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4/7/2021
Memorial Board - updated 27 Oct 2025
Dear Class of '61 . . . We wish to inform you that the 1961 Memorial Board has ended its run in "Class News." Individual obituaries will now be posted in both a student's profile and in "F . . .  Continued

11/9/2012
Illustrious Careers - updated 22 June 2021
With the Class of '61, Thomas Jefferson High School has produced a graduating class comparable to no other. We were educated at a prestigious institution and fortunate to have had instilled . . .  Continued

9/22/2011
Growing Up in East New York - updated 10 July 2022
Revisiting Your Memories Each one of us possesses warm memories from a time in our lives, from that wonderful place we called home: East New York, Brownsville, and all neighborhoods from . . .  Continued

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Loretta Janeczko

ECA: Student Patrol, Library Squad (2 terms), Treasurer 8G, Secretary to Miss Palmer

Career Goal: Bookkeeper

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