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JACK DOHME
Nigh onto a half century ago, in Mr. Heskamp's homeroom 318, a straw poll was taken and 93% of the "kids" were college bound. As usual, I was an outsider looking in...a working-class kid in a primarily middle-class environment. So, off I went to "prep school" at Republic Steel, a "career" ended by a strike in 1959...followed by an unsuccessful attempt to become an Army private. Not an auspicious beginning, huh?!
The irony of being in the 7% not pursuing a college education vis-a-vis my subsequent career path didn't occur to me until several decades later. Eight years after LHS graduation, I was working full-time, teaching psychology at Concordia College in Minnesota (although at age 26, I don't think I was all that good at "professing", aka, "casting false pearls before real swine"). In conclusion, I think the moral might be, "Those who are not good planners should develop a keen sense of irony". Anybody else in that boat?
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Now, thanks to Sandi Rubin's...err...Kenney's site, I'm thinking wistfully about our graduating class, and I'm looking back on 50 years of woefully poor planning and marvelous irony. In 1958, I had no idea I'd survive past age 65 (my father barely lived to 55) let alone earn a Ph.D. in experimental psychology, become rated as a fixed-wing and helicopter pilot, live for a year in Asia (teaching for the University of Maryland), marry a woman from the Philippines born on my 16th birthday, become a southerner, or become a Christian (serving as a Trustee and playing sundry instruments in our church orchestra). I suspect most of you were better seers than I was. If the above list of accomplishments sounds like bragging, actually, I'm thanking God for giving me this life instead of what I deserved!
 In 2000, Julie and I retired to Smith Lake in north Alabama and then built another house (that she also designed) here in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas (where the only other known LHS grad is Andy Dzurik's older sister Marianne). I'm looking out the window of our 3rd story music studio across two lovely wooded lakes at a tall tower some 50 miles from here. The Village is a wildlife paradise...it frequently reminds me of The Cleveland Metro Park System except that we are in the mountains, not in a glacial valley. In the winter, we travel to Cebu Island in the Philippines where we annoy Julie's family, build additions on a small church, and continue to construct our 2-story concrete house on a bluff overlooking the ocean (concrete because of the termites and 2-story because Julie won't live in a 1-story house, thank you). What an amazing journey the last 67 years have provided.
Greetings to all who find this website...please e-mail us if you'd like to compare memories. We wish you all well; and I'm saddened to read of those no longer with us. Oh, the 50th reunion? Well, Julie says she doesn't want to be around all those old people (she thinks I'm 53) and says she won't go. We'll see...
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PAT WOLFF SCHUBERT
Here's a photo taken of my husband Joe and me at Kew Gardens, England in June 2004 when we went to visit our new grandson Cole, who lives in Barnes, (London) with his parents Spencer and Sara. Everyone was here in Maine for a week in mid July, too. Hope everyone's enjoying a great summer! (posted 8/6/04) | 
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JACK GANGIDINE
Hi fellow classmates from the class of 58. Just to let you let you
know what I've done with my life since the good old days of LHS.
I got into the Sheet Metal Workers Union thanks to the training
I had in Mr. Scott's drafting class, Got married when I was
21yrs. old and had three beautiful kids. Two boys Jeff, Jack
and a daughter, Jill. They are all grown and doing quite well. |  
1958 | I worked
at my trade for forty-three years before retiring May 31, 2002
I enjoyed the work and knowledge that I worked on most of the
buildings that have made the Cleveland area the place it is today.
A couple of projects I worked on that gave me a real sense of
satisfaction were the LHS expansion, going back to Emerson, Jr. High,
to bust a big hole in the wall by the cafeteria to install a louver to vent
a kitchen hood, and my brother and I worked on the World Trade Center for about a month back in 1970.
I was divorced in 1994 which was a real setback. I've recovered
nicely since and once again have a pleasant home in a great
neighborhood in North Olmsted, Oh. As far as future plans I haven't
really made any. I'm a kind of go with the flow type guy, in good health really enjoying retired life, still active with my fellow tradesmen,have a generous pension, and have enough money to go with just about any crazy idea my friends come up with. I do want to do some work on my
home but I'm not in a hurry. It's just needs a little sprucing up.
Hope see You In August!
Jack (11/02) |
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Val Lutyj-
MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME LOCATE TWO LONG LOST FRIENDS.
VAL ZEMSKY AND LOUIS STEVENSON (STEVENS), I BELIEVE
THAT IS HOW YOU SPELL THEIR LAST MAIDEN NAME.
I THINK THEY GRADUATED IN 58 OR 59 FROM LAKEWOOD HIGH.
I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFO ABOUT THEM OR IF YOU KNOW
SOMEBODY THAT I CAN GET IN TOUCH FOR INFO ABOUT THEM.
THANKS
LUTYJ
P.S IF YOU LIVE IN THE CLEV. AREA PLEASE CALL AT 216 901 3723.
posted 12/18/98
LutyjV
@aerospace.bfg.com
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ANDY ALLEN
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Here's a picture of me (front left--Andy Allen class of '58), grandson (center--Andrew), son (front right--Tim), daughter-in-law (back left--Kathy), and wife (back right--Rickey--nee Sprague, class of '60).
Rickey and I live in Mary Esther, FL, will have 38th anniversary in Dec, and are planning on attending the reunion in Aug. Picture taken early 1998.
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