We are Sue and Frank D’Elia, newly retired Baby Boomers looking for our next adventure.

Sue

Knowing at a young age that she wanted to do something in life that would help people, Sue gravitated to Nursing. First as a Candy Striper volunteer, then a Nurse’s Aide, ultimately going to Pilgrim State School of Nursing and a career as a Registered Nurse. When Frank and Sue met in 1979, Sue was the Evening Charge Nurse of the Pediatric’s Unit at Glen Cove Community Hospital, now part of the Northwell Health System. Sue continued in that position till the birth of their oldest child, son Billy, in 1982. After that, Sue returned to Glen Cove Hospital working a part time schedule as a member of the IV Team. That continued till the birth of their twins, Krissi and Kenny, in 1986. Now the Mom of three young children, Sue took time off to raise them, expecting to return to work when Krissi and Kenny entered first grade. Her plan had to do School Nurse subbing, as that would give her the same hours and holidays as her three children, but because of her nursing background, she was encouraged by the Hampton Street School principal to become a one-on-one aide to a physically challenged child. So began Sue’s second career, which lasted till she retired after the 2013 school year.

Frank

Frank has always been jealous of the fact that Sue knew what she wanted to do with her life from a young age, because unlike Sue, Frank had absolutely no idea. This can be clearly seen by the fact that he had 5 majors during his time in college, but this all ended when he walked into the college radio station at C.W. Post College and was bitten by the “radio bug”. His work at WCWP, plus a trip one night with WCWP Chief Engineer Bill Mozer to his place of work (WABC and WPLJ Radio), cemented Frank’s decision that radio would be his life. After college, and obtaining an FCC First Class License, Frank got his first job at WHN Radio in NYC, starting a 44 year run working in New York Radio. Along the way there was a stint at WOR Radio, and he just ended a 40 year run at WABC, when he retired in January of 2016 as WABC’s Senior Production Engineer.

Sue and Frank met at a party on July 3rd, 1977 when they were invited to an early July 4th Party at the home of a couple, the wife who worked with Sue, and the husband who Frank knew from WCWP. They later found out that it was an “arranged party”, the purpose of which was to get the two of them together. It worked!! It was love at first sight, and indeed on their first date, they went to dinner at a Chinese Restaurant, and Frank’s fortune cookie said, “You will marry your present lover, and be happy.” They did just that on September 29, 1979, at the Interfaith Chapel at C.W. Post College and have indeed been very happy!

They are the parents of three great kids, and the Grandparents of three little wonders, and now that they are both retired, looking forward to their next chapter in life and some incredible adventures!!