Dan Hurley wanted to share this with everyone..."Hi Everyone, I may be one of the least remembered, but hope not. I'm doing real well, considering my shaky beginnings. Some may remember me as the straight A student in 8th and 9th grade.......but times changed, my Dad moved us into Evanston where I went to Evanston Township HS.(4,000 students) It was overwhelming, and so RACIAL. The lines were drawn, and sadly many student conflicts disrupted my behavior.  While still living in Wheeling, I remember starting to hang with the greasers ( sorry guys, if I name you), Clark, Dahms, Klechak, Valentino, Bochniak, Sineni, Seitsinger, Brahm,...well you know the crowd. Somewhere around 7th-8th grade I had a crush on Bonnie Harer, and we would talk on the phone. Barbara Lemke was my very first crush though, years earlier (probably 5th grade). We all had our secret crushes , mine were Ellen Drinkwater, Elain Decarlo, Mindy Bray,...remember guys? But it was Pam Passarella (Class of 69) who lifted my spirits while in Viet Nam, and I will always thank her for her letters. I joined the army in 66, went to Nam from 66'-67', 25th infantry co., but in the headquarters group (thank God).  Graduated from Harper Jr. College in 71'.Made the Harper hard-ball varsity team, but pulled my groin muscle during a practice, finishing my athletic school career. In 74' I packed up my 69" Vette and headed to California, to join my sister (Palatine HS, Class of 69').She was a Playboy bunny in LA, and she introduced me to her friends, and I was in heaven.  I was living hard and fast; the beaches, the babes....Started my current career with a small growing company, with 10 employees, and now we're 19 locations and 320 employees.  I'm a regional mgr. for a large wholesale distribution business.Married now 25 yrs. so far, w/son 23,&16 yr daughter.  Reside in Scottsdale AZ, and plan on retiring to my other home in Sedona AZ someday. You'll usually catch me on the golf course every Sunday. I really appreciate Gary Hedberg's work on this great site, and I hope I hear from many of my past school mates."

Dan Hurley

Found Keith Fletcher through Classmates.com.  Keith lives in Woodstock, IL.  Keith sent this to share though e-mail: "After graduation in 1967, I jointed the Air Force to avoid the Army draft notice which came anyway, but I beat it by two weeks. After basic training and technical training, I shipped off to the Philippines in 1968 and made numerous trips to
Vietnam for the next four years. I was part of an aircrew for my first 15 years, then settled down on ground jobs as I started wearing the super stripes. Retired as a Chief Master Sergeant (E-9) with 28 years at the ripe old age of 46. To keep from being bored, and to pay for my golf game, my Harley and other toys, I got a job driving a school bus in Crystal Lake 6 hrs a day. Job is great for me because it gives me lots of vacation time during all the holidays as well as the summer. Have started email contacts with several people from the past which is really cool. Anybody out there heard anything from Janice Fee, my old high school sweetheart? Only thing I know is that she worked as an executive secretary at Ecko Industries in Wheeling after graduation, got married and moved to Indiana. Hi and best wishes to all I knew. Sure miss those days." [210].

Gary L. Tjarks died Sunday, October 27, 2002, at age 64. Mr. Tjarks retired in 1994 after 34 yrs in education which began as a social science teacher and coach in Bartonville Illinois. He came to WHS in 1964 and taught social science and coached basketball and cross country. In 1969 he moved to Forest View HS as dean of students and then served as asst. principal from 1973-1983. He spent the last 10 years of his career as assoc. principal of Prospect HS. A prayer service will be held at Lauterburg and Oehler Funeral Home in Arlington Heights on Saturday at 8:45am followed by 9:30 Mass at Our Lady Of The Wayside Church.

Update from Sharron Vincent Porter.  "Nate and I met and married at the UofI (Champaign). We have two (adopted ) children (Justin, 21 and Kylee, 17 ). I worked as an art teacher at WHS. for seven years (1973-79 )and saw a few old classmates while there. We lived in Newtown, Pa. for 9 yrs. and now live in Batavia, Il.. I have been active in art groups and galleries, had some exhibits over the years, and plan to do a lot more artwork when I retire in a few years and we move to Sedona, Az. (we bought land there last year ). You know the cover on the WHS Cats on Call directory with the cat all tangled up in the phone cord; I designed that. I also drew a lot of cartoons for our student newspaper--I had forgotten all about that until I saw that cat on this website... I'm hoping to connect with a lot of old friends, now that things are slowing down around our house and I get a little free time. Give me a holler, I'd love to hear from you. And I'd love to see people again at the next reunion. Best Wishes to all. Sharron Vincent Porter"

Hi everyone,I didn't graduate from WHS but did attend there for 2 years, well sometimes, when I wasn't at the smoking corner, at Bonnie's house down the street, the coffee shop on Dundee Rd or North Ave beach with the gang. yeah those good ole days. LOL. Me, Tom Wickland, Gary Liss "Elf", Greg Botniack and Rick Braham joined the Marine Corp. Were all alive and kicking. When I got out of the service I got married, then divorced, then married, then divorced and gave it one more shot which lasted 22 years so far, 5 wonderful children in all. My fondest memory at WHS, walking down the hallway and passing Elaine DeCarlo wearing Chanel #5, oh God I'd melt in my shoes. I hope everyone is doing fine and in good health. Your Friend, "almost class of 67"  Chuck Sineni P.S. My sister Nancy is doing great "class of 66"

Jo Rogers Barron, has been found! "You can remove me from the Missing List. I have been found!  Tom Traversone emailed me this link and I am so grateful that he did.  I moved to KY in '68 and went to college at the University of KY.  There I met my husband who is a native of Owensboro, KY which is where we live:  3201 Veach Road, Owensboro, KY  42303/ 270-926-1128.  We have been married for 28 years and have 6 children, 4 still at home (11, 13, 15, 17).  Our 2 oldest married on Dec. 22 and Dec. 23 of 2000.  Our oldest is a United States Marine in the Intelligence Division, trained as an Arabic linguist (interesting in light of 9/11).  He and his wife are expecting their first (our first!) in Sept., Lord willing.  Our second oldest has an on-campus ministry with her husband.  Thank you so much for the work that you have put into this venture.  We are the beneficiaries of your work."  [220].