SJHS Class of 1972-Toms River,NJ

From Bill Heisler:
As always, I hope this finds everyone well. I have some sad news to pass along. Our classmate Ken Sanford just passed away after a long, difficult battle with Alzheimer's disease. Ken is survived by his wife and 3 sons. Please keep Ken and his family in your prayers.

Be well & stay safe.
Bill

Here is the group photo from the reunion held on September 6, 2025. A good time was had by all! And again, a huge thank you to Bill Heisler for opening his home for the past several years for this gathering!

If you were at any of the reunion activities these past two days, please feel free to post them here, or email them to me at [email protected]. I hope everyone had a great time. And a HUGE thanks to our classmate, Bill Heisler, for making his home available again. What a wonderful place for everyone to get together!

You may have already received this via email from Bill but if not, here is a link to the passing of Gilda Viggiano, Beloved Mother of our classmate, Jill. I have received permission to post her obituary here on Facebook. I know we all extend our sincere condolences to Jill.

Gilda Viggiano (Jill) Obituary - Manchester, NJ Celebrate the life of Gilda Viggiano (Jill), leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Anderson & Campbell Funeral Home.

Just a reminder that if you wanted to attend the Zoom session for the reunion today, here is the link. The session will start at 3:00pm Eastern time.

Topic: 53rd Reunion- St. Joseph's H.S. Class of 1972
Time: Sep 6, 2025 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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https://us05web.zoom.us/j/86522012097?pwd=eXAwA9ViabxADbGYWu8bOHqAxFNiUd.1

Meeting ID: 865 2201 2097
Passcode: ZiqM1m

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From Bill Heisler.
If you can’t attend in person we are having a zoom session.
For those of you who would like to check into the reunion by Zoom, here's the information you'll need:

William Heisler is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: 53rd Reunion- St. Joseph's H.S. Class of 1972
Time: Sep 6, 2025 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/86522012097?pwd=eXAwA9ViabxADbGYWu8bOHqAxFNiUd.1

Meeting ID: 865 2201 2097
Passcode: ZiqM1m

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From Bill Heisler:

Hello, All! As always, I hope this finds everyone well and coming off an enjoyable holiday weekend. We're now 2 months away from our 53rd Class Reunion, so it's time to put it together. Here are this year's details:
THE MAIN EVENT:
DATE: Saturday, September 6, 2025- 2:00 p.m. until Old People Bedtime
LOCATION: Bill Heisler's house, 867 Briarcliff Drive, Toms River
THE PARTY: Beer, wine, soda, water, BBQ Dinner buffet. Pool will be open.
COST: $50 per person. I'm on Venmo- -HEISLER-8- and Zelle- [email protected].
Cash always works and there are some of you whose checks I'll even take. We don't want anyone missing out because money is a problem- contact me directly by email or phone call/text at 732-814-4820. I have ways of working it out and it's completely confidential- attorney-client privilege applies.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 5 STUFF:
6:00- Water Street Bar & Grill- since the 40th reunion, we've had a Friday evening gathering at Water Street. We'll do that again.
GOLF & BOWLING: Some years people have played golf or gone bowling the day before the reunion. If you're interested in doing either one, let me know- if we have enough people interested, I'll set it up.
ZOOM:
After last year's debacle (apparently Zoom is not my thing) one of our more Zoom savvy classmates will set up a Zoom meeting for classmates who can't physically attend but want to touch base. It will probably be around 3:00 Eastern Time Saturday afternoon.
RSVP:
Please let me know as soon as possible if you plan on attending. If you know for sure you can't attend, please let me know that ASAP as well. It cuts down on the number of sarcastic emails I have to send in August to get some of you to reply.

I look forward to hearing from you and, as the song says, "See You In September". In the meantime, be well and stay safe, Old Friends.

Bill

From Bill Heisler: Our 53rd reunion will be on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at my house in Toms River. Caterer and equipment rental are already reserved. Details will follow in June.

From Bill Heisler:
More sad news. Our classmate, Jim Chapin, Jim Chapin passed away on March 30th. He was 70. Jim was well known in the New Jersey stock car racing community. Here's a link to his obituary:

James E Chapin Obituary (2025) - Manasquan, NJ - Orender Family Home View James E Chapin's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

From Bill Heisler:
Our classmate, Joana Zbranak Bailey, passed away May 1 in Florida after a long battle with cancer and other health problems. Joana turned 71 just 2 weeks ago. Please keep Joana, her husband Geoff and their family in your prayers. Joana & Geoff attended every reunion from the 10th through the 40th. If anyone would like to send condolences to her husband Geoff, his address is 2620 Rio Tiber Drive, Punta Gorda, FL 33950.

A message from Bill Heisler:
We held the reunion/birthday bash yesterday. 28 classmates and 4 spouses attended. As usual, a good time was had by all.

Unfortunately, I couldn't get the Zoom Meeting to work- apologies to those who tried to join it.

Special thanks to Steve D'Onofrio, who once again provided libations, and Marian Doherty Nadeau, who brought a sheet cake and other goodies for dessert. And to Mother Nature for holding off on the rain until well into the evening.

We really do have a special group- let's keep the ball rolling! Save the date-we'll preliminarily plan on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at my house again. In the meantime, everyone be well & stay safe.
Bill

Addendum from Bev: If you have any photos to share, please email them to me at [email protected]

A message from Bill Heisler. Please let him know by August 30th preferably sooner, if you are going to attend the 70th Birthday Bash/Reunion.

Hello, All
Yes, it's me again. First, thanks to all the classmates who responded to my last email. I've now heard from about half the class. The reunion is less than 3 weeks away and I need a head count for the caterer by August 31st. If you haven't already let me know, please tell me if you're coming or not. If you're unsure, please let me know that as well- we can deal with the impending arrival of new grandchildren and things like that. Once again, the details for those who forget:

Friday, September 6th:
Late morning/early afternoonish- golf, probably Bey Lea Golf Course in Toms RIver. Let me know if you want to play so I can get tee times.

6:00 p.m., cocktails/food at Water Street Bar and Grill, 4 Robbins Parkway, Toms River.

Saturday, September 7, 2024- REUNION- 2:00 p.m. until Old People Bedtime at Bill Heisler's house, 867 Briarcliff Dr., Toms River

The Party: Beer, wine, soda and water. Catered barbecue. Pool will be open.

NOTE from Bev: Please check the email that Bill sent today for the ways to pay. Please message (Bev CD) here if you did not receive an email.

Thank you all ever so much for taking time out of your busy schedules to cooperate.😎

Bill