LOIS (GLOTZER) DERMER and ARTHUR DERMER

A few months ago my name and e-mail address was given to the couple whose story will follow, It was Myra (Holman) Reider class of 1953 that had them contact me. This is not the regular Bio that I usually send out, but I thought it would be such a delightful human interest story to get out to all of you to enjoy, in fact, many of you may remember the two that I write about and the situation that took place in their lives. Enjoy their story as I did. Their names are..

LOIS GLOTZER.. Graduate of Class of 1958.. Now Lois (Glotzer) Dermer and ARTHUR DERMER graduate of class of 1952.
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JAMES MADISON H.S. will always hold a special place in the heart of Lois because it is where she met and married the love of her life, Arthur Dermer. Arthur was a social studies teacher at Madison in 1961 when Lois became a foreign language teacher at the school. She was teaching at the annex on East 33rd Street and rarely had the opportunity to come to the main building.



On the last day of the school year, fate stepped in. She was walking into the school elevator on her way to a meeting. Arthur was also in the elevator. The rest was history. They made an instant connection and were married a year later. They tried ever so hard to keep their dating quiet but on the day they got engaged all of Arthur’s students lined up in the hallway outside her classroom to see her ring. Everyone was so excited and sweet they gave them a bridal shower, how nice is that. Leave it to Madisonians they know when to do the right thing. It was a wonderful time in their lives, a memory that will never be forgotten.



Coincidentally, they had both attended James Madison as students. Arthur graduated in 1952 and Lois graduated in January 1958. Arthur went on to receive his Doctorate in Education from New York University and have a successful career as a school administrator, becoming a High School Principal in Montville, N.J and in Bellport, LI .He was also an Assistant Superintendent of Schools in the Middle Country School District on Long Island for 20 years. Lois continued to teach foreign languages in the Three Village School District in Stony Brook, Long Island.



They have three wonderful daughters; Madeline, an attorney who married Herbert Tabin and gave them their two wonderful grandsons, Sam, 12 and Max,9; Their second daughter, Marissa is a CPA and owns her own firm. Their third daughter, Jennifer, is an elementary school teacher. Their entire family has relocated to South Florida and are living in the Boca Raton area.



Both Lois and Arthur are totally enjoying their retired life. They both do volunteer work in the local hospital, Lois also works as a volunteer for ORTAMERICA as a National Consultant. She has been involved with this wonderful organization for almost 40 years because of the outstanding work they do in training students to be competent in the fields of science and computer technology.



Madison will always hold a special place in their hearts, they still keep in touch with many of their colleagues to date.



Lois consented to my request to make their e-mail available for those that perhaps remember them and would like to drop them a line. Please do, I know they would love to hear from some students. Here is their e-mail address. adermer@aol.com



Thanks to both of you for letting me share your most delightful life's story.



Regards to all.

Sherry