Classmates
Robert Costello
Then
Now
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 2 |
| Occupation: | PR/Marketing |
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Comment:
With each passing day, I realize the influence that Girard has had on my life. I cherish my childhood adventures at Girard--such fun--and truly miss my classmates, many of whom have passed. I remember 1948 -1958 it as if it were yesterday. These are good memories for an old man to have! |
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| Names of Children: | Colleen & Ellen |
| Military History: | Army SP/5, 63-66, Korea & Europe |
| Cities lived in: | Scranton, Uijongbu, Heidelberg , Harrisburg , Voorhees , NJ , Dunmore , PA. |
| Interest/Hobbies: Jogging, Jazz (My wife made me give up the bull fiddle in 1967: It's either the bass or me!) | |
| Accomplishments,/endeavors, misc info you wish to share with your classmates: Accomplishments/ Finding and marrying a wonderful Irish lady who makes me smile and laugh and who has put up with all my nonsense for 40 years and gave me two beautiful daughters. Biggest regret: Getting that stupid hairdo on the left in the summer of '57. My jobs with generals, newspapers, a mayor, a governor, a state health secretary and a local hospital placed me at some epochal news events and I enjoyed every minute of it! | |
James Costello
Then
Now
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 3 |
| Occupation: | Retired |
| Names of Children: | James Cloyd (1967), Heather Lee (1968) & Matthew Eric (1973) |
| Military History: | Air Force - Flight Engineer (AFSC 43171A) |
| Cities lived in: | Philadelphia, PA; (USAF, San Antonio & Whichita Falls, TX); Foxboro, MA; Howell, MI; Fowlerville, Mi; Howell, MI |
| Interest/Hobbies: grandchildren, camping, Boy Scouting, Freemasons & Knights Templar | |
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Accomplishments,/endeavors, misc info you wish to share with your classmates:
Retired after 30 years from Chem-Trend Incorporated, a chemical specialty company, located in Howell, Michigan. Currently retired and living in a condo in Howell, Mich. Also have a property in Lake Placid, FL, available for winter use. Keep myself busy with four grandchildren, the Masons (am a past master, past high priest, past thrice illustrious master and past commander as well as past grand commander of Michigan Knights Templar) and the Boy Scouts where I am serving as a unit commissioner; although over the past 50 years I have served in many volunteer positions from den leader in a Cub Pack to the local council president. Now a member of the Executive Board of the Council as well as pack trainer for my youngest grandson who's in fourth grade. Reasonably healthy considering my age. Still married to the same lady, Sandy, for 54 years. (updated info on 04-09-17) |
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Edward Eglowsky
Then
Now
| Marital status: | Divorced |
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| Children: | 3 |
| Occupation: | President of Genesis International, an international barter company and am also the President of The Genesis Gallery, Ltd. |
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Comment:
I have lived a full and interesting life and have been privileged to travel to many areas of our planet. I value the wonderful education I received at Girard and feel I owe much of my success to the principals instilled in me while at the Hum. I have tried to pass some of the principals I learned at Girard on to my children. |
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| Names of Children: | Justin, Jared & Valentina |
| Interest/Hobbies: My Hobbies and interests: fine dining, sharing with others, raising money for worthwhile children's causes and challenging myself to achieve. I am currently learning to speak Russian. | |
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Accomplishments,/endeavors, misc info you wish to share with your classmates:
I thoroughly enjoy going to work every day. I am president of Genesis International, an international barter company and am also the president of The Genesis Gallery, Ltd., www.genesisgallery.com I deal with crazy people and challenging artists from all parts of the world. Justin, my oldest son, is a screenwriter who recently wrote the screenplay for The Bucket List which stars Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. My youngest son, Jared is a real estate developer and PGA Golf Pro. My daughter, Valentina, will graduate from Brooklyn College in May. I would love for her to eventually take over my business. But that is up to her. If any of my classmates visit the New York City area, please let me know. I would love to see you and share stories of our lives. |
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Robert Esposito
Then
Now
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 6 |
| Occupation: | Semi-Retired |
| Comment: I have 2 Daughters and 4 Step Daughters.I also have 4 Grand Children and 5 Step Grand Children. | |
| Names of Children: | Daughters Wendy, Pamela Step Daughters Laurie,Wallis, Edie, June |
| Military History: | N/A |
| Cities lived in: | Ridley Park,PA, Aston,PA, West Cape May,NJ |
| Interest/Hobbies: Fishing, Golf, Boating, Jersey shore | |
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Accomplishments,/endeavors, misc info you wish to share with your classmates:
I'm married 37 years to my wife Ginger.We live in Cape May, NJ I Retired in 2003 from BP oil / ConocoPhillips.I was employed there for 34 years. I was a Refinery Maintenance Supervisor. I now work 3 days a week as a Safety Compliance Specialist at Sunoco in the Philadelphia area. |
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Joseph Frederick
Then
Now
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 1 |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
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Comment:
I was a Hummer from 3rd to 10th grade. I wish I had stayed. I attribute my lifes' interest and motivation to the values learned from the excellent teachers at the Hum. |
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| Names of Children: | Jennifer |
| Military History: | USAF Pilot Training, Webb AFB TX, 1967-1968. Flew F-84F Thunderstreak and F-100 Supersabres in tactical fighter squadrons 1968-1975. Civilian engineer for DoD. |
| Cities lived in: | Philadelphia PA, Cahokia IL, Big Spring TX, Dayton OH, Troy OH |
| Interest/Hobbies: Flying, computers, tennis | |
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Accomplishments,/endeavors, misc info you wish to share with your classmates:
Graduated Air Force Pilot Training at Webb AFB TX, 1968. Flew F-84F Thunderstreak and F-100 Supersabres in tactical fighter squadrons. Engineer for Air Force. Developed stealth technology for today's stealthy airplanes. |
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William Gaudet
Then
Now
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 2 |
| Occupation: | Chief Engineer |
| Comment: Just glad we made it this far. Sorry to have lost touch with so many of my classmates but because ours was not a neighborhood school I guess it was meant to be. The knowlege base we received at the hum gave me a good foundation for all the projects I undertook in life and enabled me to succeed. | |
| Names of Children: | Kristen & William J. |
| Military History: | U.S. Air Force |
| Cities lived in: | Ankara, Turkey, Darby, Pa, Washington Township, NJ andBrigantine, NJ |
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Interest/Hobbies:
Boating, electronics, some fishing and watching sports. |
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| Accomplishments,/endeavors, misc info you wish to share with your classmates: While working in the tire remollding industry I was awarded 2 patents and was appointed to a national commitee and sat on an ASTM board. | |
Henry Grabowski
Then
Now
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 3 |
| Occupation: | Professor of Economics, Duke University |
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Comment:
I feel blessed to have had such a rich life so far and I thank my wife, Ginny, and my family for this as well as Stephen Girard and all the friends and teachers while growing up at the Hum. Like all of us I have had some rough times but Hummers always come back stronger from adversity, with their heads up! |
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| Names of Children: | David, Jonathan, Charles -- 7 grandchildren so far - 3 boys - 4 girls |
| Military History: | None |
| Cities lived in: | Bethlehem, PA; Princeton, NJ; New Haven, CT; Washington, DC; Durham, NC; Berlin, Germany; Chapel Hill, NC |
| Interest/Hobbies: Travel; hiking; spending time with our sons' families in Maine; Boston, Mass and North Carolina | |
| Accomplishments,/endeavors, misc info you wish to share with your classmates: I have been a Professor at Yale and at Duke since 1966. Actually this is three jobs - researcher, teacher and consultant. I am cutting back on teaching now but am still active as a researcher and as a consultant. I have focused my research on the Health Care sector and the Pharmaceutical Industry. I have testified before Congress several times and Congress recently enacted a law to stimulate R&D on neglected diseases such as Malaria, based on an idea advanced by two colleagues and myself. I enjoy research and plan to stay active as long as I am able. The Health Care sector has enough problems to keep scores of researchers busy for many decades to come! My oldest son, David, went into the family business -- he is a health care policy researcher at Harvard. Jon is a Marine Biologist in Portland, Maine and Charles is a computer programmer in Chapel Hill. Believe it or not, my youngest son was a NC State Select Soccer Player and his two boys look like great players too. Must be in the family genes somewhere. | |
Andrew Herbert
Then
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 5 |
| Occupation: | Consulting Engineer |
| Comment: Girard education gave me an opportunity that I may never have had under normal circumstances. The friendships that I have acquired over the years with brother Girardians and classmates will last a lifetime. | |
| Names of Children: | One deceased, 4 stepchildren |
| Military History: | US Navy (Air Reserve) 1963-1981 |
| Cities lived in: | Fort Washington, PA; Plymouth Meeting, PA; Lederach, PA; Milford, PA |
| Interest/Hobbies: Reading, collecting Stephen Girard and Girard college memorabilia, antique toys, tin toys, model railroading, photography and juke boxes | |
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Accomplishments,/endeavors, misc info you wish to share with your classmates:
Finished college, received professional registration for engineering, worked for large engineering firms, became a self employed consulting engineer for the past 29 years. Have shared lots of memories with my brothers of Girard over the past 50 years. |
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Gilbert Herbert
Then
Now
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 3 |
| Occupation: | Retired from UPS |
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| Accomplishments,/endeavors, misc info you wish to share with your classmates: I'm grateful for my time spent at Girard. The discipline and regimentation we were raised with helped me throughout my life. | |
Carl Hoffman
Then
Now
| Marital status: | Married |
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| Children: | 2 |
| Occupation: | retired teacher |
| Names of Children: | Lee Ann, Chrissy |
| Military History: | US Army-1963-1965 |
| Cities lived in: | Pittsburgh, Ridley Park, State College, Trooper, Paoli, Camden, DE, Magnolia, DE |
| Interest/Hobbies: Reading, Biking, Camping, Traveling, Model Railroad | |