Classmate Posts

Well, we've just returned from Amarillo, Alabuerque, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Sedona and The Grand Canyon. Once we get to planning our Florida vacation and connect up with friends in Atlanta, we hope to be planning another trip during 2020! Will check in with you neext year! I've heard that Fairhope is quite charming.

Judy

11/13/19 11:51 AM

#57

Now if we can just encourage Russ to buy a house in Ocala where all the horses are! No hurricanes either!

Judy

01/26/21 05:27 PM

#58

Now and again I hear an old phrase from the early 1960's that's fallen out of use. The other day Ann told me she was going for a shower because she was feeling "scuzzy".

I hadn't heard that term in a while and set to wondering when it might have originated. Well, according to Merriam-Webster, the first recorded use of "scuzzy" was in 1963.

That rang an immediate bell so I checked my diary and there it was:

April 18th, 1963 - Richard Dreier called me a "scuzzball" today.

I'm really proud to say I inspired a classmate to invent a new important word in the English language!

02/07/21 03:08 PM

#59

Ed Weikel

Sam and I meet after the 6th grade . We spent a lot of time together hiking,camping,scouts,huntig,shooting,canoeing,sports or watching horror movies on friday night at each others house. Sam was always there with Mike and Harry. I have alot of great memories of the times growing up Sorry to see him gone.

04/22/21 09:59 AM

#60

Michael Berry

A 60th reunion? I'm all for it.

07/02/22 12:50 PM

#61

Looking forward to our 60th reunion - even if it has to be pushed back to October in order to avoid this sweltering heat! I will share my thoughts about getting together with classmates and any others who want to join our celebration.

Judy Hunt Mitchell Petero

P.S. And yes, I plan to update my profile this summer!

07/08/22 11:45 AM

#62

Michael Berry

Hi eveyone - Just my .02 worth - I'm all for agree with any one who wants to have a get together at the coolest

date tolerable. AZ always has something goin on somewhere. Take care, Michael.

07/18/22 09:20 PM

#63

Re: 60th High School Reunion

Warren, Mike and Classmates Planning to Attend . . .

I can tell that you are as excited as I am to be making plans, but it has to be "Topeka-based" for many of us have friends and relatives in T-town who would be crushed if we spent the three days elsewhere

And, I'm in favor of inviting HPHS graduates from the year behind us, as well as the Seniors who graduated ahead of us. What do you think?

Judy Hunt Mitchell Petero

10/04/22 11:36 AM

#64

Bob Martin

Has anyone heard from Russ Wilcox? He moved to North Port Florida a few years ago and I'm worried that he could have suffered some dammage from the hurricane.

08/22/23 10:20 AM

#65

Back in stock after a decade and a half, 1947 Topeka Owls tee shirt

https://www.ebbets.com/collections/new-arrival-t-shirts-1/products/topeka-owls-1947-t-shirt

Pricey but well made. In our case, got to be guaranteed to last a lifetime!

09/29/23 10:42 AM

#66

So I got this email from Class Creator telling me to update my Profile, suggesting different topics on which I might inform all of you (nod to Betty Lee Baskett re the coarseness of misplaced prepositions).

So here goes; I had breakfast this morning, an Egg McMuffin. It tasted like....every other Egg McMuffin served this morning at every McDonalds in the continental US, like every Egg McMuffinm ever served in the last couple of decades anywhere. Does any product top the Egg McMuffin for consistency?

Finally, I want to confess I hated highschool, every damn day of it. Then I hated the seventeen years I spent in night school at Washburn, seventeen years to learn a lousy BA. Then I hated two years at Northwestern. And I hated every day of the forty years I worked. All I ever wanted was to do what I wanted to do, nothing. And for twenty years now that's all I've done, nothing. Boy, am I happy!.

01/02/24 03:28 PM

#67

https://www.brennanmathenafh.com/obituaries/robert-gonzalesJust learned that Bob Gonzales has passed. His obituary can be found at the Brennan-Mathena website (Topeka)

02/02/24 03:19 AM

#68

https://www.ppdfuneral.com/Obituary/273590/Byron-RRRich-Richardson/Topeka-K

Byron Richardson obituary

02/03/24 05:24 AM

#69

Warren, thank you for posting Byron's obituary. About two weeks ago Ed Weikel, Randy Currie and I spent some time reminiscing about Byron, especially his National Guard service and activation for Vietnam. The obituary comments spoke well about Byron and are worth reading; a decent kid and a decent man who took care of his family.

Warren, I don't know how you keep watch for who has passed. You seem to be pretty steady and reliable at it. Thank you for the effort, it is appreciated.

Mike

02/03/24 12:51 PM

#70

Mike : Thank you for your comments. I agree with your thoughts of Byron; seems like a life well lived. I don't go searching for classmates' obituaries; just stumble across them when viewing others. Many are not posted in the online Topeka paper.

02/05/24 07:50 AM

#71

Sandra Schumann (Hewitt)

Warrren and Mike thank you for keeping up with our classmates although it is sad to see the obituaries it is always good to remember those we spent our younger years with,

02/05/24 09:20 PM

#72

Marilyn Cantrell (Cordill)

Sandra: Well said. All deserve to be remembered.

06/21/24 04:17 PM

#73

Warren, I've been wondering how you found out that my husband, Bob Cordill, died in April of 2024? The only place I put an obituary for him was at the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home website! Anyway, thank you for your remarks.

Marilyn

08/20/24 08:33 AM

#74

A post on her Facebook page announced that Ann Derose (Dalton) had recently passsed away in Topeka. No other information was provided.

08/20/24 03:26 PM

#75

https://www.dovetopeka.com/Obituary/279767/Ann-Dalton/Dove-KS

10/04/24 07:05 AM

#76

Karen Newell (Bosch)

Hi classmates! The election is coming up and my daughter is running for Shawnee County Clerk's Office. It is a nonpartisan position. Her name is Lisa Schmitt. She would appreciate your vote! Tell your friends too! Whatever you decide make sure you vote!

02/04/25 04:07 PM

#77

https://www.dovetopeka.com/obituaries/sharon-walker

Below is the link to Sharon Browm's obituary

02/05/25 12:35 PM

#78

Nancy Scheidegger (Bass)

Shari and I were besties all though high school and lost touch for many years when I moved to SW Missouri, We reconnected about 10 years ago, but lost touch again after her last hospital stay. I have wondered where and how she was, but she disappeared from Facebook. I am so glad to get the obituary, now I know.

02/06/25 01:01 PM

#79