UPDATE 2017: Brian Spitzer

This is weird as I was just looking at the reunion pictures before (yes before) your email.  I think I hear the Twilight Zone theme song in the background.  I also noticed I was only in one photo that I could see (I am camera shy?).  

The reunion for me was great as my first "official" reunion since graduation. I was, however, disappointed that none of the "military brats" showed up.  I have for some time tried to contact Larry and DeeDee Stillson, Peggy McClain, Susie Gerwig and others without any success. After I left for the Academy, Larry and DeeDee's dad committed suicide in his quarters on base at Hickam.  I did see Larry once when he was stationed at the army base as a medical corpsman in San Antonio in about 1972 after I returned from my Vietnam tour. Have not been able to find him since. I thought I heard that DeeDee married Chris Soares?

Anyway, I am two years into retirement, trying to travel while health is OK, playing tennis again, and enjoying Florida.  I am a "Admissions Liaison Officer" for the AF Academy and AFROTC (not a recruiter, BTW) but only mentoring those high school juniors and seniors that are interested in going to the AF Academy or AFROTC to become officers.  It has been fun to reconnect with high schoolers again.  Were we ever that young?

Appreciate your time and efforts for our class.  Many thanks.  

A photo or two?  Need to comb my hair?

UPDATE 2017: Tom Silva

Doing ok for now, I've been traveling with Cindy, but I continue to work for Chevron (full time) in my 9th year of retirement. Also continue to ride my road bike on the weekends. Oh, we did stop by and see Brian and Olena Spitzer  at their beautiful home in Florida last year.  We are enjoying watching our granddaughter grow up...really not much more to report.

I hope you are well and enjoying life.  Regards to all.

Tom

UPDATE 2017!

Do you believe it's been a year since our reunion?  Hope you all are doing well!

I thought I would send out an email to our class to see what they've been up to since then, and got a couple of replies:  one from Tom Silva, and one from Brian Spitzer.  Read on to see what they've been doing!

Congratulations to Jubilarian Award Winner Pattie Wong Heatherly!

The annual Maryknoll Alumni Luncheon was held on Saturday, July 23rd, 2016, at the Hawaii Prince Hotel.  Because it was our 50th Reunion, our Class of '66 had the spotlight.  In attendance were Wendell Konn, Linda Wong Kealoha, Dale McIntyre Lipton, Charlene Leong Santee, Susan Chong Wong, Luviminda Agpalo, Marie Wong Wagner, and Pattie Wong Heatherly.

During preparations for our reunion, requests were sent out for two things:  A vote for the individual who has given the most to his/her classmates and Maryknoll during the past 50 years (the Jubilarian Award), and, of course, donations for our Class Gift.

Pattie Wong Heatherly was presented with the Jubilarian Award for her unflagging service to Maryknoll over the past 50 years.

Our class gift of $12,000 was presented by Susan Chong Wong, to be used for a scholarship.

Here are some pictures of the event.  Many thanks to Linda Wong Kealoha and Marie Wong Wagner!!

Linda Wong Kealoha, Charlene Leong Santee, Pattie Wong Heatherly, Marie Wong Wagner

Luviminda Agpalo, Dale McIntyre Lipton, Charlene Leong Santee, Susan Chong Wong

Charlene Leong Santee, Marie Wong Wagner, Pattie Heatherly, Luviminda Agpalo

Dale McIntyre Lipton, Wendell Konn

Seated:  Susan Chong Wong
Standing:  Ann Konn, Wendell Konn, Pattie Wong Heatherly

Pattie 'n her Jubilarian Gift (Koa wood pen)!

Seated:  Abe Kealoha (spouse of Linda Wong Kealoha, Jensen Lipton (spouse of Dale McIntyre Lipton)
Standing:  Linda Wong Kealoha, Pattie Wong Heatherly, Dale Mcintyre Lipton

Wendell Konn, Jensen Lipton, Abe Kealoha

Susan Chong Wong, Linda Wong Kealoha

Perry Martin, Maryknoll Schools President, Susan Chong Wong, Blaine Gier, Alumni Relations

More Picnic! Sunday, June 12, 2016 (thanks again, Garrick!)

Anita (Nicky) Agpalo, Pattie Wong Heatherly, Roy Shults, Karen Yap Cahill

Anita (Nicky) Agpalo, Karen Yap Cahill, Roy Shults, Pattie Wong Heatherly

Alan Chung, Anita (Nicky) Agpalo,  Suzanne Furuya Matsuda, Marlene Dias DeCosta, Leslie Kula Craig

Linda Wong Kealoha, Kaala-Pat Ridley Jay

Marie Wong Wagner, Leslie Kula Craig, Pattie Wong Heatherly (if you look closely, you can see, on the left, Brian Spitzer and Tom Silva talking story)

From far left:  Jolyne Rego, (unidentified), Marie Wong Wagner, Sandra Lum Young, Leslie Kula Craig, Pattie Wong Heatherly

Maryknoll Schools Tour: Saturday, June 11, 2016 (with thanks again to Garrick Dung)

Second Floor, High School

Rogers Hall (do they still call it that?)

View from Second Floor 

Susan Chong Wong, Garrick Dung, Anita (Nicky) Agpalo, Sandra Lum Young, Dennis Nakahara, Karen Yap Cahill, Roy Shults, Marie Wong Wagner, Jolyne Rego, Marlene Dias DeCosta 

Roy Shults, Susan Chong Wong, Marie Wong Wagner, Marlene Dias DeCosta, Suzanne Furuya Matsuda, Karen Yap Cahill, Sandra Lum Young, Jolyne Rego, Brian Spitzer, Garrick Dung, Anita (Nicky) Agpalo, Tom Silva, Dennis Nakahara

More Photos! (with thanks to Garrick Dung)

Party at Paul deVille's:  Friday, June 10th, 2016

Marlene Dias DeCosta, Verna Nakanelua Makanani, Jolyne Rego, Leslie Kula Craig

Sylvia Ching, Mike Chock

Marlene Dias DeCosta, Shirlene Ishimine Conklin

First Row:  Sylvia Chun Kalama, Alan Chung, Sylvia Ching, Leslie Kula Craig

Second Row:  Mike Chock, Paul deVille, Marlene Dias DeCosta, Garrick Dung, Susan Chong Wong, Brian Spitzer, Jolyne Rego, Shirlene Ishimine Conklin, Dennis Nakahara, Verna Nakanelua Makanani, Walter Chun, Maria (Tessie) Villarama Adams, Steve Siu

Third Row: Tom Silva, Wendell Konn, Mike Kwak

Garrick Dung, Shirlene Ishimine Conklin, Marlene Dias DeCosta
Thom DeCosta (?) Steve Siu, Dennis Nakahara