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The photos from the 45th Reunion have been moved to the top of the Photo Album list. Once the 50th reunion has been completed, the photos of it will be at the top. If you want to copy a photo, do the following...
1. Left-click on the "Click to View Page Layout" button.
2. Find the photo you want to copy. Left-click on it.
3. This will bring up a larger version. Right-click on it.
4. Left-click on the "Save Picture As..." command.
5. Save the photo in the directory of your choice.
Just like high school, this seems like a lot of clicks, but once you do it 200 or 300 times it will become natural. Note: The caption will not be saved so you may want to rename the file to include the names of the people.
There were a lot of people taking photos during the reunion. The following were branded as ORP's (Official Reunion Photographers) and therefore contributed their photos to the website.
- Diana Derr (Buckingham)
- Ken Blye
- June Kessell (Shipos)
- Bob Wallace (Daisy Boda's spouse)
- Hap Gray
- Terri Holland (Bob Garmise's spouse)
- Bob Garmise (Terri Holland's spouse)
- Joni Dropkin (Dick Dropkin's spouse)
- Bob Gamble (Maggie Evans' spouse...and yes, they live in Las Vegas)
- Carolyn Garmise (Bob Garmise's kid sister)
We wish to thank them all profusely for recording the reunion in such detail.
Note on the notation...class members do not have brackets [...] around their name. People who are guests, spouses, people who wandered in, etc. have brackets. If the names escaped us, they are numbered as in [1], [2]. If you are numbered, tell us who you are. We forget easily. Example: Bob Fab & [Marilyn Monroe] & [1]. That's not to say Marilyn or [1] arrived with Bob. Just that in the photo, Bob is on the left, Marilyn is in the middle and a mysterious person is on the right. Marilyn probably arrived with the person on the right whom we don't know.
There are 43 albums. They are:
Photo Albums 1-4: The 45th Reunion: Friday Night
Photo Albums 5-11: The 45th Reunion: Saturday
Photo Albums 12-18: The 45th Reunion: Sunday
Photo Albums 19-25: Around Ithaca
Photo Album 26: Special Reunion Photos
Photo Album 27: Class Member Photos
Photo Album 28: The 20th Reunion (1982)
Photo Album 29: The 25th Reunion (1987)
Photo Album 30: The 30th Reunion (1992)
Photo Album 31: The Reunion Committee
Photo Album 32: Tribute to Deceased Classmates
Photo Albums 33-37: Class Member Photos from the Annual
Photo Album 38: Teachers (from the Annual)
Photo Albums 39-42: Extra Photos
Photo Albums 43: Hap: On The Road Again
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#01/45th Reunion (2007)/Friday #1/ The Grand Entrance and Registration
Hap Gray was stationed outside the Valentine Cafe. He was assigned to stalk people and take their photo in case they freaked out and tried to escape. According to our records, only three people fled the scene. Then people entered the building, went down the hallway past the Sales and Memorial area to the Registration desk.
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#02/45th Reunion (2007)/Friday #2/ The In Crowd
Some people chose to spend some time indoors rather than on the porch or patio. They were easy pickings for the photographers. Many people moved between areas, but they weren't fast enough to elude our crack team of snapshooters.
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#03/45th Reunion (2007)/Friday #3/ The Inside-Outside Crowd
Some people spent time on the porch. This was the best of both worlds since you could either stand or sit, eat or not eat, enjoy or not enjoy the marvelous Ithaca weather, etc. One huge advantage of being on the porch was that it was closer to the food than being inside.
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#04/45th Reunion (2007)/Friday #4/ The Out Crowd
The people who preferred to stand and talk went out to the patio. Since it was where the wine and beer was, it was perfectly located except eventually if you drank too much, there was no place to sit down. But you could always just pass out and count on people to carry you to the porch or inside. If it had rained, these people wouldn't have had so much fun. But it didn't. So they did.
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#05/45th Reunion (2007)/Saturday #1/ Registration and the Great Outdoors
The Saturday photos are organized mostly by location. Like Friday's event, there were three mini-venues: Inside the Elks Club building, Outside under the sky, and Outside under the tent. Also, there was live entertainment which is a theme unto itself. The photos in this section show the registration area and the sun-lovers who hate being inside on a beautiful day which is typical of Ithaca...in late July...in odd numbered years...when a reunion is scheduled on South Hill.
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#06/45th Reunion (2007)/Saturday #2/ Under the Big Top
These photos cover those who wanted to be outside, but not too much outside. A massive tent was rented to shade people from the intense sunshine that occurs in Ithaca about once in a blue moon. But as we shall see elsewhere, there was no blue moon, so there was really no reason to expect nice weather. Sunny weather all weekend! Everyone was in total bliss!
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#07/45th Reunion (2007)/Saturday #3/ Five Minutes of Speeches Followed by an Hour of Dinner
What's a reunion without speeches? We'll never know. President-For-Life Tom McCarthy gave an inspired speech which someone should have either written down or recorded so that he can use the same one next time. It was very moving. Reunion Chairperson Rita Riley Nicholas gave recognition to all those people who helped make the reunion a success. Hap Gray (still running for Nicest Person in the World...and winning) gave a heartfelt speech that nobody remembers, but they all felt really good about it. For all we know, he could have declared war on Albania, but he said it so nicely, we all applauded. And Bob Garmise said some technical babble that nobody understood. Other members of the Reunion Organizing Committee, Darlene Lynch Klein, Dick Dropkin, and Bob Fab decided enough was enough and went back to eating, drinking, and socializing.
After planning for about 140 people and getting 225 participants, the Elks Club decided to have more than one meal line. Good idea. In fact, to give credit where it is due, the Elks did a fantastic job hosting the reunion. They even put Cayuga Lake in the background of many of the photos. You can't ask for better service than that!
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#08/45th Reunion (2007)/Saturday #4/ In the Club
You've seen the people who were outside and under the tent, but there were another hundred or so inside the building. Since the whole group eventually ended up inside, this section is much larger than the other ones. You may see the same people here as you saw outside. Just a hunch.
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#09/45th Reunion (2007)/Saturday #5/ Still in the Club
There were too many people inside, so we need two sections to show them all. You may think the photos are being displayed in chronological order, but that would be faulty thinking. They are being displayed by photographer. That's why some people show up in several sections and in different parts of the same section. If anyone would like to volunteer to sort the photos into chronological order, please e-mail the webmaster at rukidding@ugottabnuts.com. Thank you for your attention.
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#10/45th Reunion (2007)/Saturday #6/ The Band Played and the People Danced All Night Long
Probably the highlight of the Reunion was the reunion of Tim Rogers, Rick Gravelding, Jack Shelton, and the boys for an encore performance. They played for one hour straight, and another 2 hours maybe not so straight, and sounded great the whole time. Then they added Big Daddy Antrim for the finale which lasted another half-hour or more. Some people danced like wild crazy the entire time. They were carried out by the squad. The rest of the people danced the entire time, but not like wild crazy. More like just controlled crazy. Do not show these photos to your kids or grandkids. They'll expect it every night. You'll end up going to clubs, become a dancing fool, and end up on Oprah.
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#11/45th Reunion (2007)/Saturday #7/ The Whole Group
So somebody had the brilliant idea of taking a photo of all the class members. The shadows were terrible, there was no convenient place to have everyone pose, people were wandering around like cats, but did that stop us? No. In fact, since guests were not in the photo, and every one of them had a camera, there are a gazillion photos of the group. Take your pick. Look in the Special Reunion Photos album for the best photo. Why is it the best? Because the overhead wires have been PhotoShopped out.
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#12/45th Reunion (2007)/Sunday #1/ Breakfast is Served
Breakfast came early Sunday morning, but it was worth it. Hope's Way catered a wonderful breakfast for those ambitious enough to get up.
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#13/45th Reunion (2007)/Sunday #2/ The Exterior of the School
It's a little hard to separate the various parts of the High School, so this might be somewhat arbitrary. Anyway, here are some photos of the outside of the school. It includes the massive interior courtyard where the tree met its demise earlier this year, and where the children's play area is located. Children's play area??? Thought that was the restrooms.
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#14/45th Reunion (2007)/Sunday #3/ The Athletic Facilities
The highlight of any tour is the athletic facilities. It's the site of your greatest accomplishments. Well, it was for some. It was torture for others. Oh, and by the way, the water in the pool is still cold.
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#15/45th Reunion (2007)/Sunday #4/ The Interior of the School
Here's another arbitrary breakdown of the photos. This includes classrooms, the library, the cafeteria, etc. Anything that was inside the school except not all of it. Is that confusing or what???
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#16/45th Reunion (2007)/Sunday #5/ The Interior Courtyards
The courtyards in buildings G & H were unique architectural attractions. People came from far and wide to see them. From Lansing. From Dryden. From Groton. Everywhere! They no longer look as they once did. One looks better. One looks worse. You be the judge as to which is which.
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#17/45th Reunion (2007)/Sunday #6/ Signs. Signs. Everywhere Signs
Current students are forced to learn how to read. How else will they know that drugs are bad and that school is good and that the floor is wet and that the whole place has spy cameras everywhere? Here's a sampling of the signs.
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#18/45th Reunion (2007)/Sunday #7/ The Principal's Office
Everyone knows that you don't want to end up in the Principal's office, but here it's a good thing. It means the end of the photos of the reunion. Hope you had a great time. See you all in 5 years at the 50th.
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#19/45th Reunion (2007)/Ithaca #1/ Miscellaneous
So you went to the reunion, but you didn't get a chance to revisit all your old favorite haunts like the bottom of Cayuga Lake, the graveyard overlooking the cemetary, the back roads around Danby, and so on. Well, you are in luck. Here is a collection of area highlights just for you. Feel free to copy them and tell all your friends that you spent the entire weekend taking walks and doing other healthy things.
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#20/45th Reunion (2007)/Ithaca #2/ Downtown Ithaca
Downtown Ithaca has changed over the past 45 years. Now there are cars and paved roads. Most of the horse and buggies are gone. The buildings are the same, but most of the stores in them have changed dramatically. There are still some old favorites, like the Home Dairy, but fully 78.3% - 81.2% of the stores are new.
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#21/45th Reunion (2007)/Ithaca #3/ PSP Sportswear
PSP is the company that provided the reunion merchandise. It's on Cherry Street, which is parallel to Floral Avenue which is no longer the place not to be. PSP has quite an operation. It can provide items for all sorts of events.
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#22/45th Reunion (2007)/Ithaca #4/ Taughannock Falls
Most people at the reunion undoubtedly walked up to the falls. Now it costs money to park and walk. Let's call it progress. The walk is 3/4 mile each way, but only takes about 3 hours. Take water, a cell phone, oxygen, and other paraphernalia needed for tromping through the wilderness of Taughannock.
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#23/45th Reunion (2007)/Ithaca #5/ Enfield (Robert Treman)
Although called Robert Treman State Park, we all know it's really called Enfield. The photos here are of the upper park and the walk down to Lucifer Falls, also known as "The Big Falls". Again, it's only a couple of hours, but envigorating for those with no common sense. If you want a photo of the ol' swimmin' hole, you'll have to go back to Ithaca and take it yourself.
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#24/45th Reunion (2007)/Ithaca #6/ Buttermilk
A beautiful day, nice weather, sun shining, and only about 20 people at Buttermilk. What is this world coming to? Where is everyone? At the pool? How sad. The place should be jammed packed with fun seekers who can't wait to climb the falls and sit in them. Oh, what's that? You aren't allowed to climb the falls anymore? Welllll. Maybe now we know the reason it's not crowded.
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#25/45th Reunion (2007)/Ithaca #7/ Sapsucker Woods
Like Taughannock, Sapsucker Woods is only a 3/4 mile walk. However, there's no chance you will get hit by falling shale, or fall onto unforgiving rocks, or get attacked by Falls Flies, so what's the reason to go there? It's a nice walk in the woods. Hear the call of the various birds, the screech of the hawks, the muffled roar of the leopard as he attacks. It's a wilderness delight.
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#26/45th Reunion (2007)/ Special Reunion Photos
At the moment, there are two special photos:
1. A photo of all the class members taken at the Elks, and
2. A photo of the Reunion poster created by Ken Blye. This photo is 11.25" x 16.5 and is on what appears to be 90 lb. semi-gloss paper suitable for framing.
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#27/45th Reunion (2007)/ Class Member Photos
Class members are welcome to submit photos to include in this site. We may edit them in various ways...crop, reduce the size, enhance the color, etc., but we will not alter the essence of the photo. Feel free to submit a title and list of the people in the photo.
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#28/20th Reunion (1982)/
These are photos taken at the 20th reunion in 1982.
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#29/25th Reunion (1987)/
These are the photos taken at the 25th reunion in 1987.
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#30/30th Reunion (1992)/
These are photos taken at the 30th reunion in 1992.
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#31/45th Reunion (2007)/ Reunion Committee Members
Here are your Reunion Committee members. Say Hi! to them. They met in person for the first time at a luncheon just before the Friday Night event. Until that time, they had exchanged over 2,500 e-mails in setting up the reunion. This is the first time the class has predominantly used this means of planning events. The Friday Luncheon included Committee members and guests...about a dozen people in all, and was paid for by two Committee members so that Reunion funds would not be used. We would like to thank them, but according to the policy set up initially, they will remain anonymous.
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#32/ Tribute to Deceased Classmates
No class has its 50th reunion and is still intact. As the years come and go, some members inevitably pass away. This album is a tribute to those who are deceased. Included are their high school photos and the date they died (when known). If anyone knows the date for people for whom we have no record, please use the Contact Us section to let us know.
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#33/ Yearbook Photos: A-D
This is a complete listing of all the photos of class members whose last names began with A-D who had photos in the 1962 Annual.
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#34/ Yearbook Photos: E-J
This is a complete listing of all the photos of class members whose last names began with E-J who had photos in the 1962 Annual.
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#35/ Yearbook Photos: K-Q
This is a complete listing of all the photos of class members whose last names began with K-Q who had photos in the 1962 Annual.
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#36/ Yearbook Photos: R-V
This is a complete listing of all the photos of class members whose last names began with R-V who had photos in the 1962 Annual.
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#37/ Yearbook Photos: W-Z
This is a complete listing of all the photos of class members whose last names began with W-Z who had photos in the 1962 Annual.
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#38/ Yearbook Photos: Teachers
This is a complete listing of all the photos of teachers in the 1962 Annual.
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#39/45th Reunion (2007)/ Extra Friday photos for those who just can't get enough
These are duplicate or mostly duplicate photos from the Friday reunion event. They were going to be deleted, but the webmaster was overwhelmed with nostalgia and decided to put them here. Now you can relive the reunion in disjoint time since the photos are in no particular order.
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#40/45th Reunion (2007)/ Extra Saturday photos for those who just can't get enough (part 1)
These are duplicate or mostly duplicate photos from the Saturday reunion event. They were going to be deleted, but the webmaster was overwhelmed with nostalgia and decided to put them here. Now you can relive the reunion in disjoint time since the photos are in no particular order.
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#41/45th Reunion (2007)/ Extra Saturday photos for those who just can't get enough (part 2)
Here are some more Saturday photos that are duplicates.
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#42/45th Reunion (2007)/ Extra Sunday photos for those who just can't get enough
These are duplicate or mostly duplicate photos from the Sunday reunion event. They were going to be deleted, but the webmaster was overwhelmed with nostalgia and decided to put them here. Now you can relive the reunion in disjoint time since the photos are in no particular order.
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#43/Hap Gray (2007-2011)/ On the road again
Reunion Post-Script: Those of you who know Hap Gray know that he is somewhat obsessed with finding every class member no matter where they live. So, after the 45th reunion, with his newly purchased Harley motorcycle, he traveled the country looking for missing class members. Sometimes he went house-to-house ringing doorbells. Sometimes he went street-by-street with a public address system. Sometimes he was arrested for disturbing the peace. This photo album chronicles his search and the people he met along the way. By the 50th reunion, his objective is to find every missing classmate.
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