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Mary Thuen of the class of 1967 passed away in June. Her obituary appears on her profile page, courtesy of the family.

Obituary

The class of 1960 will convene October 16 in Pasadena for its fiftieth reunion. These approx. 300 alumni were first to spend four years on the Lemon Avenue campus. Reunion events will take place on Oct 15-17. For details, check your email and member message center, or click the adjacent image for a printable invitation. Not a member? Join today to receive reunion updates.

UPDATE September 6 - IT'S NOT TOO LATE! Reservations for our reunion events are still open, according to the Reunion Committee. In fact, reservations and payments can be taken until October 1 to allow a firm attendance estimate for our vendors. Football tickets will be available in advance or at the game, but only those with reserved seating will be guaranteed group seating. See the linked page below for reservation and payment forms, plus a list of nearly 100 expected to attend.

Details, schedule, reservations...

"It has been 50 years since high school graduation and have I been busy. My interests are travel and health. As for the travel, China has fascinated me since 7th grade when I read and reported on a book about Marco Polo," writes Karen Kramer of the Class of 1960.

"I would like to invite anyone with an interest to join me in traveling in China from Nov. 2 - 14, 2010," she adds. "The trip is delightfully special. We cruise up the Yangtze River for 4 days, sailing through the cultural heart of China on our way to interior cities before returning home via Beijing."

Visit Karen's personal journal article or her website for more information.

Gayle Shaffer of the TCHS Activities office informs us that this year's Homecoming will be October 15th vs. San Marino, adding that "Mike Mooney (Class of ’88) who was TCHS head football coach from 1999-2006 is the new coach at San Marino, so it should make for an interesting game."

Jacque Cohen, teacher and counselor at TCHS, died in February, 2008 of cancer. He served as counselor for the classes of 1960 and 1964. In 1962 he left TCHS to serve as vice-principal and then principal in South Pasadena.

A third generation Californian, he was born in San Francisco in 1924 and moved to the Central Valley in 1934. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Naval Cadet Program, and earned his flight wings in 1944. He married his high-school sweetheart, Nelda Stratton, that same day. He served as a naval aviator through the remainder of World War II in the Ferry Command and on the island of Okinawa. He received his BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara (then Sta. Barbara State College).

In addition to his duties as teacher, counselor, and administrator, he served the State of California Department of Education as a mediator in the Special Education Program. He also remained active in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, retiring in 1972 as Colonel, USMC Reserve. Mr. Cohen was also active in the Rotary Club, and was an active volunteer at the Pacific Coast Air Museum and proud member of the California Pioneer Society. He is survived by four daughters, nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

(Adapted from Class of '64 website. Apologies for late notice. RC)

Another Obituary

Tim Pirrie of the Class of 1961 passed away on Thanksgiving Day 2009. Tim was a tool and die maker by trade, and he and his wife Judy loved to travel.

Tim is survived by his wife Judy Million from the class of 1960 and two daughters, Debbie Silver and Jennifer Casey and three grandchildren, Randy, 25, Ashley, 20, and Ellis, 9 years old. Tim and Judy married in 1961 while he was in the Navy. After he was discharged they moved back to Temple City where they lived and raised their two daughters. In January, 1999, they moved to Independence, MO, to retire and be with their daughters and their grandchildren who had already moved to Independence.

He died from a heart attack that was caused by the Scleroderma with which he had just been diagnosed. He was in the hospital for testing of his lungs and was to have gone home the next day.

The editor has received notice of the finding of a ladies ring, Temple City HS, Class of 1964. Engraved on the inside of the band are 3 initials, the last name begins with a "G." The finder writes "I understand how some these items may be wonderful keepsakes of milestones in our lives. Would like to return it to the rightful owner." If this information plus a bit more can connect you to the ring, contact the editor for more information.

UPDATE 5/4 - An intrepid Class of '64 detective team is on the case. We'll leave this item active for progress reports.

Julie Grant writes: It is with great sadness that I report the passing of Class of 1979's Susan Nichols Johnson, March 26th 2010 of breast cancer. She was a very loving mother to her 5 children, loving wife to her husband Jeff and got to see her two adorable grandchildren born before leaving for home. She will be surely missed.

Reservation prices increase in 5 more days! Tell all your TCHS friends to reserve their spot by April 15th to get the low price of $15 per person.

Temple City High School “70s Reunion” Including Classes 1970-1979 will be held 10am – 10pm, Saturday, August 14, 2010.

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The passing of Susan (Wooster) Morris, class of 1961, has been reported by several members. She died May 4 of 2009. She is survived by her four children, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Robert E. (Bob) Reseigne's death in January 2010 has been reported by Walt Strangman. Reseigne was a well known member of several athletic teams at TCHS and played college football at Citrus College and UCLA before embarking on a career in the insulation business. He is survived by a daughter and a son and two grandchildren.

After a single season, head football coach Anthony White is on his way to greener fields (didn't he notice the TC colors?). A running conversation - a bit circular to be sure - continues on various blogs. Here's an example.

Daily News Blog/Forum

Class of 1960 members will be sad to read this message I recently received from Joyce Roberts' son Sam Dolan.

"It has come to my attention that my mother, Joyce L. Roberts (Class 1960) is still listed as missing in your alumni directory for that class. I am afraid that I must report that my mother passed away on July 3, 1988 in Sedona, Arizona after a three year struggle with cancer.

She is survived by her second husband Jeffery Dolan of Sedona, Arizona, and all three of her children, Jeff Ponce (Los Angeles), Bradley Ponce (Elk Grove, Ca.), and Samuel Kilborn Dolan (Los Angeles). She also has two grandsons, Evan Ponce (born 1999) and John Kilborn Dolan (2009). She is also survived by her aunt and uncle, Dorothy and Robert Elder of Temple City."

Crack open the champagne; TCHS Alumni News has just surpassed ONE MILLION PAGE VIEWS since we started the current counter in Fall 2004. Thanks for your continuing interest and support.

(This would be a good time to subscribe. Your contribution helps us spread the word. We also need in-kind support, including class coordinators and reporters.)

NOTE: Judy Million Pirrie '60 points out that we've made a similar claim in the past. The total number of page views including the Archive 2002-04 is now 4,636,744. The numbers are not directly comparable; the new method excludes inline content that does not require a page reload, which tends to reduce page views compared to older browser technology.