Jackie Oliver (Cohen)

Happy holidays to all!  And may you have a new year full of love, joy, and most of all, peace. Jackie Oliver (Cohen)

Yvonne Pelino (Pelino)

FELIZ NAVIDAD!  For those of who don't know, I worked for Jose Feliciano back in the 70's, thus this song always reminds me of Christmas in LA!  Another year has gone by without a mini reunion, but there is always next year, God willing.  Since I am still working full time in advertising sales, the time just got away from me.  I'm leaving for my 2 month jaunt to Florida mid January, but I will try and pull something together next summer.  If we don't have your current address, email and/or phone number, please send that to me directly to update the list.  ypelino@gmail.com.  I do want to wish all of you, the Lord's blessing upon you and your children, and your children's children for a very Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah and a Healthy Happy New Year!!

Yvonne Pelino

561 307 4177

Louise Hince

Wishing everyone a Christmas filled with hope, love, joy, family and friends! 
Another year and another new chapter in our lives opens - 2023 ! 
Looking forward to seeing you at our Big 60th !

Went to the Class of 1962's reunion with Patty Drew and it was great !  I highly recommend Bermuda for our reunion !  It's lovely outside with a huge fire pit for evening! Daytime you can go inside or out or both ! Food was good and servers were great !  Just a thought ! 

Angela Redding (Reiter Hill)

To all of my friends from long ago, what a blessing it is to be able to write to you and read your wishes for this holiday season.

May you and yours have a blessed Merry Christmas and a healthy New Year!

Rebecca Tipton (Boland)

Merry Christmas to the class of 63 and a joyous New Year ! 

Sharon Heister (Presken)

Merry Christmas to everyone!  Hope you all have a great day with families and a lot of love! Stay warm, stay healthy and enjoy life!

Barbara Vestrand (Shema)

May our hearts and homes be filled with love during the holidays. Wishing everyone joy in the new year.

Barbara

Bill Baker

Hello classmates !  How about a couple small world stories. Sometime in 1966 I ran into classmate Janet ? In the Big Giant food store in Norfolk, Va .  My apologies to her for not being able to recall her last name, I was in the Navy stationed at NAS Oceana in Va Bch. We spoke for a few minutes, I think she said her husband was stationed there.

Then in the late 70s I was passing thru the Regan airport in DC and ran into Tom Hart.  We passed headed to our flights, I believe he said he was working with a law firm in DC.

Anybody else have any coincidences ?

Hope everybody is doing well, and that we can put together a mini reunion this Sept.

Bill Baker

Wayne Schuricht

Howdy classmates.  Just a quick note, many of you will remember Sandi Meanor, class of 64 and former head majorette.  Sorry to inform she passed away just a day or 2 ago.  She lived in Charlotte, Iowa.  Was married initially to Tom "Twig" Branch and they had 2 daughters.  She was a dietician by training, but unfortunately suffered and fought bravely against esophageal scleroderma for about the last 15 years.  May her soul rest in eternal peace!

Wayne Schuricht

Bill Baker posted some chance encounters on this forum and asked if any of us had similar occurrences.  I certainly did one time many years ago.  From 1967-69 I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Nigeria.  On one occasion I made a "safari/trip" across Africa with a friend to Kenya.  Since we had little money, we hitch hiked a lot and took local buses!  On one such bus ride, which was full of Masai men, I noticed another obvious white man in the bus.  Upon speaking he turned out to be another PC volunteer who had attended Juniata College in PA.  And unbelievably had been Bob Gray's roommate.  Bob and I grew up together on Earl Ave. in Valley Heights!.  Now, how about any one else with neat stories!!!

Roger Loughran

So so sorry to hear about Sandra Meanor.  She was special and fun to be with.  Her parents were great and she lived up the street from Bill Baker and I.  Bill your small world experiences question is great.  i am sure I have some.  Memory at 77 cloudy but Wayne that was a good one.  OK, one that comes to mind.  I was in a bar in Scottsdale AZ in the early 90s with my brother who lives in Scottsdale.  The bartender knew my brother was from Pittsburgh area and said their is a guy at the end of the bar from your area.  I walked to the end of the bar to meet him and it was one of my best friends, Dick Ames.  

Russell Baranowski

To Bill Baker,

With regard to your encounters, the first sounds like it may have been with Janice Twigger.  She left Geneva College in Jan of '64 and married a student also from Geneva.  He shortly enlisted in the Navy and from what I understand, she was working in the Norfolk area for awhile.  Move forward to about '68 or '69.  My younger brother is stationed in Norfolk.  He's checking in at the airport to fly home on leave.  The ticket agent sees his last name and asks if he is related to a "Russ Baranowski".  When my brother says yes, the agent identified herself as Janice Twigger.  Talk about a small world.

Barbara Vestrand (Shema)

Thanks, Wayne, for the info about Sandi Meanor. She was such a sweet person.

Wayne Schuricht

HOLD ON TO YOUR HAT - SAVE THE DATE - LET'S HAVE A PARTY!!!  Plan to attend our 60th YEAR REUNION on Sept.15, 2023 at the VFW in LowerBurrell.  It will be informal, casual, and essentially free!  Cash bar and order off the menu.  If there is a charge for the room, we will ask everyone for a small donation to cover the cost.  Time frame 5:00PM till 10:00 PM or there about.  Please spread the word to classmates you know!  We are also planning a golf outing/scramble for that morning if there is enough interest.  No registration, but it would be helpful to know who will attend and if you are interested in golf.  Please notify me or Yvonne Pelino of your intentions.  My email is wesdo77@aol.com and CP 817-689-8640,  Yvonne is ypelino@gmail.com and CP 561-307-4177. This is it folks,  those of us fortunate to still be here are obviously pushing 80, how many more chances do we have.  And you can also reply on this site.  So spread the news, emails, phone calls, snail mail, facebook, twitter, TikTok and however else you can think will work.  More details and updates will follow, but we all need to work together to be successful.  I hope younz'all have a great coming year and hope to see you in Sept.  Wayne

Yvonne Pelino (Pelino)

YEP, we are doing this!  I will be sending n email to the current list I have in the next week or so. Again, please send us your current contact information, esp your email so we can get updates to you.  We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible.  And this year we will be back in the BIG room at the VFW on the first floor for easy access for those who may have difficulty walking or are in a wheel chair.  Direct all questions to Wayne and I.  Thanks and God Bless!

Yvonne Pelino

561 307 4177

Wayne Schuricht

Howdy younz'all.  I hope everyone is enjoying their day.  It is Feb 22, which means our 60th Class reunion/get together is less than 7 months away.  Please save the date and let Yvonne or me know your intentions.  I will post on this message forum regularly to remind everyone and pertinent info will be posted here.  To date, I have received 5 -FIVE positive responses.  So that means, with the other people I know will be there, we have 11 attendees to date..  Obviously it is still early but we certainly hope that a lot more will attend.  Contact info for Yvonne and me is posted in earlier messages in this forum.  So, all the best, stay safe and keep in touch and SPREAD THE WORD to your friends and classmates.  I.E. post on your face book accounts, twitter, etc.  Word of mouth is very helpful!  Cheers, Wayne

Jackie Oliver (Cohen)

Hello classmates, I really would love to attend this remarkable 60th reunion. Unfortunately, even as I emailed you, Wayne, last September, requesting that you take into consideration the dates of the high Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, both in September, you have scheduled the reunion on the first night of Rosh Hashanah. A previous reunion was scheduled on Yom Kippur; I therefore requested your kind consideration for this occasion. Sadly, I will not attend. Jackie Oliver Cohen 

Yvonne Pelino (Pelino)

HELLO CLASS OF 63!  Be on the lookout for an email from my work email address:  yvonne@northeastohioboomer.com.  Wayne and I are looking forward to hosting a Mini Class Reunion on September 15 at the VFW in Lower Burrell, starting around 5:00 PM. We will have the large meeting room on the first foor once again to accommodate those who are physically challenged.  There will also be a golf game that you can sign up for...time and place to be determined. Food and drinks will be on your own as usual.

If you did not receive an email from me recently, that means we do not have your current email address, so please send that, and any other current contact information, to me at my personal email:  ypelino@gmail.com.  We hope many of you can make it.  Let us know if you have any questions. Have a Blessed Easter and Passover!

Yvonne Pelino

561 307 4177

Wayne Schuricht

817 689 8640

Wayne Schuricht

MAY DAY - MAY DAY!!!  I still don't know why that is an emergency call (perhaps someone in the GREAT Class of 63 can edumacate us!!!).  Any way it is May 1st. Which means only 138 days until our BIG BANG Reunion on Friday Sept 15 at the VFW in Lower Burrell.  Pleas keep Yvonne or me informed of your good intentions (not cruel intentions).  So far we have about 35 positive responses, which is very encouraging, but we can do better.  And remember we plan to have a golf outing for those interested that morning,  Reunion starts at 5:00 PM ( that's 1700 for you military types) and will last until the last guy or gall standing - which at our age will probably be before 1000.  Our contact info is listed in previous messages - easy to find.  And you can always leave a message on this web site!  Looking forward to a great time.  Cheers!  Wayne

Tom Orszulak (Tom Orszulak)

Actually Wayne, 
May Day is an English mid understanding of the French 

word for help. aide pronounced aide and allied people thought they heard May Day. 

Wayne Schuricht

Thanks Tom, I knew someone would educate us.  So the term mayday is similar to the french term "m'aidez" which translates  as "help me".  Good info to know!  Thanks

Roger Loughran

Tom impressed me from 7th grade on with his wisdom and knowledge.  He continues to do so 60 years later.

Tom Orszulak (Tom Orszulak)

I wish it was wisdom but in the effort to creat new pathways in the brain to stave off rot, I have been using Rosette Stone in French. It's a losing battle. 

Wayne Schuricht

Sorry, but I have some sad news to share.  Steve Widmer passed away today at his home in South Carolina.  This was sudden and totally unexpected.  He was in good health and had no underlying problems except for high Cholesterol.  I spoke with Barbara (Lobur) and she found him lying on the kitchen floor.  He had just cut the grass.  I know this is tragic news for all of us.  If your are inclined please say a little prayer for Steve, may his soul rest in eternal peace!

Yvonne Pelino (Pelino)

So sorry to hear of Steve Widmer's passing.  Sincere condolences to Barb Lobur and his family. May he rest in peace.