55th Reunion Candid Photos

The three main events of the reunion were...

-- A no-cost reception next to the pool on Friday evening

-- The celebration banquet on Saturday night

-- The farewell breakfast on Sunday morning.

THE RECEPTION

Great weather allowed classmates to mingle on the outside terrace to catch up with old friends and make new ones.

Each classmate and guest were greeted at the registration table, given a nametag, a souvenier ladybug for the ladies, and a reunion book for classmates.  Individual photos were taken there to document who was in attendance.

Dave Laubscher volunteered to make 100 of these ladybug pins to be given to each of the ladies attending the 55th reunion.

Gretchen (Jones) Smith is involved in an animated conversation with Nikki (Alderson) and Norm Benson while Bob Smith looks on

Charles Dayton gets caught up with Phyllis (Gass) Tyler

Margi (Mix) Gould       Carol (Gregory) Moore

Jack Crockett borrowed the nametag from his wife (Pat Harding Crockett) and tried to pass off Darlene (Busby) Quinn's granddaughter, Jamie, as his mate!

Joe and Phyllis (Bradley) Fiore (left) take a break from talking to Gayne and Becky (Beckman) Marinner and Sue Rowe (right) for a photo

Long-time buddies, Gary Ball visits with Gary and Sally Bane

Phyllis (Gass) Tyler, Elaine (Griffin) Montgomery and Betty (Parker) Donnelly reflect on what they remember about the "good ol' days" at Wilson

The Silver Trio:     Barbara (Bower) Lopp (left),

Merideth (Green) Wiberg and Fay (Pearson) Dreher

Don and Betty (Parker) Donnelly spend time with Bill and Pat (Noggle) Longo (right)

Gene and Gail (Watkins) Cole         Dick Thayer

THE BANQUET

After a delicious dinner of rib eye steak, salmon or vegetarian dishes, classmates had time to mingle from table to table to make sure that they got to see friends that they had not seen for years.

Ever animated, Elaine (Griffin) Montgomery explains something to a registering classmate with the help of Marcia (Swope) Foley

Nancy (Nettleman) Stimson offers free ladybug pins to the ladies and Nancy Gerrity distributes reunion books while Jamie waits for opportunities to take photos

Joyce (Johnson) Johnson      Elaine (Griffin) Montgomery

Jack Quinn keeps Pat (Harding) Crockett and Nancy (Sloan) Morales spellbound

The photographer catches Sue Rowe, Jim Kelsey, Terri (Enders) Baron and Darlene (Busby) Quinn celebrating their friendship

Elaine (Griffin) Montgomery, Phyllis (Bradley) Fiore, Marcia (Swope) Foley, and Joe Fiore ('54)

Jack Quinn dances with Darlene but doesn't last for the whole song!

THE BREAKFAST

Norm and Nikki (Alderson) Benson (front) digest their breakfast with Don and Margie (Nielsen) Brown (back) along with Susanne (Toppen) Cardoza (left) and Shari (Ballough) Penny

Dianne (Barrett) Barkis concentrates on breakfast while Nancy (Nettleman) Stimson, Judy (Ware) Edson, and Carol (Young) Senske are less camera shy

Barbara Bradley is sandwiched between two Hawaiians, Gary Bradley and Danny Swanson

Gayne and Bev (Beckman) Marriner (left) enjoy some after-eating social time with Bob and Gretchen (Jones) Smith and Gary Bradley

Making the rounds, Jack and Pat (Harding) Crockett stop to talk to Joe and Gwenn Steins

Until the 60th...

The nine Tonda Girls who attended the reunion pose together.  From the left, front: Linda (Lord) Stapleton, Darlene (Thibault) Groff; rear: Vonda (Weber) Clark, Linda (Farrell) Burcombe, Mary (Sternburg) Morgan, Janis (Cartledge) Bazzill, Wanda (Parrish) Black, Nancy (Burcombe) Lund, LuDean (Postel) Suckow

Loyd Wilcox sent the following photos from the Saturday night dinner and VIP reception

John and Shirley (Quesnel) Nyquist.

Shirley (Quesnel) Nyquist headed up our decorations committee who came up with this attractive table candle assortment

Jack and Darlene (Busby) Quinn

Darlene chaired the reunion committee this year

Jack and Pat (Harding) Crockett

Pat chaired the reunion committee for the 50th

Jim Kelsey's wife, Jo, enjoys the company of Joni (Balling) Rehnborg

Jack Quinn talks while Jim Kelsey poses

From the left, Carol (Gregory) Moore, Sue Short, Eddie Noice, Bob Nuckolls, Jim Short, Barbara Nuckolls

Gary Flynn (right) with Bob and Elizabeth Carmichael

Cora, Nancy Swanson (Danny's wife), Judy (Cochran) Kalan

Cora with Beverly (Becky Beckman) Marriner

Cora (Working) Lambach got together with some of her fellow P.E.O. members while she was at the reunion and shared these photos with us.  P.E.O. is an international philanthropic organization that encourages, motivates and supports women to gain their education and reach their highest potential.