De La Salle Classmates
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Dick Anderson
Never got close to him. Solid fellow who was very competent. I remember his smile and laugh. Yearbook entry: "Here's to Nicholas the savior of the Bookstore. Good Luck".
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John Andrychowicz
When I tried out for the basketball team I had to go 1-on-1 against him and he was better than me.
In gym we had this 660yd race. Three times around the track. Going into the 3rd lap I was the hare showing off to the crowd in the bleachers. I noticed up ahead at the first bend the John was making a move and getting into the front. So I made my move and worked my way through the bunch. Once clear I turned on the afterburners and managed to catch up with him at the final bend and scorched home in a comprehensive win. Set the school record.
Mr Miller in Junior history used to call him "An-drick-o-witz" its actually "An-dri-chow-witz". We just called him "Chowitz". Sophomore year he was voted "Best Student". Senior Yearbook: "John, What's the National Honor Society without the bookstore and your friendly selling".

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Tom Armstrong
Another genius who sort of floated around in his own world. But he did have a sense of humor.
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Tom Audette
Super quiet guy who blushed easily. Not in my group of friends and not sure if he belonged to any group within the class. He was a classy dressor.

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Jim Baden
Jim was never in my class. He was a friend of Schindler who was. Once in awhile we would take the same bus home. He and Schindler came to my house a couple times. and sometimes we walked home from church together.
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Bob Ball
Bob was a clown, especially with facial expressions. He was Advisory Room Vice President Freahman year. He was a Thespian and in school plays or at least in "Skin of Our Teeth" sophmore year. We were throwing paper around and I hit him in the eye while he was reciting. He got me back at the end of the day when he locked me in Room 300. I believe his father was high up in the Mpls Police Force.

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Richard Bastyr
Dick was a fun guy with a look that came out of New York's Bowery. A relative of his was pastor at my family's church in Bechyn, On November 7, 1961 he and I went to Dayton's after school where he bought a sliderule.
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Steve Becker
He was never in a class. We rode the bus together. He was a fun guy on my wave-length. His yearbook note: "John, You're a real good type guy. You should get ahead in life. God knows you need one".
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Mike Bendel
He was never in a class. We rode the bus together. He was very quiet (shy?) so we didn't talk much, which suited me as I liked to read on the bus. He got a scholarship to St. Mary's College in Winona.
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John Bjerke
John was never in my class. But he was in our car pool junior year and I can remember the time we locked him, Peine and Dan Sullivan out after school They kicked the car in retaliation.
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Jim Breitenbucher
Tall, gangly with a mouth that slobbered. Real nice guy so I was upset the time that Brother Fidelis took him out into the hall. There was a slap and Jim came back into the room with a hankerchief aginst his bleeding nose. Jim became a doctor.

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Tom Breviu
Tom was another Richfield boy, but not from my area. He was a willoughly uncoordinated guy with a speech impediment. He had a keen mind and loved to argue - he was on the debate team which doesn't surprize me. One summer he and his younger brother played basketball at Christian park with me and Bob Wiek. Senior Yearbook: "Your superiority in the science has been shown; too bad you know little about the humanities".

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Tim Callaghan
I was in his class senior year. Quiet guy who even chuckled quietly. His shirt was always buttoned to the top one.
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Joel Cheney
A hard case if ever there was one. One day Dougherty put an apple on Brother Daniel's desk. Joel went up and bit a chunk of it. Luckily, Brother never said a word and simply tossed it away. I wouldn't have snitched and probably no one else would for fear of a beating. A Joel, my age in St Paul, found on the Net has a criminal record.
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Terry Collins
I was in his class senior year and he wrote this: "John, I never have figured out how to work a slide rule. Therefore,I admire your prowess with the forementioned instrument. Use it well. Good Luck".
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Doug Courteau
Doug was never in my class. But he was in our car pool junior and senior years. He also worked at the stadium with me and I would give him rides home from games. A large fellow, he like to use his weight to push people around. I don;t believe it but apparently he became a priest.
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Mike Debelak
He was a real clown and had a wicked chortle - sort of "whup whup whup". He wrote this: "To John, With a heavy heart I must say farewell to you after two years of pleasant companionship".
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John DeGidio
John was never in my class. One time in Freshmen year he made a speech in a combined English class. Seemed like a nice guy.
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Mike Donlin
Mike was never in my class. He was on my Babe Ruth team. His father had played for the Cardinals. He was also in the Art Club with me.
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Mike Dougherty
Mike was unique in that he was so much smarter than the rest of us but remained cool even if he was not a jock. Just another classmate at De, but we hung out together at the U and he even was on our social basketball team. Kelley said that they would pull in the girls.
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Mike Dunn
Good guy, smooth and clever. In fact, I reckon he would make a good con-artist.

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G Epsen
Quite literally, I don't remember him at all!
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Walter Feyda
Sort of a mysterious person. Not verbose and active, but on the outer fringe of things going on. Never got to really know him. He wrote: "Good luck, Couz", so I guess he was also of Czech heritage.
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Bernie Formico
Pretty sure that he was in my classes only Sophmore year. I recall him always sleeping in class. He and Kelley once had a fight in a park after school. I tried to stay on his good side.
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Tim Fylnn
Another fellow I don't remember aside from the photo.
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Bernie Formico
Pretty sure that he was in my classes only Sophmore year. I recall him always sleeping in class. He and Kelley once had a fight in a park after school. I tried to stay on his good side.
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Ron Foss
Ron was a lot of fun. In Roach's World History class he and I would "bowl" down the aisle. In Junior Advisory I pulled his chair back as he sat down - onto the floor. Brother gave me a stern look, but being the class president he probably didn't want to chew me out. Foss was a smooth mover when it came to basketball.

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Walter Geddes
With that name, his puny body and glasses he had "nerd" written all over him and he was exceptionally brilliant. And yet he was a cool Bloomington boy.
Junior Yearbook: "Some day I will develope a  4" arm. Against your frail body will I stop all harm".
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Dick Hedman
Jr year he sat with Iserman behind Kelly and me in Physics. We used to make him laugh big time, with our teasing. He had a tendency to roll up his sleeves while laughing.
Senior Yearbook: "Obviously, you deserve the best of luck". Engineer.
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Tom Heisner
Smooth as silk. Great guy. Yes he was in my class senior year and he wrote this: "John, Since your introduction into room, you have cemented your position as a class leader".
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Bob Hobday
In a class of smart people he was another of the funsters. A bright spark at all times, never down.
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Tim Holker
Senior President and most popular guy in school. I had to run against him for class president - Kelley nominated me for the sake of the six of us who moved up the final year. He was a great basketball player.
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Tom Houde
Tom was never in my class. One time in Freshmen year he made a speech in a combined English class. Everyone knew Tom as he was a large jolly fellow.
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Bob Howard
In Freshman English he gave a speech of demonstration: How to polish shoes. He must have been a genius because he seemed to sleep through school and yet go good grades and was moved to the top class senior year. I don't recall him when it comes to physical/sports activities. The only reason why I got to know him was we moved to Bloomington in 1963 and somehow I ended up in his carpool. Luckily, I was usually the first one to be picked up and din't have to squeeze in with the four or five others in the back seat. This would include the very large Doug Corteau. They were all members of "Squires" (Knights of Columbus) and had matching hero jackets. Bob is responsible for getting me my first job, selling hotdogs at Met Stadium.
Senior Yearbook: "Do I get one of your convertibles for prom? You're dressed up again, why? Well, will see you at the U".

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Mike Hurley
He was short which made him even more rolly than polly. Also a jokester who gave as much as he got.
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John Iserman
Izzie won a "Mad hat" contest. He was a fun and silly person. He and I had several phrases that we used all the time. In English we would circle those phrases in the textbooks e.g. "By Far". The words didn't have to be consecutive, just being on the same page counted. In Physics he sat behind me and Kelley with Hedman, and we drove each other crazy. Yearbook: "As you go through life on your days of gloom never count your faults; think positive (you couldn't count that high anyway). By far Class of '64". Math teacher at Breck.
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Tom Jeffery
Don't really remember much about him. But in 1968 I ended up dancing with his cousin who was bridesmaid at my step-brother's wedding.
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Bill Jones
Tall well liked fellow and we trusted him to be our Treasurer Sophomore year.
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Tom Kelley
I didn't know anyone in the school. Somehow Tom became my best friend early on. He says he was in awe of my mathematical ability, artistic bent and flat out speed. He nominated me for Advisory President every year. He was the only DLS student that I would hang out with, which was difficult until we owned cars in 1963. He would call me with questions about Latin. We saw each other through University and have maintained contact through the years.
Senior Yearbook: "To an inferior in all aspects, but whom I have liked for 3 years".

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Mike Krumm
Mike was never in my class. He was Kelley's best friend, so I saw him a lot, both in school and at Kelley's.
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Ron Labiak
"Whale" was blubber in movement, and yet he actually was good enough to be a cheerleader. He was the perfect choice to be "Santa" freshmen year. I remember exactly the time in Religion class when he let us know that he found the word "slut" in a paperback he was secretly reading. On Dec 3, 1960 I challenged him to eat a La La Paplooza at Bridgeman's. "Roundy Predicts" was on television and we had our own "Roundy" organizing our weekly pool on College football games trying top the experts on TV. I didn't care about the players, injuries etc... or who was playing who. I did it purely mathematically based on previous results. On Nov 11, 1961 he called to tell me that I was in last place in the predictions. While we were in the same class he would call me regularly when stuck on a maths problem. I would never tell him the answer but would explain the topic and maybe give him a hint. Sophomore year he was voted "Best Sense of Humor". He was a Thespian and in school plays or at least in "Skin of Our Teeth" sophmore year. Junior year he was my Chemistry lab partner. Yearbook message.

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Dennis LaMott
Another fellow I don't remember aside from the photo.
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John Lapensky
Not in any De classes but he was a classmate in Junior High. Bit of a dork.
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Bob Larsen
Another quiet one and only in the class for first year, so can't say much about him. I remember that he was well dressed,

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Pat Laughlin
Pat had a solid build and I imagine he was intensely strong. Seemed like a fun guy but I never got to know him well.

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John Levoir
Probably the most unathletic guy in a room with a few. Senior yearbook: "If you improve in your basketball shot any more, you'll be better than the pixie." As a bishop he presided over a building's dedication at my family's church in Bechyn, Minnesota in 2009.
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John LeVesque
The name fitted his sexy "French" looks. In fact. Sophmore year he was voted "Biggest Wolf". A bit loose jointed when it came to sports but he always tried hard.

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Bill L'Herault
Tall dude in my senior class. He wrote: "Hey Nick, If you weren't so dumb you could have spent 4 years with me!"
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Colin Lowinske
A real screwball who I only new briefly the first year.

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Gerald Machulda
Another dude I don't remember.
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Paul Malchow
Paul was the classmate I ever met. He literally never said a word. Never. Just a smile was all you could get of of him not even a laugh. Sophmore year I came 2nd to Paul in pushups (because the teacher said if we equalled him we'd get an A, he did 36, so I stopped at 36, but I could have beat Paul easily. One summer Kelley and I drove to Paul's (no Mpls). His absolutely stunning sister told us he wasn't home. She was worth the trip.
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Dave Martini
Only in class one year. Being Tom Kelley's friend I got to know him. A classy fellow.

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Stu Mathewson
Sinewy left-hander who sat in front of me and called me "Jim" - too many "John"s in the room. We shared a locker and he liked to leave it set to open at end of school and leave in a hurry. Plan was often thwarted when I used the locker after he did and didn't set it. Met him in th early 80s when we both worked at St Paul Cos. Yearbook entyr: "Jim: After a year of prcticing and still can't open my locker. You have no future in mechanics,"
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Tim McCoy
Hazy on this guy. If he was in the classroom, I didn't interact with him. Became a lawyer.
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Jim Mathison
He had it all. Looks, smile, friendliness, modesty and smooth moves in basketball. All around well liked guy who well deserved to be our Advisory President for two years. He was voted "Most Popular" sophmore year. I was actually couldn't believe it when I out voted him in our Junior year.

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Jeff Millunzi
Another fun guy who always seemed to have a smile. Didn't get to know him very well either.

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Jim Mirocha
A real classy guy. In a class of clowns, Jim was at the top with his sarcasm. Hope what he wrote wasn't meant that way: Yearbook message
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Larry Myslicki
Only knew him from freshman year, then lost contact. A good fellow but I never got to know him well.

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David Namie
David was never in my class. During the time that I got dropped off at De by Gene Newstrom around 6:30AM we early arrivers had to stay in the lunch room. It was there that I got to know David.
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Richard Nelson
Another quiet one. Chislled face that seldom gave away emotion aside from a frequent smile verging on a sneer. I always thought of him as a precise person. Good dressor.

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Bruce Nihart
Bruce was never in my class. He was a friend of Schindler who was. Once in awhile we would take the same bus home. He played in a band.
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Pat O'Laughlin
Smooth talker and well dressed, he never seemed ruffled. Always under control. A true redhead with a permanent blush. He was in Art CLub with me. He out voted me for class Vice-President sophmore year. That year he voted as Biggest Faculty Drag. He was VP again Junior year. By 1970 his hair had turned brown and he was rehabiliating children in a hospital.
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Tom Peine
Tom was never in my class. But he was in our car pool senior year and I can remember the first time I joined it, he sat on me the whole way. There were 9 guys including extra large Corteau.
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Bob Perzel
Bob was another clown - so many in the class, eh? He was a pretty classy guy and carried himself well. One evening while I was working at the Holiday Inn he showed up with a date for a meal.
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Bill Pilacinski
Small fellow who I didn't get to know, though I read that he joined a group to Dayton's with me after school. Kelley reckoned that he was the fastest boy in class until the day I beat Bill.

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Mark Plasha
Only in class during Freshman year, but we were good mates. Went to a movie or two with him. He ended up in Panama.

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Chuck Prentice
Super positive fun and friendly guy with a great smile. Not a great athlete. Yearbook entry.
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Alan Reed
Very quiet spoken - probably shy. Voted Best Dressed sophmore year. Not very athletic.

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Rory Rooney
You don't get anymore Irish than this guy. I wonder if he ever became a DJ. No he was a lawyer.
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Ken Santos
Probably the only Filipino in the school. Quiet with a nice smile. I worked with him on preparing classroom for Parents Night.
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Mike Schindler
Freckled redhead from Richfield. So we would ride home on same bus once in awhile. During summers we were Babe Ruth opponents. On the way back from our Freshman trip to Rochester we got the driver to let us off by the airport around 9PM. I recall vividly walking across the fields in the dark with his transitor radio playing Del Shannon's "Runaway".

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Francis Schmidt
A quirky fellow who was a lot of fun. He even insisted on "Francis" rather then "Frank". He had a quick wit and could take it and give it. Despite being uncoordinated he was braver than the rest of our biology team when it came time to remove a body part from a rooster (while alive) we had grown. Yearbook message

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Richard Schoft
Quiet fellow and only in the class for first year.

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Mike Shaughnessy
Taller than most and a little gangly because of it. A real gentleman with good manners. He was in my group of jokers and I always had a good time with him.
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Chuck Skeldon
Pretty amazing. I don't really remember anything about him. I must have cut him down in his yearbook because this is what he wrote in mine: Yearbook message.
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Chuck Slater
Slats was a large dude who looked like he was sleeping all the time. I think it was his height that got him onto the basketball team because he wasn't very quick in speed or in reactions. But for some reason he was voted Best Athlete in Sophmore year. Not sure if he could actually read. He once gave a "book" report on Mysterious Island, but his account was the movie version which was very different to the book's. He was in the Peace Corps.

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Mike Smith
Unbelieveably laid back dude with a sly smile. He and Stowell seemed to be inseparabale. But Uncle Sam managed to do it. Mike hung out with our group at the U. Somehow he ended up in Nam and the experience seemod to have changed him. Really nice guy who didn't bother anyone - but apparently in lots of fights while in the service. Kelley and I had a reunion with him in 1981. He seemed aimless, living in small 120 year old place in downtown St Paul.

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Bob Sobiech
Got to know him through the book store and he commented in that in my yearbook: "What can I say, but thanks much for everything: your help in Physics, esp with experiments and your help in the book store. You know the NHS couldn't have done it with out you. Keep up the good work you have been doing and only the best will happen. Again, thanks very much, and best of luck in every little thing...your assistant, BS". He was involved with everything and a truly great guy.
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Tom Solberg
Never in same class but first year we were in same PhysEd class and once in awhile we were on the same team.

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Tom Stowell
Short fellow and Labiak's best friend. They made an odd couple. I don't believe I ever called him by his first name. A very funny guy. He was my maths nemisis. Brother D let us work at our speed and each day we would report what page we were up to. Tom and I were miles ahead, so we would agree what page to say leaving a buffer for when we didn't feel like doing math. Alphabetically, I would report first. One day Tom gave a ten page lead on me. So I told Brother that I wished to change my page which I did while staring at Stowell. It was in the next book in the series! He wrote in my senior yearbook: "I once knew a guy named Malecek. Definitely he was no Havicek! But he played as good as Cousey. And that's why Bob retired". He hung out once in awhile with our group at Uni. obit

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Dan Sullivan
Sharp dressor who seemed in total control of himself at all times. Didn't really spend much time with him.

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Tom Sullivan
Didn't really get to know Tom at De. He seemed to always be sleeping. After graduation we moved to North Mpls and just a few blocks from him. When we ended up in a class together at the U he hitched a ride with me (paying for the parking: 25¢:). One time we rode his moped with me hanging onto all of our books. Back in those days we didn't use bags.
Senior Yearbook: "I'll see if I can stay awake long enough to sign your book".
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Tom Swierczek
Sort of our Horshack, except this guy was smart. He just couldn't function with his classmates. Always the odd man out. Actually, he was sort of lived in his own world. These days he might have some sort of a pysch "label" put on him. I recall the day that he gave a speech about a certain class of ships and he went into great detail and on and on and on way over the 3 minute limit. On Jan 12, 1961 he upset Brother Fedelis so much that he got slugged. He gave Christmas gifts to each teacher - his family owned a small tore...cartons of cigrettes. Always in trouble in gym class as he was totally uncordinated.

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Phil Taylor
Struck me as an academic with not much on the athletic ability. He was a thespian.
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Mike Teawalt
He was never in my class but played a big part in my life. Once in awhile he joined the carpool. Truned out that his father, Smokey, was in charge of food at the stadium. So when Howie went there one day after school to sign up for a job we others also got jobs. Doug COurteau and I became hot dog vendors.
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Gary Townsley
One of the crowd of funny herky-jerky in the room. But never interacted with him.

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John Ward
Shorter version of Labiak though I think he had more rolls of flab bouncing about in gym class. He was a Thespian and in school plays or at least in "Skin of Our Teeth" sophmore year.

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Paul Welter
Probably the strongest boy in the class. He excelled at gymnastics, especially on the hight bar.

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Pat Whelan
Fireplug of a guy - solid. Don't really remembr much about him.
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Bob Wiek
Bob was never in my class. He was a friend of Brevieu who was. Once in awhile we would take the same bus home. One time he asked me to pass my bus transfer to him after I used it and we got got. The next day he paid me a dollar that it had cost me. One time he, Tom and their brothers played basketabll and tennis at Christian Park. Senior Yearbook: "To the second greatest basketball player. Stowell claims to the best."
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Tom Yencho
All-round solid fellow, but not in my circle of friends. He was a class tresurer Junior year.
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