WI CLASS OF 1959 NEWSLETTER
| Editor: Roleta Smith Meredith | Issue 19 | March 2001 |
This is your newsletter. Judy and I do it for you. YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN. Thanks to all of you who contribute to the newsletter.
jkimler@ezwv.com
Walls for the winds,
A roof for the rain,
Tea beside the fire,
Laughter to cheer you,
Those you love near you,
And all your heart might desire!
May your neighbors respect you,
Troubles neglect you,
The angels protect you,
And Heaven accept you.
May God grant you many years to live,
For sure he must be knowing
The earth has angels all to few
And Heaven is overflowing.
gcowgill@ix.netcom.com
The car in the picture is a 1986 Maserati Bi-Turbo which was not running when I got it. I have since repaired the engine and have it running. Probably within the next month, it will be getting a new convertible top. At present, I am in the process of restoring a 1967 Chevrolet Camaro and just acquired a 1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo which also will be restored.
I have been teaching Automotive at Robert Morgan Vocational Institute since 1983. I am ASE (National Certification) Certified as a Master Technician and also hold the Advanced Level Engine performance certification. Even though I am qualified to teach all the ASE areas I primarily teach the Electronics and Computer systems of the automobile.
Teaching Automotive Technology is a rewarding and very enjoyable profession.
(Note: Automotive Technology is today's fancy name for Auto Mechanics)
I now have former students teaching, one for Ford factory school, some as manufacturers technical representatives and others known as top technicians in different dealerships throughout the state of Fl. Their successes give me the energy to continue doing what I do.
IRISH RECIPESjkimler@ezwv.com
Irish Coffee was conceived by bartender Joe Sheridan at Shannon Airport. Patrons would approach the small bar shivering and ask for a heart warmer. The blend of Irish Whiskey, piping hot coffee topped with cool cream was just the trick.
In 1952 Stanton Delaplane, an international travel writer, discovered this treat and brought it home to bartender Jack Koeppler at the Buena Vista. Here they attempted to recreate the magnificent drink without success. The cool cream float kept sinking. Koeppler visited the Shannon Airport to learn from the drink's creator, and the rest is history.
coffee
heavy cream
brown sugar
Fill glass with hot water to pre-heat then empty. Pour piping hot coffee into warmed glass until it is about 3/4 full. Add 1 tablespoon brown sugar and stir until completely dissolved. Blend in Irish Whiskey. Top with a collar of slightly whipped heavy cream by pouring gently over the back of a silver spoon. Enjoy while piping hot.
Note: I make it occassionally but I don't get this fancy. I just pour the whiskey in the coffee and put a little whipped cream on top. It's great on a cold, snowy day. --- Warms you right up.
1 1/2 pounds lean boneless lamb shoulders, (I use beef) cut in 3/4-inch cubes
12 fl. ounces beer, or water
2 14 oz. cans beef broth
3 cups cubed potatoes
2 cups thinly sliced carrots
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon pepper
1 envelope brown gravy mix
parsley, chopped, for garnish
ANSWERS TO LAST MONTHS QUESTIONS --- If you didn't see last month's newsletter you can read it and the Trivia questions by going to the bottom of this newsletter and clicking on the word ARCHIVE --- then you can pick the newsletter which you wish to read.
1. To Third Street right beyond Loar and White on the same side of the street.
2. Hot Dog Chili.
3. Hewes Avenue.
4. Dick Hustead
Following are letters of memories-brought on by the above trivia questions.
submitted by: Maureen Quinn Colasessano (WI '59)
Quinn1118@cs.com
The answer to trivia #4 is Dick Hustead. I remember him because my dad knew him.
I do enjoy reading the monthly letter
I knew Anthony Julian's wife & saw them about town sometimes. Frances & I were in Nursing together at St.Mary's School of Nursing in Clarksburg. Frances was a really nice gal and a very devout Catholic. She will be missed by many. The last time I saw Anthony and Fran was around Christmas. Even though it was evident she was feeling bad she still stopped and we chatted briefly and she still had a smile. She had been battling the cancer for many years. I see Anthony ... "The Judge" around town frequently ... actually he is the only classmate I run into ... oh, I did see Phyllis Fittro out dining with her husband. They reside across the street from where I grew up on Musgrave Street.
Keeping in touch through E-Mail is great. Keep up the good work
submitted by: Martha Frey Dase (WI '59)
Nanas10 @aol.com
My mother said the Kaiser dealership was on West Pike Street ... The 700 block. Between where MCDonalds and Wendys now are. It could have had its own street name but she forgets name of street.
Great trivia questions... thanks Bill
Ellis Drive In WBLK DJ just brings back great memories but not a name. Kids today just wouldn't understand going out and spending hours at a parking lot for the price of a soda. How about running between Satellite and Ellis to make sure you didn't miss seeing anyone. Always thought Satellite had the best hoagies which we are deprived in finding here in Las Vegas.
When we come back to Clarksburg we live at Wilsons Parkette or Colassanos in Fairmont and eat our weight in hoagies.
Clarksburg ....... I really don't think there could be many towns like it was when we grew up. I have great memories of my youth and really enjoy going back to visit.
Roleta and Judy .... another wonderful newsletter ....... thanks so much. I look forward to seeing what everyone has to say and our class of 59 newsletter has expanded to everyone. You should be very proud to be able to keep so many people from rival schools in touch with Clarksburg. We always said WI rules and again WI class of 59 takes the honor thru you two.
submitted by: Jay Sharp (WI '59)
JSharp2484@aol.com
In question #2 - concerning Lowell Drummond's Hamburger Mart Hot Dogs, the answer is that he cooked the chili for 24 hours before serving. My sister, Charlotte Sharp Smith, and Brother in Law, Nick Smith, graduated with Lowell from WI (Class of 47). They moved to Detroit in 1949 but like many of us they would return on their vacations each year.
They couldn't wait to get to the Hamburger Mart to get the Hot Dog's that were like none others. On each visit they would ask for the recipe for his sauce. They promised that they would never give it to anyone else but like a good businessman, he refused.
Finally, after years of begging, he told her that he had cancer and that he was going to sell the business. He made her promise never to reveal the secret ingredients to his sauce and the way he made it. For years now, our family has enjoyed Hamburger Mart hot dogs thanks to Lowell.
The answer to question #4 is Dick Hustead. He lived across the street from Anthony Julian. Can anyone ever forget that haunting Theme Song, "Night Train." I never hear that song that I don't think of "Sky Castle."
submitted by: Gary Weiner (WI '60)
cias@iolinc.net
Please sign me up. I have a Washington Irving Hilltoppers license plate, which I believe came out in 1959. It is in perfect shape and still in its original paper which is showing some age. I decided to "collect" it rather than use it. I have a number of yearbooks including "Reminiscenses" which preceded "Memoirs". I also have some photos, which I will try to scan to you.
I just found out about this newsletter from Dottie Rinehart and have been perusing the older issues.There is one which shows a postcard picture of the Orpheum Theater. That is not the Orpheum from our high school days. That one was on Main Street and later was Kyle and Company and later was Mercer Drug. I forget what's there now. The Orpheum in the picture was on the corner of Fourth Street and Pike Street. Later, in our day, Monongahela Power had an appliance store and bill paying center there. The last business there was Hall Office Supply before the former Empire National Bank, then One Valley Bank, now BB&T demolished much of the block including everything on the west side of Fourth Street from Trader's Alley to Pike Street.
With so much business removed to the outskirts, the downtown needed its historical sites but due to the shortsightedness of the powers that be, most of it is gone or endangered. We've lost most of our mining and manufacturing. Government isn't what it should be. This town is nothing like it was when we were young.
Regarding your quiz, I remember only the first one and submit it because others may have forgotten. Drexel's located after the 1957 fire to a small building to the left of the bus station and then to Main Street where Pete Kaites later had his clothing store for some years. After the fire, Marion Realty built the present building for J C Penney to rent, CNG replaced Penneys in 1985. It's now Dominion Hope.
In regard to the "Red Ryder" story, the owners of Berman Jewelers, a chain, did not live here. The person who came over to open the store had to be Alex Karp, the manager who, at 89, lives in California. His daughter Barbara Karp Rockman,WI' 60 lives in San Francisco and was here for our class reunion.
Here are your trivia questions for March. Send me your guesses. The answers to this months questions will appear in the April issue. Thanks to Bill Fowler (WI '59) for his memory and his contribution of the first 3 questions and to Boo Beall (ND '56) for his contribution of question #4.
1. Who was the little short guy who ran the elevator in the Harrison Co. Court House?
2. Who held the offices of Circuit Court and Criminal Court judges in 1959?
3. What was the cost of Spiced Ham Sandwhich in the Stonewall Billiards in 1959?
4.Where did the name Kumbrabow (WV State Forest that was purchased in December of 1934) come from? This WV State Forest is approximately 10,000 acres in Randolph County.
Roleta1@aol.com
Editor's Note---When I was a young girl living in Stealey, my mother was a teacher and daddy a principal in various places -- some being --- Hepzibah, Enterprise, Gypsy, Zesing, Bristol and even went to Salem College in Salem a lot for extra classes. They passed by a hot dog stand that was located across the street from Victory High School. Many evenings after school meetings or night classes at college, they would stop and buy hot dogs which they brought home late at night. They would come into my bedroom, awaken me and downstairs we would go to enjoy late night hot dogs. These hot dogs were my all time favorite, maybe it was because of the love I felt because mother and daddy wanted to share a good time with me. Maybe it was the pleasure of going to bed with the aftertaste of that chili and onions in my mouth. Since Buzzy Floyd went to Victory (and for some odd reason he seems PROUD of that???) I mentioned to Buzzy that I loved those hot dogs and that little stand brought back many memories. Bless his heart, he wrote the following about that little place in "history" .... please read the following ......
Floyds@lvcm.com
Hi Roleta:
You mentioned that your favorite hot dogs came from Ray's Snack Bar, in Adamston, directly across from Victory High School. Had you known that Ray was an "Eagle" you may have felt differently then, but time has a way of equalizing things, right?
Bet you didn't know that my mother, all her sisters, her brother, and all my cousins went to Washington Irving. No way? Way! In fact they tried to bribe me into transferring there, but having lived in North View ("Norfew" in hillbilly speak) since I was two, I wanted to stay with my buddies.
I did like the blue and gold up on the hill though. The blues eyes and golden hair of WI girls was legendary, even to us "Hicks" at VHS. But, hey, Halloween is still one of my favorite occasions, and orange and black tends to grow on you. I do confess to being happier with our school colors at WVU though.
So what's this got to do with Ray's Snack Bar? Well, nothin'. Ray Sehon was a good guy who loved Victory High School. According to VHS Historian, Fred Layman, Ray graduated from Victory about 1923. "And I believe his dad was a school custodian," continued Layman, who also noted, "In 1922, Ray had played trombone in a stage band called The Victory Four."
In my senior year, Ray wrote a new alma mater for Victory. Now, we didn't think there was anything wrong with the old song, but hey, this was RAY, man. If he wanted to write a new school song, nobody was going to hurt HIS feelings. Maybe his hot dogs had something to do with it, but no one protested.
According to Layman, Ray's opened in about 1948. I found it a warm, friendly place to have a coffee or hot chocolate on the few cold mornings that I actually got to school early. Plus it was one of those rare places where you could always feel comfortable laughing with your buds, or just sitting alone sipping a coke.
Ray's is gone now, like so many of the old haunts around Clarksburg, but every Victory grad will tell you it was our official annex and even Hilltoppers were welcome ... well, maybe just on the weekend ... in disguise.
But hey, thanks for inviting this old EAGLE to roost a while up on the HILLTOP. I enjoyed the visit.
JuJubee40@aol.com
My story: Perhaps it was a different way of thinking or maybe it was just the times, but I was double promoted from the fourth grade to the sixth grade. This was such a huge leap of faith for me as I was two years younger than the sophisticated, mature sixth graders and I felt terribly out of place.
There was, of course, a queen of the sixth grade girls and she ruled with an iron hand. Her subjects were very loyal, either out of fear of social rejection or simply because she told them to be. I vividly remember her and her name which I won't reveal. I knew that I would have to impress her if I wanted to fit in. The sixth grade classroom was located on the first floor near the front of the school, of course. It was the plum location.
We had quite a diverse class; mostly white middle class, with a few kids from Pit Carin Hollow. I had heard of "those kids' from "that place", but had never been in close contact with them. There was a girl named Sarah and her brother named Joseph. They were small in stature; Sarah had short brown hair and beautiful, soft brown eyes. Her brother always wore the same brown sweater. I wondered why Sarah always wore the same dress no matter the weather or season. Sarah and Joseph never spoke.
One day we were scheduled to have our pictures taken. I wore a very pretty dress and my mother braided my hair and placed the braids on top of my head with a matching ribbon. I was very nervous, as I was still trying to be accepted. When I entered the classroom, the queen gazed at me with sixth grade royal disdain and I felt like crumbling. Of course, there was the compulsory giggling by the loyal subjects. I took my seat behind Sarah and after a few minutes, she turned very quietly in her seat, looked me in the eyes, and smiled the sweetest, most compassionate smile I have ever seen then or since. She never spoke nor did I, but that dear girl did more for me that day that she could ever imagine.
If we all could just believe what a smile, a look or a kind word can do for someone ~ it can change the world. I would love to know what ever happened to Sarah; I wish I could say "Thank you,Sarah".
pennyjohnson@snet.net
My four years of high school were just great. We had such an excellent group of teachers who truly dedicated themselves to the students. Diagramming sentences was certainly not one of my favorite things to do but Miss Taylor was a superb English teacher. She lived next door to me and I took care of her cat but she never let me off the hook when it came to finishing an assignment. I think of the books we read in her class and am truly grateful
.....Latin was hard but Miss Albright knew her stuff and I still tremble just thinking about being called on to recite. Senior English required that weekly theme which made Sunday nights miserable. Mrs. Martino was my very favorite teacher ... She was also the advisor for B Square and since I was an officer we worked together a lot. I loved Botany and Zoology anyway but she was truly an informed teacher but also made it fun to go to class.
I guess the happiest moment was the day I was elected cheerleader. Wow what a day .... I was scared to death at the tryouts. It did a lot for my self esteem. Mr Cubbons made me cut my hair. I had a long ponytail. I can't remember why he didn't like it but in those days you did as instructed.
Living on the hill was fun because it was so close to school. I loved stopping at Ryder's Grocery store on the way home and picking up a snack and saying "Just Charge It" Can you imagine? Howard Ryder kept a running total of groceries and then at the end of month the customer would pay the bill. I can't remember signing anything. Good thing I didn't live close to Broidas.
Another memory is the "Doomed" First Homecoming ....... Mr. Cubbon decided we needed one. It was a week before the Victory Game. He called me into the office and said that I was the Homecoming Queen ... How did that happen I asked? We didn't have an election. No time for one he said but you were Number 1 Senior Princess so you are it. .Again I never dreamed of questioning authority so home I went to tell my mom. He told me to buy a tiara so down to Parson-Souders we went and I not only got the tiara but my mom bought me a mouton jacket too!! That was on a Monday and somewhere along the week the whole idea was "trashed" and to this day I still have the tiara of the uncrowned Queen. I never felt comfortable with his process so I am truly glad it never happened. My two girls loved playing dress up in it and am sure our 2 granddaughters will do the same..
Memories! Arent' they fun???? Hard to believe that 40 years have gone by. Currently my husband Emil and I live in Watertown, Ct. where he is Pastor of The United Methodist Church. We have two married daughters and they have given us 3 granddaughters and 2 grandsons. We have a full life busy with ministry. I feel so blessed that WV was our home and that I have so many wonderful memories of the people in my "growing up" (do we ever?) years.
EDITOR'S NOTE ---- I wish to give a great big thanks to Bob Davis who I named "KEEPER OF THE E-MAIL ADDRESSES" about a year and a half ago. Litttle did I know then that the list would just keep growing and growing from month to month .... It is terrific that our list keeps expanding and even more terrific is that Bob keeps up with it! Thank you Bob for doing a terrific job for all of us. You certainly are a lot of help.
We have over 200 readers of the newsletter monthly. Here is the breakdown of the list of people to whom I send a monthly notice that the current issue is ready.
WI Class of 58: 48 people
WI Class of 60: 19 people
All others: 33 people
Total: 186 people
If you know someone who would like to receive notice of the newsletter each month, please let me know so they can be added to the e-mail list. I need their name, school and year and E-mail address.
Thank you--Roleta1@aol.com
| Leslie McKinley Wallace (WI '60) (would have graduated with the WI class of 1960 but parents moved away the end of her junior year ) |
momvol@aol.com |
| Gary Fain (Gary please send me your school and year) | gfain@neumedia.net |
| Robert C Siron (WI '66) | tee100off@juno.com |
| Jolene Morris Barthel (WI '58) | jebarthel@juno.com |
| Ross Allen (WI '60) | eramm1@aol.com |
| Ruth Ann Martin Hill (WI '59) | RuthAnn275@aol.com |
| Penny Christie Johnson (WI '60) | pennyjohnson@snet.net |
| Cynthia Molle Oates (WI '58) | caoates@erols.com |
| John Grega (WI '84) | downby6@hotmail.com |
| Nancy Schlicker (WI '58) | Schlick39@aol.com |
| Ferd (Freddie) G. Layman (Victory '46) | fgl46vhs@aol.com |
| Christopher T. Hill (WI '60) | chrishll@erols.com |
| Bill Spears (WI '62) | SpillBears@aol.com |
| Gary Weiner (WI '60) | cias@iolinc.net |
| Sharon Wendler Jacobson (WI '60) | smjhome@netacs.net |
| Evan "Stumpie" Bice (WI '62) | Evansbice@aol.com |
| Carolyn Burnett Spagnuolo (ND '62) | Cspag315@aol.com |
| Kenneth McIe (WI '59) | kenmcie@yahoo.com |
| Fred Alvaro (WI '59) | falvaro59@aol.com |
If your name is listed below you must notify me of your new e-mail address or a correction as the following addresses are being deleted from my list as they no longer work! If you change your e-mail address, please notify me so the records can be kept up to date.
Mary Jo Reger Hitt (WI 58)--merjomar@aol.com
Mary Harbert Noophsker (WI '58) ---menm@webtv.com
Tom Spelsburg (WI '58)---spelsburg.thomas@mayo.edu
James Burnell (WI-60)---fsb00758@mail.wvnet.edu
Marsha Woods Roper (WI '59)---stratscat@dellnet.com
Thank you for any help you give.-- Roleta1@aol.com
submitted by: Fred Alvaro (WI '59)
FAlvaro59@aol.com
I have spent most of the year (2001) in Clarksburg. I want to thank you and Bill for the lovely card and message. I received other cards from classmates who had to learn from the newsletter. Many thanks to them. Our computer went out so I have not been able to receive any E-mails for weeks. If anyone sent me any E-mail and I did not respond, I apologize. I will attempt to transfer all files etc. to our new computer.
Also, I have a new screen name, FAlvaro59. Could you please let everyone know in your next newsletter. Hope all is well in sunny Florida. Tell Bill that my brother and I drove through Monongah last week for 'old time sakes'.
submitted by: Bill Spears (WI '62)
SpillBears@aol.com
I would be glad to do an article about our old grade schools and where the children go today in the Clarksburg area. I spoke with our Superintendant of Schools at church this morning and he is going to provide me some accurate information about the current situation and I also asked Carl if someone could confirm the names and numbers of grade schools we had back in the 50s.
I am sorry to hear about Anthony Julian's wife. I knew Anthony even though he was about 3 years older than me. It will be difficult for him and he will need cards and support from all of us, I feel. I lost my wife in December 1999 two months after gall bladder cancer was discovered. She passed away here at home with our three children and me at her side. She was 51.
I would welcome your input once I send you my information. Remember I had Ms. Emily Taylor and Ms Pearl Nutter among other English teachers at W.I.
submitted by: Christopher T. Hill (WI '60)
chrishll@erols.com
Thanks to your posting via Dottie Spears, WI '60, I have discovered your terrific newsletter for the class of '59.
Each message kindles fond memories of Clarksburg in the 50s, whether it's about an event, a person, or an experience in time. I was especially taken by Judy Ashland's story of walking down Pike Street as a teenager in the evening and feeling perfectly safe. It was a special time.
I am saddened but appreciative of learning of the death of Bill Bever, one of the people who made Clarksburg a magic place. I knew him, as so many others did, because of the leadership he offered to the DeMolay members. He was also one of my customers when I delivered the Clarksburg Exponent. But, he was more than a customer. His house was at the beginning of a strategic loop on my route. Early every morning for years, I clomped onto their wooden front porch and dropped my heavy bag to take a few papers on up the steep hills above Lee Avenue. I always returned to get my bag by cutting through his back yard. He never complained, but he required me to go to James and Law on Saturday to "collect," and he always had a smile on his face and an encouraging word for my pursuits, whether they be academic, musical, or newspaper delivery. I remember him fondly.
Bill Fowler's questions are fun. I remember the Arcade fire well. I picked up my second bundle of papers there in the morning. But, not after the fire! Didn't Drexels move to a location near the Stonewall Billiards on Third Street near the Courthouse? My Uncle Calvin Layfield owned the Kaiser-Fraser dealership for a while when it was located on Buckhannon Pike in Nutter Fort. On the other hand, in view of the poem Joy Stalnaker submitted, I may be making all this up!
submitted by: Jolene Morris Barthel (WI '58)
jebarthel@juno.com
Thanks for all the information and news about W.I. and Clarksburg. Always enjoy hearing from and about everyone. Sorry about some of the recent sad news of sick and dying classmates. Life is uncertain. I still am working part time. That plus a husband, eight grandchildren and their parents, church activities, needlework, a dog, walking on the beach, other family and social activities keep me pretty busy. This computer thing is really not my bag but I do enjoy the e-mail part of it as I can keep in touch with so many.
Thanks again for all the newsy e-mail. Keep them coming.
submitted by: John Grega (WI '84)
downby6@hotmail.com
Hi, John Grega here. I thought the news letter would be great. Anyone wishing to contact me can reach me at Downby6@hotmail.com I am from the class of "84" and would be eager to hear from anyone that remembers me.
Hello all!!!
submitted by: Jim and Jean (Singleton) Hornor (WI '59) (WI '62)
JYH2125@aol.com
Each month we anxiously await the newsletter. You do a wonderful job keeping our class connected. We truly appreciate your hard work and dedication-
Thanks so much. Jim
submitted by: Ross Allen (WI '60)
eramm1@aol.com
I would love to be put on your mailing list for future newsletters. I have not spent much time in Clarksburg since then and I have not attended any of my reunions. I now regret it! I had planned to attend the class of 1960's 40th reunion last summer, but my work schedule would not permit it. I was in Malaysia working on a project for Union Carbide at the time.
I returned to the United States in mid-December and do not plan to leave again. I have lived in the Charleston area since 1993, but have lived out of the country for four of the last seven years.
Dottie Spears Rinehart forwarded this issue of the newsletter to me. Please add me to the mailing list!
Your newsletter looks fantastic!
submitted by: Irvan Miller (WI '61)
Irvinamiller@aol.com
Hi: Charlie Burkhammer gave me your web address and I was really impressed with what you have done. Since I am in the business of developing web sites, I take a keen interest in what fellow WI graduates are doing. I would like to be added to your mailing list.
submitted by: Penny Christie Johnson (WI '60)
pennyjohnson@snet.net
I found out about the newsletter this summer from my nephew, Steve Limbers. I enjoyed reading the news about so many people from my past. Have to tell you that it truly was a "misty eyed" moment but he graduated in 1957 and I thought that you only did it for his class..
Today I received an email from Dottie Rinehart saying to email you if we wanted on the list ... What a huge task but one from which many people get lots of enjoyment I am sure. What type of news do you want??? Will try to help you out.....
Peace and Joy,
submitted by: Anne Pears Jones (WI '58)
ANannaJ@aol.com
I graduated in '58 and have been enjoying the newsletter. If anyone talks with Peggy Robinson again, ask her about her new red sweater I ruined with acid in Mr. Traugh's chemistry class. I have thought about her through the years and wondered where she was. Also, has anyone heard from Carolyn Moore?
submitted by: Leslie McKinley Wallace (WI '60)
Momvol@aol.com
Would you please add me to the list of people to receive the WI Class of '59 newsletter. I went to WI through my junior year but then moved to Pittsburgh, so I did not graduate. If I had not moved, I would have been in the class of '60. I have really enjoyed reading the last few issues.-- Dottie Spears Rinehart told me about the newsletter.
Thanks.
submitted by: Bud Collins (WI '55)
KEMils@aol.com
Thanks for a great newsletter. I enjoyed it very much. Thank you for all of your great work.
submitted by: Erma Lynn Loria Uhle (WI '59)
Ermauhle@aol.com
Roleta, you and Judy need a lot of praise and thanks for all that you have done to keep all of us informed. I'm sure everyone feels the same way. I hope to see you in Sarasota on March 3.
Limberses@cs.com
The following is a list of the people whose names were published as "deceased" in the invitation to our 40th reunion in 1997. I added two more names; I got these two from very reliable sources. The names in parenthesis are the married names of the women.
| Samuel Joseph Brunetti | Robert Lance Henline | Robert Martin Smith |
| Jack Butcher | Clyde Ernest Holyfield | David Emerick Spelsberg |
| Thomas W Connor | Sue Martz | Mary Lou Vincent (Pletcher) |
| Judith Rae Dennison (Chapman) | Joe Edward McCall | Mary Ann Wacowski (Doak) |
| Andrew Brian Hamilton | Charlotte McGlumphy | Richard Owens Wagner |
| Michael T Harrison | John W Randolph | Samuel Joseph Ware |
| Barbara Sue Helmick | Robert William Schultz |
Thanks again for the great job you are doing.
mikef@iolinc.net
I am a grandfather again. My middle daughter just had her third child. Another girl, that makes her two girls and one boy. My total now is 9.
Editor's Note --- Does Mike win the prize for the most grandchildren? He has me beat --- I have 6. Do you want to brag? Send me an e-mail telling me how many grandchildren you have ---- you might win! --- Roleta1@aol.com
Excerpts from the Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram
CLARKSBURG -- Fred Alvaro, 87, of Harrison Street, Clarksburg, died Thursday afternoon, Feb. 1, 2001, at his residence following an extended illness.
He was born Aug. 14, 1913, in Monongah, a son of the late Nicholas Alvaro and Concetta Demundo Alvaro.
His wife of 65 years, Mary Conch Alvaro of Hepzibah, survives.
Also surviving are three sons, Jim Alvaro and wife, Sonja Grossa, Lawrenceville, Ga., Fred Alvaro and wife, Karen Poe, Westerville, Ohio, and Larry Alvaro and wife, Brenda Bush, Hillard, Ohio; one brother, Angelo Alvaro, Clarksburg; two grandchildren, Chad K. Alvaro, Westerville, and Dunette Ivey, Buford, Ga.; three great-grandchildren, Amber, Taylor and Ashlee Ivey; and several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Alvaro was an honorary member of the West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival. He had worked at Hazel Atlas Glass Plant for 32 years and retired from Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.
He was a former member of St. John's Catholic Church and a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Clarksburg.
Excerpts from the Fairmont Times
Frances Katherine Julian, 59, of Fairmont died Saturday morning (Feb. 3, 2001) at her residence. She was born Dec. 3, 1941, in Fairmont, a daughter of the late John and Katherine Blazonczyck Rote.
She was presently a registered nurse at Fairmont General Hospital, where she had worked for the past 36 years, beginning in 1964. She was a 1959 graduate of St. Peters High School, a 1962 graduate of St. Mary's School of Nursing and attended West Virginia University for one year in 1963. She also worked at the former St. Vincent Palotta Hospital in Morgantown in 1963.
She was an active member of the American Organization of Operating Room Nurses (A.O.R.N.). She was past president of the St. Peters High School Alumni Association. She was also a member of St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church.
She is survived by her husband, Anthony Joseph Julian of Fairmont; two sons and daughters-in-law, Alexander Bryan and Shelley Julian of Charleston, S.C., and Michael Anthony and Nathalie Julian of Paris, France; one daughter, Christina Julian of Fairmont; two brothers, John Rote of Dallas, Texas, and Stanley Rote of Baltimore, Md.; one sister, Roseanne Zabolotny of Dallas, Texas, and four grandchildren, Victoria Marie Julian, Elizabeth Morgan Julian, Guillaume Anthony Gerard Julian and Nicholas Simon Julian.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Delores (Mrs. Ross) Maruka.
Have you lost your yearbook? Well we have a friend with some information where you might be able to find one! The second letter from Freddie has the name of a gentlemen who might have the yearbook you are looking for------
FGL46VHS@Aol.com
You may want to put it in your next news letter that I have 13 old W-I year books left to sell from various years.
The years are as follows: 1920, 21, 22, 25, 26, 30, 31, 32, 33, 65, 66, 67, and 1969.
I sold most of my older ones such as 1915, 16, 17, etc: to former students whose parents or grandparents graduated from W-I. I realize that when W-I was closed as a high school that they had an article in the paper that they were selling old year books at a bid of $50.00 and no less. I'm selling all mine at $14.00 each which will include postage. If you mention this then they can contact me via my E-mail address: FGL46VHS@Aol.com
or mailing address as follows:
FRED G. LAYMAN
RR 3 BOX 64 C
CLARKSBURG WV 26301
or land line: 1-304-622-1859
I retired after over forty years service as building engineer for the Harrison County Courthouse and jail. Thanks, Freddie
Dear Roleta: Back in 1994 I read an ad in our local paper where they wanted to buy high school year books from VICTORY, W-I, and R-W. I answered the ad and found out it was a Doctor Echols A. Hansbarger, Jr. located in Charleston, WV. Through the years he purchased according to my records the following W-I year books: 1917, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 31, 54, 56, 64, 68, and 1972. He told me that there were two book stores in WV., Parkersburg and Charleston, that resold high school year books. I'm assuming he sold the ones that he purchased from me to the Charleston Book Store???? He used to work at the St. Francis Hospital in Charleston but informed me that he retired in January, 2000. Have not heard from him since his retirement. Couple years ago he came to Clarksburg and took my wife and I out to for an evening meal. Real nice gentleman. If any one wants to contact him and find out the names of the two book stores, here is his home phone number: 1-304-344-2061
Also here is his home address:
DR. ECHOLS A HANSBARGER, JR
1829 DEVONDALE CR
CHARLESTON WV 25329
I'll keep a look out for 1959 year books. I buy them at mostly estate sales, flea markets, yard sales, etc: I have never found any R-W or Victory year books for sale yet. I have several Bridgeport High School year books I haven't sold yet. Need any more help let me know.
Roleta1@aol.com
Again my thanks to you who have contributed this month. Your contributions make this job so much easier! Although this is a labor of love and is done for you, my friends, it sometimes gets tiring when people don't contribute. Some months I have to spend hours on line writing to people with suggestions of things they could write about for the newsletter. In the last 2 months I haven't had to do this! Your response has been marvelous. I have had to decide what to use in the newsletter and what not to use. If your article or contribution didn't make it this month, maybe it will be in next month. Many sent me WV Facts...at first I was going to use them because they are amazing but after I received it about a dozen times, I figured it had probably been around to most of you. Don't let that deter you from sending things to me ... the contributions are important to this newsletter.
As you can see from the title of this article, I am going away. I will be leaving March 26th for about 2 weeks with time spent in Rome, Italy and in Scotland. Now if you would be so kind, please send any articles, e-mail letters, etc. to me early in March so I can get the April newsletter to Judy early. Even after Judy receives it and starts her art work, we edit it for days before you see it. If I can get this done early, I can then concentrate on packing! Thank you..
