missing karateka

[Chris Wissmann]

The folks I'm still trying to track down include:

Nick Ferraris
Fred Pourro
Theresa Sarno
Carl Seifert
Polly Seifert
Carol Welsh

I'm finding nothing that appears promising, even on Facebook or Google.

What might help is if anyone knows where and when these folks went to
high school or college. Alumni associations and high-school reunion
organizers usually are pretty fanatical about keeping up with their
members and classmates.

Anyway, I hope to see as many of you as possible in December!
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Thanks!

Chris Wissmann,
Carbondale City Councilman

1111 West Walkup Avenue
Carbondale, IL 62901

(618) 549-2653
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[bob...@aol.com]

Hi Chris,
Nick Ferraris is in Tucson or Phx. AZ. Bob

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[Chris Wissmann]

Do you remember his middle name or initial?

[Chris Wissmann]

Do you think this could be him?

Nick Ferraris
NCF Contractors, Inc.
(520) 760-2497
(520) 990-1761
9327 E Walnut Tree Cir
Tucson, AZ 85749-9390

[mma]

This would make sense---Nick was a contractor her in NJ and helped
very much with the building of the Parsippany Dojo.

Marie

On 11/17/12, Chris Wissmann <nigh...@midwest.net> wrote:
> Do you think this could be him?
>
> Nick Ferraris
> NCF Contractors, Inc.
> (520) 760-2497
> (520) 990-1761
> 9327 E Walnut Tree Cir
> Tucson, AZ 85749-9390
>
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[Bob Cusumano]

I'm pretty sure it is.

Sent from my iPhone

[Chris Wissmann]

Been unsuccessfully trying to get someone from one of those numbers for NCF  Contractors to answer or call back, but will keep trying....

I was wondering if you thought enough time had passed since Anita Santucci's death that I should try to get in touch with Al Santucci about an interview. I have a couple of phone numbers, but I think both are for his dojo, which I believe has closed. If you think I should call him or have a line on him that I could try, I'd be grateful.

My Carol Welsh search just goes nowhere. Do you have any idea where she went to high school or about when she graduated? That, I think, would get me to her fairly fast. Or do you remember what she studied in college or where she worked afterward?

The Fred Puorro search also goes dead, but I did find his third kyu promotion reported in the February 1966 edition of Black Belt; there's a couple other names there from the International School of Judo in Summit that maybe you'd recognize:

http://books.google.com/books?id=X84DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA62&lpg=PA62&dq=%22Fred+Puorro%22+karate&source=bl&ots=99pj2aCdAl&sig=LMmOcuk__UvJ0l0mlE93G_8l3wQ&hl=en#v=onepage&q=%22Fred%20Puorro%22%20karate&f=false

And I did find a restaurant owned by a man named Fred Puorro:

http://www.feliciasofthenorthend.com

So I'm still trying....

Hope all's well with you and Dean and that you're celebrating some wonderful, safe holidays and that our paths soon cross again!

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[Russ Tippett]

Chris,
Carol went to high school in Scarsdale N.Y.

[Chris Wissmann]

Nice! I just got in touch with their high school's alumni
association.... Hopefully they'll help me track her down.

>Chris,
>Carol went to high school in Scarsdale N.Y.
>
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1111 West Walkup Avenue
Carbondale, IL 62901

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nigh...@midwest.net
cdale...@yahoo.com

[mma]

Hi Chris,

I don't know if first reply to this went through, it seems to be in
cyberspace. Harold Steele and the others were already 'old' names to
me when I started. If anyone still knows of them, it may be Ralph
Chirico or Leo Weber.

I think Al Santucci would welcome phone calls at this point. I will
be calling him in the next few days and will bring it up if the time
is right, reminding him that in our last phone conversation, just 2
weeks before her death, Anita and I talked about the interviews you
were doing and she said she wanted to be part of the history. There
was no hesitation.

Al's home number is the 201-327.... If you need the full number
just email at mdp...@gmail.com or phone me and I'll give it to you.
Same is true for anyone else who might think of calling Al, I really
think he would welcome contact from people he knew and who knew Anita.

Marie

[Chris Wissmann]

The internet is weird that way- I'm just now getting this.

I could use the full number if he's receptive to my call. I'll await
your advice, or I might just call to check in to see how you're
doing. And I've been planning to call Shihan Chirico for awhile now,
so this is a good prompt.

My best to you and Dean- I hope Hurricane Sandy didn't hit you two
too hard, and that your holidays are wonderful.

[Chris Wissmann]

Hey, all! Happy new year!

Some progress to report. I found Nick Ferraris, but haven't yet
spoken with him- I talked to his son for awhile on New Year's Day and
hope to speak with Nick sometime soon.

I just got off the phone with Mr. Santucci and hope we can talk again
sometime. We had a wonderful ninety-minute conversation.

I also tracked down Carol Welch. Shihan Tippett remembered that she
went to high school in Scarsdale. Long story short, someone
associated with Scarsdale gave me an address in Georgia. According to
the county tax records, she's probably still there, living in a
three-bedroom brick home. I'm still working on a phone number or
email address, but will also send a physical letter her way tomorrow
and hope for a response.

I'll let you all know if I make any further progress!

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Carbondale City Councilman

1111 West Walkup Avenue
Carbondale, IL 62901

(618) 549-2653

nigh...@midwest.net
cdale...@yahoo.com

[Russ Tippett]

Great work Chris!

On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 5:37 PM, Chris Wissmann <nigh...@midwest.net> wrote:

Hey, all! Happy new year!

Some progress to report. I found Nick Ferraris, but haven't yet spoken with him- I talked to his son for awhile on New Year's Day and hope to speak with Nick sometime soon.

I just got off the phone with Mr. Santucci and hope we can talk again sometime. We had a wonderful ninety-minute conversation.

I also tracked down Carol Welch. Shihan Tippett remembered that she went to high school in Scarsdale. Long story short, someone associated with Scarsdale gave me an address in Georgia. According to the county tax records, she's probably still there, living in a three-bedroom brick home. I'm still working on a phone number or email address, but will also send a physical letter her way tomorrow and hope for a response.

I'll let you all know if I make any further progress!

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Carbondale City Councilman

1111 West Walkup Avenue
Carbondale, IL 62901

(618) 549-2653

nigh...@midwest.net
cdale...@yahoo.com

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Excellent, Chris. I'm so glad the conversation with Al Santucci was
successful, I have no doubt he enjoyed it.

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