West Babylon High School Alumni
West Babylon, New York (NY)
Scott O'Gara
West Babylon High School
Class of 1968
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SCOTT'S PROFILE
| First Name | Scott |
| Last Name | O'gara |
| Graduation Year | Class of 1968 |
| Gender | Male |
| Current Location | West Islip |
| Hometown | West Babylon |
| Relationship Status | Married |
| About Me | My resume reads like a tour of Macy's, Herald Square. After a summer on a kibbutz ( the same one Bernie Sanders worked on a few years earlier,) I entered the Air Force in the fall of 1968. Spent my 19th b-day in Dallas, and my 20th a few miles south of the Mekong River, stationed at Udorn Royal Thai AFB. Only flew over Nam coming and going. Worked in communications, doing everything from operating a secure voice network, to being a disc jockey on AFTN (thanks to the little work I had done at WBAB, while in high school.) Came away from it slightly damaged; lost a lot of friends. Restationed to Athenai Airbase, Athens, Greece. Sweet assignment. Everything Mrs's Langford, Robinson and Foley taught re. Mythology fit in perfectly with the terrain. Met my wife on the Acropolis, at a friend's home in Plaka. Lived on the beach and drove a '59 Merc, 220s. Life was good. Susan and I hitched up to her home in England in the summer of '71, my discharge coming at 2 years, 9 months, 15 days and a few hours. We wandered around the UK for a bit, afterwhich I returned home. Worked for a minor "Family" player for a while, started school at Suffolk County Community College, and spent nearly every break on the road. Covered masses of miles, and did some odd work during the first years out of service. Hitched cross-country twice, riding in freightcars, and every other form of transportation.Went back to Europe several times. Interrupted school in October, 1973, to go to Israel with the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War. Walked guard duty and milked cows on the same kibbutz I'd lived in '68. Returned to Suffolk in '74, and did some acting/theater work. Moved into Queens and went to work for "Chargit" the first telephone/ticketing agency. Could have made a fortune, but I'd enrolled in NYU's journalism program, and my newspaper years were in front of me. Susan and I finally married in 1977, and with family considerations, I sought the security of a good insurance plan with the UFT. Taught (what else?) high school English in New York City's East (Spanish) Harlem. Drove cabs in the city (I think I was voted my senior class "worst driver") during Julys and spent Augusts back in Greece with Susan. Also put in the mandatory time on the analyst's couch. Oh well! Susan went to law school following the loss of our firstborn, and I went on to complete my Master's, writing a play during that time about my Southeast Asian experiences. Saw it produced on Broadway...120th Street and Bdw'y at Columbia University's Dodge Hall. The next year, I began law school, and after a brief stint with the Brooklyn D.A's office, found myself at The Legal Aid Society. Spent three decades tryng cases and fighting for innocent men and women. There is no finer feeling in the world than to return a person's freedom to them. I represented 14,286 clients in my time and liberated more people than my father's WWII infantry platoon. I guess even a public servant is entitled to retire at some point. Eventually we had a couple of kids. Heather was born in late 1988, and Aran 3 years later. Both are wonderful. Sometimes I see myself as them; othertimes, as my parents, looking at me. Being their father has been the single best thing about my life. I've tried a number of hobbies:I keep the old '66 Weber Performer on the deck; fish the surf of Robert Moses in the fall; walked into the Grand Canyon for my 50th birthday; dove the Red Sea a few years ago. Have finally taken to fly-fishing, and love it. Susan and I celebrate 40 years in June. She won't let me smoke cigars in the house, but that's my only complaint. There's always beer in the fridge, and a lively red in need of uncorking. Stop by if you're...(read more) |
Class of 1968 Alumni
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Class of 1972
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Class of 2007
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Class of 1970
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Class of 1974
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Class of 1979
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Class of 1995
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Class of 1983
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Recent Class of 1968 Reunions
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CLASSO '70 - This is an open invention to those Alum's who know people from the Class of '70 and want to get together this weekend, especially those who still live on LI , .since not many people I have spoken to want to or are not available to travel to
Invited Classes: 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
Date: Jul 28, 2022
Description: 7/28 Thursday- If a nice day we will go to Fire Island Beach 2 like the old days! Still a parking fee. If not good w...(read more)
Class of 1968 50th reunion
Invited Classes: 1968
Date: Jul 28, 2018
Description: Cocktail hr 5-6 buffet followed. Casual country club attire please. ( no denim or cargo shorts) Ticket price before Ma...(read more)
Class of '67 50th Reunion
Invited Classes: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
Date: Jul 29, 2017
Description: Checks to be sent to Loretta Glatzer 12 Percy Williams Drive, East Islip, NY 11730. Please write "WBHS 50th REUNIO...(read more)
West Babylon High School All Year Reunion
Invited Classes: All Classes
Date: Jul 28, 2017
Description: Come early....bring beach chairs..... Look for the Balloons and we will have Name Tags for everyone to fill out! Free ad...(read more)
Multi-Year Reunion at the Beach
Invited Classes: All Classes
Date: Jul 31, 2015
Description: All Years are welcome! Last year was great.... let's make this year even bigger. Admission is free.... parking is free...(read more)
Class of 1963 50th reunion
Invited Classes: All Classes
Date: Jun 02, 2013
Description: Actual or cyber reunion...anywhere, anytime.