|
To post news to this section, send mail to: info@myclassof80.com NEW AND NOTEWORTHY - WHS Class of 1980 Notes 02/18/06 - There's a new sheriff in town and his name is Reggie Hammond...... Well, Jim Mulgrew actually. My thanks to Doreen for all her hard work and dedication the class and keeping the site updated and online over the years! I have volunteered to keep the site updated going forward with news and updating email contact information as they come in. Doreen had a heck of a time getting the info@myclassof80.com to resolve to my personal email address. If you have problems with it, you can send emails to my family address at Jim.Mulgrew@MulgrewFamily.Com. I'll be putting in news and email address updates soon. Comments, questions and critiques are always welcome as long as they are not personal. (grin) 10/18/05 - MYCLASSOF80.COM WEBMASTER RETIRING! Your
humble webmaster formally announces her retirement from our class
web site 10/10/05 - WHS Alumni Association WHS Alumni Association provides scholarships to students and carries a line of WHS Alumni merchandise. They are seeking new members and encourage you to register at the alumni website www.westwoodhighalumni.org. 09/06/05 - 25th Reunion - 11/25/05 The Reunion Committee reports that the 25th class reunion will be held Friday, November 25, 2005. Click on the reunion tab (left) for more details. 12/10/04 - Reunion Countdown Feature coming soon. Cuz we know you will all be checking this page regularly. 01/27/04 - Seeking Classmates.com Members, Pass It On If anyone is a member of Classmates.com and would be willing to contact the class members who are listed there to tell them about this site it would help us to organize ourselves for the next reunion. 01/16/04 - Greetings, Classlings Peter Clark sends his greetings to the class of 1980... 3/18/03 - FINDING LAUREN HILL Sue (Barry) Rasmussen would like to find Lauren Hill. If anyone has information as to her whereabouts, please e-mail Sue at: SBarry@fulfillmentamerica.com 4/18/02 - SOME THOUGHTS IN HONOR OF KAREN (HANSEN) Van Herwarde First, I am shocked and deeply saddened to read the news about Karen Hansen. I'm glad I was able to speak with her at the reunion. We were friends in high school as we were in the Dance Band, Chorus, Girls Glee Club, and the musicals together. We're all about 40 now and it still seems far too young for any of us to die of cancer. She was a sweet person and always very helpful to me. I sang Evergreen as a solo at one of the Spring concerts and she accompanied me. She was a multi-talented musician, playing the piano, flute and had a nice voice. I especially admired her talent as a pianist. I'm sure she will be missed by many and I especially feel for her husband and two children. Their loss is unimaginable. - Betsy Landon 4/18/02 - NEW BUSINESS LAUNCHED... Classmate Betsy Landon and two partners recently launched a business. The company provides Internet marketing and consulting and services to B2B companies, helping clients leverage the Internet to generate more qualified leads, shorten the sales cycle and measure ROI. www.InternetPerformanceMarketing.com. On March 23rd, Mass General Hospital held a fundraiser for Breast Cancer Research at the Middlesex School in Concord, MA. Livingston Taylor performed and Betsy had the honor of singing a duet with him. Pictures and more info are on her Web site at www.bostonmusic.com/livtaylor.htm Check out her song samples, too. 12/10/01 - YOU SAY PETRAKOS, I SAY MANGINI Congratulations to Diana Petrakos and Chris Mangini (Class of 75, Sudbury High). They announced their engagement to their families while celebrating on Cape Cod this past summer. Diana has been busy since the reunion - along with knot-tying plans she's traveled to Honduras as a team leader for a group of medical students and doctors from Dartmouth Medical School while simultaneously arranging for the purchase of a new home here in the states. She is working in a new position at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center as an organizational development specialist focusing on leadership development and employee relations with the medical units. Chris is a Veterinarian. Best of luck to you both!
10/25/01 - ZEN AND THE ART OF MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER SELECTION
Congratulations, Anne, for boldly going where no Class of '80 student has gone before! 4/01/01 - GOODBYE, DEAR FRIEND We are deeply saddened to report the loss of one of our dear classmates, Karen (Hansen) Van Herwarde, to breast cancer. Karen was a spark of joy: she always had a positive word to say about any person or topic, and was a truly wonderful human being.
One of Karen's gifts to this world was her passion for music. She was involved with music all her life, wrote songs, choral pieces, and played the organ for her church in Vernon, New Jersey. Karen leaves a family in Sussex, New Jersey: her husband, Thomas, two sons, Thomas Jr. and Jeremy, her parents Edward and Eunice, of Westwood, as well as a sister and a brother. Her loss is deeply felt in the class. We will miss our friend, and wish her family comfort during this difficult time.
CLASSMATES' COMMENTS Nancy (Rogers) Belisle writes: ...I didn't stay long enough at the reunion but maybe at the next one. We live on Cape Cod right now but are moving June 30 back to Severna Park Md where we have lived before. Our son Mitch will be a junior and daughter Renee a freshman. Where have 20 years gone since the days of woods parties, ski trips and jaunts to Boston. Now we have to make sure our high schoolers don't to stupid things! If anyone is in the DC/Baltimore/Annapolis area look us up, we have plenty of room and provide a nice tour of the area.
- John Hallion's family
Laurie (Bigelow) Drucker writes: Glad I finally made it to a reunion! Thanks to everyone involved for putting together such a great time!
George Mason writes: Mason news: Mom & Dad moved out of Westwood in the late 80's so haven't been in town much. I see Gerry Loughlin, Mark Lynch, Mark Gavin and Greg Love most often. Married 11 years to Malia who I met while at UMass. She went to Mt. Holyoke. We have a girl Cassie (7 yrs. who we adopted at age 4) and a son Luke (2 years). We've had many pregnancy problems including three losses between six and seven months. We live in Holden MA outside of Worcester. I run a staffing service with offices in Worcester, Westboro, Milford and Leominster MA.
Betsy Landon writes: ...the band I sing with, Tuxedo Junction... primarily performs at weddings and functions. The band website is:www.tuxedojunctionmusic.com.
Dan O'Sullivan writes: Hi everyone and I am pissed that I missed the reunion. I love to reflect back on memories too. You will see me at the 25th though. Great website, keep up the good work. I look forward to seeing the photos.
Susan Gerlach (Treggiari) writes: Just wanted to pass along a thank you to the committee for a great reunion. It was alot of fun to see everyone again. Happy New Year everyone :) |
||
"John
Hallion would like to thank Westwood High's class of 1980 for their
generous gift. John's car accident, which left him completely disabled,
was so soon after high school, that his memories of Westwood High are
the happiest ones he has. It's for this reason that being remembered
by his classmates is something extra special for John. Twenty years
is a long time, and it's nice to know that friendship and genuine caring
is something that has no time limit. The gift will be put to great use
for something John needs. Thank you again class of 1980, your remembering
means more than words can say."