Comments about the reunion
Rick & Joyce (Bezold) Gobrecht
“To all our classmates:
The joy and excitement from Saturday night will be with us
for a very long time. We were overwhelmed by the thanks we received
during the evening for our efforts at organizing the event. We believe the return on our investment was
better than any we could have hoped for given the outpouring of happiness we
witnessed. And truthfully the effort was
by a team of individuals, without whom we could have never made this
happen. From finding people, to finding
a place, to getting the entertainment, to preparing nametags, to preparing
displays and artwork, to hosting visitors … it was truly a team effort. We would especially like to recognize Joyce
(Gobe) Fidorowicz for the substantial time she
put into preparing the slide show that I hope you all had a chance to view and
enjoy. It was special. Keep in touch. We’re already starting to think about the
next one!!”
Bob and Jan Tompers
“Jan and I had a very good time
at the reunion. Thanks to every one who organized the reunion.” [Bob wins
the prize for being the first to comment sending his e-mail at 1:32 a.m. on Sunday!!]
Dave and Jena Harvey
“Dear Rick, Joyce and all Committee Members,
Jena and I had a
wonderful time at the reunion. It was a
special evening, rekindling relationships and memories of happy times
at Ridley High. We thank you very much for all of your hard work contacting
people and planning a terrific event. What a surprise to see such a turn
out-people traveling from so far for the occasion. It was a natural high and
I'm still ridin' it. Happy trails 'til we meet again.”
Helen (Dix) Steward ‘64
“As Ron Wiernicki said, we have Post-Reunion Blues. I
got home (upstate PA) Monday night after a trying day with my mother
and her doctors. I kept focusing on the great time
I had Saturday night and at the fantastic Sunday brunch at Rich
Janes' place.. Seeing your class, the class behind ours, was more than
special. For most of you, it had been 41 years. Since the
class of '64 gathers every 5 years, and it usually is the same faces, we all have
seen each other and know what to expect. But, forgive me, class of
65 if I didn't know you or didn't speak to you? I had no idea
until my eyes focused on the name tag!!!
Joyce and Rick and committee: you
can be so proud of the outstanding effort from each one of you! Your hard work
was evident. The video presentation was awesome, the nametags, the Retrospect
booklet, the location, the food, etc...... just perfect. And now, this
website! But, most of all ........... to the classmates who attended and
were so friendly to this outsider....... I thank you for the
privilege of being with you. I was blessed. The memories will be
cherished. I will be sending my photos at the end of the week.
I extend an invitation to each of
you to attend our class of '64 reunion 4 years from now. We are skimpy in
numbers and really NEED you! Sincerely, Helen Dix Steward dixiechix2@penn.com - please write to
me!”
Betty (Wagner) Kargacos
“I do not think that I have ever been in a room with so many
people who were so genuinely happy to be together again. I am still smiling as
I continue to recall familiar faces, conversations, memories from long
ago. My heartfelt thanks to everyone on the reunion committee for
providing all of us with such an unforgettable evening. I am already wondering how I can possibly
wait another five years to have this feeling again.”
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Flora Jeanne (DeFuria) Hoch
Flora Jeanne, who was unable to attend, writes: “Hi
all! How great it was to look at all the
pictures from the reunion! We were in Las Vegas
at the time attending our son's wedding and
taking a little vacation too. Thanks for
the Retrospect. I enjoyed reading all the comments. Will try to
send a picture or two to you too.” [Click here to see a picture from
the wedding]
Karen (Schiller) Uhrin
“What an outstanding weekend!!! I can't remember when
I've felt so excited and reinvigorated. Special thanks go to Rick and
Joyce for heading up the committee. Without their leadership, I don't
think the reunion ever would have gotten off the ground. And thanks to
all of the members of the planning committee: Joyce and Fid, Richard, Jerry,
Sandy, Nancy, Lee and Wayne, and Nancy and Ray. The whole thing was beyond
terrific! Great job in all respects! Aside from the evening, I love
the website and the In Retrospect. Also special thanks
to Joyce Fidorowicz for the excellent slide
show. I just loved it. All those with whom I viewed it, enjoyed it
too. We all shared memories and comments as we viewed
it. Every detail was so well planned. I also have to mention
Richard Janes for organizing and hosting the brunch on
Sunday. Delightful! I was particularly glad that this time,
some of us got together the night before and the next morning. The
one thing I remember from our last reunion is that one night just wasn't
enough. I just didn't want the weekend to end. We had such a great
class and went through high school in a special time.
Recalling that with all of you was a real treat. Can't wait till the next
one and hope to keep in touch with a few of you at least.”
Bill Ferguson
“Ruthanne and I wanted to let you know personally how much
we both enjoyed the reunion. We feel indebted
to you for what must have been loads of work to organize such a complex
event. To our minds, it went off like a
‘charm’ and the only downside was reading about our fallen and ‘whereabouts
unknown’ classmates. I really enjoyed
seeing everyone I spoke with…I especially had long chats with Betty, Nancy and
Buddy H. --- all were rewarding.”
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Ron Wiernicki
“For me it was extra special weekend, because I did not
attend the previous two reunions. My hat off to the committee for their
excellent affair. It was really great to see some of my old Tinicum swamp rats
that I grew up and went to school with a great deal of my life and to all my
Parker buddies. My best to all, and let's hope we have another chance to
rekindle our friendships in the future.”
Jeff Dunn
“Jo-Ann and I had a wonderful time
at the reunion. It was a memorable evening, reconnecting with old friends
and reliving all the good times we had at
RPHS. I especially want to thank Rick & Joyce and the members of the
committee who worked so hard to make this the best reunion yet. Great job
everyone! Can't wait for the next reunion in 2010.”
Ann “Peanuts” (McBride) Eckerd
“I would like to thank the committee for doing such a
wonderful job!! Needless to say, I had a wonderful time,
Friday, Saturday & Sunday. Special
thanks to Rich for a great get together the morning after (if you read this
Rich, I left my jean shirt at your place). Brunch was great! It was absolutely
wonderful to see such a great turn-out! I really got the feeling that
everyone seemed happy to get together and remember some the times
of our lives, when life was simple, easy and carefree!! (for the most part!) Rekindling
old friendships and making plans for future plans for get togethers was a lot
of fun. Even though our lives have gone separate ways over all these years, I
feel very fortunate to be able to meet up with friends from our high school
years and be able to go back to a time of such
fun and life's simple problems! It was great to see and talk to everyone and
look forward to our next get together. Again many thanks and appreciation to
the committee and thanks Joyce for the slide show, I know everyone appreciated
it and your time and effort putting it
together … P.S. glad to have all the e-mail addresses, it will be nice to
drop friends a few lines from time to time,
just to say hi. Looking forward to next get together, a week-end plan at
the beach, etc, would be fun?? Count me in!”
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