Huntington Alum Retiring as College Professor
Since Gerald Reminick graduated from Huntington High School in June 1961, he’s seen the world change right before his very eyes. From the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, man walking on the moon and “The Beatles” to Watergate, the fall of the communist bloc and social, cultural and political revolutions across the world.
Mr. Reminick, who earned a bachelor’s degree at Adelphi University and graduate degrees at SUNY Stony Brook and Long Island University, will retire in January 2010 as a professor of library services at Suffolk County Community College where he has worked for the past 29 years.
A member of Huntington High School’s 100th graduating class, Mr. Reminick was handed his diploma on Tuesday, June 27, 1961 during an 8:15 p.m. ceremony in the school auditorium. The high school band was conducted that night by the legendary Rufus E. Kern, Superintendent J. Taylor Finley gave a speech titled “Then and Now” and New York State Historian Dr. Albert B. Corey was the guest speaker. Principal Robert A. Cushman presided over the commencement in his typical dignified manner.
By just about any measure, Mr. Reminick is an interesting fellow. The Huntington alum has written seven books on the U.S. Merchant Marine as well as a book covering a year’s period at the stunningly beautiful St. John’s Pond in Cold Spring Harbor. He lives in Huntington with his wife, Gail. The couple has two children, Danielle and Bradley, both teachers in the Huntington School District.
Under Mr. Reminick’s photo in the 1961 edition of The Huntingtonian, it states he is “One of the three musketeers.” Known as “Remco,” his favorite teachers in high school were Jim Loebell, Tim McElwain and his baseball coach, Ray Borowicz, all colorful personalities in their own right.
The Huntington grad plans an active retirement, including helping his wife at home, more writing and a concerted effort to consistently break 100 in golf.
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