Friday, October 31, 2008

Mike "Mikey" Liberman*


Mikey grew up on Calendar St in Dorchester, MA. He graduated from Boston English in Class of 1952 with Mark Goldberg, Phil Schaffer, Gordy Morse, Charlie Itchkawitz, Herbie Wallace and Natey Freedman. He was in the National Guard and was on active duty 6 months, stationed 3 months in Ft Dix for basic training where he played baseball and then went to Fort Sam Houston in Texas. He worked for NEPCO (New England Provision Company) for about 10 years. Then opened an AAMCO transmission shop which he had for 15 years.
Mike is divorced 25 years and is single. He has 2 daughters who live in Boston ( 40 yrs old & 43 yrs old) and has 5 grandchildren …4 boys & 1 girl.
He eats often with Bobby Wynn and is friends with Richie Stern & Freddie Holtzman
whose wife died recently. Freddie was also in the class of `52 at Boston English. Bobby attended Freddie's wife's funeral in Connecticut and Charlie Itchkawitz 's funeral was at the same funeral home the same day.
He is still working selling auto body supplies.
Last Sunday he attended a Franklin Field Association Luncheon which had 260 people.There are 1800 members. He saw Jerry Kawadler there. Jerry noted that he had spoken to Max Reinstein recently.
Phil Schaffer notes that Mike was a great all around athlete.

He has had By-Pass Surgery & has a Stent but is doing OK.
He noted that he and Phil Schaffer (Flippo) used to date the same girl…Iris Hunt.

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