Are You Free for Lunch?

If you had visited Cress Creek Country Club on May 28 about 1:00PM, you could have joined 9 of our classmates for a 2-hour lunch and gab session. In attendance and enjoying the company of others were (from the left): John Spencer, Norma Deardorff Plummer, Brand Bobosky, Chuck Austin, Larry Connor, Carol Reeves Carlquist, Darryl Jelinek, Larry Bruder, and Bill Barnhart.

I'm sure you can figure out who's who in the pics that follow:









Next time there's a gathering (it's always spur-of-the-moment), make sure you're among 'em, so we can publish you, too.

A Budding Artist in our Midst

The following self-portrait was done by one of our classmembers. Got any guesses?
Personally, I think it's so good you'll know right off who this is.

Calling Dr. Benson -- Calling Dr. Benson

Our resident Professor of Orthopedic Medicine/Surgery, Dan Benson, has never been more needed than he has been lately by several other class members:

We begin with Barb Rall Peiffer who fractured not one but both her wrists in late March. She must be doing pretty well now, post surgery, because we see her popping up on Facebook every now and then. Hope your recovery is complete, Barb, that you're now as good as new.
Next comes Judith Anderson who walked around Las Vegas on a 4-day vacation, then home in Honolulu for some 6 weeks with a fractured (3 breaks actually) hip. After finally having x-rays taken, surgery was performed, 3 pins were inserted, and she's now on the road to walking unassisted. Hope you're healing quickly and completely.
John Spencer comes next with a left shoulder replacement. Haven't heard much about this, but we're assuming John came thru the surgery with flying colors and will stay out of the hospital until another part fails (life-long construction work will do a number on you). Happy healing, John!
Our most recent casualty is Ellen Brockway Bunning who fractured both her tibia and fibula (both bones in her lower leg) while visiting a park with her husband; surgery is scheduled for sometime next week. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Ellen, for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery.

Come on, 57ers --- let's see if we can all stay in one piece without the need for surgery in order to accomplish it.

Our Sympathy to Jean Devaney

We just learned Jean Devaney recently lost her husband of 50 years to cancer. Our deepest sympathy to Jean.

"Hugo H. Dahm 71, of Downers Grove, lost his courageous battle against cancer on May 30, 2010; loving husband of 50 years to Jean Dahm, nee Devaney, devoted father to Bill, Jeff, Amy and David; cherished grandfather to Matthew, Jonathon, Connor, Erin, Declan and Avery. Hugo was an avid golfer and lifelong Cubs fan. Memorial Celebration will be held Saturday, June 5th 12:00 p.m. until time of Service 1:00 p.m. at Adams-Winterfield & Sullivan Funeral Home, 4343 Main St. (1 blk. So. of Ogden Ave.), Downers Grove. In lieu of flowers, Hugo requested contributions to "Connor Dahm Fund" DuPage Credit Union, P.O. Box 3930, Naperville, IL 60567-3930."

Class of '57 Now on Facebook

We've created a group on Facebook called "DGHS Class of 1957", and so far, 7 of us have signed up. If you're on Facebook, look us up and join in the fun to come. If you're not yet on Facebook, now's the time. We're looking forward to welcoming the other 350 (give or take) of you to the class group.

Eric Larsen Now 2 For 2

Judy Dian Larsen's son, Eric, has now reached the North Pole after his success of reaching the South Pole; all that remains is his climbing to the top of Mt Everest before the end of the year to attain his goal of the "3 poles in a year". What follows is the note I received from Judy re: this adventure --- and I heartily suggest you visit one of Eric's websites, each of which provides a great deal of additional info about this undertaking ---

"Hi Judy, Son Eric and company arrived at the North Pole on Earth Day,
2010. Two thirds of his Save the Poles - Save the Earth program have
been completed. Check out www.ericlarsenexplore.com or
www.savethepoles.com. Otherwise, all is normal here, for our age,
anyhow."

Washington School on Facebook

A note from Garland Edgell tells of finding a group of folks on Facebook who attended Washington School in Downers Grove; it is called, "Washington School, Downers Grove, IL". If you're on Facebook, even if you didn't go to Washington, be sure to check it out. And if you aren't on Facebook (that's www.facebook.com), give some thought to signing up. I've already been "found" by a former resort guest I haven't seen or heard from in almost 20 years; and 57ers Judith Anderson and Rosemary Baker reconnected, thanx to Rosemary's daughter's use of Facebook.