55th reunion class of 64

Dear classmates,

Since our 50th reunion, our class has had several get togethers for lunches,
dinners, cruises, and a fabulous party at Jerry Ball’s Santa Cruz home last month.

Now it is time to begin to focus on our 55th reunion next year. The dates are set: September
6th-8th. The place is the Airport Plaza Hotel in Reno, Nevada. For the mere price of $70.00
per person, there will be a no-host cocktail meet and greet Friday night, a sat night dinner with dancing
(if anyone can still dance, at our age), and a Sunday brunch before your departure. We have
blocked 50 rooms at favorable rates at the hotel for your convenience.

Official notifications will be sent out early next year, but save the date now so there be
no reason to miss our next great class reunion.

Enjoy the upcoming holiday season and look for the official notification early next year.

Ron Johnson
WHS Class of 64

Message from Ron

Dear Classmates,

To quote Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

“Summer’s here and the time is right”

to BBQ in Santa Cruz.

We currently have 60 classmates and spouses who are planning to attend

and the price for everyone is a perfect FREE!!!!!!!!

So get out your calendars and mark down the date: Saturday September 29th.

It’s a great way to warm up for next year’s 55th reunion. Oh, and did I mention-

It’s FREE!!!!!!!!

Ron Johnson

WHS Class of ‘64

Save The Date

Dear Classmates,

SAVE THE DATE

As a prelude to our 55th reunion next year,

our classmate Jerry Ball and his wife have

graciously offered to open their home to the

Class of 1964 for a BBQ on Saturday,

September 29th. Jerry has a home in the

Santa Cruz hills with spectacular views of

the Pacific Ocean. And with the class of ‘64

thrown in, it should be a great day!!!!!!

Details will follow in a couple of months,

but put this date on your calendar now!

You won’t want to miss it.

Ron Johnson,

Class of ‘64

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In other news:

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Rich Davis Surgeries

Rich Davis will have a long recovery and quite a bit of physical therapy to be able to ambulated and walk again. His hospital visit and several surgeries were caused by an anurism and blood clots behind his knee.  Many are praying for his speedy recovery and following his progress on Facebook.   

If you prefer to send a note or card here is his home address.

From Linda Davis....

Thanks for any prayers 

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Charles Curtis 1964 - 2018

I received the following email today.

"Charles Curtis has passed on February 1, 2018 in Wichita KS. I am looking for a next of kin for him. I know his parents have passed but I am not sure if he has any brothers or sisters.

Thank you for your time

Madison D Khoury"

I am sad that we have lost another classmate. I didn't know Charles well and don't  know if he had siblings or who his close friends were. If you have answers on this question, please email Marian at 

Thanks, Marian

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Carribean Cruise

Our class of 64 cruise leaves Miami harbor on the Norwegian Getaway in 74 days (April 22nd).  It's not to late. You can still sign up to go. Contact Cinda Davidian Hyman at for information.

Jere Ribble, Diana Lee Koeffler and Laurel Cole Karpaty

I have received reliable information from 2 classmates that Jere Ribble died November 2, 2016 and was buried at sea on Dec 2, 2016.  I'm sorry I have no other information on this.

As you may recall, Diana Lee Koeffler lost her battle with cancer last year on March 16, 2016.  There will be a Celebration of Life for Diana Lee Koeffler on March 11th, 2017 at 12 noon at the Foster City Clubhouse for any that are able to attend.

Laurel Cole Karpaty died on Feb 9th.  Enclosed is the obituary written by her son Aaron. Connie, Ron and I attended her services in Santa Nella, CA where she was laid to rest. 

Enjoy every day to the fullest.

Class Lunch at Joe's

Dear Classmates,

Plans have been finalized for our class lunch at Westlake Joe’s.

Date:      Tuesday January 17th

Time:      1:00 to 4:00 PM

Cost:       $40.00 per person (includes tax and tip)

Menu:     Includes:

               Salad,

               Steak or chicken entrée

               Sauteed Mixed Vegetables

               Pasta (probably their famous ravioli)

               Dessert, coffee and tea

               No host beverages

We are limited to only 50 people and we already have 31 people signed up,

so if you are planning on attending this luncheon, please let me know as

soon as possible. Names will be added on a first come, first serve basis, so

let me know as soon as you can if you would like to join us.

Thanks,

Ron Johnson

Susan Sherman 1946-2016

Susan Sherman has passed and the funeral will be tomorrow at Oakmont Funeral and Crematorium in Lafayette California at 2PM. The Service will be held in the Inspirational Chapel at 2088 Reliez Valley Road Lafayette California . She had been sick for a while and in a care facility for over a year. She had a surgical procedure and got an infection from her stay in the hospital and passed soon afterwards. 

I remember Susie with her bright smile and being a good friend to all.  She will be missed.

She is survived by her brother Ron Sherman (class of 67). 

Thanks to David Mahoney for passing providing this information.

lunch at joes

Dear classmates,

After many months of frustrating conversations with Westlake Joes,

we are finally able to put together a lunch for the Class of ‘64. We

are looking at Tuesday January 17th. If we have less than 20 people,

we can just meet at Joes, be scattered throughout the restaurant,

and order off the menu.

If we have more than 20 people, we will reserve one half of the

newly remodeled Cascade Room, have a 3 course lunch that

includes Salad; a choice of Entrée (Steak a la Bruno, Chicken Piccata,

Filet of Sole, or Eggplant Parmigiana): side dishes of Ravioli and

sautéed mixed vegetables: and a warm chocolate brownie for dessert.

This lunch would cost $35.00 per person plus whatever beverage

you choose to drink.

I know we have been talking about this for a long time, but it’s finally

going to happen. So please send me or Marian an email and let me know

weather you will be able to attend our class’ luncheon.

Ron Johnson

Class of ‘64

Marietta Patricia Nichols October 18, 1946 - June 9, 2016

Marietta Patricia Nichols October 18, 1946 - June 9, 2016 

Marietta Nichols of San Carlos, CA passed away suddenly yet peacefully the evening of June 9, 2016 at 69 years of age. She took her final breath with her loving family nearby and holding hands with her son Chad while listening to one of her favorite songs, Time to Say Goodbye by Andrea Bocelli. 

Born to Arthur and Anita Shanoian on October 18, 1946 in Hayward, CA, she is survived by her adoring husband of 41 years, best friend, and soulmate Ken, her son James Screeton, Jr., his wife Melinda his children Kayle, Adrianna, Jenna, Anthony, and Alyssa, her son Chad and wife Rose Marie and their children Victoria and Sean, sister Joyce Kennedy and brother Douglas Shanoian and wife Patty, dear nieces and nephews Renee O’Brien, Lynne Kennedy, Valerie Kennedy, Damian Shanoian, Jeromy Shanoian, best friend and partner in crime Trude Richmond, and many great nieces and nephews, cousins, and friends whom she loved immensely. Preceded in passing by her brother Art Shanoian, Jr. 

“Cookie” as she was affectionately called when she was a young girl had a servant’s heart guided toward her family from a young age. She cherished her cousins incredibly and looked forward seeing them during the many visits back to the family farm near Fresno with her parents and siblings. She always got to ride in the middle of the front seat because she got car sick and joked later in life that her brother Doug never made her forget she was being spoiled to have the privilege. She was a Girl Scout and Candy Striper at the hospital, embracing her servant’s heart from a young age. Marietta loved caring for children and babysat the neighborhood kids to earn money as a teenager. Dancing was one of her great joys and as a girl was a Sugar Plum Fairy in the famed Nutcracker Ballet at the San Francisco Opera. 

Marietta had an adventurous spirit and loved horsepower. She boasted about her Ranchero with a T-Bird motor that she drag raced a bit in high school that “no one could touch her”. As a young woman, she loved music and Lake Tahoe from which one of her trips she hitchhiked saying in hindsight it probably wasn’t the best idea. 

She truly was a reflection of the best of both of her parents whom she deeply, deeply loved, respected, and admired. Her father Arthur went on to be a Hall of Fame Auto Racing Car Owner. Marietta cherished their many trips to the races where she could cheer on the family car, most special to her heart being the scenic and famous Calistoga Speedway, one of the few tracks that mom Anita would go to. When her father Art won the 1973 BCRA Car Owner’s Championship, it was at the celebratory banquet that she met the 1973 BCRA Driving Champion, Ken Nichols whom she said, “Once I saw him that was it. He was my man”. Ken and Marietta were soulmates joined in true love. They shared the same passions for competition, adventure, kindness, and family. 

After getting married at Lake Tahoe in 1975, she and Ken traveled to the races with her son Jimmy on the West Coast for the next two years until they decided to go to the racing capital of the world and move to Indiana. The family shared many adventures traveling through the Midwest and across country which became many of her most cherished stories. Getting lost for 6 hours at night when they were only about an hour from home in the middle of nowhere after husband Ken said he knew a shortcut, trying to fry up the little fish he caught to bring home for dinner that she said ended up being about the size of two potato chips, and even flying in a Learjet. When they lived in Brownsburg, she loved to recall the story of when Ken took Jimmy to play in the local Little League All Star game and he lost a pop up in the lights which unfortunately found his face on the way down. Dad opened the door and said, “Now, don’t panic” holding Jimmy back from sight until she raced over and saw her son and recalled that, “it was so swollen and bruised it looked like the baseball was in his eye”. 

It was in Indianapolis in 1976 that son Chad was born. He went to his first races at only a few weeks old for which she said she left one teeny part of his hands exposed to the sun which got burned and the doctor sternly admonished her like she couldn’t believe. He never stepped foot outside again if he was in arm’s reach of her without his mom’s hands slathering sunscreen all over his face, even as an adult. 

Marietta loved the long nights to the races to compete and see what she considered her extended family. Her husband Ken and her would put the back seats in the Toyota Celica down to make a hot wheels race track and bed for son Chad. To save time they would change driver and passenger positions at speed down the highway. Marietta was never the owner or driver of record, but she was an integral part and inspiration for three Hall of Fame Careers, multiple championships, and hundreds upon hundreds of feature victories of her father, husband, and sons. The grandstands will forever echo with her yelling “C’mon Nichols GO!!!” as her husband charged to the lead. 

Marietta adored her family. She never missed a wedding, funeral, birthday, or any family event that she could attend. In a day and age when families seem to go their separate ways and keep in touch passingly via social media, she embraced the lost art of “the visit” that her parents had done so well. She made time whenever possible to stop by and spend time with her family and friends. Racing trips to Madera would often involve her dropping her father, husband, and sons off at the track while she went to see the family in Fresno until returning later in the evening to the races. She would spend hours on the phone keeping in contact with all those she held close to her heart listening, telling stories, and offering unfiltered advice straight from the heart which we will all miss. 

She enjoyed beautiful things but was never considered materialistic. She liked her jewelry shiny and the wheels on her car chrome. She loved to travel most special place being Amsterdam, but also spent time in Italy, Belgium, England, Japan, and Paris among others. She enjoyed Andrea Bocelli, whom she saw live the week prior to her passing. A truly special moment for a woman loved her music and never let West Side Story or The Wizard of Oz play without joining in song. 

One of her most precious days was the surprise 40th Anniversary party her husband Ken threw for her with all her friends and family waiting in secret at The Olympic Club in the very same room she helped orchestrate her parent’s wedding anniversary celebration. When the doors whisked open her eyes and face lit up and she said she “could just not believe it”. The woman of honor who loved dancing her whole life and would always remind us that her husband Ken doesn’t dance was in for the real surprise. She was absolutely astonished when she found out that he had secretly taken lessons when he led her around the floor in dance in front of all those who loved her. Her smile that day was as big and bright as her heart. 

Most of all, Marietta was an incredible giver. Everyone felt like family, even strangers. She took care of us all. Officially, she was a volunteer at St. John’s Armenian Church, but unofficially she was a volunteer in all our lives. She took the time to ask about one’s life and loved enough to listen. She was the rock of the family and the keeper of its stories and secrets. She knew anything about anyone at any time because she took the time to care and we all felt safe leaning on her. 

One never entered her house without a warm smile and embracing arms and you never left her house without a plate of food and an I love you. 

Marietta was richly loving and generous and in her passing one finds it impossible to recall a time she asked for anything in return. 

Memorial and viewing will be held at Skylawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park 100 Lifemark Rd., San Mateo, CA on Tuesday June 14. Guests may arrive at 11 AM with memorial to begin at 12 PM. Reception to follow.

Sherry Ann Fields (Lynch)

Sad news I received from Carole Marlar Steele: 

"I have a message that I'm sad to share with you:  I accidentally discovered while searching the internet recently, that my very dear friend and former Westmoor classmate, (class of 1964), Sherry Ann Lynch (married name, Fields) passed away November 28, 2014.  Unfortunately, I don't have any other details.  I've tried to contact her brother, David Lynch, but I haven't been successful.    I guess my search to find Sherry has finally ended."

From the memorial page:

Sherry Ann Fields (Lynch)

September 2, 1946 ~ November 28, 2014 (age 68)

Sherry Ann Fields, 68, of Indianapolis, passed away Friday, November 28, 2014. She was born September 2, 1946 in Noblesville, Indiana to the late Ira R. and Dorotha M. (Huse) Lynch. 

Sherry is survived by her brother, Dave Lynch of Reno, Nevada. She is preceded in death by both her parents, Ira R. and Dorotha M. (Huse) Lynch. 

At this time, no services are to be held.

Indiana Memorial

3562 W. 10th Street

Indianapolis, IN  46222

Diana Lee 1946-2016

Dear classmates, 

I'm sorry report that Diana Lee lost her battle with cancer this morning. Her daughter Kate posted the following on facebook 

"Our beautiful Mommy, Grandmother, Wife, Aunt, Sister-in-law, Granddaughter and friend has left on her next journey.  She passed peacefully in her sleep early this morning.  She now dances among the Angels and will always be watching over us.  We love you so much!  Thank you for showing us all what unconditional love and family means.  Heart-to-heart, wings-to-wings forever and always. We miss you already. Xoxo"

Our hearts go out to the Koeffler family. If you would like to send a card or note, send to her husband Joe at

Mr Joe Koffler and family

Paul David Anibale 1946-2015

Dear Classmates,

I received some very sad news from Dave Sholin and wanted to pass it along to everyone. Our classmate Paul Anibale passed away Friday night at his home in Lincoln, California. Paul had been dealing with many health issues for quite some time but yet as we all know, in events such as this his passing is a shock. Paul had many friends in our class. Paul leaves behind his partner Judy, a daughter Francine and a son David.

As I get more  information, I will send it along.  Condolences for the family can be sent to Judy at pauljude@sbcglobal.net or send them to Dave Sholin, yourduke@aol.com and he will send them on to the family.