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Retro Fair Haven Picture Day Class Action

A reprise in honor of longtime iconic teacher and friend to many in the area, Gary Verwilt, who passed away recently …

We’re talking class action; and, it’s not about a lawsuit — more like suiting up for a class picture.

That’s what they did back in the early 1970s. Well, at least one in this shot suited up in the literal sense. Figuratively speaking, though, this Sickles School sixth grade shot of Gary Verwilt’s class encapsulates that picture day mindset of the past.

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In Memoriam: Former Longtime Popular Teacher, Fair Havenite, Fireman, Gary Verwilt, 79

Former Fair Havenite, longtime popular teacher, fireman, Charles “Gary” Verwilt, passed away peacefully, after a long battle with dementia, on Monday evening, Aug. 4, at his temporary home in Eatontown. He was 79.

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