Memories From Our Classmates
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07/15/2004 Oh yes, Miss Whitten! She was just such a with-it lady and
teacher! My fondest memory? Being a good friend of Donna Whitten when Miss
Whitten married Donna’s older brother. Donna’s group thought we were all very
cool now that we had a teacher in the “family”. However, this brought us no
perks or homework extensions! Thinking about this reminds me of all the pajama parties at
Donna’s house. Wearing our baby doll pj’s (young
and good figures all – at that time!), we would stay up all night dancing to
those wonderful songs like Runaround Sue (we sang it as Runaround Kuh because
we though George Kuh was just so dreamy – sorry George, now you know!). Those wonderful sock hops in the gym when we actually had to
remove our shoes and wear bobby socks. Bobby socks? Can we really be that old
to have been considered a bobby socker????? I am sorry to miss the reunion but send my fondest regards and
memories to Donna Whitten, Sharon Britton, Armen, Sally Steffan
and anyone else in attendance who would remember me with the same esteem.
Have fun, take care, and God bless! Linda Wentzel
Darnstadt |
07/15/2004 Since I won't be at the
reunion I guess I have a lot to say. Reflecting off of your memory list
brought back many memories, thanks. Memories: Day after prom we'd be
speeding at 95 MPH down the expressway to get to Starved Rock State Park only
to hike all day long to get to horse shoe falls. Cheryl Bambach
Freeman |
07/15/2004 I was at the Lyric
Theatre the day it burned down. The picture playing was "Cash MaCall" with Natalie Wood and James Garner. I
don't think any of us in the theatre that day realized the seriousness of the
situation until hours later. I was there with some girlfriends and
Terry McIntyre. We thought it was a great adventure - ah, the naivety
of youth! Mr. Hertz (Jane's Hertz's dad) was the manager of the theatre
then. I remember seeing the look on his face and wondering why he was
so worried. Little did we know... We were
all evacuated very quickly and in an orderly way. It was just a miracle
that no one was injured or killed. Gee, haven't thought about that in
years. Sherry Burgess Sackrison |
07/17/2004 Prince Castle: Marshmallow/pineapple
malts with pistachio nut ice-cream. Anonymous |
07/30/2004 I spent a lot of my youth Drag Racing. Not in my own car, but in
Eddie Urbancik's 57 Chevy "The Dent". It
was called "THE DENT" because when Eddie bought it the left quarter
panel from the drivers
door all the way back was wrecked. Otherwise the car was a beautiful classic
57 Belaire in Bronze. Eddie was the most active
street racer I ever seen and would run against anything they could drive up
to Dog N Suds in Oak Lawn. He was only beaten twice that I can remember, once
by a Corvette (Drabeck's) and a
unknown 62 409 Chevy. This was the most spectacular loss I can remember. Ken Cohen |
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05/06/2005 Barb DeSanto, Jean Haggen,
Maryanne Agen(all class of 63) and me were "cruizin"
the Suds for guys one night. We met a car full of guys from Beverly
Hills and invited them back to Barbs house. When we got there her mom
said, "Well Barb, now who are these nice boys"? Barbara
proceeded to make up five first and last names (bless her) and we had to
remember them for the rest of the night. Barb dated one of them for about six
months and we never did call him by his real name. Fun memories! Janet Slawinksi |
09/01/2006 When the Lyric reopened
after the fire they hired three ushers that I remember. Dick Deforte was the first one hired, I was second, and Wayne
Sneed was third. Jane Hetzner's dad was the manager.
When I would work late he would give me a ride home, as I didn't drive yet. Rich Anderson |
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