Sunday, June 29, 2008

Robert B. Barber

Robert B. Barber, 68, of Springfield, died at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 25, 2008. He was born on Nov. 18, 1939, in Springfield, the son of John W. and Margaret "Marmie" Barber.

Bob attended Butler Grade School, SHS, and Bradley University, majoring in business administration. He worked for IBM for 30 years, served in the Illinois Air National Guard, and later managed real estate and business properties in Springfield. He was active in civic organizations, enjoyed outdoor recreation and fine dining. He leaves his wife, Nancy Booth Barber, two children, two grandchildren, and a brother, Jack Barber of Glenarm.

Family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. on Monday, June 30, 2008, at Kirlin-Egan and Butler Funeral Home, 900 S. Sixth St. Funeral mass will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 1, 2008, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 1725 S. Walnut St., with the Rev. David J. Hoefler celebrant. Burial will follow at Fancy Creek Cemetery near Williamsville.

A full obituary appears in today's SJR, and friends may leave condolences online.

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Reunion Reservations 3

50th Reunion Reservations as of 6/23/08

Check out this site to get in the mood! (Thanks to Sharon Tietz Paine)
  • Adams, Charlie
  • Ankeny, Jo (Lindamood)
  • Arenz, Don and Sydney
  • Bailey, Janet (Kerner)
  • Baldwin, Carolyn (Quinlan)
  • Beardsley, Janet and David Johnson
  • Blazis, John and Martie
  • Bluhm, Ray and Tena
  • Britz, Ruth and Tom Waymire
  • Bruce, Bonnie (Baker)
  • Brosch, Tom and Beverly
  • Brownback, John and Connie
  • Carter, Bob and Sarah
  • Casper, Peter and Tavie
  • Crouch, Carole (Ball)
  • Davis, Nancy (Henrichs)
  • de St. Jean, Sandra (Taylor)
  • Dunn, John and Sandy
  • Ebers, Joe and Shery
  • Eickhoff, Don and Marge
  • Ervin, Susan
  • Flamm, Pat and Dave Crowner
  • Fleischli, George
  • Frederick, Janet
  • Green, Shirley and Frank Canavit
  • Gurgens, Diane and Al Urbanckas
  • Heineke, Leslie and Bob Sandlin
  • Hill, Joe and Carrie
  • Holman, Andy and Vera
  • Houghton, Mary and Charles Elberson
  • Hyndman, Harry and Kathleen
  • Ice, Bill and Renate
  • Jabusch, Larry and Mary
  • Klekamp, Betty (England)
  • Krueger, Liz (James)
  • Kuntzman, Herman
  • Kwedar, Steve and Becky
  • Lance, Ruth and Sam Gore
  • Lee, Suzanne (Boyd)
  • Leonard, Lee and Vicki Moody
  • Linxwiler, John and Anne
  • Manuele, Joe and Nancy Henrichs
  • Mason, DeeDee and Clay Wood
  • Matlack, Jack and Marilyn
  • McGaw, Judy and Tom Lewis
  • Meyerstein, Arnold and Jeri
  • Morrison, Jack and Caroline
  • Murphy, Sandra (McCool)
  • Owens, Bob and Carolyn
  • Pearson, Mary and Hal Perkins
  • Peterson, Libbie and Charlie Britton
  • Prater, Lynn (Chandler)
  • Seppi, Vic and Joann
  • Stapleton, John and Nancy
  • Stein, Pat and Richard McPheters
  • Stephens, Allan
  • Stuckey, John and Linda
  • Taylor, Jim and Carol (Schroeder)
  • Tietz, Sharon and Jack Paine
  • Tinsley, Elizabeth and Steve Alexander
  • Tobin, Ann and Richard Hart
  • Vicars, Judy (Van Hagen)
  • Vespa, Chuck
  • Welch, CE and Joleen
  • Wicks, Bob and Glenda
  • Wike, Scott and Linda
  • Willi, Darlene (Guerin)
  • Wilson, Ron and Rita
  • Yarbrough, John

Monday, June 16, 2008

Onward

Crummock Water, English Lake District

On July 1, I take the step that many of you have already made, into retirement. My feelings are just as mixed as anyone else: it's the end of a long chapter in life, and the start of who knows what to come. I'm fortunate in that I'll continue to teach, write, and travel, in measured doses. The picture above shows a place I want to go hiking, one day soon.

Anyway, Princeton ran a little story about my years here, I picked up an award for graduate teaching, and I'm in the process of clearing out a campus office. As Professor Emeritus, I have a space in the Library for research and writing. Retirement brings freedom from old routines and the chance for new adventures. I'm looking forward to moving onward.

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Pictures for DVD

John Stone, Jim Peters, Linda Stone, Jean Taylor, Bob Newell, Allan Stephens
Terril Tiffany, John Vass, Tom Brosch, Henry Fink
(click to enlarge)


Do you have any pictures like this?
In old albums, the basement, the attic?
If so, send them to me for our Reunion DVD.

Thanks to Allan Stephens;
and Happy Birthday 9 days ago!

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Reunion Reservations 2

50th Reunion Reservations as of 6/11/08
  • Arenz, Don and Sydney
  • Bailey, Janet (Kerner)
  • Baldwin, Carolyn (Quinlan)
  • Beardsley, Janet and David Johnson
  • Blazis, John and Martie
  • Britz, Ruth and Tom Waymire
  • Bruce, Bonnie (Baker)
  • Brosch, Tom and Beverly
  • Brownback, John and Connie
  • Carter, Bob and Sarah
  • Casper, Peter and Tavie
  • Crouch, Carole (Ball)
  • Davis, Nancy (Henrichs)
  • de St. Jean, Sandra (Taylor)
  • Dunn, John and Sandy
  • Ebers, Joe and Shery
  • Eickhoff, Don and Marge
  • Ervin, Susan
  • Fleischli, George
  • Frederick, Janet
  • Green, Shirley and Frank Canavit
  • Gurgens, Diane and Al Urbanckas
  • Heineke, Leslie and Bob Sandlin
  • Hill, Joe and Carrie
  • Holman, Andy and Vera
  • Houghton, Mary and Charles Elberson
  • Hyndman, Harry and Kathleen
  • Ice, Bill and Renate
  • Jabusch, Larry and Mary
  • Krueger, Liz (James)
  • Kuntzman, Herman
  • Kwedar, Steve and Becky
  • Lance, Ruth and Sam Gore
  • Lee, Suzanne (Boyd)
  • Leonard, Lee and Vicki Moody
  • Linxwiler, John and Anne
  • Manuele, Joe and Nancy Henrichs
  • Mason, DeeDee and Clay Wood
  • Matlack, Jack and Marilyn
  • McGaw, Judy and Tom Lewis
  • Meyerstein, Arnold and Jeri
  • Morrison, Jack and Caroline
  • Murphy, Sandra (McCool)
  • Owens, Bob and Carolyn
  • Pearson, Mary and Hal Perkins
  • Peterson, Libbie and Charlie Britton
  • Prater, Lynn (Chandler)
  • Seppi, Vic and Joann
  • Stein, Pat and Richard McPheters
  • Stephens, Allan
  • Stuckey, John and Linda
  • Taylor, Jim and Carol (Schroeder)
  • Tietz, Sharon and Jack Paine
  • Tinsley, Elizabeth and Steve Alexander
  • Tobin, Ann and Richard Hart
  • Vicars, Judy (Van Hagen)
  • Vespa, Chuck
  • Welch, CE and Joleen
  • Wicks, Bob and Glenda
  • Wike, Scott and
  • Willi, Darlene (Guerin)
  • Wilson, Ron and Rita
  • Yarbrough, John

Saturday, June 07, 2008

Our Veterans

I've compiled a list of '58 military veterans. If you see any missing or incorrect names, please let me know by comment here or an e-mail. Thanks!

  1. Harold Barbee
  2. Charles Baumann
  3. John Blazis
  4. Ray Bluhm
  5. Roy Borg
  6. Tom Brosch
  7. John Brownback
  8. Bob Brunsman
  9. Wayne Canfield
  10. John Dunn
  11. Dave Dodge
  12. Pat Dowling
  13. George Fleischli
  14. Jim Fletcher
  15. Bill Golladay
  16. Charles Harmony
  17. John Harrison
  18. Dick Hoke
  19. Harry Hyndman
  20. Bill Ice
  21. Dale Jeffers
  22. Alan Kennedy
  23. Mike Keslar
  24. Steve Kwedar
  25. Dave Kobes
  26. Pete Kobes
  27. Mike McDaniels
  28. Joe Manuele
  29. Jack Matlack
  30. Jack Morrison
  31. Harvey Najim
  32. Mike Nation
  33. Bo Overaker
  34. Leon Padgett
  35. Stan Patrick
  36. Phil Poulsen
  37. Larry Ramey
  38. Taavo Saviste
  39. Bob Shewmaker
  40. Tony Smith
  41. Bob Stark
  42. Allan Stephens
  43. Chuck Vespa
  44. Chuck Ward
  45. Ron Weber
  46. C. E. Welch
  47. Bob Wicks
  48. Bob Willis
  49. DeeDee Wood

Wives who shared military life with their husbands.

Libbie Peterson Miller Britton