 From:
Julie Baldwin (Mason)
Sent: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 11:34:54 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Subject: Some reflections on the 45th
- we
didn't choose one another, we were thrown together merely by
virtue of where we lived
-
our attendance at WPHS was an accident of fate. We went to the
school in our school district.
-
we were educated as well as it was possible to be educated in
those days, blind good fortune for us
-
most of us have gone on to make significant contributions to
society with our time, our talent, and our treasure, in large
part because of our high school days
-
we have paid and continue to "pay forward" the investment
the community made in us
-
a defining moment for our class was the spontaneous applause
when Mark Loeb, in his comments at our Convocation, said:
"Religion is meant to be a positive force, to bring us
to a closer awareness of God, to inspire us to live in proper
relationship to each other, to help assign meaningful value
to the things that matter. It is also the most personal relationship
we will ever have with ourselves as we seek to find the path
of life that gives us a sense of ultimate meaning. But it is
just this sense of personal meaning that is what makes religious
life so dangerous, because it sometimes leads us to transfer
our own personal certainty as an agenda for all others. A truly
religious person can never lost the yearning for humility, because
if we assume that our own intellectual and spiritual conclusions
are the only true ones and that everyone, no matter who they
are and what they believe, must agree with them, then we have
betrayed God by our arrogance and our insistence that what speaks
to our soul is an absolute necessity for the entire human family.
This kind of certainty has afflicted our nation and robbed us
of the kind of mutual respect and friendship that many of us
experienced in this school 45 years ago."
- the
visual images of the weekend in my mind's eye are of people
merely wanting to BE in each other's force fields
- during
the entire weekend I felt love, acceptance, tolerance, generosity,
affirmation, appreciation, charity, kindness & the BEST
aspects of our humanity
- it
was, in short, as I said earlier,
SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOTIOUS!!!!
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Date:
5/13/2006 18:21:07 -0400
From: Nancy Wrenn (Starcher)
Subject: WPHS Alumni Web Site
Dear Anne, I want to thank
you and all of the committee for putting on such a great reunion!
I thought it was great!! I really did not get to talk with all of
those I had wanted to, (especially Sara Moores, who was a friend
in high school..had not see her since.... She had written me an
e-mail prior to the reunion saying she wanted to see me, but we
got to say a few words after the lunch on Sunday, when she signed
her book that I purchased, and that was it.....Guess we will have
to do e-mail....) I felt the whole event was wonderful, and all
of your (the whole committee) hard work paid off in a very memorable
way.....Thanks so much for all you did. Mark and Sarah's speeches
were so very profound......I am so happy that you put their words
on our site.....Bye for now, Nancy |
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Date:
2/22/2006 18:21:07 -0400
From: Cynthia Street <af367@chebucto.ns.ca>
To: theduchess@duchessathome.com
Subject: WPHS Alumni Web Site
Hello madam!
Well, with 29,000 visitors to your web site,
I guess you have heard this before. But what a spellbinding work
of art you have created - much work behind it. I feel almost as
if I know you, listening to all the songs from the old days. Made
me wish I were an alumni from your school class of 1961. We received
a funny and sad poem written by and for seniors accompanied by music
that led back to your site. The person who sent it vacations in
Florida during winter. No doubt there are only a couple of degrees
of separation from her to you. We are in Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada)
and no doubt your Holland America cruise has made its way here at
one time or other. Thanks for the memories.
Cynthia
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From:
"Julie Haynie" ('62)
Date: 1/24/2006 16:49:45 -0500
This is a fantastic website..I
know so many of the classmates of 1961....I graduated in 1962...so
looked up to all of you....thanks for all of the great memories...all
the best. ....Julia Solomon....
Julie
Haynie (Solomon) |
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From:
"Paul Forshay"
Date: 11/28/2005 12:54:45 -0500
Don't know who you are, but you did a great job with your WPHS Alumni
Web Site!!!!!
Paul Forshay
WPHS Class of 1956
www.paulforshay.com |
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From:
"Marilyn Estrada"
Subject: WPHS Class of 1961 Alumni Web Site
Date: 10/13/2005 8:43 AM
Hello! My
name is Marilyn and I’m French woman I’m 27 years old.
I saw your website, and I’d like to tell you that it’s
a very good web site!!! I’m totally crazy about the 50’s
60’s in USA, and you are very lucky to have been living in
this years. Everything there is on the pictures!! It’s very
great to see the smile on each face on your pictures!!
Thank you for this nice moment!!!
I regret to be born in '78, because it’s not the same at all!!!
(Sorry for my English !!)
Best regards, Marilyn |
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From:
William Thomas
Subject: WPHS Class of 1961 Alumni Web Site
Date: August 13, 2005 5:59 PM
Hello there! Was surfing and came across your
alumni 1961 web site. What a great job you've done. You've captured
the flavor of our time very well. If you'd like to visit another
site devoted to the same time period, I'd recommend visiting www.deltahighpanthers.org
A site about a small town in Western Colorado.
Again, thanks. You've got a great site!
William Thomas, Webmaster class of 1963 DHS |
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 From:
Suzanne Williams McMillan
Subject: WPHS Class of 1961 Alumni Web Site
Date: April 5, 2005 1:59 AM
The website is so wonderful since I last cruised
about the pages. Congratulations.
It gives me great comfort to see everyone past
and present and to read the stories of our lives. We are all so
awesome in our own individual way.
What
strikes me is how innocent we were then. I remember with awe when
class was let out in the middle of the day to look in the sky as
the space ship took off from Cape Canaveral. We were watching history
in the making! How exciting!
I look forward to attending the 45th anniversary
next April. Keep us posted!
Many blessings, Suzanne Williams McMillan |
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From:
Bill Gottfied
Subject: WPHS Class of 1961 Alumni Web Site
Date: 11/29/2004 9:51 PM
Thanks
very much again for the "Trip Down Memory Lane" with Glenridge
and WPHS, greatly appreciated and great fun.
You really have done outstanding work with
the Web Sites and information and content regarding Glenridge and WPHS.
As an alum of both, I am very impressed and quite nostalgic for our "youthful
days"!
Thanks again for all, I have enjoyed immensely.
I look forward to maintaining contact.
All
the best, Bill |
From:
John Britten
Subject: WPHS Class of 1961 Alumni Web Site
Date: Aug 11, 2004 11:07 AM
Hi,
What a great site!!! Chip Emerson just e-mailed
the address. Just started to browse but believe that the "kid"
on the far right second row of the Eagles Nest Camp pix is Jay Landers.
I know he was there with us that summer. Just got together with him and
Danny Wiser and Ed Hightower at the Masters this Spring and played a little
golf for four days. I may try to find some old pix to contribute (even
tho we were class of '60).
Again...great fun! John |
Posted
by : Laird Gann
Date Posted : July 12, 2004 12:34:46 PM
Email : laird@downtownmelbourne.com
Comments: Am still in shock when someone found this website and
forwarded a photo from Signal Hill. Have spent an hour with the GREAT
website and many names provided instant flashbacks. We moved to Clearwater
after eighth grade and am now in Melbourne. Please put me on an e-mail
list to learn about reunions, get-togethers, etc. And if Bob Cross really
is the webmaster, then I expect to hear from him. IT REALLY HAS BEEN FOREVER!
Though in some cases... it seems like only yesterday (well... almost!)
My best to everyone. Hope our paths will cross one day soon. |
From:
HANK MARKS
Sent: Jul 7, 2004 10:26 AM
To: webmaster@wphsalumni-1961.com
THANKS ALSO FOR YOU AND BILL GETTING ME
ED CREECH'S EMAIL. THIS IS OUR EXCHANGE. HE WAS MY FAVORITE TEACHER AT
WPHS AND I GOT TO TELL HIM SO. |
<original
e-mail to Ed Creech from Hank Marks>
I can't imagine that you remember me, but
I took "P.A.D" from you in 1960 or 61. I looked forward to it
for a year and when I took it, I enjoyed it. I think we ran into each
other in a graduate program at Rollins years later. Anyway, it was the
most memorable class I took at WPHS, set my interest in govt. I now work
for the legislature here in Kentucky. I had a career in education in New
Orleans and in Kentucky and have had occasion to speak of you to people
as an example of a (model of a) really good teacher.
I "Googled" you and found an
article where you discussed your bull "Big Sid". It brought
back memories of the Kissimmee rodeo and and advertisement in which the
announcer said leeringly, "Can you ride Big Sid?"
Hope you are well. Thanks for the inspiration.
http://wphsalumni-1961.com/thenandnow_22.html |
<reply
e-mail from Ed Creech to Hank Marks>
Wow! Am I proud of you! Thanks for remembering
your old PAD teacher --- you made my day. I have lived in Volusia
County now for the past 20 years, retiring from teaching in 1983, and
moved up on the St. Johns River and became a cattle man of sorts.
You and so many others are a wonderful
example of what I often say to teachers who complain about the abilities
of their students: don't be surprised when that student comes back as
a representative of the Department of Education to evaluate you, or as
the College President or Congressman.
Thank you, again, for remembering. Your
success in life is the reason I taught for 32 years.
Ed Creech |
From:
Julie Baldwin Mason
Sent: Jul 2, 2004 4:26 PM
To: webmaster@wphsalumni-1961.com
Subject: WPHS Class of 1961 Alumni Web Site
Annie,
Bill, and Mare, you have given us three years of great joy. Thank you,
thank you for this enormous gift. I love this website every day of my
life! |
From:
Emily Morgan
Sent: May 28, 2004 3:17 PM
To: webmaster@wphsalumni-1961.com
Subject: WPHS Class of 1961 Alumni Web Site
Is
there a website that tells about all the Winter Park graduates, not only
the class of 1961? My daughter graduated from WPHS and we were having
a discussion regrading keeping up with her classmates. The high school
I graduated from has a website that keeps up with everyone. See http://www.lnoles.com.
I am trying to find a similar website for WPHS.
Ya'll are really great to do all this work.
Best of luck.
Emily
Morgan |
 From:
Nancy Thompson Mann
To: Webmaster@wphsalumni-1961.com
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2004 6:26 PM
Subject: WPHS Class of 1961 Alumni Web Site
WOW! I have just spent the better part of
two hours lost in your website. Great job to all who have participated
in the monumental job of creating it. It brought back many memories.
Thanks for the memories, Nancy Thompson
(Mann) Class of 1962 |
From:
Bob Johnson
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 4:18 PM
Subject: Bob Johnson found!
Vic
Vermillion and Bob Craft contacted me as a result of Vic going literally
"door to door" trying to find my Dad. He did, and then Vic contacted
me here in San Diego.
I was the guy who got shipped off to India
in 1959 and was supposed to have graduated with the class of '61 but was
held back a year because there was no school for me in New Delhi at the
time. Technically, I graduated in 1962, but I always have considered 1961
to be the year I graduated. All my "growing up" buddies are
still etched indelibly in my memory. Perhaps I could be re-instated.
I'm presently working in San Diego. I've
had my own business for several years (nightclub/bar consultant), have
a wonderful wife, a great life, and great memories.
I would love for anyone from the "old
guard" to contact me at bjbarhop@aol.com.
Bob
Johnson (aka: Howard RH Johnson, Jr.) |
Date:
3/1/2004 07:57:35 EST
To: wphsalum@wphsalumni-1961.com
Subject: Chip Schram had a BLAST!
Anne:
Man....was that just the coolest Wildcat mini reunion
ever? You, Bill and Mary were the groovest kids on the block. Real neat...O!
Please pass my congrats to Bill and Mary's hall locker.
Lovesville to All, Chip Schram |
Date:
1/27/2004 9:27PM
From: "Ginger Paduch"
To: "WPHS Alumni Class of 1961 Webmistress" <wphsalums@wphsalumni-1961.com>
Subject: WPHS Alums - Then and Now - Class of 1961
 
Hello everyone! Stephy said she was not working right now but is planning
on going back to work sometime. She said I would not hear from her for
several weeks because she was getting ready to put things in storage move
out of her existing mobile home, remove it from the property and put in
a new one on the same property. I took notice of others calling and not
getting responses from Stephy so I hope this several week thing she mentioned
is only temporary.
She did mention the reunions. She forgot
that I did not graduate from Winter Park, but she also said her memory
of that time was pretty bad because of the family tragedy.
We talked about 10 minutes. She does not
have a computer, so I will write to her and catch her up on my life since
we were 12 years old when I spent a wonderful summer on the island of
Inagua in the Bahamas, with her family. We flew from Miami to Nassau,
then we had to take a real banana boat to Inagua. There were only 50 white
people on the whole island. I told her I still had the pictures from that
trip. Her dad worked for Morton Salt at that time, (on Inagua ) and Stephy
lived with her gandmother during the school year and went home for the
summers.
I want to thank you all for your help.
I was sitting at my computer today sending emails asking for more information
and I no sooner sent the emails when the new info appeared. The web site
is fantastic.
THANKS -- Ginger Clockadale Paduch |
Date:
12/30/2003 13:37:55 -0500
From: "Larson, Judith NAVAIR"
To: "WPHS Alumni Class of 1961 Webmistress" <wphsalums@wphsalumni-1961.com>
Subject: Class of '61 Greeting
Everything so far I have seen and read on
the website has given me much joy. I even hooked up with an old girlfriend
that used to live across the street from me while we were in high school.
In fact, she was my maid of honor at my wedding. Thanks so much to you,
Bill and Mary for all the work you have put in this site. You have all
put so much of yourself into this.
Happy
Holidays and a Happy New Year from my family to yours.
Keep
on keeping on!! - Judy Clark Larson |
From:
Paul Sims
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 1:14AM
Subject: WPHS Class of 1961
I really love the Class of 61 website,
and I hope to attend a reunion soon. Although I had to move to Cocoa in
the middle of the tenth grade, I did go to WP schools for 6-1/2 years
and made many friends there -- a number of whom I've been in touch with
through the website.
Thank you, and happy holidays!! Paul Sims |
From:
Joe Martin
Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2003 2:25 PM
Subject: WPHS Class of 1961
Dear Bill:
While looking up some information on Google
a few days ago, I found your fantastic website. What a wonderful surprise,
and what great memories you preserved for those of us fortunate enough
to be a member of that class.
You may not remember me, but I was a member
of that first Glenridge class. In fact, to this day I consider Mr. Kent
to be one of the most influential people in my life, so it was nice to
see his picture in the old photographs section.
I did not attend Winter Park High, but
went on to Edgewater (and later FSU). Will always remember playing on
that first football team at Glenridge and Dewey Ramsby, Jack Billingham,
Johnny Cash, etc.
Atlanta was my home for a number of years,
but I now split my time between Albany, Ga and Ponte Vedra Beach, Fl.
Please add me to your e-mail list coveypte@aol.com.
Congratulations on the great job you did with the website.
Best regards, Joe Martin |
From:
Newton
Blakesley
Date: December 05, 2003 02:18:44 PM
What a great website! I am a class of '60
alum and know many of the '61 folks. I have a business in a coastal Massachusetts
town (Newburyport) and am currently in the process of retiring to an island
in Maine. Would love to hear from some of the '61ers. |
From:
Lee Shake
To: WPHS Class of 1961 Alumni Web Site
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2003 2:02AM
Hi! What a great page!
I have saved that URL so I can go back and look at it again.
I'm in the process of requesting Then &
Now pictures from my fellow Alums in Tottenville H.S. (Staten Island)
New York City, class of 1957. As I get Now pictures, I'm matching them
to their yearbook pictures, just as you have done. I hadn't occurred to
me to ask them for short bios to go with the pictures. What a great idea!
When I get enough material to make a meaningful page I'll link it to our
The Trumpet Alumni Web Page for several Graduating Classes from Tottenville
H.S.
You've done a beautiful job with your WPHS
webpage. I am really pleased for you and very impressed.
Lee Shake |
From:
Werner
Feldhaeusser
To: WPHS Class of 1961 Alumni Web Site
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2003 5:27PM
Hello
Anne, Bill and Mary!
(Aside
to Lee Shake, Executive Associate Publisher: The URL for the subject of
this email is: http://www.wphsalumni-1961.com/)
Got
to your WPHS Class of 1961 web site looking for “oldies” music
files to use in an upcoming article on our high school website (called
The Trumpet, which was our high school newspaper name), which I publish.
I downloaded some of your 50’s .wav files. Thanks for having them
available!! Also grabbed that 50’s diner image (OK?).
I
started our web site 3 years ago for our Tottenville High School, Staten
Island, New York City Class of 1960 alumni. Since then, we have about
25 “Staff” members helping me out and have expanded to other
class years in the 50’s and 60’s. It’s all voluntary, but
we do have one sponsor ($20/month L).
The
URL is: http://www.wernerf.com/ths1960/
I
am very impressed with the technology you’re using for your site
and with the fact that I finally found another high school alumni web
site (more than) worthy of the name J I wonder what software you’re
using to do the site – I see you also use Shockwave. I use only FrontPage
(haven’t the time to research what’s best) and would like to
migrate to something better.
Loved
your “Guest Map,” where I dutifully left my mark around New
York City, where our school was, even though I personally live near Atlanta,
Georgia now.
One
last thought: We also have a “Missing Classmates” feature. If
you would like me to put a suitable link to your corresponding page there,
let me know – it couldn’t hurt and who knows . . .?
Looking
forward to hearing from you J
Best
Regards, Werner
Feldhaeusser Publisher, The
Trumpet |
From:
John Bordley
To: WPHS Class of 1961 Alumni Web Site
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 10:12AM
Thanks for the email and new things. I'm pleased you found a couple people
I've wondered about - particularly Bill McGinnis and Jean Bradford. I
need to write to them.
Could 'we' undertake an update of the biographies.
Interesting in perspective, but it would be nice to have up-to-date bios.
John |
From:
Jeanne Williams Stanley
To: WPHS Class of 1961 Alumni Web Site
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2003 10:12AM
Connie Shoup Hudson, Mary Carter Laval and
I met in Atlanta Saturday afternoon at the home of Mary's daughter. Mary
had come up from Boca Raton for her granddaughter's birthday, so we decided
to meet and catch up. Connie and Mary hadn't seen each other in 40 years.
(Connie wore Mary's wedding gown when she got married. She brought the
portrait along for us all to see.) I had seen Mary at the 40th class reunion.
We
shared pictures of the kids and grandkids over sodas, and caught up on
many years of life. It was great! Then we went to the Horseradish Grill,
a unique dining experience. We "dined" for over 2 hours, then
went back to the house. I brought my entire line of custom designed jewelry
that I make (semi-precious and one of a kind), and we all enjoyed making
selections.
Isn't
it amazing that friends can pick up where you left off 40 years ago, and
comfortably catch up! Amazing.
Connie
had our waiter take pictures of all three of us. Hopefully, she'll download
them to you soon.
This
website has been wonderful for reconnecting! I love it.
Jeanne Williams Stanley |
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From:
Donna Nichols Whicker
To: WPHS Class of 1961 Alumni Web Site
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 22:06:36 -0500
I
had a teacher named Donna Newberry, I believe she taught sewing/home
ec. I went to Winter Park Elementary in 1959, then to Glenridge,
then to Winter Park H.S. on Huntington and graduated in 1967.
Loved your photos of Glenridge and had a ball viewing your classmates.
Imagine looking up pics of Glenridge before it goes down and seeing
old photos of the inside and classrooms and memories of yours that are
memories of mine from years ago. Orange groves before
Windsong are amazing. Drove my son in front of my
old middle school today and he had coached basketball through YMCA 4
years ago. Took us both back at the same place but different times.
Wish I could see down the hallways one
more time before Glenridge goes down. But with the tractor
trailers sitting in the parking lot, I guess that's about over with.
I remember learning archery in the field. Sure did snap my arm
a lot. Didn't like our gym clothes though with red or green shorts
and white blouses. Sure did love those walkways between
classes and our windows with no air conditioning. Loved seeing
a picture of your Kilt. Looks like there are lots of us
old KIDS still out here.
I will see if I can find some old pictures
of my Lions Tale and see if those pics are something that you all remember.
Donna (Nichols) Whicker, WPHS 1967. |
From:
Kay Dirst
Subject: Glenridge memories 1956-57
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 22:06:36 -0500 (Central Standard Time)
One thing that I remember well is the girl's
PE suits....They were red shorts & green snap front shirts....We did
not have the safety guards & shoes of today, so I had many cracked
toes from soccer...Never dreamed it would effect our feet today....We
didn't care....We were young and full of energy and the world was ours
to conquer...Our new Glenridge was so beautiful with actual cement and
halls to walk on instead of the sandy treks of Signal Hill from class
to class.... I wonder how many remember the Skater's Waltz we performed
on the football field during half time...My partner was Calvin Seadeek...Our
picture even made the newspaper...
Thanks for the memories, Kay Dirst-Shelton
|
Subject:
WPHS Class of 1961 Alumni Web Site
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 11:02:20 -0500
From: Cathy Patch
To: wphsalums@wphsalumni-1961.com
Anne,
I too am just so grateful to you and all envolved in making this web-site
possible. For years now I have had this overwhelming feeling of "something
missing". Thanks to all the hard work ya'll have put in on this site.
I am finding the missing pieces of the puzzle that has been my life. What
a wonderful gift to all of us who were lucky enough to have been a part
of "Wildcat history"! Thank you from the bottom of my heart
and please feel free to use any of my correspondence with my blessings
.... Cathy Patch, Deter, Rainwater, DuBois, Swindle |
Subject:
Mini Class Reunion for Georgia Folks
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 12:19:33 EDT
From: Jeanne Williams Stanley
To: wphsalum@wphsalumni-1961.com
Hi Anne: What a success it was. Thanks
to Bill Ronay and his sweet wife, those who attended the mini reunion
Saturday at the Blue Willow in Social Circle, had a wonderful time. Saw
my old buddy, Connie Shoupe (Hudson) for the first time in many years.
We have pledged to renew the old friendship
since we found out that we only live 45 minutes away from each other.
The whole afternoon turned out to be richly rewarding. None of us wanted
to leave.
Got to see Lynne Ricks (Peters) and her
husband before they move to Houston in 3 weeks. Jeannie Jones (Russell)
came down from North Carolina. What an inspiration she is! Mary Sheldon,
Ron Peacock, Deanna Dudley (Kent), Larry Fennelly, Susan Carter (Ricks),
Dick Bergen, Polly Gouck (Hall), and Bill Ronay.
The Southern style food was wonderful,
but the super fellowship started an hour in advance on the front porch
in the rocking chairs of the old ante-bellum Blue Willow Inn. We only
had the room rented for 1-1/2 hours but we didn't leave the room for at
least 3 hours.
We adjourned for photos on the lawn in front
of the fountain. We all were reluctant to leave at all. With many hugs
(and maybe a tear or two) and promises to stay in touch, we left to once
again go our sepearate ways.
We have decided to get together again in
either February or March, 2004. Hopefully, a few more folks with participate
then. We can't wait for 10 year intervals for these get-togethers. We
don't have that many left! Thanks for all you do on this website. Jeanne
Williams (Stanley) |
Subject:
WPHS Class of 1961 Alumni Web Site
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 09:36:32 -0400
From: "Rees, David"
Saint Anne-Thanks to you I have now met up after 40 years with just about
everyone who I wondered about from WPHS Class of 1961. THANKS again for
finding all these people.
You really are a SAINT you know! Dave |
Subject:
WPHS Alums Class of 1961 - Information
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 11:25:11 -0400
From: "Frank Ferguson"
I recently came across some old stuff that may be of some interest to
the group.. I would be happy to send it to you and let you determine what
if any of it you would like to use on the Web site.
You are doing a great job on the Website!!!!
I can't fathom how many hours you must devote to this -- A "Thank
You " doesn"t seem like enough.
Frank Ferguson |
| Date:
Sat, 19 Jul 2003 05:16:52 -0700 (PDT)
From: TOM GOLAY
To: Maryp5243@aol.com
Mary,
I talked to John Hutchinson the other day. He said that you got in touch
with him. It's been good getting back in touch with him. He was a close
friend for a long time and then I lost contact for over 20 years. Y'all
are doing a good job, keep up the good work! Tom |
| |
Subject:
Greetings from Texas
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 13:07:53 -0500
From: "Lona Mashewske"
Everytime I write 2003 I have a hard time
believing it is really 2003. Where does the time go? The WPHS web site
is fantastic. You really outdid yourself putting this together and I know
everyone is enjoying it as much as I am.
Thank you so much for the great work you
and everyone has done on the web site. I really loved the pictures.
Take care, Lona Halloway (Mashewske) |
From: "David & Lynne Peters"
Date: Saturday - June 28, 2003 10:45 PM
What have we gotten out of your website???
Each other!!! Most of us had been lost from each other; you provided the
best possible way for us to find each other and fill in the blanks of
all our lives. We owe you a great debt of gratitude. I know, I know --
we probably would have had a website, but there's no way it could have
been as fantastic as the one you have lovingly made for us. We thank you.
Love, Lynne |
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 19:29:41 -0400
From: "David Riddle"
To: "Mary Phillips"
You folks are absolutely amazing. Thanks
for all the hard work you do keeping us all "in touch".
Thanks!! David |
Subject: 2nd Annual WPHS Class of 1961 Web Site Newsletter
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 22:23:28 EDT
From: Joyce Gillingham Frey
Hi - just a note to tell you that Mary
Jane Ezzard and I got together for the first time since 1964 or so. She
lives in Houston and I live in St Petersburg. She was in Winter Park on
a visit and drove over with her husband. When I opened my door and saw
her, I knew that I would have known her eyes anywhere! We had lunch and
caught up. What a great time. Thank you for your assistance in this reunion.
Joyce Gillingham Frey |
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 10:59:19 -0400
From: Kathleen Wobie
To: wphsalums@wphsalumni-1961.com
Hi!
The website is terrific. I applaud everyone's energy for putting it together.
It was fun going thru the list of everyone. Kathie |
Subject:
2nd Annual WPHS Class of 1961 Web Site Newsletter
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 22:25:14 -0400 (EDT)
From: Regina Russell
Classmates what a wonder you are! How could
any of us know that almost 45 yrs. have passed and here we are in one
way or another keeping in touch with each other all because of our Outsanding
Web Site !!
I want to say thank you, Mates, for you
taking the time, to email me and lifting my spirits with your uplifting
words and your prayers. I pretty much wrote you back after the down times
had Left
me. There were many times I would be very sick and feeling bad. Seems
to allow things to be a lot worse than they really are. THEN I click on
to our web site and their would be one of your uplifting Emails !!!!!!
So Many Thanks Mates !! And to Anne Ryder, Bill Ronay & Mary Phillips.
YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN !!! Jeannie Jones Richards Russell |
Subject: 2nd Annual WPHS Class of 1961 Web Site Newsletter
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 04:51:02 EDT
From: JoAnn Engle (Crawford)
Being one of the class members just found
this year, I would like to say I really did enjoy learning how the class
was doing after so many years. I had lost touch with my best buddy and
friend during my 3 years at WPHS only to find out she had died from an
anureasum the year before. That hurt, but at least I knew what happened
to her. Thanks for the good job you're doing as Webmistress, you and your
team are terrific!
Blessings, JoAnn Engle Crawford |
Subject:
2nd Annual WPHS Class of 1961 Web Site Newsletter
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 09:25:47 -0400
From: "Fisher, George"
Thanks for keeping up the WPHS ’61
web site. It has been very interesting learning where former classmates
are and what they’ve been doing. It’s also allowed me to re-make
contacts with lost classmates. Thanks, George Fisher |
Subject:
2nd Annual WPHS Class of 1961 Web Site Newsletter
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 10:55:34 -0500
From: John Bordley <jbordley@sewanee.edu>
Thank you for all you have done. Please
continue! John |
| |
Subject:
2nd Annual WPHS Class of 1961 Web Site Newsletter
Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2003 17:22:25 +0100
From: Stephen Wilberding
You know how important this site has been
to me. Everytime I see Lynn Furr we talk about the latest news. I have
regular corrrepondence with class members and of course the fishing trip
that turned into something very different was a highlight of my year.
Now we have Bobby up there in charge of all our fishing trips. I'm in
Wells, England at the local library with only 12 min left and 40 more
emails to read. Rushing and love and eternal thanks, xoxoxStevie |
Subject:
2nd Annual WPHS Class of 1961 Web Site Newsletter
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 13:46:41 -0400
From: "Kathy Auman"
I'm so appreciative of the time and talent
that you and others have put into the web site for the Class of '61. Since
I haven't had any family in central FL for years, I seldom get down there,
and I've never managed to make it to a reunion. (I'm hoping to get there
for the next one!) Tho' I spent only 2 years at WPHS and have seldom even
been back in the area since 1961, those were good years, and I met some
wonderful people!
I've really enjoyed the website and have
spoken with several classmates, exchanged email with several, and my husband
and I (in North Carolina) even managed to get together with Greg Holland
and his wife (who live in California) when he was in the area visiting
his daughter. Also, John Bordley managed to get an address for Mrs. Blickman,
and I wrote her a letter. (Since I spent much of my professional life
teaching English in every grade from 7th through college seniors, I thought
she ought to know that in all those years there were many times that I
called on something she had taught us!) Within days, she called me, and
we talked for quite a long time. Some things never change: she concluded
the conversation by listing several books she thought I should read!
All of this is just to say THANKS for all
your work! This website is exceptional! Before I moved to WP, I spent
2 years at Coral Gables High School--a MUCH larger school. I think there
were over 3,000 students there when I was there. They don't even have
a website!
Thanks not only for your time, but also
for the technical expertise and creativity you've invested in this project!
--Kathy Browne Auman |
Subject:
'61 Alumni Web Site
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2003 10:10:51 -0500
From: "Bill Gottfried"
The 1961 WPHS Alumni Web Site is GREAT
- very well done!!! I am a '65 WPHS graduate. Have you heard of anyone
doing anything like your '61 Site for the class of '65?
Thanks greatly. Again, your '61 Alumni Site
is outstanding!! Best regards, Bill Gottfried
WPHS '65 |
Subject:
WPHS Alums Class of 1961 - Information
From: "Richard C. Giannini"
To: wphsalum@wphsalumni-1961.com
What a delight to see the WPHS web page.
You have done an outstanding job in preparing the site and it is a real
service to our alumni. You both are to be commended for taking the time
to establish the site.
Again, great job with the web page and
I look forward to our next time together. Richard C. Giannini |
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Subject:
Thinking of you in Winter Park
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 14:32:34 -0500 (EST)
To: wphsalum@wphsalumni-1961.com
Hello I was surfing through Florida High
School Alumni & found your class of 1961 Christmas greeting. I went
along with you on your drive. Thank you for the memories. We lived at
2832 Cady Way Winter Park Pines for 16 years until the end of 1981.
Sadly we moved away. In all this snow up here I felt like going back
& I think I have through your wonderful tour. (Our daughter Cynthia
graduated from Winter Park high in 1980) Do you know of anyone from
that year? We have another daughter , that still lives near there &
a niece & my sister, in Orlando - none of whom would search out
any old school friends. So thank you again & stay happy & warm
in the sun. From an old friend of Winter Park - now in Pennsylvania.
Loretta |
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Dated:
August 10, 2002
Kudos, kudos to all of you for a fabulous
site! Funny isn't it, how we finally slow down enough to think about,
and MISS all of those great friends and good times way back when? I've
been doing that a great deal for the past few years...may have something
to do with my own children becoming young adults! Thanks again for all
the hard work and great results! Eric ("Red") Firchow |
Subject:
1st Anniversary Newsletter
From: Bill Schwartz
To: wphsalum@wphsalumni-1961.com
Hi, Dutchess-Congrats on your first year!
I find it amazing that the Class of '61 has come back into my life after
40 years absence. Now it is recurring facet of existence... thanks to
you Mary & Bill! I certainly do appreciate all the infos forwarded
to me by you and Mary even if I don't always have time to respond. Time
remains my greatest obstacle.
I thought your Newsletter page was particularly
well done... the montage of classmate photos hit the bullseye design wise.
You know I open these things up and fly thru them pretty fast but your
graphics slowed me down. I noticed the "then" and "now"
photos and thot it a nice touch. Then I observed that some classmates
were only "then" pics and I realized they had no "now"
because they were deceased. I must admit to tearing up when I viewed Barbara
Cayll and Sue Sturges... superimposed with blended edges giving their
images an almost spectral appearance... a beautiful tribute, Anne. Well
done!
Thanks for all you good work!!!! Bill |
From:
Pam Jastremski
Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 9:43 PM
Subject: WPHS Alums Class of 1961 - Information
I have enjoyed browsing the WPHS website,
it helped me get back in touch with one of my very best friends from school.
Thanks, Pam |
From:
Doug Dillon
Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 10:56 AM
Subject: WPHS Alums Class of 1961 - Information
I just got the WPHS newsletter. What a great
job you all have done, Web site and all. Now you have my E-mail address.
I haven't gotten to any of the reunions but it will be good to stay connected.
Wow, Bill Ronay. Haven't heard that name in a long time. Keep me connected.
Doug Dillon |
Subject:
Class of 1961 Web Site
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 08:50:32 -0400
From: Chan Muller
THANK YOU TO EACH OF YOU, BILL AND MARY
FOR ALL OF YOUR SELFLESS WORK ON THIS WEBSITE. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
SINCERELY, CHAN |
Subject:
Class of 1961 Web Site
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 15:56:03 -0400
From: "Susan Chace (Caven)"
Kudos to the web site committee - you've
done such a great job no one could take your place! Thank you again for
the gift of this site and your dedication to it. Susan |
From:
Gene Mooney
To: wphsalum@wphsalumni-1961.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 3:10 PM
Subject: Inquiry from Dewey Ramsby
Dewey sent me a note asking whether or
not I have seen a picture of me on the web site. The answer is no. I've
looked but have not found it. Please give me a hint.
My congratulations to all who have contributed
time to the web site. It is a very good work.
Gene Mooney |
Subject:
The April 13th Alumni Cookout
Date: Sun, 5 May 2002 15:22:24 EDT
From: Carol Mudd
This is just a note to thank you for all of your
hard work. Pud spent over two hours last weekend looking at every picture.
I had not been able to get him in front of the computer prior to that.
I'm not sure which is best - having to share the computer by teaching
Pud how to use it or being able to use the computer whenever I want to,
alone!! He even sent his first e-mail.
Carol |
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Subject:
The April 13th Alumni Cookout
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 13:35:52 -0400
From: "Becky Van Hekle"
I guess I'm another stranger from the past, but I really wanted to take
the time and let you know what a great job you all are doing on the
website. It really is an award winner - and a great way to hear about
old friends. Keep up the good work.
Becky Thornton (Van Hekle) |
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Subject:
Class of 1961 Web Site
Date: 23 April 2002 15:56:03 -0400
From: "Sharon May Austin"
Dear Classmates, While visiting family in the central Florida area recently,
I had the opportunity to re-connect with my old neighbor, Anne Laing.
We did have some fun times together in 9th and 10th grade ………..
funny how Anne can't seem to remember some of our "antics"
back then!?? The website has reunited many of us, not only on the web,
but in person as well. What a debt of gratitude we owe to Anne, Bill
and Mary! As the site continues to grow, I hope we find more of our
classmates and that they will decide to participate as well. I am really
looking forward to our 45th reunion …………. It will
be the best ever! Fondly, Sharon |
Subject:
Re: WPHS Alumni Website
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 08:29:22 -0600
From: "Richard C. Giannini"
Organization: University of Southern Mississippi
Great
job! I must have spent two hours last night reading about all our classmates.
It's a great service and gaining 38 lost classmates proves how beneficial
the web page has been.
Keep
up the great work and again, thanks for all your efforts. I know it really
takes a lot of time to create and maintain the page. Richard
C. Giannini |
Date:
Wed, 13 Mar 2002 12:39:12 EST
From: Lee VanWormer
Thanks, Anne, for your hard work for all
of us. This site is a lot of fun. Lee |
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From:
"Lona Mashewske"
Subject: Greetings from Texas
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 16:28:30 -0800
Dear Anne:
I really enjoy your e-mails. Thank you for
sending them. It is great to keep in touch. Do you remember Sandy Flowers
from Glenridge days? She moved to Arizona before we went to high school.
She is in Dallas now and called me the other day. She is in real estate
and works out of her home. We are meeting for lunch on Tuesday. I have
not seen her since jr. high so, this should be a fun visit. |
Subject:
Lookin' good!
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 11:04:29 -0500
From: "David Riddle"
Hi Anne, I spent a delightful couple of
hours exploring Photo Gallery yesterday. It's looking better than ever!
I can't imagine how much time you have invested, but I can assure you
that it is greatly appreciated by all of your fellow classmates who have
the good fortune to visit it.
I suspect that as the word spreads, you
will continue to be swamped with photos, info and enthusiastic support.
What a superb and wonderful website! Please tell Jack that we are grateful
to him for giving up time with you, to benefit the WPHS Class of 1961
Website. Warm regards,
David |
Subject:
WPHS Alums Class of 1961 Photo Gallery of 40th Reunion -- 2nd Edition
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 19:54:12 EST
From: Carol Streep Copeland
You
are doing a great job! Keep it up!!!!!! I really enjoy checking into the
website quite often. It's alot of fun. Your Friend - Carol Streep Copeland |
From
: Sandy Flowers
Subject : WPHS Alums Class of 1961 - Information
Date : Sun, 27 Jan 2002 12:54:37 EST
Although I moved away from Florida in 1958,
I have always considered WPHS '61 "my class". I
would like very much to be included in your web site. Dewey Ramsby put
me onto the site. HOW GREAT IS THAT!? I spent hours reading everything.
Thank you for the walk down memory lane! Sandy Watson (Sandy Flowers) |
From:
"Lynn and Sharon Austin"
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 22:05:03 -0600
Hey Anne – Bonnie Fuller and I just reconnected thanks to the website!
We were close friends in junior high school. In fact she was the first
friend I had after moving to WP. We even managed to stay in touch after
she moved to Daytona Beach, but lost each other after graduation. I am
still enjoying your travelogue on Christmas Day. It brings back so many
wonderful memories I may have to print off a copy to save before you take
the website down! Lynn and Sharon Austin |
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From:
Heather Griffin
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 8:59 PM
Subject: Holiday Greeting!
I just wanted you to know how much
I appreciate all the work you have put in on this wonderful web site
- it is the best damn class site! I wanted to tell you how this has
impacted me personally. After the reunion and the e-mails that were
flying around, I went on the site to check on friends who hadn't made
it to the gathering.
Sarah Moores and I were good friends and I was
so sorry that she hadn't made it down. When I looked her up, there she
was e-mail address, web site and all. Bottom line is that we began corresponding
and catching up and she and her adorable husband were at our home in
Orlando for dinner the first weekend in December. We had such fun making
the years go by so quickly. It would not have been possible without
all your hard work. Thanks.
Fondly, Heather (Marwick) Griffin |
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From:
"Chan Muller"
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 6:55 PM
Subject: WPHS '61 Website
You are really performing a valuable service for
your classmates with this new website. Thanks alot. It means alot to
me, particularly since I wasn't able to make the reunion. I would love
to be included.
Thank you for thinking of me. Hope to see you soon
and to keep in touch with you and our classmates.
I saw Sandy Cash last night at a function held at
the Winter Park Farmers Market. We talked about the reunion and your
efforts at creating a way for all of us to stay in touch.
Sincerely, Chan |
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Subject:
Re: WPHS Alums - Then and Now - Class of 1961
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 20:10:40 -0400
From: Maurine Doggett
Wow, I have just spent several hours perusing
the website. I can't tell you how much I appreciate all the good work
you and the others have done and continue to do in updating and maintaining
the site. It has been such fun reading about and seeing so many classmates.
The more I looked and read, the more memories came back -- I remembered
so many more people than I thought I did. Maurine |
From:
"Tom Tobin"
Subject: WPHS Alums - Class of 1961
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 17:19:49 -0400
Everyone is doing a wonderful job on our web site. I
want to make a contribution to the photo gallery.......perhaps the only
picture I have from high school: Tom Tobin & Linda Hallett at Junior/Senior
Prom - 1960. I still have some stuff to go through from my mother, but
I think most of my pictures have been lost over the years. I'm really
looking forward to seeing the contributions from other classmates.
Tom Tobin |
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Date:
Thu, 17 Jul 2001 14:19:41 -0400
From:Sarah York
It has been several months since I last logged on to the web site, and
it is fun to see how much has been added. Thank you for keeping up with
us all! Thanks to the site, I have connected with two old friends, Heather
Marwick Griffin and Suzie Miller Roth. Chuck and I visited with Heather
and Don in December, and the connection with Suzie (esp. after 9/11)
is related in my new book, The Holy Intimacy of Strangers, which will
be out in September. We will be in Ft. Myers, Florida, for the next
year, as I will be interim minister for the Unitarian Universalist Church
of Ft. Myers. So if there are any class gatherings, we will hope to
attend. Cheers, Sarah |
From
: "Karen L. MacMillan"
Subject : WPHS Alums - Then and Now - Class of 1961
Date : Sat, 14 Jul 2001 19:21:37 -0600
Dear Anne: I cannot tell you what an absolutely WONDERFUL job you have
done on the new site for everyone to enjoy!! It is just fabulous and my
husband and I are enjoying it so much. Then and Now is something I have
to check daily just to see what new face pops up. Thank you so much for
all your hard work. Wildcat smiles, Karen Rothrock MacMillan and Bruce
MacMillan |
| |
We
particularly like sharing e-mails from classmates and others who
have taken the time to write to the web site committee expressing
their appreciation of the site being online. We are encouraged when
we receive kudo's and will continue to post them on this site. Has
the alumni web site enabled you to reconnect with an old classmate?
Share your story with us and we will post it here.
From: Carol Phillips [mailto:carolstehlephillips@yahoo.com]
WHEN
I RETIRED FROM THE VOLUSIA COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM AFTER 30 YEARS I
SWORE I WOULD NEVER LEARN THE COMPUTER. WELL, AS A MEMBER OF MY
50th REUNION COMMITTEE (2009) I WAS SURPRISED AT HOW MANY OF MY
CLASSMATES HAD EMAIL ADDRESSES. THAT CHANGED MY THINKING RIGHT THEN
AND THERE. I HAVE BEEN AT IT FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS AND WITH THE HELP
OF MY WIFE OF 46 YEARS AND YOUR CLASSMATE, BROTHER TERRY GARTSIDE,
I HAVE COME ALONG FAIRLY WELL. WELL, ANNE LAING TOLD ME ABOUT YOUR
WEBSITE. I WENT TO IT AND FOUND WHAT A BEAUTIFUL JOB YOU FOLKS HAVE
DONE PUTTING THIS WEBSITE TOGETHER. OUR '59 CLASS IS WORKING ON
A WEBSITE, ALSO. I HAVE ENJOYED VISITING YOUR WEBSITE AND WILL PROBABLY
DO SO IN THE FUTURE. MY FAVORITE PART OF YOUR SITE IS THE GOLDEN
OLDIES MUSIC. OUTSTANDING. IF ANY OF YOU FEEL LIKE DROPPING ME AN
EMAIL FEEL FREE TO DO SO. BEST OF LUCK TO ALL OF YOU.