Wilby High School - Wilby Yearbook (Waterbury, CT)

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LILLIAN PIA DiMICHELE lil” April 29, 1939 Russell Activities: Banking Room Representative 3, Assistant Room Representative 3; Italian Club 4. Lil’s special interests are dancing, skating, and bowling. Her favorite subject is Italian. After graduation she plans to become either a beautician or a secretary. Will never forget Mr. Grady eh Lil? Her pet peeve” is homework. SUSAN DiNAPOLI Susie” October 1, 1941 Bunker Hill ”When a smile is in order, Susie has it” Activities: Junior Red Cross 4; C.Y.O. 1, 2, 3; Amiki (Yelub) 2, 3, 4. A pleasing smile, a gift of gab, and a friendly nature all went into the making up of this girl. Her friends say she’s the Great- est”, and this is not an understatement. Susie” likes to dance, swim, collect records, and read. To become a foreign trade sec- retary is her goal. JEANNETTE CAROL DOUGLAS J December 23, 1941 Slocum Ambition has no risk.” Activities: Pearl Street Neighborhood House. J” is a happy-go-lucky girl. She always has a joke to tell. You can always find her behind the wheel of her car. Her ambition is to be a secretary or an IBM operator. With such a pleasing personality and her strong desire to succeed, we know she will be a success. 24 FLORENCE MARY DOOLADY Flo” July 3, 1941 Wendell L. Cross How natural is joy.” Activities: C.Y.O. 1; Junior Red Cross Rep- resentative 2; Y.W.C.A. 4; Accounting Club 4. Here is a girl with a pleasant smile and personality to match. Flo’s spare time is devoted to swimming, dancing, and skating. After graduation, Flo plans to be a steno- grapher, a job at which she just can’t help but succeed. PHYLLIS ANN DURSO Phil” December 30, 1941 W. Tinker In any chain of friendship, she’ll be a friendly link” Activities: C.Y.O. 1, 2, 3, 4; Sodality 4; Legion of Mary 4. You are likely to find Phil” playing bad- minton or listening to popular music. Phil” attributes Wilby with teaching her how to get along with people. Phil” spends her spare time in church. We are sure she will be a success in her future career as a nun.

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MARGARET FRANCES DESCHENES Maggie” Blessed are the Joy makers.” September 4, 1940 St. Francis Xavier Activities: Girl’s Basketball Team 1;..Girls Club 1; C.Y.O. 1,2, 3, 4. Maggie, as she is known to her friends, considers the greatest good she has gained at Wilby the good education by which she may further herself after graduation. She will always remember the class picnic and be- lieves her pet peeve to be homework. Despite having the ambition to be an in- terior decorator, Maggie’s favorite subject was bookkeeping. Her hobbies include home decoration, sewing, and skating. JANICE MARIE DILLON Jan” April 14, 1940 St. Francis Xavier Mischief may be in a maiden's eye” Activities: Spanish Club 3, 4; Choir; Bowl- ing 3, 4; C.Y.O. 1,2, 3, 4. Jan’s future ambition is to become a li- censed practical nurse. Her favorite subject was English. She enjoys dancing, bowling, and collecting records. Jan's friendliness has won a warm spot in the hearts of many Wilbyites. FRANCES RENEE DIEM October 2, 1939 St. Ann’s School Mischief lurks in every smile, she'll keep you guessing for a while.” Activities: Banking Representative 3; VFW Junior Drum Corp; Bowling League 4; C.Y.O. Frances considers the greatest good gained at Wilby is the friends she has made. Her favorite subject was shorthand, one which will be essential in achieving her future career as a secretary of the state department. CAROL ANN DiCORPO July 9, 1941 Hopcvillc Rather shy, but fancy free, that's the way she seems to be.” Activities: C.Y.O.; Junior Red Cross Repre- sentative. Carol is one of our quiet girls with a pleasant personality. Her favorite pastimes are dancing, skating, art, and listening to music. We know Carol will be a success whether she decides to continue with her education or chooses secretarial work. KATHLEEN ANN DILLON Fuzzy” July 19, 1941 St. Francis Xavier A still small voice.” Activities: Italian Club Secretary 4; Ac- counting Club; Bowling League. Fuzzy is among the quiet but well liked girls at Wilby. Her hobbies include danc- ing, bowling, ice skating, and records. Fuz- zy is undecided as to a career.

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VALERIE RAE DUVAL Val” March 2, 1941 Mary Abbott Her sunny smiles, her winsome ways, will gain her friends, wherever she strays.” Activities: Immaculate Conception C.Y.O. 2, 3, 4; Secretary of C.Y.O. 4; Room Rep- resentative 2; Y.W.C.A. Amiki” 4; C.Y.O. Bowling 2, 3; Senior Bowling 4; District Council Representative C.Y.O. 4. A friendly smile and a nice disposition can best describe Val. She enjoys dancing, bowling, ice skating and traveling. She’ll long remember her school activities and her school friends. Val’s pet peeve is too much homework. She considers typing and short- hand her greatest gains at Wilby. Some lucky executive will have Val as his secre- tary. RONALD JAMES EDMONDS Ronnie” January 15, 1942 Barnard All work and no fun is no life for me.” Activities: Basketball 2; Class Book Staff; Saint Patricks C.Y.O.; Boys Club. Ronnie” as most of his friends call him is one of Wilby’s most versatile young stu- dents. Playing basketball, golf, baseball and working with mechanical devices are some of his many interests. Even though Ronnie hasn't decided on his future ambition, we’re sure he will succeed in whatever he chooses. THOMAS JAMES DWYER Tucker” July 1, 1941 Slocum «i His tongue is never still — talk it must and talk it will.” Activities: C.Y.O. District Council; Ac- counting Club 4; Basketball 3, 4; Baseball 3, 4; Bowling 3, 4. Tucker” can be seen around the halls almost anytime, especially running errands. His desire is to become a sales manager and with his gift of gab he is sure to be a success. GAYLE MARGARET EVERETT Gay” June 8, 1941 Woodrow Wilson Eat, drink, and he merry, for tomorrow we die!” Activities: Balance Sheet Representative 1, 2, 3; Bowling League 3, 4; Junior Prom Committee 3; Balance Sheet Staff 4; Room Representative 3; St. Lucy's C.Y.O. 1, 2, 3, 4. An easy smile and a good sense of humor are two of Gayle’s outstanding traits. Her hobbies include singing, dancing, and eat- ing pizza. A future as a stenographer will put to use the shorthand she enjoyed in Mr. Skehan’s room. MAURICE ETERGINIO Moe” October 30, 1941 B. W. Tinker '71 work and no fun is no life for me.” Activities: Key Club 2, 3, 4; C.Y.O. 1, 2, 3, 4; Swimming Team 1, 2, (Crosby); School Page-2 (Crosby). Moe” hails from Tinker School and finds enjoyment in fixing cars and skin diving. He dislikes Wilby’s crowded cafeteria tables and lists English as his favorite subject. His greatest ambition is to become an electrical engineer.