Bach Kenowitz, Shirley
40th Reunion attendee.
Baker Monteleone, Carol
My husband of almost 34 years and I still live on Cape Cod and have two grown kids. Our son is a budget analyst for the Social Security Administration. His wife is a physician’s assistant. Our daughter is getting married this May in Bermuda! She is a social worker at Yale Child Study. Her fiance is in grad school to be a pathologist’s assistant. I am the manager of an animal hospital and my husband works for the post office. Life is good. (Last update 4/26/07.) 40th Reunion attendee.
Barbella Finnegan, Karen
Married to Pat for many years. We have a business selling toyhaulers (trailers that store bikes or whatever). We have two incredible children who I love very much. We like to travel and go to basketball games (following our team, the Suns).I run every day, as the weather is very good for that, except in the summer. But you learn to live with that (it’s a nice place to live!). I also do volunteer work with the Humane Society, trying to find homes for cats. (Last update 4/2/07) 40th Reunion attendee.
Been married for 26yrs, lived in Summit Co. and Salida Colorado, Sonoran Desert in AZ and plan to finish it out here in Northern MI. I’ve worked many jobs in 50 years, including ski mechanic, plumbing, logging, snowmobile & rafting guide. Moved to AZ and retired from Lufthansa working as an Aircraft Mechanic. Presently working at mastering tailwheel landings, more difficult after flying 1100hrs of Tricycle gear, restoring 1960’s BMW motorcycles, kayaking, iceboat sailing, bicycling and fixing stuff.
“Refuse to Grow Old, There’s No Future in It” Be Well! (Last update 9/19/18)
Barnett Vaughan, Suzanne
Deceased.
From Obituaries.com:
Vaughan, Suzanne, J. Nee Barnett, age 74, passed away on May 6th 2024, beloved daughter of Louis and Anita Barnett, caring sister of Mark Barnett, caring aunt of James and wife Annette Barnett and their children Harrison and Greyson, and caring aunt of Robert and wife Maija Barnett and their children Calista and Lyla. Suzanne was a long time resident of Loveland, Ohio. She was a dedicated teacher and taught for over forty years in the Loveland school system. She grew up in Livingston, New Jersey and was a graduate of the University of Cincinnati. She loved attending concerts, playing majong, traveling, and spending time with her many devoted friends.
I’m living in Fayetteville, N.C. Retired from Southern Wine & Spirits. Never married but had long relationship with Anne. Had triple-bypass in 2005 and am doing well. Spending lots of time with my four nieces and nephew and enjoying Rachel, Isabella, Sophia, Ava Grace and Zach. Good health to all and may you be blessed. (Last update 11/12/07)
Baumgarten, Mark
Married to grace (Spring Valley NY) with two sons: Ethan 16 and Noah almost 11. Work in finance @ Bear Stearns (Whippany). Much of my time taken up with coaching sports, several board memberships, and the joys of the teen years, again. (Last update 4/23/07) 40th & 50th Reunion attendee.
Bearg, Frederica
40th Reunion attendee.
Becker, Cindy (cindy@beckercompany.net)
I finally retired – excited for the next chapter!! (Last update 54/18) 40th & 50th Reunion attendee.
Beltramine, Robert
Six years in the US Navy- served in Vietnam, got married, bounced around for a while, retired after 20+ years at the position of Fire Captain with Navy Lakehurst Fire Department. Few years (23) later got divorced and now planning a marriage in June ’08. Living in the Poconos for the past 3.5 yrs. Still working but have other plans to put into action. See you all in September. (Last update 12/20/07) 40th Reunion attendee.
Deceased.
(From James’ sister, Christine Beverley Brady, LHS Class of ’66, now in San Diego, cbrady7@aol.com)
My wonderful, talented brother, Jim, passed away on July 5, 1991 of a heart attack, in Bath, Ohio only about three months before his 41st birthday on October 13. His classmate and my lifelong friend, Linda Logan, told me about this site and that you were seeking information about his life after high school.
Jim continued his education at Kent State University, where he attained his BA in Architecture and a few years later, his Masters Degree in Architecture. During his undergraduate years, in one of his last trimesters at the University, Jim was afforded the opportunity, through the school, to attend the University of Florence in Italy to further his study. While in Italy, he travelled all over Europe. During his freshman year, the debacle that is well documented at Kent State University occurred where the students rioted against the Nixon Administration’s expansion of the Viet Nam war and the National Guard was called in by Governor Rhodes, and the rest is history. At that moment, Jim was in Taylor Hall attending his scheduled class there. As the class ended, Jim was about to leave the building when shots fired out and bullets flew, killing four students and wounding many others. As he was about to leave a student rushed in and told him not to go out there because they were firing real bullets. The sculpture right outside that building is, to this day, riddled with bullet holes. Jim might have been a victim himself had it not been for that one student and his warning.
In graduate school, he taught a course in Design, given a student grant to study there. The granting committee at Kent State told him at his interview that he was the best design student that graduated from Kent State in twenty years. He got the grant over many waiting candidates. After graduate school, he sat for and passed his licensure test for Architecture in Ohio.
Before his passing, he worked for an Architectural firm in Cleveland, where he was known as “Mr. McDonald’s” because of all the McDonald restaurants he designed and built. The most well known is located in Warren, Ohio, is two stories high, with lots of glass and the Moon Piano Player located on the second floor. He and the firm he worked for were pictured and featured in an article in the Cleveland Business Journal. He also was involved in building a nursing home in Greenwich, Conn., many homes in Ohio, and various mall store interiors, including Fannie Farmer Candies. Jim also owned and operated the Old Eight Road House, a bar/restaurant, for a time in Ohio, where he had the likes of the Drifters play there on New Year’s Eve.
Jim met and married a girl from Ohio State U, Terry Bokesch, and they have three gorgeous daughters, raised in Bath,Ohio where they all graduated from the Revere School District. All went on to college: Constance Elizabeth, graduate of St. Louis University (Phi Beta Kappa) and Hoftstra Law School, now 25 and an attorney in New York City; Kirsten Leigh, 23, graduate of Kent State University like her dad, in Public Relations in Ohio; and his youngest, Kendra Stevenson, 21, an Occupational Therapist. They were mere little girls when they lost their father; Kendra was just five years old.
Jim still enjoyed running long after high school. He wanted to participate in track in college at Kent, but the Dean in the School of Architecture actually told him he had to decide if he wanted to be an Architect or a runner. He couldn’t do both. Jim, naturally, chose his profession. But he still ran for his own sport and played lots of tennis until the day before his death. He also loved skiing.
Although he spent his life in Ohio, he often came home to Livingston to see all of us and his friends, lots of them on the track team with him at LHS. For me, Jim just lit up the room the moment he stepped into it. He always had that commanding presence and a great sense of humor, but most of all, a loving spirit that I miss more than I can say here. He was just the best brother, father, husband,son and friend. We all who loved him miss him deeply, including his namesake and incredible near double, my son, Jim.
Wishing all of the Class of 1968 a warm and wonderful 40th Reunion!
Blauvelt Gruskin, Christine
Bluhm, Robert
50th Reunion attendee.
Deceased.
(From Kim’s sister, Leslie B. Zuckerbrot, lbz@specialtytraining.com)
Kim died October 24, 2004 in Pittsburgh at the age of 53. Although he had developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma a few years earlier, his immediate cause of death was a hospital-acquired MRSA infection following successful spinal fusion surgery.
After graduating from LHS, Kim attended and graduated from Penn State University with a degree in General Liberal Arts. He earned his JD from The Law School at Duquesne University and then worked for many years in several Pittsburgh law firms as a personal injury attorney. Then, finding that he liked promoting harmony rather than dealing with conflicts, he entered the mediation field and formed his own successful mediation and arbitration business. Kim was wonderfully perceptive about people’s needs, and his ability to remain neutral, no matter what the dispute, produced a high rate of settlements and made his mediation services popular. He had found his professional niche and his calling in life—a career that took advantage of his considerable interpersonal insight and skills.
As a mediator and arbitrator, Kim served on the Board of Governors of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the Federal Bar Association and was the former Chair-Elect of that nationwide Section. He also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Conflict Resolution Center International, was a Special Master judge in jury trials in state court, and was a Special Adjunct Settlement Judge with the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He was also Chair Emeritus of the Business Dispute Resolution Alliance.Kim taught more than twenty graduate courses in conflict resolution on the part-time faculty of Duquesne University. He taught private mediation training and advanced mediation training to other mediators and was often asked to serve as a guest lecturer in the fields of mediation and dispute resolution. He served as moderator in a special half-day briefing on alternative dispute resolution sponsored by the Federal Bar Association in Washington, D.C. on February 20, 2002.
After earning his law degree, Kim lived in Pittsburgh his entire life. While in law school, he married Gerrian Miller, and, in 1982, their son, Joshua, was born. Around 1990, they divorced. In 1995, Kim married Lisa Ramser and became step-father to Lindsay and Rob. Kim was a sensitive, caring, very generous, and gentle man, and he and Lisa had a magical marriage. Having taught himself guitar and piano when he was younger, Kim was also a fabulous musician and composer. He recorded an audio cassette, Gifts from the Heart, and later a CD, Kim’s Greatest Hits. One of his songs was used as background music for a Saturday Night Live sketch. Kim could sit at the piano and play forever, loving every minute.
In addition to his wife, Lisa, and son, Josh, Kim is survived by his mother, Elaine Elkind of Summit, NJ; a brother, Matthew of Columbia, MD; a sister, Leslie Zuckerbrot of New York City; his step-children, two nephews and a niece. Today, his son Josh, now 25, is a first-year law student at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. This photo of Josh and Kim was taken in Kim’s office several years before he became ill. Kim was always exceptionally proud of Josh and loved him intensely his whole life.
Bock Copeland, Karen
We are happily retired and living between our homes in Cape May New Jersey and Hilton Head South Carolina. (Last update 9/11/18) 40th Reunion attendee.
Bonnett Marshall, Nancy
I have been happily married to my husband Robert since 1971 ( he was my high school boyfriend from Essex Catholic High School ). He was NJ Biz Magazine’s CFO of the year in 2015 and is still working as a CFO. We have three great children – Troy, 43 a high school science teacher ( married to Annie also a high school teacher ), Abby, 37 an elementary school teacher ( married to John a high school gym teacher ) and Chad, 33 who works for a business. We also have five grandchildren – Olivia, Alexander, Madalyn, Nicholas and Joseph. I keep busy with my many hobbies, my jewelry making business and helping out with the grandchildren. We are fortunate that they live close by. I am retired from my job in the accounting field. (Last update 8/24/18) 40th & 50th Reunion attendee.
Bosworth Jones, Pamela
I’ve lived in Maryland since I graduated from college, been married for 41 years, have two children and four wonderful grandchildren. I taught school for 38 years in the same school system and retired in 2010. I enjoy spending time at the gym, walking, and gardening. I also love my time with the grandchildren and traveling with family and friends. My favorite trips were a river cruise to Germany and one down the Dalmatian coast from Croatia to Greece. Looking forward to my next trip with my longtime friend, Shelby Price, to Ireland in October. Excited to reconnect with all of you in September. (Last update 4/2/18) 40th & 50th Reunion attendee.
Bove Barrett, Regina (Joy) (njjoyb@gmail.com)
Time flies! I lived most of my life in New Jersey where I raised my three children in Bernardsville and Mendham. After a 25 year career in real estate I retired and moved to Naples, Florida. My biggest pleasure is spending time with my eight grandchildren who range in ages 9 months to 21. I loved the years I spent as an EMT serving my community. Volunteering was always on the top of my to do list. Now that I’m living in Paradise I spend lots of my time on the golf course. Getting old isn’t that bad after all. My prayers go out to the families of our classmates that have passed. To those attending our 50th….enjoy! (Last update 8/12/18) 40th Reunion attendee.
Brett, Wayne
Deceased.
From Warwick Advertiser, 11/18/2019:
Wayne R. Brett of Warwick passed away on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, in Florida while scuba diving, an activity he loved. He was 69.
Wayne was born Jan. 3, 1950, in Newark, N.J., the son of Morton and Alma Brett. He spent his childhood in New Jersey. While he was a teenager, he and his family moved to Nebraska. In 1968, he returned to New Jersey, where he graduated from Livingston High School. He then attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
In 1969, when he was 19, the world was Wayne’s oyster. He attended Woodstock, a highlight of his life, and then set off on a cross-country journey with a high-school friend. Wayne often recalled the adventures he had and the landscapes he encountered on this trip of a lifetime.
In 1975, Wayne and Erika Lubar were married. They lived for several years in New Jersey before settling into their family home in Warwick.
Wayne had a long career in the supermarket industry, where he was a well-respected seafood buyer. In his work, he traveled the world, certifying international fishing companies for export. To say Wayne loved seafood, would be an understatement. He was a keen fisherman who loved his time alone fishing on the Beaverkill.
In addition to his family, Wayne’s passions throughout his life included diving. He had completed more than 2,500 dive hours and was master certified. Diving on the Great Barrier Reef was one of his most memorable dives.
For most of their lives, Wayne and Erika had a houseful of dogs, which he doted upon, until this gradually gave way to a menagerie of cats, equally loved. Wayne was a proud gardener, with a green thumb. He continually amazed his family and friends with his top- shelf produce.
He enjoyed cooking and baking. His reputation for sinful cookies earned him the nickname “Mr. Keebler.”
Wayne adored spending time with his 3-year-old granddaughter, Sylvie, and was thrilled to welcome his grandson, Rowan, into the family in October.
He is survived by his wife and best friend of 44 years, Erika; their two children, Chase and Hallie; his daughter-in-law, Emily; his son-in-law, Mike; two grandchildren, Sylvie and Rowan; his mother, Alma; and his three siblings, Doug, Julie and Neil.
A private life celebration for Wayne was held Nov. 17 in Warwick.
Brine, Charles
40th Reunion attendee.
Brown Riello, Sherry
Happily married to my husband Nicholas for 32 years (currently the Manager of Douglas Motors). I have two daughters, my oldest Jodi (30) is a Make-up Artist and is engaged to be married in the fall. My youngest Jennifer (28) is the Director of Catering at the Ramada Inn. Presently I am a Italian Gourmet Chef at Nana’s Deli in Livingston. (Updated 5/1/07) 40th Reunion attendee.
Buglisi, Anthony
Am a Distribution Center Manager, have been married for 33 years, and have two terrific sons. We have recently been blessed with twin grandchildren (a boy and a girl). (Last update 4/9/07)
Bullard, Harold
I worked as a professional photographer for 28 years and I am still involved with digital imaging. I’ve been happily married to Cindy for 18 years. We live in Lisle, Illinois outside of Chicago and have one teenage daughter. I am working at a local High School in the Special Needs Department. My hobby is British cars, at the moment I am restoring a 1961 Morris Minor Convertible. (Last update 3/12/08) 40th Reunion attendee.
Burgess III, Charles (Chad)
Deceased.
Obituary from 27east.com
Charles W. Burgess III of Eastport died October 27, 2018. He was 68. Mr. Burgess is survived by his wife, Marion Lynn; his children, Kevin (Christa) and Jessica Koehler (Matt); his mother, Frances Burgess; two grandchildren, Hunter and Makenna; a sister, Bonnie Philson (Dave); nephews, Kyle Philson and Keith Philson; and a great-niece, Ayla Philson.
This is Chad’s last bio, written prior to our 40th reunion.
I’m currently living and working In eastern Long Island. For about 30 years, I’ve been making custom cabinets in my own shop. General carpentry also. Married for 3 years. (Updated 11/4/07) 40th & 50th Reunion attendee.
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Burns, Kathleen
After growing up in NJ, going to college in NY and law school in Washington, DC, I was convinced by my husband, Tom (a native of Indiana), to consider moving somewhere in the Midwest. In 1978, we both got jobs in Milwaukee, and we still live there today. It’s been a great place to work and raise a family. We have two sons, Chris (27) and Jamie (25). The ironic thing is that Chris (born and bred in Milwaukee) is marrying a Jersey girl. I practiced law for many years, specializing in estate planning, and then in 2001 I moved into the non-profit world where I work for the Greater Milwaukee Foundation and help donors with charitable planning. I’m looking forward to seeing so many LHS alums at the reunion. (Updated 7/20/08) 40th & 50th Reunion attendee.
Burnside, Mary
I’m a clinical psychologist in private practice in Bellaire Tx, a small town entirely surrounded by Houston. I’ve been married for 34 years and have lived in Houston since I came to Rice at 18. My brother Glenn now lives 90 miles up the road and works at Texas A&M where #2 son attends school. We have 2 sons,26 and 21, and a daughter, 16 — amazing & talented & wonderful. Mom and Dad settled in Texas also, living in a tiny resort town near San Antonio, so for 25 years we had our own private getaway!; Dad died in ’99 and Mom in ’01….I miss them terribly. (Updated 4/7/07.) 40th Reunion attendee.
Burr, Raymond
50th Reunion attendee.
Burstein, Edward
40th Reunion attendee.
Butensky Lazarus, Helaine (helaine.lazarus@gmail.com)
Retired 10 years ago after teaching at Parsippany High School for 26 years. Becoming a full time Floridian this year after living part time in Ponte Vedra Beach for 15 years. Married to Jerry for 44 years and have 2 sons and 3 grandchildren. We have done a lot of traveling and love to play golf which I try to do as often as I can since I have had both knees replaced! (Last updated 9/11/17)
