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Bob Vair complained,
"Can't get a cheesesteak in Ohio. Charcoal Pit brought
back
memories."
Sandy Stayton Raughley: "Our reunions are always fun"
Steve Caney took three weeks to come back to the US for
the reunion. Steve has written five books on toys and
inventive designs. His daughters continue the effort to
draw families away from electronic devices.
Bill Matuszeski finished up his 50-mile/day bike tour
interspersed with timeouts for his paintings to attend.
Joan Hertzfeld Wachstein and 'Bobbi' Silver
Cohn were off to Portugal right after attending the reunion.
Sandi Hurlong,
one of many classmates, reflected on the good teachers
and enjoyable activities at PS that helped shape her
future, as did Sally Pyle Mitchell who recounted
participating in all the female jock activities.
From Trudy Gilgenast:
I certainly enjoyed my years of teaching [at PS] -
such great students that all of you were!
Alles Gute!
Trudy
Retired Bishop Jack McKelvey
was with us 'in
spirit.'
Ellen Levy Koenig sent "a big hug to all 59ers." Ellen
continues her medical work in Dominican Republic as does
John Gregory working with sick children in the Bahamas.
Be sure the class has your latest contact information
Class of
2032?
Doug Watson and ...
Class
Yearbook -online
Courtesy of Ray Richardson
Courtesy of
June Stringer Rietdorf
IT'S ASSEMBLY TIME
TURN ON YOUR SPEAKERS
Click on the Play Button above
(Internet Explorer only for now)
♪Hail To Thee♪
Arranged by June Stringer Rietdorf
Played by Judy Kagel
Oh, Alma Mater, glorious,
To thee we raise our song.
Thy loyal sons and daughters
Are valiant, true and strong.
Blue and Gray, we honor thee;
Oh, lead us on today.
Hail, duPont High School,
Lead us on to victory!
Chorus: Hail, Alma Mater,
Royal Blue and Gray.
Hail, duPont High School,
Thy Spirit lives for aye.
May thy children e'er be loyal,
Thy glory never fail!
Hail, duPont High School,
Alma Mater, hail!
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School in Wilmington, Delaware and to the graduating
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On behalf of the Class of 1959, we hope you are
well! Please join us here on a little trip down memory
lane of our collective experiences.
We know these past years have been difficult ones for
many of us. As Bob Rickards summarizes it:
“We can all say a prayer for those who have turned the
page in our collective journey called LIFE.”
How fortunate we were to
have had the experience to celebrate our 60th reunion?...
Fri
Oct 11 - Sat Oct 12, 2019
What now seems like a completely different decade ago.
We came from far • We
came from near •
With friends dear!
Class Photograph
above was sent to all classmates via email
Courtesy of Dick Dubroff of Final Focus
Photography
(Click or tap on photo to enlarge)
1st Row: John Savage, Keith Marsh,
Evarett Shtofman, Phylis Simione Williams, Gretchen
Gravell Broadwater, June Stringer Rietdorf, Elaine
Podolsky Heverin, Linda Denenberg Seidenstat, Marlene
Taub Reinschmidt, Betty Broughton Todd, Mary Alice Lucas
Lutes
2nd Row: Judy Morris Armstrong, Libbie Sommers Soffer,
Sally Pyle Mitchell, Ceci Shames Ufberg, Joan Hertzfeld
Wachstein, Dick Lubin, Henry Maier, Don Davis, Sandi
Hurlong, Harold Meyers, Bob Vair
3rd Row: Lennie Dektor Rosenberg, Bobbi Silver Cohn,
John Long, Bob Todd, Joe Cloud, Irv Levin, Bob
McCaffrey, Jay Hudson, Paul Simpson, Joe Lutes, Don
Goldstein, Dick Dubroff
Top Row: Bob Rickards, Fred Kagel, Pete Mercer, Sandy
Stayton Raughley, Jean Smith Vanderheiden, Ted Webber,
Bob Baker, Bill Matuszeski, Steve Caney, Doug Watson,
Charlie Benner
Let's have a Boboski
As time marches on for
all of us, the Reunion weekend was organized to see
"old" friends and to renew relationships that have been
special to all of us over the years.
Relive the Reunion in
an 8 min Slideshow!
(Turn on speakers and click
or tap on picture to play)
(Courtesy of Bob Rickards)
Be well, be safe, and be giving!
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Photo by Bob McCaffrey
'Share' your 
pictures, links with
psdupont59_at_gmail.
AS WE CELEBRATED OUR 60th, ...
Let us remember, let us honor,
and let us pray for our fellow classmates who are no
longer with us or whose health no longer permitted them to
join us for this occasion.
THANKS
FOR THE MEMORIES!
Also, if you have any written
memories, photographs, tape recordings, or movies
already on the Internet that you would like to link to
or to be placed on our website, contact
fkagel_at_psdupont59.com.
1939 to 1959 to 2009
Joe Cloud, Jr. and The P.S. duPont Tradition Continues
Joe Cloud's mother, Elizabeth "Betty" T. Cloud,
graduated from P.S. in 1939. She died on 9/9/09. Joe
found a P.S. Dynamiter button in her things while in the
process of cleaning out her house after 40 years. Joe
wore the button at the reunion, passing on the tradition
from his mother. At the 45th Reunion, Joe wore a P.S.
Letter sweater.
www.Facebook.com/PSduPont59
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Not simply 'classmates' -- but life-long friends --
classmates that we know we have
lost in 2022-23
Harold V. "Woody" Woodin,
Judy Morris Armstrong, Edward "Ted" (Teddy) Webber
Photos and Obits
Steven L. Dunn
Passed away June 2020
 Steve
had Stage 4 Lung Cancer and knew he was dying. Over the
last few years of his life, he reached out to his
friends, distant relatives, and vague acquaintances via
phone and email. He also wrote his own obituary and
wanted to share it with our class:
Steve Dunn Obit
On the topic of
retirement, Paul Simpson exclaimed he will never retire
as he guides other businesses to achieve their
aspirations.
We now know that Jay
Hudson and his wife Pat really do check their emails and
voice messages while retreating somewhere in NY State.
Likewise, Judy Morris
Armstrong found her 'lost' email invite at literally the
last minute to attend. She brought back memories of
bringing her horse, Chester, to school to campaign for
Danny Ballbach!
Joe Cloud, as advertised, was still
stuck in '50s!
Joseph
Lutes had a great time. "The hall was just right and
the food was delicious. Tell everyone, that worked so
hard to put it together, a big thank you from Barb and
me."
Bonnie Ellingsworth Reeder, who did
not attend, observed that we had a wonderful turnout
and WE did! Bonnie just recently lost her husband,
Ken.
Carolyn Layton Jones, who also did not attend,
remarked "Who are all those old people!!!"
PS Guys remarked how good PS Girls
still look!
♥♥♥
If
only for
the 30-hour weekend, could we conjure up the memories
of being 17 and 18-year olds again --- comfort zone
for some, awkwardness and challenges for others!
It's taken most of us a lifetime to really appreciate
the important things in life --- good health, family,
and friends!
As Libbie Sommers Soffer summed it
up:
"Life is a continuum!"
Faithful Fan
--%20006_small.JPG) Proud
g-father Pete Rickards reports that his twin
g-daughters were elected All State, (NH) field
hockey and basketball members for 2019. The
Hanover,NH High School won the NHIAA Div-2, 2019
Basketball Championship. Twins were Co-Captains for
both field hockey and basketball teams. Off to
Wesleyan University (CT) in the fall to play field
hockey. Great students!
Did he say, twins?
Indeed he
%20HHS%202018%20004_small.JPG) did.
When questioned further, he said he can trace
back four sets of twins in his family including of
course brother Bob.
 Keeping
our Country Safe
as the Army goes rolling along
 The Heywards
[all first names) are
really easy:
H2
is my Husband, USMA 1958. Call name Sweetie or Dad. H3
or Hey or Heyward is our son and identical twin to
Rob. They are USMA Class of 1990. H4 or Bub is off to
the USMA Prep School. It is a year of preparation for
admittance to the Corps of Cadets. Half of the class
is made up of Active Duty Army, the other half are HS
graduates. The school is located at West Point so the Prepsters
can attend the football game. I’m not sure what other
involvement they will have. H3 and Rob were Prepsters.
They are retired Colonels.
We also have two daughters. Ellyn grad from Clemson as
a
molecular geneticists, now a CPA. Anne grad from
Carolina with an MBA. She and her husband are in real
estate. We have 9 grands with an additional American
Indian boy who adopted H3 and his family.
EveLyn Hutson AKA Lyn Harnett
(What Lyn did not
mention was that her husband was also a former state
legislator)
Bob Clayton Reflects on American Bandstand and the
Passing of Dick Clark 4/18/2012
"A lot of people remember that as being the best time of
their lives."
(Click here to see
video clip of Bob's interview)
 
Bob Clayton
Bob passed away in 2017
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