I'm basking in the afterglow of our reunion weekend, and I want to just give a huge shoutout to my fellow members on the planning committee. By virtue of being tasked with communication, I know I'm the reunion "point person" for most of you -- but I want everyone to know that each member of this committee lent their time and talents toward making the reunion such a singular occasion. We took this silly pic -- complete with John Lennon glasses, wax lips (on Ellen Durkee) and, yes, those are candy cigarettes -- during a wonderful pre-reunion get-together at the Tuttle Creek home of Tad Thompson and Debbi Hardin Thompson (missing are Joanne Gallaher and Dawn Thompson Olney). I hope it shows you all just how much fun we had putting on the event. Everyone had an important role: Tad and Terry Olson did essential recon work in Manhattan, and Terry was our never-say-no member to anything that needed to be done on the ground. Marcia Higginson and Dawn Thompson Olney also lent both their able hands and their voices of guidance and experience -- and wasn't Marcia amazing as our show-and-tell host? Joanne Gallaher was our treasurer who doggedly kept track of the funds and all the complexities of the registrations. (Thank goodness for Excel!) Greg Thompson tended to all the details of the brand-new Spirit of '72 scholarship fund (more on that in the coming days). This event would not have happened without Lee Harris' boundless generosity and endless enthusiasm, which powered us through to this weekend, and our fearless chair Ellen Durkee. Who knew -- when we elected her our class president 51 years ago -- that she'd take her duties so seriously as to head up the 50-year reunion committee? I'm so appreciative of the many behind-the scenes chores that she shouldered (and thank goodness she retired in February!). This truly was a team effort, and I hope everyone who attended the reunion will join me in expressing their gratitude to this special group of classmates!
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