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Table of Contents by Date of Birth
DOB FirstName LastName CategoryJan 1 Izaiah Brown Sports
Jan 3 Essay Nostalgia YouthBasketball
Jan 4 Kathy Izzano Personality
Jan 6 John Willoughby Journalism
Jan 8 Lawrence Celmer Military
Jan 10 Marlena Werder Industry
Jan 11 Frank Persico Personality
Jan 13 Dorothy Smith Ed/HealthCare
Jan 14 Virginia Slezak Military
Jan 14 Louis Kern Business
Jan 15 Robert Sise Law
Jan 16 Sid Grossman Business
Jan 19 Phil Spencer,Jr. Media
Jan 20 Mike DePasquale PublicSafety
Jan 21 Francis Spinner Government
Jan 24 Gerald Fitzgerald Industry
Jan 26 Chuck Wert Sports
Jan 28 Essay GrecoBrothers Military
Jan 31 Marshall Lech Personality
Feb 1 Marty Harrington Personality
Feb 2 Joe Roberts Entertainment
Feb 3 Lloyd Moore Sports
Feb 6 Albert"Bud" Heck Business
Feb 7 Louie Lanzi Business
Feb 11 Frank Greco Business
Feb 12 Abraham Lincoln Government
Feb 15 Diane Soper Personality
Feb 16 EdwardC. Tesiero Business
Feb 17 Richard Mancini Military
Feb 18 JohnWarner Kniskern HealthCare
Feb 19 JohnKeyes Warnick Industry
Feb 20 Malcolm Atterbury,Jr. Entertainment
Feb 22 Bob Cetnar Personality
Feb 23 John Smith Education
Feb 24 Alfred"Bud" Agard Military
Feb 25 Lou Petrosino Business
Feb 26 Jack"Wobby" Hammond Sports
DOB FirstName LastName CategoryFeb 27 Tom Testa Sports
Feb 28 AnneForby Hoyt Personality
Feb 29 Marianne SDoherty HealthCare
Mar 1 Larry Morini,Jr. Business
Mar 3 Felix Catena Law
Mar 4 William Hassenfuss, Military
Mar 5 Ted Ellenwood Sports
Mar 6 William Stichel PublicSafety
Mar 7 Barbara Westbrook Personality
Mar 8 Virginia Noble Bus/Entertain.
Mar 9 FrancesSkiba Iwanski Military
Mar 11 "Spike" Ingalls,Jr. Sports
Mar 12 Inez Courtney Entertainment
Mar 13 Mollie Miller Volunteer
Mar 14 Dr.David Collins HealthCare
Mar 15 Stephen Williams Military
Mar 16 Gerald Zeno Education
Mar 17 John Riccio Education
Mar 18 Dr.Thomas Weyl HealthCare
Mar 19 Carl Bahn Media
Mar 20 Fr.Joseph Beck Religion
Mar 21 Samuel McCleary Ind/Business
Mar 22 Steven Serge Business
Mar 24 Dick Kryhoski Sports
Mar 25 Bill Case PublicSafety
Mar 27 Bill Tuman Bus/Sports
Mar 28 Vic Raschi Sports
Mar 28 Fr.Clement Wozniak Religion
Mar 28 Freddie Bartholomew Entertainment
Mar 31 Abraham Singer Business
Apr 1 JessicaCollins Capogna Entertainment
Apr 2 Ellis Clizbe Personality
Apr 3 Dick Furman Industry
Apr 6 David Demarest,Sr. Business
Apr 7 William Albertin Volunteer
Apr 8 RabbiSamuel Bloom Religion
Apr 9 Elizabeth Kent Education
DOB FirstName LastName CategoryApr 10 Frank Minnitti Business
Apr 11 Dorothy Waterstreet Business
Apr 11 David Weissman Sports
Apr 13 Gabe Vertucci Business
Apr 14 Charles Hardies,Sr. Law
Apr 15 Fr.Anthony Pinicurick Religion
Apr 19 Richard Capel Education
Apr 19 Bob Stewart,Sr. PublicSafety
Apr 19 Virgil Renzo Personality
Apr 20 Cityof Amsterdam,NY City
Apr 21 Fr.James Gulley Religion
Apr 23 Rachel DiGennaro Education
Apr 24 WilburH. Lynch Education
Apr 26 Joe"ThePro" Merendo Sports
Apr 27 William Sinram Sports
Apr 27 Tim Santoro Personality
Apr 28 Enders Voorhees Industry
May 1 Matt Ossenfort Government
May 3 Joseph Turo Sports
May 4 Karen DeVed Education
May 5 Robert Briskie Law
May 7 Sgt.Joseph Colistra Military
May 8 Joanne Davey HealthCare
May 9 Rachel Smith Sports
May 10 Louie Swierzowki Sports
May 11 Dr.WilliamM. Lawrence Religion
May 12 Isadore Wasserman Industry
May 13 JosiahA. Noonan Journalism
May 14 Mario Villa Government
May 15 Fr.Joseph Girzone Rel/Author
May 17 SueDunning Matthews Entertainment
May 18 Sam Greco Business
May 19 VincentJ. Rossi Business
May 20 Vito Dandreano Government
May 21 Eddie Paciunis Military
May 22 Lou Frollo,Sr. Business
May 22 Gene Agresta Sports
May 23 Bill Drescher Sports
May 24 Fr.Peter Nowak Religion
May 25 JohnT. DeGraff Business
May 26 Regina Cipullo Education
May 27 Tom Minnitti Business
May 28 MaryDoris DiCaprio Personality
DOB FirstName LastName Category SuperintendentMay 28 Maureen Hand Education DoctorMay 29 Admiral Martin Sports WWIIMay 30 Ted Demanski Military LumberYardJun 1 Benji Isabel Personality Fran&JackieSikorskiJun 2 Joanne Sollecito Education
Jun 3 Ron Hopkins Industry RugmakersJun 4 Edward Partyka Military 9-11-fundJun 5 Anna Fischetti Business
Jun 6 Torby MacDonald Sports/Govt. BankerJun 7 WilliamFenton Myers Law
Jun 8 W.Max Reid BusinessJun 9 NicholasJ. DeGraff Mil/Business Judge
Jun 10 Tom Stewart Entertainment Coach/Scout/ADJun 11 Warder"Snuggy" Steward Personality LawyerJun 12 Jim Masten Business TruantOfficerJun 13 Anthony"Poochie" Baldine PublicSafety RugmakersJun 13 John Kenworthy Business
Jun 14 John"Duke" Duchessi,Jr. Government DoctorJun 15 Bill"SugarBear" Padowicz Sports/Ent. MayorJun 16 James Martin Business WWIIJun 16 Alfred"Allie" Clark Sports WWIIJun 18 Paul Tonko Government WWIIJun 19 Dean Romano HealthCare
Jun 20 RobertTrent Jones Sports KnittingMillJun 21 Samuel Wallin Industry DoctorJun 21 Michela Riccio Entertainment
Jun 21 Bobby Noto,Jr. Sports RugmakersJun 23 Eddie Kuczek Sports PharmaceuticalJun 24 Tim McKnight Sports/Ed ConservativeJun 25 Judy Constantino HealthCare MayorJun 25 Ellis Jacobsen Business
Jun 26 Richard Horigan Law InteriorDesignerJun 28 Sgt.Peter Fedasch Military CarpetsJun 29 Bill Santos Business
Jun 30 Joe Martuscello BusinessJun 30 Robert Going Law/Author Mayor
Jul 2 Bobby Gutowski SportsJul 2 John Tesiero,Jr. Industry Congressman
Jul 4 Butch Robertshaw Bus/Entertain. PriestJul 6 HenryV. Borst Law RugmakersJul 7 Olive Kline Entertainment CarpetsJul 8 John"Mickey" McGuire Sports JudgeJul 9 Walter Martin PublicSafety Clothier
DOB FirstName LastName CategoryJul 9 JamesHenry VanBrocklin Industry
Jul 10 David Carlucci Entertainment
Jul 11 Danny Gatto Military
Jul 12 Mario Checca Personality
Jul 14 Bob Belive Entertainment
Jul 15 Essay Nostalgia Business
Jul 16 Dr.Salphronius French HealthCare
Jul 17 Essay Nostalgia Government
Jul 17 Tom Ahrens Personality
Jul 18 JosephT. Yund Business
Jul 20 DianeHale Smith Personality
Jul 21 Essay JunkFoodHistory Business
Jul 22 Ken Talmadge Business
Jul 23 Antoinette Villa Personality
Jul 24 Ed Popielarz Military
Jul 25 John Maroney Journalism
Jul 26 Dr.Nellie Bush Education
Jul 27 Gerald Barnell Education
Jul 28 Martin Vidulich Business
Jul 30 Jack Sise Law
Jul 31 Dr.Max Dreyfuss HealthCare
Aug 1 Tommy Fallows Sports
Aug 2 Donald Campbell Government
Aug 3 Tony Condello Bus/PublicSfty
Aug 3 MatthewJohn Cinquanti Business
Aug 4 Bill Petrosino Business
Aug 5 Jack Saroff Education
Aug 6 George Kellogg Industry
Aug 7 Bob Alexander Sports
Aug 9 James Adler Business
Aug 11 Richard Dantini Bus/Military
Aug 12 Mike Pallotta Ed/Entertain.
Aug 13 Mary Duncan Entertainment
Aug 15 Tony Dargush Military
Aug 16 Bobby Greco Personality
Aug 18 Roma Stern Education
Aug 19 Tim Welch Media
Aug 21 John Torani Business
Aug 22 Carl"Yaz" Yastrzemski Sports
Aug 23 John"Zeke" Bella Sports
Aug 25 Edward Steffek Military
Aug 26 Bill Mycek,Jr. Law
Aug 27 List TopRestaurants Business
DOB FirstName LastName Category SuperintendentAug 28 Art Iannuzzi Business DoctorAug 28 Jeffrey Kozlowski Business WWIISep 1 JohnC. Fogarty Industry LumberYardSep 2 Dan DeRossi Personality Fran&JackieSikorskiSep 2 Paul Savage Entertainment
Sep 2 G.Wallace McQuatters Bus/Sports RugmakersSep 4 Bernadine Olbrych Personality 9-11-fundSep 5 Leslie Bebb Business
Sep 5 Fr.Alfred Lamanna Religion BankerSep 7 Mark Major Law
Sep 8 William Claus MilitarySep 9 Mary VanderVeer Artist Judge
Sep 10 Eddie Sawyer Sports Coach/Scout/ADSep 12 NicholasE. Young Sports LawyerSep 13 Chris Marcil Entertainment TruantOfficerSep 14 Tom"Flick" Flint Sports RugmakersSep 15 Phil Cortese,Jr. Law
Sep 16 Joseph RileyIII Business DoctorSep 19 ClaraS. Bacon Education MayorSep 20 Carl Salmon,Jr. Law WWIISep 21 Joe ConstantineJr Business WWIISep 23 Fran Sikorski Business WWIISep 24 Tony"Naish" Sculco,Sr. Personality
Sep 26 FannyDean French Personality KnittingMillSep 27 Jorge Rivera Sports DoctorSep 28 Ed Sullivan Entertainment
Sep 28 David VanAllen Sports RugmakersSep 29 Essay Nostalgia Event PharmaceuticalSep 30 Andy DeAngelo Sports ConservativeOct 1 Dave Stahl Business MayorOct 2 Rex Maltbie Industry
Oct 3 Dr.Mark Milunski HealthCare InteriorDesignerOct 5 Tim Zepperi Personality CarpetsOct 7 Anthony Marcellino Business
Oct 15 Mickey Lacoppola BusinessOct 16 Hollie Hughes Sports Mayor
Oct 18 Anthony Vorse PublicSafetyOct 19 Kevin McKearn Personality Congressman
Oct 19 Walter Degutis Military PriestOct 20 JohnKnox Stewart Industry RugmakersOct 23 Johnny Page Sports CarpetsOct 23 David Shephard Military JudgeOct 26 Gary"Bink" Gillan Business Clothier
Oct 31 Francis Cuda HealthCare
Nov 1 Kim Brumley Government
Nov 2 Stan Burza Business
Nov 3 Richard Case Personality
Nov 8 SarahJane Sanford Personality
Nov 9 Joseph Hand Government
Nov 10 Frank Greco Business
Nov 14 WelcomeU. Chase Business
Nov 15 HowardL. Shuttleworth Industry
Nov 21 J.D. Smeallie Industry
Nov 22 Lew Burdette Sports
Nov 25 John Voorhees Industry
Dec 4 Liz Andrysczcyk Entertainment
Dec 7 Louis Conrad PublicSafety
Dec 9 Christopher Heffernan,Jr. Military
Dec 12 Jacob Reisigl Sports
Dec 13 Buddy Flesh Sports
Dec 17 John Kellogg Industry
Dec 19 T.Romeyn Bunn Business
Dec 22 Eddie"Liber" Librantowski Business
Nov 25 John Voorhees Industry
Table of Contents by Last Name
LastName FirstName DOB AreaofExpertiseAdler James Aug 9 Business
Agard Alfred"Bud" Feb 24 Military
Agresta Gene May 22 Sports
Ahrens Tom Jul 17 Personality
Albertin William Apr 7 Volunteer
Alexander Bob Aug 7 Sports
Amsterdam,NY Cityof Apr 20 City
Andrysczcyk Liz Dec 4 Entertainment
Atterbury,Jr. Malcolm Feb 20 Entertainment
Bacon ClaraS. Sep 19 Education
Bahn Carl Mar 19 Media
Baldine Anthony"Poochie" Jun 13 PublicSafety
Barnell Gerald Jul 27 Education
Bartholomew Freddie Mar 28 Entertainment
Bebb Leslie Sep 5 Business
Beck Fr.Joseph Mar 20 Religion
Belive Bob Jul 14 Entertainment
Bella John"Zeke" Aug 23 Sports
Bloom RabbiSamuel Apr 8 Religion
Borst HenryV. Jul 6 Law
Briskie Robert May 5 Law
Brown Izaiah Jan 1 Sports
Brumley Kim Nov 1 Government
Bunn T.Romeyn Dec 19 Business
Burdette Lew Nov 22 Sports
Burza Stan Nov 2 Business
Bush Dr.Nellie Jul 26 Education
Campbell Donald Aug 2 Government
Capel Richard Apr 19 Education
Capogna JessicaCollins Apr 1 Entertainment
Carlucci David Jul 10 Entertainment
Case Bill Mar 25 PublicSafety
Case Richard Nov 3 Personality
Catena Felix Mar 3 Law
Celmer Lawrence Jan 8 Military
Cetnar Bob Feb 22 Personality
Chase WelcomeU. Nov 14 Business
Checca Mario Jul 12 Personality
Cinquanti MatthewJohn Aug 3 Business
Cipullo Regina May 26 Education
Clark Alfred"Allie" Jun 16 Sports
Claus William Sep 8 Military
LastName FirstName DOB AreaofExpertiseClizbe Ellis Apr 2 Personality
Colistra Sgt.Joseph May 7 Military
Collins Dr.David Mar 14 HealthCare
Condello Tony Aug 3 Bus/PublicSafety
Conrad Louis Dec 7 PublicSafety
ConstantineJr Joe Sep 21 Business
Constantino Judy Jun 25 HealthCare/Vol
Cortese,Jr. Phil Sep 15 Law
Courtney Inez Mar 12 Entertainment
Cuda Francis Oct 31 HealthCare
Dandreano Vito May 20 Government
Dantini Richard Aug 11 Bus/Military
Dargush Tony Aug 15 Military
Davey Joanne May 8 HealthCare
DeAngelo Andy Sep 30 Sports
DeGraff JohnT. May 25 Business
DeGraff NicholasJ. Jun 9 Mil/Business
Degutis Walter Oct 19 Military
Demanski Ted May 30 Military
Demarest,Sr. David Apr 6 Business
DePasquale Mike Jan 20 PublicSafety
DeRossi Dan Sep 2 Personality
DeVed Karen May 4 Education
DiCaprio MaryDoris May 28 Personality
DiGennaro Rachel Apr 23 Education
Drescher Bill May 23 Sports
Dreyfuss Dr.Max Jul 31 HealthCare
Duchessi,Jr. John"Duke" Jun 14 Government
Duncan Mary Aug 13 Entertainment
Ellenwood Ted Mar 5 Sports
Fallows Tommy Aug 1 Sports
Fedasch Sgt.Peter Jun 28 Military
Fischetti Anna Jun 5 Business
Fitzgerald Gerald Jan 24 Industry
Flesh Buddy Dec 13 Sports
Flint Tom"Flick" Sep 14 Sports
Fogarty JohnC. Sep 1 Industry
French Dr.Salphronius Jul 16 HealthCare
French FannyDean Sep 26 Personality
Frollo,Sr. Lou May 22 Business
Furman Dick Apr 3 Industry
Gatto Danny Jul 11 Military
LastName FirstName DOB AreaofExpertiseGillan Gary"Bink" Oct 26 Business
Girzone Fr.Joseph May 15 Rel/Author
Going Robert Jun 30 Law/Author
Greco Frank Feb 11 Business
Greco Sam May 18 Business
Greco Bobby Aug 16 Personality
Greco Frank Nov 10 Business
Greco Vito“Bims” Jan 28 Military
Grossman Sid Jan 16 Business
Gulley Fr.James Apr 21 Religion
Gutowski Bobby Jul 2 Sports
Hammond Jack"Wobby" Feb 26 Sports
Hand Maureen May 28 Education
Hand Joseph Nov 9 Government
Hardies,Sr. Charles Apr 14 Law
Harrington Marty Feb 1 Personality
Hassenfuss,Jr. William Mar 4 Military
Heck Albert"Bud" Feb 6 Business
Heffernan,Jr. Christopher Dec 9 Military
Hopkins Ron Jun 3 Industry
Horigan Richard Jun 26 Law
Hoyt AnneForby Feb 28 Personality
Hughes Hollie Oct 16 Sports
Iannuzzi Art Aug 28 Business
Ingalls,Jr. Knneth"Spike" Mar 11 Sports
Isabel Benji Jun 1 Personality
Iwanski FrancesSkiba Mar 9 Military
Izzano Kathy Jan 4 Personality
Jacobsen Ellis Jun 25 Business
Jones RobertTrent Jun 20 Sports
JunkFood Essay Jul 21 Business
Kellogg George Aug 6 Industry
Kellogg John Dec 17 Industry
Kent Elizabeth Apr 9 Education
Kenworthy John Jun 13 Business
Kern Louis Jan 14 Business
Kline Olive Jul 7 Entertainment
Kniskern JohnWarner Feb 18 HealthCare
Kozlowski Jeffrey Aug 28 Business
Kryhoski Dick Mar 24 Sports
Kuczek Eddie Jun 23 Sports
Lacoppola Mickey Oct 15 Business
LastName FirstName DOB AreaofExpertiseLamanna Fr.Alfred Sep 5 Religion
Lanzi Louie Feb 7 Business
Lawrence Dr.WilliamM May 11 Religion
Lech Marshall Jan 31 Personality
Librantowski Eddie"Liber" Dec 22 Business
Lincoln Abraham Feb 12 Government
Lynch WilburH. Apr 24 Education
MacDonald Torby Jun 6 Sports/Govt.
Major Mark Sep 7 Law
Maltbie Rex Oct 2 Industry
Mancini Richard Feb 17 Military
Marcellino Anthony Oct 7 Business
Marcil Chris Sep 13 Entertainment
Maroney John Jul 25 Journalism
Martin Admiral May 29 Sports
Martin James Jun 16 Business
Martin Walter Jul 9 PublicSafety
Martuscello Joe Jun 30 Business
Masten Jim Jun 12 Business
Matthews SueDunning May 17 Entertainment
McCleary Samuel Mar 21 Ind/Business
McGuire John"Mickey" Jul 8 Sports
McKearn Kevin Oct 19 Personality
McKnight Tim Jun 24 Sports/Education
McQuatters G.Wallace Sep 2 Business/Sports
Merendo Joe"ThePro" Apr 26 Sports
Miller Mollie Mar 13 Volunteer
Milunski Dr.Mark Oct 3 HealthCare
Minnitti Frank Apr 10 Business
Minnitti Tom May 27 Business
Moore Lloyd Feb 3 Sports
Morini,Jr. Larry Mar 1 Business
Mycek,Jr. Bill Aug 26 Law
Myers WilliamF. Jun 7 Law
Noble Virginia Mar 8 Bus/Entertainment
Noonan JosiahA. May 13 Journalism
Nostalgia Essay Jan 3 YouthBasketball
Nostalgia Essay Jul 15 Business
Nostalgia Essay Jul 17 Government
Nostalgia Essay Sep 29 Event
Noto,Jr. Bobby Jun 21 Sports
Nowak Fr.Peter May 24 Religion
LastName FirstName DOB AreaofExpertiseOlbrych Bernadine Sep 4 Personality
Ossenfort Matt May 1 Government
Paciunis Eddie May 21 Military
Padowicz Bill"SugarBear" Jun 15 Sports/Entertain.
Page Johnny Oct 23 Sports
Pallotta Mike Aug 12 Ed/Entertainment
Partyka Edward Jun 4 Military
Persico Frank Jan 11 Personality
Petrosino Lou Feb 25 Business
Petrosino Bill Aug 4 Business
Pinicurick Fr.Anthony Apr 15 Religion
Popielarz Ed Jul 24 Military
Raschi Vic Mar 28 Sports
Reid W.Max Jun 8 Business
Reisigl Jacob Dec 12 Sports
Renzo Virgil Apr 19 Personality
Riccio John Mar 17 Education
Riccio Michela Jun 21 Entertainment
RileyIII Joseph Sep 16 Business
Rivera Jorge Sep 27 Sports
Roberts Joe Feb 2 Entertainment
Robertshaw Butch Jul 4 Bus/Entertainment
Romano Dean Jun 19 HealthCare
Rossi VincentJ. May 19 Business
SafranDoherty Marianne Feb 29 HealthCare
Safran Don Feb 29 Sports
Safran Thom Feb 29 Sports
Salmon,Jr. Carl Sep 20 Law
Sanford SarahJane Nov 8 Personality
Santoro Tim Apr 27 Personality
Santos Bill Jun 29 Business
Saroff Jack Aug 5 Education
Savage Paul Sep 2 Entertainment
Sawyer Eddie Sep 10 Sports
Sculco,Sr. Tony"Naish" Sep 24 Personality
Serge Steven Mar 22 Business
Shephard David Oct 23 Military
Shuttleworth HowardL. Nov 15 Industry
Sikorski Fran Sep 23 Business
Singer Abraham Mar 31 Business
Sinram William Apr 27 Sports
Sise Robert Jan 15 Law
LastName FirstName DOB AreaofExpertiseSise Jack Jul 30 Law
Slezak Virginia Jan 14 Military
Smeallie J.D. Nov 21 Industry
Smith Dorothy Jan 13 Ed/HealthCare
Smith John Feb 23 Education
Smith Rachel May 9 Sports
Smith DianeHale Jul 20 Personality
Sollecito Joanne Jun 2 Education
Soper Diane Feb 15 Personality
Spencer,Jr. Phil Jan 19 Media
Spinner Francis Jan 21 Government
Stahl Dave Oct 1 Business
Steffek Edward Aug 25 Military
Stern Roma Aug 18 Education
Steward W."Snuggy" Jun 11 Personality
Stewart Tom Jun 10 Entertainment
Stewart JohnKnox Oct 20 Industry
Stewart,Sr. Bob Apr 19 PublicSafety
Stichel William Mar 6 PublicSafety
Sullivan Ed Sep 28 Entertainment
Swierzowki Louie May 10 Sports
Talmadge Ken Jul 22 Business
Tesiero EdwardC. Feb 16 Business
Tesiero,Jr. John Jul 2 Industry
Testa Tom Feb 27 Sports
Tonko Paul Jun 18 Government
TopRestaurants List Aug 27 Business
Torani John Aug 21 Business
Tuman Bill Mar 27 Bus/Sports
Turo Joseph May 3 Sports
VanAllen David Sep 28 Sports
VanBrocklin JamesHenry Jul 9 Industry
VanderVeer Mary Sep 9 Artist
Vertucci Gabe Apr 13 Business
Vidulich Martin Jul 28 Business
Villa Mario May 14 Government
Villa Antoinette Jul 23 Personality
Villa Mike Oct 30 Government
Voorhees Enders Apr 28 Industry
Voorhees John Nov 25 Industry
Vorse Anthony Oct 18 PublicSafety
Wallin Samuel Jun 21 Industry
LastName FirstName DOB AreaofExpertiseWarnick JohnKeyes Feb 19 Industry
Wasserman Isadore May 12 Industry
Waterstreet Dorothy Apr 11 Business
Weissman David Apr 11 Sports
Welch Tim Aug 19 Media
Werder Marlena Jan 10 Industry
Wert Chuck Jan 26 Sports
Westbrook Barbara Mar 7 Personality
Weyl Dr.Thomas Mar 18 HealthCare
LastName FirstName DOB AreaofExpertiseWilliams Stephen Mar 15 Military
Willoughby John Jan 6 Journalism
Wozniak Fr.Clement Mar 28 Religion
Yastrzemski Carl"Yaz" Aug 22 Sports
Young NicholasE. Sep 12 Sports
Yund JosephT. Jul 18 Business
Zeno Gerald Mar 16 Education
Zepperi Tim Oct 5 Personality
How this book was researched written & organized: I’velivedinAmsterdam,NYforover60yearsandduringthattimeI’veinteractedwiththousandsoffellowresidentsofthiscity.Ihavepersonallymetmorethanhalfoftheover260peopleI’veprofiledinthisbook.Somyfirstandmostpreferredsourceofinformationwhenwriting“AYear’sWorthofAmsterdamBirthdays”wasdefinitelymyownmemory.IdidhoweverdeveloparesearchandinformationgatheringprotocolforeachoftheprofilesI’veincludedinthisbook.ThefirststepwastodoaGooglesearchonthenameofeachbirthdaycelebrantandinclude“Amsterdam,NY”inthesearchvalue.ThesecondstepwastogototheFultonHistory.comWebsiteanddotheexactsamesearchthere.ThissitearchivespastissuesofoldnewspapersincludingtheAmsterdamEveningRecorder(upto1974)andtheSchenectadyGazette.IftheindividualIwaswritingaboutwasdead,Itriedtofindhis/herObituaryandifIcouldlocateit,IwoulddoGooglesearchesandFultonHistory.comsearchesontheirspouses,parents,childrenandsiblings.IalsoregularlyconsultedthewritingsoflocalhistoriansBobCudmore,BobGoingandthelateHughDonlon.Mygoalwastoputtogetherabirth-to-presenttimeoutlinethathighlightedthemostsignificantmomentsandrelationshipsofeachindividual’slife.Theseoutlinesservedasthebackboneofeachperson’sBirthdayprofile.Iwouldthenaugmentthemwithmyownmemoriesofplacesandeventsaddressedintheprofile.MygoalwastoprovidereaderswithenoughinformationtopermityoutoatleasthavesomeideaofthesortofpersoneachofmydesignatedBirthdaycelebrantsisorwas.ThefinalstepwastocontactafriendorfamilymemberoftheindividualifIhappenedtoknowonepersonallyandaskthemtoreviewwhatI’dwritten,confirmitsaccuracyandprovideanyadditionalorupdatedinformationtheythoughtshouldbereflectedintheprofile.Pleasenotetheabsenceofpagenumbersandchapterheadings.SincetheprofilesarepresentedbybirthdatefromJanuarytoDecember,pagenumberswerenotneededtofindorindextheprofilesofeachindividual.TheystartwithJanuary1andendwithDecember31.
Introduction Ithasbeenaheckofride.IstartedassemblingmyspreadsheetofAmsterdamBirthdaysinthefallof2014.Ibeganwritingabirthdayprofileforeachofthem,one-by-oneinJanuaryof2015.IlaunchedtheAmsterdamNYBirthdayBlogonJanuary31,2015.IreleasedthefirsteditionofAYear’sWorthofAmsterdam,NYBirthdaysinlateNovemberof2015.Theprocessofwritingwasnottoocomplicated.I’dgetupeverymorning,usuallybetween6:00and6:30AMandspendapproximatelytwo-and-a-halfhoursresearchingandwritingthestoryforthatday’sbirthdaycelebrant.WhenIwasfinishedwriting,I’dpostaportionofitonlineattheblogandthenannounceitonthethreeAmsterdam,NY-relatedFacebookgrouppagesIhadjoined.DuringthefirsttwelvecalendarmonthstheBirthdayBlogwentlive,itreceived91,000pageviews.Mygoalwastohit100,000pageviewsincalendaryear2016.IreachedthatgoalonOctober24,2016.Withthereleaseofthissecondedition,IamdonewritingAmsterdambirthdayposts.Intotal,I’vewrittenover600ofthem.I’veloveddoingthis.Ithasbeenanhonorandaprivilegeformetodocumentpersonalstoriesofsomanycurrentandformerresidentsofmyhometown.I’velearnedsomuchaboutthehistoryofthisplaceandintheprocess,I’vebecomeconvincedthatAmsterdam,NYwillnotjustsurviveitwillonedayagainthrive.WhydoIfeelthisway?Allthroughthiscity’shistorytherehavebeenperiodsofbadtimes,difficultchallengesandlotsofnaysayersandeachandeverytime,afewindividualshavesteppedupandhelpedturnthingsaround.ThehugenumberofincrediblykindandpositivereactionsI’vereceivedtomywritingshasalsoconvincedmethattherearesomanycurrentandformerresidentsofthiscitywholoveitpassionatelyandarerootingforitsrevival.Perhapsafewofthemwillbetheoneswhomakeithappen.IwanttothankmywifeRosemaryforputtingupwithmethesepasttwoplusyears.Ican’ttellyouhowmanytimesI’veaskedher“Whatdidyousay?”becauseIwasimmersedinonebirthdaypostoranother.IwanttothankallofmybirthdaysubjectsforcreatingthewonderfulstoriesthatI’veputonpaperandalsotheirfamiliesandfriendsforhelpingmegetthefactsstraight(atleastmostofthetime!)IwanttothankthestaffofMillerPrintinginAmsterdam,NYforthegreatjobthey’vedoneprintingmybooks.IwanttothankthestaffsofLibertyFreshMarket,TheBookHoundandthenow-closedPeddler’sWagonforsellingthemforme.Mostofall,Iwanttothankyouforreadingthesestoriesandforlettingmeknowyou’veenjoyedtheminonewayoranother.MyhopeisthatcopiesofmytwoeditionsofAYear’sWorthofAmsterdam,NYBirthdayswillbepasseddownfromgenerationtogenerationsothatthestoriesofthiscommunitythathasbeenmyhomeformyentirelife,continuetoinspiregoodthingsforitsfuture.
January 1 – Happy Birthday Izaiah Brown
IzaiahBrownisthefastestnativeofAmsterdam,NYinhistory.InMayof2016,hecapturedthe400-meterfinalsattheBigTenConferenceChampionships,heldinLincolnNebraska.TheRutgersUniversityfreshman’stimewas45.27seconds,thefifthfastesttimeinthecountryatthatdistancein‘16.ThateffortqualifiedBrownforthe2016OlympicTrialsheldinEugeneOregon.Atthetrials,hefailedtoqualifyforRio.Todosohewouldhavehadtobeat44.82seconds.Ifhecontinuestoprogressatthepacehehasthusfar,by2020,IzaiahBrowncouldbecometheveryfirstAmsterdamnativenotjusttoparticipateinanOlympicsbuttomedalaswell.DuringhisfreshmanseasonatRutgersallBrowndidwasfinishsecondteamAll
Americanforthe4x400mrelay,wintheBigTenIndoorTrackAthleteoftheYearandtheBigTenFreshmanAthleteoftheYearawards,becometheBigTenIndoorChampioninthe400m,getnamedtotheFirstTeamAllBigTenIndoorsquad,wintheBigTenOutdoorChampionshipinthe400m,andearnFirstTeamAllBigTenOutdoorhonors.Itissafetosaythatnotrack&fieldperformerinthehistoryofAmsterdameverputtogetheramoresuccessfulfirstyearasaDivisionOneathlete.WhatmakesBrown’ssuccessevenmorespecialwashisupbringinghereinAmsterdam.HisdadwasEddieBrown,atrackteammemberduringhisowndaysatAmsterdamHighSchool,whowaskilledinacaraccidentwhenIzaiahwasjustfouryearsold.ThatleftIzaiah’smom,CrystalAlbinotoraisehimandayoungersisteronherown.Brownadmitshedidnotmakedoingsoeasy.Hewasintroubleallthetime,especiallyinschool.Thoughhewasanaturalathleteandwasforcedtotryoutforeverysportimaginablebyaconcerneduncle,hedislikedallofthemandquiteachone.Hegotintograffitibigtimebyhismiddleschoolyearsandlatertoldalocaljournalistthathisfavoriteactivitybackthenwasroofjumping.BythetimehereachedAmsterdamHighSchool,hisfutureprospectslookedbleak.AkeyturningpointcamewhenhewascaughtintheactoftaggingLynchMiddleSchoolandsuspended.HismotherconfrontedhimwithastackofpaperworkshetoldhimwerelegaldocumentsshewasabouttosignthatwouldgranthisgrandparentsinGlen,NYlegalcustodyofIzaiah.Afraidthathewouldbesentintoexileandlosehisfriends,Brownpromisedhismomhewouldstayoutoftrouble.Butheprobablywouldnothavebeenabletokeepuphisendofthatbargainifitweren’tfortheAndersenfamily.ChristianAndersenwasoneofIzaiah’sbestfriends.BrownstartedhangingaroundtheAndersenhomeandChristian’sparents,BillandChristinaAndersenmadehimfeelwelcomethere.Itwasn’tlongbeforeIzaiahwasstayingovernightattheirhousethreetofourtimesaweek,ineffectbecomingtheirfifthchild.Asaresult,BillAndersenwasprovidingthefatherlydisciplinethathadbeenmissingfromBrown’supbringing.Thatimprovedfocusanddisciplineoutsideofschooltranslatedintoimprovedperformanceinside.TeachersandtrackcoacheswhohadexperiencedthemischiefmakingoftheyoungerIzaiahhadalsowitnessedsparksofhispotentialbothinsidetheclassroomandespeciallyontherunningtrack.Theygavehimsecondandthirdchancestoprovetothemandtohimselfthathehadmaturedenoughtobewillingtotrybeingsuccessfulinbothofthosearenas.HisbreakoutmomentcamewhenIzaiahcapturedthe400-metersprintattheprestigiousEddyInvitationalinSchenectadyasafreshmanwithadominatingtimeof47.8seconds.Thatjusthappenedtobethesecondfastest400registeredbyany
firstyearhighschoolsprinterintheentirecountry.Itwasajaw-droppingperformancethatconvincedyoungBrownthathejustmighthaveafutureinthesport.Duringthenextthreeyears,IzaiahresettheAmsterdamHighSchooltrackrecordbooksandledtheteamtosomeofitsmostsuccessfulseasonsever.HefollowedthatupwithhisamazingfirstyearatRutgers.ButmisfortunescontinuetomaketheirpresenceknowninBrown’slife.Duringthesummerof2016,Izaiah’shomeonBunnStreetinAmsterdamwasdestroyedbyfireandBrownlostallofhisworldlypossessionsinthatblaze.Theentirecommunityrespondedbyhelpinghimandhisfamilywithdonationsofitemslostandorganizingfundraisersontheirbehalf.BrownisnowbackatRutgersforhissophomoreseasonandhisentirehometownarerootinghimon.
January 3 – A Salute to Amsterdam’s church-based youth basketball programs IcouldnotfindanAmsterdambirthdayforthisdatebutonJanuary3,1521PopeLeoXexcommunicatedMartinLutherfromtheCatholicChurch.WhatsortofimpactdidthishaveonAmsterdam,NY?Here’sone.IfLeoandLuthercouldhavesomehowseeneye-to-eyeonthings,theevolutionofChristianityinthewesternworldandyouthbasketballintheRugCitywouldhaveplayedoutmuchdifferently.ButthebirthofProtestantismgaverisetomanydifferentdenominations,severalofwhichtookholdinAmsterdamintheformofwonderfullydesignedandsolidlyconstructedchurchbuildings.Nottobeoutdone,theirRomanCatholicbrethreninourcommunitybuiltbeautifulchurchesoftheirownandeventuallyfromeachofthesegloriousedificesemergedteam’sofyoungboyschosentorepresenttheircongregationandparishintheofficialfavoritesportofJesus,youthbasketball.ButbecausePopeLeoandMartinLutherhadthatbigdisagreementfourpluscenturiesearlier,theseteamsoflittleCatholicsandlittleProtestantswerenotpermittedtocompeteagainsteachother.CatholicYouthOrganization(CYO)basketballstartedinAmsterdamin1941,whenfivelocalCatholicParishes,MtCarmel,St.Michael’s,St.Joseph’s,St.Casmir’sandSt.Mary’sfieldedsixteams.St.Mary’swaslargeenoughtofieldtwoteams.Eventually,St.John’s,St.Stan’s,StStephen’sinHagamanandevenSt.Joseph’sinBroadalbinaddedsquads.TheAmsterdamChurchLeaguewasamucholderorganization,gettingitsstartasaYMCAfundedactivityattheturnofthe20thCentury.BackthentheteamsrepresentingtheCity’sProtestantparishescompetedagainstnotonlyeachotherbutalsoothersquadsrepresentingvariousAmsterdamneighborhoodsandsocialclubs.Bythe1950’showever,itwastheChurchLeagueandCYOthathadbecomeprimarilyresponsiblefordevelopingandchurningoutthetalentthatwouldonedaypropelthefreshman,JVandVarsityteamsrepresentingAmsterdamHigh,St.Mary’sInstituteandeventuallyBishopScullyinterscholastichoopsprograms.ThisexplainswhyformercoachesofthoseschoolteamslikeJohnVarsoke,AlexIsabel,TonyGreco,DutchHowlanandRickCetnarcouldoftenbefoundinthecrowdsthatgatheredatvenuessuchastheY,theArmoryandtheoldSt.John’sClubtowatchthesechurch-basedballclubscompeteagainsteachother.TheyknewthatthenextHarrisonWilson,JakeLabate,RalphFedullo,TimKolodziejorToddCetnarmightbeamongthelittleuniform-cladrug-ratsscramblingupanddownthosewellwornhardwoodfloors.
Thegamesthemselveswerenotwhatyouwouldcallthingsofbeauty.Teamsrarelyscoredmorethan20-30pointsandtherewereusuallymoreturnoversandfoulsthanbasketsbutforgenerationsofAmsterdamkidslikeme,CYOandChurchLeaguebasketballwasacherishedpartofourchildhood.
January 4 – Happy Birthday Kathy Bylina Izzano TodayisKathyBylina’sbirthday.Actually,she’snolongeraBylina.HerlastnameisIzzanonow.That’sbecauseshemarriedAmsterdamnativeJimIzzanoaboutfourdecadesago.BothKathyandJimweremygoodfriendsandclassmatesintheWilburLynchClassof“1972.”Infact,thetwoofthemstarteddatingwaybackthenandwerevotedMr.&MissAHSinthe“ClassConsensus”thatwasincludedinour1972LynchYearbook.(Forsomeabsurdreason,IwasvotedClassClowninthatsamepoll!)Backinourhighschooldays,Kathywasafriendlyvivaciouscaptainofthecheerleadingsquadwhoalwayshadasmileonherfaceandakindwordtoshare.Jimmywasafunny,veryoutgoingkidfromtheSouthSide.Eventhoughhewasbarelyoverfivefeettall,hewasbuiltlikeafirehydrantandwasapowerhouserunningbackforanAHSRuggedRamfootballteamthatcapturedtwoconsecutiveClass-ALeaguetitles.Aftergettingmarried,theysettledinthetownofAmsterdamandraiseda
sonandadaughter,whilebuildingsuccessfulcareersoftheirown.JimmycouldsellahairbrushtoVinDieselandthelastIknew;KathywasstillhelpinghealthcarefacilitiessolveproblemsasaDirectorofProfessionalServiceswithMedAssets.She’sstillasfriendlyandvivaciousasshewasbackinhighschoolandherandherslightlycrazyhusbandarebothregulargolfer’satAmsterdamMuni,whichiswhereIrunintothemmostoften.IfrequentlytrytoremindJimmyhowluckyhewastofindagirllikeKathyforawife.WheneverIdohejustrollshiseyesandasks“Notquiteasluckyasshewasthough,right?”Inevereveranswerintheaffirmative.HappyBirthdayKathy!
January 6 – Happy Birthday John Willoughby
Inaprettyprosperousone-newspapertownthesizeofAmsterdambackaroundtheturnofthe20thCentury,thejobofmanagingeditorofthatnewspaperwasoneofthecommunity’smostprominentpositions.JohnEdmundWilloughbytookoverthatjobattheAmsterdamEveningRecorderonJanuary1,1907.Onethingwasforsure,noonewhosatinthatchairbeforeorsincecouldmatchthebluenessofhisbloodline.HewasadescendantofRevolutionaryWarheroEthanAllenonhismother’ssideandCivilWarheroandformerUSPresident,UlyssesGrant,onhisdad’s.AnativeofCanoga,NYinSenecaCounty,hewasbornonJanuary6,1861.Hisfatherwasaprettywelltodoman-of-the-clothandWilloughbyhadaprettyprivilegedupbringinginthecommunitieshisfatherpastored.AccordingtohisRecorderobituary,Willoughbywas
supposedtoattendHamiltonCollegebutforsomereasoncompletedhiscollegiatestudiesathome.HebeganhiscareerinjournalismasareporterfortheUticaObserverin1882.AyearlaterhecametotheRugCitytodothesamejobwiththeAmsterdamRecorder,thenknownastheDemocrat.Healsofoundawife.HemarriedAmsterdamnativeMinnieKatherineSalisburyinNovemberof1884.HisfirsttenureattheAmsterdamnewspaperlastedforeightyearsuntil1890,whenheheadedwesttobecomepublisheroftheLittleFallsHerald.JustninemonthslaterhecamebacktoAmsterdamtoagainworkfortheRecorder.Healsogotinvolvedinlocalpolitics.AstaunchRepublican,WilloughbyservedasclerkoftheMontgomeryCountyBoardofSupervisorsfrom1892-93.Thenin1894hebeganathree-yeartermasAmsterdam’scitytreasurer.In1896,hereceivedanoffertobecomeeditoroftheKingstonFreeman,whichheaccepted.HespenteightyearsatthatjobandmighthaveremainedtherefortherestofhiscareerifthepublishersoftheRecorderhadnotwooedhimbackasecondtimebyofferinghimthepositionofmanagingeditor.HekeptthattitlefromJanuary1,1907untilhisdeathin1929.Duringthoselasttwodecadesofhislife,WilloughbybecameoneofAmsterdam’smostprominentcitizens.Inadditiontobeinggiftedwiththepen,hewasawonderfulpublicspeakerandwasinconstantdemandonthelocalbanquetcircuit.WhenWWIbegan,hebecameAmsterdam’smostprolificWarBondspromoter.ManyofhiswritingswonawardsandoneofhiseditorialsaboutTheodoreRooseveltmeritedaletterofappreciationfromthe“HeroofSanJuanHill”himself.Asyoumightimagine,thisguygotveryinvolvedinthecommunityaswell.HewasaforceontheBoardofTradeandoneofthefoundersofitspredecessororganization,theChamberofCommerce.HewasanactivememberofSt.Ann’sChurch,teachingaSundayschoolclassthereformanyyearsandhewasalsoaMason.Heandhiswiferaisedonechild,asonnamedBernard,whogavehisparentstwogranddaughters,RitaandVirginia.BothweretreasuredbyWilloughbyandbothbecamegifteddancersandlocaldanceinstructors.VirginiawouldgoontomarryAlfredNobleandher“VirginiaWilloughbyNobleDanceStudio”wouldbecomeanAmsterdamculturalinstitution.Duringthelatterstagesofhislife,Willoughbybeganexperiencinghearttrouble,whichflareduponhiminFebruaryof1929.HisdoctoradvisedhimtogetawayfromworkandrestsoheandhiswifewenttovisitanephewinAlbany.HeneverreturnedtoAmsterdam.Hesufferedaheartattackanddiedathisnephew’shome.Hewas68yearsoldatthetimeofhisdeath.
January 8 – Happy Birthday Lawrence Celmer InJuneof1958,threeteenagerswerepicturedintheAmsterdamRecorderreceivingAmsterdamRotaryClubServiceAwards.OneofthemwasLawrenceCelmer,whowastheonlysonandchildofAmsterdamPoliceChiefAndrewCelmerandhiswifeValeria.Nineyearslater,theRotaryClubwasstillhandingoutcheckstooutstandingseniorsfromthetwoAmsterdamhighschoolsbutinsteadofServiceAwardstheywerenowcalledtheLawrenceJ.CelmerMemorialScholarships.Here’swhy.CelmerwasborninAmsterdamonJanuary8,1941andraisedonSanfordAvenue.Hewasnamedafterhisgrandfather,aPolishimmigrantwhocametoAmsterdamandopenedupapopulartavernonReidStreet.AftergraduatingfromAmsterdamHighSchoolin1958,“Larry”wenttoHolyCrossCollegein
Massachusettsandearnedadegreeinchemicalengineering.Healsojoinedtheschool’sMarineReserveOfficersTrainingCorps(ROTC)andwhenhegraduatedfromcollegehewascommissionedasecondlieutenantintheMarineCorps.Hewasobligatedtodoathree-yearhitchbutwhenhecompletedit,heoptedtoextendhisserviceforanother12monthsandvolunteeredtodotheadditionalyearinVietnam.AtthetimehetoldacollegeroommatethathewantedtogetintothefightthatwasthenraginginthatdividedSoutheastAsiancountry.Hisplanwastocompletetheone-yeartourandthenattendlawschool.OnMarch18,1967,Celmer,whohadbythenbeenpromotedtocaptain,was
leadingasearchanddestroymissionagainsttheenemynearthetownofQuangNgaiwhenhewashitbyafatalgunshottohisupperleftchestanddiedinstantly.HisparentswerevacationinginFloridawhenthetelegramnotifyingthemoftheironlychild’sdeathreachedtheAmsterdamPoliceDepartment.TheyreturnedhomeandburiedtheirboywithfullmilitaryhonorsinSt.StanislausCemetery.TheAmsterdamRotaryClubthenimmediatelydecidedtorenametheirannualserviceawardsinhonorofthisgallantyoungmanandAmsterdamPoliceChiefCelmermadeithissolemnresponsibilitytohandoutthescholarshipchecksfromthatpointforwardasawayofhonoringhisbelovedson.
January 10 – Happy Birthday Marlena Werder
OneofthemanyreasonsIstartedthisblogwastoinspireyoungpeopleinAmsterdamwithstoriesoftheachievementsofthosewhocamebeforethem.Everyyearsinceforever,youngmenandwomenhavegraduatedfromAmsterdamHighSchoolandgoneontodosomeamazingthingsintheworkplacestheyhavechosenforthemselves.Today’sBirthdayCelebrantisaclassicexample.HernameisMarlenaWerder,butbackin1982shewasstillMarlenaAmmerall.ShehadjustgraduatedfromAHSandwasheadingtoRensselaerPolytechnicInstitutetostudyengineeringbutshereallywasn’tsurewhatshewantedtodoinlife.StudyingengineeringatRPIisnotacakewalkforanystudent.Inadditiontohavinggoodacademicskills,successincollegerequiresveryyoungpeopletoacceptthefactthatwhattheyachieveisentirelyuptothem.Marlenafoundthatshe
waswellpreparedtohandleboththesechallenges.AftergraduatingfromRPIwithadegreeinelectricalengineering,shewentontogetherMastersatBrownUniversityandbeganacareerinthetechnologyindustrythatsawherworkinsoftwaredevelopmentatRaytheon,productdevelopmentforIBM,andthenfinallylandatMicrosoftin1994whereshefocusedonthecustomer/technicalsupportsideofthebusiness.NowkeepinmindthatMicrosoft'soperatingsystemsandsoftwareproductsareusedbymillionsofbusinessesandindividualsaroundtheworld.ThinkWindowsoperatingsystem,MicrosoftOffice,MicrosoftExchange,theirSQLServeranditseasytounderstandwhythecompany'sTechnicalSupportoperationisconsideredoneofthemostcriticallyimportantfunctionsintheBillGates-foundedbusiness.Inadditiontorespondingtowelloveramillioncustomer-experiencedproductissuesper