REUNION NEWS
Hirsch High Class of 1959
Reunion Plans
We are starting to make plans for our 50th reunion which
will be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday June 11, 12, 13 2009. I know, I know, that's a long way off, but
we really do have to start thinking about it.
To start things off I am going to ask one simple question. Are you planning on attending our 50th
reunion??? We are not asking
for a commitment, but rather just trying to get an idea of how many people we
can expect. Your response will help us
get the ball rolling so please take the time and forward your answer to me at
Alex (Sandy) McCrae
18406
Pinewood Lane.
Tinley
Park, IL. 60477
Phone
708-633-7105
Email
I'd like to thank you in advance for
your response, and we will attempt to keep everyone up to date on our plans by
sending out another newsletter as things develop. I look forward to hearing from you and I hope everybody is
enjoying their summer.
Don't forget, 2009 is only 4 years
away
Sandy McCrae
Missing Classmates
We want to ensure that none of our
classmates are left out so, in an effort to locate as many 1959 graduates as
possible, here is a list of those that we have been unable to find. If you recognize any names and can provide
information please pass the information on to Sandy McCrae.
January 1959
Jacqueline Anderson, Marlene Arbuckle, Lee Ayers, Richard
Barker, Barbara Barkman, Nancy Brinkman, Sara Brooks, Gail Burk, Jerome
Cheatham, Patricia Babitsky Contino, Francis Ann Daniels, Wilburn Dawson,
Dorothy Hamilton, Jacqueline Harris, Nancy Biggs Herald, Harriet Hitterman, Ida
Jackson, Lucille Karczynski, Dardnella Kitchen, Rosemary Minifee, Ola Mae
Montgomery, Mari Ann Moten, Kenneth Nelson, Richard J. O'Connor, Merle Poindexter,
Sharon Postlewait, Vincent Rizzi, Anita Ross, Patricia Schneider, Joan
Seckle, Sandra Sekanis, Robert Skinner,
Melvana Suggs, Jeanne Barbara Trotter,
Lelianne Maroney Vincent, Olivia Ann Watson,
Veda M. Weathers, Beatrice Williams, Ivy Lee Williams, Thomas Yateman.
June 1959
Arlene Abrahamson, Carolyn Anderson, Joyce Benkowski, Bruce
Bennett, Beverly Bosley, Novena Bradford, Verletta Brown, Kathleen Bushelle,
Virginia Cairo, Donald Carlson, Bernice Carr, Cortia Catching, Willie Chew,
John Copolillo, James Darke, Mary C. Dornan, Thomas M. Dorsey, Sylvia Branch
Drake, Beverly Dunham, Jeffrey Elliott, Janet Ellis, Ronald Epple, Susanne
Fancher, Raymond Fegruson, Anna Ford, Rosalind Gaston, John Graham, Larry Green
III, Phyllis Hampton, Dolphine Harris, Ruth Harris, Judith Heindl, Rosa Lee
Hill, Wayne Hopkins, Phyllis Humes, Leone Jackowski, Antoinette Jackson, Von
Otis Jackson, David Jensen, William Jimbo, Jacqueline Joyce, Henry Lange Alice
Lewis, Rheatta Madden, Henry Matthews, Richard C. Meek, Sharon Mountain, Iris
Nagribet, Ashley Offil, Gail Marie Patterson, Lester Peterson, Angeline
Petrungaro, Sharon Petus, William Pfister, Yvonne A. Polk, Paul Pompian, Wanda
Jean Pruitt, Marie Ragans, Sharon Lynn Rivers, Yvonne Robertson, Joann
Rohracker, Emmanual Rucker, Raymond Saller, Bennie Sanders, Sandra Lee Schell,
Mercedes Schneider, George Schuman, Anita Smith, Barbara Ann Smith, Gwendolyn Smith, Cathrine Stockdreher,
Shirley Stofer, Dorothy Stram, Melvina Suggs, Doris Swanner, Barbara Thompson, Bertha Thompson , Celeste Timba, Barbara J. Vessely, Dianne
Waleski, Veda Mae Weathers, Delores West, Athlyn White, Cynthia White, Susan
Wilkinson, Patricia
Ann Williams.
Dave’s
Thoughts
As you can see, the reunion committee is already
hard at work trying to make this the biggest and best reunion yet. Here is your opportunity to help.
We would like to
establish two (2) funds to which you can contribute now and throughout the next
four years. Sooner would be better than
later however, as the more we can plan expenses in advance, the lower we will
be able to keep the overall costs.
The first fund would be to help classmates who may not otherwise be able to afford to attend the reunion. This fund would be for attending the reunion only, not for assistance in travel or hotel expenses. This fund will be controlled and managed by the Treasurer Hank Till, Special Assistant Julius Gaillard and two other people to be named at a later time. Those classmates needing assistance can contact the Committee to request full or partial assistance.
The second fund would be
for those of you who would like to donate to the reunion fund to help provide
for mailings, decorations, mementos, and items to stock the hospitality room.
If you would like to
contribute to either, or both of these funds, please mail you checks to the
committee treasurer, Hank Till, at 210 Fairport Rd, East Rochester, NY
14445. Make checks payable to Henry
Till and mark them for the appropriate fund, either Assistance Fund or Reunion
Fund.
If you would like to prepay for the reunion, you may
pay up to $50.00 per person by sending a check to Hank and mark it Reunion
Prepayment. This money will be
non-refundable and will probably not cover the full cost of the reunion, but a
prepayment might help avoid a financial crunch if you wait till the last
minute.
I know 2009 seems like a
long way off, but now is the time to make your plans and commit to helping and
attending.
Dave Mulvihill