Class of 1960 Fifty-Year Reunion Information
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CLASS OF 1960 - The student population in September 1956 was 3300; by 1959 it was "the biggest ever--4,256." The senior class "had the biggest list of potential graduates--a whopping 935."
The Senior Class of 1960, Thornton Township High School, Harvey, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CLASS OF 1960 FIFTY-YEAR REUNION INFORMATION
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!! The plans for our upcoming 50th reunion are progressing. The Reunion Committee has decided to have our big Reunion Dinner on Friday, September 17, 2010. We will then have our casual get together Saturday evening. This allows classmates more time on Saturday to spend on one of our other activities without feeling rushed. Other activity possibilities are: tour of school, trip downtown Chicago, trip to gambling boat in Joliet, golf, or grade school reunions. The Class of 1960 reunion weekend is September 17 - 19, 2010, at the Doubletree Hotel, 5000 West 127th Street, Alsip, Illinois 60803. A block of rooms has been set aside. Reservations must be made prior to August 27, 2010 to receive the discounted rates. The group/convention code is TTH. The price of the rooms is $99.00 per night. Don't miss this one! - It's our 50-Year Reunion! That's right! We can't believe it either! Where did all the time go? Please send Eunice Scott or Bill Lange your updated information!! |
| Eunice Weinstock Scott | Bill Lange |
| mrsdolcor@comcast.net | blange@wideopenwest.com |
| 219-365-9739 | 630-420-7070 |
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TTHS Reunion Committee - 1960 c/o Eunice Weinstock Scott 11732 W. 105th St St. John, Indiana 46373 | |
| The reunion committee: | |||
| Pat Altavilla Adducci | 815-939-0591 | MariLou McCann | 708-906-3820 |
| Joyce Arcus Fields | 708-862-3485 | Sharon Patten Swanson | 708-747-1442 |
| Dorothy Eisner Tishey | 219-696-7992 | Charlotte Smith Sampagnaro | 708-946-0088 |
| Jackie Forbes Ore | 708-895-2883 | Bill Stokes | 708-755-4349 |
| Sandra Goding DeGraff | 708-339-2738 | Susan Stood | 715-256-0783 |
| Sylvia Harper Nelson | 206-842-4978 | Jeanette Voegerl Cobb | 815-932-0883 |
| Ron Konkol | 708-798-0740 | Eunice Weinstock Scott | 219-365-9739 |
| Bill Lange | 630-420-7075 | Joan Wolf Melling | 708-957-3412 |
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THE REUNION COMMITTEE IS STILL TRYING TO FIND AS MANY OF OUR CLASSMATES AS POSSIBLE. For a list of these missing folks, see the Class of 1960 page. The names in this color are the missing wildcats. If you have information about any of them, please contact someone on the reunion committee. | |||
| DO YOU REMEMBER? | |||
| Your first day at Thornton | The Lincoln Statue | Going steady -- Boys' Club pins, angora on rings | The "T" bench |
| Smoking in the washrooms | Crew cuts, duck tails, ponytails | Locker partners | The Thorntoneers |
| Cleats on your shoes | Voting on class rings | Convertibles | Horn-rimmed glasses |
| The Prom and the Dunes | The "shift system" | Hall guards | Louart's, Joe's Music Shop, Mark's Toggery |
| Crew neck sweaters and hoop skirts | Crinolines | Lina Bellosillo | Girls' Club Dance, Freshman Stand-Up |
| Friday night football games | Food in the cafeteria and last lunch | Friends who went to Homewood-Flossmoor
High School | Hall guards and hall passes |
| Purplelettes | Harvey Hoofers | Cheerleading tryouts | Key Club, Letterman's Club, Footlighters, GAA, KIP |
| Waiting in line at the bookstore | Pep rallies and Pep Club | "T" pins | Mr. Beier |
| Dog 'n' Suds | Gateley's Peoples Store | Homecoming parade and dance | Madrigals, mixed chorus, glee club |
| Variety Show and Gym Jams | Alvin and the Chipmunks on roller skates | The stamp for the PX -- the circle dance at the PX | High school sweaters, Letterman's jackets Dr. Logsdon |
| Yearbooks -- signed by all your friends | Graduation pictures, caps and gowns | Graduation day | Saying good-bye to your friends |
| Past reunions -- the 10th, the 20th, the 25th, the 30th, the Nifty Fifty cruise, the 35th, the 40th, the 45th... |
| Dreams, Memories, Friends...They last a lifetime... |
| IN MEMORIAM Many years have passed, but not without the fondest memories of these our classmates... |
![]() Dorothy Allison Casimere (1998) James Anderson(12/01) Jean Anderson Monsma (03/08) Peter Anderson (03/01) Bobbie Atkins (2008) Robert W. Bates, Jr. Sharon Baumgartner Turina (12/93) Richard Bednar (2002) Michael J. Behrens (1981) Bonnie Berry Johnston (05/07) Allen Binder (6/08) Diane Birkenfeld Wilourn (1990) Chuck Brewer (11/07) Judy Bronecke Kenneth A. Brown John Armond Brucker (2000) Darlene Bult VanDerAa (1996) Thomas Burke (01/05) Delmar Calgaro (03/02) Frank Carlson (11/00) Dolores Childress Dickens (09/08) Mimi Cienkus (12/06) Lafayette Clark (2004) William Collings (04/01) William Cypress (1999) |
Ray Davis (01/09) Joanne Davros Robert DeGroot (2003) Marcy DeYoung Moeller (02/09) Louis Durnavich (10/09) Elenora Edmondson Beckman (2001) Joyce Eldridge (01/09) Jeri Lynn Engh Sieben Barbara Enright Loren Fleck (11/06) Richard Fray (08/94) Dennis Gawlik (1990) Kathleen Gettler (1997) Edward C. Goetz Lois Goodrich Smola (2007) Robert Graves Joan Griffiths Wasko Carlson (03/08) Gerald S. Gruszczyk (1988) Susan Grzywinski Girnus (05/08) Janice Gwiazda Spindler (12/07) James W. Hansen Judy Hargesheimer Miller (03/08) Judy Harshbarger Triezenberg (2003) Joe Hawkins (04/99) Jack Hayes (09/02) Sandra Hecim (12/97) Gayle Hein Ted Hoekstra (7/09) Jesse Lee Hoover (1992) Paul Howe (1998) Fred Hunter (11/06) Barbara Jarecki (10/87) Tom Johnson (06/07) Bernard Kaminski (08/03) Carol Kamykowski Milligan Shelby Dean Kemp Robert J. Kern (1997) Judy Kettering Kramer (12/05) Kathy Kiel Cihak (05/09) Janet Kipley Napoli (12/90) Ronald J. Klein (09/08) |
Janice Kossett Hargrove (12/94) Sharon Krantz Tetreault (07/00) Thomas A. Krueger (1996) Delores Kuta Peterson (01/04) Ted Lake (1998) Robert Lakomy (2002) Paul Lea III (09/04) Walter Stephen Letzsch (1988) Judy Lewis Friberg (12/05) William L. Liestman Edward J. Liszka Nancy Liszka Smith Karen Maddalozzo Voris Richard Mager (02/05) Dennis R. Marshall Sharon Mason Wallenberg (07/03) Nona Mae McCullar MaryAnn McLean Lake (02/08) Robert Charles Meyer (1991) Carol Miller Hartwell (1996) Fisher Mines Rodger A. Morse (04/05) Donald Munter (02/99) Richard G. Murphy Ron Nieckula (08/01) Verna Nielsen Behrens (09/06) Betty Niemann Mugg (03/92) Patrick O'Connor 10/07 Roger S. O'Connor (1997) Doreen M.Oldaker (2003) Klem Osika (06/04) JoAnn Pajor Turngren (1998) Alice Pala Pavelin (1998) v Donna Pettit Fickett (09/98) Doc Phillips (09/00) Forrest Poindexter (1997) George Polo (03/02) Susan Pond Rothert (2007) Laurie Quinn Richardson |
Peter Rauen (09/97) Donald A. Rehberg (2004) Robert F. Ring Patrick Roach Judy Robbins (1990) Louis M. Rockett (02/89) Thomas Rodgers (2007) John C. Rogers (07/07) Bernard Rosebrough Cole(2008) Fran Sarna Bolchis Dennis Satterblom (05/04) Lee Saunders (1998) Karen Schmidt Cogswell (06/85) Stewart Scobbie (01/85) Donald Sebock (11/08) Robert K. Selvig (04/97) Jim G. Shelby (2002) Paul Sinwelski (11/02) Dolphus Smith (02/09) Patricia Smith Watts Ralph Parker Smith (08/94) Patricia Stosek Zydek (04/08) Martha Sudkamp Sohovich (11/07) Georgia Sundberg (03/06) Bernard Swets Gail Tenz Curtiss(04/04) Lowell H. Thomas (2005) Bernice Turner Lee Carole Van Kooten Krause Donald G. Wagner (09/93) Margaret Walker (09/92) William R. Walton III (07/95) William Wasko Jim Wilken (2008) Jean Winterringer Petrey Ken Wishba (08/97) Patricia Wismer Dennis Wyma (07/00) August Ziemann (1977) |
We remember:--the smile --the frown --the quizzical look --the love --the courage --the hurt --the sorrow --the significant moments --the fun times --the searching times --the moments of risk --the great time of affirmation As long as we live. |