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April 26, 2021 Our classmate Bob Disselhoff passed away (1939 - 1021) https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/robert-disselhoff-obituary?pid=198487477
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January 18, 2021 Dear Family & Friends, Near & Far, Belated Happy Solstice Greetings! (The days are getting longer, yay!) Belated Happy New Year! (Although it still looks like 2020, we have Hope that soon it won’t be so crazy.) We are well and still isolating in our Pod, waiting for the vaccine,
and waiting for Calif. and the country to open up. We hope your life is going along okay, too. Sure looking forward to a healthier, happier, calmer country this year. XXOO Lynn & Fred
Hiking in the time of COVID-19. (One-Way Trails. That’s Fred behind the mask)
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January 7, 2021 Our classmate Jane Gooch Hollander passed away today.
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August
4, 2020 Also, Ron's email has changed to ronphilgreen@olepilot.com
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July
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June 20, 2020 Our classmate Ken Pollock passed away today.
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March 30, 2019 Westport Gals and the poster board check of the $450.00 Christmas donation made to The Children’s Mercy Hospital. Thought you might like to post it on our website. (The photo was taken at Lidia’s Restaurant.).
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November 5, 2018 Juanita Candillo is back in the hospital with a stroke and needs our prayers.
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October 19, 2018 Our classmate Juanita Candillo went to the hospital with a high heartbeat. After 10 days, today she is returning home with meds to help with the heartbeat. She said she is feeling much better. Please send Juanita your prayers! Jim Carras |
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August 14, 2018 Our classmate Darlene (Page) Logan passed away. You can view her orbituary here...https://www.terraceparkfuneralhome.com/notices/Darlene-Logan
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June 3, 2018 Ron Philgreen is making slow progress to recovery as of Sunday, June 3, 2018.
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May 27, 2018 Darlene (Page) Logan is in Hospice at North Kansas City Hospital. Because
of Medicare only paying for a limited time, the family is discussing
taking her home and having Hospice be there in her home. I visited her
at the hospital this afternoon and she had her eyes closed the whole
time. She is eating very little. I held her hand and she was aware I
was there. She only has a small window of time. I am asking this please
be sent to our classmates and posted on Westport website. Darlene's memory
has been failing for some time, but Chuck, her husband, has brought her
to church up until the time she went into NKC Hospital. Prayers for her,
Chuck, and their family. If I get any updates, I will let you know.
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May 27, 2018 Ron Philgreen had an auto accident Wed may 23 had a Head on crash and the car totaled. Two broken bones in left ankle and bruised from head to toe. In a walking boot for 6 to 12 weeksRon said " Ambulance medic and police both said that if the airbag had not deployed, he would be dead. It happened at College Blvd. In front of Lighton office bldg. The young kid in the other car wasn't hurt. Please pray for Ron's quick recoery.
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May 20, 2018 The price of the Catered BBQ from Zarda's for the annual picnic If you plan to attend, make your check for $15.00 ea. to : Westport Class of 1957 and send it to: Juanita Candillo Thank you, |
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May 3, 2018 Well, we lost another one. Donna Sue Tidball Oakes passed away last
month. She had been fighting cancer for a number of years although I
don’t know if that’s what finally got her. She had been in
an assisted living facility lately but I don’t know for how long.
Her oldest son, Ron, passed away unexpectedly last year. He was is his
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April 26, 2018 RONALD D. PHILGREEN’S BATTLE WITH PROSTATE CANCER UPDATE AS OF Monday, April 16, 2018 |
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April 10, 2018 Our next luncheon will be on May 5th at 1:00 p.m. at Zarda's Bar-b-que
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April 9, 2018 Juanita received a call today from Vance Morris's wife. Vance had received a call from Marvin Braden saying Coach Sam Keith passed away last night (Sunday). The service will be held this Friday, April 13, at 11:00 a.m. at Mount Moriah which is located at 105th and Holmes in Kansas City, MO. Sam had requested no flowers. If you wish to send a card or note to his sons, Bob and Mike, you may send them to 2233 Condolea Terrace, Leawood, Kansas 66207. Sam was a very special man and will be missed by many. I know many of our classmates have some fond memories of Coach Keith.
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March 8, 2018 Brian Hostin passed away March 3rd, 2018 (Orbit to follow)
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March 8, 2018 Manuel Reyes, co-founder and publisher of Dos Mundos newspaper passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 4, succumbing to pancreatic cancer after a short illness, the newspaper announced today. The lifelong Kansas Citian and longtime civic leader would have turned 80 on May 4. Mr. Reyes leaves his wife, Clara Rodriguez Reyes of 54 years, daughter, Diana Reyes Raymer, son, Edward Reyes of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Susan, his spouse, and seven grandchildren. Besides his immediate family, Mr. Reyes is survived by one brother, cousins, an uncle, many, many friends and employees of Dos Mundos and Reyes Media. Mr. Reyes was born in Kansas City, Kan., on May 4, 1938. He was the second of four children of Joseph Reyes and Mary Mejia. His father worked in an ice plant; his mother was chiefly a homemaker who worked for a short time in a meatpacking house. Mr. Reyes graduated from Westport High School in 1957 and later studied graphics communications at Johnson County Community College. Before starting the region’s first English-Spanish newspaper in June 1981, Mr. Reyes worked first as a sales representative and then as a welder. In recognition of his efforts as publisher of Dos Mundos, Mr. Reyes has received such honors as the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Hispanic Publications; the Top 100 Hispanics in the Media by the Hispanic Media Association; a special achievement award from the National Association of Hispanic Publications; and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Kansas City’s Small Business of the Year Award. An avid community booster, Mr. Reyes was active in civic engagement. Over decades, he was involved with groups that include Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City, the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Westside Business Association, American G. I. Forum, National Federation of Hispanic Owned Publications, Fiesta Bullwhacker Days Olathe Ks., the Westside Fountain Committee and more. He co-founded the Southwest Boulevard Business Association. For his many contributions to the community over a lifetime, Mr. Reyes has been the recipient of numerous awards. Among those are the Guadalupe Center’s I. Pat Rios Award, the Greater Kansas City National Hispanic Heritage Committee’s Community Service Award and with his wife, Clara, the Jackson County, Mo.’s Legacy List of the 175 most influential builders of Jackson County. A memorial mass will be held on Monday, March 12 at 4 p.m. at Holy Cross
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March 2, 2018 Catherine Sue (Payne) Boyle 78, KCMO passed away January 20, 2018. Juanita |
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March 2, 2018 The Westport High School class of '57 will have an annual picnic this
year on Saturday, August 18, 2018, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm It will be
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January 24, 2018 TOM CROSBIE Tom Crosbie, 78, of Leawood, KS, passed away Jan. 19, 2018. Memorial services will be 2:00 pm, Mon., Jan. 29 at. St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church, 16808 Holmes Rd., Belton, MO.
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January 7, 2018 Ronald D. Philgreen / “Most Talked About Prayer” |
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December 1, 2017 This was our Class of '57 Gals Christmas Luncheon Sat. Dec. 2 The annual Christmas party was at the home of Diane Morrow Kaster and Roger Kaster. Thank you, both for hosting the party.
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November 24, 2017 Photo of Juanita Candillo and Diana Pappas Gaskill at Diana's home in Frisco, Texas Oct. 26th 2017
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November 20, 2017 Message from Ilene Blogin: We had word at church yesterday that Karen Norton's Father has passed away. He was 105 years old. If any classmates would like to send her a card of sympathy, her address is below. She was Karen Rhinehart in high school. I wasn't sure best way to get message out...so sending to those who I feel can help. Ilene Karen Norton
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November 13, 2017 Hi, Fred & I drove the motorhome to Yosemite Valley for a few days of camping and hiking last week. Rain was forecast, but we lucked out and the weather was perfect -- cool & sunny. We hiked to the bottom of the Upper Falls & went to the Mountain Room for dinner. Everything was very dry, and there are many dead trees. Drove past the wildfire that caused the town of Mariposa to be evacuated last month. Miles & miles of burned hills, stopping just short of the town. Happy Thanksgiving! We'll be spending that week with Fred's Uncle Dan in Placerville. Lynn & Fred |
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October 4, 2017 Where did all the years go so fast? I am thankful to be alive. Many people
do not get to see all the seasons of their life. We are in the winter of
our lives. Juanita Furness Hines Candillo
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October 4, 2017 Thanks for posting these photos and texts for the Westport Class of 1957. I was unable to attend, but enjoyed this posting of classmates. Robert (Bob) Mills |
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October 4, 2017 Thank you Ron for sending this endearing and informative email to all
- especially for those, like myself, Barbara Shadwell Louis, who were unable
to attend. My husband of 52 years passed away after a long and horrific
battle with colon cancer. My heart and prayers go out to all the others
and their caregivers who are dealing with similar situations. God gives
us the strength for finding our way through these difficult times and He
will be there to guide us through what may lie ahead. Thank you all who
continue to come together as friends and classmates to plan and carry out
great times together. Hopefully, I will be able to make the trip from Colorado
to KC for the next one. Thanks again - I enjoyed reading about a great
sounding event. Blessings to you all.
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October 3, 2017 Pictures from our 60th Reunion
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September 30, 2017 Hi -- here's our latest "trip report" and some photos. We started out from San Jose the end of July. First stop was a visit with Fred’s Uncle Dan in Placerville, near Lake Tahoe. Then, we headed across the Nevada desert to the Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City, Utah (near Zion Nat'l. Park) for our annual week of plays and visiting friends we see once a year. Next, we drove north to Wyoming: the plan was to travel through some of our favorite scenery, looking for READ MORE ABOUT LYNN'S EVANS TRIP WITH PHOTOS Lynn Evans
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September 21, 2017 "Remember When" by
Juanita (Furness) Hines Candillo Lots of us at the reunion had Miss Brubaker stories. You either liked her or you didn't. You had a good reason for either one. She saw Jerry Bybee and Shirley Loyd walking down the hall holding hands. We heard about it in her English Literature class our senior year, all hour long, why the boys should not chase the skirts. Actually, I loved Miss Brubaker. She instilled values in us that stayed with us throughout our lives. She taught us to respect and she favored Ron and Don Philgreen for their Christian values and because they knew so much about the Bible. I even named one of my Daughters Anita Marie after Marie Brubaker. All the time I went to Westport my Mother worked in the Cafeteria. Ron and Don Hardwick's mother worked there too. Anytime I needed $5.00 for something, I knew where to go. Tiger Den : The girls stood on one side of the gym and the boys on the other unless they were dancing.
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September 21, 2017 "Remember When" by
Herb Snedden My Sunday school teacher at Calvary Baptist Church (39th and Baltimore) was Tom Pickell (All American basketball player at U. of Arkansas). He was a gentle giant at 6'8" who was a cross between Abe Lincoln and Gary Cooper and he came to many of my track meets and football games. Also from Calvary was a woman named Tommie Thomas who I found out later paid my tuition for 3 years at Midwestern Seminary anonymously. Both of these people are deceased. I remember being befriended by my idol, Clint Kelly ('55) during tough times in my Sophomore year. Clint was All-City in Football and All-State in track and possibly the best looking young man I had ever seen. I remember my first real crush in high school. She probably never knew it or how much agony she caused me just by being nice to me. Actually there were many pretty, quality girls in our school. I remember my Junior year Vance Morris and I would meet Marvin Braden
('56) and Fred Redd ('56) at Gilliam Park to run plays on Saturday mornings
after I remember my last day at Westport in 1957 I was late leaving the gym and walked the deserted halls for the last time. I thought about the first time I walked these same halls in the 8th grade and how out of place and frightened I felt. Now it was home and I hated to leave. I had friends, felt accepted and part of a family. I had grown up here and had experienced my worst and best times while attending Westport. When I walked out that day, I was leaving childhood and entering adulthood.
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September 19, 2017 I would like to thank everyone who had anything to do with this reunion. Thanks for your help in this. Please let me know if there is a way I can do this myself. I would like to thank Ron Philgreen and Juanita Candillo for the wonderful job thSeey did in arranging this reunion. Bless their hearts, they really went the extra mile to make this a great experience. The food was great both nights. The centerpieces done by Martha Philgreen (Don) were very beautiful. The fellowship with each other was great. I was unable to participate in the Sunday activities. If you attended any part of the celebration I know you felt the joy and the memories of Westport. Vance did such a great job on the program. I really enjoyed the memories shared by our classmates during the program. It was so thoughtful of Ron to arrange to have the program filmed to share with those who could not be there. We heard stories from the past which stirred many memories . I am sure as classmates review this program they too will remember the joys of Westport and the common legacy we share as classmates. Your classmate, Cherlyn Hughes Bruns
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August 25, 2017 Westport Luncheon Gals, all W.H.S. class of '57 classmates, The Friday night event will be from 6-9pm. It will be very casual and
at your own expense. This event will be held at Chappell's Restaurant and
Sports Museum. A head count would be appreciated. Please mail your completed reservation form and check to: Co-Chair Juanita Candillo, Trailer Lot #91, 4901 South Valley View Road, Blue Springs, MO 64015. Checks should be made payable to Westport Class of 1957 Reunion. I hope to see many of you in a couple of weeks. Merry Becker
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June 30, 2017 Juanita confirmed Marilyn Owings (Pitz) has passed away April 4, 2016.
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June 25, 2017 Click on this link to read John Ruf Obituary
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May 8, 2017 We have just received news that Elaine (Fredin) Chenault has passed away. More info to follow. Jim Carras |
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March 25, 2017 I found out that Carl Frederick Lohrengel II that graduated with our Juanita |
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March 11, 2017 The 60th Reunion of the Westport Class of 1957 will be held on Saturday,
September 16, 2017. Reserve this weekend. For details see our Home Page |
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January 20, 2017 It was suggested, at the last WHS 1957 Luncheon Gals lunch, that we ask if Ron Philgreen would like to chair the committee for the 60th reunion of our 1957 class of WHS. We also asked if Juanita would like to work with Ron. They both did an excellent job with the 55th reunion along with several others. They both accepted so we have in place a chairman, Ron Philgreen, and Juanita Candillo will co-chair. Thanks to both of them for taking on the task of putting together a reunion celebrating 60 years since the 1957 class of WHS graduated high school. If there are any classmates out there that would like to volunteer to work with Ron and Juanita, please contact Juanita (1957jc@iland.net) and she will let you know what is needed. Dates and details of the reunion will follow and be posted soon. Merry Becker |
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January 4, 2017 Some friends and I were talking about our first cars and Jerry Torello’s name came up as he had the coolest car at Westport High. None of us could pin it down, however. We finally decided it was a pink Ford convertible but couldn’t remember the year, only that I was a 1949, ‘50, or ‘51. Does anyone remember for sure? Sadly, Jim Oakes and Jim Wray have both passed away and they both could have told me. Pat Starner
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December 3, 2016 We
had our annual Westport Gals Christmas Luncheon at Diane Kaster's home
on December 3rd. This year we all agreed on the Salvation Army Children's
Shelter
as our "adoption project" and we all donated toys for the children.
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February 12, 2016 The next Westport 1957 Gals luncheon will be on Saturday, February 20th, at 11:30 a.m. at the Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, 6750 W. 95th Street, Overland Park, Ks. 66212 and the phone number there is 913-381-8645. We have to have a minimum of 10 to make a reservation so let me know if you will join us as soon as you can. According to my notes the last time we were there was in September of 2011. I hope to see many of you at the Olive Garden.... Merry Becker
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December 30, 2015 Irene Zamarripa Lopez Orbituary
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November 14, 2015 For those of ou who would like to send a sympathy card to Christine
Fisher, Haskel Fisher's wife, can do so.
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November 4, 2015 Karen Rhinehart Norton Thank You Note: Hello to all.....I would like to thank everyone of you for all the beautiful cards, prayers, sympathy, and good wishes. I have my memories, family, and friends. This helps us to go on. It was wonderful to hear from all of you! Sincerely, Karen Norton
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November 1, 2015 Haskel Fisher Jr has passed away Oct. 15th.
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October 15, 2015 Karen (Rhinehart) Norton is having a memorial service for her husband, Gary, who passed away a few months ago. Her father was very sick around the time Gary passed, so she delayed the memorial service. It will be at First Christian Church on Saturday,10:30, October 24th. First Christan Church is on Gentry St. You can access it from Armour Rd, one of the main streets running through NKC and it is right behind the Subway. I thought possibly some of Karen's local classmates would like to attend. If you need further information or directions, let me know. Ilene (O'Hare) Blogin, 816-569-4897.
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September 22, 2015 Click on this link to find out more about our Westport High building. http://kcpublicschools.org/cms/lib6/MO01001840/Centricity/Domain/436/KCSDP%20WH%20only.pdf
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August 9, 2015 (Glady Fredin) Elaine Chenault asked me to send you this message to post on our class website and ask the class to pray for her. The Doctor told her she only has a month to live, a week ago. She has Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and is on oxygen. Hospice is taking care of her at home. Please keep Elaine in your thoughts and prayers. If you want to send her a card,
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July 18, 2015 I called this morning to find out how Bob Brewer was and left a message
to call me and my phone number. His wife just called me and told me that
he passed away April 3rd of cancer. She also said he also had many other
things wrong with him. I told her how sorry I was to find out and that
we would let his classmates know.
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July 14, 2015
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May 26, 2015 What : The Westport Class of 1957 annual Reunion Picnic More Details Later |
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May 2, 2015 Our classmate, Karen Rhinehart Norton's husband, Gary, passed away. Memorial service has not been announced yet. Her address is: 8752 N Charlotte, Kansas City, MO 64155 Ilene (O'Hare) Blogin |
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Febuary 9th, 2015 You may want
to notify the Westport group about Judy (Arnold) Eckel's grandson (James
Napier) ...who won a Grammy along side Sam Smith for Song of the Year
for "Stay
With Me".....and Record of the Year by the same name!! Sam is the
artist, but he let James Napier, Judy's grandson, give the acceptance
speech when they won....!! James also works with Sam on all of his songs.
What
a thrill for Judy!!!! Congrats!! I sent to some of the list I had, Merry,
but you have the complete list.. By the way, Sam Smith also won New Artist
of the Year!!
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October 14, 2014 Here are our gals at the last luncheon at McCoys in Westport, near the
Country Club Plaza, where there is blue water in the fountains in honor
of the Kansas City Royals baseball team that are doing so well in the playoffs.
Juanita took this picture.
L to R : Donna Dodds Haas, Barbara Hinshaw Goodwin, Pat Jenkins Turley,
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October 14, 2014 His is a picture of Merry Krause Becker and myself Juanita Furness Candillo when Merry recieved her gift for leading the reunion committee. Taken at the Gal's luncheon at McCoys restaurant in Westport, K.C. MO. Oct. 10, 2014. |
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September 28, 2014 Hi Westport Gals, Juanita wanted me to let you know that she would be bringing a few of
the items that Beverly Martin donated to our class so you can get a closer
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September 28, 2014 I joined Archives.com yesterday and I found out that our Keith Rabenord Vilander born in 1938, age 74 when he died, from Colorado Springs, CO passed away in 2013 (His middle name matches the Commencement Program.) We also had his address in Colorado Springs. Juanita |
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September 23, 2014 Hi Westport Gals, Merry Becker |
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September 23, 2014 Here is the Bio for Beverly Kerr Martin. She passed away on March - 18 - 2014. In lieu of flowers, donations made to the ALS Society would be appreciated. She was always a part of what was going on. Westport High School Tours, classmate pictures, Reunion Committee, Reunions, Gal's luncheons, etc. She was always there and could be called on to do what ever was needed. A very sweet person indeed. Loved and well thought of by all who knew her. Beverly Ker Martin had her Daughter, Kim, donate her 5 yearbooks and a box of memorabilia to our class for display at reunions, presently being stored at my house. Her sorority jacket, (in a frame) a sorority picture and ring, a bracelet with Westport High on it, and an article from the newspaper that said "Westport High Candidates for Graduation Diplomas" and our names are listed under the heading. She had her diploma, and pictures including Roy and Ray's Drive in. (one of the hang outs of our classmates) she had collected over the years. We all meant a lot to her. Juanita |
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September 19, 2014 At the 57 year reunion Tom Langley's Daughter, Lisa, was emotional
about what her Dad had written in our 50th year reunion book. He had
just passed away on 3/13/14 . What she read (taken from the reunion book)
is in the attachment in this email. I will send a copy to Tom's children,
Lisa Harrington now age 51 and Nick Langley now age 35. I want to thank
Art White for inviting them to the picnic.
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September 14, 2014 Dear Classmates, Juanita |
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August 16, 2014 We are sorry to announce the loss of two of our classmates. Juanita recieved the news when she sent out the reunion announcements and was notified by their family. |
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August 16, 2014 Ron and Carol Philgreen recently sold their big home on the golf course
where several reunion events have been held in the past, and moved to 13449
Ballentine, Overland Park, KS 66213. They also celebrated their 54th Wedding
Anniversary on July 29, 2014 with three kids and their spouses and seven
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August 7, 2014 Information for the 57 year reunion here
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August 2, 1914 Westport High Proposal Update from Foutch Brothers Community stakeholders are invited to learn more about the Foutch Brothers proposal for Westport High and to provide feedback to the District. Thursday, August 14, 2014 @ 6:00pm |
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July 24, 2014 Hi Westport Lunch Gals,
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July 20, 2014 Dear Classmates, |
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May 2, 2014 The last luncheon,
April 12, was very nice and we had 12 gals there. We had an area off to
ourselves which was nice. The following gals were able to join us: Betty,
Juanita, Phyllis, Cherlyn, Carol, Jane, Donna, Judy, Elberta, Kaye, Barbara
F. and me, Merry. We decided to have the next luncheon on Saturday, May
31 at the Outback Steakhouse at 9501 Quivira Dr., Overland Park, Ks. 66214
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March 23, 2014 I'm sad to announce our classmate Thomas Joseph Langley Jr. has passed away March 13th, 2014. His Orbit link ... click here. Jim Carras |
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March 20, 2014 I am sad to announce our classmate Beverly Louise (Kerr) Martin passed away March 18th, 2014. You can view her obit. here Jim Carras
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March 3, 2014 Westport Gals, Okay now, I let Mother Nature take charge of January and February, weather-wise. Now we will see how much authority I have when planning a luncheon and the weather. Our next luncheon will be Saturday, March 15 at Cascone's Italian Restaurant located at 3737 N. Oak Trafficway, Kansas City, MO. 64116 and the phone number there is 816-454-7979. The time will be 12:30. Just out of curiosity I looked back in my records (dating back to January of 2008 when I relieved Ilene of her 6 years at this position) and found that on March 9, 2013 we ate at ............... Cascone's north of the river. What a coincidence. Anyway, let me know if you are able to join us on the 15th and I will make our reservation. Merry Becker |
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February 28, 2014 I received an email from Monique Smith the daughter of Thoman William Smith who was in our graduating class and was on our "Can Not Locate" list. Monique said Tom (we called him Bill) is at the North Cascades Health and Rehabilitation Center, Attn: Tom Smith Room No. 108, 4680 Cordata Pkwy, Bellingham, WA 98226. She sent me his graduation diploma and also his graduation napkin and one of his report cards. She would like to hear from anyone who has memories of her father and would share them with her. Her email address is amsmith6207@yahoo.com. After high school, my father attended University of Missouri where he graduated with a BA in mathematics. He entered the Air Force and later attended the University of Michigan where he received his master's degree and met my mother. My father is a retired computer programmer. He and my mother had four children (two girls and two boys). He has five grandchildren. I removed him from the missing page and Juanita will contact her. Jim Carras
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January 24, 2014 I did not graduate from Westport High (although my sister did) but I am interested in contacting those people who did on the off-chance that some of them went to George B Longan Elementary. I am doing research on Longan to write a short history of the place and there are only a couple of photos of it online and none of the interior. I was hoping that more shots are still in old photo albums around the country. So, I was wondering if you could contact the graduates for me or send me a list of email addresses so I could. Thank you Dennis Jackman |
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December 23, 2013 Westport Friends,
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December 18, 2013 We are sorry to hear that our classmate Janis Ann (Blackwell) Jones has passed away after her fight with cancer. For more information please read here.
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December 14, 2013 Hi, Jim and '57 WHS classmates. Paula and I have just become great-grandparents. Our granddaughter and her husband are the new parents of Jackson Paul Wright born December 5, 2013. Our daughter, Kelli, and her husband are Jackson's grandparents. We celebrated our 52nd anniversary in June of this year. Paula retired with 31 years teaching, and I'm still Director of Football Operations at Louisiana College. We moved last August and have a new mailing address: 264 Riverside Lane, Natchez, LA 71456. Christmas blessings to you and your family, Jim, and to my '57 WHS classmates! Vance Morris |
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December 9, 2013 Westport Gals that attended the annual Westport High School class of 1957 Gal's Christmas party on December 7, 2013 at Diane (Morrow) Kaster's house. There were 17 that attended. Those pictures are Row 1: left to right, Betty (Turley) Smith, Elberta (Lair) Long, Diane (Morrow) Kaster, Cherlyn (Hughes) Bruns. Row 2: Donna (Dodds) Hass, Phyllis (Morgan) Lodel, Carol (Nickolson) Williams. Row 2: Barbara (Hinshaw) Goodwin, Juanita (Furness) Candillo and Carolyn (Beck) Casey. Row 4: Mary (Hamilton) Ruf, Merry (Krouse) Becker, Terry Ann (Murphy) Renfrow. Row 5: Isabel (Avila) Cheney, Linda (Bethke) Hunter, Kaye (Peyser) Muehlberger. Barbara (Jones) Field left before the picture was taken and Judy Arnold (Eckel) took the picture.
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October 20, 2013 I am Charlotte (Hamilton) Thomas an alumni member of Westport High Class
of 1957 and I am working on a family journal for my family. I am trying
to locate a picture of Roy & Ray's Drive Inn at 4444 Main, Kansas City,
MO and I was wondering if anyone in the class would have a picture or if
they know of where I could obtain one.
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July 13, 2013 Juanita just notified me that we lost another classmate, Thomas L. Steinhoff. June 1939-Sept. 2009 Thomas transfered from Dubque, Iowa and was in Band, Orchestra and the Honor Society. Jim Carras
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June 13, 2013 Hi Westport Gals, As usual, the time got away from me and I need to let you know the when and where for our next luncheon. It is set for June 22nd at 1:00 at Chappell's in north Kansas City. The address is 323 Armour Road, Kansas City, MO. 64116 and the phone number there is 816-421-0002 . I think Cherlyn's husband, Gene, (bless his heart) will give Chappell's advance notice that we are coming and we have been averaging 12 to 16 gals. Right, Gene? As we get closer to the date and I have a final count I will let Chappell's know how many beautiful young ladies will be in attendance. I had an email from Nancy Conklin Wilson and she shared some good news with me and gave me permission to share it with all of you. She and Frank Ingels were married on May 16th. They have been best friends for more than 60 years and have been together the last two years. They knew they were ready to take the next step so they did. May I now present.... ta daaaaaaaaaa....... Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ingels......................lots of applause and cheers. Nancy, as you are reading this, I hope you can feel all the best wishes being sent your way. Frank came with Nancy to our 55th class reunion so many of us got to meet him for the first time. What a nice couple. Congratulations! Beverly Martin is doing okay. She is just taking it one day at a time. She and her two daughters just left to go back east for a couple of family events. She will get back here on the 16th (Father's Day) and finish getting ready to move to her new home in St. Joseph, Mo. For those of you who didn't hear at one of the luncheons, Beverly will be living with her daughter and son-in-law. They offered to have her live with them and the son-in-law built a 2 story addition to their home, complete with elevator, just for her. Wow, what great kids she has but then Beverly is a pretty special "kid" herself. That's all I got for now. Take care and I hope to see you on the 22nd Summer time, summer time, sum sum summer time...............hugs! Merry Becker
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March 12, 013 Westport High School Building Proposals Meeting Planned Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS) has invited two short listed teams to present proposal updates for Westport High and Middle on April 6, 2913. Each short-listed team will be allotted time for its presentation and for Q&A from the meeting participants. This is a great opportunity for local stakeholders to not only learn about the proposals and to ask questions, but also to provide feedback to the district. Saturday, April 6, 2013 For detailed questions and arrangements, please contact Nichole Collier
White at 816-418-7745. Nicole Colllier White http://www.kcpublicschools.org/repurposing
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February 18, 2013 Hi WHS Classmates,
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February 14, 2013 Hi WHS Gals, Pat emailed me to tell me she would not be attending the luncheon Saturday
but she gave me an update on herself and Don. Pat said her arm is doing
really well and the doctor released her about 3 weeks ago Don is also
doing well. She said it will be 4 weeks this Friday since he had his
surgery and he is feeling good. He starts cardio rehab on the 22nd of
Feb. Today he walked over a mile outside and didn't get tired. Pat wanted
to thank everyone for their kind thoughts and prayers and said they were
very much appreciated.She said to tell everyone hi and she would see
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January 20, 2012 James A. (Jim) Payne, born May
14, 1939, in Los Angeles, Calif., passed away Sunday, January 20, 2013.
He is survived by his wife of over 53 years,
Annelies, daughters, Sabine (Joe) Mehrer of Lee's Summit, Mo., Christina
(Mike) Herman, Edmond, Okla., and Marion (Russ) Newcomer, Parkville, Mo.;
eight grandchildren, Sarah Mehrer, Leslie Herman, Jason (Lauren) Newcomer,
Kenny Herman, Jenny (Troy) Wooten, Greg Herman, Nick Newcomer and Grant
Newcomer. He is also survived by a sister, Carole Bean of Holts Summit,
Mo., brothers, Don Payne, Blue Springs, Mo., and John Payne of Lone Jack,
Mo. He was a retired public refrigerated warehousing and distribution operations
and sales executive and later, a frozen food transportation broker, working
in California and Arizona. He began his career at the Midcontinent underground
frozen storage facility in Bonner Springs, Kan. Mr. Payne served in the
US Army in Germany and was Past President of Kansas City South Rotary club.
He was a Paul Harris Fellow. He was active in several Masonic Appendant
organizations as Past Master of Swope Park Masonic lodge, served as lodge
and building association secretary and was a 32nd degree Scottish Rite
Mason, a member of the Royal Order of Jesters, Royal Order of Scotland,
Past High Priest of Harry D. Brown chapter 284 Royal Arch Masons, an officer
in the Council of Cryptic Masons, Knight Templar, Knight of the Red Cross
and Malta and was Past Commander of the El Zaribah Shrine Legion of Honor,
Phoenix Arizona. He served the community as a two term elected Alderman
for the city of Greenwood, Mo., and a term on the Jackson County, Mo.,
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November 6, 2012
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October 2, 2012 Hi Westport classmates, |
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August 11, 2012 I am sad to report that the Westport Class of '57 has lost another classmate. Bill Henry fought a courageous battle with cancer and passed away on Wednesday, August 8th. Our hearts go out to his wife, Gail, and his family and loved ones. Sincerely, Merry Becker |
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July 23, 2012 I just found out by trying to locate Max Freeman Whitworth that he has passed away. The search engine I used showed me that he was born on March 16, 1939 and he died on Sept. 1, 2007 in Fresno, California. Our last address for Max was in Fresno, California. Juanita |
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June 8, 2012 From Lupe Adams (Phil's wife) to Juanita...> Phil and I so much enjoyed the last reunion we attended. That was the last time we were in K.C. Phil went to be with the Lord on May 10, 2007. It has been 5 years now,and I miss him as much now as I ever did. We were married 48 years. He was such a good person. Hope your reunion turns out great. From Ron Philgreen to Juanita..> His (Phil Adams) family moved after his Junior Year at Westport. So even though he didn't graduate with us, he felt a part of our class. His company made equipment for handymen cabinet wood working (jigs, etc) for guys who like to make things out of wood. He came to the 45th reunion. A great Christian guy who is now with the Lord.
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May 28, 2012 Hi fellow classmates, I am several luncheons behind in my reports to you as to what, where and who is involved with the Westport Gals Lunch Bunch. But first I want to remind everyone to say a little prayer for all the men and women who have given their lives so that the rest of us can live in freedom. Please include in your prayers not only the many brave military people who lost their lives but also the families they left behind. Continue praying for the many people, both military and civilian, that are serving our country. On Saturday, February 25th the lunch gals went to Cascone's Italian Restaurant in Overland Park, Ks.The following gals were able to meet and enjoy lunch together: Juanita Candillo, Carolyn Casey, Elberta Long, Judy Eckel, Donna Haas, Mary Ruf, Isabel Cheney and Barbara Field. Saturday, March 24th took us to Granite City in the Zona Rosa Shopping Center in Kansas City, Mo. Ilene Blogin, Cherlyn Bruns, Bev Martin, Mary Bay, Juanita Candillo, Isabel Cheney, Donna Haas and Carol Williams enjoyed lunching together. On Saturday, April 28 we met at the Macaroni Grill in Overland Park, Ks.and Barbara Field, Barbara Goodwin, Bev Martin, Carol Williams, Cherlyn Bruns, Diane Kaster, Ilene Blogin, Phyllis Lodl, Terry Renfrow, Kaye Muehlberger, Donna Haas, Isabel Cheney, Juanita Candillo and me, Merry, had a very nice timel lunching together Saturday, May 19 found the following gals eating lunch together at Kokopelli Mexican Cantina, located in Prairie village, Ks.: Juanita Candillo, Judy Eckel, Donna Haas, Barbara Field, Barbara Goodwin, Terry Renfrow, Phyllis Lodl, Diane Kaster, Pat Turley, Isabel Cheney, Mary Ruf, Elberta Long and Babette Martiny Our next luncheon, Saturday, June 23, will find us at The Bloomsbury Bistro at the Mission Road Antique Mall located at 83 and Mission Road. If any gals would like to join us please give me a call and I will add you to the list for our reservation. I think this pretty much brings you up to date on the Westport Gals luncheons. At this time I would like to encourage everyone to please share with us, on the Westport Website, some fun, exciting, funny and interesting bits of news regarding you and/or your family. It's always nice to hear from our old friends and classmates. Thank you for taking the time to do this as I feel sure some of you may be getting tired of reading about the luncheons. I must say, however, we Westport lunch gals always have a great time getting together and have become a very caring and fun group of friends. Thank you, Juanita and others, for keeping us informed about the loss of so many of our dear classmates. Have a very nice Memorial Day, Merry Krause Becker Juanita has been notified oa another classmate who has passed away. Lillian Young (Milford) November 2, 2009 in Olathe Kansas.
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March 13, 2012 Juanita notified me of two more of our classmates who have passed away. Thanks Juanita. Glen Durbin passed away November 18, 2010 Jim Carras
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March 10, 2012 Juanita notified me of two more of our classmates who have passed away. Thanks Juanita for your continued research. Razella Lee James Ginder passed away May 6, 2011 Jim Carras |
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March 2, 2012 Ron Philgreen soloed in his recently acquired 1978 Piper Warrior II on Dec. 16, 2011. I know we have several other pilots (former and current) who might enjoy that I started flying again after 26 years. And I'm having an absolute ball. Also got my instruments re-current, so I am IFR rated, equipped and current. My wife, Carol, thinks I'm friggin nuts.
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March 1, 2012 Westport Class of 1957 55th Reunion Announced
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February 12, 2012 Juanita has discovered our classmate Larry James Tobias has passed away Oct. 15, 2010 in Flordia. Thanks to Juanita for her help to research our classmates and provide important information.
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February 12, 2012 Westport Luncheon Gals and Westport Classmates,
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Febuary 9, 2012 I am sad to report that the morning after I sent the note out to you regarding Bob's health, he passed away. His obituary is in The Kansas City Star today, Thursday, February 9, 2012 under his full name of Harry Robert Becker II. I, along with my three children, Robert, Robin and Kristi appreciate the thoughts and prayers that have been sent our way. Thank you for your care and concern. Sincerely, Note from Jim Carras...
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February 8, 2012 Classmate Barbara West has passed away. We will miss you.
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February 6, 2012 Dear Fellow Westporters, It is with a sad heart that I share with you news related to Bob Becker's declining health. Suffering from Parkinson's disease and coronary heart failure, he is gravely ill and currently under hospice care. Our family has been informed that he has approximately one week to live. As most of you are aware, Bob and I have been divorced for many years, and he has remarried. Bob is a good man and the father of our three, wonderful, adult children. Your thoughts and prayers would be greatly appreciated during this difficult time. Thank you, Merry |
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February 2, 2012 Karen Schrader offered this cool link back to the 1950's >> click here <<
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January 30, 2012 Hi Westport Lunch Gals and classmates, What wonderful January weather we are having! We got through another winter season luncheon without having to cancel due to weather conditions. That makes me happy. We ended up having 12 gals at the luncheon this past Saturday. The following gals enjoyed lunch together at Cheddar's: Terry Renfrow, Carolyn Casey, Mary Ruf, Donna Haas, Juanita Candillo, Judy Eckel, Elberta Long, Phyllis Lodl, Isabel Chaney, Carol Williams, Barbara Field and me, Merry Becker. We came up with a date for the next luncheon but at this time I do not have a location. The date will be Saturday, February 25th. We discussed the 55th class reunion and Juanita was given copies of the reunion surveys that were sent out by email several months ago. She will be the chairperson for the 55th Class Reunion and will contact those classmates that have expressed an interest in helping to put together the reunion. They will get together to set up their meetings and committees. If you have any questions concerning the reunion or want to be on any of the committees please get in touch with Juanita at 1957jc@iland.net Thanks, Juanita, for taking on this responsibility. Enjoy the great weather we are having and I will be in touch later. Merry Becker
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January 30, 2012 I'm sad to announce that our classmate Chris V. Lopez passed away January 23rd. You can contact Juanita for additional information. Jim Carras |
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November 2, 2011 KCTV5 Story on Dos Mundos. This story will air Wednesday November 2 nd on KCTV5 news at 10 pm Edward Reyes ,Clara Reyes and Manuel Reyes |
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September 16, 2011 Hi Classmates, Thanks, Pat Starner, for sharing your photos and news with all of your classmates. How great it must have been for you and your brother to meet up after all those years. Nothing is more precious than family. Thanks for sharing that website, Pat. I'm sure others will find it useful if they haven't already been using it. I enjoyed reading your contribution to the website as I am sure many others did. I look forward to seeing more news, photos, etc. from other classmates. Let's all give Jim something to post on "our" website. I am sure some of you are getting tired of reading about the Lunch Bunch Gals of '57 (we do have a great time getting together though) so send Jim something new to print. Thanks and warm hugs to all, Merry |
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September 13, 2011 Last month, Gloria and I went to Alpine, NY to visit my brother Errol and his wife, Maureen. The last time we saw him was in September of 1962 when we were in Horseheads to see my mother and the rest of her family. Errol was 5 years old at the time. I guess we've both changed a little in 49 years. (I'm the nearly bald one on the left.) While we were up there, Errol and Maureen took us to Niagara Falls. We "went to se" on the Maid of the Mist and got soaking wet even though we were wearing the rain ponchos they gave us. Errol and Moe invited us to stay with them in their beautiful home on Cayuta Lake, which is about 75 feet from their deck. I want to close by sharing this useful website I came across recently.
Just change the abbreviation of the state (in red above) and you'll find motels anywhere in the United States - at least I think you will. I only tried the states that border Missouri plus Colorado and New York and they all worked. Our best to all,
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September 11, 2011 Hi Westport Classmates,
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August 21, 2011 Hi Westport Classmates, I fell a little behind on my luncheon reports so this one should bring you up to date. On June 25th the following gals met for lunch at the Cheesecake Factory on the Plaza:Carol Nicholson Williams, Barbara Hinshaw Goodwin, Pat Jenkins Turley, Donna Dodds Haas, Linda Bethke Hunter, Elberta Lair Long, Terry Murphy Renfrow, Phyllis Morgan Lodl, Kaye Peyser Muehlberger, Barbara Jones Field, Babette Stamberger Martiny, Isabel Avila Cheney and Juanita Furness Candillo. They had a great time and made plans for the next luncheon. On July 23rd the following gals met for lunch at Avenue Bristo in Mission Farms in Leawood, Kansas: Barbara Jones Field, Barbara Hinshaw Goodwin, Donna Dodds Haas, Elberta Lair Long, Judy Arnold Eckel, Pat Jenkins Turley, Isabel Avila Cheney and Cherlyn Hughes Bruns. Cherlyn's husband, Gene, and Pat's husband, Don, also enjoyed having lunch at Avenue Bristo. We decided not to have a luncheon in August due to the extreme heat we were experiencing. We are looking towards the end of September for the next scheduled luncheon. I will let you know when and where once the plans are made. Enjoy the rest of the summer and before you know it we will be complaining about the cold and snow. Merry Krause Becker
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June 13, 2011 Hi Westport Classmates, It's me again with another lunch report. The Westport Gals of '57 met for lunch on May 21st at the Blue Moose Bar & Grill in Prairie Village, Kansas. The weather was perfect and we were able to enjoy it on the patio. We had a great time and we all have really enjoyed getting to know one another again over the past years. We have been meeting for lunches for almost 10 years now. I think there were 5, 6 or 7 of us that started after our 45tth class reunion. We now have an average of about 16 gals at each luncheon. The following gals were able to enjoy lunch together on May 21st: Betty Turley Smith, Judy Arnold Eckel, Kaye Peyser Muehlberger, Carol Nicholson Williams, Juanita Furness Candillo, Barbara Jones Field, Carolyn Beck Casey, Pat Jenkins Turley, Isabel Avila Cheney, Barbara Hinshaw Goodwin, Babette Stamberger Martiny and me, Merry Krause Becker. Our next luncheon will be on June 25th at the Cheesecake Factory on the Plaza at 11 a.m. I will make a reservation so if you would like to join us please contact me at merrybecker38@comcast.net and I will include you in the number. I hope we didn't have any classmates living in Joplin, Missouri at the time of the recent tornado. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those who may have lost family or friends and to the survivors of this horrific disaster. It brought back memories of the 1957 Ruskin Heights tornado. I hope that many of you will let us hear from you through this website which Jim Carras has so generously agreed to keep up and running. We like to hear from our classmates of so many years ago. We all enjoyed those fabulous years of the fifties so write and let us know how you are, where you are and what you have been doing or just share some fond memories you may have from those good ole days at Westport High School. After all, I am afraid these lunch reports are becoming pretty boring so we need to hear from you guys and gals. Have a fun summer. Be safe and stay healthy. Merry Becker
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March 28, 2011 Pat and Gloria Starner of Greenwood, MO will celebrate their 50th wedding
anniversary with a family luncheon hosted by their three children.
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March 12, 2011 James E. Oakes, 71, of Raymore, MO, passed away March 10, 2011, at St.
Luke's Hospital. Funeral services will be 1 p.m., Mon., March 14, 2011,
at Mt. Washington Mausoleum, 614 Brookside, Independence, MO, with a visitation
from 12-1 p.m. Burial in Mt. Washington Cemetery. James worked for Electrical
Magenito for over 30 years and retired from Owen Lumber. Survivors include
his wife Carol Oakes, children Ronald Oakes (Wendy), Tellus Oakes (Michelle),
James Oakes (Kelly), Brenda Smith (Mark), Leroy Bates (Michele) and Dana
Stockton (Marty), brother Eugene Oakes (Juanita), 22 grandchildren and
2 great grandchildren. You are deeply loved and will be greatly missed.
Charter Funerals, 816-921-5555 Read more: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/kansascity/obituary.aspx?n=james-e-oakes&pid=149203413#ixzz1GNxiorbp Provided by Pat and Gloria Starner |
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February 12, 2011 Juanita read an obituary for Mary Gagliardi, one of our Westport High School 1957 classmates. We have added her name to our deceased classmates page.
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February 4, 2011 Ronnie Hardwick, 71, of Belton,
MO, passed away February 2, 2011. Visitation will be held from 2:00-3:00
p.m. followed by funeral service at 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 5, at Mt. Moriah & Freeman Funeral Home, 10507 Holmes
Rd. Interment in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Ronnie was born March 10, 1939 in
Kansas City, KS, son of John E., Jr. and Harriet Mary (Oltman) Hardwick.
He is survived by his sister Phyllis Sheeley, many nieces and nephews,
and all the good people at Beautiful Savior where Ronnie had lived for
more than six years. Ronnie was preceded in death by his parents and twin
brother Don. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to
Beautiful Savior, 1003 S. Cedar St., Belton, MO 64012. Condolences may
be made at www.mtmoriah-freeman.com. Mt Moriah & Freeman Funeral Home.
10507 Holmes Rd., Kansas City, MO 64131. (816) 942-2004 Ron Philgreen and Juanita Candillo attended the services as representatives from our Westport Graduating Class of 1957.
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January 4, 2011 Carol Buchanan
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January 2, 2011 Hi Westport Classmates, Front to Back and Left to Right
Our next luncheon will be Saturday, January 22, 2011, at 11:30 at California
Pizza Kitchen on the Plaza. I will be making a reservation as we get closer
to the date so please let me know if you will be joining us. We usually
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November 30, 2010 I talked to Dan Sestak today and wanted to share information regarding his tragic fall down a flight of stairs in his home the morning of September 20th. The fall left Dan with two broken wrists, head injury and spinal cord injury. He was taken to the University of Utah Medical Center where they gave him an MRI and also operated to releave pressure between his C3 thru C7 vertebra. When he arrived at the hospital he did not have any sensation below his neck. Dan said he maintained a positive attitude and praised the University of Utah Rehab Center for being #1 in the country. He was in the hospital for 8 weeks and returned home November 12th.. Today, Dan is about 75% recovered and home. He is using a walker and a wheel chair to get around. He is just now checking his emails and said there were only a few hundred yet to read. He sounded great over the phone and it was good to hear his voice. You can reach Dan at danwsestak@comcast.net Jim Carras |
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November 24, 2010 We have been asked by Kip Sperry, the classmate and webmaster of the 1958 Westport graduation class website to offer a link to their website. Also, Kip asks if you have any information to contact him directly so they can also update their website. https://sites.google.com/site/westporthighschool Thanks for Kip and the 1958 class website. |
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November 21, 2010 Hi Classmates, |
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November 12, 2010 click here >>> Westport Gals Invite You To Join Adopt A Needy Family For Christmas <<< click here Carol Williams
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October 21, 2010 Hi Westport Classmates,
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Sept. 18, 2010 Hi Westport Classmates,
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September 4, 2010 Obituary for Barbara
Keith, wife of coach Sam Keith
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August 23, 2010 Hi Jim, I am now living in Tyler, Texas with hubbie of 25 years. We transferred with Trane (American Standard) which is now owned by Ingersoll Rand Corporation. Tyler is an hour and a half from Dallas, TX or Shreveport, LA and is the rose capitol of the world, it is also known for its Azalea District. I am a stay at home mom to my three rescued dogs and enjoy gardening in pots. Shirley (Goldman) Shallot
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August 23, 2010 Thanks Jim. Long live Westport class of 57. I do invite everyone to a Fiesta Sept 11-12 Barney Allis Plaza. >> click here Manuel Reyes |
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August 21, 2010 Ken Pollock and Marilyn Bure Pollock, 3 children, 5 grand children, living
in New Mexico and Colorado. Health good, retired. May be in Kansas City
this summer, dates unknown at this time. Still looking for the big time
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August 21, 2010 Ron and Carol Philgreen celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary (50th) on July 29, 2010. If you would like to see their pictures, go to www.charitablebuckets.com, click the last link on the right, and then underneath the picture of Ron and Carol, click the photo album link. We are certainly blessed with our three kids and seven grandkids - Sherri (and husband Mark Aron, Stephanie and Rachel), David (and wife Hilary, Luke and Lance), Jill (and husband Steve Blazer, Carrie, Kim and Wil), Carol's sister - Dorothy and her bridesmaid (visiting from San Jose, CA) and Mark Aron's mom- Ann Titu (visiting from Chicago). Dancing around the fountain in the Rosemont Room at the historic William Nelson Art Gallery was the highlight of the celebration. Ron Philgreen |
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August 21, 2010 Thanks for all the work you put into the website. |
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August 20, 2010 Hi Westport Classmates, Merry Becker
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July 20, 2010 Hi Westport Classmates,
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June 16, 2010 Thanks to Juanita Candillo and others, they researched the Feb. news about
the "riot" that took place in front of Westport at the close of the school
day. Do you remember that day? (email jim@carras.com with your comments to
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June 11, 2010 Read the article in Time Magazine July 3, 2010 about Westport closing. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1993877,00.html Jim Carras |
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June 10, 2010 Carol Williams and Juanita Candillo continue to amaze me. Their dedication
to preserving the history of the Westport area as well as the school is
truly a gift to the City. Having followed news reports of the closing of
KC schools, I was truly saddened that Westport was on the list. The declining
school population illustrates the need for tough decisions, but emotional
ties remain. Even though important documents seem to be missing, what has
been preserved will contribute greatly to the history of Westport. Karen Schrader |
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June 10, 2010 Dear Mr. Joe Robertson, (the reporter about Westport of the Kansas City
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June 6, 2010 "I was happy to go
and speak to the junior and seniors of Mr. Debarthe's classes. Talking
with them and answering their questions made me realize
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June 3, 2010 Take a look at a recent article in the KC Free Press and KC Star regarding Westport closing. http://www.kcfreepress.com/photos/galleries/2010/jun/01/westport-high-school/ A note from Carol
(Nicholson)
Williams regarding the interview with KC Star. This is the thank-you note I have sent to Joe Robertson, the reporter
at the KC Star who wrote the article in today's paper describing the
closing
of the schools in KC. If you are as pleased as I am, please email him at
jrobertson@kcstar.com and express your appreciation. I am most grateful,
not only for the two hours he devoted to my interview but also for his
focus on our school. He is a relatively young man, but obviously his sensitivity
runs deeply. So many of you are good writers. If Joe's article has had
an impact on you, please consider writing a letter of appreciation to the
editor of the newspaper. My name has been cited enough times. Let's hear
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May 15, 2010 One last look at Westport High School while it is still open. These photos were taken May 2010.
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April 28, 2010 All Class Reunion: There is change is on the date for the tour of Westport. The date has been changed from May 14, 2010, to May 7, 2010, at 3:00, at Westport. David Wells called yesterday and stated that the principal at Westport wants Westport Alumni to do something with the graduating class of 2010. David, will get back with me about what the principal wants us to do with the class and I will forward the information on to everyone. Also, our meeting at Rhythm Lanes is tentatively planned for the 7th at 6:00 PM, will know more later this week. Mary Adair-Dean Class
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April 27, 2010 Westport Classmates, The next luncheon was held on March 6th at Bo Ling's in Overland Park, Kansas. The following gals were able to join us: Donna Haas, Juanita Candillo, Isabel Cheney, Carol Williams, Terry Renfro, Phyllis Lodl, Diane Kaster, Barbara Field, Kaye Muehlberger and Merry Becker. The latest luncheon was held at the Trezo Mare Restaurant on April 17th. The restaurant is just 5 minutes north of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Once again we had a very nice turn out and the following gals enjoyed the atmosphere of the lovely restaurant and the company of good friends: Janis Jones, Barbara Goodwin, Donna Haas, Carol Williams, Terry Renfro, Phyllis Lodl, Judy Eckel, Cherlyn Bruns, Linda Hunter, Juanita Candillo, Isabel Cheney, Kaye Muehlberger and Merry Becker. We always have a great time
at these luncheons and we have become a very close and caring group of
friends. We are working
on the plans for our next luncheon and it will most likely be towards
the end of May. I will let Jim know when we have a date and location
and he will post it for us. Thanks, Jim, for keeping the web site
up
and running. It is always good to hear what our classmates are
doing. I must report that Jerry Bybee's great nephew, Casey James, is
still
in the running for the American Idol title. He is one of the last
six still in there and they perform tonight, April 27th. Good luck,
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April 11, 2010 I have looked at the other Westport High School websites and find your
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April 9, 2010 Hello 1957 WHS graduates.
I transferred to Westport from Leavenworth High School and was a junior
at WHS in 1957. I graduated with the class of 1958
and serve as webmaster of our 1958 website (http://sites.google.com/site/westporthighschool).
Please let me know if you are aware of other WHS websites or class reunions
and I will add links to our 1958 page. I reside in Orem, Utah. I was able
to visit the school during the summer of 2009, visited with students, teachers,
and administrators, and took a lot of pictures of the school. I have posted
some of them on the 1958 website. It is sad to learn about Westport closing.
Kip Sperry kipsperry@gmail.com |
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April 9, 2010 "Sam Keith just recently moved
to Leawood Ks. to a townhome where he doesn't have the maintenance that
he did on a regular home. He is still driving
and barely passed his eye test to get his drivers license recently. He
said he is 87 years old and still driving. His new address is 2233 Condolea
Ter. Leawood Ks. 66209 for those that want to send him a card or letter".
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March 26, 2010 "Hi, I don't know you, but
in the early sixties I dated a boy that was in your class while he
was stationed in Arizona at Williams Air Force Base
in pilot training; my father was a pilot stationed in Phoenix also. He
was a 1961 graduate of the USAF Air Force Academy, and as fine a person
as I have ever known and a credit to your class, and our country. His name
was John Ernest Stackhouse and he was killed in Thailand flying an F-4C
in the Viet Nam War on September 13th, 1966. I would so appreciate it if
you would put this by his name on your website rather than leaving the
space blank...I think Johnny would like it, too. Thank you very much for
your consideration about this. " |
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March 18, 2010 "Since they turned 70 last
year, Ron's wife - Carol - and Don's wife - Martha - and sister Vivian
from
Chicago threw a 140 year old birthday party
for Ronnie and Donnie the day before Thanksgiving with 71 in attendance
and 41 stayed over for turkey day at Ron & Carol's pad. Best family
reunion that we ever had with 28 grandkids under age 12. And Carol did
her part - including producing and hosting the gala - from a wheel chair
because she fell Oct 3 and broke bones in both of her feet. Kudos for her
courage and persistence. She is just now just past the "Tim Conway
Shuffle" but she's making progress. We are thankful for life, for
family and God's graciousness to us all." Ron Philgreen |
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March 11, 2010 "Do we have any American
Idol fans in our group? It may interest you to know that classmate Jerry
Bybee's nephew is one of the top 8 male
contestants. His name is Casey James. He is 27 years old and he is from
Fort Worth, Texas. The top 8 girls sang last night and the guys sang tonight.
Tomorrow night at 7 p.m. they will eliminate 2 girls and 2 guys so be sure
to watch and see if Casey makes it through this round." |
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Feb. 19, 2010 "The closing of Westport High needs not be looked at with sorrow for it presents us with a great opportunity ; several graduates could pool their financial resources, buy the property and convert it to condominiums. It could be called Westport Woods, a Center for Senior Living. Classrooms could be converted to apartments of various sizes and amenities. Larry Morgan |
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Feb. 19, 2010 "With the Kansas City MO school board approval they are planning on closing about 29 to 31 of it's 60 schools in the K.C. area. They are planning on laying off up to 285 school teachers. Westport and possibly Northeast are two high schools in the planned closings. The K.C. Star Sunday paper said there has been a decline in enrollment from a peek of 75,000 students in the late 1960's to 17,000 students today. The proposal is that Westport Middle and High --- Students go to Southwest. Folks have moved to the suburbs and away from Kansas City and kids have dropped out of school and they say there aren't enough students and money to keep them all open. It has been on the news the last few days. I am sad that it has come to this but if they close our school that doesn't mean they will tear it down. Hopefully someone will come along and buy it and use it for somthing else.. The building is special in the hearts of all of us classmates" . ...Juanita
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Feb. 16, 2010 Art White |
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Jan, 28, 2010 Memorial for John Stackhouse.
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Jan. 13, 2010 "I have new information
for the Westport 1957 Database. I live in Munds Park, AZ which is about
20 miles S. of Flagstaff. My youngest son,
Sam,
invited me to move in with him. It's beautiful down here & my best
friend lives in Flagstaff. Hope all is well with you. I have heard nothing
about any of our classmates for over a year & yes, I did send my new
email." |
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Jan. 5, 2010 "To
all of my Westport friends, best wishes from our family, Howard,
Jeff, Greg and
Carol, for a Happy
New Year filled with happiness, health and success".
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Dec. 10, 2009 Dear Jim,
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Dec. 8, 2009 The following email was received by Bryon London, son of classmate William (Bill) Jay London. Please respond directly to him if you would like to share any memories you have of his father...Jim Carras Dear Jim, It was interesting to see "William Jay London" listed on your web site when I googled my fathers name. Bill was my dad, and died when his c-130 crashed off of Okinawa. I was only seven months old, so of course I have no recollection of him or the events. Looks like your reunion was a great success! On behalf of my father I wish you and all the classmates all the best of Health and success. Bryon London |
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Nov. 19, 2009 "Happy Thanksgiving to all!. Bev and I are enjoying life on the west coast with all the great skiing, hiking, biking wining, dining and dancing we can get in! I try to get as much tennis in as possible too. Two years ago I bought a new knee and it's been wonderful to be a kid again!" - Dick Kiehl |
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"The Westport Gals of '57 met for lunch at Houlihan's north of the river on Saturday, October 17th, 2009. The food was good, the weather was great and the company could not have been better. Those attending were Ilene O'Hare Blogin, Mary Nichols Bay, Phyllis Morgan Lodl and her daughter, Kim, Donna Dodds Haas, Kaye Peyser Muehlberger, Cherlyn Hughes Bruns, Juanita Furness Candillo, Mary Hamilton Ruf, Betty Turley Smith, Pat Jenkins Turley, Barbara Hinshaw Goodwin, Isabel Avila Cheney, Beverly Kerr Martin and Merry Krause Becker. We made plans for our holiday luncheon and it will be held on Saturday, December 5th, 2009 at Diane's home. The menu will include barbeque from Smoke Stack. We will also continue to have our gift exchange. Be sure to get in touch with me if you plan to join us for some holiday fun and friendship. We are not planning to meet in November as most of us will have Thanksgiving plans and activities with our families. I hope everyone is staying healthy and happy and I will see many of you in the merry month of December." - Merry Krause Becker |
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"After graduation I joined
the Air Force. After the Air Force I went to school to get my AS
degree. I worked in Communication's for over 40
years. I retired from BNSF Railroad in 2000. Vicky and I have been married
43 years. We have three children, the youngest son is in the Army and
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"Thanks so much for kicking up some new interest in the website. I find myself checking it more often to see if there are any new comments that have been added. I will add my own one of these days but in the meantime thanks for all the effort you have put into the website and continue to do so. I don't think many of us realized what a great class we had back there in the fifties but we sure do now". - Merry Becker |
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"Don had open heart surgery in Feb and is doing much better. We flu to England and Wales for our 50th wedding aniversary on July 4 and visited our Dtr Sherri and her husband who lives in England and had a wonderful time. I will be flying to India on Nov 11, 09 for a missons trip and will be back for Thanksgiving with our family and then flying to England to spend Christmas with Sherri and Barry, all in all its been a very blessed year. Thanks for send us the Email so we could share." Jan Dando (McClintock).
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"This spring Mary and I
took son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren ages 8, 6 and 5 on a one-week
riding vacation in the Sierra. The little ones
are all competent riders, and they loved it. I suspect this is going to
have to be a yearly affair. I really appreciate the skill
and dedication the Westport web site reflects. Congratulations to you.
I'm retired, but
I shepherd a group of former and present newspaper people. They message
me, and every night I publish, via e-mail, a compendium of their comments
and memories, along with some of my thoughts. This thing has been tremendously
successful. There
were 95 members when I took over two years ago, and we're up to 455
now and hope to keep growing. My best to all my Westport buddies." Jack Justus Reber P.O. Box 2239 Ramona, Calif. 92065 USA |
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"It was good to hear from you.
My cancer is in remission at this time so I feel wonderful and all my
blood counts are normal. |
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Manuel Reyes and his family (including six Grand Dauthters) all live in Overland Park, KS. Take a look at Manuel's Bio >>click here.
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On September 18th, 2009, the following classmates came together at Loose Park and had lunch. Also, Barbara (Jones) Field brought 4 Monarch butterflies she raised and they were released at the park to fly to Mexico for winter.
Submitted by Juanita Candillo |
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Oct. 5, 2009 "Jim, I do not have any
pictures, which is ok since I would not know how to get them into the
computer and forwarded anyway. I am very limited in
computer skills. |
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"Congrats
on the great class of 57 web site. My e-mail address is |
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Oct. 2, 2009 "My name is Manuel Ramentol.
In case you wonder who Maria is: she is my better half, constant companion
and caregiver. I have been a Parkinson's
patient for at least 9 years.. |
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Oct. 1, 2009 Hi Westport Gals, Please let me know
by Thursday, the 15th if you will be joining us so I can make reservations. |
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Sept. 2, 2009 Hi Westport Gals, |
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June 21, 2009 Westport Friends, |
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June 20, 2009 -
Dear Friends, |
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April, 27, 2009 - "When I can remember to do so, I check the "Class of '57" news page about once every month or so. I think it's great that the Westport Gals get together each month to stay abreast of what's going on in their lives. Do you know if any of the other '50s vintage Westport classes have a database like we do? If you hear of one, please let me know but I'm guessing not. I doubt they have a Jim Carras among them to make it happen." Pat Starmer |
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April 17, 2009 - The Westport Gals' April luncheon was held at Taqueria Mexico #4 on Rainbow Blvd. in Kansas City, Kansas on Thursday, April 16, 2009 and was enjoyed by the following gals: Diane Morrow Kaster, Beverly Kerr Martin, Barbara Henshaw Goodwin, Donna Dodds Haas, Cherlyn Hughes Bruns, Evelyn Gomez Bravo, Juanita Furness Candillo and Carol Nicholson Williams. Everyone had a very nice time and plans were made for the next luncheon. There was some discussion as to how often we should have our luncheons and on what day they should be held. Everyone was in agreement about having the luncheons every month and on Saturdays. With that said, the next luncheon will be Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at Loose Park. Each individual will bring her own lunch and we will "picnic" in the park. In case of rain we will meet at Uno's Chicago Pizza on the Plaza. Feel free to contact me at merrybecker38@comcast.net if you have any questions and also if you plan to join us for our May Picnic. Happy spring!!! Merry Krause Becker |
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February 5, 2009 - What a great day for our luncheon. There were 11 of us that met Thursday, Feb. 5th at Uno's Chicago Grill on the Plaza. The following gals were at the luncheon: Nancy Wilson (all the way from Florida), Terry Renfrow, Irene Lopez, Juanita Candillo, Mary Ruf, Betty Smith, Pat Turley, Phyllis Lodl, Mary Bay, Carol Williams and me. Lunch was good but the company was even better. I want to thank Nancy for making time to join us. We all enjoyed visiting with her and I hope that seeing all her old friends helped to make her visit to Kansas City a little easier. The next luncheon will be Thursday, April 16
at 12 noon and it will be at Taqueria Mexico #4 located at 3300 Rainbow
Blvd., Kansas
City, Kansas and the phone number is 913-722-9200. I will send out another
note as we get closer to the date so you don't need to let me know if
you will be able to attend until later. Check your schedules, however,
and
I do hope many of you will be able to join us. Cherlyn is doing better also, however, she is having quite a bit
of back pain and isn't sure what the next step will be. Cherlyn
also appreciates
our cards and notes. Cherlyn, we miss seeing you at the luncheons and
we hope that you too will be able to join us soon. |
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January 31, 2009 - The next Westport Gal's luncheon
for the class of '57 will be Thursday, February 5, at 12:00 Noon at Uno's
Chicago Grill on the Plaza. |
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January
13, 2009 - The next Westport '57
class gals luncheon will be 11:00 AM, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009 at Chili's
restaurant at 5880 Antioch,
Merriam, Kansas, 66202 The phone # is (913) 262-0067 |
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January 10, 2009 - A photo of the December 13 "Westport Gals Christmas Party" click here | |||||||||
April 21, 2008 - "SUCCESS!! We got a new DVD Player and the disc you sent played perfectly. The original still does not . Thank you...(Juanita)...so much for taking the time to send a new one. That was so thoughtful of you and I enjoyed watching it very much. I must admit that it's been fifty years since I've seen anyone in our class and would have been hard pressed to recognize any of them if I had met them walking down the street, and I'm sure they'd feel the same about me. I think Jim Carras and the committee did a wonderful job of putting it...(the DVD)...all together and I'm sorry I couldn't attend the reunion. Do let me know if you're going to be in my area and I'd love to reciprocate your kindness. Fond regards", Barbara (South) Cheek |
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April 1, 2008 - "The Westport Gals met again for lunch on Saturday, March 15th at the Bravo Restaurant in the Zona Rosa shopping area north of the river. The weather was a bit gloomy that morning but that didn\'t keep 12 gals from meeting and having a good lunch. We had such a nice time visiting that we forgot to take some pictures. The following gals were at the luncheon: Betty Smith, Pat Turley, Bev Martin, Judy Eckel, Phyllis Lodl and her daughter, Kim, Ilene Blogin, Mary Ruf, Juanita Candillo, Mary Bay, Isabel Cheney and myself, Merry Becker. Our next luncheon is planned for Saturday, April 26th at 1:00 p.m. at Bo Lings Restaurant at 9055 Metcalf in Overland Park, Kansas. I will make reservations for our group so if anyone else would like to join us for lunch and conversation, please get in touch with me. We always have a good time getting reacquainted and in some cases just getting acquainted. I hope to see many of you on April 26th." Merry Becker | |||||||||
Mar. 22, 2008 - To all classmates who know and love Phyllis Mallin Kenney, I thought you would want to know that her mother died on Tuesday, March 18th. As Phyllis noted, "She was 101 and had a great life." I am confident that Phyllis would appreciate and find comfort in your kind expressions of support during this sad time. Her address is listed on our Westport website and in our memory book, as well. Carol Nicholson Williams | |||||||||
Mar. 19, 2008 - "I have been asked by Betty (Rigdon) Wilson (class of 1958) to find out if her class is going to have a reunion this year. I was an 8th grader in 1957 - graduated in 1961. If you know anything, please pass it along to me and I\'ll let her know. Thanks very much!" Jack McCullough (class of 1961)...you can email Jack at kawnbety@aol.com or submit any information at the bottom of this page... | |||||||||
Mar. 13, 2008 - "Juanita sent me one of the DVDs and we took it out to Jim Oakes' house to watch it with him. It was so beautifully put together, we couldn't find any superlatives to describe the DVD that haven't already been used. We can't thank you enough for making it available to us." William (Pat) Starner | |||||||||
Mar. 11, 2008 - Fourteen Westport Gals got together for lunch on Saturday, Feb.23 at Wil Jenny's Restaurant in Overland Park, Ks. We had a good time visiting with one another. The food was delicious and the atmosphere was great. Those attending the luncheon were Judy Arnold Eckel, Mary Hamilton Ruf, Beverly Kerr Martin, Terry Murphy Renfrow, Marybeth True Criss, Diane Morrow Kaster, Carol Nicholson Williams, Ilene O'Hare Blogin, Barbara Jones Field, Donna Dodds Haas, Juanita Furness Candillo, Isabel Avila Cheney, Phyllis Morgan Lodl and Merry Krause Becker. Photos The next luncheon will be Saturday, March 15 at 1:00 p.m. at the Bravo Restaurant in the Zona Rosa Shopping Center in Kansas City. Please email Merry at merrybecker38@comcast.net if you would like to have your name added to our contact list. You will be notified by email or by phone when and where the next luncheon will be. It is always helpful to know if you plan to attend a luncheon as we often make reservations ahead of time. We always have a good time whether it is 3 - 4 gals or 12 - 14 gals that are able to meet. - Merry Becker | |||||||||
Feb. 29, 2008 - Great work Juanita...we can take Lester Philp Goodall off of the Unable to Locate list. | |||||||||
Feb. 11, 2008 - This may be old news for you but I just stumbled across Alva Baker's obituary when I grabbed a section of an old newspaper to use to protect our kitchen table from the mess I probably would have made while working on a project. It appeared in the January 20th Star. I watch the obit page regularly as manyof us do when we reach our golden years but I didn't see it. Out of curiosity I checked the K.C. Star's obituary archive section and it wasn't there either. See Obituary with picture - William (Pat) Starner | |||||||||
Feb. 6, 2008 - "Thanks! Your CD was very impressive. I don't know if the SW Reunion Committee will have the time to put together such a well-done item, but I have passed it on. Vicky and I both enjoyed it. I particularly enjoyed the 40s portions, which were similar for us, and especially the Rollins School part, as I went to Kindergarten there, living with my Mom and Grandmother, while my Dad was overseas. Thanks again! " - George Leonard (Southwest High class of 58) | |||||||||
Feb. 1, 2008 - "My husband and I thought it wasn't cold enough in Missouri so we're going to the Arctic Circle to watch the Northern Lights. I've loved reading the comments and updates and think Jim Carras has done an exceptional job." Barbara (South) Cheek | |||||||||
Jan. 28, 2008 - "Because of computer glitches, I played the reunion DVD today for the first time. Congratulations and thank you to the reunion committee for creating a memorable DVD for all of us. I LOVE IT!! It was such a fun weekend. When is the next one?" Karen (Harris) Schrader | |||||||||
Jan. 24, 2008 - "Thank you so much for the DVD of our history. It was also enjoyed by my brother-in-law, Jack Comer, Class of \'55.\" Derinda Hamlett Aswegan | |||||||||
Jan. 24, 2008 - "Thanks for the DVD. Someone did a great job." Jack Klee (Westport \'55) | |||||||||
Jan. 19, 2008 - "Westport Gals Christmas party that we finally got around to having in January. Hope the picture comes thru. We had a really great time. Kaye is a great hostess!" - Judy Arnold Eckel | |||||||||
Jan.
18, 2008 - "Hi Jim, I just wanted to tell
you that I thought the DVD you made of the 50th Reunion was absolutely
wonderful. I loved the music that you or whomever selected. Brought
back lots of memories. Thanks for a wonderful job, very well done.
I will check out the website you sent in your email message. Happy New Year." Mary K. Sis Harmon |
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Jan. 17, 2008 - "I think the web site looks great and thank you for doing this. You are appreciated more than you will ever know." Donna Dodds Haas | |||||||||
Jan. 17, 2008 - "Great job, Jim.
Thanks for all the additional pictures from the reunion. I'm proud to
have known you all these
years
- going all
the way back to '48, when I transferred to Rollins from Frances Willard.
Sixty years! Remember
those Friday mornings in the auditorium for Chorus, or whatever they called
that sing along? I remember a few band concerts too, with way too many
violins. Those concerts tended to be pretty high pitched and squeaky. You
and David Tomkins tried to tone things down with your base violins, but
you were far outnumbered. And the principal, Miss Carey. I remember getting a lecture on race when the Confederate-Union cap fad was running during our 6th or 7th grade year. I don’t think race was a factor in the fad in our minds, but it was in hers. In our 7th grade year, they cleared out some old storage rooms in the basement on the SW corner of the building, and built us a cafeteria. I was a latch key kid and ate a lot of lunches at Woolworth’s. Miss Perine threatened us with some sort of penalty if any of us were caught eating up on Main St. I don’t think she/they could have done anything about it, but kids were more easily intimidated then. Going back from Miss Perine, I have good memories of Mrs Lance (6th grade) and Mrs Vawter (5th). I thought Miss Renshaw (4th) was a little dingy though. She seemed relieved when she came in one Monday morning and showed us her engagement ring. Maybe our bunch could drive a woman to desperation like that. One good thing came out of that year though - the history of Kansas City. I guess I got hooked on our fair city with that. I’ve included a Google Earth picture of Rollins, or whatever they call it now. It’s circled at the lower left. The playground at the front is now gone. If I remember correctly, you (and Bob Siebenthaler) lived in some apartments where that long parking lot is now, just north of the school. Those apartments and those across the Walnut to the left are gone. I wonder who owns the vacant land between Walnut and Warwick now. I was surprised to read about Juanita. I guess I hadn't been checking the site as frequently as I thought. I’ll drop her an E-card. Thanks for all your time and hard work. Please let me know if you need any semi-skilled help in the future." Jerry Rutter |
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Jan. 17, 2008 - "Jim, let me first say it was wonderful seeing you at the reunion. You have done a wonderful job on the website and I enjoy looking at it often. I also appreciate all the hard work you have and are doing for all of us. You indeed are one of the sweetest guys that ever graduated in 1957 and I am proud to have been in the same class with you." Kaye Peyser Muehlberger | |||||||||
Jan. 17, 2008 - "We all grow up and we all age, but, it is hard for me to picture you as an ADULT since I remember you (Jim Carras) as the BOY that I went to Elementary School and High School with. I was glad to hear that you were involved in the Westport project." Norma (Hall) Latini | |||||||||
Jan, 17, 2008 -" I enjoyed the reunion so much! Thank you to the reunion committee - you all did a fantastic job on everything. It was so much fun to see the pictures from the reunion. I am in the process of moving to Munds Park, AZ (about 22 miles south of Flagstaff), half in Las Vegas & half in AZ. When my mobile home sells, I will move there permanently." Glady Fredin Chenault | |||||||||
Jan.
17, 2008 - "Once again, Jim, a big thank
you to you for keeping the website up and running. I do hope our
classmates will
take
advantage
of it and share their news, stories and information with everyone. After
such a successful reunion it would be great to stay in touch with everyone.
Some of the local Westport gals got together, after 3 rescheduled dates,on
January 7th at Kaye Peyser Muehlberger\'s home. It was a fun evening with
lots of food, conversation, laughs and a gift exchange. Those present were
Kaye, Carol Nicholson Williams, Donna Dodds Haas, Barbara Hinshaw Goodwin,
Juanita Furness Candillo, Betty Turley Smith, Pat Jenkins Turley, Diane
Morrow Kaster, Linda Bethke Hunter, Mary Hamilton Ruf, Barbara Jones Field,
Isabel Avila Cheney, Judy Arnold Eckel and myself, Merry Krause Becker.
We will be meeting again in February for lunch. If there are any other
Westport gals out there that would like to join us please let us know.
You can reach me via email or a phone call. Happy 2008 to all our classmates
out there. Let us hear from you through this great website." Merry Krause Becker |
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Jan. 17, 2008 - "All is well in Cedar City, Utah. I will get around to retiring in May 2008. Looks like the reunion was fun. See you next time". - Fred Lohrengel | |||||||||
Nov. 18,
2007 -
"Dear Classmates, we thought that you would want to be informed
that Juanita Furness Candillo had Laparoscopic RYN Gastric Bypass
surgery
last week. Even though the surgery was deemed successful, the day
following surgery, Juanita experienced complications related to
a vastly increased
heart rate which caused serious concern. When she did not respond
to medication, plans were made to sedate her in order to shock
her heart
into a regular heartbeat. Fortunately, on the morning of the planned
procedure, her heartbeat returned to normal. Those of us who were
aware of her surgery and the post-surgery heart condition maintained
a prayer
vigil for her. Thank God that she is now doing fine and has returned
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Nov. 18, 2007 - "Thanks, Jim. Your website has reached and touched the lives of others than just our '57 classmates. How nice to know the scope of its influence. Comments like those (below) from Paul's brother, who will pass on the the link to his sisters, must help you to feel rewarded, in part, for your many hours of effort. We are so proud of "our" website, but you must accept the credit for originating and implementing the idea." Carol (Nicholson) Williams | |||||||||
Nov. 17, 2007 - "I
enjoyed cruising your website. It\'s great! It was sent to me by my classmate of WHS Class of \'64! Ron Philgreen\'s photos contain a picture of my late brother, your classmate, Paul Ramirez. I have also forwarded your link to my sisters, Norma, class of \'63 and Mary, class of \'71. I\'m sure they will enjoy it as much as I did. Thanks for the memory." Rick Ramirez |
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Oct. 26, 2007 - "I
just received the Reunion group photo. As I looked over the faces in
the photo, I was overwhelmed with happiness and wonderful memories
of what had to be the most extraordinary class reunion ever held. EVERYTHING
was PERFECT. My sincerest "thank you" to all the committee
members who worked so hard to make it happen". Nancy Conklin Wilson |
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Oct. 19, 2007 - "To
the Reunion Committee, Thank you for making the 50th reunion a special
time for all of us. The mailings, classmate search, decorations, displays,
hotels, site selection, registration, name badges, happy hour, banquet,
photographer, food choices, classmate map, website, memory book, golf
outing, music, Westport artifacts, class gift, silent auction, raffle,
worship, picnic and DVD took months of planning. You did it all. You
made it fun to reconnect with old friends and share where life has
taken us. Thank you so very much for the work you put into fifty years
of memories. Blessings" Karen Harris Schrader |
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Aug. 23, 2007 - "I
was delighted that the class of 1957 finally found me this past December.
Moving out of Missouri and remarrying must make it difficult. I have enjoyed very much the communications I have had thus far from the information provided on this web site. I had not communicated with Mary Webb for 50 years and she and I spent lots of time together living on the same block and going to grade school together. I look forward to seeing you all in a couple of months and if I do not recognize you give me a clue...50 years is a long time...you probably will not recognize me either." Mary Kay (Richardson) Hasz |
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Aug. 10, 2007 - "Thanks, Jim, for doing such a great job with the website. It is nice to be in touch with our classmates and you have made it so easy. Recently Nancy (Conklin)Wilson was in the Kansas City area and communicated with Donna (Dodds)Haas. Arrangements were made and many of us on the reunion committee met with Nancy for lunch at Winstead\'s on the Plaza. We had a great time at this ("mini)" reunion and we are all looking forward to seeing many other classmates in October. Thanks, Nancy, for taking the time out of your schedule to meet with some good old friends from the fifties". Merry(Krause)Becker | |||||||||
Aug. 1, 2007 - "In
the last couple of months things have closed in on me time wise. My
wife tells me I need to spend some time with the family this year.
With the engagements now committed to I will not be able to attend
the reunion this year. I am sorry I will not see you and spend time
discussing all the things we have done and plan on doing in the future. Take care, have a good reunion and God Bless. See you all soon". Scott Riles |
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July 4, 2007 - "What a great site - thank you so much, Jim! My hotel reservations are made & flight has been booked. I\'m really looking forward to the reunion. The committee has done a fantastic job!" Glady (Fredin) Chenault | |||||||||
June 24, 2007 - "The website is great! My, how time flies - I cannot believe we graduated 50 years ago - I have some wonderful memories! Sorry that I cannot attend the Reunion". Judith Mae Hellman | |||||||||
June 14, 2007 - "Have been in contact with Juanita [Furness]Candillo and getting information on our REUNION and plan to be there in October. Have been living in the Denver Colorado area. Retired in 1992 and have been living the good life. Will send a BIO to Jeff Sheldon soon. Bye for now". Bob Brewer | |||||||||
June 8, 2007 - "I'm still coaching, so I don\'t know if Paula and I will be able to make it to the 50th. I sure hope we can. Thanks for such a great website". Vance Morris | |||||||||
June 5, 2007 - "Thank You Jim. I know you have done a lot of hard work on this \"Great Web Site\". It just keeps getting better and better. What a privilage to be a part of the Great 1957 Graduating Class. We have a Special Group of Dedicated Classmates Organizing our 50th Class Reunion. Can\'t wait until October 2007, it should be fun." Dan Sestak | |||||||||
May 24, 2007 - "I had a request from Geoffrey Parsons who is researching Burton family history and wanted to know if anyone could share any information on Cecile Burton our Speech teacher. If you do, send to Geoffrey at gdp_66@yahoo.com." Jim Carras | |||||||||
May 15, 2007 - "Tho I will be there, I am not pleased with the location you have set up, we are Westporters, not O.P.\'ites, there are plenty on good locations within the Westport area..I do not undersatand your desires/reasons for this location. These are my feelings, and are shared with others...Thank you." Art White | |||||||||
May 8, 2007 - "Thanks to all of you who have been/are working on this 50th reunion - it promises to be great fun. My husband and I are looking forward to attending and catching up with lots of \'old\' friends." Barbara (Shadwell) Louis | |||||||||
Apr. 24, 2007 - "What a great website! And a big \"Thank you\" to all the people who are putting this reunion together. There\'s no doubt the \"Westport Class of \'57\" has got to be one of the best. See you in October". Wayde Fredickson | |||||||||
Feb. 27, 2007 - "Thank you Jim, for all your work. And thanks to all the rest of you who have added comments and pictures. I really enjoy visiting this site to see the updates. Looking forward to the reunion in October." Cherlyn (Hughes) Bruns | |||||||||
Feb. 18, 2007 - "Thank you, Jim, for this wonderful website. Seeing the comments from classmates is a great way to start the reunion celebration early. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone in October". Nancy (Conklin) Wilson. | |||||||||
Feb. 8, 2007 - "Hello Everyone, What a great website. Love seeing all the pictures and remembering the fun days at Westport. Good work on the website". Denise (Dumas) Crosby | |||||||||
Jan. 24, 2007 - "Thanks Jim for a great job on the web sight. I have really enjoyed working on the committee for our 50th reunion and I am REALLY looking forward to seeing everyone in October. Sure brings back some good ole memories doesn't it?" Bev (Kerr) Martin | |||||||||
Jan. 22, 2007 - "This website is terrific! Thanks for all your hard work in putting it together. It is great to be able to contact people" Terry (Murphy) Renfrow | |||||||||
Dec. 18, 2006 - "You all have done a tremendous job on the plans for our 50th!!! Thanks for all the hard work..I am looking forward to it!!" Ilene (O'Hare) Blogin | |||||||||
Dec. 7, 2006 - "Faxon
Elementary School was at 3710 Paseo. (How in the world did I remember
that address?) Beats me! I LOVE everything you have done on this website!" Judy (Arnold) Eckel |
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Dec. 5, 2006 - "Great web site" Donna (Lemmon) Hagerty | |||||||||
Nov. 23, 2006 - "Great web site Jim and company. I will be there, miss you all." Scott Riles | |||||||||
Oct. 29, 2006 - "See you next year at the reunion" Ken and Marilyn Pollock | |||||||||
Oct. 25, 2006 - "Thank you so much for the work you\'ve done on the class website, Jim. It will very helpful for our classmates to stay in touch with each other and to keep up-to-date with plans for the Reunion". Jeff Sheldon | |||||||||
Oct. 13, 2006 - "Hi Everyone, Great website! The eighth grade pictures... what can I say? Did the photographer forget to tell us to smile? A much happier group at the reunion. Probably laughing and saying, 'We survived Mrs. Brubaker." Karen (Harris) Schrader | |||||||||
Sept. 24, 2006 - "Great Site, Great Work, Thank you Jim, and all..what a wonderful way to remember and be in touch...Cheers" Art White | |||||||||
This is the official web site for the Westport High School, Class of 1957 Reunion Committee. Contact Jim Carras (jim@carras.com) for any comments, suggestions, corrections or recommendations. |