Long time alumnus Michael Lamkin passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the age of 49. He was originally from Stoughton, MA and moved to Florida, where he went to college and raised his family. While at camp, he was a friend to all during the 80s and 90s. He is survived by his…
(Intro written by Ryan Wilensky) Maurice “Moe” Williams came to camp as an 8 year old in 1995. He had a hard time at first as a camper, but became a loveable favorite of the staff. In 2001, his Gottlieb year, Moe received a Staff Award, which goes to a camper that the staff absolutely…
“Acceptance was important to a kid growing up, and self esteem. Camp was critical in my life.” Alan Skvirsky came to camp in 1945 at the unheard of age of 7. His father, Dr. Solomon Skvirsky, was the volunteer Camp Doctor. For many years, Doc Skvirsky provided all the medical reviews for the kids before they came to…
“I LOVE THE WEST END HOUSE,” yelled Marcia Leppo, the wife of legendary West Ender and trial lawyer, Marty Leppo. There is no name more synonymous with West End House than Leppo. Patriarch Jake Leppo was a camper in the 1920s and his wife Mollie was a President of the West End House Auxiliary (organization that…
“West End is in your blood. The place will infect you and there is no vaccination. It goes beyond being a member. It’s part of your core.” There are few, if any, people in the modern era that bleed West End more than Gerry Walsh. At the age of 8 years old, Gerry started attending the West End House…
“Camp transcends everything, it’s a special place. To see it continuing, young guys stepping up and taking the reins. It will keep on going in perpetuity.” Rick and Neal Shrier have an old West End House lineage. In 1918, Neal’s grandfather, Louis Real, was signed up for camp when it was canceled due to the…
“Every time I go back and look up at the rafters and see my name or people that are here or who have passed, it conjures up memories of happy experiences.” In 1962, Jimmy Gordon came to camp at the age of 8 ½. He snuck in under age as he had an impressive camp lineage. His…
“There is a certain bond, when you go to camp you are a part of a strong bond that cannot be broken. That spirit has prevailed.” In 1957, Malcolm Alter went to camp for the first time. His parents sent him to learn how to swim and to “toughen me up.” He grew up in…
“I moved a lot as a kid and never felt I had a place for myself. Camp was home. I moved, but camp was never going anywhere.” In 1980, Kevin’s Aunt Harriet (who sadly passed away on March 17th) was working at Randolph Savings Bank, in Stoughton, where a frequent customer, Bill Margolin, would come…
“Everyone was one big family. They always came back. It’s friends and family for life.” Brighton Lew was never a camper and was only a counselor for 1 summer, in 1972. He would have come earlier, but the West End House had just moved to the Allston - Brighton area in 1971, close to where…
