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A Caribbean cruise for classmates
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For a little nostalgia trip click here to look at our yearbook pictures. |
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The Class of '59
ladies lunch group is growing. Several ladies |
Plans
are under way for the 50th reunion. The weekend of September 26th 2009
has been tentatively selected. Put that date of your calendar and make plans to
attend. We hope the 50th will be our best reunion ever! We are missing current
addresses on several classmates. Please view this list
and help locate them.
Check the Obituary
page when you visit. We will try to include the published obituary
of all classmates who pass away as soon as we learn about them.
The latest are Neil Margolis, obit published March 23rd and Michael Dugan, obit
published
March 20th.
Nearly 50 classmates and spouses attended a picnic on June 24th in Moline. Pictures are here.
A large group of classmates and spouse
gathered for an evening dinner cruise on the
Celebration Belle riverboat in Moline. Pictures from that event are here.
Several classmates and their spouses met
for a picnic at Blackhawk Park on October 18th.
Vicki made a nice collage of pictures from
the event. You can view them here.
Bob Harmon sent a couple of pictures from
4th grade at Grant School
Check them out with the new link to the left.
All picture links have been
moved to the left pane.
Check out the 65th birthday pictures.
Visit our
class message board and send your comments.
Page one has
comments from before the 45th reunion.
Page
two has the most recent
additions.
The 45th class reunion was big success. We had good crowd at the Friday night mixer with lots of good food and fellowship. Saturday morning saw several classmates attend a car show at the RIHS parking lot and tour the school building. There were 146 diners and dancers at Pinnacle Country Club on Saturday night. Sunday morning nearly 50 classmates gathered at the City Limits for brunch and to say goodbye until next time. Follow the links to many pictures from the weekend,
A first grade class picture
from W. L. Eddy turned up. There are several Rocky '59ers in it.
See the link to the left.
Judy Bright (Borrowdale) loaned us an album with many old
pictures from junior and senior high school.
Terry Skaggs sent along his 4th grade school picture. Can anyone
identify the teacher and some of the kids?
A picture of the 1955 Washington Jr. High 8th grade trip to
Washington DC taken on the Capitol lawn is here with all the kids
identified. Thanks to Joyce Petersen, Vicki Swanson Wassenhove
and Mike Swanson for this.
A memorial page was prepared in honor of our departed classmates.
It will touch your heart strings.
Some classmates have objected to having their personal information put on the Internet. Those who did not attend the reunion may purchase a class booklet for five dollars. Email for details.
A group is forming to promote RIHS band reunions. It is open to former band members and "band friends". They will organize get togethers and have a chance to play along with the Rocky band at basketball games. Anyone interested should contact Michelle Voelkers for information. Her email address is voelkersmichelled@ambrose.sau.edu.
Local Class Sites
The Rock Island/Milan School District #41 has an excellent web site with interesting information for alumni.
The Moline High School Class of 1959 has a web site. Our classmate Vicki (Swanson) Wassenhove, whose husband Lee is a member of the Moline class, helps maintain the site.
The Moline High School Class of 1961 has an attractive web site.
The Rocky class of 1967 has a web site now. It has some great "then and now" pics!
Check out the Moline High School Class of 1953 web page. It is awesome.
