Harlan Dalluge retired for the 5th time in September, 2014 and moved to Rio Vista, CA. Harlan and Jeannine celebrated 30 enjoyable years of marriage in June of 2014. They now enjoy travel and activities with family and friends.
From the Phoenix Alumni Connection on January 31 are brothers from Phi Gamma Delta, honoring George Sweeney ’44 for 75 years as a Fiji. Left to right are Rick Hanna ’81, Bill Meister ’57, Jerry Philpott ’59, Marv Bower ’45, Dean Padgett ’58, Greg Gardner ’60, Ben Rhodes ’69, and Andrew Matznick ’97, with George Sweeney in front and center.
The Alpha Deuteron Chapter of Fiji at IWU will celebrate the 150th anniversary of its 1866 chartering during Homecoming weekend, October 1. For more information: www.fiji150iwu.com.
We remember the following alumni and celebrate their lives.
Robert Billings ’57 – 1/21/2015, Sally (Pech) Chandler ’57 – 11/16/1999, Nelson Chasteen ’59 – 12/15/ 2015, James Dickinson ’50 – 6/8/2015, Laurel (Bower) Diggle ’52 – 10/20/2015, The Reverend Richard Ewing ’57 – 5/9/2015, Jack Garrett ’50 – 12/11/2015, Barbara (Bruce) Glenn ’53 – 9/16/2015, Shirlee (Haegele) Griffith ’51 – 10/21/2014, David Richardson ’57 – 7/27/2011, Janice (Moon) Scott ’58 – 7/3/2013, C. Jean (Rader) Wasem ’56 – 12/12/2015, Ann (Bodine) Willcutt ’58 – 5/6/2014.
A group of IWU alums were together at Asbury United Methodist Church in Kankakee for the “Joy of Christmas” on December 5, 2015. They are from left to right- June Merritt Mitchell, class of 1951; Suzanne Unger Thompson, class of 1968; Linda Warner Darr, class of 1972; Tom Cunnington, class of 1977; Wendy Tripp Shelquist, class of 1977; and Jewel Ann Wiltfang, class of 1978. All of the alums are members of Asbury UMC except for Linda Warner Darr. She was a guest of Suzanne Unger Thompson.
The Alumni Relations office will be working with the 1950’s newsletter editors to send out paper newsletters this summer. If you have not returned your green alumni update form that was sent with the last paper newsletter, please return that form to the alumni office. News from those forms is put in the paper newsletters. Please send in photos with captions as well. If you have had a change of address or phone and want that change placed in the paper newsletter for your classmates to see, let us know. News regarding your travels, volunteer service, or interests can be written on the back of the green form if you wish to share that in the paper class newsletters.
We are glad that some folks are enjoying the online newsletter as well.
Lee York’s ’59 family enjoyed celebrating Christmas!
Connor (20), Colin (10), Papa (81) & Carli (17)
Kevin, Carli, Connor, Colin & Jill in Hawaii for winter vacation
Robert and Mary Cummins of Fairbury celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a surprise weekend of activities hosted by their family in Bloomington. They were married on December 18, 1955. 17 family members gathered at historic Lucca’s Grill in downtown Bloomington for the “tears of joy” reunion, followed by 24 hours of revelry at Eastland Suites in Bloomington.
Jane F. (Fager) Kidd ’53 passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2015. She was from Easton, IL and graduated with a BME from IWU in 1953. She was a member of SK and DO. She was married to William Kidd in 1954 and he died in 1997. She is survived by her three Children: Sherrie Wentzel, Tara Stow and William Kidd, six grandchildren and three sisters.
A link to her obituary can be found here.
We are sorry to announce that John Okspisz ’59 passed away on September 15, 2015. A link to his obituary can be found here.