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Welcome to The Wheatley
School Alumni Association Newsletter # 257
Larry Rosenthal (1965) Writes - “
I am pleased to announce The Fifth Annual(?) Unofficial
San Francisco Bay Area Wheatley Reunion Potluck—TFA(?)USFBAWRP-- to be held
Sunday June 7, 2026, noon - 4pm, in my Berkeley back yard. Early signups
include fellow Berkeleyans
Peter Siegel (’66)
and my brother
Steve Roselaren (’67)
as well as Barry (’65) and
Aldene Gordon from the South Bay. Interested Wildcats, please email me at
larros99@gmail.com
. Out-of-towners welcome!
Evelyn Weiner Barrow - Deceased
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Evelyn Weiner
Barrow, 99, died in Chapel Hill, NC on January 23, 2026, surrounded by
family. A magnificent wife, mother, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother and
friend, she was deeply loved and is dearly missed.
Evelyn lived most of her
early life on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, NY, with her parents, Mary
(Thomaschefsky) and Max Weiner, and beloved sister, Harriet (Caplan), before
graduating from Cornell University (1947), and earning a Masters in Library
Science from Long Island University (1969).
Residing for four decades
in Roslyn Heights, NY, Evy adored her career as a school librarian at the
Wheatley School (1969-1979) and Willets Road School (1979-1986) - a
profession well-suited to her lifelong love of books and learning. She
relished helping students and teachers access the library’s — and, later, the
Internet’s — resources, to help answer their questions and ignite their
passions. Her secret mission was to help in a way that dispelled librarians’
(in her view, undeserved) reputation as stern enforcers of silence and rules.
Based on her popularity, mission accomplished.
In a 1992 self-published
book about the genealogy of her family,
A Letter to My Grandchildren
, she
concluded, “I hope in my professional encounters as a Librarian, I touched
some lives, helped share my love of reading, or awakened some reluctant
student to its delights and keen satisfactions.” In this way, too, Evy left
her enduring mark.
In retirement, Evy and
her husband, Mort, died-in-the-wool New Yorkers, moved to Fearrington Village
in Pittsboro, NC, to build their dream house and start a whole new life
chapter. Their lives blossomed, making friends from around the world, jumping
into volunteer opportunities, playing tennis and learning to appreciate grits
and fried green tomatoes. Evy loved living in NC as much as NY, evidenced by
her accent, which subtly morphed from New Yawk-ese to a soft southern drawl.
Tennis was Evy’s sport,
and the New York Times was her daily companion. From reading the paper daily,
to doing the crossword puzzle, Wordle and Spelling Bee, Evy valued being
informed and engaged. She relished staying in close touch with family and
friends through email, texts, phone calls and, famously, handwritten letters.
She had a knack for sending the best birthday cards, ever.
Evy remained an avid
reader and a dedicated volunteer, recommending the latest fiction titles and
contributing to countless projects dedicated to life-long learning and making
the world better for others. She understood intuitively how to help friends
by showing up with home-cooked food, offering welcomed companionship, or just
being a good listener. Her long and fulfilling life, distinguished by energy,
curiosity and compassion, overflowed with meaning and satisfaction, along
with admiration from all who knew her. She showed respect to all, building
deep friendships until the very end of her long, full life.
Evelyn shared a profound
love with her husband, Morton, who predeceased her in 2008 after 60 years of
marriage, and remained at the center of her heart throughout her life. They
were an inseparable pair, traveling near and far, hosting lively dinner parties,
and welcoming new neighbors. Judging from their many photos, they obviously
had a great time.
Evy’s favorite holiday
was Thanksgiving, which she cherished as a time to gather for a full week
under one roof with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She
took great pride in her family and was grateful to have a special
relationship with each of her five grandchildren and twelve
great-grandchildren. She had a genuine, deep interest in them as young
people, always curious to learn more about their opinions, ideas and
challenges. Her love, engagement and steadfast support will forever be a
source of strength to her family.
Evelyn is survived by her
son Peter (Amy) Barrow and daughter Nancy (Greg) Serrurier; grandchildren
Laura (Phil) Geiger, Jeff (Meggie) Barrow, Julia (Tom) Ryan, Kate (Julien)
Cobert, Ben (Molly) Serrurier; and great-grandchildren Alexa, Evan and Cam
Geiger, Weston, Hunter, Tate and Bee Barrow, Rosie and Piper Ryan, Ryan and
Landon Cobert, and Brady Serrurier.
A celebration of Evy’s
wonderful life will be held at Galloway Ridge, Pittsboro, North Carolina on
Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 10:00am. In lieu of flowers, donations in her
memory may be made to Chatham County Literacy Council (
chathamliteracy.org
).
Paul Giarmo (1976) Writes - “
Art, Thanks for giving me the opportunity to respond to
your rebuttal.
To begin with, Syosset
High School is NOT Wheatley. It’s about three times larger than Wheatley, and
it really has no relevance to our Alma Mater’s Alumni Newsletter.
Let us keep in mind the
fact that the author of the subject article is talking about the period of
the 1950’s through the 1970’s. Can we not all acknowledge that tremendous
strides have been made since that time with regard to race relations?
We have ALL been victims
of racism at some point in history. My four Sicilian grandparents were
brutally discriminated against by their Northern Italian ‘countrymen,’ who
considered Sicilians to be Arabic Africans and, thus, ‘inferior.’
To escape that
persecution, all four emigrated to America, where they were systematically
persecuted by the Irish, who two generations earlier had been mercilessly
persecuted by both WASPS and German-Americans. At that time, ‘Help Wanted’
ads often included ‘No Irish need apply.’ During the New Orleans race riots
of 1890, Sicilians were tortured and killed by the ‘native’ population, with
the blessings of the ‘New York Times.’
The point is, how far
back must we go on the issue of discrimination? Everyone has suffered from
it. But I’m not responsible for what happened in the 1950s, nor should I
incur responsibility for it, or feel guilty about it. And I don’t. I refuse
to submit to the never-ending liberal claim that whites are (to their minds)
the only perpetrators of racism. I can feel empathy for the exchange
student’s struggles, and I do. But that doesn’t make me forever responsible
for something I had no part in inflicting on her.
Over 350,000 Union
soldiers died during the Civil War in defense of the Union, but also to
eliminate slavery from our country, overwhelmingly based in the
Democratic-held South. Should they not be respected and honored for their
sacrifices in eliminating that disgraceful ‘institution’?
Insofar as my cousins are
concerned, one of them, a Marine sergeant who shot his way out of a Viet Cong
ambush during the war, WAS called a “baby killer”, despite Steve Nelson’s
ridiculous claim to the contrary. Let me just say that that leftist never again
approached a combat Marine and called him anything other than ‘Sir.’
I truly wish that this
Newsletter would not include any political topics, but here we are. I have
long noticed an undercurrent of liberal bias among some contributors, and
frankly, I feel it has absolutely NO place in an alumni newsletter. We should
be focusing on our happy, youthful memories without regard to past or present
turmoils; and without the burden of ‘guilt’ that many liberals carry for
having been born into middle-class comfort and ‘privilege,’ as they
derisively refer to it. Enough already. Your parents and grandparents worked
hard and overcame numerous obstacles in this country to provide you with the
opportunities and great education that you received from the East Williston
School District. Don’t disrespect their memory and efforts on your behalf.
Respectfully,
Paul (”Spirit of ‘76”)
Giarmo
Proud American
Proud Wildcat
Art Engoron (1967) Responds -
“Yes, the subject article is four-years-old. The
Declaration of Independence, the Bible, and Plato’s Republic are even older,
and they still have not gone out of style.
“Decades ago”? That’s the
blink of an eye in world, or even Long Island, history.
“Not Wheatley”? But a
school relatively close, with similar demographics and academic excellence.
Yes, Steve Nelson,
Wheatley’s first Valedictorian, challenged the claim that protestors spat on
US veterans returning from the War in Vietnam and called them “baby killers.”
You say that your two cousins “received less than dignified receptions upon
their return.” If I understand you correctly, they did not claim that
protesters spat on them and/or called them baby killers.
Paul Giarmo (1976) Writes -
“Well, Art, At least three people have attacked me for
what I wrote in Newsletter # 254, so let me get right to it.
The first response, from
usual suspect
James Paley (1964)
, criticized my response as an
‘outlandish right-wing piece’ which includes ‘such right-wing views.’ That’s
right, Jimmy, and I’m proud of it. I am tired of you 1960s radical leftists
and your never-ending white guilt trying to punish and shame people while
patting yourself on the back with your virtue-signal hypocrisy.
Jimmy, you asked me what
my views are of the tragic deaths of Renee Nicole Goode and Alex Pretti.
Tragic, that’s what they were. Why you brought them up is another matter,
irrelevant to the issue of the article about Syosset High School. But I find
it interesting that you neglected to mention that both individuals were
members of anti-ICE Watch groups; and that in Alex’s case, he both vandalized
government property and violently resisted the arrest efforts made by ICE
officers, who defended themselves. As did the officer who shot Renee in
self-defense to avoid being run over by her vehicle, while her wife commanded
her to “Drive, baby, drive!”
By the way. Jimmy,
anytime you want to debate me, whether in the Newsletter or in person, I want
you to know that I look forward to the opportunity.
On to
Mitch
Shapiro (1970)
, who criticized my ‘rant,’ and my ‘inferiority
complex,’ lol. Aside from the fact that I don’t know you, Mitch; I would tell
you that I don’t engage in ad hominem (personal) attacks, and I stick to the
facts, something that you leftist Democrats seem to have a problem doing
yourselves. And I object to your inaccurate characterization of my ‘hard-core
right wing views.’ I’m just not a liberal leftist like you. It’s that simple.
Then
Patricia
Juris Berwald Brenner (1972)
claims that we’re ‘supposed to
be Blue on Long Island’ because New York City is. How ridiculous. You mean
the same voting bloc that elected socialist Zohran Mamdani mayor of that
far-left den of corruption?
And I never said that
Wheatley was great because it had almost no diversity, as Patricia claimed.
So she needs to stop mischaracterizing my comments to suit her own narrow,
intolerant political viewpoints. I know that that is right out of the radical
leftist playbook. To villainize their opponents by calling them extreme-right
wingers, white supremacists, evil patriarchists, Christian nationalists, etc.
It’s not going to work, Pat. Nor should it.
And, finally, many thanks
to my classmate and football teammate,
Ted Lipsky (1976)
, who has my
back and supported me in this alumni newsletter. Great classmate and great
teammate.
I’m tired of having to
defend myself against these stridently partisan leftists who preach
‘tolerance and inclusion’ towards people UNLESS they espouse moderate or
conservative views. I NEVER back down, and my classmates and teammates will
vouch for me on this fact.
Paul (”Spirit of ‘76”)
Giarmo
Proud American
Proud Conservative
Art Engoron (1967) Writes -
To quote Daniel Patrick Moynihan, "Everyone is
entitled to their own opinions, but not to their own facts.”
Paul “Spirit of ‘76” Giarmo Writes
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“I greatly enjoyed
Charles
Sanzone’s (1963)
recollections about that football victory at
Wheatley on Saturday, October 27th, 1962, against the vaunted Carle Place
Frogs.
I wrote about that game
in Issue # 103, April 10th, 2023 and praised lineman
Jeff
Carduner’s (1963)
heroics that day.
But Charles gave it
‘color,’ with all the background details and preparations his team made to
record that 13-12 victory over our neighbors to the south.
I have the Newsday
articles from that game and from the following week, when Carle Place
defeated the Mineola Maroon Mustangs. In that article, Carle Place coach Joe
Coady openly acknowledged how depressed his players were after ‘the loss at
Wheatley,’ and how his players felt that they were a better team than that;
going so far as to say that if they were to play us again, it might be a
‘different story.’ That kind of bragging always bothered me. We won against
them because our gridiron
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greats played harder and, as Charles wrote, employed a
better strategy, which was designed to confuse and overcome the Frogs’
advantage in size. Brilliant thinking by
Jack Cat’ Davis
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and brilliant execution by our players, who finished 4-4 that year, won the
game.
Wheatley’s undefeated
football team was a VARSITY team (not j.v.); and it was in the 1957 season,
not 1958; although the banner in the Wheatley gym reads “1958.’ Charles’
older brother,
Matt Sanzone (1959),
who played
on that illustrious team, can back me up on this. Although the games were
played in the fall of 1957, the seniors on the team graduated in 1958, and
the victory was in the 1957-1958 school year.
Again, a great story by
Charles
Sanzone (1963)
about what was perhaps the most significant
victory in Wheatley football history.”
Stephen Ehre Writes - “
I haven’t written in a while, so here are some tidbits.
I arrived at Wheatley in there Fall of 1965. I may be the last person still
alive from that date who taught at Wheatley.....scary. I was hired to teach
Social Studies and coach Junior Varsity Football with
Martin
Tierney
. I had coached Varsity under
Don Sterner
at South Side High School in Rockville Centre. He was twice voted coach of
the year, when they had such things.
As 1965 progressed,
Jack ‘Cat’
Davis
and
‘Wild’ Bill Lawson
did not
appreciate me, as I was against the Vietnam War. As my hair grew longer, I
was even more on the outs. I brought ideas and plays to Jack, but he did not
accept any. BTW, we did not lack size and toughness..nobody was tougher than
Don Gill,
Tony Crescenzi, Michael ‘Studs’ Lonegan (all 1968)
, and many,
many others. We lacked speed and quarterbacks who could fire the ball. I
tried three times to show Jack Davis a fabulous touchdown play in which
Mitch
Perlstein (1971)
ran an inside reverse. We tried it three
times in fours days and scored a touchdown each time. But I was called into
the office and told to stop interfering.
(BTW, our speed was on
the soccer field; I’m thinking of
Bob Rico and Fred Hanft (both 1967)
.
One reason Carle Place almost always had a top football team was that the
coach was also the athletic director, and he would not allow a soccer
team…hence their speed.)
Sadly,
Marty
Tierney
had a stroke, so I became coach of the JV. Some of my
standout players were
Richard Perlin (1968), Michael Wohl (1968),
Craig Artim (1969), Andy Goetz (1971) and Mitch Perlstein (1971).
Eventually,
I concentrated on the School Within a School (“SWS”). Wheatley Football
collapsed because the student population dramatically dropped, from the 140s
per class to one grade having only 78 students!
Interesting info: When
the Willets Road School was built, the district ran into a problem. One grade
school, the North Side School (K-6), was almost all Christian, and the other
grade school, Willets Road (K-6), was almost all Jewish. So the Board of Education
and
Superintendent
James Erviti
(a brilliant
educator) decided to use the Princeton Plan, a plan used to integrate Blacks
and Whites. North Side became K-4, Willets 5-7 and Wheatley 8-12. Students
were ‘integrated’ now from kindergarten onwards.
Lastly, I believe Human
Rights are not political, so I will address some here. When I taught at South
Side and then at Wheatley, we taught Social Studies in grades 11 and 12.…..2
years!! During the first year, we had sections on Government and Economics,
taught up to the end of the Civil War. In that first year, we also dealt with
Civil Rights and Immigration Laws.
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
wrote a
long pamphlet titled
‘The Negro Family: The Case for National Action.’
We also read
‘A Nation of Immigrants
’ by
John F.
Kennedy
and ‘
The Other America’
by
Michael
Harrington,
on poverty in the US. I gave out books to
interested students that I probably could not do today (e.g., ‘
The
Autobiography of Malcolm X’
and ‘
Manchild In
The Promised Land’
by
Claude Brown
). As an aside, in my
Sociology class,
Anne Canadeo (1973)
did an
amazing study…..a huge sociogram of her entire grade. It took up most the
entire front of Room 106. I still remember it! Later, New York State made
senior year a semester of Government and a semester of Economics. But every
year, I made SURE to include a section on redlining. I also always mentioned
that the lily white Districts of East Williston, Carle Place and Herricks and
the majority Black district of Westbury next door did not happen by accident.
Neither did the Northern State Parkway’s dramatic curve to the south, roughly
between Parkway Drive and Glen Cove Road, to avoid slicing through the
estates of the Gold Coast land barons of Old Westbury and points east. When
the Long Island Expressway was built, those same powers forced it to be
constructed below ground level, greatly increasing construction costs.
In class, we also talked
about real estate agents and their place in this outcome. We discussed
Levittown…..all white and no Jews/Blacks allowed (built by a Jew...who made
up for it by then building Roslyn Heights, allowing Jews to buy in). It
should be noted that the United States Government, after WWII, gave out
reduced mortgages to returning WHITE servicemen but NOT to Black vets. This
has hurt Blacks through to today, as houses are wealth builders. I always had
a discussion on these issues. BTW, our Board of Education did try and
approach Carle Place to combine the districts for cost purposes, but the idea
did not go far. No discussions with Westbury. Enough for now. Be well!”
1959 - Stephen Kaplin - Deceased -
Steve died on February 13, 2026, at the age of 84.
1965 -
Judy Lutrin Sidran and Sally Jablon (both 1965) hiking
in Tahquitz Canyon, California
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L-R - Sally Jablon, Judy
Lutrin Sidran (reprinted, but with a who’s who)
1967 - 20th-Year Reunion at Friends
World College
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-R - Scott
Geery, Douglas Brautigam, Kathy Sterritte Brown, and Bonnie Krafchuk Young
(and off to the far right, bearded and wearing a hat, is Jack Wolf)
Kathy Writes - “
Hi Arthur, I recently found this photo, taken at our
20th-Year Reunion at Friends World College (now LIU Global), of which, at the
time, classmate Larry Weiss was President. Doug’s recent death was sad and
untimely; I wish I had sent the photo in sooner. I love seeing Scott, Doug,
me, and Bonnie.
I was last in touch with
Doug in or about the mid-2000s, when I contacted him because my daughter was
performing in a play in a small theater in Montauk. I was hoping that Doug
could direct me to a house that our family had rented one summer when we were
in elementary school and which was located next to his family’s summer home.
Our two families were very close, especially our moms and our older sisters,
Suzi
Sterritte and Betsy Brautigam, both Class of 1965
. Alas, I
wasn’t able to confirm the house we had rented that long ago summer. However,
all was not lost, as the production of “Crimes of the Heart” was a success.
Art Engoron (1967) Writes
- Several East Williston boys were there, too.
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L-R - Larry Baum, Jack
Wolf, Richard Friedman, Mitch Stephens, Art Engoron
1971 - Dwight Devon Remembered
Todd Luttinger (1973) Writes
- “Sorry to hear about the passing of
Dwight
Devon.
My sincere condolences to his family and friends. I
remember him as a great guy and a good big brother to
Dana Devon
(1973)
.”
1970 - Richard Angelo Carbone -
Remembered
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Richard Angelo Carbone, 73
, formerly of East Williston and Mineola, New York,
passed away peacefully on January 31, 2026, at Saint Clair Hospital in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Born on October 13, 1952,
to the late Angelo and Julia (Gulino) Carbone, Richard lived a life defined
by service, strength, and devotion to his family. He proudly served as a
Sergeant with the New York City Police Department, dedicating many years to
protecting his community. After retiring from the NYPD, he continued his
commitment to justice as an investigator with both the Brooklyn and Nassau
County District Attorney’s Offices.
Richard’s spirit of
service extended beyond his career. He was a proud volunteer firefighter with
the East Williston Volunteer Fire Department and, later, with the Lake Ariel
Volunteer Fire Company after moving to the Poconos — always ready to lend a
hand wherever he was needed.
Above all, Richard was a
devoted husband, father, brother, and friend. He is survived by his beloved
wife, Billie (Simmons) Carbone, with whom he had just celebrated 43 years of
marriage on January 15th; his cherished daughter, Victoria (Phil Trona) Carbone;
his brothers, Angelo (Cindy) Carbone Jr. and Michael (Mary Jane) Carbone; and
his sister, Ella (Tom) Whitehead.
He was predeceased by his
beloved son, Richard Carbone Jr., and his sister-in-law, Darlene Carbone.
Richard will be
remembered for his loyalty, quiet strength, and deep love for his family. His
presence will be profoundly missed but forever carried in the hearts of those
who knew and loved him.
Arrangements have been
entrusted to Dalfonso-Billick Funeral Home Inc. and Cremation Services. A
celebration of Richard’s life will be held in New York at a later date to be
announced.
Angelo Carbone (1981) Writes -
“Richie was an amazing, loving older brother. May he
rest in peace........”
Faculty (Stephen Ehre) -
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“Thanks for ALL you do.”
1960 (Raymond C. Roller) -
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1962 (Carol Kaine Lucas) -
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1963 (Keith Aufhauser) -
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1964 (Richard Ilsley) -
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1965 (Leslie Rakoff Cohen) -
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1966 (Richard Jalonack) -
“Keep on doing what you’re doing
1967 (Jill Simon Forte) -
“Please keep publishing our interesting Newsletter,
because I always love traveling down memory lane, seeing names that I
remember
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1967 (Barbara Smith Stanisic) -
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1973 (Nancy Barrow Serrurier) -
“Thank you for all you do to keep the Wheatley spirit
alive.”
1973 (Gary Simel) - “
I want to express, on behalf of the entire Wheatley
community, my thanks and gratitude for all of the time, effort and caring you
put into
Keeping us together with your Newsletter. I read every one and look forward
to them. Keep up the great work.”
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link-to-a-link or a link-to-an-email-address. Clicking anywhere on underlined
text, and then clicking on the text that pops up will get you to your on-line
destination or will address an email.
Thanks to our fabulous
Webmaster,
Keith Aufhauser (Class of 1963),
you can regale
yourself with the first 255 Wheatley School Alumni Association Newsletters
(and much other Wheatley data and arcana) at our website:
The Wheatley School Alumni Association Website
Also thanks to Keith is
our search engine, prominently displayed on our home page: type in a word or
phrase and, wow!, you’ll find every place it exists in all previous
Newsletters and other on-site material.
I edit all submissions,
even material in quotes, for clarity and concision, without any indication
thereof. I cannot and do not vouch for the accuracy of what people tell me,
as TWSAA does not have a
New Yorker
style fact-checking
department.
We welcome any and all
text and photos relevant to The Wheatley School, 11 Bacon Road, Old Westbury,
NY 11568, and the people who administered, taught, worked, performed, and/or
studied there.
Art Engoron, Class of 1967
That’s it for The Wheatley School
Alumni Association Newsletter # 257. Please send me your autobiography before
someone else sends me your obituary.
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