Welcome to the Colonel White Class of '65 Website

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1. Patricia O'Connor 2. Doug Korns 3. Marilyn Minneman 4. Mr. Lee Whitaker, Asst. Principal 5. Jim Hoops 6. Dave McDaniel 7. Howard Krisher 8. Rob Jewett 9. Bruce Humphrey 10. Bill Andrews 11. Dick Kratzer 12. Bob Huff 13. Michael Mamula 14. Bruce Kaplan 15. Sherman Hillelson 16. Karen Moore 17. Don Wilson 18. Peggy Miller 19. Marlene Lansman 20. Nancy Wilson 21. Joe McCoppin 22. Denny Egger 23. Bill Grimpe	24. Mark Kellermeyer 25. Doug MacPherson 26. Milan Mamula 27. Barbara Weisner 28. Gloria Staios 29. Kathy Iman 30. Carmen Oliver 31. Betty Cardwell 32. Maggie Bauer 33. Mike Dungan 34. Gary Avery 35. John Stephens 36. Dave Finnell 37. Joe Winslow 38. Mr. Jim Payne, Speech and Drama 39. Dave Thompson 40. Larry House 41. Steve Guy 42. Carol Flinspach 43. Kathy Wiseman 44. Sheila Swartzel 45. Lynn Clark 46. Eileen Lauderman 47. Bob Albaugh	48. Carolyn Welhener 49. Sondra Mayerson 50. Kathy Keefer 51. Ken Hutchinson 52. Fred Engelhardt 53. Anne Reinicke 54. Janet Shank 55. Coach Jim Eby 56. Kay Branson 57. Kay Prinz 58. Vickie Sullivan 59. Kathy Geis 60. Cheryl Ferry 61. Jean Monbeck 62. Carolyn Netzley 63. Pam Miller 64. Chery Redinger 65. Patricia Hoskinson 66. Steve Rubin 67. Mr. Stan Blum, Civics 68. Debbie Teeters
Not shown: Richard Caudy, Joan Eisenstodt, Carol Littrell, Sarita Smith

50th Reunion Gift Bag

Along with a 12" x 18" reproduction of our class picture, all reunion dinner attendees received a painted wooden replica of our Alma Mater, and an actual brick piece from the building.

There are a few replicas and brick pieces left over. If you're interested, please contact Kathy Keefer Fink at tfink3@woh.rr.com.

Cost is $10.00 plus postage.

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Front row, L to R: Guest George Kellar ('64), Larry House, Coach Jim Eby, Coach Lee Whitaker, Mike Dungan, Howard Krisher, Dave McDaniel.

Back row, L to R: Joe McCoppin, Doug MacPherson, Steve Guy, Dave Finnell.

Photos courtesy of www.kedespo.com

51 years ago!

Well, the caption isn't quite accurate, but it's always fun to see a picture from the good ol' days. Dillon and Marks weren't seniors that year, and unfortunately a number of our senior players are missing from the picture. But other than that, a great picture. Thanks to Howard Krisher for the walk down Memory Lane.

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CWHS '65 Military Veterans

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE

Rebecca Adams - USMC Dave Ames - USA Wayne Ayers - USMC Terry Batey - USN Bob Becker - USAF Barry Bevins - USA James Bolden - USA Earl Campbell - USN Denny Egger - USAF Ari Feldman - USA Randy Geel - USN Bill Grimpe - USAF Steve Guy - USA Bruce Hansford - USA Harold Hensley - USAF Fred Hooker - USAF Bob Huff - USA Bruce Humphrey - USMC, USN Rob Jewett - USA Bruce Johnson - USA Mark Kellermeyer - USA Gary Claiborne - USN

John Kosater - USA Doug Krabacher - USA Bruce Little -USA Doug MacPherson -USMC Doug Markwood - USMC Joe McCoppin - USAF (Ret.) James Meyer - USN (Ret.) Kip Napier - USMC ( Ret.) Patricia O'Connor - USA Ed Pfeiffer - USN Dave Reeder - USA † Don Sanders - USA Ted Seale - USAF † Tom Sherry - USA Bob Spears - USAF Wayne Smith - USA Charlie Staton - USMC Tom Struckman - USAF Charles Swayne - USA Bruce Teague - USA Dave Thompson - USA Wayne Turner - USMC/USN

† indicates died in action

If you are a military veteran from the Class of '65, and your name does not appear above, please send your name and branch of service to Kathy at tfink3@woh.rr.com. If you are a family member of a deceased vet from our class and your vet's name does not already appear here, please contact us, and his/her name will be added. We hope to eventually have a complete list on the website. Thank you.

 

 

 

THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING CLASSMATES FOR THEIR GENEROSITY WITH REUNION EXPENSE$!

Howard Krisher Bob Albaugh Marlene Lansman Deringer Chery Redinger Halteman Anne Reinicke Storan Rob Jewett Sally Eichorn Reinicke Carolyn Netzley Pat Hoskinson Thornton Carol Flinspach Yinger Kay Prinz Juhas Karen Moore Maas

Steve Guy Kathy Geis Krueger Mike Dungan Fred Engelhardt Linda Novak Dave McDaniel Jean Monbeck LeBlanc Kathy Keefer Fink Kay Branson Hamilton Sherman Hillelson Sondra Mayerson Martin

 

 

 

 

Class Notes:

We have lost the following classmates of CWHS ‘65:

Rebecca Adams Click here for the obituary.

Bruce Anderson - January 2001

Alan Bartel - January 7, 2021

James “Jim” Bolden Click here for the obituary.

Connie Fleischauer - 2019 in NYC

Glenn Greenwood Click here for the obituary.

William “Bill” Grimpe Click here for the obituary.

Virginia Little Click here for the obituary.

Rollin “Kip” Napier - October 19,2023

Robert “Bob” Spears - April 17, 2022

Darlene Trump Thomas Click here for the obituary.

Classmate Gary Claiborne passed away on April 10, 2022 in Dayton, Ohio. Click here for complete obit.

Classmate Fred Thompson of Otto, North Carolina passed away on March 21, 2022. Click here for complete obit.

Classmate Bruce Johnson died unexpectedly at his home in Vandalia, Ohio of heart related issues on July 24, 2021. Click here for complete obit.

Classmate Sheri Douglas Schwieterman of Englewood, Ohio passed away on June 12, 2021. Click here for complete obit.

Coach Robert James "Jim" Eby, age 99, of Huber Heights, passed away September 27, 2020. We are so grateful that Coach Eby joined us for our 50th Class Reunion in 2015. Click here for complete obit.

Classmate Steve Ralston is reported to have died in San Carlos, California. No other information or obit is available.

Classmate Bob Blake passed away on May 2, 2020 at his home in Elgin, Illinois. Click here for complete obit.

Classmate Tom Schneider died unexpectedly at his home in Johns Creek, Georgia on January 28, 2020. Click here for complete obit.

Classmate Barry Overholser passed away in Englewood, OH on August 9, 2019 after a long illness. Click here for complete obit.

Classmate Suzy Donenfeld Katz died on June 1, 2019 of cancer in Palm Springs, CA. Click here for complete obit.

Phyllis "Ci" Develbiss, 88, of Troy passed away unexpectedly at her home on April 9, 2019. She had been in treatment recently for cancer. Mrs. "D", as she was known by many, was a familiar face on many occasions at performances by the CWHS Music Department, which at the time was under the direction of her husband Dr. Jack A. Develbiss. She was also a special, welcome presence to all of us who attended band camp at Earlham College each summer. Click here for complete obit.

Classmate Van Markle recently checked in. Van is living in Victoria, BC, Canada, and has been retired since 2010. He returned to Dayton in 2017 for the first time in 50 years, and stopped by the empty lot that was CWHS, as well as the one where his old house used to stand. Thankfully, he found Wright State University still standing.

Classmate Marty Aldridge also contacted this website to say he's living in Spearfish, SD is "somewhat" retired and enjoying the northern Black Hills.

Classmate Bruce Little was yet another Class of '65 member who wrote recently and said he'd like to see a 55th reunion. Bruce and his wife Rhonda call a 40' catamaran sailboat their home on a permanent basis. They're getting ready to go to the Bahamas, but will return to south Georgia for the hurricane season. They'll start south again in November.

Classmate William "Bill" Andrews of Chicago, Illinois died on August 3, 2018 of brain cancer. Click here for complete obit.

CWHS faculty member Donald Oldiges passed on March 31, 2018. Click here for complete obit.

Classmate Richard Watkins of Covington, Ohio died on January 30, 2018 at his residence. Click here for complete obit.

Classmate Sheryl Petry passed away unexpectedly on November 3, 2017.

Classmate Larry Zechar of Clayton passed away on October 5, 2017. Click here for complete obit.

Classmate Randy Geel passed away on May 18, 2017 in Dayton. Click here for complete obit..

Classmate Donna Lykins Sterrett of Bellbrook passed away on January 31, 2017. Click here for complete obit..

Classmate Tom Struckman of New Carlisle passed away on February 25, 2017. Click here for complete obit..

Thoughts on the recent loss of two classmates. Click here.

Classmate Wayne Smith of Vandalia died on June 12, 2016 of complications from lymphoma. Click here for complete obit.

Classmate Karen Moore Maas of Vandalia passed away on July 25, 2016 after being diagnosed with brain cancer in April. Click here for complete obit.

In case you haven't noticed, old home room photos from both CW and some of the grade schools are posted on the MEMORIES page. Click on the "Class Acts" button at the top of the page and take a "scroll" down Memory Lane. And if you have any old home room photos from grade school or high school you wish to share, scan them and send them along to tfink3@woh.rr.com, with school name, year/grade, and teacher's name.

Click here to read Howard Krisher's heart-warming and moving speech from the reunion dinner on Saturday night. We thought you might enjoy it, and we thank Howard for allowing us to post it on the website.

Click here for a look at the Class of '65 of our sister school Fairview H.S. You may see some familiar faces! Thanks to Dan Wolfe, FHS '65, for sending this along to us.

Sadly, while searching for missing classmates for the 50th Reunion Celebration, the committee has learned the following classmates are deceased:

Classmate Sylvia Richey Clayton passed away in Dayton on February 10, 2016 after a long illness. Click here for full obit.

 

Classmate John Hughes of Centerville, Ohio passed away July 13, 2015. Click here for full obit.

Classmate James Meyer died in North Port, Florida on May 19, 2015. Click here for full obit.

Classmate Doug Krabacher died on April 19, 2015 in Sandusky, Ohio. Click here for full obit.

November 22, 1963: Where were you when you heard? Classmates share their thoughts about JFK's death. Click here.

19 Sept 2013 Greetings. Just dropping you a note to let you know that I found your site ... thanks to a Fairview High alumni who went to Fairview Elementary with me for eight years. Hope this is going to the right email address. I'm not strictly alumni, I suppose, as I spent only one year at Colonel White before I moved out of the district to finish high school at Oakwood High in 1965, graduated from Findlay College in 1969, and wound up as an elementary schoolteacher in both the Dayton and Oakwood school systems, plus a stint as a substitute in Kettering Schools . But I was a member of the illustrious Colonel White cadre briefly, in 1961-62. My homeroom teacher was George Catterlin, and in the class photo for that year (below ) I'm the greasy looking dude in the second row from the top, third face from the left of the picture. Above me to one side is Ed Zindorf, and on the other side, Dennis Osborne. The fellow to my right is Bruce Dirking. I think the fellow to my left was also a Fairview Elementary acquaintance, but unfortunately 50+ years is a lot of wear and tear on the memory synapses. Then (circa 1962): Now, alas: Just wanted to send a shout-out to the two or three that might remember me, and all the rest who wouldn't or don't want to. So sorry to hear of Steve Wasson's passing, I knew him pretty well, and remember watching him appear on The Rising Generation TV show . Just so you know there is one more Colonel White attendee out there who's still alive and kicking, Geoff Hill Columbus, Ohio ghill47@columbus.rr.com

 

25 July 2013 Just wanted to say hi to everyone in the class of "65." Doug MacPherson

April 25, 2013 For some reason I cannot put a finger on, I typed Colonel White High School Class of 1965 in Google search and it returned your web site. What a nice job you have done to keep up with people. While I did not graduate from Colonel White in 1965, I was supposed to. My family moved to Richmond, Indiana in the summer of 1962. My name is Mike Wright, my twin brother Steve and myself attended Jefferson Elementary and then Colonel White for a year. If it is OK please include me in your emails, I remember quite a number of your/my classmates, many fond memories. Thank you. Mike Wright Leesburg FL Iwaswright@yahoo.com

Choir Director Carol C. Walters (Bright), Age 92, of Dayton, passed away March 29, 2013 in Hospitality House nursing home in Massillon Ohio. Click here for full obit.

April 6, 2013 Dear dear friends, men and women of green and gold, Everyday I am grateful that I was part of the class of '65 of Colonel White. The more I compare notes with friends who went to other schools, the more I am convinced that our school was by all means greater than all others. This afternoon I attended the funeral of a dear friend. I looked forward to seeing one of the guests, a member of the family who graduated ahead of us from Colonel White. Well, we had a great visit, but the best came later when I saw a man standing nearby waiting to speak with me. He was Mike Dungan. It was wonderful to see Mike again. Afterwards, I felt lonely for all of you. It was great to find our website and hear the fight song. I am a minister serving my 11th year at a United Church of Christ congregation in a historical village called Zoar, OH. I am retiring at the end of this year after 41 years as a parish minister. I am married to Sandy, a minister. We have three sons and a Russian Wolfhound named "Moose." In May, I am receiving my Master of Arts (Theater). My work is in stage magic. I am not sure what I shall be doing, but I look forward to what adventure it will bring after I retire from the parish. I look forward to coming to future reunions. Ken Hutchinson hutchinson@sssnet.com

 

We received this message from Dr. Fred B. Sagester. He would have been in our class, but moved away in grade school. March 13, 2013 Hello, In doing some Internet searching, I thought back to my early past when I was a member of the CWHS class of 1965, at least until the 5 th grade, when we moved to Cincinnati as a result of my father's job transfer with Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. At one time you had a picture of what looked to be a class picture from E.J. Brown of a school class that looked to be 2 nd or 3 rd graders. I remember Ms. Peacock in grade 1, Miss Carr in grade 2, Ms. Banta in grade 3, Mrs. Flory in grade 5. And now I see that a close friend from those many years ago, Denny Dunkelberger passed away in January 2012. Denny and I used to ride the bus from in front of E.J. Brown after school down to the YMCA for swim lessons and then catch a ride back home with my brother who worked after school at Ohio Bell. I lived across the street from Gary Moritz on Hudson Ave. and played with David Todd, Dick Kratzer, Freddie Englehardt, and many others. Hello to all who may remember me and I hope all is well with my many "old" classmates from the early 50's. Dr. Fred B. Sagester Chairman & Professor Education Department UNIVERSITY of the CUMBERLANDS fred.sagester@ucumberlands.edu www.ucumberlands.edu

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Colonel William J. White

Colonel William J. White 1844-1920

Colonel William Jeremiah White was born on April 1, 1844 in Uniontown, Ohio. His parents, John and Isabella Simms White, were natives of Culpepper County, Virginia, and came to Ohio in 1801. In 1861, he enlisted in the Union Army as a private with B Company, 78 th Regiment; Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Early on, he was chosen to be a member of the "mule cavalry", which was a group of 50 men "selected for their fitness for special duty, or for any emergency that might arise, requiring courage and discretion." Cited for his personal bravery and gallant conduct in an engagement with rebel forces in 1862, he was promoted to the staff of Major General Mortimer Leggett, remaining with that command through much of the war. He rose quickly through the ranks, serving with distinction until the end of the war. In 1863, his horse was shot from under him in the early fighting to take Vicksburg. And later, as the six-week-long battle came to a close, then Captain White serving as liaison between Union and Confederate forces carried all communication between General Ullyses S. Grant and Confederate Lieutenant General John Pemberton until a surrender was secured from Pemberton's forces. Near the end of the war, he was promoted by President Lincoln to the rank of major by brevet for gallant and meritorious conduct. He is described in his enlistment papers as being 6' 1/2" tall, with dark brown hair, hazel eyes, a fair complexion, and a bookkeeper by trade. He was mustered out on May 20, 1866. He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in June of 1870, and in November married Miss Bertha A. Butterfield of Bucyrus, Ohio. They had four children: Mira, William, Bertha, and Joseph. He held numerous teaching and administrative positions throughout his career in education, and served as superintendent of schools in Pana, Illinois, Springfield, Ohio, and eventually Dayton in 1888. He and his family lived at 627 North Avenue and 429 Grafton Avenue in Dayton View, which ironically came to be part of the school district of his namesake and our alma mater. In 1898, he left his position as superintendent to fight in the Spanish-American War, where he achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel with the 3 rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; Field Staff and Band. He was elected colonel of the 7 th Regiment of the Ohio National Guard in 1885, serving for five years in that position. He was a 32nd Degree Mason, a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and attended Grace Methodist Episcopal Church where he served as superintendent of its Sunday school for many years. His last position, which he held until his death, was as Governor of the Central Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, now known as the Veterans' Administration. Colonel White died on November 28, 1920. He is buried at Woodland Cemetery in Dayton.

Article written by Kathy Keefer Fink, '65 Much of the information contained in this article came from The Centennial Portrait and Biographical Record of the City of Dayton and of Montgomery County .

 

The Cougar's Creed

I believe in Colonel White High School, her tradition and ideals; I believe in honesty in everyday tasks and in faithfulness in duty; I believe in the joy that comes from worthwhile fun, generous comradeship, and loyal service to my school; I believe in modesty in victory and unconquerable spirit in defeat; I believe in keeping faith with myself, my neighbor, my father, my mother, my country, and my God.

The creed was printed on the back of the White House Pass.

 

    

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