1970's1970's

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Name: Sharon (Arnold) Gendron
Location:Clifton Park
Class Of: 1975
Comments: I live in Clifton Park with my 18 year old daughter. I also have a 22 year old son who lives in Troy. I am an RN working at Albany Med. in Pediatric Pulmonary. I also work on the Oncology floor part-time.
Date: 12:01:13, November 08
Name: James T. Robitaille
Class Of: 1978
Comments: Married 18 years to Donna (a transplant from Clifton Park although she now calls Waterford home!!!) We have 2 wonderful daughters Jamie 15 in 10th grade at good "ol WHHS and Nikki 8 in 3rd grade at WHES!! They keep us very busy!!! Jamie plays Varsity Volleyball and Softball go Fordians!!!! Nikki plays youth council volleyball, soccer and softball. We are the all american family with 2 kids, a dog, a rabbit and a guinea pig (just call me Dr. Doolittle). I have been making your drinking water her in Waterford for the past 20 years!!
Date: 20:31:30, March 18
Name: Joe Goot
Location: Waterford
Class Of: 1974
Comments: Still here in Waterford. Married to my wife Susan for 21 years. One daughter, Morgan, attending SUNY POTSDAM. One son, JESSE attending WHHS. I'm still taking care of the ducks on Sugarloaf Pond!!! Just a quick note to say THANKS FOR THE GOOD TIME AT THE REUNION...
Date: 16:32:55, October 21
Name:Tom Nolan
Location: Loudonville, NY
Class Of: 1976
Comments: After graduation I went to work for NYS Dept of Tax and Finance for 3 years, got bored and joined the Marine Corps. After my enlistment, I went back to the Tax Department and have been there ever since. Now married with one son named Ryan who 8 yrs. old.
Date: 20:43:37, October 15
Name:Francine Joly (Bennett)
Location: Winter Haven, Florida
Class Of: 1975
Comments: Wow, so glad to see this web page come up. I've been married for 18 years and have 2 boys 13 and 15. After leaving NY in 1981 we lived in Southern CA, for 11 years. As of 5 years ago we moved to sunny Florida where we are currently waiting for another hurricane to blow in. My husband and I have been self-employed for 2 years working out of our home running an advertising publication and are doing very well. I haven't been back to NY in about 10 years and hope to maybe visit this coming summer if we can get some free time. Miss NY but don't miss the winters. Would love to hear from old friends, I've been away for a long time. Fran Bennett
Date: 21:03:04, October 14
Name:Nancy L. Donald-O'Connor
Location: Waterford
Class Of: 1974
Comments: Married almost 19 years to Michael O'Connor. Have 3 kids: Austin, 17; Ryan, 14; Kayla, 12. All attend WHHS. (Yes, I'm still here!) I am currently working for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County as an Administrative Asst. in the Agriculture & Horticulture Depts. Our class just held it's 25th year reunion at Costanzo's Restaurant. It was a blast!
Date: 13:23:39, September 30
Name: Deb Pallozzi
Location: Ithaca, Ny
Class Of: 1975
Comments: I have been the Head Softball Coach at Ithaca College for the past 13 years. We have participated in two Division III College World Series, the last one was last season, Spring of '99. It's fun to see the different messages written.
Date: 15:58:28, September 22
Name: Patrice Muraski
Location: Waterford, New York
Class Of: 1974
Comments: I'm currently working for the department of Civil Service of the state, awaiting retirement in 18 years or so. Did I just say 18 years? oh boy...
Date: 08:33:09, September 22
Name: WAYNE FORCHILLI
Location: WATERFORD
Class Of: 1979
Comments: HEY! Still living in Waterford.Raising my son Zakk.He is now entering the third grade.Wow 20 yrs we have been out.Boy does time fly .
Date: 10:36:21, September 12
Name:Michael D. Breen
Location: Halfmoon
Class Of: 1971
Date: 20:05:52, September 04
Name: Gene Chouiniere
Location: Merrimack, NH
Class Of: 1975
Date: 07:26:03, September 03
Name: Brian Chouiniere
Location: Clifton Park, NY
Class Of: 1977
Comments: I went into the Air Force immediately after graduation and spent 18 years traveling around the world. I moved back to the area in 1995 and am currently a Mail Carrier in Waterford. I am currently single but have two daughters, Angela (19) and Kristy (17).
Date: 18:56:11, September 02
Name: Dennis & Tina Forget Farrar
Location: Waterford
Class Of: 1978 &1977
Comments: We have been married for 11 yrs. and have two beautiful daughters, Melissa who is 20 and Ashley who is 13. Dennis works for NYS Dept of Encon and I work for a temp agency for GE Waterford. Some people just don't leave Waterford!
Date: 16:50:02, September 02
Name: Denis Bedard & Kathy (Barr) Bedard
Location: Charlotte, NC
Class Of: 1976
Comments: Denis & I left Waterford because of a job change for him and lived in Louisiana for 1-1/2 years. We now live in Charlotte, NC and have been here for approx. 1 yr, again because of a job change for him. Hopefully, we won't be moving again for a while. Our daughter Tiffany, 19, is still living in Waterford and attending College. Our daughter Laura, 16, is here with us and attending the local high school as a Junior.
Date: 05:33:36, September 01
Name: Rose Dawson Donnelly
Location: Watervliet
Class Of: 1979
Comments: I'm living in Watervliet with my husband, Duke. We just celebrated out 15th anniversary.We have 3 children: Amanda,13,Courtney,10,& David,7. I work at St. Brigid's school as a computer lab teacher.
Date: 05:30:42, September 01
Name: Norm &Terry Dawson Bedard
Location: Waterford
Class Of: 1974 1972
Comments: My husband Norm and I will be celebrating our 3rd anniversary. We each have two children: Corey is 21, Chris is 19, Nicole and Melissa are both 17. I am working as Nurse Manager of General Surgery at Kaiser Permanente. Norm is an investigator with the Department of corrections and a part time Waterford cop.
Date: 05:21:38, September 01
Name: Kim Stoliker
Location: Waterford
Class Of: 1973
Comments: I have been with my significant other, Joe, for 23 years. I have a daughter who graduated from WHHS in 1992 and I have a granddaughter who is now in the 1st grade at WHES. It seems funny to go to school functions and still see some of the old teachers. I live 1/4 mile from the school and have been working at Mohawk Paper Mills in Cohoes since senior year of high school, 26 years ago.
Date: 05:15:59, September 01
Name:Debra (Lamos) Maloney
Location: Waterford
Class Of: 1974
Comments: I married Michael Maloney who was from Cohoes and we have one child, Christopher, who also graduated from WHHS.
Date: 05:14:11, September 01
Name:Allen & Rhonda (Lamos) Beaudoin
Location: Waterford, NY
Class Of: '70 & '73
Comments: We have just celebrated our 23rd Wedding Anniversary. Have two grown children-a daughter Jamie who is 20 (who also graduated from Waterford) & Sean who is 18 (will be a senior at Waterford this year). We previously lived in Southern California & Oklahom while Al was in the Air Force, but came back to Waterford to raise our children near our family's. Not sure what the future holds for us, now that our children are grown...who knows maybe Maui!!
Date: 05:08:18, September 01
Name: Dennis A. Schoonmaker
Location: 61 Timber Dr.Waterford, N.Y.12188
Class Of: 1977
Date: 18:05:24, October 30
Name:Barbara Hubbell
Location: Waterford, NY
Class Of: 1974
Comments: I am married to a wonderful gentleman from Pennsylvania and we have four children. My 2 boys Jeremy, is a Waterford Police dispatcher and a Latham firefighter and Jeff will graduate from WHHS in 2000. Benjamin and Rachel live with their Mom in PA. I worked at WHES as a Teaching Assistant for 6 years and then opened my own Preschool in Waterford in 1993. In 1998, I began a new adventure and opened my own real estate brokerage with my husband. Life is great!
Date: 21:55:21, November 23
Name:Frank & Susan (Forget) Tironi
Location: Halfmoon,N.Y.
Class Of: 1976
Comments: Hi everyone,we did not move far as you can see. Frank is Dir. of Code Enforcement and Water for Town of Halfmoon, and is chief of Halfmoon Waterford Fire Dept. Sue works as the Cook at Waterford Halfmoon School. We have two wonderful boys, Frank is a 1998 graduate of WHHS and is attending Siena College for Finance. (GO SAINTS !!) Justin is attending WHHS and is graduating in 2002. He is active in the Soccer program at school. (GO FORDIANS !!!)
Date: 10:57:55, December 31
Name: Linda Trethaway Hamel
Location: Collegeville, PA
Class Of: 1967
Comments: Life has been good. Spent 24 years as a research scientist with Sterling Winthrop, then wound up in Pennsylvania as a result of the merger mania of the pharmaceutical industry. Now decided to wind up my career in science as my current employer, Rhone-Poulenc Rorer eliminates jobs due to, yes again, another merger. Going to join my husband Doug in retirement, travel, play golf and pursue my addiction to quilting.
Date: 12:24:17, January 24
Name: jerry horn
Location: malta
Class Of: 1970
Comments: where's beep ???
Date: 23:22:02, January 25
Name: Eric Elmendorf
Location: East Longmeadow, MA
Class Of: 1970
Comments: Right here! Just don't try and get me where I can't breathe!
Date: 23:37:39, January 26
Name: Gene Connors
Location: Menands , NY
Class Of: 1978
Date: 09:19:46, February 08
Name: Dale J. Carpenter
Location: Goldens Bridge, N.Y.
Class Of: 1979
Date: 10:53:15, February 23
Name: Sue Golden
Location: Washington, DC/Middletown, VA
Class Of: 1979
Comments: Still living in DC. I own a farm in Va. Whatever happened to the class of '79??
Date: 18:30:32, March 02
Name:Charlie Wells AKA "Chub"
Location: Ocala, Florida
Class Of: 1978
Comments: Hey there WHHS ALUMNI. I left good ole Waterford in 1989 and moved to Florida. Ocala is a beautiful city and it is much warmer in the winter than Waterford. Anyhow I am working for the State of Florida as an Engineer with the Department of Transportation. I have recently been married to a wonderful woman whom I met at church. Valerie and I have merged families. She has 3 beautiful girls and I have my wonderful son. So together we now are a wonderful family. We are hoping to make it up to Waterford this year and hope to see some of yall. Oh yes I have picked up somewhat of a southern accent now. Yall take care and see yall soon!
Date: 18:08:42, April 16
Name: Rick Charron
Class Of: 1972
Location: Waterford
Comments: MY wife Becky and I have been married for 23 years and have 2 children Melissa and Christopher. Melissa is 19 and works at Kmart in Clifton Park, Chris attends WHES and is going into the 6th Grade. I am Branch Manager for U.S. Materials Handling Corp. in Green Island and also sit on the Waterford Halfmoon Board of Education. I was just elected President of the Board of Education for the 2000/2001 school year. A lot of exciting things are going on with the new construction thats coming very soon and I'am very happy to be a part of it.
July 10 2000
Name:Leo McCarthy
Location: Waterford NY
Class Of: 1977
Comments: Single Parent raising two Children Kevin Katie. Working here in good ol Waterford at General Electric!
Date: 15:21:34, May 04
Name: Debbie (O'Brien) & Bob Schramek
Location: Halfmoon, NY
Class Of: 1975
Comments: Bob and I have been married for 19yrs. and have two great kids. Kellie (13) and Greg(16)Bob is currently self employed in the HVAC drafting business and I work for Seton Health in Clifton Park. After living in Clifton Park for 13yrs we built a house on 7 acres of land in Halfmoon 5yrs ago. Would love to hear from old class mates. I have "the list" for anyone interested in a reunion. 25yrs is here my friends!
Date: 21:57:44, May 06
Name: DAN GORHAM
Location: PORT EWEN, NEW YORK
Class Of: 1979
Comments: I AM NOW WORKING AS A NEWS ANCHOR AND REPORTER FOR WKNY RADIO IN KINGSTON, NY. I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 3 YEARS,AND HAVE 5 KIDS. I WANT TO HEAR FROM AS MANY FROM THE CLASS OF 79 AS POSSIBLE.
Date: 09:49:17, June 01
Name: Amy (Patton) Lanoue
Class Of: 1973
Location: Waterford NY
Comments: Married to Bill Lanoue for 25 years. We have 3 daughters. Our oldest Amanda graduated from WHHS in 1995, then in 1999 graduated from Syracuse University. Now is working and living in NYC. Melissa our 2nd daughter graduated from WHHS in 1998,recently graduated from HVCC and will be attending New Paltz University. Our youngest daughter Olivia is entering 8th grade and is active in Volleyball and Drama Club. Bill and I just returned from celebrating our 25th anniversary in Hawaii.
July 04 2000
Name: Vito and Charlene Furciniti (Terry)
Class Of: Vito-1973 and Charlene-1976
Location: Watervliet New York
Comments: Hello Everybody!!!...Boy..we were shocked to learn of a WHHS website...Vito and I live in Watervliet with our two children..Jessica..13..and Vito..11...They (as u can imagine) keep us busy. We have learned we have no life..but the kids do!..That Sucks!..Vito is currently a supervisor at a recycling plant in Albany. I..on the other hand...am currently not working but enjoying (a little too much) staying at home. We have been married for 17 years but it seems like it was yesterday. (Vito made me say that)...We would luv to hear from everyone..Its been a long time. July 31 2000
- 08:31:52 Name: Terry McGarry Andre
Class Of: 1975
Location: Kennewick, WA
Comments: Hi from the dry side of Washiington. My husband of 14 years, Jim, and I have two children. Kristen, age 11 and Brian, age 7. I am the Education Coordinator for a small museum. The website of the museum is www.crehst.org. I teach various classes in history, science and technology as well as run summer science camps and after-school programs. My husband is a Physist with the Pacific Northwest National Lab - Battelle. God has blessed us with interesting work, a wonderful place to live, a church family and best of all our kids! August 03 2000
Name: Mary S (Barden) Green
Class Of: 1971
Location: Waterford
Comments: Yes, I've been back in Waterford since 1989 although I never really left the Albany area. I have a 21 year old daughter (Jennifer) who also graduated from WHHS. I've been working for the (great?) State of New York for 28 years and can't wait for retirement! Would love to hear from my old friends!
Sat August 19 2000
Name: Karen Leigh Hoffman
Class Of: 1975
Location: Lansdale, PA
Comments: Would love to hear from anyone. By the way, are they any of the teachers from our days still teaching?
3 Sat August 26 2000
Name: Dave Pucci
Class Of: 1972
Location: Long Branch N.J.
Comments: Hi I am looking forward to getting my degree, and the warden says I should have it long before my release.I can't wait to get back to my trailer its almost as big as this cell.It gets pretty lonely here so if anybody wants to write I'll make sure that none of the other inmates get your addresses because they are pretty lonely too.
Thu August 31 2000
Name: Lisa Kufel
Class Of: 1970
Location: Waterford, NY
Comments: I'm still in Waterford and raised my 2 children here as well. Both are married and my husband and I are proud grandparents of two grandsons. We'll be married 30 yrs. on May 1,2001. I would love to hear from you guys and what you've all been up to.
October 28 2000
Name: Bill Koncewicz
Class Of: 1972
Location: Longmont, Colorado
Comments: I've been working for IBM since 1983 and am currently 'stationed' in Boulder, Colorado. I've been out here for almost 7 years now and loving it!!! No wife or kids but, came close a few times on both counts!!! Don't want to rush into anything now, do we??? "Almost cut my hair, it happened just the other" millennium!! Drop a line: WILLKO@US.IBM.COM
January 08 2001
Name: Marcia Rigney Kilmer
Class Of: 1970
Location: Cohoes
Comments: I retired from the telephone company in '98. I have 2 children my daughter Krista who lives with me, and my son Karl and his wife Kitty (shumway) and their 2 boys live upstairs at my mom's house. I am now working for Seymour Fox PC-so if you're injured and need a good lawyer call me.
January 15 2001
Name: GEORGE MAHAR
Class Of: 1970
Location: PHOENIX, AZ
Comments: Moved to Phoenix after Military. Never left. Married, 3 kids. E-mail me!!!!!!
February 03 2001
Name: Chris Seibert
Class Of: 1979
Location: Mechanicville, NY
Comments: Hi everybody. I was told about this website by my cousin Bill Koncewicz - and he lives in Colorado! Up until that point, I did not realize there was such a website. After graduation in 1979, I went into the USMC where I spent three years. I even got to live in Japan for a year. I got out in California and stayed out there for a couple of years before coming back to good ole Waterford. Since that time I have spent the past 15 years working for New York State. I attend Siena College in Loudonville, working toward my 4 year Marketing/Management degree. I attended the 20th reunion and it was great to see alumni! Time flies but life is good and I hope to hear from you!
February 12 2001
Name: Bob Brundige
Class Of: 1973
Location: Waterford
Comments: I live in the village with my wife Pat and we've been married 23 years. We have a 21 year old daughter Melissa who graduated Salutatorian from WHHS in 1997 and is now finishing her last year at Saint Rose. Our son Bryan is 15 years old, is a freshman at WHHS and played JV basketball. My son and I are involved with the Drama Club. My son is the actor and I help build sets, layout the Playbill and print out the posters you may have seen around town. I work for an ad agency(Creative Advantage) in Schenectady. Date Feb. 15, 2001
February 16 2001
Name: LeeAnn (Vertefeuille) Goyer
Class Of: 1978
Location: Latham, NY
Comments: I have 2 sons, Andy who is 13 and in 8th grade at Shaker Jr. High School and Jeff who is 12 and in 6th grade at Latham Ridge Elementary. I am an RN working in the OR at Albany Med. A little more than a year ago, I met a wonderful man named Bob Hamilton who grew up in Lansingburgh. He was promoted with his company just after the first of the year and the boys and I will be joining him at the end of this school year in Bethlehem, PA. This is the first time Bob or I have ventured out of the Capital District so it will be quite an interesting adventure. I would love to hear from any fellow Fordians, especially those from the Class of 1978!!
March 06 2001
Name: Gary Hargraves
Class Of: 1973
Location: Colonie
Comments: HI! Still living in the area.I am living on the Mowawk River in North Colonie. I have been married to Leslie Owens for 14yrs.WE have two children, Ian age8,Josie age7, Still working in the automotive field.I am employed at Brown's Ford& Merc.Amsterdam for 1 1/2yrs.as a service technician.If you don't remember my face, see it on the Upstate Ford commercial!!!!!
March 19 2001
Name: Susan (Levens) Barsa
Class Of: 1970
Location: Rye, NY
Comments: My husband Al and I have been married 25 years. We have 2 children- Albert, 13, and Christie,11. After WHHS I became an RN and worked at that profession until we started our family. Now my time revolves around home, school activities and travel. I would love to hear from anyone in the class.
April 11 2001
Name: Don Brouillette
Class Of: 1971
Location: Mohawk, NY
Comments: A.K.A. Bob Hope
April 21 2001