Class of 1961 Reunions
James Monroe High School
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Unofficial, put together by members of the Class of 1961.
Here we go again! The postponed 60th.
July 2023
The keynote email from Pat Berry McCord for the Reunion Committee:
Our connections from our days in Fredericksburg during the"50"s and "60"s extend beyond high school. We have more in common than just what we did in school from our formative years in Fredericksburg, and we have much to share about our lives since. Our generation has been called the "silent" generation, preceding the baby boomers. We have seen so much change that we can share with each other. You are important to us. Please let us hear from you.
Even if you can't come to Fredericksburg, we want to hear from you with information that we could share at our gatherings. We hope you will be with us in person or in spirit with remarks you can share.
Pat Berry McCord
pbmccord2@verizon.net
For the Reunion Committee
And it happened!
The group dinner at Renato's. From left: Blanton Massey, Klaus Kreienbuhl, Jane Woodbridge Wolff, Clinton Jones, Pat Hughes Berry McCord, Kathy Davis Burchell, Virginia Mann Torrice, Wink Thompson, Beverly Clarke Newlin, Mary Frances Snellings George, Nick Calamos, Paul Scott, Tommy Morrison, Vernell Sullivan, Myrtle Patterson Campbell, Jack Rouse, Al Magoo Rothschild, Bill Heard, Maury Wolff, Alma Fines Withers.
Jane and Maury
And some who could not be there sent photos from wherever they were:
Hope put together memorabilia from previous reunions.
Lynn toasted the group from Chicago.
Barbara and Randy sent their Christmas photo from Arlington.
And here are the comments from all, collected by Pat.
The 55th
June, 2016
From left: Alma Fines Withers, Kathy Davis Burchell, Lynn Davis (top), Tommy Morrison, Nick Calamos, Randy Rosebro
Jack Rouse, Paul Scott, Nick Lopomo, Randy Swart, Al Magoo Rothschild, Klaus Kreienbuhl, Beverly Clarke Newlin
Sandie Yeager Glick, Mary Frances Snellings George, Jane Woodbridge Wolff, Hope Howard Green, Wayne George
Valery Smith Sullivan (mostly hidden), Maury Wolff, Virginia Mann Torrice, Clinton Jones.
Not pictured: Blanton Massey
The party at Clinton and Maureen's. Click on the photo for more.
The Reunion Dinner the next evening at the Fredericksburg Country Club.
Our traditional brunch at Paul and Dee Scott's home on Potomac Creek on Sunday.
The biggest one - the 50th!
July, 2011
From left: Ellen Sullivan Jarrell, Pat Hughes Berry, Nancy Garnet McPhatter (seated),
Beverley Clarke Newlin, Randy Swart, Lynn Davis, Kathy Davis Burchell, Hope Howard Green,
Clinton Jones, Maury Wolff, Alma Fines Withers, Mary Frances Snellings George, Jane Woodbridge Wolff,
Charles Herron, Wayne George, Sandra Yeager Glick, Bill Heard, Nick Calamos, Chip Limbrick,
Klaus Kreienbuhl, Vernell Sullivan, Nick Lopomo, Wink Thompson, Blanton Massey, Theresa Anderson
Swift, John Jay Pavlansky, Al Magoo Rothschild, Virginia Mann Torrice, Bob Meyers, Paul Scott,
Valerie Smith Sullivan, Randy Rosebro, Danny Elkins, Jean Truslow Nicholls, Terry Nightengale, Jack Rouse,
Joe Hooten, Bonnie Sue Wright Cooper, Phyllis Sullivan Weaver, Myrtle Patterson Campbell, Eleanor Atkins Snellings, Sharon Hudson Brennan.
Here is the original larger version of the photo.
Click on each photo for many more.
The party at Jim and Ellen Jarrell's.
The Reunion Dinner the next evening at Renato's.
Our traditional brunch at Paul and Dee Scott's home on Potomac Creek on Sunday.
Everyone congratulated the Reunion Committee.
You can reach them with an email to Clinton Jones.
Randy R has a large album of great photos up on Picassa.
A message from Bev Hall.
45th Reunion, October 2006
Click on the photos for many more.
The Party at Alma and Billy's
The Trolley Tour - Ms. Chick and Carl's
The Jayem Tour
Brocks: Virginia Mann Torrice's photos
Many more Brocks
Randy R has more photos up on the Web.
40th Reunion, July 28, 2001
L to R: Pat Hughes Berry, Ferris Wafle, Caryl Litman Lummis, Maury Wolff, Sandie Yeager
Glick, Paul Scott, Joe Hooten, Klaus Kreienbuhl, Danny Elkins, Clinton Jones, Jay Pavlansky,
Phyllis Sullivan Weaver, Nick Calamos, Valery Smith Sullivan, Wink Thompson, Jean Truslow
Nicholls, Virginia Mann Torrice, Wayne George, Mary Frances Snellings George, Bev Clarke Newlin,
Jane Woodbridge Wolff, Bonnie Wright Cooper, Tom "Moose" Morrison, Hope Howard Green,
Randy Swart, Nancy Garnett McPhatter, Terry Nightengale, Alma Fines Withers, Al "Magoo"
Rothschild, Randy Rosebro, Lynn Davis
More Photos from 2001
Wink's on July 27Brock's on July 28
Paul's on July 29
Randy R has more photos up on the Web.
35th Reunion, August 3, 1996
Bonnie Wright Cooper, Danny Elkins, Paul Scott, Al "Magoo" Rothschild.
Standing: Phyllis Sullivan Weaver, Blanton Massey, Ellen Sullivan Price, Nick Calamos,
Sandie Yeager Glick, Valery Smith Sullivan, Jean Truslow Nicholls, Randy Swart,
Carol Whetzel Becker, Wink Thompson, Alma Fines Withers, Jack Brooks, Nancy Garnett McPhatter,
Randy Rosebro, Jack Rouse, Jackie Kain Honeycutt, Jane Woodbridge Wolff, Maury Wolff,
Pat Hughes Berry, Clinton Jones, Wayne George, Mary Frances Snellings George,
Myrtle Patterson Campbell, Nicky Lopomo, Sharon Hudson Brennan, Klaus Kreienbuhl,
Patti Loughridge, Bill Loughridge, Howard O. Sullins (JMHS Principal)
Here are the recipes for dishes that class members provided during
the various events, with many nice comments from Pat Hughes Berry.
25th Reunion, 1986
Virginia Mann Torrice, Jane Woodbridge Wolff, Bill Loughridge, Jack Rouse,
Jean Truslow Nicholls, Maury Wolff, Pat Hughes Berry, Danny Elkins, Myrtle Patterson Campbell,
Bev Clarke Newlin, Randy Swart, Jackie Kain Honeycutt, Vernell Louise Sullivan, Clinton Jones,
Carol Ingalls Morgan, Mary Frances Snellings George, Paul Scott, Sandie Yeager Glick, Howard O.
Sullins (JMHS Principal), Bonnie Wright Cooper, Nancy Garnett McPhatter, Klaus Kreienbuhl,
Theresa Anderson Swift, Ray Carpenter, Hope Howard Green, Randy Rosebro.
Some photos from a recent archeological dig:
Fifth Grade, Lafayette Elementary
In Memoriam
Our Classmates - Memories all
Margaret Hancock Acors
Carolyn Morris Corbin Adams
Delores Foster Brooks
Jack Willard Brooks, Jr. - October 3, 2015 - Obituary
Raymond Archie Carpenter
Penny Brown Coleman
Daniel Fox Elkins - January, 1 2016
Diane Fleming Gittman
Donald Hicks
William Key Howard
Jacquelin Norvell Kain Honeycut - April 25, 2016
Carol Gouldman Jones
Morris W. Jones
Elizabeth Disney Laing
Harold J. Levinson
Jean Truslow Nichols
Terry Lynn Nightengale
Mary Van Sickle Pierson
Michael Shelton
Robert Neal Smith
Patricia Ann Humphries Williams
Obituary
Ms. Chick
Ms. Armstrong
If you have photos, caption corrections or memorabilia, please email them to Randy Swart randy@rswart.org.
This page is found on the Web at https://www.rswart.org/jmhs61/jmhs61.htm