SUMMER 2011,

GOOD NEWS. WE "FOUND" A LOST CLASSMATE. 
GAYLE MORROW (MANN) WRITES THAT SHE FOUND THE WA-HI 1968 WEBSITE AND SAW THAT SHE WAS LISTED AS "LOST".  LOST NO MORE, GAYLE.  WELCOME BACK.  SHE WRITES, 
"Hi everyone, saw my name on "Where are they" and here I am!
I live in Trail, British Columbia, Canada.
Interested in talking to anyone that remembers me.
GM 
  E-mail: AR_Mann@telus.net

ON NOVEMBER 4, GAY PREST ABAGIIAN, CLASS OF 1968, DIED AFTER A LONG ILLNESS.  GAY LIVED HER ENTIRE LIFE IN WALLA WALLA, WAS A MEMBER OF THE WA-HI SPONSORS AND THE WALLA WALLA WAGONETTES.  SHE ALSO WAS ACTIVE IN THE WALLA WALLA COUNTRY CLUB, THE LOCAL HUMANE SOCIETY, AND THE FORGERON CELLERS WINERY. SHE WILL BE MISSED BY MANY,MANY PEOPLE, INCLUDING HER HUSBAND JIM AND DAUGHTER HEATHER.  

SHE IS THE THIRD MEMBER OF THE CLASS OF 1968 WHOM WE HAVE LOST THIS YEAR.  CLASSMATES  DAVID MCBRIDE AND GAYL DELLA DIED EARLIER THIS YEAR.   DAVID WAS A FRIEND TO MANY OF US. HE WAS ACTIVE IN SPORTS, IN THE BAND, AND WAS AN EXCELLENT STUDENT.  HE ALWAYS LOOKED ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE AND NEVER SAID A BAD WORD ABOUT ANYONE.  HE WAS A FIRST-CLASS GUY. WE WILL MISS HIM VERY MUCH.   

GAYL GREW UP IN COLLEGE PLACE. HE GRADUATED FROM WA-HI AND THE WW COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND LIVED MOST OF HIS ADULT LIFE IN THE SEATTLE AREA WORKING AS A BOILERMAKER. 

THIS IS ANOTHER REMINDER THAT THE WEBSITE ADDRESS HAS CHANGED SLIGHTLY, FROM .COM TO .ORG.  PLEASE INFORM YOUR FELLOW CLASSMATES SO THAT WE CAN ONCE AGAIN STAY IN TOUCH.


POST NEWS ABOUT YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES, GOOD OR OTHERWISE ON THIS SITE. ONE CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MANY FRIENDS.


WHAT A 40TH REUNION!   CLASSMATES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD RETURNED TO WALLA WALLA FOR TWO DAYS WHICH CAN BEST BE CHARACTERIZED BY LAUGHTER, QUIET CONVERSATIONS, RAUCOUS DANCING TO LIVE MUSIC, TEARS THAT ACCOMPANIED THE READING OF THE NAMES OF THOSE CLASSMATES WHO HAVE PASSED ON, GREAT FOOD, THE FAMILIAR STRAINS OF THE WA-HI FIGHT SONG AS THE BAND MARCHED DOWN ALDER STREET FOR THE FAIR PARADE, AND THE REAFFIRMATION OF WHY, WE THE CLASS OF 1968, ALWAYS LIKED EACH OTHER......AND ALWAYS WILL.

SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

1. THIS WEBSITE WILL REMAIN HERE FOREVER.

2. WE WILL MEET AGAIN IN 3 YEARS.

3. OUR CLASS IS COMMITTED TO COMPLETING THE FUNDING OF THE JEREMY J. RICHARDS PLAYGROUND OF DREAMS EQUIPMENT PROJECT AT BLUE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN WALLA WALLA, A PROJECT SPEARHEADED BY OUR OWN GREG PEPIN.
CLICK ON "OUR PROJECT" FOR UPDATES ON THE FUNDING AND DETAILS ON HOW TO DONATE.

4.WE WANT ALL CLASSMATES TO ENTER CONTACT INFORMATION UNDER THE CLASSMATES SECTION OF THIS WEBSITE AS IT IS A TERRIFIC METHOD FOR FRIENDS TO STAY IN CONTACT WITH ONE ANOTHER.

5. PHOTOS OF THE REUNION SHOULD BE SENT TO THIS WEBSITE ("PHOTO ALBUMS").  PLEASE IDENTIFY AS BEST AS YOU CAN THE PEOPLE IN YOUR PHOTOS.

CLICK HERE FOR THE BEST OF THE BEST 60'S MUSIC
CLICK HERE FOR THE WA-HI FIGHT SONG