Wakefield Class of 1960
Classmates

What do the classmate listings indicate?

CLASSMATES & AUXILIARY CLASSMATES

We started off by listing as "Classmates" those who attended Wakefield as seniors in the 1959-60 school year.  That of course did not include everybody we came to know over the course of our entire Wakefield experience.  Meaningful bonds developed in each grade that we progressed through at Wakefield.  So as our 50th reunion nears, and we reflect back on our days at Wakefield, we often think of those who would have been there in 1960 if fate hadn't intervened and taken them to other schools and other circumstances.  And it's not just a one-way feeling.  Some people that were not with us all the way to the end still feel a strong affinity with the Class of 1960.  The comment that came in which got efforts going to include a wider group was, "How about those of us who did not graduate with the class?  As a military brat, I attended Wakefield for 10th and 11th grades, and then had to attend senior year elsewhere."

That comment led to the decision to expand recognition in our web pages to include those that weren't with us for the finale.  And so we introduced a section in our web pages we called "Auxiliary Classmates" as a place to identify those who didn't take the whole ride with us.  The class's impressive research department (Rich Lyons) went to work on it, and came up with a list of people that attended Wakefield in the 1957-1959 school years but weren't with us when the 1959-1960 school year played out.

Initially, we had 6 new "Auxiliary" pages added at the end of our "Classmates" pages.  There has subsequently been further evolvement.  Many "Aux" people want more than just recognition on a few pages set aside for that purpose.  A goodly number would like to be an active part of our group, and attend our events.  So we've migrated them over into the "Classmates" category.  So our listing categories are kind of flexible.  And don't wait for us to figure out you're missing from our pages.  We'd be happy to list anybody who was with us at some point along the way." If being listed is your wish, just get in touch with Rich Lyons (click on "Contact Us" in the top-of-page menu).  Also get in touch with us if you're already on our pages and we've got your name spelled wrong, or if you want us to include your married name. 

What do the headings in the "Classmates" listings indicate?

FIRST (name)

Our "official" names of record (as per 1960 newspaper articles listing our graduates, furnished by school records) will cause many of you to scratch your head and think, "We never called him/her that a single day of his/her high school life."  Well, that thought crossed our minds, too, as we were deciding what to display in the Classmates listings.  The fact is, in most circumstances we don't know for sure what your current day preference is, and so we've typically left things "official".  (But just to clear up one case where we do have very reliable information, we can say with assurance that Demetrios Sioris will not be irritated if you refer to him as "Jim".)

And a few "familiar" names have been recently added alongside first names, where there is no doubt as to their being preferred.  If you want a preferred "familiar" name reflected on these pages, contact Norman Griest by e-mail, mail, or phone.  Go to the "Contact" pages via the top-of-page menu.

LAST NAME/MAIDEN

Here again we are just parroting the 1960 STARSTONE and 1960 newspaper articles listing our graduates.  Our list has been pretty thoroughly checked-out over the years, so hopefully you won't find any surprises here.  Although first name is displayed first in the tables, sort-order is by last name.  Access the groups of names you wish to view by clicking on the menus at the left side of any of the CLASSMATES pages.

MARRIED

To the extent that this information has been made known to us, married names are reflected in the MARRIED column.

STATUS

The STATUS column generally indicates if a classmate is known to be deceased.  Where "deceased" is in red, we are not in possession of an obituary.  So if you have any info that will help us in that regard, please pass that along to Rich Lyons.  Go to CONTACT US via the top-of-page menu.  In some cases, "missing" is the status shown, which means it has not been possible to verify one way or the other whether a classmate is alive or deceased.  Let us know if you know.

ATTENDING REUNION?

A "YES" in the "Attending Reunion" column reflects a non-binding, early input indicating your intentions of coming to the reunion.  At this point, with the reunion getting down to just several months away, many firmer commitments are in place, and "RGSTRD" indicates those who have sent in their registration form and payment.  There are final decisions to be made, and orders to be placed, so get your registration in as soon as you can.  You cannot do on-line registration with the Class of '60.  Click on the top-of-page menu at "Forms".  You must print out the form, fill it out, and send in with your check via snail-mail.  Send to the P.O. Box indicated at the top of this page.

You can reserve your hotel room on-line by clicking on the top-of-page menu at "Links" and then clicking on the link to "REUNION HOTEL".  We are not going to be at the gargantuan hotel that hosted the past several reunions.  In these tough economic times, they've jacked up their prices out of sight to try to break even on a small number of huge events.  We couldn't compete with the large corporations, trade organizations, and union conventions, for gargantuan hotel/activity accommodations.  We're going to be at a great hotel in a great location; but there won't be the same huge reserves of capacity that existed in the past.  Finalize your plans now.  It is possible that room availability could get tight.

How can I get in touch with another classmate?

Contact Rich Lyons and let him know who it is that you'd like to get in touch with.  Rich will contact that person, and that person will decide how/if communication should be facilitated.

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