On the Radio 1959

Class reunion attendees tell us that the music from the fifties and sixties that is often playing in the background helps set a memorable tone for our reunions. The following tunes were popular hits on the radio in 1959, including the spring of our Junior year at Gardner High School. These are not listed in any particular order. How many of them do you remember? Is there one for which you can still remember some of the lyrics?

What'd I Say - Ray Charles

I Only Have Eyes for You - The Flamingos

Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin

Sleep Walk - Santo and Johnny

There Goes My Baby - The Drifters

Put Your Head on My Shoulder - Paul Anka

Shout - Isley Brothers

Sixteen Candles - The Crests

Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison

Lipstick on Your Collar - Connie Francis

Poison Ivy - Coasters

Love Potion No. 9 - Clovers

Come Softly To Me - Fleetwoods

Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton

A Teenager in Love - Dion and the Belmonts

If there is another song from 1959 that you would add to the list, please send a message to ghsclassof1960@gmail.com or add a comment directly to this post.

Facebook Friends

At last count, the following GHS Class of 1960 members have Facebook Accounts. Facebook is a "social networking" platform that enables you to post information, photos, commentary, and more with family, high school or college classmates, work associates and others. To do this, you must start an account (free) on Facebook, enter some basic information, and send others a friend request so that you can see their information and get a daily "stream" of news about their activities. Facebook has a "friend finder" that helps you locate classmates.

Donna Rae (Blake) Beise

Laurie Blacquiere

Robert Hunter Coffin, Jr.

Judy (Heino) Collette

Cecile Maillet Danielson

Gordon J. Dickie

Dennis Erickson

Douglas S. Fleming, Sr.

Dick Goguen

Phyllis and Russell Hoag

Ruth (Viewig) Hutchison

Dorothy (Wolanski) Kauffman

Gloria (LeBlanc) Ley

Jean (Williams) Mattson

Linda (Giles) Merikanto

Jeanne (Desmarais) Mnoholitny

Mary (Phelan) Nordman

Elizabeth (Carr) Parks

Yvonne (Savaria) Perreault

David Prime

Rachel (Hebert) Reilly

Tom Ryan

Jacqui (Tier) Sanford

Patricia (Roberts) Strandberg

Sheila (Harrington) Susen

James Tamulen

Glenn T. Theodore

Annette (Arsenault) Wall

Marcia (Shepard) Wilk

John Yablonski

David Zarozinski

This list will be updated from time to time. Last updated March 26, 2009. To report omissions or additions, please send e-mail to ghsclassof1960@gmail.com . Thank you!

News from...Marilyn L'Ecuyer Michaelson

Marilyn L'Ecuyer Michaelson is president of Business Communication Services in Pioneer, California. Her husband Ron is an environmental consultant. Marilyn will retire from her telecommunications consulting business at the end of 2009. She has lived in Virginia, California, and Hawaii. In 2010, the couple will move to Wasilla, Alaska.

For more complete contact information, send a message to ghsclassof1960@gmail.com .

Senior Banquet 1960

Photo provided by Janice Goeke Tuffin

From left, going back, and coming down on the right are Donna Blake, Janice Dick, Jean Williams, Lucille Minns, Judy Goodwin, Janice Goeke, Jane Granquist, Annette Cormier, Joanne Guertin, Joyce Leamy, and Rachel Hebert.

Where are these people now, and how many of them keep in touch? Seven of them have e-mail addresses, and three are on Facebook now.

If you have a group photo from your GHS days, we can scan it electronically and post it to our web log. All photos will be returned to you safely. Please help us stroll down memory lane with a photo.

Sunshine State Classmates

The following alumni and friends of the Gardner High School Class of 1960 now reside in Florida, part or full time. Congratulations to these fortunate property owners.

Marty and Linda Anderholm

Paul and Loretta (Davis) Bettez

Annette (Arsenault) Wall

Carole Anne (Barry) Clark

Betty Beach

William Bradford

Richard and Paula (LaChance) Donovan

Dennis Erickson

Leonard Erickson

William Farnsworth

Kenneth and Sandra (Merikanto) Hansen

Wayne Harding

George Kangas
Elizabeth (O'Regan) Adkins

Rachel (Hebert) Reilly

Elizabeth (Jacki) McDonald

George Kangas

Francis X. Lupien

Sandra (Merikanto) Hanson

Elizabeth (O'Regan) Adkins

Kenneth and Barbara (Osborne) Rameau

David Robichaud

Donald Roy

Alice (Teles) Stone

Did we miss someone? Should there be another name on the list? Please notify us by leaving a comment or sending an e-mail message to ghsclassof1960@gmail.com .

News from Tom & Jackie Ryan

Tom and Jackie (Tousignant) Ryan are now retired - he as a high school teacher and coach, she as a nurse. Tom likes to work out, attend football games, watch his grand children compete, and root for the Boston Red Sox. Jackie and Tom live in Meriden, CT and have four grown children:

Pat - helicopter pilot now FBI agent

Kathy - elementary school teacher

Bo - school principal

Kelly - social worker

Tom is an active Facebook participant and shares his reactions to books and movies online. If you join Facebook this week (it's free!) you can "make friends" with Tom and twenty-one other GHS Class of 1960 alumni. Go to http://www.facebook.com/ .

Looking for news from someone else? Send an e-mail message to ghsclassof1960@gmail.com or leave a comment to this post.