Ithaca High School Class Of 1961

dave franklin

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Birthday:March 05, 1943 City:bellingham State/Prov.:WA Occupation:retired Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2 What elementary school(s) did you attend?:VARNA What Junior high school did you attend?:BOYNTON Did you attend ninth grade at Boynton or IHS?:IHS What have you been doing for the past 50 years?:After graduating from Cornell in '65, married Sharon Mooney Cornell Homeec '66( married 2 days before I graduated. Was soon drafted into the US Army, found out we were pregnant with our first child and took the tests for OCS. Commissioned armor December '66, 2 years in Germany. Left army and joined Scott Paper Company in Everett, Washington. After 12 years with them in 4 locations left for a 14 year stint with Georgia Pacific in 4 locations. Then took a job with a small private in Southern California for 3 years, then consulted in the pulp and paper industry for about 6 years before retiring to Bellingham with my wife of 44 years. Both of our daughters and all 4 of our grandchildren live here in God's country.

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Bev French (Bray)

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Birthday:June 14, 1943 City:Blue Springs State/Prov.:MO Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Divorced No. of Children:1 What elementary school(s) did you attend?:Central What Junior high school did you attend?:Boynton Did you attend ninth grade at Boynton or IHS?:IHS What have you been doing for the past 50 years?:I graduated from SUNY at Alfred in '63. After that I ventured to California where I met my husband. We married and moved to his home town of Kansas City, Mo. After our daughter was born in '67 I became a stay-at-home wife. Divorced after 26 years. I worked as a travel agent for about 15 years but am now retired. I have a "significant other" and we enjoy lots of golf together as well as travel. I will be in Ithaca for a family reunion and will attend Friday night's event. Look forward to seeing everyone.

From Bev:

I have one married daughter who has two beautiful girls ages 10 and 8. They live in a nearby suburb and I enjoy spending lots of time with them.

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Sally Fry (Morgens)

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Birthday:November 11, 1943 City:Atlanta State/Prov.:GA Occupation:volunteer Marital Status:Married No. of Children:3 What have you been doing for the past 50 years?:After high school, I went to Cornell & University of Wisconsin for grad school. Then I moved to Boston & taught for a few years & met my future husband. After teaching, I traveled with two other teachers for 6 months on an around the world trip. Jim & I were married after my return from the Far East. We've lived in Minneapolis, Toledo, Sewickley,Pa & for the last 30 years - in Atlanta. We have 3 kids & 3 grand kids who live in Atlanta, Boston & San Francisco. In Atlanta I've been very involved in parks & greenspace issues and helped create a small neighborhood nature preserve in a beautiful beech forest right in the City.

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Linda Gaden (Moavenzadeh)

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Birthday:September 30, 1943 City:Weston State/Prov.:Abu Dhabi Occupation:retired sales Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2 What elementary school(s) did you attend?:Fall Creek What Junior high school did you attend?:T-Burg Did you attend ninth grade at Boynton or IHS?:T-Burg What have you been doing for the past 50 years?:I have lived in the Boston area most of my years and frequently visited the Ithaca area to visit my relatives. Ithaca and the country side is still the most beautiful place in the world for me. I have traveled with my husband Fred to many distant shores. This past year we went to the United Arab Emerits to live for a couple years. One year has passed and it has been a lot of fun. Abu Dhabi is a very modern city with ninety percent foreign population. This adventure has made us feel young. We have lived in the same house in Weston, MA. We have two sons and five grandsons. I had my own business with a couple of friends selling art to firms. In 1994 I completed my B.A. as a Davis Scholar at Wellesley College. Life has been good to me. I have been married to Fred for nearly fifty years. Perhaps I was the youngest one of my class to tie the knot. Fred is still a professor at MIT and president of Masdar Institute, UAE.

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Richard Gardner (Allen)

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Birthday:April 28, 1943

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Richard passed away on April 23, 2020. To read his obituary, click here.

Judy Gere (Cobb)

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Birthday:June 10, 1943 State/Prov.:NY Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2

From Judy:Great website...

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Sandra Gillmeister (Karl)

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Birthday:March 17, 1943 City:Seattle State/Prov.:WA Occupation:Retired Marital Status:Divorced No. of Children:1 What Junior high school did you attend?:Transfer from Chittenango Central School, 1958 What have you been doing for the past 50 years?:After High School, I attended St. John's College, 1961-1965 and was awarded a BA. I worked in Asia and travelled to The Phillipines, Japan, Hong Kong, and Korea. I married and have a daughter and one Grandson who is two and a half. I also attended Syracuse University and was awarded Masters degrees in social work, Public Administration, and Education. I worked for United Cerebral Palsy as the Director of Children's Services and was a school pricipal for 20 years. I then worked for the county for 10 years overseeing the disability program for 3-5 year old students with special needs.

From Sandra:My hobbies include Anagrams, cat rescue, and reading victorian works. I have traveled to the British Isles, France, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Italy, Greece/Greek Isles, Crete, Hungary, Czech Republic, Austria, Mexico, Caribbean, and Costa Rica.

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Nancy Given

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Birthday:December 05, 1943 City:Trumansburg State/Prov.:NY Occupation:Semi Retired/Exec. Director of Not For Profit Pet Therapy and Dog Rescue Organization Marital Status:Divorced No. of Children:2 What elementary school(s) did you attend?:Hayts School, Central School, Henry St. John What Junior high school did you attend?:Boynton Did you attend ninth grade at Boynton or IHS?:Boynton

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Judy Goldfarb (Weinberg)

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Birthday:April 16, 1943 City:Toledo State/Prov.:OH Occupation:Program Coordinator Toledo Museum of Art Marital Status:Married No. of Children:2

From Judy:Can't wait for our very special reunion including the sixth grade from Belle Sherman.

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Danilee Gorman (Poppensiek)

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Birthday:August 05, 1943 City:Middle Granville State/Prov.:NY Occupation:retired Marital Status:Widowed No. of Children:2 What elementary school(s) did you attend?:Central, South Hill, East Hill and Fall Creek What Junior high school did you attend?:Boynton Did you attend ninth grade at Boynton or IHS?:IHS What have you been doing for the past 50 years?:For the most part, I've been enjoying life -- especially being a mom to my two daughters, Michelle and Megan. And thanks to Megan, I now have a nice son-in-law too. No grandchildren yet, but I have three granddogs and four grandcats. Three of my grandcats are allowing me to care for them temporarily. Rounding out my mini-menagerie is my own cat, and two dogs, who take good care of me.

Sadly my husband, Neil (IHS '63) died in July 2008 after being diagnosed in 2004 with a rare blood disorder, myelodysplasia syndrome, that transformed into leukemia.

In June 2009, I retired from Cornell where I worked for over 40 years. I was fortunate to be able to "ease" into retirement by working part time this past year. Retirement has been an interesting experience and more of an adjustment than I expected. Hope to remain in Ithaca, but may head to warmer climes for part of the winter months.

From Danilee:Thanks to all the committee members for their hard work to make our 50th Reunion a reality. I'm sure it will be a huge success and I'm really looking forward to seeing everyone.

Danilee passed away on December 5, 2021. To read his obituary, click here

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