Lowell Alumni Newsletter Fall 2006

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Claude Rosenberg , Jr., Jan ’46

Businessman, Author, Philanthropist

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laude Rosenberg’s picture is in the main hall of the school, surrounded by happy children in the Rosenberg Early Childhood Center at the Jewish Community Center in San Francisco.

The same Claude can be seen in his 1946 Red & White, albeit a blonde, gregarious Student Body President with Block L’s in baseball and basketball. The hair is gone but the engaging smile and pleasant personality remain to endear him to all who know him.

The keen intellect and work ethic honed at Lowell gained him acceptance to Stanford where his exceptional social skills were recognized as a student “Sponsor” responsible for overseeing the academics and activities of 35 students in the freshman dormitory. Claude’s application to the Graduate School of Business was accepted. His major studies were Economics and Investments (1946-1952). Upon graduation he entered the Navy (Korean War) and served for two years.

His business career began with J. Barth & Co., an old line (1850) San Francisco investment management firm. As a portfolio manager, he received much of the training and research skills that were to stand him in good stead in his business career. After three years with the firm, he became the youngest partner in Barth’s history.

As an account executive he became increasingly aware of his responsibility toward his clients and their finances. To this end, he wrote his first book (typed by himself during evenings and weekends), the Stock Market Primer, published by Prentice Hall in 1961. Its main theme was to help people learn how to be smarter in their investing and to be aware of the trading pitfalls in the investment marketplace. The book eventually sold more than a half million copies in several languages. Two other books followed dealing with common-sense investing in the stock market.

In 1969 he left Barth to form his own investment management firm, Rosenberg Capital Management (RCM). The firm grew quickly with high quality performance for its clients and was soon considered among the very best and respected firms in the investment management business. In keeping with its owner’s innate altruism, RCM was a happy place to work, inviting employees to share in the city’s rich cultural and artistic life. RCM oversaw institutional, individual, family, and other clients with considerable success. The firm’s very first account was the joint trustees of the “ILWU, P.MA.” Pension Fund.

CR was dismayed to find that there were no investment manager standards at the time, hence clients and prospects had little protection from misleading or deceptive advice. He met this head-on by writing copiously about the lack of ethics and standards in the business. His book, Investing With the Best; What to Look for, What to Look out for in Your Search for a Superior (investment) Manager, caught the attention of industry leaders (AIMR) and he was asked to put together a group that would do what he suggested in his book , meaning the creation of ethical standards that would protect investors. Chairman Claude formed a five-member committee of respected fellow-managers who produced a tough, sensible set of rules that became the highly-regarded “AIMR

Claude Rosenberg , Jr. Performance Standards” that governs industry performance today. In 1992, the committee chair was awarded The Daniel J. Forrestal III Leadership Award.

As head of his own firm, he continued his interest in philanthropy that had been nurtured at Barth’s where public service was part of the firm’s culture. His efforts to raise funds for non-profit clients led him to a startling discovery – many people he knew who were very well-off financially were either not philanthropic at all, or were donating well below levels they could afford. Why such under-giving, and what, if anything, could he about it? He began reading books and articles on philanthropy, analyzing I.R.S. data, and seeking personal interviews to assist him in future soliciting for worthy causes.

His research established that charitable giving was based mainly on income (tithing) with little regard for wealth in the form of stocks and bonds or other marketable assets that should be critical factors in judging the potential of generous philanthropic giving.

The combination of Claude’s judgment and research educated countless individuals, as well as non-profits and private foundations, to the promise of increased philanthropy in America.

While Chrm/CEO of his own firm, he decided to publish his findings. After four years of authorship he published Wealthy and Wise, subtitled, How You and America can get most out of Your Giving. Constantly encouraged by his good friend, John W. Gardner, Chairman of Common Cause, and HEW Secretary, Claude finally convinced Little Brown to publish the book that proposed that many Americans, especially the wealthiest, could – and should – be contributing more than they had been donating to charity. This groundbreaking analysis of charitable giving drew praise from many national leaders including former President, Jimmy Carter.

In 1995, a complimentary article about Wealthy and Wise appeared in the Wall Street Journal eliciting a positive response to the thesis that asset ownership along with income should be the basis for charitable giving. Soon, the letters and phone calls were coming in from around the country with requests for speaking engagements.

This national interest led to the creation of the “Newtithing Group,” a nonprofit orgacontinued on page 15

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Amy Hansen Takes Over as Principal

By Terence Abad ’76

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lthough efforts to find a new Lowell principal began immediately after Paul Cheng announced his decision to transfer to Thurgood Marshall High School earlier this year, it wasn’t until late summer that Interim Superintendent of Schools Gwen Chan (Lowell ’63) selected Amy Hansen to serve as Lowell’s interim principal for the 2006-2007 school year.

Ms. Hansen has more than two decades of experience in public education, including 15 years as a science teacher and administrator at Berkeley High School and, most recently, as principal from 2002 to 2006 at Oakland’s prestigious Skyline High School.

At Berkeley High, Hansen was instrumental in designing the school’s two-year biotechnology curriculum in partnership with Bayer Corporation. As an administrator, Hansen’s professed passion is for curriculum development.

From her first day on campus, she has shared her strong conviction that “the most important thing that goes on in this school happens in the classrooms.” In support of that belief, Ms. Hansen tries to spend a portion of each day visiting classes to better understand the quality and variety of teaching methods at Lowell. As she explained during her visit to a recent Lowell Alumni Association board of directors meeting, she recognizes that Lowell is a high-performing school but still hopes to be able to engage in a dialogue with the Lowell faculty concerning ideas for improving instructional meth-

Principal Amy Hansen ods in order to boost student achievement.

Some of Hansen’s actions have generated friction with faculty members who feel she is trying to implement significant changes to the school’s culture without having first obtained a solid understanding of this admittedly complicated institution while other complaints have been raised regarding Hansen’s approach to teacher evaluations.

Given that Hansen is new to both Lowell and the San Francisco public schools, it’s not unusual to experience some “growing pains” while working to forge a positive relationship with the varied constituencies that make up the Lowell community. Although she has a good deal of work cut out for her, Hansen gives every indication of being up for the challenge.

Andrew Kluger

Wings of Mercy over Hawaii

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ndrew Kluger ’69 was the last Student Body President in a school that was modeled after the Old Lowell with a seven-period day, 50-minute periods, study halls, and loud passing bells. That fall, Andy’s Lowell was transformed by the Lowell Plan with a commission-type student governance, modular scheduling, resource centers, self-scheduled time, and no study halls.

A visit to Kluger and Andrew Kluger Associates in San Rafael turned back the clock thirty-seven years as Andy and I reminisced about those turbulent days in the late Sixties. Fortunately for him and his schoolmates, Lowell remained a relatively quiet haven for young scholars so they could look back with pride at the quality of their high school education. He remembers with gratitude a galaxy of excellent teachers like Peter Gamble, Don Baker, Anne Wallach and Jo Ann Stewart who prepared him so well for Cal. Joe Ehrman came to mind as the Dean of Boys with the unenviable task of overseeing the behavior of 1200 boys constantly roiling the campus scene. He has a fond spot for golf coach Graham Knox and seventh period PE when the golf team would be teeing up at Lincoln Park Golf Course when the rest of us were just getting out of school.

The young graduate opted for UC Davis

where he received his B.A. and then a J.D.degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law. Andrew served as law clerk for Superior Court Justice Leland Lazarus, before attending the Johnston Graduate School at Cornell. His interest in health-care management began there and was to become the focus of his business and philanthropic careers.

A summary of his accomplishments proved to be elusive. One seemingly has all the bases covered when an annual report surfaces describing yet another of his business or charitable ventures.

A prime example is his Bluegrass Assisted Living Facilities, established in 1998, where he is managing partner. The company constructs and operates senior assisted living facilities at five sites in Kentucky: Elizabethtown and Bardstown are currently in operation and Shelbyville, Harrodsburg and Bowling Green are on the drawing board. All are/will be equipped to handle the special needs of Alzheimer’s sufferers.

Book Bank USA is another Kluger enterprise serving citizens on the periphery of our society: It is a non-profit organization founded in 1966 by Andy’s Father, Sydney, continued on page 14

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Caught in the Headlines Reunion Calendar

By Terence Abad ’76

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here’s lots of news to catch up on, with Lowell alums popping up everywhere you look. First off, how about a loud “Bravo” to John Trasviña ’76 who has been named President and General Counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF). In his new role, John has been traveling the country, including a recent appearance on CNN’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight” show, broadcast from a town hall meeting on immigration in San Antonio. John more than held his own with Dobbs during the rather heated debate.

Sports Page: Another newsmaker is Lowell’s longtime baseball coach, John Donohue, who was honored in Sacramento this past June as the high school baseball coach of the year by the California Coaches Association. Family, friends and a number of current players were on hand to celebrate JD’s selection for this great honor. Interestingly enough, the CCA’s Hall of Fame includes three great Lowell coaches (Ben Neff, Mike Voyne and Ernst Feibusch), along with Lowell alum Bob Troppmann ’41.

Political Whirl: Plenty of Lowell connections at a recent political fundraiser in San Francisco, featuring the red-hot Senator Barack Obama from Illinois. The cocktail party portion of the event was hosted by Markos Kounalakis ’74 while Mark and Susie (Russell) Buell (both class of ’60) put on the intimate dinner party afterwards.

Take a Bow: After 10 years as Artistic Director of the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band, Jadine Louie ’78 is moving on to new, but as yet unspecified, pursuits.

As she told the SF Chronicle, “Ask me in six months. . . . The creative energies, they ooze in different ways. Nothing is ever destroyed.

It just takes on new forms.”

Classes of January & June 1943 and February 1944 – 65-Year Reunion

Aftershock: Looks like I omitted some important 1906 earthquake centennial news in the last issue. As part of the San Francisco Giants’ opening day festivities this past April, a group of ’06 quake survivors helped throw out the first pitch, including our own John Violich ’21. At the age of 103, John looks great in a photo with Barry Bonds taken that day and reproduced in newspapers around the country.

Classes of January & June 1957 – 50-Year Reunion

Serious Business, Important Service: Just learned that Lowell alumna Elaine Mar ’90 has been playing a critical role in helping to deal with the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attack on New York City. As a member of the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, she has supervised that office’s World Trade Center DNA identification unit for the past five years, helping to bring closure to grieving families by helping to positively identify more than 1,500 victims.

For the latest news about Lowell alums, keep an eye on the Alumni Spotlight section of our website at www.lowellalumni.org.

Alum Classmates Still in the Swim

By Jack Truby ’42

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s careful readers of this newsletter may remember, Frank Grannis ’42 and I have been training to compete in the world masters swimming championships for a number of years. This training has also involved consistent practice and participation in local and national meets.

This August the world masters championships were held at Stanford University and we both swam well with rewarding results along with 5,500 other men and women from 74 countries. We competed in the 80-84 age group along with over 50 highly qualified, dedicated and focused male athletes. Frank was the silver medalist in the 50m butterfly and a freestyle relay. He was the bronze medalist in the 50m backstroke,

took fifth in the 100m and 200m free and sixth in the 50m free. For both of us the stamina required for the six-day meet was indeed a significant challenge.

While the glory in this competition is always very limited or nonexistent, the real value was best summed up by Frank: “It gives you purpose to stay in reasonable shape, a better chance to maintain good health, and to have something to look forward to, as well as to strive for – even though it sometimes means hard work.”

While competitive swimming is not for everyone, its real basis is consistent lap swimming, which is available to most. This is an ideal way to maintain good health over many years, reduce the risk of injury during workout and to slow inevitable muscle atrophy.

Tentatively scheduled for April/May, 2008 – location TBA Contact Alan Orr at (408) 354-1806

Class of June 1952 – 55-Year Reunion Saturday evening, October 27th, 2007 – St. Francis Yacht Club Please save the date.

Contact Ray Perkins at (415) 479-2544 or barbaraperkins@yahoo.com Saturday, November 3, 2007 Sir Francis Drake Hotel, San Francisco Save the date! Make plans now to join your classmates for a beautiful dinner in the elegant Empire Room at the historic Sir Francis Drake as we celebrate our 50-year reunion.

More information to come next year.

Contact the Lowell Alumni Association with any questions

Class of June 1967 – 40-Year Reunion Date/Venue TBA A steering committee is being formed in order to plan our 40-year reunion in 2007.

Please contact us if you are interested in being the chairperson or on a committee for this event.

Contact Claudia Wolf Eshoo at (650) 991-2077

Class of 1977 – 30-Year Reunion Thanksgiving weekend 2007 Plans for the class of 1977 reunion are well under way. Please save the date for Thanksgiving weekend 2007! In order to make this a success, we need your help in locating our “lost” class members. Please visit the Lowell Alumni Association website at www. lowellalumni.org for more details in the coming months.

Contact Cecilia Trotman at (510) 459-4474 or ladycct@yahoo.com

Class of 1997 – 10-Year Reunion Date/Venue TBA Committee members needed! Please come and be a part of this momentous occasion.

Stay tuned for more info.

Contact Lauren Choi-Dea at (415) 710-8710 or lchoidea@yahoo.com

Southern California Alumni Luncheon Saturday, April 21, 2007, 11am to 3pm The Castaway, 1250 Harvard Rd, Burbank Alumni and friends from throughout Southern California are invited to join us for our biennial gathering. Expect more information by mail in early 2007.

Contact Helen Wax at (805) 445-4740 ext. 127 or helnwax@aol.com or Nancy Albrecht at (661) 252-7280.

Reunion Report

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Paul A. Lucey Executive Director

Lisa Coughlin Clay ’74 President

he Class of 1986 held its 20-year reunion at the San Mateo Marriott on Saturday, October 14th. It was a great success! Over 240 classmates and guests mingled and danced to ‘80s tunes throughout the night! We’ve posted some pictures from the reunion on our website: www.lowell86.com. If classmates have photos that they would like to upload, please follow the directions on the website.

For those who weren’t able to attend the reunion or have not yet included an update on our website, please Members of the Lowell ’86 Reunion Committee: Back Row (L include a short blurb about to R): Maureen Gauthier, John Chin, Burton Siu, Michelle what you’ve been doing the (Tom) Kaneshiro, Evelyn (Achuck) Yue, Virginia (Herrera) past 20 years. We would love Schuler, Rowena (Tong) Gee, Jeanette (Hom) Wong and Esther (Whang) Im. Front Row (L to R): Gigi (Katz) Orta, to hear from everyone!

Thanks to everybody, Christina Ng, Janet (Law) Hee, Carole (Lam) Chin, Gigi especially the Reunion (Imperial) Marania and Sonia Gomez-Rexelius.

Committee, for helping make this evening an exciting and memorable one. In no time at all, it will be our 25-year reunion!

Sincerely, Evelyn (Achuck) Yue & Michelle (Tom) Kaneshiro

Jim Rosenthal ’50 Vice President

Claudia Wolf Eshoo ’67 Secretary

Reunion Committees

Alan Wendroff ’50 Vice President, Planning & Development

Terence Abad ’76 Director, Alumni Relations & Development

SOCCER REUNION ! t r The Feibusch Years, 1966-Present e l A Saturday, May 19, 2007 – Lowell High Direct mail notice to follow Mark your calendar LOWELL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jack Anderson ’50 Roberta Bleiweiss ’65 Leon Blum ’52 Mike Bower ’67 Cathryn Brash ’43 Joseph Ehrman III ’41 Dave Hagerman ’72

Patricia Pivnick Levin ’67 Christine Linnenbach ’89 Emily Moto Murase ’83 Anita Payton ’74 Georgene Poulakidas Kromydas ’88 Geraldine Rosen-Park ’77

Helen Louie Wax ’66, Southern California Representative;

Wendy Drefke Shinbori ’68 Bruce Spiegelman ’68 Paul Tam ’82 Mike Ugawa ’76 Dawn Stephens Walker ’74 Rita Yee ’73

Amy Hansen, Principal

PUBLISHED BY THE LOWELL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Your Lowell Alumni Association Will . . .

3 Mail you address labels for all your class members who have a current address 3 Mail or e-mail you 3 different lists of class members 1. Known grads 2. Lost grads 3. Deceased grads 3 Tip Sheet on how to keep track of your class and how to find lost grads Just ask!

Phone 415/759-7830 or send a message through our website: www.LowellAlumni.org

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Day on Campus Unites Alumni, Students, Faculty

By Terence Abad ’76

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t may not have been typical Lowell weather, with temperatures in the 80s on Saturday, October 7th – one alumna complained, in jest, that she needed some foggy gloom to properly rekindle her memories of the current campus – but the spirit was definitely cardinal and white all over as more than 400 alumni and friends joined more than 200 current students for a very special campus open house to celebrate Lowell’s 150th birthday.

From the varsity football game that literally kicked off the day’s schedule, with a lopsided 60-0 Lowell victory over the Marshall Phoenix, to the final strains of the Lowell Hymn in the late afternoon, alumni from the 1930s through the 1950s enjoyed the chance to visit the campus (some for the very first time) while more recent grads got to re-visit their old haunts, some searching for their old locker or the room that was their reg.

Special events were scheduled throughout the day, including an impressive display of Lowell memorabilia in the Meyer Library, thanks to the hard work of our Executive

Director and resident historian Paul Lucey.

Various Lowell music groups performed in the Carol Channing Theater while other students put on a special poetry reading. An historic panel discussion brought together former principals Barton Knowles and Paul Cheng with current principal Amy Hansen to share their varying thoughts and experiences about the institution.

Many Lowell faculty members, assisted by scores of current students, opened their classrooms to highlight programs in the World Languages, Biology, Physics, Ceramics, Yearbook and Journalism, while student government officers held their own open house. At lunch, a hardworking volunteer crew of alumni and students manned the barbecue grills and did their best to feed a hungry but generally upbeat crowd.

Given the positive comments from many of those who attended, the Lowell Alumni Association hopes to offer future Day on Campus events, perhaps as frequently as every other year. In the meantime, if you would like to visit campus during the school year, please contact the Lowell Alumni Association to make arrangments.

LAA Executive Director Paul Lucey and Secretary Claudia (Wolf ) Eshoo ’67, along with James Russell Lowell and other memorabilia displayed during the Day on Campus event

Campus News Briefs JROTC Fight Continues Despite a recent decision by the Board of Education to phase out the Junior ROTC program in the city’s public high schools, current students and alumni of Lowell’s JROTC have vowed to continue their efforts to save the program. The controversial decision has been praised by some as an important step to prevent military recruiting in our schools and as a symbolic rejection of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. On the other side of the issue are those, including some openly gay and lesbian students, who have benefited from the discipline and leadership skills promoted by JROTC.

Lowell Still Top Northern California High School Alumni and friends share lunch in the courtyard under sunny skies.

Welcome Bloomies!

By Marc Troy Thank you New York for bringing Bloomingdale’s to San Francisco, and I as a native son, one-time employee of both the old Emporium department store and Bloomingdales in New York, am absolutely thrilled.

When as a young student at Lowell High School, I took “sales classes” under the beautiful, fashion high-style teacher, Mrs. Lightner, nee Kestner, wife of a Stanford University professor. You were lucky if you were accepted into her class, did well, and loved the field of salesmanship, which of course included fashions, fashion stores, and buying. I was the protégé child student whose term books went into the school library and I , of course, was the first in line to gain one of the much sought-after holiday season jobs in our various department stores, fashion shops, and family-owned retail goods shops about town. I landed the plum job on the second floor of the Emporium in the better suits and ladies dresses – I was the mark-up kid from Lowell HI who always had a summer or winter vacation job offered. I knew I was good, better than most, and was always asked back to one of our leading stores -- Livingston Bros., Joseph Magnin’s, Macy’s, the White House, and one day in 1957, Bloomingdales of New York City – The Big Apple.

Living in New York during the 50’s and early 60’s was a great time to be employed at

Bloomingdale’s store. The salon, with its 82 talented and ambitious stylists, was a mecca for the most interesting clients who shopped at the newly renovated store which found a new birth after they tore down the old rails system outside its doors. Like Harrods of London, it was reborn, making it into the fabulous “Bloomies”.

Prince Aly Khan would sit in our salon reception area waiting for his love at that time, actress Gene Tierney, while the great Garbo would shop just outside the salon in the shoe department and the sales girls would call me outside and whisper, “Garbo’s here Troy, Garbo’s here”! The ever elusive Garbo loved to shop at Bloomingdale’s, as did most of the celebrities in Manhattan. Broadway actress, Nancy Kelly, would scold me for leaving her half done while I disappeared into the shoe dept. to see Garbo, and Mrs. Nicharos Sr. would berate me in Greek for leaving her while I dashed to another floor to see a cinema favorite. I was young and in love with Manhattan, Bloomingdale’s, and all that which New York held in its hands before a young man from San Francisco.

I welcome Bloomingdale’s to San Francisco, my home town! When my father and his brothers owned the famous Imperial Grill restaurants on Market Street, it was the “great white way” with over a million white lights blazing each day and night.

Bloomingdale’s will light-up Market Street once again! Welcome to Market and Mission Streets, and to San Francisco!

Based upon the latest Academic Performance Index scores compiled by the California Department of Education, Lowell continues to outperform every other public high school in Northern California. With a score of 947 (out of a possible 1,000, with 800 considered to be the target for all schools), Lowell trailed only three other high schools in the state: Gretchen Whitney High (Cerritos), Oxford High (Anaheim) and California Academy of Math & Science (Anaheim). It is worth noting that Lowell serves a larger student body than all three of those schools combined.

Admission Policy Under Review Again Under the terms of a proposal currently awaiting action by the Board of Education, Lowell’s admission policy may be reviewed as part of a district-wide effort to address diversity in the public schools. There is data indicating that a number of San Francisco schools have less diverse student populations since the school district eliminated race/ethnicity as a factor in student assignment several years ago. The Lowell Alumni Association will participate in any review of the admission policy and keep our members apprised of important developments.

An Apology In the most recent issue of our eNewsletter, I wrote a rather poorly worded item regarding the anticipated review of Lowell’s admission policy implying that achieving greater diversity at Lowell would require lowering the school’s academic standards.

This certainly does not reflect my personal opinion or the opinion of the Lowell Alumni Association. My intention was to point out that efforts to increase diversity at Lowell should not be limited to adjusting the admission policy, but should include an effort to better understand why relatively few African-American and Latino students enroll at Lowell so that any barriers (whether real or perceived) can be reduced or eliminated. I apologize for anyone who was offended by the wording of the eNewsletter item.

Terence Abad Director, Alumni Relations and Development

Lowell Athletes Continue to Shine Once again this year, Lowell teams are dominating the AAA league, racking up league championships in Varsity Football, Girls Golf, Girls Tennis, Varsity and Frosh-Soph Girls Volleyball and another clean sweep in Cross Country (Varsity Boys, Varsity Girls and FroshSoph Boys). The only titles eluding the Cardinals’ grasp so far this year have been Boys Soccer, where coach Ernie Feibusch’s squad took an impressive 12-2-1 record into the playoffs but lost in the semi-finals to O’Connell, and Frosh-Soph Football, where we finished with a respectable 4-2 record.

Not only did the football team win the AAA title, but they recorded Lowell’s first perfect AAA regular season (no losses, no ties) since 1969. The Cardinals then knocked off Mission in the semi-finals, 22-14, but fell to Lincoln on Turkey Day at Kezar Stadium 29-22.

For complete schedules and information about Lowell sports, visit the new Lowell athletics website at www.lowellathletics.com or the AAA website at www.cifsf.org.

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Legacy of Teaching Excellence Honored at Gala Banquet

By Terence Abad ’76

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s the centerpiece event in our yearlong celebration of Lowell High School’s Sesquicentennial, the gala banquet on June 3rd at Moscone Center West managed to exceed nearly every expectation. With the theme “A Tribute to Teachers,” the banquet featured the largest gathering of current and former Lowell teachers ever, with the 200-plus teachers in attendance spanning more than five decades of Lowell history. Several hundred alumni and other friends of Lowell were on hand to recognize the significant and varied contributions these dedicated educators have made to the tens of thousands of students who have learned from them.

During the cocktail hour, guests mingled in the spacious Moscone West lobby while enjoying swing music and viewing hundreds of teacher tribute cards submitted by alumni

from around the country. The Lowell class of 1976 added an especially festive touch to the evening by holding its 30-year reunion as part of the banquet.

With the inimitable Jack Anderson ’50 serving as the evening’s emcee – truly the perfect choice, given his background as a Lowell alumnus, distinguished former faculty member and long-time director and officer of the Lowell Alumni Association – the evening’s formal program featured a trio of speakers selected to recognize Lowell teachers of various stripes. Don Iglesias ’66, Superintendent of Schools for the San Jose Unified School District, offered some very thoughtful remarks on behalf of the many Lowell alumni who are professional educators. Later on, Lowell counselor May Choi ’68 spoke as a representative of the current Lowell faculty, and then was followed by the completely unique and irrepressible Flossie Lewis, who ably represented the retired

Posing with the sesquicentennial slide show playing the background are, from left to right, former teachers David Madfes and Steve Hirabayashi with Eric Blasko ’76

Retired teachers (from left) Barclay Bates and George Moore enjoy a chance to catch up

faculty with her delightfully unvarnished comments. Lowell’s great teachers were also the subject of a short video presentation featuring comments taken from the hundreds of tribute cards submitted by alumni.

President Lisa Clay of the Lowell Alumni Association, along with PTSA President Nancy Cutler and Student Body President CJ Mourning ’06, honored Principal Paul Cheng with some special remarks and presented him with an American flag that had been flown over the U.S. Capitol, provided courtesy of Representative Nancy Pelosi.

Of course, the evening wouldn’t be complete without the participation of some of Lowell’s most talented students. The Junior ROTC’s Drum Corps kicked things off with an appropriately boisterous march into the banquet room, followed by the formal presentation of the colors and pledge of allegiance to the flag. Students Lily and Michelle Drexler, Erica Edwards, Amanda

Sherman, Andrew Vose and Yael Wartens, directed by Othello Jefferson ’90, presented a medley of excerpts from the musical “Smile” that, as Jack Anderson noted, would not have been out of place on any Broadway stage. The musical capstone of the evening came when Lowell’s Visual and Peforming Arts department head, Michele Winter, accompanied by Mr. Jefferson, led the entire group in singing Bob Anino’s special composition “How Many Years Has Lowell Been Around?” and the Lowell Hymn.

Once the formal program had ended, alumni took full advantage of the opportunity to seek out former teachers in order to offer personal thanks for their efforts. And those small gestures were worth at least as much as all of the other aspects of this gala celebration of Lowell’s first 150 years.

Celebrating their 30-year reunion were Lowell ’76 classmates (from left) Mike Ugawa, Lewis Rose and Ross DeHovitz

One of the many tribute boards, crowded with fond memories of great Lowell teachers

The Lowell Alumni Association Thanks the Generous Sponsors Who Helped Make the Lowell Sesquicentennial Cocktail Party Possible:

GRAND SPONSORS

BENEFACTORS

Joseph Breall, Sophie Breall and Breall & Breall, LLP Vicki DeGoff Joan DeHovitz & Aaron Braun Donald Fisher Warren Hellman Robin Leland Dr. David Lieu Carlton W. Linnenbach Christine A. Linnenbach Peggy & Rick Nederlof Dr. Thomas Park Jim Plessas Dr. Sol & Betty Silverman

Michael Becker Kenneth & Gail Berry Linden & Carl Berry Louis Buchbinder Hon. Gerald Buchwald James & Inge Byrnes James Carmack Lee Cheng Don & Lisa Coughlin Clay Jay & Nancy Cutler Donald W. Davis Sandra Eggers Diane & Joseph Ehrman Dr. Allan Gold Dave Hagerman Jonathan Hoff Stephen & Adrienne Horn Rod & Anne Hughes Thomas & Marily Johnson Bonnie Jones

Diana Kazubowski Robert L. Knox Gary & Patricia Pivnick Levin Michael Maddan Harvey & Eve Masonek Marie Matthews Kurtis Mayer Peter Meeks & Linda Kazares Susan Murray Patrick Quan Adolph Rosekrans Catherine Rossi-Roos Namdar Saleh John Schwabacher Richard Shrieve & Yvonne Don Dr. Samuel & Ruby So Audrey Sterling Milton Vucinich Helen Louie Wax Merla Zellerbach

SPONSORS Terence Abad Allan Alcorn Jerry Ambinder Gwen Chan James Gazaway Robert Glasson Bonnie Goldman Joseph Handlon Stanley G. Hilton Bert Horn Sandra Dyer Joseph Dr. & Mrs. Jetson Lee Paul Lucey Alan C. Mendelson Dr. Emily Murase Christine Reynolds Jim Rosenthal Michelle Schulz Alexandra Vuksich Alan Wendroff

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City Hall Cocktail Party

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ith its dome and rotunda awash in red and white lights, City Hall was the elegant venue for Lowell’s Sesquicentennial kickoff event on Saturday, February 28th. Nearly 500 guests socialized, danced, ate and drank the night away. Special musical performances by Lowell’s jazz band, advanced choir and string quartet were the highlights of the evening.

The downtown skyline served as a backdrop to the pre-banquet cocktail party.

LAA President Lisa Coughlin Clay ’74 (left) with Marcus Pon ’86 and Honorary Sesquicentennial Committee member Kimiko Burton ’82

Lowell students wow the crowd with their medley from the musical “Smile”

LAA Secretary Claudia (Wolf ) Eshoo ’67 and husband Bob pose beneath the City Hall dome

Jack Anderson ’50, the evening’s outstanding master of ceremonies

Flossie Lewis shows off some fancy moves Lowell teacher Steve Granucci with his wife (far left) are joined by (from left to right) teachers (and alums) Alice Kwong-Ballard ’80 and Jim Carmack ’62 as well as LAA director Emily Moto Murase ’83

Letters Dear Lowell Alumni Association, Thank you for Saturday’s wonderful celebration and dinner. It was a sweet reflection of my memories of my Lowell students, their parents, my colleagues, and the support organizations that make Lowell so special. Your hard work is appreciated.

Sincerely, Jeannie Gallo

Dear Committee Members, Please accept my very sincere thanks for organizing the Lowell Sesquicentennial Dinner. I am most grateful for the tributes – old buzzards need love too – and even more for the opportunity to see former students such as Terry Abad, Flora Burger, Beverly Epstein, Tom Childers, Natasha Litt, Sarah Hudson, Ross DeHovitz, Susie Kim, Stephanie Joe, Mas Handa, Marilyn Rosenberg, and others whom my ancient and feeble memory cannot at the moment recall. Without your dedication I probably

Mom and daughter, Esther Koch ’69 and Esther Riecks Koch ’37, were one of many alumni families in attendance

would not have seen any of them again.

I know how much time and work goes into the preparation and execution of such an event. So again – to you and all the others who contributed to its success – thanks very, very much.

Barclay Bates

Special Thanks to the Generous Sponsors of the Lowell Gala Sesquicentennial Banquet “A Tribute to Teachers”

Dear Friends,

Grand Sponsors

Thank you so much for the wonderful evening we all enjoyed last Saturday. It was the thrill of a lifetime to find oneself among so many beloved former students and colleagues. What a rare opportunity to be reunited. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for creating the opportunity.

And what an unexpected treat to find myself honored in the video. It felt like the validation of my life’s work. How nice to be eulogized when one is still around to see and hear. Mille fois merci!

Love, Joan-Marie Shelley

Donald Fisher ’46 Jim Plessas ’49

Benefactors Dr. Allan Gold ’63 Dr. David Lieu ’73

Sponsors Terence Abad ’76 Joan DeHovitz ’79 & Aaron Braun ’77 Peay Vineyards and Vanessa Wong ’87 Paul Tam ’82 & Rhonda Kwok

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Keeping In Touch…

1931

JUN

ANDREW H. TRICE announces “I finally retired in 2005 after 20 years of substituting as I entered my 92 year. This culminated earlier years as a college professor and economic consultant in California and in several foreign countries.”

1933

JUN & DEC

HAROLD SHERMAN ’33 compliments the LAA paper and shares “My ‘lady friend’ Helen and I have just completed two (2) cruises – one to Mexico and the other to the island of Maui, Hawaii for almost 2 weeks. I’m scheduled to participate in my nephew’s wedding on September 2 at a beautiful ceremony in Wisconsin. I’m the groom’s ‘best man’ which was very wise choice.

Doctors here have given me a good health report for someone who just passed 90 year of age (I can’t believe it!).”

1936

JAN & JUN

JANE SANCTUARY WENDELL informs “My husband and I have moved into a wonderful assisted-living facility and are very happy there!”

EVERETT WITZEL recounts “Enjoyed the class reunion Oct 22. A good turn out and visited with some ‘old’ classmates!”

1938

JUN & DEC

EARL HORWITZ comments “I am still having fun with my second career playing piano at retirement homes. It is especially gratifying at the Alzheimer homes seeing the response when I play all the old time favorites. What a wonderful experience! Looking forward to 2008 for the 70th year reunion!”

1940

JAN & JUN

GLORIA YAFFEE BURT replies to Evelyn Zinkand Owens ’40 “Yes, you’ve found a 1936 Jeffersonite!!! Living in Diamond Bar, California 91765”

1941

JAN & JUN

MARILYN ADAMS KAUFFMAN happily reports “Just recently in touch with Aldean Ruggeri Simi ’40 – good friends at Lowell and ever since.”

1943

JAN & JUN

David Sheldon recounts “Fulfilling a lifelong dream! In 1992, I solo-sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge, south, to join the cruising world of blue-water, off-shore sailors. My plan was to sail to San Diego and join a cruising group heading for Baja. We cruised from La Paz to the Sea of Cortez for about a year. Later I sailed to the mainland coast of Mexico to Mazatlan and later Puerto Vallarta. Eventually I sailed from Panama via Honduras, Cancun and to Havana Cuba.

In1994, I cruised from Cuba to my destination, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I spent later years living on my boat, ‘Quark’, in Sausalito. Sandman was my next boat, a Beneteau 305. I sailed her out of San Francisco, heading for San Diego, my next home port. I have lived at the Southwestern Yacht Club located in Pt. Loma for the last five years. I have a new partner in life, Barbara, coowner of our Williard Classic Trawler named ‘Isle of View’ (say it fast several times). I missed the last reunion, as I had a commitment to sail in an Ensenada race, but I’ll see you at next reunion with Barbara.”

1944

FEB & JUN

RAFAEL PISCITELLI KASTL shares “We Amtrak to WWII vets’ reunions. The groups get smaller but the greatest generation is still lively…

Their ‘war stories’ get better each year!

1946

JAN & JUN

BARBARA JENSEN JACKSON sends “Currently still swimming Master Swimming

When contacting the Alumni Office, always give graduating class and maiden name, if applicable competitions — ranked in the top ten in the 50,100 backstroke, 50 breast and freestyle. Also coaching a master team at the Canyons A. C. in Hamilton, Mt. Have about 45 Tri-athlete, swimmers training for different events. In case you didn’t remember I was a National competitor in the 100 backstroke, breaking the American record for that event in 1945, time 1:16:8, record set at Fleishacker pool while I was a senior at Lowell.

Didn’t make the 1948 Olympic Team until after I graduated - graduated at the age of 16. Went on to Lux College for Women and received my A.A. degree so I could continue my training in San Francisco. Swam for Crystal Plunge until 1952. Returned to college and graduated in 1970 with my BA and teaching credentials at the age of 40, and 4 children later. Member of Phi Rho Kappa at Lowell—loved Lowell, couldn’t always take part in everything, due to heavy training schedules. A very happy time of my life. Thank you again for keeping me informed---have a 77 yr Birthday this Friday.”

1947

JAN & JUN

ROBERT ‘BOB’ LINCOLN exclaims “Still keeping busy with my expanding business and traveling. Been on Queen Mary II twice – ship too big! My wife Iris and I are expecting our 12th grandchild on June 11, 2006 – adopted 7-month old.”

JANET CHILJIAN-FOX cheers “Great to be in touch by e-mail and visits with Janette Biagini Barroca ‘47, Greta Smith Gregory ‘47, Charlotte Marie Ludemann ‘47, and Barbara Freeman Pratt ‘47.”

JOE LYON inquires “When and where does the Chicago LHS alumni group meet?”

1948

JAN & JUN

LEONE ALBERT POLLARD praises “Enjoyed the Spring issue! Keep hem coming!”

HUBERT C. MARCUS declares “Retired at last!!”

WILLIAM ‘BILL’ H. MORGAN sends “Greetings from Fresno to all who remember especially the ’47-’48 football team. I was in the 1948 graduation class. I now live and doing business in Fresno, California.”

1949

JAN & JUN

RITA FRANK NEER updates “Lived in San Jose for thirty-five years – spend summers in Hawaii and Tahoe/Donner. Have two daughters, three grandchildren and 2-year old great-granddaughter. Having known Leah Boehm before ever attending Lowell, I shall miss her great advice and wonderful spirit!”

1950

JAN & JUN

DEBBIE ‘RUTH’ KINSLEY DITMAN sends “My husband had family reunion in Holland.

Afterwards took Globus Tour of the northern capitals. It was a great trip.”

ERNIE MALAMUD writes “I have just been appointed Chair of the Clair Tappaan Lodge Committee. This Sierra Club lodge at Donner Pass was built by volunteers in the 1930s, and is an excellent base for year-round recreation: hiking, biking, swimming, rock climbing, winter sports. My role, along with a few dozen enthusiastic volunteers is to preserve this beautiful rustic mountain retreat by increasing occupancy and raising money. (websit: ctl.sierraclub.org.) The friendly, casual atmosphere and affordable rates (including family-style meals) make the Lodge the perfect getaway to the beautiful Tahoe/ Donner area with its many beautiful and historic attractions. I’d love to hear from Lowellites who want more information. Email: malamud@ foothill.net. I live in Nevada City with my wife, Olivia Diaz.”

DON FEINSTEIN was honored by the Norris Cancer Center at the Keck School of Medicine at USC, Division of Hematology, for 40+ years of service and academic excellence. Lowell graduates in attendance were: Doris Lieb Blum ‘29, Mark Blum ‘65, Donald Gold ‘50, Lonette Schepps Rappoport ‘47, and Gayle Berelson Leventhal ‘58. Don and wife Jackie Goldber Feinstein ’51 enjoyed every minute of the Class of ’50 reunion on May 20, 2006 at Merced Country Club.

Kudos to Don Green ’50 and crew for the best reunion ever.”

ROBERT ‘BOB’ MILLER reports “I am married to Rochelle Lynn Abers Miller ‘57. This is the second marriage for both of us and we have a blended family of five adult children and 6 grandchildren. Lynn works in the finance department of an acquisition company and I have been practicing law for 46 years. My practice is limited to Family Law matters and I am a Certified Family Law Specialist, Certified by the State Bar of California. I am a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Lawyers, whose membership consists of approximately 1,600 Family Law attorneys throughout the United States. I have limited my practice to Family Law Mediation and Private Judging in Family Law matters. I work only three days a week. The rest of the time is spent trying to play the game of golf well. I am working on the 55th reunion committee for our Class of 1950 and am looking forward to seeing all of the youngsters who show up.”

JOAN FEISEL ROBSON posts “We continue to enjoy living in Alaska during retirement. A trip in the late fall and early spring is all we need to remind us of crowded civilization. Our favorite vacations are sailing on the Tall Clipper Ships.

We have been around most of the world on them. Our daughter Bonnie continues to live in Anchorage. She is a lead legal consultant working on gas & oil for the state legislature. Lauri is a mechanical engineer managing revitalization projects for the palm Desert area. I read that Kathryn Rice Blum ‘50 is as involved in gardening as I am. I manage our 16 acre volunteer community park at the library; as well as our own five acres. We’d love to hear form some who plan to visit Fairbanks, and possibly be tour guides. joanrobson@gci.net”

1951

JAN & JUN

JACKIE GOLDBERG FEINSTEIN news – see class of 1950.

1952

JAN & JUN

JOANNE BERRY OTT writes “Enjoying our home at Sun City Lincoln Hills and the activities here. Still doing lots of traveling, will include a cross Atlantic cruise this year. Also go to our time shares in Hawaii and Cabo San Lucas. Our triplet grandchildren keep us busy too, they turn 6 this year. Keep in touch with Gail Hurley Ruxton ’52. Hi to all!”

IRENE ENSTROM KAUS greets “Hi Friends, My husband Jack and I celebrated our granddaughter’s first birthday this month and are delighted with our new roles as grandparents. We are both well and very happy. We bought a new boat last year and we will be cruising in the San Juan and Gulf Islands for 3 months this summer.

We will then bring it to SF to enjoy bay and local cruising. Great way to play!”

1953

JAN & JUN

ANN BARNARD MUZINICH recently organized a “Celebration of Being 70” luncheon in Vacaville for Joanne Alioto Casaudoumecq ’53, Frances ‘Fran’ Berger Tischbern ’53, Judy Kelleher Rigas ‘53, Sharlene Klein Wachs ‘53, Gail Messina Meblin ‘53, Barbara Murphy Turner ‘53, Joan Prendiville Daniels ‘53, and Barbara Scalabrino Moriel ‘53. Ann shares “We

had a great time and especially enjoyed Ann’s surprise of a delicious Birthday Cake for all.”

The Sept/Oct 2006 issue of UCB Class Notes stated that RICHARD BLUM U.C. Regent, has given $15 million to the University for a major new multi-disciplinary campus initiative to improve the quality of life for impoverished people by helping them develop their full economic potential.

1954

JAN & JUN

GEORGE L. BREWSTER updates “Catching up, . . . probably finished with law practice for now. Am teaching el school in South Central Los Angeles, a much bigger challenge and a harder job, and learning my math basics. Daughter Laurel, the third grade teacher suggests I should be happiest as math teacher, and amateur poet and painter. Could be! My bio days are over, as I have schooled, careered, mated, and raised my two daughters to adulthood. Next is the big adventure. Involuntary changes plague us. Soon, we all won’t have any mirrors in the house, lest we see ourselves and jump, frightened of some home invasion by a monster.”

1957

JAN & JUN

ROCHELLE LYNN ABERS MILLER news – see class of 1950.

JULI STAIGER POSTOL greets “Still traveling: Provence and Belgium in April. Looking forward to our 50th class reunion in 2007.”

1959

JAN & JUN

VERA AU POON notes “Old friends Toyoko Sumida ‘59 and Vera Jane Au lost their husbands on exactly the same day in Nov. 2005. Toyoko and Wes Doi had been married 43 years, Vera J. and Robert C. Poon had been married 42 years.

Toyoko, in San Rafael, hasthe comfort of her 3 sons and 5 grandchildren; Vera, in San Francisco, has 3 daughers and 4 grandchildren.”

KAREN PASTORINO EAGAN hails “How pleased I was to hear that one of my students in the Graduate Counseling Program at Saint Mary’s College was appointed to a counseling position at Lowell, funded by the Parent Teacher Association. I well remember being inspired to reach beyond my own expectations by my counselor and teachers at Lowell. Besides teaching at Saint Mary’s College, I play with my four grandchildren as often as possible.

JOAN METZNER GOSLINER inquires “Hi to my fellow classmates from the Jan ’59 class. How can our 50th be only 3 years away? Is there anyone else who would like to have a reunion of just our small class? I’d love to hear from you. Please contact me at joangos@comcast.net”

1960

JAN & JUN

TONY IVELICH reflects “Hard to believe we’re sixty four years old; and to think Miss Lorigan said I’ve never grow up. Horse on her!”

JOAN SKANCE PORTELLO sends “Currently, I am taking classes in preparation to open my own business on the Mendocino Coast. I have been here about three years. Summers are especially nice with cool coastal breezes and sunny days. The fog has been accommodating. It waits until evening to creep inland.”

1961

JAN & JUN

RUTH GOUDIE MURRAY-ABREO updates “It is nice to read some of the notes from classmates in the Alumni news. Since graduation, I’ve lived a varied life — waitress, office assistant (state employment), secretary (Mare Island, Computer Applications, CA 1972-1974), Correctional Officer (Department of Corrections) and finally retiring as a Correctional Sergeant. Have two children, four grandchildren and one great-grandson.

Since graduation and outside of the school’s 125th celebration, I have only met two classmates wherever I have lived - San Francisco, San Bruno, Santa Rosa, Sonora, South Lake Tahoe and for the past 18 years Vallecito (in the Gold Country

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of Calaveras Co.) I was very glad to see the recent note from Linda Agnone ‘61 - do you remember the Girls Drill Team? And I remember Mr. Lucey well as our homeroom teacher.”

1962

JAN & JUN

JON LEONG updates “Married to Pam Sakai (George Washington High Summer Class of 1963) for 38 years. Two children and three grandchildren living one block and ½ mile away from our new home in Elk Grove. Lived in Mill Valley for 35 years, retired from Local 38 Plumber’s Union in August 2006.”

LYNN GOK sends “I retired after 39 years as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist for Kaiser Permanente. Dan and I have moved to Hawaii.”

STEPHEN LENT informs “Retired from the Army after 32 years as a Major in 2002. Took a leisurely 5 month chemotherapy tour shortly thereafter. I’ve just started a new career in the Veterans Administration this month while enjoying my five year old daughter and eight year old son another daughter in high school, and three in college.”

MARILYN WEEDY TUHTAN-JOSEPH posts “Still on the planet! Married to musician Joseph Joseph from St Lucia. Our daughter is almost 27.

We live on a farm in Sebastopol. I retired from Social Security at age 55. I am still in touch with Gretchen Meyer ’62, Andrea Brown Gourdine ’62 and Randee Herting Goodrich ‘62.”

JAMES D. POSNER says “Hi, all! I’ve just moved from the Bay Area to the Northwest.

Enjoying fabulous weather and scenery! Still consulting in the high-tech areas and enjoying flying around here and to Palo Alto in our plane. Hope to attend a reunion one of these days!”

1963

JAN & JUN

JILL SCHOENFELD WHITE shares “My husband Roger, retired SFUSD, and I are enjoying living in beautiful Oakmont in Santa Rosa where our backyard borders a vineyard in Kenwood.

Also enjoying our 3 grandchildren – Joy, Gracie, and Caleb Thorstad. I do genealogy and have found quite a number of lost relatives who are Lowell Alumni! I have made genealogy books for my Levy/Levin/Jacobs & Schoenfeld/Rosenberg/ Blumenthol families and am contributing some of my research to the 150th Celebration of our high school.

1964

JAN & JUN

DINAH EISON ROBERTS reflects “Lowell was very ambitious during the 1960’s. Work was hard; teachers were hard; I am not convinced they really cared but they tried. Comparing them to teachers of today, I must admit, we had the best; however, we did not appreciate them then.

It was during the 60’s that Lowell had to meet a racial quota — I was a part of that quota. Good times, bad times; hard times — smart times — interesting times — looking back now, progress was made, but racial makeup still horrible. I benefited? Probably!!”

1965

JAN & JUN

GLEN FAHS emails “Lynne and I met in ’66 and have been happily married 32 years. Our son and daughter are college grads. I am Director of Training and Organization on Development at Cascade Employers Association in Salem, Oregon, serving 485 member organizations with leadership and team training, coaching and mediation. I also teach Leadership of Training & Development for Portland State University. Hope to visit in summer ’07.”

1966

JAN & JUN

Published in the Sept/Oct 2006 issue of UCB Class “ALAN C. MENDELSON ‘66, was named one of the “100 Most Influential Lawyers in America” by the National Law Review Journal in June. Noted as the “Johnny Appleseed of Silicon Valley’s emerging biotechnology companies,” Alan is a partner in Latham & Watkin’s Silicon Valley office and the global co-chair of their Venture & Technology Practice Group.”

ELIZABETH ‘LIZ’ ERIKSON MARNUL exclaims “Looking forward to our 40th reunion in Oct.”

1967

JAN & JUN

PATRICIA THOMAS FRIEDLANDER posts “Just moved after 32 yrs. from San Mateo to Redwood Shores. Henry and I are both retired and enjoying our new town home on the water.

Daughter Emily is married and teaching in San Diego. Son Thomas is a student at CSM.”

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LINDA LEE FONG AND VINCENT FONG send “Vince retired in 2004 from Levi Strauss & Co. where he was V of Taxes. We have been doing a lot of traveling and spending time in our homes in Los Altos Hills, Lake Tahoe, and Las Vegas.

Our two daughters are attorneys practicing in Los Angeles and San Francisco; and our son just graduated from Yale University.

Program at the University of Washington School of Nursing. Three sons and married for 32 years. Owe all my success to my beginnings at Lowell.”

1968

1971

JAN & JUN

RONALD REISS lists “Since graduating from Lowell: US Navy 1971-1975; B.A., San Francisco State University 1980; M. Arch, University of Texas at Austin, 1986; J.D., Golden Gate University, 1993. Licensed architect: California, Utah, Idaho, Ore., Wash. Member of the Bar: California, Colorado, Utah, all federal courts including US Supreme Court. Currently Director of Architecture, Designers Collective, Inc. Lafayette, CA. Currently residing in San Francisco.”

FRED HINNERS jokes “Still ridin’ bronc on the senior rodeo circuit and livin’ in Reno. No, wait, I just retired after 25 years as a public affairs officer for the State of Nevada. Wow, that was pretty far off. Maybe I DID take one to the head.”

1969

JAN & JUN

JENNIFER BAKER announces “As an Associate Professor of Arts and Sciences, I am now Chair of the Dept. of Visual and Performing Arts in my 12th year of teaching at Green Mountain College in Poultney, VT. All 3 sons (18, 19, and 25) are attending College at GMC, I have returned to my maiden name, and I am happily together with the love of my life. After almost 30 years in the East, I still think of Lowell days and remember good times! Would love to hear from those “special few”: bakerj@greenmtn.edu”

1970

JAN & JUN

DEBORAH ‘DEBBIE’ GELLER wonders “I have a tremendous curiosity about so many of the people who were at Lowell when I was, 1967-70 and am way beyond any emotional or mental damage that might occur finding out “what happened to......” I’ve done a lot since graduating early in January 1970 and working for the telephone company before going to Berkeley. My professional life hasn’t strayed too far from the interests I had when I was at Lowell. Since about 1982 (after a decade of not doing too much of anything) I have written and made documentaries about popular music topics. One of them, about Brian Epstein the Beatles’ manager, won a British academy award and has been shown in SF a few times. And I try to stay as involved as I can in opposing the current political trends we’re, ahem, now afflicted by. High school for me, after getting a boyfriend who was especially cool looking for the time, was full of music and politics. I like to regale all the young people I meet about the bands I saw at the Fillmore or Avalon Ballroom and the thrilling marches and demonstrations I attended. I also had a few political run-ins with teachers and administrators at Lowell which now seem so fueled by bratty adolescent self righteousness, I can barely stand to think about it. Personally, things have been a mixed bag. I’m divorced, not that there’s anything wrong with that, and although I’ve managed to take care of myself, I wish life could be a little easier in the way that it can be when there’s two.

I could go on and on. I live in New York after living in London for about twelve years. I try to come to SF as much as I can. My brother lives in my mother’s old house in Park Merced (or whatever it’s called now, Costa del Stonestown maybe) and when I look out the guest bedroom and the fog isn’t too dense, I can see the top of Lowell High School and wonder what’s happened to it and us over all these many, many years.”

DOROTHY FROWNFELTER COOPER sends “Adult and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, currently living and practicing in the Puget Sound area. Starting second year as Director of the Adult and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner

JAN & JUN

RACHEL DAGOVITZ invites “I would love to hear from some of my friends from Lowell. It has been a very long time. Please contact me to chat and I’ll give you a call next time I’m in the Bay Area or if you’re in the D.C. area. (202)468-9653 or racheldagovitz@hotmail.com”

1972

JAN & JUN

BEVERLY R. LEWIS expresses “I’m a physician currently in private practice specializing in child, adolescent and adult psychiatry in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I continue to be a member of the University of California, Berkeley alumni association. I love visiting the San Francisco Bay Area on a regular basis. Lowell certainly was the foundation of an esteemed career. You have my deepest gratitude and thanks.”

1974

JAN & JUN

DOUGLAS RYAN condoles “I was surprised and sorry to hear of the sudden passing of Richard Alan Snell ’74. That was too young to leave here and a wife with twin daughters behind.” A contribution in Richard Snell’s memory was sent with the note.

1975

JUN

DIANA SCHWARTZ BODELL reflects “I’ve been very blessed with a wonderful career both in business (software) and as a mosaic artist, as a wife and mother of 3 phenomenal kids (2 boys and a girl). It’s been a long road since the days I spent at Lowell, but a road I have enjoyed taking. Wonder if any of my old friends are still around?”

CARLTON OLER declares “I’m back in the Bay Area after a total of 22 years away. Our 30th reunion last October was great and affirmed my resolve to come home. I plan to look many of you up. Feel free to contact me at choler75@hotmail. com or (831)630-1659.”

1976 MICHAEL JACOBS sends “It’s been 30 long years since I left Lowell and headed out into the wild and woolly world. Plenty of water and snow under the bridge. I have lived in Northern Finland for 17 years, am married with two children, Tuuni (8) and Aaron (4). I am a lecturer in photography at the University of Lapland, faculty of art design. I miss my city by the bay but Lapland has 50,000 people in it (maybe) and it’s more than one third the size of California. No traffic jams excepting for the reindeer and moose on the roads. Warmest regards from the arctic.

P.S.: I haven’t seen San Francisco in 3 years and, unfortunately, I’ll be missing the reunion by 3 days. All the best for a successful reunion.”

LINDA CHEUNG LAU updates “Our son is a junior in UC Davis, and our daughter is a sophomore at Galileo Academy. Life is good – almost empty next and more time to pursue other hobbies such as dancing and golf. I will be the incoming Galileo PTSA President. So, I’ll be busy.”

BETSEY MAR HO claims “I am spawning a Lowellite dynasty: daughter Clarrissa Ho ’05 is attending UCSB, daughter Jennifer Ho ’07 will be a senior and son Christopher Ho ’09. Happily married to Stephen for 21 years. I am presently a semi-retired C.P.A.” RACHEL JAHNSON exclaims “WOW! I had a wonderful time at the Sesquicentennial Gala at Moscone. Hats off to Terry Abad ‘76 and the rest of the committee for organizing a once-in-a-

lifetime evening for honoring teachers and reconnecting with faculty and alums. In other news, I am approaching my 10th year with WilliamsSonoma. Most of my career has been in inventory management. A couple years ago, I made it trough the city’s labyrinthine TIC-to-condo conversion process, so I am now a contented flat owner in the Inner Sunset. Most years I vacation in Europe – most recently to Paris and Burgundy.

Ah, the good life!”

FRANK McGILL shares “Living in Gilroy with wife of sixteen years and three kids. Come on by and smell the garlic. Missed many of you at the reunion. Hope all are well.”

BEVERLY EPSTEIN sends “Great things with my daughter – Northern California State Level 7 Champion for gymnastics 2006 – Amanda Wallbridge.”

KATHERINE ‘KAI’ TAMARA SHAING HARE greets “Hello All! Our youngest has 2 more weeks to finish 6th grade at Hong Kong International School. The principal, Dr. Wil Chan, is also a Lowellite (can you believe that!!). We moved last year to Hong Kong and are enjoying the expatriate life again. The opportunity for our children to immerse themselves in a foreign culture, especially one that is a gateway to the mighty China economy, is rewarding. However, we have had some intense and memorable family trips throughout Asia taking advantage of Hong Kong’s transportation hub. I would highly recommend Myanmar’s lake area, Lao’s Luang Prabang, Malaysia’s Bintan Island, Singapore’s foodie paradise, Cambodia’s Siem Riep, Thailand’s Chiang Mai, Phuket, Malaysia, China (Suzhou, Hanzhou, Xian,...)..

If you are in this area definitely look us up!!! uh.. except in summers, we are always with the in laws in France. Have a super blow out 30th reunion! ps. Peter H. - we still have the house on the other side of the park!!! pss – Sue, I can’t believe we have teen age kids and still lookin’ good?!

Margaret Forbes MacDonald emailed to announce that her recently released CD, “Rain on the Roof,” includes 11 original songs “with wide appeal to audiences who enjoy artists like Joni Mitchell and Sara McLachlan.”

She credits her lyric-writing ability to Flossie Lewis and AP English! You can find the CD at www.margaretmacdonald.com.

1977 SUSAN ELAINE YEE-ENG requests “Hi everyone, I’m looking for people to communicate with before our 30th high school reunion next year. I have been a microbiologist for over 20 years - just recently moved out of SF and to Vallejo, CA. I currently work at Queen of the Valley Hospital in Napa, CA. I went to school at Hoover Jr. High and as you know – on to Lowell. If you like, you can contact me at e-mail SYEEENG@STJOE. ORG or call me at 707-644-1545. Thanks and hope to hear form you!! It’ll be fun!”

FLORENCE CHEN WOHLGEMUTH reflects “It is with fond memories when I think of my Lowell High School days. These days, I’m 46 years old and still feel as young as I did when I was a J.V. Song Girl in 1976. Today, I am an Executive Account Representative for SIA Professional Services which is a marketing company. I love my job. It allows me to network with many business owners and let my sales abilities flourish. For the past 20 years, I sold fine jewelry in practically all the malls in the Sacramento area, starting in Redding, CA and ending up at Jared the Galleria of Jewelry across from the Arden Fair Mall. I’m loving my life and enjoying all the seventies fashions that have come back in style. I’ll always be a 70’s city gal. Lots of Love to you all!”

1980 JENNIFER EGAN will publish a fifth novel, “The Keep” this fall. It will follow four others

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The Crisis Of ’61 – An Academic Question

By Paul Lucey and Peter Dahl

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t’s 2006 and we of the Lowell family are celebrating the 150 years of prestige Lowell has earned as the first public all-academic high school on the entire West Coast.

But many of us reading this may not know how close we came in 1961 to losing the school’s all-academic curriculum and its ability to draw its students from all over the city. Superintendent Harold Spears, tired of teachers and administrators in comprehensive high schools complaining that Lowell was stealing their best students, recommended the school be moved into its new Lakeshore campus furnished with a comprehensive curriculum. Sixty per cent of the students would come from homes nearby and only 40 per cent from elsewhere in the city.

Surprisingly, none of the city’s various teachers’ and parents’ groups seemed very upset about the plan, not even those at Lowell.

Had it not been for an editor at the city’s largest newspaper and a determined housewife who teamed up with him to fight the recommendation, Spears’ plan might well have been adopted by the Board of Education. But Examiner Education Editor Ron Moskowitz was mystified that there was no one to speak up for the best school in the city so he did. He wrote column after column urging the public and the board to keep its honored school intact and try and raise the other schools to its level. And Ruth Kadish who had appeared at Moskowitz’ office door one day asking how she could help, could be seen all over the city organizing volunteers to help gather the thousands of names on her petitions to retain Lowell as it had been for more than a century.

How their campaign ended is quite a story. More than a thousand people in Nourse Auditorium applauded wildly after many tedious hours of debate when the Board of Education turned down the Superintendent’s recommendation by a vote of 6-1.

The fight about Lowell’s status had begun in earnest eight years earlier In 1953 the recurring drive for a modern school plant (first heard in The Lowell’s

editorials in 1921) surfaced once more with the formation of the Committee for a New Lowell. In March of that year, fifty alumni and faculty met at the home of drama teacher, Sam Polland, for a meeting that proved to be historic for Lowell. Mr. J. Max Moore ‘36 was elected chairman and Judge John Molinari ‘27 became vice‑chairman.

Later in the year, committee members presented a petition to School Board President John Levison and the other Commissioners.

The petition asked that a new Lowell High School (1) be located on the District’s Lakeshore property.

(2) be an academic school.

(3) be a non‑districted school.

Early in 1954 the Board moved as follows: “It is the sense of this Board that there should be a new Lowell high school located on the Lakeshore property.” The motion passed unanimously. A second motion read: “It is the sense of the Board that a new Lowell be continued as an academic high school.” This motion also passed.

In 1956 an Education building program bond issue was proposed to San Francisco

courts, an ROTC rifle range, music rooms, a 1,000‑seat auditorium, off‑street parking, and even an elevator in their new home near Lake Merced. Little wonder they failed to pay much attention to the implications of the resolution. At a November 4, 1961 Board meeting, Superintendent Spears presented the plan for the partial districting of the school based on that Board resolution authorized four years earlier.

Dr. Spears unexpectedly had stepped into a mine field because a rancorous debate erupted that reached the pages of Time Magazine. He had been negotiating with the Lowell Alumni Association leadership who reluctantly accepted the superintendent’s 60‑40 plan as the best compromise they were going to get. The superintendent may have been thinking “Home Free” when the prestigious alumni spokesmen were brought into the fold. On the contrary, not only did the plan cause discussion, it sparked a debate that became so volatile that the Board postponed its final decision until the December meeting. That postponement provided time for pro­-academic forces to organize in a burst of energy and conviction that saved

Ruth and Morris Kadish, along with Ron Moskowitz were honored guests at the LAA Directors’ holiday dinner on December 7. voters. A new Lowell at the Lakeshore site was advertised as part of the bond issue. It was passed on Nov. 6, 1956 by a vote of 85% yes.

The seeds of the Crisis of ‘61 were sown at a School Board meeting, June 3, 1957 with a resolution concerning the make-up of the new southwest high school (Lowell) that read: “Approximately half to three‑fifths of the student body would be districted into the school from an attendance area between Balboa and Lincoln High School. Approximately 40% of the students would come from the entire city.”

During the late Fifties, Lowell teachers had visions of playing fields, tennis

Ruth Kadish and Constance Reed presenting the petition to Board president Claire Matzger.

Lowell High School as academic and nondistricted.

First, the teachers were not to be persuaded so readily. As the new building arose with its special wiring and piping for shops, homemaking, and commercial rooms, the teachers awoke to the reality of a Lowell that was to be partially comprehensive and partially academic. The ensuing problems with a two‑tiered instructional program were not lost on the staff.

At the next monthly meeting of The Teachers Association of San Francisco, members voted 62-2 to maintain an academic high school in San Francisco. This organization represented teachers from entire school district.

Other entrants in the pedagogical brouhaha joined the debate. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that NAACP president Terry Francois urged, “that the new Lowell be kept entirely open to college‑bound students from throughout the city. He stated that it is the only city school where residence does not affect the selection of students and that should be maintained. School counselors should encourage all eligible students throughout the city to apply for Lowell.”

The Abraham Lincoln High School PTA favored restricting Lowell to students from the adjacent area: “Lowell is a public school financed by public funds just like any other school, and not a sort of special school for special groups.” At their request, the influential citywide Executive Board of the Parent‑Teachers Association took up the matter and voted 55‑11 in support of restricting a comprehensive Lowell to students from its neighboring areas.

A Chronicle article summed‑up arguments of some near‑by high schools for making Lowell a district school. “Any other course will draw bright students away from neighboring schools, impose second‑class status upon other schools, and give non‑Lowell students a sense of inferiority.”

At this point Lowell principal J. A. Perino supported a centrally located academic high school for gifted youngsters. He maintained that Lowell was not truly an academic school because there were no citywide entrance examinations for admissions. Students were admitted upon the recommendation of junior high school counselors and teachers.

A San Francisco Examiner article explored the contention that an academic high school like Lowell, designed only for college bound students, is undemocratic…

“That such a school provides an intellectual elite with a quality of education not available elsewhere in the city’s public school. Those who must attend other high schools are therefore denied equality of opportunity.

The counter argument is that all young people have a right to an equal opportunity for an education. But this means an opportunity to as much education as they can absorb. It doesn’t mean that the boy whose abilities fit him only for a manual occupation is discriminated against when denied access to an advanced academic subject.

The survival of our country may well depend upon developing its ablest young minds to the fullest. What could be more undemocratic than to risk democracy’s existence by stunting its superior intellects?”

During this debate to determine Lowell High School’s future, the school was blessed by two passionate advocates for an academic high school in San Francisco: S. F. Examiner columnist Ron Moskowitz and Mrs. Ruth S. Kadish, an eleventh‑hour entrant into the contentious controversy.

For his part, Moskowitz was consistent in his support for the academic ideal from the beginning of the superintendent’s avowal of the 60‑40 plan for Lowell. It was his unwavering belief that ambitious young San Franciscans deserved the option of a rigorous college‑preparatory education consistent with their intellectual abilities.

That the city’s public academic high school, unique in the West, had done just that for over 100 years was justifiable reason to stay the course. On Nov. 11th, he wrote “If the new high school designated Lowell opens in southwest San Francisco next fall under the Superintendent Harold Spears plan, it will be a major tragedy for this city.”

The Examiner education editor referred to an earlier report made by a team of professors from Stanford University and the University of California to the Board. In their report were specific suggestions regarding Lowell, “San Francisco already possesses a high school which is specialized to a high degree. Without prejudice to the general principle of the comprehensive high school, we recommend that such specialization be continued and perhaps extended.”

Enter the Moskowitz Plan. “This plan would have Lowell High School remain in its present Hayes Street building (completely remodeled and modernized) in the center of the city as a solely academic high school which draws its students from the entire city on a best‑grades basis. We picture Lowell as a place where students of the highest caliber can gather together from all over the city, regardless of race or social or cultural background which varies from neighborhood to neighborhood.”

The Examiner writer continued his crusade for an academic high school right up to the crucial December 5th Board meeting. Meanwhile, the Chronicle stated in a December 4th article, “We deem the Spears’ plan to be as able a solution for a complex problem as can be achieved and think that the Board would be wise to adopt it.”

The Lowell Alumni Association’s executive board, represented by its President J. Max Moore, went on record for the Spears’ 60-40 Plan. Judge Molinari, VP of the Lowell Alumni Association, said when they took that vote, they never thought it would be feasible to keep the old Lowell until the Moskowitz Plan was brought up. “We thought it was a situation where we had to move out because the building was condemned. We didn’t know Spears planned on remodeling it. At the time, I was interested in keeping it as an academic high school and I still am, but I thought that was all we could get and I said ‘Let’s get it.’ I’m sure I’m not the only one who has changed his mind.”

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Ruth and Morris Kadish After reading Spears’ proposal and some of Moskowitz’s columns, Morris Kadish, a painting contractor, said to his wife, “Ruth, you should do something to keep Lowell academic”. He was thinking that his children might want to get an academic education - indeed, Johanna Kadish did graduate from Lowell in 1966. Ruth agreed and went to see Ron Moskowitz to see how she could help. He replied that it would help to have a well-organized group of parents fighting against the Superintendent’s proposal. She said that she would rally the troops!

In the middle of November a brand‑new Citizens Committee for an All‑City Academic High School entered the fray.

The Examiner reported, “Nearly 1,000 San Franciscans have banded together to fight School Superintendent Harold Spears’ plan for Lowell High School. Mrs. Ruth S. Kadish, chairman, said the aim of the group is simple: to keep in the center of the city an academic high school which can draw its students from throughout San Francisco.

The city needs, can support, and must have an all‑city academic high school.” The new committee would have a scant three weeks to gather support and signatures for its presentation to the Board on December 5.

Ruth Kadish, on behalf of the Citizen’s Committee, wrote the Board of education and suggested 1) That uniform and objective standards of admission be set combining results of standard achievement and intelligence tests with Junior High School grades and recommendations.

2) That standards for continuing attendance at Lowell be set up – again uniform and objective – and that the child who does not meet these standards be reassigned to his district school.

The above to be determined by a rotating faculty admissions committee.

3) Continue Lowell as a four year high school. In a four year high school, the period of adjustment, admittedly difficult for all pupils, takes place naturally and efficiently in the 9th year rather than in the more rigorous tenth year. We also mention that in San Francisco we have a special need for a four year academic high school because of the large numbers of denominational and independent elementary schools which feed a great many university preparatory pupils into the public school system at the end of the eighth year. Without a four year academic high school, these children must spend a single year in a junior high school before going on to a high school.

The above suggestions were prophetic: all were eventually implemented, except that the admissions committee is not composed of anyone from Lowell.

The Examiner of November 28, 1961 reported, “A wildly‑applauding Lowell PTA voted unanimously last night to keep the school as an academic, non‑districted high school.” Irate parents and faculty members, represented by Mr. Norval Fast and faculty council president, Dr. Ruth Howard, spoke out against the compromise plan. Principal Perino, the PTA president and Mr. Moore

of the alumni’s executive board endorsed the compromise. Mr. Moore emphasized the need for a new building.

As the December showdown approached, Lowell’s counterpart in college‑prep education offered its support. Saint Ignatius Principal Thomas A. Reed, S.J. and his Parents Advisory Council unanimously endorsed the Lowell faculty and PTA in their stance to retain the college‑prep nature of Lowell High School.

It was a momentous December Board meeting. The partisan crowd was reminiscent of a similar historic confrontation in 1924 when an earlier superintendent had a better idea for the academic Lowell High School. Nourse Auditorium was filled with an standing room only crowd, mostly Lowellites, including students, teachers, parents, alumni, and friends of the academic ideal. A series of speakers addressed the Board, most of them extolling the virtues of the all‑city school. The crowd was overwhelmingly pro‑academic Lowell in its sentiments. Few spoke in opposition to the Lowell supporters, and those that did were booed and hissed.

Especially impressive was U.S. Attorney Cecil Poole, representing the NAACP, who

coming up the aisle. What was that trailing behind her? She walked slowly and deliberately, her face solemn. As she reached the front of the room and began climbing the short flight of stairs to the speaker’s platform on stage, I was able to make out what was in the pathway behind her and began to smile for the first time that evening. Ruth took the microphone from its stand and proceeded past the podium, going directly to the long series of tables, behind which the Board of Education sat.

She ignored the superintendent and instead went directly to the President of the Board. ‘I present to you tonight this petition signed by thousands of parents in this school district,’ she said, handing the president the few remaining papers in her hand.

Hundreds more sheets of paper trailed behind her from the back of the auditorium, up the center aisle, up the steps to the stage, and in front of the board members right to the seat of the president of the board.

The dramatic effect of seeing all of those names stretching from the rear of the auditorium to the table in front of the board was unforgettable. There is a picture extant of Ruth, assisted by Mrs. Constance Reed, presenting to school board president, Mrs. Claire Matzger, a petition, with petitioners’ signatures, for an all‑city, academic high school... and by a 6‑1 vote, they got what they wanted.”

Local newspapers reported that some Board members indicated that they had changed their minds while hearing the long line of those who presented their views that night. The News-Call Bulletin reported, “Other board members frankly admitted they were impressed by the forceful campaign of the preserve-Lowell group.”

Ruth Kadish is now a nonagenarian and still relishes the memory of that feverish burst of creative energy, nearly half a century ago, that saved an academic Lowell High School — her lasting legacy to the young people of San Francisco .

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“Although I have achieved many honors in my work in journalism, government and education, I have always counted helping save Lowell as the greatest accomplishment during my career…”

— Ron Moskowitz

An email from Ron Moskowitz summed up his feelings, “Although I have achieved many honors in my work in journalism, government and education, I have always counted helping save Lowell as the greatest accomplishment during my career. The reason is simple: it has had a lasting and hopefully unending benefit for generation after generation of the brightest students in the city. Regardless of their race, their address, or family wealth, they have been able to get the highly challenging education they deserve at Lowell and might never have received at a comprehensive high school. Many will go on to become leaders here and throughout the world, as they have for 150 years, thanks to a decision Ruth and I helped our Board of Education make nearly half a century ago.”

Thank You, Mrs. Ruth Kadish and Mr. Ron Moskowitz, on behalf of those generations of Lowell students who have benefited from that fateful decision. Please accept a rightful place among Lowell High School’s Pantheon of Heroes for your priceless gift to the young people of San Francisco.

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Birth of a New Lowell Tradition As a very special part of this year’s Sesquicentennial celebration, alumni from classes celebrating major anniversaries this year participated in Lowell’s commencement exercises this past June.

Donning caps and gowns and marching with the class of 2006, the alumni contingent provided tangible proof of the special bond many of us feel with today’s students.

Without a doubt, the true stars of the alumni group were Audrey Cannon Kuperstein ’36 and her husband, Abner Kuperstein ’35, celebrating a combined total of 141 years since their own Lowell graduations. Mrs. Kuperstein proudly Ron Moskowitz urged rejection of the 60-40 plan. He said, “Let us keep this school the splendid institution it has been for many many years.” He said, “District schools carry on all of the evils of residential segregation.” The 60-40 compromise, Poole said, was “an awkward shotgun marriage of an academic and a comprehensive high school.” Poole was interrupted by applause when he said, “Lowell has never been just for the right families with the right backgrounds from the right neighborhoods.”

Mr. Cipriano Salazar, president of the Community Service Organization, a Mexican-American group agreed. He said Lowell should remain entirely academic.

“This is of special importance for equal educational opportunity for all minority groups.” He was supported by Ephraim Margolin of the American Jewish Congress.

Mr. Moskowitz recalled the dramatic December 5 meeting: “Ruth Kadish was

carried the Class of 1936 placard in the commencement procession to the delight of the 2006 graduates and their family and friends.

Following the conclusion of the official ceremony, many of the alumni participants enjoyed an informal luncheon at a Civic Center restaurant where they shared memories spanning nearly 75 years of Lowell’s 150-year history.

For graduates from 1932, 1937, 1947, 1957, 1967, 1977, 1982, 1987 and 1997, it’s not too early to make plans to join us for next year’s commencement, to be held on Friday, June 8, 2007 at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium.

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Keeping In Touch… including “Look at Me”, a National Book Award finalist, published in 2001. Author Jennifer was featured in the Style section of the 7/23/2006 Sunday issue of Chronicle.

Winder ’87 on her new baby! Allan and I will be in Africa this Fall. Email me if you would like to be involved with the Paddling for Parkinson’s event for Michael J. Fox Foundation! Elizabeth_ huey@earthlink.net.”

1983

ANTOINETTE DEMPSEY reveals “Just wanted to let my entire fellow Lowellites know that I was accepted into the Department of Labor’s Senior Executive Service (SES) Candidate Development Program (CDP) in Washington, DC. The SES CDP is geared towards training mid-level managers to be executive level managers. The SES grade level is an entirely different pay system reserved for the highest level executives in the government.

The 18-month program that I was accepted into will help me develop the core competencies needed for appointment to an SES position. I will keep my same job as district director of the Office of Labor-Management Standard’s San Francisco District Office, but I will devote more than 50 percent of my time to the program through formal training and rotational assignments in other agencies. The end result is that I will be put on a non-competitive SES list that will make it possible for me to be selected for SES positions within the federal government without competition. Over 244 managers applied to this program; there were only 20 available slots. My first assignment in Washington, DC begins on July 3rd. Please keep in touch (antoinettedempsey@ hotmail.com). If you need to contact me for more information, please call (415) 848-6533.”

KIMBERLY DEA YEE says “Finally left fulltime work in the corporate sector and truly living life. Residing in Burlingame surrounded by men.

My husband, Bennett and two sons, Ryan (6) and Justin (4). Just starting teaching fitness classes and doing project based work in event planning. Love running into Lowell alum wherever I go ! Keep in touch- bkyee@comcast.net”

1984 ROSE CHANG greets “Wishing everyone a wonderful 2006. I’m a staffing consultant with PG&E now. Check out our website at www.pge. com/careers if you are looking for work!”

COURTNEY MARES JEFFERS news – see class of 1986.

1985 CYNTHIA IKEDA recounts “Great seeing everyone at the 10-year Reunion! Looking forward to the next one (=15th?). Let me know if you’re ever heading out to Tokyo. Take care all. My e-mail is cynthia.ikeda@ge.com.

JENNIFER WONG GASKIN says “I am sorry to miss the gala and an opportunity to salute all of the wonderful teachers we were so privileged to learn from. My husband John and I work and live in Redwood City as self-employed private tutors, mostly for high-school students in math and science. We home school our five children, who all have full and varied lives. I frequently see Gonzo Jaquez ‘84 who is a fellow member of my church, and together we sang the Lowell Hymn at a recent potluck--to the amazement of the rest of the community.”

1986 MARIO TRUJILLO shares “I am still living and working in Los Angeles Working as a Deputy District Attorney with the LA County District Attorney’s Office in the Hardcore Gang Prosecution Unit. Hoping to reconnect with old friends and classmates at our 20th year reunion.

Any 1982-1986 LOLA members out there? ” KAY NAMBERUMAL SHETH sends “I am living in Manhattan Beach with my husband Sam and two daughters, Julia (7) and Sabrina (4).

Looking forward to the 20th reunion.”

MARNY MARES DYER informs “We welcomed the birth of our son, Jack, on March 13, 2006.

Our daughter and son are thrilled to have a new brother and we feel three times blessed. We still live in San Jose, where my sister, Courtney Mares Jeffers ‘84, lives with her new husband after their fabulous Los Gatos wedding in July 2005.”

1987 ASTRID KENSINGER ALMKHLAAFY is now living in London (after BA at Bryn Mawr, 12 years in Tokyo, and an MFA at the Rhode Island School of Design), teaching in design universities, married with a 2 year old amazing daughter and would love to hear from you. stride@yahoo. com HEATHER SHANI e-mails “Hello everybody – hope all is well with the class of 1987. After 16.5 years with Bank of America, I’m much happier working for the SF Water Department – Liens and Collections – many people tell me I was meant to be the mean lady who turns off your water or puts a lien on your house. I own a beautiful house in the city, still single with no kids, and enjoy seeing my family and many of my high school friends. I look forward to our 20 year (gosh that’s a lot) reunion. See you all there.”

ELIZABETH ‘BETH’ HUEY-TORNEY HUEY-LEVINE invites “Looking forward to the 20th reunion next year! Congrats to Jerre ‘Jerry’

1988 NARENDRA ‘WREN’ WALZER BALLARD greets “Hello all, I have been married for 11 years now and I have a 7 year old daughter. I completed my Master’s degree in May and I am an Intensive Care Clinical Nurse Specialist at a hospital in Reno, Nevada. Prior to this I was an Intensive Care RN for 9 years. We love the Reno area, the Sierras are beautiful, and it’s a great place to raise a family.”

ERIK OLSEN shares “Still living in the City, but I’ve grown my hair long and I’ve taken up surfing. I’ve been teaching French and math at Capuchino High School down in San Bruno for ten great years. My partner, Anastasia, and I have a baby boy named Zane River born this February and I’m LOVING being a father. Would love to hear from other ‘88ers; hysterikolsen@qmail. com” PATRICIA MCGUIRE KANAN states “Would love to talk to some old friends!!”

MARY DUCKETT cheers “Loving Life …

Living in Contra Costa County working at Chevron. I have one son who is 12 and enjoys sports. Like to hear from my Lowelite classmates from ‘88. I am in contact with Erna BatisteComer ‘88, Lillian Speech Benjamin ‘88, and Sevaughn Banks ‘88. My hat goes off to my girl Sevaughn who is now teaching at SFSU and just finished up her studies for her PhD. She is my role model.”

GEORGENE POULAKIDAS announces “I got married on September 24th to a wonderful Greek man. It was definitely worth the wait! We ae living in San Diego and I am still working for Leap Frog.”

The CHRON’s “Datebook” section featured Lemony Snicket, a.k.a. DANIEL HANDLER, who has completed the 13th and final volume of the best-selling children’s books, A Series of Unfortunate Events. The series has sold 51 million copies worldwide, appeared in 40 languages and became the basis for a major Hollywood movie.

1989 ALEXANDER CHAN comments “Employed with Pacific, Gas & Electric Co. Worked with high school interns. Made me think of Lowell.

Happy Sesquicentennial.”

JASON CHU remarks “After being a FDA compliance practice leader for IBM, it was nice to have some extended time in San Francisco. I had been working form home as a Global Innovation program manager for IBM. But … it looks like I will be criss-crossing the country and the Pond

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again with my new job as a large deal negotiator for IBM Business Consulting. My significant other will be graduating from Cornell next May and will be back in SF. I hope to follow when my ‘tour of duty’ ends around the same time. Still have the real estate business I started after graduating from Lowell and it is being managed better than I could have by some fellow Lowellites. Keep in touch!”

SASHA HOPE DRESSLER relates “I was surfing the Lowell website and saw that I was a lost alumnus. Just want to say, “hello,” to all the alumni of 1989. I graduated from U.C. Davis and went on to get my teaching credential at S.F. State. I have taught elementary school for 7 years now. I just moved to San Mateo and loving how quiet it is.”

1990 LLOYD ARRIOLA hails “Just letting you know that I have been performing all around the world, and will be a pianist and conductor for an international tour of West Side Story. Also, just performed my first RHAPSODY IN BLUE with the One World Symphony of New York City in March of 2006. Finished my doctorate in piano from Juilliard—Othello Jefferson knowsall the gory details, as he was a fellow Bob Anino Award winner with me at graduation 1990, and the great new music faculty member there at Lowell.

Cheers to all!”

1991 PAUL CHU reports “Been out of touch with so many, hope all is well! Finished dental school at UOP in ‘02; finished post grad at Columbia in NYC in ‘03; completed my pediatric specialty training in da’ Bronx ‘05. Currently living in Manhattan, in private practice in Westchester County of New York, and also serve as Asst Director of St. Barnabas Hospital’s pediatric dental residency program. Love to hear from you all!!

Email me at - pc2086@columbia.edu” TODD SCHLENKE e-mails “After completing 26th grade (stints at UC Berkeley, UT Austin, UC Davis, Cornell University), I recently took a job as Professor of Biology at Emory University in Atlanta. I study immune system evolution.

Get back to SF as often as possible. If you’re around Atlanta look me up - slinkynodrinky@ yahoo.com” CRYSTAL STRINGER COHEN updates “I am the Accounting Manager for a local government agency in Sacramento. I am happily married o my husband Jerry for four years. We have a beautiful daughter, named Melody, who turned 2 years old today. “ MARIJANE FIEL LOPEZ-TAFF greets “Hi, everyone! It’s been a long time since ’91! I have been keepin’ it real as a stay-at-home mom to 3 beautiful kids and a wonderful husband in Houston, TX. I would love to hear from my long lost buddies...especially Nancy Hom ’91 and April Arcilla ’91 ... watcha up to, girls?”

HEATHER ROBISON TANNER discloses “The family — husband, Carl, and kids, Josh (2) and Natalie (1), just got back from Disneyworld and are moving to Pacifica. Thought I’d drop a note to say hello. I’d love to hear from Lowell alums — you can email me at tanneresq@yahoo. com. I am entering my third year of practicing personal injury law and have started writing again. Talk to you all soon!”

1993 HOON KIM After finishing working on the Disney/Pixar film “Cars”, I’ve recently gotten married. I met my wife, Courtney Bergin, wile working at Pixar. We look forward to living our lives together in Oakland. Feel free to drop me a line at hoonkim@gmail.com

1995 DAN CHAN says “Hello!” and updates “Dan Chan, Graduate of SF Circus Center and Chavez Magic Studio, and his fiancé will be married on

Deadline for Spring Keeping In Touch items is April 2, 2007 June 17th 2006. They perform around the country as Dan Chan the Magic Man and Kat the Acrobat. August 2005 — Dan and his assistant Kat the Acrobat were invited to Maryland to perform at Caroline Summerfest. Immediately after the event, the client invited them to come back again in 2006.September 2006 — Dan is invited to perform at the world famous Magic Castle. Dan is the only variety entertainer to bring high level juggling, magic, pick-pocketing and acrobatics to the show, ending the show with a handstand pushup while a yo-yo spins from his mouth! Video online now at http://danchanmagic.com/Videos2.asp and http://danchanmagic. com/Videos3.asp”

1996 KEVIN ANGSTENBERGER sends “It’s been a while, but I’m back! After graduating from UC San Diego, I returned to San Francisco to attend UC Hastings College of the Law and graduated this past May. I also passed the California Bar exam last year and am currently working as a real estate attorney in the East Bay. I hope everyone is doing well and I am really looking forward to our 10-year class reunion!”

1997 ORLANDO LEON posts “Still at Oracle. On January 14, 2006, I married my wonderful wife, Rebecca Ng ’99. Email if you want to catch up: orlandoandrebecca@gmail.com”

1998 JASMINE DEFIELD greets “Hi all, I want to say hi to folks from Class of ’98. I am living the ‘fast and furious’ life of a CPA in the Peninsula. Holler to Anna Lui ‘98 who is also a brilliant CPA living it up at D&T! *Chuckle*”

1999 REBECCA NG shares “Hi all! Graduated from pharmacy school, got engaged in May ‘05 and married in Jan ‘06 to Orlando Leon ‘97!

Completed a residency at Kaiser SF and staying on as a clinical pharmacist. Living in SF. Going to Cancun in June for our honeymoon! :) Looking forward to bumping into old friends around the city! Keep in touch: orlandoandrebecca@gmail. com”

2000 LAUREN DICKEY updates “Hi everyone! Since I graduated I received my bachelor’s degree in speech and communications at San Francisco State University. In September, I will be starting a masters program in Public Health at Emory University in Atlanta GA.”

2004 LOUISE NG informs “Hey everyone! After spending two years at CCSF, I’m headed for UC Riverside. Switched majors from Pre-Med to Business Admin. Will still be in SF until late September in between trips back and forth to So. Cal. Miss you all!”

2006 A professional DVD was made of your 2006 graduation ceremony. Copies are now available ($35). Checks made payable to Andy Mogg and sent to Dancing Images, Studio 207, 530 East 8th Street, Oakland, CA 94606. For info, call 415 864-4466.

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The Exuberant Betty Guy

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ueen Elizabeth was given one of her paintings when The Royals visited San Francisco; John Steinbeck, Gianni Versace, and Placido Domingo have owned her artwork; and last year, the UCSF Faculty/Alumni House concluded a longtime exhibit of her watercolors. In 1998 she painted the UCSF Founders Day invitations, which featured a view of the Medical Center from the vantage point of Hugo Street.

At Lowell, her artistic talents were nurtured by beloved principal, Leroy Stephens.

“He allowed me to leave school at midday with a pass from Miss Lacoste, Dean of Girls, take the streetcar and transfer at Powell and Market to the cable car, climb the Chestnut St. hill, and go to the California School of Fine arts (now the Art Institute).”

John Steinbeck and Betty Guy After graduating from Lowell in 1938, Betty received a B.A. from SFSU and entered Cal for graduate work. She enrolled in art classes, used watercolors for the first time and knew she was on her way to a career as an artist.

After a stint in New York working to save

money, she and a friend went to Europe, hostelling from the tip of Italy to the north of Scotland painting watercolors.

“People were poor in Europe in the 1950s, so having very little money myself was just fine. I spent the winter in Paris and attended the Alliance Francaise. I showed my paintings to my teacher and she gave me a treasured compliment, ‘You paint Paris as if you were born here.’ My first exhibit was at the Gallerie Henri Tronche on Rue de La Boetie, and I knew the joy of having my poster hang at the Café les Deux Magots.

The showing received a good review and I earned enough to stay in Paris a few months longer.

When I came home I went to Gump’s where the watercolors I had done in Europe were displayed in their Gallery. Since then, I have been their longest continuing artist and have survived eight directors.

My first museum exhibit of San Francisco scenes took place at the Palace of the Legion of Honor. The museum opened for me on the evening of December 15th, 1961. Mr. Frankenstein of the S.F. Chronicle called it ‘the most delightful show of the year.’”

A friendship with John Steinbeck and his wife, Elaine, came about when Betty was commissioned by Steinbeck’s editor to paint the author’s cottage in Bruton, England as a surprise Christmas gift. She not only impressed them with the painting but became friends with them as well. Thirty-five years later she wrote a limited edition book of her visits with the Steinbecks complete with her sketches of the cottage and countryside and a picture that his wife, Elaine, had taken of John and Betty. The Bodleian Library at Oxford bought a copy.

Betty Guy has traveled throughout the world, sketching and painting everywhere she goes. Her exhibit at UCSF included watercolors of China, Chile, Venice, Alaska, Jerusalem, Salzburg, Katmandu, Istanbul

and other locations. Galleries, museums, and libraries worldwide have displayed her artwork while commercial enterprises like the Royal Viking Cruise Lines, the Stanford Court Hotel and the San Francisco Ballet have commissioned her paintings.

Queen Elizabeth received Betty’s artwork as a gift from the Port of San Francisco when she and the Duke of Edinburgh visited the city on their royal yacht, the Britannia, in the 1980s. The artist used to paint on commission for the Port, creating a series of watercolors of the embarcadero and other San Francisco scenes, one of which the Port gave the Queen. A letter from Buckingham Palace sent to the director of the Port reads, “Thank you for the splendid painting by Betty Guy… The picture will always awaken some very happy memories of their stay in your lovely city.”

Although cityscapes are her forte, she has also enjoyed a long-standing relationship with the San Francisco Opera as its company artist, as the British would call it, painting program covers and scenes from rehearsals.

In fact, Betty met many of her well-known patrons through her association with the Opera. She knew Versace when he designed costumes for a production of Capriccio and met Domingo during his many appearances with the SF Opera. A series of watercolors for the San Francisco Symphony’s program covers led to her Opera commissions.

A visit to Betty Guy’s 104-year old Victorian in Bernal Heights was a delight.

It is nestled behind a weather-beaten white fence and a picturesque garden complete with a fountain and statuettes. The modest frontage view is deceiving because the house tumbles down the hill on three levels, with parlors, a music room, and a sunny studio where the artist does her work, enhanced by a priceless view of the San Francisco skyline.

The house itself is a gallery of her etchings and watercolors embodying a lifetime of

seeking out and portraying beauty wherever she found it.

But it is the personality of Betty Guy that is the inspiration for this profile. The exuberant octogenarian generates a vitality that is remarkable. She epitomizes the esprit expressed by this poem found in a Boys High-Lowell publication from the 1940s: Age is a state of mind If to life you give your best And if in life you keep the zest If love and friends are yours And like a meadowlark rising Your imagination soars Then no matter how the birthdays fly No matter how the years go by You remain young at heart And are not old.

Betty Guy personifies the spirit of those lines, contagious perhaps, for as I left her home I felt a lilt in my step and like the meadowlark, my spirits were rising.

— PAL A collage of Betty Guy’s watercolors is displayed in the Lowell library and her book “A Surprise for Steinbeck” is in the showcase of publications by alumni authors.

The Honorable James Rosenthal ’49 Marine, Foreign Service Officer, Ambassador, Lecturer

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his profile of Jim Rosenthal begins at Lowell. His name first appears on the masthead of the The Lowell as editor of the school’s student newspaper.

The highlights of each edition were found in his column called “Jems from Jim”. He is also prominent in his ’F49 yearbook which features his speech as class valedictorian.

Jim pays special tribute to Lowell teachers Jack Patterson and Barbara Mensing.

Journalism sponsor Mr. Patterson taught him newspaper-style writing but more importantly, trained him to manage the talents of two dozen reporters. His English teacher, Miss Mensing, honed his writing skills that would stand him in good stead at Stanford and in the Foreign Service.

Mr. Patterson taught him newspaper-style writing but more importantly, trained him to manage the talents of two dozen reporters…

Miss Mensing, honed his writing skills that would stand him in good stead at Stanford and in the Foreign Service.

The country was in the midst of the Korean War when Jim graduated. Like many young patriotic Americans he wished to serve so he joined the Marine Corps. His stint in boot camp and later as a Marine officer made a lasting impression on him. Fifty years later he was on the Board of Directors of the Marine Memorial Club here in San Francisco, and he and his wife, Britta, still enjoy the annual Marine Corps Birthday Ball and other Club festivities.

He started his 34-year career with the U.S. State Department in 1956 and served at diplomatic posts in Asia and East Africa as well as in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the State Department.

Jim was political officer at the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, Vietnam from 1961 to 1965; a member of the U.S. delegation to the peace talks on Vietnam in Paris 19701972; and Director of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodian affairs for the State Department in Washington 1975-1977. (A picture in a book by journalist Stanley Karnow on the Vietnam War, shows a bloody Jim as a survivor of a car bomb going off outside his office in the old embassy building in Saigon in 1965). He served as Chief of Staff of the Woodcock Mission to Hanoi in 1977, which was the first official U.S. Government mission to Vietnam after the war was over and was sent to initiate negotiations on the key issue of Americans missing in action in that country. He then was posted to the U.S. Embassy in Malaysia, helping oversee the region’s largest Vietnamese refugee program.

Prior to serving as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea in West Africa from 1983 to 1986, he was Deputy Chief of Mission to the Central African Republic

(1972-1974), Malaysia (1977-1979), and the Philippines (1979-1982), then the nation’s largest overseas diplomatic post with 400 American and 1200 Filipino employees.

In addition to his diplomatic posts, Jim studied French and Vietnamese languages at the Foreign Service Institute and Latin American affairs at the National War College, both in Washington, D.C. He also taught political science and international relations, and was named an Assistant Professor, as the State Department faculty member, at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.

He retired from the Foreign Service in 1990 and returned home to San Francisco where he served as Executive Director of the Commonwealth Club of California from 1990 until 1996. Among the personalities he welcomed as speakers at the Club were Bill Clinton, Mikhael Borgachev, Bill Gates,

Audrey Hepburn, and many other national and international celebrities. Jim has been an active board member of several Bay Area community organizations, including the University of San Francisco’s Center for the Pacific Rim, the World Affairs Council of Northern California, and the Marines Memorial Association in California.

Now in what he claims is “full retirement” he still lectures on international affairs and travels extensively, often as an in-flight expert to Africa, Southeast Asia, and India on private jet trips around the world. He also leads tours to Vietnam where he spent so much of his diplomatic career.

Since 1992, Jim has been serving another institution that helped develop his character during four of the most formative years of his life – Lowell High School. Just as the Marine Corps ethos earned his loyalty, so too, did the values of his high school alma mater. Notwithstanding his other obligations and flights to exotic parts of the world, he has been a invaluable director serving on LAA committees that contribute to the welfare of the school. In 1998, he was alumni advisor to his former paper, The Lowell, celebrating its centennial with a special edition and a banquet at the Westin St. Francis.

Currently, Jim is LAA vice-president bringing his counsel and experience to the table as the directors chart the future of the alumni association and the school it represents.

His wife, Britta, is a native of Sweden and worked at the Swedish Embassy in Washington prior to their marriage in 1958.

They have three children, all of whom were born abroad.

— PAL

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In Memoriam 1919 Stephen K. Whipple notified the LAA that BERNICE DONNELLY WOOD died at her home in Walnut Creek, June 2, 2006. She was 105 years 8 months old. Bernice enjoyed the Rossmoor Lowell Christmas luncheons very much. Bernice’s Diploma of Graduation – June 27, 1919, her Commencement Issue of The Lowell, her Class of June, 1919 Graduation Program, and a small Block L emblem were donated to the Lowell archives. (It is because of such thoughtfulness that the rich heritage of our school is documented and maintained. ED)

1925 LAWRENCE HENRY PRAGER, a Stanford graduate, died in San Mateo at the age of 99. He enjoyed a long career in municipal finance at the Bank of America. Mr. Prager was an avid outdoorsman, story-teller, photographer, gardener, and local historian. He was preceded in death by his wife, Francese. Lawrence will be missed by his sons Lawrence, Allan, and Thomas, and by an extended family of grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

1926 DR. JEROME BETTMAN, B.A. & M.D., UCB; died last July of a heart attack. He was 97 years old. Dr. Bettman went into residency at Stanford and ran a private ophthalmology practice for about 30 years, at the same time teaching at Stanford, UCSF, and California Pacific Medical Center. He was renowned in the national and even international ophthalmology communities for developing standards and ethics for doctors in the field. Dr. Bettman was predeceased by his wife of 65 years, Amy Herz and is survived by his daughter, Dana, a son, Jerome, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

1927 DR. ARNOLD MANOR, Stanford Medical School graduate, died after a long career devoted to medicine and community service. He was 95.

Dr. Manor was a guiding force in developing the hospital complex at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. He practiced medicine from 1938-1981. Besides being a highly regarded physician, he was active in community service: chair of the Monterey Urban Renewal Agency; Monterey School Board, 1948-1954; and a founding member, Planned Parenthood of Monterey County.

1928 EVELYN DeCLAIRMONT STEELE, passed away last August at the age of 95. She attended Munson Business College and with her husband Don Steele, formed a successful Public Relations firm representing many prominent S F. businesses. After WWII they played an important role in introducing numerous major Japanese businesses to the U.S. including Toshiba and Tokyo’s New Otani Hotel. Evelyn is survived by her son, Don Steele, Jr. and numerous grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

1929 STEPHEN KNIGHT McGAFFEY of Lafayette & Rossmoor, a fourth-generation Californian, Cal graduate and WWII Great Generation (ETO) veteran, died in October in Pleasant Hill.

He enjoyed a career as sales manager of Western Kraft San Leandro which has since become Weyerhauser Industries. Stephen is survived by his wife of 66 years, Gene Frances, two daughters, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

1931 Classmate Andrew Trice notified the LAA that DAVID TATSUNO, a track star at Lowell, has passed away.

1932 JUDGE HENRY RENTON ROLPH, SR., Stanford U. and Stanford Law School, was stricken suddenly in October after enjoying good

health for many years. He was a third-generation San Franciscan known affectionately as Heinie to his friends. The Judge was the nephew of San Francisco Mayor (1911-1929) and California Governor James “Sunny Jim” Rolph (19301933). Before WWII he was a founding partner of the admiralty law firm, Graham, James, and Rolph.

During the War he served in the Pacific as an officer in the Marine Corps and commanded Weapons Company, 28th Marines, Fifth Marine Division in the battle for Iwo Jima. His troops participated in the taking of Mt. Suribachi resulting in the raising of the American flag on the summit. After the surrender of Japan, he served as governor of Yamaguchi Prefecture in Japan.

In the Marine Corps, he attained the rank of Colonel.

Returning to civilian life, he was appointed by Mayor George Christopher to serve on the Board of Supervisors, 1956-1961 and acting Mayor in April 1957. In 1967 Governor Ronald Reagan appointed him to the Superior Court Bench in San Francisco. He served as presiding judge in 1976-1977 and retired in 1982.

He was a member of the Crew when Lowell “ruled the Bay” in the Thirties: “Another tiny coxswain who eventually grew into a well-rounded Superior Court Judge was Henry (Heinie) Rolph. He once had to be held up in rough water off the shoreline when the Sea Scout boat we were sailing to Sausalito turned over and Rolph was trapped under the sail. Lowell/Stanford football star Larry Rouble managed to keep Henry’s head above water until we were seen and picked up by a Coast Guard vessel. We were taken aboard, chilled but happy for hot coffee and pea jackets”.

- LAA Newsletter.

Judge Rolph was predeceased by his wife of 57 years, Barbara. He is survived by his son, Henry, his daughter, Barbara and three grandsons.

1934 JANE SCHEYER WILSON, a UCB graduate, died last February at the age of 89. She was the wife and co-worker of Robert R. Wilson, Cornell Physicist, former director of the Cornell Laboratory of Nuclear Studies and of the Enrico Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) in Batavia, IL. Jane met her husband at Cal, and they were married in 1940. She taught high school English at Los Alamos while her husband worked on the Manhattan Project. After the National Accelerator Laboratory opened in 1967, the Lab’s “first Lady” became synonymous with its arts and cultural aspects, founding the NAL’s Women’s Organization and the Fermilab Art Series. Mrs. Wilson wrote and edited several publications, including contributions to the 1988 book, Standing by and Making Do: Women of Wartime in Los Alamos. Jane is buried in the cemetery on the Fermilab grounds, next to her husband. She is survived by her three sons, Daniel, Jonathan and Rand.

DR. SELBY MOHR Jr., B.A. Stanford ’38; M.D. Stanford Medical School ’42; WWII Great Generation veteran, Navy Medical Corps; died peacefully at home last August surrounded by his family. He had a private ophthalmologist practice at 450 Sutter for 47 years. He was surgeon at Marshall Hale Memorial Hospital where he served as chief of staff, diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology and member of numerous other medical societies. Dr. Mohr is greatly missed by his beloved wife of 56 years, Marian Buckley Mohr, three sons, a daughter, and six grandchildren.

1935 MURIEL MORRISON ZINK the beloved pioneer of Southern California Alcohol Treatment Programs for Women, died of natural causes at Saddleback Hospital in Laguna Woods last March.

She was 88. Her work as a program director and counselor from 1969 to 1991 helped establish numerous California treatment programs and facilities in Southern California. Countless numbers of women attribute their reclaimed mental health and serenity to Muriel Zink’s work. She enjoyed attending the SoCal Alumni Branch luncheons. Survivors include her husband Russell C. Zink, two children, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

LEON G. KALIMOS, a WWII Great Generation veteran, manager of the San Francisco Ballet in the 1950s and ‘60s, and a founding force of Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle, died May 2 at his home in San Rafael. His affiliations with dancing and ballet were many: executive director of the San Francisco Ballet, 1956-1969, including international tours; Seattle’s classical ballet company, the Kansas City Ballet, and generally enjoyed a rich life associated with dancing. He is survived by his wife, Wana, a daughter, and a grandson.

1936 WILLIAM “BILL” WALLACE LEE, a third generation San Franciscan and a Stanford graduate, died last May at his home in Walnut Creek.

A career business executive, he worked for the Marshall Steel Company in Oakland from 1948 until the late 1960s. Subsequently he served as the vice president of the Clearprint Paper Company in Emeryville until he retired in 1983.

Mr. Lee was president of the Acalanes Union High School District in the early 1960s. At Lowell he as a member of Ben Neff ’s 1936 championship basketball team. William is survived by Peggy, his wife of 60 years, four children, eight grandchildren and a great-grandson.

1937 MAJGEN. GEORGE S. PRUGH, USA, Ret., B.A. UCB, J.D. Hastings College of the Law, World War II, Korean , and Vietnam War veteran, died last July at the age of 86. His studies at Law school were interrupted by WWII when he served in New Guinea and the Philippines.

He resumed his studies in 1945 and accepted a commission in the Army. His first assignment was to the Presidio, not far from where he spent part of his boyhood years playing baseball on Marina district sandlots with Joe and Dom DiMaggio. During his military career, he had stints in Asia, in Europe and at the Pentagon, including Staff Judge Advocate, US Military Assistance Command, Vietnam; Legal Advisor, US European Command, Paris and Stuttgart; and Judge Advocate, US Army Europe, Heidelberg.

In 1969, upon Presidential nomination, he was appointed the U.S. Army’s twenty-eight Judge Advocate General, 1971-1975.

Upon his retirement in 1975, MajGen. Prugh became a Hastings professor (Criminal Procedure) and general counsel until 1982. At Lowell, General Prugh was ROTC Battalion Commander and a director of the Lowell Alumni Association. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Katherine, two daughters, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. He was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.

Judge Mel Cohn ’33 wrote, “My brother STAN COHN passed away on June 2, 2006. During his years at Lowell, he was a member of the Scroll & L, worked on the Red and White and earned a Block L as a member of the lightweight basketball and track teams. He subsequently graduated from the University of California in 1940 and during his senior year was the Sports Editor of the Daily Cal. He was a decorated Great Generation U.S. Army veteran in WW II serving for four and a half years, two of which were overseas in the ETO. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, the former Felice Meyer ’37, a son, Tom, and two grandchildren. Two daughters, Marjorie and Jacqueline predeceased him.

1938 DR. BENJAMIN GROSS, B.A. UCB, M.D. UCSF, died last April at his home in Sebastopol.

He had his own psychiatric practice in San Francisco and saw patients at clinics run by the city. Dr. Gross taught classes on literature and psychology at SFSU and the Fromm Institute at USF. Chess was his hobby. He won the U.S. amateur senior chess championship in 1989 and taught a class on the psychology of chess. Dr. Gross is survived by his wife, Anita, a son, his sister Ruth, and two grandchildren.

WILLIAM J. KRETZMER, JR., B.A. UCB, JD Boalt Hall, Berkeley, died May 23rd, at age 86 in Roseville, CA. He enjoyed a distinguished legal career that included service on the Redevelopment Agency Board in Richmond and

as City Attorney in El Cerrito. William was a member and president of the Board of the Contra Costa Jr. College District, 1959-1973.

CAPT. ROBERT ALFRED BUSH, USNR, a Great Generation WWII veteran, died last August . He had a distinguished military career: Commander, USS Duffy and USS Cockrell; Berlin Crisis, 1961-1962; Commodore, Destroyer Division 72 in Vietnam. Robert enjoyed stints as a police officer; Calif. Highway Patrol; and field supervisor for the Calif. Public Utilities Commission. Capt. Bush was a Mason whose lifelong Masonic activities defy description in this brief obituary. He was predeceased by his loving wife/classmate of 60 years, Annabelle Florence Benson Bush ’36 and is survived by sons, Robert and Roger.

LOUIS E. FAMBRINI, a USF graduate (Summa cum Laude), and a Great Generation WWII veteran in the China-Burma-India Theater, died last July. He retired as treasurer of Royal Viking Line in 1987 and CFO of Los Angeles Cruise Ship Terminals in 2003. Louis is survived by his wife of 21 years, Janet, three children and seven grandchildren.

1939 CHARMIAN CHANDLER SOLINSKY, died last August at her home in Eureka. Attended UCB, Class of ’43. Charmian is survived by her husband , Dean, a daughter, two sons and five grandchildren.

1940 PAUL LYNLY, a Great Generation WWII Navy veteran, died, 1921-2006. He was a man of varied interests: a machinist, a professional dancer, an oil company employee (Dacus Oil in S.F., Blomquist Oil Service, and Conoco. Paul had two sons, Jim and John.

SUZANNE TOMLINSON HASTINGS died last July at her home in Rohnert Park. She was the wife of a career Naval officer in the Nuclear Submarine Medical Corps. Suzanne is survived by four daughters and an extended family of grandchildren.

1941 MARJORIE HILP RHODES, a Southern California resident, died last January in Los Angeles. She and her husband, Ted, moved to SoCal in 1965 where she entered into her new life including service on the Los Angeles Grand Jury.

Marjorie was predeceased by Ted, her husband of 43 years. She is survived by her three children and several grandchildren.

THEODORE (TED) I. COLEMAN, a UCB graduate and WWII Great Generation Army veteran, passed away at age 83. Mr. Coleman was a longtime produce broker specializing in apples — “The Apple King” — with the W.M. Dickerson company for more than 40 years. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Ruth, two children and their families.

1942 PATRICIA FINN CARRUTHERS, a UCB graduate, died last July. She was active in numerous campus organizations and continued her community service into adulthood in the Lafayette area. Patricia is survived by her husband of 55 years, Guy, three daughters and five grandchildren.

VALERIE (EDNA) M. LAGORIO, B.A. Lone Mountain College, M.A., Ph.D. Stanford, died March 7 at the age of 80. She enjoyed a teaching career in the English department of the University of Iowa where she was a scholar in the fields of medieval studies, and Arthurian literature and mysticism. Professor Lagorio was the author of five books and numerous articles and book reviews. In 1974 she founded the “14th Century Mystics Newsletter,” which is now published as the “Mystics Quarterly”. She retired as a professor emeritus in 1992. When she died, the flag atop the Old Capitol at University of Iowa was lowered to half-staff in her memory. Dr. Lagorio is survived by her sister, Antoinette Robison ’40 of Santa Cruz, brother Anthony and four nieces and four nephews.

Fall 2006

1943 The LAA has been notified of the passing of SHIRLEY FRIEDRICHS AXELSON last March at her home in Walnut Creek. She was a graduate of U.C. Berkeley. Shirley is survived by a daughter, a son, and four grandsons.

The LAA has learned that DR. WILLIAM (BILL) EPSTEIN, B.A. & Ph.D., Berkeley, and a WWII Great Generation Army veteran, has passed away. He was professor emeritus and former chairman of the dermatology division at UCSF. Dr. Epstein established UCSF’s melanoma clinic for the study of AIDs-related symptoms.

Among his innumerable public service contributions, he helped train many Japanese graduate students, many of whom went on to dermatology careers in the United States and abroad. The emperor of Japan awarded him the Order of the Rising Sun medal in 1996 for his contributions to the study of dermatology in that country. Dr. Epstein is survived by his wife, Joan, a daughter and a son.

WILLIAM HAVEN LOWE, a CAL graduate and WWII Great Generation veteran, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family. He was an artist, poet, and an outdoorsman. William was the husband of Katherine Allen ‘46 for 57 years. He is survived by five children and nine grandchildren.

1944 DR. WILLIS SCHAUPP, B.A. Stanford, M.D. Harvard, and a Great Generation Navy veteran, died peacefully last April at the California Pacific Medical Center. He served two tours as a Naval surgeon before beginning his civilian practice that included Chief Resident at the San Francisco County Hospital. He devoted himself fully to his profession and his patients for 55 years. He also taught medicine, earning the rank of Clinical Professor of Surgery at UCB. Dr. Schaupp was predeceased by his wife, Joan. He is survived by five children and eleven grandchildren.

PAUL PIERRE MARRACQ, a WWII Great Generation veteran of the Army Air corps, died peacefully last April. He was a third generation San Francisco restaurateur, onetime owner of the Circle Club at 19th and Valencia, and the Pine Tree Restaurant in the city. Paul is survived by his son, Richard.

MARIE ALMA SEPPICH COE, of Modesto passed away in October at the age of 80 from natural causes. She had a successful career as owner and broker of Coe Realty. Marie is survived by three children and four grandchildren.

1945 Lowell High School has lost an alumnus of extraordinary vision and boundless energy.

WARREN L. SIMMONS, a Cal graduate, died June 21, 2006, at Queen of the Valley Hospital in Napa surrounded by his family. His career included diverse achievements: PanAm pilot; entrepreneur - Pier 39, Chevys and Tia Maria restaurants; cranberry producer in South America - CranChile; and Blue and Gold tour boats; among other business ventures.

His most visible success, Pier 39, attests to his determination. Warren (with legal assistance from attorney Sidney Rudy ’28) worked five years through the maze of government agencies to acquire permits to build the shop and restaurant complex on San Francisco’s northern waterfront, which opened on schedule Oct. 4, 1978.

This writer remembers Warren’s visit to campus to talk to hundreds of students who had shown an interest in weekend or summer jobs at the Pier. No doubt, he had plenty of Lowellite company during his years of active management before selling in 1981.

Lowell High School’s Head Yell Leader can be seen in his 1944 Red and White whipping up school spirit for the Poly game with the same enthusiasm that was to make him owner of one of the world’s largest cranberry operations.

He also honed his tennis skills so that he was men’s Silverado tennis champion for many, many years.

Mr. Simmons is survived by his wife, Caroline, three sons, a daughter, stepchildren, and their extended families.

PETER HARRELL BLACK, a UCB graduate (DKE fraternity), Stanford Grad School of Business Executive Program, died at his home in Atherton on August 13, 2006. He enjoyed a

Lowell Alumni Association

35-year career with Continental Can Company.

His avocations were golf (Cypress Point, Menlo Country Club [Pres.]) and a love of good wine (Pacific Union wine committee for 35 years). He is survived by his wife of 15 years, Dawn, four children, six stepchildren, and 22 grandchildren.

Peter was preceded in death by his first wife, Elizabeth.

1946 ROBERT M. LEVISON, a Stanford graduate, Stanford Trustee, and WWII Great Generation Navy veteran, passed away last February. He was an executive with the family insurance brokerage firm, Levison Brothers, which became Dinner Levison. Mr. Levison was a loyal Stanford man, serving as president of the board of Hillel and on the building committee for the new Ziff Center for Jewish Life. He also volunteered extensively with Bay Area Jewish community groups. Robert is survived by his wife, Anne Lehmann ‘46, four children and nine grandchildren.

Georganna S. Sugarman notified the LAA that her husband, WARREN A. SUGARMAN had passed away. He was a third generation San Franciscan.

GEORGE M. HICKOK, a Great Generation WWII veteran and a Cal graduate, died last August. He enjoyed a varied business career as an independent grocer and a federal gov’t IRS agent.

Mr. Hickok is survived by his wife, Ida, a son Stanley, two daughters, and three grandsons.

RAINER F. “BUMPS” BALDAUF, B.A. UCB, Cornell School of Hotel Management, and postWWII Army duty in Germany (spoke fluent German), died last July. He was a noted restaurateur and kitchen designer that made him an important figure in the NorCal culinary world for a generation. Mr. Baldauf was associated with Trader Vic’s Restaurants for many years in SF, New York and Washington, DC. This included helping to create Senor Pico’s, the flagship restaurant for the newly renovated Ghiradelli Square.

Among his favorite relaxations were sailing and skiing. He eventually opened his own restaurant, Graff Zepplin, and embarked on a second career as a restaurant kitchen designer. He took great pride in working with young chefs and restaurateurs and their architects in helping them realize their dreams.

“Bumps” was an avid swimmer and became a “juvenile” member of the Olympic Club in 1938, retaining his club membership throughout his life. At Lowell he and his classmates were city champions. (w/Dave Mayer, Walter Mooromsky, Don Fisher, Bob Ransohoff, Jack Bordwell, et al). He is also pictured in his yearbook as a Yell leader. His college years at Cal found him on the varsity water polo team which won the NCAA championship in 1949. As an alum, he was much sought after by his classmates where his restaurateur experience was invaluable to the reunion planning committee.

Donald Fisher ‘46 wrote, “I lost a good friend on July 23rd. Rainer “Bumps” Baldauf and I had known each other for 64 years and did a lot of things together, starting at Lowell in 1942 through college at U.C. Berkeley. We swam on the Lowell swimming team from 1942 to 1946 and won the city championship each year. Bumps swam breaststroke. In 1945-46 we were yell leaders along with Warren Simmons. We entered Berkeley in the fall of 1946 and played water polo. Bumps was an extremely good water polo player, helping our CAL team win the Pacific Coast Conference Championship in 1949. He was an accomplished skier and skied for U.C. from 1946 to 1951 becoming Captain his senior year and coach the year after graduation. We remained very close friends. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him.”

Mr. Baldauf is survived by his wife, Bea, three children and their families, and his sister, Marianne.

JOAN HARVEY GRANGER of Castro Valley passed away last September. She enjoyed a successful career in the banking industry as a corporate underwriter: Wells Fargo Bank, Seafirst Mortgage Company and the Bank of America. Joan retired from her last employer, the First National Bank in 1996. She was predeceased by her husband, George (Scotty) Granger and is survived by three children and seven grandchildren.

1947 FRANK MARTELL, a SFSU graduate and a Korean War veteran, passed away last July. He enjoyed a long career in the insurance business

in North Beach having represented much of the fishing fleet. The Special Olympics were of great importance to him and he spent many years on the Board of Directors. Mr. Martell was predeceased by his wife of 48 years, Patsy, and is survived by daughters, Laura and Samantha, three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

MARILYN WARDLAW RICH, CCSF/UCB, died peacefully at home in Redwood City, August 19, 2006. She married Philip L. Rich ’46 in 1951. Marilyn was an active club woman whose members will remember her warmth, hospitality, intelligence, and sense of humor. After her children were grown she started a successful bookkeeping business. Marilyn was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years. She is survived by five children and seven grandchildren.

1949 The LAA office has learned that MAUREEN FRANKEN TRANCHINA, a SFSU graduate, passed away at her home in Fremont.

ARLAN WONG, a businessman and entrepreneur in property management, died last June in San Francisco. He is survived by his loving wife, Antonia, two children, and two grandchildren.

FRANKLIN WILLIAM STORTI, a SFSU graduate and longtime professor of English at Laney College (34 years), died last August. He was a Korean War veteran and a published poet and writer. Franklin is missed by his loving wife of 25 years, Georgia, two children, and three grandchildren.

HORACE W. OREAR, a fourth-generation Californian and Navy veteran, passed away last September. Howard attended Cal and was a member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. He worked for and owned Ira W. Coburn, Inc. Builders, S.F. “Bus” was a fifty-year member and past master, Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Calif.

Lodge No 1, Free and Accepted Masons of the State of California. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Grace, and two daughters.

1950 PHILIP L. FONG died peacefully last September after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. He is survived by Sylvia, his loving wife of 48 years, two daughters and four grandchildren. The family is thankful for loving care provided by Pathways Hospice and appreciates the thoughts and prayers of all.

1951 JACQUELINE LOLA SAINSBURY SCHULER, a Canada College graduate, passed away at her Redwood City home last June. Her community service included many years as a learning resource aide in the Redwood City School District. She is survived by her husband, William, five children and 11 grandchildren.

LOUISE ANN UTISS BUTCHART, a loyal and active alumna, died last May. She was on the reunion committee for the first reunion (25th) of her 1951 class. Louise was overjoyed when her daughter Lynn ’79 attended the “new” Lowell.

We’ll miss her stories about the Old Lowell, especially about the pep rallies in the courtyard of the “old red brick school house”. (This writer remembers Louise very well when she helped organize the first reunion of her class, circa 1976. PAL)

1953 VALERIE VLAUTIN MADRIERES, a 23-year employee of the Jefferson Union High School District, died peacefully last May. She enjoyed traveling with her husband of 50 years, Jean.

Valerie is survived by her husband, five children, and their extended families. Classmate Carol (Armstrong) Meyer ’53 writes, “Valerie and I have been best of friends since 2nd grade at St. Agnes grammar school. When it was time to decide which high school to attend, we both wanted to go to Lowell. We shared so many good times during those four years and remained good friends during all our life experiences. She was our group historian, always able to remember the birthdays and ages of all our children and friends.

Valerie was strong and positive through her illness, and was able to enjoy her family and friends.

She will always be “My Pal Val”.

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1954 WILLIAM BRUCE SHAFER, a USF graduate, passed away last August at the age of 70.

He was an accomplished real estate assessor and appraiser, serving as chief assessor-recorder for Marin County, and deputy assessor for both SF and San Mateo County. Bruce was a longtime resident of Sausalito and spent the last 20 years in Hillsborough. Mr. Shafer was preceded in death by his first wife, Sally. He will be greatly missed by an extended family of nieces and nephews and numerous stepchildren.

1956 CAROLYN DAY PERKINS LAKIN, a UCB graduate, passed away unexpectedly in Phoenix last June. She enjoyed a career as an elementary school teacher in San Francisco. Carolyn was predeceased by her husband, John, Cmdr. Ret. USN. She is survived by her son, Joseph, and an extended family of in-laws and loving friends.

1960 STANLEY DENNIS RUBIN, died last June at the age of 64. He was known to all as “one of the Rubin twins”. Stan loved football, baseball, and all sports, excelling in football which earned his induction into the Lowell Sports Foundation Hall of Fame. He and his twin brother, Steve, are the only brothers in Lowell’s football history to be named to the AAA All-City First Team the same year (1959).

LLOYD L. BENNETT, a Marine Corps veteran, died last June. He enjoyed a working career with Safeway Food Stores. He settled in Jerome where he made his home for nearly 20 years, remaining a loyal 49er and Giant fan. Lloyd is survived by a brother and two sisters, two daughters, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

1964 CAROL ANN RICHARDSON PAXTON, died in Walnut Creek after a three-year battle with cancer. She was a longtime employee of Delta Dental. Carol was preceded in death by her husband, Roger. She will be greatly missed by an extended family of in-laws and friends.

1965 LAWRENCE L. MARKS passed away last August at his home on the Peninsula. He had a long career in information technology, primarily as a systems programmer, but also acted as data center manager for a large mainframe vendor, including a stint as advisory systems engineer assigned to Taiwan. Lawrence is survived by his wife, Marlane, and an extended family of friends and relatives.

1974 MACHIKO ITO, died in June after a four-year battle with ovarian cancer. She attended CCSF and SFSU, studying kinesiology and special education. For the last 24 years she helped run AITOH with her family. AITOH is an importer of origami paper and Japanese art materials.

1975 VIKKI EMILE NOBLE FRAZIER-WATKINS was killed in an auto accident on August 3, 2006.

She is the sister of Cyd Chemelle Noble Cox ’72. Vicki lived in San Francisco all her life and was employed by the Westford Underwriting Managers as a Senior Claims Analyst. She is survived by four children and two grandchildren.

1976 JANE PON TRAVIS, B.A. U.C. Santa Barbara; J.D. UCLA; died of lung cancer last June at her home in the company of her husband, Monte Travis ’70 and friends. She had practiced law for over 20 years, as the law partner – and life partner – of her husband at their own Pacific Heights firm, Travis & Pon. In 1988, Monte and Jane traveled through China on their own, the first of worldwide travels that would take them to the seven continents. Jane is survived by her husband and by her mother and sisters.

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1978 PHILIP KEITH ADAMS,, an Eagle Scout and Annapolis graduate, Class of 1983, Marine Corps Infantry Officer, passed away last June.

Honorably discharged after five years of military service. MBA St. Mary’s college. Sales/marketing for the Mead Corporation. COO, In-Demand Executive Associates. He will be greatly missed by an extended family of in-laws and friends.

ELLEN LEW, a SFSU graduate, died last August after a 14-year battle with breast cancer. She did various accounting jobs for Koret, Schlage Lock Co. , Levi Strauss, Jewish Family Home, and most recently at UCSF. Ellen was also an artist who lover watercolor painting. She was an ardent S. F. Giants baseball fan and longtime season ticket holder. Her greatest joy was seeing the downtown stadium built and biggest disappointment was not seeing the Giants win a World Series. Ellen is survived by her mother, Irene Lim, two sisters and their families.

Andrew Kluger continued from page 1 to address the desperate need of public and school libraries for educational materials and a constant supply of English literature. After nearly four decades, BB USA has collected, stored, and shipped over four million books to schools and libraries in 23 countries. Its services have expanded to include health educational programs for children, social programs for senior citizens, a bookmobile for the City of Jerusalem, and computer and media labs in underprivileged communities.

Andrew is on the Board of Directors of Project Sunshine, a nonprofit organization that provides free programs and services, including arts and crafts, tutoring, entertainment and special events, dedicated to helping children and families cope with serious illness.

Volunteers are students, working professionals, artists, athletes and people of all ages and backgrounds who want to brighten the lives of children in need. Approximately 100,000 children and families are the beneficiaries of this program each year.

The flagship endeavor that has propelled Andrew Kluger into the public eye, at least in Hawaii, is his stewardship of Hawaii Air Ambulance, a provider of aeromedical emergency services to both residents and visitors of Hawaii, regardless of race, creed, gender, nationality, religion, or ability to pay. Since 1978, HAA has proudly provided over 37,000 emergency flights of critically ill and injured patients – within the Hawaiian Islands and to the mainland. The fleet of five aircraft are staffed by qualified flight paramedics and nurses.

A group of doctors pioneered the service but discovered that operating an airline was not like running a medical facility. They turned to the man with wide healthcare experience and asked him to take over. In 1997 Andrew Kluger assumed control of the air ambulance, and as CEO/Chairman of the Board, applied sound business practices that has continued to make the service an integral part of the state’s healthcare system..

Accolades have been showered upon HAA and its self-effacing CEO. In 2002, the prestigious “Livingstone M.F. Wong, M.D.” Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to HAA for its emergency medical services in the State of Hawaii.

In 2005, Governor Linda Lingle and Lt. Gov. James R. “Duke” Aiona, Jr. wrote a testimonial to Hawaii Air Ambulance on the occasion of its 27th anniversary: On behalf of the people of Hawai’i, we send our congratulations to Hawai’i Air Ambulance, Inc. (HAA).

It gives us pleasure to commend HAA for its efforts to enhance standards of emergency

1987 ADAM ETHAN GOLDSTONE, one of the most prominent DJs in New York, died suddenly of a congenital heart defect while attending the Burning Man Festival at Black Rock, NV. He attended the Tisch School of NYU. Adam spent his adult life in the music industry, writing, creating, editing, playing and producing. He created his own music electronically and was known internationally for his encyclopedic knowledge, especially of dance music. Adam is survived by his parents and three siblings.

Lowell Staff FLOYD DADE, a beloved and highly-respected school custodian and later an ass’t supervisor of SFUSD school custodians during the 70’s and 80’s, passed away peacefully last September. He was a WWII Great Generation veteran, fighting in the 761st Tank Battalion under General George S. Patton. Floyd’s war reminiscences and days at Lowell were featured in a fall 2004 article in the LAA newsletter. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Edris Chun ‘64.

medical care in our state. In its almost three decades of operation, HAA’s medically trained flight crews have provided more than 36,000 island residents and visitors with emergency air transportation.

We are grateful for HAA’s efforts to assist the victims of Hurricane Katrina by traveling to New Orleans to provide technical and medical assistance to the hurricane victims. Mahalo for serving as a true Ambassador of Aloha in assisting fellow Americans in need.

Please accept our wishes for a prosperous and productive new year.

Aloha, Similar testimonials were received from the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Hawaii; Daniel K. Inouye and Daniel K. Akaka, U.S. Senators; Neil Abercrombie and Ed Case, U.S. Congressmen; and Mayors Mufi Hannemann and Alan Arakawa.

HAA’s response to natural disasters reflects the philosophy of its CEO – offer and supply medical or humanitarian assistance wherever on earth it is needed. Hence, HAA was there for survivors of the tsunami disaster. Book Bank USA and HAA combined to encourage stores, wholesalers and individuals to donate toys and stuffed animals to young victims. Thanks to their collaborative efforts, thousands of these children received a very special gift.

Hurricane Katrina brought a similar response from HAA, offering to provide much needed medical supplies as well as other staples, such as food and blankets, under the direction of the American Red Cross. Andrew Kluger personally led a Hawaii delegation to assess the medical needs, including aeromedical response, to the thousands impacted by Katrina. His report to Governor Lingle prompted an assessment of Hawaii’s own capacity to deal with such extraordinary natural disasters.

On 9/11, HAA made nineteen life flights to New York to deliver blood, equipment and supplies with hopes of saving the lives of people who were rescued. They were the only civilian aircraft escorted by a Phantom Navy fighter jet across the Pacific.

In 2005 his peers in the Air Medical Services business showed their esteem for Andrew when he was elected to a second term on the AAMS (Assoc. of Air Medical Services) Board of Directors for Region 1 (West Coast, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam).

Andy says he’s getting close to retirement when he will have more time to, “give back” as he put it. To this writer, it seems that his entire career has been one of giving – to the elderly, to underprivileged children, to tragedy victims, and to those needing emergency medical treatment Whether as SBP or CEO, the same big heart and boundless energy serve to improve the well-being of those whose lives he touches.

—PAL

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Science Programs to Benefit from 2006 Annual Fund Drive

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lthough delayed by this year’s sesquicentennial festivities, our 2006 Annual Fund Campaign is now underway, with the goal of funding over $150,000 in special projects geared to improving the quality of science education at Lowell.

Science education at Lowell enjoys a rich history, starting with the school’s founding in 1856 when the curriculum included chemistry, physiology, astronomy, geology New lab tables purchased earlier this year by and botany. Since then, Lowell students the Lowell Alumni Association are a dramatic have been taught by a host of outstanding improvement over the furniture currently science teachers, with names like Dealtry, being used in some classrooms. Through the Appleby, Dahl, Jamison, Koenig, Becker, 2006 Annual Fund Campaign, we hope to Murray, Reinosa, Cons, Hill, Swett, Shapiro equip two additional classrooms with the and dozens more who have shared their same kind of tables. passion for teaching with generations of science and biotechnology, a promising first Lowellites. step in expanding science electives for today’s And the results can be seen not only in students. the academic and professional careers of We invite you to support this year’s several hundred alumni scientists and phycampaign to help us continue to build upon sicians, but also in the tens of thousands Lowell’s strong foundation in science so of us who share a deeper understanding of that we may aspire to reach new heights. how our world works. Our campaign goal You should be receiving a solicitation letter is to build upon our solid foundation in soon, but you can donate whenever you like science education by expanding our capacvia mail or, using your Visa or MasterCard, ity to offer students more technologically at www.lowellalumni.org/donate. Thank you advanced experiments and developing the for your continued assistance in providing infrastructure to support student-designed Lowell students with an unparalleled acaexperiments. We are especially interested in demic experience! supporting new course offerings in marine Project Goal Chemistry: Computer-based lab with data collection equipment $27,000 Biology: 32 stereo microscopes and 32 compound microscopes $27,000 Physics: Lab equipment expansion and replacement $20,000 Biotechnology: Additional lab start-up equipment $20,000 Marine Science: Saltwater aquarium and related equipment $5,000 General: New lab benches and stools for two classrooms $36,000 General: Digital whiteboard and other classroom technology $6,000 General: Four new LCD projectors and carts $10,000 General: Conference table and chairs $4,000 TOTAL

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Seniors Awarded More than $50K in Alumni Scholarships

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hey came to Lowell from the Tenderloin, Visitacion Valley, the Richmond and Sunset districts, but now you’ll find them scattered all across the country. The latest group of alumni scholarship recipients represents an exciting and talented cross-section of the Lowell class of 2006. Once again this year, Wendy Drefke Shinbori ’68 and her scholarship committee had their work cut out for them as they sifted through an impressive number of scholarship applications and then devoted two full days to interviewing more than three dozen students. The committee weighed a variety of factors, including financial need, Student Courtney Ball Harrison Chau Yulong Chen Daniel Chin Rodrigo Duran Erica Edwards Anna Fryjoff-Hung Levi Gadye Aric Guo Ellen Ho Sendie Hudaya Eric Huynh Paul McNiel Armen Mekhdjian Constance “CJ” Mourning Le Nguyen Christina Oatfield Jessica Qu Winnie Siu Jia Wu Calvin Yan Dayu Yang Julie Ye Jessica Yip Ellen Yu Vicky Zhong

academic merit and service to Lowell.

The selection process culminated in a special reception and awards ceremony held May 25th in the Lowell library, featuring special remarks by Principal Paul Cheng and an enthusiastic throng of alumni and students, along with parents, faculty and other friends. The Lowell Alumni Association paid special tribute to Mr. Cheng’s successful tenure as principal by awarding a special scholarship in his name.

Thanks to all of those who have supported this important alumni program that does so much to help so many of Lowell’s most outstanding students!

Scholarship/Award Shafer Barsotti Masonek Kappa Nu Chin Channing Spangler Dealtry Dealtry Quan Dealtry Dealtry/Ng Yoshida Dealtry LAA/Paul Cheng Chin Dealtry Chapman LAA Barker Anino Levin Sherman Lucey Shenson Repp

College USF UC Berkeley UC Berkeley UC Berkeley USC UC Davis Brown UC Berkeley UCLA UC Berkeley UC Berkeley Tufts UC Berkeley Yale UCLA MIT Stanford Harvard U of Nevada UC Berkeley UCLA

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Letters to the Editor Dear Paul, June 3, 2006 Just a note to tell you how truly beautiful your “Sesquicentennial Story” in the Spring 2006 newsletter is. I had big tears well up for special memories. You did a masterful job.

Marie Righetti Weaver ‘35 Dear Members of the Sesquicentennial Committee, June 5, 2006 You really know how to give a party! As an alum and teacher/counselor at Lowell for thirty years, I felt this Gala was for me and others like me. It was a night to remember! I have never felt so honored and valued. Every detail made this clear to me – the tribute wall, dinner, program, gift, and I confess to having taken a table ribbon home for my mother, Elena to see. Her years at Lowell are some of the only memories she has left.

Thanks you so much to all of you.

Most Sincerely, Joan Catelli ‘61 Dear Paul, 6/2/06 Congratulations! A very lovely piece in this most recent edition of the LAA newsletter. . . Although you don’t mention it in your reminiscences about Edith Pence, I recall her fierce contest with Washington’s Principal, Otto Schmaelzie, each to assert that his or her school is the best in the city as measured by the number admitted to the B+ colleges – to Berkeley, in particular.

I didn’t know she had done something in athletics – basketball, of all things, for one as short as she.

I can appreciate your intense feelings for Lowell as clearly evidenced in this piece.

I’m sure that many will read and cherish your evocation of feelings they also have for Lowell.

Maury Englander Dear Paul, Sensational Spring ’06 Alumni newsletter. Your “Roots in Reality . . .” yarn held

me captivated! I’m sorry I didn’t know Edith Pence. She was quite a girl, woman, and Lowellite. I was part of the Leroy Stevens, Gladys Lorigan, and “Spider” Monroe era.

Over the years, I’ve devoured your center-page features on a wide variety of Lowell subjects. I also enjoyed your previous Lowell historical volume as well as the 1956 Centennial yearbook.

Awaiting your 150-year history with great anticipation. I have ordered a copy.

Again, congratulations on a memorable S’06 newsletter.

Most sincerely, Lynne Ulm ‘48 (Thank you, Lynne, for your kind words.

Your sesquicentennial commemorative will be mailed in the spring.)

Dear Editor: 7/2/2006 I was surprised to see the article on Bert Horn in the latest newsletter. I went to Aptos, Lowell and then U.C. Berkeley with him, and though we barely spoke, I admired him from afar. The main reason was because he drove a (1936?) Packard convertible coupe to Lowell every day. Not until 1949 during my second year at Yale Medical School did I come upon a similar Packard which another “Yalie” had for sale ($300 !). I bought it and drove it on our honeymoon West and owned it through medical school. Every time I drove that car I recalled Bert and his magnificent chariot and the dreams the car inspired many eons ago.

Paul R. Bruch ’40, M.D.

Dear Paul and Terry, The September 14th picnic will be the last official gathering of the Rossmoor Lowell Club. Declining membership and attendance caused the current board to dissolve the club at the end of the year. It was a difficult decision because many of us, over the years, were able to make and renew lasting friendships. With this in mind we are closing the chapter on a high note.

Sincerely, Betty Weaver Glazier, Sec.

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Everything on earth has a life span, even the Lowell Club of Rossmoor. What a wonderful 10-year run the Club has had, adding to the luster of Lowell H.S. I remember in the fall of 1996 how proud the LAA directors were to learn that our Rossmoor schoolmates were forming an alumni branch. The initial attendance of 65 alums was amazing. Kudos to Margaret Scholes Seabury, June Richardson Smirkahl, Don Wacks, et al, for getting it going.

The Steering Committee also included Bill Eckart, Leah Boehm, Eleanor McCullough Arnberg, and Betty Longland. Thanks to all What fun it was to attend the Xmas luncheons with BobAnino, Leah Boehm, and Cathy Brash. The Red & White ambience of the clubroom and its guests left no doubt it was a Lowell party.

The Rossmoor Club was the pride of the Board of Directors. The loyalty and enthusiasm of its alumni were proof that students can’t walk the halls of Lowell H.S. for four years without something happening to their hearts as well as to their heads.

On behalf of the entire LAA, thank you and former members for your allegiance to your high school alma mater. Happy sesquicentennial !!

Sincerely, Paul A. Lucey LAA ExecDir. Hi Everyone I would like to express my personal thanks to the Open-Day-on-Campus Committee . It was so much fun to be welcomed back on campus as an alumna and to feel free to explore the new building and

talk to the current students and teachers.

Everyone was friendly and positive and I was proud to be a part of this strong school community. I know many people spent hours planning for this event and I want to thank them very much.

Beth Alberts ‘82 Terry, Thank you for the Spring 2006 Alumni Newsletter. My comments are about the reprint of a Lowell article in the Newsletter’ The article says Justice Breyer “admitted and denounced past mistakes the court has made, citing the internment of Japanese citizens during WWII.” I think Justice Breyer must have said Americans of Japanese ancestry, or possibly Japanese Americans (the Chronicle has him talking about Japanese Americans).

During World War II, 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry in the United States of America, two-thirds of whom were American citizens, the other onethird excluded by law, along with all other Asians, from becoming American citizens, were forced into American concentration camps. So for the article to state Japanese citizens creates a dreadfully wrong picture which I think it is important to correct.

It happens that I, at that time a 3rd generation American child 4 years old, was one of those interned. It also happens that in 1955, I graduated from Lowell, in the same class as Stephen Breyer, whom I admire greatly.

Thank you.

Joyce Imazeki Yamamoto ‘55

Claude Rosenberg

8/28/06

We hope you enjoy reading this Newsletter. It is one of the services provided Lowell alums by their Alumni Association.

One of the small pleasures in publishing this paper is compiling the names of our annual contributors. They are tangible evidence to our volunteers that their efforts are appreciated. Many thanks!

If it was inconvenient earlier to respond to our annual appeal, do so now and give us the same satisfaction when we list your name in next Spring’s issue.

Checks payable to and sent to:

or donate now by credit card at:

Dear Betty,

(Jan. or June)

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nization devoted to enhanced philanthropy in America. In later years, Mr. Rosenberg has spent most of his time at Newtithing , writing and speaking on philanthropy.

That same year (1995), Dresdner Bank AG, the second largest bank in Germany, announced an agreement to acquire RCM with its $26 billion investment portfolio.

One can only surmise the influence that the research and writings of CR have had on the upsurge of philanthropy (e.g. Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Ted Turner, et al) in recent years. Suffice to say, Claude Rosenberg has had a significant role in reevaluating the “philanthropic conscience” that has always been the pride of America.

To acknowledge the full range of newspaper and magazine articles generated by Claude’s promotion of donor responsibility is beyond the scope of this brief profile. Scores of feature articles nationwide responded favorably to his leadership including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The San Francisco Chronicle, Business Week, The Washington Post, Fortune Magazine, and similar national coverage.

Among his many philanthropic donations, two of his best-known are the Rosenberg Corporate Research Center at Stanford Graduate School of Business and

the Louise and Claude, Jr. Library/Learning Resource Center at S. F. City College. A sport stadium at Burton H.S. in San Francisco will be named after him, acknowledging his generosity. Children have long enjoyed the Rosenberg Early Childhood Center at the Jewish Community Center in the city and the Rosenberg Émigré Center that helps immigrants, mostly Russian.

The goodness of this man has earned him many accolades: Arbuckle Award for Management Excellence – Stanford Graduate School; Gold Spike Award – Stanford Alumni Association; Tocqueville Award – United Way; Forrestal Award – AIMR; Outstanding Philanthropist Award – Nat’l Society of Fundraising Executives and numerous similar acknowledgements.

Claude is married to his wife of thirtyfive years, Louise Jankelson ’51, and is the grandfather of nine grandchildren. He continues to be active at Newtithing, counseling people seeking guidelines for their charitable giving.

One of the joys of his retirement is attending Stanford basketball games and shooting occasional baskets just as he did when he was a Ben Neff hoopster.

— PAL

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Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame To Honor Jerry Coleman

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Lowell student Michael Beese, class of 2010, wears his Lowell sweatshirt with pride.

Lowell Alumni Association Annual Meeting Thursday, January 4, 2007 • 7:00 pm Meyer Library

An Illustrated History of Lowell High School 1856–2006

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n celebration of Lowell’s sesquicentennial, the Lowell Alumni Association is proud to announce the publication of the definitive history of the West’s oldest public high school, spanning Lowell’s colorful 150-year history.

This keepsake hardcover book, to be published in Spring, 2007, will offer: • A complete narrative history of Lowell, from its 1856 founding as Union Grammar School to today

ongratulations are in order for Jerry Coleman ’42 for having been selected by the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame as one of their 2007 class of honorees.

Coleman’s list of achievements in the sports world includes recognition as American League Rookie of the Year (1949), American League All-Star and World Series MVP (1950) during his tenure with the New York Yankees. Jerry was a key member of the New York Yankees dynasty that went to the World Series six times in nine years (194957). He received the Ford C. Frick Award from the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of his work as a baseball broadcaster, including 34 seasons with the San Diego Padres. In 2002, Coleman joined the Lowell Sports Hall of Fame and has been a consistently generous supporter of both the Lowell Alumni Association and Lowell Sports Foundation for many years.

Outside of baseball, Coleman served in combat as a distinguished Marine pilot in World War II and Korea, earning two Distinguished Flying Crosses, 13 Air Medals and three Navy Citations while flying 120 missions. The U.S. Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame enshrined Coleman in 2005.

Coleman’s “classmates” for the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame ceremony are former 49er Jerry Rice, former Giant Will Clark and Stanford basketball sensation Jennifer Azzi. Jerry will be Lowell’s second BASHOF inductee, joining basketball great Tom Meschery ’57. The induction banquet will be held Thursday, April 26, 2007 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco.

For more information, visit www.bashof.org or call (415) 352-8830. Let’s make sure we have a solid Lowell contingent at the dinner to honor Jerry!

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copy, please send a check (made payable to Lowell Alumni Association) in the amount of $8 to Lowell Alumni Association, PO Box 320009, San Francisco, CA 94132. Be sure to enclose a note explaining that you’re ordering The Myriad.

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