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Former Band Director Hal Meurer Dies
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Born: May 03, 1925
Died: August 24, 2008
Services:Services 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 28, 2008 in Wright Chapel at the Franklin United Methodist Community - 1070 West Jefferson Street - Franklin, Indiana. Graveside service 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Oak Hill Cemetery, east of Riley, Indiana
Visitation:Friends may call from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at Wilson St. Pierre Funeral Service & Crematory, Vandivier-Tudor Chapel - 951 North Main Street, Franklin and one hour prior to services in Wright Chapel at the Franklin United Methodist Community
Hal A. Meurer, age 83, of Franklin, passed away August 24, 2008. Hal was born on May 3, 1925 in Terre Haute, Indiana, the son of the late Robert and Helen Meurer. During World War II, Hal was a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Band (1943–1945), playing numerous engagements in New York City.
2008-08-28
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CAPT Paul Hass ('80) Assumes New Duty as Deputy Commander of Carrier Air Wing
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On 31 July 2008, Howe alumnus CAPT Paul Haas ('80) assumed duty as Deputy Commander, Carrier Air Wing NINE (CVW-9), at Naval Air Station Lemoore, CA. CVW-9 consists of a mix of eight carrier-based Navy and Marine Corps squadrons of strike fighter, helicopter, electronic attack, and airborne early warning aircraft. CVW-9 deploys on the aircraft carrier USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN-74) from the Pacific coast.
CAPT Haas joined the Navy in 1985 after graduating from Purdue University. He has accumulated nearly 4000 flight hours and 700 arrested landings in FA-18E/F Superhornets, F-14A/B/D Tomcats, A-4E/F/M Skyhawks, and F-16N Falcons over a 23+ year career, and has participated in Operations DESERT SHIELD, SOUTHERN WATCH, ENDURING FREEDOM, and IRAQI FREEDOM.
CAPT Haas is pictured above with his wife Kelly Ann, next to an FA-18F Superhornet from the VFA-154 "Black Knights," one of the Air Wing squadrons, at the CVW-9 Change of Command ceremony; below, in the cockpit of an FA-18F during training earlier in 2008.
2008-08-14
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Husband of Hornet Kristie (Shaw) Dellinger ('86) Entertains American Troops Overseas
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Kris Shaw, husband of Howe alumni Kristie (Shaw) Dellinger ('86), is a stand up comedian who recently returned from a tour overseas. Kris traveled to Iraq and Kuwait in June and entertained our military troops stationed there. Kris tours all over the country and internationally doing stand up comedy shows.
Kris is managed by Kristie, who does his booking and public relations. You can check out his website for tour information at www.krisshaw.com.
2008-08-12
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The All-Alumni Annual Reunion will be held on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at the Ramada Inn, 7701 East 42nd and I-465. Time 6:00 pm to 11:30 pm.
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Reunion Information
The Alumni Association will advance up to $200.00 by written request to help classes cover postage and start-up funds
for reunions. This loan must be repaid to the Association at the close of your reunion.
Howe mini-reunions
None listed at this time
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The following poem was forwarded to me by alumnus Betty (Knarzer) Stickle. Its author is unknown to me
but I thought it was fun to include.
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Every ten years, as summertime nears,
An announcement arrives in the mail.
"A reunion is planned; it'll be really grand;
Make plans to attend without fail.
I'll never forget the first time we met
We tried so hard to impress.
We drove fancy cars, smoked big cigars,
And wore our most elegant dress.
It was quite an affair; the whole class was there.
It was held at a fancy hotel.
We wined, and we dined, and we acted refined,
And everyone thought it was swell.
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The men all conversed about who had been first
To achieve great fortune and fame.
Meanwhile, their spouses described their fine houses
And how beautiful their children became.
The homecoming queen, who once had been lean,
Now weighed in at one-ninety-six.
The jocks who were there had all lost their hair,
And the cheerleaders could no longer do kicks.
No one had heard about the class nerd
Who'd guided a spacecraft to the moon;
Or poor little Jane, who's always been plain;
She married a shipping tycoon.
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The boy we'd decreed "most apt to succeed"
Was serving ten years in the pen,
While the one voted "least" now was a priest;
Just shows you can be wrong now and then.
They awarded a prize to one of the guys
Who seemed to have aged the least.
Another was given to the grad who had driven
The farthest to attend the feast.
They took a class picture, a curious mixture
Of beehives, crew cuts and wide ties.
Tall, short, or skinny, the style was the mini;
You never saw so many thighs.
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At our next get-together, no one cared whether
They impressed their classmates or not.
The mood was informal, a whole lot more normal;
By this time we'd all gone to pot.
It was held out-of-doors, at the lake shores;
We ate hamburgers, coleslaw, and beans.
Then most of us lay around in the shade,
In our comfortable T-shirts and jeans.
By the fortieth year, it was abundantly clear,
We were definitely over the hill.
Those who weren't dead had to crawl out of bed,
And be home in time for their pill.
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And now I can't wait; they've set the date;
Our fiftieth is coming, I'm told.
It should be a ball, they've rented a hall
At the Shady Rest Home for the old.
Repairs have been made on my hearing aid;
My pacemaker's been turned up on high.
My wheelchair is oiled, and my teeth have been boiled;
And I've bought a new wig and glass eye.
I'm feeling quite hearty, and I'm ready to party.
I'm gonna dance 'til dawn's early light.
It'll be lots of fun; I just hope that there's one
Other person who can make it that night.
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Please keep these people in your thoughts and prayers
Click HERE if you wish to submit a name of someone to include on our
Thoughts and Prayers list
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- Family of James L. Sommerville
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Jim passed away peacefully Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Jim was the Husband of Janet (Lewis) Sommerville (Class of 1947), Father of Steven Sommerville (Class of 1987), and Father-in-Law of James L. Jones (Class of 1977).
submitted by: Steven Sommerville ('87) - son
- Family of Gregg ('77), Jeffrey ('80), Anna ('82) and David ('84) Haboush
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Their mother Judith A. Haboush, passed away on August 3, 2008.
- Family of Tracy (Johnson) VanOsdol ('77)
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Tracy's brother Jon P. Johnson, 44, died on friday, July 4th.
- Matthew T. Schwier
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Class of '88
submitted by: Sister, Shannon Roberson (Schwier)
- Family of Teacher Warren Dressler
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Mr. Dressler passed away June 25, 2008
Teacher at Howe during the 80s and 90s.
- Family of Lisa Gomez
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Lisa died unexpectedly during the third week of May, 2008.
Class of '77
submitted by: Cathy (Clark) Thoman ('77)
- Family of Jack Gilfoy ('58)
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Jack passed away on Friday, May 2, 2008
Class president for the class of 1958.
submitted by: Class of '58 50th reunion committee
- Nan Bultman
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Mother-in-law to Tobi Elmore ('81)
submitted by: Tobi Elmore ('81)
- Ron Finkbiner
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Ron's wife, Judy Finkbiner ("The Gorilla") passed away on March 14 of brain cancer.
Ron was a social studies/history teacher during the 70s, 80s and 90s
- Julie Bultman Cassidy
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Sister-in-law to Tobi Elmore ('81)
submitted by: Tobi Elmore ('81)
- Carla Attebury
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Stage IV breast cancer
sister-in-law to Kelly Attebury (81)
submitted by: Kelly Attebury (81)
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| Popular, Long-time English teacher and English Department Chair John Ervin has kindly agreed to provide us periodically with some musings about his time at Howe. Those are featured
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Some Memories of Howe
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My first memory of`Bruce Beck is when on the first or second day at Howe in 1964 when he invited me to his and Ruth’s home for a cookout. Tom and Joanne Totten, along with Phil and Joellen Brown were there. It was very thoughtful of Bruce to acquaint me with others of my age group, although I was the eldest of the group and have remained so. I didn’t seem to get any younger. They all did. Ruth could always put on a good meal and still does. I hate to count the number of grilled hamburgers I have scarfed down on their screened-in porch; however, at that time they were living on Washington Street across from the Howe bridge with Gretchen Scotten who had taught English at the old Manual High School; she always said she taught 35 years behind the huge smoke stack. She was a blessing to Bruce and Ruth and they were a blessing to her as they took care of her for the rest of her life.
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By: John Ervin
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"Laud of the Ring"
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Pam Chavis (shown with sons Jesse and Kyle) spent many months trying to locate the owner of a high school ring which her mother, who had recently passed away, had kept for 52 years. In the end her amazing search was successful and she happily returned the ring to its flabbergasted owner, Howe high school graduate Paul Grissom ('48).
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Charles DeBow, Howe teacher, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen
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This is a picture of the original Tuskegee airmen. It was submitted to me by Howe alumnus, James Neel from the class of 1958. James posted a message on the board asking whether a teacher who taught in the 50s at Howe named Charles DeBow might be the same Charles DeBow who was one of the original Tuskegee airmen. He and I both started researching and found that the Charles DeBow from the airmen was listed as being from Indianapolis, IN!
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