Marie Rich (Doyle)

Welcome to the Message Forum!  Want to communicate with fellow classmates about the 50th Reunion?  This is a great place to do that!  Share high school (or middle school) memories, or just let us know how you are doing.  

Did you notice the new link on the left side of the web site?  YEARBOOK PHOTOS has been added for your enjoyment?  Want to share some other photos from the yearbook?  Use the Contact Us photo and we'll get it uploaded for you.  

Dan Conrad

A big THANK YOU to Marie and the committee that organized the reunion events.  I hope everyone had as good a time as I did.  For those attending the first event at Waveland, I want to apologize. I guess the excitement of the evening overcame me and I ended up having to retreat to my hotel room. I can honestly say that nothing like that had ever happened to me so i was quite befuddled by it.  I do want to thank Marie, Fritz, Bob, and others who assisted me.  Thanks also to Anita Booth who graciously followed me back to my hotel and was kind enough to remind me that a flashing red turn signal doesn't mean stop forever.  :-)  Des Moines EMT was terrific.  My wife recommends that if another event is held and I attend, I wear bubble wrap and a parachute.  What a great and caring bunch - you all turned out to be pretty good people.  Thanks again.

Dan Conrad

Steven C. Larson

This weekend past was one of the highlights on the past two years for me, if not THE highlight - kudos to the reunion committee, and a grateful thank you to everyone who showed up!  It was fantastic to see everyone and I thoroughly enjoyed hearing the stories of success and experience, and even having the chance to commiserate and share sorrow and suffering.  I wish there was a way to capture the totality of all that we were and planned to do back in 1971 with the many roads that we've travelled to 2022 - wouldn't that be awesome!  As Gard said in his comments Saturday night, we have not only a few of the highest flying stand-outs, but also a class full of really solid citizens and contributors.  I'm putting in a plug right now for a smaller-scale get-together for our 55th in four years, something on the lines of what we did for the 45th - perhaps a Friday or Saturday evening or afternoon gathering at Palmer's or some similar venue.  Not such a planning load but still an opportunity for those who can to visit and catch up!  Till then, much luck, success, safety, and health to all of you!

Marie Rich (Doyle)

Found at the Saturday Night Reunion event at Forte in downtown Des Moines.  Eyeglasses and black case. 

To claim these please message me here or email me at MarieLDoyle@mchsi.com

thanks

Jane Hutchings

To Marie and everyone who worked on the reunion. It was was extraordinary being with classmates 50+ years on. And you all created the seemless environment that fostered numerous reconnections.  Thank you for all your time, energy and creativity.  I am so very glad to have been there. 
Warmly,

Jane