52-70 Acknowledgements

 THANK YOU to everyone who assisted with the reunion weekend through the planning, event set-up, event cleanup, and transporting reunion supplies. Others supported the reunion through the generosity of their donations. Some of these same wonderful individuals offered advice, moral support, and encouragement when it was needed most. 

Special thanks to :

  • Earl Fox for coordinating the golf outing.
  • Scott Stephens for arranging the campus tour and for making announcements at the dinner party
  • Gerald "Gary" Andress for making and donating the quilts.
  • Marcia Cathcart for running reunion errands with me from Thursday afternoon through Sunday morning. This reunion would not have crossed the finish line without her!
  • Karen Gustafson Lemmon (UT '69) for volunteering to staff the registration desk so classmates on the team could mingle with friends.
  • the crew who helped me set up on Friday and/or worked Friday evening during the event, helped 'redirect' the party crashers, or filled in for others: Becky McLaughlin Dexter, Linda Shaner Day, Marcia Cathcart, Marlow Laud Groy, Laverne Blackman Wheatley, Larry & Kathy Kerns Crain, Pam Thompson Higham, Jim Sides, Jim & Donna Brandon Meade, and Dwight Bender .
  • the crew who helped me decorate the ballroom and arrange centerpieces on Saturday morning: Cindy May, Deb Miller, and Marcia Cathcart.
  • the guests who helped record names for the reunion photo: Pam Sullivan Myers, Ron May, Tom Rexroth, Larry Crain, Karen Lemmon.
  •  Mike Carleton, Ken Archibald, Rick DeLaRosa, Vince Weinert, Steve Fonteyne, and Mark Drobushevich who loaded and hauled supplies at the close of the parties.
  •  everyone who purchased chances on the quilts ($296 will be applied to annual website fees).
  •  the wonderful donors whose combined generosity provided complimentary copies of the group photo for our registered attendees, donated registration fees, provided the DJ for Saturday's party, provided complimentary soft drinks or significantly reduced prices on adult beverages on Friday night, provided materials for the floral arrangements, and/or contributed to the stash of  door prizes. 
  • the many who offered  "Call if you need anything" throughout the reunion events and I knew I truly could do just that so thanks Teresa Ferguson, Sherry DeLaRosa, Mary Ann Gant, Cheryl Scipione, Bobbi Mongeau, Dwight Bender, Ken Archibald, and Scott Stephens.
  • everyone who registered and attended the reunion events.
  • those who captured special moments and shared their candid photos from our events.
  • the special "friends of Pete the Panther"  who sent the beautiful roses the day after our registration period closed and the classmates responsible for the gift of the Isabel Bloom and keepsake card after our dinner party.  You are the best!  Love you guys! ❤️

                                                                                                                   Trudy

Here's a list of donors and/or reunion volunteers.  I apologize in advance if I've missed anyone:

  • Ron and Cindy (Anderson) May
  • Gerald "Gary" Andress
  • Anonymous Donors
  • Ken Archibald
  • Dwight Bender
  • Laverne (Blackman) Wheatley
  • Mike Carleton
  • Marcia Cathcart
  • Mary Ann (Clauw) Gant
  • Carl Daggett
  • Claire (Horton) Flanagan
  • Steve Fonteyne
  • Earl Fox
  • Pam (Fulscher) Daffara
  • Karen (Gustafson) Lemmon
  • Larry and Kathy (Kerns) Crain
  • Marlow (Laud) Groy
  • Cheryl (Manzo) Scipione
  • Kirk Marske
  • Becky (McLaughlin) Dexter 
  • Deb Miller
  • Bobbi Mongeau
  • Mike Radford
  • Sharon (Paasch) and Tom Rexroth 
  • Ross Scott and Joanie Keil
  • Linda (Shaner) Day
  • Tom Shipman
  • Jim Sides
  • Pam (Sullivan) Myers
  • Scott and Jennifer Stephens
  • Pam (Thompson) Higham
  • Brenda (Williams) Verstraete
  • Craig Watson
  • Vince Weinert