WHERE IS OUR 55TH REUNION???
Does anyone remember the tears and sighs that exuded from our old eyes on that fateful Sunday morning in September of 1994 when we ALL agreed that a 60th was too far away, and we NEEDED something for 55?? You DO, because many mentioned it with your notes...well, a Committee has not stepped up to the plate, so for the time being, we are pushing the ALL GLENBARD reunion happening in February 2000 in Laughlin, Nevada..there is an application on the backside of the GRAYBARD issue included with the print version of this first letter.. FILL IT OUT, AND PLAN TO ATTEND. You couldn't find a better deal anywhere...the price is very right, and you will get to visit with grads from many classes... SEE YOU THERE!!!
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A few gentlemen (?) from the Class of 1944, at the suggestion of a fellow named DURYEA, gathered at Trout Lake, Wisconsin at a little castle-home belonging to the instigator. This Group was the same one that visited Three Lakes directly after graduation in 1944. From the 55 lines written by each attendant this trip, it sounds like a Jock Rock, and , although "ladyless", these guys had a second childhood.
Les Duryea II, (the host) , John Glathe, Bob Hilb, Tom Jensen, Russ Koester, Jim Love, Bob McCray, Itch Malm, Al Osterling, Don Sage, Joe Wagner, and my cohort in Newsletters, Phil Woodworth. Sox Howell and Dick Calkins couldn't make it.. And Jean Rohm and Bob Saint Clair, two of the "angels"....
For more on the event check the photo page
here. (It takes a few seconds.)
COMMENT: When do the girls get to visit, Les???
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Thanks abundant to those of you who sent cash for this venture.
There were 32 of you:
Janet(Goldbach) Rosenwinkle; Tom Jensen; Harold Metzner; Virginia (Scholl) Buck; Bettie (Gretzinger) Binns; Doug Allenson; Joe Wagner; Jean(Schreyack) Bradshaw; Pat (Rawlings) Neff; Marjorie (Kinder) Montgomery; Beatty (Schellenberg) Pfeuffer; Fran (Proctor) Williams; John Mitchell; Art Alberg; Bob McCray; Al Osterling; Carol (Krog) Balke; Pat (Baer) Bitterman; Jane (Kemper) Janke; Chuck Staufenberg; Phil Woodworth; James R. Culpepper; Marge (Holtorf) Cosgrove; Betty (Staley) Carlin; Lois (Tronvig) St.Denis; Vera (Hinrichs) Allen; Albert Birkelbach; John Glathe; Dick Calkins; Ulilla (Dunham) Thom; Marguerite (Hawthorne) Johnson; Sox Howell; and Patsy (Hatfield) Lillegraven, herself..(be careful what you support!)
Hopefully, now that you've seen the Letter, you'll figure it was worth it..if not, let us know!!! Need to also thank those who sent News!
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Money.
What do we have and where did it go?? There was $615.00 in contributions..and we have spent $99.20 so far. We don't know the final cost of this #1 interesting issue (!) as yet, so until we pay that bill, we have $515.80 left.
The $99.20 was the first mailing to incite interest..OK?
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AND NOW FOR THE 'NEWS'..
B. Roberta Dunlap: You know her as "Bessie"( but don't call her that..she hates it now that she's an adult) says that Mr. Kietzman (remember him?) would fall over dead if he knew she had been a MATH teacher at Sandburg Jr. High in Elmhurst until retirement..she is still tutoring, and enjoys it!
Ken Klug: Missed his son's wedding in Spokane Wa., as he was recovering from surgery (sorry, Ken..stay well for the first grandchild!)
Jane Kemper Janke: and her husband, Richard, have been inducted into the "Second Wind Hall of Fame" an organization for retirees who are extra active! (Good going Janie..would you like to write for a "famous" newsletter??)
Carl Rosenhagen: Enjoys fishing and golf in Mountain Home, AR. and says taxes are very low there! (watch out, Carl, the Mountain may become Home to a lot more people!!)
Tom Jensen: Travels all over the world on the big bucks he makes as consultant, now that he's retired!! (How do you do that, Tom?? Better consult with US!)
Marge Holtorf Cosgrove: Has spent some time this summer in Door County with husband Charles (who is a Civil War Buff) and along with some other cutest Grads, came to visit Balboa Island (much to my delight) 2 years ago...(Lets all go to Laughlin, Marge!!)
Virginia Scholl Buck: Lives in a delightful part of Sarasota Fla., and plays lots of bridge, travels to Minnesota now and then to see daughter and grandkids, and has just recently retired from doing TAXES for lots of friends and neighbors. (She's just as smart and lovely as always!) (You, too, Ed!) Has a grandson in the Peace Corps in BOLIVIA, yet!!
Jeanne Schreyack Bradshaw: Has lived in Geneva for the past 40 years.Does volunteer work for a Health Care Center, and enjoys her kids and one grandaughter. Stay healthy, Jeanne!
Marjorie Kinder Montgomery: and husband, Jim, have moved to Biloxi, MS.,in 1998, where they enjoy their boat when they're not skiing, or visiting kids..Marge broke a hip, but is recovered by now, surely!!
Pat Rawlings Neff: Is all involved in "conservation" (GOOD for you, Pat) and is helping to save the world for the rest of us!!! She is an "animal keeper" at Willowbrook Wildlife Rehab, and advises at a local prairie restoration project!
Doug Allenson: And wife, Nancy, are near all 7 of their grandkids in Ohio, do some traveling to the "warm" in winter months, and play tennis as well enjoy nature and hiking..(Sounds busy and fun, Doug , even in Ohio!)
Harold Metzner: Says his wife's class from Wheaton High has been doing a newsletter for some time!! and he has been to the Wheaton reunion..(Hey, Harold..see you in Laughlin, OK???)
Dr. Johnny Glathe: Is teaching at Stanford, sees patients Wed. and Thu., and chases eclipses all over the world..as we write this, he is in Turkey looking at this last one! He skis, lifts weights, trys not to overeat (he's a DOCTOR, after all!) and he and Carol have lots of girls to keep track of..some kids some grandkids..(not joint!) Are there ANY boys, guys???
Albert Birkelbach: Is carefree in Carefree with his wife and is happy to be in fine health (RIGHT, Albie) ..this year they planned to be in India and Nepal for a hopefully peaceful visit!! They have citrus, rattlesnakes and scorpions to play with on their two acres in Arizona. He says "drop by"! (Cage the coyotes first, please, Albie) .
Nancy MacGonagle More: Just had some golf with Boz Prichard in Vista, Cal. and a visit with him and wife Bonnie ('46 and '42) She's on the way to Colo. with sister Sara ('48) in Sept. Save Feb., Nanc...LAUGHLIN, again!
Dick Calkins: Who doesn't show for ANY reunions of any kind..has gone from cartooning hooters to sculpting them, as well as building model planes..growing veggies and playing Grandpa to four little kids..Do you REALLY think you're the only one getting OLD, Dick?
Itch Malm: Is a "late" career architect, and has settled in Door County with his artistic wife, Sally, and is near kids and grands..His daughter Julia writes glowing kudos of his talents as Dad and Grandad..no better blueprint, Itch!
Dr. Bob McCray: Vascular surgeon extra-ordinaire, has never left home..to live, anyway..keeps taking classes (what's left, Bob?) and working in his woodshop in GE and one in Door County. (there's that PLACE, again) He's keeping Glen Ellyn on its toes for us. Did you know the McCrays have 7 kids?? (and 23 grand children) Move over Osterlings!
AL Osterling: Father-of-the-century, and patient wife, Cece, are traveling the 48 (plus 1) in their faithful RV and stopping off to see more grads than anyone..He DOES show for reunions of all kinds, and you will surely see them in Laughlin, if they aren't parked on your street before that!
Phil Woodworth, Chuck Staufenberg, Patsy Hatfield Lillegraven (a two-year Glenbard person, but "ever loyal") are all busy doing a Newsletter! We'll update you on us in Laughlin ,so COME!
There is more...
So many people sent encouraging notes and squibs of information..if we only had 20 pages, or so, we could mention all of you. But we don't, at least in this first issue, so don't give up..KEEP IN TOUCH.
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Senior Spotlight: Robert Durnal (by Phil Woodworth)
The Committee didn't have Bob's address when we had the 50th in 1994, but with the help of AOL's white pages and a few phone calls, we found him in Florida. The problem with trying to tell you about Bob is that there is too much to tell, and a good part of it I (Phil) don't understand. How many of you are comfortable in the fields of encryption or steganography?? For those of you who are, you need to visit Bob's homepage at
http://members.tripod.com/~afn21533, or at
http://www.afn.org/~afn21533.
(Got that??) There's lots of other good information and pictures on it that I DO understand.
Bob was educated at Northwestern as an electrical engineer, and worked for Westinghouse until 1977 (Ed. note: did you know Tom Jensen there, Bob?) He started working with computers in 1972. He went to Law School at night and got his degree, and then moved to West Virginia practicing law full time. Bob moved to Florida, near Gainesville, in 1992, on five acres (WOW) and has GREAT grandchildren (WOW) lots of dogs, birds, four (that's 4) vintage Cadillac convertibles..all in running order (one for each Great?) and an enclosed pool where he spends his afternoons. Besides his HomePage, you can e-mail him at afn21533@afn.org or call him at 352-495-3936, or write him at 7619 SW 135th Terrace, Archer, FLA 32618. (Ed. note: Y'ALL find out about that encryption..personally, I want to be cremated!) (but not soon).
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Photo Album
The latest photos, along with some descriptive stuff, are on a separate page, so that this page wouldn't take forever to download. Click here to view the page! (About a 45KB download.)
Check the "Mystery Photo"
here!
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In Memoriam
We have some new "angels" since the 50th:
Elaine Dixon; Paul Johnson; Sally Kurz; Loretta Llewellyn; Rita Rae Richardson; Joan Shock; Eleanor Stocks; Bill Wareham; Ken Wehlau and Bob Wisen. Ring a bell for these, our chums.
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FLASH!! Johnnie Glathe and Friend Carol are safely back from Turkey.
We'll need to hear the details of the trip when we get to Laughlin. How was the Eclipse, Guys?
So, There you are..The Glenbard Class of 1944 Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 1.
By now most of you have received your printed copy of the Class of 1944 Newsletter, which was printed and mailed with the help of Cal Potts ('37) -- graybard@aol.com -- who publishes the Gray Bard, and collects news from all over the planet for his quarterly issues. We are extremely grateful for his knowledgeable suggestions, and for his interest in and encouragement of our efforts.
We sincerely hope that we haven't bored you to death, hurt anyone's
feelings, or made you feel like you want to deny you are a menber of the Class!! If you have comments or questions, need details of the Website, or want to reply to the FINAL EXAM question, write Phil Woodworth (Production), Chuck Staufenberg (Web), or Patsy Lillegraven (Editor) (But please, NO HATE MAIL!) If you would like to have a printed copy of the updated Roster, write to Phil at: 8765 Empire Ct., Cincinnati, Ohio 45231 or e-mail him at:
philw1949@aol.com. There are just too many pages to send it with the Newsletter.
PLEASE try to come to the All Class Reunion in Laughlin..you'll be glad you did.
Think of all the stories we can collect for the next issue!
FYI: The 154 grads for whom we have addresses live in the following states and countries: IL 57, CA 19, WI 9, FL 8, AZ 6, AR 5, MO 5, MI 4, IN 3, OR 3, PA 3, TX 3, CO 2, IA 2, MD 2, NC 2, NE 2, NJ 2, OH 2, SC 2, WA 2, and 1 each in AL, GA, KY, MA, MN, MS, NH, NM, Mexico, and Sweden. A COSMOPOLITAN group.
See you ALL in Laughlin!
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