Active
●
Deceased: R, S, T, V, W, Y and Z (44)
as of
March 30, 2010
 Joanne Raciappa (Chewning)
November 18, 1997
Information
found by
Tom Arganbright, May 2008:
Joanne Raciappa
died November 18, 1997 in Fredericksburg, VA. |
 Kenneth Reardon
No Additional Information |
 Robert Rees
No Additional Information |
|
 Charles
Rettberg
Ponta Vedra Beach, FL
Summer, 2007
Charlie's Biography
June
2008 - Per Charlie's son, he died last Summer (2007)
From
Bill Erdman, WebMaster:
Too much sadness this May and June! With all the updates, "Lost"
people "Found," new addresses found, in-active Classmates heard from and
e-mails of pleasure at finding our web site, I'm having a hard time
getting my mind wrapped around Charlie's death. I liked him
as a person and miss him in the same way.
  ,
June 2008
|
Charlie's Biography
June 2003:
Charlie went to University of Maryland Law School. After graduation he joined the B & O Railroad. Was with them for 38 years before he retired.
He has 3 children and 4 grandchildren. |
|
|
|
 Keith
W Roberts
"Lost" - No information about Keith in
over 10 years
|
 Sam
Robinson
March 15, 1995
Pittsburgh, PA |
|
 FRANCES
R.
ROHRICH
(Habe)
500 Plum Run Road
Canonsburg,
PA 15317
Chorus,
Devotions
Squad,
Honor
Roll,
Home
Room
Vice-President,
Traffic
Squad,
Y-Teens
All we know is that Frances R. Habe died
9/12/00 in Canonsburg, PA |
|
  John
J.
Ross
11064 Babcock Blvd
Gibsonia,
PA 15044
April 22, 2009
Jack's Biography
Cafeteria
Squad,
Hi-Y
Chaplain,
Home
Room
Basketball,
Home
Room
Representative,
Usher
Squad
Chairman
8th
grade
From Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette: ROSS JACK, 4/26/09
 Age 78, a resident of Pine Twp.,
since 1984, formerly of Ross Twp., died on Wednesday afternoon,
April 22, 2009, at his home. Jack was born on September
3, 1930, and grew up in Mt. Lebanon, the son of the late Donald
R. and Elizabeth Stiteler Ross, Sr. A graduate of
Graceland Junior College in Lamoni, Iowa, he received his Master's
Degree in Architecture from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.
Jack began practicing Architecture as a sole proprietorship
on March 13, 1964. Eight years later, he was joined by John F.
Schonder to form Ross and Schonder Architects. In 1988,
the firm was incorporated as Ross, Schonder, Sterzinger, Cupcheck,
PC. He retired in 1995.
He was a member of the American
Institute of Architects and in 1975 he served as president of the
Pittsburgh Chapter. Some of Jack's notable projects
include the Northland Public Library, the Society of
Automotive Engineers, Aerotech, Inc., and the Western
Pennsylvania Order of the Eastern Star Home. Jack
was also responsible for the design of numerous religious facilities
throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan. Jack was a
longtime member of the Community of Christ in Gibsonia, and also
fellowshipped with Memorial Park Presbyterian Church. He was a
member of Rotary International since the early 1970's and was a
member and past president of North Boros Rotary Club. He was
also a Paul Harris Fellow. He served many years on the North
Hills YMCA Board of Directors and was involved in the design and
construction of the North Hills and South Hills YMCA, along with
several buildings at Camp Kon-O-Kwee and Deer Valley. He was
also a member of the Northern Allegheny Chamber of Commerce Board of
Directors and a recipient of the Chamber's Arcadia Award.
Jack was an avid sailor and often took friends on his 505
sailboat at Moraine State Park. He also enjoyed freehand
sketching and sculpting in clay. He greatly admired the works
of prominent Architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Jack found
such joy in his work and such fulfillment in community service, such
comfort and strength in his family and his church.
Surviving are his wife of nearly
55 years, Bonnie Luray Carmichael Ross, whom he married on
August 7, 1954, a daughter, Ann Jeannette Smetanick, and her
husband, Patrick, of Berryville, VA., two sons, Douglas G.
Ross of Pine Twp., and David R. Ross of Shreveport, LA.,
a sister, Jane Ross Mercer, and her husband, R. Jack,
of Ontario, California, a brother, David L. Ross, and his
wife, Donna, of Ann Arbor, MI., and his grandchildren,
Peter J., Raymond, and Abigail J. Smetanick. He was
preceded in death by a brother, Donald R. Ross., Jr.
Friends and invited to a
celebration of Jack's Life at 11:00 AM on Saturday, May 16,
2009, at the Four Points Sheraton in Warrendale, PA. The
family will greet friends from 10:30 until the service at 11:00 AM.
Relatives and friends are invited to join the family for a buffet
lunch after the service. If you would like to remember Jack,
contributions may be made for a book in his memory to the Northland
Public Library Foundation, 300 Cumberland Rd. Pittsburgh, PA 15237.
From
Bill Erdman, WebMaster: Jack
and I have stayed in touch over the 61 years since graduation and I
probably visited him more than any other classmate. He and
Bonnie were a fun couple to sit and talk with and talk with on
the phone. Usually the act of writing about the death of a
classmate / friend is very emotionally draining and traumatic.
With Jack, it is different. We saw him after the 60th
Reunion and talked, laughed and joked around this March on the
phone. Jack had been having some health problems but
was in good spirits and comfortable with his spiritual life.
This is the way I will remember him along with a whole bunch of
crazy memories from high school.
Bonnie called last
week and told us Jack had been admitted to Hospice. I
called back 2 days ago and had a last, one-sided conversation with
Jack and reminisced to him about our wild youth and told him I
loved him. The tears are coming again as I write this.
Tears for a friend. Another friend I was able to say "Good by"
to before it was too late. Jack, thanks for the
memories (Remember when you showed me the kinks in your "wire
recorder"? Remember the 1/2 tank of gas you used, backing up
from the pool to the Women's Club? Remember.....) and the
priceless friendship. As I said Jack, "I Love you,
man." -
Bill <><
April 22, 2009
40th Reunion |
50th Reunion |
From
Bill Erdman,
August 2008: Kay and I visited with Jack and Bonnie
after the reunion and told him as much as we could about the
activates. He was sad that they missed it but he just wasn't
physically able to attend. He has a great attitude but his
body just doesn't want to cooperate.
From
Bill Erdman,
May 2005: Kay and I visited with Jack and Bonnie on a
trip through Pittsburgh this Spring. After 36 years in Florida I had
forgotten how beautiful it is in Pennsylvania area during the season change.
I don't want to move back but would like to return next Spring.
Jack is holding his own with the
normal problems related to aging. We had a lot of laughs as we
reviewed the web site and the information it contains. Jack is not
computer literate and thoroughly enjoyed the review.
Dear
Bill
and
Class
of
'48,
(August
2003):
Life
has
been
very
good
to
me.
I
started
college
at
Graceland
College,
in
Iowa,
in
Electrical
Engineering
(the
family
tradition),
the
summer
after
my
first
year
I
decided
to
change
to
Architecture.
My
Dad
did
not
like
the
idea
but
after
my
second
year
I
transferred
to
Iowa
State
in
Architecture,
then
told
my
Dad.
He
was
a
quiet
good
sport.
I
brought
back
a
Missouri
Bride,
Bonnie,
that
I
met
at
Iowa
State.
Shortly
after
college
I
went
in
for
an
Army
Physical.
They
gave
me
the
good
/
bad
news
that
I
had
cataracts
on
my
eyes.
I
became
4F.
After
about
7
or
8
years
working
for
other
Architects
and
learning
like
crazy,
I
went
on
my
own,
working
out
of
my
house
that
I
was
building
in
the
North
Hills.
After
a
couple
of
years
I
got
a
legitimate
one
room
office
in
an
actual
office
building.
Making
this
short,
about
10
years
later
I
had
my
own
six
person
office
in
the
North
Hills
when
the
North
was
just
starting
to
develop.
In
brief,
I
retired
2
years
ago
with
about
3500
projects
behind
us,
with
about
a
15
person
staff.
Most
of
our
work
was
office,
manufacturing,
municipal
and
church
facilities.
It
has
been
a
blast.
Not
often
is
a
person's
job
spending
other
persons
money
and
get
paid
for
doing
it.
Looking
back,
I
have
not
worked
a
day
in
my
life.
I'm
sorry
that
I
have
lost
contact
with
most
of
the
class
but
those
years
we
were
all
together
gave
me
a
foundation
that
has
served
me
very
well.
I
look
forward
to
seeing
you
all
soon.
And
my
thanks
to
all
you
who
are
doing
the
leg
work
to
make
this
55th
Reunion
happen.
Thanks,
Jack
Ross
|
Jack's Biography -
July
2003
After
High
School,
I
went
to
a
small
church
college
in
Iowa
that
got
me to
think
creatively
and
stick
my
neck
out
for what
I
felt
was
the
right
thing
to
do.
Consequently,
I
started
in
Electrical
Engineering
(the
family
tradition).
While
spending
my
first
summer
working
for
my
Electrical
Contracting
father,
I
counted
light
fixtures
and
measured
wire,
etc.,
etc.
and
I
noticed
that
drawings
were
made
by
an
Architect
(I
was
not
even
sure
how
to
spell
it).
I
had
taken
the
Drafting
Class
from
Ray
Peters
in
High
School
and
loved
it. I
mentioned
to
my
Dad
that
I
would
like
to
go
into
Architecture.
He
said,
"Oh
No,
that
is
a
luxury
business,
you
want
something
tangible."
Knowing
that
was
a
dead
end
conversation,
in
the
middle
of
my
second
year
at
the
Junior
College
in
Iowa,
I
signed
myself
into
Architecture
at
Iowa
State
College.
When
my
Dad
found
out
it
was
too
late
to
change
and
he
gave
in.
It
has
been
a
ball.
I
met
Bonnie,
my
wife,
at
Iowa
State
and
brought
her
home
with
me.
She
is
very
patient,
and
to
be
married
to
me
that
is
essential. I
worked
(learned)
at
a
couple
offices
in
town
then
went
on
my
own.
We
ate
a
lot
of
peanut
butter
in
an
unfinished house
that
was
my
own
design
-
I
was
laborer
/
designer.
I
went
on
my
own
in
Architecture
when
my
"office"
was
in
the
Kitchen
of
the
unfinished
house
and
the
kitchen
was
in
the
Laundry.
Everyone
thought
I
was
nuts,
and
they
were
probably
right. Over
10
to
15
years
it
grew
to
about
a
15
person
"Office"
and
looking
back,
I
do
feel
that
I
have
not
worked
a
day
in
my
life.
At
65
I
forced
myself
to
retire
and
left
the
younger
guys
in
the
office
in
a
not
too
shabby
operation.
They
now
even
have
a
web
site.
I
am
glad
I
am
retired,
this
technology
is
not
my
speed.
I
am
sorry
to
run
on
at
the
mouth
but
looking
back,
Mt.
Lebanon
High
School
and
the
experiences
I
had
there
taught me that
you
don't
say
"I
can't".
Thanks
Mr.
Peters!!!
Bonnie
is
very
patient
with
me
and
has
put
up
with
and
been
very
supportive
of
me
and
I
could
not
have
done
it
without
her.
Seeing
the
first
15
or
20
pictures
that
Bill
and
Bob
have
put
on
the
Tube
is
terrific.
Thanks!!!!!!!!
from
all
of
us
out
here
for
helping
us
remember
the
good
friends
and
experiences
we
had
together
that
have
made
a
difference
in
all
of
our
lives. Jack
Ross
|
|
|
 Gary
W Russell
"Lost" - No information about Gary in
over 10 years
|
 Charles Sawyer
Per
Igor Alexeff
- I checked on the obituary of Charles Sawyer. To add to it, he died because he had gotten type 2 diabetes, and didn't take care of himself. He died of kidney failure. He had previously gone blind because of cataracts and retinal failure. Date of death - Circa 1991 |
 Elizabeth
(Betty) Scharnberg
(Brocket)
Pace,
FL
December 2, 2003
May 29, 2008: I
thought you might like a more recent photo of Betty for the
reunion website. I believe it was taken around the time she was
diagnosed with cancer--probably in the fall of 2001. She is talking on
the phone, which was something she loved to do. (See below)
Also, anyone who has
a memory or story to share about Betty from school days would be
welcome to send it to us at our e-mail address (dankathy@execpc.com).
We'd love to hear any tales there are to tell from her younger days.
Dan Klager,
son-in-law of Elizabeth Scharnberg Brockett, husband of
Kathy
Brockett Klager
May 26,2008, we received this
beautiful tribute to Betty from her son-in-law,
Dan:
He, We received my
mother-in-law's (Betty Scharnberg Brockett) invitation to the Mt.
Lebanon Class of '48 60th reunion. I wanted to inform you that she is
no longer living, but I see that you have found that information in the
meantime since you mailed the invitation.
You probably know that
Betty had four children, and worked (and lived) in Crystal Lake,
Illinois as a middle school Home Ec teacher. I see that she was a
member of the Needle & Thread Squad in high school; that must have been
fun as she made a career in that field. My wife (Betty's
daughter) often comments on various pieces of clothing that Betty
made for her or one of the other kids in the family when they were
growing up.
Betty and her
husband, Donald Brockett, retired in the late 1980s and moved to
Pace, Florida, just outside Pensacola. They alternated between Pace and
their beach condo in Gulf Shores, AL. Betty just loved the
beach! Walking barefoot on the sand or in the shallow water, feeling
the breeze and smelling the air. It was her special place and she was
in heaven when she was there.
 In the fall of 2001
Betty was diagnosed with lung cancer. She received the standard
treatments of radiation and chemotherapy, but succumbed to the disease
on December 3, 2003 in Pensacola, Florida. But even as the cancer was
slowly sapping her, she was still able to do things and enjoy her family
and hobbies those last two years. We are grateful for that.
Betty once
commented that she had smoked for about fifty years. She said she was
just six or seven when she started. I think she would sneak a cigarette
and go off somewhere out of sight and smoke it. She did quit later in
life, but I guess fifty years of smoking was probably destined to catch
up with her sooner or later. Perhaps some of her Mt. Lebanon classmates
remember sneaking off to smoke with her as youngsters!
Betty's
husband Don passed away December 17, 2007 two weeks after
suffering a stroke. I believe he may have attended a reunion with her,
so some of the reunion attendees may remember having met him.
I'd like to compliment
you on such a nice web-site. It is very well done and surely helps to
keep you all up to date and in touch with one another. If only all
websites were so well constructed.
In closing, I hope you
all have a nice, well attended 60th reunion.
Dan Klager,
son-in-law of Elizabeth Scharnberg Brockett, husband of
Kathy
Brockett Klager
GAA,
Needle
&
Thread
Squad,
Medical
Squad,
Traffic
Squad,
Ways
&
Means
Committee,
Traffic
Squad
Click
to
enlarge
June 2008: Per
Mitzi Fantl,
Margaret James was married to
Betty's brother
Information
found by
Tom Arganbright, May 2008:
Betty Scharnberg
died December 2,
2003, in Milton, FL
Bill Erdman,
WebMaster: Betty is one I remember well because she
was so funny. She was always smiling and friendly. She
was a hoot. I'm sorry we lost track of her all these years.
Since I wrote the above, Betty's son-in-law,
Dan, wrote a terrific note about how Betty impacted others as
she lived her life. As a non-smoker I can only lament all the
years people have lost to that curse. I don't criticize as I've
never had to stop so I don't know the agony of the addiction. It
must be awful. Thanks, Dan, for your note of love.
- May 2008 |
 Nancy
Schell
(Wells)
In 1973, Nancy Schell (Wells)
lived in Nassau, Bahamas
"Lost" - No information about Nancy in
over 10 years
|
 Gloria Schmid
August 1992
Miami, FL |
 Genevieve Schneider
No additional Information |
 Robert Schuette
December 22, 1994
Savannah, GA.
1993 |
40th Reunion |
Information
found by
Tom, May 2008:
Bob Schuette
died December 22, 1994 in Savannah, GA.
From
Bill Erdman, WebMaster:
Bob was a mystery to me. I wasn't into his style of humor
but we always seemed to get along even though I didn't understand him.
He's another guy I wish I had had the opportunity to follow him as he
grew up.
, May 2008 |
 Jane Ewing "Jenny" Schwartz
Brookes
Dear
Bill, I was reading the class
notes and read that you wondered what had happened to my cousin during
her last 59 years. I can fill you in on a bit of her later life.
Jane graduated from Carnegie
Mellon in 1952 and went to work in a downtown-Pittsburgh investment
office. In about 1956, she pulled up stakes and went to Massachusetts
to attend Radcliffe College to take graduate courses. While studying
there, she met Warren Brookes, a writer and journalist, and married him
in June, 1958. They lived in Marblehead, Mass., where Warren wrote
about economics for The Christian Science Monitor. He later worked for
a newspaper in Washington, D.C., and they moved to a farm in Leesburg,
Virginia. Jane helped him with his writing, and he wrote
several books, including The Economy of Mind. Both Warren and Jane
were well known in conservative circles, and knew Jack Kemp and his
brothers as well as many other conservative thinkers. Warren died in
the early 1990’s. Jane decided to stay at their Leesburg farm,
and hoped to finish a book Warren was working on when he died. Jane
was in ill health during the last year of her life, but she lived at her
farm until the last weeks of her life. She passed away in January,
2007.
Having grown up with Jane, I
missed her, as we did not get to see each other often after we were
married. We always seemed to live so far from each other. She was a
very talented person, particularly in music – being a very accomplished
pianist. She and Warren never had children, but she had a brother and a
niece and nephew, with whom she was close.
Thanks for all you do for the Class of
’48.
Tudy Schwartz DeWalt - January 2010
PS: Here is a
picture of Jane and I in 1935 - the fellow in the middle is
Varick, my brother.
From
Florence Schwartz DeWalt,
January 2007 - I have sad news. My cousin, Jane Ewing Schwartz
Brookes, died recently in Leesburg, Virginia. She was married to
Warren Brookes, a well-known journalist and author.
Dave Smith wrote about Jenny - I was sorry to hear of Jenny's passing.
I remember her as a very nice girl (and pretty too). I believe she used
to run around in a ford convertible (her mother's car). If I remember
right after all these years, she was my date for the senior prom. That
was the one and only time I ever went out with her.
I read her obituary and it said she died
in a nursing home. Apparently she had no children.
I knew all three of the Schwartz ladies...special people all.
I particularly knew
Tudy
and Jenny (Florence
and Jane Ewing). Jenny
was such
a talented piano player. I was told that she was active in the
Christian Science Church.-
Nancy Rankin Linn.
Florence Schwartz's
e-mail today was one of those "good news, bad news" types of
communications. Good news that we were able to remove
Florence from the "Lost" page and put her new information among
the "S" people. Bad news that we learned of Jenny's
death. Again I am sad at the loss and sad at the lack of
information about Jenny's last 59 years. I've always wanted
to remind Jenny that on our third date, she thought I was
"Too Fast" because I tried to hold her hand as we crossed a street!
,
February 2007 |
 Alphonse J
Schwindt, Cocoa Beach,
FL
Found by
Tom Arganbright, May 2008: Schwindt, Alphonse J, Age:
77, Cocoa Beach, FL. Subsequent information indicates that he is
deceased - May 15, 1999 in Melbourne, FL.
Bill Erdman,
WebMaster: Another sad chapter for me. I
liked Alphonse very much. Today we would call him
"cool." He seemed to have it somewhat together as he wandered
the hall. Sorry I didn't get to know more about his "life
after high school".
,
May 2008 |
|
 Robert
C.
Scott
In
1968he was working in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
"Lost" - No information about Bob in
over 10 years
|
|
 James
E.
Sheehan
"Lost" - No information about Jim in
over 10 years
|
|
  Lowell
E.
Simonson,
1090 Northwood Loop
Prescott, AZ 86303
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Basketball,
Home
Room
Basketball,
Traffic
Squad,
Usher
Squad
Lowell Simonson left his
earthly life on Dec. 24, 2009, after a three-year courageous battle
with cancer. His family is at ease knowing that he is in a
better place, where he is no longer suffering.
He was born June 28, 1931, in Pittsburgh, Pa. Lowell
graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in
business and accounting. He worked for many years in the
textile industry, which took him to various parts of the country.
He and Ann loved traveling, and they took a trip every year
to a different part of the world. He enjoyed all sports,
especially playing golf.
Lowell will continue to live in the hearts of his wife,
Ann; his brother, Barrie; his children, Si, Kip,
Michelle and Eric; their spouses, Kathy, Tad
and Valerie; their children, Amy, Sarah,
Miriam, Hannah, Rachel, Kayla and Kyle;
his stepchildren, Linda, Clarke and Kelly;
their spouses, Kathy and Barry; their children,
Dawn Lisa, Sharon, Christopher, Matthew,
Timothy, Alicia and Amber; as well as countless
amazing and cherished friends who have been touched by an
unforgettable man, each of whom has many joyous memories of
Lowell that make this difficult time easier to get through.
Lowell's family will be having a celebration of his life at
Trinity Presbyterian Church on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010, at 1 p.m. In
lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Family
Hospice Center of Prescott, Ariz., or a charity of your choice.
Lowell will be missed terribly, but never forgotten.
Information provided by survivors.
From
Bill Erdman, WebMaster: I'm touched
again by how fleeting life has been. The last time I saw
Lowell was our 50th Reunion
where he promised to send me an update on his life. As you can
see below, time passes quickly and we don't always get "a round tuit".
I'm sad that we know nothing more than what is written in his
obituary - we don't know about his "dash", the activities between
1931 and 2009. That information and Lowell's friendship
is our combined loss. Lowell's obituary indicates that
a loving family is missing him greatly -
Bill <>< -
December 2009
|
 |
50th
Reunion |
|
|
 Robert Sisler
January 1975
Information found by
Tom Arganbright, May 2008:
Bob Sisler
died January 1975. |
|
  Virginia R. Smalley (Sweet)
September 2002
50th Reunion
Gretel Braun Barnes reported in March of 2003 that Virginia died in September of 2002.
From
Bill Erdman, WebMaster: It's that time again! Time to move one of us from the "active" list of classmates to the "gone" section and raise the number of known deaths to 69. It doesn't get any easier, particularly when the person you have to move is someone you knew very well and respected while in high school. In high school Virginia was a pleasant person to talk with and always had a smile for everyone. I'm sorry that we don't have any more information about her life since graduation. I would like to know about her successes and her family but unfortunately we have very limited news about her. We at least have one recent picture of Virginia and her husband. We'll miss you, Virginia.
Bill Erdman
<><, February 2003 |
|
|
  HARRY
W.
SMEAL
256 Rocky Mountain Way
Arden,
NC 28704
Harry's Biography
Announcer,
Band,
Hi-Y,
Honor
Roll,
Home
Room
Basketball
7th
grade
Harry William Smeal Sr.
Arden
- Harry William Smeal Sr., 78, of Rocky Mountain Way, Arden,
passed away on Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at Park Ridge Hospital.
Harry was
born March 16, 1930 in Bay Village, Ohio, a son of the late Paul
and Velda (Hall) Smeal.
He graduated from
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa. with a B. S. degree in Chemical
Engineering. He worked in research, engineering, and
management for Consolidation Coal, Dow Chemical, Carwin Co.,
Pillsbury, General Foods, Miles Laboratories, and Bayer Corp.
He retired in 1987 as Plant Manager, Household Products Division of
Bayer Corp.
He was a member of
the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Chemical
Society, and Illinois Manufacturers Association.
After to moving to
Fletcher in 1988 he was a member of the Asheville Chapter of the
National Railway Historical Society. He also served the town
of Fletcher on the Advisory and Planning Boards, as well as Town
Councilman for 2 1/2 years.
He was preceded in
death by his brother, David, and his parents. He is
survived by his wife of 55 years, Katharine (Cook) Smeal; two
sons, Harry Jr. (Susan) and Richard, both of
Michigan; two daughters, Sally (Peter) Bouldin, of Ill., and
Barbara (Tony) Laws of Arden; grandchildren, Jillian,
Karl, and Elizabeth, of Arden, Julia and
Catherine of Michigan, and Jessica, Abby, and
Andrew of Ill.; one great-grandchild, Alexis Pruitt, of
Arden.
The funeral service
will be held 4 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at
Lake Julian on Long Shoals Road, with the Rev. Perry Brindley
officiating.
From
Bill Erdman, WebMaster: Life has a way
of giving each of us a wake-up call every so often. Today I
received mine from Kathy when she called about Harry's
death. Harry and I both went to Lehigh University - in
fact we rode back and forth many times and each trip was a memorable
event. For example, Harry and another Lehigh Classmate,
John Stallings, both played trumpet and enjoyed playing them as
we went through the Pennsylvania Turn Pike tunnels - both of them
hanging out the windows and playing as loudly as they could!
I've stopped at Harry's
homes several times and got to know Kathy and some of their
kids. I will miss him and his numerous phone calls asking about the
Reunions and
Bill Stanley.
Rest well, Harry, and keep blowing your horn for all heaven
to hear. -
Bill <>< - February 2009
1973 |
40th
Reunion |
Family
in
1994
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Harry,
Sally,
Bill,
Kathy,
Jill,
Rich,
Barbara,
Tom |
Harry
&
Kathy,
May
1999
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50th
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Kay and I stopped at his new Townhouse / Retirement
Village home in Arden. NC, on Mother's Day. Harry, his
wife, Kathy, and son, Rich, were in great spirits and
seemed to be doing well. Kathy is not looking forward to
having hip replacement surgery in June but she says it's time..
They have beautiful place, high on a hill looking towards even highr
mountains. - Bill, May 2008
By phone March, 2007: Had an accident-prone
2006. Kathy and he were involved in a freak accident in
their own driveway that resulted in a broken shoulder for Harry
and complications for Kathy. Kathy had a hip
replacement 1st August and this didn't help her recovery at all.
Otherwise they are doing "OK, so far."
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Harry's Biography
Education:
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BS ChemEngineering - Lehigh University '48-'52
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Graduate courses at U of Michigan & Carnegie Tech
Family:
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Married Kathryn Virginia Cook (MtL '47) in 1953
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Harry, Jr - 1955, married Susan Sulfaro 1990
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Richard - 1958
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Sally - 1961, married Peter Bouldin 1989
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Barbara 1963, married Tom Duransik 1984
Homes:
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Midland, Michigan
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Wallingford, Connecticut
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North Haven, Connecticut
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Hawthorne, New York
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Clarendon Hills, Illinois
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Fletcher, North Carolina
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Arden, North Carolina
Professional
Career:
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Pittsburgh Consolidated, R&D Labs, Library, Pa, as Research Engineer, '52-'53
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Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Michigan, as Pilot Plant / Research Engineer. '53-'57
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Carwin Company, North haven, CT, as Development Superintendent, Production Manager, '61-'65
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Pillsbury Company, Minneapolis, MN, as Senior Process Engineer - Research Labs & Production Manager - Calcium Cyclamate Plants in Omaha, NE, & Painesville, OH, '61-'65
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General Foods Corp., White Plain, NY, as Materials Management Manager, '65-'66
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General Foods, Miles Laboratory, Bayer Corp, Bedford Park, IL, as Production Manager - Household Products Div '66-'69 & Plant Manager '69-'88
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Retired
Organizations:
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American Institute of Chemical Engineers
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American Chemical Society
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Illinois Manufactures Association
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American Manufacturers Association
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Planning Board - Town of Fletcher. NC
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Councilman - Town of Fletcher, NC
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National Railway Historical Society
Business
travels:
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Mexico City
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Rio de Janeiro
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Sao Paulo
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Ube Kyoto & Tokyo
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Hawaii
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Germany
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Austria
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Switzerland
Home:
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Rocky Mountain Way
Arden, NC
876-684-1074
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Come visit us
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  LOIS
ANN
SOMMER
(Stock)
3345 Mansion Way
Columbus,
OH 43221
June 27, 2005
Book
Squad,
GAA
Council,
Gym
Squad,
Medical
Squad,
Y-Teens
Secretary
40th
Reunion
Lois A.
Sommer Stock,
age 74, of Upper Arlington, died in her home, Monday, June
27, 2005. She was a 1952 graduate of Duquesne University. Lois
was a founding member of St. Timothy Parish. She belonged
to a wide variety of bridge clubs and OSU golf leagues, as
well as the Readers Book Club. Lois Sommer Stock was
a woman of integrity and wisdom. She purposely developed a
life philosophy, which moved her to see Christ in every
person, especially every child she met. From that source,
she gave of herself with intense compassion and a generous
outpouring of her time and energy. Lois' role as
wife, mother, grandmother, and teacher were pivotal. Her
loyal friendships were legion. Keen wit was her trademark.
Retired from St. Timothy School in 1993 after 24 years as
an exceptionally competent second and then first grade
teacher. Mrs. Stock will be remembered with
appreciation and deep affection by the St. Timothy School
Community along with her large family and numerous friends.
Her husband John R. Stock precedes her in death.
Survived by her five children, Virginia and husband,
Scot Northrup of Columbus, John and wife,
Renee Stock of Columbus, Dr. Michael and wife,
Jill Stock of Columbus, Margaret and husband,
Timothy King of Columbus, James and wife,
Angharad Stock of Oakmont, PA; grandchildren,
Rachel Wheeler, Robert, Lauren, Amy, and Nicole Stock,
Andrew, Brian, and James Stock, Jacklyn
and Elizabeth King, Martha and John Stock;
brother, Robert and wife, Noreen Sommer of
Gates Mills, OH; brothers-in-law, Leonard Church of
Mount Lebanon, PA, Harry and wife, Doris Stock,
Richard and wife, Barbara Stock; and
sister-in-law, Nancy Stock, all of Clarion, PA. Mass
of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Timothy
Catholic Church, 1088 Thomas Lane, with interment to follow
at Resurrection Cemetery. Friends, if they wish, may
contribute to St. Timothy Catholic School, 1070 Thomas Lane,
Columbus, Ohio 43220 in her memory. |
 Edward R. Smith
No additional Information |
 Doris Sprenger (Snyder)
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 VIRGINIA
MARIE
STABILE
(Neville)
367 Newburn Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15228
January 29, 2010
NEVILLE, VIRGINIA
"GINNY" (STABILE)
Age 79, on Friday,
January 29, 2010; surrounded by her loving family; after a
miraculous and, courageous 4 year battle with: pancreatic cancer.
Youngest of seven children, of Leonard W. and Antoinette
(Staffen) Stabile; beloved wife for 55 years of
Robert A. "Bob" Neville; loving mother of Robert J, M Janet
Tant and James W Neville, all of Mt. Lebanon; Susan
Friday of Upper St. Clair, Elizabeth Wagner of Richmond,
VA and Laura Fiscus of Cumberland, MD; loving grandmother of
eleven. Ginny was a positive and inspirational force whose
cheerful and supportive character touched the lives of many. She
was an accomplished classical pianist and a voracious reader. Most
devoted wife and mother. Before marriage, she was a registered
nurse at the former Pittsburgh Hospital. A graduate of St. Bernard
School and Mt. Lebanon High School, Ginny completed her
nursing training at Seton Hill College. After raising her children,
she volunteered at St. Clair Hospital while starting her own small
business, which funded her four daughters' weddings. Ginny's
quick mind and wide knowledge made her a lover of the New York Times
and other cross word puzzles. She enjoyed golf as a member of
Chartiers Country club; she was a devout Catholic and will be deeply
missed by all who knew and loved her. Mass of Christian Burial was
celebrated in St. Bernard Church where Ginny had been a
long‑time member, If desired, memorials may be made to St. Vincent
de Paul Society of Pittsburgh. Classmates
Nancy Staggs,
Mary Murrie and
Marty McVay and their spouses attended
the services.
From
Bill Erdman, WebMaster:
I
remember Ginny from school but did not know her very well. She
always had a smile and kind word but that was the extent of my
recollection. I wish I could tell you more about her life over
the 62 years since graduation. I'm glad she was at our 60th
reunion.
<><,
February 2010
Chorus, G.A.A., Home Room Officer, Lantern, Operetta, Y-Teens
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40th Reunion |
 
50th Reunion |
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60th Reunion |
Virginia and Bob Neville @ 60th |
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 DR.
JULIAN INGERSOLL
TABER
43
Julian Lane,
Windsor, ME 04363
June 28, 2009
Julian's Biography
Debate Club, Devotions Squad, Rifle
See his classic
letter
of 1988
My name is Rachel
Taber-Hamilton, and Julian Taber is my father. I
am writing this note to those of you who may visit my
father's page to share with you the very sad news that my
father died on May 30, 2009 while traveling on his way to
Windsor, Maine where he had planned to live next in a lovely
home that he and I had purchased for that purpose.
He was very excited about the
move, and though his will to keep living and developing his
interests remained undaunted, his heart and health could not
keep up.
Please feel free to contact
me at any time and thank you for your friendship with my
father.
Sincerely,
Rachel K. Taber-Hamilton
I just thought I would let
you know as I was Googling my dear friend Julian Taber
that he passed away on May 28th on his flight to his new
home in Maine. Although the plane landed in Detroit,
paramedics could not revive him. Julian was a
wonderful writer and good friend. A kind and honorable man
with a zest for life and a wonderful sense of humor - he
will be missed. Gail Madden, Lacey, WA
From
Bill Erdman, WebMaster:
I talked with Julian just before Kay and I left Florida in
May and he explained why he wouldn't be home in Whidbey
Island to visit with us when we were in the area. What a shock and
tremendous sense of loss when I received the email from Rachel,
his daughter, concerning his flight to Maine.
I got to know Julian fairly well
when I did a web site for him - the association did not last
long as Julian felt uncomfortable not having direct
control. He sent me a copy of his book of poems,
"Poems For The Rest Of
Us" and I enjoyed them all, knowing who wrote
it. I found him to be warm, funny and sensible.
My big regret is that we never were able to have
face-to-face contact through the years although we tried
several times.
Julian,
if I was as good a poet and author and as prolific as you, I
would insert a poignant paragraph here in your honor.
However, all I can say is, "Julian, it was an honor
to know you. Thanks for being a part of my life."
- June 2009
On May
29 I fly off to Maine where my daughter and I just bought a
home. She is Director of Pastoral Care at Maine General
Hospital in Augusta. Thanks to the current housing down
turn, we were able to buy a wonderful home on seven acres,
about 3,000 feet of living space; four bedrooms, a fantastic
kitchen, and 3.5 bathrooms. The home is relatively new,
built in 2002.
I was
about ready to go to an independent living community for the
elderly thinking it no longer wise to drive and live alone,
but daughter Rachel and I are a good match and we
enjoy doing things together.
I shall
always remember my fiends on Whidbey Island, those generous
and talented people who helped so much with my writing
ambitions and who tolerated my comments on their work during
our many writing group meetings. My nine years on Whidbey
have been an exciting and productive period.
After
June 8 or thereabouts my address will be: 43 Julian Lane,
Windsor, ME 04363. I'll have my trusty cell phone handy,
360 320 4421. I will be keeping that address.
Yep, the
street is named Julian Lane. I didn't plan that, but it
somehow seems appropriate. What more could a narcissist
want?
Please
take care, and let me hear from you once in a while.
Warm
regards,
Julian Taber – May, 2009
December
2008: Just published:
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Title:
Addictions Anonymous: Outgrowing Addictions through a
Universal, Secular Program of Self-development.
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Author:
Julian I. Taber. Ph.D.
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ISBN:
978-1-60145-447-2
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It
is also available as an Ebook that uses Adobe Acrobat
Best
wishes. Julian Taber
Thank you for your dedication to keeping us all up to date.
I will keep my unbroken record of non-attendance by not
coming to the great August reunion. Of course, I appreciate
your work and the invitation, but I don't travel well these
days. Best wishes to all for a happy reunion.
I was never much of a union guy, so a reunion
seems less attractive than a beer at the pub across the
street. So, I'll drink to your health and happiness saving
all of us from the tedium of 60 years of stories.
Sad to hear about
Vetter. I had
lunch with him in Las Vegas some years ago. We were casual
friends in the old days.
Today, I live on Whidbey Island in Puget
Sound and am busy building a new web site for my writing.
Warm regards,
Julian Taber
November 2006 -
I continue to tend my Siamese cat and to
enjoy the great northwest. Just for the heck of it, I
self-published a book of poems, "Poems For The Rest Of
Us". ISBN 0-595-41056-1 So far, I've
sold one copy at the retail price of $11.95. At least six
people have accepted a free copy to say nothing of relatives
who make nice victims. Why, I'd even send my classmates a
copy if I had their address and a check for $15.00 to cover
shipping and handling. (The price of a copy and shipping comments
added by
Bill Erdman
<><). Julian Taber
June 2006 - Julian's book is an every Tuesday event on The Cheers
network (No longer running). A truly amazing man!
(I looked at this website in October 2008 - I don't think he is active
anymore -
Bill)
December 2004: Greetings and happy whatever.
The supply of 48'ers is dwindling. I still live and stagger about in
the mists of old age having given up being a psychologist these many years
ago and turned writer. Since I live alone with a cat there is little
family news except that my scattered children do well. And I just lost
two hours work when I goofed up a text I was developing, but it's a sunny
day here in the northwest so I think I'll go shopping.
Julian Taber
November 2003: I remember
Bala
well, and as I recall he entered Mt. Lebo from Europe. Switzerland I
think. He was very impressive but I did not get to know him well.
I hope it was not I who contributed the snippy comment. I can bore you
to tears with life summaries of various lengths. Be a good editor and
tell me how many words are acceptable (Editor: As many as you wish.
The web site you keep up is very unusual, a great accomplishment. I
don't much enjoy my trips to the far past because high school for me was
just something to survive on the way to someplace else, but many of the kids
I knew are held in fond memory. I never had the time to get really
involved in school stuff and have been a chronic wanderer all my life, but
I've loved the places I've lived and the people I've known.
Best,
Julian Taber
 From
Julian, November 2003: Picture of old
Taber
on a ferry crossing Puget Sound. Like my software, I am unpredictable,
cranky and creeky, but I keep writing stuff and sell something once in a
while.
Retirement is such fun I wished I'd started when I got out of high school.
(Some of my enemies say that's what I really did.)
Warmest,
Julian
June 2003
after I misspelled his name:
After all these years, and in spite of all efforts by others to change his
mind.
Julian Taber
still spells
Taber
as "Taber" and claims he knows nobody named
Tabor. Other than that,
Julian--me--has a new cat, lives on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound and
spends a lot of time writing. Hello to all. As usual, regarding
high school as a socialist prison camp, I shall avoid our reunion, but will
think fondly of all of you.
Julian.
May 2003: Hi,
William,
What's to report? Bush is still president and the country is still
going to hell. But, I'm not pushing, just watching. I write
every day on various projects, fiction and nonfiction, always hoping to get
something published and not submitted most of what I've written.
I have finished a satirical novella called "The Trouble With Angels" and am
working on two nonfiction books. It's a hobby that keeps me off the
streets. That and shoveling pebbles in around the little house I
bought here on Whidbey Island last January.
Thanks for keeping us in some kind of order. Yep, I remember high
school, but my therapist says that in a few more years of daily sessions I
should be able to overcome that early trauma.
Julian
December 2001: I tried to see
Julian
in his new house on Whidby Island, Washington, but was unable to get a
mutually agreeable date set up so I had to make do with a phone call.
He sounds happy and busy in his new location. The island itself is
beautiful and is probably providing
Julian
with the solitude he missed in Las Vegas.
Bill<><
April, 2001:
Many cities, how many moves? Always new kid on the block, and loving
it.
Life is good. My book "In the Shadow of Chance" has been published by
members of Gamblers Anonymous; it was written with them in mind. No
royalties, but it feels great.
A leaky heart valve slows me down, and that gives me more time to think
before I act, not that this changes anything.
Good hearing from you and all the people of the class of 48.
Be happy, live long. Julian
Hi,
Bill
and
Bob
of Mt. L. '48. Here speaks Julian Taber, also of that honored place and
vintage. Congratulations on the web page for the 48ers. Glad to
hear that some of the 48 people are alive and kicking. Let's not go easy.
I am retired and living in Las Vegas where I still work part time as a
counselor for problem gamblers, fly an ultralight around the desert and
enjoy the sun.
When I moved recently I found my '48 year book in the garage: stained, dirty
and falling apart. Kinda of like my life and my memory at this age.
Should any misguided survivor be curious about my life and times, I have a
17 chapter book (free to download) at my own web site. I put a lot of
myself into that book, but it's really only for people wanting to learn more
about gambling problems. Still lots of typos. Gotta work on
that.
Stay well, carry the torch (somebody has to), and above all, survive.
My current mailing address is:
7450 S. Eastern Ave. #1954
Las Vegas, NV 89123
Julian I. Taber, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist, Retired
August
1999
note:
Bill, I am a crotchety old fool, also
Speaking of crotchety old fools (does this refer to libido?) I want
you to know that I am preparing an extensive letter to you, Bill. It
will contain a revision of the U.S. Constitution, a Papal Encyclical,
directions for finding a lost gallon full of gold (Editor's note, Julian may
mean "Galleon" here although either one would ruin your day.) and my
inauguration speech for January, 2001 CE. (Editor's note II -
Coming
Election?)
 At
a more ambitious level, I hope to be able to describe my first solo in a new
(to me) type of
ultralight airplane, something called a "trike." This is my
third ultralight so, of course, I call it Lotus Leaf III.
Julian,
July 6th
note:
Flying with Julian
Julian, friend, ultralight and
somebody's
daughter -
Click to enlarge
On a certain gorgeous spring morning our hangar flyers sat in the Nevada sun
and watched the ultralights come and go. "I wonder if I could learn to fly
one of those trike things?" I asked aloud, not really expecting an answer.
"Don’t try it," they said. "You’re too old to learn new tricks, Pappy
(Julian), and besides, it takes a lot of strength to fly a trike. Leave
trikes to the young guys and stay with fixed wing."
Now I was suddenly determined that I would someday fly one of those "kites"
as some old timers called the newer flexwing trikes that had invaded our
field. Trying out new stuff is what life is about, and it was no different
at age seventy than it had been at eighteen.
A few months later I was sailing along over the Nevada wasteland in the
front seat of a Sabre trike, and the man behind me was singing a happy
ditty, patting me on the shoulder and assuring me that I was coming along
just fine. We practiced left and right three-sixty degree turns and then
headed off to the west side of the Eldorado Dry Lake flying below the level
of the dry, brown mountains that ring the Eldorado Valley twenty-five miles
south of Las Vegas. Coming down to about fifty feet and circling around the
parachute drop zone, I picked up the dirt road that winds and twists for
several miles along the west side of the dry lake.
Soon I was holding altitude with small power adjustments and slight forward
and back moves of the control bar, all this while following that winding
road to nowhere below.
That road conquered, we went back over the flat, barren dry lake for those
inevitable practice approaches and touch-and-goes. Following directions we
flew out to the east over the pet cemetery across the to an area I had never
explored much before. We went lower and lower until we seemed to be just
skimming over the tops of the tall bushes that lined each side of the most
twisted dirt road I have ever seen. We were soon arcing left and right
following the road in a wild series of swings, and I was on the most
thrilling and challenging ultralight ride I’ve ever had. It clearly
demonstrated the excellent control you can develop with a trike, and that,
of course, was the point of this lesson. None of it took extraordinary
strength although there are times in wind when getting that control bar back
to neutral takes a pretty good heave. At any rate, such wild, low-level
flying, while a great training experience, is not generally a good idea
unless you have absolute confidence in your machine and, in my case, in my
teacher.
I regularly work out with five-pound weights to keep my back in shape and
maintain muscle tone, and that, I think, is a good habit for any pilot. I’m
certainly not a "hot" pilot, but then I had some old fixed wing habits to
unlearn. Patience is an important part of learning to fly.
Back in the fall and winter of 1996 / 1997, I leaned to fly ultralights in a
Sport II, and my first ultralight was a single seat Sprint with a 447 Rotax.
That solo completed, I had realized my dream of ultralight flying, a dream
that started years before when the first ultralight magazines began to
appear on the market. But, at the time, I was involved with raising children
and working a job. Later, living in Reno and then in central Oregon, I could
not find an instructor. Finally, in my chosen retirement city of Las Vegas,
I discovered Hawk Wyatt’s Ultralight Flying Machines.
Perhaps fulfilling that first great dream should have been enough, but there
was a beautiful Quicksilver GT400 in the big hangar for sale; it kept
whispering, "Buy me, fly me," and I always do what the voices tell me. With
a few hours of training in a Quicksilver 500 I was ready to move into the GT
400 which is, indeed, an excellent machine.
The 400 should have been all the ultralight I ever needed. But, then came
that casual challenge, something about old men not being able to fly trikes.
Finally, the day came for my trike solo down at the dry lake. Flying a
lighter version of the Sabre with a slow, single surface wing, I was
surprised at its sensitivity to control inputs. After a few not very pretty
landings I seemed to be doing well enough. I flew my trike on five rather
short flights, but the challenge had been met and I really missed the old
fixed wing controls. When the chance came along to buy a really nice, low
time Sprint and I jumped at it, but I have tremendous respect for those who
love flying the flex wing trike. I’ve gone full circle having moved back
into a Quicksilver, one of the true classic ultralight designs. Trikes are
neither better nor worse than fixed wing ultralights, they’re just
different, and I have little patience for those who snort insults at someone
else’s choice of vehicle. If it flies and doesn’t kill you, it’s beautiful.
Julian I. Taber, Ph.D. |
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About
the author
- March 2005
Julian Ingersoll Taber was born in Detroit, Mich. and
attended grade school in Atlantic City, NJ. He graduated from high
school in Mt. Lebanon, PA, and after service in the United States Army
attended the University of Pittsburgh where he graduated with a Bachelor of
Science degree in 1955. He was a member of two honorary societies.
He completed work for a MS degree (1957) and a Ph.D. (1961), all in
psychology while holding various teaching and research positions at the
University of Pittsburgh. In 1961 he moved to Case Western Reserve
University in Cleveland, OH where he became a tenured Associate Professor of
Psychology. In 1969-70, he was Professor of Psychology in the
Pennsylvania State College System, and in 1970-71, he was a Career Research
Specialist for the State of California.
From 1971 to 1978, Dr. Taber coordinated a psychiatry
inpatient program at the Brecksville Veterans Administration Hospital in
Brecksville, OH. From 1978 to 1985, he coordinated the Gambling
Treatment Program started by Dr. Robert Custer at Brecksville. From
1985 to 1990, he was Chief of the Addictive Disorders Treatment Program at
the Reno, Nevada V.A. Hospital. Dr. Taber finished his career
at the V.A. Domiciliary in White City, OR where he served on the Alcohol and
Drug Unit. He then lived in Oregon and, for five years, in Las Vegas,
NV. He is now located on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound where he
writes, fishes for salmon, plays Irish ditties on the penny whistle, and
tries to avoid any and all responsibility
In scientific and professional work, Taber has
co-authored one book, several book chapters and many studies in
psychological journals and collections. In the mid 1980s, Taber
co-authored the first two follow-up studies on the effectiveness of
professional treatment for problem gambling, studies based on his work at
the Brecksville Division of the Cleveland V.A. Medical Center in the program
started by Dr. Robert Custer.
At this time Taber is devoted to writing directly for
the recovering problem gambler and has recently completed a treatment manual
for Trimeridian, Inc., a private corporation designed specifically for
problem gamblers.
Taber served on the first editorial board of the
Journal of Gambling Studies and was a member of the Board of Directors of
the National Council on Problem Gambling during the 1980s. In 1986, he
was given the Council’s Herman Goldman Award for his clinical skills with
problem gamblers and for demonstrating successful inpatient treatment
methods for problem gambling in several published studies.
His book ‘In the Shadow of Chance’ has been
available on the Internet for some time and is now available in a paper back
version.
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 Lyn S.
Tafel
Information
found by
Tom Arganbright, May 2008:
Lyn Tafel
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John
Tighe
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"Lost" - No information about John in
over 10 years
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  EDWIN
PATRICK
TONS
9 Park Avenue
Hull, MA 02045
Ed's Biography
July 2009
I sadly
have to let you know that my dad, Ed Tons, passed
away last July. It was a sudden and short illness. I
have been getting his mail and am guessing that you may be
from his high school in Pittsburgh so I wanted to let you
know.
Best
regards, Laura Tons Papi
Home Room Basketball, Traffic Squad
February 2008: Here is a fast update on my world.
Can't send any images since I just obtained computer and am
learning (slowly.)
The biography is a BRIEF summary of the past
59-1/2 yrs! I want to thank all of you guys for the
effort and dedication to this website. Has brought
back many happy memories of MTL. We will probably not
be able to make the 60th due to
Merry's health, but now that I know where you are, I
will keep in touch. Thx. again. -
Ed Tons |
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Ed's Biography
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U. S. Army - 2 years.
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DeVry Tech. Inst. -
Chicago
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Employment - 32 great
years with Motorola C&E Inc.
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Domiciled in Pgh., Phila.,
R.I. and Boston.
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Married - Wife, Merry,
a Pgh. girl.
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We will celebrate our 50th
wedding anniversary this May.
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Merry
and I have one daughter - Laura.
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Laura
will be getting married this Sept. She works in Boston
and resides in the area.
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We presently enjoy condo
living in Hull, Mass., a coastal town 20 miles South of
Boston.
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  Mary-Frances Troxell (Stanley)
New Smyrna Beach, FL
October 1998
45th Reunion
From
Bob
Stanley, March 2007: My brother and sister-in-law
, Mary Frances Troxell (Stanley) died a year apart. For anyone
interested, I am attaching a recent photo of their two grandchildren (Dave
and Sean):
From
Bill Erdman, WebMaster: Today I struggled again as I added another name to this list. I cried as I moved Mary-Francis Troxell from the "Roster" page to the "Gone" page. I struggled and cried because I knew I would have to do it again and again as the years pass by. And I also knew that someday someone will add my name here and move my picture here. It is part of what each of us face as we get older but it doesn't get easier.
I wasn't trying to be morbid as much as I was trying to remind myself to tell those that I love and care about that I DO love them and DO care for them - Immediately! I wanted to remind myself to do it then and every day thereafter and not wait.
I love you all, more than I ever thought possible.
- October 1999 |
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 David
Van
Camp
March 16, 1991
Moorestown, NJ
May 2008 -
Bill,
I located Dave's wife Joan (Dormont 1949) in Moorestown, NJ. She
said Dave died March 16, 1991 in NJ. He worked his entire career for
IBM in Philadelphia and New Jersey. I'm always encouraged when I can remove
someone from our lost list but very discouraged when it's to the deceased list.
Tom
From
Bill Erdman, WebMaster:
I agree with
Tom, it so discouraging
to learn of someone's death 17 years after the fact. Dave
was such a nice, easy-going guy in high school. I think everyone
liked him. I can only lament again, "I wish I knew more about his
life,"
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May 2008 |
 Betty Ann Vellucci
No additional Information |
  William
G. Vetter
Las
Vegas,
NV
January 7, 2008
8th grade
VETTER,
William G. "Bill," 77, of Las Vegas, Nev., formerly of Pittsburgh, died
Jan. 7. 2008
Age 77, of Las Vegas, Nevada, formerly of Pittsburgh, on Monday, January
7, 2008. Beloved husband of Betty J. (Rostron-Zankel) Vetter
and the late Shirley (Landman) Vetter; father of Scott
R. (Kathy) of Palm Beach Gardens and the late William G. Jr.
and Richard Vetter; step-father of Thomas Jr., Robert A.,
Scott M. and the late Kenneth C. Zankel;
grandfather of Richard, Amanda, Jack and Jason Vetter;
step-grandfather of four; brother of Gilbert and the late
Raymond Vetter. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery.
45th
Reunion
Doing well in Las Vegas, Nevada.
He was a successful contractor in Pittsburgh until he retired to Nevada.
He promised to send me more information. - Date unknown
Per
Bob
Woeber,
Bill
came
to
Pittsburgh,
for
some
reason,
in
early
August
and
they
had
lunch
at
the
William
Penn
Hotel.
Bob
says
Bill
appears
to
have
a
very
bad
case
of
emphysema
and
did
not
look
very
good. Date unknown
From
Bill Erdman, WebMaster:
It isn't socially correct to say, "Well. I outlived another Classmate,"
but that is what happened today. I thought about the Bill I
knew in high school and sighed a sad sigh. Sad because I have to
move a friend from the living section to the deceased section and sad
because I never got to know him.
I did talk with Bill on the phone in
1999 and he promised to write to me with news about his life and family.
Unfortunately I never heard from him.
Our loss. If you plan to write to your
Classmates soon - make it today or tomorrow. Remember in only 27 more
years most of us will be over 100 and may not be able to see the computer
screen!
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February 2008 |
 Jean Wagner (Ver Bryck)
Circa 1993
June 2008:
Jean Wagner
died several years ago - Circa 1993. I knew he and her brother, Buzz, very
recently retired. I believe that he was CEO of Koppers at one time.
I see him fairly regularly. -
Tom |
 Betty Jean Wells
No additional Information |
 Wilma
L.
Westin
"Lost" - No information about Wilma in
over 10 years
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  Mary Jane Wibner (Firching)
May 11, 2003
Pittsburgh, PA
7th grade
Died on May 11, 2003 and was buried in Mt Lebanon Cemetery on May 15th. The note says that she died of a heart attack as a result of a cardiovascular disease.
From
Bill Erdman, WebMaster:
Ann Pricer and Mary Jane Wibner are 2 more sad additions to this page. I didn't know Ann very well in High School but that doesn't ease the pain of moving her from her rightful place on the "P" page. Mary Jane is a lot tougher as I knew her reasonably well from various classes we had together. Again, I am so sorry that we didn't get a chance to know more about them as I am sure that they both made this world a little better place for all those that knew them. So long you two, it's been good to know you both, even for little while.
Bill Erdman
<><, May 2003 |
 Frederick
Wilhelm
"Lost" - No information about Fred in
over 10 years
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  Gerald Wissler
Circa 1988
40th Reunion |
 Sally Ann Woodroof (Thompson)
No additional Information |
 James Young
No additional Information |
 Leon Zolbrod
Circa 1991
February
17, 2008 ; Leon Zolbrod
is my brother. He died in 1991. For many years he was a professor of
Oriental Studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver,
Canada. He was the author of several books, and his survivors include
me, my younger sister Wilma, six children and his wife Fumiko.
Yours truly,
Paul Zolbrod |
The
above
list
constitutes
the
names
of
classmates "R, S, T, V, W, Y and Z"
who
are
known
by
the
Committee
to
have
died or have been "Lost" for more than 10 years.
Considerable effort has been made by
Bob
Woeber
and Tom Arganbright to
locate
all
of
our
classmates.
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