endres confuded to Allen Canfueld who lvnally was clean shaven that he at last aot couraoe enough to take a alrl out on a date Pat Kuna kept broaalng that he recently got permlsslon to druve Ins father s car all bv hlmself The suroruse of the evenlna was San Fulupoo s remark that he loved school so much that he has been takung nught sclnool courses ever snnce graduation ln the carpentry shop Fmul Schottmuller the caretaker at the zoo wa seen wuth bus drlver Watz Both of them were trvlna to convunce the can frrmed bachelor Len Stout that a ruch wudow of theur acaununta ce was dvnna to meet hum Arnold Bovce overheard thus and evpressed hls desure to meet the ladv humself Bob Deltz an nuthorltv on American nlstorv Gnd Do Colluns a hustorv teacher at the school w re deep an nrof ssuonal talk Of course Ed Danqrepomt arnved lust as the reumon was breaklna up because as usual he had fallen asleep Whnl all th s was aolna on Harrv Draven' lfept taklna puctures of the reunuon gust as he used to dash around takung plctures un hus school davs Ray Van Duck and Tonv Tabonu successors to the now retnred D Arcan gelos proudly showed off the plumblnq shops The beautuful layout made lCont nued on next pagel 25 , . . . 9 1 1 V ' f- , . . .. I -f 1 1 1 ' ' 1 1 I - , i - . 1 . . . V I . , . . 1 1 1 . I - . I . . . . , . . 1 1 . . . . . . , 1 - f. .. . . . ,. . . 1 ' 1 1 1 I' 1 ' 1 . . . 1 . , . . h 1 1 1 .1 s ' 1 1 1 1 ' 1 ' I 1 I ' . . , e I . . . . . v L . 1 ' 1 - . . ' S . ' 1 1 . 1 . . .. , t . . Q .' 1 ' 1 . . . . . N . 1 1 - . . . . ,. n . . D . D . , . ,. . . . . , E . . V .D I . . , . . . I t 1 . . . , , k . i

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Robert Gallant Rlchard Puerner Robert Aszbach Gerald Brown Emll Schottmuller Nell l-lamrlton Leonard Stout Frank Krlzon Angelo Volpe Harold Grant Austin Mascarl Harry Drayem Joseph Bardak Eugene BICZ Adam Gaslewlcz lrwln Frawley R lip hle Charles DISalvo Joseph Waehowskl John Sanlillippo Robert Klndred Joseph Galewskl Ronald Plaseckl Charles Earlsh Ronald Doleckl Thomas Curtln Athletlc Best dressed Clowns Dancers Eaters Flurts Gloomy Handsome Intellugent Jokers Knndest Least appreclated Modest Nousuest Obllglng Pollte Quiet Romeos Smallest Tallest Useful Vlvoclous Wlwrkers X unknown Quan Yawnlng Z'DDl w Dax d Cox Benlamrn Merrlweather Ralph Bavaro Donald Flgura Norman Kapperman Robert Dietz Herbert Krck Ragmond Fltscher John Lombardo John Naoles Samuel Laporte Arthur Brese Samuel LoFaso Albert Watz Allen Cantleld Raul Murphy Mrchael Freda Rlchard Barnhard Eugene Rokoskx Patrlck Kuna Ernest Kash Charles Speakmdn Jerome Vxfclters Samuel Roberts Albert Bleyle MACH! ISTS' ALPHABl1T-f-f-fx-f-fx-f

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