Richard Betancourt

Valley Stream Central High School

Class of 1968

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Richard Betancourt - Class of 1968 - Valley Stream Central High School

First Name	Richard
Last Name	Betancourt
Graduation Year	Class of 1968
Gender	Male
City	N/A
State/Province	NY
Country	United States
Occupation	Aviation/Healthcare/Public Relations/Evangelical Lutheran-Episcopal Churches
Married	No
Favorite School Memory	I have bittersweet memories of CHS so I'll be honest. We had a lot of JD's in the school, real punks wannabee Frat/Gang members. You talk about bullying today, just because it's been around for awhile doesn't make it right. I was bullied since Memorial JHS by these punks. I had heard that one was serving time in prison for peddling heroin, it figures, real smart. To these guys, I wonder how you wound up at this stage of the game, whether you straightened out, or remained the same punk idiots as you were then? I believe in karma and what you sowed then, I'm hoping you reep it now. These bad memories never fade away, they remain with you. The idea is to overcome them as you enter adulthood. I feel I did in a lot of ways, but I'll be damned if I see someone bullied that I'd watch from a distance! I wonder now what happened to a few close chums from HS namely: Dennis Bernstein, Victor Abraveya, John Bonura, Anthyony Fuoco and a few others. May we co...(read more)
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