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Peary Mom: LOIS S. SOPER "Pat"
On Saturday, June 1, 2013. The beloved wife of the late William
L. Soper; mother of Bonnie (Phillip) Gillum,
Dawn Ashworth ('67) and Dayna (David) Zeigler ('71), also survived by five
grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Friends are invited to Lois' Life Celebration at the GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL
HOME, 2973 Solomons Island Rd.,
Edgewater, MD on Monday, June 10 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8P p.m. where her funeral
service will be held on Tuesday, June 11
at 11:30 a.m. Interment Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham, MD. In lieu of
flowers, contributions may be made to the
American Cancer Society , 1041 MD Rte. 3 North, Gambrills, MD 21054.
Online guestbook and arrangements,
Click Here
[Thank you to Jeffrey A. Stewart ('69) for letting us know]
CARROLL ANN MAZUROWSKI (1966) passed away on
Sat. June 1, 2013.
Friends were received Thurs. 6/6 at Hines-Rinaldi.
Mass was held Fri. 6/7 at St. John the Baptist,
Silver Spring.
Interment private.
To leave a condolence,
Click Here
[Thank you to Beth Leimbach Swanson ('66) for letting us know]
Thank you!
In 17 years, 15% of those who have been a part of MSO have donated.
Special Thanks /Honorable Mention to Sharon Leach ('82),
Stephen O'Brien ('67), and Dick Prescott ('76)
for continued support of MSO!
For a complete list of donors,
Click Here
We have switched our donation service to PayPal for ease of
processing.
We are no longer using the merchant service you were
familiar with in the past.
To view donation options,
Click Here
Or simply click below to donate right now!
Thank you for your consideration!
With great appreciation for your support, Bob Lau, Webmaster - MSO
Purchases of items from
pearygear.com
also support MSO:
Ron Bostwick ('77) is organizing a group of PHS/MD-ers to catch the
Washington Nationals vs. Colorado Rockies game on Wed, June 12 at 6:30p.
He has 25 tickets in the Rockpile section (5 rows of 5 seats each) for $5 each.
Want to go? Send him a personal message on Facebook!
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2013 Reunions/Events |
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Class of 1973 - 40-Year Reunion - June 22, 2013
Hilton Garden Inn - Shady Grove Road in Rockville
For add'l info and to RSVP, visit the 1973 website at
www.peary73.com
Class of 1976 - Annual evening get-together at
Mary's
Save the date! Saturday September 14, 2013.
Stay tuned for additional info.
Class of 1978 - Join the discussion on Facebook
regarding plans for a 35-year reunion
Class of 1983 - 30-Year Reunion - August 10, 2013
Damascus Volunteer Fire Department Activities Bldg.
For updates and to RSVP, please visit the event page -
CLICK HERE
Bucket List Party - Seacrets - Ocean City, MD
June 29, 2013 - Stay tuned for the details!
To benefit The Make-a-Wish Foundation
Organizers: John Husband and Jeff Ulisney
St. Jude's Alumni and ALL invited to Happy Hour on
Friday Sept 13th at Clyde's off Wooten Parkway in
Rockville. Starts at 4:00. A few teachers have
already RSVP'd! And then....
The 2nd Annual St. Jude's Alumni Dance
Open to all SJS Classes/Alumni/Friends/Neighbors
Saturday September 14, 2013 - 7:00-11:30pm
CLICK
HERE for the details and to register!
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2012 Reunions/Events |
ALL SCHEDULED 2012 CLASS
REUNIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED!
Class of 1972: October 12-14, 2012 - DONE!
Click Here for
Details!
Class of 1982: October 12-14, 2012 - DONE!
Click Here!
Class of 1977: October 6, 2012 - DONE!
Gaithersburg, MD -
Click Here for
Details!
PEARYMANIA XI -
September 28-30, 2012 - DONE!
Contact organizer
Kathleen Niepsey '68 (via Facebook)
for
all the details and photos from the event!
Third Annual Andrew Illig Memorial Golf Tournament
September 29 at Little Bennet - DONE!
Thanks to Jim Cyr for organizing!
The 2nd Annual John Cino Golf Tournament|
Whisky Creek - September 17th, 2012
- DONE!
Thank you to Dina Sautman Piccioni for organizing this!
Class of 1976 -
3rd Annual Party at Mary Gilmartin's
Sept. 8, 2012 - DONE! See photos on Facebook.
Peary Wrestling Reunion
August 18, 2012 - DONE!
Marina's Restaurant & Bar (Hal & Joe Saylor's Place, Blades, DE)
Check "Peary Wrestling Reunion" on Facebook for details.
See the pre-reunion Gazette Newspaper article -
Click Here
Summer Ride: Saturday, August 18, 2012 - DONE!
From
Sam Clatterbuck (1982)....
From
the 7-11 in MT Airy
to the Red Eye Dock Bar
Class of 1969 - DONE!
Cugini's in
Poolesville, MD
August 25, 2012. See the "Peary 69"
group on Facebook for some photos.
Class of 1967 45-Year Reunion -- CANCELLED
PEARY ON THE POTOMAC 2012
Mark your calendars: June 1-3, 2012
National Harbor - Oxon Hill, Maryland
Contact
Judy Barbee Harris for more info
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2011 Reunions/Events |
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Class of '66
Reunion - No known event was held
Class of '71
Reunion - July 23, 2011 - DONE!
Class of '76
Reunion - August 12-13, 2011 - DONE!
Class of '79
Turns 50! July 16, 2011 - DONE!
All-Classes - Clyde's - November 4, 2011 - DONE!
Class of '81
Reunion -
November 12, 2011 - DONE!
PEARYMANIA 2011
PEARY ALL-ALUMNI EVENT
Ocean City - September 30 - October 2, 2011 -
DONE!
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Peary Building To Be Sold
Click Here for the 11/30/2010 Washington Post article |
We're sad to inform you that WANDA PATTERSON ('82) passed away April
19,
2013.
TIM RILEY ('71) passed away on
March 11,
2013 with his best friend and wife,
Barb Dentz Riley ('71),
by his side.
There is obituary page and guest book online,
please
Click Here
Rest in Peace, Timmy.
We're also sad to inform you that JOHN LEWIS, Vice Principal,
died on Sunday, March 10, 2013. He was 89 years old.
JOHN CHRISTOPHER CRIST "JC" ('78)
Of Myrtle Beach, SC died January 29, 2013 in Tulsa, OK of cancer.
(Thank you to Annette Sherman Newell for letting us know.)
We're sad to inform you that Denby S. Zimmerman passed
away Monday July 9th, 2012
2 weeks after her 90th birthday.
She was born June 24, 1922. A graveside service and
inurnment was held on July 18th at Parklawn Memorial Park.
See the obituary. Thank you to Joyce Burlas for letting us know of this sad
news.
Ed Burlas, Teacher/Coach/AD (1960-1984),
passed
away Thursday March 22, 2012 at 1:25pm
at Casey House Hospice. Mr. Burlas was diagnosed with late-stage cancer 2
months prior and
opted
for hospice care.
From his wife, Joyce: "It was a very calm and
peaceful death
with his
family
by his side. We are all grateful he is no longer
in pain and is at
peace with
the Lord, and
I am thankful for the 53 years we
shared together." Funeral arrangements were handled by Collins
with viewings on March 25th. Funeral mass at
St. Peter's in Olney was
March 26th with burial
at Gate of Heaven cemetery.
Steve Glasser (1975) passed away October 10, 2010.
There is an obituary and guest book online.
Click Here.
[Thank you to Rob Loewy (1975) for letting MSO know so we could post this.]
Ken Zuerlein, father of Rick Zuerlein (1976), passed away September 27, 2010
following
a long bout with Alzheimer's Disease. He is survived by Rick, his only child.
Rick's mother
passed away in 1999. Services were held October 11th at St. Jude's Catholic
Church, 12701
Veirs Mill Rd., Rockville, MD 20853. Interment followed the church service at
Gate of Heaven
Cemetery. Rick is asking that any donations be made to the Alzheimer's
Association,
http://www.alz.org/join_the_cause_donate.asp
We're sad to inform you that JAY S. HEPNER (1975) of
Gaithersburg died on Sunday, September 26,
2010. Father of Shayna Mechia; son of Rita and the late Gerhardt "Jerry" Hepner;
brother of Shoshana
Brounstein and Allen (Donna) Hepner; uncle of Brandon Hepner; nephew of Sandy
and Iris Meiseles; loving
companion of Barbara Reed Martin. Graveside funeral service was held on Tuesday,
September 28, 2010,
at Judean Memorial Gardens, Olney, MD. Memorial contributions may be made to the
Sidney Kimmel
Comprehensive Cancer Center in Jay's memory. There is an online obituary and
guest book,
Click Here.
[Thank you to Caroline Dennis Kelly (1977) and J Stanton Boteler (staff) for
letting us know]
We're sad to let you know that HOMER "DENNY" DENNEWITZ (1966)
passed away Monday
Sept. 20th. Denny had gotten bi-lateral pneumonia in March and had a long and
hard recovery. He still
couldn't seem to shake it and it eventually took his life. From his wife,
Donna: "Dear Friends, In response
to many requests, I wanted to let you know that arrangements have been
finalized. Inurnment services [were]
held at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery Chapel in Silver Spring, MD at 10:00 am
on Sat., Oct. 9, 2010.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Tampa Lowry Park Zoo, in the Safari
Lodge, at 6:00 pm on Mon.,
Nov. 1, 2010. We've requested memorials be made in his name (Homer Dennewitz) to
the Tampa Lowry
Park Zoo, Animal Enrichment Program. Take care of yourselves, Donna"
[Thank you to Gale Senseman Privette and Jim Privette, both 1966, for this
information.
Contact Gale if you wish to mail a condolence to Denny's wife]
GET WELL SOON!: Coach Cino (Staff 1968-1981)
-
Updated 2/6/10
John Cino was released from the hospital on January 13. "Coach"
had been admitted to ICU
at Montgomery
General Hospital in Olney due to another infection (bone). He is now at the
Holy Cross Rehab Center on Greencastle Road in Burtonsville.
TIMELINE: John "Coach" Cino had been in ICU
since early September 2009. He was on life
support in
mid-October and they performed one more procedure to try and strengthen his
heart.
You
will be glad to know that your prayers helped! He has so many
people that went to Peary
that he loved so much. Mr. Cino had surgery on Monday 10/26 and 95% of
blockage in
his left main artery was removed. He still has a long road ahead of him but
this was a huge
hurdle to overcome. Coach also underwent vascular surgery November 3rd and
now has
circulation in his right leg. He is also now breathing on his own.
Coach Cino was released
from the hospital November 17, 2009 to the Layhill Center in Silver Spring
for rehab. "He is in
great spirits and working hard so he can get out and
be with [our] mom!
It'll be a while still
but he's really determined!"
His family thanks all of you for your prayers and for the e-mails and said
"We know he's the best. It's just great to know so many people care so much!"
Contacts:
Daughter
Joyce Cino Gloeckler (1981) and
John Cino Jr.
(1983)
- Information
provided by the Cino family and Joe Piccioni (1975) -
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Photo Laurie DeWitt/The
Gazette |
Bob Clarke (Staff) and the
new
National Capitol
Trolley Museum
in The Gazette --
Full StoryThanks to Karla Berg Walker (1972)
for pointing this out to us!
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Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lau
St. Lucia, September 19, 2007
For all the wedding
photos,
Click
Here. |
Photo Left:
Many of you who were at the surprise party for MSO
April 2006 found out then.... that I've been "tied-up"
planning
my wedding (link to wedding announcement in the Gazette - about time to finally marry... never
too late at age 48 huh?)
September 19, 2007 in St. Lucia, West Indies.
We had a baby
girl, Leah Kalena Joy Lau on July 2, 2008 - 6 lbs. 13 oz. - 19.5 inches... first child for me! Yikes.
It's wonderful! Wow.
Bob Lau (1976), MSO Webmaster
Leah at 6 months |
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Mr. & Mrs. Warrick Hill
celebrated their Golden
Wedding Anniversary in 2006 --
Click Here
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Cindee Steadman (1974)
married! Congrats!! |
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2009's reunions and events! |
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Peary Night Out - Bar Night!
Saturday, December 26 - DONE!
Old Bowie Town Grille - Bob Thompson '80, owner
1979 -
November 7, 2009 - Holiday Inn G'burg - DONE!
All-class Happy Hour - From
Kevin Brooks (1976):
Clyde's ("The Lodge" - Wooten Pkwy, Rockville)
Saturday
October 17th - DONE!
1974 -
October 3, 2009 - Crown Plaza Rockville - DONE!
Photos Posted
Pearymania VIII - Ocean City -
DONE!
Saturday September 26, 2009
All Classes - Seacrets - All-Peary Bash - 5-8 pm
1969 - In Ocean City with Pearymania -
DONE!
September 25-27, 2009 - Classes of 1966-1972 invited
1984 & 1985 -
July 25, 2009 - Holiday Inn G'burg - DONE!
'76 Summer Bash/Cookout - June 27, 2009 - DONE!All-class Happy Hour (casual)
- DONE!
June 26, 2009 - Greene Turtle in Mount Airy
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John Alvey (1979)
(1SG ret.), on left,
continues to serve our country, now as a
contractor with his former 101st Airborne,
and
again overseas, arriving for
assignment
in Afghanistan. John is pictured
here with
his
82nd Airborne
counterpart.
Stay safe, John. Thank you to all of our
alumni service people, veterans and active. |
Three football game reels from the Peary 1969 season are available on DVD....
Wheaton,
Kennedy, and Springbrook. If interested in obtaining a copy and/or
interested in a project
to
obtain other game reels from Peary football games, contact Richard Collins (1970).
The rivals may be interested too!
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Another "PHS West" get-together.... DONE!
(August 5, 2008)
Ron
Bostwick (1977) purchased 25 tickets in the Rockpile section of Coors Field
for the Tues, August 5th game at 7pm when the Washington Nationals took
on the National League Champion Colorado Rockies!
Colorado 8, Washington 2 |
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From Ron Bostwick (1977): Can't decide on whether to go to your reunion or
some other Peary-related activity? Then read Craig Wilson's column from
USA Today's July 16, 2003 edition -
Click Here |
Navy Christens USNS Robert E. Peary in San Diego
The Navy christened the USNS Robert E. Peary on Feb. 9, 2008.
For the story,
Click Here
[Thanks to Bill Starks (1972), Richard Collins (1970), and
Gale Senseman Privette (1966) for the heads-up!]
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The perfect gifts for alumni friends
and for reunions!
Purchases of items from
PearyGear.com also support MSO!
Thank you to Stuart Goldman, Class of 1981,
for maintaining this!! |
Recent sad news submissions....
JAY S. HEPNER (1975) of
Gaithersburg died on Sunday, September 26,
2010. Father of Shayna Mechia; son of Rita and the late Gerhardt "Jerry" Hepner;
brother of Shoshana
Brounstein and Allen (Donna) Hepner; uncle of Brandon Hepner; nephew of Sandy
and Iris Meiseles; loving
companion of Barbara Reed Martin. Graveside funeral service was held on Tuesday,
September 28, 2010,
at Judean Memorial Gardens, Olney, MD. Memorial contributions may be made to the
Sidney Kimmel
Comprehensive Cancer Center in Jay's memory. There is an online obituary and
guest book,
Click Here.
[Thank you to Caroline Dennis Kelly (1977) and J Stanton Boteler (staff) for
letting us know]
HOMER "DENNY" DENNEWITZ (1966)
passed away Monday
Sept. 20, 2010. Denny had gotten bi-lateral pneumonia in March and had a long and
hard recovery. He still
couldn't seem to shake it and it eventually took his life. From his wife,
Donna: "Dear Friends, In response
to many requests, I wanted to let you know that arrangements have been
finalized. Inurnment services were
held at the Gate of Heaven Cemetery Chapel in Silver Spring, MD
on Sat., Oct. 9, 2010.
A Celebration of Life
will be held at the Tampa Lowry Park Zoo, in the Safari
Lodge, at 6:00 pm on Mon.,
Nov. 1st. We've requested
memorials be made in his name (Homer Dennewitz) to
the Tampa Lowry
Park Zoo, Animal Enrichment
Program. Take care of yourselves, Donna"
[Thank you to Gale Senseman Privette and Jim Privette, both 1966, for this
information.
Contact Gale if you wish to mail a condolence to Denny's wife]
DOUGLAS LEE MCFEE, SR.
Father of Debbie (1974) and Doug, Jr. (1975)
On Saturday, January 16th Douglas Lee McFee of Lewes, DE died
peacefully at his residence with
his loving wife Maryann by his side. Doug is survived by his five children,
Debbie, Doug, Maureen,
Megan, & Kara. A memorial service was held January 24th at the
Parsell Funeral Home in Lewes, DE.
Entombment
followed at Bethel
Methodist Cemetery Lewes. In lieu of flowers, friends and family may
make a
contribution to Delaware Hospice
at 100 Patriots Way Milford, DE 19963 or
Heroes, Inc.1100 G Street NW Suite 300,
Washington, DC 20005.
DOUG GRAIM (1970) our classmate and long time friend of 43+ years passed
away on Thursday, January 7, 2010. He leaves behind his loving wife Jeanne,
father Richard, brother Bruce (Magruder 73), sister-in-law Iris, and nephews
Raymond and David. The Carolina golf trips will never be the same.
See ya on the other side "G." Services to be announced.
From Matt Hauprich, Rick Bass, and Gil Wilson.
Mrs. Gladys Ricker passed away on Sunday, December 27th. There was a viewing
and funeral service at
Millian Memorial Methodist Church on December 30th, with burial at Parklawn, and
then a gathering in the
fellowhip hall for friends and family. Gladys worked in the cafeteria at
Peary in the 70's and 80's. All of
her children graduated from Peary: Patrick ('66), Colleen ('71), Rick ('74), Joe
('79), and Laura ('??)
[Thank you to Rick Green ('66) for this information]
James Marshall Keady “Jimmy” age 51, Rockville, MD,
Class of 1977, passed away on
Sunday, December 6, 2009.
Cherished son of
James Patrick
Keady and Bobbie Keady.
Loving brother of
Debbie Hiltz
('69) and her husband Don,
Susan
Keady-Egart ('72) and
her husband Mike,
Lynne
Galletti ('78) and her husband Greg. Beloved
Uncle “Kool” of Jimmy Lee Keady, Tommy Hiltz,
Michael Galletti, Anthony Galletti,
Hayley Egart, Joey Galletti and Katie Galletti.
A memorial service was
held
on December 10th at the
First Baptist Church of Gaithersburg. There is an
obituary and guest book
at Pumphrey's online -
CLICK HERE [Thank you to the Keady family, Jay Jones, and
Coach Duane Black
& Jacque Black for the information about Jimmy]
Frank Duranko, Jr. (1977), husband of
Charis
Harper-Duranko ('78) for 25 years, passed away
on Saturday December 5th after a long battle with cancer. A memorial
service was
held on December 9th
at Stauffer Funeral Home in Frederick. There is an
obituary in the
Frederick News Post, and you may
send condolences to the family
on the Stauffer obituary page for Frank -
Click Here
[Thank you to Patti Murphy Minnick, Phil Sandoe,
Matt Weiner, and Scott Adamson for this
info.]
We're sad to inform you that Niki Giampietro Queen-Rhoderick (1970) passed away
from complications due to swine flu on the morning of November 2, 2009 in
Hagerstown, MD.
She was surrounded by her family. She has two children, Michael and Maria and
was recently
married again in June of this year to her husband, Phil Rhoderick. She was
teaching pre-k in
Washington County Schools (MD). Her sister
Barbara
"Lynn" Giampietro Case (1974) is aboard MSO.
[Thanks to best friend Carmen Williams Blondheim ('70) and co-worker Nina Kopp Metz ('75)
for passing along this
sad news to share with Peary staff and classmates.]
We're sad to inform you that Delia Nowak, mother of Mike Nowak (1975)
and Tad Nowak (1976), passed away on Tuesday September 29, 2009.
There was a memorial service held Friday, October 2nd at St. Jude Catholic Church
Burial was held the following week in Pennsylvania. [Thank you to
Greg Perkins ('76) for this info.]
Frances Estes, the mother of Linda Estes MacKay (1976), passed
away on August 21, 2009 due to complications from Alzheimer's.
Tom Bonanno (1977) passed away on Friday May 29, 2009. Mass of Christian Burial
was at
St. Patrick's
Church in Rockville on Wednesday, June 3.
Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
Sister,
Diane, is Class
of 1971. There is a Washington
Post
notice and guest book
to leave condolences -
Click Here
Kimberly Hartman Jolliffe (1981), passed away on May 10, 2009, from
complications after brain surgery.
Kim had been fighting breast cancer that reoccurred after 4 years in remission.
She is the sister of
Peary alumni: Cyndi (1976), Natalie (1978) and Rania (1982). The funeral was
held in Severna Park, MD
where
Kim made her home with her three children: Emilee, Sydney & Hunter. There
is an online obituary
and
guest book -
Click Here
Thank you to Jody Rosenberg (1981), Sue Marth (1976), et al, for
letting MSO know.
Doris Cyr, mother of Shawn Cyr Riggin (1975), Jay Cyr (1976,
deceased),
Anne Cyr Sanders (1977), Deirdre Cyr (1979), Jim Cyr (1981), and Dennis Cyr
(1984),
died on September 18, 2008 after a brief illness. The wake was Sunday 9/21 at Parsell's
Funeral
Home in Lewes, DE and Mass on Mon. Sept. 22 at St.
Jude's
Catholic Church on Rt. 1 in Lewes.
Sara Pizzano, mother of Neal (1976), Pam (1978), and William (1980),
passed away from complications
of Alzheimer's on Saturday, May 24, 2008. The obituary is available
online --
CLICK HERE.
Visitation, followed by a funeral mass was held on May 28 at the Shrine of St.
Jude.
[Thank you to the Pizzanos, David Eckstein ('76), and Joyce & Ed Burlas (Staff) for letting
us know.]
Ann Fischer, mother of Harvey "Jack" (1972) and Pamela (19??), passed away
on May 10, 2008.
Graveside services were held on May 12th at King David
Memorial Gardens. There is a Washington
Post/Legacy notice -
CLICK HERE [Thank you to Julie Jason Marquis (1982) for letting MSO
know.]
STEVE KENNEDY (1976) passed away on April 24, 2008. Memorial Mass
was held on May
10th at Our Lady of Grace Church in Silver Spring.
Interment Private. There
is a Washington Post/Legacy
notice -
CLICK HERE
TIM MORAN (1976) died as a
result of
injuries from a fire
on May 3, 2008 at Halpine View (Twinbrook Parkway).
He is brother of 5 Peary Alumni: Colleen '72, Lisa and Lynn
'78, Chuck '82, and
Michele "Shelly" '84.
From Lisa re donations to HEROES. Inc.: "Our
father was a firefighter for Silver Spring MD Dept. for almost
30 years, and we know Tim would
have wanted
this very much." There is a Post/Legacy
obituary
-
CLICK HERE
Mrs. "Fumi" Nishi, the mom of Linda (1972), Karen (1975), and
Alan (1976)... passed away peacefully in her sleep on April 20, 2008.
There is a Washington Post/Legacy obituary and guest book to
leave messages for the family until May 22nd --
Click Here
We're sad to inform you that DANNY PLANTE (1982) died on April 19, 2008.
He is the brother of brother of
Patrick Plante (1975) and
Doris Plante Casey (1977). Viewing
was
April 23rd
at Pumphrey's on Rt. 28. Mass of Christian Burial held
was on
Thursday, April 24, at
St. Mary's Catholic Church
at 28 and 355 and Veirs Mil Road in Rockville. Interment Gate of Heaven
Cemetery. There is a Post/Legacy
notice and guest book to leave messages for the family until 5/21--
Click Here Most of you know that Danny and
his business partner created the
Capitol Children's Foundation - get the info for 2008's annual golf event.
[Thank you to the Plante family; and subsequently, Denise
Frank Conneen (1982), and
Andy and Ann Luksic Barlow (both 1980) for letting us know. Posted
on 4/22/08.]
"COACH" BILL WILLIAMS passed
away
on
Wednesday,
April 9th. There
is an obituary online at the Public
Opinion
(Chambersburg PA),
Click Here.
There will be no funeral. However, as announced here, the family
invited all to an open house April 13th,
at the
family home in Fayetteville, PA. More than 300 people visited
during the two-hour open house. For now,
alumni
may contact Bill's daughter
Megan Kirkegaard
by
e-mail for condolences to the family. Additionally,
stay tuned
for more details on a possible public guest book online, courtesy
of William Schmidt (1966). [Thank you to staff
alums Ed Burlas and wife Joyce for letting us know, and
to
Donna Dawson Edwards for directing the Williams
family to MSO. Updated
4/15/08.]Mr. William Wheeles (77), Master Chief, USN, passed away on Friday,
January 25, 2008.
The loving husband of Betty Wheeles; father of Jo Lynn Harris (1969), Richard
Wheeles (1971),
Jenae Carr (1973), Stephen Wheeles (1976), Teresa Farkas (1977), Philip
Wheeles (1978),
and Tim Wheeles (1980); grandfather of 25 and great-grandfather of eight.
BARBARA GREENBERG ROSENBERG (1981) passed away April 7, 2008 after
a valiant battle with breast cancer over many years. Thank you to the
family..
Janet Greenberg (1978), for letting us know.. to let you know.
Gloria Levinrad, the mother of Sharon Levinrad (1975), Ira Levinrad,
and Ken Levinrad passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2008.
[Thank you to Michelle Gold Smith (1974) for the sad news.]
BARRY LEVINE (1982) passed away in York, PA on March 21, 2008
[Thank you to Eric Cary (1984) for passing along this sad news]
The mom of Shirley Wood Grande (1970) passed away January 11, 2008
after a long time illness.
Jeremy Maphis, age 31, the son of Jackie Hagner Maphis (1977) passed away
suddenly in his sleep on
March 15, 2008. Viewing was on March 17 at Millian
Memorial Methodist Church. Another viewing took place
Tuesday, March 18 with burial services immediately following. Interment Parklawn Cemetery in Rockville.
[Thank you to Pebble Tanner Prothero (1977) for letting us know, and providing
the arrangements info.]
Mrs. Debby Kushner, the mother of Steve (1970), Sheri Kushner
Rothstein (1973),
Stuart (1974),
Jeff (1976), and Karen Kushner Creel (1982),
passed away peaceful on March 11, 2008 after
suffering from
Alzheimer's for more than 10 years. "Prior to being
stricken with this disease, she was a
strong, loving, successful,
and outgoing woman. Even in her final days, her
smile still shined bright."
says Karen. Mrs. Kushner was preceded in
death by husband Harvey Kushner,
who passed away January 2006.
Funeral services were held Thursday March 13th,
at Washington Hebrew
Congregation. Burial services followed
at King David Memorial Gardens.
BARRY TEVELOW (1976) passed away on March 10, 2008. Siblings are Renee
(1967),
Mark (1969), and
Mickey (1971). Thank you to Mickey and the Tevelow family for letting us
know.
PATTY MOORE BISHOP (1978) passed away March 3, 2008. She is
survived by her parents and siblings
Keith Moore (1974), Mike Moore (dec.) and Debbie Moore (1976). None of
the surviving siblings is accessible via MSO.
Funeral was held in Frederick MD. Interment All Souls Cemetery,
Germantown MD. There is an obituary available online
at the Frederick News Post -
Click Here [Thank you to Delores Finch Lokey (1978)
for letting us know of Patty's passing.]
The 33-year-old son of Paul Hadeed (1970?) and Carol Musser
Hadeed (1971), Jason Hadeed..
who worked with
Philbin's Athletic Training Center (John Philbin, 1975) as a
strength and conditioning coach,
was killed in a senseless tragedy on February 8, 2008. Jason was the
nephew of Peter (1971) and
Mark (1976)
and maybe other Peary siblings. The funeral was held on
February 13th at St. Paul's Parish in
Damascus MD
Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery, There is a Washington
Post/Legacy obit and guest book to leave
messages for the family,
Click Here (in addition to the memorial page linked on Philbin's, above).
There is a memorial golf event to be held on Friday August 8th, 12 Noon,
at Whiskey Creek Golf Club in
Ijamsville, MD. Mark your calendar for this event! for more
information,
Click Here.
Other "sad news" items are
displayed
halfway down (click)
this
main
page.
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Donations to
MSO -
CLICK HERE!
Only 15%
of alumni aboard the MSO since 1996
have
provided assistance to keep this 11-year-old
project
alive! We learned, too, that many alumni were
not
advised of the 10-Year Anniversary party in April 2007
(the anniversary was actually August 2006) that was held in
MD -- we flew back for,
and was organized (secretly planned) by Sandy Swarr Crawford (1974)... and a surprise to us with a gift and wonderful placard!
Thank you. Your help is
appreciated to assist with the MSO's costs and efforts to
keep us connected! Thank you for your consideration. |
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Pearymania VI in Ocean City - DONE!
The sixth annual bash at the beach!!
September 28-29th, 2007 |
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PEARYMANIA VI
“Undefeated – Untied” |
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Click Here for the 2007
Details!
Photos from 2006 and 2007 will be posted soon (yes, we are behind!)
... or
for now,
see photos from Pearymania IV in 2005:
Click Here
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Greg Rouse
(Class of 1980), 44, water-skis barefoot on Maryland's Deep
Creek Lake, a hub for adventure sports that appeal to Type A personalities
who prefer to play as hard as they work. Photo By
Katherine Frey, The
Washington Post - Read the August 29, 2006 front-page article:
Click Here!
Thanks to Jeff Torri (1980) for catching this and letting us know! |
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(Indeed.. we're behind on the Pearymania photos!
2006's have yet to be posted.. then 2007's. Yikes!) |
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Photos courtesy of Sandy Swarr
Crawford (1974) |
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Pearymania V: "This time it's
personal" -
September 29-30, 2006 - Done!
- Informal Friday Sept 29th at FISHTALES (20th & the Bay - the outside
beach bar)
- Main Event Saturday Sept 30th at SEACRETS (49th & the Bay) beginning at
4:00pm.
Photos above are from the weekend - All the photos received will be
posted eventually!
Congrats to Shelly Moran Little (1984), the winner of the 50-50 raffle to
support MSO!
Thanks to Drew Kellar, Bobby Kellar's (1968) wife, for conducting the raffle.
Instructions for ordering the Seacrets group photo will be posted shortly.
CLICK HERE for
the details of the 5th annual multi-class PARTY!
(Click Here
for 2005's Pearymania IV photos.) |
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Left: "The Three Stooges"
- Duane
Black (Staff), Ed Burlas (Staff),
Bob Lau (1976) have breakfast at "Cafe Lago" at Caesars Palace
in Las Vegas on March 3, 2006. Right: Mr.
Black, Mr. Burlas, Joyce Burlas, Jacque Black, and Curly. |
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Judy Miller Ridgway ('68), Bob Lau ('76), and Dave Spurlock ('66) - MD Renaissance Festival 2005.
From Judy Miller Ridgway (1968)
and David Graham
Spurlock (1966): "Our website at
TheBrassDragon.Homestead.com has a new Elite Sculpture Gallery featuring bronze and copper dragon sculptures that will be shown at the Excalibur Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas this
month (March 2006). Take a look at these spectacular works of art.
When in the Annapolis area, August through October each year, you can
see them in person at the Maryland Renaissance Festival (especially if
you're in town for the 1966 class reunion). To take a peek at the
specific Elite Gallery,
CLICK HERE
and let us know what you think! |
Purchases of items from
pearygear.com support MSO!
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Class of 1975 30-Year Reunion:
DONE! September 16-17, 2005
Photo - Your 1975 Reunion Committee, who
made the weekend a party to remember!
Photos from the event may be viewed now..
Click
Here
If you have photos from the event, Click Here
for instructions on how to share them! |
(2/7): Staff alum EUGENE MACKAY, Peary Staff
(1962-1969), passed away Friday
February 2, 2007. Thank
you to Elizabeth Hanley (1960-1964) for letting
know of this sad news, and thanks
to Eileen Brown Carter (1965)
for the online notice/link.
There is a Kansas City Star/Legacy notice and guest
book
if you wish to leave
condolences to
the family
until February 4, 2008 -
