Hi from Michigan. Just got this blog info after returning from our place in Boyne City. I live in Marysville now, have three step children, a one year old granddaughter and a 6 year old grandson who lives in Florida. I missed the 45th reunion - our older son's wedding reception was that day. I am looking forward to the 50th. Hope that some of you who haven't made others can come to the 50th.
This is a great idea that Gary put together. Leave it to the "quiet one???" And, yes, Gary, I do remember you from band.
Annette (Freeman) Dillon
December 31, 2007
December 22, 2007
Wow...Our Own Website!
Seasons Greetings from Aurora, Colorado,
A little geography to start off. Aurora sits west of the eastern plains of Colorado and abuts Denver on Denver's eastern boundry. The slogan for Aurora is: "Gateway to the Rockies".
I really enjoyed the 45 year class reunion. So good to see old friends and acquaintances and meet new people, too.
That was my first trip back since 1963. How things have changed! The house I lived in is gone and there is a big office building in its place. The open field across from where I lived is now Westfield at Franklin Park Shopping Mall. I used to ride my horse in the Stranahan woods and that is now Wildwood Park Preserve. I really liked how that has been done and can be enjoyed by everyone. I highly recommend it if you've never been there. The tour of the Stranahan Manor House is also very interesting.
Gary, you were a man on a mission to get a blog space for our class and you "done good". I think this could be a great place for people to keep in touch.
We have a white winter wonderland here for the holidays. Hope everyone has a happy and safe holiday season.
Marcia (Clark) Richardson
A little geography to start off. Aurora sits west of the eastern plains of Colorado and abuts Denver on Denver's eastern boundry. The slogan for Aurora is: "Gateway to the Rockies".
I really enjoyed the 45 year class reunion. So good to see old friends and acquaintances and meet new people, too.
That was my first trip back since 1963. How things have changed! The house I lived in is gone and there is a big office building in its place. The open field across from where I lived is now Westfield at Franklin Park Shopping Mall. I used to ride my horse in the Stranahan woods and that is now Wildwood Park Preserve. I really liked how that has been done and can be enjoyed by everyone. I highly recommend it if you've never been there. The tour of the Stranahan Manor House is also very interesting.
Gary, you were a man on a mission to get a blog space for our class and you "done good". I think this could be a great place for people to keep in touch.
We have a white winter wonderland here for the holidays. Hope everyone has a happy and safe holiday season.
Marcia (Clark) Richardson
December 20, 2007
Great Start!
Hi, Gary and fellow classmates!
This is a great site to be able to communicate with classmates. Many times I have wondered how others are doing since graduating.
For myself, am married, two children, three grandchildren and live and still work in the Toledo area. In the future may move to Columbus to be near grandchildren. So, this site would be a great communication tool for distant classmates.
Paul Sneider - "machine shop" guy.
This is a great site to be able to communicate with classmates. Many times I have wondered how others are doing since graduating.
For myself, am married, two children, three grandchildren and live and still work in the Toledo area. In the future may move to Columbus to be near grandchildren. So, this site would be a great communication tool for distant classmates.
Paul Sneider - "machine shop" guy.
Shar aka Sharon Applebaum Frankel
Greetings Everyone,
I really enjoyed our 45th class reunion, it was joyful seeing and schmoozing with the returning Whitmerites.
Life is good, I have morphed from a School Media Specialist (TPS 1966-97) to a glass bead maker. Check out my web site
sharart if you want to see what my work looks like.
I am still married to Paul Frankel, Class of 1960. Our sons live in Delray Beach, FL, so I hang around there quite a bit.
Seasons Greetings,
Shar
I really enjoyed our 45th class reunion, it was joyful seeing and schmoozing with the returning Whitmerites.
Life is good, I have morphed from a School Media Specialist (TPS 1966-97) to a glass bead maker. Check out my web site
sharart if you want to see what my work looks like.
I am still married to Paul Frankel, Class of 1960. Our sons live in Delray Beach, FL, so I hang around there quite a bit.
Seasons Greetings,
Shar
Looks good to me!
Hi All,
I think I'm in on the ground floor with this -so amazing to me and so unlike me to be so close to the start of something new.
Gary, I was at the reunion and I remember you well. You think you were quiet? I didn't think you were that quiet I was though. I think I'm remembered because of the L O N G last name! I had been in touch with classmates upon my return to Ohio but it took the 45th reunion to get me back into the fold completely. It was so good to see so many I remembered but then sad too to find so many gone.
I enjoyed the site of the reunion and the food was very good. Music on Friday was so much better then Saturday night. My thoughts are that it was hard to circulate to get around to see all the attendees. With the number of people there it was difficult to move around the room and talk to everyone you wanted to while you followed the time schedule for the evening. I know that setting up a weekend of activities takes more planning and is more costly and that there are good and bad thaoughts about it. Then too it could be that I wanted to talk to everyone since it has been 46 years since I saw most of them. I'll have to see how the next reunion goes and how many I actually talk to throught the event.
I'm sorry to hear about losing another classmate. But as we age it will be a normal, usual happening to us all.
Let me wish you a Merry Christmas and happiest of New Year. Be safe and warm!
God Bless you all! Sandy
I think I'm in on the ground floor with this -so amazing to me and so unlike me to be so close to the start of something new.
Gary, I was at the reunion and I remember you well. You think you were quiet? I didn't think you were that quiet I was though. I think I'm remembered because of the L O N G last name! I had been in touch with classmates upon my return to Ohio but it took the 45th reunion to get me back into the fold completely. It was so good to see so many I remembered but then sad too to find so many gone.
I enjoyed the site of the reunion and the food was very good. Music on Friday was so much better then Saturday night. My thoughts are that it was hard to circulate to get around to see all the attendees. With the number of people there it was difficult to move around the room and talk to everyone you wanted to while you followed the time schedule for the evening. I know that setting up a weekend of activities takes more planning and is more costly and that there are good and bad thaoughts about it. Then too it could be that I wanted to talk to everyone since it has been 46 years since I saw most of them. I'll have to see how the next reunion goes and how many I actually talk to throught the event.
I'm sorry to hear about losing another classmate. But as we age it will be a normal, usual happening to us all.
Let me wish you a Merry Christmas and happiest of New Year. Be safe and warm!
God Bless you all! Sandy
November 30, 2007
Is anybody out there ?
I posted this and then found that he was the Ron that graduated in 63 - so I've
removed most of the text that was in the "Blade" Obit
GS (12/30 - Happy New Year)
KRUEGER Ronald E. "Twink" Ron, 63, of Walbridge, OH passed away,
on November 23, 2007, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg.
He was born in Toledo, OH on September 20, 1944, to Clarence and Grace (Noaker) Krueger. Ronald graduated from Whitmer High School and was employed by Interstate Hostess Brands Co. for 34 years, retiring in May 2007.
removed most of the text that was in the "Blade" Obit
GS (12/30 - Happy New Year)
KRUEGER Ronald E. "Twink" Ron, 63, of Walbridge, OH passed away,
on November 23, 2007, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg.
He was born in Toledo, OH on September 20, 1944, to Clarence and Grace (Noaker) Krueger. Ronald graduated from Whitmer High School and was employed by Interstate Hostess Brands Co. for 34 years, retiring in May 2007.
October 17, 2007
October 11, 2007
Pictures
Here's my "I'm all ears picture" from the junior yearbook,
and there goes one of my 3 GMCs
Sold on E-Bay
Leaving Denver headed to San Francisco
Anyway I can
upload pictures
2nd entry
It looks like I have to send invitations to ALL class members - in order for them to 1) know about this site, and 2) to have author (write) authority. So that may take a while...
Gary
Gary
Welcome Whitmer Classmates - for the class of 62
Greeting classmates (and friends). I have started this blog space - as a test and at the suggestion of several classmates that wondered if "we" had a space - well, we do now! and I hope it's a place where we can share useful information.
I'm Gary Sharp - many don't remember me (I was the quite one) usually backstage, or playing the bass clarinet in the band. - I also helped put together the 45th year class reunion booklet -I hope you had the opportunity to attend the reunion or at least checked out the book (with all the pictures)- We all looked so young.....
The reunion committee has yet to get-together for a "rap-up" critique - so if you have some comments (be kind) you can put them here. I was not able to attend, out of the state again, but heard that Friday's music was better than Saturday's - So "we" will make an adjustment for the 50th reunion.
Comment on:
the location (to small - far away - hot / cold - whatever...)
or on: the program (format, length, activities)
or on: the date / time, price - value?
Anyway, I hope this gets us started - and that each of you has found a place to add your "areas of concern" so the whole class can read them - and as always, remember this is a public forum.
Later, Gary
I'm Gary Sharp - many don't remember me (I was the quite one) usually backstage, or playing the bass clarinet in the band. - I also helped put together the 45th year class reunion booklet -I hope you had the opportunity to attend the reunion or at least checked out the book (with all the pictures)- We all looked so young.....
The reunion committee has yet to get-together for a "rap-up" critique - so if you have some comments (be kind) you can put them here. I was not able to attend, out of the state again, but heard that Friday's music was better than Saturday's - So "we" will make an adjustment for the 50th reunion.
Comment on:
the location (to small - far away - hot / cold - whatever...)
or on: the program (format, length, activities)
or on: the date / time, price - value?
Anyway, I hope this gets us started - and that each of you has found a place to add your "areas of concern" so the whole class can read them - and as always, remember this is a public forum.
Later, Gary
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)