Class of '69 Reunion Photos
The 40th Reunion of the Class of '69 is history. It was great fun to enjoy the company and conversations of classmates that had not gathered since 1999. High School was a positve force that shaped a sense of ourselves as valuable. For many, the reunion may feel like a coming home to safety and acceptance. For others, reunions can challenge the very center of their identities. We are all composed of layers. Reunions reach down into those layers and pull many of the same feelings, often contradictory, with which we struggled during those watershed high school years: Will I fit in? How do I measure up? Am I lovable? Reunions evoke both joy and sadness, affirmation and anxiety as we look in the mirror of our peers and take stock of who we were and who we have become. Take a few minutes and give us your thoughts on the '69 Shared Wisdom page (link in the left menu). The photos indicate a great time was had by all.
(Editors Note: Any photos you have of the weekend that you would like to share, please forward to barney@lifecatching.com. Thanks)
Friday Evening, August 14 at Raccoon River Park
1st Row: Jim Fay, Bill Osier, Harry Wolf, Sue Esbensen, Mary Farrell, Nancy Goehring, Nancy’s Dog, Diana Lowe, Liz True, Valerie O’Neal, Ken Burdick, Skip Drake, Nancy Greer, Jeannie Wood, Jodie Suffel, Mary Ann Septer. Row 2: Marilyn Lodge, Jan Hill, Jan Hanson, John Blecher, Nancy King, Kirk Snyder, Rick MacInnes, Ron McElderry, George Van Dam, Craig Derby, Mark Challis, Mike Stifel, Ed Greenman. Row 3: Lauri Zimmerman, Doug Fidler, Nancy Tedore, Fred Leon, Patti Evans, John Ver Ploeg, Denny Pigneri, Laura Baehler, Tina Jesperson, Brenda Linn, Doug Grodt, Terri Mahaffey, Susan Mitchell, Al Johnson, Rosemary Wiese, Dave Eggers, May Lou Lovesy, Spencer Hall, Rinda Kramme, Byron Rippentrop, Doug Anhorn, Steve Wilcox, Denny Studer, Bruce Dennis, Jeff Elgin, Tom Young, Kathie Nesbit, Rick Hickman, Terri Silverman, Ron Morgan, Andi Williamson, Nancy Holbrook, Paul Bratney
Saturday Evening, August 15 at the Val Air Ballroom
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1st Row: Jan Hanson, Barney Tabach, Mike Stifel, Rick MacInnes, Jay Rogers, Denny Pigneri, Dennis Studer, Rick Hickman, John Ver Ploeg, 2nd Row: Jeanne Wood, Valerie O’Neal, Andi Williamson, Brenda Linn, Ed Greenman, Kathie Nesbit, Nancy Tedore, Nancy Holbrook, Terri Mahaffey, Jodi Suffel, Marilyn Lodge, Mary Ann Septer, Dennis Tande, Ann Schneider, Patti Evans, John Blecher, Jan Hill, Laura Baehler, Steve Wilcox, Sue Esbensen, Tina Jesperson, Nancy Goering, Mary Lou Lovesy, Nancy Greer Row 3: Cheryl Vandenberg, Jeff Elgin, Bruce Dennis, Skip Drake, Byron Rippentrop, Bill Osier, Paul Bratney, Spencer Hall, Mark Challis, Craig Derby, Jim Button, Steve Faulkner, Nancy King, Doug Grodt, Dave Eggers, Jim Fay, Doug Anhorn, Al Johnson, Roger Deaton, Tom Young.
