Sebastiano John Lamicella:  

I HOPE ALL YOU FOLKS ENJOYED MY WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE FROM ST JAMES UP TO THE PRESENT. HOPEFULLY SOME MY OLD CLASSMATES AND FRIENDS WILL SEE THIS ALBUM. I WOULD LIKE SOMEDAY TO HAVE A REUNION WITH THE GUYS AND GIRLS OF SJS CLASS OF 1968. WE WERE ALL TOGETHER IN THIS CLASS FOR 8 YEARS, EVEN THOUGH MANY MOONS HAVED PASSED 40 YEARS TO BE EXACT, I STILL REMEMBER EVERYONES NAME .WE ALL CAME FROM MONROE STREET IN KNICKERBOCKER VILLAGE ,THE SMITH HOUSES AND DOWN MADISON STREET TO THE FDR, ONE OF OUR CLASSMATES CAME FROM STATEN ISLAND FOR 4 YEARS.WE PLAYED BALL IN THE SMITH HOUSES ON MADISON STREET WHERE THE CROSSING GUARD MS.SMITTY WOULD CROSS US ALL, TO PLAYING HANDBALL ON THE BACK OF VANILLAS ON SAINT JAMES PLACE. AND HOW COULD WE EVER FORGET MOTHER LUCIELLE ON REPORT CARD DAY[ WELL ESPECIALLY FOR ME] SHE WOULD SAY ''WHATS THIS B IN CONDUCT SONNY'' BUT MOTHER LUCIELLE WAS HARMLESS AND SHE LOVED ALL HER STUDENTS AS WE ALL LOVED HER . MOTHER LUCIELLE IS NOW 83 AND RETIRED. SHE HAS TAUGHT ME ALOT ABOUT DISCISPLINE IN THOSE DAYS AND THATS WHAT HELP ME IN THE USMC BOOT CAMP WHAT I REMEMBERED FROM MOTHER LUCIELLE. WE AT ST JAMES COULD NOT HAVE ASKED FOR A BETTER PRINCIPAL, PERSON OR CARING HUMAN BEING AS SHE IS. I THANK YOU MOTHER LUCIELLE FOR ALL LIFES LESSONS I LEARNED FROM YOU. HOW COULD WE FORGET 900AM SUNDAY MASSES AND ALL THE FIRST FRIDAYS WITHOUT MOTHER LUCIELLS CLICKER . CLIC...Expand for more