From Steve Rosenfeld
Thanks you to all for your kind e-mails. Mike had fought brain cancer for over 30 years. This last few months it came back and he just said he had enough treatment. He did start to get better and I think he was hoping to be well enough to attend the reuion. Last Sunday things went bad . My sister Debby was able to get him home, where he wanted to be and he passed in his sleep. Mike was so proud to be a member of class of '63 and was always interested in how
everybody was doing. I know he will be with us in spirit.
Steve
Memories from Blaine Pool
Hey Rosey", as his good friend George Labita would say so often that it became preserved for the ages in the caption under his high school yearbook picture. The two good friends would probably then coordinate their work schedules whether it be caddying at River Vale, Edgewood. White Beaches or Hackensack Golf Clubs or flipping burgers at the Golden Key up on Route 17 where their friends could get freebies at closing time or with Bob Swarz, Francis Gorman and Kerry Matthews keeping the movie goers in line ushering at the Bergen Mall Theatre or planning some after dark venture.
The Rosenfeld house became a good place for Mike and Steve's high school buddies to hang out and plan teenage adventures. It is where I would go so often to start the evening to see what was happening when I wasn't involved in sports or scouts. There was a large group of us that hung out together. It is where we left from for the bus trip "one step beyond" to the Twilight Zone coffee house in Teaneck. Usually before we could drive we would go down the street to Naomi's and Toni's San Lucia Pizzeria to hang out. Ed Winters always rode his bike there and Steve Abrams was one of the first to drive and would show up wirh his big car. Later at Rosey's house is where I became familiar with poker and New Year's Eve parties where I was told you should drink beer through a straw. Along with the previous mentioned classmates there were Gary Rice, Geoff Hamilton Joe Pospis, "Chico", Bobby LaPietra who had his own house at the southend of town to hang out at, Al Blackman, the boys on Madison Avenue under the hill from Kinderkamack, "Pop's Grandy, Lee Bondy, Paul Cohen, Greg Vinci, Paul Kobelt, Dave Kott, Danny Biggar, Steve Frigyes, Tom Rushworth, Rick Spring.
After high school Mike moved out to California where in 1974 on a summer vacation making the big loop through the great West I went to his apartment in Venice Beach when I passed through LA. I also wanted to see that uninhibted hippy beatnik town which briefly that summer before the government could get the courts to shut it down had the nude beach.
I feel much older and sadder when I logged onto the web site last night and read Steve's posting on his twin brother's passing. My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family, Steve. I enjoyed growing up with you guys over the years which goes way back to being teammates for years in Little League. Rest in peace Mike and we'll see you later on the other side.
In Loving Memory of
Michael Paul Rosenfeld
Date April 9th 2006 at 1:pm
Directions: To Formal Sea Scattering in San Pedro
Take any freeway connecting to the Harbor Freeway 110 south to the Harbor Blvd. off ramp….Which will be only 200 feet beyond the Channel St. off ramp. So stay in the right lane. This is a double off ramp meaning that there will be a off ramp from the Harbor Freeway which
will take you off on the right & under the freeway where there will be a 2nd Harbor Blvd off ramp…turn
right onto Harbor Blvd. & continue on the 6th Street directly in front of you will be the Maritime
Museum…turn right, & continue to the Port of Call parking area. Park by the Ports of Call Restaurant
where there is a white sign saying Berth #77 & Spirit Cruises.
If the above Fail….
Simply go to the end of the Harbor Freeway & make a left onto Gaffey St…Continue to 6th Street & turn left again, go to the end of 6th Street & turn right, follow the signs into the Ports of Call parking area & park near the Ports of Call Restaurant & a white sign saying Berth #77 and Spirit Cruise…This is ¾ of the way thru the parking area.
The captain will meet you in this area. Please have everyone there 30 minutes prior to the time of the
services, as the boat must leave on time Please wear comfortable rubber-soled shoes &, if
necessary, warm clothing
We’ll then re-congregate at David & Debbie’s house for food, memories, and gardening. So bring a plant if you wish to help create a memory garden for Michael
Directions
110 North, 405 North, exit National Blvd. And make a left, right on Sawtelle, left on Graham Pl. (school on corner), right on Corinth – 2621 Corinth Ave.
Debbie Willis
2621 Corinth Ave.
West LA, Ca 90064
310-473-8507
Meet around 5 pm
Steve Rosenfeld
18 Alpine Trail
Sparta, NJ 07871
