Reunion Committee President
Andrew Warde High School
Class of 1976
The following article appears in today's Fairfield Citizen-News and appeared last week in the Minuteman:
The Andrew Warde High School Class of 1976 celebrated its 30-year reunion at Testo’s Restaurant in Bridgeport on Saturday, August 19. By any definition of the term, the event was a success.
Classmates eager to find old friends found them, in most cases. The reunion drew 160 students; including faculty, spouses and guests, attendance totaled 220. Although awards were not given for “Who traveled the farthest to be here,” alumni came from California, Illinois, Wyoming and Texas, among other states, as well as Paris, Budapest and Moscow.
What a night! (L-R) Suzanne Neilson, Kim Nagy and Sue Hart enjoy their 30th high school reunion and have a lot of "catching up" to do.
The faculty was represented by former Headmaster Robert Genualdi and six teachers from the 1970s. This was the first time an organizing committee invited faculty to a reunion. Classmates enjoyed seeing faculty, and vice-versa.
Having a good time at the reunion, (L-R) Bernie Conway, JoAnne Bolton and JoAnn Kassay (wife of classmate Jack Swift) are all smiles at the Andrew Warde High School Class of 1976 30th reunion.
On a more somber note, the approximately 20 deceased classmates were remembered. Committee members created a display board, “In Memoriam,” with senior yearbook photos. In addition, a smaller alphabetical listing was at the registration desk. Attendees unaware of the unfortunate news expressed both dismay and sadness at the loss of their friends.
As a result of the evening’s financial success, a contribution will be made to a local charity or other local cause. An announcement of the recipient and donation amount is forthcoming. The reunion’s organizers felt this would be the best way of giving back to the town that helped us in our formative years.
As president of the reunion committee, I thank the committee and the many other classmates and friends who helped us locate students, contributed raffle prizes and made the night and the next-day picnic memorable. Although hard to believe, everything was accomplished in 3 ½ months!
To contribute to our charitable donation, please visit the class Website: http://warde1976.myevent.com/.
Tony Procaccini
Tony Procaccini, a resident of the Astoria section of Queens and President of the Andrew Warde 1976 30-year Reunion Committee, is Music Director of Saint Patrick Church, Bridgeport.
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