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PHOTO GALLERY: SYC Halloween


  • By Rachel S. OHara
  • | 4:00 a.m. October 28, 2012
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PHOTO GALLERY: SYC Halloween
A group of Sarasota Yacht Club members dressed up in 1920s garb to celebrate the decade that the club was founded.
A group of Sarasota Yacht Club members dressed up in 1920s garb to celebrate the decade that the club was founded.
Jack and Phyllis Black dressed as Adam and Eve.
Jack and Phyllis Black dressed as Adam and Eve.
Jerry and Sirlene Bonney as a Sultan and Cleopatra.
Jerry and Sirlene Bonney as a Sultan and Cleopatra.
Sandy Schonhoff, Sunny McGrath and Linda Gillot
Sandy Schonhoff, Sunny McGrath and Linda Gillot
Pat and Rick Conti
Pat and Rick Conti
Nancy Cox and Don Payzant had fun being tacky tourists.
Nancy Cox and Don Payzant had fun being tacky tourists.
Kelly Devine and Anita Devine
Kelly Devine and Anita Devine
Frank and Joslyn Dolan
Frank and Joslyn Dolan
Kathleen Garcia dressed as a witch and posed next to the inflatable, moving, black cat.
Kathleen Garcia dressed as a witch and posed next to the inflatable, moving, black cat.
Courtney and Commodore Lee Goodman as Bat Girl and Bat Man.
Courtney and Commodore Lee Goodman as Bat Girl and Bat Man.
Dick Gravino with his talking parrot, Fred.
Dick Gravino with his talking parrot, Fred.
Cliff and Snooki Hornsby act out the iconic V-J Kiss photo.
Cliff and Snooki Hornsby act out the iconic V-J Kiss photo.
Ray Hutchins
Ray Hutchins
Marj Kirchner and Vito Calamita as Sonny and Cher.
Marj Kirchner and Vito Calamita as Sonny and Cher.
Gray Lawry and Natalie Lewis as a dentist and the Tooth Fairy.
Gray Lawry and Natalie Lewis as a dentist and the Tooth Fairy.
Sergio and Gra Luciani
Sergio and Gra Luciani
Terry and Sandy Schonhoff with Andy and Karen Sawyer
Terry and Sandy Schonhoff with Andy and Karen Sawyer
Diane Stabile
Diane Stabile
\Peter and Nancy Van Roekens
\Peter and Nancy Van Roekens
Nancy and Skip Walton had fun being clowns.
Nancy and Skip Walton had fun being clowns.

 

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