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Wall of Honor -
NHSAA
Honorees
The Wall of Honor plaques honor War
Heroes, Sports Figures and Hall-of-Famers. Also Authors and Winners of Pulitzer
and Nobel Prizes and Respected Medical Professionals. As well as Learned
Educators, Accomplished Artists, Noted Industrialists, and Prominent Lawyers and
Politicians. All matriculated at Norwalk High School, an envious roster
for any public educational institution.
Following are brief sketches of those
who have been honored to date with a plaque displayed in the main foyer
of Norwalk High School. You are invited to view this impressive exhibit
at your convenience.
2007 - Left to right, James Bloom, representing his grandfather,
Norman R. Bloom, Sr., Pam Cross, Michael E. Errico,
Kathleen S. Roos, Ph.D. and
John T. Pinto, Ph.D.
 Norwalk High School Alumni Association
Wall of Honor Inductees
The next Wall of Honor Dinner will be held on October
5, 2008. Click
here for a reservation form.
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Dr. Edward C. Kendall,
Class of 1904 (95)
Dr. Kendall was presented the 1950 Nobel Prize
for physiology, for the development of cortisone as a therapeutic agent
for the relief of pain, as well as many other prestigious awards including
another Nobel nomination in 1927.
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Frederick P. Murphy, Class of 1913 (05)
The late Fred Murphy was an innovator in the
ice-making field, credited
with making ice cubes available to bars, caterers,
restaurants and
home users. As a Chairman of the National Ice
Association, he
introduced numerous changes in the field as people turned
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Arthur
Olsen, Class of 1913 (01)
"Ollie" is believed to be the first Norwalker
to make the jump to the major
leagues, where he played for the Detroit
Tigers under Manager Ty Cobb. |
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Harold
Cutbill, Class of 1915 (00)
Known as “The Flying Parson,” Harold held
the 1000 yard run for
13 years along with other records in the mile and
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Mayor Jennie F. Cave,
Class of 1919 (96)
Jennie was the first woman elected Mayor of
the City of Norwalk, holding
office from 1975-77 as a member of the Independent
Party. She was active
in politics from her high school years on.
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Dr. Grace V. Gorham,
Class of 1919 (95)
Dr. Gorham delivered some 5000 babies in Norwalk
during a 45 year career that began in 1934 when she became the first obstetrician-gynecologist
in Norwalk. She earned her medical degree from University of Michigan.
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U.S. Sen. Brien McMahon,
Class of 1920 (95)
James O’Brien McMahon served in the U.S. Senate
from 1944 to 1952. His concern over the dangers of the atom resulted
in creation of the Atomic Energy Commission and advocacy of the UN and
NATO.
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Dr. Isadore M. Tarlov, (Class of 1922) (06)
A renowned neurosurgeon discovered the presence of cysts in the
lower spine which have since been identified as "Tarlov cysts." During World
War II he found a method of gluing injured nerves together using blood plasma.
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Stanley S. Joseloff,
Class of 1924 (99)
Stanley is noted for careers in four fields.
As a lawyer representing Broadway producers, the Shuberts; as an entrepreneur
founding companies sold to AmEx and Comcast; as producer of radio shows
such as Eddie Cantor, The Life of Riley, and Dinah Shore; and as a song
lyricist for the famed
Glenn Miller band.
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Horace McMahon,
Class of 1924 (97)
This veteran actor starred in roles on Broadway,
Hollywood and television in a career spanning 45 years. He gained
fame as both Lt. Monaghan in “Detective Story” on Broadway and Det. Mike
Palmer on TV’s “Naked City”.
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Major General Philip
C. Wehle, Class of 1924 (04)
He won the Distinguished Service Medal with
service in the Asiatic-Pacific and European theaters and, as Commander
of the military district of Washington was responsible for funeral arrangements
for General of the Army MacArthur, President Hoover and President John
F. Kennedy.
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Elizabeth Taylor Philcox
Voss, Class of 1926 (96)
“Betty” trained hundreds of girls in swimming
at the YMCA in Norwalk during a 42 year period, 35 as a volunteer.
She served as assistant coach of the U.S. Olympic women's swim team at
Tokyo, Japan in 1964.
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Amelia E. Walden,
Class of 1926 (95)
This author of 45 novels for young adults
also wrote off-Broadway plays for which she received high critical acclaim.
Prior to her writing career she was, for 18 years, a teacher at Benjamin
Franklin Junior High School.
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William
Lauder Jr.,
Class of 1930 (99)
He achieved fame in the press and public relations
office of the
N.Y. Racing Association after 25 years as a beat sports writer
for the now defunct New York Herald Tribune.
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John R. Toland,
Class of 1930 (96)
Mr. Toland was awarded the coveted Pulitzer
Prize in 1972 for his book, “Rising Sun: The Story of World War II.”
He was also awarded three Overseas Press Club awards for nonfiction books.
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Bernaldo Peretti,
Class of 1934 (02)
A World War II hero who fought throughout
the European Theater, from North Africa to the Normandy landings to the
Battle of The Bulge. He won the Silver Star, the Bronze Star with cluster,
European Service Medal with eight battle stars, the Purple Heart and was
awarded a battlefield commission.
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Michael E. Errico, Class of February, 1938, formed
his own company after losing his job in a takeover and competed successfully
with his former company in the field of shims for aerospace and precision
industries. His company helped eliminate the punji stake scourge in the
Viet Nam war.
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Harry Connolly,
Class of 1939 (97)
“Mickey” was the first Norwalker to play professional
football*, after stellar performances at NHS and Boston College.
He went on to a successful career as a coach and athletic director at several
mid-west and eastern colleges.
(*with the Brooklyn Dodgers,
who were in existence 1930-44)
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Robert S. Daniels (Class of 1939) (06)
A pioneer in the field of television, as an NBC cameraman, he
filmed most of the "firsts" during the infancy of television. He later was to
serve as technical director of many of the famous TV shows of the 50s and 60s.
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Attorney John D. Lane,
Class of 1939 (04)
An advisor to presidents, he was named Executive
Secretary to U.S. Senator Brien McMahon in 1949 before working for the
U. S. Senate, the Treasury and the White House Counsel's Office for years.
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Richard Madey, PhD, Class of 1939 (06)
He achieved singular success as a nuclear scientist,
encompassing research in the structure of nucleons, nuclei and excited
nuclear matter. He still serves as a Research Scientist and Emeritus
University Professor at Kent State University.
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Warren E. Preece,
Class of 1939 (01)
Retired Editor of the Encyclopedia Britannica,
he was the key figure in the creation of the mammoth 15th edition in 1974.
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Dr. Robert E. Appleby,
Class of 1941 (99)
Dedicated and determined in the practice of
pediatrics and public service, Dr. Appleby was devoted to humanitarian
needs both here and in other parts of the world.
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Father John Yates,
Class of 1941 (04)
Missionary priest who has devoted his life
to missionary work with the Holy Ghost Fathers of the Roman Catholic Church
in South and Central America and in California and Arkansas.
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Joe Eula, Class
of 1942 (04)
Internationally renowned fashion designer
was a magazine illustrator, newspaper artist, album cover and costume designer
for ballet and Broadway shows with three gallery shows devoted to his paintings
and sketches.
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Marguerite Podd Fuller,
Class of 1944 (96)
Mrs. Fuller was the first black woman hired
to teach in the Norwalk public school system, “Either I will find a way
or I will make one” is how she managed the many challenges she faced in
her
40 year teaching career.
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Lt. Col. (Ret) Louis V.
Genuario, Class of 1944 (03)
A member of the ill-fated West Point Class
of 1950, thrust immediately upon graduation into the Korean conflict, he
was highly decorated and, after retirement, went on to become a noted builder
in Northern Virginia.
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Stephen Guback,
Class of 1944 (01)
Award-winning sportswriter with the Washington
Star who covered a variety of sports for 20 years. He served with
the President's Council on Fitness and Sports for many years.
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Pfc. John D. Magrath,
Class of 1944 (95)
John Magrath was the first Norwalker awarded
The Congressional Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military honor,
for his heroic actions in battle in the Italian Apennines during World
War II.
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Richard F. Tucker,
Class of 1944 (96)
Mr. Tucker served as Chairman of Mobil Corporation,
President of Mobil Oil Corporation and United States Trust Company.
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Andrew Whyte,
Class of 1944 (05)
An aeronautical engineer for 41 years at Sikorsky
Aircraft, Whyte is a nationally honored aeronautical artist as well who
introduced the concept of providing customers with visual pictures of proposed
helicopters which he helped to design.
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Eleanora
Norwood Clarke, Class of 1945 (00)
Eleanora became the first female black to
break into the ranks as legal counsel at ITT Continental, specializing
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Lucy Nardi DiPasqua,
Class of 1945 (98)
As Subway's first multiple franchise owner
she has assembled some 45 successful restaurants in the Orlando Florida
area. Her company DiPasqua Enterprises employs nearly 450 people,
and is still growing.
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Hillard
E. Bloom,
Class of 1946 (98)
President and co-owner of Tallmadge Brothers
Inc. With his late twin brother Norman, Hillard built the nation's
largest privately owned oyster harvesting company, with over 20 thousand
acres under harvest.
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Norman Bloom, Sr., Class of 1946. Partnering with
his twin brother Hillard, he was instrumental in the development of the
largest privately owned oyster harvesting company in the world.
 Dr. Albert V. Burke, (Class of 1946) (06)
One of only two NHS graduates to serve as Chief of Staff at
Norwalk Hospital, where he served for six years, he was awarded the William
J. Tracey MD Award and has served as a physician in many local organizations,
including Police Physician.
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Anthony J. Caruso,
Class of 1947 (02)
He spent more than 30 years as a physicist
with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. He received seven
Special Achievement Awards as well as other NASA awards and is the senior
author of more than 32 scientific journals that are distributed throughout
the United States, Australia, Europe, Asia and So. America.
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Robert M. Miller,
Class of 1947 (98)
“Rivets” earned three NFL Championship rings
(1952,53,57) as a defensive lineman during his career with the Detroit
Lions (1952-58). He had previously earned All-Southern Conference
honors at the University of Virginia.
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Horace Ward Silver,
Class of 1947 (96)
Horace began his career in music and entertainment
at an early age in Norwalk. His unusual talent was recognized by leading
jazz giants while he was in high school here. He went on to fulfill
his dream to “thrill the world with jazz.”
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Dr. Alvin R. Tarlov,
Class of 1947 (97)
Dr. Tarlov is a nationally celebrated clinical
researcher and professor who has served in numerous capacities in health
promotion and disease prevention.
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Anne Levy Wexler,
Class of 1947 (98)
Served as Senior Assistant to The President,
for public liaison, during the Carter administration and served as
a senior advisor to the Clinton/Gore Transition Team. Currently CEO of
The Wexler Group a successful DC lobbying firm.
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Justice Robert J. Callahan,
Class of 1948 (95)
In 1995 he received appointment as Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court of Connecticut. He had presided with distinction
since 1970 in courts at various levels. He also played college and
NFL football after a stellar NHS career.
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James
J. Licari, Ph.D., Class of 1948 (00)
Mr. Licari’s development of an ablative coating
was subsequently instrumental in the safe return of astronauts through
the intense heat of re-entry. |
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Robert Cizik,
Class of 1949 (97)
This Industrialist served as Chairman of the
Board of Cooper Industries from 1983-96, where he increased annual revenues
to more than $6 Billion. He is retired, but participates in both
civic and national activities from his home in Texas.
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Salvatore Nuzzo,
Class of 1949 (01)
Retired Chairman of the Board of Hazeltine
Corporation, he rose through the ranks over a 35-year career.
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Dr. Richard A. Smith,
Class of 1949 (05)
Dr. Smith is an award-winning medical pioneer who
developed the MEDEX Northwest Physician Assistant Program which helped start the
Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner movement 30 years ago.
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James
Walter Jennings, Class of 1950 (00)
Mr. Jennings overcame the extreme handicap
of legal blindness to become America’s first blind Civil Engineer. |
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Dr. Burton M. Onofrio,
Class of 1950 (98)
Dr. Onofrio is a retired researcher and professor
of neurological surgery at the Mayo Medical School, an adjunct to the Mayo
Clinic in Minnesota.
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Gerard M. Courville,
Class of 1953 (99)
“Jerry” received early recognition as an outstanding
golfer by winning the Fairfield County High School Championship in 1952.
He continued his career competing in all levels of the sport. He
was elected to the Connecticut Golf Assoc. Hall of Fame in 1976.
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Bernard "Happy" Kliban,
Class of 1953 (03)
A world renowned cartoonist known especially
for his cat cartoons in Playboy and other national magazines and books,
still available after his untimely death in 1990.
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Willis F. Overton, Ph.D.,
Class of 1953 (02)
As professor and chair of psychology in Temple
University’s Department of Psychology, Dr Overton's activities include
work in the fields of Development and Clinical Psychology. A prolific author,
his writings focus on cognitive development, in particular the development
of reasoning in adolescence.
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Dr. Eugene S. Mayer,
MD, Class of 1956 (02)
During his life, Dr Mayer was associate
dean of the School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina. He
also served as the director of the North Carolina Area Health Education
Centers program, forging a link between academic medicine and public health
in the North Carolina area.
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Dr. Phyllis G. Kaplan,
Class of 1958 (99)
Dr. Kaplan is a full professor at California
State University at Hayward. She has a long history as a humanitarian,
helping needy children around the world, particularly in Vietnam and Cambodia.
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John J. Fitteron,
Class of 1959 (99)
As the Senior vice president, treasurer and
chief financial officer of the Getty Petroleum Companies, he negotiated
the separation of the company into two public corporations.
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Robert
J. DeMott, Ph.D. Class of 1961 (00)
A renowned scholar and author he is considered
the nation’s top authority on author John Steinbeck. |
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John C. Huminski,
Class of 1961 (99)
In spite of being confined to a wheelchair
as a result of Cerebral Palsy, John has excelled in international sports
competition, winning events throughout the world. He has also received
numerous awards for his efforts on behalf of disabled persons.
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Paul
V. Tebo, Ph.D. Class of 1961 (03)
A corporate vice president for safety and
environment at the E. I. DuPont Company, he has been credited with leading
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John C. Brittain,
Class of 1962 (97)
This renowned attorney and professor spearheaded
the Sheff vs. O'Neill case in which the Connecticut Supreme Court overruled
a lower court decision stating Connecticut's school system failed to address
severe ethnic and racial isolation.
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Colonel Stephen M. Golden,
MD, Class of 1963 (03)
An honored military physician who has become
a children's health specialist, he is still active with the US Air Force
as a clinical director of research at Travis Air Base in California.
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Calvin Murphy,
Class of 1966 (95)
He has been called “the greatest athlete ever
developed in Norwalk”, He starred in basketball at NHS, Niagara University,
3 times as all-American and with the NBA Houston Rockets and was inducted
into the NBA Hall of Fame in 1993.
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John T. Pinto, Ph.D., Class of 1966, a research
scientist who focused his research on age-related brain diseases to enhance
recovery from stroke, spinal cord injury and other neurological disorders.
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Andrea Seger,
Class of 1967 (01)
One of only 17 women athletic directors among
305 Division I-A colleges and universities in the nation as AD at Ball
State University.
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Pfc. Daniel J. Shea,
Class of 1967 (95)
The second Norwalker awarded the Congressional
Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military honor, received his for heroic
actions rescuing comrades from a rice paddy in Quang Tin Province in Vietnam.
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Kathleen S. Roos, Ph.D., Class of 1967, Technical
Director for Environmental Training for the U. S. Navy for 17 years, she has
addressed national and international environmental requirements.
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Paul Gerken, Class
of 1968 (04)
Professional tennis player, he has participated
in the U.S. Open, Wimbledon and the French Open grand slam tennis events
and was named to the Davis Cup team.
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Rt. Rev. Thomas Clark
Ely, Class of 1969 (02)
Rev. Ely was elected as the 10th Bishop of
Vermont, culminating a career which began on June 14, 1980 when he was
ordained a deacon in the Episcopal Church. He administers to parishioners
in 51 churches throughout Vermont, presiding over the diocesan council.
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Rev. Debra W.
Haffner, Class
of 1972 (05)
Rev. Haffner is the Director of the Religious
Institute on Sexual Morality, Justice and Healing, an ecumenical interfaith
organization dedicated to sexual health, education and justice in faith
communities.
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Sue Halpern, Class
of 1973 (03)
A prolific writer after a meteoric high school
and college career that culminated in a Phi Beta Kappa key and a Rhodes
Scholarship at Oxford, she has earned plaudits for non-fiction work which
earned her a Guggenheim Fellowship.
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Jacqui Vines, Class of 1973 (06)
Regional Vice President and General Manager of Cox
Communications, Baton Rouge, LA, she is the recipient of numerous honors and
awards, including the "2003 Business Person of the year in Baton Rouge.
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Edward S. Dzubak, Class
of 1975 (05)
Dzubak is a three-time Emmy Award winning film and
television composer whose credits include "As the World Turns,"
"Guiding Light," NFL Football, the Olympics as well as international
credits.
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