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Sheryl Dines (Dickson)

Gary, my condolences to you but the smile on your mom's face at brunch was priceless.

She had a good time at PHS reunion.

Modie (Martin) Katz

Gary, so glad you brought your Mom to the Reunion and she was able to enjoy, reflect and be loved. 

James Reed

Oh Gary, the fun in her face that Sunday morning was a lift to me and I’m sure many others. It is now obvious how great an idea it was for you to have brought her. That was such a nice part of a magical weekend. It was also obvious how much you love her. Thanks for the memory. So now we are the patriarchal, matriarchal generation and carry quite a legacy. God bless 

Patricia Frances Anthony Goff

Dear Gary, I do remember you from Lit Class and - I think - Choir!  The fact that you cherished your Mom to a peaceful end means a gentle lnding will be made for you.  Peace; Joycomes later. ~ Fran

Trudy Lynch (Barron)

Gary, thank you for sharing your mom with us at the brunch! That was special. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us! I was very moved by your post. Most of us have experienced the loss of a parent and we can empathize with you. I am so glad that you have treasured your relationship with her and please know that I am sending caring thoughts to you in your loss. 

❤️Trudy

Linda Wright (Lewis)

Hi Gary,  Sending a virtual hug to you.  Not a happy week for your birthday but sending you best wishes.  

Rodrigo Marin (Marin)

HELLO GARY,

I am caring for my mother as we speak. That is the reason that I could not attend the very successful 50th reunion by all accounts.

My mother will be 92 Aug 31.  She is still ambulating and listens to her News station daily.  My mothers name is Aristilda Marin.

She was born in Puerto Rico in a small fishing village called Humacao. I have visited the area and it has been developed into Golf and Resort area.

As we are all are caring for our elder parents at this stage in our lives I truly believe that we will look back at this stage and cherish the fact that we were there when our parents needed us the most. 

Gary you have done your best my friend and she is definitely with our Lord so you can feel truly satisfied with your efforts.

Blessings,

Rod Marin

Frances Pampeyan

Dear Gary,  I'm so sorry for your loss. May the Lord bless you for taking such good care of her.  

Kenneth (Ken) Marschall

Hi Gary,

Thanks for sharing these touching words.  What a blessing that she had you (and vice-versa) and that she left this world so relatively quickly and comfortably.  We can only hope that we are so lucky.  ;-)

Now, as you say, a whole fresh, new phase of your life begins.  All the best!

Sue Warrick (Eicherly)

Dearest Gary. First I send my sincere condolences . I’m so sorry I was too I’ll myself to be at the rest of the reunion  I so wished I had met your mom. What a real treasure for you to have her in your life for so long . I was 38 when I lost my mom. I know how very difficult it is tto be a caregiver. I was there for my husband who died iof Parkinson's In 201... He was my best friend and I married him to give him a better life for a longer period of time..  .  I send my best to you for doing that for her . You have been a wonderful son and God will surely bless you for all your time taking care of her . What a wonderful thing to have brought her to the reunion and such a blessing for her to have enjoyed such an evening like that . Know you are on my prayers for it takes time to move forward ... we are all thinking of you and sending our prayers for you and your extended family .. sincerely sue 

Ruth Klein (Gillmore)

Gary:

I am so sorry to hear of the passing of your mom. I have many memories of your mom at church and the many church functions my family attended. She was a great lady!  Although I left PHS while in 11th grade I have always felt PHS was my school. As you can tell from this response I did marry a classmate (Ruth Klein) so maybe that accounts for something. I know I will remember your mom as I I do your dad every time I drive by the church.  

Mike Gillmore

Anne Hassell (Nelson)

Gary - Thank you for sharing your mom with all of us through the years and especially at our 50th reunion. It was a wonderful representation of paying tribute to our parents. I am so proud of you for taking good care of your mom all these years. Many of us can identify with your experience. My mom passed in 1975, but I still have my dad. Thank you for being such a good example to the world of just how important it is to keep family important. I am thankful to have such a good friend as you are. Stay in touch. God bless you and guide you as you transition into a new phase of life. He is faithful and understands what we all go through. Heaven is the future for us, and your mom is surely enjoying being face to face with her Lord and Savior, Jesus.

Cecelia Estrada (Vaughan)

I had been planning and looking forward to attending the 50th reunion; however things don't always work out for us. Within 6 wks my 98 year old mother in law transitioned, and the DOJ grant I was employed under was not renewed.

I am in friendship touch with three very awesome (classmate) people plus one. Robert Armstrong, Jeanne Lirette Piller and Laurie DeVault. The plus one person is Robert Philipson, he travels alot and never responds to his FB "door".  No one will ever look the same. It is difficult for me to recognize many in the quad group shot.

I offer an open invitation to contact me here on the PHS page or on FB. I don't do Twitter or anything like it. 

Stephen Knapp (Knapp)

Gary

I pray that you find His comfort and pease during this time of loss and grieving. I enjoyed talking with you at the reunion, and wish I could have meet your mom. Earlier this week my sister took my dad, 93, for some lab work at Huntington hospital and he had a reaction to one of the medications he was given, we and my dad thought he was going to go to meet his maker that night but the medication worked its way out of his system and he is doing well for a 93 year old with a worn out heart, legs and lungs. Life is such a precious gift, live it to the fullest.

My mom's favorite poem:

One night I dreamed a dream.
As I was walking along the beach with my Lord.
Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,
One belonging to me and one to my Lord.

After the last scene of my life flashed before me,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that at many times along the path of my life,
especially at the very lowest and saddest times,
there was only one set of footprints.

This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it.
"Lord, you said once I decided to follow you,
You'd walk with me all the way.
But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life,
there was only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me."

He whispered, "My precious child, I love you and will never leave you
Never, ever, during your trials and testings.
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you."

Patricia Frances Anthony Goff

Cecilia,  These challenges would be difficult at any age but you are facing yours at our "time of life" with your usual quiet dignity and strength.  I hope you find Joy later on, when the clouds clear. ~ Frances (Patti) Goff

Cecelia Estrada (Vaughan)

Thanks so much Patty for your encouraging response. Gaining wisdom is letting go of the unnecessary.

Jan Sullivan (McEachern)

Gary - I was so saddened to hear the news of your mother's passing only weeks after seeing her at the reunion. I am so glad I came over to talk to you and your Mom on Sunday morning at the brunch.  We were blessed  to have parents who were so supportive of us, and your Mom was blessed to have a son like you who was there for her to the end.  May wonderful memories of her forever fill your heart.

Jan Sullivan McEachern

Michael Coates

How many attended the 50th reunion out of a total of how many 1968 graduates? Thanks to whomever kept track.

Modie (Martin) Katz

I believe we had approx. 1,100 graduates and the 50th reunion brought about 110 of us together. With spouces and friends, we had approx. 185 people at the Saturday nite dinner.  Hope to see you all and more at the next one.

Frances Pampeyan

Thanks, Anne Hassell, for posting your photos.  Such great memories!

Diane Schmidt (Baldwin)

Anne - what fabulous photos and I can't wait until we get our memory books.  Also, thank you for the labels!  I had a lot of fun at the reunion functions, but really depended on those name tags for some of my old classmates.  I mean, no offense to anyone.  It's my fading memory!  But once I recognized people, the memories came flashing back. 

Thanks again for everyone involved for a great time!

Anne Hassell (Nelson)

Clay Werts

                   YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE

We are pleased to announce that we are in the final stages of producing the memory book. The planning and organizing group has been working hard on this since the 50th reunion concluded in June. The group is Anne, Barry, Phil, Modie, and myself. We are happy to tell you that because of the generous donations of our class mates we will be including ALL of the pictures that were taken on Friday evening at P.H.S. and Saturday evening at the Pasadena Hilton. The normal number of pictures that would be in the memory book would be about 10. There was going to be a  C.D. that was going to be offered for sale at $20.00 each. We are eliminating the C.D. and including all 375 pictures in the memory book at no extra cost to you. You can expect to receive your memory book soon. We will announce the date of mailing so you can start looking for it in the mail. 

     A 3 or 4 day cruise was mentioned at the conclusion of the 50th reunion. We have had a history of meeting every 5 years. We will anticipate organizing this cruise at about the 2 1/2 year mark. It will begin and end in California. The cost of this cruise will be less than you spent on the 50th reunion. "The Love Boat " is in your future so start planning.  

Gary Hesse

It’s been over a month since our reunion?  Time flies!

As most of you know, a few weeks later my mother passed away.  I should add after 99+ years of a wonderful life.  Unfortunately her body was shutting down – nothing could be done, but she did go to her strength and weight training class even after the reunion!  I would like to thank all of you who gave me words of support – more support than from my family!  She was laid to rest this weekend.

So, time to start a new chapter in my life.  Put the word out that I am interested in meeting someone to share my life with!  It won’t happen if I don’t get out there and let people know!

Oh, one thing for all of you to consider.  I am the executor for my mother’s living trust.  It was carefully drawn up and very explicit.  My siblings were not happy with parts of it when we got together over the past two days and went through it and divided up some of the tangible property mentioned in the trust.  I had to remind them that the trust was none of my doing – I was just executing a trust for which I had been asked to be the executor!  And, her attorney had insisted that she provide letters from two doctors indicating that she was capable of making responsible decisions for herself prior to completing the document!  I had to abide by it also!  So, if you have not to date done a living trust, should you need one, do it!  It will prevent many unforeseen problems in the future for your heirs and your executor!

Katherine (Katie) Shaw (Hendren)

Hi Gary,

    Sorry to heat about your mom. Great that she make it to the reunion! I think we should talk more about future.

My number is 714-421-2635. Look forward to talking with you.

Sincerely,

Katie (Shaw) Hendren