Judith Gangel:
CLASS OF 1960
Valley Stream Central High SchoolClass of 1960
Valley stream, NY
Buffalo State College (SUNY)Class of 1964
Buffalo, NY
Valley Stream Memorial Junior High SchoolClass of 1957
Valley stream, NY
Wheeler Avenue Elementary SchoolClass of 1954
Valley stream, NY
West End Elementary SchoolClass of 1948
Lynbrook, NY
Judith's Story
Life
UPDATED 5/9/2008)
Hi CHS '60s! Time does fly when having fun! I'm married 43 yrs, suburb n. e. 44 yrs; 2 daught; older,43 next week, cincinnati. area) is r.e.agent . has 2 boys, 14 and 16, (see 3-4 times yr). Younger Daught.(40)(Fisher Coll./bost. & FIT manh )interior des. consult./major furniture/fabric corp. decorator & designers' bldg., My husb worked privately owned men's clothier 15 1/2 yrs, now works in mgmt. world's lgst.retailer. I 've been involv local govt, many apptd.& elect posit. 35+ yrs, continue to stay active; have had several careers: 2+ decades newspap, graph. arts, print & publish; news report,writing,(Miss Bolton's jr. hi Eng. class w/ me? Recall my poems all over class walls?) edit, advertis., copywrit, etc. (won 1st place adv. award, new eng.press assoc.); 1981 entered retail gift indust./ owned store (& 1 person mfg. business - designed/made acrylic mirrored wall decor eves!). My #1 dream since kid- be rabbi -ahead of times, couldn't be,so 1981 turned to specializ. retail Judaica.Fall '00 retailed part time & went back to subst. teach(had done between careers since 1968); this time, regional voc tech h.s., which I'd done 1981, variety of areas: taught Math, Hist., Eng., Sci., Electron., El...Expand for more
ectric., Struct. Wood, Early Child./Day Care, Nurs.& Med. Sec. Skills, Auto, etc. In '02 switched to subst. teach at Middle / H.S.(5-12), occas. elem. level, nearby town. Took 2 yr. break to deal with major loss in home (flood in 1/05, water main break due to extreme weather). Resumed subst. tching in my own town '06-'07, public pre-K to h.s., all areas between. Enjoy my life - been interesting, keeps me interact w/ people all ages, bckgrds & intellect. levels; Greatly enjoy and derive much satisfact.
Who knows what's next!** CHS grad takes on any challenge, right?! Speaking of that - how many of you, as I, thanked your lucky stars that your educ. was at CHS? Did they do a good job there, "or what?" Sure you agree! Well, LONG but...
Wish you happiness, good health...so long for now,
Judy (Fine) Gangel (Bignutbrownhare)
Format for web connection ...everyone yells yah??.. when they connect with classmates who have extra names in parentheses!
*If you lost loved ones 9/11,my sincere wishes for peace to come to your heart and life to once again have renewed meaning for you. Any classmates perish 9/11?, someone please post so can send families belated condolences. Also, strength to families of soldiers called up.
JUDY
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