March 2010

The reunion commitee wishes you a Happy St. Patrick's Day 2010. Our wish is for us to stay connected and make 2010 as memorable as 2007.

Tom Colaw Stearman Snoopy 11

TR-3 Tom Colaw

i want to say how sad i am about larry osgood. he was a member of the scooter gamg. kenny morrell, dave fuller, jay davis, bill harsh and larry osgood. we rode together constantly. one day we stopped by the p.v. water tower, climbed it and gave the spring flowers a nice bath! yikes. bill harsh

Donna L Hinton Amey passed away Wednesday February 17th, 2010 more information will be posted as available

Lawrence Vernon "Larry" Osgood (1939 - 2010)

Larry Osgood passed away of natural causes Saturday Jan. 30, 2010, in Caldwell.
Larry was born May 25, 1939, in Worthington, Minn., to Esmond Vernon Osgood and Donna Lucille Lawrence-Osgood. He attended school at Shawnee Mission, Kan., and graduated from Yankton High School in South Dakota. He attended Boise State University and graduated from the University of Idaho with a degree in mechanical engineering. He was named the Outstanding Graduating Engineering Student of 1975.
Larry worked as a draftsman for FMC early in his career. From there he went to work for Alpha Engineers, moving to Caldwell in 1970.
He was made a partner in the company and was the manager of the Caldwell office.
After a car accident which left him in a wheel chair he went to work for the state of Idaho as an engineer for the state of Idaho and was eventually appointed by then Governor Andrus, as the Director for the Division of Public Works. He remained in this role through several governors until his retirement from the state in 2005.
After a weekend of enjoying retirement he began his second career for the city of Caldwell, serving in several capacities including the Director of Public Works. He was well respected by all of his employees and coworkers.
Larry was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He loved to spend time with his family playing board games. He especially enjoyed playing video games and could be found playing the newest games late into the night.
Larry loved computers and was always up on the latest technology. He spent many hours helping us with our projects no matter how short of notice we gave.
Larry also loved to spend time bass fishing with his son and of course, the best fisherperson in the family - his daughter.
He was preceded in death by his parents Vernon and Donna Osgood and Linda his wife of 49 years.
He is survived by his son Jeff and wife Renee, daughter Lori Moser and husband Keith; grandchildren Brandi Wilbur, Ashley Wilbur-Hoobery, Brooke Osgood- Fukuoka, Tyler Osgood and Logan Moser; brother Bob Osgood and wife Susy; sister Marj Osgood-Martines and husband Jeff, and sister-in-law Judi Osgood.
Larry lived his life believing that life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath. He will be greatly missed by his family as well as all those whose lives he has touched.
A celebration of Larry's life will be held on May 1, 2010 - the location and time to be announced.
In lieu of flowers donations should be sent to City of Caldwell Mayor's Youth Advisory Council Scholarship Fund.

Published in Idaho Press Tribune on February 3, 2010

Peggy Willis Sherard encourages others to reconnect with schools they attended prior to Shawnee Mission High School

From	leon phillips <leonsibby@gmail.com>
Sent	Saturday, January 9, 2010 11:58 pm
To	"Willis, Peggy" <jsherard@kc.surewest.net>
Subject	Leon Phillips

Peggy; I thought you would want to know, Leon passed away Friday 8th. At 7:30 A.M. I want to thank you for the prayers and kindness shown him during his fight with cancer. Hopefully we can still meet one day. I'm sorry we could not make it when you were down this way.His funeral is at Adams Funeral Home at 255 Walnut. Ozark Mo. It will be at 12:00 noon. Visitation will be on Mon.11th at 6:00 to 7:00.It would be greatly appreciated if you could spread the word. Thank you.

Sylvia Phillips

P.S. We would have celebrated our 50th anniversary on August 12th this year.That's a long time but you know I would do it again in a heart beat.

Adams Funeral Home Obituaries... Service Schedule
Phillips, W. Leon Visitation: Date: Monday January 11, 2010 Time: 6:00 - 7:00 P.M. Visitation Location: Adams Funeral Home Ozark Chapel Service: Date: Tuesday January 12, 2010 Time: 12:00 P.M. Service Location: Adams Funeral Home Ozark Chapel
Obituary W. Leon Phillips, age 70, of Sparta, went to be with his Lord and Savior Friday, January 8, 2010. He was born January 27, 1939 in Princeton, Kansas, the son of Floyd Harley and Mary Elda (Yerkes) Phillips. He served his country in the U. S Army in the 357th Artillery Detachment. On August 12, 1960 he and Sylvia Ann Rockwell were united in marriage in Shawnee, Kansas, where they lived until 1995. He retired from AT&T after 31 years. Mr. Phillips was a member of First Baptist Church of Ozark. He was a member of the Pioneer Club in Springfield and Rotary Club in Shawnee. He had many talents including woodworking, restoring old cars, and gardening. He enjoyed golf, and playing the harmonica and guitar. He was a supporter of Least of These. Survivors include: His wife, Sylvia; a daughter Tara Lea Jenkins and husband Andrew, Sparta; a granddaughter, Kaelin Ann Jenkins; and a brother, Evan Joel Phillips, Wellsville, Kansas. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Warren Dale Phillips. Funeral services will be 12:00 noon Tuesday, January 12, at Adams Funeral Home, Ozark. Burial with military honors will follow at Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Springfield. Visitation will be from 6:00 – 7:00 PM Monday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Bottom Left Bill Trabon class of 1956, Center Ray Johnson class of 1957 Bottom right Frank Smith class of 1957 Back Row Left Dave Jones attended thru Junior Year Center John Shriner Class of 57 Top Right Bub Young class of 57

RAY JOHNSON and wife Janet After building and racing NASCAR in the Denver area during the 70's, I often day-dreamed about having one of these 1500 lb. "rockets" street legal. In late 1993 I began construction and completed it in June '94. For you"gear heads," all components except trans and windshield are NASCAR approved parts. The chassis is by Port City Co. The body is a Thunderbolt '94 Lumina Z34 fiberglass/poly construction. The rear end is a Ford 9". The front hubs are HD Chevy. It has 4-wheel disc brakes. All suspension parts are Afcoil. The engine is a Chevy 302ci "lightly massaged" small block. The seats and belts are Howe super speedway, as is the radiator. The wheels are American Racing 15x10 super speedway wheels. The fuelcell is a 22 gallon RJS cell. The trans is a Chevy Turbo 350. The exhaust system is 3". i did all phases of construction including painting. It was a show winner in N. Colorado GTO club competition class of '97. It has a horn, lights, and w/s wiper. It was a blast to build and fun to watch the reactions of people while driving it. Thanks for looking Ray J.

Ray Johnson's Car

Ray Johnson's car

Ray Johnson's car engine

Name: Dale Hedrick
E-mail: helad1940@hotmail.com
Telephone: 417-231-2685 Cell / 417-336-3937 Home
Comments: Always happy to see current updates, and the lost that are found. blessings to all of you who see this, and if you get to Branson, give us a CALL!!!

John and Peggy Willis Sherard wish all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I have been busy getting reconnected with K thru 4th grade school classmates (Iola, Kansas). We hope to go to the Gulf Coast by RV for the first time since Katrina Feb/March. I feel a Mufalotta and a shrimp PoBoy calling my name.

Bill Elstum died 11-21-2009 at his home in The Villages, Florida.

George Elstun

THE VILLAGES --George William "Bill" Elstun, 70, died Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009.

Mr. Elstun was born in Kansas City, Mo., and moved to The Villages from Atlanta, Ga., this year.

He was a computer salesman and consultant, traveling the world for business and pleasure; of the Methodist faith; member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity; Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Porsche Club of America; and the University of Kansas Alumni Association.

Survivors include his wife, Margie; daughter, Melinda Elstun Lockhart, Llano, Texas; son, Gregory William, Richmond, Va.; and four grandchildren.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, at Lady Lake United Methodist Church, Lady Lake, with Pastor Chris Sanders officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Diabetes Association, 1101 North Lake Destiny Road, Suite 415, Maitland, FL 32751 or a charity of the donor's choice.

We are so glad to have located Mr. John U. Tomlinson one of our teachers at Shawnee Mission High School. He taught History and Social Sciences.

We are in the process of telephoning all on our 57 class list to confirm / update their information.. Yes it is Peggy Willis Sherard that is telephoning so this is just a heads up on hearing from me. I started telephoning in May and it's now September and am into the P's.and have made almost 500 phone calls. I wish to thank all for being so kind to me!!

We are so glad to report that Judy Henry has been located. She is fine and we had a great phone chat.

Myrna Taliaferro Westmoreland has died b 11-5-1939 d 7-4-2009 last residence Bossier City, La. 71112 Myrna was an Overland Park Grade School student.

Dear SM’57 classmates :

I have been listening to the debate about health insurance reform from here in France where I live. As it is an important issue, I want to join in the debate and make my voice heard.

Here in France, health insurance is universal (just like schooling) and health care is world class, truly excellent. The World Health Organisation rates the quality of French health care number one in the world, while the USA -- which spends much more per capita on health care than France or any other country, is only 37. The USA is much richer than France, and I have never understood why it couldn't do as good a job as France does: but now, listening to the debates. I believe that the reason is fear.

First of all, people are afraid of "socialized" medicine and all that it implies. Yet health care in France isn't any more "socialized" than schooling, policing or firefighting!! We are free to choose our own doctors and have a say in our treatments, exactly like people in the USA. Yet unlike in the US, where insurance companies decide who is eligible for coverage and for which treatments, there is no panel -- private or governmental -- defining what kind of treatments we can or can't have. Nor do we lose coverage if we lose our jobs.

Secondly, most Americans are afaid of what insurance reform would cost. It is true that a system where insurance companies could not prevent people with pre-existing conditions from obtaining insurance, could not drop people when they become chronically ill, could not stop covering people when a certain spending limit had been reached would be costly. Yet that is exactly the kind of a system that France has at a much lower cost per person than the US system.

For more info on this, read the following two articles. (1) NYTimes Blog : HEALTH | September 11, 2009 Prescriptions: Health Care Abroad: France, by Anne Underwood and Sarah Arnquist. The French health care system melds universal coverage with physician freedom and a private insurance market. (2) NY Times article by Roger Cohen entitled Get Real on Health Care, dated September 13, 2009. I’m afraid you’ll have to Google them, I can’t figure out how to do the links!

Most Americans believe that the USA offers the best medical treatment in the world, and indeed it is very good – but the care a person gets in France is at least as good as what he would get in the USA (if he had insurance that covered what was ailing him).

So please, keep your mind open during the debate.

All the best.

Judith Pierce Fogels
judithfog@free.fr

SM Class of ‘57

LOTS OF NEW PICTURES In Prairie Grade School Photo Section submitted by Jim Nixon and Roger Pulley.

8th Grade Linwood Grade School Graduation Picture Now In The Linwood Photo Album. Thanks to Jim Nixon for submitting the picture.

Robert Allen Moore, 70, of Honolulu, died March 14, 2009. Born in Coffeyville, Kan. Retired city planner with City & County of Honolulu. Survived by daughter, Alanna Aiko; sister, Pat Viets. Private services held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

Prairie Grade School submitted by Jim Nixon (Cowboys) Front Row right to left dark shirt John Mitchell, Billy Steele, Jay Hansen, Roger Pulley? Second Row Black shirt & hat John Dubois, Edmund (Bud) Mackey, Jim Nixon, Ronnie Wyanco, John Carroll

Left Tinker Marcum Jeanie Rogers (middle) right Mary Belle Brown? Homecoming Queens one of our 4 years

?? Dee Dee says not her party? maybe Susie Gaskins??? research will have to be done.

Photo #3 Prairie Grade School Teacher Miss Golden Kindergarden 44/45 Front Row l to r Ann Curry, ?, 2nd Row l to R ?, Sheron Gould, Back Row 4th from right John Dubois

Photo #6 Prairie Grade School Thanks Jim Nixon for sharing these pictures

Marsha Minnich Hunt

Marsha Minnich Hunt (Enjoying Florida)

Marsha Minnich Hunt and Dick

We are sorry to report that Herb Ashner's wife Gina died recently (Aug 2009).

Classmate John Marshall died 1-18-2008 Provo, Utah

We are also sorry to report that Sharon Hide Hamil's husband Jim has been very ill. We are glad to hear that he is now home from the hospital and into physical therapy/recovery period.

Westwood View Elementary School

Elizabeth Ann Gandy (in 8th grade did not graduate with us in 1957)
     Married Wayne E. Schoepke
Died about 1982   while on vacation in Florida was crossing street with another lady Elizabeth died instantly other lady lived.
We heard from Wayne Schoepke 2-7-09 and he said her children will enjoy looking at the grade school pictures.

Gary K. McNees
     Florida has been found. He is in 8th grade Westwood picture. He moved and graduated from Southeast High School. He said he would have attended our 50th if he had known about it. We have all his information so an invite will go out for our next one:)

Terry Reuland Terry attended Westwood thru 5th grade at which    time he moved to Kansas City, Missouri and attended Pem Day. His parents moved back to Johnson County. Terry attended Shawnee Mission High School and graduated in our 1957 class. Terry did attend our 50th reunion.

Video with Tom Holzmann's Granddaughter in it. Thanks for Sharing it with us

Our grandaughter, Hannah Holzmann, 8 year old daughter of our youngest son, Tim (34) and his wife Stephanie, recently took part in a new DVD which will be released in the stores in about a week.

The DVD is entitled CASTLES IN THE SAND, and is written and sung by a local, but now Nashville song writer and singer by the name of Dennis Wilson. He is a Christian singer for the most part, but wrote this song and sang it himself because of God's important place in his life.

The song is about a father, who is over fighting in Iraq. His daughter, (our Hannah) starts out by writing him asking why he is over there and not with them at home. He replys he is over there fighting so she and her brother can build Castles in the Sand. It's a real patriotic song, and to us, a tear jerker!

Hannah is the blond headed girl at the beginning of the DVD, lying on a bed, writing a letter to her father/soldier. She is throughout the DVD and near the end, the little brown headed girl, with the long curly hair, in the white shirt and pink shorts, is Hannah's little sister. The theme of the DVD is really pretty special, and having our granddaughter(s) in it makes it ever more special, especially to grandma and grandpa!

Hope you will take time to watch and listen to below video start to finish!

Elbo Smith's daughter Elizabeth and family visited the past two weeks and our Grandson Cooper sang at the Karaoke gathering at Mallory Country Club here in the Villages. Coop has just turned 7 years old. Enjoy the video below. We may be watching a next American Idol:)

Laughter is good for us! Lets laugh at ourselves and with each other!

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20071221/MULTIMEDIA/283841756

Remembering 1957

Julie Turner

Many remember Julie Turner as a Hickory Grove Grade School classmate. She changed to another High School before 1957. Julie is a great Jazz singer and a classmate we all are very proud of!! If you get the opportunity to go to The Magestic Steak House in downtown Kansas City on Tuesday or Thursday evening you will enjoy a wonderful dinner and music.

Julie has a web site and on her site are samples of her latest CD music. Please click on link below and enjoy!

julie.turnerkc.com

http://videos.kansascity.com/vmix_hosted_apps/p/media?id=1680362

     My husband John went to see the tank and he said it was just really something to behold! I am sure he would love to talk with anyone about his trip to the World War 1 Memorial!!
mailto:jsherard@kc.surewest.net

     World War 1 Tank has been acquired for World War 1 Museum
         This is very interesting video click on link above. Now we know why we didn't go into the World War 1 Memorial on our bus tour. We were waiting for this special tank to be on display :)