WORKING AT FAIRFIELD HILLS HOSP

I want to thank Beryl Carr, who contacted me out of his retirement in Florida,
for helping me with quite a few names and many more memories!

Bill Lawlor in front of Norwalk-Hall in 1971 with his Dodge "Dart".	Laura Martino, Pete Baker and Liz Branch R.N. in 1971 at the side-porch of Norwalk Hall. In the background is Plymouth Hall.
Beryl Carr at Norwalk Hall in 1970	Terry Logan 1969
Beryl Carr on vacation in India in 1979 Jerry, I went to India in 1979 while working Cochran 1A. I did a slide show for the patients and they loved it.	Ruami Burr on left, Beryl Carr and Ann Watkins (foreground), Cochran 1A, 1978
Mary Dubien and Rita Morton on Cochran 1A, 1982	Valerie Malow (Social Worker) in the back-parking lot of Cochran House, 1982. In the background are Plymouth Hall, Shelton House and far right, Canaan House.

Ruby Hill-Ayers, Cochran 1A Ward-Pass 1984. Remember the "med-tray" on her right?	Sue Henley, Cochran House, July 1987
Carol Brown R.N. Night Supervisor Cochran House, Supervisor's Office 1980's	Picture comment from Beryl: The group shot was taken at that State house going down the back road behind Kent house. The doctor is in the center of the picture.........I can not remember his name........but some are Ed Rock, Michelle (she worked with me on Coch 2D...short brown hair) and Mark (blond hair).
Chris Burton and Beryl Carr 1988	Todd Bogdanoff and Rick Pope P.A. in Cochran Auditorium, 1982
Cochran House, July 1987 Who is this?	Beryl and Bob (Marx) Broszio San Juan Vacation 1977

Gail Gavin R.N., Mary D'Agusta, Dr. Devarajan in 1983
Is that Ruth Bevis in the background center
wearing a dark suit? I believe so.

Florence Brown, Barbara, Brenda and Noreen
Cochran House 1B Ward-pass, 1983

Pete Boller, April 1969
In Front Of Cafeteria With Greenwich-House
In Background

Janet and Ray Conners Wedding
About 1970-1971?

Picnic in Sandy Hook, Ct. 1969
Laura Martino in foreground,
Liz Branch, RN standing.

Norwalk-Hall, second floor, July 1970.
Beryl Carr on left, Danny Mason center,
Debbie McNamara on right.

Patricia's Wedding to Roy, 1975.
Reception - Newtown
Linda, Barbara, Sheryl, Ruth and Pat.

April 1983
Right to Left: Dr. Rasikh, Alice Dominko (Smith),
Florence Brown, Elaine Williams, Linda ?, Dr. Sonida

Rich Molinaro - Cochran-House Barber
with an OT Lady whose name I don't remember.
Picture must come from the late 1980's to early 90's.

Vet and Gloria Velotti

Beryl's Retirement Party July 2002
Barbara Barnwell and Chris and Lenny Burton

Carrie (Social Worker) At FFH Party

Esther Williams (Worked Cochran House)

Helen Jones and Louise Spencer

Norwalk-Hall 2008
My Old Home Falling Apart.
My Room Is Above Front-Door.

Go to Part XI
Various Pictures and Historical Articles from a Pamphlet
Issued to FHH Employees in 1983

Part I
Working at Fairfield Hills(State) Hospital - How I came to Fairfield Hills Hospital - Summation of my
immigration story - Arlington, Virginia and Washington, DC - Meeting Pete in Danbury, Connecticut - Mrs. Morrell's
Guest House - Working at Danbury Hospital - Hearing about Fairfield Hills Hospital - Getting a job there - Mrs. Adams
and Mrs. Schwaller - Central Linen Room - A Listing of Former Employees at FHH--People I Knew and Loved -

Part VI
Working in Fairfield House - 11-22-1963, I watch the Kennedy assassination
on television in Fairfield House - Having a shot of Bourbon with Jack Shanley - I want to join the Navy
before getting drafted into the Army - I pass the test and an angel in the form of a Navy corpsman
         tells me not to join - I take his advice - Soon the Army will be "knocking on my door" -
         I decide to visit my mother in Berlin before being drafted - I convert to Catholicism with the
           special help of my old mentor, the Jesuit Pater Manitius - Stopover in Amsterdam - Back in the USA -
          My draft notice is waiting for me - "You're in the Army now"! -

Part VII
1967, I return to Fairfield Hills Hospital after three years -
            My last days in the US Army - discharge troubles and Army bureaucracy - The General intervenes
   and makes things "right" with a phone call - Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook, N.J. - Fort Hamilton, Staten Island, N.Y.
       - Pete, Ingrid, Pia and "uncle" John Kilpatrick - Return to Fairfield Hills Hospital in Newtown, Ct. -

Part VIII
Back at Fairfield Hills Hospital
A wonderful welcome from the "old-timers" there - John Kilpatrick
has a new Jeep "Wagoneer" (One of the first SUV's) - Back to classes - My new classmates - Gerold Brown is gone
from FHH, fired in what I believe was a set-up and malicious... - Also my good friend Jerry Hatchey is gone as well
as Mike Schengrian... - I am angry about Gerald Brown's firing from FHH -

Part IX
First day back in class - Mr. Bouton is droning on and on - Some of my new classmates:
Thelma Oliver - Kenny - George Gilligan - Bob Totten - My state of mind, -Herbert Marcuse,
C.Wright Mills, Mao's "little red-book", Ramparts magazine -
My mystical admiration of former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his "New Deal",
Falling in love with Thelma. - Sage advice from my friend John Kilpatrick...

Part X
Picture Page courtesy of Beryl Carr
with pictures of Beryl Carr, Cliff Kearnan, Paula from the pharmacy, Florence Brown, Ms. Raeford R.N.,
Dover Seawright, Dr. Didios, Dr. Seanado, Tommy Ferrell, Andres Vaga, Flo Erickson, Carol Lockwood,
Lynn Wilson, Mary D'Agusta and many more employees.

Part XI
Various Pictures and Historical Articles from a Pamphlet
Issued to FHH Employees in 1983

Part XII
This Page Is Dedicated To The Loving Memory
Of Our Friend And Co-Worker At Fairfield Hills Hospital,
Evelyn M. Brown
With A Collection Of Pictures Sent To Me
By Her Loving Granddaughter Penny Lee. Group Photo From The Early-To Mid- 1970's
Probably Taken In Cochran House Basement O.T. Room.
Far Left Standing Is William "Billy" Lawlor, Center-Table Is Charlie Gallagher,
Second From Right, Standing, Is Kay Hodgman....
All The Others I Know And Worked With, But I Don't Remember Their Names.
Also Pictures of Dino Lopez, Georgia Lasorco, Kay Barkasy-Colgan and Frances DeManuel.

Part XIII
I Thought This Memorial-Page Would Be A Proper Place
To Put A Few Of My Own Pictures, Since
I Met My Wife, Donna, As A Co-Worker
At Our Beloved Fairfield Hills Hospital as well as my first wife Thelma
...Also Pictures
of Steve Hirst, Pete Wagner, John Kilpatrick, Bill Lawlor,
Jerry Haffke.

Part XIIIa
Pictures of Shirley Pavone, Rita Morton, Drs. Sonido
and Aurora Alcantara with Shirley Pavone.

Part XIIIb
So Many People, So Many Memories...
Fairfield Hills Hospital
In August 2008
A Dream Abandoned and Destroyed!
Pictures Were Taken And Sent To Me By James Divita.
For so many of us this will be a sad journey to what once was almost home...

Part XIV
The Continuation of My Story
Training on Greenwich-House 1A - Thelma and I get married
Watertown-Hall

Part XVII
Jimmy Fowler and I become involved with
with Satguru Maharaj Ji and his Divine Light Mission.
The story is yet to be told.
On this page is a short summary of our involvement
and a very extensive article about the Divine Light Mission
from the July 1973 issue if "Ramparts" magazine.

Part XVIIa
This page is the continuation of the Ramparts article
from page XVII.

Part XVIII
The Jesus Movement
Fall 1973 - Fall 1974
Rev. Carew a Catholic Priest at St. Joseph's Church
In Danbury Started a Charismatic Jesus Group
and I was part of it for about one year.
This article is dedicated to Patty Stoops
a friend of Thelma's whom I met again at these meetings.
--This page contains an article by Bob Chuvala
whom I believe to be FFH employee Paul Chuvala's son.
The article is extensive but my own story
about being part of this group has not been told yet.