ACHS Class of 1968: ACHS 1968 - Buffalo Yacht Club 7/27/2013 (photo credits Iris London Black, Karen Hoffman Brown, Don Houck)

welcome to the BYC!

At the entrance of the Buffalo Yacht Club

Cary Vastola in foreground listening to the pre-dinner announcements

Rich Johnston listens intently!

Cynthia Gath Petersen and Jane Valdieck Nopanen listen, with Barry Black (back)

Cathy Duke and Paul Kaye

from left - Rudy Ruhlman, Gale Singer Ruhlman, James Sachs, Lynne Freed Sachs, Don Walker & Mary Bassel

Terry Tersegno Gruber, Lana Derbsch Ricupito, Marcia Held Zwolinski, Bonnie Brassel Totaro

Grant Golden and Jane Valdieck Nopanen

The BYC's GM, Charlie Haskell, our man in charge!

Sue Ann Brenner, Jerry Tokars, Bonnie Gordon (back) Adrienne and Stu Eddy

Dan Emery and Mike Driscoll (backs ) with Andy Szafran

Francine Chandler Hardy with her husband Bob Hard

Jenny Fiden at the buffet table

Dick Clack

Dave Moynihan surrounded by women

Donna Russell Martin with her husband Rob

Jack Harmsen

Jack Harmsen, Cary Vastola, and Cindy Gray Clack

Debbie Snow Louttit, Jeff Rausch and Terry Tersegno Gruber at the memorabilia table

Meg O'Rourke and Sue Diamond Siegel at the buffet table

Lynne Freed Sachs

Greg Bowen, Jackie and Al Romus

Paul Fiden and Claudia Swenson

Bob Hardy and Francine Chandler Hardy

Jeff Rausch and Tad O'Rourke enjoying the fruits of labor of the reunion committee

Meg O'Rourke with Beverly Hock Carr (back) and Bill Carr

Lana Derbsch, Marcia Held, and Dan Emery

Dick Clack at the memorabilia table

Wendy Yellen and Cindy Gath Petersen

Susan Trabka checking out all the class archives

Cindy and Dick Clack

Kris London Black and Clay Pasternack

Kris Black, Cindy and Dick Clack, with Clay Pasternack

Kris Black with Cindy and Dick Clack

Dick and Cindy Clack check out the class archives with Dan Emery

Adrienne and Stu Eddy

Stu Eddy

Jane Valdieck Nopanen with Joanne Hutchison Wilkinson

Grant Golden and Karen Hoffman Brown

Beverly (Hock) & Bill Carr, with Andy Szafran

Bonnie Gordon, Lana Derbsch Ricupito and Marcia Held Zwolinski

Beverly Hock Carr and Andy Szafran (back), Matt Behr (Back) and Brian Wilcox

Wendy Yellen, Henry Cohen (class of 1967) and Mary Bassel

Phil Best

Claudia and Brian Wilcox

Claudia Swenson, Dave Moynihan, Marjorie Wallens, Pat Moynihan

Tad O'Rourke and Jackie Romus

Paul and Jenny Fiden with Andy Szafran

Matt Behr, Cathy Duke, Kris London Black

Cathy Duke and Kris London Black

Matt Behr and Cathy Duke with the Amherst tiger in the back ground

Greg and Rosemary Bowen

Sue Kramer Grieve flanked by Karen Hoffman Brown and her husband, Marshall

Will Fudeman, Nancy Pasternack, Marjorie Wallens, Rich Johnston, and Clay Pasternack

Lana Derbsch, Marcia Held and Rosemary Bowen (back) at the memorabilia table

Marcia Held with Beverly Hock Carr and husband Bill just before she discovers that her missing Polaris from 9th grade is on display!

Bevery (Hock) and Bill Carr

Paul Kaye, Cathy Duke, and Matt Behr

Cathy Duke

everyone is checking out the memorabilia table

Susan Kramer Grieve and Debby Larson Austin view the vast reunion archive photos courtesy of Rich Morinn

Marshall Brown

Karen Hoffman Brown and Bonnie Brassel Totaro

Karen Hoffman Brown, Susan Kramer Grieve and Marshall Brown at the Tower Yearbook table

Marjorie Wallens and Nancy Pasternack

Marshall and Karen Hoffman Brown

Rich Morin - the keeper of the history of our class of 1968

Susan Kramer Grieve and Bonnie Brassel Totaro

Susan Kramer Grieve and Rich Morin

Wendy Yellen (with Will Fudeman in the background)

Will Fudeman and Rich Johnston

Will Fudeman, Marjorie Wallens and Rich Johnston

Cathy Duke and Susan Trabka

Cary Vastola and Paul Fiden

Don Houck, Cary Vastola, Paul Fiden and Stu Eddy

Meg O'Rourke, Tad O'Rourke and Laurie Steinmetz

Barry Black and Bonnie Gordon

Susan Kramer Grieve, Mike Driscoll and Rich Morin

Dave Moynihan, Gail Singer Ruhlman and Greg Bowen

Rosemary Bowen, Lu Ann Teach, and Debbie Houck

In Loving Memory - this display was made special for the reunion to remember our classmates who are no longer with us - a very fitting tribute to our class members

Jeff Rausch and Mark Teach

Mark Teach, Jeff Rausch, and Don Houck

Cynthia Gath Petersen with Beverly Hock Carr, as Bev rediscovers her lost freshman year Polaris JHS yearbook

Brian and Claudia Wilcox with Jenny Fiden

Dennis Ferris, Carol Otto Gural and Phil Best with the Windermere class pictures

Rich Johnston and Marjorie Wallens

Henry Cohen, Wendy Yellen, and Will Fudeman

Clay Pasternack, Tad O'Rourke, Jeff Rausch, and Dave Moynihan

Clay Pasternack, Tad O'Rourke, Don Houck, Kelly Dixon (BYC and ACHS class of 2008), Jeff Rausch, and Dave Moynihan

Cathy Duke, Nancy Pasternack, Rich Morin, and Clay Pasternack

Mark Teach, Susan Kramer Grieve, and Debbie Larson Austin

Paul, Will, Gregg, Rich and Steve - first of 2 group shots!

Paul Kaye, Will Fudeman, Gregg Bowen, Rich Johnston, and Steve Sullivan

Jane Valdieck Nopanen and Barry Black

Lana Derbsch Ricupito, Andy Szafran and Marcia Held Zwolinski

Bonnie Gordon, Lana Derbsch Ricupito, and Marcia Held Zwolinski

Dessert time - the class cake (thank you Wegman's!!)

Laurie Steinmetz and Jeff Rausch

Cary Vastola flanked by Paul and Jenny Fiden (Friday night)

Andy Szafran, Phil Best, Tad and Meg O'Rourke (Friday night)

Jayne Shsiter, Susan Trabka, Donna Russell Martin, Claudia Swenson, Rob Martin

Dick and Cindy (Gray) Clack with Dan Emery

Sue Ann Brenner, Joanne Hutchison Wilkinson, Phil Best, Jerry Tokars

Paul Kaye, Cathy Duke, Grant Golden, Rich Johnston, Deborah Goldman

Andrea Porter Lingenfelter, Nancy Pasternack, Clay Pasternack and Bonnie Gordon

Marshall Brown and Mark Wilkinson

(front) Lana Derbsch Ricupito, Kathy Merrill Panaro, Marcia Held Zwolinski, Bonnie Brassel Totaro, (Back) Gail Singer Ruhlman , Cynthia Gath Petersen, Karen Hoffman Brown

(front) Lana Derbsch Ricupito, Kathy Merrill Panaro, Marcia Held Zwolinski, Bonnie Brassel Totaro, (Back) Gail Singer Ruhlman and Cynthia Gath Petersen

Claudia Wilcox and Jenny Fiden in conversation, while Paul Fiden and Andy Szafran pose

Rich Morin, Tad O'Rourke, Jeff Rausch, and Margo Davis

Marcia Held Zwolinski holding the flyer for Grant Golden's play (way to go Grant!)

Barry Black, Gregg Bowen, Kris London Black

Dennis Ferris, Carol Otto Gural and Phil Best as they look at vintage Windermere School class pictures

Jack Harmsen and blogmaster Don Houck, with Dennis Ferris

Debbie Larson Austin, Susan Kramer Grieve, Stu and Adrienne Eddy hamming it up for the camera!

Debbie Larson Austin, Susan Kramer Grieve, Stu and Adrienne Eddy

Lu Ann Teach, Debbie Houck, Rosemary and Gregg Bowen

Heavy action and conversation at the BYC bar!

Rich Morin and Marshall Brown

Debbie Snow Louttit and Jane Vahldieck Nopanen

Terry Tersegno Gruber and Joanne Hutchison Wilkinson

Lana Derbsch Ricupito and Kathy Merrill Panaro

Terry Tersegno Gruber and Jack Harmsen

Susan Kramer Grieve, Mike Driscoll, Francine Chandler Hardy, and Rich Morin

Rich Johnston and Steve Sullivan

Steve Sullivan, Carol Otto Gural, Lana Derbsch Ricupito, Kathy Merrill Panero, Marcia Held Zwolinski, Bonnie Brassel Totaro, and Terry Tersegno Gruber

Stu and Adrienne Eddy

Harlem Road School and ACHS classsmates Cary Vastola, Paul Fiden, Stu Eddy, and Don Houck

Dave and Pat Moynihan at the table, while Al Romus and Gregg Bowen (back) are explained the facts of life by Larry Schork

Claudia and Brian Wilcox

Senior Class President Rich Johnston addresses the class

The Reunion Committee - Jeff, Laurie, Tad, Clay, Grant, Don and Rich (Craig Speers arrived later in the evening)

Clay presenting your Reunion Committee

Susan Trabka, Margo Davis, Claudia Swenson, Donna Russell Martin (Rob Martin - far right side)

Al Romus and Gregg Bowen

Jerry Tokars and Sue Ann Brenner

Beverly (Hock) Carr and Jeff Rausch (He may be the only one she will let still call her "Pixie"!)

Will Fudeman and Wendy Yellen

Don Houck and Brian Wilcox

Terry Tersegno Gruber and Joanne Hutchison Wilkinson

Sue Diamond Siegel and Kris London Black

Rich Morin and Mike Driscoll

Joanne Hutchison Wilkinson and Karen Hoffman Brown

Mark and Joanne (Hutchison) Wilkinson

Clay Pasternack and Margo Davis

Bonnie Gordon and Clay Pasternack

Dinner is Served!!! Jane Vahldieck Nopanen (left side), Barry Black and Andrea Porter Lingenfelter (right side)

Gail Singer Ruhlman and Cathy Duke in conversation (Will Fudeman in the background)

Marcia Held Zwolinski, Bonnie Brassel Totaro with the Tower yearbook, Margo Davis, and Terry Tersegno Gruber as she reads the Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1968