Al Palmiotto

Pictured Below... Al Palmiotto (far right) and clockwise Wife Carol, children Alison, Peter, David and Nicholas

Great to hear from the class of '59, but not that it is time for our 40th reunion! I'm sure we have all grown old gracefully and look very similar to our class photos in 1959. With that blarney out of the way, here is what the Palmiottos have been up to these past several years. After leaving PeekskillI received a BS and MS from Cortland State University and a Doctorate inSecondary and Continuing Education from the University of Illinois,Currently I have been working as Dean of Academic Affairs with the World Trade Center University a side-bar of the World Trade Centers Association out of New York, putting together a cyberspace university that can meet the educational demands of the World Trade Centers Association members. We have a web site and are in negotiations with several universities to join us in this venture as we hope to offer students a choice of programs. The idea is to deliver degrees from Bachelors to Doctorates and at the same time to design specific in-house learning programs for the re-tooling and education of the WTC's staff and personnel. Some 500,000 businesses are affiliated with the 300 plus WTC's and the demand for updated technology and information is paramount. The entire curriculum is designed around World Trade and Business, both domestic and international, and English as a Second Language programs will be offered when needed. I met my wife, Carol, at the U of i when we were both teaching assistants. She Later completed her Doctorate in SD and we were blessed with four great kids. I enjoyed many years of coaching soccer and little league teams

and have been active in the Pt. Loma Optimist Club, helping to raise money for the youth of San Diego. Our children are gradually leaving the nest. ALison is a graduate of UC San Diego(BS) and USD(MS) and is currently working for Wanner Brothers in Los Angeles, Peter is a graduate of Cal State Long Beach and is with Brown Forman (Jack Daniel's) as Marketing Manager for its San Diego spirits division, David when not surfing is working and attending college-in San Diego, and Nicholas (we finally got one out of southern CA!) is attending Indiana University majoring in Business and Math.

I have great memories of my high school years and the many friends that still bring a smile to my face when I think back to those wonderful and crazy days. I hope they have all found someone special with which to share their lives. Forty years is a long time to reflect, but when I think of the class of '59, it seems like only yesterday.

Sincerely

Al J. Palmiotto