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08/06/09 10:55 PM #41     Mary Anne Armstrong (Jensen) Marv, What a wonderful job you have done with this site! What a wonderful gift you have given the class of ’69. You do realize you have accomplished the near impossible, you have pulled all the factions of the class of ‘69 and united them in the entertaining, educational, and insightful pastime of getting to know one another again, or in some cases for the first time. I have enjoyed everyone of the profiles! I am so sorry to have heard about Joan. I knew Joan all through Wasatch, Bryant and East. We lived in the same neighborhood all our lives. She truly was always kind, always thoughtful and always loving. In all the years that we were growing up, I never knew Joan to say or do anything mean, or small, she was always large in heart and integrity. It broke my heart to hear of her passing. Also another neighbor of ours passed away. Karen Taft. I wish I could help you with the date or details, but she died about five or six years ago, I believe of breast cancer. I thought she should be on the memory board.

08/07/09 04:35 AM #42     Marv Curtis Hi Mary Anne, Thanks for your kind remembrances of Joan. Do you remember if Karen Taft graduated in '69 with us? I remember the name but I can't place her face at the moment. Thanks, Marv

08/07/09 06:49 PM #43     Dan Beck Yea Patricia Rogers I still have my class ring and yes it does still fit. Though it has been at the bottom of my tool box for nearly 40 years it is there and still fits.

08/07/09 10:25 PM #44     Ladene McInelly (Moffett) Marv: For Karen Taft, check out page 53 in the 69 yearbook, dark long hair, bubbly personality and a joy to be around. If she is Karen Jo Taft her obituary is in the Salt Lake Tribune and she died February 2, 2005.

08/08/09 04:19 AM #45     Rita Strickland (Guy) Hi! I just got on the site, I love it, thanks Marv for all the hard work. I thought I might make the reunion but it is just around the corner and I couldn't get it together. However, I am sure everyone that attends will have a great time and you have so many activities planned, surely there is something for everyone. Great to finally be in touch.

08/09/09 07:30 AM #46     Steve Garrett Great site. brings up mental images of many things, like,"wrap" dancing at the stomps, Stu Asahina's "jock"lap around the track', "flexible scheduling", how we learned anything is amazing. Mavor's "grunts" when he threw a football,MIlburn trying to decide which chick he wanted that week, you know who Becky, Kathy, Wendy, other Kathy. Icould go on for days, Great website, hope others "remember" glimpses of our school days, lots of good times. One more just hit, does anyone remember Jon Browns drum solo of Innagoddadavida?

08/10/09 08:33 PM #47     Paul Sorensen Marv, I gotta give it to you, the website is GREAT!. You've done an outstanding job and it's nice getting back in touch with former classmates. Just wish I could have worked this out while I was still living in Europe for the 30th. But what the heck, ten years ago, technology/snail mail in Italy just wasn't was it is today. Besides, my flight from Rome was diverted and I "had" to spend a long weekend in Paris and ended up returning to Italy...OH WELL! Now it's SLC or bust! After all, how far from SLC can a flight via Atlanta get diverted to...other than Cincinnati, God forbid!

08/10/09 08:42 PM #48     Paul Sorensen More seriously Marv, my deepest sympathy over your loss of Joan. She was a great person and I was truly saddened just now learning about her passing. The artists rendering you posted of her captures all of her grace and beauty, just as I remember her.

08/13/09 06:47 PM #49     Stephan Block IF YOU WENT TO STEWART ... Please show up at the Bayou Friday night. This may be our last best chance for a Stewart School reunion. I want to see you there! Details: 7:00-10:00 PM An Unholy Alliance Those who went to Wasatch Elementary, Bryant Jr. or Stewart School, or anyone who wishes they had gone to these stellar institutions, are invited to a get together at the Utah Bayou Restaurant, 645 South State Street. Contact Betsy Baker for more info. Thanks, Stephan

08/13/09 11:07 PM #50     Peggy Scott (Youngs) To John Adamson, and all my classmates. I have been so looking forward to the reunion and having the opportunity to see all of you. The death of my husband two days ago will prevent me from attending, and will effectively change my whole life as I know it. Thanks to those of you who have sent messages of condolence, I really do appreciate your kind thoughts. I will be with you in spirit, and I hope that some day I will have the opportunity to see all of you again. Love to all, Peggy Scott

08/14/09 12:51 PM #51     Kate Whitney (Neilson) It has been an interesting ride back to high school while reading all your messages. I sometimes have dreams that I am hurrying to class, upstairs somewhere, and I am late! (I usually was late for some classes) I have thought often about the assignment Mrs. E. gave me along with other 'misfits' in senior english. She expected us to do a horrible job - but we surprised her and the others in our class by filling the room with fog, from a fog machine one of our group members was able to borrow from the U of U theater, using the voice of a professor, from the theater department - UofU, to read our 'Poem' on tape and I used my artistic ability to sketch my impressions of the poem. Happy to report we all recieved an 'A'. It's a wonder that we didn't set the fire alarm off. I was going to use my fog machine in one of my classes one Halloween - the principal told me no because I would set the alarm off. High school is a hard time for most young adults. I'm greatful for the bumps in life I had at this time. It has made me a better person and a teacher of middle school and high school students. I have great empathy for most of the loners and shy students and I am very strict with those who think they can get away with anything. Thank you Marv for such a wonderful job putting together this website. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading about all of you and where life has taken you. May you be blessed with laughter and many joyful memories with your life ahead!

08/15/09 01:54 PM #52     Terry Spinks !!!!!!!!I/M BUMMED OUT!!!!!!! Hi Everyone. I'm really disappointed that I am not going to be able to attend the reunion. I really wanted to meet everyone again after all these years. I wish I could have been there but my job takes me away at the most undesirable times. I had to fly my boss back to the PGA golf tournament in Chaska, MN. He is really good friends with 2 of the players, Brian Gay who he sponsors and David Toms. He even makes me attend the tournament with him. I have a real tough job, but someone has to do it I guess. Anyone may contact me anytime to say hi. Thanks again Marv for all your hard work putting this reunion together and to all the others who has helped. We have a lot of great people in our class. Take care and I hope to see at least some of you in the near future. Terry Spinks

08/15/09 02:44 PM #53     Kelly Jones I had a great time visiting with those who came to Melinda's home last night for the Bonneville group. We didn't get to golf today, because of the weather. At least I didn't lose any balls, but there was another great group there. I will miss being with the rest of you for the remainder of the activities. My daughter is starting school at Snow College, and I am driving her down today. It was great to be with each of you, and I wish you the best. I think we should do this again in five years, don't you?

08/15/09 10:38 PM #54     Faye Millfred (Pfister) What a great reunion! Thank you Marv and all the others who put so much time and effort into making this a wonderful reunion. Faye Millfred Pfister

08/17/09 10:44 AM #55     Ladene McInelly (Moffett) What a good time was had by all at the reunion dinner and the eat and greet. I had a great time and found out that Doug Belliston put Dan Brown up to making fun of my name in Jr. High. I swore when I saw Dan again that I would punch him for doing it, but instead was able to hug him and reminisce about old times. Thanks for the years to heal old wounds. Good program at the assembly, though the commentary was a little hard to hear, words weren't clear all the time. Thanks to all who made this possible. Thanks to our new royalty, you deserve it.

08/17/09 11:16 AM #56     Marv Curtis MESSAGE FROM ANNETTE CHALLIS MOON TO THE REUNION Hi Jim, Hope I'm not too late in sending this. Our internet has been down in our apartment for a few weeks now. I try to keep up with some email at the office but there is never enough time to get everything done. Thanks for being willing to express my feelings to our classmates. I kept thinking I would get something written that sounded wonderful but here's what is in my heart. I would love to have you give my love to not only all the Bonneville classmates but all the others as well. I have loved reading every profile that has been posted along with enjoying all the pictures. I keep thinking I'll add to mine but is hasn't happened. I hope people will continue to post things on the website. It has been a real treat to go down memory lane and then to see what people have done with their lives. Please tell everyone what an amazing childhood I had because of them! As I have looked at the pictures and stories, I have realized that even though I haven't kept in touch with many of them, so many of my cherished memories from childhood include each one of them. I'm sure many of them have no idea the impact they have had on me. I cringe to think that I might have been rude to some of them or been less than kind. I only have fond feelings for each one of our classmates and feel so bad that I can't be there to tell them in person. I am missing from our sixth grade picture. It was the only day of school I missed the entire year. I went to Idaho with my dad to see an old missionary companion of his. I missed my senior year at East and now I miss the 40 year reunion! I feel like the phantom classmate! I hope we can continue to keep in touch. Maybe at this point, our reunions need to be every five years! I would love to hear from everyone. Please give them my email: alicechallis004@hotmail.com. We also have a blog for the experiences we have been having on our mission which I don't keep as up to date as I should. It is: congomoon.blogspot.com. Serving in the DR Congo has been one of the richest experiences of my life. We have been touched in so many ways. What a blessing to have been raised in the United States! Well, this has gotten rather long. I think I am stalling because as I am writing, my head is being flooded with memories of all you wonderful people. Some of you are probably thinking, "She doesn't mean me. She wasn't even a close friend of mine." But each one of you have a tender spot in my heart. Thank you for being who you are and for helping me become who I am. Please send pictures!!!!!! All my love, Annette Challis Moon

08/26/09 08:15 AM #57     Sandy Summerhays (Pitcher) THANK YOU THANK YOU for all the hard work that went in to the reunion!! It couldn't have been a nicer experience for me and my husband, Frank. After 40 years, seeing so many old friends was incredible! With love and friendship, Sandy Summerhays Pitcher

08/28/09 10:05 AM #58     Denise Andersen (Clifford) Dear Reunion Committee, I can't begin to imagine the hours each of you has spent making a memorable and fun 40th reunion for the rest of us! Thank you so much for your time and effort. This site has been a perfect vehicle for renewing old acquaintances. I find myself perusing on a regular basis--searching for more photos, more info--just more! I am delighted that a gathering is scheduled for next summer. The moments I have shared with each of you have been treasured time. I have said more than once that I believe we were truly blessed with the best our community had to offer. Not only did we benefit from an excellent education, we were inspired with lofty dreams and goals. I believe all of you represent the best of the best. Denise

08/29/09 09:53 PM #59     Patricia Rogers (Broadwell) What a talented group...this Class of 1969! I firmly believe that each and every one of us has talent. By talent I mean a superior or natural ability in the learning or doing of something. It seems that each of us is gifted in some area, but unfortunately, many people don’t test their abilities and boundaries enough to know where their talent lies. Perhaps you’ve never even thought about this before. Is your talent something obvious to those around you, or do you keep it hidden from your friends and family for some reason? What do you excel at or do better than most? Remember, it’s not bragging if someone asks! Plus, it’s good to think about what you do well.

08/30/09 11:15 PM #60     Carolyn Dunford (Kasteler) Thank you, East High Reunion Planning Committee! It was wonderful for me to see so many old friends and it wouldn't have happened for me without so many of you working so hard to make this great event. Thank you many times over! Carolyn Dunford Kasteler

08/31/09 10:54 PM #61     Marv Curtis Is there any interest in creating a place on this website to help each other and our families with employment resources or other expert services we may want to offer to each other as a group? If so, would you prefer something like a classified ads bulletin board or a periodic e-mail or something else? Please comment in this message forum.

08/31/09 11:52 PM #62     Jim Olsen Marv, et al - You already know I am 100 percent onboard with this concept. In the two weeks since 'Big Red' Saturday, the mere mention of our two days packed to the rafters with a wide variety of activities and the phenomenal turn-out for Saturday night's dinner has met with jaw-dropping response from my neighbors and friends. In many of our profiles, we paid homage to teachers and others whose influence and impact helped shape our lives. Those in attendance at the dinner willingly contributed to perpetuate this unifying website. Would it not be a compelling contribution to the legacy of our great class to utilize this medium in a way that would benefit one another? With the built-in password protection, a certain degree of confidentiality already exists for potentially sensitive issues. I spent twice as many years in college as I did at East, but would be hard-pressed to find a fraction of the people from that period of my life to whom I grew as close as those from '66 - '69. Given our maturity and diversity, what you suggest and offer could galvanize our class members in a way that would have been impossible, not to mention impractical, in 1969. As Todd Beamer declared nearly eight years ago in an infinitely more harrowing scenario, "Let's roll!"

09/01/09 09:00 AM #63     Ladene McInelly (Moffett) Updated classified listings would seem to be the most practical. It sounds like a great idea and with our vast experience it should work to help all. It would also keep people coming back to check on progress and stay in touch.

09/01/09 09:31 PM #64     Patricia Rogers (Broadwell) Marv~ With Jim's eloquent verbiage and Ladene's up front suggestion, I think you have your next project in front of you... in which the Class of '69 should be able to help. Who agrees???

09/02/09 11:40 AM #65     Elizabeth Baker This is a fabulous idea. We all have much more in common than we realize. One very important lesson I have learned since high school is the value of networking. In my current position with the State of Utah, I often times don't have the financial resources to help the individuals I serve with their requests. However just by networking and knowing who and what other resources are out there, we can try and get people pointed in the right direction. In promoting long lasting friendships and all of us striving in our own way to make the world a better place, I say lets just do it ! Betsy Baker

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