Wilby High School - Wilby Yearbook (Waterbury, CT)

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 GEORGE DeBONIS May 6, 1948 Kingsbury Activities: Vice-President Student Coun- cil; Yearbook Staff; Junior Prom Com- mittee; 4 Yrs. Tri-Captain Football Team; 4 Yrs. Captain Baseball Team; Vice-President of Junior Class; Projec- tionist Club; Y.M.C.A.; Cap and Gown Committee. Ambition: High School Math Teacher; Coach; Travel. Active leader . . . good football and baseball player . . . outstanding person- ality . . . always joking . . . Student Council’s favorite radio celebrity. DOUGLAS DESAULNIERS Doug” May 25, 1948 Blessed Sacrament Activities: Key Club; English Club 1, 2; Debating Economics Club. Ambition: Undecided. Always has a comment ready . . . blushes very easily . . . enlightens every- body. ANTHONY DELL’ANNO 'Tony” November 28, 1947 St. Joseph’s Activities: Football Team 1, 2; Italian Club 2, 3. Hobbies: Weight Lifting; Working on Cars. Ambition: Engineer. Quiet . . . avid reader of car magazines . . . one of Wilby’s stronger boys. JOSEPH DEVINE Joe” January 12, 1948 St. Mary’s Activities: Swimming Team 1, 4, Tri- Captain 4; Key Club; Economics Club; Junior Prom Committee; Senior Class Play. Hobbies: Swimming and Golf. Ambition: To get rich. Will argue any point . . . cherishes his water wings . . . Don’t knock Chevy’s!” HOWARD DAVIS Howie” April 8, 1948 Barnard Activities: Key Club; Debating Club; Creative Writing; Drama Club; Eco- nomics Club. Ambition: Business Administration. Likes cars and talking about them . . . popular . . . future executive. MARY ANN DeMAREST Mar” September 17, 1948 Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Activities: Glee Club; D.E.C.A.; C.Y.O. Ambition: To become a Secretary. Bubbling personality . . . likes to laugh and have fun ... a good friend . . . quite blushablc. 24

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 VIRGINIA M. CROCCO Ginnie” September 4, 1948 Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Activities: Book Club, 2 Yrs.; Children of Mary, 4 Yrs.; Cheerleading, 3 Yrs.; C.Y.O. and Cheerleading. Ambition: Nursing. Hobbies: Reading; Painting; and Swim- ming. Ginny is cute as a button . . . friendly . . . a vivacious cheerleader . . . the other half of a ten foot pair. JOSEPHINE D'AMICO Jo” July 17, 1948 Mt. Carmel Activities: Italian II Club Club; Book- keeping III Club; Children of Mary (Mt. Carmel), 4 Yrs.; C.Y.O. 2 Yrs. Ambition: To achieve success in life. Jo is mild mannered ... has a pleasing personality . . . friendly to all . . . church bells are ringing. ROBERT CRANE Bob” September 17, 1947 Prospect Activities: St. Anthony's C.Y.O.; Biology Club; Glee Club; Track; Squires. Ambition: Medical or Business field. ANDREA MARIE D’ANGELO September 23, 1948 Duggan Activities: French III and II Club; Fu- ture Teacher’s Club; National Honor Society; C.Y.O.; Room Representative; Banking Representative. Ambition: To be an Elementary Teacher. Quiet . . . dreamer . . . loves Righteous Brothers . . . joking personality . . . chicken chcm lab . . . nice smile . . . fun to be with. S 23 DIANE DALTON Di” May 15, 1948 Bunker Hill Activities: Pep Club 1; Future Nurses 3; French 3, 4; Economics Club 4; Emer- ald Staff 4; Office Staff; Rainbow Girls; Pilgrim Fellowship. Hobbies: Swimming; Playing Piano. Quiet, cute, and very pleasing person- ality . . . Diane’s good nature and re- freshing simplicity won her many friends at Wilby ... to Diane Skys the limit.” LIBERTA LEE D’ANTONIO Ben May 7, 1948 B. W. Tinker Activities: Secretary Italian III Club; Treasurer Press Club; Future Teacher's Club; C.Y.O. and C.Y.O. Cheerleading, Co-Captain; Waterbury Deanery; Honor Society; Glee Club, 1 Yr.; Yearbook Staff. Ambition: Elementary Teacher. Terrific sense of humor . . . always fun to be with . . . has a smile for everyone . . . a girl who will be a success in everything she attempts.

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KAREN DEWS Kar” July 29, 19 7 Memorial School Activities: Yearbook Staff. Hobbies: Art; Dancing. Ambition: Commercial Art. Never know what’s behind that shy, innocent smile . . . always where the fun is ... a friend to all. NICHOLAS DI BENEDITTO Cuddle-bunny July 7, 1948 B. W. Tinker Activities: School Band; Music Instruc- tor. Ambition: Music Instructor. Smile for everybody . . . always found with a guitar by his side . . . swing it! SYLVIA DiCHIARA August 30, 1948 Mt. Carmel Activities: D.E.C.A. Club; C.Y.O. Ambition: X-ray Technician. Pleasant ... a smile for everyone . . . finds Distributive Ed. her most enjoyable subject. EDITH ANN DiFLORIA Edie” March 29, 1948 Algonquin Activities: Treasurer of the Senior Class; Treasurer of French III Club; French Club Newspaper; Junior Prom Commit- tee; Room Representative 1, 3; Senior Prom Committee; St. Anthony’s C.Y.O.; Glee Club 3- Hobbies: Collects Stuffed Animals; Pho- tography; Swimming. Ambition: To continue education to be- come a successful 'Executive Secretary’. Attractive girl with a pleasant disposi- tion . . . has great ambitions . . '. loves Hawaii, smart clothes, and especially that red Cadillac!!! GAIL DI GENNARO March 30, 1948 St. Joseph Activities: Yearbook Staff; French Club III; C.Y.O.; Waterbury Deanery Secre- tary; C.Y.O. Secretary; C.Y.O. Cheer- leading Captain 3, 4; Room Representa- tive; St. Joseph’s Drum Corps. Hobbies: Bowling; Skating; and To- bogganing. Ambition: Executive Secretary. A friend to everyone . . . warm person- ality . . . can always be found in Pros- pect . . . also in unusual predicaments. BARBARA JOAN DiMODUGNO Barbara Dee” March 14, 1948 Kingsbury Activities: Italian Club; Glee Club; Fu- ture Teacher’s Club; Economics Club; Rainbow Girls; Y.W.C.A.; Senior Class Play. Ambition: Teacher. Noted for her long blonde hair . . . disapproves of going steady . . . remem- bers her driving lessons . . . I’ll say!” 25