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Welcome to the Colonel White Class of '65 Website |
* CWHS '65 * So far, we've decided on a two-day celebration. Venues for a very casual Friday night party are still being explored, and menus and programming for Saturday night are being discussed. If anyone in the area would like to join us in this endeavor, please contact me. But if you can't be here in person, please feel free to send in your ideas and suggestions. This is a milestone anniversary for the class, and we want it to be a joyful and memorable occasion that you'll cherish for years to come, or until your memory goes.
CWHS '65 Reunion Committee Kathy Keefer Fink, Chairman |
The CWHS “Class of ’65 Turns 65” Birthday Bash - October 12, 2012 |
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1. Rob Jewett
2. Joe McCoppin 3. Mike Dungan 4. Howard Krisher 5. Doug Korns 6. Dave Finnell 7. Kip Napier 8. Marilyn Minneman 9. Fred Englehardt 10. Eileen Lauderman 11. Peggy Miller 12. Carolyn Welhener 13. Bruce Humphrey 14. Kay Prinz 15. Kathy Keefer 16. Denny Egger 17. Milan Mamula 18. Randy Geel 19. Wayne Smith 20. Bob Albaugh 21. Tom Struckman 22. Bob Scheller 23. Bob Huff 24. John Stephens 25. Marlene Lansman 26. Kathy Iman 27. Dave Straus 28. Bill Grimpe 29. Suzy Stephens 30. Carol Flinspach 31. Kay Branson 32. Sheila Swartzel 33. Steve Rubin 34. Ed Pfeiffer 35. Joanne Jett 36. Barry Udis 37. Karen Moore 38. Sheryl Petry 39. Sherman Hillelson 40. Debbie Teeters 41. Chery Redinger 42. Steve Guy 43. Jean Monbeck 44. Pat Hoskinson (Not pictured: Larry House, Sarita Smith, Sylvia Williams) |
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Class Notes:
Classmate Karyl Shisler died June 6, 2014 here in Dayton. Click here for full obit.
Classmate Theodore "Ted" Seale died at his home in Coteau, Louisiana on April 24, 2014. Click here for complete obit.
Classmate Sandra Seals Brock died in Columbus, Ohio on March 3, 2014. Click here for obit.
Classmate Sylvia Williams died on December 31, 2013 at her home in Dayton. Click here for complete obit.
Classmate Bruce Blasingame passed away on Dec. 11, 2013 in Dayton.
November 22, 1963: Where were you when you heard? Classmates share their thoughts about JFK's death. Click here.
Classmate Suzanne Stephens passed away in Dayton on September 17, 2013. Click here for complete obit.
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Greetings. Just dropping you a note to let you know that I found your site ... thanks to a Fairview High alumni who went to Fairview Elementary with me for eight years. Hope this is going to the right email address. I'm not strictly alumni, I suppose, as I spent only one year at Colonel White before I moved out of the district to finish high school at Oakwood High in 1965, graduated from Findlay College in 1969, and wound up as an elementary schoolteacher in both the Dayton and Oakwood school systems, plus a stint as a substitute in Kettering Schools . But I was a member of the illustrious Colonel White cadre briefly, in 1961-62. My homeroom teacher was George Catterlin, and in the class photo for that year (below ) I'm the greasy looking dude in the second row from the top, third face from the left of the picture. Above me to one side is Ed Zindorf, and on the other side, Dennis Osborne. The fellow to my right is Bruce Dirking. I think the fellow to my left was also a Fairview Elementary acquaintance, but unfortunately 50+ years is a lot of wear and tear on the memory synapses. Then (circa 1962):
Now, alas:
Just wanted to send a shout-out to the two or three that might remember me, and all the rest who wouldn't or don't want to. So sorry to hear of Steve Wasson's passing, I knew him pretty well, and remember watching him appear on The Rising Generation TV show . |
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Doug MacPherson |
Classmate Harold Hensley died in Kerrville, Texas on April 3, 2013
Classmate Steve Wasson died May 15, 2013 in Kettering
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For some reason I cannot put a finger on, I typed Colonel White High School Class of 1965 in Google search and it returned your web site. What a nice job you have done to keep up with people. While I did not graduate from Colonel White in 1965, I was supposed to. My family moved to Richmond, Indiana in the summer of 1962. My name is Mike Wright, my twin brother Steve and myself attended Jefferson Elementary and then Colonel White for a year. If it is OK please include me in your emails, I remember quite a number of your/my classmates, many fond memories. |
Classmate Robin Roberts Almeyda died April 17, 2013 in Piqua. Click here for full obit...
Choir Director Carol C. Walters (Bright), Age 92, of Dayton, passed away March 29, 2013 in Hospitality House nursing home in Massillon Ohio. Click here for full obit.
Classmate Dave Ames passed away February 21, 2013 in Hillsboro, Ohio - Click here for full obit.
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March 13, 2013 Hello, In doing some Internet searching, I thought back to my early past when I was a member of the CWHS class of 1965, at least until the 5 th grade, when we moved to Cincinnati as a result of my father's job transfer with Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. At one time you had a picture of what looked to be a class picture from E.J. Brown of a school class that looked to be 2 nd or 3 rd graders. I remember Ms. Peacock in grade 1, Miss Carr in grade 2, Ms. Banta in grade 3, Mrs. Flory in grade 5. And now I see that a close friend from those many years ago, Denny Dunkelberger passed away in January 2012. Denny and I used to ride the bus from in front of E.J. Brown after school down to the YMCA for swim lessons and then catch a ride back home with my brother who worked after school at Ohio Bell. I lived across the street from Gary Moritz on Hudson Ave. and played with David Todd, Dick Kratzer, Freddie Englehardt, and many others. Hello to all who may remember me….and I hope all is well with my many “old” classmates from the early 50's. Dr. Fred B. Sagester Chairman & Professor Education Department UNIVERSITY of the CUMBERLANDS |
Click here for more pictures from the Birthday Bash 47th reunion...
Hey Little Colonels, Check out your new website! (click here)
Colonel William J. White |
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Colonel William Jeremiah White was born on April 1, 1844 in Uniontown, Ohio. His parents, John and Isabella Simms White, were natives of Culpepper County, Virginia, and came to Ohio in 1801. In 1861, he enlisted in the Union Army as a private with B Company, 78 th Regiment; Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Early on, he was chosen to be a member of the “mule cavalry”, which was a group of 50 men “selected for their fitness for special duty, or for any emergency that might arise, requiring courage and discretion.” Cited for his personal bravery and gallant conduct in an engagement with rebel forces in 1862, he was promoted to the staff of Major General Mortimer Leggett, remaining with that command through much of the war. He rose quickly through the ranks, serving with distinction until the end of the war. In 1863, his horse was shot from under him in the early fighting to take Vicksburg. And later, as the six-week-long battle came to a close, then Captain White serving as liaison between Union and Confederate forces carried all communication between General Ullyses S. Grant and Confederate Lieutenant General John Pemberton until a surrender was secured from Pemberton's forces. Near the end of the war, he was promoted by President Lincoln to the rank of major by brevet for gallant and meritorious conduct. He is described in his enlistment papers as being 6' 1/2” tall, with dark brown hair, hazel eyes, a fair complexion, and a bookkeeper by trade. He was mustered out on May 20, 1866. He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in June of 1870, and in November married Miss Bertha A. Butterfield of Bucyrus, Ohio. They had four children: Mira, William, Bertha, and Joseph. He held numerous teaching and administrative positions throughout his career in education, and served as superintendent of schools in Pana, Illinois, Springfield, Ohio, and eventually Dayton in 1888. He and his family lived at 627 North Avenue and 429 Grafton Avenue in Dayton View, which ironically came to be part of the school district of his namesake and our alma mater. In 1898, he left his position as superintendent to fight in the Spanish-American War, where he achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel with the 3 rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; Field Staff and Band. He was elected colonel of the 7 th Regiment of the Ohio National Guard in 1885, serving for five years in that position. He was a 32nd Degree Mason, a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and attended Grace Methodist Episcopal Church where he served as superintendent of its Sunday school for many years. His last position, which he held until his death, was as Governor of the Central Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, now known as the Veterans' Administration. Colonel White died on November 28, 1920. He is buried at Woodland Cemetery in Dayton.
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Article written by Kathy Keefer Fink, '65 Much of the information contained in this article came from The Centennial Portrait and Biographical Record of the City of Dayton and of Montgomery County . |
The Cougar's Creed |
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I believe in Colonel White High School, her tradition and ideals; |
The creed was printed on the back of the White House Pass. |
Click HERE to read a great article about High School reunions !
