Cohoes High School & Keveny Memorial Academy Alumni Assoc.

It is with great sadness to post this. Class of 1960, Mary Giroux Eggleston passed away after a tragic accident. RIP Mary; I’ll always remember our walks to and from school. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

Obituary of Mary Eggleston | Gordon C. Emerick ​Funeral Home Dateline: Halfmoon, New York Mary Eggleston of Halfmoon, NY passed away due to a heartbreaking accident on Thursday, November 3, 2022. She was born in Cohoes, NY on April 25,1942 and was the daughter of the late Euclide and Yvonne (Dubuc) Giroux. Mary was the beloved wife and best friend of Lee Eggl...

It’s Jude from Alumni. We are having our first gathering next week and getting the word out is difficult. I thought maybe you could post our notice and it would reach a lot of alumni.

Come join members of the Alumni Association for a fall get together.

Thursday October 20th at 5:30
Table 41 Brewery
188 Remsen St. Cohoes

Share ideas and meet friends new and old.
Please be aware this will be a cash bar event.

Thank you so much and maybe we will see you there.
Jude

Class of 1962 KMA graduate passing:

Remembering the life of Paula W. Hickey 1944 - 2021 Paula W. Hickey passed away 2021-9-19 in Oneonta, New York. This is the full obituary story where you can express condolences and share memories. Services by Grummons Funeral Home.

Class of 1960 grad passes. Rest In Peace Steve Szmyr 🙏🙏🙏🙏

https://baldwincremation.com/obituaries/stephen-szmyr-sr/

https://fb.watch/6nuCpg5QBe/

Hats off to the Cohoes Class of 2021! You're officially high school graduates!

William Reu Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information Share Memories of William & Support the Reu Family

Thought you former Cohoesiers would like to see this:

Cohoes Falls iMovie Waterfall in Cohoes, NY

Wanted to share this post with you all.

🇺🇸More than 30 Cohoes High School students recently penned letters to a 97-year-old World War II veteran living in the Capital Region.

As part of a project in Dave DeSorbo’s American Literature and Professional Writing classes, students learned about and then wrote letters to United States Army veteran Harold Williams. Mr. DeSorbo learned of Williams’ decorated military career from a former colleague.

“I wanted my students to see a real life example of humility, integrity, and the true meaning of sacrifice,” DeSorbo said. “I wanted them to see that, through effort and commitment, a person can persevere through even the most difficult situations.”

According to Williams, he joined the army in 1942 and became a technician, earning the rank of TEC-5. He was assigned to the 62nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion, which provided support to the 1st Infantry Division. Williams accompanied the 1st Infantry Division for a number of significant WWII military operations and campaigns including the Invasion of Sicily, the D-Day Invasion and the Battle of the Bulge.

Williams was honorably discharged in 1945 and worked for the U.S. Post Office in Valatie, NY for most of his career. He now resides with his wife at a long-term nursing facility in Albany.

After sending the letters from his students, Mr. DeSorbo had an opportunity to speak with Williams over the phone.

“He wanted me to thank the students for their thoughtfulness, their letters (of which he has kept every single one), and he wishes he could come and visit the school to thank them personally. He wanted me to pass a message along to the students about the importance of doing the right things and making the right choices in life, no matter how difficult that may be,” DeSorbo said.