Classmate Info
Use this section to...
(1) enter your Profile, (2) find out about your classmates, and (3) communicate with them. This is a secure area, so usernames and passwords are involved. Want help? Contact Diana Buckingham at mamabuck@twcny.rr.com.
(1) Enter your Profile for the first time:
a) If you are new to this area, click the "Add Your Profile" button.
b) Create a Username and Password and enter them. Then write them down.
c) Fill in the rest of the form and enter the security code at the bottom. If you don't fill in the security code correctly, you will have at least one more chance to enter it.
d) Diana will add your Yearbook photo to your Profile. If you want to add a current photo, send a .jpg/.gif or other photo media to Diana by attaching it to an e-mail.
(2) How To update your Profile:
a) If you already have a Profile, then retrieve it using the search function, and click the "Edit Your Profile" button.
b) The system will ask you for your Username and Password. If you forgot them, click on the "I forgot my username and password" button. You will receive an e-mail within a couple of minutes containing the two items. Write them down again.
c) Update your Profile and save it.
(3) Helpful things to know:
a) If you don't want to mess with Usernames and Passwords, send your information to Diana Buckingham (mamabuck@twcny.rr.com) with a note saying: "I don't want to mess with this, but I want to share some information." Diana will then enter your info for you.
b) If you want to see where classmates now live, click on the "Where are they now" button.
c) Use the "Send This Person A Message" button to send an e-mail to a specific person. You can only use it to contact one person at a time.
Stephen Turcsik
Then
| Marital status: | Divorced |
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| Children: | 2 |
| Occupation: | Retired Electrician |
| Grandchildren: | 2 |
| Is it OK to tell other class members your e-mail and phone number?: | You bet its OK |
| What have you been doing for the past 50 years?: Worked as a union electrician on heavy construction. Took early retirement in 1996, at age 52. I enjoy driving my 1923 Ford "T" Bucket street rod show car. I also have a 1969 Corvette, a 1956 Ford, and 1957 Chevy show cars. I spend most of my summer time on my cruiser, on Cayuga lake, swiming and fishing. Winter months I become a hermit, waiting for Yankee's spring traing to start. | |
| Comments: Steve passed away on Mar 7, 2015. | |
Penny Tuthill (Hemming)
Then
Now
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 3 |
| Occupation: | Kept woman |
| Grandchildren: | 8 in sept. 2012 will be 9 |
| Cell phone number: | 214-718-9160 |
| Is it OK to tell other class members your e-mail and phone number?: | yes |
| What have you been doing for the past 50 years?: Married John Tuthill June 4th 1966 and still going strong. Survived early marriage to Captain Tuthill, F4 pilot USMC. Two tours of duty in Beeville, TX introduced us to the great state of TEXAS. Our first child, Jeff, was born in Beeville 1968. Scott and Tracey were born in Dallas, TX, in 1973 and 1975 respectively. John worked for a division of GM which moved us to Bloomfield, MI 1976-1981. In 1981, we moved back to the Dallas area where we have lived ever since. We now have 8 grandchildren and soon to have 9 in September. We spend our free time at our beach house near Destin, FL. Always been involved in charity work and various sports activities (tennis,golf,skiing, etc...). | |
| Comments: Sorry we will be unable to attend the reunion, but look forward to hearing about it through this website! Thank you for all your hard work. My high school years have always been happy memories. | |
Mary E. Tutton (Evans)
Then
Now
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 3 |
| Occupation: | Hair Dresser - 44 yrs. |
| Grandchildren: | 4 |
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What have you been doing for the past 50 years?:
Have wonderful good health and 4 grandchildren. Special Interests: Gardening, Church, Life and Hardwork - love it! |
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Ann VanDeMark (Whittaker)
Then
Now
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 2 |
| Occupation: | Administrator/CU |
| Grandchildren: | 5 - 4 boys/1 girl |
| Is it OK to tell other class members your e-mail and phone number?: | yes |
| What have you been doing for the past 50 years?: Went to CCBI for a year then began working at CU in the ILR School – after four positions and 22 years transferred to the Arts College and now have almost 44 years of service, currently as Administrator in Asian Studies. Completed AAS @ TC3 on part-time basis. While I have never left Ithaca, I’ve had the opportunity to work with a vast number of individuals from all over the world. Married for 43+ years to Dave VanDeMark (IHS ’61), have two great kids – Shelli (MA) and Scott (CT) and five grandchildren. Have enjoyed travel to Hawaii, several cruises, and now the added pleasure of trips to visit children/grandchildren. Hope to be able to travel and see more of US after I get the retirement bug. Enjoy spending time with good friends, reading, and, unfortunately, shopping. | |
| Comments: Love checking out the reunion site to see what everyone has been doing. Thanks for the great work! | |
Sally VanOstrand (York)
Then
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 4 |
| Grandchildren: | 7 |
| Cell phone number: | 239-218-4114 |
| Is it OK to tell other class members your e-mail and phone number?: | yes |
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What have you been doing for the past 50 years?:
We have 4 kids, 7 grandkids & 3 great- grandkids. I work part-time at JC Penney. Larry is retired from the car business. We moved to Florida in Aug. 2000. We live in a condo on the water and enjoy it very much. |
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| Comments: Looking forward to seeing "old friends". | |
Joseph A. Velletri
Then
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 4 |
| Occupation: | Retired - General Motors-35yrs, Retired-1999 |
| Grandchildren: | 9 ages 25 yrs. - 2 yrs. |
| What have you been doing for the past 50 years?: Special Interests: Family, Fishing, Hunting, Home | |
Joseph Velletri
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 4 |
| Occupation: | Retired |
| Grandchildren: | 9 |
| Cell phone number: | 716-329-4229 |
| Is it OK to tell other class members your e-mail and phone number?: | Yes |
| What have you been doing for the past 50 years?: Worked for General Motors for 35 years and have been enjoying my family all the time. | |
Tai Lahans (Susan Wade)
Then
| Marital status: | Widowed |
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| Children: | 1 |
| Occupation: | physician/research |
| Is it OK to tell other class members your e-mail and phone number?: | email - yes |
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What have you been doing for the past 50 years?:
After graduation from Cornell with a dual degree in anthropology and linguistics I headed West and got my graduate degree at Berkeley and finished my pre-med and then medical school. I lived in the Bay Area for 22 years working in pediatric oncology. My son was born in Santa Rosa, CA in 1978. He passed away from cancer in 2001 when he was 24. I moved to Seattle in 1982 and continued in medicine here. I never married but my life partner passed away after 25 years of excitement, love and happiness in 1995. Over the past 15 years I have lived and worked in China for a total now of four years studying the integration of Chinese medicine in combined cancer care. Teaching is a great love, and teaching medical students, especially clinical medicine, gets me going in the morning. Steering by the torch of chaos and doubt, my life has been like climbing the south side and descending the north side of a mountain in Guilin. Children with life-threatening disease inspire me endlessly. My portuguese water dog, Mr. Mr., has been my main squeeze for the past 10 years. He is also a therapy dog and attends sometimes with me. We walk along the Sound frequently and cross country ski in the mountains - he wears mini-snow shoes made for dogs. We live in a modest home built Japanese style with radiant floor heating from electricity produced by solar panels on the roof. Yes, Seattle sun can produce electricity. We heat water in this way - the radiant heat and the bathing and clothes washing water - and we collect our own water in underground cisterns - we are partially off the grid. Grow a lot of our own food. Somewhat typical West Coast Greens. My first book was on integrated cancer care - a medical text book. Next one is in process on cancer prevention and how modern living and philosophy has contributed to the cancer epidemic in the developed world - not a medical text. I write to music - my greatest love. Mr. Mr. especially loves opera. He has a stunning tenor voice. |
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| Comments: Life is borrowed time between the infinities. | |
Gary Waite
Then
Now
| Marital status: | Divorced |
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| Children: | 2 |
| Occupation: | Retired - 1 yr. |
| Grandchildren: | 1 |
| Cell phone number: | 912-674-5175 |
| What have you been doing for the past 50 years?: Had my first biological grandchild on November 5th. A beautiful precious little girl named Hencie Brooke. Her beautiful Mom is my daughter Heather. | |
| Comments: Gary passed away on March 1, 2011. | |
Charlene Waite (Quigley)
Then
Now
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 3 |
| Occupation: | T-Burg Auto Supply - 30 yrs. |
| Grandchildren: | 4 |
| What have you been doing for the past 50 years?: Owner of T-Burg Auto Supply - 12 yrs. | |