Michael Cassidy:  

CLASS OF 1982
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Long beach, NY
New york, NY

Michael's Story

In 1974, at age 10, 5th grade teacher, Ms. Carol Gordon taught us to be confident, stoic, curious, adventurous, inquisitive, lifetime learning, mindful, and know your purpose and meaning in life. And, with that, you have all the tools you need to be successful in life. Words that everyone should know and follow in whatever path they follow in life. Many thanks, Ms. Gordon for that excellent lesson, which most of us remember and are still applying successfully today. A personal note: Ms. Gordon: Your 1974-76 students, fondly remember you and wish you the very best in your retirement years! Thanks for being a superb and outstanding teacher. --Michael Cassidy, 1974-76 Words of Inspiration: "A man walked to the top of a hill to talk to God. The man asked, “God, what’s a million years to you?” and God said, “A minute.” Then the man asked, “Well, what’s a million dollars to you?” and God said, “A penny.” Then the man asked, “God…..can I have a penny?” and God said, “Sure…..in a minute.” LOL :-))) Once upon a time in the 1950s, there was an elderly gentleman, who was broke, living in a tiny house and owned a beat up car. He was living off of $99 monthly social security checks. At 65-years of age, he decided things had to change. So, he thought about what he had to offer. His friends raved about his chicken recipe. He decided that this was his best shot at making a change. He left Kentucky and traveled to different states to try to sel...Expand for more
l his recipe. He told restaurant owners that he had a mouth-watering chicken recipe. He offered the recipe to them for Free, and asked for only a small percentage profit on the items sold. Sounds like a good deal, right? Unfortunately, not to most of the restaurant owners. Colonel Sanders heard NO over and over again 1000 times. Even after all of those sales declinations, he never gave up! He believed his chicken recipe was something so special that there would be huge public demand for it. Then, on his 1009th sales pitch he found Success, he got his first YES from a restaurant owner, and was given his first opportunity to market and sell his recipe! With that one little success, Colonel Hartland Sanders became a multi-millionaire and changed the fast food industry in America in the 1950s and still to this day. His company, Kentucky Fried Chicken, popularly known as KFC, became a monumental success and is now part of the multi-billion dollar Pepsi Co. conglomerate. The moral of the story: never give up and always believe in yourself in spite of any adversities in your life! If you believe in yourself, you can accomplish anything in life! Trust me, my friend, you can, too! Best wishes always, Michael Cassidy Long Beach NY High School Class of 1982 B.A., Cornell University 1986 (awarded full 4-year academic merit scholarship) M.P.A., John Jay College of Criminal Justice 1996 M.B,A., Baruch College 1999 Text/DM: 9294307372 (updated October 2021)
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Oct 2021 working in my office today at 57.
Mom 35, Michael 15, Debbie 14, Sharon 11. 1980
Aboard the 8Av Line/A-Train, NYC, Oct. 2021.
Me at 27, Wedding 1991 & at 57 in Oct 2021
October 1981 high school Yearbook photo at 17
NY Stock Exchange, Nov. 1999 at 34 yrs old.
Thanksgiving 1988 at 24 yrs old with a guest
Working in December 2000 at 36 years old.
Nancy Sinatra Personal Autograph 1991
October 2021 NYC Subway Whitehall St Station
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Optimism! Determination! Positivity! Believe!
Winter 2001 Pike's Peak, Colorado, USA
Pike's Peak, Elevation 2.67 miles high!
Tom Brady 2011.  Touchdown, L. Blount high-5!!
Mile High/ Denver, CO; USA  Summer 2001
Long Beach, NY Boardwalk Nat'l Blvd circa 1913
Long Beach, NY Bayfront circa 1939
1964 Unisphere Pavilion, 1964-65 Worlds Fair
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