Fellow Classmate Pete Wozniak

Fellow classmate, Pete Wozniak, passed away on Saturday, October 18th. The link to the obituary is below. Our heartfelt sympathies go to his wife, Kim, and his family.

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20081020/GPG010301/810200554/-1/obits

Another great time at the 1001 Club - April 2008

Here we all are! Well, most of us. There are some other people missing from this picture that joined us later you will see down below. If you can't figure out who any of these classmates are, the same picture is posted at the end of this batch of pictures with the names.

More pictures from April 2008 at the 1001

I did a great job catching the eyes shut on this one. Sorry guys! Here are Mary Wallenfang Diehl, Tom Vandergeeten, Julie LeTourneau, and Karen Lotto Wyman.

More pictures from April 2008 at the 1001

It is always a great surprise when Tom VanderGeeten joins us. He came up from Milwaukee for the weekend and stopped in to visit with us. Julie LeTourneau is pictured here with Tom.

More pictures from April 2008 at the 1001

Scott and the gals. I guess I took a lot of pictures of Scott that day!

More pictures from April 2008 at the 1001

Sorry about the bad shot here Pam! This was a funny story. I went by the entrance to make a phone call and thought Pam Messerschmidt McKeefrey was coming to join us. She wasn't on our email list but just happened to at the 1001 for dinner, so we were able to enjoy her company for a while. She's on the list now!

More pictures from April 2008 at the 1001

Another group shot of some of us. It really was a fun day!

More pictures from April 2008 at the 1001

Longtime friends Mary Wallenfang Diehl and Karen Lotto Wyman with Mary's daughter, Aprille.

More pictures from April 2008 at the 1001

Yeah, Scott is a considerate smoker and went outside. He looked pretty funny walking up and down Main Street by himself.

More pictures from April 2008 at the 1001

Ann Wilson Connelly with that Scottie. Annie is still always smiling!

Of course, we can't see Scott's hand in this picture!

More pictures from April 2008 at the 1001

Jan Schultz's sister, Mary (who is like way younger than us, but an East alumnus as well), Scott Opolka, Martha DeWan Huguet.

More pictures from April 2008 at the 1001

Cheryl Bray Bellin, Scott Opolka, and Jan Schultz. Scott obviously has something on his mind other than getting his picture taken!

More pictures from April 2008 at the 1001

Our wonderful friend Carol Bloomer Campbell & Kathy Erdmann (Class of 1975 and just always fun to have around. She also happens to be Rick Stoll's wife.)

More pictures from April 2008 at the 1001

Tom Caldie, Karen Lotto Wyman, and Rick Stoll.

April gathering at the 1001 Club

Sorry it took me so long to get these pictures posted! Where does the time go??? I had a nice phone call a couple months ago from fellow classmate John Johnson. I hope he will be able to make the next reunion or the next get-together we have. It was great talking to him. Here are the pictures from the group that met at the 1001 Club in Green Bay. Another really great time to meet and catch up!

From left to right: Tom Caldie, me, Rick Stoll, Carol Bloomer Campbell, Mary Walenfang Diehl, Leslie Weich Prange, Harry Huguet, Martha DeWan Huguet, Ann Wilson Connelly, Karen Lotto Wyman, Cheryl Bray Bellin being noogied by Scott Opolka, Jan Schultz, Kitsy VanOss Baumgardner, and Paul Baumgardner.

An email from Wendy Walenski Pang

I do hate posting bad news, but I asked Wendy if she would mind if I posted her email below. We both thought it is not a bad idea to remind everyone of our own mortality as well as that of our loved ones. Her most recent email to me asked if I remember a group of us going smelt fishing in high school. How could I forget, Wendy! What great times those were! Wendy promises to be a subsequent Class of 1974 get-together. Our prayers are with both you and Steve, Wendy. God bless!

From: wrpang@aol.com [mailto:wrpang@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 10:57 AMTo: Cathy EckersSubject: Re: Time for an East High Gathering!

Hi Cathy,Unfortunately I will not be able to attend. We are arriving back from a European vacation the night before. Mary Seering Bodmer did ask if I would join her and come along. We would have great fun but the timing will not allow. I will hope and plan for the next one! My husband has been recently been diagnosed with ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease. We are trying to adjust to this and my doctors that I work for are sending the two of us to Europe to fulfill a dream of Steve's. He has always wanted to go to Germany but would not take the time or spend the money(?)...a true achiever in the banking industry. Life is so short and I have never reflected that school of thought. I have been to Europe twice before :) so, the absolute love of my life will slowly slip away before my very eyes...I can hardly bear it. Please pray for us as we face these uncertain days ahead. He is having difficulty walking and with upper body muscle function as well as speech/swallow involvement. Please pass along that once again, the reminders of how short and truly special life is needs to be noticed and honored. Love life each and every day for tomorrow may never come and it may come with incredible challenges. We continue to smile and be so thankful for the blessings that we have enjoyed and continue to experience. Have fun and give my greetings to all. Wendy

A message from Bob Brisk

We were lucky enough to have Bob meet up with us several years back. He sent me a picture taken in Moscow I thought I'd share. Bob will be in Moscow through the end of the month. He is really a fun guy!

Greetings Cathy!
I am once again working on the road. This time in Moscow, Russia. Unfortunately I will not be attending this drink up.... er... event. The last time I saw this crew I enjoyed seeing my old friends & wish I could attend more! With this, I should be passing through possibly late July or early August. I can let you know when the dates are locked in & perhaps there will be another event during that time. My wife is determined to buy a home near Baileys Harbour. If that is the case I would have a destination to be near by more often.
Till we cross paths again -

Peace & Happiness
Bob Brisk

Email tidbits

Here's an email from Andy (we knew him as Jim) Busch. I thought it would be nice to share with you all. If you have pictures or things you would like posted, please forward them to me! Cathy

From: Andy Busch [mailto:buschatmc@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 4:30 PM
To: Karen Wyman
Subject: FW: Time for an East High Gathering!

Karen,
I would love to be able to meet with y'all at the Ten-O-One--maybe someday. Keep informing me, please!

Here's my "line" telling you how I'm doing: Great! My wife, 3-year-old son and I live in Galesburg, Illinois. My full-time work is in Rock Island, IL, about an hour away, as a hospital chaplain, and my part-time work is as a parish pastor about 20 minutes away. My three older kids are 27 (Dave), 25 (Pete) and 21 (Jean). Dave is single, living and working near Rock Island, Pete is married, living and working in Bloomington, IL, and Jean is a junior at ISU in Normal, IL. In my spare time, I play with my 3-year-old and our puppy, a malti-zu (designer dog: a maltese/shi tzu), and I play music: guitar, banjo, mandolin and fiddle.

I hope you're well; thanks for keeping up with us!
Andy (Jim) Busch

Mini-Reunion at the 1001 Club

Hi all! It's time to make some more great memories and have some laughs with classmates. We are meeting Saturday, April 26th, at the 1001 Club on Main Street after 4 PM. Anyone is welcome! If we haven't seen you in a while, just let us know you are there in case we don't recognize you. :) This is a very casual meeting, so feel free to bring anyone. I'm sure that some of us will order something to eat at some point during the evening. Hope to see you there! Cathy

35th Reunion News

The GB East Class of 1974's 35th class reunion will be Saturday, July 11th, 2009, at the Stadium View on Holmgren Way in Green Bay. Please visit the link for Stadium View and let us know what you would like on the menu. Send us any other suggestions as well. More information to come. The website for the Stadium View menus is http://www.thestadiumview.com/banqmenus.htm (If you click on the title above for this post (35th Reunion News), it should take you right to the Stadium View's website.)

Hey! I actually had some comments left on here! Thanks Eileen & Patti!

One more group picture from 12/30/07

I had another group shot in the big post I did, but I accidently deleted the picture. If any of you have ever worked with these blogs, you know how difficult they are to edit!! I think if I had to work with this every day I would be even crazier than I already am. Anyway, here is it. Yeah, those slackers are still hiding in the back facing away from the camera. I'll get them next time.

Love to all, Cathy

Watching the Packer Game on 12/30/07

It definitely was another great time together!

Unfortunately, some of the group in the back of the picture were not paying attention. I hope I got pictures of everyone there.

We surprised Karen with her replacement 1973 and 1974 yearbooks!

Do you think she was surprised?

Cheryl (Bray) Bellin, Bill Bryant (it was so awesome that you were there, Bill!) and Paul & Kitsy (VanOss) Baumgartner.

Me & Wendy (Gajeski) Kipp (I'm so glad you came, Wendy!)

Martha (Dewan) Huguet and Mike Keuler have a good laugh.

Dan Deviley, Cathy, Cindy Zegers, Leslie (Weich Prange

Ann (Wilson) Connelly, Lori (VandenBusch) Bergner, and my best high school buddy, Jane (Hansen) Rockwell

Lori & Dan

Julie LeTourneau, Karen, Jane & Carol (Bloomer) Campbell (Sorry for the closed eyes, Kare! There's a much better pic of you coming up.)

Our one and only Martha, me & Jane







































Tom Caldie, Karen and the always entertaining Scott Opolka



























"T", Tom Mineau, Dan and Karen catching some candids.

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We always have a terrific time when we get together, but this one was really outstanding. And on top of that the Packers beat the Lions!

I think if my count is correct we had 21 classmates show up. I think that is pretty darn great. Plus, we had some other East High friends show up also.





Thanks to everyone who showed up!





I hope we can do that again soon!