| HPHS Class of 1964
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"Like it was yesterday . . ."
Bothered by constant, unremitting pain? Exhausted after only a few minutes' exertion? Unable to remember stuff? Down to your last few ergs of sex drive? Preoccupied with bodily functions?
Must be time for your 40-year H.P.H.S. class reunion
To help us come up with a date and a plan, drop an email to our designated, paid organizer StepFour.com.
Or drop a line to Steve Fournier, 74 Tremont Street, Hartford, CT 06105. Include your address, phone number, and email.
Acting Reunion Committee
Email contact: stepfour@stepfour.com
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Email 4/28
Greetings, HPHSers. As I mentioned in an e-mail last week, I
contacted Steve Fournier, Class of '63, who organized his class's reunion, and
has thought about being an HPHS reunion organizer since he works on its web
site. [Besides being a lawyer, publisher, avid HPHS alumnus, and wearing many
other hats, he now has a restaurant in Hartford. He is very interested in being
in charge of our reunion.] His fee would be $5.00 per person added on to the
remaining costs--venue, food, DJ, postage, badges, etc. His fee includes setting
up a web site so we can communicate, doing the mailing, getting badges,
arranging what needs to be arranged. His class held their reunion at UHAR--$20 a
head but should have charged $25 to come out ahead. A similar thing for us would
be about $30, I guess, because of Steve's fee, which seems very reasonable. For
a higher per person fee, he could arrange a catered dinner instead.
Questions:
1. Does everyone think using Steve is a good idea? I think it
would be great unless someone in our own class would like to raise their
computer hands to serve as chair. Public disclosure: I am not his agent, just
too lazy/busy to volunteer much besides being a maniacal e-mailer.
2. Do you
have any opinions on dates--some of us have been talking mid-late October-to
mid-November? People who have to fly in should really speak up since it will be
more difficult/expensive/inconvenient to get to Hartford. I personally don't
think we have tim/moneye to post the web site, do a mailing to get opinions on
this from people not on the current e-mail list, so we'll need to decide in the
next week or so. Securing the date and venue are the most urgent decisions that
need to be made, according to Rich Hollowa, who did yeoman's work with Doris
Blaise, all these years on our other reunions. Yeah, Rich and Doris!
3. Do
you have thoughts on the venue? For what it's worth, in a conversation with Phil
Puzzo, he and I thought the rented hall places were just as much fun as the
hotel reunion we had. Maybe it brought back memories of the Lithuanian Hall On
Lawrence St. where my parents forbid me to go to dances and where they once
showed up to drag me home when I was an HPHS freshman. So that forbidden venue
has a lot of allure for me. Hmm, wonder if "the Lit" is still available.
While I can't remember what I made for dinner last night, I do recall
HPHS and all of you as if we were standing at our lockers just yesterday. I hope
we can find a way to pull this off. Many thanks to George Serrano who seems to
have started the ball rolling. Louise Hogan Colligan.Email 4/28
Subject: HPHS 64 Reunion
I have been following your comments on the reunion
and thank you for trying to make it possible to have a 40 year event! I am
Linda (Soucy) Aines and did make it to the 30th reunion but missed the
35th. I would be happy to see a reunion this year. I live in
Vermont , am semi-retired/self employed and getting to Hartford would be easy
anytime. The time or month of the reunion does not matter to me but
am sure it is important to many of you. However I certainly do not
feel that a hotel location is important if it will drive the cost up---I
certainly give my vote to have someone like Steve F. handle the Reunion as he
already has the experience and resources to do it easily. This way, we can
relax and have more fun getting reacquainted !
Please let me know if I
can help .
P.S. I have added another 64 graduate, Pat (Smith)
Camilleri <patcamilleri@cox.net>
to the end of the addressees above , please add her to your
list.
Email: May 3, 2004
From: Robert Matus
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: HPHS Reunion Apprentice: You're Hired!
Wow! This is great!
Unlike Louise, I rarely check my e-mail at home. Once a week is
average. I was thrilled to see all the e-mail activity and interest around
a 40th reunion.
Thanks to George for getting us started.
Thanks to Louise for keeping the chat going and contacting Steve.
Thanks to Steve for being willing to organize this and for knowing
how.
And a special thanks to Rich and Doris for carrying the ball for so
long.
You're all great! Bob and I can't wait to see everyone. If
there is anything we can do to help let us know.
Bob and Rosemary (Maloney) Matus