Newsletter Acknowledgments

Acknowledgements:

Debbie Furie is the Club's first Vice President of the Club.

Kathy Hontz, as Secretary, typed the newsletters. 

Arlyne Zinstein later served as Vice President of the Club.   Arlyne was also the President of Lee Patterson's fan club.  

Louis Serpe rounded out the decade as Vice President and remained as Vice President until 1991. His contributions to the Club are immeasurable.

Superstar Club officers, throughout the decades, include Louis Serpe, Kit Swanson Williams, and an extra special shout out to Angie Schneider.  

Other notable contributors include Martha Ribeiro Julian, Ilene Pachman, Martina Schade, Nadine Shanfeld, Renee Arbanas, Marge Cash, Mike Poirier, Denise Orozco, Debi Fielden, Janet Perkins, Angela Farina, Christina Hunter, Tina Fowble, Mike Poklewski, Randy Boatright, Stephen Morga and of course Steven Bergman, our resident photographer. 

Special Friends to the Club: 

My dear parents, Barbara and Walter Miller, my most ardent supporters. 

Anne Klenovich was an early fan club member and ardent fan of Erika’s, and became, and remained, a good friend of mine until her passing. 

Stephen Schofield is a close friend and a major contributor the newsletters.

Additionally, I acknowledge Mitch Lopatin, (a fellow Jerseyan and friend), Vivian Morra Robiano, Carolyn Waltz, Joyce Waybright, Stephen Morga, Mike Martinelli, Gloria Prince, Viki Dratman and Kathy Mooney who ran a fan club for Marilyn Chris and to this day we still remember one another at Christmas. 

Special Club members who have passed: Anne Klenovich was an early club member (and became a good friend of mine) as well as dear Pat Austin. Sister Leonarda (attended our first fan club gathering and who Erika invited to the Studio), Margie Mintz, Marie Sharron, Maria Smith, Margaret Medici, Viola Garrett, Loretta Clark, Julia Hamer, and Dorothy Panza. (Dorothy ran a slew of fan clubs for other OLTL actors and actresses over the years.) And how can I forget another huge Lee and Erika fan, Bonny J. Schroeder. Bonny flew in from the Sultanate of Oman, a country in the Middle East, to attend our 1977 luncheon! 

Also during those early years I had the pleasure of meeting several folks in the daytime magazine publishing industry. Rita Rose (known as R. Marian Rose) and her husband, Art, certainly come to mind. Rita took some of my favorite photos of Erika throughout the 70s for her magazines. Both Rita and Art were very kind to Kathy and me, often referring to us as “the kids.” Jon-Michael Reed, editor and columnist who was an innovator in the daytime magazine field and his column, “Tune in Tomorrow,” was featured throughout the country for years. I then met Connie Passalacqua Hayman who wrote under the pen name, Marlena DeLacroix. Connie and I became fast friends, and I am grateful that we still are today. Connie is an excellent journalist and has always been a huge supporter of Erika from day one, and has written some of the best pieces ever about her. Michael Fairman, I’ve known Michael for many years and he has been in Erika’s court from day one! Alan Locher, who like Michael, puts his “all” into his interviews. Their genuine interest in those they are interviewing always comes through. I’ve recently connected with Errol Lewis who has always been professional and helpful.