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  • Some of the Comments Received

    Sue 11:20 AM on August 24, 2009 | 1 Permalink | Reply
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    I will publish here some of the comments that we have received by email from classmates:

    From Susan Brown Bennett: “Thanks for all your hard work organizing the reunion. I had a great time. I like the idea of having the official get-together every 5 years. There might even be a bigger turn out at future events especially as the economy improves. I was surprised to find out that so many of our classmates had relocated. “

    From Pat Urbut: “Hi! I received an e mail from Lourdes Morris Garrick expressing interest in a reunion next year. She hopes that some more come who did not show this time.”

    From Jim Weimar: “I am all for it and would be happy to help out again. I really enjoyed it. Roger Smith asked me to call him re: meeting for lunch, any one interested? Also Don Mullaney and his wife Carol would like to get together, if any one is interested just call or e-mail.”

    From Lourdes Morris Garrick: “Thanks for organizing such a fun reunion. I had a wonderful time. It was so good to see you again. And a special thank you for the terrific web site.”

    From Joan Challingsworth Goliak: “The accolades are rolling in as they should be! It was such a nice party and everyone really connected. We couldn’t ask for more. Thank you again.”

    From Frank Ganser: “”We had a great time at the re-union.You did a fantastic job.Thanks for everything.

     
  • Back At It Again

    Sue 7:59 PM on August 17, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
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    Seems like an age since I was on here posting so all could keep up with what was happening. I arrived home on Wednesday Aug. 12th and took a couple of days to unpack, do laundry, etc. I had a fantastic visit with Mike and Jeanne Shaughnessy at their home in Edmond, OK on Monday the 10th. They asked about everyone and were sorry that they could not have been at the reunion.

    Today I received the “official” class picture that Susan Brown Bennett took at the Reunion along with her 20 or so pictures of the event. That means I can start tomorrow updating the website and getting out the August Newsletter.

    I will share some of the email and comments that have been received so far from attendees a little later. For sure I can say that it will NOT be 25 more years before we do this again!

     
  • What an Event!

    Sue 7:54 AM on July 28, 2009 | 1 Permalink | Reply
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    I am on the road again – now in St. Louis area watching my granddaughters for two weeks. Can’t wait to get home and work on all the great pictures and updates for the website from the reunion.

    Everyone had a GREAT time. If you were there, add comments to this post, or email your comments to me and I will post them for all to see – and add them to the August Newsletter when I get back.

    Later gang …

     
  • Tuesday's Headlines

    Sue 8:09 AM on July 14, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
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    Impassioned pleas still work too. Yesterday I got Mary Corley Smith’s and Betty Ashe Ronksley’s update information for the web. Great pictures from both. Those are up already. This morning I heard from Patti Duffy Poirier and Mike Glynn. Those will get put up later today.

    You guys just wanted to stress out my last couple days before I leave Huh??? How many more can get in before Saturday?

     
  • Quick Update

    Sue 3:14 PM on July 9, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
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    We are continuing to dicker with Toby’s on getting us the best deal for the money. We are hoping to get at least an hour or hour and a half of open bar and then go to cash bar after dinner. Check the blog for updates.

    Mike Shaughnessy has submitted his update for the website. There is a great picture of Mike and some of his family, and a few paragraphs of info on what Mike is doing now. Unfortunately, Mike will not be attending, but he does say he will raise a glass or two that night in a toast.

    He also mentions this in his update:
    “Question for the class: does anyone else remember a day in late spring of ’59 when a group of St. E alums celebrating their 50th stopped outside of our classroom? I “think” I recall that scene and hearing Marilou Gannon and some of the other girls commenting on how strange it would be to come back after 50 years.”

    Anyone else remember that???

     
  • Toby's Squeeze Play

    Sue 7:31 AM on June 30, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
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    Just a little update for those of you following what is happening to get us ready for this Big Event. We found out yesterday that the actual cost of the food/tip is a bit more than we were lead to expect. Seems there is some new county or local tax being added to each meal starting July 1st which brings the total tax up to a whopping 9%.

    That is going to eat into what we thought we had available for flowers, a cake, little prizes, etc. The committee is discussing now how to handle the cash bar tab. More updates as they become available. All thoughts and suggestions are appreciated.

     
  • A Head's Up

    Sue 9:12 PM on June 24, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , , 50's trivia, 50-Year Reunion

    Okay all of you who are attending the Big Event on the 24th. Here is a head’s up if you are checking in on the blog regularly like you should be to get the most up to the minute news ….

    Start absorbing all the 50′s trivia that you can. It will put you at the “head of the class” on Reunion night.

    ‘Nuff said.

     
  • Mystery Solved

    Sue 5:55 PM on June 18, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: 1984, 25-Year Reunion, 50-Year Reunion, ,

    Today one of the great mysteries of the 1984 Reunion picture has been solved. All this time we have had one unidentified woman in the picture and Betty Ashe Ronksley and Lourdes Morris Garrick have set us straight. When Betty sent in her RSVP yesterday she mentioned that the header picture on her personal page for 1984 was the wrong picture. I asked her to look at the “unidentified woman” and lo and behold this is what she had to say,

    “Yep, that’s me sitting behind that cute Rich DeFay and next to MaryEllen Moran. Unfortunately, I’m not able to identify the female you thought was me. :)

    After looking more closely, and going through who was left that might have been there, I thought it might be Lourdes. Sho’ nuff. It is Lourdes. Pictures have all been updated to be on the correct pages.

    Another Update came in and is posted – John Knipper has sent in a picture and a little summary of the last 25 years.

     
  • Newsletter Proves Caustic Better Than Polite

    Sue 3:25 PM on June 17, 2009 | 0 Permalink | Reply
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    Now I know for sure – beating up on people in the Newsletter works better than being nice. Tom B. tried to tell me that a couple of months ago. “Get tough” he told me, but I wanted to be the sweet, shy person that everyone remembers (HA!). But today within minutes of the Newsletter being delivered to inboxes, I had two emails, another ticket purchased, and a few hours later, an RSVP and a donation.

    Now that’s more like it!

    Jim O’Connor emailed because I spelled his last name incorrectly (UGH – hate to admit that one), Lourdes emailed with a suggestion for a competition at the Reunion. I know Pat Urbut doesn’t want to waste time with “silly games” as he emailed a week or so ago, but this one sounds like a good one. Betty Ashe Ronksley RSVP’d to let us know that she will be unable to attend, but sent a donation for the website.

    Good work for the day. Still have about half the classmates to open their email yet.

     
  • The Big Event

    Jimbo 5:19 PM on June 12, 2009 | 1 Permalink | Reply
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    Well guess where i got to, a labor of love. I agree with Tom, damn the martinis, full speed ahead. Less time eating more time on what really matters. Now, if only Patti would come, the evening will be complete.

     
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