Piedmont High School Class of 1961:

It’s that time again for our yearly gathering at the Claremont Hotel.  We’ll see you there on Saturday evening, October 20th at 6 PM.  No RSVP is necessary.  

We usually have a great crowd of 20 to 30 classmates, spouses and friends.  We’ve kept this tradition alive every year since our 50th so please mark the date and make your plans.  It’s a great time for all!  We look forward to seeing you there.

  The PHS ‘61 Reunion Committee!

PHS Class of 1961 Classmates:

Please look at the list of names I’ve included of deceased classmates and let me know if you are aware that any of them served time in the military and, if so, what branch.  Please let me know either way.  If you don’t know the branch that’s OK too....just if they served.  These are obviously all men but if you know of any women who served, living or not, please let me know.  I am trying to help the people putting together the Piedmont High School Wall of Honor that is recognizing all PHS grads who served since the school’s beginning in 1922 (or is it ‘23??).  Any help you can give will be appreciated.

I have already submitted a list of 27 names from our website “Profiles” listing names and branch of service.  That list includes Larry Williamson, Navy, since I was aware of his service.  Tom Ellison has a flag but don’t know his branch.  The other deceased deserve to be honored if they served so please take a minute and let me know if you have anything at all to add.  You can email me directly at al@afai.biz or through the website.

Thanks,  Al

Deceased Classmates:   Edson Adams, David Andregg, Darian Dawson, Tom Ellison, John Fefley, Richard Jones, Ben Maxwell, Richard McKean, Geoffery Michels, Bob Nobel, John Pfeffer, Barry Rilliet, Stan Schechtman, Stan Silver, Ken Singer, Jim Steers, Barty Swenson, Trip Umphred, Steve Wakefield.

Announcing the upcoming Piedmont Wall of Honor commemorating the women and men who have Achieved the Honorable by serving our Country.

The Wall of Honor (WoH) committee has worked for 18 months successfully seeking approval from the school system, City administrators and community. The WoH exhibit will be in the school library with access by a touch screen interactive Kiosk for the students and visitors. It will also be available to your mobile device or home computer. You will be able to submit additional names, details, stories and photos to help the list grow.

The cornerstone of the WoH will be a robust website and a digital repository of service member names & information of those from Piedmont who have served in any one of the uniformed nine branches of service:  Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, National Guard, Public Health Service, US NOAA, Nurses or in the U.S. Foreign Service.

The Members List will include the names, branch of service, PHS graduation year and special remarks. Visitors to the website and the interactive kiosk will have access to a submission form for friends and family members to contribute new entries, stories and photos to add to the list. Examples are:

Egbert W. Beach KIA, 1918, Army, WW I (Grammar School); David Waybur KIA, 1938, Army, WW II (Congressional Medal of Honor, Silver Star); Jean Witter Jr KIA, 1938, Navy, WW II (Witter Football Field).

To build a professional exhibit that honors our service members and a robust website & databank suitable for use by students in a school setting, by the alumni and community at large is expensive.   Please consider a Donation (tax deductible) of any amount to speed our Wall of Honor to be completed.

Donors that contribute by May 15 will be designated as Founders and receive recognition on the Wall of Honor website. Founding Donors in the Honor, Pride and Courage categories will be included as part of the permanent Wall of Honor exhibit in the library.

Please visit the website for complete details:    http://www.phswallofhonor.org/

Clicking the Donation tab will explain the fast way to contribute by email or USPS letter.

Donations will be used to hire an affordable, experienced, local professional web development company and to design, purchase and install all components of the Wall of Honor inside the PHS Ambassador Christopher Stevens Memorial library.

The community and alumni are invited to attend the Wall of Honor Groundbreaking Ceremony on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 4PM in the Ambassador Christopher Stevens Memorial Library at Piedmont High School

Click on the website Contact tab and complete the form on the bottom for any questions.

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Classmates:

Our 55th reunion is in the books and I think it will go down as one of the best.  The Friday evening, kick off event at the Claremont had nearly 30 of us there to get in the mood and begin our special weekend together.  The daytime format for the Saturday reunion and lunch was a huge success with 50 classmates in attendance and another 15 spouses and friends there to enjoy the day.  As promised, it was a perfect location with good food and plenty of time for mingling and conversation.....and we did!!  Thanks to all of the attendees for your commitment to the class and it’s legacy as we honor our time together at Piedmont High School, all these years later.  And thanks to the Reunion Committee for making the event another special memory that we can keep with us always.  Bravo!     

Please update your information and let us know about you

If you know of anyone’s address, phone or email that has changed would you please let Jim Livingstone know:         jwl459@comcast.net

Reunion Committee