The BHS class of 1968 is planning a 50th reunion in a couple of weeks. That was the first year of classes at the then "new" high school. It was also the year the school earned a number of awards, including a state "A" basketball championship. Received this note from one of their committee members who played a vital role on that team:
In conjunction with the BHS Class of '68 50th reunion, Mr. Thury is planning on attending the Saturday evening (September 22) gathering at the EconoLodge, starting around 5 PM. You non-68ers are all invited, too. In addition, the class will also meet as a group on the day before, Friday the 21st, at the Innovation Village Community Room for a Meet-&-Greet session, starting at 4 PM. Stop in there, too, if you like...Stop by and say Hello to lots of folks, if you can.
If any of you reading this happen to be in the area on Sept. 21 and/or 22, you may want to follow this advice and reacquaint yourselves with some of the students who were part of the first graduating class of that new high school. Hope we can see a number of you there.
Saturday, September 8, 2018
Sadness for our Classmates
Received word recently that the mother of Deanne (Hietbrink) Jacobs passed away (http://m.arkansasonline.com/obituaries/2018/sep/08/agnes-hietbrink-2018-09-08/). Deanne lost her husband a short time ago, so the loss of her mother is undoubtedly another situation to face. Deanne's two youngest siblings, Laura and Bernie, were students of ours in the late 70's. Laura, in fact, was in the class 10 years behind us, while Bernie was perhaps two years younger. They were both talented athletes. Laura was a key player on some rather good basketball teams, while also being a key runner on the track and field teams that set a number of school records. Bernie, too, had similar success. He was also on a record-setting 4 x 800 relay team.
Another parent who passed away recently was Esther Meyer-Anderson (http://rudesfuneralhome.com/sitemaker/sites/RudesF1/obit.cgi?user=45349688_EMeyerAnderson). As the obituary states, her first husband Peter Meyer passed away in 1976. Their son Darwin was in the class of 1965. A number of our classmates had siblings or cousins in that class. A quick look at the Bobcat for that year shows a Paul Adamson, Bernadette and Bernadine Ahlers, Judy and JoAnn Berkland, Bob Bozied, Zoell Colburn, Mitchell Egeberg, Richard Graff, Linda Ishmael, Carol and Earl Kallemeyn, Kandace Kortan, Ann McCone, Connie McKeown, Michael O'Connell, Janeane Perso, Darlene Prussman, George Rickerson, Galen Roberts, Kathy Schroeder, Patrick Skubic, Gloria Simmons, Gerald Sloat, Donna Smith, Elizabeth Steen, Roy Taylor, Rosalie Wilson, and Dorothy Workman.
Her second husband was Verner Anderson, father of Tom and Russell, the husband of Teresa Steen.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Deanne and Teresa at this difficult time.
Another parent who passed away recently was Esther Meyer-Anderson (http://rudesfuneralhome.com/sitemaker/sites/RudesF1/obit.cgi?user=45349688_EMeyerAnderson). As the obituary states, her first husband Peter Meyer passed away in 1976. Their son Darwin was in the class of 1965. A number of our classmates had siblings or cousins in that class. A quick look at the Bobcat for that year shows a Paul Adamson, Bernadette and Bernadine Ahlers, Judy and JoAnn Berkland, Bob Bozied, Zoell Colburn, Mitchell Egeberg, Richard Graff, Linda Ishmael, Carol and Earl Kallemeyn, Kandace Kortan, Ann McCone, Connie McKeown, Michael O'Connell, Janeane Perso, Darlene Prussman, George Rickerson, Galen Roberts, Kathy Schroeder, Patrick Skubic, Gloria Simmons, Gerald Sloat, Donna Smith, Elizabeth Steen, Roy Taylor, Rosalie Wilson, and Dorothy Workman.
Her second husband was Verner Anderson, father of Tom and Russell, the husband of Teresa Steen.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Deanne and Teresa at this difficult time.
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