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10/15/11 10:48 AM #1    

 

Joe Nicolosi

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11/14/11 10:30 AM #2    

 

David Halperin

I have noted a common thread in the profiles of those folks that have commented on their lives since we all "commenced"  our post high school lives.  It occurs to me that our class or at least the sliver of it represented by the people that have listed their life experiences since commencement have done extraordinary things.  To paraphrase a Statler Brothers  song :The class of 63 had its dreams.  It occurs to me that they are in large measure; dreams fulfilled.  I look forward to seeing all of you in 2013...if not before.

Dave


12/11/11 05:03 PM #3    

 

Rick Sheldon

Dave:

I am forever thankful that I had the opportunity to grow up in such a town, that I believe had as many Synagogues as Chiristian Churches..  I wish all the world could learn to live together. I have so many fond memories of growing up in Park Forest.  How lucky we were!

Rick Sheldon


12/15/11 03:58 PM #4    

Dean Bamer

I have done extensive traveling, everywhere from most all states and big cities to several Asian countries and the north and south poles but Park Forest and ALL its memories that I miss being there most of all.again.

I sure do miss all the friends that I made both guys and dolls from Dogwood elementry, Mattson 7th & 8th, and ofcourse good old "green and gold" Rich. Love to hear from you Rick, Best, Dean


10/26/12 12:11 PM #5    

Daniel Koepke

Thank you for the invitation. I will be unable to attendbecayse of failing health . If you want to contact me,please use my e-mail address,or direct mai . dekoepke@gmail.com or Dan koepke, 5312 Derringer Rd., Las Cruces,NM 88011-7520. I will respond to you for as long as I am able. Enjoy the reunion .

 

Dan Koepke


10/26/12 01:47 PM #6    

Dean Bamer

Hi Dan, I am so sorry that your life has become such a struggle at this time. I have some fond memories of you Dan back in the day and would have loved to see you at the reunion. This the first time that I will be able to 'talk story' after 50 yrs. Even though I do not know your specific health issue(s) I firmly believe that God has a plan and we can not second guess it, MIRACLES do happen!

Cynthia and I will be praying for you. Very Best, Dean 


02/22/13 09:40 PM #7    

 

Rosie Monroe (Broberg)

Thanks, Bill Paul, for posting your profile...  I vote that yours is the most interesting, exciting, and definitely the most funny! Thanks for the laughs and memories!  Rosie Monroe Broberg


03/27/13 08:48 PM #8    

 

David Clayton

I'm interested in setting up a pre-reunion canoe/fishing trip north of Ely Minn. early Sept. Anyone interested please contact me at dhclaytonphd@msn.com or 630-766-5584.

Dave Clayton


05/13/13 01:32 AM #9    

 

Rosie Monroe (Broberg)

Hi Bill...Thanks for going the extra mile to attend our reunion!  You will be there for the really fun parts, and there are sooo many classmates joining us.  I appreciate your commitment to attend our fantastic 50th. reunion...see you!  Rosie Monroe Broberg - chair


05/24/13 10:48 AM #10    

 

David Halperin

It is amazing that (A.) we had so many classmates willing to give of their time to make this reunion happen & (B.) so many of our classmates are attending.  I belong to a F/B page entitled "I grew up in Park Forest".  I noted that the page was sponsoring an all year Rich (East) reunion this summer.  They have fewer folks attending than the "mighty" class of 63. I am humbled to be a member of a class that exceled in all that it and each its members have done.  I look forward to seeing all of you that attend and sometime those of you that do not.


08/11/13 11:07 AM #11    

 

David Halperin

The SOS message from Park Forest Mayor John Ostenburg reads “Save Our School.”

Rich East High School, on the verge of celebrating its 60th birthday and once a measure of the village’s vision for the future, is in danger of closing as a four-year school with a full curriculum. In an email, Ostenburg says this must not happen.

 

“It is our local high school,” he writes in bold red letters. “We must fight to keep Rich East High School open.”

In recent years, a divided and quarrelsome Rich Township High School District 227 Board has been looking at ways to cut expenses and improve academic performance. The board, whose majority changed in the April election, recently moved to fire Supt. Donna Leak and cancel multi-year contracts for the principals of the three high schools as well as the assistant superintendent and finance director.

Along with this, there have been rumors in recent years that Rich East, the district’s original high school that serves students from Park Forest and the Beacon Hills section of Chicago Heights, would be closed due to declining enrollment in District 227.

Because Rich East has the smallest enrollment of the three schools, the school board is considering a plan to merge its students into Rich South in Richton Park and Rich Central in Olympia Fields and convert the school into a vocational-technical school.


08/11/13 12:29 PM #12    

Susan Schildkraut (Rosenberg)

David

Thanks for bringing the plight of Rich East to our attention. I would like to read the SOS in its entirety. Where can I find it?

Susan Schildkraut Rosenberg


08/11/13 03:50 PM #13    

 

Rosie Monroe (Broberg)

Hi Everyone...It saddens my heart to read this article on Rich East. It must be the sign of the times that enrollment is declining and that funding has been drastically cut. This may be the last time we will be able to tour the school on our reunion celebrations. The Class of 1963  50th. Reunion Celebration will be held at the Marriott Lincolnshire Resort on September 27-29, 2013.  Please make every effort to attend this spectacular reunion.  We have a Rich East Tour scheduled for Friday, Sept. 27, departing the Lincolnshire Marriott at 9:00 am.  Please check out our class of 1963 website at   www.richeast63.com.  for reunion details, ticket information, and Weekend Agenda.  Thank You.

Rosie Monroe Broberg - Chair


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