Connie and Bruce Taylor with their oldest grandson, Alex, at his high school graduation (also his eighteenth birthday). Eight more grandchildren coming along nicely. Hallmark must love us.

Here is part of a message from Bruce Taylor, sent to Lissa. I got his permission to post it here on the blog. You may send comments here, or to Bruce directly at brucetaylor1@optonline.net

Connie and I both retired in 2002. We have been enjoying a most satisfying life with family, travel, and creating lots of music with friends in the Walkabout Clearwater Chorus and the Serendipity Chorale.

We did experience tragedy unfortunately, when we lost our son (my step-son) Brad on 9/11. He was the super-star of our family - a straight A student, accomplished athlete, and most successful bank securities trader. Since then we have met many wonderful, supportive people whose families also suffered the loss of loved ones. Together we have been learning how to cope and make the best of our remaining years.

Here is a great picture of Jerry and Signe Mather, "standing in front of their little place in Maine." They had mentioned that some expansion had been done, and well, wow! They are coming to the reunion. Yay!

Dick (aka Mark) Liberatore sent in his picture
He asked that a link to his Youtube site be posted here.  I'll try!
youtube.com/markrichardslv

Dick Liberatore changed his name to Mark Richards in 1982 when he began getting gigs hosting TV game shows. He still owns a successful video production company in Las Vegas specializing in weddings, seminars, corporate events, TV commercials, etc.  He also handle promotions for a local Las Vegas radio station (KNUU/AM 970) and during the evening hours he is busy hosting 15 minute trivia contests in the lounges of many of the major Las Vegas casinos.  Got the gigs when he presented the entertainment directors a DVD of him hosting game shows on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Regis Philbin Show and hosting a rehearsal game of "Jeopardy." You can view these video clips by going to youtube.com/markrichardslv. Dick is still married to Beverly, a former flight attendant with US Air and just celebrated their 15th anniversary on September 9. If anyone from the class of '60 is planning a visit to Las Vegas, contact Dick at 702.274.6275 or e-mail: gameshowcompany@aol.com. Chances are he can arrange some free show ticket for you.

 

Dick (aka Mark Richards)

Here is Dick with wife, Bev

Center School "grads" gather for a picture at 40th reunion

Steve and Carole Richardot Enright
They are "retired and happy," and it shows

Sonja Lystad Heyerdahl came to the US with her husband, Oscar, in June. We coordinated her visit with a get-together honoring my parents' 70th Anniversary.
Harvey Rohde came over and here we are, in New Hampshire.

Our 50th Reunion!

Lissa has suggested the dates of October 8-11 (Columbus Day Weekend, 2010). Please get back to Lissa about this at lissab6@optonline.com

October 2009

Recently Bob and I visited Kent and Lissa in New Canaan, and Lissa had invited Rita Suffredini Lapcevic to join us all for dinner. Here we are. Bob took the picture.

Some oldies

Janney and Creighton at party at Bill Hauschild's

The 1961 4-F Strider Beer Can Cleanup (used Bill Couch's trailer). Pete Wall, Sandy Souden, Jack Lebel, Marty Mull, Joe Callaway, Ted Benedict and Don Souden.

Coach Bill Murphy in 2005, on his last trip to New Canaan

Don, last month, as Father Christmas in a Christmas Panto that played locally

Kent and Lissa

Our prom King and Queen. Can you name them?

Mr. Fabry's students: Marion Kulka, Sandy Lowgren. Others?

Looking for class photographs

Seriously. I want your photographs! Send them to me at

kgemmett@rochester.rr.com I'll post them. Here is an example:

Don and the women. Don, what are you up to?

Here we are in 1956 -- 8th grade graduation