I had a great time at our 40th Reunion!  

   

Saying farewell to all of you was as tough, or tougher, than saying goodbye at graduation.

As Roger Kaufman and I decided yesterday, when we ran into each other at the Weston Center, this reunion, was a huge positive experience. It was extra special. "Why do you think that was, Brian", Roger asked. We decided, it was so contrary to the tragedy and negative input that we receive from the News media on a daily basis. For a short time, we were taken away from all that. Our 40th Reunion, could not have come at a better time or been a more Welcome Experience. I can truthfully say, that just the thought of reconnecting with friends that go back a far as kindergarten, and making a new connection with those that I hardly knew in school, brings tears to my eyes.

Thank you all for being there, and making my experience far better than I could ever have imagined.

Special thanks to Ann and Bill for making available their most Spectacular Home for all of us to gather, rekindle our friendships and make new ones. I was so pleased to have been given a new opportunity to contribute to an alumni scholarship fund, put together by members of OUR Class of 1966. This is such an honor!

Friday night was blast, and Sunday at Compo placed the topping on the cake. Thank you Johnno, Lisa, Gail, Jeremy, Steve, Lynn and everyone else who worked so hard to put this all together for us.

And special thanks to my good buddy John Paul Coniglio and his lovely wife Kathy for putting up with me for several days.

In my opinion, there is no way that this past weekend could have been any better than it was. - Brian Stoddard

July 31, 2006

hover over thumbnails below, to see text, or click for a larger version (the hover works with Microsoft, might not with apple)...

I have tried to identify each person in each of the photos below with some success, but not complete success. Please help me to identify everyone else.  Thank you, Brian

to honor our classmates who have moved on...
John Mingay, still clowning aroundGail Latimer and John MingayTom Allen, Maria Parker Karlen, Don UlrichBetsy Flynn and Jeremy JonesRobin Bernier and Betsy FlynnAnn Wiggans Parise and Carol Klein
Steve EmmettJohn Coniglio and Rob CarlsonLongest married - Congratulations Marc and Barbara Reynolds!Norfield Church

Norfield Congregational - WestonPeggy Coniff KaneCharlie and Barbara (Barbara Brennan and her husband)Mr and Mrs Jeff Carpenter facing us, Debbie Carrow (rt) and her sister with their backs to us.hootenannyphoto with name tags

Yes you are seeing double below. The photo on the left links to a clean photo, the one on the right gives you a larger photo with name tags.

Send me your pictures and comments, and I'll add a page for you, linked to this page, or I'll add a links page.



click next photo which has names includedclick for Photo with classmate namesphoto with names

names hereThree Westportersclassmate name tagsbobj-scotb-brians-bobg- by Jill Bossert
Three Westonites...chorus attendees

My deepest condolences to the friends and family of Keith McNeil who died after a long bout with Cancer, on August 30, 2006. May Keith rest in Peace.

 

Here is the list of names from the blog, of those who signed up before the reunion plus some others.

 
Emails needed to improve contact with our friends and classmates. Send me your email address, and I'll link to your name on this page.  Since we are first name basis from 40 years ago, I alpha sorted the names,  by first name, to help you to find and contact someone.
Andrea Kaufman Ishigami
Anita Kellogg Sandefur
& Peter Sandefur
Ann Sheffer
Ann Wiggans Parise
Barbara Askland Filson
 

Barbara Brennan
my earliest friend. I think we were 4 years old?

 

Barbara Sauter Reynolds

Bill Scheffler
Brian Stoddard
Carol Anderson
Carol Jankoski Barrett
Carol Klein
Cathy Smith Barnett
Charlie Joyner
Deborah Carrow Glik
Dennis Parise
Douglas McCoy
Elizabeth Smith
Gail Latimer Gorian
 

Genie Wing
The "spilt" beer Friday night was all my fault. I am a clutz. Genie's  hug so overwhelmed me, that up into the air went the pint of be-ere, spraying on me and causing a huge puddle on the floor. We laughed. Thank you for cleaning it up, whoever did.

 

Herman Kaufman
Janet Gladstein Greenstein
Jeff Schafer
Jeremy Jones

 

John Coniglio
my best friend as a youth, probably still is the case.

 

John Love

 

John Lupton
known almost since diapers

 

John Mingay
Jon Gailmor
Joyce Burn Sirota
Kathy Frazer Mitaly
Leo Taylor
Linda Nugent Smith
Lisa Kimball
Lloyd Nash
Lynne Betts Baker
Melissa Eichler Stephenson
Marc Reynolds
Maria Parker Karlen
Mary Gail Horelick Gristina
Molly Yowell
Nancy Arnold
Nancy Bossert Frock
Nancy Waltz Peach
Patricia Brennecke
Patti Hann Suggs
Peggy Coniff Kane
Paul Gambaccini
Prof. Wayne Wiebel
Rick Clay
Rob Carlson
Robert Mulligan
Robin Bernier
Robin Weed Whitbread

 

Roger Kaufman
I used to go to Roger's house up above cartbridge in kindergarten.

 

Rosellen Cecil
 
Sally Kellogg
Scot Bossert
Steve Doig
Steve Emmett
Steve Simon
Susan Gillen Staines
Susan Mahn Schafer
Susan Tefft Jensen
Tom Joldersma
Tom Allen
Weston Pullen

 


 

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