Ron Morsch, VH61, has done some very worthwhile research and photo-scanning regarding those in our class who have passed on. Thanks, Ron.
Ron writes: "The collage of our classmates who have left us includes: Bob Anderson, Vicki Christianson, Kathleen Crowe, George Goff, Nadene Johnson, Chuck Lee, Jim Milman, Mary Jo Phillips, Deloris Sather, Elvin Schlotman, Harley Schmidt, Scott Stromme, Barb Sunde, Gladys Van Bruggen, and Jerry Viseth." Click here: Collage of Departed Classmates to view what Ron has put together.
He adds: "It is always sad when we lose someone and I find it particularly sad when we focus on the year when they were born and the year they left us. But what matters most is that little dash that separates those years, for that dash represents the entirety of the time they spent on earth; and only those who knew and loved them know what that little dash is worth. Take some time and reflect on how much you were part of that dash and cherish those memories and celebrate the part you played in each of their dashes. May God bless them and cherish their souls for eternity." - Ron Morsch
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I remember, of course, all the classmates memorialized in this posting and the photo collage Ron put together. However, I remember Chuck Lee best from my earlier childhood. His parents owned the Valley Hotel, on Main Street. It was an "upstairs" hotel and the family maintained living quarters, an apartment, within the hotel. Down the street, to the west, I hung around at Woody's Cafe, owned and operated by Woody Gagnon, with the late Ralph Pomeroy, father to Congressman Earl Pomeroy, serving as assistant manager. My grandmother was a cook in that cafe and, while she worked, there was no one to keep an eye on me at home. I was only 7 or 8 years old at the time. So, my "playground" was the alley behind the cafe, and that's where I met Chuck. It was great fun finding a friend. We spent many hours together in that alley and in his home at the hotel. Over the year, we knew each other in school, of course, but we were never as close as we were during those early days behind Woody's Cafe and the Valley Hotel. Here's to you, Chuck, and the great times we enjoyed together!
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