Robert E. Peary Staff Alumni Information
Updated: May 16, 2007
There is currently no Online Coordinator for Staff Alumni.
Coach John Cino is retiring from MCPS in June after 41
years!!
There is a retirement party planned for him on June 3rd at the Lathrop
E. Smith Center on
Muncaster Mill Road in Rockville/Derwood from 1:00 to 4:00.
Click Here for
the details! Donations due May 25th!
- In Memory of Mintie Glass -
- In Memory of Eugene MacKay -
- In Memory of John R. Horvat (1951-2005)
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Lisa Salsitz/Talmud (1981), aka Allie Raye, with Ms. Tamm (received August 2003) |
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Elizabeth E. McDermott (Staff - English and Home Ec. in
the
mid 1970s)
died of lung cancer at age 65 on Jan. 29, 2004.
From: Rusty Chester,
chesterr@ncr.disa.mil (1970) - Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003
Subject: Death of SAM BELCHER, former Peary Teacher
On Monday morning, 8 September, Sam R. Belcher, suffered a heart attack and
passed away at Holy Cross Hospital in
Silver Spring, MD. Mr. Belcher taught Industrial Arts at Peary from 1967-1969.
Upon leaving Peary he taught at Paint
Branch, Sherwood, and Edison High Schools, until he retired in 1996.
During his retirement he taught boating safety classes and was a flotilla
commander with the Coast Guard Auxiliary. He
and his wife also enjoyed time at their condo in Venice, FL.
Mr. Belcher is survived by his wife, Becky; two children from his first
marriage; four step-children; 13 grandchildren; and
three great-grandchildren. Mr. Belcher touched the lives of many students
and we are all much better individuals because
of him.
Sad news from Judy Ibach Brookins (1970): Mrs. Marguerite Ferro passed away 8/22/03,
after losing a
courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
"Margie", as she was best known to the many
people who loved her, was the wife of John
Ferro, Sr. and the mother
of five children, four of them Peary
grads: Bonnie Ferro Thomas; my ex, John Ferro (1965);
Judy Ferro Rosaasen (1969); Laurie Ferro
Carmody (1970-deceased); and Dave Ferro (1973).
Many alums may remember Margie from the days that
she worked in the Peary cafeteria as a cashier; she treated
us all as if we were her own kids and knew
each one of us by name.
Please keep her family in your prayers as they manage through their loss. She
was my
"mom" for almost 18 years,
and the most wonderful grandma ever to my children and
grandchildren, and she will be deeply missed by all who knew her.
Robert B. Gardner (faculty) passed away on Saturday March 15, 2003
Services were
held March 19th
at Twinbrook Baptist Church.
Mr. Gardner
was father of several Peary student alums (Linda-76,
Nancy-79, & John-82).
Please sign and view the guest book at
Pumphrey's Remembrance Registry
From Paul Hassler (1970-79): I've retired from MCPS after 30.5 years of teaching. The following
attended a retirement party held for me at my own house. How they kept
that a secret, I'll never know:
Ed Burlas, Bob Gardner, Hilda Gardner,
Gary Myers, Tom Nawrocki all attended and many others
called and wished
me well.
As all of you I miss the good the bad and the ugly of Peary H.S. It was
a short 8 years of my life, but was
extremely enlightening. I'll always
remember the wrestlers, the baseball and volleyball players I coached,
the variety shows, the photography club and all of the other things I
did with Peary students. Traveling to
western Maryland on hunting
trips, to Atlantic City to work on Mrs. Lucks apartment with Pearyites
and a
multitude of other things we did in the community called Aspen
Hill.
Peary had rich tradition of which I was given a chance to be a part of
the splendor of what was
once Husky Land. --
Paul W. Hassler, retired, 06/20/2001
Duane Black and his wife relocated to Las Vegas, NV, June 2001
Warrick Hill's 75th Birthday was on June 7, 2001
Thank you to all who submitted for his Memory Book!
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Coach Burlas with wife,
Joyce, enjoying
the sun in Las Vegas, |
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