Class of '67 Reunion

This is the Reunion blog for the Saint Bernard High School Class of 1967. Welcome! This is an independent site, and is not affiliated with Saint Bernard.

Thursday, August 31, 2017

Compilation of Joe Turner's Reunion Committee Pics August 30, 2017

Compilation of Joe Turner's pics from last night's Reunion Committee Followup 'Meeting'at the Main Street Grille in Niantic, featuring Special Guest Tom Dyer!














Thank you, Joe! 





Reunion Committee Followup Meeting August 30, 2017

Thanks to Faith Asselin for these pics from last night's Reunion Committee Followup Meeting at the Main Street Grille in Niantic. Another fun meeting!







Thank you, Faith! 

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Post-Reunion Followup Meeting/Party August 30, 2017

Tonight we held a Post-Reunion followup Committee meeting/Party to review the reunion and, well, celebrate a little! We also had the privilege of having Tom Dyer present among us! Tom's name was not on our original list from the SBHS Alumni Office, so he never got an Invitation! Sheesh!  Thanks to the ever-alert Faith Asselin​ for helping us get that sorted out, and we were pleased that Tom could attend tonight's meeting as our Special Guest. 

We met at the Main Street Grille in Niantic and, once again, cranked through a 2 page agenda and then.... let the good times roll! Here are a couple of preliminary pics, thanks to Joe Turner, once again!  Hopefully, more pics to come! On the serious side, the Committee decided to use any excess Reunion funds for a scholarship to SBHS in the name of Father John T. Scully, details TBD. There was also discussion about the possibility of making this an on-going, sustaining scholarship, as opposed to a one-time phenomenon, which would require further, future fundraising to sustain  it.  The Committee further agreed, based on the amazingly positive response to this Reunion, to reconvene after the New Year to discuss plans for future get-togethers/Reunions.  And I would be remiss if I failed to mention that we really had a great time together ----once again--- tonight! It keeps happening!  Main Street Grille was scheduled to close at 9 tonight, but we were still in there at 9:30!  Amazing energy and fun! I want you to know that I love these folks without reservation!
Mim  Cushman Gillen and Margery Lacey-Tal.


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Reunion Weekend Golf Outing August 11, 2017!

Mimi Cushman Gillen just sent me these group pics from the Great Neck Country Club golf outing organized by Bill Beth Crocker, as part of the Reunion Weekend on August 11, 2017. Great job, Bill! Thank you for the pics, Mimi!














Requiescat in Pace Tom Shippey

Some sad news in today's New London Day. . Requiescat in Pace, Tom Shippey. Thank you for the 'heads up', Marguerite Stoffel Glidden.





Groton — Thomas “Tommy” C. Shippey died after a long and courageous battle with cancer on Aug. 18, 2017, with his loving sister and friends at his side at Apple Rehab in Mystic.
He is survived by his sister, Kathleen Pellegrini and husband, Frederick, of Westwood, Mass.; as well as two nephews, Michael Pellegrini of Westwood and Matthew Pellegrini and his wife, Rachel; great-niece, Margaret, and great-nephew, John, of South Orange, N.J.
Tommy had a charismatic personality and was loved by everyone. He loved all sports, especially his beloved Red Sox and Patriots. He had a photographic memory and knew all the statistics on all sports, past and present. Everyone was drawn to him and enjoyed his company.
He was a graduate of St. Bernard High School in New London and Boston College, graduating cum laude.
He worked for the FBI, Millstone Power Plant and Amtrak of New London. Everyone coming into the train station loved to talk to him! As I sat at his bedside, hospice workers and hospice volunteers, neighbors, lifetime friends, all have told me how much they loved him and spending time with him. He had an amazing heart and was extremely generous and very forgiving of his friends!
A memorial remembrance will be held from 9 to 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2, at The Olympic Hotel (Best Western), 360 Rt. 12, Groton. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church, 56 Sacred Heart Drive, in Groton.

Donations can be made in Thomas’ name to The Center for Hospice, 227 Dunham St., Norwich, Ct 06360.


Monday, August 21, 2017

Lunch in Niantic Today With Bernard Kenyon and Joanne Manzo

Cathy and I had a great lunch today with Bernard Kenyon and his wife, Joanne Manzo, out on the upper deck at the Main Street Grille in Niantic during today's eclipse.





Peak of today's eclipse, as seen from Charleston, SC.  Pic by Brian Schuch.

Thursday, August 17, 2017

Latest Fashion in Golf Attire: Rob Hayden!

Fashionisto Rob Hayden took the opportunity to introduce the newest stylish trend on the links: "the Diddle Diddle Dumpling, My Son John" Look.  Nice, Rob!   ;)


Spy photo by Anne Lange!  Nice one, Anne!  I owe you a beer!   ;)

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Joe Turner's Reunion Dinner Pics!

'Candid Camera' Joe Turner just sent me these pics! Great job, Joe! Partay!  ;)







































1967 SBHS Connecticut State Baseball Champions!

Our Favorite French Chanteuse! 







Thank you, Joe Turner!