More names are being added to to the list of those going to the TRI. Some of those consist of: Jean McLean, Johnny Priesler; Joan Smialek, Ben Preston; Jo Anne Kitchen, John Lee; Marian Borkowski, Dave Buckel: Jeanie Dash, Bill Gurlach; Connie Agens, John Tighe; Marlene Carlson, Louie Porreco Jan Ruska, and Frank Fabin.

Others include Pat Green, George Hahn; Dolly Reski, Don Perfetti; Thresa Ross, Eddie Jablonski; Carol Brand, Larry Waldinger; Anna Mae Kern, Tom Maculoso; Pat Tomlin, Emil Kelly; Bea Ertle, Coleman Waite; Dot Kelly, John Szymczak; Marilyn Petit, Dan Conley; Donna Dembaugh, Duan Battersby Jeane Anne Ernie, and Ron Somerville. Judy Coyne, Ray Szymigala; Donna Hahn, Don Chessario; Donna Pringle, Don Grappy; Sally Davis, Jackie Downs; Lee Stiener and Frank Randazzo.r

Rita Glance and Wanda Juchno can still be heard telling about the hilarious time they had bowling at St. Andrew’s with George Palmer and Tom Damico.r

"Hristos Voscres.." and a Happy Easter to all of our many Russian friends. Sandra Federoff and Sina Morris are glad now that this season is here becuase now they can carry out the tradition of trading Easter eggs and kissing.r

SAM RAICA—An unforgettable moment, especially for Mr. Burger was when some members of the band went for a conoe ride and Mr. Burger fell in.

Hostesses to a wiener roast recently were Carol Brand and Larry Waldinger, and those who joined in on the fun were Judy Bujnowski, Gary Schley, Carol Brinig, Pete Decker, Joan Pomorski, Don Manley, Barbara Shreve, Don Seidle, Marie Delinski, Jack Scheiber, Ann May Kern, Tom Macaluso, Lee Steiner, Jeanne Fasisk, Ronnie Norman, Therese Bernatowicz, Bobby Gusky, Shirley Glance, Don Essigman, Grace Sachse, Vinnie Hytt, Jean Malinowski, and Dick

Robert Adair

Harry Eggleston

Joseph Erdley

William Johnson

James Lutz

Edward Pelinsky

George Sacrison

James Otis Sherrel

Ronald Snyder

Thomas Stadler

Paul Wysocki

Anne Aleksandrowicz Lipinski

Doris Brown Gerrtson

Myrna Bryan Geertson

Lilly Dunston

Pauline Jones

*Betty Kane

Mary Jane Lee DiCarlo

Kathleen Loney Frey

Theresa Mikolajczyk

Marjorie Pyle

Jeanne Robins Revell

Mary Schrode Robers

*Delores Trott

Mary Ulrich Farley

Henry Billman

Chuck Decker

Jim Diffenbaucher

Marion Hoffman Haus

Donald Kraus

Robert Myers

Luella Muse (Johannes)

Roger Anderson

Mary Bixby Karter

Walter Czerwinski

Judy Coyne Novicki

Thomas Dugan

Loretta Dunston

Carl Feilipkowski

John Grabowski

William Hennick

Richard Hess

Richard Jageman

Mary Ann Jarmoski Feather

Dorothy Kaliszewski Geesey

Emil Kelly

Floyd Lawrence

James Lutsch

Michael Maciukiewicz

Thomas Mc Grath

Jean Milks Donnell

Geraldine Moyer

Wilma Northcross Duck

Nancy Patterson Anderson

Jim Peters

*Jim Rudd

*Patricia Simon Zelkowicz

Nancy Smartwood Hutchinson

Bill Sontheimer

Elizabeth Stafford

Nancy Swartwood Hutchinson

Frank Tuzynski

Ed Zebrowski

Ed Zielinski

Mary Ann Yukalis

James Barber

Thomas Betts

Gladys Brown

Edward Buckel

Marilyn Buerger Buckel

*Robert Cameron

Clinton Carr

Virginia Corbin Yount

Winifred Demmick Hiatt

Mary Belle Hewes Beard

Barbara Kemp

John Locastro

Joyce Micheau Hemplhill

Shirley Moyer

Thomas Robins

Valentina Skarupka

George Suchar

John Tenalio

Marguerite Travis Krista

My husband Peter and I live near Philadelphia. He has been a teacher and professor for 40 years.

We have especially enjoyed taking our older grandson, Allen, to various reenactments of the American Revolution. Washington’s birthday at Valley Forge was particularly a special day and concluded with a visit to Valley Forge Historical Society where Allen met Washington. Since Grandmom had long sense run out of film, Washington asked another visitor to take a picture of him and Allen. We left the building with the address of the helpful visitor with the camera, and pieces of birthday cake made from a recipe of Martha's . The excitement and pure delight at these events make it crystal clear that for Allen—they are dreams and imagining come to life.

Just a quick remark—- People who talk about having problems when they retire with not having enough to do baffle me and my husband. At the end of each day there is always something undone and not touched that was on the list for the day. The time flies along too fast to accomplish what either of us has in mind.

Once upon a time, a small group of girls reported to their first High School Homeroom. The school was East High and we were in the seventh grade. On the first day of school our homeroom teacher introduced herself. "I am your home room teacher. My name is Mrs. Beatrice Shevick."

All of the students became so very close, and when we were ready for our freshman year, Mrs. Shevick asked the school administration if she could remain being our homeroom teacher. She was given permission.

The girls became like sisters and we formed a very Special Friendship that has continued through out the years. Graduation did not break our bond. Even today we see each other as often as we can gather together and exchange cards, letters, phone calls and visits.

The photos depict 1950-51 and the present. (Hope we didn’t forget someone.) Like fine wine, we have enriched in spirit and mellowed with life’s experiences. Our bond and love for each other will last forever.

Mrs. Shevick, God Bless her, we thank you for all you did for us.

I really loved high school, especially all the parties. In high school my best friends were Sam Raica, Dan Conley, and Tom Fischer. My favorite was the St. Mary's Dances on Wednesday nights. I also enjoyed participating in sports in high school.

After high school I went into the Air Force. I went to Armstrong College in Savannah, Georgia where I got a degree in Industrial Technology. I have been with the US Postal Serice longer than I want to mention. I was widowed for a number of years until I met Carol. My wife Carol is a RN and works at Senior Healthcare in Erie. My past time is sports and gardening. Carol and I recently went to Georgia and Florida. We will settle in the South after retirement.r

Janet and I have three children, two boys and one girl. We now have two grandchildren. Janet is also retired. She was a teacjer before retiring.

About high school? Well, Duke Detzel was a great teacher and coach. He took care of me like a second father. I enjoyed sports at East. My best friends were John Preisler, Ted Loader, and Sal Cianella.r

Carol said that Noon Day Dances, Girls’ basketball, and Cheerleading Tryouts were her favorites at EHS. Carol’s best friend was Rita Bierzonski. She said, "Miss Lillis was my favorite teacher. She was very understanding and down-to-earth."

"I have recently been to Ft. Lauderdal and Orlando, Florida.

I am self-employed as a professional Cleaning Service. I have two grown chldren, one boy and one girl. I have two grand-daughters."

Art and hiswife Betty Ann moved to Holiday, Florida. Art is a service advisor and enjoys the Three C’s: cars, coins, and collectibles.

Art and Betty Ann have three children and three grand-children.

 Mary Ann Osiecki Roumanis (‘51)

Mary Ann lives in Santa Barbara, CA. She is now retired from Futura Music, Inc., where she was the Vice-President of music production for 35 years.

"I attended the OSIECKI family reunion in August. I took my niece for a weekend at Lake Chatauqua while in Erie for the reunion. I was in New Orleans, LA in Februay attending Elderhostel classes in and around New Orleans.

I am really looking forward to June and the Class of 1951’s 45th Re-Union over the three day celebration.

Jean and her husband Edmund live in Erie and have five children. Jean keeps busy doing volnteering.

Walkiewicz

We finally decided to move to Washington, making a vacation out of it. We are living with our daughters family for awhile. I love the weather here in Washington.

I think that I’ll probably, after all these years, learn how to drive. With seven children, I always had a chauffeur.

I would like to find out what Mary Ann Osiecki, Ruth Cagara, Chuck Harrington, Artie Bierzonski, and Audrey Wyant is doing these days.

I am really hoping that my husband Norb and I can make the the 45th Reunion.

I would like to know if any of our classmates are living in the state of Washington.

"I really loved the Noon Day Dances. Beatrice Shevick was my French teacher and she was great! I had great friends. Caroline Borkowiak Maruso, Barb Kulick Lucans,, and Mary Ann Rawa Driscoll enjoyed each other’s company. We hope to be visiting our youngest daughter in Phoenix soon.

Michael and Sally Kolbas live in Erie. The have one son and one daughter, and two grandsons. Michael explained, "I have worked at American Meter Company for 42 years. Sally worked at General Electric as a secretary for 36 years. I enjoy hunting and golfing. We went to Las Vegas (95) and Hawaii in 1988. I have no specific plans for retirement.

Micahel said, "Back in high school, my best friends were Cally Czerwinski, Joe Buczynski, and Tom Dolak.

Orinda Leo Pulice

Rinda and her husband Donald have six chidlren and five grandchildren. Rinda attended the Carnegie of Cleveland at is a certified nurses aide (CNA). "I am working at St. Vincent’s Health Center. My husband Donald owned a grocery and Meat Market for 25 years. He is now a food buyer.

My favorite hobbies are reading, playing card, and going to the theater. We go to Vloraida every six weeks. We have go to Toronto, Canada threetimes for the theater.

Back in high school, Mary Jane Macosko, Bea Ertl, Nancy Patterson were close friends. I especially enjoyed twirling. Elizabeth Behan was my favorite teadcher. I learned a lot from her, and she was always kind to me.

Lee Steiner Dudenhoefer

I was at East High in my junion year and Anne Kern Boniger was my best friend in high school. We both attended an all girl's school. Dr. Williamson, understood our initial discomfort with in being in chemistry with "all boys". He helped us through our initial discomfort with his insight and compassion.

My husband Robert and I still live in Erie. When I retire from being a medical assistant, we will be co-owners of a Gift Shop in Findley Lake, NY. Robert is now retired. we have four daughters and six grandchildren. I enjoy docorative painting. We recently traveled to Little Rock, Arkansas, Lake Havasu, Arixona, and Las Vegas, Nevada.

After retirement, I would like to do some more traveling, have more time to paint, get reqcquainted with my friends, and just enjoy each day without commitments, doing what I want to do. (I really do not believe this will ever happen, but it's fun to dream.).

My wife Doris and i live in Kennewick, Washington, where I have been a consulting engineer. I received my BS Mechanical Engineering degree at the University of Cincinnati. I received my my MSME degree at the University of Idaho. We have three sons, and seven grandchidlren. My wife Doris is retired and I am semi-retired, working as a consultant.

After high school I attended Erie Business College, majoring in Business and Sales. I am the President of R.D. McAllister and Sons Ltd. (MARINA). My wife Barbara is a partner and secretary at the Marina. I really enjoy boating, shooting, travel (time permitting) and our grand kids. we have four children and nine grandchildren.

Last September we spent ten days in Arizona. I don't have any plans for retirement. I am really too busy with the business and with the grandchildren. I'm now closing down the R.D. McAllister Marina and starting up my own Marina. It will be called Anchor Marine, and will be at the same location. Barbara and I will be sole owners of the new business.

In high school Tom Macaluso was my best friend. Our valued freindship started in grade school at Emerson School. Our friendship continues and is still going strong today. At East, my favorite teachers were Mr. Jameson (Wood Shop) and Mr. Anderson (Sheet Metal Shop).

in a row. She was my favorite teacher.

My husband Harry and I are living in Harborcreek. I have been a housewife, busy raising four sons. We now have nine grandchildren. Harry recently retired from GTE after 35 years.

I am still active, and enjoy water color painting, bicylcling, and working in my flower gardens. Two years ago Harry and I went to Europe for one month. We visited Holland, France, Germany, and Belgium. After retirement we hope to take life easy.

My best friends in high school were Jeanne Adair, Joyce Thomas, Shirley Schultz, and Mary Anne Bugenhagen.

In school Dottie Ciatoli and Maryann Dietz were my best friends. I enjoyed cheerleading, noon day dances, and choir. \

I m now a widow. I have three children and five grand children. I will be retiring from the Erie School District in one and a half years and hope to continue my favorite hobbies: bowling, sewing, knitting, and crocheting.

Domenico Cipriani

My wife Joanne live in Erie. After I graduated from East High I got my Associate Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Penn State) and worked for General Electric. I am now retired from GE and enjoy wood working and gardening. My plans for retirement are really simple--one day at a time.

My best friend in high school was Barb Romanek. I enjoyed going to the Noon Day Dances, Proms, and cheerleading.

After high school I married Charles Baker and we have four children and eight great grand children. Charles works at AMSCO as a spray painter. I enjoy dancing and taking long walks. We recently traveled to Reston, Virginia.

My plans for retirement will be to just relax, travel, and enjoy boating.

Joe Wodarski

I am married and my wife Bonnie and I have six grown children and four grand children. I am a grocery store manager. Bonnie is a clerk at Dairy Mart #1017. My favorite hobby is cooking. I also enjoy baking. Retirement plans include doing lots of fishing and traveling. Recently we went to Disney Land in Florida.

One of my favorite memories of high school was Class Day '53. Hank Szparaga was my best friend and Miss Rybinski was my favorite teacher.

Flo Goranflo Buchanan

My husband Dick and I live in North East. We have two sons and three grand children. Dick is a manager at C.A. Curtze Company. I spend some of my spare time making wooden crafts. We recently went to London, England. We are fortunate to live in Florida for six months and in Pennsylvania for six months.

In high school Carol Fletcher was my best friend. I enjoyed so many things in high school--Proms, Eastcapades, noon day dances.

Our Florida address is:

553 Plaza del Sol, North Fort Myers, FL, 33917.

Marie Leonard Carroll

Miss Causgrove was my favorite teacher. She was the first teacher to make me like school. Mary Ann Jarmoski and many more were my best friends in high school. I enjoyed almost everything in high school.

After high school I married Robert Carroll. He is retired from GE after 41 years and is ow a part time Lay Pastor for three small country churches. He is with the United Methodist Church and I am a help him with his pastorl duties.

We have three sons and four grandchildren. My hobbies are both family and church. Robert and I have a van and we enjoy taking short camping trips. Last sumer we went to Ste Sainte Marie Locks. We camped at various camp sites on the lake.

As far as retirement plans? This is it!

Carol Brinig Badowski

After high school I got my RN degree and have working in nursing. My husband Ronald is a Union Carpenter with local 81, Erie, PA. He worked at Denmar Interior Systems and retired in June, 1995.

I like to bowl and go fishing. We recently traveled to Florida and then down to Texas. We bought automobiles along the way.

Our current plan is to go to Australia and New Zealand. We will spend a whole month there. Then we will be off to Hawaii for two weeks or more. Then a few days in Los Angeles, California and home exhausted.

My best friend in high school was Loretta Trogen Legenzoff. I liked basketball, archery, and choir when I was at East.

I am married to Howard Joint and we live in Waterford, PA. Howard is a carpenter with Otteni Industries. We have five children and three grandchildren. I have one deceased daughter.

We have no specific plans for retirement.

My best friends in high school were Bary Bixby, Barbara Rilling, Marie Carr, Barbara Shreve, Joan Yuckovic,Judy Wilgard and Jane Ann Ennis. Believe it or not, Boy' Glee Club. I also enjoyed chorus, Sadi Hawkins Day, and Class Day.

Ruth Malloy was my favorite teacher. Shewas one of the few teachers who rememered what it was like to be 17 years old.

Now days I enjoy reading, music, and gardening. We have taken two trips to see our son and his family in Meinneapolis.

Ron is retired, but I am still working. I am a tax collector (elected) to Harborcreek Township.

All of my high school photos are stored. I will find some eventuall and them off to The WARRIOR.

After high school I received my RN. I also got my BA with a major in Sociology. I later became a Certified Case Manager (CCM). I am still working as a Case Manager at the Rehabilitation Hospital in Erie. My husband is a retired surgeon. I enjoy reading, walking, music and TRAVEL. We recently spent our vacation on the East Coast Shore.

Back in high school, my best friends were Helen Schrode Feick and Pat Tomlin. I enjoyed choir, the eastcapades and school dances. My favorite teacher was Miss Bryan. She expressed knowledge, was interesting, and was fair.

Jean Roberson Malinowski (‘53)

Jean is now living in Valrico, Forida. She is now widowed. Her husband is deceased. Jean has one son and one granddaughter. She has been working as a Nurse’s Aide in a private home. Jean likes music, collects memorabilia like baseball things and Disney Plates. She said, "Bicycle riding is a great pasttime. Also, I went home to Erie and visit my sisters for two weeks. I alsowent to North Carolina to visit my only grandaughter. I have lots of high school pictures, but they are now in storage."

Mary Jane Recksio was her best friend in high School Jean liked Eastcapades and school dances.

From Carol Gustafson Peterson (54)

Dear Dan,

What fun to catch up onthe doings of you classmaes. Itsure doesn’t seem possile so many years have passed by. Thank you for sending me the back issues of The WARRIOR for the Class of 1954.

Enjoyed your article about the clock. I was talking to someone from Erie and they told me about East High being the school now. I could believe resist. I told them as far as the alumni went, it was always the school.

I did not attend the 40th reunion for the Class of 1954. Would you send me a copy of the 40th reunion.

Thanks again.

Carol Gustafson Peterson

Pearland, TX.

From Mary and Jean Dietz Totleben (54)

Dear Dan,

My sister Mary Ann wouldlike to recieve the WARRIOR Newsletter.

would you send her a subscription for? She graduated in 1953. Thanks. Her address is:

Mary Annd Dietz Gardner

204 10th East

Bradenton, FL 34208

One Christmas Eve I stopped by tocheck the Warrior post office box. There were about about five letters.. I shuffled through the letters, noticing a letter from Pat Hart. Strange, I thought, this letter must be from a high school classmate that married a Hart. How much I wished it would have been from Pat Hart, the teacher. In the last newsletter I wrote that Pat Hart is now deceased. When I opened the letter, much to my surprise (and embarrassment), it was from The Pat Hart. It did not have a heavenly stamp, just a plain thirty two cent stamp. It was Christmas Eve, a time or Miracles.

How could this be?

Several years ago I read the wonderful article about Pat in the Erie Times, written by an ex-student of his. The article was given to me by an old classmate (no name given) who told me the article was written about Pat Hart, who was NO LONGER with us.

When I was told that Pat Hart had gone on to meet his Maker, my grief of his passing on was only surpassed by my own feelings of guilt that I never got around to thanking him for influencing my life.

My heart was saddened, and I accepted the sorrowful news about his demise rather well, I thought. I gave a silent "prayer" thanking him for his great swimming instruction. He gave me life saving instruction and gave me my Senior Life Saving card when I was only 16 years old. I then went on to get the Red Cross Instructor's card when I was in college. I was a Life Guard at Presque Isle for three summers in the late '50's while attending college.

While I was a life guard I had three rescues and gave first aid to a man who was having a heart attack on the beach. I remembered what Pat said about keeping a cool head and how to administer artificial resuscitation. Moments later the man began to breath.

The wife of the man who had the coronary thanked me for saving her husband's life. I imagine the scoop outs and near drowning swimmers were likewise grateful. On the surface I accepted credit for my efforts as a Life Guard, but once I was told that Pat had passed on, I was struck with the thought that those rules about how to rescue a drowning victim were not really mine, they were placed there by Pat Hart. With someone's life balancing on quick action, what I needed to do in an emergency situation was there. Thank God, Pat taught me so well.

Now that all of us WARRIORS can celebrate his miraculous resurrection from an Obituary Error, we have a chance to undo a common human mistake about unspoken gratitude.

From all of us, Pat, Hart, we thank you for being the teacher you were. You have touched so many of our lives, and we give you a resounding 'THANK YOU. From me, Pat, I am so happy that, contrary to an uniformed classmate, you are alive and continue going on in life doing what you do best--touching other's lives.

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It was with much interest that I read the letter that Dick Petit wrote in the recent issue of The Warrior. I read with even more interest Dan Conley’s response to his letter about my demise. As Samuel Clemens once remarked when his death was announced, it is a little xaggerated.

I am still kicking, a little heavier and balder but still pretty much the same. I am retired for about fourteen years now, and I have been active. I have made about nine trips on the QE2, spent a month in Siberia about ten years ago, and a few other trips here and there, and you can’t do those things by way of Brugger’s. (funeral home)

I read The WARRIOR with great interest. I think often of those early years at East, and I have said many times that I learned more from my students than they learned from me.

I was introduced to the game of Water Polo my first year at East, and introduced to a great bunch of Kids. Dick Kohler, Carl Fieck, Floyd Lawrence, Dimitri Bobrow, Dick Petit, Dave and Al Brooks, Harry Zatkoff, Bill Green, Dave Brown, Carl White, Jim Bayhurst, John Grabowski, Al Sherman, John Daniels, Stan Domkowski, Carl Hultberg, Ken Schultz, Mike Lepkowski, Tom Petroff, George Hahn, Len Pamula, Keith Mongomery, Don Sherman. I think I got all the names.

I live at tenth and Brandes, still in the shadow of East. If you are on line you can e-mail me. I am PHart 07501@AOL. I don’t want any comments about my e-mail screen name.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR...

From Lee Steiner Dudenhoefer

Dear Dan,

Just want to congratulate you on what sounds lke a great job you are doing. most people would be toocaught up in daily living to even bother but looks like you really found that "Warrior Spirit"

I'm lookingt forward to receiving the newsletter. Thought I'd send you a few snomen since you most likely (unless your in the mts) are unable to enjoy all the snow like we've been experiencing in Erie this November.

Lee Steiner Dudenhoefer

From Jane Battersby

Hi Dan,

While reading through the latest WARRIOR (Great Fun), I ran across a letter from Ron Somerville ‘53 of Columbia, MD. He is a childhood friend and our mothers got to be pals after we were grown. My Mother is curious about his family and I’d like to write to him. Do you have his address.

Jane Battersby (Daun ‘52)

ScottsdaleAZ