Grant community high school
Class of 1952
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August
2000
CLASS NEWS LETTER
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Here
is a note from Laverne Beskow-Thompson: Jim The Early Childhood School where I
am Asst Director is on the web! I wrote the copy and did the layout - but not
the technical stuff of putting it on the web. I am listed under Administration.
Please let me know what
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Art Smejkal called about the
June news letter and thought the idea of going
some place special for the 50th reunion sounded like a good idea, He was in
favor of a cruise and he didn’t care where it went as long as it left the
dock. His wife was ready to go next week. Art lives near Freeport
Illinois, west of Rockford and he has a boat for relaxation. Art has a new
e-mail
davisams@aeroinc.net
Received an e-mail from Don Gerstein and his wife Dolores. Hi Jim, Send the letter on. Would be interested in your newsletter & a cruise if you don't mind two from 1953 with you. Sounds like fun. We haven't been notified of ours for the last several times guess they couldn't find us.
Take care, Don & Dolores Gerstein
Also
received a phone call from Ed Klecka 9360 Eric Circle Kingston, Il. 60145 He
lives in Kingston Ill out in the boonies like Smejkal. Ed is retired from
American Airlines and loving every minute of it, he recently got together with
Don Rosing and talked about their days in the service. Ed enlisted in 1951 with
Bob Burns & Ed Cunningham.
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Donna
Casey-Cushing sent an e-mail saying she just
had a nice long letter from Elaine Raska-Pudom
who now lives at 5410 E. Hill St. Long Beach California 90815-1922 with her
husband Tarvin. Below is Elaine as most of you remember her.
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Note: From Bonnie Sagel-Virnala she rights A BIG YEAH!! For reunion at an
exotic
destination. I love Las Vegas, Biloxi too. Cruise ship (not to great a sailor),
of course, I live only an hour and a half from Orlando. Other than Sue Floto, I
really am not in direct contact with any of our classmates. I have encouraged
Sue to respond to your E invite. I hope she does. (This is Jim speaking now How
about it Sue give up your e-mail address it is a great way to keep in touch.)
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Phyllis Werhan-Bauer encouraged me to continue the news letters and to inform everyone She now has her graduation picture and a more current picture is now on ClassMates.com
Look up the class of 1952 and check her out, we should all look that good after 50 years.
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Letter from Carla Andrew-Bales. She retired from Abbott 3 years ago. The first
thing I did was take a cruise to Alaska. Then I bought a truck & fifth wheeler
travel trailer – have been to Colorado, Iowa, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina
and many trips to Minneapolis to see my grandkids. My grandson is always glad to
see me because he likes to sleep in the trailer & my granddaughter likes to see
me because she loves my dog!! The last time I was in Florida I saw Donna Casey,
Barb Baker & Don & Delores Gerstein. WE all had a great time talking over old
times. I do volunteer work at the hospital – belong to a couple of clubs – so
manage to keep busy – in fact I wonder how I had time to work!!
Received the last news letter back from Betty Lou Lents-Smith unable to
forward does anyone know Betty’s new address.?
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Bob Woloszyk sent his new e-mail address RTW-PALATINE@mediaone.com
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Note From Roger Smith: "The boys" and "the boys + me". The fish was Wayne Rychly’s I wasn't along to take pictures of Paul Frost’s fish. They can tell you their fish stories!
It was fun listening to these four classmates at dinner recently in
Olympia. How nice to still be friends after all these years.
From left Wayne Rychly – Irwin Buchholz – Roger Smith – Paul
Frost
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