Sunday, January 6, 2019

A belated entry...Sadly we announce the passing of Leonard Salvig, a member of the MHS Class of 1955.  Leonard had been ill for several months and had been in hospice care for the past few weeks.  Leonard had made contact that he was ready to meet his Lord and was ready to pass on...we pass on our Prayers to the family.






















RIP Len...








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Friday, January 6, 2017

Belated announcement: Passing of Classmate, Stan Thompson

Don Millich sent a message in late December that he had received a letter from Stan Thompson's wife that Stan had passed away.  Stan had contracted Pneumonia and passed.  He had been back in the states returning from England.  We are sadden to hear of his passing as we post this message.

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Once again we announce the passing of a Class of 1955 class member...Carlene Randall, Nelson, Moore passed away on Sunday, December 27th.  When we last contacted Carlene for the 60th Class reunion in August, she indicated that she was not well and didn't get out too much.  She also informed that she would not be able to attend the 60th Reunion in August.

As of today, 12-30-15, there has been no posting for Carlen's services.  We will post any further details if any are received.


Saturday, August 22, 2015


IN MEMORY: 

It is with sadness we announce the passing of Earl Wilder.  Earl’s daughter notified the MHS Class of 55 on Thursday that her father, Earl had passed at home under the care of Hospice.  She thanked the Class of 55 for remembering Earl and announced that a memorial for her Dad will be held on September 11th at the Methodist Church in Satsop.

Tammy also thanked the class for mailing Earl the Class Bio Booklet from the 60th reunion.  She said her Dad enjoyed looking all the entries over and over and really “sparked him up” as she read all the entries to him…she said that those thoughtful moments of him looking at the book brightened his day and lifted his spirits.

A heartfelt THANK YOU from Earl’s wife Linda, and daughter and entire families for remembering Earl…


                                                   


Tuesday, August 4, 2015

60th Reunion on Saturday...GREAT time!!


Friday, July 31, 2015

GUEST COMMENTARY: 1955 was good year, class member says

I am honored to be a member of the graduating class of Montesano High School in the fabulous year of 1955. Our class will join together on Saturday, Aug. 1, for our 60th reunion and, at our age, are still making the effort of maintaining longtime friendships. Our class graduated at a peace-time era and was full of enthusiasm, challenges and making a difference. The laid-back approach in life seemed to completely make it possible to accomplish anything that came our way. We were wide-eyed and ready to meet the world head on.This was out time and we were invincible.
What was happening in 1955? Quite a bit in our eyes. Our dads were employed, home-life was calm, everyone had a car, there was plenty on the table at meal-time and, most of all, rock and roll was here to stay. “Tutti-Frutti” by Little Richard was number one on the charts, followed by “The Great Pretender” by The Platters. Music was actually starting to sound good.
The halls of Monte-High were full and overflowing. Classes were great and the teachers were almost your friend. Principal Lloyd Enz was fair and treated everyone accordingly. Sports were tops and everyone who had Art Acuff for history knew more about football than those not in his class. Miss Ester Savage saw to it that you learned English and would always snap her fingers and call you “back to class” if you started to drift away into la la land. The food in the cafeteria was wholesome and really was edible. Those were good times.
Our class adviser was Mr. Donald Hoyt. He was new and had recently graduated from Columbia University and the University of Washington. He taught English as well and saw to it that you had learned something by the time you left his class. Mr. Hoyt was a little stiff at first, but after a few months, the class of ‘55 had showed him a few things about small-town life and how to work together and be at ease. Mr. Reiter on the other hand saw to it that if you couldn’t spell botanical names, you didn’t get it correct. We learned to spell in botany and chemistry.
Band and chorus was fun and gave a more relaxed feeling than a study period. Mr. Graham was an easy-going teacher and laughed along with us and made playing an instrument and singing fun. The music department received many honors and rewards under his baton.
The class of ‘55 had 52 members. We studied together, had PE together, ate together, played together, went to dances together and learned under the same teaching staff together. We were tightly knitted and got to know one another well. In ‘55 we also learned to become acquainted with the parents of our classmates. They attended our events and were chaperones at all the dances.
The class has lost 17 members to date along with our class advisor, Mr. Hoyt. There will be 35 remaining class members attending the 60th event on Aug. 1.
The Class of 1955 will honor a past seventh-grade teacher, Patricia Clemons, at the event. Pat was a longtime teacher at Montesano and is the remaining staff member of the Class of 1955. She will give a talk about her time and experiences at Montesano.
The class will meet together on Saturday, Aug. 1, in the Community Hall of the Montesano Church of God on the corner of Church and Spruce streets for their 60th reunion. The event will start at 11 a.m. and continue through until 4 p.m. The reunion luncheon will be served at 12:30 p.m. There will be a presentation of “stats” and awards following the luncheon.
The class of ‘55 decided to dismiss the event around 4 p.m. so that at “our ages” we could travel to home before dark.
Charlie Crass is a member of the Montesano High School Class of 1955.

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

MHS Class of 1955...60th year reunion this Saturday, August 1st. Montesano Church of God Community Hall, 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Catered Luncheon being served at 12:30...program to follow...Looking forward to seeing all class of 55 alumni...60 years and going strong!