Thursday, February 27, 2014

Fred Zullo


In memory of our classmate and friend Fred

"There'll be two dates on your tombstone everyone will see..but the only thing that matters is the little dash between them" 



Fred Michael Zullo, 57, of Barre, Vermont and Claremont, New Hampshire died tragically on Wednesday evening, February 19, 2014 at his Tucson, AZ winter retreat.  He was born on May 05, 1956 in Camp Lejuene, North Carolina and had resided in Barre, Vermont for nearly 25 years.  

He previously lived in New Hampshire for nearly 20 years in addition to briefly residing in Florida and Maine. He was a graduate of Stevens High School in Claremont, NH and the University of Norwich in Northfield, Vermont graduating with a B.S. degree in Accounting.

He served in the U.S. Navy from the period of January 19, 1977 until his Honorable Discharge on August 27, 1980.  In the field of Aviation Electronics, he attained a rank of Service Technician Third Class.

In his youth, he was former Cub Scout and then a Boy Scout member of Troop 38 reaching a rank of Second Class.  As an adult, he was avid sportsman in hunting and fly fishing tying many of his own unique dry flies.  

Later in life, Mr. Zullo pursued the specialty of tax filings and preparation assisting several small local Vermont businesses, select individuals and providing community service to those in need of tax assistance in unison with his father, Rocco A. Zullo.

He is survived by his father Rocco A. Zullo of Claremont, NH. his stepdaughter Lisa Carlton of Cumberland, RI, and his siblings: Tony Zullo of North Kingstown, RI; Janet Zullo of Hartland, VT; Jennifer Zullo of Ridgeville, SC; Patrick Zullo of Deering, NH and Alexandra Zullo of Claremont, NH and six nieces and nephews that he adored.

The Lord knows he will be missed by so many of us for his kind nature and gentle touch thus the nickname “Golden Boy”.  It is hard to comprehend a world with out Fred Michael and so it seems that he will always be among us in spirit.

A time and date for a memorial service has not been arranged but during the month of April, friends and family may call at the Stringer Funeral Home, 146 Broad Street, in Claremont, NH.

Interment will follow in Saint Mary’s Cemetery.
  

Monday, February 24, 2014

Class Reunion Meeting #3 Notes

Feb. 21, 2014 meeting notes (Thank you Melissa for taking these notes, much appreciated!!)                                     

We had 13 Classmates show up, Alan Rozwadowski,Sue Doody, Jim Hills ,Jim Hanson ,Melissa Dube, Linda Simmons, Jim Roy , Debbie Flaherty , Karen Chabot , Chrisitine Foisy , Gary Dube and Sandy Lefebvre AND Wes Boardman..

There have been a few changes, the yard sale has been moved from May 24th to April 26 people can drop off any unwanted items the week of April 21-26. Rick Bean will be building the Claremont Drive-In sign as we cannot locate the original sign. The colors are black and  blue. 
                                                                                                                                                                     
The trailer is all set, length can only be 35ft. This has been taken care of and will be wooden for easier building . We are all set for a driver, Calvin Jewel. Safety Railings  ~~ Jim ~Gary ~ Wes will be working on this. A grass carpet will be covering the wheels, if we can, we will hide the wheels with wooden braces. Grass carpet will also be utilized on the flooring of the trailer. Wes will also be providing the speakers for the vehicle.
          
We can have 4 cars follow with 4x4 with ticket booth  Jim  Hanson is working on ticket booth.

Securing the car on the trailer, Karen Chabot's Brother is willing to let us use his yellow Volkswagon. NOTE: We also have another offer of a 72 pickup truck for a vehicle in the procession if needed
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Kim Grady will make signs for float and possibly paint something on sheet (screen) .                                                                                                                                            
Gary and Wes will work on the frame for the movie screen         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
We need someone to work on putting together a concession stand                       
                                             
Jim's car is out, apparently too big...
                                                              
Sandy has a swing set to get rid of, we can use it on the float, we may have to reduce the set in size.

 Also, Sue Doody has also offered to do a raffle basket, that will make 4 baskets for the raffle! We are looking to start selling tickets at the yard sale. 
                                                                                                       
The next meeting will be at Gary Dube's house. There has been a change in the day for the next meeting.to Saturday March 22nd @the same time 6pm. The idea is to hopefully give more people an opportunity to come and not have to rush to get to the meeting. 

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Fred Zullo

Dear classmates,

I have received word this morning our friend and classmate Fred Zullo has died in a car accident which occurred last Wednesday. I have attached the story from the news outlet where it was reported.

http://azstarnet.com/news/blogs/police-beat/vermont-man-killed-in-crash-west-of-tucson/article_e93de1f9-679f-5a78-89d5-38830efa8962.html

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Reminder: Meeting tomorrow night Feb 21 @6pm

Don't forget class of 1974 there will be a gathering at the odd fellows 2nd floor. (35 Pleasant St - Simply Comfort restaurant)  drive out back for parking and go through white pillars, take elevator to 2nd floor .. you can eat downstairs at Simply Comfort foods or we can bring snacks and B.Y.O.D Hope to see alot of you there . ~:} Friday Feb. 21 @ 6 p.m.

Sunday, February 16, 2014

Next reunion planning meeting this Friday!

Good Sunday morning everyone,

Just a quick reminder, this Friday Feb 21st at 6pm is our next meeting for planning out the float and party. Anyone interested in helping with the float build and party, please plan to attend. We need all hands on deck as assignments need to be made to start putting things together. Only 3/12 months left till the parade and the reunion party and you know time flies. We will be meeting at the Simply Comfort restaurant located at 35 Pleasant St. Parking is out back, and on the street and should be plenty of parking spaces. Look forward to seeing everyone! -Phil

The agenda

Float build and layout (i'll bring a toy trailer truck to do a mockup!)
Venue setup and party theme
Entertainment and music selection
Finding classmates and mailing of the reunion notification to the class
Any other subject anyone wants to being up to discuss

Link to Simply Comfort page is below.

SimplyComfortRestaurant