Morgan Park Reunion

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=115 BGCOLOR="#009900" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B>Morgan Park Reunion</B></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=165 BGCOLOR="#009900" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Morgan Park Reunion"><U><B>Home</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Morgan Park Reunion"><U><B>Class of 1955's</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Morgan Park Reunion"><U><B>50th Reunion</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Morgan Park Reunion"><U><B>'55 Reunion Photos</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Morgan Park Reunion"><U><B>1955 Photos</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="class_of_1954_s_50th_reunion.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Morgan Park Reunion"><U><B>Class of 1954's</B></U></A></div> <div> <A 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<bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=365 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <B>Class of 1955's 50th Reunion Photos</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>The Reunion Dinner Dance:</B></div> <div> <B> <A NAME="talking_strategy_at_the_registration"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1e7e1550.jpg" border=0 width="481" height="341" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <I>Talking strategy at the registration table...</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="warren_mueller_gave_an_excellent"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1e8911e0.jpg" border=0 width="401" height="286" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Warren Mueller gave an excellent Invocation.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="the_108_attendees_enjoyed_dinner_and"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I></div> <div> <I><B></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>The 108 attendees enjoyed dinner and lots of conversation and reminiscing.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="good_old_friends_meet_as_dinner"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1a4c1c70.png" border=0 width="705" height="455" ALT="QuickTime Picture" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Good old friends meet as dinner progresses.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="tom_beckmen_who_graciously_provided"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1a5ade90.png" border=0 width="685" height="489" ALT="QuickTime Picture" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Tom Beckmen, who graciously provided all of the wine (it was outstanding!) for the Hospitality Suite, offered a few well-chosen words as the roving microphone came around. The mike was taken around the room by Alexis Michael Lelon, June Class Vice President, who began the program with excellent, "right on" remarks and observations.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="led_by_jane_kennedy_hart_the"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="142f7130.jpg" border=0 width="759" height="531" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Led by Jane Kennedy Hart, the Sutherland grads really got into their school song!</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="the_dj_from_fun_fun_fun_djs"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1eaf72b0.jpg" border=0 width="759" height="555" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>The DJ, from Fun! Fun! Fun! DJs, provided a great variety of songs from the '50s and other eras.</I></div> <div> <I>(The map, showing the home locations of all of the '55 class attendees, was created by Chuck Thompson, '54.)</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="jane_kennedy_hart_wowed_and_dazzled_the"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1d239030.jpg" border=0 width="569" height="771" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Jane Kennedy Hart amazed and dazzled the crowd with her whistling.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="photo_ops_abounded___in_groups_both"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1b000810.png" border=0 width="512" height="385" ALT="QuickTime Picture" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Photo ops abounded...in groups both large and small.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I> <A NAME="_two_photos_above_and_the_one_below"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></I></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1d000810.png" border=0 width="512" height="385" ALT="QuickTime Picture" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <I>(two photos above and the one below: courtesy of Don Akers)</I></div> <bR> <div> <I> <A NAME="frank_aldridge_and_carol_nelson_verre"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1b100810.png" border=0 width="512" height="385" ALT="QuickTime Picture" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Frank Aldridge and Carol Nelson Verre catch up on the last fifty years.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I> <A NAME="jane_faulkner_thompson_reunion"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1d39ffa0.jpg" border=0 width="415" height="506" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>Jane Faulkner Thompson, Reunion Chairperson,</I></div> <div> <I>was coaxed into singing "God Bless America" </I></div> <div> <I>to close out the evening's festivities.</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>________________________________________________________</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> This web site page was created and is maintained by the Empehi Class of 1955 50th Reunion Committee.</div> <div> The "Webmaster" is Chuck Thompson, Class of '54.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>This web site was created and is maintained by the MPHS Reunion Committee, P.O. Box 442, Downers Grove, IL 60515.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> © Copyright, 2002 - 2008  MPHS Reunion Committee  All rights reserved.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>