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Volume 6, Number 6,
January 2002
MIDNIGHT SUN ONLINE
-The Online Newsletter
for Robert E. Peary High School Alumni-
MSO WEB SITE - http://www.pearyhs.org/
INTRODUCTION
Greetings
Huskies,
CONGRATULATIONS:
To Alice Settle-Raskin (1977) who earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from
Hood College on January 15, 2002!
COACH
ERNIE CECCATO:
From Jim Hinkeldey ‘79.... Former football coach and PE teacher Ernie
Ceccato will be inducted into the Maryland High School Football Coaches
Hall of Fame on February 16, 2002. The ceremony will take place at PSINET
Stadium from 6:00-9:00pm. Anyone interested in attending should contact
PSINET Stadium.
ON TV:
Hope you caught Rich Lieberman’s (1975) daughter, Allyson, on Kids
Jeopardy, Christmas Eve. Allyson
was a big winner! Photos from
the show are linked online from the “Alumni Kids” section.
Paula
Marshall (1982) appeared in a couple episodes of NBC’s “Just Shoot
Me” in January.
Coming
up... catch Lisa Talmud/Salsitz (1982) on ABC’s “Once and Again” -
tentatively scheduled for Monday March 4th on ABC.
REUNIONS:
The CLASS OF 1977 25-Year Reunion will be held October 11-13th.
The main event location is set for the Greenbelt Marriott.
Classes of 1976 and 1978 are also invited.
Stay tuned for details regarding other activities that weekend, and
sign-up information, in the coming months.
If you would like to assist with the reunion, contact Sandy Van
Dusen at sjvandusen@yahoo.com,
or to the (forming) committee at pearyhs1977@yahoo.com.
The
CLASS OF 1982 has begun planning for its 20-Year Reunion.
You should be receiving a post card with more details in the next
day or so. Karen Kushner
Creel and the reunion committee would like all 1982 classmates to please
take a few minutes to complete the online reunion survey that is linked in
the Class of 1982 Information Section.
The results of the survey will better assist the reunion committee
in planning a memorable event. So,
your input is needed! Karen
may be contacted at creelk@arentfox.com.
The reunion committee may be contacted at peary82@hotmail.com.
We
look forward to posting information about other class activities in 2002
(Classes of 1967 and 1972), and Betty Lopez will be informing the Class of
1975 of details for the class’s annual get-together.
Also see, in this issue, information from Kathleen Niepsey about a
gathering for 1968 alumni in Ocean City!
It’s
important that you use the “Update” link if your contact information
has changed, else your class can’t get a hold of you.
This includes your e-mail address.
Each month’s distribution of the newsletter results in anywhere
from 50 to 80 “bounces” because people have changed providers and
e-mail addresses. We have to
follow-up with each one of these every time.
Please keep us up-to-date. The
updates submitted with the forms online are automatically directed to the
organizers and committee members of your class, and those who have
volunteered to assist the class committees in maintaining current alumni
records. We don’t want to lose touch with you!
CLASS
OF 1966:
Luncheon on February 9th.
The MEN are invited too!
Details in the Class of 1966 Information Section. RSVP to Gale Senseman Privette by Wednesday February 6th:
gale7@juno.com
PRAYERS
& CONDOLENCES: Our
thoughts are with the following alumni and their families.
-
From Peggy Lee Van Skoyk (1983) : Prayers for Bruce Whitten (1981), who is
ill with cancer.
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Condolences to Lisa Salsitz/Talmud (1981) who lost her grandmother on
January 16, 2002.
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Sandy Swarr Crawford’s (1974) mother-in-law passed away January 11,
2002.
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Marianne Murtaugh Hendler (1977) lost her father on December 29, 2001.
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Shelly Simpson Anderson (1980), lost her father, also on December 29,
2001.
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John Philbin’s (1975) dad passed away on December 18, 2001.
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From Doug Adams (1970): Mr. Gayle Shaffer, father of Chris Shaffer (1970)
and Cheryl Shaffer (1971) passed away on or about December 11, 2001. Mr.
Shaffer and his wife Blanche have been neighbors and close friends of
Doug’s parents for 35 years.
- On
December 8, 2001 Henry Posthumus passed away to be with the Lord.
Mr.
Posthumus had celebrated his 46th wedding anniversary 5 days
earlier. He was the father of
5 children, 4 of whom attended Peary:
Eugene
Louis (1975), Debra Carol (1976), Daniel Peter (1977), and William (Billy)
Kyle (1978). The last daughter, Susan Kay, attended Magruder HS in the
late 80s. An online obituary
and registry can be found at Wells Funeral Home for anyone who wishes to
register an acknowledgement. Visitation
and service was held December 12 in Waynesville, NC.
GREG
KERSHNER (1970):
His 50th Birthday Bash is this Saturday, February 2nd
in Amelia Island, FL. We’ll
be posting some photos from this party as soon as we get them!
MSO:
The Midnight Sun Online is into its 6th year. It relies on the financial support of Peary alumni to pay for
the costs of bring all alumni and staff together again since the school
closed in 1984. There have
been more than 113,000 visitors to the MSO website, and we currently have
3,670 classmates (1963-1986) and staff listed.
10,400 (approximately) students passed through those
hallways—let’s find the rest of them!
THANK-YOU
for your recent donations in support of this project.
If it wasn’t for you... those who have financially supported the
Midnight Sun Online over the years, nobody would be receiving this
newsletter and there would be no website.
Donation information is available online.
If you’re one of the 3,100 or so who we haven’t heard from yet,
we hope you’ll consider helping out!
Despite the end-of-year/ holiday plea for support to alumni last
month, we heard from only 4 individuals (repeat supporters).
VEGAS:
Wonderful to meet-up with John Leatherwood (1976) and his dad, Charlie,
earlier this month! Photo
online. And looking forward
to seeing Andy Fasiska in February, and Kevin “KB” Brooks in March
(both also 1976). If you’re
planning to be out this way drop us a line before you arrive!
Question: Will John
and dad invite baby sister Jeanne Leatherwood Coote (1978) next year?
Eh?
Bob
Lau, Editor/Webmaster
The Midnight Sun Online
P.S. If you wish to reply or comment, don’t quote this entire newsletter... please send a new e-mail to blau@viawest.net. If you wish to modify your existing e-mail address(es), please visit www.pearyhs.org and use the “Update E-Mail” link and form.
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