1999 News
30th Reunion was a HUGE success!!!
Watch for updates here with new pictures, video clips and contact information


12/21/1999 First e-mail from Rich Armstrong. His email address is: ride.arm@gateway.net 
12/19/1999 E-mail re-established with Ken St. Onge.  His e-mail address is: kso1950@aol.com. Ken also supplied a new mailing address.
12/15/1999 First e-mail from Bob Buerger and his wife Linda. Their e-mail address is: rhbjr_roblyn@aneritch.net 
12/12/1999 New e-mail address for Kristy Wolodkin Gunther.  Her new e-mail address is: jmsgunther@home.com
12/06/1999 First e-mail from Betty Collins Pouzoulet.  Betty's e-mail address is: Buffy18Angel@aol.com 
11/28/1999 First e-mail received from Audrey Borawski Collins. Her e-mail address is: Audrey.F.Collins@ucm.com
11/22/1999 First e-mail received from David Denley  His e-mail address is: DaveRDen@aol.com 
11/21/1999 First e-mail from Judy Koelper Boscamp. Her e-mail address is: Judy5104@aol.com
11/18/1999 Lots more pictures from the 30th reunion are now on line.  A big special Thank You! to Cathy Trunda Heer for providing about 50 more pictures from the Homecoming football game, Hackney's and the Reunion itself!
11/04/1999 More pictures from the 30th reunion added.  These new pictures are courtesy of Marilyn Patton Wine Oops, forgot Marilyn now goes by "Marne" :-) Thanks Marne!
10/27/1999 More pictures arrive from the 30th reunion.  Check 'em out!!  Thanks again Kristy!
This news file was getting too large to download so I pruned it and created links to the 1997 News and 1998 News.
10/26/1999 First of the pictures from the 30th reunion posted! Check out the Personal picture page from the 30th reunion.  Thank you Kristy Wolodkin Gunther for your contribution!
10/23-25/1999 Revamped the website. New opening graphics, new features and more on their way. Check out the "Guess Who" feature!  This should be some fun.  Can you guess who the youngster is?  Also added a birthday calendar so you can see who's got a birthday coming up and send them birthday wishes.
10/09/1999 The 30th Reunion at the Arlington Park Hilton was the best reunion yet!  Those that were there will attest to that.  Those that didn't make it, you missed a GREAT party.  Look for this website to be updated with new pictures, video clips and contact information on those that attended and many who didn't, in the coming weeks.  If you did attend and you took pictures please contact Gary Hedberg as soon as possible!
10/08/1999 Wheeling High School Wildcats Varsity beats the Prospect Knights in the homecoming game 24-14.  Many members of the Class of 1969 were in attendance for this victory.  The informal gathering at Hackney's afterward was even better attended.
10/06/1999 Another classmate found.  Thanks to information provided by Glenn Larsen, Kathleen Vandershaaf Lossau has been found!  Verification pending.
10/05/1999
New e-mail address for Nick Hartl: nahartl@attglobal.net 
New e-mail address for Jim Fryk: jfryk@redmondgroup.net 
New e-mail address for Joseph Hiett: gurneejoe@aol.com 
New e-mail address for Dane Duval dduval@coh.org
New e-mail address for Greg Ritter gritter@mail.dave-world.net
New e-mail address for Bob Tipsword tripsor@dist214.k12.il.us
New e-mail address for Celeste Antonelli French sans@aol.com
New e-mail address for Jacquelyn Burke Stokes phenix@mc.net 
10/01/1999 New mailing address for Rick Bergling provided by Debi Cooper Knickerbocker.
09/29/1999 E-mail address for Debbie Zeller Mellette and her husband Robert Mellete '68: BobRayM@aol.com
09/28/1999 If you haven't looked at the section, you should really take a look. A lot of updating has been done to the available data.  If you had siblings or relatives in any of the classes from 1966 through 1972 please check to see if they are listed or listed as missing.  If you have any contact information about any of these fellow Alumni, please submit it.
09/28/1999 Another lost classmate found: Margaret Roche Neff.  Her e-mail address is: Magrati@aol.com
09/24/1999 E-mail address for Glen Roth: ga51roth@aol.com
09/22/1999 Pamela M. Riess Avallone found through information provided by Lydia Gniadek Schmidt!  One more classmate removed from the missing list!
09/19/1999 New address for Nancy Turley Santay.  Nancy and her husband Tim and son Tom, moved to Blowing Rock, NC, and opened their own storefront selling furnishings/accessories/gift shop.  The store is called Cabin Fever. You can even buy from then on-line!
09/18/1999 New e-mail address for Gerry Daley: gdaley@mail.mundelein.lake.k12.il.us.  Gerry is the Assistant Principal at Mundelein High School.  If you'd like to see what Gerry looks like these these days you can go to the MHS web page: http://www.mhslake.net/meet.htm
09/16/1999 E-mail address added for Patricia Thomas Kerner: pkerner@pressenter.com
09/15/1999 Spoke with Marty Crain tonight.  Marty is a teacher at Trinity Seminary.  He moved back to the Chicagoland area about 2 years ago and is now living in Gurnee, IL.  Marty's e-mail address is: mcrain@trin.edu
09/12/99 Received e-mail from Susan Lovdjieff Levin, and she regrettably won't be able to come to the reunion. She said to tell everyone hi though.  
09/10/1999 Through the use of the Class of 1968's 30th reunion phone book, I was able to locate Susan Fortwengler Legh-Page.  She is married to George Legh-Page, Jr. ('67).  Susan was kind enough to provide me with a new address for John Legh-Page and for the following:
Nola (Fortwengler) Martellotti ('70)
1075 Crabapple Lane
St. Charles, IL 60174
(home #) 630-443-0749
Joseph Timothy Fortwengler ('77)
35 N. Wildwood Dr.
Prospect Heights, IL 60070
(home #) 847-419-1786
Katherine (Legh-Page) Loftin ('68)
7761 High Village Dr.
Houston, TX 77095
John Legh-Page
2828 Hayes Rd., Apt. #928
Houston, TX  77082
(home#) 281-759-7173
George Legh-Page, Jr. (Class of '67)
Susan (Fortwengler) Legh-Page (Class of '68)
6803 Los Tios Dr.
Houston, TX 77083
(home #) 281-498-7686
e-mail: leghpage@hastingsmail.alief.isd.tenet.edu

See! Networking really does work!

09/09/1999 Regrettably, Lynn Cripe Luoma and Lane Luoma won't be able to attend our reunion...here is their flimsy excuse :-)
we would love to come to the reunion! But we have a conflict in that it is our daughter's senior homecoming and she is up for queen. So, we won't miss that!! Bad timing unfortunately!!! Well hopefully we can make the next one!! :-) keep me posted! lynn & lane
09/08/1999 The following e-mail addresses are no longer valid:
Patricia Johnson Temkin: ttempkin@compuserve.com (checking on alternate spelling)
Joe Mangi: mangi@ameritech.net
Joanne Kenniston Duffy: keniston@webtv.net (Joanne has another AOL e-mail address though)
Dane Duval: dduval@stmplink.coh.org
Larry Zimmerman: lwzimmerman@equilonl.com (use lwzimme@hotmail.com instead)
Phil Porter: philcmh@aol.com
09/07/1999 Another lost classmate found: Sharon A. Gawlik Lesniewski, in Torrance, CA.
09/01/1999

I'm saddened to have to report that Joe Parry Young, one of our classmates died in a small plane crash in Florida, November 30th 1997. Joe's wife and one of this two children also died in the crash. If you would like more information about the crash, you can go to: http://www.ntsb.gov/aviation/MIA/lnarr_98A040.htm for full details.

Rest in Peace, Joe Young. We miss you!

08/24/1999 Peter Connolly found by Mike Fiddick!  Pete's address is:  24 Paddlecreek Ave., Charleston, SC 29412.  Pete doesn't have e-mail.
08/16/1999 First e-mail from Kevin Barber;  Kevin and his wife Lyn, have two children, a 21 year old son, Jessie T. Barber; and a 17 year old daughter Angela.  Kevin works in public relations.  His e-mail address is: kbarber@mc.net
08/16/1999 New mailing address for Beverly J. Sutton Eaton provided by Barb Ekburg Stampf
08/16/1999 First e-mail from Jill Crawford Meyerhardt: Jill's e-mail address is: Jillcrawfd@aol.com.  Jill sold her business this spring and moved to Creve Coeur, MO.  Here is what Jill has been up to for the past few years:
ok here goes......From 1980 to 1990 I was vice president of a wholesale distribution company selling consumers electronics accessories to retail mass merchants & small businesses. I headed up the computer products side of the business. This was my husband's & my business. Then in 1990, working that closely proved to be a bit much, so I opened a women's designer resale shop, & then 2 years later bought an existing store in a different part of the city .In 1997 my dad had an accident, broke his neck, so I closed that location to be more available, as they needed help & live out of town. March of this year, someone approached me to buy my shop...I was tired of retail anyway, so said "Fine" I haven't been doing much for the last several months other than taking it easy. I'm looking into doing voice overs for commericials & training videos because it sounds interesting, but who knows where it will go.All I know is that I want to do some thing I've never done before. I have a son who is 28 & is a chef in Italy & an 18 year old daughter whom I just to took to school yesterday. She thinks she would like to be an elementary ed teacher. 
08/15/1999 Found Michael Ainlay through information provided by Rhonda Hansen Warren ('70).  Mike's e-mail address is: mmhienz@aol.com
08/14/1999 Joseph S. Hiett re-found from web page submission from his brother David. 
08/10/1999 New contact information for Larry Zimmerman
08/09/1999 New contact information from Mike Kerwin
08/02/1999 News from Peggy Daley McElroy :  "Well I finally did it --- After 12 years with University of Texas, I finally quit! I still love computers, but life is too short not to do what you want to do. I will work out of my house as Professional Crafter.  I already have a rented space at Coomers Craft Mall, I am also a Creative Living Representative and this weekend, I was asked if I wanted to do workshops at Michael's Craft Store. Other than some local craft shows, I will mainly concentrate on workshops - in stores, churches, homes, women's clubs, etc. You probably don't know this but many years ago, I use to teach tole painting and wood carving, so I am back at doing what I love. As I told people at work - I love to talk, teach and craft so I feel right at home. Hope to see you at the Reunion!" New e-mail address: pmcelroy@ev1.net
08/02/1999 New phone numbers and e-mail address for Harold "Skip" Campbell  
07/28/1999 Located Sheryl Dehne Becmer
07/28/1999 Located Lani Felt Kraus by checking on http://www.classmates.com.   Lani provided a current contact information on Sheryl Dehne Becmer, and I am following up on that lead.  Lani also provided some information that may help find Regina Oheler Fultz. 
07/28/1999 Surprise call from Susan Mudry Whishart!  She and her husband and children...her youngest is 6 years old! are visiting the USA from Australia for the first time in 14 years!  It's Sue's parents 50th wedding anniversary.  Sue's siblings were getting together in Denver at her older brother Jack's ('68) house for the celebration.  Sue said that she would be going to St. Louis to visit her other brother before heading back to Australia.  Sue regretted that she would not be able to make it back for the reunion in October.
07/22/1999 Received sad news that Terri E. Crandall died in March 1999.  May God be with you Terri.  We all miss you!
07/14/1999 New e-mail address for Richard Kilarski: SPRKS93@webtv.net 
06/30/1999
Here are the first photos of the latest addition to the DiGeronimo Family:
Jacob Steven DiGeronimo (Jake)            Born: June 30, 1999 - 6:32 PM     Weight: 7 lbs.. 2 oz.     Length: 19 inches  
Parents: David and Amy DiGeronimo      Brother: Todd        Sister: Emily
    
Mother and son doing very well. Will hopefully be home by Saturday. More info/photos to follow.
06/29/1999 New find!  Removed from missing list! Another classmate was located through the efforts of Michael Fiddick.  Michael provide an e-mail address for Elizabeth "Liz" Gustafson.  Liz provided this update for us via e-mail: 

I am an RN, that I love my job, that I live with my beautiful daughter when she's not at school and that I'm currently in the process of procuring my Masters' Degree. I also have a very handsome and talented son as well. I bike, travel, refinish antiques and do floral design for enjoyment. I'm moving to Crystal Lake and am looking forward to sunsets by the beach.

Liz Gustafson 

06/25/1999 Another new classmate has been found:  Patricia A. Johnson Temkin.  Her e-mail address is ttemkin@compuserve.com.  Patty has been married to Ted for 19 years and has a 9 year old boy named Dan.  Patty earned her BS in Speech and Hearing Science from the University of Illinois, Her Masters in Occupational Therapy from Texas Women's University, and a BS in Physical Therapy from Northwestern.  She is currently the director of Rehabilitation at Shriner's Hospital for Children in Chicago.
06/16/1999 Paul Wiese was kind enough to send in updates for the following classmates:
Lee Charles Best
1315 North Dunton
Arlington Heights, IL, 60004
847-398-2605
Mike Huffine
P.O. Box 451
Benton, IL, 62812
New find!  Removed from missing list! Updated address
05/30/1999 At High Noon Richard Kilarski, married Brenda, in Buffalo Grove, IL.  Congratulations you two!  So when are you gonna start having a family?? :-)
05/10/1999 William "Bill" Mitchell has moved to California!  Here is his new contact information: 
559-584-1665 FAX ( Home )
559-584-1532 Voice ( Home )
1429 N. Irwin Street 559-496-8584 Pager
Hanford, California, 93230 559-901-0013 Cellular
559-866-5694 Voice ( Work )
av8r@cvconline.com E-Mail 559-866-5230 FAX ( Work )
04/28/1999 Received a phone call, out of the blue from Craig Filip.  He and his brother Mark, own Joe's North Shore Towing.  Craig still lives in Prospect Heights.  His updated address and phone number are in the Cat's on Recall page.  Craig said he is planning to come to the 30th reunion....it will be his first!  
04/25/1999 Lon Sheffield just let me know that he's located Dean R. Depoy, (deanrdepoy@aol.com) the band director at WHS.  According to Lon, Mr. DePoy is now retired and living in Florida and working partime with the Disney Cruise Lines!  If you'd like to contact "Dean"....he doesn't want us to call him Mr. DePoy any more :-)  Here is his mailing address and phone info: 1216 Cypress Point East, Winter Haven, FL, 33884-3006.  941-326-1507
04/12/1999 Starr Spenelly Spencer has been found!  Her e-mail address is: sspen@platts.com.  She can be reached by snail mail at: c/o 1200 Smith St., Suite 2220, Houston, TX, 77002
04/10/1999 New address for Michael McGowan and his wife Roxanne: 10884 Jani Lane, Marengo, IL, 60152, 815-923-2688. Email address: mcgowan@mc.net 
03/31/1999 New address for Patti Gianeschi: 2122 W. Evergreen, Chicago, IL, 60622.  No other new info available at this time.
03/25/1999 First e-mail from Karen Shasteen Faruzzi.  Her e-mail address is: ksg@mc.net. Karen's first communication didn't include any additional information other than to validate her address and phone.
03/24/1999 Jeff LaSorella has a new e-mail address: jplman@sprintmail.com and a(nother) new baby on the way in May.  Jeff reports, "About ready to have our 3rd child in May. Have one boy Nickolas 3 and girl Paulina 2. We know it's a boy coming." If you were at the 25th reunion you knew Jeff didn't have any children at the time, and now he's expecting his third!  Jeff has been busy <G>.  Congratulations to Jeff and his lovely wife Brenda.
03/24/1999 First e-mail from Martha 'Marty' Furch.  Her e-mail address is: mfurch@palomar.edu.  Here is what Marty had to say: " I started thinking about this year's being the 30th anniversary of my graduating from Wheeling High School,and I was really glad to find that you have set up a web site. Kudos to whoever has done all the work on this. I don't know if I will be able to attend the reunion this fall. I was hoping there would have been something this summer. Anyway, there are several people I would enjoy seeing. It's been awhile, hasn't it! I have been at Palomar College for about 6 years now After teaching English as a Second Language for many years here and there including in South America for several years, I am now full time at this college. I coordinate a program designed to matriculate ESL students intocertificate and AA programs at our college. I am married to Etienne Cowper. He is a winemaker at a small winery in thewine country of southern California We have a 9 year old boy named Stefan. I guess that's all for now In looking at the reunion pictures from the 25th anniversary party you had, I was struck by how many memories I do still have of high school. It would be fun to get together again."
03/10/1999 Classmate found: Jerrilyn Quattlebaum Oaks. Jerrilyn married class of '67 member John Oaks. Her e-mail address is actually her husband's billnav@home.com Both Jerrilynn and John are planning on attending our 30th Reunion.
03/07/1999 First e-mail from Larry Zimmerman.  His e-mail address is: larryz@pdq.net. Larry didn't exactly graduate with us, but he spent 3 out of 4 years with us, so in my book he qualifies as a classmate :-)  Larry moved in September of 1968.  Larry now resides in Houston, TX.  Welcome back into the fold Larry!
03/06/1999 First e-mail from Joan Calcagno. Her e-mail address is: jccmedi8@azstarnet.com.  Here is what she had to say: "I'm doing well,   involved in several different aspects of conflict resolution/alternative dispute resolution.   I do trainings in essential conflict resolution/collaborative negotiation  skills, teach mediation at the law school, teach conflict resolution to graduate students, do mediations and arbitrations, work part-time as an administrative law judge and....last but not least (and the most fun)...i have a one hour a week radio call-in talk show with a friend/colleague on local am radio called "What's Your Problem?:Creative Conflict Resolution"   it's like the "car talk" show which is on public radio and a total blast!!!"
03/01/1999

Sad news.  I received a letter from Ken E. Berg, Sr., who was the husband of Majorie L. Gottsch.  Margie passed way December 11, 1996.  Margie and Ken were married 23½ years.  Margie is also survived by two sons, Ken, Jr., and Brian both now in their 20's.  Margie worked at Underwriters Labs in Northbrook for 8 years prior to her death.

02/28/1999 Joanne Duffy Keniston reports that she has an new e-mail address: JLKeniston@aol.com
02/20/1999 News from David DiGeronimo and his wife Amy  [digeronimo@prodigy.net]:
By now, most of you are aware that Amy and I are expecting another addition to our family sometime in July. GOOD NEWS. We had another visit with the doctor on Monday, February 15th and learned that we are going to have a little boy this time around. We are definitely excited about this and Emily is looking forward to having a new little brother. We will keep you informed as time goes by. David and Amy
02/12/1999 First E-mail from Dave Kitto.  His e-mail address is: sudami@ameritech.net  Dave has a new mailing address and phone number: 25326 Columbia Bay Dr., Lake Villa, IL, 60046.  Phone: 847-356-5961.  Dave has two children Dave Jr., 28 yrs old, he has one son 9 months. and a daughter - Tammy,26 yrs old, she has two sons, 5 years and 1 1/2 yrs. More than halfway to basketball team!  Dave also said he will be getting remarried 9/9/1999, in Lake Tahoe.  Hey Dave, the water there starts getting cold then :-)  Dave said that he will be coming to our 30th reunion.
02/05/1999 Christmas Newsletter sent on December 11, 1998 to Bruce C. Kowalewski returned FOE, No Forwarding Address Available. I just love the efficiency of the US Postal Service; returning this letter nearly 2 months after I sent it out! Anyone know where he moved to?
02/03/1999 Incredible!!! E-mail from Mr. "Physics is Phun" himself!  Mr. David Theissen!  For those of you who had the pleasure of having Mr. Theissen,  He is now retired.  He left WHS in 1984 and went to Deerfield HS.  He has marked his calendar and he will be coming to our 30th reunion!  Mr. Theissen's e-mail address is: dthiessen@ais.net
02/02/1999 E-mail from Richard Kilarski's fiancée, Brenda Ruva, asking when the reunion was, so they could schedule their wedding around the reunion date.  Now there is dedication!
01/31/1999 First e-mail from Steven Hunding. His e-mail address is: Hynding4@aol.com. New Mailing address: 6510 Fredonia Cir., Stevensville, MI, 49127. Home Phone: 616-465-3892
01/30/1999 New e-mail address for Nick Hartl: nahartl@ibm.net
01/28/1999 Christmas Newsletter sent to Michael Darling returned FOE, No Forwarding Address Available. Anyone know where he moved to?
01/27/1999 Date set for our 30th Reunion: Weekend of October 8-9-10. Mark your calendars!
01-27-99 First e-mail from Ilse Tursch Workman: iworkman@dist214.k12.il.us
01-21-99 New e-mail address for Patricia Harrison Schultz: pasch@mediaone.net 
01-12-99 Called Barbara Bell Kane from information provided by Cheryl Gareri.  Barbara let me know that she had graduated from Illinois State University with a degree in Special Education.  She spent some time in Florida and resides in Peoria.  She said she's looking forward to our 30th reunion.  Barbara's e-mail address is: jbhkane@compuserve.com
01-10-99 Received a letter from Cheryl Gareri.  She is still living in Prospect Heights and going through a career change.  Cheryl says she enjoys doing calligraphy by hand, and has taken up doing computer graphics.  She provided updated addresses for Catherine Domke, Barbara Bell Kane and leads to locate Patty Johnson, Irma Salazar, Vicki Strobel, and Gary Griesch.
 01-09-99  First e-mail from Alicia DeLeon Montes Her e-mail address is: artisd@swbell.net. Alicia has been happily married to her musician husband, Arturo Montes.
01-07-99 Chris Aberle Sefton is back on line. Her e-mail address is: Casmsrn@aol.com. Chris also recently moved from Woodstock, IL, to Palatine.
01-06-99 First e-mail from Randy T. Freese, his email address is: Wise@itis.com. Randy was kind enough to provide search information for Russ O. Evans.
01-04-99 New mailing address and e-mail address from Barbara Ekberg Stampf: bstampf@emeraldis.com.  Barb's new mailing address is: 210 Camellia Circle, Greenwood, SC, 29646.
01-03-99 Dina Vasil Tanner submitted a recent picture of herself and her husband Mike.

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