Arlene Kozak - 2007

Arlene Kozak was Buddy Deane's right hand on the Buddy Deane Show, his assistant and Ms. everything. She literally ran the Buddy Deane Show. She was the smoother, the buffer and everyone's den mother. She with her appointed Committee "Board"chose the dancers, kept the dancers in line and ran the hops, organized the stars when they appeared as well as all the record promoters. She was a woman ahead of her time and never realized it until later in life.

Even after the Buddy Deane show ended, Arlene made time to organized reunions, dance affairs & keeping in touch with most of the Committee Dancers. She never accepted that the era had ended for us. She always wanted to be that "Den Mother" and never wanted her kids to grow up. She stayed so close to many of us through the years and never wanted to see our bubble burst. We were an era that should have never ended & she always tried her bbest to recreate the Deane show through her dances and reunions.

In the 90's, she & her husband Joe started a travel business and scheduled many Cruise Committee & Dance Reunions. She also loved sharing her stories of the Buddy Deane show with us especially becoming friends with Bill Haley, Pat Boone, Dion, Frankie Valle and many other "star "of our era. Arlene was also a major source of info for John Waters "Hairspray" movie. Her reward was always to be respected and appreciated.

Arlene stayed close to many of us and sadly left us in 2007. She definitely left a footprint in many of our lives. She was survived by her husband Joe and her two sons Mark and Tony as well as six grandchildren as well as 200 of her close Committee friends!.