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David Mitchell

Joe G.

I would also wish you a Happy Birthday, but It begs a question. Didn't you just have one of these last year?

I mean really - after a while don't they start getting kind of old?  I did one (again) last year and it really wasn't much different from the one before.

Oh well, take one for the team and have blast anyway. 

Joseph Gentilini

To David M and Mark S -- thanks for remembering my birthday.  We are all marching on in our lives.  I do feel my age but....the alternative isn't so nice either.  I am looking forward to our mini-reunion this Saturday. We love to see you both again.  Joe G

Donna Kelley (Velazquez)

Happy Birthday + 1, Joe!  I rarely remember the exact day for anyone so this is a concept I am trying to sell to Hallmark.  I hope you had a great day and will have an even greater year ahead.

Michael McLeod

Same here Joe happy birthday.

Joseph Gentilini

Thanks Donna and Michael!  It was a good birthday.  The next one?  Not so sure - ha.

James Hamilton, M. D.

Janie Albright (Blank)

Just saw this and thought you'd all get a laugh! 

http://www.theonion.com/article/old-friends-high-school-meet-every-year-say-names--56756?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feeds&utm_source=TheOnion_Daily_RSS&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=&utm_term=

Kathleen Wintering (Nagy)

Happy Birthday to  a wonderful guy! Sorry to miss the fun this weekend, but I am entertaining company here.  Hope it was a great celebration, Joe! Kathy Wintering

David Mitchell

Jamie,

Better lay on more security for Saturday night. Rumor has it a couple more OLP thugs might just wonder in off the streets. 

Joseph Gentilini

THANKS FOR ALL THE BIRTHDAY GREETINGS!  My brother and sister took me and Leo out to lunch and then came back for cake and ice cream.  Leo and I went out to dinner.  He also brought me a bouquet of my favorite flower - carnations.  He just showers me with his love and that is all I really need.  Joe

Mary Clare Hummer (Bauer)

SPOILER ALERT: Grade School Memories 

IC Cheerleaders

Left Top down:  Christine Woodward, Beth Broadhurst, Mary Ann McMahon, Sylvia DiSabato

Right Top down: Ann Shevlin, Christine O'Neil, Sharen Selleck, Mary Margaret Clark

Michael McLeod

I don't think we need any further proof that IC girls were roughly ten zillion times prettier than olp girls. I mean it was commonly understood in the diocese back then.

Daniel Cody

And still you couldn't get a date!

Daniel Cody

Oops sorry Mike I didn't win the powerball. The dealership is here to pick up the Frrrari

Daniel Cody

My bad "Ferrari"

Kathleen Wintering (Nagy)

Great piece, Jane! Thanks for sharing it.! Kathy

David Mitchell

Mike,

Them's fightin' words boy!

Ten Zillion times?   "commonly understood"  --- in which Diocese?  Detroit? 

I'd match our bevy of OLP beauties against anybody's.

Michael McLeod

Well Dave as Dan pointed out, it was, and remains, a moot point.

Mary Ann Nolan (Thomas)

Mike, but we OLP girls were more fun!

Timothy Lavelle

Post 1719....

Cody shoots.....

Cody scores !!!!!

Wasn't OLP so far up North that most people thought of it as Westerville or maybe Delaware? Like "almost cosmopoiltan, but, no, not really". Isn't that where Sunday Mass included rattlesnake handling? Although St Agatha had more than its fair share of Babe-raham Lincolns, in 8th grade it was the St. Chris girls that got some serious attention. Uhhhh, Mary Jo Fortin....Somebody Van Pelt...anybody remember more names from there??

If you all have a buncha fun tonight (8/26) I am going to be so jealous. Party On!

Nina Osborn (Rossi)

So true Mary Ann!!!!

James Hamilton, M. D.

David Mitchell

Meanwhile back at the ranch - (the Groff ranch) -- Keith and I are assessing what a fun night we all had. We give it score of 10 !  

Thanks again Janie for a sweet night !  

That same college chick was there again and still selling girl scout cookies. Gus, for Pete's sake, why don't you get your sweet little niece a baby sitter and bring someone your own age! 

Tim,

Your geography skills are aboviously not your stong suit. Even further to the north of the kingdom of "OLP" was the master race known as St. Mikes. Where the cafeteria served frozen chip munks on a stick - and ice fishing was a grade school varsity sport.  

But yes, St. Chris had it's share a of pulchritude. I fell in love with that very same M.J. Fortin for all of a week or two and Litzinger had it for the same Miss Van Pelt. But the cutest of that bunch I think was Donna Bain. Or was she an "Agatha" lady? We started seeing that bunch jumping up and down on the sidelines of grade school basketball games on Saturday mornings at Watterson. We should'a been paying more attention to one Gene Rogers on the court, but the temptations off the court were more interesting at the time, and created a costly distraction.  

David Mitchell

JIM, 

The problem with letting Fritz show up is that he's too nice of a guy. I've developed a habit of ending each reunion function with him, and last night he and Toni would not let me go home. We were all gone - Janie had said good night and closed the door - and the three of us stood outside for another 20 minutes yacking. It was past my bed time. This has to stop.

Joseph D. McCarthy

To everyone that couldnot make it to Janie's Soiree last night for various reasons, including the old excuse that the lawn mover tipped over, you missed a Fantastic Soireelast night.  One of Janie's great co-hostess who will remain anonymous (did I get that right Mary Clare) helped put on a fabulous event.  Unfortunatley it was too short, 6:00 P.M. till past10:00 P.M.when I realized it was past my nap time.

Tom Fitzpatrick attended and brought a very nice group of St. Michael's items Included wher some slide, report cards, the "Letter" from his St. Michael's grade school letter jacket (the letter jacket is at St. Michael's, a great tax write off.  Tom also mentioned having been a teacher (tormentor) at Watterson.

Mr. Lawn Mower Tim, although I have names of all the St. Christopher Girls at home. I will add a few names now and the rest when I returnto California in September.  Lind Van Pelt, Donna Bain (although I am not sure if she transfered to another parish) Pamela Guyton (although I believe she went to Grandview), Carolyn DeBellis (the family moved to ?Florida?), Melitta Morrow (probaly Grandview), Mimi Kruse, and the rest when I can.

There was some talk about having monthly or quarterly gatherings, luncheon or evening get togethers.  It's up to all of you to decide.  There is still a chance that Al Judy or Dick McNamara MIGHT show up at one of these.

Tom Fitzpatrick also mentioned that a parish just west of Rt.315 and south of Broad on Grubb St. has a Museum contaainting all the ifo on Aquinas and attendees from inception in 1905 till closing in 1965.  Info is available on the Columbus Aquinas website as to hours etc.

Janie, and all anonymous co-workers/helpers/assistants, I for one want to state that anyone who didn't make last nights event missed a fantastic event.  Thank you, but next time come up with a better excuse for the get together.

Joe