Bill Heyburn gave a heartfelt speech after dinner, saying how wonderful it was to see everyone, even if they were all walking a little more slowly, and reminiscing fondly about his and his classmates' youthful hijinks. He spoke about how fate's twists and turns have made him appreciate life more these days.
Among the guests were Sue Smith Dreisbach and George Dreisbach Sr. (high-school sweethearts who have been married for 59 years), Roland Riggins and wife Velma; Janet Darlington Haldeman and John Paul Haldeman; Janet Hassett Kane; Charles "Chuck" Lawrence and wife Arlene; Victor "Vick" Brinton and wife Nancy; Joan Madron; Judy Reed Harvey; Shirley Lyng Annand (who went on to serve on the school board); and Susie Washburn Spackman. (I apologize if I didn't get everybody's names.)
I heard lots of conversations about kids, grandkids and the drastic changes that have taken place in the school and the once-rural area. Several people brought their yearbooks. Bill mentioned Skip DeHart, a classmate who did all the artwork in the yearbook but suffered serious burns in an accident his senior year and never got to graduate. Someone suggested that as he still lives locally, perhaps the school board could issue him a belated diploma.
Thank you, class of '58, for your kind welcome!
Coincidentally, a few members of the class of 1963 (among them Helen Martin and Lou Mandich) met at Hood's for lunch on June 19 to plan their upcoming 55th reunion.
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| The UHS Class of 1958 yearbook. |
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