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Wheatley Alumni Monthly Newsletter
Number 12 bis May 25, 2017
Dear Faithful Readers,
THE WHEATLEY SCHOOL CLASS OF 1967 50th REUNION
The Wheatley School Class of 1967 held a 50th-Year Reunion over the weekend of May 19-21, 1967.
The festivities kicked off Friday night at a party at classmate Art Engoron’s house in Great Neck.
Photos were taken Friday and Saturday evening. They are accessible to all on Dropbox by clicking on the following link:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/sydxg6gjwv3wk9g/AADjj8MrR0E4tEBmkLlQE5ZVa?dl=0
The following 29 classmates and their guests attended:
Last Name
Current
First Name
Middle
Wheatley Address
Guest
#
Abrahams
Michael
L
10 Red Ground Rd
1
Asquith
Stephen
Bryan
40 Hemlock Ln
"Mimi
1
Boland
Timothy
A
76 Robbins Dr
Chantal Brouillette
2
Brodkin
Richard
Alan
211 Brown St
Lois M Buerkle
2
Caterino
Kulhavy
Linda
Claire
187 Brown St
1
Cohn
Tobi/Toby
Ina
122 Ludwig Ln
1
Engoron
Arthur
Fredericks
26 Bengeyfield Dr
1
Frey
Wineman
Ellen
Leah
40 Percheron Ln
Andrew M Wineman
2
Friedman
Lieberman
Deborah
Sue
47 Shepherd Ln
1
Friedman
Richard
Mark
201 Dickson Ci
Cynthia Friedman
2
Frishman
Scott
42 Pebble Ln
1
Kaplan
Peter
>THE WHEATLEY SCHOOL CLASS OF 1967 50th REUNION
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THE WHEATLEY SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER # 77
ARTHUR ENGORON
Sep 4
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Dear Wheatley Wildcats and Other Interested Persons,
Welcome to The Wheatley School Alumni Association Newsletter # 77.
WARNING LABEL - THIS EDITION OF THE WHEATLEY SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER CONTAINS STRONG POLITICAL OPINIONS.
A letter from the Editor (Art Engoron, 1967)
Dear Readers, The inclusion of three essays with strong political/social opinions (one recognizably liberal, and two, in response, recognizably conservative) in the last two issues of this Newsletter generated a relative firestorm of criticism. I don’t doubt the sincerity of the writers thereof, and I have agonized over what to do.
I have decided to continue the practice of all prior 76 issues, which is not to censor opinions or avoid controversy, for the following reasons (given in random order). First, graduates' opinions are just as much a part of who they are as where their summer home is located or how many grandchildren they have. Second, skipping the diatribes is easy; you’ll recognize them immediately. Third, we are all sentient adults, we know the nation is fractured, and we are all surrounded by media blaring opinions of all sorts 24/7 (which I understand militates in both directions). Finally, I am a proud, card-carrying member of the American Civil Liberties Union and a First Amendment absolutist; censoring opinions would violate my own strongly held personal belief in favor of Freedom of Expression. The recent horrific stabbing of Salman Rushdie for a novel (The Satanic Verses) he wrote decades ago is the ultimate expression and logical extension of censorship.
I don’t publish these newsletters to upset people or make enemies, and I’m sorry if they do. But as long as I continue, I’m going to be true to myself..
I am not Tipper Gore, who infamously wanted to put warning labels on record albums (remember them?!) that contained profane lyrics, so the big print above is a one-off. But I will indicate, in the Title Line, any item that contains material that reasonably could offend anybody.
Finally, I have a saying that I apply to my professional life, and I have tried to apply to my editing of these newsletters: “factor yourself out of the equation.” These Newsletters are about you, or us, not me, and I scrupulously avoid publishing anything about myself that I wouldn’t about anybody else. To a certain extent I am channeling the words of the leader of a youth hosteling trip I went on when I was 16: “I just want to be the last rider in line and the one who holds the group’s spending money.” He wanted to make sure nobody was in trouble, but he did not want to play in loco parentis. You may have noticed that I, myself, have not joined the recent fray, and I won’t, as that would be unfair. But so would be refusing to publish heartfelt opinions because someone else may disagree or even find them distasteful or be offended. To paraphrase Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis over a century ago, “Sunlight is the best disinfectant.
muh ping pong
Graduates
1967 - Richard Friedman (1967) - Ping Pong Chronicles
Writes Richard - My classmate Jack Wolf asked if anyone could remember the nicknames we used in our Ping Pong League. That league lasted for years. If I had our names in one column and our nicknames in another column, I'd be able to match them. I even brought the iconic "score sheet" that was on my basement wall for years to a class reunion (at the Roslyn Country Club in 1992). Here’s what’s popping into my head.
Jack Wolf was “Jasper.”
Art Engoron was “Grono.”
Mark Friedberg was “Fribbles” (which was carried over into daily life as well.)
Danny Quaranto was “Squanto”
Larry Baum, uh, maybe "Pounds," which was what his initials, LB, stood for.
David Krauss? Maybe "Sour Krauss" from "Sauerkraut," (memories do fade and change <sigh>.)
Ken Markham? If he was in it, maybe "Pojo." Don't ask me why!
I don’t recall anything for Freddy and Larry Hanft.
Myself? I might have been "Reach," which was a camp nickname.
I can't imagine ever having discarded this memorabilia, so maybe someday I'll find it.”
1972 - Richard (“Rich”) Weissman - Steadfast LGBTQ Supporter
Rich and his husband, J.D. Horn, hosted the annual LGBTQ Congressional Caucus sit-down dinner at their Palm Springs home over the September 9th weekend for a group of 200 people. The Caucus consists of all LGBTQ U.S. Congresspeople, LGBTQ candidates running for U.S. Congress throughout the nation, and national LGBTQ and other Democratic leaders. Will Rollins, who just conceded the race to represent the 41st California District in Congress, and on whose campaign Rich and J.D. were actively involved, spoke as well. Rich, J.D., and Will also met with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Barbara Boxer in a private afternoon meeting. Congresspersons Maxine Waters, Hakeem Jeffries, and other U.S. Congressional and LGBTQ leaders spoke at the evening dinner.
Rich and J.D., through their charitable fund (The Richard Norris Weissman Charitable Fund, www.richweissman.com), and through their separate political donations, are active national leaders in the LGBTQ community, providing financial resources, strategic, and other support to a variety of LGBTQ organizations and candidates. Says Rich, "Wheatley, including the students, parents, and faculty, provided a foundation for activism based on the ideal that educated citizens need to engage in leadership roles, taking responsibility for progress in our nation and our world, ensuring that human rights and dignity are advanced."