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  The
second book by Oceanside High School teacher,
fellow alumnus (class of 1976) and our friend, Richie Woods,
came out in the spring of 2013. Like his first one,
Oceanside, it is also part of an
Arcadia Publishing
series. This one is called Legendary Locals of Oceanside. It
features thumbnail biographies and photographs of many of
our little town's
most notable personalities throughout history, including some you went to school
with
(yours truly among them, I'm proud to say), teachers and coaches and others you
have known. The book
boasts more than 200 vintage images of days gone by and people who have been
important to our little town.
As the publisher notes, through its history,
our little town has been a community packed with
personalities. Its foundation is the people in its religious institutions,
its volunteer fire department and its excellent schools. "The new book showcases
the rich heritage of active citizens [and former citizens] that have contributed
their time and efforts on local, state and even national causes" and who have
made our little town proud, including leaders in
business, religion, medicine and other professions, civil rights, the military and
politics, sports heroes and our community founders.
 Some
of those personalities have included the first Eagle Scout, first female Jewish
cantor, two Freedom Riders (including our own late classmate,
Ken Shilman), noteworthy scientists and
caring citizens.
 This
is where in the War of 1812, General Daniel Bedell shot his musket, where in
1915, Jeanne
Marion Doane orated for women’s suffrage, and during the Roaring Twenties, Ziegfeld
girl, Gilda Gray,
practiced her shimmy . It is where Secretary of the Navy
(2006-2009), Donald Winter, navigated canals as a boy and where Goldman-Sachs
chief executive
 officer,
Stephen Friedman, filled his piggy bank, the late, great,
Artie Heyman, first dribbled a basketball,
and NFL quarterback, Jay Fiedler, threw his first football. It is where Academy
Award nominee, David Paymer, first studied acting, Disney chief executive
officer, Robert Iger, watched the Mouseketeers, and New York Yankees president,
Randy Levine, played Little League baseball.
Congratulations, once again, to Richie for a job
well done.
Copies of
Legendary Locals of Oceanside can be purchased in local retail
stores in and near
Oceanside
(probably for
$21.99
plus tax) or online directly from the publisher,
Arcadia Publishing
(@ $21.99),
Amazon.com (@
$14.48),
Overstock.com (@ $15.91),
or from
Barnes and Noble
(@ $14.48
+ tax).
Quoted online prices are as of July 5, 2013, and generally plus shipping.
Copyright ©
2013 by Howard B. Levy and
1960 Sailors
Association Inc. All rights reserved.
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