Memories

Gerard Walsh

March 8, 2023 Comments Off on Gerard Walsh
March 26 @ 11:26 am

I was proud to play football from 1963-1967 under the guidance of legendary coach Adam Cirillo. If you were a member of the team, life at Tech was a little…

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Arnold T. Oftedal

January 25, 2023 Comments Off on Arnold T. Oftedal
March 26 @ 11:26 am

Tech was extra special. I remember the transit strike when Ken Larsen and I rode our bikes to school and  were permitted to “park” them in the inside courtyard. Ken…

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John Huson

December 19, 2022 Comments Off on John Huson
March 26 @ 11:26 am

I followed my recently deceased brother, George R. Huson ’47, who became a rocket scientist, to Tech where I swam on Coach Connell’s team. Still swimming. Swam at the U.S.…

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Malcolm Davidson, M.D. FAAP

December 16, 2022 Comments Off on Malcolm Davidson, M.D. FAAP
March 26 @ 11:26 am

I have very vivid memories of my four years at BTHS and still have my Major T. Like so many of my classmates, I too feel a tremendous sense of…

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John Mardente

December 16, 2022 Comments Off on John Mardente
March 26 @ 11:26 am

I knew I wanted to be a civil engineer ever since I was eight years old. My 6th grade teacher recommended her engineer husband’s high school: BTHS. I told my…

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Ivan D. Steen

December 3, 2022 Comments Off on Ivan D. Steen
March 26 @ 11:26 am

I graduated Tech in January 1954 and immediately enrolled in NYU’s College of Engineering, expecting to complete a program in electrical engineering. After two semesters, however, I realized that a…

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David Isacowitz

November 22, 2022 Comments Off on David Isacowitz
March 26 @ 11:26 am

A standout memory is getting off from school twice to go to the NYC Football Championship against DeWitt Clinton at Icahn Stadium, formerly known as Randalls Island Stadium. I believe…

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William W. (Bill) Schmidt

November 21, 2022 Comments Off on William W. (Bill) Schmidt
March 26 @ 11:26 am

I may have survived more issues than any other Tech graduate. My mom died when I was six months old. My dad died when I was 16 1/2 and a…

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Donald Baumgarten

November 18, 2022 Comments Off on Donald Baumgarten
March 26 @ 11:26 am

After Tech (College Prep), went on to the State University at Farmingdale, and first job after graduation was as a manufacturing technician. Why did I choose to attend Brooklyn Tech?…

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Seth Essenfeld

November 17, 2022 Comments Off on Seth Essenfeld
March 26 @ 11:26 am

After Tech I attended Northeastern University. Although I did not graduate from Northeastern, I did go on to a very successful career in retail. I owned my own business for…

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