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Vol. 1 Spring, 1994

Aspril 25, 1994

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Anna Lucy Post Vommero

Lucy and Richard Vommero ('51) were married in 1953. They havethree children and four grandchildren. Lucy has worked at the Erie Insurance Group for the past 30 years. Richard is now on disability.

In high school, Lucy said, "Ms. Rybinski, my Spanish teacher, was my favorite. My best friend was Kay Hovis. I really enjoyed the Noon Day Dances and the bonfires before the Academy game. I also enjoyed the Friday morning pep rallies in the auditorium. My proudest moment after high school was having three beautiful daughters. After we retire, Richard and I plan to do lots of traveling."

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THANKS

by Eddie Abramoski

I really enjoyed reading up on all my classmates. They seemed to be all ove the United States. I often wondered about what was going on with the Class of '51, but I was nebver able to attend the reunions because they were held in July or August and we were in football training (Bufallo Bills) camp at that time.

Maybe I'll get to go in a couple of years as I am reaching retirement ate and 35+ years is enough doing at one job! I am making a memoria donation to Sina Morris. Wina was a god high school friend.

Thanks for giving all of the Class of 1951 such happy memories. (Editor: Ed Abramowski is a Head Trainer for the 1991-94 NFL Champions Buffalo Bills.)

TRAVEL

Audrey Wyant Harriger favorite trips were to Longmont, Colorado (1990) by herself and a trip to Oregon (1987) with her sister. "But my favorite trips are when I go back home to Erie. That will always be home."

Letter to the Editor:

Dear Editor,

Congratulations on your great newsletter. Wish you had started it forty years sooner. Your idea of putting the picture by the article really helps to jog the memory of that person. ---Janet Sonney Roberts

Dear Janet,

Without articles like yours, and generous donations from classmates of '51, there would be no newsletter. I would have started it forty years ago, but I needed 40 years to work up the fever to "bug" Don Bartos.

DC

Dear Classmates,

I want to personally thank all of you who contributed information for articles to the newsletter. I enjoyed

reading about you and your families. I am enclosing a photo of the "Choir Hayride--January 30, 1951. It is with Olga Tupitza, Gloria (Kaya) Evanoff, and Dan Conley on the dance floor." LOST AND FOUND:

FOUND: by Audrey Wyant Herriger

Teddy Johnson

20601 Church Road

Petersbury, VA 23803

by: Audrey Wyant Harriger Dear Editor;

Received the Spring Newsletter. They get more interesting each time. I have an ideafor the newsletter! Why don't we have a "Before" and "After" of all alumni. We really cana't imagine how we look 43 years latet. I think it would be very interesting. (I am sending a little donation and hope it helps a little. Keep up th tood work.) By the way, is there any way of getting names and addresses of Alumni living in California?

----Jean Stolarski Walkiewicz

Dear Jean,

The Directory that was to be provided cannot be published until we get more classmates return their information sheets. Less than 50% of the class returned them. As soon as we get them back, a Directory of all classmates will be mailed to everyone.

---The Editor

VACATIONS:

Jean Stolarski Walkiewicz

In August, 1993 we visited Kent, Washington for our daughter Chris's 40th birthday. Five of our seven daughters are were there. We had a marvelous time in Washington. I am sending a photo.

Jean

Letter

Contributions:

$15.00 or more

Jean Stolarski Walkiewicz

$50.00 Memorial Contribution

Eddie Abramoski in memory of my friend

Fred "Sina" Morris

+ Janet Sonney Roberts in memory of Mrs.

Beatrice Shevick

Traveling

by Janet Sonney Roberts

Elma, New York

Being married to a man who's always ready to go at a moments notice, we have reached a compromise. We have traveled through most of the US starting with a pick-up camper and now we have a 30 foot Winnebago. Five years ago my oldest daughter moved to Florida so our vactions now comprise a two month stay in the Sunshie Stte over terh holidays.

We really would like to build a woiknter home in Flroida, but I like the four seasons.

"Spring", with the crocuses, tulips, hyacinths and daffodidls poking throught the ground to remind us that winter is over.

"Summer" means sipping coffee outside after dinner, leaning over the fence talking to neighbors.

"Fall" is watching the leaves turn shades or red and gold and seing them drifts softly to the ground. Biting into a crisp apple, carving a big pumpkin.

"Winter" is bare trees, cold gray days, fires in the fireplace, and then the magic of snow. Soft snow crunchy

snow, sparkly snow. Cold nose, cold toes.

Ah, but the cycle starts again!

My idea of a good time, just sitting and watching the grass grow. Our travels around the country have shown me, there is no place like home.

Beatrice Shevick

March 22, 1907---January 24, 1994 by Janet Sonney Roberts

When I readd the recent obituary of Beatrice Shevick it brought back many visions of East High. Being born during the depression, the youngest of five children, and living through World War II rationing, there were not too many extras growing up, but it cost nothing to appreciate what others had. It was always a joy to see Mrs. Shevick wearing her brightly colored dresses and matching shoes. She was the first person I have ever seen wearing bright, red high heels. She even had purple shoes!!! I can't remember what she

taught, but Ican rember vividly her pretty clothes and the costume jewelry she wore.

Today I have a drawer full of costume jewelry, and a closet full of shoes in every color of the rainbow.

These day I mostly wwear my Reebok's or slippers, but if the occasion ever calls for peach colored shoes, I'm ready. (Editor: I believe Bea Shevick taught both Civics and French. Funny that you mentioned peach shoes if the occasion called for it. Don Bartos said, "So do I!")

UPDATE:

--- Patricia Noyer Klemm Pat said, "My husband and I went to os Vegas last year. We have been there eight times now and eally enjoy. We have been married for 43 years. We have our children, two boys and two girls. Our youngest daughter n Guam. My husband Don and I love to travel. We live in Eie."

April 25, 1994

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Anna Lucy Post Vommero

Lucy and Richard Vommero ('51) were married in 1953. They have three children and four grandchildren. Lucy has worked at the Erie Insurance Group for the past 30 years. Richard is now on disability. In high school, Lucy said, "Ms. Rybinski, my Spanish teacher, was my favorite. My best friend was Kay Hovis. I really enjoyed the Noon Day Dances and the bonfires before the Academy game. I also enjoyed the Friday morning pep rallies in the auditorium. My proudest moment after high school was having three beautiful daughters. After we retire, Richard and I plan to do lots of traveling."

May 5., 1994

Put on 386

--Jack Maurer After graduating from East, Jack got his B.S.

degreee in Metallurgical Engineering from Renssealaer Polytechnic

Institute. He went to work for Allegheny Luddlum Steel for the

past 39 years and has worked in research, sales, and marketing

development. He has published numerous articles and is editing

his seveth technical publication. He has been rersponsbible for

sevderal major alloy and application developments. His job

requires extensive travel and he has seen most of the US and a

good portion of Europe. Jack and his wife Delphine have been

married for 35 years and have three daughtyers, one with a PhD in

Psychology, a nurse, and a chef. The two youngest are twins. The

Maurer's also have twin grandsons. Although Jack never made it

beyond a Cub Scout, he has spent 38 years working with the Boy

Scouts, serving as a Scoutmaster for 21 years and received the

Silver Beaver Award for his dedication to BSA. He is proud that

55 of his "boys" became Eagle Scouts. Jack reflects, "My days at

East were really enjoyable. I always planned to play hooky, but

never found a time when skipping classes looked like more fun than

just staying in school." "Naicknames seem to grow on me.

Warriors called me "Tubba". At In college I shomehow picked up

"Humphrey" after the Joe Palooka cartoon character known for the

substantial quanntity of food he consumed. Here at work I was

dubbed "Beaver" as a result of my Scouting activities and events

in a Clifton Webb movie called "The Scoutmaster". It's easy to

identify in a part of my life someone came from by how I'm

called." "By the way, I'd sure like to nkow what George Driebeles,

Bob Adair and Neysa Muffie are doing. I don't recall seeing any

of them since '51!"

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Mary Ann Nash McCormick

Mary Ann explained, "It has been such fun to recieve the

newsletter and finding out what our classmates are doing. After

high school I graduated from Mercyhurst College in 1955 with a

liberal arts degree. I taught school in the Erie Public Schools

systems as well as the Baltimore County System., I married

Richard McCormick and we have one son, James Nash McCormick and

one grandson, James Patterson McCormick. I still consider my high

school classmate Janet Kingsley Matts as one of my close friends.

She is in Tucson, Arizona now but we see one another once a year."

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Dear Dan, I really enjoy reading the newsletter about all the

classmtes. It brings back such nice memories. Thanks. Mary

Christos Karas

May 20, 1994

Not on 386

Letter to the Edior:

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Phil Walizer

Letter to the Editor:

I now have a personal mailing address in the state of Utah and the

WARRIOR '51 just caught up with me. I wish to receive copies of

it. I enjoy reading about our classmates.

I do have a request. Over the years my yearbook has been lost. I

suppose after all these years no one would have or know where one

could be had. Maybe in our newsletter you could ask if anyone can

help . Lookin forward to hearing from you.

Phil Walizer

Dear Phil, Possibly you may get a response to your letter.

Sometimes younger siblings are willing to part with yearbooks when

they were underclassmen. For example, Ron Uglow's sister Nancy

was willing to part with a '52 Yearbook. Possibly a spouse of a

deceased classmate might be willing give you the '51 yearbook. If

all else fails, write to me and I will Xerox the '51 yearbook that

Chuck Harrington "loaned" me when we started the WARRIOR '51.

Dan