CLASS OF 1968 REUNION UPDATE 1-26-2026

Dear Fellow Classmates and Alumni,

It's only four months until we meet for our 60th Reunion,  May 29 – 30, 2026. Time to update everyone and encourage you to email/text Karla, Jim or me with your RSVP.  This will be our last organized reunion--our Last Roundup--so please make every effort to attend.  It will be memorable!!

We have also updated our Rocket Shop link so please take a look--Lots of Irvin apparel choices.  You will want to be decked out in your best Rocket gear!

Here is a current list of attendees:

 

#	FIRST	LAST		LUNCH	DINNER	TOTAL
1	JOHN	BOKICH		$20	$55	$75
2	SYLVIA	BOKICH		$20	$55	$75
3	JAY DEA	BROWNFIELD		$20	$55	$75
4	DANA	BURROUGHS		$20	$55	$75
5	JINNY	BYBEE			$20	$20
6	RON	BYBEE			$20	$20
7	JAIME	CHAVANDO		$20	$55	$75
8	CAROLYN	COPELAND			$55	$55
9	ATILA	BOZKURT (CAROLYN'S HUSBAND			$55	$55
10	WELDON	COPELAND			$55	$55
11	WILLIAM	COPELAND			$55	$55
12	GENE	CROUCH		$20		$20
13	LARRY	CUMMINGS		$20	$55	$75
14	MIKE	DAIGLE		$20	$55	$75
15	LORI	DAIGLE
16	BONNIE	DARBY (FULLER)		$20	$55	$75
17	STEVE	DAVIS		$20	$55	$75
18	NANNE	DAVIS (STONE)		$20	$55	$75
19	JOIE	DAVIS		$20		$20
20	MIKE	DOLE		$20	$55	$75
21	VONDA	DOLE		$20	$55	$75
22	CLARA	DUNCAN			$55	$55
23	DON	DUNGAN		$20	$55	$75
24	JOHN	DURFOR
25	JOHN	FISCHEL		$20	$55	$75
26	BARBARA	FISHELL			$55	$55
27	DWIGHT	GARD		$20	$55	$75
28	RUTH	GARD		$20	$55	$75
29	MARY	HELBERG (PRICE)		$20	$55	$75
30	DENNIS	HELBERG		$20	$55	$75
31	TERRY	HENDERSON		$20	$55	$75
32	KAREN	HENDERSON		$20	$55	$75
33	JIM	HENRY		$20	$55	$75
34	GINGER	HENRY		$20	$55	$75
35	BERTHA	HERNANDEZ JUREY		$20	$55	$75
36	DON	HUCK		$20	$55	$75
37	LOUIS	HUCK		$20	$55	$75
38	RICHARD	IVES
39	WES	JUREY		$20	$55	$75
40	MEREDITH	KELLY				$0
41	DAVID	KELLY				$0
42	MIKE	LONG
43	DEBBY	LUSCOMBE (WRIGHT)		$20	$55	$75
44	MARILYN	MARTIN (GONZALEZ)		$20		$20
45	JOHNNY	GONZALEZ		$20		$20
46	STEVE	McRAE		$20		$20
47	JANET	MEZA (WELLMAN)		$20	$55	$75
48	SAMMY	MEZA		$20	$55	$75
49	HUSBAND	MORIN
50	KAY	MORIN (WHITE)
51	KARLA	ONICK		$20	$55	$75
52	TISHA	ONICK		$20	$55	$75
53	DONNA	PENCE		$20	$55	$75
54	PAUL	QUATTLEBAUM			$55	$55
55	KATHY	QUATTLEBAUM			$55	$55
56	KAREN	RAY
57	MARTIN	RODELLA		$20	$55	$75
58	GEORGE	SAENZ		$20	$55	$75
59	DELORES	SANCHEZ		$20		$20
60	SUE	SANCHEZ		$20		$20
61	SHARON	SANDERFORD-CUMMINGS		$20	$55	$75
62	MARK	SMITH		$20	$55	$75
63	JOAN	STUDER		$20	$55	$75
64	CHAS	THOMAS
65	GERRY	TRULL		$20	$55	$75
66	MICHELLE	TRULL		$20	$55	$75
67	DENNIS	UNDERWOOD		$20	$55	$75
68	ALAN	VAN VELKINBURGH		$20	$55	$75
69	ED	VERA		$20		$20
70	GLORIA	VERA		$20		$20
71	KAREN	VIGEVENO
72	JIM	WALKER		$20	$55	$75
73	SUSAN	WARD (HAUG)
			TOTAL	$1,020	$2,790	$3,810
			# Guests	51	51

   **IMPORTANT NOTE: WE NEED TO KNOW IF YOU WILL BE JOINING US FOR LUNCH AND/OR DINNER BY MAY 20th AS WE NEED EXACT COUNTS.  

 

Our room block is still accessible, and we invite you to make your reservations as soon as possible.In addition to renewing friendships and celebrating our 60th, we have a Friday lunch and Saturday dinner planned.

Friday’s lunch will be at the Lunch Box Restaurant and Saturday’s dinner will be at Great American Steakhouse; both located near our host hotel.

MENUS FOR 60TH REUNION

FRIDAY LUNCH, 2:00 PM

Lunch Box Restaurant

http://lunchboxbuckner.eatintakeout.net/

3623 Buckner St., El Paso, TX 79925, 915-599-1120

BUFFET MENU, $17.15 including sales tax, tip optional.

• Flautas, Chicken or Beef
• Enchiladas
• Brisket
• Chili Verde Con Carne
• Rice and Beans and Iced Tea

SATURDAY DINNER 5:00 PM Mixer, 6:30 PM Dinner

Great American Steakhouse

https://greatamericansteakhouse.com/

1300 Airway Blvd, El Paso, TX 79925, 915-304-0177

DINNER MENU, $47.62 including sales tax, tip optional.

Appetizers:

• Guinness Cheese Dip
• Grilled Cauliflower

Entrées:

• Baby Back Ribs (Half) with Baked Potato
• Grilled Salmon with Tarter Sauce
• Rib Eye, 10 oz. with Baked Potato
• Great American Salad with Chicken.  Mixed lettuce, strawberries, feta cheese, carmelized pecans and strawberry vinaigrette.
• Tea

**IMPORTANT NOTE FOR DINING: YOU WILL NEED TO BRING CASH FOR PAYMENT AND JIM WALKER WILL COLLECT AND PAY.  THE RESTAURANTS CANNOT PRESENT SEPARATE CHECKS. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF THIS CAUSES AN ISSUE

 

CLASS OF 1968 REUNION

Dear Fellow Classmates and Alumni,

We will have our 60th Class of 1968 Reunion, May 29 and 30, 2026. Our reasoning is that if we wait until 2028, our life and lives will change. We are all moving along the age continuum and getting together two years early is a sound idea. Plus, if you think about it, back in 1966 we were Sophomores and could not wait to be Seniors.  And now we can imagine it and live it!

We will be extending invitations to the Class of 1966, 1967, 1969 and 1970.  Please pass along to any and all alumni and classmates.

Friday, May 29 we will meet for a Social/Meal at a nice restaurant, to be announced.. Then on Saturday, we will have dinner at Great American Steakhouse on Airway Blvd.

For Saturday's dinner we need to have at least 50 attendees/guests as we have to pay a deposit,  As you may remember, we had dinner at The Great American Steakhouse in 2018 and the food, refreshments and service were excellent.

The costs for both events are self-pay.

Please email or text your response/reply to:

Karla Onick, email: karlaonick60@gmail.com, text: 915-355-9285

Jim Walker, email: jwalker204716@att.net, text: 915-740-3628

Alan Van Velkinburgh, email: alv1968@att.net, text: 281-802-0226

 

Hotel Information:
Reservations Link: Please click here to make reservations with group pricing for the Irvin HS 60th Anniversary Reunion.  Review the event summary and hotel details below. 

Event Summary:

Irvin HS 60th Anniversary Reunion
Start Date: Friday, May 29, 2026
End Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026

Hotel(s) offering your special group rate:

• SpringHill Suites El Paso Airport for 119.00 USD per night - Last Day to Book : Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Make reservations with group pricing for the Irvin HS 60th Anniversary Reunion.