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MaryJo (Shenk) Andriullio,’72, remembers

A NürnbergChristmas in

1971Don’t let this beyour last issue –

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in Your E-mailSee p. 3

Eagles on Combat DutyRichard Manwaring, ’70,in Iraq,Mark Bryant,’75,in Afghanistan pp. 5-8

Ump Jackson,’79,recalls NHS days

in songp. 17

Cruising withPat in theworld’s

most beautifulcar

Vol. 15, No. 3 Nürnberg Alumni Association, Inc. Fall 2003

p. 15

p. 13

2005 Reunion City? It’s Orlando!BY RITA (JANNUSCH) MCKENZIE,’63

VICE PRESIDENT - OPERATIONS

At long last we have a 2005 re-union city – Orlando, FL!

The other cities – Williamsburg VA,Charleston SC, Baltimore MD – didn’tmeet our expectations and requirementsfor cost or size of hotel. Orlando, how-

ever, promises to provide us with theaccommodations and price we are look-ing for.

I left for Orlando at (Turn to p. 3)

Christkindlesmarkt booths grouped around the créchein front of the Frauenkirche

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NHS TrichterDer Nürnberger TrichterDer Nürnberger TrichterDer Nürnberger TrichterDer Nürnberger TrichterDer Nürnberger Trichter,,,,,

sicher und schnell, sicher und schnell, sicher und schnell, sicher und schnell, sicher und schnell,

macht die Köpfe hell! macht die Köpfe hell! macht die Köpfe hell! macht die Köpfe hell! macht die Köpfe hell!

The NHS Funnel reliably and quicklymakes one brighter.

Volume 15, No. 3 Fall, 2003

Published three times a year by theNürnberg Alumni Association, Inc.

Editor-in-Chief . . Bob McQuitty

Assistant Bragging PagesEditor Pat (Knighton ) Gibson

ProofreadersJeanette McQuitty, Terry Jorgensen

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Orchids and Onionsby der Redakteur

One of the editorial columns in the 1958-59 NHS Trichters was entitled “Or-chids and Onions.” In it, the editor gave out orchids to those who had done posi-tive, helpful things and onions to those who had failed to do what they could havedone. That’s what this column is about.

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Nürnberg Alumni Association, Inc. Board of Directors

Officers

PresidentRon Burgess,’72c/o 1840 E. Barnett Rd., Suite BMedford, OR 97504-8293Tel. (541) 773-6462E-mail: [email protected]

Vice-President –OperationsRita (Jannusch) McKenzie,’63P.O. Box 362Colfax, IN 46035-0362Tel. (765) 324-2707E-mail: [email protected]

Vice-President–Advertising/MarketingDave Ogé,’703407 Harwood DriveTyler, TX 75701Tel (903) 526-1971E-mail: [email protected]

Secretary/TreasurerCharlotte (Erickson) Forman,’641630 Doral CourtKeller, Texas 76248Tel. (817) 431-2784E-mail: [email protected]

Trichter Editor Bob McQuitty, faculty

Era Representatives

1947-1959 (including teachers)Betty Thomas,’54P.O. Box 287Penney Farms, FL 32079Tel. (904) 529-9092E-mail: [email protected]

1960-1969Doug Hatt,’68543 Main StreetHalf Moon Bay, CA 94019Tel. (650) 726-8400E-mail: [email protected]

1970-1979Lynn Tumey,’77415 Jay StreetLakewood, CO 80226-1831(303) 232-6926 or (800) 797-8281NEW e-mail: [email protected]

1980-1999Ginger (Sizemore) Milling,’913208-A Mark Twain Ave.

Marion, IL 62959NEW Tel. (618) 998-1225NEW E-mail: [email protected]

Appointed (non-voting) Positions

Ambassador at LargeTerry Jorgensen,’[email protected]

WebmasterHansi-Barbara (Oechsle) Younkin,’64

[email protected]

Legal CounselDoug Veith,’[email protected]

Home OfficeCharlotte (Erickson) Forman at

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Walter Tradowsky

Orchids to former NHS English teacher CharlieRosin, who remembered what no one else could – whooriginated the highly original name for the Nürnberg HighSchool newspaper. It was Walter Tradowsky, teacherof German and French at NHS in the fall of 1953. Agraduate of the University of Berlin, Walter was appar-ently aware of the Trichter tradition associated with Nürn-berg. Now deceased, he went on to teach at the ArmyLanguage School in Monterey, CA, after leaving NHS.

Orchids to all the class reps and era reps who solic-ited stories for the Bragging Pages. Thanks especially to Lynn Tumey,’77, DougHatt,’68, Bob Hervey,’64, Pat (McCarroll) Wood,’59, Pat (Knighton)Gibson,’62, and Terry Jorgensen,’62, who put out extra effort.

Onions to the classes of 1955, 1965, 1966, and 1969, which have had noth-ing whatever to brag about in the last two issues. The editor needs someone fromeach of these classes to step forward and volunteer to gather some stories for thenext issue. You will receive orchids. – BOB MCQUITTY

WANT TO HAND OUT SOME ORCHIDS AND ONIONS YOURSELF? GOT AN IDEA FOR

A STORY? LIKE TO SEE YOUR NAME IN PRINT? WRITE THE EDITOR.

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Dues for 2004 DueBeginning in Jan.

Once again the Association willbe sending out requests for dues, be-ginning Jan.1 of 2004. Individualmemberships remain $20, with a dis-count for all married couples whereboth spouses are alumni. In this casethe couple pays only $25 for twomemberships. Military alumni pres-ently in war zones receive free mem-berships.

Membership benefits includethree issues of the NHS Trichter andthe 2004 Alumni Directory of allknown Eagle alumni. To ensure ac-curate information in the Directory,please check to see that we have yourcorrect addresses and phone numberwhen you send in your renewal to theHome Office.

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Trichter Goes Electronic

Annuals Now On Line Thanks to Dan Guy

Eagles Going to Florida for Reunion(continued from p.1)the end of October for an on-site inspection of thefollowing seven hotels: Rosen Centre Hotel, Adam’s Mark Hotel,Hotel Royal Plaza, Disney’s Coronado Springs, Rosen Plaza Ho-tel, Sheraton World Resort and Spa, and the Radisson Orlando atthe entrance of Universal Orlando. The gracious host of the Or-lando/Orange County Convention and Visitors Bureau, MarcoBloemendaal, made the arrangements for visiting each hotel.

Upon my return, the reunion committee will make recommendations tothe board, and we’ll let you know the decision as soon as possible.

Dan Guy,’71, wanted to please hisfavorite NHS teacher, Marvin Wilson,when he started scanning NHS year-books. Wilson taught math at NHS from1966 to 1982 and wanted to have theannuals from those years but had notbought all of them when he was teachingthere.

Guy offered to supply those missingannuals and began scanning pages andputting each annual on a CD. Now, hehas transferred them to his own personalwebsite.

Go to www.danguy.us and see whatDan has done. There are now annualsfrom 1966 to 1972 and from 1978 to1981.

Thanks go to Tim Sellers,’66,Brigitte (Montalvo) Brugger,’79, ReniPeek-Michael,79, Peter Gogl,’81, and,of course, Wilson, for supplying theoriginal annuals.

And Dan knows now that he cancomplete his project eventually becauseof the cache of yearbooks donated by thelate Helen Crowell, longtime NHS En-glish teacher, to the Association, whichincludes books from 1957 to 1983.

Marvin Wilson and Dan Guy enjoy-ing the Las Vegas Reunion

Website Renovations Still on HoldHoping to have our Association's website renovations completed by summer’s end,

Dave Oge,’70, our advertising vice president, experienced a few setbacks regardingsoftware changes. Ogé is seeking a user ID/password-protected system for use by ourdues-paying membership to access on-line the Trichter and a continually updated mem-bership directory.

Finding reliable local talent where Dave resides in Texas that can accomplish theneeded programming has proven more of a task than initially thought. The main stum-bling block is cost.

“Though we can readily purchase a prepackaged system for five-digit money,”says Dave, “our Association's needs aren’t of that caliber of commercial value. Wecannot generate sufficient revenues to justify the high costs, so I am reluctant to go thatroute. Of course, any input from our membership would be welcome.”

The search goes on, with Dave confident that we will be successful and have asystem up and running by year’s end that will avoid the apparent associated high costs.

Orlando

Beginning with the spring issue ofthe Trichter, those who desire it may re-ceive their copy in their e-mail. To re-ceive an electronic version, you musthave the Adobe Acrobat Reader on yourcomputer. To download this free pro-

gram, go to www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html. Then send BobMcQuitty an e-mail ([email protected]) telling him that you want thenext Trichter via e-mail.

Once you receive your copy, you canprint it out – or not. Of course, it won’tbe bound, but a good way to keep yourprintout would be in a loose-leaf binder.Unlike the regular printed copy, any pic-tures that were originally in color willbe in color in the electronic version.

For those who prefer to sit back intheir easy chairs while perusing theTrichter, a printed version will still bemailed out. Both versions will go out thesame day, but obviously those receivingthe electronic version will get theirs first.

Let the editor know BEFORE Mar.1if you want the electronic version. Be thefirst on your block to have one.


Nürnberg High School community still changinga report from

DaPrez

Hunt for MissingTrichters Underway

After announcing in the last issuethat he was looking for issues missingfrom the Trichter archive, Editor BobMcQuitty received responses from fivepeople who had saved copies of the news-paper from their high school days.

So far, only Dawn (Goad)McCullough,’69, has followed up on hernews, but her contribution was big. Shehad copies made of nearly complete runsof volumes 20 and 21. These were the’67-’68 and ’68-’69 school years whenLeora Thompson was the newspapersponsor.

In mid July, Pam and Ireceived a disturbing tele-phone call from my brother,Brian, who lives in Zirndorf.He said that my father was in seriouscondition in the hospital and that weneeded to get there ASAP.

Within 12 hours we were on aplane to Nürnberg. My father wasindeed knocking on death’s door, butprayer and stubbornness appear tohave kept that door from being opened.He is now recovering, and at the end ofOctober he moved in with us (perma-nently).

While we were in Germany, we didnot have much time to see any of the“ol’ stomping grounds,” but here is alittle update on some of the changes to“our” community.

The old NHS building is now openand has students [See last spring’sTrichter for details on the opening ofthe Hans-Böckler-Schule] While wewere there, we saw what looked like a“Grand Opening” of the school. Stu-dents were outside; there were banners.The entire thing appeared to be hostedby Tucher Bier. The students were alldrinking and smoking on campus. . . .Gawd, wouldn’t ol’ Manny Rabb[former history and governmentteacher at NHS] have fun with thosekids!

Many of you know that the oldKalb housing area is now occupied bylocals. The apartment complexes allhave balconies.

Where Foodland, the theater, thegas station, the officers club used to be– all gone. Now there is a mini-mall ofvarious stores [called PhoeniX-Center– see last summer’s issue for pictures]and apartment complexes.

Darby Kaserne – all being rebuilt

or remodeled. Theonly sign that therewas once an Ameri-can military basethere is a Stars andStripes newspaperstand just outside theentrance where theold base library usedto be.

My brother has ahome in Zirndorf, so we would driveby Dambach every day on our way tovisit my father in the hospital. I didmanage a visit to the old housing area.It really hasn't changed that much,except that all the duplexes were sold,like the apartments in the Kalb Com-munity. The duplexes in Dambachwere sold for $300,000 each unit($600,000 for the entire duplex). Theapartments in the Kalb community aregoing for $150,000 per apartment.

Many of you may be curious as tosome of your favorite watering holes,such as Graf's Gasthaus – no longer,but renamed and under different own-ership. Remember the Piazza Restau-rant across from the Kalb housingarea? It’s still there, and about 300yards down from it is a Burger King!

Johnson Barracks – no more.Monteith Barracks, where the golfcourse was, well, the golf course is stillthere, but now under private owner-ship.

About 45 minutes from Fürth isKatterbach, where the closest Ameri-can military facility is, not much,about the size of Johnson Barracks, butthey do have a PX and commissary.

One of the most popular cars wesaw was one called the Smart Car. Theonly way to describe it is . . . take aVolkswagen Bug, now cut it in half.

If any of you have questions aboutthe ol’ NHS Community, feel free tocontact my brother Brian at [email protected]. He can get you any infor-mation that you would want.

–Ron Burgess,’72

Recovered – Oct. 1967issue, announcing inexpli-cable news: Seniors PickDoug Hatt

In addi-tion, Ed Th-ompson,’50,said he hadone copy ofan earlyArmy Brat.D a v i dRoush,’53 ,said he hadsome copiesof volume 5(’52-’53) ofthe ArmyBrat. Debra (Kambestad) Garbutt,’77, reported having volume 27 (’75-’76), and Jim Hannahs,’80, had two is-sues from his graduation year.

The hunt goes on. McQuitty wouldespecially like to recover volumes 18 and19 (’65-’66 and ’66-’67 school years).This would virtually complete the filesfor the 60s.

Missing from the 70s years are vol-umes 27 through 30 (1975 to 1979).

Missing from the 50s years are vol-umes 7 and 8 (’54-’55. ’55-’56), andanybody with a copy of the Army Bratautomatically receives a one year’s freemembership in the Alumni Associationfrom the editor.

There are no copies in the archivefrom the 80s or 90s.

IRAQ, AUGUST 2003 – Over fourmonths ago I was called to active duty inthe U.S. Army. I am presently serving ata post in western Iraq, about 100 milesnorthwest of Baghdad. . . .

As I write this letter I’m sitting infront of a small, dilapidated buildingwhere I supervise and conduct interro-gation operations for our regiment. Tomy right the sun is rising, a red ball com-ing up through the haze on the horizon.On my left is the concrete aircraft main-tenance hangar we use to hold the de-tainees who have been taken in recentmilitary operations. The wind is blow-ing, as it usually does here. The air tem-perature is bearable now, but the daypromises to be another hot one – prob-ably somewhere between 120 and 130degrees. Now and then the wind stirs upa cloud of dust and blows it across thedesert and the abandoned runwayspocked with bomb craters. In the back-ground are the sounds of a running gen-erator and helicopters leaving on patrol.This is a slice of my present world. Thejourney here has been long and difficult,but interesting.

On March 22, I left my family andhome in Centennial, CO, to report foractive duty at Fort Dix, NJ. There areno words to describe the emotions ofparting under the circumstances of apending war, not knowing what wasahead, and not knowing when I wouldbe able to return. . . .

I reported to Fort Dix for readinesstraining, a refresher course in combattactics and other military skills. . . . While[I was] at Fort Dix the war with Iraqbegan in earnest. We watched theprogress of the war with great interest.We were grateful for the relative fewcasualties on both sides. We were pleasedto see the joy of the people when thestatue and regime of Saddam Husseinfell. Rumors were rife that we would not

be needed, and that we might beable to go home early. This wasnot to be.

On Easter Sunday our unit ar-rived in Kuwait. After processingin at Camp Wolf, a surreal placenext to the international airport,we convoyed to Camp Virginia, ahot, sandy hellhole that bears noresemblance to the state of the

Richard Manwaring,’70, Writes of HisCombat Duty Experiences in Iraq

The NürnbergAlumni Associationsupports our militarypersonnel and ex-tends free member-ship to all alumnipresently serving in awar zone. If you knowof any such alumni,let us know.

same name. Two days later a handful ofus were transferred to the 3rd ArmoredCavalry Division, General Patton’s oldunit, which is home-based at FortCarson, CO. Two days after that wecrossed “the berm” into Iraq.

I will never forget the sights and im-pressions of those early days as we droveinto the heart of the country. We passednumerous scenes of recent violence,death, and destruction. Sites of battleswere littered with the burnt and blastedremnants of tanks, armored vehicles, andartillery pieces. Most of the damage waslimited to targets of military value. I wasimpressed by the precision with whichthe air strikes had been carried out. Therewere, however, civilian buildings thatalso bore the scars of combat. These wereplaces from which the enemy had directedfire against our forces. The responseswere clearly violent and decisive.

As we passed through the villagesand towns along the way, people every-where waved and showed their pleasureat our presence. We felt like a liberatingarmy coming into a land where the nightof oppression had finally ended. In a fewcases, however, we were greeted by stonystares and hostile gestures, an indicationthat the road ahead would not be easy.This has proven to be true.

Our first few nights in Iraq werespent in places that made the camps ofKuwait seem like paradise. Before leav-ing the camps, I had come down with acase of the Kuwaiti/Iraqi crud, a respi-

ratory illness that produces prodigiousquantities of mucus, transforms one’svoice into a hoarse croak, and drains thebody of energy. One night our camp inthe desert was hit by a powerful sand-storm that filled every space and crevassewith choking grit. The unmitigated harsh-ness of the conditions, the debilitatingsickness, and the realization of how far Iwas from my home and loved ones – allcombined to bring me to the lowest pointof my experience in Iraq. The power ofprayer, confidence in the promises of theLord, and the knowledge of the love ofmy family helped me get through thatnight and the difficult days that followed.

During the first few weeks in Iraq Ifelt like a nomad, going from site to siteas mission requirements dictated. Mostof my early time was spent in the Falluja-Habbaniya-Ramadi area along theEuphrates River northwest of Baghdad.I have since moved further up theEuphrates to my present location betweenHit and Haditha. Things are fairly safehere, but the same cannot be said forother places.

Our regiment has experienced anumber of casualties, as have the otherunits in Iraq. Whenever we roll out inconvoys we are watchful for a variety ofthreats, particularly sniper attacks, RPGs(rocket propelled grenades), and IEDs(improvised explosive devices) emplacedalong the roadside. When I have occa-sion to leave my duty station, I make sureI am “locked and loaded” (i.e. a full


magazine locked inmy M-16 and around loaded in thechamber) – just incase. So far I havenot had to fire myweapon in anger orfear, and I hope itwill never be neces-sary. I’ve only beendirectly threatenedwith hostile “fire”once. The would-beattackers droppedthe Molotov cock-


Manwaring in Iraq

tail when the bottle caught on fire, creat-ing a Three-Stooges scene that was hu-morous only after the fact. On other oc-casions we have been surrounded by oron the edge of small arms fire, but – tothe best of my knowledge – none of itwas directed at us. I believe the prayersof faith offered by family and friends formy safety have invoked the protectivehand of the Lord. I am grateful for thisprotection and hope for its continuation.

Fortunately, I have been spared muchof the carnage of war. Most of it has beenlimited to wounded detainees who havebeen hit by bullets and shrapnel. Expo-sure to these wounds has given me ahealthy respect for the damage that canbe caused by speeding pieces of metal. Ittakes no convincing for me to wear myKevlar helmet and body armor wheneverthere is the possibility of an encounterwith hostile flying objects.

Despite the grim fact that smallgroups of enemies attack our soldiershere, most of the people are grateful forour presence – this in spite of the heavy-handed way we deal with problems onoccasion. It is not easy for a militaryforce that has been prepared for war tomake the transition to peace, especiallywhen threats still exist. Even though theIraqis want liberation, not occupation,most realize that if we were to leave pre-maturely the country would disintegrateinto hostilities between clans and into

civil war between the Kurds, Sunnis andShiites. Many of the Iraqis I have methave expressed this view. Making thetransition from war to peace, and fromdictatorship to democracy, will not beeasy. It will require the application ofinsightful statesmanship on our part. Ihope we are equal to the task. We willfind out whether or not we, as a nation,can make peace as well as we make war.I also hope the Iraqi people desire free-dom and peace strongly enough to over-come the obstacles and make this a real-ity.

In the course of my duties I have spo-ken with literally hundreds of Iraqis.Even though I’ve encountered a numberwho are guilty of a variety of offensesagainst coalition forces or public order,many of them are victims of circumstancewho are later released. Interrogation hasbeen both a challenging and highly in-teresting experience. While doing my bestto maintain a professional approach tomy duties, which requires a degree ofemotional distance, I have also developeda sincere appreciation for the Iraqipeople. They have suffered much throughthe years. I am hopeful that we will beable to have peaceful and friendly rela-tions with them in coming years. I knowmany of them desire this keenly.

At this point it is not clear how muchlonger I will be in Iraq. . . . These lastfew months have helped me appreciate

more than ever the value of family,friends and home. Peace and prosperityare not empty terms, but meaningful re-alities that many in this world do notknow. We have much for which to begrateful.

– RICHARD MANWARING

William Eachen,’57,Comments on MideastIn His Local Paper

William Eachen,’57, had a letter tothe editor of The Rogersville (TN) Re-view published in the June 25/26 issue.In it he commented on the tense situa-tion in the Mideast, based on a sermonhe heard while on vacation in Florida.Here is part of his letter:

As a family custom even when onvacation, we attend church. . . . I founda beautiful church, the Destiny WorshipCenter of Destin, FL. . . .

[In the sermon], Pastor SteveVaggalis shared an e-mail from theirmissionary now stationed in the King-dom of Jordan. The missionary reportedthe hatred toward Israel.

Throughout many of the streets inJordan, you can hear comments like“murder Bush and the Americans” be-cause of our support for Israel. Recentlywhile riding in a taxi, the missionaryasked the cab driver in Arabic, “What isnew?” The driver rejoiced, “More Jewswere killed.”

The missionary felt that a peacefulpolitical solution for the Middle Eastwould be difficult because of their indoc-trination of hatred toward the Jews.

The spiritual warfare is very intense.Pastor Veggalis’ message was fromEphesians, the sixth chapter, concerningwicked spiritual warfare in high placesconducted by the prince of evil againstGod’s people. . . .

God is good. Near me in the backrow was a worshipper of Asian descent.I am a naturalized American citizen ofGerman descent.

The time will come when all nationswill worship the true God of Israel (whichis now only possible in America).– William H. Eachen

Richard posing in front of his Humvee somewhere inthe deserts of Iraq


Mark Bryant,’75: Nürnberg Eagle and HeroBY GAIL (HATCHETT) BURSCH,’74

Football No.72, member of the Ski Club, wrestler, polevaulter and my high school sweetheart – Mark Bryant attendedNürnberg American High School from 1971 to 1973. He stillhas his Nürnberg letterman’s jacket. He joined the Army in1982 and has devoted the past 21 years to protecting ourcountry.

Mark at work somewhere in Afghanistan

Mark with local Afghani government official

Afghanistan border. Mark wasone of the key people workingwith the Afghanistan federalgovernment.

• Operation Enduring Free-dom, Apr.-May, 2003 –wounded in action west of DehRadod, Afghanistan.

Mark and his OperationalDetachment Alpha werefeatured on the ABC program“Profiles from the FrontLine,” which aired in Februaryof this year. The series wasdiscontinued after three showsdue to the start of the war withIraq on Mar. 6.

Mark departed for his 2ndtour in Afghanistan in April.Living conditions are rough.The soldiers in Mark’sdetachment eat local food,including goat, chicken, riceand lots of tea. Because thereare no showers, they bathewith baby wipes and hand gel.

Mark has worked closelywith the Afghani federal andlocal government represen-tatives on his assignment tohelp stabilize the Afghanistangovernment. He enjoysworking with the civilianpopulation to improve thequality of life of all Afghans.

He was serving in theKandahar area on his seconddeployment until MemorialDay when he was shotthrough his right forearm.Mark and four operators werebeing extracted from a targetwhen the helicopter they wereboarding came under enemyfire. There were 13 holes inthe helicopter and one inMark. No other team mem-bers were injured. It took him11 days to get back to theStates, via triage and medicalcare along the way includinga hospital in Rota, Spain.

The bullet broke hisradius and damaged his radialnerve. Due to the nervedamage, he cannot open hishand. Writing is difficult;however, he can partially gripa pen or pencil. Nerves re-generate at a rate of 1 mm perday, so recovery is slow. Thesurgeons will wait a year tosee how much of the nerverecovers before operating,because the scar tissue fromsurgery can cause otherproblems.

Mark has been veryactive in the field for years, sositting around and waiting forthe healing process is a bigchallenge. He is currently ina computer class catching upon training. His team returnedSept. 23 to refit and preparefor their next rotation toAfghanistan.

Mark is hopeful that hewill recover in time to rejoinhis team for their next tour toAfghanistan.

Mark is currently sta-tioned at Fort Bragg, NC as aMaster Sergeant in CharlieCo., 2nd Battalion, 3rdSpecial Forces Group (Air-borne). His training hasfocused primarily on theMiddle East and Africa.During 1987 – 1992 he wasstationed at Fort Bragg withthe 5th Group. He served asan instructor at the John F.Kennedy Special WarfareCenter and School from 1992-1996. Mark spent 1996-2000assigned to the 5th Group atFort Campbell. He wastransferred to the 3rd SpecialForces Group in 2000.

During the past 21 years,Mark has worked in 17 foreigncountries, often for months ata time. Some of the betterknown operations he wasinvolved with include:

• Desert Storm, Jan. 1991• Operation Joint Forge,

1999, peace keeping in

Yugoslavia.• Operation Desert Spring,

9/11/01 – Mark was in Kuwaitfor three months to help traintheir soldiers

• Operation Enduring Free-dom, Mar.-Oct., 2002, inAfghanistan to capture oreliminate al-Qaida andTaliban forces and establishcontrol of the Pakistan-

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Faculty

Coach andHis BrideCelebrate50 Years

In July Cletusand CeceliaCampbell celebratedtheir Golden Wed-ding Anniversary inMilwaukee, WI.Many people withNHS connectionsattended.

Former facultyincluded Howardand Marlene Splete,Dick and ElspethPeterjohn, Norine

Ex-Faculty MembersTake Rhine River Cruise

At the Las Vegas reunion someonesuggested that a European river cruise inthe summer of 2003 would be fun. That

person was so right! It was a fantastictrip. Many faculty members from the1960s era were invited by word-of-mouth,letters, and e-mail, and an invitationwent out to all alumni in the Trichter.Ten travelers with ties to the Nürnbergfaculty booked the Waterways of the OldWorld tour offered by Grand CircleTravel.

The trip departed Antwerp, Belgiumon Sept. 9 and sailed through Holland,Germany, and France, terminating inBasel, Switzerland. Cutting through thegeographic heart of Europe, the Rhinepasses through some of the continent’smost important cities, farms, vineyards,and villages. We visited storybookvillages, great historical cities, the ruinsof imposing castles and glorious restoredpalaces. We also marveled at fantasticvineyards and tasted the wine as wesailed up the very scenic Mosel River toTrier and then returned to the Rhine.

Besides the educational aspects ofthis tour, there was plenty of time forrelaxation, fun, and socialization.Apparently we did that part very well asthe tour director stated upon the farewellmeeting of our journey, “I’ve never led agroup like this before. You were the mostspirited, vibrant, animated, and vocaltravelers I’ve ever had.” The Nürnberggroup can’t take all the credit or theblame, as the case may be, as there was afun-loving group from North Carolinathat also enjoyed their vacation as muchas we did.

Stay tuned as we may try anothergroup vacation tour next year. – KEN

GOOLD

Marvin and Sandy WilsonMarvin reports that in June they had

a wonderful visit with Clint Mowery(faculty) and his wife Debbie but for fartoo few days. The Mowerys were able toget about 60 prairie dogs while there.Their visit was followed by one fromCharlie and Jill (Peterson) Brown,’68.

The Campbell Clan – Eagles All Back (L - R): Cay (Campbell) Landowski,’76, Cecelia‘Bitsy’ (Campbell) Kunstek,’81, Kevin Campbell,’71, Carin(Campbell) Voors,’77 Front: Colleen (Campbell) Raupp,’73, Coach CletusCampbell, Cecelia Campbell, Christa (Campbell) Kallio,’79

and Larry Mathern, Joan Dingmann,and Mag Shafer. Many other facultymembers were there in spirit and werepart of a photo collage and slide show thatspanned 50 years of memories, 24 ofthose years teaching in Nürnberg.

Alumni included Kevin Camp-bell,’71, Colleen (Campbell) Raupp,’73,Christa (Campbell) Kallio,’79, Cay(Campbell) Landowski,’76, Carin(Campbell) Voors,’77, and Cecelia‘Bitsy’ (Campbell) Kunstek,’81.

The DJ team of Peter Kallio,’77, andTim Kallio,’81, provided music thatspanned the generations. Coach and theMrs. were out on the dance floor cutting arug, with their 20 grandchildren teachingthem some new dance moves of today.

Speaking for her siblings and thegrandchildren, Bitsy said, “Thanks Momand Dad for 50 years of commitment toeach other and your kids!”

WAY TO GO, COACH AND CEIL!

The Nürnberg Prosit Group:Back (L to R): Richard Peterjohn,Howard Splete, Marlene Splete,Kenneth Goold, Allen Splete, MarilynSplete, Barbara ErieFront: Elspeth Peterjohn, Ruth AnnGoold, Lois Jahnke


In August they had visits from Viola(Gonzales) Michaelis,’78, and TomKapplemann,’77.

Viola and her husband stopped andhad lunch with the Wilsons on their wayto the big motorcycle rally in Sturgis, SD.Tom was visiting his family in ColoradoSprings and drove up to spend the day.

Marvin says, “It is absolutelywonderful to see the kids and rememberold times. We are so blessed that the kidsthink enough of us to make these trips tospend a little time with us.”

1940s1949 - Joan K. (McCarter) Adrian

Our youngest daughter, Lynn, andher husband, Mark Hsing, had their 1stbaby, a boy on March 5 of this year in SanFrancisco. Named Donn Alexander“Alex” Hsing, he is a 4th grandson forDonn and me.

Our other grandsons are Paul, 25,Matthew, 22, Eric, 21, and a greatgrandson, Austin, almost 3.

While in San Francisco for the birthof the new grandson, I could go out andhave a beer with the oldest grandson. Itwas quite a whiplash of emotion to makethat giant switch.

Donn and I are in reasonably goodhealth for two old people. We had our52nd anniversary in June.

Betty Thomas,’54, and I went on acruise in October, out of Boston, up thecoast to Quebec City, Nova Scotia,Newfoundland, and back to Boston.

On October 30, Betty and I drove toAsheville, NC, for the Overseas Bratsgathering and then back here to Frank-fort, KY.

1950s1953 - Connie (Porter) Johnston

[Not a ‘Brag,’ Connie wants to passon some information to her classmates.] Some of you from the Class of 1953that attended the old NHS in Fürth mightlike to hear some news about two moreclassmates from those days, FrankWaskowicz and Art Mace.

Art moved to Frankfurt and gradu-ated from there. They both entered WestPoint and graduated in 1958, entering theartillery field and making the Army their

career. Of course, their paths crossedmany times, and they have remained closefriends. After retiring, Art lives justoutside San Antonio, TX, and Frank livesin Alexandria in the DC area, where heowns a graphic arts business

1954 - Bob ArmentroutThe storm [Hurricane Isabel] hit our

area in southside Virginia [Charlotte Ct.House] pretty bad, but we fared a lotbetter than some folks I know. Our house,trees around the house, barn, and live-stock did fine, but both drives wereblocked with five fallen trees. There weremore than a hundred trees blown down orsnapped in two around the property, butthen I had only checked a small area. Welost our power and were on a generatortill Sunday

1954 - Woody and Audrey GambleSome of you may not remember

Thomas “Choo Choo” Thompson fromyour days at NHS. He graduated in 1953and then returned to help Joe Blacksteadcoach sports teams during the 1953-54school year. We had dinner with ChooChoo and his wife, Shirley, in Sacramentoon June 26. It was great seeing him againafter 50 years!

‘Choo Choo’ and Shirley Thompson

October.He also has been tapped by the White

House to be the Director of Operations forthe next G-8 Summit, which will behosted by President Bush next June on theGeorgia coast.

1956 - Kent HarrisonI recently realized that there are more

of you out there in the Class of 56 at NHSwho are going through the same “trauma”that I just experienced. Yes, we are nowon Medicare! The 2003 year has found ushitting the 65th year of our lives and fromthis Eagle’s point of view, it ain't bad. Iam still up and about, and although livingwith arthritis isn’t all that great, there aremany around me much worse.

Within days of getting to use myMedicare card, Barbara and I celebrated40 years of marriage. The 5 kids werehere with our 12 grandkids and someother assorted family, and despite gettingworn down, the gathering was wonderful.One of those occasions when you thankGod for the blessings and gifts He hasgiven.

Recently we were visited by HankReed,’56, and his wife Heidi. Leaving us,they headed to Colorado for work reasons,but they were also going to visit SteveMcCarl,’56, and wife Barbara, who livein Denver.

Checking on Ben,’56, and Dolores(Genzel),’57, Saars, who live in Mary-land, I found out that they weatheredHurricane Isabel pretty well, although hehad the generator going, since theelectricity was out.

While visiting Mike Crumley,’54,and his wife Mary Ellen shortly beforeMike’s death in March, Ben and I foundand had supper with Peter Bailey,’55, inWashington D.C. Although a little overhis playing weight, Peter was the same,smiling and affable. It was great visitingwith him!

We keep in touch with Peg Crumley,widow of Denny Crumley,’56. Herfamily surrounds her and gives herwonderful support.

1958 - Ethel (Walske) LapitanAs alumni of the great class of 1958,

we (my husband Tony has to be anhonorary alum!) are especially proud ofthe oldest of our four grandsons, DaveSlapak. He is in the U. S. Coast Guard,

1956 - Hank Reed IIIn January Hank finally retired from

his position as the United States Adminis-trative Advisor at NATO after 43 years ofmilitary and civilian government service.Hank and Heidi will live most of the yearin Savannah, GA, but they kept theirapartment in Brussels and plan to spendsummers in Europe.

Meanwhile, Hank is in demand as anexpert on high level intergovernmentalmeetings. He worked for Secretary ofDefense Rumsfeld organizing a meetingof NATO Defense Ministers held at theBroadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs in

10 NHS Trichter, Fall 2003 Vol. 15, No. 3stationed at the Clearwater, FL, naval airstation and completing his third year inthe service. He completed his certificationas a helicopter flight mechanic last monthand flies crew on a Jayhawk helicopter aspart of his duties. As of this writing, he isup in the Hurricane Isabel recovery zoneon special deployment, doing what theCoasties do best: taking care of America’speople and waters.

1959 - Joe and Anne VanoniIn August Joe and Anne Vanoni got

together with Pete Walters,’59, in Pete’shome in Florida.

In September, the Vanonis, who arefull time RVers, were in Charleston, SC,to be with their son Joey for the birth oftheir grandson Ian Joseph on Sept. 19.

Joey, a captain with the Air Force,and a C17 commander spends most of his‘free time’ in Iraq and Afghanistan, buthe was home for the birth of the baby.

1960s1961 - Robert ‘Bob’ Stone

Bob is retired now. The Stone clanconsists of two sons, 6 ft. 4 in. redheads,Rob and James.

The older son, Rob, works in anuclear power plant as a nuclear engineer.Rob and wife Kelly have Chris, 12,Dylan, 9, and daughter Morgan, 16months and a redhead.

James is a department manager forLowe's Building Supplies. James andwife Janice have 1 daughter, Mackenzie,who is 5 months old – and also a redhead.

1961 - Morris PelhamHe and wife Jo have a new grandson.

Daughter Wendy married AlecDaunheimer 2 years ago and producedJake Daunheimer on July 29 of this year.He lives nearby and Morris is the backupday-care provider and sees his new grand-son often.

1961 - Sandy (Maddox) HerronSandy and husband Marvin have a

new son-in-law. Daughter Ginny wasmarried in August to (would you believeanother Marvin?) Marvin Vinson, who isa detective in Atlanta. The Herrons wereglad to celebrate this happy occasion withNHS classmates Nancy (McLane) andRick Sutor,’61, Joyce McLane,’63, Judy(McLane) and Jack Neville,’62, Terry,’62, and Yvonne Jorgensen, Tim,’62,

and Gaye (Richards),’63, McCoy.

1961 - Mary Jane (Myers) SoyenovaIn June I swam in the National

Senior Olympics in Norfolk, VA, andplaced 17th out of 58 in the 50-yardbackstroke. I’ve been swimming in thesenior games for 5 years now, and thoughI’ve won a bunch of medals at the statelevel, this was my first venture to thenationals, and it was really exciting. Avery impressive show was held at theVirginia Beach Convention Center. Therewere thousands of entrants in all themany events, and for me, it was one of thehighlights of the year.

In order to qualify for the nationals, Ihad to place first or second in any event.My favorite is the 500-meter freestyle, butqualifying is held only every other year,and the year I took first place wasn’t aqualifying year. Actually, it’s a ratherdaunting event – 20 times back and forthacross the 25-meter pool.

1962 - Linda (Ragsdale) andLarry DiPasquale

Linda and Larry are the grandparentsof three with one more due in February.Both are still working, with Lindaworking as an advanced clinical nursewho takes care of high-risk pregnantpatients. She also works with other healthprofessionals. Larry is a consultant andmanages an office in the Akron area.

Linda and Larry took a trip toCalifornia to visit Linda’s brother JimRagsdale, who also attended Nürnberg.From there they continued on to Kona,Hawaii, along with Linda’s youngerbrother Mike and his wife. While theyhad been to Hawaii a number of times,this was their first trip to the “big” island.

1962 - Nancy StingelNancy moved in November of last

year from Osan Air Base in South Koreato Altus AFB, Oklahoma. She is learninga new job and has new e-mail addresses,either [email protected] [email protected]. Alums areasked to pray for their family. Nancy’seldest son died on Apr. 23 of this year.

1962 - Terrence ‘T.D.’ Jorgensen Homecoming, a fall ritual that bringsnostalgic, yet fleeting thoughts of a periodin one’s life when the prime interest wasgetting out of school. Most of us neverlooked back.

I've been swimming for exercise forthe last 10 years, but hadn’t competedsince I swam at the Youth Center pool in1956. Somewhere in the NHS archives,there's a picture of me with my heinie upin the air, ready to dive into the pool in aracing dive!

1962 - Maureen ‘Micki’ KorpMicki lives in Ottawa, Canada,

where she teaches at three universities asan adjunct professor.

During the summer, an Americanpublisher asked her to write a chapter onart for a new study on September 11.Swiss theologian Hans Kung is one of thecontributors. In 2004, she will be thecurator of an art exhibition about immi-gration and lost stories. “Lines of De-scent” will show work from four NorthAmerican artists of Greek, Japanese, andFrench-Amerindian heritage.

Many highschools andcolleges arecelebratinghomecoming thistime of year. Oneof those colleges,Michigan StateUniversity, heldits homecomingevents beginning Oct. 3. As part of theircelebration, the Michigan State AlumniAssociation National Board awarded theDistinguished Alumni Service Award toTerrence “T.D.” Jorgensen foroutstanding contributions to MichiganState University.

Mary Jane (Myers) Soyenova


The plaque that Terry received says,“This award is granted to alumni who

1963 - Rita (Jannusch) McKenzieRita has been named director of the

John S. Wright Forestry Center at PurdueUniversity. This forestry and naturalresources departmental facility is de-signed for outreach, teaching, andresearch. Her primary duties involvescheduling and facilitating the confer-ences and workshops in this 2,750 squarefoot building which can accommodate120 conferees.

1964 - George R ‘Butch’ FlinnGeorge wants to introduce you to the

newest addition to the Flinn family,grandson Teagan Eoghan Flinn. The

May,’63. Rita loves being “Maymaw” totheir seven grandchildren, the oldest ofwhom is nine. She just started her 16thyear with the Edward Jones Co., where sheserves as a branch office administrator.She and Terry have lived in Edmond, OK,since 1986.

1964 - Jim WilsonJim reports that he continues to live

and work in Northern Virginia. He hasbeen retired from the Army for 14 yearsand works as a systems director for theAerospace Corporation supportingnational security space activities. He isenjoying the amazingly extensive networkand multiple activities available forprofessional singles age 45-65 in theWashington area. He also continues withhis avocation of professional ski instructor.

Jim’s mother Kathryn Wilson, whowas the NHS school nurse in the early1960s, is doing very well at the grand ageof 88. Kathryn lives in Harbor Beach, MIwith Jim's younger sister, KristinaWilson, who runs a home health carebusiness, manages her own horse farm,breeds dogs, and seriously spoils twograndchildren in addition to caring forKathryn.

1968 - Doug and Laura HattIn the picture below Doug and Laura

are showing off their daughter Isabella

havedemonstratedcontinuingoutstandingvolunteerservice toMichigan StateUniversity and/or meritoriouspublic serviceon a local, state, national or internationallevel. Recipients possess the higheststandards of integrity and character,positively reflecting, impacting andenhancing society and the prestige ofMichigan State University.”

One of Terry’s accomplishments wasto resurrect an inactive MSU AlumniAssociation in Norfolk, VA. Another wasto became a key volunteer in theexpansion of the MSU Alumni Associ-ation’s regional club in Atlanta, GA.With his devotion to the effort, the clubwent from 15 to more than 2,800 MSUSpartans. The Atlanta MSU Associationnamed its endowed scholarship fund afterTerry.

Terry is the consummate MSU am-bassador. Whatever he does, he is con-stantly serving and promoting hisuniversity alma mater (as well as NHS).Congratulations, T.D.! – JUDY (MCLANE)NEVILLE,’62

1962 - Yvonne & Terry JorgensenThe

Jorgensensbecamegrandparentsfor the firsttime whenWalkerPierceMartin wasborn to theirdaughterStephanieand FarrellMartin inAugust. The baby was six weeks prema-ture and weighed a mere 5 lb. and 0.8 oz.when born but now weighs 6 lb. 13 oz.

middle name ispronounced Owen.He is a strapping10 lb. 7 oz. and 22in. long. He madehis arrival knownat 11:37 p.m.mountain time Oct.9. Patrick and hislovely bride Sharon are the proudparents. Says George, “My chest issticking out a little as well.”

1964 - Sue SellersI have now been an Employee De-

velopment Specialist [educator] at Port-smouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, ME,for 14 years. I've decided that I enjoy iteven more than educating teenagers.

This year, after 20 years of steadyrecovery from the severe closed headinjury I sustained in 1983, my collegeroommate, who has seen me at least oncea year for these 20 years, told me that I'mthe “same old Susan again”! That wasdefinitely good to hear. I do think thatthere are even some improvements,though – i.e., I'm calmer and more foc-used than ever before. The doctors areamazed at the extent of my recovery; Ithink it pays to be stubborn and persis-tent.

I finally got to Ireland (County Kerryand County Clare) this fall for two weeks.I loved it and look forward to spending amonth there once I retire.

I look forward to seeing everyone atthe reunion.

1964 - Rita (Johnson) MayRita recently celebrated her 37th

wedding anniversary with Terry

Ester,bornJuly 10.Thebabyweighed8 lb. 10oz. andwas 21in. long.

1968 - Debra (Barron) SakacsLast month Debra joined the Board of

Directors for radio station WCUW, 91.3FM in Worcester, MA. WCUW is one offour community radio stations in all ofNew England and features programmingthat reflects Worcester's tremendousdiversity.

Debra has been affiliated with thestation for three years, as a DJ on “TheFolk Spot,” a three-hour folk musicprogram. Debra says, “Hosting a liveradio show is great fun! And now, as amember of the board, I have the opportu-

Yvonne and Walker

nity to contribute to the station in otherways.”

1970s1970 - Bettie (Rae) Hairston

Bettie was visited not too long ago byLaura Frye,’67, from Temple TX, whocame and stayed the weekend.

1971 - Dan GuyIn 2000-2001, Dan was involved with

the General Motors Electric Vehicleprogram and was given the EV , an all-electric car, to test drive, all because hiswife, Laurie, was manager of ElectricTransportation for the Georgia PowerCompany during the Olympics held inAtlanta.

To test its car, General Motors neededelectric utilities to provide chargingfacilities.

The car was fun to drive, Dan says,and had surprising acceleration. Onething he liked was that you could programthe car air conditioner so that when youreturned, the interior of the car would beat just the right temperature.

Dan says, “I was so disappointedwhen GM scrapped the project. The tech-nology was quite an achievement, and Ifeel it should have been an option forpeople like me that don’t mind pluggingin their cars at night.”

You can go to www.danguy.us formore information and more pictures.

working as a library clerk in a school forfour years, she started night classes twoyears ago to earn a teaching degree. ThisJune she graduated Summa Cum Laudefrom Central Washington University andwas hired by her local school district asan elementary school librarian that sameweekend! She earned a bachelor’s degreein early childhood education and elemen-tary education along with her teachingcertification and is continuing withlibrary endorsement course work.

She adds, “Both of my daughters arein college now, and I graduated with mydegree before either of them.”

1978 -Viola (Gonzales) MichaelisViola rode her 1995 Harley-Davidson

Sportster from Loveland, CO, to Milwau-kee, WI to attend the 100th AnniversaryHarley-Davidson celebrations with her


Dan with their youngest, Alexander,who really loved to ride in this car. Hesaid, “It sounds like a spaceship when youtake off.”

1978 - Mary Ann (McDonald) MillerUpon returning from Germany those

many years ago, Mary Ann marriedanother Eagle, Ivan Miller ’77 and begana family. Over the years she worked invarious elementary schools that herchildren attended. She always intended tocontinue on with her education. After

Viola and her Harley

husband, Tim, andbrother-in-law,Jed, at the end ofAugust.

While there,she visited withPete, ’77, andChrista (Camp-bell),’79, Kallio,Carin (Campbell),’77, Voors, andCletus (faculty) and Cecelia Campbell.Pete and Christa showed off their 4children and supplied great German beer,beer-broiled brots, and sauerkraut! Pete isnow hoping for the keys to a brand new'hawg' to show up in his Christmas

Reni and Tarey spent 3 days seeing thesights of San Francisco and Monterey aswell as playing catchup since their last visitin Orlando in ’98. While in San Franciscothey met up with Dennis Berry,’77, andhis brother Norman,’80. Dennis andNorman are both new to NHS reunions andwere very excited to see old friends. Theyare now looking forward to the next big re-union in 2005.

1979 - Kathy Thomas-Taylor,’79,and Gordon Taylor,’80

Kathy and Gordon recently went to visitnewlyweds Lisa Baer-Seneres,’81 andDavid Seneres,’79, in Goldsboro, NC.

1980s1981 - Peter Gogl

WALLA WALLA, WA — July 21 Peterand Jo Anna Gogl appeared in theSuperior Court of the State of Washingtonin the County of Walla Walla before theHonorable Robert Zagelow regarding theadoption of two sons. The court waspleased to grant the adoption of TrevorWilliam (age 4) and Alexander Charles(age 2) to the Gogls. The boys wereenthusiastically welcomed by their parentsas well as by their new siblings: Aaron,Andrew, Lydia, and Miriam.

The family is pictured below during arecent outing to Pioneer Park.

stocking.You can see more pictures by

going to www.geocities.com/reni11/San Francisco mini.html.

1979 - Reni Peek-MichaelReni is proud to announce

that she and husband Mike havefinally finished the new buildingto house their Mayflower andUnited Van Lines agencies. It hasbeen a very long and stressful 6months constructing during thebusy season, but having everything underone roof is worth it, they say. Reni says,“The best part is that our commute [now]consists of 4 miles and one stop sign.”

Reni recently flew to San Franciscofrom her home in Washington State to meetup with Tarey Davis, '78, who was therefrom Washington D.C. for a conference.

1984 - Chris BoydChris and his wife announce the birth

of a new addition – 8 lb. 13.5 oz. AndrewNicholas.

1988 - Jerry ChapmanJerry and his wife wish to announce

the birth of a baby girl, Alexandria.

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A Nürnberg Christmas in 1971BY MARYJO (SHENK) ANDRIULLIO,

CLASS OF 1972

Most of us have a cherishedChristmas treasure, something we holddear from a holiday season past,something that can trigger a rush ofmemories just looking at it.

My treasure is a green, metalGothic angel candleholder that standsabout two inches tall. I bought it at theChristkindlesmarkt (Christ Child’sMarket) in Nürnberg, Germany in1971.

When it was new, a six-inch candlestood tall in its holder. Now, the angelholds a broken, one-inch beeswaxcandle, that hangs over to its side bythe wick somehow attached inside themetal holder. It has been that way foralmost 30 years.

It's a mystery to me how the candlebroke . . . and where all those yearswent.

I was a senior in high schoolduring the winter of 1971. My dad wasin the military and we lived on one ofthe many U.S. Army bases located in

Editor’s Note“A Nürnberg Christmas” was writ-

ten in December of 2002 by MaryJo forthe paper which she works for as a staffwriter. It is reprinted with permission ofthe Staten Island Advance.

MaryJo takes some literary licensein this piece in that she places NHS inNürnberg proper, and the city’sMarktplatz “not far from school.” Whenshe refers to the Rathaus on the square,she, of course, means the Frauenkirche.

The Nürnberg ‘Angel’ openingthe Christkindlesmarkt from a para-pet of the Nürnberg castle Nov. 29,2002.

The angel was played by MarisaSanchez, who will open the Americancounterpart of the Christ Child’s Mar-ket in Chicago this year. The girl whowill depict the angel in Nürnberg hadnot yet been chosen as of thiswriting.The Christkindlesmarkt openson Nov. 28 this year. You can viewvideo of the opening by going tow w w. c h r i s t k i n d l e s m a r k t . d e /markt_live/

Christkindlesmarkt booths groupedaround the crèche in front of theFrauenkirche

Germany. Our home was in the quainttown of Bamberg, which is located inBavaria, close to the Czechoslovakianborder. It is one of the oldest medievaltowns in Germany. Needless to say itwas beautiful.

Bamberg is situated on the RiverRegnitz, which flows through town,including under a couple of buildingsthat were built over the river. Thenarrow streets were made of cobble-stone. Some were so cramped onlypedestrians and riders on small motor-bikes or bicycles had access.

A medieval castle towers upthrough the center of Bamberg,looking down upon the city andbeyond, built to stand sentry againstattack. I was in awe every time Iwalked through the portcullis intothe castle, always recalling the oldsaying, “If these walls could talk, thestories they could tell.” How I wouldhave loved to have heard those tales.

I went to an American highschool in Nürnberg. It was locateddirectly down the street from wherethe Nazi [war crimes] trials wereheld. Our football team, the Eagles,played on a field where Hitlerparaded his troops and led rallies.I'm sure the Führer turned in hisgrave every time we had a homegame.

The high school kids who livedin Bamberg would meet everymorning at 7:00 in front of our

American Youth Activity Club buildingto catch the green Army bus for thehour and a half ride to school. It wasquiet on the bus in the morning, asmost of us kids caught up on our sleep,but on the way home we were raring togo, groovin’ to the rock ‘n’ roll thatblasted from our cassette players. Theplaylist included Jethro Tull, BlackSabbath, Grand Funk Railroad, EltonJohn, the Beatles, Deep Purple andJohn Mayall, to name a few. We’d allsing along; someone would play theharmonica. We were a tight group offriends who had fun and were veryloyal to each other.

One morning in December of1971, on our way to school, a group ofus decided when we got into Nürnbergwe'd cut school and walk to theChristkindlesmarkt, which was staged


A Nürnberg Christmas in 1971in the town square, not far fromschool.

I thought, “What the heck, I'm asenior with good grades. I'll tell myparents when I get home, they won'tmind.” Boy, was I ever naive.

As we approached the square, wespied rows of vendors proudly dressedin their national costumes. The menwore Lederhosen, the women wereoutfitted in Dirndl dresses.

The Christkindlesmarkt datesback over 300 years. Vendors wouldmeet annually, surrounding the beauti-ful town square fountain with theirwares. The Rathaus (town hall) alsostands in the square, sprouting acolossal Glockenspiel, where mechani-cal “dancers” emerge on the hour andhalf-hour and twirl around the clock tomusic.

The scents from all the foodsbrought the senses alive. The smell ofvarious meats being smoked drifted onthe air. There was a variety of scrump-tious things to eat – Spätzle (noodles),Würste (sausages), Wienerschnitzel(veal cutlet), and Sauerbraten (beef),and a delicious sweet calledLebkuchen.

Lebkuchen is a cake-like ginger-bread cookie made with honey. Eachcookie was decorated with a paperattached tothe topdepictingscenes of St.Nicholas orchildrenplaying withtoys. Some were packaged in collect-ible tins. For the record, the firstrecorded gingerbread bakers in Nürn-berg appeared in 1395.

Another delectable to be found atthe market was Marzipan, a sweetpliable mixture of almond paste, sugarand unbeaten egg whites. It wasmolded into holiday shapes, but mainlyformed into fruits and flowers. Therewere many other candies of every

shape, size, and flavor inthe marketplace, but onethat I vividly recall wasshaped like a toothbrushand made out of blacklicorice. What kid wouldn’tlove to brush with that?

Baked goods includedBlack Forest cakes, cook-ies, flans, nut breads andpastries, as well asBrötchen (small rolls), rye,and pumpernickel breadsthat could be bought andeaten with fresh, meltingbutter.

And lest I forget, alsoon sale to refresh shopperswas locally brewed Bier(beer) alongside theirtrademark steins.

Lights glistened alongthe stands and on canopies.Fires flared in empty oildrums to keep the vendorswarm in the brisk, cold air;


A Nürnberg Angel

Lebkuchen

I remember the smell of the burningwood to this day. Decorations twinkledup and down the rows, reflecting thelights and the snow.

Vendors sold everything from thewood carvings for which the Germansare so well known to beeswax candles,holiday decorations, unusual mechani-cal toys, hand-sewn items, and otherhandicrafts and Hummel figurines.

Our group walked up and downthe aisles, trying to keep warm as thesnow fell lightly. We were hip andstylish in our long wool coats, knee-high fringed suede boots, peacemedallions worn proudly around ournecks. But it was nippy so we alsosported wool hats, scarves, andmittens.

I was hunting for a souvenir. Ididn't have much money, probablyonly my lunch money, so I was lookingfor something modestly priced. That'swhen I came upon the angel holdingthe candle. It fit into my meager

budget, and I admired it.We walked around the whole day

and got back to school in time to catchthe bus back to Bamberg.

When I got home that afternoon Iproudly displayed my angel, telling myparents about the exciting day I’d hadand all the beautiful things I’d seen.

Thirty-one years later, whenever Idust that angel that now sits on myhutch, I remember that wonderful day.I remember my high school friendswho are scattered across the UnitedStates, most of whom I haven't seensince. And I remember being groundedfor a month for cutting school that day!

Even still, thatpetite angel withher broken candleis priceless to me,and I will treasureher forever.

FFFFFröhlicheröhlicheröhlicheröhlicheröhliche

Weinachten!Weinachten!Weinachten!Weinachten!Weinachten!

The Nürnberg marketplace at night during theChristkindelsmarkt. TheSchönerbrunnen, (Beautiful Fountain) is in theforeground.


Photo courtesy of the National Automobile Museum, Reno Nevada

Cruising in the world’s most beautiful carWhen Pat (McCarroll) Wood,’59, was a student at Nürnberg American High School, she some-

times got to ride around town in her dad’s 1936 Mercedes-Benz, 500K Special Roadster.How she came to cruise around Dambach one weekend in one of the world’s most beautiful cars and

the ownership history of this special car is a sequence of events almost as improbable as the United States’defeat of Hitler’s Germany and the postwar friendships between Americans and Germans.

Standing by the Ivory Idol, which is parked in front of thePalace of Justice (home of EES at this time), are famousGerman race car driver Rudolph Caracciola, winner ofmore than 100 Grand Prix events, and Gladys McCarroll.Were they out buying groceries? Photo from Pat (McCarroll) Wood

Americans and Germans have a special affinity for cars.Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler were two Germans buildingthe first internal combustion automobiles in the last decadesof the 19th century. In America, Henry Ford began producingthe Model T Ford in 1903, and by 1920 half the cars in theworld were Fords.

The years between 1925 and 1942 were the time of theclassic cars. Mercedes-Benz automobiles, products of theDaimler-Benz Company, the oldest automobile firm in theworld, are considered by some tobe the most formidable classicsever built.

In 1932, the company beganto make the 500K series cars,deriving their name from the en-gine displacement in deciliters (5liters or 500 deciliters) and K for“kompressor,” or supercharger.Despite their weight, the 500Kcars were exciting performers,giving excellent acceleration anda top speed of well over 100m.p.h..

The 1936 Mercedes-Benz500K Special Roadster repre-sented the Daimler-Benz Com-pany in the leading European In-ternational Automobile Exhibi-tions in Brussels, Geneva, andLondon. When it was on exhibi-

tion in London, the car that Pat later drove, was seen and boughtby Denis P.S. Conan Doyle, the son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,author of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries, for his bride PrincessNina Mdivani.

In a letter to Pat’s dad, Doyle told of using this car for hishoneymoon. Starting from St. Donat’s Castle in Wales, he droveit in England, France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Sicily, Alge-ria, and Morocco.

Shortly after his purchase, Doyle said a well-known maga-zine initiated a photographicseries depicting the most beau-tiful cars ever produced byeach of the ten top automobilemanufacturers in the world.This 500K model representedthe Mercedes-Benz Company.Subsequently, a booklet waspublished about these ten carsin which they were graded intheir final order of merit. ThisMercedes-Benz model wasvoted No.1, and thus becamemore or less officially recog-nized as the most beautiful carin the world.

Doyle concluded his letterto Alan McCarroll by saying,“It always was a very lucky carfor us, and I sincerely hope thatit will be equally so for you.”

It was now 1953, and Doyle waswriting this letter to McCarroll to con-gratulate him “on having acquired a realthoroughbred.” McCarroll, a civilianworking for the U.S. government as thecontroller for the European ExchangeSystem in Nürnberg, paid $300 for it.Shortly after selling the car to McCarroll,Doyle’s luck ran out, and he died at theage of 43.

After McCarroll drove the car fromthe Mercedes plant in Stuttgart to Nürn-berg, he could be seen tooling aroundtown in the car the McCarrolls called theIvory Idol. Gladys McCarroll, his wife,used the car to go grocery shopping orrun errands. Pat got to ride in the rumbleseat, where she would sit with a camerain her hands, pretending to take pictures(no film in the camera) of people theypassed, who would turn, look at the caras it went by, and “pose” for their pic-ture.

When Pat was elected the 1958homecoming queen, her dad was askedto drive the Mercedes around SoldiersField during the halftime coronation.Unfortunately, the car was in the shopfor repairs at the time, and they had touse the coach’s MG.

By the time she was a junior, Pat ap-parently thought she should be able todrive the world’s most beautiful car, soone weekend she and Dick Severson,’58,spent an illicit weekend driving aroundthe Dambach area – illicit in that she tookthe Mercedes without her parents’ per-mission.

The McCar-roll family latermoved to MexicoCity. While Mr.McCarroll washouse hunting, hehad no place wherehe could safelypark the Mercedes,

again enter the car in competition becauseno one else could compete against itsbeauty.

Mr. McCarroll discovered that it wasvery difficult to maintain and relicensethe car every six months while living inMexico, so he sold it to Arkansas Gov-ernor Winthrop Rockefeller for $10,000.

In October 1964, Rockefeller openedthe Museum of Automobiles in Petit JeanMountain, Morrilton, Arkansas, display-ing the newly acquired 1936 Mercedes-Benz.

Harrah’s Automobile Collection pur-chased the entire collection of the Mu-seum of Automobiles in Petit Jean Moun-tain in 1975.

In 1982, Harrah’s Hotels and Casi-nos donated the car as part of The HarrahCollection to the National AutomobileMuseum in Reno, Nevada.

The Ivory Idol parked on the street in Mexico City Mr. McCarroll holding the trophy he won for his car inthe Concurso de Elegancia del Automovil at the JockeyClub in Mexico City

Pat, ready for a spin

so he approached the Mercedes show-room in Mexico City for advice. Theyimmediately invited him to leave the carin their showroom window right next toa new red 60s Mercedes, which he diduntil he found a home with a secure ga-rage.

In the spring of 1964, Mr. McCarrollentered his Ivory Idol in Mexico’s firstConcurso de Elegancia del Automovil.It placed first, and the officials of theConcurso asked Mr. McCarroll to never

Pat inspecting the glove compartment of “their”car at the National Auto Museum.

Today the IvoryIdol, now restored to itsoriginal Inca silver color,can be seen on themuseum’s web site(www.automuseum.org)and inside the museum inReno. This 1936Mercedes-Benz roadsteris one of only five still inexistence today and is themost monetarily valuedcar in the museum. It wasrecently appraised at $3million.


Composer, producer, singer, ‘roadie’ –

Ump Jackson remembers NHS in songWhen Umphrey Jackson graduated

from Nürnberg American High Schoolin 1979, he was pretty sure he was goingto make music his career. Little did heknow that one day he would write twosongs based on his experiences at NHS.

After he left college in the early 80s,he knew he wanted to be involved in themusic business, but, as he says, “Withjust a so-so voice and looks that only amother could love, I figured I had bestwork on my strongest asset.”

Ump had written songs most of histeenage life. Whenever he had a life-changing, depressing moment or a life-changing exhilarating 15 minutes, it be-came a song. Whether he was beingdumped by a girl at his high school prom,or enjoying homecoming day or classtrips – all those memories became good,tear-jerking songs. He says, “I remem-ber one time getting dumped, and I hadmissed school the day before, kinda likegetting fired on your day off.”

Ump also knew that to get in con-tact with the people who needed to hearhis music, he would have to start at thebottom. And the bottom is where hestarted. He says, “My first tour I was aroadie for Alabama. I was one of the guyswho would arrive at the concert hall inthe morning when the trucks with soundgear pulled in. We’d unpack and set upthe stage, 5 p.m., sound check, 8 p.m.,show time, 11 p.m., break down the gear,put it back on the truck, and head for thenext show.”

From 1981 until 1992 Ump worked

as a roadie for acts like Lee Greenwood,Vince Gill, Cher, .38-Special, MollyHatchet, Night Ranger, the Judds, theCommodores, the Ohio Players, andmany others. In 1994 he and a friendstarted a group called Genie & the Beast.They played the college clubs and the un-derground circuit. Their biggest claim tofame was being able to open the NewYear’s Eve South Beach Bash in 1999when they shared the stage with the B-52s and Boy George.

During those years of touring Umpmet a lot of people and always let themknow that his passion was writing mu-sic. One night, he doesn’t rememberwhere or when, a lady named Mika Aokiasked for a cassette of his material. Hesays he gave it to her, not knowing whoshe was. A few months later he got a callfrom her wanting to know if he was in-terested in scoring an independent movieproject. He says, “I said sure. I had noidea what I was getting into, but I knewI had a friend out there somewhere whocould guide me through it. Sure enough,I found the person with the knowledge,

UMP-FREE

SLEEP WALKING

Healing SongsforPatti &Maboo

DedicatedtoThose WhoWillRemember

What’s in a Name?Umphrey’s first name

was passed down to himfrom his great, greatgrandparents. During thetime when his great, greatgrandfather was being re-leased from slavery, hisgreat, great grandmotherwas giving birth. Theynamed the child Ump-free. Over the years thespelling has changed, but the meaning is still thesame.

and he helped me witheverything.”

Aoki sent him arough copy of themovie, and he scoredevery second of it. “Ofcourse, when it cametime for the movie todebut, I invited familyand friends to share thisspecial moment withme. I prepped every-body on where in the

movie to listen for this song or that song.Well, only five seconds of one song madeit into the finished project. But it wasenough to get me more work.”

His song “Home of the Brave” wasslated to be part of the “Three Kings”movie project back in the mid 90s. But itwas cut from the final score. So Umpput it on his first CD. Now it has takenon a life of its own, becoming one of themost downloaded songs in the PersianGulf area.

On Ump’s CD “Dedicated to ThoseWho Will Remember,” all the songs ex-cept one are songs that were inspired byhis years at Nürnberg and visits to the70s NHS Yahoo site. “Reunion Day”and “The Square” derive most directlyfrom his high school memories. Of “TheSquare,” Ump says, “This song is aboutNHS. I remember the first time I sawthat building. I told my mom that ourschool looked like a big square, but overthe next three years that square becamehome to me. The people I met there be-came like my family. Even today there isa strong bond with a lot of people from

that school.”

Ump wrote “ReunionDay” a little over two yearsago after getting in contactwith a bunch of friends fromhis days at NHS via a Nürn-berg 70s group that was listed


Ump’s CDs

Ump Remembers NHSon Yahoo. They made him feel as if hewere going to his high school reunion. “Iwas so happy to be in touch with friendsI thought I'd never see again – names thathad forever been torched in my heart, butnever called out to after my Nürnbergyears had passed. . . . Friday night tookon a whole new meaning for me. I didn'tcare where I was or what I was doing Iwould make sure I hit the chat room forthe group at some part of the night, evenduring the time I was touring.”

Ump chose three NHS memories forthe song.

The first verse is about his friend-ship with Christine Phillips,’79. Umpsays, “She was the first person who spoketo me when I was pushed into that bigsquare world known as NHS. She evenshowed me how to get to my first class. Iknow she must have felt sorry for the newkid in town, but I was feeling like I hadbeen touched by an angel.”

Verse two tells of a senior skip dayparty in 1978 when Ump had had toomuch to drink and was “nursed back tohealth” by Julie Sonneman,’78.

In verse three Ump names a few ofthe NHS people who have made an im-pression on his life: Deb, [Debbie (Nigg)Alford ’76], Lynn [Tumey,’77], Court-ney [Davis,’76], Mel [Harwell,’80] andBill [Harwell,’78], Shaggy [MichaelDenison,’78] and Genie [Genevieve(Manibusan) Denison,’80], Joanie B,Viola [(Gonzales) Michaelis,’78,], Julie[(Sonneman) Harwell], and Ninie[Christine Phillips].

Though not in the song, Ump addsthe names of three teachers who alsomade an impression on him: “Mr.Denda, who always told me to investwisely, Miss Dingmann, who taught meto never look at my hands, and MissMelby, who asked me a profound ques-tion in 1978, ‘So if you become a bigstar and can’t count, who’s going to takecare of your money?’ I still failed herclass, but I did the next best thing. I mar-ried someone who passed her class.”

Today Umphrey Jackson lives withhis wife of 22 years, Lisa,’81, south of

Miami, FL, in Homestead. They have sixkids and two grandchildren. Though hehas scored some movies and written somebackground music for national commer-cials, he is now known more as asongwriter/producer. He has producedfour CDs, which can be listened to andpurchased at his web site.

Mini-Reunions Being Planned for 2004

To listen to Ump’s “NHSsongs” go to

www.mp3.com/Enter ‘Umphrey R. Jackson’in the search box.

Late 60s Group To GatherIn Las Vegas Once Again

Doug Hatt,’68, and Mike Nune-maker,’66, are organizing a mini-reunionfor April 14-18 in Las Vegas. The groupwill be staying at the 4 Queens Hotel andCasino.

Booking your room at the 4 Queensearly is now looking like a good idea,according to Doug, as the number of at-tendees is growing each week, and it maybe necessary to request a larger block ofrooms than originally thought.

Doug says, “For those of you stillundecided, . . . you need to rethink this:it’s a gathering of people you used to cutclass with and who actually LIKE you!It's an opportunity to see Eagles sore(they used to SOAR, but now the arthri-tis and older age problems have redefinedsoar/sore).”

Hatt and Nunemaker are offering theoptions of “hanging out in the Eagles’Nest (Room No. 1905 overlooking thewhole Las Vegas Strip), going down tothe Casino and winning a shrimp cock-tail for only 99 cents, playing nickel slots

with the High Rollers, getting free beadson Fremont Street, eating buffet afterbuffet after buffet, or even being shotstraight up 130 floors at the Stratosphere,and here’s this year’s bonus: by April,the new Hofbrauhaus (yes, a replica ofthe one in Germany) will be open andwe will be nonhosting a big dinner nightthere! Lederhosen and Dirndls (the stuffyou wear to work normally) will bedusted off and brought back to life!”

To join in, write Hatt [email protected] or Nunemakerat [email protected].

Class of 1956 PushingFor Kansas City Reunion

Kent Harrison and Hank Reid havedecided to try to get the Class of 1956together for a reunion and are pushingto have it in Kansas City sometime inthe fall of 2004. Since Kansas City is acentral location, they hope many of theirclassmates will be able to come. Con-tact either Harrison at [email protected]) or Reid at [email protected] if you support thisidea.

Kent says, “Those days were veryspecial and the experiences, though alittle foggy in my mind nowadays (48years ago), still warm my memories.”

Class of 1984 PlanningReunion in Eureka Springs

Many members of the Class of 1984(and other Eagle friends) will be celebrat-ing their 20th reunion in Eureka Springs,AR June 3-6, 2004. If you want infor-mation, contact Barb (Dougherty)Deschner at [email protected].

Newly Found EaglesBeattie (Owens) Muraski, ’52Jackie (Rees) Bowen, ’54Lawrence Lewis, ’59Larry Reynolds, ’60Gigi Dodson, ’82Johnny Morales, ’82Laura (Smith) Curtis, ’83Donna (Falbe) Johnson, ’87

Mailing addresses and phonenumbers for these people will be in thenew Directory, coming in March.



Marching Backwardto 1964

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From the NHS TrichterTrichterTrichterTrichterTrichter, fall, 1963, spring 1964Alison Janney ElectedStudent Council President

Dick Davis Heads Seniors

Butch Flinn Leads EaglesTo Homecoming Win, 26-14

Fred Shaw Tops Class AIn Scoring with 22 pt. avg.

Dianne Wiest, Tiny JordanAre Prom Queen, King

Soccer Team Ties Frankfurtfor Championship

Don Campbell Takes BronzeIn National Oratory Contest

Berthelsen is Valedictorian

Dianne Wiest Laudedin German Press for Rolein Senior Play“Pygmalion”

And Where AreThe Stars of Yesteryear?

SENIOR PLAYThe NHS senior play, George Bernard

Shaw’s “Pygmalion,” presented in the FürthStadttheater, was a big success, thanks to thecombined work of the students and teach-ers.

The Trichter praised the support of Eng-lish teachers Charlie Rosin, the senior classsponsor, and Joe Ferguson, the director.

The Fränkische Tagespost said the play“was not squashed by a German translation,but was in original asphalt English.” Thenewspaper called Dianne Wiest’s perfor-mance as Eliza Doolittle “a remarkable ac-complishment” and also praised Dick Davisas Professor Henry Higgins and BarryJohnson as Colonel Pickering.

Fads ‘n’ FashionsBY ALISON JANNEY

Spring has appeared this year in a riotof colors, fashionwise, anyway. Baby dollsmocks are making the big news.

Mary Ann Maroney, Susie Russell, andPenny Preer have been displaying their new“cut-out” shoes in bright reds, yellows, andpinks.

The boys haven’t been as successful instarting any new styles. Their Beattle hair-

cuts have been banned, and the Nürnbergbeanies cannot be worn in school.

Joel Ziskin Overhears GermanVersion of American Football

“Der Objecht von der tink ist to runnenmit day liddle gesquashet fussball von einendt der cowen pasture zum der odher endtzo as to not steppen in vot der cowen hafgeleftet.”

HistoricalEvidence Here!

The next timeyou pass the bird-bath in front of NHSstop and take a closelook at it. Noticethat it is a largestone pillar that goes

“I think he’s the bestdefensive player inthe league.”

Tiny.Jordan

down into a hole in the ground. Iron barshave been placed around the pillar to pre-vent anyone descending into the hole.

If you did go down into the hole youwould come to a large iron door that isrusted and blocked. On the other side ofthe door is what is left of the Messer-schmitt Fighter Works – Nürnberg sector.–GEORGE MONROE

• The Beatles appear on Ed Sullivan show

• Surgeon General’s 1st report on ciga-rette smoking – it’s a clear healthdanger!

• Congress passes landmark Civil Rightslegislation

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., receives NobelPeace Prize

• Congress passes Tonkin Gulf Resolu-tion; following resolution American in-volvement in Vietnam grows rapidly

• China explodes atomic bomb

• President Johnson wins handily overBarry Goldwater

CrowdedHalls in 1964


NHS’s Distinguished Faculty [Identifications by Ethel (Walske) Lapitan]

Nicolai Abrams ? Hoyt ? ? ? Tradowsky ? ? Smith Chandler Rosin ? ?

LookingBackwardat 1954Thanks to Ethel(Walske) Lapitan,’58,for the photos

1954: Janet DeVall, Babs Melancon, Mary Keach, DoloresGenzel, Buzz Wickstrom

Lots of pep atthe pregame peprally, but aren’tthese girls show-ing too much leg?

Street rally beforethe homecominggame with Munich

Battle of the Cheerleaders: 1964 vs. 1954

1964 (Back) Linda Flores, Gila Erving, Barbara Loe; (Front)Susan McClure, Dianne Wiest, Tami Lucier, Illana Herzig

Seated: Linck ? Hansen ? ? ? Ein Hellinger Youngman Reed ?

Chuck Haycock andMary Ellen Wells

Richard Koch, Howard Ziehm, & ?

FreshmanInitiation –How doesdressing indrag help youin high school?

MunichHung!


Jorgensen’sJargon

~From the Desk of the Founder~

‘m a grandfather! That means . . .Yvonne is a

grandmother, too! Walker Pierce Martin, six weekspremature, arrived in August weighing a mere 5 lb., 0.8 oz.,and yet 20 in. long. On Oct. 10, his doctor weighed him inat 6 lb., 4 oz. and declared him physically fit. We’re blessed,and we’re so very happy for Stephanie and Farrell, whoare scheduled to return to Atlanta next spring from theBoston area.

t’s that time of year, again – Oktoberfest season! But,

alas, this is the 1st year in the past 14 that our NHS GreyEagles have missed this annual outing in the north Georgiamountain hamlet of Helen. But we’ll be back next year!

he dozen or so NHS Eagles that attended my father’s

memorial service and honor guard interment detail inMarquette, MI, are on my ‘A-List’ for friendship. What atime we all had that entire week in upper Michigan. Ourmilitary brat friends from NHS are THE BEST a personcan have. So enjoy those relationships you have with yourfellow Eagles, while you can. We don’t live forever.

hortly after returning home from the Michigan trip,

we all descended upon the northern Alabama community ofDecatur to attend the wedding of Sandy (Maddox ’61) andMarvin Herron’s daughter Ginny in August. We had ourvocal chords working overtime in the evenings, as wecranked out sweet Doo-Wop tunes from the 50s and 60s likewe normally do in Helen for Oktoberfest every year. We’reknown as the Meistersingers von HelenMeistersingers von HelenMeistersingers von HelenMeistersingers von HelenMeistersingers von Helen. We disdain micro-phones, instead choosing salt and pepper shakers, emptycoke bottles, candles, or whatever else could pass for a fauxmicrophone as we try to harmonize and sing all the wordscorrectly, and incorrectly, to our favorite tunes.

y the way, Yvonne and I agree 100 percent that the

only way to watch a MSU Spartan football game is from theUniversity President’s private suite. We were blessed with50-yard line seats in his box, behind enclosed glass to keepout the cold, blowing fall winds at the Homecoming gamevs. Indiana. MSU won 39-3.

ife is good in Atlanta these days. I was surprised at

this year’s Big Ten picnic group photo gathering when ourClub President Tom Wiese announced that the local AtlantaChapter of MSU’s Alumni Association had officially

changed the scholarship they award to MSU-bound graduat-ing high school seniors from the Atlanta area to the T.D.Jorgensen MSU Endowed Scholarship Fund of Atlanta.This is surely a sign that I’m aging faster than I can accu-rately count these days, but I’m humbly grateful at the sametime.

oard member and V.P.-Advertising & Marketing

David Ogè,’70, is still busy at work researching for theAssociation to find a web server which can provide us withthe usable templates we need to establish the user ID andpassword technology for our website. As soon as Dave findsthe right combination of company and technical support,we’ll no doubt see a huge leap forward in our ability todeliver services via cyberspace on our home page. Whenthis happens, current dues-paid members will be able toaccess a weekly updated alumni database for information onall alumni and even change their own information as theyhave a data change. We’ll be able to allow dues-payersaccess to the Trichter magazine on-line to read and/or toprint. Non dues-payers will not have access to do the same.But those wishing to receive a hardcopy of both the newsmagazine and directories will still be eligible to receive themthat way. It will be their choice, but we hope that themajority of dues-payers will help us to deliver serviceselectronically and save the Association money on printingand postage costs.

e’ll also be able eventually to sell merchandise and

apparel with the NHS logo on it on-line, using a credit cardtransaction in a secure environment. All this is coming.These are, indeed, exciting times in which we live. So muchtechnology available, and so much to offer our members. Itjust takes time to implement the changes, once found, aswe’re all part-time volunteers, and some important thingsjust take time.

hich reminds me, when’s the last time you actually

took a moment to THANK your Association Class Reps,Era Reps, Officers, and other key volunteers (WebMaster,

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NestBrenda (Whitley) Wood,’64, Still KnowsAll the Words to “Big Girls Don’t Cry”

Brenda recently sent in some of her memories of NHSand updated her life since 1964. And she wants it noted firstoff that she still knows all the words to “Big Girls Don'tCry” by Frankie Vallie and the Four Seasons.

Now 57 years old, she is a wife, mother of two, andgrandmother of two. She lives in Columbus, GA, where shegrew up, and is still best friends with Francia (Hedges)Moutier,’63. Francia, who lives in Cherry Valley, CA.,visited Brenda in March of this year.

A member of Mr. Robert McQuitty’s sophomoreEnglish class and a staffer on the Trichter the same year,Brenda says it was McQuitty’s exclamations of “prunejuice!” that she remembers most vividly. She says that therewas no doubt how he felt about something when they heardthat response! “I thought then, and I still think, that it is amost clever expression.” In fact, through the years, Brendaadmits to having used the expression herself on manyoccasions, and some of the time even credited McQuitty asits source.

She also remembers “A Word a Day the McQuittyWay,” and being assigned vocabulary words and told tomake up a story using them. For one of those assignments,she made up what she called a “real-l-l-y good tale,” a storyabout a prune juice factory and what happened there. Shesays she made an ‘A.’ “What a way to grab a teacher'sheart AND an ‘A,’ huh?!”

Brenda hopes to go to the next reunion with her friendFrancia. She says, “When my husband and I sell ourmoving and storage company next year, we will be com-pletely retired and hope to have the time to do a lot morethings.”

Update on Francia (Hedges) Moutier,’63Francia’s dad was the elementary school principal in

Erlangen during their stay in Germany, from 1961 to 1963 –some of the best years of her life, she says.

Francia was in Mr. Robert McQuitty’s English classas well as on the Trichter staff. Her sister, Judy (Hedges)Bell, was in the same class. Francia remembers that hersister would copy off her test paper on occasion. Once Mr.McQuitty saw them and told Francia to put the paper closerso Judy could see it better. She claims McQuitty was joking.

After school she married John Moutier, whom she hasbeen married to for 38 years now. His job allowed them totravel back to Germany a couple of times, so she was ableto see old German friends that they had grown to love andcare about while there. They raised three wonderful sonsand now have six grandchildren. She says they are veryblessed because all are very successful and happy.

She adds that having Brenda (Whitley) Wood for alife- long friend has also been an incredible blessing for herand her family.

Ethel (Walske) Lapitan,’58, ReminiscesAnd Updates Her Life Since NHS Days

I am perhaps the only person (at least whom I know)who attended U.S. military schools in Germany from gradesone through twelve. I graduated from NHS in 1958 and wasthe editor of the Trichter [my senior year]. I am sure many of the NHS alums from 1957 and 1958remember Mr. Ed Minasian, who is a former facultymember in our organization. He calls me to keep in touch,and although his health is not good, he is still as sharp asever. I vividly remember during the Presidential campaignbetween Adlai Stevenson and Dwight Eisenhower, he madeus do surveys to find out how people on the base felt aboutthe two candidates, as part of our social studies class. Thatwas probably the first political polling ever done at NHS!He was determined to make us think about how we wouldvote. Naturally, most everyone was for Ike since he was partof the military family, but we listened to radio speeches byStevenson in class.

One of my other special memories is when the Russianslaunched Sputnik in 1958. We all went outside the highschool to look for it! Everyone was chagrined that theRussians had beaten us to the draw. It changed our wholeview of the potential for space travel.

[After coming back to the States] I met my husband atthe University of Oregon, and we have lived in Oregon,Idaho, Nevada, Ohio, the Philippines, and Taiwan.

My husband and I have been residents of the great stateof Florida since 1998 (blue skies and no ice to deal with!)after 30 years in Ohio. Our four daughters are still residentsof the Dayton, OH area, and our three youngest grandchil-dren live there, too.

– ETHEL (WALSKE) LAPITAN


News from around the NestToni (Miller) Belkin,’62, Fighting Cancer

In an e-mail to Terry Jorgensen,’62, on Oct. 15, Tonigave an update on her fight with cancer. She reported thatthe cancer has spread to her pleura, (the lining of her lungs),and to her illeum (pelvic bone). There is also possibleevidence of cancer of the liver at the “re-section” site, butthe doctor thinks it may just be scar tissue.

She says, “This isn’t what we wanted to hear, but weare doing what is recommended to us by our oncologist.”

She was started on a new medication but had an allergicreaction to it and will be switched to several new medicinesthat have to be administered in a drip over a 48-hour period.This treatment will be administered in her home by a home-care nurse.

Before the recent setback she was feeling well enough tobe back at work for four days a week. But because she wascollapsing on Fridays of each week, she has now cut back tothree days.

She says, “Other than weird side effects, I feel great andmy spirits are good. I think I was born this way. Nothing,not even this, will change my positive outlook on life.”

Alumni are encouraged to pray for Toni.

Joan Purdy,’49, Back in Shreveport, LAJoan has moved back to Shreveport, LA, after being gone

from there for 18 years. She lived in Aspen, CO, for 14 yearsand Santa Fe, NM, for four. She moved there because two ofher four children live there and all of her grandchildren livethere.

Joan writes, “I have a special-needs granddaughter whohas stolen my heart and is so wonderful. I have learned frommoving around how precious family is, and although Louisi-ana is not as light and exciting as the Southwest, it is wheremy family and my heart seems to be.”

Woody Gamble,’54, Working as a VIPEven though Woody keeps trying to retire from his work

at the Lava Beds National Monument Park in northeasternCalifornia, they keep luring him back.

After working as a summer seasonal ranger in the inter-pretive division from 1980-1986, he returned in 1998 towork once again as a seasonal ranger, this time in fee collec-tion. After working during the summers of 1998 and 1999,he retired and became a VIP (Volunteers in the Parks).

In 1980, he had started to organize the monument’s slidecollection, starting out with about 3,000 slides. Afterworking at the visitor center desk, leading cave walks, andgiving evening programs during the first three summers, he

was hired back in 1983 as a parktechnician/photographer and workedexclusively for the next four summerson the slide collection.

Since returning in 1998, he hascontinued to work two days a week onthe slide collection. This past summer, he accessioned his9,000th slide, thereby tripling the park’s collection in 11years. Woody has been told that they have the largest slidecollection on the West Coast and possibly in the entireNational Park Service.

His most recent assignment was to photograph theconstruction of the new visitor center. He started photo-

Pacific-Northwest Group Holds ReunionIn July the annual Pacific Northwest mini-reunion was

held in Olympia, WA, with 10 alumni attending. Photos fromthe reunion can be found at www.geocities. com/ reni11/NHSEagles.html

Nothing Exciting, Says Suellen;Here’s How I Got Out of a Ticket

My life is pretty routine, but I did drive my son toFlorida in June. On the second day, as we were near Talla-hassee, I got pulled over by a sheriff.

I told him he was not going to give me a ticket, as I hadmy cruise control on, and it said I was doing 70 m.p.h. I toldhim I had just said to my grandson, “He isn't after me, as Iam doing 70, and the other cars are passing me.” Mygrandson had looked and saw that I was only doing 70.

The sheriff gave me a funny look, as I began to cry(because I was mad!). He said to wait a minute, went to hiscar, and came back with a ticket for the other woman he hadpulled over – and a warning for me.

Other than that, we had a nice visit. We went to myoldest daughter’s. She and her son came home with us for atwo-week visit – nothing exciting! – SUELLEN (KNIGHT)MCCALL,’60


Woody helps out behind thecounter as a VIP in the newvisitor center at Lava BedsNational Monument

graphingthe con-struction inNovemberof last yearand is justnowfinishingup takingsome last-minutephotos.

No man is an island, entire of itself;every man is a piece of the continent,a part of the main. . . . Any man’sdeath diminishes me because I aminvolved in mankind. – John Donne


Fallen Eagles – Gone But Not Forgotten

Kevin Brown,’85Kevin Brown passed away

July 10 and was buried at theWest End Baptist Church in SanAntonio, TX, on July 19. He diedfrom complications suffered froma stroke that he had had 17months earlier. Kevin’s mothersaid that Kevin enjoyed as muchof life as he could before dying.News of Kevin’s death came from Kevin’s parents throughRichard Klemmer,’84.

Two of Kevin’s classmates wanted to comment on hispassing.

Nancy (Casares) Greene,’85, wrote: “Please pass onto the family of my fellow fallen classmate my deepest con-dolences. I knew Kevin well in high school and spoke withhim occasionally throughout the years. We had many of thesame friends and classes together. I remember visiting withhim at our mini-reunion in Colorado Springs a few yearsago. Life has such surprises. I would’ve never thought I wouldhear such saddening news about him. Please let his parentsknow he was a wonderful person and loved by many friendsout there in NHS land both near and far. Kevin will alwaysbe remembered fondly.”

Diane (Holt) Argabright,’85, wrote: “Kevin and I man-aged to stay in touch sporadically throughout the years butnever as much as we deserved. However, when we did keepin touch it was as if the years between high school and presentdidn't exist; we were always friends.

“We were members of the Class of 1985, and our junioryear was one of the best memories I have of high school.Kevin was junior class president and so full of Eagle spirit –he admired the Class of 1984 and spent a great deal of ourjunior year planning a spectacular prom for them. I will trulynever forget that day, nor the fun we had planning it. One ofmy favorite memories of the prom is standing in the middleof the ballroom in front of everyone, including the base big-wigs, wondering how in the world, during a chemistry lab,Kevin convinced me to sing “The Way We Were.”

“He always believed in me no matter what. [It’s] funnyand fitting that when I think I can't handle something, I thinkof Kevin. And when I do, I always remember his smile, quick

wit, fierce determination, and the fact that he wouldn't takeno for an answer! Kevin was an inspiration then and willcontinue to be for the rest of my life.”

Jackie (Hilty) Krawczyk,’50By roundabout means, news has come to the Trichter of

the death of Jackie (Hilty) Krawczyk,’50. Her sister-in-law,Jane Hilty, widow of Jackie’s brother Don Hilty,’49, (de-ceased) sent out the word.

Jackie died sometime during the night of Aug. 21-22 inSan Antonio, TX.

Jim ‘Bubby’ Reynolds,’58Pat (McCarroll) Wood,’59, has recently learned from

Larry Reynolds,’60, of the death of Larry’s brother, Jim“Bubby” Reynolds,’58. Jim passed away Jan. 15, 2000.

Joseph R. Klemmer, facultyRichard R. Klemmer,’84, wishes to report the death in

2001 of his father, Joseph R. Klemmer, a teacher and coachat NHS.

Howard J. Hedges, (faculty)Francia (Hedges) Moutier, ’63, wishes to report the

death of her father, principal of Erlangen Elementary Schoolduring her family’s stay in Germany from 1961-63.

Hedges died of cancer Sept. 9, two days after moving inwith the Moutiers. Francia said, “We did not realize that hehad so few days left with us, but we were so grateful that wewere able to spend them with him.”

Hedges, a graduate of Occidental College in California,began his teaching career during World War II but was calledto active duty in the Coast Guard and took part in theNormandy invasion.

After the war, he again began teaching in Los Angelesand quickly became an administrator. He was named the el-ementary school principal of the year in 1960.

After his stint in the Nürnberg area, he returned to LosAngeles, where he blazed a trail with very successful el-ementary school programs in music, art, math, and history.

According to Francia, her father was a man that alwayscared about people, and he was a tremendous role model forhis family.

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