Reitz Memorial High School Magazine — Fall/Winter 2021 by Catholic Stewardship Consultants

FALL/WINTER 2021

Meet President Christian Mocek | Tennis and Track State Champions

MEMORIAL

MEMORIES

Celebrating the Tiger Spirit

ENROLLMENT SUCCESS! 154 New Freshmen for 2021-2022 Also Featuring Girls soccer state champions, alumni siblings in military service, and the annual Honor Roll of Donors

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE TIGER TALK

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ATHLETICS

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT SPOTLIGHT ON THE PRESIDENT

COVER STORY

ENROLLMENT SUCCESS IN A PANDEMIC

SHOW YOUR STRIPES

CAMPUS NEWS

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20 DONORS BY LEVEL 21 CIRCLE OF LEADERS 24 DONORS BY CLASS YEAR CLASS NOTES

28 ALUMNI NEWS 28 IN MEMORIAM: SANDY MORRIS FINANCIAL NEWS

29 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN 29 FINANCIAL REPORT

14 2021 TOMORROW’S WORK FORCE 15 INCOGNITO INSTRUCTORS

CAMPUS MINISTRIES WEIGHT ROOM RENOVATIONS

ACADEMIC & STUDENT LIFE

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THREE GENERATIONS OF WEINZAPFEL FOOTBALL HOMECOMING FESTIVITIES FOOTBALL HOMECOMING SPRING IHSAA CHAMPIONS CALLING ALL CHAMPIONS SOCCER STATE CHAMPIONS

HONOR ROLL OF DONORS

KEY CLUB FALL PLAY FORENSICS CLASS

CONTRIBUTORS Sarah Bohrer John K. Browning Twyala Carner Kevin Gries Joe Paul Hayden Brian Heathcott Kristin Koehl Angie Lensing Inter-State Studio Jenny Koch Christian Mocek RMHS Yearbook Staff Lori Samples Patty Vann PUBLISHED BY Reitz Memorial Office of Communication DESIGNED BY Morgan Dean Tucker Publishing Group Graphic Designer PRINTED BY Tucker Publishing Group

ALUMNI & FRIENDS

16 THE HURLEY FAMILY 18 JOSEPH LUTZ 19 JOAN CREECH

GENERAL INQUIRIES Contact Lori Samples at lorisamples@evdio.org or 812-303-0005

2021 NEW STAFF MEMBERS

Heath Howington Business Education

Samantha Myers

Executive Assistant to the President

Madison Aiton Drivers Ed & PE

Dulce Hernandez World Language

Patrick Redmond

Nick Grigar

Choir/Junior High Band

English

Stevie Faith Resource

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TIGER TALK

FROM PRESIDENT CHRISTIAN MOCEK

ear Alumni & Friends, As a newcomer to this community, a common question I’m asked when meeting with alumni and friends is, “What are your first impressions?” I often respond that I can sum up my first impression of the Reitz Memorial community in three words: faith, family, and tradition. These three words speak volumes about the Reitz Memorial experience. It’s an affirmation of our faculty and staff who have worked tirelessly throughout the years to ensure our students graduate rooted in faith and prepared for what is next in their lives. It’s an affirmation of our alumni and benefactors who proudly live out the values of Reitz Memorial High School in their homes and places of work. It’s also an affirmation of our students who show up everyday ready to achieve excellence both in and out of the classroom. I’m honored and humbled to join this family of faith. I’m not the only new member of the staff this year. This Fall, we added seven new members to our Reitz Memorial family. We welcome Madison Aiton (Drivers Ed & PE), Patrick Redmond (English), Heath Howington (Business Education), Dulce Hernandez (World Language), Stevie Faith (Resource), Nick Grigar (Choir/Junior High Band), and Samantha Myers (Executive Assistant to the President) to the staff. In addition, we welcomed the largest freshman class in four years to Reitz Memorial. And, as we do every year, we have seen lots of success in the classroom and on the field. Our Tiger community has a lot to be proud of as we close out 2021. Of course, we could not do any of this without the prayers and financial support of our parents, alumni, and friends. This school year, we made significant investments in classroom technology, renovated our

weight room, and gave away nearly $300,000 in tuition assistance because of the support of people like you. Thank you for your commitment to Reitz Memorial High School. Thank you, also, for your welcoming embrace of me and my family. We are excited to be part of this Reitz Memorial community rooted in faith, family, and tradition. As we prepare for the birth of Christ this Advent, I wish you the best of holiday seasons. Know of our prayers.

Christian Mocek President

SPOTLIGHT ON THE PRESIDENT What drew you to become Reitz Memorial’s new President? There is so much I could say here. I’m not sure where to begin. When you walk the hallways of Reitz Memorial, the tradition and history are tangible. As the interview process unfolded, it became clear to me that Reitz Memorial is a family that is hoping for big things. It’s hard not to see the potential of this school community. Catholic education made me the person I am today, and I’m humbled by the opportunity to lead this great Catholic school. How would you describe your leadership style? Collaborative, compassionate, engaging, empowering, and prayerful. Leadership is a privilege that needs to be earned through service. I sincerely 2 Fall/Winter 2021

hope to earn the trust of this community and I know that together we can reach our highest potential. What goals do you hope to achieve in your Presidency? I hope to bring together the Memorial family of alumni, faculty, staff, and friends to collaboratively realize our vision of providing an environment where God inspires, we educate, and students thrive. I want to build on the work that’s been done for the past 96 years and ensure Reitz Memorial is poised to thrive for the next 96 plus years. I’m excited to tell the Reitz Memorial story and to include in our journey all who aspire to advance our mission. What do you do for fun? I love to spend time with my family. Our weekends usually consist of trips to the zoo or playground.

We love taking walks around the neighborhood and if you see us, don’t hesitate to say hello. I’m also a big Notre Dame football fan so I like to watch the games on Saturdays. With any luck, our two kids, Simon and Eloise, will become big fans too. What are you most looking forward to about living in Evansville? Evansville is a big, small town. It’s a great place to raise a family and everyone has been so welcoming to us. The Zoo and Children’s Museum are a lot of fun – you can tell I have small children. Most of all, I’m grateful to all those who have reached out and welcomed my family. We look forward to meeting more of the Reitz Memorial family in the coming months.

COVER STORY

ENROLLMENT SUCCESS IN A PANDEMIC

ow do you showcase your school to prospective families during a pandemic? With numerous COVID-19 protocols and procedures put in place for the academic school environment, it was certainly a challenge. During a “normal” year, we would welcome eighth graders from our partner schools to campus allowing them to experience life as a Tiger. Additionally, we would host an open house in the fall welcoming all families to tour campus, meet faculty and students, and learn more about the opportunities at Memorial. Since this was not a typical school year, and visitors were restricted, we had to think outside of the box. And that is exactly what Brian Heathcott, Enrollment Director, did. “We knew the enrollment process needed to be more personal than ever and a connection to each prospective family needed to be made,” said Heathcott. When it was all said and done, our enrollment had its own

little success story to start the 2021-2022 school year. From the school’s year-to-year first day starting enrollment numbers, this was the first time an enrollment increase had been seen in five years. To top that, it was the largest enrollment increase seen in 15 years. As for the incoming freshman, they represent the largest freshman class Memorial has seen in four years. Brian shared a few examples of what played a role in the enrollment increase from this past year. “To start the school year, each eighth grader received a personalized package in the mail that included a welcome letter, a Memorial face mask, and a USB thumb drive,” Heathcott said. “Uploaded on that USB thumb drive was a virtual tour, academic departmental videos and so much more. Anything you would ever need to know or see was organized and at the user’s fingertips. Best of all, Memorial Principal, Sally Sternberg, created 174 individual welcome videos addressing each eighth grader by their first

Brian Heathcott was awarded with the Catholic Educator Innovative Award in the Diocese of Evansville. The Catholic Educator Innovative Award recognizes educators in Diocesan Catholic schools who demonstrate creative and innovative efforts to achieve success in student learning and/ or promote growth for the school.

name. Now that’s special!” From November to April, we began hosting monthly interactive online meetings for prospective families covering a variety of topics. Families received important information and were able to ask questions in a moderated chat format. The online attendance and interaction truly supported how successful this initiative was. In years past, eighth graders would register for their freshman year courses at a course registration meeting on campus. With not having the option of gathering, the counseling department was faced with scheduling individual online meetings with each family to create their course schedule. As you can imagine, this was a longer process, but the personal connection that was developed and individual attention that was provided outweighed anything we had done in the past. What is great about change is that it provides new opportunities. There were many new initiatives that needed to be created due to the restrictions that were set because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and we would have never put into action this different plan if it wasn’t for the circumstances at hand. It took the COVID-19 pandemic to alter portions of the enrollment process and truly change how it can be approached differently moving forward.

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CAMPUS NEWS

CAMPUS MINISTRIES BY: JOE PAUL HAYDEN

ver the summer, Reitz Memorial’s Campus Ministry hosted Campus Ministry Mondays (CMM) every Monday in the month of July. This was an opportunity that connected current students over the summer months, as well as an organic avenue for incoming freshmen to connect with their peers and upperclassmen too. CMM proposed three goals: Pray Together, Play Together, and Challenge Each Other. More than 40 Memorial students attended, 23 of which were incoming freshmen. Students are already looking forward to next July’s CMM! What came as a natural response to CMM was the school organization Campus Ministry Club (CMC). CMC, which began September 2021, is an initiative that seeks to promote human, pastoral, and spiritual formation to students within a community setting. CMC offers multiple opportunities: small group Bible studies, faith-based presentations, community games, pilgrimages to Saint Meinrad, intramural sports, and much more! Since September, CMC has reached more than 100 students (one-fifth of the school population), with 50-60 students who regularly attend. To highlight these elements within Memorial in order to point to an individual or individuals would be misleading and incorrect; rather, it is essential to share these aspects to witness what Christ is doing within these historic walls of Reitz Memorial Catholic High School. Christ is the sole and ultimate reason that this school exists, which is to form students into men and women that influence and change

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society for the better. We all have an innate desire to love and to be loved, and I believe that opportunities like CMM and CMC encourage and assist students to both give and receive authentic charity. May God continue to bless Memorial in forming students to be happier and holier; Let’s fight like a Tiger and live like a Saint!

CAMPUS NEWS

WEIGHT ROOM RENOVATIONS

his summer, Memorial started on the weight room renovation project, which included fresh paint, new flooring, and new equipment. After much anticipation, the 2021 weight training classes were the first to use the new weight room in September. Thank you to all who donated to make this possible for our students!

ACADEMIC & STUDENT LIFE

KEY CLUB

Fostering a Commitment to Service BY: JENNY KOCH

ostering a commitment to Service. These words form the book end of our mission statement at Reitz Memorial High School and they also inspire the Key Club student leaders to create a culture of sharing, kindness, and community service in their school environment. Recently, club members celebrated Key Club Week. This five-day advocacy campaign encourages members to spread the word about Kiwanis International, a global service organization in 38 countries as well as local branches. They shared social media posts, met new students at lunches and created special announcements about the importance of service. Kiwanis students are tasked with providing service opportunities for their peers. In doing so, these Key Club Kiwanis members become leaders; they run monthly meetings, organize food drives, and have recently partnered with Chemo Buddies to take on a bracelet-making frenzy during homeroom block. This fun, engaging project brought students from all grades to the cafeteria where students collaborated to assemble hundreds of trendy bracelets. After a few sessions, these bracelets were sold at lunch and the money was donated to help cancer patients. In October, students also partnered with SMILE on Down Syndrome, providing a fun pumpkin-painting booth at the 20th anniversary of the Smile Mile. Watching students interact with, dance with, and paint pumpkins with local children makes anyone proud to be a Tiger!

BESTIES and Key Club partnered together for the SMILE on Down Syndrome’s 20th annual Smile Mile.

These projects are fostering a commitment to service through collaboration and a sharing of time and talent. Future projects include car washes, giving trees, and the Riley Walk. It is always our hope that these projects, however small, are cultivating a sense of service. As Key Club leaders think of new projects or research community organizations in need, please pray that they be led to inspire others to serve, continuing our true mission of Faith, Knowledge, and Service.

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ACADEMIC AND STUDENT LIFE

FALL PLAY: “STEALING HOME” BY: TWYALA CARNER

he Theater department’s fall play is the comedy “Stealing Home” by Pat Cook. The play is about two would-be thieves who mistakenly enter a funeral home. There is a case of mistaken identity (or not) and the hilarity that ensues. The students have been hard at work since August honing their acting skills and timing. Two students, Zane Schroeder (’24) and Abby Vollmer (’23) who play the thieves, have really impressed the directors. They had a majority of their lines for the first scene memorized the second day of rehearsal and their comedic timing is spot on. “We have been blessed with some very dedicated students who have persevered under trying circumstances. They have worked very hard to develop their characters and have really bonded as a group. Our ‘wonderstudies’ have been such a tremendous help when actors have had to miss practice,” said assistant director Twyala Carner. Mrs. Rachel Johnson has been on maternity leave since just after auditions took place. Cole Brinker, performing arts student

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from the University of Southern Indiana and a Reitz Memorial High School alumnus (’18), has taken over the directing duties. He grew up in Evansville and was active in a diverse set of activities but found a passion for theatre. He began to attend D’alto Studio of Performing Arts and began to hone his craft in the theatre field. He has been involved with several community shows and theatre companies in the area such as Evansville Shakespeare Players, D’alto Studio of Performing Arts, Evansville Civic Theatre, Stage Two Productions, and EVSC Summer Musical. Within academics, he has performed in multiple Reitz Memorial Theatre Department Productions such as “The Addams Family Musical,” “Flowers for Algernon,” “Curtains the Musical,” “Arsenic and Old Lace,” and “Wizard of Oz.” At USI, he has worked closely with the lighting department and has performed in “Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Laramie Project,” “Little Shop of Horrors,” and “An Oedi-

pus.” Currently Cole is working towards a double major in theatre arts and English teaching with a minor in a secondary teaching licensure. Cole feels honored to direct a show at his alma mater and has found great passion for working with the students. He simply cannot wait for the audience to enjoy the wild ride they will go on when they come to see “Stealing Home.”

ACADEMIC AND STUDENT LIFE

FORENSICS CLASS IS ON THE CASE BY: SARAH BOHRER

orensics and biology students got a chance to collaborate and apply their skills to solve a murder mystery that occurred in the halls of Reitz Memorial. On a Friday morning in September, Principal Mrs. Sternberg was preparing for a meeting and eating lunch in a conference room where she was later found “dead.” That afternoon, the forensics students in Mrs. Bohrer’s class were able to practice techniques of crime scene investigation by searching for and collecting evidence. They took pictures of the scene, took measurements, and drew sketches of the crime scene. The next week in Forensics classes, students analyzed the evidence and determined the possible suspects. Based on the evidence, they determined that Mrs. Sternberg was killed by poison in her lunch by someone who left the building that day and brought her lunch. The suspects were narrowed down to Assistant Principal Mr. Chamberlain; Theology teacher, Mrs. Koehl; and Campus Minister, Mr. Hayden. Armed with this information, the forensics students went around school to interview suspects and witnesses to gather information. One crucial piece of evidence was the “vomit” found next to Mrs. Sternberg’s body. Forensics students collected samples from the crime scene which could later be tested in the lab. Freshman biology students in Mrs. Bohrer, Mrs. Murphy, and Mrs. Steffenhagen’s classes were eager to assist in the investigation. They watched videos of the suspects and witness inter-

views conducted by the forensics classes to gather information and context. They then performed a series of tests to determine the types of macromolecules found in the vomit, to determine what food Mrs. Sternberg ate for lunch. Once all evidence was compiled and analyzed, students concluded that Mr. Chamberlain was the number one suspect. Luckily for Mr. Chamberlain, the forensics classes determined that they did not yet have enough evidence to convict him, but they hope as they learn more forensics techniques this year they can continue to analyze more evidence. In the end, it was a fun way to engage the students and faculty in a learning experience that they won’t forget.

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ATHLETICS

THREE GENERATIONS OF WEINZAPFEL FOOTBALL

Coach Ralph Weinzapfel with his three sons and grandson. Pictured left to right are sons, Joe and Andrew, grandson Drew, Coach Ralph Weinzapfel and son Jonathan. BY: PATTY VANN

t’s always a pleasure to see former alumni and friends of Reitz Memorial High School return for various events, but the 2021 Annual Football Alumni Weekend and Watermelon Scrimmage featured a family of special guests with the attendance of the Weinzapfel family of football alumni and a future alumnus. Coach Ralph Weinzapfel, who was head football coach at Memorial for 20 years, was accompanied by his three sons and grandson at the event. In addition to coaching football, Coach Weinzapfel was a teacher, Dean of Students, and head baseball coach for five years. Having introduced the wrestling program, he was also head coach for 22 years. During Coach Weinzapfel’s tenure as head football coach, he had the privilege of coaching all three of his sons, Joe (’82), Jonathan (’84) and Andrew (’88). Both Jonathan and Andrew also wrestled for their dad. Coach Weinzapfel retired from Memorial in 2002 after 38 years of service.

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Professional careers took the Weinzapfel sons to varied occupations. Oldest son Joe lived in Germany and worked as a sales representative for a company that required him to travel throughout Europe, Russia, and South Africa for 15 years. Joe has one son and continues to work for the German based company, but he and his wife Cecilia have recently moved to Italy. Jonathan, an attorney, served District 76 in the Indiana House of Representatives for five years. He was elected Mayor of Evansville for two terms, serving from 2004 to 2012. Upon completion of his second term, he was appointed chancellor of Ivy Tech Community College. Currently, he is a partner with an Evansville law firm and is interim President and CEO of Indiana United Way. He and his wife, Patricia, have three children and currently reside in Evansville. Youngest son, Andrew, followed in his father’s footsteps. He taught and coached football in Indianapolis for eight years but then returned to

Evansville to continue his career in education at a city high school. Andrew also served as head football and head wrestling coach, retiring from coaching in 2010. He continues to teach and has been involved in the Memorial feeder and cub football programs. In his spare time, Andrew, like his dad, works in the family farming operation. Andrew and his wife, Holly, have 3 children and reside in the original Weinzapfel family farmhouse in St. Philip in Posey County. Drew Weinzapfel (class of 2023) is the son of Andrew and Holly and the grandson of Coach Ralph Weinzapfel. A member of the 2021 Memorial football team, Drew becomes the third generation and legacy of the Weinzapfel football tradition at Memorial High School. As the saying goes, “The tradition continues.” And on a side note, it’s probably a good guess that Drew gets extra coaching in football as an added bonus! Drew is also a member of the Memorial track team.

ATHLETICS

2021 FOOTBALL HOMECOMING FESTIVITIES Lawn Party, Parade, and Bike Day

The Football Homecoming Parade began in the front circle of Memorial High School

Fall Homecoming float

Football Homecoming court escorted in Jeep Wranglers

Seniors gathered in front of the Homecoming float

The tradition continu es wi during the Fall/ Wint th tug-of-war er Pep Assembly

Band and cheerleaders in Football Homecoming Parade

2021 Homecoming Lawn Party in front of Holy Cross Hall

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2021 Football Homecoming King and Queen Dominic Norman and Averi Anslinger

2021 Football Homecoming Court

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Savannah Warren and 2020 King Colton Pence with child attendants Kenna Vieke and Isaac Hill Junior representatives from left to right: Emma Smith, Shaurya Jadhav, Caleb Ellspermann, and Margaret Marx Sophomore representatives from left to right: Emma Payne, Benedict Ziemer, Mitchell Bryant, and Charlotte Fredrich Freshmen representatives from left to right: Kendall Agler, Mericko Bennett, Brady Feldhaus, and Emmi Feldhaus Senior representatives for homecoming king from left to right: Josh Russell, Ray Brodie III, Kyle Broeker, Connor Agler, Dominic Norman, and Xavier Tyler Senior representatives for homecoming queen from left to right: Emily Roe, Averi Anslinger, Lauren Folz, Lauren Meunier, MaryLouise Campbell, and Penelope Perkins

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SPRING 2021, INDIVIDUAL IHSAA STATE CHAMPIONS Jacqueline celebrating with her family

Congratulations Congratulations to Abby Myers & Margo Throop on their 2021 IHSAA Tennis Doubles State Championship win!

Congratulations

Congratulations to Jacqueline Brasseale on being a 2021 IHSAA Individual State Medalist in the Track 1600M Run, finishing eighth and breaking the school record with a time of 5:00.48!

CALLING ALL CHAMPIONS

n 2016, the Athletic Department began displaying IHSAA State Championship rings with the State Championship trophies. The idea to seek out past years’ state rings occurred when a 1989 and 1996 state baseball ring were given to the Athletic Department for display in their trophy cases. To complete the collection of rings, the sports and years as indicated are needed. If you would like to donate your state ring for display, please call the Reitz Memorial Athletic Office at 812-476-4632 or you can stop by the office. The addition of these rings would add a finishing touch to the already impressive display of State trophies in our Athletic hallway.

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Girls Tennis: 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, & 2012 Girls Soccer: 1996, 2008, & 2012 Boys Soccer: 2007 & 2008 Softball: 2002 Girls Basketball: 2011

ATHLETICS

MEMORIAL LADY SOCCER TIGERS 2021 State Champions! BY: JOE MEYER

ur Lady Soccer Tigers delivered yet another state championship to Memorial High School! In dramatic fashion, in the 93rd minute of the match, in the second overtime, with one minute before the match would have gone to penalty kicks, the team executed a corner kick to perfection, clinching yet another championship for our storied program. While the championship moment took place in Indianapolis in October, the foundation for success started in June and, as always, was built on faith, strength, family, and tradition. This team was focused and fit and earned the right to be confident. Our fan base turned out in mass in Indianapolis on a cool and cloudy Saturday afternoon. Our team walked through a tunnel of tradition, as alumni players greeted them as they took the pitch, reminding the young women of the support they had and the tradition they were fortunate to be a part of. The opposing team was talented and executed a strategy aimed at frustrating and tiring our team. Our young

Congratulations to senior Jacqueline Brasseale, IHSAA Mental Attitude Award Winner

women were up to the challenge both mentally and physically, never wavering from their belief that they were the better team. Senior leadership and parental support were once again key ingredients to the championship run. Memorial soccer is a family and that support system helped the team to overcome every challenge. Their motto was “always earned, never given” and it served them so well in the championship match as they earned every inch of their success. Championship teams have great players and great coaches, and we had both again this year. Great players have talent, selflessness, and an appreciation for being part of something bigger than themselves. This team was filled with truly great players. City, conference, and state championships in 2021. A twenty-win season, with two of the three season losses to two teams who played each other in a state championship match. The team made the investment necessary to achieve all their goals and wrote their own chapter in our soccer history book. Congratulations to our Lady Soccer Tigers, State Champions.

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SHOW YOUR STRIPES

2021 TOMORROW’S WORK FORCE

vansville Catholic High Schools hosted the 20th Annual Tomorrow’s Work Force on September 23, 2021. Fifteen Reitz Memorial seniors were recognized as leadership award recipients, with Mr. Jack Nichols winning the Leadership Scholarship Award and receiving a $1,000 scholarship. We want to thank all our sponsors and supporters who made the 2021 Tomorrow’s Work Force Luncheon such an extraordinary event. We would also like to thank our keynote speaker, Suzanne Crouch, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Indiana. It was a wonderful event that showcased the talents of our student leaders, and we were certainly excited to have the event back in person this year.

The 2021 Reitz Memorial High School honorees are Andrew Alvey, Averi Anslinger, Jacqueline Brasseale, Ainsley Buck, Mia Carter, Macy Decker, John Early, Isabelle Frazier, Paige Kneubuhler, Jack Nichols, Emily Roe, Kate Schadler, Gus Spradlin, Alejandro Velasco, and Kendrick Wittmer.

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INCOGNITO INSTRUCTORS

eitz Memorial High School juniors Shaurya Jadhav and Blake Anderson have a passion for helping others, and it is no surprise the two of them partnered together to create a learning website to assist fellow students through the academic challenges of the pandemic. That website has now evolved into Incognito Instructors. The goal of Incognito Instructors is to assist those who are seeking help on specific topics in their classes or would like to see content from a different perspective. It is student ran and offers services to students in grade school and high school. Incognito instructors are passionate about helping their community in any way possible. “Through the creation of the website and service, Shaurya and I can effectively give back to the surrounding community,” said Blake. “We noticed that many of our peers needed help in certain subjects but felt embarrassed to ask for help.” What sets Incognito Instructors apart from other conventional homework help services is that it is

completely free of charge and gives students the option to remain anonymous when seeking assistance. Users are also able to discuss the content with other students who have previously taken the class and are wellversed in the material. This concept will allow everyone to comfortably receive the help they need. “Oftentimes, students refrain from reaching out for help from fear of being judged, which is why this service allows for individuals to keep their identity hidden while receiving the help they need,” said Shaurya. Both Blake and Shaurya are currently taking courses at Memorial and the University of Evansville, Shaurya in math and Blake in language arts. Shaurya has been taking classes at the university level since his sophomore year and is currently taking Calculus 3. Blake is currently at UE twice a week participating in a communications public speaking course. Being able to utilize the resources at both Memorial High School and the neighboring UE is a huge asset in the development of students. The convenience and proxim-

ity allow for integrated participation in numerous educational offerings. Shaurya has developed an impressive educational accomplishment resume since enrolling at Memorial. While scoring perfect in math on the SAT and ACT in the seventh grade he was awarded full tuition scholarships to University of Kentucky and University of Louisville. As a freshman at Memorial with perfect scores in spelling, he led the team to an Indiana state spelling championship. Shaurya received local media attention during the PPE COVID-19 shortage when he was able to produce protective shields and masks and distribute them to numerous hospitals, nursing homes, and businesses in the Tri-State as well as across other parts of the country. This past summer, Shaurya was admitted into the Harvard Summer School seven-week program, took CS-80, Artificial Intelligence with Python, and earned college credits for the course. Blake is a Memorial Student Ambassador and plays tennis, basketball, and runs track for the Tigers. Both students are teammates on the Memorial tennis team. Blake will be playing basketball this winter with Shaurya overseeing the basketball statistics and team analytics. Shaurya has developed an app using Swift and Google Firebase for the Memorial Basketball team to keep track of the statistics, player clocks, and shot charts. He is currently developing an app that has more advanced features including login functions, calendars, game leaders, game logs, and the ability to sync data between users. Thanks to Blake and Shaurya for using their expertise and creativity in a manner that can impact many individuals in such a positive way.

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ALUMNI & FRIENDS

THREE SIBLINGS ON A MISSION

The Hurley Family

iscipline, dedication, determination, and a desire to make a difference are qualities one could use to describe the three Hurley children. Dane (’13), Drayton (’15), and Dawson (’19), the three children of John and Darby Hurley, graduated from Memorial High School and grew up watching their dad coach football. Not only did they see hard work and dedication from the players and the coaching staff, but they also saw how that hard work shaped individuals in all areas of their life. When speaking to their parents about their children, one comment often made is, “they are completely different from each other.” However, there is something special about the bond of siblings, and no matter how different they may be from each other, there is one undeniable connection among the Hurleys. After graduating from Memorial High School, Dane, Drayton, and Dawson entered the Naval Academy and are serving our country. Dane Hurley, the oldest of the siblings, graduated from the Naval Academy in 2017 and is currently serving as a Naval Intelligence Officer in Jacksonville, Florida. Dane at the Coalition Air Forces He recalls his in Al Udeid AB, Qatar memories about Memorial and how he grew up, particularly on the football field. “As a younger kid, I looked up to the players on the team,” Dane said. There were two brothers in particular that played football, Mike (‘07) and Andy (‘09) Theising, who had an influence on Dane. The Theising brothers went to West Point after graduating from Memorial, and seeing the example those two set, Dane began looking into the military focusing on becoming an officer. Dane’s position in the Navy doesn’t allow him to

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discuss information concerning his job, but he did share a few exciting aspects of his service. Since he graduated from Memorial, he has lived in four states (Maryland, Virginia, South Dawson, Drayton, and Dane Hurley Carolina, and Florida), been deployed to three different countries (Japan, Bahrain, and Qatar), and spent six months living in Germany. “While at Memorial, I took German as my language elective,” said Dane. “Herr Hunt was the teacher at that time, and he made learning about other cultures and languages enjoyable. His influence definitely played a part in my decision to continue taking German in college and because of that I was able to spend six months in Germany as part of an exchange between our two countries’ navies.” Dane plans to continue his service in the Navy for another five years. Drayton Hurley, the middle sibling, graduated from the Naval Academy in 2019. From there, she was deployed to Rota, Spain for two years and is

John Hurley with his daughter, Drayton, who was home this past September for the first time in two years.

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currently stationed in Mayport, sibling, graduated from Memorial Florida. Drayton contributes her in 2019. He missed his graduation decision to enter the Navy solely ceremony, as he had to report for on her brother’s desire to attend a Plebe Summer, a seven-week indocService Academy. trination into the military, at the “From the age of nine, I listened Naval Academy. His life has been to him proclaim his desire, and I at the Naval Academy since then. knew if he was doing it, it had to be Dawson said he would like to coma good idea,” she said. mission into the Marine Corps as a Drayton said that she is expilot, and if he likes what he does, tremely fortunate to have attended he could see himself staying in the Memorial, steep in its tradition military for 20 years. with teachers and coaches that help Unlike his sister, Dawson doesn’t shape an individual’s desire to succontribute his decision to enter the ceed. Naval Academy based on his older “Like my favorite teacher always siblings, but what he does speak of, preached to us, ‘fight for something leads to all three of them having a bigger than yourself’ and joining the desire to be in service. military felt like my way to do just “Growing up, I always thought that,” said Drayton. being an ‘army man’ sounded pretty Drayton said that she jokes with people that she and her siblings are like the dodo birds in Ice Age, running off the cliff following each other. “But I love that we all decided to join the Navy,” she said. “It has definitely brought us all closer together even though we see each other less often now.” She also shared what it meant to her to serve her country. “It means I don’t see my family, my home, my bed, my dogs, and many other things I love, very often. It also means I get seasick a lot, and drink lots of coffee. I have a very unstable, stable job that ultimately consumes my life. That may sound bad and on some days I’d probably agree Dawson in Annapolis, Maryland with you, but I love what I on Labor Weekend in 2020 do and the people I get to do it with and the country we serve.” What a profound statement! cool,” Dawson said. “I believe my She lastly spoke about the high skill level at video games, such amazing opportunity she had being as Call of Duty, may have started stationed in Spain, and the other in- that. I enjoyed service to others credible places she was able to visit through clubs like RMDM and Best such as the Arctic, Batumi, Faroe Buddies, as well as the camaradeIslands, and Greece. rie of athletics, especially football. Dawson Hurley, the youngest After doing some research, the mili-

tary seemed to offer an opportunity to join a close community with the ability to do some pretty cool stuff along the way.” He said that since he has not yet entered the fleet, he knows he must work hard every day to earn the right to one day lead others. “To know that one day I will have the opportunity to lead our nation’s brightest men and women is a pretty humbling feeling,” Dawson said. What an honor it will be to watch him succeed! When speaking to individuals outside of the Navy, Dawson said it is hard for them to understand the many different things that go on, so having his siblings to talk to and getting their guidance is helpful and enjoyable. He lastly spoke about some of his most memorable moments at the Naval Academy so far. He was able to spend four weeks in San Diego and had the opportunity to fly a T-34 and MH-60 Seahawk, sleep in the middle of nuclear warheads on a submarine somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, and ride around in a LAV-25. He would like to spend a semester next year at the Theresian Military Academy in Austria, with the opportunity to complete mountain warfare training with the Austrian Mountain Troops in the Alps. Thank you, Dane, Drayton, and Dawson, for your service and sacrifice. You are truly emulating the mission of the Naval Academy, “to develop Midshipmen morally, mentally and physically and to imbue them with the highest ideals of duty, honor and loyalty in order to graduate leaders who are dedicated to a career of naval service and have potential for future development in mind and character.”

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LOOKING BACK ON THE PEACE CORPS

Joseph Lutz

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“My parents had both been interested in the Peace Corps when they were growing up, so I had been exposed to it and knew about it. I decided I wanted to serve my country and others and that led me to the Peace Corps.” Joseph flew out in June 2018 to the Republic of Moldova, a small postUSSR country in Eastern Europe. After an intensive 10-weeks of cultural, language, and competency trainings, Joseph moved to Milesti, a small village near the Romanian border. Joseph served as a Community and Organizational Development volunteer. He primarily worked at the library and community center, assisting civic organizations to develop resources to be successful and increase organizational capacity. Being flexible, Joseph would eventually take on additional roles in the community, including being an English teacher at the local school. “While taking on this new role, I really felt a deeper connection to my adopted community,” he said. “It was a new experience with a learning curve, but it helped me reach members Joseph with his of the Moldovan host family community that I hadn’t been able to at the library and community center.” Joseph reminisced on his time Joseph (first from left) with a few of his fellow

he toughest job you’ll ever love.” That is the unofficial slogan of the Peace Corps. For Joseph Lutz, that slogan really does sum up his time in the Peace Corps. Joseph is a 2013 graduate and while at Reitz Memorial, he gained invaluable experience. “I always enjoyed history classes, with the teachers at Memorial pushing me to constantly learn more and dig deeper into cultures – from the local level up to the international,” Joseph said. “Looking back on it now, I would say my theology classes and teachers also helped set the groundwork that led me to my Peace Corps service.” Following Memorial, Joseph attended Purdue University, majoring in business management with a concentration in international business and a minor in history. During his time at Purdue, Joseph was able to intern for the U.S. Department of State, where he learned about the inner workings of government, as well as a deeper understanding of international relations. After graduating from Purdue, Joseph applied for the Peace Corps, which is a long and tedious process. “I always knew I wanted to serve others somehow,” he said.

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Joseph (Center) with twin Jena, class of 2013 (first from left), his parents, and older sister Katie class of 2007 (second from right) and brother-in-law Jayson.

in Moldova stating, “as a Peace Corps volunteer, you go in hoping to make a positive impact and for me, I know that was true, but in many regards, I was more impacted. My host family is the model example of showing love to strangers; and now they have become my second family. I gained a deeper appreciation for fresh fruits and vegetables; an appreciation of quality wine and backbreaking work; and being comfortable in the uncomfortable.” While in the Peace Corps, Joseph was able to visit additional countries and experience new cultures. He was able to visit many cities in Poland, Romania, Germany, Czech Republic, and even within Moldova. This helped broaden Joseph’s cultural understanding of other peoples. “Whether at Memorial or elsewhere, my experiences and what I learned set me up for my future success, especially in the Peace Corps. Peace Corps gave me opportunities I couldn’t have imagined, and I met some incredible people.” If you wish to know more about the Peace Corps and Joseph’s experience serving in Moldova, Joseph has shared his experience at lutzgoblog.com.

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JOAN CHARLOTTE HAYES CREECH (1930-2021)

BY: JOHN K. BROWNING

knew Joan Creech from grade school at St. Ben’s but got to know her better when I was President at Memorial. Mrs. Creech was planning her 70th class reunion, and she came to Memorial to gather our alumni listing for the class of 1948. We talked about her time at Memorial and her family. I started a new Memorial tradition that day and offered to cover the cost of their 70th reunion. On October 20, 2018, we hosted Mrs. Creech and more than 25 classmates for lunch in the media center. Some of the couples were high school sweethearts, married for more than 65 years after meeting at Memorial. They talked about playing football and wearing leather helmets while playing for Coach Ping. They were all grateful for the education they received at Memorial. When I heard Mrs. Creech had passed on September 28, 2021, I remembered that she had called me in March 2020 and she wanted to share some Memorial history with me. I asked if I could record it. I still have the recording, and I promised her I would do a write up as we wrapped up our call. Joan Hayes and her four sisters all graduated from Memorial when tuition was $25. Her four sisters all married Memorial graduates, but Joan married Fred Creech, a Bosse graduate she met at Evansville College. Fred, in a very short time, would become one of Memorial’s biggest supporters assisting wherever he was needed. Joan and Fred had 11 children. They all were baptized at and graduated from St. Ben’s, and all are Memorial graduates. Liz was in my class, so I knew the first four Creech’s (Becky, Fred, Liz, and Mike) and met most of the others over the years. You could hear the pride in her voice when she told me that she has had a child, Creech class reunion grandchild, or great grandchild

at Memorial every year since 1964. With grandchildren currently students, this streak will reach 60 years and beyond. That day we talked for almost 20 minutes as I asked her questions, and she recalled her time at Memorial, her dad who was the manager at Woolworth’s on Main, the neighborhood around Memorial, buying penny candy at the neighborhood market and being able to “see the boys” when the girls went downstairs for biology class. I sent the recording to her family when I heard she had passed so they could hear her voice again. Memorial lost a great alumni, friend, and supporter in September. The Creechs may be the last family of 11 to have all graduated from Memorial, but not the last family that will pass down the tradition of a Catholic education to their future generations. Rest in peace Joan. Children: Becky ’68, Fred ’70, Liz ’72, Mike ’73, Mary ’74, Pat ’77, David ’79, John ’81, Sarah ’85, Joan ’87, and Stephen ‘89.

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2021 HONOR ROLL OF DONORS CORPORATE AND ORGANIZATION DONATIONS

Alan & Sharon Braun Family Foundation, Inc. All in the Family Dental Amazon Smile Foundation Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP AT&T/Ameritech BP Matching Fund Programs Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Inc. Coca Cola Give Duke Energy Foundation Eaton Corporation Eli Lilly and Company Foundation Fifth Third Bank Heritage Federal Credit Union Kenny Kent Toyota/Lexus Koch Foundation, Inc. Lensing Building Specialties Lumina Foundation Memorial Contribution, No Affiliation to MHS MHS Class of ‘53 Patricia Koch Family Education Endowment Reitz Memorial Class of ‘52 Schnucks Markets Texas Gas Transmission, LLC The Clorox Company Traylor Brothers, Inc. Weichert Schulz Realtors West Side Nut Club Women’s City Golf Tournament Ziemer Funeral Home, Inc.

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J. Richard Allen ‘64 A.J. Manion ‘86 Koch Foundation, Inc. Thomas ‘55 and Marianne Madden Robert Mehringer ‘86 Michael ‘66 and Elizabeth Stone Adam ‘89 and Jan (Bell) ‘87 Unfried

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Alan & Sharon Braun Family Foundation, Inc. Benedict ‘53 and Joan Brougham Dan ‘84 and Susie (Adams) ‘84 Cannon Tony Fehrenbacher Don and Jeannie (Browning) ‘76 Hester Mary and James Muehlbauer Traylor Brothers, Inc.

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Bart and Sally (Malone) Mulzer Nick and Kelly (Riepenhoff) ‘98 Nolan Karen O’Bryan David Papariella ‘80 John and Jill (Martin) ‘80 Pietrusinski Tim and Robin Quinton Joseph and Nancy Riepenhoff Richard Risemas ‘63 Joseph ‘66 and Tina Rupp Margaret R. Scherzinger Bradley and Allison R. (Miller) ‘03 Scheu Michael ‘71 and Lee Schiff Gene and Bert Schmidt Rev. Edward Schnur ‘71 Michael and Laurie (Posthauer) ‘80 Schopmeyer Kathleen Schroeder-Talley Anita (Kaelin) Schroering ‘54 Tim ‘64 and Karen (Neumann) ‘71 Seiler Kevin ‘71 and Melanie Sullivan Joseph ‘60 and Mary Helen (Decker) ‘61 Theby William ‘70 and Patricia (Vaughan) ‘70 Theby Stephen and Wendy Thomas Nancy (Sartore) Traylor ‘60 William and Mary Ellen (Gallagher) ‘59 Vieth William ‘82 and Sarah (Creech) ‘85 Vieth West Side Nut Club Matthew ‘83 and Melanie Will Michael Williamson ‘60 Vickie Yaser and David Hennessy Fr. G. A. Young William Zausch ‘91 Rev. Joseph Ziliak ‘54 Joseph Zimmer ‘69

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(CONTRIBUTORS OF $1,000 OR MORE) Anonymous Alan & Sharon Braun Family Foundation, Inc. J. Richard Allen ‘64 Jeff 1990 and Nancy Anderson A.J. Manion ‘86 Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP Randy and Linda (Mergy) Becker Ray ‘48 and Joannie (Halter) Beckwith Doug and Susie (Hargrave) ‘70 Bell Keith Bersch Bernard ‘64 and Lucinda (Davidson) ‘64 Blessinger Dick ‘55 and Carolyn (Mooney) ‘55 Bohm Dean ’70 and Karen (Combs) ‘70 Bosler Randal and Priscilla Braker Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Robert and Jennifer Bromm Benedict ‘53 and Joan Brougham John ‘72 and Susan (Ritter) Browning William ‘53 and Anne Burleigh Larry and Jane (Brackett) Burns ‘65 Dan ‘84 and Susie (Adams) ‘84 Cannon Kevin A. Corcoran Andrew and Jacqueline Cosgrove Dorothy (Allen) Coudret ‘55 Bruce and Kathleen (Market) ‘71 Dockery Joseph ‘81 and Diane (Horty) ‘80 Dubord Julia (Schnepper) Ehret ‘08 Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, Inc. Kenneth and Caroline Ellspermann James Endress J.P. Engelbrecht ‘98 Steve ‘73 and Theresa (Newland) Evans

Tony Fehrenbacher John ‘67 and Christine Gaither Shawn ‘76 and Mary (Lattner) ‘77 Gallagher Vernon and Jeanne Goedde Scott ‘91 and Carrie (Bell) ‘94 Hartig Wayne ‘59 and Jewell Henning Don and Jeannie (Browning) ‘76 Hester Wayne Hockmeyer ‘62 Andrew Hupfer ‘07 Randall and Cynthia Hupfer Kerry Jackson ‘80 Wayne ’51 and Barbara (Goebel) Kent Robert ‘66 and Marguerite Kent Koch Foundation, Inc. Bix ‘58 and Sally (Thole) ‘58 Kroener Lensing Building Specialties Jim ‘71 and Marybeth (Manion) ‘71 Lintzenich Lumina Foundation Patrick ‘86 and Peggy MacMillan Thomas ‘55 and Marianne Madden George and Patricia (Euler) ‘57 Martino William ‘46 and Colleen Mattingly Jim and Mary (Stumpf) ‘71 McCarthy Robert Mehringer ‘86 Chris ‘67 and Diana (Hale) ‘67 Melton Memorial Contribution, No Affiliation to MHS Matt ‘90 and Julie (Beckwith) ‘86 Merkel Reitz Memorial High School Class of ‘53 Stephen ‘59 and Carolyn (Weil) ‘61 Miller Ann and Glen Muehlbauer Beth Muehlbauer ‘94 Mary and James Muehlbauer

Bart and Sally (Malone) Mulzer Nick and Kelly (Riepenhoff) ‘98 Nolan Karen O’Bryan David Papariella ‘80 John and Jill (Martin) ‘80 Pietrusinski Tim and Robin Quinton Joseph and Nancy Riepenhoff Richard Risemas ‘63 Joseph ‘66 and Tina Rupp Margaret R. Scherzinger Bradley and Allison R. (Miller) ‘03 Scheu Michael ‘71 and Lee Schiff Gene and Bert Schmidt Rev. Edward Schnur ‘71 Michael and Laurie (Posthauer) ‘80 Schopmeyer Kathleen Schroeder-Talley Anita (Kaelin) Schroering ‘54 Tim ‘64 and Karen (Neumann) ‘71 Seiler Michael ‘66 and Elizabeth Stone Kevin ‘71 and Melanie Sullivan Joseph ‘60 and Mary Helen (Decker) ‘61 Theby William ‘70 and Patricia (Vaughan) ‘70 Theby Stephen and Wendy Thomas Traylor Brothers, Inc. Nancy (Sartore) Traylor ‘60 Adam ‘89 and Jan (Bell) ‘87 Unfried William and Mary Ellen (Gallagher) ‘59 Vieth William ‘82 and Sarah (Creech) ‘85 Vieth West Side Nut Club Matthew ‘83 and Melanie Will Michael Williamson ‘60 Vickie Yaser and David Hennessy Fr. G. A. Young William Zausch ‘91 Rev. Joseph Ziliak ‘54 Joseph Zimmer ‘69

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RMHS Cas ‘96 and Jill (McBride) ‘97 Swiz Andrew and Patricia Tharp Chris and Megan (Riepenhoff) Thomas ‘02 John ‘59 and Beverly (Gough) ‘59 Titzer Alvin and Kathleen Tretter Michael Vasilchek Alex ‘83 and Clare VonderHaar Arthur† ‘51 and Mary (Wittgen) ‘51 Weiss Edwin and M. Patricia (Drone) ‘59 Werner Nathan ‘94 and Krisha Werner Donald Wittgen ‘75 Steve ‘66 and Sally Wunderlich Daniel ‘88 and Jennifer (Fox) ‘88 Ziemer Jerome ‘56 and Patricia (Schenck) ‘60 Ziemer Barbara Zimmer ‘70

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Gerry and Elaine Adams Amazon Smile Foundation Ralph ‘77 and Angela (Papariella) Anderson ‘77 Helen Jean (Miller) Anson ‘45 Thomas ‘67 and Sandra (Murphy) ‘69 Bailey Dr. Gregory ‘74 and Louise Baker Diane Barth ‘67 Ken and Sharon (Ploch) ‘64 Bassler Doris Becker ‘51 Peggy D. Becker ‘52 Thomas and Valarie Beckert Mary Beckman ‘79 James ‘54 and Marilyn Behme Lester and Connie (McFall) ‘65 Bell Marc ‘72 and Gina Berridge Kenneth and Linda (Heitzman) Berry ‘72 John and Julia (Wittgen) ‘93 Best Derek ‘81 and Sandy Bitter Jeffrey ‘61 and Sarah (Helmbock) ‘61 Blackwell Walter ‘47 and Marilyn Borst David Bower Josh and Melanie (Wagner) ’96 Boyko Mike Braun ‘53 George ‘57 and Rose Marie (Funke) ‘59 Brothers Elizabeth Browning 1973 Michael ‘61 and Carolyn Bruder David Buedel ‘60 Steven Buedel ‘71 Donald ‘61 and Virginia (Vogt) Buehner ‘61 Mary (Macmillan) Buenger ‘64 Carol Burns ‘69 Joseph Campbell ‘42 Michael and Rebecca (Browning) Carter ‘72 Jim and Kim (Taylor) Casey Kenneth and Patricia (Bunner) ‘78 Colbert David and Lisa Conner Michael ‘66 and Karla (Kamp) Cook John and Phyllis Corn

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HONOR ROLL OF DONORS Leon ‘59 and Suzanne Corressell Indiana Members Credit Union Tom Crouch ‘68 Anthony and Anne (Weidenbener) ‘77 Czechorski Gregory ‘80 and Michelle Czerkawski Doug and Tammi (Lopez) ‘83 Dant Larry and Amy (Evans) ‘84 Decker Jacob Deep ‘14 David ‘78 and Barbara DeJean Timothy and Andrea Dickel Robert and Kathleen (Becker) ‘60 Diebold Barbara Dietsch Richard DonMoyer ‘52 Donald ‘54 and Sharon Dossett Lawrence ‘59 and Janet Drury Patrick Dunbar ‘65 Joseph ‘77 and Joan Durchholz Robert ‘79 and Julianne Durchholz Eaton Corporation (MHS) Angela Effinger ‘87 John Effinger ‘99 Roger ‘56 and Suzanne (Eberhard) Emge Robert Emig ‘65 Marc ‘90 and Jill Fella Fifth Third Bank Jim ‘83 and Jody Flynn Edward ‘77 and Bonny Folz Charles Froehle ‘66 Michele Gabaldon Claude and Leigh Anne (Schuster) ‘64 Gallian Marylou (Manion) Gatens ‘45 Paul ‘67 and Charlene Gerteisen Russell Gerteisen Martha (Wolf) Gilles ‘50 Bill Gilles ‘52 Jerome ‘51 and Mary Ann (Cecil) ‘51 Goebel Eileen (Ubelhor) Goldbach ‘56 Jon ‘75 and Nancy (Wilsbacher) Golding Lorraine Goulet Mike Grubstein Michelle R. Gubler Brummett Neil and Barbara (Henning) ‘77 Gudgel Daryl and Jill (Mattingly) Hagan P.J. Halter ‘92 Glenda Hampton Julia (Schmidt) Hanson ‘72 Jay and Christie (Folz) ‘80 Hargis Emily (Miller) Harts ‘97 Gary ‘58 and Jane (Greif) ‘59 Hayden Jeffrey R. Hayden Kenneth and Carolyn Helm Stanley ‘69 and Deneice (Flittner) ‘69 Henderson William Hennig ‘65 Jeffry ‘80 and Angela Hermann Carrie Anne (Culver) Hess ‘97 Carl Horn ‘53 Aaron and Jennifer (Clark) ‘00 Hosmon Michael Anthony Hubert M. Tom ‘55 and Mickey Hulan Karl Humma ‘65

James ‘54 and Janice (Lauber) ‘54 Hummel Michael ‘08 and Lori (LeClere) Isaacs ‘08 Ryan and Sue Ellen (Zuber) ‘88 James Ronald and Alice (Tenbarge) ‘67 Jenkins Richard and Catherine (Perkins) ‘74 Johnson Johna (Cody) Joines ‘60 Michael Kaelin ‘68 Timothy Kaelin ‘76 William and Wilma (Rexing) Kain James ‘74 and Rebecca (Williams) Keating ‘76 Charlotte (Huff) Keaton ‘51 Michelle Keil ‘01 John G. Keller Mike ‘79 and Julie Keller Norine Keller Sue Ellen (Stoltz) Keller ‘71 Kenny Kent Toyota/Lexus David Kent ‘84 Loretta (Will) Kercher ‘54 Stephen ‘65 and Melanie Kincaid Robert and Carolyn (Kissel) ‘60 Koch Robert Kohmescher ‘69 Pauline (Stephens) Kothe ‘68 Robert ‘73 and Deborah (Schultheis) ‘73 Kremer Alicia (Frey) Lachowecki ‘77 David Lamont Evelyn (Hirsch) Lannert ‘53 J.D. and Marsha LeClere Mark ‘79 and Paula (Schaefer) ‘80 Logel Ken ‘65 and Judith Macke Shannon Campbell Mahaffey Steve Markwell Francis Mattingly ‘10 Joseph Mattingly ‘88 Stephen ‘61 and Nancy (Vowels) Mattingly Joseph ‘59 and Stella Mayhan Robert ‘56 and Mary Jo Mayhan Michael ‘75 and Sandra McCall Crystal (McDonald) McCallum ‘00 Bridget McGannon Diana (Schnakenburg) Meddles ‘92 Chris Miller Daniel Miller ‘81 J. Randall ‘60 and Carol (Kiefner) Miller Ruth Miller ‘39 Julia (Skvara) Mills ‘99 Michael ‘59 and Roma Mills Richard ‘64 and Ann Minnette Mary Kaye (Schoettlin) Mooney ‘63 Thomas and Martha (Leinenbach) ‘57 Moore Sam Moore ’07 James and Tamara (Schneider) ‘80 Moore Andrew Morris Sonya Morris ‘79 Jennifer (Jenkins) Myles ‘90 Stephen Nalley ‘66 Sandra (Bosse) Nelson ‘80 James Noelke ‘57 Mark Nolen ‘57

Michael ‘56 and Elaine Nolen Betty (Blankford) Nord ‘44 Thomas ‘70 and Linda (Young) ‘71 Norton Richard ‘74 and Josondra Notter David and Carol Nurrenbern Dale and Suzanne (Ritchel) ‘58 Oberbeck William ‘70 and Karen (Long) O’Bryan Alexander Owen ‘13 Jessica Parsons Greg and Tammy (Winfield) ‘88 Partee Bernard ‘79 and Lisa Paul David ‘69 and Jan Perkins Victoria (Jacobs) Pierce ‘74 Ronald Pohl Betty and George Postletheweight Lawrence ‘53 and Madonna (Muensterman) Preske Jerry ‘53 and Jane Purdie Alice Quinlan ‘60 Mark and Carol Radel Stephen ‘59 and Carol Raeber Jane Ann Reinitz ‘63 Reitz Memorial Class of ‘52 Joe and Barbara (Anderson) ‘64 Rettig Andrew ‘75 and Gerri Rice Jim and Linda (Mattingly) ‘61 Rich Scott and Karen (Oskins) ‘01 Risner Madeline (Honnigford) Roe ‘58 Martha (Schroeder) Rohlfer ‘66 Randy ‘83 and Christy Rolley Thomas Rose Nick Rudisill ‘15 Sam and Judith (Wolf) ‘58 Rundell Donald ‘62 and Patricia (Flittner) Rupprecht Thomas ‘56 and Brenda Rusche Eric and Margaret (Cici) ‘85 Russ Jerry ‘57 and Kathleen (Diehl) ‘57 Russell Frances (Reising) Sanders ‘58 Marlena (Justak) Saurer ‘00 Mark ‘71 and Susan (Elsner) Schaefer James Schaefer Robert ‘53 and Rose Marie Schaefer Scott ‘79 and Michelle (Stratman) ‘79 Schapker Steven Scheffler ‘03 John Scheithe Kenneth and Elizabeth (DeJean) ‘75 Schenk Lawrence and Shannon (Mattingly) ‘79 Schentrup Thomas and Jan Scheucher Chris ‘76 and Kim Schmidt Joseph Schmidt ‘79 Jeremy and Meredith (Tappan) ‘99 Schmitt John ‘74 and Carol (Wendholt) Schnur ‘77 Mark and Sondra (Spindler) Schoenbaum Lawrence Schultheis ‘45 Mitch 2008 and Sara (Titzer) ‘11 Schulz Elizabeth (Forster) Schuta ‘48 Gary Schutte Paul ‘49 and Dorothy Schutte † Deceased

HONOR ROLL OF DONORS Brenda Seib Jerry ‘60 and Linda Shepherd Jerry and Cynthia (Hirsch) ‘93 Short John ‘69 and Jennifer Simpson Dolores (Buehner) Smith ‘49 R. Kenneth ‘65 and Charleen (Browning) ‘66 Spear Richard Stanula Jr. ‘89 Jerome Steckler ‘69 David Stowe ‘63 David and Sandra (Duffy) ‘73 Stuckey Edward ‘51 and Monna (Campbell) ‘56 Suess David B. Swan Stephen ‘64 and Ruth Taylor Rev. Ted Tempel Allen ‘48 and LaVerne (Debes) ‘49 Tenbarge Ronald ‘54 and Nancy Thoman James L. Thomas Steven ‘70 and Terri Thurgood Robert ‘51 and Mary (Schmitt) ‘53 Titzer Robert ‘77 and Pamela Titzer Stephen Titzer ‘83 Gregory ‘71 and Diana Tornatore Jon ‘78 and Maureen Tornatta David and Kristin (Quinton) ‘07 Tribbett Joshua Tweddell ‘99 R. Steve Tweddell ‘92 Lynn Ubelhor ‘58 Gary and Judy (Fleck) ‘64 Van Hoosier Lois Van Meter ‘58 Ryan Velmer ‘12 James Vogt ‘63 Jerome and Karen Wallander Brookeanne Walters J. William ‘88 and Kristine (Smith) ‘85 Waltman, Jr. Terry Weiderhaft Brian ‘75 and Peggy Weigele William ‘68 and Patricia (O’Kane) ‘68 Weinert Jerome Weinzapfel ‘46 Ray and Susan (Lasher) ‘65 Werner Dan and Ann Marie (Dieter) ‘90 White David and Nancy (Beckman) ‘73 Wiebke Jack Lee Wilkerson Cyril and Patricia (Brune) Will Marie Williams Brad ‘99 and Jessica Williams Phillip ‘96 and Lindsay Wink John and Mary (Hockmeyer) ‘63 Wittgen Marianna (Schneider) Wittmer ‘46 Women’s City Golf Tournament Rosalie (Lodato) Woodall ‘69 Kevin Woods ‘78 Daniel and Cynthia (Reising) ‘90 Woolard Ziemer Funeral Home, Inc. Edwin ‘49 and Donna (Barth) ‘49 Ziliak

LOYAL CONTRIBUTOR ($1 TO $99) Martin ‘59 and Mary Abell Scott Alford ‘95

Bert† and Ann (Rider) ‘56 Andersen Don and Janice (Dormeier) ‘55 Ash Drew Ashley ‘17 Ameritech/AT&T Paul and Blair (McCarthy) ‘03 Atkinson Helen (Mullally) Backer ‘47 Dr. Elizabeth (Manhart) Barrett ‘52 Robert ‘63 and Donna (Dickhart) ‘66 Barrett Methodius J. Bartek Marilyn Becker ‘59 Cherie and Maurice Berendes John Berendsen ‘51 Sarah (Spear) Bernadac ‘96 Deborah Ann Beswick Louis ‘50 and Patricia Beyer Tony ‘55 and Mary (Casper) ‘57 Bitter Mary Rose Blankemeier Mary Carroll (Schindler) Blocher ‘55 Mary (Baumgart) Boarman ‘54 Robert ‘54 and Darlene Brockriede Kevin Browning ‘06 Paul ‘52 and Karen Brucken Bill ‘74 and Phyllis (Warren) ‘65 Bussing Charles and Rebecca (Heaton) ’99 Carlin Barbara (Brockman) Cason ‘67 Mary (Spindler) Chomistek ‘48 Bruce and Ann (Stumpf) ‘63 Clem Coletta (Swartz) Clements ‘51 Faye Clements Thomas Conner ‘13 Joseph ‘86 and Lisa Cook Mary J. Cooper John Corressell ‘97 Michael Corressell ‘97 Jim and Joyce (Fuquay) ‘61 Courson Ashley (Mattingly) Brown Crafton‘97 James and Karen (Statham) ‘70 Cramer Donald Crawford ‘52 Phillip Cunningham ‘85 Therese Daniel ‘74 Richard andTina (Heavrin) ‘78 Davidson Mary Lou (Ubelhor) Davis ‘52 Pattie (Weaver) Davis ‘57 Mitch Day ‘08 Meghan Day ‘12 Cathy and Steve ‘72 DeHaven Pat and Sylvia DeVault Cody Diefenbaugh ‘20 Linda (Montgomery) Dixon ‘76 Kenneth Dossett ‘69 Christopher Doty ‘66 Ben Andrew Early Eric ‘82 and Lisa (Evans) ‘85 Eberhard Daniel and Elizabeth (Scheessele) ‘62 Effinger Mary Ann (Reese) Eickhoff ‘50 Richard ‘70 and Kathy Elliott Dave ‘78 and Keryl Elsner Dave and Frances Enzler Ray ‘06 and Stephanie Farabaugh Judith (Baumgart) Filbert ‘62 O. Jean (Parkinson) Fischer ‘51 Kathleen Fitzgerald ‘56

Alli (Whetstine) Folz ‘03 Lacie Folz ‘15 Carolyn (Scott) Foster ‘82 Phyllis Fowler Jay† and Cecelia (Waller) ‘59 Fredrich Preston French ‘14 Kathleen (Sartore) Fuchs ‘55 David Funke Marcus Gahagen ‘16 Daniel ‘65 and Claudia (Walter) Gallagher ‘65 Virginia (Giorgio) Gallo ‘57 James and Sharon (DeShields) Galster ‘59 Robert Garnett ‘80 Don ‘61 and Lois Gerhardt Emma Godsey ‘23 Matthew Godsey Thomas and Sabrina Goelzhauser Mark Graninger ‘73 Norma (Kissel) Greubel ‘52 Kevin ‘96 and Meghan (Perkins) ‘96 Gries Tom and Kim (Austin) ‘74 Haines Diane (Dean) Hale ‘74 Lucille (Loehr) Hayden ’46 Brian ‘07 and Maria Heathcott Joe ‘04 and Briana Heathcott Scott ‘98 and Meagan Henderson John ‘49 and Patricia Hirsch Victoria Hoehn ‘75 Marjorie (Bendzen) Holcomb ‘48 Brian and Abbie (Poelhuis) ‘01 Holdorf Emily Holt John and Melissa (Pulcini) ‘01 Inkley Rick and Carmen (Kissel) ‘80 Jay Judith Jenkins ‘97 Dean and Carol (Schnur) ‘73 Kahre Drew Kefeli ‘87 Jack ‘71 and Jean (Schiff) ‘67 Keith Wilma and Jay Kerner Rachel Ketzner John ‘57 and Martha Kiefer Charles ‘55 and Charlotte (Taylor) Koewler John Lambert ‘76 Becky Gene Larson Daniel ‘76 and Mary Ruth (Martin) Lasher Maria Lasher ‘21 Robert ‘82 and Elaine Laubner Michael Lennartz ‘59 Eric and Karen Lively Mike ‘81 and Kathleen (Flittner) ‘81 Luebbe Eugene ‘54 and Anita Lutterbach Brittany (Gambrall) MacRitchie ‘00 Emma Lou (Roach) Majewski ‘48 Anna (Mangold) McCarty ‘51 Russell McCormick Donald ‘52 and Erma (Titzer) ‘52 McCoy Catherine McDonald ‘69 David ‘78 and Kristine (Seng) ‘78 McGill Terry and Carol (Fehn) ‘53 McGlinchey Adam and Melanie (Browning) ‘03 McMinn

2021 David and Kristina (O’Bryan) ‘78 Merrick Donald Metzler Mary (Ubelhor) Meuth ‘61 James P. Meyer Michael ‘64 and Lana Murphy Makenzie Myers ‘17 Caren Neidig ‘84 Dan and Janie (Schindler) ‘59 Neufelder Ngoc Nguyen William and Patricia Noll David Nyhuise ‘60 Kara O’Donohue ‘01 Robin O’Quinn Jeffrey Ossenberg Rance and Kathryn (Schmidt) ‘71 Ossenberg Josh and Kara (Vozel) ‘95 Patterson Jacob and Holly (Dunn) ‘95 Pendleton Mary Ann (Miller) Perkins ‘53 Donald and Patricia (Weber) ‘51 Phillips Stephen ‘71 and Karen (Kuhn) ‘73 Pitt John and Barbara Pulcini John Higgins Purtell Darlene and Kevin Quinlin Thomas 1972 and Sandy (Schenk) Raley Michael and Barbara (Scheu) Reckelhoff ‘68 Chris ‘01 and Emily (Stephens) ‘01 Reidford Jo Ann Reitz ‘64 Chad and Ami (Flynn) ‘92 Rice Marygayle (Oskins) Ritzert ‘57 Wayne ‘66 and Mary Robinson Norma Sue (Titzer) Rode ‘54 Julia Royalty Cecilia (Stocker) Ruhnke ‘45 M.K. Ruterbories Robert and Jean (Lenn) ‘51 Sachs Adam ‘97 and Nichole Sandefur Richard and Rita (Boarman) ‘76 Scales Jerald ‘55 and Elizabeth (Berry) ‘55 Schaffstein Richard ‘70 and Lynn (Fuchs) ‘70 Scheessele Kevin Schenk ‘09 Jeff and Deidre Scheu James Schmitt ‘49 Schnucks Markets Margaret (Schultheis) Schnur ‘48 Mary (Tempel) Schroeder ‘53 Patrick ‘79 and Megan Schultheis Dan and Kristi (Wilsman) Schuster Ann (Hillenbrand) Siebel ‘60 Rick Sills ‘70 William and Phyllis (Morton) ‘64 Simmons Regina (Holtz) Sisk ‘60 Kahla Smythe ‘11 Ryan Smythe ‘08 Thomas Smythe ‘13 Brian K. Spradlin Joan (Straub) Stith ‘62 Thomas ‘75 and Diane (Reitz) ‘75 Stone Tyler Stotlar ‘14 John Strange ‘62

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RMHS Leslie and Edwina (Otto) ‘71 Tapp Texas Gas Transmission Dick Thiel ‘66 Jack and Mary Pat (Buthod) ‘70 Trainum Ronald ‘60 and Pamela (Maurer) ‘63 Tubbs Daniel and Karen (Buedel) ‘78 Tuley Charles Ubelhor ‘49 Judith (Lintzenich) Unfried ‘54 Fr. Charles Van Winkle, C.S.C., ‘47 Beth Vincek ‘16 Robert and Carolyn (Schwartz) ‘52 Vollmer Matthew and Elizabeth (Fallen) ‘96 Wagner Larry ‘67 and Michele Wahnsiedler Logan Walton ‘17 Mark ‘59 and Connie (Johnk) Ware Bert Warner Kathryn Waters Matthew and Crystal (Loposser) Weber Peggy Weber ‘77 Stephen ‘95 and Aeron Wedding Ralph Weinzapfel Diane (Weiss) Altstadt Ken ‘62 and Jan Wempe Kathryn Wertz ‘02 Brandee White James and Karen (Magness) Will Leo ‘55 and Mary Ellen Will Stephen ‘75 and Judith Willem Rick and Deanna Wilson Michael Wittgen ‘77 Alexa Woehler ‘12 Brian Wolf ‘04 Roger and Lorraine (Moers) ‘48 Yourgans Rick and Victoria (Weinert) ‘72 Yunker Geraldine (Schneider) Zuber ‘56

DONORS BY CLASS YEAR 1939

Ruth Miller ’39

1941

Helen Louise Dauby ’41

1942

Joseph Campbell ’42

1944

Betty (Blackford) Nord ’44

1945

Helen Jean (Miller) Anson ’45 Marylou (Manion) Gatens ’45 Cecilia (Stocker) Ruhnke Ann (DeJean) Scheitlin ’45

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HONOR ROLL OF DONORS Lawrence Schultheis ’45

1946

Lucille (Loehr) Hayden ’46 William ‘46 and Colleen Mattingly Jerome Weinzapfel ’46 Marianna (Schneider) Wittmer ’46

1947

Helen (Mullally) Backer ’47 Walter ‘47 and Marilyn Borst Fr. Charles Van Winkle, C.S.C., ‘47

1948

Ray ’48 and Joannie (Halter) Beckwith Mary (Spindler) Chomistek ’48 James ’48 and Rosalie (Kremer) Dunkel ’48 Marjorie (Bendzen) Holcomb ’48 Emma Lou (Roach) Majewski ’48 Margaret (Schultheis) Schnur ’48 Allen ‘48 and LaVerne (Debes) ‘49 Tenbarge Roger and Lorraine (Moers) ‘48 Yourgans

1949

Raymond Cambell ’49 John ‘49 and Patricia Hirsch James Schmitt ’49 Paul ‘49 and Dorothy Schutte Dolores (Buehner) Smith ‘49 Charles Ubelhor ’49 Edwin ‘49 and Donna (Barth) ‘49 Ziliak

1950

Louis ‘50 and Patricia Beyer Mary Ann (Reese) Eickhoff ’50 Martha (Wolf) Gilles ’50

1951

Doris Becker ’51 John Berendsen ’51 Coletta (Swartz) Clements ‘51 O. Jean (Parkinson) Fischer ‘51 Jerome ‘51 and Mary Ann (Cecil) ’51 Goebel Charlotte (Huff) Keaton ‘51 Anna (Mangold) McCarty ’51 Donald and Patricia (Weber) ‘51 Phillips Robert and Jean (Lenn) Sachs ’51 Edward ‘51 and Monna (Campbell) ‘56 Suess Arthur† and Mary (Wittgen) Weiss ’51 William† ‘50 and Mary Ann (Fleming) Wittgen ‘51

1952

Dr. Elizabeth (Manhart) Barrett ’52 Peggy D. Becker ’52 Paul ‘52 and Karen Brucken Donald Crawford ’52 Mary Lou (Ubelhor) Davis ’52

Richard Donmoyer ‘52 Bill Gilles ‘52 Norma (Kissel) Greubel ’52 Leonard Keller ’52 Donald and Erma (Titzer) McCoy ’52 Robert and Carolyn (Schwartz) ‘52 Vollmer

1953

Mike Braun ’53 Benedict ‘53 and Joan Brougham William ‘53 and Anne Burleigh Ralph Effinger ‘53 Carl Horn ’53 James ‘53 and Marilyn Keller Evelyn (Hirsch) Lannert ‘53 William ‘53 and Mary (Stone) ‘55 Longtine Terry and Carol (Fehn) ‘53 McGlinchey Mary Ann (Miller) Perkins ‘53 Jerry ‘53 and Jane Purdie Reitz Memorial High School Class of 1953 Robert ‘53 and Rose Marie Schaefer Mary (Tempel) Schroeder ‘53 Robert ‘51 and Mary (Schmitt) ‘53 Titzer

1954

James ‘54 and Marilyn Behme Mary (Baumgart) Boarman ’54 Robert ‘54 and Darlene Brockriede Donald ‘54 and Sharon Dossett James ‘54 and Janice (Lauber) ‘54 Hummel Theodore ‘54 and Joyce Keller Loretta (Will) Kercher ’54 Eugene ‘54 and Anita Lutterbach Donald ‘54 and JoAnn (Hillenbrand) ‘62 Neidig Norma Sue (Titzer) Rode ’54 Anita (Kaelin) Schroering ’54 Ronald ‘54 and Nancy Thoman Howard and Jan (Kramer) ‘54 Titzer Judith (Lintzenich) Unfried ‘54 Rev. Joseph Ziliak ’54

1955

Don and Janice (Dormeier) ‘55 Ash Tony ‘55 and Mary (Casper) ‘57 Bitter Mary Caroll (Schindler) Blocher ’55 Dick and Carolyn (Mooney) Bohm ’55 Dorothy (Allen) Coudret ’55 Kathleen (Sartore) Fuchs ‘55 M. Tom ‘55 and Mickey Hulan Charles ‘55 and Charlotte (Taylor) Koewler Thomas ‘55 and Marianne Madden D. Patrick O’Daniel ’55 Jerald ‘55 and Elizabeth (Berry) ‘55 Schaffstein Leo ‘55 and Mary Ellen Will

1956

Bert† and Ann (Rider) ‘56 Anderse Dennis ‘56 and Patricia Dewey Larry ‘56 and Betty (Allen) ‘57 Elpers

Kathleen Fitzgerald ‘56 Eileen (Ubelhor) Goldbach ‘56 John ‘56 and Elaine Goodrum Robert ‘56 and Mary Jo Mayhan Michael ‘56 and Elaine Nolen Thomas ‘56 and Brenda Rusche Jerome ‘56 and Patricia (Schenck) ‘60 Ziemer Geraldine (Schneider) Zuber ‘56

1957

Roger ‘57 and Nancy Blondin George ‘57 and Rose Marie (Funke) ‘59 Brothers Pattie (Weaver) Davis ‘57 Ken ‘57 and Martha (Burggrabe) ‘60 Dilger Virginia (Giorgio) Gallo ‘57 Thomas ‘57 and Barbara (Beshears) ‘57 Hormuth John ‘57 and Martha Kiefer George and Patricia (Euler) ‘57 Martino Thomas and Martha (Leinenbach) ‘57 Moore James Noelke ‘57 Mark Nolen ‘57 Marygayle (Oskins) Ritzert ‘57 Jerry ‘57 and Kathleen (Diehl) ‘57 Russell

1958

David ‘58 and Catherine Cheaney Gary ‘58 and Jane (Greif) ’59 Hayden David ‘58 and Donna (Cambron) ‘60 Hirsch Bix ‘58 and Sally (Thole) ‘58 Kroener Dale and Suzanne (Ritchel) ‘58 Oberbeck Madeline (Honnigford) Roe ‘58 Sam and Judith (Wolf) ‘58 Rundell Frances (Reising) Sanders ‘58 Lynn Ubelhor ‘58 Lois Van Meter ‘58

1959

Martin ‘59 and Mary Abell Marilyn Becker ‘59 Leon ‘59 and Suzanne Corressell Lawrence ‘59 and Janet Drury Jay† and Cecelia (Waller) ‘59 Fredrich James and Sharon (DeShields) Galster ‘59 Wayne ‘59 and Jewell Henning Michael Lennartz ‘59 Ron Magness ‘59 Joseph ‘59 and Stella Mayhan Stephen ‘59 and Carolyn (Weil) ‘61 Miller Michael ‘59 and Roma Mills Dan and Janie (Schindler) ‘59 Neufelder Stephen ‘59 and Carol Raeber John ‘59 and Beverly (Gough) ‘59 Titzer William and Mary Ellen (Gallagher) ‘59 Vieth Mark ‘59 and Connie (Johnk) Ware Edwin and M. Patricia (Drone) ‘59 Werner † Deceased

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DONORS BY CLASS Jack Lee Wilkerson

1960

David Buedel ‘60 Robert and Kathleen (Becker) ‘60 Diebold Johna (Cody) Joines ‘60 Robert and Carolyn (Kissel) ‘60 Koch J. Randall ‘60 and Carol (Kiefner) Miller David Nyhuise ‘60 Alice Quinlan ‘60 Jerry ‘60 and Linda Shepherd Ann (Hillenbrand) Siebel ‘60 Regina (Holtz) Sisk ‘60 Joseph ‘60 and Mary Helen (Decker) ‘61 Theby Nancy (Sartore) Traylor ‘60 Ronald ‘60 and Pamela (Maurer) ‘63 Tubbs Michael Williamson ‘60

1961

Kenneth ‘61 and Helen Alvey Jeffrey ‘61 and Sarah (Helmbock) ‘61 Blackwell Joseph ‘61 and Jane (Hillenbrand) ‘62 Braddock Michael ‘61 and Carolyn Bruder Donald ‘61 and Virginia (Vogt) Buehner ‘61 Jim and Joyce (Fuquay) ‘61 Courson Don ‘61 and Lois Gerhardt William Griese ‘61 Mary (Ubelhor) Meuth ‘61 Ed and Colette (Crowley) ‘61 O’Brien John ‘61 and Pamela Purdie Jim and Linda (Mattingly) ‘61 Rich Al ‘61 and Jackie Sartore David and Carole (Kunkel) ‘61 Watt

1962

Diane C. (Browning) Conway ‘62 Daniel and Elizabeth (Scheessele) ‘62 Effinger Judith (Baumgart) Filbert ‘62 Wayne Hockmeyer ‘62 Bridget McGannon Donald ‘62 and Patricia (Flittner) Rupprecht Joan (Straub) Stith ‘62 John Strange ‘62 Anthony ‘62 and Kairon (Will) ‘64 Unfried Ken ‘62 and Jan Wempe

1963

Robert ‘63 and Donna (Dickhart) ‘66 Barrett David ‘63 and Lorraine (Reitz) Barton ‘63 Bruce and Ann (Stumpf) ‘63 Clem Becky Gene Larson ‘63 John Higgins Purtell ‘63 Jane Ann Reinitz ‘63 Richard Risemas ‘63 Mary Kaye (Schoettlin) Mooney ‘63

John ‘63 and Marcia Staser David Stowe ‘63 James Vogt ‘63 John and Mary (Hockmeyer) ‘63 Wittgen

1964

J. Richard Allen ‘64 Ken and Sharon (Ploch) ‘64 Bassler Bernard ‘64 and Lucinda (Davidson) ‘64 Blessinger Mary (Macmillan) Buenger ‘64 Donald Crane ‘64 Claude and Leigh Anne (Schuster) ‘64 Gallian Richard ‘64 and Ann Minnette Michael ‘64 and Lana Murphy Jane (Becker) Perkins ‘64 Jo Ann Reitz ‘64 Tim ‘64 and Karen (Neumann) ‘71 Seiler William and Phyllis (Morton) ‘64 Simmons Stephen ‘64 and Ruth Taylor Gary and Judy (Fleck) ‘64 Van Hoosier Allen Wagner ’64

1965

Gary ‘65 and Carolyn Beck Lester and Connie (McFall) ‘65 Bell Larry and Jane (Brackett) Burns ‘65 Bill ‘74 and Phyllis (Warren) ‘65 Bussing Patrick Dunbar ‘65 Robert Emig ‘65 Daniel ‘65 and Claudia (Walter ) Gallagher ‘65 William Hennig ‘65 Karl Humma ‘65 Stephen ‘65 and Melanie Kincaid Dennis ‘65 and Catherine (Behrens) ‘72 Lamey Ken ‘65 and Judith Macke Rita (Lord) Phillips 1965 Richard ‘65 and Martha Schuler R. Kenneth ‘65 and Charleen (Browning) ‘66 Spear Ray and Susan (Lasher) ‘65 Werner

1966

Thomas ‘66 and Carol (Effinger) Bennett Randall and Karen (Spaetti) ‘66 Calvert Michael ‘66 andKarla (Kamp) Cook Christopher Doty ‘66 Charles Froehle ‘66 Joseph ‘66 and Linda Hartmann Robert ‘66 and Marguerite Kent Brandon ‘66 and Bitzy Melton Daniel ‘66 and Mary (Schwindel) ’66 Miller Stephen Nalley ‘66 Michael Ritchel ‘66 Wayne ‘66 and Mary Robinson Martha (Schroeder) Rohlfer ‘66 Joseph ‘66 and Tina Rupp Michael ‘66 and Elizabeth Stone Dick Thiel ‘66 Steve ’66 and Sally Wunderlich

1967

Thomas ‘67 and Sandra (Murphy) ‘69 Bailey Diane Barth ‘67 Barbara (Brockman) Cason ‘67 Mary (Richards) Chappell ‘67 John ‘67 and Christine Gaither Jack ‘71 and Jean (Schiff) ‘67 Keith Daniel and Emma (Greenfield) Leraris ‘67 Chris ‘67 and Diana (Hale) ‘67 Melton James ‘67 and Julianne Simpson Roy and Linda (McIntosh) ‘67 Stofleth Larry ‘67 and Michele Wahnsiedler

1968

Richard ‘68 and Jean Combs Tom Crouch ‘68 Robert ‘68 and Sue Durfee Michael Kaelin ‘68 Pauline (Stephens) Kothe ‘68 Thomas ‘68 and Patricia Miller Joseph ‘68 and Paula Payne Michael and Barbara (Scheu) Reckelhoff ‘68 Joseph ‘68 and Ann Striewe William ‘68 and Patricia (O’Kane) ‘68 Weinert

1969

Carol Burns ‘69 Kenneth Dossett ‘69 Stanley ‘69 and Deneice (Flittner) ‘69 Henderson Robert Kohmescher ‘69 Catherine McDonald ‘69 David ‘69 and Jan Perkins John ‘69 and Jennifer Simpson Jerome Steckler ‘69 Rosalie (Lodato) Woodall ‘69 Joseph Zimmer ‘69

1970

Doug and Susie (Hargrave) ‘70 Bell Dean ‘70 and Karen (Combs) ‘70 Bosler Barbara Browning ‘70 James and Karen (Statham) ‘70 Cramer Richard ‘70 and Kathy Elliott Michael Keating ‘70 Jack Lintzenich ‘70 Thomas ‘70 and Linda (Young) ‘71 Norton William and Bonita (Bitz) ‘70 Reinhart Richard ‘70 and Lynn (Fuchs) ‘70 Scheessele Rick Sills ‘70 William ‘70 and Patricia (Vaughan) ‘70 Theby Steven ‘70 and Terri Thurgood Jack and Mary Pat (Buthod) ‘70 Trainum Barbara Zimmer ‘70

1971

Steven Buedel ‘71

Timothy Hubert ‘71 Sue Ellen (Stoltz) Keller ‘71 Jim ‘71 and Marybeth (Manion) ‘71 Lintzenich Jim and Mary (Stumpf) ‘71 McCarthy Rance and Kathryn (Schmidt) ‘71 Ossenberg Stephen ‘71 and Karen (Kuhn) ‘73 Pitt Michael ‘71 and Lee Schiff Rev. Edward Schnur ‘71 Kevin ‘71 and Melanie Sullivan Leslie and Edwina (Otto) ‘71 Tapp Gregory ‘71 and Diana Tornatore

1972

John and Diana Adler Edward ‘72 and Susan (Hoefling) ‘72 Anderson Thomas ‘72 and Rosemary Beckman Marc ‘72 and Gina Berridge Kenneth and Linda (Heitzman) Berry ‘72 John ‘72 and Susan (Ritter) Browning Michael and Rebecca (Browning) Carter ‘72 Lizbeth Creech ‘72 David Hatfield ‘72 Joseph and Patricia (Schlachter) ‘72 DeVault Mark and Jane (Stephens) ‘72 Hackert Julia (Schmidt) Hanson ‘72 David Hatfield ‘72 Michael Anthony Hubert ‘72 Kathryn Reitz ‘72 Rick and Victoria (Weinert) ‘72 Yunker

1973

Elizabeth Browning ‘73 Steve ‘73 and Theresa (Newland) Evans Mark Graninger ‘73 Dean and Carol (Schnur) ‘73 Kahre Robert ‘73 and Deborah (Schultheis) ‘73 Kremer Mike and Catherine (Theby) ‘73 O’Donohue David and Sandra (Duffy) ‘73 Stuckey David and Nancy (Beckman) ‘73 Wiebke

1974

Dr. Gregory ‘74 and Louise Baker Therese Daniel ‘74 Tom and Kim (Austin) ‘74 Haines Diane (Dean) Hale ‘74 Richard and Catherine (Perkins) 1974 Johnson James ‘74 and Rebecca (Williams) Keating ‘76 Richard ‘74 and Josondra Notter Victoria (Jacobs) Pierce ‘74 Gail Pledger ‘74 John ‘74 and Carol (Wendholt) Schnur ‘77

1975

Deborah Ann Beswick

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RMHS David ’75 and Deborah (Davis) ‘75 Dewey Gregory ‘75 and Ann (Lattner) Folz ‘75 Robert ‘75 and Sharon Fuchs Jon ‘75 and Nancy (Wilsbacher) Golding Daniel ‘75 and Mindy Hass Victoria Hoehn ‘75 Michael ‘75 and Sandra McCall Jim ‘75 and Sheila (Heneisen) Nalley Andrew ‘75 and Gerri Rice Thomas ‘75 and Diane (Reitz) ‘75 Stone Brian ‘75 and Peggy Weigele Stephen ‘75 and Judith Willem Donald Wittgen ‘75

1976

Anonymous Christine Browning ‘76 Linda (Montgomery) Dixon ‘76 Mike ‘76 and Cindy Elliott Stanley ‘77 and Lynn (Koressel) ‘76 Flittner Randal ‘76 and Diane Folz Shawn ‘76 and Mary (Lattner) ‘77 Gallagher Daniel ‘76 and Barb Hatfield Don and Jeannie (Browning) ‘76 Hester Timothy Kaelin ‘76 John Lambert ‘76 Daniel ‘76 and Mary Ruth (Martin) Lasher David ‘76 and Laura (Miller) Meyer ‘76 Richard and Rita (Boarman) ‘76 Scales Chris ‘76 and Kim Schmidt

1977

Anonymous Ralph ‘77 and Angela (Papariella) Anderson ‘77 Randal and Priscilla Braker Anthony and Anne (Weidenbener) ‘77 Czechorski Joseph ‘77 and Joan Durchhold Edward ‘77 and Bonny Folz Gregory ‘77 and Susan Ford Neil and Barbara (Henning) ‘77 Gudgel Alicia (Frey) Lachowecki ‘77 Fred and Jennifer (Striewe) ‘77 Martin Daniel Joseph Purdy ‘77 David and Sarah (Beckman) ‘77 Stamps Robert ‘77 and Pamela Titzer Peggy Weber ‘77 Michael Wittgen ‘77

1978

Kenneth and Patricia (Bunner) ‘78 Colbert Christopher and Amy (Pauli) ‘78 Cron Richard and Tina (Heavrin) ‘78 Davidson David ‘78 and Barbara DeJean Dave ‘78 and Keryl Elsner David ‘78 and Kristine (Seng) ‘78 McGill David and Kristina (O’Bryan) ‘78 Merrick Jon ‘78 and Maureen Tornatta Kevin Woods ‘78

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DONORS BY CLASS 1979

Mary Beckman ‘79 Mary Rose Blankemeier ‘79 Robert ‘79 and Julianne Durchholz Rodney ‘79 and Emily Folz Mike ‘79 and Julie Keller Mark ‘79 and Paula (Schaefer) ‘80 Logel Chris ‘79 and Shelly Miles Sonya Morris ‘79 Bernard ‘79 and Lisa Paul Scott ‘79 and Michelle (Stratman) ‘79 Schapker Joseph Schmidt ‘79 Patrick ‘79 and Megan Schultheis

1980

Sandra (Bosse) Nelson ‘80 Gregory ‘80 and Michelle Czerkawski Robert Garnett ‘80 Jeffry ‘80 and Angela Hermann Kerry Jackson ‘80 Rick and Carmen (Kissel) ‘80 Jay James and Tamara (Schneider) ‘80 Moore David Papariella ‘80 John and Jill (Martin) ‘80 Pietrusinski Michael and Laurie (Posthauer) ‘80 Schopmeyer

1981

Larry and Amy (Evans) ‘84 Decker David Kent ‘84 Anthony Miller ‘84 Caren Neidig ‘84 Martin ’84 and Christine Will

1985

Phillip Cunningham ‘85 Michelle R. Gubler Brummett ‘85 Daniel and Cathleen (Schmidt) ‘85 Ralph Eric and Margaret (Cici) ‘85 Russ Bill and Amy (Ziemer) ‘85 Ryan J. William ‘88 and Kristine (Smith) ‘85 Waltman, Jr.

1986

A.J. Manion ’86 Joseph ‘86 and Lisa Cook Paul Effinger ‘86 James ‘86 and Jennifer Godsey Kevin ‘86 and Margaret Koch Patrick ‘86 and Peggy MacMillan Robert Mehringer ‘86 Matt ‘90 and Julie (Beckwith) ‘86 Merkel Roger Merkel ’86 John D. O’Connor ‘86 Alan ‘86 and Lisa Reising William Schmidt ‘86

Derek ‘81 and Sandy Bitter Joseph ‘81 and Diane (Horty) 1980 Dubord Joseph and JoAnn (Effinger) Kiefer ‘81 Mike ‘81 and Kathleen (Flittner) ‘81 Luebbe Daniel Miller ‘81 Charles Riordan ‘81 James and Maureen (Keller) ‘81 Stern

1987

1982

Ryan and Sue Ellen (Zuber) ‘88 James Joseph Mattingly ‘88 Bryan Meng Greg and Tammy (Winfield) ‘88 Partee David Price ‘88 Tim ‘88 and Jennifer (Schmidt) ‘89 Roe Andrew ‘88 and Holly Weinzapfel Daniel ‘88 and Jennifer (Fox) ‘88 Ziemer

Eric ‘82 and Lisa (Evans) ‘85 Eberhard Carolyn (Scott) Foster ‘82 John G. Keller ‘82 Robert ‘82 and Elaine Laubner Scott ‘82 and Julie (Suess) Schulz ‘82 William ‘82 andSarah (Creech) ‘85 Vieth

1983

Doug and Tammi (Lopez) ‘83 Dant Jim ‘83 and Jody Flynn Rodney and Karen (Osborne) ‘83 Liley Matthew ‘83 and Melanie Will Randy ‘83 and Christy Rolley Stephen Titzer ‘83 Alex ‘83 and Clare VonderHaar Patrick ‘83 and Janet Wempe

1984

Robert and Elizabeth (Hartig) ‘84 Burkart Chris ‘84 and Cyndi Byrley Dan ‘84 and Susie (Adams) ‘84 Cannon

Robert ‘87 and Kasaundra (Schlachter) ‘88 Bennett Angela Effinger ‘87 Drew Kefeli ‘87 Jeffrey Ossenberg Adam ‘89 and Jan (Bell) ‘87 Unfrield

1988

1989

James Hicks Scott and Barbara Scribner Richard Stanula Jr. ‘89 Joseph ‘89 and Christine Theby

1990

Jeff ‘90 and Nancy Anderson Daniel ‘90 and Erin Diehl Marc ‘90 and Jill Fella Chris Miller Jennifer (Jenkins) Myles 1990 Dan and Ann Marie (Dieter) ‘90 White Daniel and Cynthia (Reising) ‘90 Woolard

1991

Jennifer Kirk ‘91 Shannon Campbell ‘91 Flynn ‘91 and Melanie (Williams) ‘96 O’Daniel William Zausch 1991

1992

Michael Feller ‘92 P.J. Halter ’92 Terrence ‘92 and Laurie MacCauley Chad and Ami (Flynn) ‘92 Rice Diana (Schnakenburg) Meddles ‘92 Patrick ‘89 and Lori (Schenk) Schulz ‘92 R. Steve Tweddell ‘92

1993

Adam and Jane (Wimberg) ‘93 Adkinson John and Julia (Wittgen) ‘93 Best Joseph ‘93 and Nancy Dickinson Brian ‘93 and Nancy Henning Karen Mangia ‘93 Stephen Markwell ‘93 Alexa (Nickolick) Stahl ‘93 Jerry and Cynthia (Hirsch) ‘93 Short Chuck Edward Wigger, Jr. ‘93

1994

Anonymous Mike Grubstein Scott ‘91 and Carrie (Bell) ‘94 Hartig Kara (Eastham) Lindsay ‘94 Beth Muehlbauer ‘94 John ‘94 and Katie Schenk Nathan ‘94 and Krisha Werner

1995

Scott Alford ‘95 Jason ‘95 and Frances Cosgrove Ben Andrew Early ‘95 Trent ‘95 and Kimberly Engbers Josh andKaty (Muehlbauer) ‘95 Gilberg Josh and Kara (Vozel) ‘95 Patterson Jacob and Holly (Dunn) ‘95 Pendleton Stephen ‘95 and Aeron Wedding

1996

Sarah (Spear) Bernadac ‘96 Josh and Melanie (Wagner) ‘96 Boyko Kevin ‘96 and Meghan (Perkins) ‘96 Gries Matthew and Elizabeth (Fallen) ‘96 Wagner Phillip ‘96 and Lindsay Wink

1997

John Corressell ‘97 Michael Corressell ‘97 Ashley Mattingly (Brown) Crafton ‘97

† Deceased

DONORS BY CLASS Judith Jenkins ‘97 Adam ‘97 and Nichole Sandefur Michael ‘97 and Tara Schaefer Cas ‘96 and Jill (McBride) ‘97 Swiz

1998

Ryan Berger ‘98 J.P. Engelbrecht ‘98 Lance ‘98 and Keri LeClere Nick and Kelly (Riepenhoff) ‘98 Nolan Scott ‘98 and Meagan Henderson

1999

Charles and Rebecca (Heaton) ‘99 Carlin John Effinger ‘99 Julia (Skvara) Mills ‘99 Jeremy and Meredith (Tappan) ’99 Schmitt Stephen ‘99 and Erin Obenchain Joshua Tweddell ‘99 Brad ‘99 and Jessica Williams

2000

Aaron and Jennifer (Clark) 2000 Hosmon Brittany (Gambrall) MacRitchie 2000 Crystal (McDonald) McCallum 2000 Marlena Justak 2000 Michael and Jennifer (Riepenhoff) 2000 Seekely

2001

Brian and Abbie (Poelhuis) 2001 Holdorf John and Melissa (Pulcini) 2001 Inkley Michelle Keil 2001 Kyle LeClere 2001 Kara O’Donohue 2001 Chris ‘01 and Emily (Stephens) 2001 Reidford Scott and Karen (Oskins) 2001 Risner

2002

Kyle 2002 and Kristin (Dunn) 2002 Fields Chris and Megan (Riepenhoff) Thomas 2002 Kathryn Wertz 2002

2003

Alli (Whetstine) Folz 2003 Paul and Blair (McCarthy) 2003 Atkinson Adam and Melanie (Browning) 2003 McMinn Steven Scheffler 2003 Bradley and Allison R. (Miller) 2003 Scheu

2004

Joe 2004 and Briana Heathcott Brian Wolf 2004

2005

David Ubelhor 2005

2006

Kevin Browning 2006 Ray 2006 and Stephanie Farabaugh

2007

Brian 2007 and Maria Heathcott Andrew Hupfer 2007 Sam Moore 2007 David and Kristin (Quinton) 2007 Tribbett

2008

Mitch Day 2008 Julia (Schnepper) Ehret 2008 Drew 2008 and Jennie (Folz) 2009 Meyer Michael 2008 and Lori (LeClere) Isaacs 2008 Mitch 2008 and Sara (Titzer) 2011 Schulz Ryan Smythe 2008

2009

Kevin Schenk 2009

2010

Francis Mattingly 2010

2011

Kahla Smythe 2011

2012

Mark 2012 and Hannah (Scheller) 2012 Carver Meghan Day 2012 Ryan Velmer 2012 Alexa Woehler 2012

2013

Thomas Conner 2013 Alexander Owen 2013 Thomas Smythe 2013

Makenzie Myers 2017 Logan Walton 2017

2018

David Funke

2020

Cody Diefenbaugh Matthew Godsey

2021

Maria Lasher 2021

2022

Ngoc Nguyen 2022

2023

Emma Godsey 2023

FRIENDS OF RMHS DONATIONS

Alan & Sharon Braun Family Foundation, Inc. All in the Family Dental Amazon Smile Foundation Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP Methodius J. Bartek Cherie and Maurice Berendes Mr. Keith Bersch William Blanke David Bower Coca Cola Give Mrs. Mary J. Cooper Kevin A. Corcoran John and Phyllis Corn Indiana Members Credit Union Duke Energy Foundation Rev. James Endress Eric and Karen Lively

2021 Tony Fehrenbacher Fifth Third Bank Mrs. Michele Gabaldon Linda K Garrett Mr. Russell Gerteisen Jeffrey R. Hayden Wayne Hentrup Heritage Federal Credit Union Kenneth and Caroline Ellspermann Kenny Kent Toyota/Lexus Lensing Building Specialties Memorial Contribution, No Affiliation to MHS James P. Meyer Mr. Andrew Morris Norbert and Madonna Niemeier Dave and Carol Nurrenbern Robin O’Quinn Jessica Parsons Patricia Koch Family Education Endowment Mr. Ronald Pohl Darlene and Kevin Quinlin Reitz Memorial Class of ‘52 Thomas Rose Ms. Julia Royalty Timothy Runyon Mr. James Schaefer John Scheithe Ms. Margaret R. Scherzinger Schnucks Markets Brian K. Spradlin Mr. David B. Swan The Clorox Company James L. Thomas Brookeanne Walters Bert Warner Kathryn Waters Weichert Schulz Realtors West Side Nut Club Mrs. Brandee White Women’s City Golf Tournament

2014

Anonymous Jacob Deep 2014 Preston French 2014 Maria Quinton Tyler Stotlar 2014

2015

Lacie Folz 2015 Nick Rudisill 2015

2016

Marcus Gahagen 2016 Beth Vincek 2016

2017

Drew Ashley 2017

Questions about the Memorial Annual Campaign may be directed to Samantha Myers at samanthamyers@ evdio.org or 812-303-0006. Return donation envelope on page 7, or give online at reitzmemorial.org/memorial-annual-campaign. All gifts received by June 30, 2022 will be recognized in the 2022-2023 Honor Roll of Donors.

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CLASS NOTES

Vanderburgh County Assessors Office.

1951 — DAVID HILLENBRAND

Class of 1951 recently held their 70th reunion (a year later due to COVID-19). A great time was had by all! 1975 & 1978 — MIKE AND

1986 — ELAINE RICE BACHMANN COLLEEN SCHULZ

Proud grandparents to 11 grandchildren, expecting our 12th this November 2021. We have four awesome children, all Memorial Graduates. Katie (’02) and Mitch (’08) are in the family Real Estate business, Ryan (’01) is an attorney and partner in his law firm and Jessica (’05) is an occupational therapist and professor at USI and owns her own clinic with her husband. We love to travel with our grandchildren, enjoy playing golf, and volunteering with several ministries to help the disabled and underserved families. 1985 — PHILLIP CUNNINGHAM

Phillip recently started a new job as Commercial Real Estate Deputy for the

Elaine was appointed Maryland’s State Archivist on July 1, 2021. She and her husband, Austin, have two sons, Charles Maximillian (age 21) and George Augustus (age 17) and live in Severna Park, Maryland. 2003 — NICHOLAS CASALETTO

Nicholas graduated from the University of San Diego, May 2021, with a master’s degree in executive leadership. He is employed as a Human Resources consultant at Booz, Allen, and Hamilton in San Diego, California. Nick, wife Jackie, and two young daughters Nora and Ember, reside in Coronado, California.

2004 — LAUREN BURCH

Lauren and husband Nick opened Jennings Street Public House, located in downtown Newburgh, in September 2020. JSPH is a fullservice bar that features madefrom-scratch cocktails, wine, and craft beer. Food trucks are often found serving outside and live music/comedy shows happen on the weekends. 2007 — MARIA (CASALETTO) SMITH

Maria was promoted in July 2021 to Major in the U.S. Army. She is currently serving as an instructor in the math department at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point. Maria earned her master’s degree in applied mathematics in December 2019 from the Naval Post-Graduate School in Monterey, California.

IN MEMORIAM: SANDY MORRIS BY: KEVIN GRIES AND KRISTIN KOEHL

andy Morris passed away on Sept. 24, 2021. She served as a Theology teacher at Reitz Memorial before retiring in 2020. Sandy graduated from Memorial in 1965 and taught at Resurrection Catholic School before coming to Memorial. Sandy enjoyed scrapbooking, traveling, and attending a Florida State football game each year with her son, Rich. She had an unmistakable love for the Tigers during her time at Memorial that you could sense by simply being around her, and especially by walking into her room. With shelves filled with tiger

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collectibles, you knew that she had a passion for this school and, most notably, a passion for teaching the faith to her students. She left a mark on all of those whom she taught. As a Memorial alum, Sandy knew well the legacy of which she was a part. She challenged students to grow in their relationship with the Lord, and she was always a great helping hand with her colleagues. The news of her passing saddened our community, but we have hope that Sandy is free now from the pains of this world and truly living with the love the Father had prepared for her in heaven.

FINANCIAL NEWS

2022 REITZ MEMORIAL ANNUAL CAMPAIGN THE 2022 REITZ MEMORIAL ANNUAL CAMPAIGN has kicked off and runs until June 30, 2022. All gifts to the Memorial Annual Campaign allow us to continue our commitment to our current families, students, and generations to come. Each contribution helps bridge the gap between tuition and the true cost of educating each student. Your gift truly makes an impact on Reitz Memorial and our students. If you have already contributed to the 2022 campaign, we greatly appreciate your support and thank you for your contribution! HOW TO DONATE: • Use the enclosed envelope on page 7 and mail directly to Reitz Memorial High School • Donate online at reitzmemorial.org/mac • Donate over the phone by contacting Samantha Myers, Executive Assistant to the President and Events Coordinator, at 812-303-0006

RMHS FINANCIAL REPORT

INCOME

EXPENSES

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 INCOME

AMOUNT

PERCENT

$7,478,088

100%

Tuition and Fee Income $4,110,944 Diocese Support $821,338 Athletics Income $258,369 Cafeteria Income $389,645 Donations and Gifts $90,098 RMHS Annual Campaign $247,311 Endowment Income $146,565 ECHS Events Income $164,332 Interest and Misc. Income $1,249,486 TOTAL

55% 11% 3% 5% 1% 3% 2% 2% 17%

EXPENSES

Salaries and Benefits Athletics Expenses Operations Cafeteria Expenses Utilities Expenses Maintenance Expenses Administrative Expenses Student Support

AMOUNT

$3,344,299 $355,283 $1,932,197 $367,521 $275,221 $631,941 $526,915 $24,644

PERCENT

TOTAL

$7,458,021

100%

45% 5% 26% 5% 4% 8% 7% 0%

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