“When people wrote to me, they would always ask for the name of the person at Faculty House for their own events. David and his staff honored Sidney’s memory in a way that made people want to use the venue for their own private events.”
Renaming The Street
“Sid Morison was a man who believed that all children could learn, and he made that belief a reality,” wrote Hannah Hess, an education author, in a letter to the local community board. “It would be only fitting to have the street on which the school is located named for him.”
Mayor Bloomberg eventually signed the bill, renaming the street on June 8, “what would have been our 26th wedding anniversary. We held the ceremony that day, with politicians and schoolchildren, and right after that, we went to the Faculty House again! It was my third event there. I told David I was on a budget, and he said, ‘Do not worry. I will help you.’ We were set up in the same room where we had our wedding! We had a large poster with Sidney’s picture and his biography. Each table had pictures of Sidney with me and with the schoolchildren.
“We served a buffet, which was placed against the window as if it was another room, and included arugula and radicchio with toasted corn, asparagus with endive, marinated grilled breast of chicken, grilled fillet of salmon over spaghettini of root vegetables, rigatoni pasta with mozzarella, roasted sirloin steak with mushroom sauce, and more, plus an unlimited bar.
“Once again, it was so special to be at Faculty House. People kept saying the food was superb, and of course David again was there, asking, ‘Is there anything you need?’ Just like before, the waiters were so caring!
“Sidney is with me all the time. We always loved watching weddings, and we were so happy to be married at Faculty House.”
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