Blasts from the Past

Front row, seated, left to right: Doug Willard, Bill Hill, Bev Bergstrom Hill, Brian Plunkett, Tom Seitz, Don Peck, Dave Dwight, Ward Johnson, Gary Waffle, Neil Olsen, Bob Bjerke, Carol Youngdahl Brown, Jim Bivens, Mike Wilder. Second row seated, l-r: Diane Kline Combs, Betty York Kish, Judy Ahlstrand Munger, Janice Payne Farr, Judy Hobbs Creen, Dorothy Baker Burdick, Leatha Defebaugh Boyer, Pat Allen Palmateer, Sharon Safe McCool, Donna Gruis Harbottle, Connie Asmus Palmer, Janice McCarrel Morley, Mardell Anderson Ericson, Judy Bezner Mueller, Mel Poston. Third row, l to r: Peggy Helstrom Chandler, Dale Mott, Pam Heeren Hennenfent, Dan Decoster, Judy Ewing Ferry, Jacque Winter Owens, Bev Styrlund Bjork, Judy Scott Pikuza, Sandy Kingan Anderson, Darla Haynie Bentley, Linda Neuwerk Brammer, Bonne Page Lorenzen, Dana Patton Johnson, Mary Bergerson Lindberg, Connie Lundeen Schimbor, Joan Hackbarth Bramble, Marlo Jacobs McSparin, Virginia Jones Larsen, Luan Peterson Neal, Nonie Moorhusen Young, Alan Larson, Elizabeth Livingston Hogan. Fourth row, l to r: Joan Axel Seefeldt, David Wilson, Jerry Ozanne, Jerry Tappendorf, Karen Morse Davidson, Gib DeKoster, Patricia Peel Kave, Judy Karstens Johansen, Janis Walther Roseen, Carole Carlson Bloeser, Sandy Swanson Mohr, Judy Jamieson McSparin, Carol Cramblett Dunton. Fifth row, l to r: Katherine Georlett Claycomb, Mike Schultz, Paul Bohy, Larry Morrison, Craig Gober, Tom Hokinson, Larry Guerrero, Dick Martel, Tom Genn, Rodger Pfetzing, Chuck McSparin. Top Row, l to r: Ben Olvera, Ken Riceman, Jim Duke, Rodger Kramer, Tom Harbottle, Dick Thompson, Norm Aguirre, Dick Horneck, Dave Tanner, Tom Bump, Carl McSparin, Ray Hamilton.

FORTY YEARS? This reunion again proved "we mellow with age." Over 100 classmates renewed old friendships and made new friends out of old acquaintances as we gathered informally on Friday night at Gatsby's Bar and Grill on 15th Street in downtown Moline; as guys and gals played golf on Saturday; as we dined, danced and reminisced Saturday night at the Elks Club (Tom Genn gets the kudos for traveling the farthest--all the way from Austria); and, as we said our goodbyes with breakfast at the Prospect Park Pavilion on Sunday. We missed all of you who weren't there and hope we'll see you in 2004!

2000-The Class of '59
celebrates its 59th birthday!

Dave Dwight's classic Ford Coupe drew plenty of admirers at the party.	Bev and Bill Hill, Marlo McSparin, and Ray and Pat Hamilton exchange stories.

gearheads

Dave Dwight, Tom Bump, Lee Wassenhove, Mel Poston, and Ray Hamilton

We never missed a beat as we went right from the reunion into planning for our 59th birthday at the Skyline Inn next to the Moline airport. (We are really "big city" now with a new terminal and an "international" designation.) Over 60 of us gathered to celebrate with dinner and socializing in the picnic area. Dave Dwight, "antique car restorer extraordinaire," took us way back in time arriving in and displaying his 1937 Ford Club Coupe. Memories were revived and conversation flowed into "when can we do this again!"

Top Row, l-r: Dave Dwight, Norm Aguirre, Curt Carlson, Lee Wassenhove, Paul Rouse, Dave Tanner, Michael Johnson, Carole Carlson Bloeser (standing in front of Mike), Alan Larsen (next to Mike behind Carole), Dick Boyer, Don Peck, Gib DeKoster (behind Peck), Brian Plunkett, Judy Gault Bourg, and Ray Hamilton

Seated, l-r, Mel Poston, Peggy Helstrom Chandler, Linda Neuwerk Brammer, Laraine Youngren Howlett, Virginia Jones Larsen, Sandy Swanson Mohr, Judy Scott Pikuza,and Leatha Defebaugh Boyer
On Ground: Karen Morse Davidson and Nancy Ross Polios

(Photo: Compliments of Mel Poston)

And we did it again. If you've never had FROGMORE STEW, you should have been there. Ray (retired FBI) and Pat Hamilton were gracious hosts in September at their home overlooking the Mississippi River in Port Byron. A smaller (but just as fun-lovin') group enjoyed an unforgettable meal. There's nothing like home-grown sweet corn and tomatoes especially when that corn is thrown in a pot with shrimp, Italian sausage, potatoes, onions, etc. --Frogmore...no less! We hope Judy Gault Bourg enjoyed her first "reunion" as she traveled here from North Carolina.

2002 CLASS PARTY:
(Held Sept 7th, at the Croatian Club, Moline)
We all enjoyed a great cook-out.
See the party pictures from that night.

Follow this link to see photos from our 45th Reunion taken in 2004.