BRHS Class of 1966 In Memoriam

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Nancy Carroll Perry
Nancy Carroll (Perry)
June 2009

Kirby Maples

Francis Kirby Maples, Jr. November, 1996 age 48

Alan Mittleman

Alan David Mittleman February
1978 age 29


Walter Waida

Walter Waida
April 24, 2008
Beverly Seib
Beverly Seib, 1966
Mike Sisler
Mike Sisler
"I was just looking through the most recent issue of Motor Trend and they feature the coolest cars from the 60”s. When I got to the Olds Toronado, my eyes watered remembering a bunch of us sitting in Health Class with Mike Sisler when he told us he was going to get one. Please add Mike to our Memorial page as he was an important part of our class and will always be missed. I remember a bunch of us poor Raritan guys going to his house and sinking up to our knees in carpet. He was a blast....Ed Danberry"
Tom Frech
Tom Frech
Andrew "Butchie" Andreychak
Andrew "Butchie" Andreychak

In Memorium List

Kathleen Amoroso Mulholland
Andrew (Butch) Andreychak
Malcolm Baxter
Robert Britt
J. Staats Brokaw
Gary Canfield
Nancy Carroll Perry
Donna Chiarizzio Dennis
Mary (Cathy) Christman
Tom Consalvo
Carl Dudeck
David Fallet
Tom Frech
Mary Ann Guth Thomson
Karl King
Karyn Konrad Marshall
Bruce Lindner
Russell Liwonchuk
F. Kirby Maples
Alan Mittleman
George Rappelyea
Chester Sadowski
Beverly Seib
Mike Sisler
Barry Staats
Walter Waida

I just wanted to pass something along to you website guys. Maybe you choose to somehow use this as perhaps a small memoriam to OUR ONLY CLASSMATE of the CLASS OF 1966, who was killed in action in Vietnam.

I was attending a Annual Vietnam Veterans Reunion yesterday, and of course, searched for the names of my departed friends on the Vietnam Memorial Wall who were killed there in action. I made a scratch over of the engraved name of Tom Frech, because he is not only my fallen brother, but we were also great pals in school, and it hit me more than ever that he is our only classmate casualty of the War.

Perhaps you guys will feel this has no place on the BRHS 66 website, and maybe nobody ever thought to pay respect this way in a lasting memoriam. I think it would be nice, but I support any decision your committee makes in this regard. Please find enclosed , Thomas Frech,panel 6W, Name 101.

Thanks, Steve Gerwer.

"...I knew Tom Frech quite well, since he sat across from me in study hall. We called him "The Phantom Whistler" ( which is the way he signed my H.S. yearbook because he made these whistling noises which drove the study hall teacher crazy). I always liked him, and thought he had a great sense of humor. I also remember that he fell asleep quite frequently during that 5th or 6th period study hall, and one day I tied his shoelaces together while he was dozing, and then woke him up suddenly. He fumbled around a bit, tried to get up and couldn't, and then thought it was hilarious.

I knew he died in Vietnam and always felt awful about it. What a waste of a young life.

Please let Steve know I am totally in support of his posting.

Best regard,
Woody [Freeman]"


"I couldn't think of anything more fitting to have on our website! I have great memories of Tom who had the best sense of humor. He always made me smile and laugh. I was stunned when his brother Ken first told me what had happened to Tom in Vietnam. I remember crying when I visited the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in D. C. What a terrible loss of life at such a young age!

Gene Orlando"

I would like to add a story about Tommy Frech. A day or so before he was to leave for Nam, his mom had a going away party for him at their house. I went and everything was cool, but soon after,  I discovered something. Tom and I had identical suede leather jackets,and when I left the party in my usual state of inebriation {in those days}, I grabbed Tom's coat by mistake. Since he had already left, I decided to wait for his return, to switch jackets with him. When I learned of his death, I wore that jacket as a personal memento of Tom. I wore that jacket to tattered rags.

Thanks for the memory, Tom Tarlazzi.




Tom Frech's Nephew sent this to us
He never knew Tom, but reached out to thank (Ed Danberry) for words he said about Tom on the internet.
"Here is a collage I put together with me and a picture that was taken of Tommy over my shoulder there. I hope you and your classmates like it. I certainly believe I have my Uncle Tom's smile."..Chad Dolby, Tom Frech's nephew
Tom Frech Nephew Chad Dolby

I think that this is so thoughtful and I certainly think that it deserves inclusion on the BRHS66 website ...Tommy was a wonderful friend and will always be remembered and sadly missed.

Joan Pearce Poling

"...I think it's perfectly appropriate. Hating the Vietnam war (not to mention this one) should not ever stop us from recognizing those whose lives it claimed. On the contrary; especially since they had even less choice than it seems young people do now. My two cents.
Sharon [Okun]"


"...being a Vietnam Vet my self, I have and will always have a place in my heart for others who where not as fortunate as me to return home. I know only to well what that experience was all about, as a medic, I saw and felt the pain associated with WAR and how ugly it is. To this day I can not visit the memorial because of the horrible memories it brings back and even now I am fighting the tears back as I am typing this e-mail. It is very fitting and an appropriate tribute, to add this to our web site. I salute Tom and forever hold him in my heart. The dedication, courage, and sacrifice of a fallen United States Soldier should never be forgotten. Our fragile freedoms rely on it. Hello to Steve, thanks for being a friend...

Dennis Kulik"

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