Woodrow Wilson Class of '61

A Message From the Committee

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Dear Classmates,

In past years, reunions may have been about “show and tell”,

But this time around it’s all about “show up and share”.

Whether you are rich or poor, athlete or artist,

businessman or scientist, an introvert or extrovert…

IT DOESN’T MATTER!

Whether you’re running a Fortune 500 company or just

punching the clock, retired or collecting unemployment;

Whether you’re living in luxury, or getting by okay or

just flat out broke…

IT DOESN’T MATTER!

Whether you’re still hot stuff, weathering well,

or aging beyond recognition;

Whether your shape is slight or ample, firm or fluffy;

Whether your hair is in abundance or a bit in absence…

IT DOESN’T MATTER!

Whether you’re happily married (for the first,

second, or third time), or divorced;

Whether you’re living single or with a significant other;

Whether you come alone, or with a date…

YOU KNOW, IT JUST DOESN’T MATTER!

Is our message clear yet?

There really is no excuse good enough to keep you from attending

your 50th class reunion. We shared some formative years together

in Long Beach and have done a lot since then over the past 50

years. Let’s get together to celebrate and share a few moments

together again…

So mark your calendars NOW!!! for Friday, May 27- Sunday,

May 29, 2011. This will be a fabulous time to reunite with your

classmates and to relive those memorable three years we spent

together at our beloved Woodrow Wilson High School.

– Class of ‘61 Reunion Committee

Pre Party Happenings!

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GOLF ANYONE?

Friday
May 27, 2011
9 AM - 12 Noon

BIXBY VILLAGE
Men/Women / 9 Holes / Awards Ceremony / $15

For sign up and details contact:
Bill Hayter
1961@WilsonHighReunion.com
(562) 430-6811

START YOUR ENGINES…

Friday

May 27, 2011

6 PM - 10 PM

No Host Bar

BOUY'S

End of Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier

15 - 39th Place

Long Beach, CA 90803

(Parking lot located at end of Termino off of Ocean Blvd.)

Private Party - Light Dinner Included - $10

- Available for those registered for Saturday -

Cruisin’ thru the Years!

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The Main Event is

SATURDAY

May 28, 2011

At the

LONG BEACH YACHT CLUB

6201 E Appian Way

Long Beach, CA 90803

(562) 598-9401

5 PM - 11 PM

DRESS

California Casual

DINNER

Food Stations open from 6:30 PM - 9 PM

(Not a sit down dinner - more time to mingle!)

– NO HOST BAR –

MUSIC & DANCING

Music from the 50’s, 60’s and through the years.

COST: $95 single / $180 couple

(Includes Alumni Memory Book)

Cruise on Over to Wilson!

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SUNDAY May 29 • Noon - 3PM

Return to our Wilson Campus for a picnic, personal tour

of the new campus and a dedication ceremony.

We hope you’ll be able to join us.

For any questions please contact:

Jane Pinsky Matt

janiematt45@yahoo.com

(562) 598-3924

Meet Your 50th Reunion Committee

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Left to Right:

Linda KOENIG Geyer, Pat BROWN,

Paulette PALMER Chapman, Mike ECONOMOU,

Tammy JAMIESON Eriksmoen, Bill ABRAMS,

Kathy DAVIS Hamilton, Ronni KRANCUS Gates,

Bill RAPHAEL, Carolyn SHUFF Getz,

Tom GARDNER, Jane Pinsky Matt,

Bill HAYTER, Judy ALLEN, Gary ROTHBART

Reservations, Registration and Donations

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The other side of this registration form can be viewed on

the Alumni Book link. If you'd like to attend the Reunion

please send in this form that will be mailed out in your Bruin Bulletin

in November. If you did not receive this form just print out this one.

Please note that when you "Register" on this site that is not

considered a reservation for the reunion. It is merely a way to

make sure that we have all of your correct information.

Register with your Reunion Committee

Make a Donation if you can

We hope to make our Wilson 50^th Reunion affordable and fun for all classmates. If you feel you are in a position to contribute to this effort beyond the ticket cost, we would welcome your donation. If there is a balance remaining, a gift from our class will be given to Wilson High School. Please send your check with your reservation and biography form.
Thank you,
The Reunion Committee

Lodging

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There are many, very nice hotels to choose from

in the downtown area of Long Beach….

Hilton, Hyatt, Westin, Maya, Queen Mary and others….

However, the closest to the

Yacht Club are these three:

The Hampton Inn & Suites

in Seal Beach (the newest),

Best Western Golden Sails on PCH, and

The Pacific Inn / Radisson, also in Seal Beach.

THE HAMPTON INN & SUITES

2401 Seal Beach Blvd.

Seal Beach, CA 90740

(562) 594-3939

hamptoninn.hilton.com

(Ask for the Wilson discount)

BEST WESTERN

GOLDEN SAILS

6285 E Pacific Coast Hwy

Long Beach, CA 90803

(562) 430-0585

www.goldensailshotel.com

THE PACIFIC INN/RADISSON

600 Marina Drive

Seal Beach, CA 90740

(562) 493-7501

www.pacificinn-sb.com

50th Reunion Attendance List

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Reservation Forms have been mailed.

Please return yours ASAP.

If you haven't received one please contact us.

ABRAMS, Bill
ALBAN, Steve
& Basia Dziewqnowski
ALLEN, Judy
ALSIP, Nancy Blevins (Class of '62)
AMOS, Mac
& Lillian
ANAKIN, Lynne
ARCHER, Susan Scott
ASTLE, Jane Howell
& John
AVAKIAN, Louie
BACON, Brenda Kay Allmann
& Richard
BAILEY, Bob & Karen CROZIER
BAILEY, Pam Doest
BAKER, Douglas
& Hazel
BALLAGH, Sharon Moore
BARBIAN, Gayle Gladinus
BELAND, Barbara Robinson
& Eleanor Tatreau (Class of '64)
BERKEY, Linda Hartlieb
& John
BINGHAM, Carolyn Chase & Craig CHASE
BINGHAM, Marilyn Boukather
BIXLER, Mike
& Sally
BLACKBURN, Steve (Fri. only)
BOGICH, Nancy Nauenburg
& Ronald
BOYD, Glenda Willis
& Daryl
BRADEN, Donna
BRISCO, Don
BRISCO, Ron
BROTHERS, Steve
& Karen
BROWN, Bev Carmichael
& David
BROWN, Pat
& Lee Faries Ostendorf (Class of '63)
BUB, Jill Harvey
CALDWELL, John
& Carol
CANNON, Linda Granados
CASTLE, Barbara Bradley
CARLSON, Ed
& Linda
CATTI, Betty Cambre
& Wendi
CESA, George
& Sue
CHASE, Craig & Carolyn BINGHAM
COFFMAN, Linda Tichy
& Ted
COHN, Ruthellen Harris
COLE, John
& Robyn
COLEMAN, Michael
CONGDEN, Pamela Steeby
CORRIGAN, Sharon Burson & Mike Economou)
COX, Karen Ripley
& Ted
CRAIL, Judy Zumwalt
CRAMPTON, Patricia McCarthy
CRIDDLE, Geneva Johnson
& brother Don CRIDDLE (Class of '57)
CROSBY, Bob
CROZIER, Karen Bailey & Bob BAILEY
DALEY, Jan Muller
& Les Muller (Class of '60)
DAVIS, Marilyn Baker
DENNERLEIN, Katharine Kirchner
& Charles
DENNIN, Joe
DENOS, Claudia Switzer
& Richard Switzer (Class of '60)
DESMOND, Walter & Ann ROBERSON
DILKS, John
& Patty
DOMINGUEZ, Jerry
& Donna Combs (Class of '63)
DONLON, Ruth Lowell
DOYEN, Pam Henson
DUCKWORTH, Carl
& Judy
DUNSMORE, Toni Coffman
DUSKI, Barbara Fernandez (sister of Dennis Duski)
ECONOMOU, Mike & Sharon Corrigan Burson (Class of '61)
ELLSWORTH, Sydney Cohea
FARRIS, Nelson
FELDHAUS, Frances Gillespie
FINE, Trudy Jackson
& Ray
FOSKETT, Chuck
FOSTER, Benny
& Janet
FOSTER, Janis Barr
GARDNER, Tom
& Silvia Valera (Class of '63)
GLASCO, Toni Morford
GOLD, Bette Marcoe
GOOCH, Brian
GORDON, Bob
GRAVES, Barney
& Sharon
GRIESINGER, Tom
& Liela
GROESBECK, Kathleen Stoops & Jim STOOPS
HALLMAN, Denis
HARPER, Linda Cooney
& Ken
HAYTER, Bill
HEARD, Becky Oken
& Jerry
HEIMBURGER, Patti
HEMPHILL, Jeri "Sherlock" Livingstone (Class of '63)
HILL, Gary
& Gloria
HILL, Sam "Rusty"
HOFFMAN, Barbara Young
HOSS, Rick
& Janice Jacobsen Hoss (Class of '62)
HRBACEK, Tom
& Jackie
HUNT, Charles
JACOBS, Rick
& Susie
JAMES, William
& Pat
JAMIESON, Tammy Eriksmoen
JEPPESEN, John
JEWELL, Pat
& Sylvia
JOHNSTON, Jeanette Murray
JORDAN, Doug
JORDAN, Janet Kaufman
& Carol McNallan
JORGENSEN, Jon
& Kayko
KEARNS, Richard
& Ellen
KEENAN, Nancy Lewis
KELLY, Pat Taylor
KING, Richard
& Dennie Hamilton King ( Class of '63)
KLOTZ, Ed
& Donna Toms
KOENIG, Linda Geyer
& Roger Geyer
KRANCUS, Ronni Gates
La GRUA, Bobbie
& Dayton
LANG, Joyce Chaplin
& Dick
LAUX, Wally
& Jessie
LEE, Zella Hagner
& Leonard
LOPOSSA, Nancy Phipps
LOWE, Dennis
& Shelly
LUNDELL, Beverly Clare
MacINNIS, Dolores "Laurie" Barrows
MAGEE, Marsha Banks
MARKHAM, Linda Jeppson
& Taylor
MARLOW, James
MARTIN, Dick
MATSON, John
McCULLOCH, Mary Gilroy
McDANNEL, Bill
& Sue McDannel
McLAUGHLIN, Elese Kooistra
MILLER, Judith Wenzel
MONTGOMERY, Mary Stanton
MOORE, Martha Matthews
& Joe Matthews
MORSE, Ron
& Rheta
MUSHKIN, Al
MURPHY, Dick
NASH, Ken
NEUBERGER, Linda Stoll
& David Stoll
NEWTON, Don
& Jennie
NICHOLSON, Brenda Eddy (Fri. only)
& Charlie
PALMER, Paulette Chapman
PEDERSON, Bill
& Janice
PERKAL, Ed
& Joyce
PETERSEN, Ralph
& Terry Lee
PETERSON, Carl
PIERCE, Jim
& Mary Jane BARDEN Pierce (Clas of '63)
PIERCE, Susan Boyle
PIKE, Donna McGinnis
& Bill
PINE, Pamela Salyer
PINSKY, Jane Matt
& Ted
PLUSCH, Marie McGinnis
& Michael
POTTER, Janet
& Michael Stenburg
PRESTON, Donna Freeman
RAGAN, Sherre Calouri
RAPHAEL, Bill
RASK, Perris
& Adonia
RATZLAFF, Brian
REED, Kathleen Grant
RICHARDSON, Steve
ROBB, Sherry
ROBERSON, Ann & Walt DESMOND
ROBINSON, Melanie
ROHRMAN, MIchael
& MaryAnn
ROTHBART, Gary
& Deborah
ROYER, Raymond
& Ana
RUSH, Sandra Elkins
RUSSELL, Diane Schoenenberger
SANFORD, Pat
SCHMIDT, David "Butch" Fitzgibbons
SCHWEIGHOFER, Nancy West
SENSENEY, Beverly Dietrich
& Samantha Dietrich
SHAFFER, Rex
& Bettie
SHANE, Regina Stevens
SHARP, Tom (Fri only)
& Diane
SHAW, Kerry
SHAWNEE, Judy Garner
SHUFF, Carolyn Getz
& Gordon
SIMPSON, Marlene Agonia
SKIBBA, Peter
& Adele
SKINNER, Catherine Childers
SMITH, Lynne
SMITH, Sharon Jepson
SNYDER, Barbara Erickson
& Guest
SORENSEN, Henry
SPENCER, Michael
STOOPS, James & Kathleen GROESBECK Stoops
SUDDETH, Gaylord "Jeep"
& Hanne
SULLIVAN, Tom
& Diann Marks
SUNDERMAN, Steve
& Sherri
THOMSEN, Marylee
TRAVER, Rick
& Alix EPLEY Traver (Class of '63)
WARD, Pam Jepson
WARD, Sharleen "Cookie"
WATSON, Leslie Botjer
WEBER, Ron
WEISHAMPEL, Charles
WERTZ, Barbara Conklin
& Chris
WESTBERG, John
& Roberta
WILCOX, Lynda Sanford
WILLIAMS, Suzanne George
& Steve George
WRIGHT, Linda Cox
YEARICK, Trudy Luttrell
& John
ZANTINY, Beth Meek
ZOMMICK, Ron
& Jasmine

Alumni Book

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Walk down memory lane with "Then and Now" pages featuring current photographs and up-to-date biographies. This fantastic keepsake also includes a classmate directory. You don’t need to attend the reunion to have your bio included. Just write your bio answering the topics listed below as briefly as possible. (See the sample below for how much to write - not what to write!) Your "Favorite Pastimes" should be only one short sentence and the "Highlights of My LIfe Since High School" can be about 75 words or less - a short paragraph. If you can, PLEASE EMAIL your bio back to us. That way we won’t have to retype it.
Email - including a recent photo of yourself or with your family

(we already have your senior year pic) ASAP to: 1961@WilsonHighReunion.com

Or by U.S. Post:

Wilson Class of ‘61

c/o Patti Gehrke

4515 E. Second St. • Long Beach, CA 90803

1961

Name in High School:

Favorite High School Memories:

2011

Name:

Spouse/Partner:

Children/Grandchildren:

Occupation:

Favorite Pastimes:

Highlights of Your Life Since High School:

Blasts from the Past!

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Remember these faces? If you have any photos from the past that you'd like to share, please send them to p.gehrke@verizon.net to post on this website. Also, please inform us if you know the names of any of those in question. To ENLARGE the photo, just click on the photo. Or, even better, you can drag it to your desktop to open it.

This "1956 Hi-Steppers" photo was given to Jeri Livingstone by Nelson Farris, husband of our late classmate, Sharry Dach. He wanted to find it a good home. A number of "usual suspects" were contacted to help with the names of these 7th-graders from 1956. Within a week, almost every little shiny face had been possibly, if not positively identified.

Front Row: Marsha Magee, Pat Brown, Judy Cosper, Dave Taylor, Marylee Thomsen, Roger Hess,

Marsha Reynolds, Gary Biggerstaff, Caroline Barker, Chuck Hunt, Barbara Wertz, Doug Foley,

Diane Churan, Rucker Ashmore, Linda Cannon,

Gary McDougall, Pam McMillan

Row 2: Ray Saatjian, Felicia Kirchmann, ?,

Beverly Senseney, Karol Bigelow, Gene Oates,

?, John Kyle, ?, ?, Helen Winton, Bill Hawkins (?),

Linda Wright, James Bechler, Bernevia Ayers (?),

Dennis Johnson, ?, Stanley Steele,

Sandy Culbertson (?), Clark Poston (partly hidden)

Row 3: ?, Cito Frederickson, Nancy Cowen, ?,

Linda Ellis ?, Ann Cox, Gary Cummings, Pam Doyen,

Richard Wallace, Ann Marcus, Barney Graves,

Barbara Riley (?), Gary Hill, Bob Hamilton, ?, Sharon Keener, ?,

Row 4: Linda Harper, Tim Martin, Patricia Talley, Ronnie Winebrenner, Jeanine Fletcher , Mike Martin, Nancy Lopossa, Rusty Hill, Pam Ward, Garrett List, Martha Moore, Tom Armor, Judy Ashmore,

Ronald Hackett, Bonnie Beebe, Robert Allen

Row 5: Sue Caspberg, Ron Lyders, Karen Cox,

Dale Moses, Linda Boyer, Jay Baverstock,

Judy Shawnee, Don Gath, Caroline Shuff, ?,

Sharry Dach, ?, Karen Menzimer, Craig Chase,

Becky Terpstra, ?, Sharon Magorian, Rickey Peters or Russell Putnam?, Bobbie LaGrua, ?, Lesley Pearsall, George James

BLUEBIRDS:

Front row (left to right):
Jackie Barber, Kathy Hardesty, Sherry Robb,
not sure - maybe Valerie Nettleman?
Back Row:
Barbara Snyder, 3 girls - can't recall names,
Mrs. Bailey, Mary McCullough, Pam Bailey,
and Kathleen Hendricks.

NEWS ARTICLE:

Three '61 classmates get turned away on their first day of kindergarten.

9th Grade Rogers Graduation:

Carol Cooke and Judy Cole

9th grade graduation

Will Rogers Jr Hi

Barbara Castle and Bev Lundell

9th grade graduation from

Will Rogers

(L - R) Bonnie Beebe, ?, Diane Swanson, and Kathy Hardesty

9th grade graduation from Will Rogers Jr Hi.

Joan Fowler and Jane Pinsky - 9th Grade

(L-R)

?, Diane Swanson,

Bonnie Beebe,

Joan Fowler in front

6th Grade Class of Mr. Richard Ayers at

Charles A. Buffum Elementary School, June 1955

Starting from the bottom (need help filling in the missing names)

First Row from left:

1. ?, 2. Beverly ?, 3.? 4. ?, 5. Lynn ?, 6. Glenda Boyd

Second Row from left

1. Linda Neuburger, 2. ?, 3. Beverly Wait,

4. Margaret Turner, 5. ?, 6. Sue Haynes,

7. JoAnn Sutton, 8. Mike Rohrman, 9. ?

Third Row from left:

1. Marty Barr, 2. Gene Amman, 3. Dennis Oswald,

4. Larry Hewett, 5. Dennis Duski, 6. 7. ?,

8. Carl Duckworth, 9. Donald Brisco, 10. Mike Vest

Fourth Row from left:

11. Brian ?, 12. Steve Smith ?, 12. Don Yancy,

14. Michael Brooks, 15. ?, 16. Richard King

Naples Elementary 6th Grade Class sent in by Sherre Ragan:

Missing Grads

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We had a class of approximately 762 graduates! We have found approximately 519 (92 of whom are unfortunately deceased). If you know how to contact any of these people or just any type of lead on them, (relatives, friends, known married name, etc.) please have them register with us at www.WilsonHighReunion.com/1961
or send an e-mail to
1961@WilsonHighReunion.com
and let us know of any info that you might have...

Even if it's just a married name, brother's name, parent's name.

Any info could help.
Thanks!

Agan, Judy

Anderson, Nancy

Andress, Susan

Ansell, Anthony

Baker, Daryl

Bates, Judy

Belanger, Noel

Benson, Larry

Booth, Joanne

Boswell, Sally

Bowman, LaRoy

Campbell, Linda

Chavez, Rebecca

Clark, James

Coburn, Harold

Cooke, Carole

Copenhaver, Sandy

Daniels, Kathy

Dean, Patricia

DeAngeles, Dominic

DePierre, Elijah

Driver, Richard

Dumn, Mary

Dyal, Susan

Ellis, Linda

Ewers, Robert

Feddersen, Thomas

Feldman, Betty

Fink, Patricia

Forney, James

Frederick, Kathleen

Fulwider, Cliff

Geller, Linda

Godfrey, Donna

Goodman, Jim

Green, Sheila

Gutierrez, Marylou

Harrison, Barbara

Henchoz, Martine

Henderson, Greg

Hernandez, Cecilia

Hill, Judy

Hoffman, Carol

Holt, Rosemarie

Hugel, Sandy

Ingle, Sue

Johnson, Mary

Kellotat, Lois

Lake, Judy

Lane, Earl

Lang, Sandy

Lattimer, Yvonne

Lawrence, Annette

Lawson, Robert

Litwin, Kerry

Lopez, Irene

Massey, Jesse

McAvay, Ellen

McCulloch, James "Barry"

McGill, Robert

McKown, Vicki

McMains, Sandy

Middleton, Linda

Miller, Nancy

Miller, Barbara

Moore, Gary

Nagle, Janice

Olsen, Karen

Overman, MIke

Overpeck, Linda

Owen, Janet

Parker, Maxim

Parks, Susan

Pearson, Sharon

Peterson, Jackie

Peterson, Sandy

Pigott, Judy

Reel, Judy

Roberts, Majorie

Rodriguez, Carol

Rogers, Dwayne

Rosenoff, Eleine

Ross, Tony

Rossiter, Tom

Rowland, Sharon

Schrack, Judy

Schweich, Larry

Shepard, Jim

Simon, Beatrice

Smith, Charlotte

Smith, Gordon

Staats, Forest

Stahl, Joan

Stanley, Kathleen

Taylor, Max

Taylor, Jim

Thoreson, Ruth

Thorne, Susan

Trahant, Sharon

Turner, JIm

Walker, Betty

Webb, Daniel

Williams, Darrell

Wilson, John

Wooldridge, Richard

Wooten, Millie

Wynn, Cassandra

Yinkey, Jane

Ziemer, David

In Memory Of

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So many things have happened

Since they were called away,

So many things to share with them

had they been left to stay.

And now on this reunion day,

Memories do come our way.

Though absent, they are ever near,

still missed, remembered,

always dear.

- author unknown

John Adair
Frances Alvillar
Trudy Anderson
Thomas Armor
Judith Avakian
Ronald Aver
Michael Bader
James Beimfohr
Janice Bennett
Patricia Beyer
Carol Billings
Donna Billings
Charles “Chaz” Bird
Jeff Bower
Leo Breithaupt
Diane Brinduse
Linda Broyles
Mary Camillone
John Carslake
Bill Caselden
John Clayton
Marjorie Cleghorn
Bob Corkish
Bonnie Cottler
Sharron Dach
Mary Deats
Phil Drost
Stanley “Buster” DuBrock
Linda Ehren
Donald Evans
Tom Finn
Sydney Garey
Rex Gillespie
Phyllis Hankins
Joan Hanson
Bob Harris
Sharon Hill
Carron Hinkle
John Hite
David Hollingsworth
Curtis Hooper
Nancy Hotchkin
Richard Jones
James Kaneen
Ken Kelly
Phil Kett
Janet Knowles
Ronnie Kunau
Alan Lavallee
Arthur Losch
Bev Lundell
Ron Lyders
Terry Maher
Tim Martin
Barbara Matousek
John Matson
Jim Matthews
Glenn McClain
Gary McDougall
Ronald McFarland
Michael McIntyre
Phil Miller
Thomas Miller
Raymond Moore
Dennis Mosley
Paula Murphy
Edward Nissen
Glen Noles
Sharon Osborne
Dennis Oswalt
Gerald Painter
Judy Pearson
Gerald Peters
Donna Pennington
Denis Petty
Betty Pierce
Maxine Polley
Odie Pollock
Gary "Mike" Potter
John Powell
Carole Prival
Danny Pryor
Edwin Putney
John Reeves
Michael Ritter
Andrea Rudd
Ray Saatjian
Carol Sager
Joseph Saylor
Saul Scanlan
Richard Schnurr
Peter Shaffer
James Shelton
Robert Simpson
William Smith
DeAnne Stevens
Charles Suits
Curtis Summers
Patricia Talley
Ralph Tharp
Sharon Toso
John Townsend
Andy Truskier
David Tucker
Robert Weidlein
William West
Gary Whomes
Grant "Chuck" Williams
Ron Williams