Early October news

We want to wish some of our classmates a Happy Birthday. (I know I am missing some, and I hope no one will be offended if they are missed)

Sue Payette - October 1st
Janice Williams - October 2nd
George Mitchell - October 8th
Robert Mathes - October 10th
Robert Arch - October 13th
Jim Hunt - October 16th
Linda Brewer - October 18th
Michele Colby - October 18th
Mary Ellen Sregzinski Daiss - October 19th
Lorraine Colclough - October 19th
Karen Patrick Pera - October 22th
Sharon Killin McCluney - October 31st
Steve Baker - October
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New email addresses for the following classmates have been added to the class website.

Lynn Gleason

Karen Hughes Eberle

Chuck Murray

Katherine Sarubbi
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Michael Albert Mathews

We are saddened to report the death of

Michael Albert Mathews

on 7/19/2008.


We received information that Michael and his wife Lynn had been living up in the mountains above Stockton. Mike had been suffering with Diabetes for many years and was found to have a serious infection. He was taken to Roseville, CA to a hospital which has the equipment that was needed. He was told it was just a matter of days before his death and he had received his Last Rights. His wife Lynn (Terra Nova Class of 65) is staying with Mike’s sister back in the Bay Area for the winter season and is planning to return to the mountains when the weather permits. The park where they keep their house on wheels is closed from before fall through the winter.

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We're still waiting on signed contracts for the reunion and will contact everyone as soon as possible after that.

Reunion details expected next week

We've had our committee meeting and picked the food, location and DJ. As soon as all the contracts are signed the registration forms will be online with all the details.

We have lots of new email addresses for everyone. If you see someone on the lists you haven't heard from in awhile, drop them a note and say Hi. They'd probably love to hear from you. We've had lots of people getting excited about the next reunion and we're receiving new alumni contact information every day.

The latest email addresses added to our list are

Connie Green Tarczy
Kathy Bertolani Hardy
Jack Kelso
Martin Rist
Joe Silvestri
Alison Trigg Willians

see the website for their addresses
http://www.westmoorhighclassof64.com/


Also on a sad note we have information that 3 of our classmates have passed away over the last few years. We have found these people thru research in databases so we did not receive personal confirmation from anyone. If you have any information on these classmates please let us know. We don't want to post incorrect information. We have written to the newspapers to try to obtain obituary information.

Jeffrey Robert Klepper
Born: 27 May 1945
Died: 8 Jan 2005

Raymond B Sabella
Born: 28 Nov 1946
Died: 2 Jul 2006

Robert Allan Stein
Born: Feb 2, 1947
Died: 26 Jun 1991

James A Pasha 1947-2008

It is with sadness that we let you know that Jim passed away on Thursday, August 28. It happened while he was washing his already too clean porshe 968. "It was quick and final. I miss him more than I can say. " says his wife Janet.


The class of 64 has lost a great friend. Jim was very involved with the 40th reunion, writing newsletters for us all the time and helping to find lost classmates. I had many great conversations with Jim as I know many of you did. Jim was very intelligent, gifted with many talents, had a great sense of humor and was lots of fun to talk with.

We will miss you Jim.

Marian

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Another reminder of what a brief time we all have. It was yesterday that we all walked the halls of Westmoor together. Each with our own unique personalities......we never thought of leaving this world, at that time. Now another friend, classmate and dear soul has no more halls to walk in this world. For his wife and family, I am so sorry for your loss. For Jim, thank you for being who you were on this joyous and sorrowful planet. For all of us, for this moment......we still have time to slow down and love what has been given us - to have another moment in time to be the best we can be and cherish what we have,God bless you Jim and your family. See you in the halls of tomorrow.

Jill Bowie Casad

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I will always remember Jim's wonderful sense of humor and his genuine interest in all his Westmoor classmates. He'll certainly be missed and we will indeed remember his warm spirit at next years reunion. Sincere sympathies to all his friends and family.

Dave Sholin

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Although I had classes together with Jim we never really knew each other well at Westmoor ,.. but in our dotage Jim contacted me through classmates .com and over the past 5 years we have been e mail friends. The past 3 years have been a time of transition for me and no matter how down I was Jim had a word of encouragment and hope. I will sorely miss his emails, and most of all his friendship. These memories I will cherish as it is not often this late in life you develop this kind of friendship.

Rinice Phillips

More Class News for August 2008

Class news:

The Gary Mendoza family has permanently moved to Southern California and they are looking inPasadena for a home.

John Restivo and family moved from Auburn 3 1/2 years ago to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico where they are having a wonderful time. They work(volunteer) two days a week at Vista Vallarta Club de Golf and they play 2-3 days of golf each week. They love it there, especially the Mexican people. They say they are very busy and seem to run out of time each and every day.

We found Steve Zarate in Irvine contemplating retirement. He was getting an early start as he called the committee from a vacation over the arctic circle.

Pamela Karp Addington is in Oregon and very involved with horses and charity work. She is the coordinator for the Oregon High Desert Classics, the principal annual fundraiser for the programs of J Bar J Youth Services, a non-profit organization established in 1968 offering services to at-risk youth and families. The programs of J Bar J Youth Services include the J Bar J Boys Ranch, Cascade Youth and Family Center, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon and The Academy at Sisters.

David Mahoney is also involved with volunteer work - he works with Saddle Pals who work with special needs children and horses under UCP and he volunteers with Master Food Preservers teaching home canning and food safety thru the UC Davis Cooperative.

New email addresses are in for
Gary Mendoza
Carol Hilton Jordan

See our website for their addresses
www.westmoorhighclassof64.com

We're gearing up and have some news for you.

First we have new email addresses for four alumni
Greg McCarthy
Steve Zarate
Michael Frank
Pamela Karp Addington
you can see their email addresses as well as everyone else's on the website at
http://www.westmoorhighclassof64.com/

We're trying to get an idea of how many people to plan for at the next reunion. Would you either email me (marian@westmoorhighclassof64.com) or sign up on our webpage to let us know if you plan on attending. That page is located at http://www.westmoorhighclassof64.com/whoiscoming.htm

If you have already signed the page at classmates, you need not sign again.

We welcome your comments and opinions regarding the upcoming reunion.
Thanks
Your alumni committee

Just In

We've found a copy of the 30th reunion yearbook and posted it on the website for all to enjoy. So go take a look at what everyone looked like in 1994!

http://www.westmoorhighclassof64.com/30threunionpictures.html


The alumni committee is getting together in September to finalize plans for our 45th reunion, so look for more information in the next month.

We'd enjoy hearing from some of you on what is happening in your life, great trips you took, friends you've gotten together with, retirements, new grandchildren, anything you'd like to share. We love pictures also. If you don't want to post directly to the blog, send me an email with your info and I'll post it for you.

Looking forward to hearing from everyone
Marian Gallian
marian@westmoorhighclassof64.com

In the News

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (July 16, 2008) — Seventeen local broadcasting legends, including longtime favorites Alex Bennett, Rosie Allen, Renel Brooks-Moon and Dave Sholin, are members of the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame’s Class of 2008.

Four of the Bay Area’s most popular sportscasters — Bob Fouts, Russ Hodges, Don Klein and Roy Storey — are members of the latest class, as is the “World’s First Airborne Traffic Reporter,” Hap Harper. The latest group of honorees — the third to be enshrined — will be inducted during a public ceremony on October 1 in Berkeley. More than 6,000 votes were cast online and in person during the open balloting period, which ended on July 1. The complete Class of 2008, listed alphabetically, includes:*

DAVE SHOLIN — Another of San Francisco State University’s endless stream of talented broadcasters, Dave Sholin – “The Duke” – got his start at San Jose’s KLIV (1590 AM) and KARA (105.7 FM). Having quickly built a reputation for having a “golden ear,” he was hired by the legendary KFRC (610 AM) as music director; he cemented his reputation by being named Music Director of the Year by the Gavin Report as KFRC pulled off an unprecedented string of seven consecutive Billboard Major Market Top 40 Station of the Year awards. Later named national music director for KFRC’s parent company, RKO General, he took the job one step beyond by creating a series of RKO Radio Network specials featuring stars such as Paul McCartney, Rod Stewart and Stevie Wonder, as well as a historic interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono conducted only hours before Lennon’s murder. Dave Sholin is currently the morning host at Classic Hits KFRC (106.9 FM).

This picture is taken from Dave's scrapbook which KFRC has posted on it's website.

You might enjoy looking at more pictures. To see them go to

http://www.kfrc.com/pages/2611338.php?contentType=4&contentId=2430768

Tributes to Coach Losberger from the Class of 64

RODNEY LOSBERGER

A wonderful individual who put development of youth above wins and losses.His friendship will be lost forever; never to be replaced; but committed to memory. Rod, you left a whole group of successful people out here, who, were it not for you, would be worse off. You will be missed. No place can we go and smell the unique aroma of those cigars, admire the sleek older cars you kept in perfect condition, and smile at your dapper ways and positive behavior patterns you instilled in all who worked along side side of you and had you for a teacher : no, more of a parent. You were there to fill the gaps in our lives when our own parents were not. You taught fairness and acceptance of outcomes. Who can we look to to see those cardigan sweaters, clear blue eyes, and wonderful sense of humor. It is a rarity that someone with all of your attributes could be there in tiny Daly City. Generosity, understanding, and friendliness do not even begin to tell the loss we now feel.

Barbara, we are so sorry for you in your loss. Please accept our sense of loss and sadness of Rodney as our attempt to tell you how much we envy you for being able to spend time as a dear part of his life.

I feel a chunk of my life is gone. Tony, Pete, Byron, Rodney...never will there will there be a partnership in schools to duplicate your dynamics.

Rod, I, and all to whom I have spoken , miss you, love you, and you will forever remain in our hearts.

Marc Mallinger
Westmoor High School
Class of 1964

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Our sincere and heartfelt condolences to the Losberger family. "Coach" was a role model to many of us at Westmoor High School and his "smile" was infectious. While short on words, his wit always made us think and his humor always made us smile. There was no ego with Coach Losberger, just sincere and true concern for his students and players. You will be missed. Our hope is that you knew the impact you had on so many of us over the years and the legacy you have left behind.

Gary and Cheryl Mendoza
May 3, 2008
Rocklin, CA

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Thanks, Rodney, for teaching me more than baseball. Thanks for teaching me that I can't always be the best, but I am still part of a team and play my part in the wins and losses. Many more life's lessons than I expected to get on a foggy hillside baseball field in Daly City, California.

Bob Hansen
May 9, 2008
Forestville, CA

Alumni found living in Sweden

I am sort of a late reactor. A very late reactor ... here goes.

I was in the class of '64 at Westmoor High School but never graduated with my class. I was so involved with music that I neglected my studies. (One year I got 3 A's and 3 F's - A good C-average but that didn't impress my folks.) I was very active in the music at Westmoor High School. Maybe you remember that piano player (I even started playing the clarinet and saxophone) - but that was many years ago.

In the mean time I continued persuing music. So much that when I was drafted into the military, I went there to inlist! I was thinking: "If I'm drafted, they can do with me what they want; if I inlist, I'm in the drivers seat." I went to the Oakland Army Terminal and auditioned for one of the clarinet chairs. (I went there as a pianist, but was told there was no piano player MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) in the Army. But there was one for clarinet and since they needed a clarinetist I was there man. I had to go to Norfolk, Virginia (Navy) for further studies on the clarinet. On the first day of theory class, the commanding officer asked the class: "Do we have any piano player MOS's?" I was surprised that a number of students raised their hands. I mentioned that I was told there wasn't such an animal but they explained to me that because the Oakland Army Terminal needed a clarinetist they told me that. To make a long story short I recieved a secondary MOS on piano.

Since the Military likes to play with their soldiers, after one year at the Oakland Army Terminal I was sent to Europe to be stationed at Stuttgart, Germany. (I was reminded that it was a one-year guarantee at the place of my choice. That year was up!) During my stay at Stuttgart I became acquainted with many other musician-soldiers, one of which was a trumpet player I gigged with in Oakland. He was stationed in Heidelberg which was the headquarters for the military band. This trumpet player informed me that they had a piano player but a real song-and-dance man and they really needed someone of my caliber. But, because my primary MOS was clarinet, there was nothing that could be done. I travelled to Heidelberg to talk to and play with the other guys since I was told only the best musicians get chosen for that gig. After playing (auditioning) I was asked into the commanding officer's office and was praised for my talent. I was once again told there was little that could be done at that time. But, one of the clarinet chairs would soon be vacant and that I could come as a clarinet player. And since the piano player would also soon leave I could change my primary MOS to piano and clarinet would become my secondary MOS.

Well, it turned out that my stay at Heidelberg proved successfull. I became famous, so to speak. There was one professional musician that would come to the military base and pick out musicians he needed. One day he walzes in and says he needs a piano player. So I started gigging with him.


The rule of the United States Military is that if you are stationed in a foreign country, you can stay in that country for up to one year and the United States would still pay for your trip back to the States. I took advantage of that one year and it became 20 years. I was gigging so much that I had jobs all over Europe. At the end I had my own band and we gigged in Finland. One evening a Swedish agent heard the group and asked us if we wanted to play at Luleå (å=o) Sweden. I met my wife and sent the musicians back home to Germany.

Now it's been about 25 years and I have become an accomplished musician here in Sweden. I started off this letter with how much I was a sort of late reactor. I have been following the reunions of the class of '64 realizing that I live so far away there wasn't much that could be done. It's not like hopping on a bus for a visit! During the years I got in touch with Mel Ellison one of the saxophonists at Westmoor High School. We have been corresponding on and off for awhile and he has sent me one of his original compositions. I am planning to send him some recordings I have made here. You see, when I was at Westmoor High School I wasn't much of an improvisor in music, wasn't into jazz that much. 45 years have passed and I have excelled in almost any form of music there is - even becoming a composer and arranger. (I have lead the local Big Band here in Luleå and written nearly 200 arrangements for them.) I suddenly had this urge to meet with Mel once again and show him how much I've developed. I have been listening to some of his works on the internet and was very impressed. I had the memory of his saxophone playing still ringing in my ears after all of this time. Now I wanted to show him what I've been up to. He invited me to come over to his house in South San Francisco - but, once again, it's not like just taking a bus - but who knows what time will tell.

I still have the yearbooks and occassionally browse through them - especially when I hear of a certain achievement from one of the alumni.

Carl Thomas John Jacobson

Coach Rodney Losberger Memorial Service

Rodney C. Losberger

Born in WI on Jul. 2, 1926

Departed on Apr. 15, 2008 and resided in , CA.

Memorial Service: Saturday, May 10, 2008

ROD LOSBERGER, born on July 2nd 1926 in Monroe, Wisconsin passed away peacefully April 15, 2008 after a long battle with prostate cancer. Beloved husband of Mary Ann for 38 years. Rod was the youngest of four boys when he enlisted in the Army Corps at age 17 during WWII He later attended S.F City College for his A.A. and then reenlisted in the Air Force Pilot training program. Rod then graduated from University of California Berkeley class of '54, earning his Masters Degree and Administrative Credential in Secondary Education and a lifetime teaching credential. Rod taught math and coached Varsity Swimming and Freshman Football at Jefferson High School in '55 to '56. Transferred in 1957 with the opening of Westmoor High School where he taught physical education and coached varsity, baseball and for 30 years and assisted Varsity football for 17 years under Pete Matisi. Rod was selected to the Daly City Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.Rod is survived by sisters-in-law Mrs. Annie Losberger and Ms. Susan Hurtado, nephew Robert Losberger Jr. and two nieces Mrs. Linda Stancombe and Mrs. Debbie Ramirez and many great nephews and nieces.

Friends are invited to attend a Memorial Mass Saturday May 10, at 12 noon at Westmoor High School Gym, 131 Westmoor Avenue, Daly City.

To view or sign the funeral home guestbook:

http://duggansserra.reachlocal.com/coupon/?scid=671464&cid=178753&tc=08050409155696039&kw=36963&dynamic_proxy=1&primary_serv=duggansserra.reachlocal.net&se_refer=http%253A%252F%252Fsearch.yahoo.com%252Fsearch%253B_ylt%253DA0oGkwU04R1IIwIAHwFXNyoA%253Fp%253Dduggans%252Bserra%2526fr%253Dyfp-t-101%2526ei%253DUTF-8

Our thanks to Cheryl and Gary Mendoza for letting us know about this.

Westlake Documentary

Thanks to Linda Brewer for sending this in. Rob Keil is the author of a wonder ful book on the history of Westlake, "Little Boxes". I treated myself to a copy for Christmas last year. It's full of the Westlake we knew from the early 50's and 60's . It has great pictures of Westmoor in it and you may even see your house featured on one of it's pages.

Rob, in connection with the History Guild of Daly City/Colma is hosting a half hour documentary at the Doelger Center Main Hall

Hosted by:
Rob Keil

Location:
Doelger Center Main Hall

101 Lake Merced Boulevard,

Daly City, CA 94015 US

When:
Wednesday, May 21, 7:30PM

Phone:
650-992-7880

Note form Rob:
The short (half-hour) version of my Westlake documentary is finally ready to roll. The History Guild of Daly City/Colma will be showing the documentary as the main feature of their meeting and I'll be doing a little question and answer session afterwards. Free admission and snacks, dress casual. Don't sweat it if you can't make it, because someday you'll have a chance to watch the 1-hour version. But it would be nice to see you. Thanks for your support.