Oz Legacies

High school days for me (1960-64) were indeed “Happy Days”. We may not have had names like Fonzi, but we did have our Richie Cunningham types. We also had a number of organizations and activities which we could join to help develop our sense of belonging. There were glee clubs, and pep rallies, CYO (Catholic Youth Organization) and CSMC (Catholic Students Mission Crusade) and outside the organized high school structure, Fraternities and Sororities. One such group was Kappa Sigma Alpha.

November 15, 1963, was a bright, sunny, beautiful day in New York City. The weather was much like another bright sunny day in New York several decades later (September 11, 2001).

Friends of the late SUNY Oswego Emeritus Professor Julius Sherwood "Sherry" Dunham describe him as a gentle, firm and steady leader who pulled together people with a common goal to work toward a solution.

Oswego Speedway Hall of Fame member Ed Thompson passed away in the comfort of his own home, with family and friends by his side, early Friday morning.

Susan Keim Weber, 73, passed away this week (Oct. 13) at her home in Hancock Point, Maine.

The Oswego County Historical Society will host the fifth lecture of the season on Sunday, Oct. 19 at 1:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the Oswego Public Library at 120 E. Second St.

     This month's column is not about a person, but about a place: Oswego Catholic High School.

It is hard to believe that it was twenty years ago, February 2nd, 1994, when I lost my mentor, and Oswego lost one of its most distinguished citizens, in the person of John O'Connor Conway.

For 48 years, I knew only that my brother, Charles C. Crisafulli, GM 2/c, lost his life while fighting for his country. Many stories were in the papers, telling of a military grave for all who died at St. Lawrence, Newfoundland. Now 50 years later, I finally know the real sea story.