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In Remembrance of Betsy “Missy” Dungan
Betsy Dungan was born August 27, 1943 and quietly left us on August 12, 2020 at age 76 while living in Placerville, California, reported cause heart attack. She is survived by a nephew and two nieces. Betsy Allen Dungan was born in the Palo Alto Hospital to Theodore Allen Dungan and Jayne Gilmer Dungan of Los Altos Hills who then moved to Atherton in 1959 and Betsy transferred to M-A to begin her sophomore year.

She graduated with us after three of our four years and always went by “Missy” as seen in the ’62, ’61, ‘60 Yearbooks. Missy was active in G.C.C., Girls’ Co-ordinating Committee, the A Capella Choir as lead by Mr. Douglas Stobie, where Missy served as the choir secretary and served on the prestigious M-A Social Board.

After graduation from M-A, Betsy moved to San Francisco and worked for ‘Mr. Peanut’ (the famous Planters Peanut Company that was founded in 1906 in Pennsylvania). After a few years she moved to United Airlines where she spent her career and retired as an engineer in Turbine Engine Management. After retirement she moved to Placerville, California where she lived happily until her passing in August 2020. Thank you to Claudia Dickman for the notification and information on Missy Dungan. “Flower in the Forest” by Allen Rountree

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Barbara Louise Schuler DeSilva, birthday: December 19, 1944, residence: San Clemente, California near Los Angeles, occupation, retired, children: Michael, born June 10, 1967, Bill, born April 26,1970, one grandchild, Alex, former spouse: Michael DeSilva, final farewell May 8, 2023, San Clemente, age at death 78, cause of death pancreatic cancer.
At Menlo-Atherton, Barbara served on the Social Board, the Junior Statesmen Association, M-A Girls Association Board, M-A Finance Board, a good student in Mr. Wong’s Biology Lab and attended as many school dances, Jr. Proms and Sr. Balls as possible.

Sharon Moore Whiting, Gilbert, Arizona: Bobbie (Barbara Schuler) lived across the street from me from second grade until we both went off to different colleges right after high school. As kids we used to play house in each other’s garages on rainy days and sunbathe on my roof on many sunny days. Bobbi was an excellent student and loved sports. She was raised by her Aunt and Uncle, Julie and Bill O'Connor, who loved her as if she was their own child. Sharon

Sharon Moore Whiting, Gilbert, Arizona: About 30 years ago, during Spring Training for the Los Angeles Angels, Barbara called and said she was coming to Mesa, Arizona to attend the trainings and wanted to know if I'd be around so she could come by and visit. We offered our extra bedroom for her to stay during her time here and we were able to really 'catch up' and had many late nights talking about 'the good ol' days', dragging out year books and old photos. Over the years, Barb and I would call or text about favorite teams who were playing football, basketball, baseball. She would ask me if I remembered to record certain ones and I her. I loved getting together with her. We missed out on Spring Training during COVID. She was able to come out here for one more season. This year, she called the first part of January and said they were running tests on her and didn't think she'd make it. She was such a good person and I love her; I will talk to her son Michael and see if there is a link for her obituary. Sharon

Allen Rountree, Sunnyvale, California: Thank you Sharon for your reminiscences of Bobbi Schuler and your youthful days together. You probably know that Barbara was a good dancer too! She had natural rhythm and all that delightful energy. Barbara and I got together to ‘shimmy and bop’ at most of the school dances, Junior Proms and Senior Balls. In our Senior year, to get more dance time, Barbara and I found a free activity room at Little House on Middle Ave in MP to hold dance sessions after school for friends and classmates. Barbara brought her record player and everyone brought their 45-records! We had a Blast, lots of friends came to dance with no teachers or adults around to keep us from dancing too close or getting wild and crazy. Allen

Elizabeth McDearmon Werner, Clearwater, Florida: Hi Allen, thank you for the sad news of Barbara’s passing – Bobbi was in my seventh-grade class at Menlo Oaks. We were close friends for a time. We were in different courses at M-A until college. I did not know about her being raised by her loving Aunt and Uncle O’Connor. I’ve enjoyed corresponding with Bobbi on our Class of ’62 website and I have looked her up in my M-A yearbooks and Willow and Menlo Oaks class photos. Libby

Gary Franson, Thornton, Colorado:
Allen, I saw your remembrance of Barbara Schuler on the website. I remember Barbara from my one-year, freshman-year at M-A. She sat in the row next to me in third-period Algebra with Mrs. Gooley as our teacher. Barbara was very nice, personable and pretty. I was able to help her with some of the equations. Did get to walk home with her after school a couple of times, which was not far from where Mary Pabalis lived (another girl I had a crush on). Barbara was delightful, but did not get to date her like you did and did not know she was such a good dancer.

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Yes, we will have a 60th Reunion Luncheonon Sunday, December 4, 2022 from 11:30 to 4:00. It will be a very casual get together at Ristorante Don Giovanni, 235 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA. if you have any questions, contact Rosemarie (Butera) Jorgensen at Rjorgensen1230@aol.com, or Lynne (Conrad) Davidson at lynbo@comcast.net.

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Bill Racine, Dick Cattich, Bill King, 50th Reunion

To '62 Classmates ~
In Remembrance of Dick Cattich ~
Please refer to FOREVERMISSED.COM to view the
Richard John Cattich memorial page created by his daughter, Rebecca Baldwin on June 29, 2020.

Dad was born September 23, 1943 in San Francisco, passed away June 28, 2020 in Napa, California. This memorial was created to remember the prolific life of Richard "Dick" Cattich, who passed away after a rapid decline due to COVID-19 complications. We encourage you to share your memories of our dad on our website which will always remain open. We promise to visit these stories and pictures often. We will remember him forever, thank you for being part of my dad's bountiful life. It has been so loving and helpful to reminisce with my mother, my four brothers, my aunt, my cousins and our friends.
Love, Rebecca Baldwin
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♦ Remembering Steve Beck by Robert Cook

Steve Beck was a friend of mine at Encinal Elementary and at M-A. I remember seeing him around at M-A; he was in our class but he never seemed to fit in. After three years at M-A, he transferred to a military school and later found his calling as an officer in the U.S. Army. Steve graduated from San Rafael Military Academy in 1963 and rose to the rank of First Lieutenant in the Army. I remember getting a notice of his death in 1968, during the time I was fighting induction into the service. I visited the Vietnam Wall in Washington DC shortly after it was built to see his name and to assuage my conscience. I think we should honor his service and his memory. I would feel better if our classmates could help recall his life and support my recollections of him. Robert Cook frogs4ever@hotmail.com

♦ ♦ Steven Lee Beck was born on August 27, 1944, Atherton, CA. After attending Menlo-Atherton High School he attended San Rafael Military Academy where he was active in sports and attained the rank of Cadet Lieutenant Colonel, was Commander of the Cadet Battalion and graduated in 1963. It was his desire to become a career Army Officer. After attending Oregon State University for two years, he entered the Army in 1966 and was trained as an artilleryman. He then attended Officer Candidate School, receiving a commission as a Second Lieutenant of Artillery and assignment to Vietnam in early 1968.

During his recovery from shrapnel wounds received while in the Parrot's Beak offensive, he was selected as Major General Keith Ware's aide-de-camp, who had received the Medal of Honor in WWII. Steve served in that position as a First Lieutenant until his death on September 13, 1968. Steve was serving as General Ware's aide-de-camp when General Ware's command helicopter was shot down carrying a crew of four and four passengers and crashed southeast of Loc Ninh with no survivors.

The San Rafael Military Academy Class of 1969 sponsored the construction of an on-campus rose garden dedicated in his memory. “Steven L Beck” is on the Vietnam Wall at Panel W44, Line 45. Steve’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Beck, chose to inter their son at Skylawn Memorial Park in San Mateo. There is a memorial on Find a Grave with a bio and photos at findagrave.com.

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Hi Allen, please post this amazing bio of Peter Iverson – he had a distinguished career as a professor, activist, and author.  Peter and I were in a speech class together during our Freshman year. I wish I had known Peter during his career after M-A.  It looks like he had a rewarding life of service to others, especially the Navajos. ~ Libby Werner

Peter James Iverson was born in Whittier, California, April 4, 1944. Peter and his brothers, David and Paul, were raised in Menlo Park near Stanford where their father was a professor. At Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, where Peter received his bachelor’s degree in history, he rebelled against the Vietnam War risking expulsion during the draft and registered African-Americans to vote in the Jim Crow South. He continued on an academic path, receiving his master’s and doctoral degrees at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

It was at Madison Peter turned to his great academic passion, Native American history. He leapt at the opportunity to teach at what was then Navajo Community College, now Diné College. His connection to the living communities of Navajo people, inspired his scholarship and his teaching for his entire career.

Peter wrote ten books, including, A History of the Navajos 2002, We Are Still Here 1998, and Carlos Montezuma 1982 and edited five additional volumes, as well as writing dozens of chapters, articles, and essays. He was the winner of the Chief Manuelito Appreciation Award for Contributions to Navajo Education, the Ak-Chin Indian Community Service Award, the American Indian Historians Association Award.

Peter was the first Arizona State University’s Regents’ Professor of History. He also served as a professor of history at the University of Wyoming and as Anderson Visiting Professor of American Studies at Carleton College. For over three decades, he loved working with his students. His work as a mentor notably included a large number of Native American students. He believed teaching was the best job in the world.

Peter’s great love was his wife Kaaren; they raised four children with joy and a sense of adventure. He was so proud of his children, celebrating their triumphs with love. Peter died on 14 February 2021 in Tempe, Arizona, where Peter and Kaaren made their home for many decades. Services will be planned at a later time. In lieu of flowers, the family invites donations to the Peter and Kaaren Iverson Native American Scholarship Fund, which will support Native Americans studying at ASU.

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Remembering Mike Malcuit

Hi Allen, Mike Malcuit’s birthday was April 4, 2021; he passed away in January. I remember Mike as a drummer in school in my 7th-grade class at Menlo Oaks. His obituary is on Legacy.com, East Bay Times. Libby Werner
A long-time resident of San Ramon, California, Mike Malcuit passed away at John Muir Hospital in Walnut Creek on January 4, 2021 with his family by his side. He was born March 31, 1944 in Palo Alto, graduated from Menlo Atherton High School and was a lifelong resident of California. Mike had a successful career in sales and won many awards for his achievements. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Jane, children Monica Malcuit, Marc Malcuit, John Hallum, Sarah Hallum, grandson Jeremy Malcuit and brother Fred Malcuit. Mike had a great sense of humor and was always curious. Of his many interests, music was his greatest love. A self-taught musician, he composed music and lyrics on his beloved Kronos keyboard and played piano wherever one was available. He also loved history, cars and conversing with his family and friends. Later in life, he worked at mastering the skill of baking great artisan bread and even developed a following with a growing list of regular customers. Always smiling, optimistic, determined, strong, handsome. Due to the Covid-19 virus, the family has decided to hold a celebration later in the year. Mike's ashes will be scattered at sea by his family.

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In Honor and Remembrance of Tony Kreimer 1943-2020. Tony served in the U.S. Army and Coast Guard and retired from the Coast Guard in 2001. Our condolences to Tony’s wife Joan and daughters Beth and Joanna. Tony and Joan celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in August 2020. Please visit our In Memory page for Tony’s life story.

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Jack Beall -- Tribute on "In Memory" Page

This announcement serves as notification of the passing of Jack Beall on June 14, 2020. Jack died doing what he loved... golfing. He is survived by his wife Fran, his son Scott and all his extended family. Including his step-sons Ward, Spencer and step-daughter Amy. Jack leaves behind 13 wonderful grandchildren. Sincerely, Jack's loving family. Jack wrote in his profile for our 1992 Class Reunion that he is married to Fran and living in Grass Valley, a lovely mountain gold-rush town. He is the owner, operator of a logging and long-haul trucking business. He is also a traffic manager for an electronic-medical equipment company. “No matter our station in life, we are all basically the same. No one better, no one less.”

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M-A Bear Decals Donated by Barry Lines

Barry Lines helped to organize and run the 10-year, 20-year and 30-year reunions for the Class of 1962. He devoted his energy and his great sense of humor to promoting our class reunions. Barry was also a member of the resourceful Senior team that laboriously stacked 67 used automobile tires over the flag pole in front of M-A – one of the most infamous Senior pranks in M-A history. The front page of the local newspaper read, “Tired of School”! Barry collected M-A memorabilia and his favorite purchase from the tiny school store in the main hall was a fragile sheet of M-A window decals. The decal sheet was matted and framed as significant art for posterity and donated to the M-A archives. Not long after the 1992 Class Reunion at the Palo Alto Elks Club, Barry died of a heart attack and complications of diabetes while on vacation in Southern California, April of 1994. A tribute to Barry Lines.

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The Infamous Class of 1962 Group Photo

On August 8, 1992 we held our 30-Year Reunion at the Palo Alto Elks Club. 200 classmates attended the dinner dance and then assembled for a group photo. The reunion committee was disappointed that the image of each person was so small. We mailed the 8 x 10-inch photo to all attendees along with a plastic magnifying glass to help with viewing. Below is a digital scan of the infamous photo that was brightened in Photoshop. Unfortunately, our website does not allow large photos so that you can download it and zoom-in to see everyone’s faces. For a high-resolution photo go to Flickr.com to see and download the full group photo. On Flickr.com sign-in with alpha-7@att.net then type “ma-bears1962” then click on “You” and the photo will come up. Click once on the photo and go to the “Download this photo” symbol in the lower right-hand corner. The jpg file will download into "Downloads" or the folder you designate on your computer. 

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In Celebration of Pam Whitehead Lindstrom      
Pam Whitehead was our Senior-year Cheerleader, our Junior Class Secretary; she served on the Justice Council, Student Council, Social Board, Spirit Board and the French Club. Pam was an accomplished competitive swimmer with Coach George Haines at the Santa Clara Swim Club and just missed being part of the 1960 Olympic Women’s Swim Team. Pam was smart, athletic, popular and photogenic – photos are on 16 pages in our Senior Yearbook.

After graduating from the University of California at Santa Barbara, Pam entered the teaching profession and spent the next 37 years devoting herself to the education of children as a teacher, administrator and business owner. She earned a Masters Degree in Education, a Reading Specialist Certification, and a Resource Specialist credential in addition to her Administrative Credential. Pam left us August 28, 2016 after a long struggle with Lewy Body Dementia. Her last weeks were spent surrounded by her family. Pam treasured her roles as loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. A full life biography and tributes for Pam are on In Memory.

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"Menlo-Atherton Athletic Hall of Fame inductees for 2016."
“InMenlo” Online, August 29, 2016. The M-A Hall of Fame induction banquet will take place Nov. 5 at the Palo Alto Elks Lodge (4249 El Camino Real). They will honor the 1961-62 M-A Water Polo Team. M-A beat all league opponents, won the Northern California Championship without a defeat and actually beat three college teams along the way (legal in 1961-62). When the selections were made for the competitive South Peninsula Athletic League All League Team, M-A received unprecedented representation, having five of the seven on the first team: Jim MacKenzie, Greg Buckingham, Bob Plate, Bob Laird, and Bill Racine.

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Tribute to Bill Wright - May 5, 1944 – April 19, 2016 
Belle Mead, New Jersey

Bill Wright, tall, dark, handsome and popular was our Junior Class President at M-A. He was on the M-A Frosh-Soph water polo team and a standout in B Basketball. Bill and John Black were elected Co-Captain of the 1961-62 Varsity Basketball team by their teammates as members of “one of the most exciting and strongest teams in Menlo-Atherton basketball history” in the 1962 M-A yearbook.

William Urquhart Wright was born in Palo Alto, California. He was raised by Miriam LaFollette Summerskill and Richard Wright in Menlo Park, along with his siblings, Rick, Helen, Wendy and Robert.

Upon completion of the Peace Corps, Bill enrolled in a masters program at Brooklyn College, and two years later a PhD program at Columbia University. Rather than complete the Columbia program, Bill began traveling to Africa to collect art. In 1976, he opened an art gallery, Wright Gallery, in Manhattan, and ten years later, moved his gallery to Broadway. Please visit our “In Memory” site for a full life biography and tributes to Bill Wright.

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Celebrating the Life of Ann L'Hommedieu Graham
Ann was born on February 16, 1945, in St Helena California, to James H. and Gail Anne L'Hommedieu. Ann graduated from Menlo-Atherton in 1962 where she was active in the M-A Girls Association, the Girl’s Coordinating Committee,
Social Board and Spanish Club. Ann attended the Class of ’62 fifty-year reunion in 2012. Ann married Michael Graham on February 14, 1979. They lived in Phoenix, AZ, Reno, NV, and Henderson, NV. After Michael's passing Ann moved to Graeagle, CA, a lovely town in the Sierras which she loved and where she was loved and appreciated. Ann passed away May 26, 2014, age 69 at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center in Carson City Nevada. Please visit the "In Memory" site for a full life biography and tributes to Ann.

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Honoring Classmate Bill Moore, Santa Rosa, California

Bill was a key player in Frosh-Soph and Varsity Football at M-A and was on our Senior team that lost to the teachers in the annual Senior-Faculty Basketball game. He also served on our Sophomore Board and the Student Council. William Edwin "Bill" Moore, former mayor, planning commissioner and city council member of Belmont, died Oct. 5, 2015, in Santa Rosa after a brief illness. Bill and his wife Kris attended our 50-year class reunion at Pete’s Harbor in 2012.

He studied at Parsons College and the University of Idaho before earning a B.A. degree from Humboldt State College. An avid skier, Bill worked as a ski patrol officer in Aspen for a winter. In San Francisco, he began a career in container sales, first for Continental Can and then Norton Packaging, where he stayed for 35 years before retiring in 2005.

Bill was an active whitewater rafter and kayaker which ultimately led to a full-time sailing hobby. He and Kris outfitted their own sailboat and loved sailing on the San Francisco Bay and chartering boats on trips to the Mediterranean to sail with family and friends. Bill lived a life full of wine and song; he was a consummate people person. He never cared what anyone thought of him but cared deeply for others, friends, family and strangers alike. Please visit our In Memory page for a full biography and remembrances from classmates.

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Celebrating the life of Steve Robinson, M-A Class of 1962
We just learned of the passing of Stephen Leslie Robinson on Sunday, April 1, 2007. Steve happily shared a home with his wife Judy and their three children Brandon, Candace and Stacy in Goodyear, Arizona. Steve transferred to M-A to share our senior year ’61-‘62 and he was a member of the varsity football team. Steve was a loving husband and father and a good and caring man with a positive attitude that enabled him to enjoy his life. Steve is greatly missed by his family and his many friends. Notice sent by Linda Rector. 

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San Jose Mercury News: Sunday 14 Jan 2014 San Francisco Bay Area set to host 2024 Olympic Games
Eight years ago, when yet another promising effort to bring the Summer Olympics to the Bay Area disintegrated into bitter disappointment, Anne Warner Cribbs could only shake her head. “It’s like déjà vu, here we go again,” said Palo Alto’s Cribbs, a 1960 Olympic gold medalist swimmer. A Menlo-Atherton alumnus and an American record holder in swimming, Cribbs has been a prominent and tenacious leader in two failed attempts to bring the Olympic Games home. San Francisco will be one of four cities making initial pitches to United States Olympic Committee officials in Redwood City to become a candidate for the 2024 Summer Games.

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Georgia Keck Witherspoon
Greenville, South Carolina

Georgia was born March 16, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois to George and Harriet Clausen Keck. At Menlo-Atherton, Georgia was an active member of the Sophomore Board, Junior Board, Board of Welfare and School Spirit Board. At our Senior Ball in January 1962, Georgia was a beautiful attendant to the Senior Ball Queen. Georgia and her husband attended our class reunion at Pete’s Harbor in 2012. Georgia lived in Greenville, South Carolina where she died suddenly at home on March 17, 2014, the day after her 69^th birthday of a heart attack. Please see our In Memory site for the full memorial remembrance and photographs shown here with Sue Teige, Linda Shuck and Teppie Brown. You can still see Georgia's profile page if you click on "View Profile" in the right hand corner of her In Memory page.

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By popular demand, we now have a list of all the classmates that attended our 50th reunion. Go to "50th Reunion Photos" and you will see a folder with the list of attendees. See also "More Reunion Photos" sent in by classmates who forgot where they put their cameras for the last year. We also have added a wickedly diabolical feature showing up-coming birthdays.