Don Eckert Photographs

Donald Eckert spent his first 3 years of high school at Marist High in Bayonne NJ where Brother Leo Sylvius was Principal. Then he spent his senior year of high school at Esopus, graduating in June 1959. Brother Stephen Urban was the Master.  He was in the first class of Novices who lived in the mansion (before that it was a home for retired brothers.) and went to classes at Marian College in Poughkeepsie. In fact, he drove the school bus.  He left the novitiate that winter.

"I have always cherished my time at Esopus and am grateful for the excellent education that the good brothers gave me.  So I was elated to discover the Marist Brothers - Esopus web site where I must have spent more than an hour looking through the photo galleries and reading the text. They brought back so many fond memories.

"I took many pictures while at Esopus and I wonder if you might be interested in adding any pictures to the Esopus web site. My pictures include: the graduating class of 1959, the basketball team, buildings, grounds, events, students, and some of the brothers. I also have some printed programs for some events. Please let me know if any of these would be of value to the site."  

Many of the photos are of interest because they depict the property as it was in 1958-1959.  Others are of more local interest to readers who are Marist Brothers or were students in Esopus during that period.

It makes little sense to post photos of individuals unless we can identify them.  So we are asking readers to look at the pictures and help us with names.  Please look at the photos and contact Marist Archives and Special Collections.

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