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Classmates No Longer With Us.
Also: See In Memoriam Section Below
IN MEMORIAM
CARL ISON
1909-2010
The Shawnee Mission East High School Class of 1960 is sad to
report the passing on June 30th of our principal, the very
first principal of our school. Our 50th Anniversary Reunion
is dedicated to Mr. Ison as is the 50th Reunion Book which
will be released at the event on July 9-11. Mr. Ison's life
is contained in a
special writeup. The above photograph
was taken of Mr. Ison when he was vice principal at the
original Shawnee-Mission High School in 1957. This fair and
gentle man is remembered fondly by us all.
REUNION News and
Misc.
Blurbs!
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EARLY BIRD REGISTRATIONS FOR THE REUNION INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING CLASSMATES...
Classmates registered
as of June 20, 2010:
Ann Jones Williams,
Howard Russell, Bill Cody, Nancy Hayes Cody, Barbara
Nash Miles, Jim Pearce, Donna Gould Devall, Steve
Dudley, Burt Rhea, Susan Davis Benson, Marilyn
Murphy, Bill Doty, Marilyn Otstott, Ron Mumaw, Ford
Nelson, Donna Lenn Jurco, Mary Lou Cooley Shippe,
David Blankenship, Don Ringsttom, Chuck Jones, Carol
Walker Jones, Linda Newcomer, Mary Lynn Cooper
Gollier, Dennis Coffin, Rev. Bill Hemmen, Pete
Wiklund, John Anderson, Sandra Garner Vierling, Mary
McCarthy Snyder, Helen Larson Ward, Dawson Ward, Don
Armacost, Vance Logan, Pam Meedel Damron, Dave
Pomeroy, Jim Chalfant, Beth Weiman Cannon, Todd
Cannon, Lorelei Richardson Brown, Sharon Ward,
Gretchen Miller Buchanan, Joan McGregor Prater, Rick
Spangler, Fred Kennedy, Leslie Hagood Kennedy, Janet
Wildon, Reed McNeal, Pam Hudson, Gary Brient, Randy
Neil, Susan Standke Tozier, Jane Daniels Badger, Jay
Rothfuss Diehl, Sandra Johnston, David Newcomer,
Russell May, Dorothy Kelly May, Jan Duncan O'Neal,
Linda Batliner Cook, Carolyn Busse Wahaus, Ron
Roark, Doug Gale, Donna Ahlen Michael, Bill
Askren, Sheree Shiel Murphy, Judy Johnson Black,
Linda Gallagher Ringgold, Bob Boley, Jane Harbor
Duncan, Fred Diehn, Marty Gage Elton, Ken Carlson,
Bruce Pfuetze, Alan Sankpill, Mitch Beaver, Charles
Schwab, Diane Nichols Valentine, Sharon Speakman
Baker, Bill Bysel, Ann Jones Williams, Jeff Ward,
Dave Rumsey, Judy Lyon Rehfeld, Nancy Partin Wahl,
Judy Strafer Horn, Bob Haskin, Phil Needham, Larry
Denny....
- ABEL
RAMIREZ BIG BAND ORCHESTRA, Kansas City's
largest and best known full-scale Big Band has been
booked for our big PROM DINNER DANCE on Saturday
night, July 10th in the Grand Ballroom of the
Marriott Overland Park. The Ramirez Band is 19
pieces with two singers...and actually includes Dr.
John Jordan at lead tenor sax...the same Dr. Jordan
who played tenor sax with the Warren Durrett
Orchestra when they performed at our Junior-Senior
Prom in May of 1960. We've auditioned this excellent
orchestra and we can only say, "You're gonna love 'em!"
Oh my, what a night it will be!
Check out their website.
- HOTEL
RESERVATIONS...Here is the
Online Link directly
to the Reservations Page that all classmates should
use to make reservations at our hotel. This makes
sure you will get the special $79.00 per night rate.
- YOU CAN STILL
REGISTER AND COME TO THE REUNION.
Last minute registrations are easy. Just show up at
the Opening Reception at the Saddle and Sirloin Club
(see info above right in red box) and pay at the
door. More info? Just email us. See below for email
link.
- THE REUNION YEARBOOK.
The Reunion Book has been printed. Order one by sending
your check for $25.00 to: Randy L. Neil, SM East
Class of '60 Reunion, P.O. Box 8512, Prairie
Village, KS 66208.
- EMAIL
US. If you have
questions or concerns or need more information,
email us
anytime.
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Earlier News...
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Our World
Traveller,
Jeff Ward
That's our classmate,
Jeff Ward, in the picture at left. He's with
some bigwig friends of his with the Travellers Century Club, an
international organization of people who love to travel and,
with that love, try to see as many countries they can. Jeff was
recently admitted to SILVER LEVEL of the TCC, his having visited
(it's true!) 150 countries! The only classmate we know who's
even come close to that is Dave Pomeroy who, we think, is now up
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Dave Pomeroy
is producing a KC Athletics TV Documentary.
In their brief residency in Kansas City, the A's left a
colorful mark on the region and on major league baseball. Dave
Pomeroy, our classmate and a lifelong A's fan and baseball buff,
has partnered with co-producer Linda Haskins to produce
Lucky 13:
Kansas City Athletics Baseball 1955-1967. Would
you like to help out this wonderful project.
Find out
more and see a sneak preview by clicking here!
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Pictures from
our 45th!
Here are some
wonderful pictures from our 45th Reunion held in 2005...all
courtesy of Russ May and his talents as a webmaster. Our link
will take you to his site where you can view some wonderful
photographs. At left, Dick Nauert, Dorothy Kelly May, and Doug
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Jess Rose
We just received the sad news that S-M East's
renowned vocal music teacher, Jess Rose, passed away on
Monday, October 5th. If any of you have a photo or two of Mr.
Rose, please send same to us. We'd like to have one on our site.
Mr. Rose, by the way, attended SME's 50th anniversary
celebrations last year...including the big luncheon held by the
Classes of 1959, 1960, and 1961 at Homestead Country Club. His
vocal music department at East was nationally known---and he was
responsible for our school becoming the leading high school in
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CHECK THIS...
This wonderful class
photo from Prairie School (1953-54) from our Sixth
Grade year is courtesy of Bill Doty, an old friend who left us before we
even got into high school. Would you care to send us your thoughts on who is
pictured here? Click for an enlarged view.
Email us
with your identifications.
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What a lovely evening!
Sharon and George
Miles seem to be having the best of times at our 45th Reunion Dinner
Dance at the Armacost Museum on Saturday, Oct. 29. Watch for many more
photos to be uploaded here.
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Check this out... |
Click here to glom onto a message
to everyone who survived the 1950s...courtesy of Carolyn Nelson. You
will love this. You may even want to send it to your kids! |
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We're pleased to
introduce you to the classy website offered by the S-M North Class
of 1959. Many of us have friends in that class and you'll find
their site very helpful in locating them. |
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A lovely little dog found outside a California
courtroom. |
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Click on thumbnail image
at left. That's right---it's the old Rudy Fick Ford
dealership. Do you remember where it was located. When you click
on the image, you should get a pretty good hint! |
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Okay, Boys...
Don Ringstrom
just sent us what may be one of the earliest photos showing a lot
of our classmates together. Click the image at left to see a 1953
photo of some of our guys in the Northeast Johnson County Baseball
League posing with their team. Thanks
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Girls, Girls, Girls! But
WHO Are They?
This wonderful photo taken at a Leawood Country Club Hawaiian Night in
the mid-1950s shows many of our lovely Hula Girls (i.e., classmates). We
can identify Sandy Garner and Sharon Lee Allen---but who are the others?
Click here to view a larger version of this photo to help you
see everyone better. By the way, that's Steve Dudley among the guys in
the background!
JUDY DANEKE
ABERNATHY
AND HER WONDERFUL ANIMALS---& she'd love your help...
As your erstwhile website editor
and news-getter-outer these past two years or so, I am chagrinned to say
that I was not aware of the fine work being done by Judy Abernathy
on her farm down in Harrisonville, Mo. She spends her life lovingly
caring for so many different domestic pets who come to her for a variety
of reasons that it would be hard to describe it here. I want everyone in
our class to know about this...especially since I don't know a one of
you who isn't a real animal lover! Judy richly deserves our moral
support...but not only that, perhaps some donations---a few bucks, a big
bag or two of pet food, you name it.
Judy Abernathy
26410 E 291
St. Harrisonville Mo 64701
Phone: 816-862-6136
...and then, contact her. It would be wonderful if we all could help in
this very, very worthwhile project...which, to Judy, is lifelong!
What's Dave Bitters Do In His Spare Time?
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Not only were we delighted to see Dave
Bitters at Ford and Carolyn Nelson's recent Patio Party, but in
chatting with Dave we learned he has a very unusual and colorful
sort of hobby: restoring oldtime radios. Click on the links at left
and get a gander at some of his work.
Wow...do these bring back memories!! |
Interesting Leawood Country Club Photos
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Steve Dudley dug up some rather neat
photos. One of them (below) is from a circa 1956 party at the
Leawood Country Club...and two others are home room photos from
Indian Hills Junior High. We need your help identifying everyone in
the home room photos. Some of the people are easily identified, many
are not. Can you help? E-Mail us. |
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Beeg Prize, Chuck Mayer peeks between winners Louise
Waterman and Bob Cook at 1954 Leawood CC Luau. Click on
photo to see big one. |
Note: Russ and Dorothy May report
that Louise Waterman is not only alive and well, but is now a rather
well known local artist. How neat. |
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Click to see 1956 students at Indian Hills JHS
Click to see 1957 students at Indian
Hills JHS
Note: Steve refuses to explain situation with girl in third row, 4th
from the left. And by the way, who is she?
Well, here's Jeff Ward's answer (click!)
to who the people are in Steve's '57 IHJS class photo. Thanks Jeff!
E-Mail Us And Tell Us Who's In
The '56 Picture
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CLICK TO SEE PHOTOS FROM
2001
IN NOVEMBER 2001,
14 of your classmates served as volunteers in the KCPT Public
Television Holiday Auction. Click on the photo above to see photos of
this and our July pool party at Ford and Carolyn Nelson's home. |
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LOOKIN' FOR CLUES?
Russ May has created a special "Clues" page which gives details
concerning his search for the "still missing" classmates. It's a page
filled with interesting and useful information. If you would like to
help locate these lost classmates, take a look at this
CLUES PAGE. |
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Website design and
management by
Randy Neil
Website: www.randyneil.com |
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The Class of '60
50th Reunion Is All Set!
THIS is THE BIG ONE,
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SPECIAL
NOTICES:
Events Schedule:
-- OUT OF
TOWN CLASSMATES REGISTRATION
begins in the lobby of the Marriott
Hotel at 1:00 pm, Friday, July 9.
-- OPENING
RECEPTION.
6:30 pm, Friday night, Saddle & Sirloin
Club, 14401 Holmes Road, Kansas City,
Mo..
Get directions to this location at
www.mapquest.com. Dress is casual.
-- TOUR OF
SHAWNEE MISSION EAST HIGH SCHOOL.
The dramatically renovated school will
thrill all those who haven't seen it.
The tour will last about an hour and
begins at the
South Entrance of the school at 11:00 am,
Saturday morning, July 10th. 75th and
Mission Road.
-- BURGERS
AND DOGS ON THE HOTEL POOL DECK.
Most of the afternoon on Saturday at the
Marriott. Local classmates invited, too.
-- 50th
ANNIVERSARY PROM DINNER DANCE with Abel
Ramirez and His Big Band.
Cocktails at 6:30 pm, Class Photo at
7:00 pm at
the Marriott Grand Ballroom. Dinner
follows, then music and dancing. Dress
is semi-formal (coats for guys, etc.).
Music and fun, no long program.
-- BRUNCH AT
THE FABULOUS ARMACOST CLASSIC AUTOMOBILE
MUSEUM,
Grandview, Mo. 10:30 am, Sunday, July
11th.
Click here to print out a map on how to
get there. The Museum is located
next to Peterson Mfg. Co. in Grandview.
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OUR
MONTHLY DINNERS...
OUR GREAT LOCATION:
Johnny Cascone's
91st Street 2 blocks east of Metcalf
The First
Tuesday of every month. Don't forget our First
Tuesday dinner on Tuesday, July 6th, our last one before the BIG
REUNION! Our
turnouts at Cascone's are now averaging around 25 classmates.
Join us, especially if you're here from out of town!
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Our 45th
Reunion Was A
Huge Success. Thanks!
With just under 100 of us
in attendance,
our 45th Reunion on the weekend of October 28-29 was a delightful
affair---reminiscent of some of our great social events of our early
years. We will soon have lots of photographs from the event here on our
site.
HOWARD AND
CORRINNE RUSSELL's MARCH 6TH ITALIAN DINNER A BIG SUCCESS.
Howard and Corrinne welcomed over 20 of us to their home on a fine
Sunday afternoon for another one of their great annual dinners. Once
again, we thank this fine couple for all they do for us classmates.
WILMA WHITE PASSES
AWAY.
OUR RENOWNED SENIOR ENGLISH TEACHER,
Mrs. White, recently passed away at the age of 90.
Click here for the story about her which
appeared in The Star.
Look at some history...
Nancy Hayes Callahan saved a very
historic school newspaper ("The Mission")
from the spring of 1958, when we were sophomores at the old
Shawnee-Mission HS. Click on the image above to see its most important
news story!
News About The Phil Cooper Memorial Research
Trust.
Phil's widow, Victory Cooper, has informed Phil Needham
about a special research foundation set up to further Phil's work in
childrens health care at East Tennessee State University in Johnson
City, Tenn. We as his classmates can help. Read more about it by
downloading the special Acrobat
file we've placed on the site.
Wow Dept.
To anyone who thinks that the times we live in today are pretty good...get
a load of this...
Judy Daneke Abernathy recommends that everyone visit this wonderful site
where those of us who love little animals can help a very wonderful
local cause. [I assume that means ALL of us,
right? RN] This is a place where you can immediately assist
specific little creatures who direly need help right away.
SM EAST FOOTBALL!
Take a look at how well (?) our Lancers have done on the gridiron
during our school's 45-year history?
Click to see!
HEY, CHECK THIS!!
We're getting so many
great photos coming in to us from lots of people that we now have a
special "Gallery" where you can see the latest additions. Click the
Apple above and go see 'em. Not only that, but pictures from the long
ago past are there, too---like Jim Mitchell's wonderful collection of
class photos from Prairie and Indian Hills.
THE 1959-60 S-M EAST
SCHOOL DIRECTORY
You're probably not going to
believe this [Well, I sure was incredibly
bowled over by it. Randy], but Russ May has done it again! He
has put online the entire edition of our Senior year SME School
Directory. Choose from two versions:
Original order This is in order of name.
Address order
This is in order of street and address. If you've ever wondered exactly
where all of your old friends used to live...well, this is it! The
"Address Order" version is a knockout. It shows every SME student who
lived on your same street! Russ, all we can say
is: we luv ya'!
WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE OUR E-MAIL BULLETINS? We are now
able to keep classmates up to date on our activities by sending out
special e-mail bulletins. For instance, whenever we have an event we
send regular announcements. We'd love to send these bulletins to
you...to get on the list, just
e-mail Randy Neil by clicking here.
Nice To See Ya' Dept.
Jeff Ward (pictured above with
Sharon Ward from the SMN Class of '60) returned to KC in July and
attended Ford & Carolyn Nelson's pool party.
Click here to see another picture of Jeff---with Burt Rhea and Steve
Ross.
ONLY 29 CLASSMATES YET TO BE
FOUND!
With the
addition of
the Right Honorable Tasmanian Devil our
latest update of the "Found" list now shows that Russ May has
located 444 classmates! Only 29 are yet to be found (utterly amazing,
isn't it?). Click Friendfinder to see the list.
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Special Note: Any classmates who wish to participate in
any of the events, should always consider themselves to be part of
our committee. If you're available or in town when one is to take
place, remember: you're invited! |
More than 110 photos from our 2000 Reunion
are here.
If you have any photos you would like to contribute to the
site, just e-mail us and let us
know. We'll tell you how and where to send 'em!
Our Reunion Committee is a group to which
all members of our class belong whether or not you can attend our
meetings. Watch our site for news of more upcoming events.
 All
classmates including those who have e-mail addresses
are listed on our FriendFinder page (including symbols indicating who
attended the Reunion)
Click Here to see it.
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Click Here to see an enlarged view of the cover of the
Reunion Yearbook.
You may purchase your copy by
sending $25 to: SM East Class of '60, PO Box 6552, Leawood, KS
66206. |
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