Roy Kirby:  

Hi Classmates, Hope every one is hanging in there. I take a lot of pride having gone to Rockland High 1968-1971. My favorite teacher in the Rockland School system was my 8 grade history teacher Mr. Silver when he spoke he put you there, bringing the excitement of our past out. 2004 teamed up with an other tradesman, formed a 501(c)3 non-profit and purchased 3.5 acres, 2 historical buildings and the pond for one dollar. view it on hatchmill.org. Working with some of the finest preservation tradesman in the country, some have been on PBS, Nova and Discovery Channel it has been great. We finished the first phase of emergency stabilization in 2008, now we are moving forward for phase 2. The Hatch Mill was just listed on the "National Register of Historical Places." I want to thank my classmates who showed interest over the years and ones in advanced that my in the future show interest after reading this. I wish I knew where Mr. Silver and Coach Burgess is for planting the seed saving history and not letting me quit after joining the football team my senior year. Both of these gentlemen gave a below average student the hunger for being part of living knowledge and never giving up the pursuit to chase his goals. In the last few years, health and injuries has lead me to reinventing myself from a master/carpenter to inventor/entrepreneur/ connector and like most American's, I'm just "holding on." Inventing Turtle-Olives.com, that's me Le-Roy down and out marketing a very healthy fruit, like any other olive or oil fights cancer cells and many other healths issues. The new Flagship "Poor Man's Martini® is our new regerste...Expand for more