Name: William ("Kim") Polignani
Telephone: 516-431-4488
E-mail: polignani@msn.com
Spouse name: Divorced
Children: Jonathan (age 17) and Michael (age 15)
Occupation: Attorney conducting civil and criminal trial practice and Ethicist (chairperson ethics committee at
Education: 1991, Masters in theology, Seminary of Immaculate Conception; 1971, Juris Doctor,
Since graduating from
While in high school I loved watching TV shows and movies about trial lawyers, the lone gun-fighter or the person fighting "the system" ("Perry Mason, " "Paladin, "High Noon," and the best, "On the Waterfront") and playing football --- they fueled my love for the success of the underdog and going against convential wisdom. Life experience has taught me that persistence and a "DON'T QUIT" attitude proves "success is failure turned inside out. . " I have won and lost many trials but win or loose, I always win. I have no retirement pension and I expect (and hope) to be practicing law for some time -- going out with my boots on.
My very best friend was always my father, Frank, who I gave such a hard time to while growing up. I was amazed on how much smarter he became when I turned about 25. Frank passed away in 1999, but he is still helping out. My mother, Gloria, has turned 86 and is in the process of buying the new Camaro. (By the way, my grandfather, Amadeo Polignani, is one of this nation's greatest heros having thwarted in March, 1915, as an undercover police officer for the NYPD Bomb Squad, a plot by militant anarchists (terrorists) to commence a nationwide "reign of terror" by blowing up St. Patrick's Cathedral during a High Mass and assassinating Rockefeller, Carnegie and Vanderbilt, which would hopefully lead to revolution and the downfall of our constitutional government. Much has been written on this event along with the related events of the 1919 nine-city terrorist attack and the
I was a single man until I was 41 when I fell in love with a 27 year old "hard body" -- life certainly was good and just. Who better than I to be the envy of men. But as we all know, life is not always what it appears nor is it "greener" on the other side of the street. After 11 years we separated and later divorced. My two boys, the dog (Snowball, a Lab) and I moved out of the marital residence into a small, cramped, attic apartment which was "Heaven on Earth" since it was on the water in
My sons, Jonathan and Michael attend
I am blessed with a few good friends. Indeed, God has put people in my life just at the time when most needed. At GC High my best friend was Bill Kenney (we met at St. Joe's in third grade and the Polignani and Kenney families became friends. Bill's father, Walter, was like an Uncle to me (as was my father was to Bill.). After high school we both went and did our "thing" but always to reunite at Bill's yearly Christmas party -- a great time catching-up with high school friends. For years now Bill and his wife, Diane, and my boys and I have been actively involved with each other. Uncle Bill, a self-made man, has been instructing Jonathan and Michael on the finer things in life like how to play golf, how to make a decision on a menu item in an expensive restaurant and how to curse in different languages and make it seem like a compliment. With Uncle Bill's help my boys are becoming true "Chaminade Men."
Parting Thought: DON'T QUIT.
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Name: Barbara Sadler (Swinton)
Address:
Telephone #’s: 585-385-3475
Email: bswinton@rochester.rr.com
Spouse’s name: David
Children: Scott (37), Kim (34)
Occupation: Retired
Education:
Since graduating from
After spending four years in the arctic conditions of
For twenty-five years we lived in one of the more rural suburbs of
During those years I was also involved working in the businesses of my husband, who was rather entrepreneurial by nature. Divorce came after 25 years, at which point I re-entered the workforce. Was that a scare! For the following 15 years (I retired at the end of 2007) I worked with medical device manufacturers providing regulatory assistance and compliance to international standards for new devices being submitted to the FDA for approval.
Those years again, were a great learning experience and also provided great friendships…one being that of my husband, David, my fondest mentor. He hasn’t caught the retirement bug yet and continues with a faculty position at the
My mid-life creative urges drew me through many stages: quilting, weaving, stained glass, painting and currently, jewelry design and creation. In retirement I have started my own business and am selling in four stores in the
Most salient high school memory: No one memory, but many: Mr. Allen’s English class, cheerleading, Bobby Vinton after prom night, those awful purple gym uniforms, great friendships, Mr. Decker’s homeroom, French Club dinner at the Hennings. Life was good!
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Name: Robin Perry (Brauns)
Address:
Telephone #’s: 416- 487-5372. 416-996-6131
Email: robin@lindsayperry.com
Spouse’s name: Harold
Children: Robert, Lindsay and Gregg
Occupation: President R,. Perry Management Consultants,
Education: Graduate of
Since graduating from
I worked for American Airlines for 5 years based in
I have had my pilots license for 20 years now and it has brought me great pleasure. A lot of quiet time in the clouds when the children were little. My husband and I have had many adventures travelling around the world. Playing Elephant polo in Nepal, sailing and working for 2 weeks on the tall ship “Eye of the Wind”, Astronaught School and other adventures, including travelling through South Africa, Egypt, Australia and India to mention a few. Ten years ago my daughter and I started a shoe company (Lindsay Perry Shoes), made in
Ten years ago, my mom moved from Garden City to live with me here in
I have been married for 35 years, and 10 years ago we started spending part of the winters in
I also feel we are very lucky to have had the privilege to attend such a great school, with such good friends who make an effort to get together.
Thanks to all the organizers whom have made such a great effort to make this happen.
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Name: Karen Eileen Spurge
Address:
Telephone #’s: 1-386-676-9135 Home
1-386-677-0872 Work
1-386-846-9171 Cell
Email: kespurge@aol.com
Spouse’s name: Divorced
Children: 2 sons, Jerry Hadley (Stephanie) and John Hadley (Missy)
Grandchildren: Twins, Emma & Jack age 7,
Occupation: Parish Secretary at St. James Episcopal Church in
Education: 2 years of college
Since graduating from
When I moved to
I have been working at my church for almost 9 years and just love this job. I am the Parish Secretary at St. James Episcopal Church in
Its fun catching up with some of my classmates on face book! Sorry I won’t be able to attend the reunion! Have a great time.
The most interesting, although I feel it is somewhat embarrassing, fact about my life is that I actually married my first husband three times. That’s right, three times! The first two were close together but the third time was after not speaking to each other for more than 24 years. He suddenly reappeared and swept me off my feet said he had learned his lesson and we were married again. This lasted a very short time and when I think about it, well you don’t want to know what I think about that. Lesson here: you are who you are no matter how you think you have changed.
My Parting Thought: If God leads to you it, He will lead you through it.
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Name: Mike (Russell)
Address:
Telephone #s (H) 610 543 6196, (W) 267 765 6814, © 610 675 8090
e-mail: mhanford7@comcast.net
Spouse’s name: Margee
Children: Diana (38), Stephanie (36), Jennifer (34), David (29), John (24)
Occupation: attorney, Defender Association of Philadelphia
Education: Princeton University B.A.,
Hobbies and Pastimes: tennis, traveling, hiking, coin collecting
Since graduating from
My initial foray into chemistry as an intended major (Jim Schenkel was my lab partner freshman year) came to an abrupt halt, and I decided to pursue political science. I made another 180 degree turn, after my professors converted me from a political conservative to a liberal. My senior thesis dealt with some constitutional law issues, which paved my way into law school. I was fortunate to defer military service until after I started my career, since I was commissioned as an officer in Army ROTC, and only had to serve three months active duty at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, learning the Army’s paperwork in the adjutant general school (somebody had to do it).
After turning down a job offer with a large civil law firm in Philadelphia (I really didn’t like all that paperwork), I became a trial attorney at the public defender’s office, where I have remained since 1971 (I guess I’m one of the few to have only one permanent job). I supervised a large felony unit of attorneys for nearly a decade, but stepped aside to become an adjunct professor at
Margee and I were married during law school, and she is now on her third career, running her own company as a post partum doula (caretaker for newly born babies). We have five terrific children (three girls, two boys) and two lovely grandchildren. We try to visit two of our daughters in
In the late 1970s I was fortunate to win a fellowship with the National Endowment for the Humanities and went to the
My traveling has slowed down recently, but I remain active playing doubles tennis twice a week. The one group of friends that I play with has been together for about twenty five years. When I was eight, I took up the hobby of coin collecting, and I’m still quite active in numismatics; I’m currently the president of the local coin club, and have given several talks to local clubs on coin-related topics. I remain involved in the affairs at
Parting thoughts:
We were all lucky enough to grow up in such a nice town with a really great high school and teachers. It doesn’t seem like 45 years have slipped by since graduation; if I could figure out a way to slow down time (without traveling at nearly the speed of light), I would share it with the world. Thanks to the committee for organizing the reunion—I’m looking forward to seeing everyone.
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Name: Jim Schenkel
Address:
Telephone #’s: 650-992-1650 (h) 415-553-4000 (w)
Email: jim@quojure.com
Spouse’s name: Jane
Children: Elizabeth (32), Ruth (26)
Occupation: Lawyer, manager of legal research company
Education: Princeton ’68;
Since graduating from
With an undergraduate degree in chemistry I went to work in the petrochemical industry right out of school. The company made the mistake of moving me out to
My practice dwindled as the business grew; now I’m almost exclusively running Quo Jure Corporation, which does for solos and small firms what the big firms have in-house associates doing: researching and writing litigation documents of all kinds. It’s a small niche business, but until last fall it had been fairly stable for 30 years; now, we’ll see.
I met my wife Jane in
I’ve kept up with singing, in both large choruses and small groups. I’ve sung classical music with the San Francisco Choral Society for 20 years, and kept in regular touch with guys I sang with in college, singing close harmony in quartets and larger groups. In the late 80s I took up aikido, and by the mid-90s was actually running a dojo in
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