Blind guy is dictating so blame all errors on Siri. We have lived in Williamsburg, Virginia since summer of 2020. It was a long move across the continent from Walla Walla, Washington, but we wanted to be closer to family. It was a good decision. We are close to the center of things so I can walk almost anywhere in colonial Williamsburg, or on the William and Mary campus without any difficulty. Lack of sight does not keep me from lecturing on biblical studies at Bruton Parish Church. Diana continues as a professional artist now represented at a very fine gallery in Richmond, Virginia. My blog, country parson, is now more than 15 years old and is also on Substack. I cannot claim a large following, but at least it is consistent. I would very much appreciate hearing from some of you to find out what's going on in your lives and continuing a conversation that has long been in advance.

Hello to all who gather for the 55th class reunion. Since our 50th reunion, I have kept in touch with more classmates, through e-mails and other areas, and that has been fun. Sending greetings to all of you and wishing for good health and happiness to surround you as you enjoy the time together. Take care...I do remember Hopkins High and great memories then and in recent years with friends!!! 149

Hello What a wonderful idea to have yearly gatherings.  For those of us living far away and/or out in the sticks please post some photos.  We are interested. Sue

Where oh where is Suzy??  One of our teachers at KC (Lynch or Kuchera) might have had a southern background cuz she taught us lots of southern songs.  One came to mind, couple years ago.  I had planted Pawpaws in my orchard and the fruits were never edible. THEN I remembered Suzy, who was 'way down yonder in the pawpaw patch, picking up pawpaws and putin em in her basket'.  So, i waited, and waited, and when the fruits fell, I picked em up and they were delicious - like a custard banana!!!  Thanks teach!!! I wonder if any of you saw a recent CBS Sunday morning feature about Glen Lake elementary, in Hopkins.   The kids earned money to upgrade the playground for their less able calssmates!!! Well, our numbers are dwindling - I wonder who will be the last one standing. Let's host a drink to our lost comrades, Bob

Fred's description of his Kennedy escapade brought up two names that I wish to recall.  First, Fred himself.  We were in Florence, Italy, perhaps 15 years ago, eating at a small Tratoria.  I recognized Fred (some faces never change) and we exchanged memories and started to sing the Hopkins fight song  (Hail, hail to the warriors, etc.), whereupon the owner of this fine establishment came out and asked us to cease and desist.  The other name, Mark Josephson, is memorable only because of a career day held at Hopkins.  I showed up to a room where "hospital administration" was the career being highlighted.  There was no one there; only a few brochures and Mark.  I said to myself, "if it's only me and Mark interested in this career I think I can do this!"  The rest is history.  An MPH in Hospital Administration from UCLA and a 34 year career.  Don't know if Mark ever pursued it!  Tom Johnson

Hi everyone!  Sorry to miss the fun. Since Tom's death it is no fun to go to things as a "single".  Live in Madison and doing lots of things including a two week river cruise in Europe last August. But have fun. Will be thinking of you. 

Hey Gang......The Hopkins Historical Society has put out an excellent Book - lot's of "familiar" names that pioneered Hopkins!  Contact them for a copy...fun and enjoyable reading!

Where is Joyce Johnson???

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Hi again if interested in getting a copy of my Autobiography contact me at my email at mnles@charter.net. Have a nice day Les

Hi Classmates of 1961 - I have written my Autobiography "Grandpa Les's Memories" and would like to share it with you. If you are interested, email me if you want a free copy. I will attach a PDF copy of the document to your email and send it back to you. You need to use Adobe Reader to open the PDF document. Les

Hello 1961 HHS Friends - - - Just got back from spending a delightful and fun afternoon at Lord Fletchers with former Classmates as we celebrated our 80th Birthdays!!  Ya'all looked fabulous and as noted we still have the "Spirit" and fond connection to each other.  May each and everyone of you continue to have good health and safe journeys - hope to see more of you next year!!!  God Bless & Much Love, Suzy

OK,  after all these years, I've gotta share this one. It was October 1960.  John F. Kennedy was running for president.  Mark Josefson and I were on the debate team (and had othewise been engaged in various nefarious activities over the years).  Jack Kennedy was going to appear and give a speech at the DFL Bean Feed at the Minneapolis Auditorium.  Somebody got ahold of a bunch of tickets to the bean feed.  About two carloads of us decided to go to the bean feed and listen to Kennedy.  I can no longer remember exactly who the participants were, but I remember that Mark Josefson was one of us.  Other likely suspects were Jim Conover, Jan deVries, Bob Benson, Bill Fleeson, Tom Polivka, maybe Allan Odden.  Most are still able to post a denial.  We got in a couple of cars and drove downtown.  We found that you couldn't get within half a block of the Minneapolis Auditorium because a huge crowd had showed up  We confered.  We knew Kennedy was staying at the Leamington Hotel.  We decided to go over there to try to see him.  We got to the hotel and found a huge crowd in front of the main entrance on Third Street, waiting for Kennedy.   Somebody had the brilliant idea of going into the hotel through a side door to see if we could meet Kennedy.  We did.  A couple of people (don't remember who, but it wasn't me) took the elevator up to the top floor where Kennedy was staying.  They wandered through the corridor looking for the Presidential Suite.  They ran into Orville Freeman, who was either the current Minnesota Governor or a recent past Governor- and later the Secretary of Agriculture in the Kennedy administration.  He told them that Kenndy was resting and they should go down to street level and wait by the elevators for him to come down on the way to the Auditorium.  Whoever it was that spoke to Freeman came down to street level and told the rest of us what Freeman had said.  We decided to wait for Kennedy by the elevators. Since we came from inside the hotel instead of through the front door, we were able to do so.    That year, trench coats were in style.  We were all wearing tan trench coats.  At some point, Mark Josefson walked from the elevators out the front door of the Leamington, took off his hat, and waved to the crowd.  The crowd thought he was someone important and gave him a huge cheer.  Mark came back in and we resumed waiting for Kennedy. At length, Kennedy emerged from an elevator, accompanied by all of the DFL bigwigs of the time, including Orville Freeman and Hubert Humphrey.  They made their  way from the elevators to the front entrance, down the steps and into convertables waiting to ferry them to the Bean Feed.  This was well before the Secret Service provided protection to presidential candidates and there was no visible security. The bunch of us simply fell into line behind the bigwigs and marched out the door to the cars.  We lined up on either side of Kennedy's car (a white 1960 Chevrolet Impala convertable), and walked with the car to the Bean Feed.  Each of us shook Kennedy's hand several times while progressing through the huge crowd.  When we got to the auditorium, there was pandemonium and we got separated from Kennedy and the motorcade.  We were in awe of what we had managed to accomplish on the spur of the moment.  One of the high points, however, was remembering Mark Josfson standing on the front steps of the Leamington, waving his hat at the crowd and getting a huge ovation.

Gathering at the Golden Nugget on September 18, 2014 was really a fun way to renew our relationships and touch base with the 1961-HHS Gang!  Thank you Mike Quinn for all you do - - the Host with the Most!  Thanks also to ALL the other folks who helped out!  Looking forward to seeing more familiar faces next September 10, 2015 - - same time-same place!!

It's wonderful to see such an active group of Hopkins High Alum!  I graduated from HHS in 68 and wish we had such a nice site.  Keep up the good work.

Hello and just a note to say, again, I can't wait for our 2nd annual post 70th birthday get together!!  I surely am planning on attending, as well as I hope so many others do too! I'll be there in Glen Lake at the Golden Nugget the 18th of September, '14.

How nice to stumble onto this web site. I recognize many of the people. It is nice to look through the pictures, it seems that everyone looks pretty much the same as they did in 1961, amazing or perhaps I should put my glasses on. Whatever, nice break in my day to see all of this.

Hello Fellow HHS Classmates......I just viewed the photo's from the 2019 gathering....ya'all (that's Texas talk) look fabulous!  What a special tribute to those who have gone before us re: The In Memorial page.  Although I had planned on attending the Gathering in 2019 - unfortunately I had to cancel everything due to another open heart surgery -I am doing very well  as of this writing and hope to join eveyone in September, 2020 provided the Covid-19 Virus permits us to travel etc.?  A BIG "shout-out" and THAKS to all those that worked so hard on the Committee....you guys are awesome! May we ALL stay healthy and safe and look forward to meeting again soon.......Blessings, Suzy

Just got back from a long (bucket list) trip to the Yukon and Alaska.  We had breakfast with Fred Wintermantle and wife (Sue) in Seward.