Wayne Spangler and I graduated from Bexley in 1949.  That’s a long time ago.  We thought you might be interested in an occurrence during our school years.  Wayne and I were good friends in high school and we didn’t live too far from each other.  I had a Cushman motor scooter that didn’t run very well.  It was often necessary for me to take the cowling off the motor and try to find what my problem was while riding.  It was necessary for me to sit on the gas tank when I did this.  One rainy day Wayne saw me on the street and asked for a ride to another friend’s house.  I said I would be happy to do this but he would have to sit on the air cleaner which was only about six inches in diameter.  Wayne agreed and we went down the wet street.  All of a sudden I hit a bump in the road and Wayne flew off the air cleaner and onto the spark plug.  Needless to say he received quite a charge.  Although over sixty years have passed, Reverend Wayne Spangler and Larry Van Orman are still good friends!
 

Hello to all our classmates.  Our 60th (last year) was a big success.  We had a special class and enjoyed being together.  There are no plans for another reunion.  Lonnie and Charlie Chow had lunch with us earlier this year.  Donnie Cohen was in town and we had breakfast with him.  These get-togethers are pure joy.  So please, any classmates who are in town and have time, call us.  We will call other classmates living in the Bexley area and try to spend time together.  We have great memories of all the contacts that we have had with each other.  Bless each of us!

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Barbara Wise Revere – Fairfield Glade TN 

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Joyce Rinehart Salfingere-Burkheiser – Sun City West AZ

I was one of the folks who was unable to attend our 60th reunion; however, the response I received from my classmates who did attend, particularly Joann & Wayne Hanners, was heartwarming. How truly blessed I feel to still be in contact with many former classmates of mine. Bexley High School holds my fondest memories. My email is GoodJoyce@Fastq.com for any of you who might want to contact me. Don’t let the “good Joyce” influence you in any way. It has nothing to do with my conduct.
 

Our 60th class reunion was a wonderful experience.  We’re sure all who attended have great memories.  There were over 50 people (30 classmates) for a get-together at the Bexley Monk on Friday night.  On Saturday over 70 of us (40 classmates) met at the Columbus Country Club for food and fun and a group photo, followed by a bus tour of Bexley, passing the childhood homes of many of the 30 of us onboard.  Ed Hamblin ‘48, our Bexley historian, was our outstanding tour guide (we extend to Ed our deepest sympathy on the death of his wife on June 1).  After the tour, about 40 of us attended a get-together at Betsy Madison Kent’s home.  We thank her for being to gracious.  She served “White Castles” and drumsticks for dessert, as well as much more good food and drinks.  All this time that our classmates visited together and remembered our time spent in the classrooms and halls of Bexley High School was a priceless time.  Thank you each and every one who attended – and spouses (Elaine Suid’s brother came with her).  Many traveled from afar – WA, CA, MD, WV, PA, MI, AZ and FL, and many from OH, including Columbus and Bexley.
 

After spending five years in Southeast Asia for Standard Oil in the early 1960’s, we still have the wanderlust with yearly trips outside the USA.  Last year – Sicily and Nova Scotia.  I’m busy being a consultant and member of several boards.  Our crowning achievement has been our 24 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

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Joyce Rinehart Salfingere-Burkheiser – Sun City West AZ

Been retired from being a columnist for the newspaper, but seem to keep busier than I really want. Volunteer chaplain at the hospital now for 15 years and play bridge with same group for same number of years. Am a great-grandmother of 3 at the moment. Try to exercise at the gym 3x/week without dislocating any body parts. Hope to get to reunion this summer if possible. Some of the best days of my life were spent at Bexley where, in the 5th grade at Main-Montrose Elementary School, I met Frank Salfingere, my first husband and love.

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Ralph Schofer – Bethesda MD

I retired from full time work 23 years ago and subsequently failed at retirement three times. Never again! I currently serve as consulting traffic engineer to municipalities and as expert witness to zoning and tort lawyers. Simone and I play tennis indoors, and outdoors in the warmer months, of which there haven’t been any recently. Al Gore’s global warming? I am looking forward to golf season this spring.

Simone and I cruised down the Dniper River last August. We traveled to Kiev and sailed down the river to Zaporozhye, Sevastepol, Yalta and Odessa. Then we traveled to Istanbul for a 5-day visit and returned home via London. When we travel again, it will be to Western Europe. Enough of the countries off the beaten track!

The Harvard Business School Alumni Club presented me with a Certificate of Appreciation at the Capitol Hill Club in December where the guest speaker was Senator Collins of Maine. Simone also received a Certificate of Appreciation for putting up with me while I was serving the club! I am alumni secretary of my HBS program which is starting to appear as a lifetime assignment.

We are grandparents to 9 year old Alexandra, 8 year old Francesca and 3 year old Zachary and have become accomplished child sitters. We also regularly attend soccer games, swim meets and school programs.

I always enjoy reading the Bexley High School Alumni Association newsletter and look forward to our 60th reunion this summer.
 

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Wayne & JoAnn Susil Hanners – Bexley OH

We both wish our classmates a healthy new year.  2009 means a 60 year reunion for us.  Guess that also means we are all past 60 years old.  Hope it also means that we are all wiser.  The reunion committee will have a meeting soon.  At our last meeting the dates were set for Friday & Saturday, June 19 & 20.  We will get a mailing out, giving details for the events planned.  We look forward to being with you and visiting and remembering our high school days.  Please inform us of any change of address, etc.
 

We had a reunion committee meeting in April, attended by Ann Aldrich, Gary Seckel, Wayne Spangler, Betsy Kent, John Roberts and Mignon Dannon.  It was great being together, planning our 60th class reunion.  Please plan to attend on June 19 & 20, 2009.  Additional information will be sent to each class member with complete details.  We look forward to renewing friendships.

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Joyce Rinehart Salfingere-Burkheiser – Sun City West AZ

Looking forward to our ‘49er reunion in ’09.  Have my work cut out for me before that though.  Plan on losing 200+ pounds, have surgery on my nose to make it smaller and blow up my lips to make ‘em bigger.  I did retire as a columnist at the newspaper and am now writing a “tell all” book about my relatives.  Other than that, “same old, same old.”
 

Happy New Year 49’ers!  Please pay ’08 dues if you haven’t already done so and keep us informed if you have a change of address.  Our 60th will be in 2009 – not that far away.
 

Decided I’d been in the writing business too long, so I retired from the newspaper.  Thought I might fill the void with a little skydiving.  Haven’t been kicked off the staff as a volunteer chaplain at the hospital yet, but the year is still young.  Manage to sneak in some bridge once a week and I visit with my Stephen’s Ministry couple as often as possible.  We manage to still “eat out” 8 out of 7 days.  Life’s good!
 

Enjoy the newsletter.  However, most of the names that I recognize are . . . . . you know!  Keep up the good work, Wayne & JoAnn!
 

I’m still writing a column for the newspaper, a volunteer chaplain at the hospital, a Stephen’s minister and play bridge.  We eat out a lot, as my cooking skills have yet to arrive.  We are planning a cruise around the British Isles and Ireland this summer and visiting children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  Hope there is another reunion brewing for the 49’ers.  I’m packed and ready to go!

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