Don Bushell:  

Attended St. Joseph's elementary school in Croton Falls, New York How many of you remember sister Jerome?? We all called her Geronimo. She put the fear of God in all students. And Mr. Slavin, the janitor, and Father Keane?? I have so many stories to share about those folks. I was an alter boy for years. Funerals were a high paying gig for an alter boy, and Father Keane would crack jokes like "It's a dying business", or "they're all dying to get it". I worked a summer job at the parish cemetary landscaping. Mr. Slavin dug the graves by hand with a pick-ax. One day I was cutting the grass right next to the grave he was digging. He was way down there working on the lower corner, 6 feet down when I saw him puncture the coffin to the left, bones fell out. He just pushed them back in and moved on. Attended Kennedy High School for One Year, then North Salem High for One year. At this time, my parents moved us all to Tucson, Azizona, where I attended Santa Rita High School and Sabino High School I spent one year at West Point, but I did not fit with the military lifestyle too well. I then attended the Unive...Expand for more