Classmates |
Classmates—High-school Cronies |
Don Ellsworth |
My closest friend, through all the time we lived in San Bernardino. Our primary point of contact was always at church. Indeed, we attended separate elementary and junior high schools. But all through those early years, if I didn’t go home from Sunday School with my own folks, I was likely to end up at Don’s house in Highland, as an afternoon guest (until evening Sacrament Meeting) of Carl and Deborah Ellsworth. Or at the Clawsons’. When we became classmates at Pacific and in Mammy’s Seminary, we quickly formed a well-nigh-inseparable triumvirate (triumpuerate?) with the Killer, Mike Anderson. |
Mike Anderson |
We called my co-valedictorian crony “the Killer,” mainly because we couldn’t imagine anything less descriptive. The first “man without guile” I ever knew, or at least recognized as such. With his sweet, gentle, straightforward character, Michael Smith Anderson stood out for goodness in the midst of a pretty decent population. We met at Pacific: he was a member of either the Second or Fourth Ward (I could never distinguish them; still can’t) and therefore went to church in the Waterman Avenue building. And he’d attended, of course, other elementary and junior high schools. Don, Mike, and I spent a lot of time together, through high school. |
Classmates: the Clarinetwork |
John Allen |
A gentle, pleasant chap with a fine sense of humor. Fellow clarinetist in the
Pacific
High School Band;
John and I generally sat second and third chairs and occasionally
“challenged” each other and swapped positions. Our school
wasn’t loaded with achieving black kids, and John’s
minority rôle was particularly challenging for him. Over our three years together in the Class of 1958, he became increasingly politicized, from a racial point of view, developing something of an angry edge.
Complicated his relationships with the rest of us. I do hope he’s
done well; I’ve lost track of him. |
David Fitzpatrick |
My closest friend at Arrowview Junior High School. Dave, Lynda Fisher, and I played clarinet together in the school orchestra, all three years… |
Lynda Fisher Fitzpatrick |
…and then, later, Dave and Lynda married. And subsequently, I understand, divorced. Here are pictures of a very youthful double-date of which we constituted three-fourths. |
Diane Sather |
Friendly clarinet-section neighbor in the Pacific High School Band. |
Jane Weeks |
Perennial first-chair clarinet in the Pacific High School Band. John, Diane, and I never did dislodge her from that position. |
Classmates: Others at Pacific |
Curtiss Allen |
Delightful, droll chap. Fellow Key Clubber. Class of 1957. French horn player in the Pacific High School Band.
Still (early 2000s) active, by Christy’s report, in musical activities in the area.
Curt’s father was a successful local entrepreneur, proprietor of Allen Iron Works (if I recall aright), and eventual near neighbor of Pappy and Norma on Olivewood Lane. Also a fellow-Rotarian with Pappy. Curt owned the purple Model-T Ford which, jointly with Curt himself and Christy Sorenson in color-coded Victorian costume, became a marvelous school-spirit mascot unit. When we returned to Berdoo after our year at Stanford, Curt and his wife were living across Sixteenth Street from our homestead, in the home that had always been occupied by Jack Jernigan and his family, back when I was alive. PHS Band, 1956PHS Band, 1957 Key Club 1957 Sixteenth-Street neighbor |
Evelyn Christina Sorenson Elliot |
French horn and glockenspiel player in the Pacific High School Band, and bright, irrepressible, irreplaceable sparkplug of the great Pacific High Class of 1958. She and Curtiss Allen became jointly a remarkable school-spirit symbol, dolled up in purple-and-silver Victorian/Edwardian finery, and riding in Curt’s shiny purple Model T Ford. Both in those days, and ever since, Christy has been the main mover behind class reunions and interstitial communications.
I had something of a case on her (from afar, quoth he needlessly), and we actually had one date together. Pretty tame: she came to church with me, one Sunday morning in 1958. She joined the Church, not long after, but only after she had grown up and left home. Her Lutheran parents weren’t enchanted with the idea. The day Christy married Fred Elliot, she stopped in at Nielsen’s Pharmacy, where I worked. Seeing me, unexpectedly, she told me the big news and invited me to the festivities. Thunderstruck, I said something, but it can’t have been very graceful. She’s forgiven me, thank her and the Lord. PHS Band, 1956PHS Band, 1957 PHS Band, 1958 Baccalaureate Led Class Hymn Graduated in the Class of 1958 |
Bob Bailey |
Jean Barnes |
PHS Band, 1956 PHS Band, 1958 Kaiser Steel Honor Roll California Scholarship Federation |
Nice of her to help me over the wall… Bank of America Semifinalist Bank of America Finalist Bank of America Third Prize Co-Valedictorian |
On the library wall Senior Class Vice President Co-valedictory Accompanied Bill Pinkerton Graduated in the Class of 1958 |
Bob Briese |
Trombone player in the
Pacific High School Band. Dated Valerie in high school. |
Paul Chapin |
Flute player in the
Pacific High School
Band. Marching Band. PHS Band 1956 Wind quintet Key Club 1956 National Forensic League Met again at MIT |
Dennis Clawson |
Primary 1949 Seminary 1955 Del’s Baptism |
Klar Clawson |
An early San Bernardino friend — a bit early to call her a girlfriend. Like the Ellsworths, the Clawsons were my occasional Sunday-afternoon hosts, between Sunday School and Sacrament Meeting. She was Odessa; I forget Brother Clawson’s front name. Seminary Seminary Chorus Seminary 1955-56 Del’s Baptism |
Bill Cover |
Student body president for 1958, our senior year at Pacific High. Co-salutatorian with Steve
Voss) at
graduation, as three of us shared valedictory honors. A charming and accomplished young man, younger brother to Tom Cover. A friend, but not an intimate. Appears in
photo here
(sixth from the left, front row).
Honor Roll California Scholarship Federation Senior class president Co-salutatory Graduated in the Class of 1958 |
Tom Cover |
National Forensic League Key Club 1956 Kindly Rush Week host, 1958 |
Vernon Evans |
Key Club Charity Key Club 1956 Key Club 1957 Key Club 1958 Honor Roll California Scholarship Federation Graduated in the Class of 1958 |
Lloyd “Wormley” Hile |
Friend at Arrowview |
Alice Hofmaister |
California Scholarship
Federation Accompanied me through the ivy Graduated in the Class of 1958 |
Bob Humphrey |
A modest, thoughtful fellow Key Clubber. We shared a number of math and
science classes. Key Club 1957 Kaiser Steel Graduated in the Class of 1958 |
Dawn Jones |
Red-headed daughter of George and Ida, sister of Duane and Ross and Wanda, Dawn was a bright spot in Church and school settings. The Joneses lived a couple of blocks south of the Third Ward chapel. George was my first missionary companion, when I was called to a Stake Mission as a senior. He taught me how to change Hesperus’ oil and to tune him up; a 1941 Chevy required little maintenance beyond that. Ida held memorable Sunday School classes in their living room, in the days before we had a real meetinghouse. She married Val Tarbox, and we see them now and then at the Bountiful Temple.
Seminary 1957 Seminary Breakfast Seminary 1958 Seminary 1958-59 |
Duane Jones |
Son of George & Ida Jones Seminary Received Aaronic Priesthood award |
Mel Kinder |
National Forensic League Key Club 1956 Clowning on the hearth |
Darrell Lewis |
Kay Lewis |
Vaughn Lewis |
Played trombone in the
Pacific High School Band. PHS Band, 1956 Dated Valerie early on, but her mom said he was too old for her. In Seminary 1956-57 Seminary 1956-57 |
Mike “Magoo” McCue |
Friend at Arrowview |
Linda Meyer |
When Mammy’s encouragement (never to be ignored) prodded me forth to something approaching normal social behavior, I usually turned to Linda for the requisite partner. She was sweet, smart, and a couple of years my junior. And I retain a vague recollection that Kenny Skousen and I may have been assigned as Ward Teachers to the home of honey-people Irel and Ruth Meyer. Which, if true, may have facilitated the connection. She put up with me very kindly, but she was very sweet on Scotty Lethbridge and ultimately married Bill Townsend.
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Gordon Millett |
First Ward Primary His dad in Bishopric Aaronic Priesthood award section |
Seminary 1956 Seminary 1957 Seminary |
Seminary Chorus Quartet Milletts |
Mike “Lord Sebastian” Moore |
Kathleen Nebeker |
Kathleen and I dated fairly extensively during the
Hesperus period: I was a senior, and she a sophomore. We were classmates in Seminary and fellow Pacific Pirates, that year. Younger than I, of course, so that I could manage in spite of my characteristic bashfulness.
Kathleen was (probably still is) very talented on the violin. Her mother was a very dear lady with some health problems; I never met her father. We “broke up” before the end of that school year. She stayed in San Bernardino for college and was a leader in Lambda Delta Sigma. Triple date Seminary 1957 Seminary 1958-59 Seminary 1958-59 |
Leland Peterson |
Jim Puckett |
Kaiser Steel National Merit Semifinalist National Merit Scholar Graduated in the Class of 1958 |
Gaylord Spence |
Saxophone player in the Pacific High School Band. Finely-honed and punnish sense of humor. I think it was he (or possibly Steve Voss) who backed out of a parallel-parked car into the protruding latch of a mailbox. Turning suddenly, and seeing no sign of his assailant, he yelped, “I’ve been goosed by a ghost!” |
PHS Band, 1956 PHS Band, 1957 Kaiser Steel Graduated in the Class of 1958 |
Bill Townsend |
Married Linda Meyer Key Club 1958 |
Steve Voss |
National Forensic League Key Club 1956 Key Club 1957 Key Club 1958 |
Kaiser Steel California Scholarship Federation National Merit Semifinalist |
National Merit Scholar Co-salutatory Graduated in the Class of 1958 |
Lea Ward |
Double date with Dave and Lynda Friend at Arrowview |
Steve Watkins |
Key Club Charity Key Club 1956 Key Club 1957 |
Key Club 1958 Student Council Kaiser Steel |
Honor Roll California Scholarship Federation Bank of America Semifinalist Lost in Bank of America Finals |
Classmates: at MIT and Harvard |
Bruce Butterfield |
Checker Finn |
Richie Garber |
Roommate and fellow hacker at MIT Neighbor and hearts opponent at MIT Picketing pickets at Exodus Came to Church with me. |
Ken Gentle |
Roy Harris |
Peter and Marcia Miller |
John Reed |
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