Hello everyone,

A dozen from the class of 63 gathered yesterday for lunch at the Pool and Yacht club and to look out over the frozen Mississippi………………

A bit of a switch was planned, instead of just writing a few notes of what went on and emailing them out Joe Schufman recorded the event and planned to put it on our class web site. With some difficulties occurring this will not happen this month but we hope to get it accomplished for the next class lunch.

We opened the gathering with a remembrance of our classmates who passed away in 2022 along with Classmate Len Mitsch’s wife Barb who just recently passed away.

Our classmates who passed in 2022 were Ken Rogers, Charlie Evans, Dave Rossini, Trent Niemeyer, Richard Blaeser and Dennis Wilkes

MAY THEY REST IN PEACE.

CDH has notified me that September 28^th will be the date for the ONE CDH alumni gathering. So our efforts to put together some 60^th reunion events now has a date to work from.

Dave Britz has volunteered to coordinate a golf outing. Thank you Dave!

Joe Schufman has volunteered to organize a memorial mass honoring the deceased members of our class. Thank you Joe!

*******We are looking for several volunteers to coordinate another possible 6 school social event like we did for our 25^th and 50^th reunions. *******

John Runyon gave us an update on his work to put together a piece honoring two of our classmates (George Bonfe and Mike Ryan)John has been speaking with members of the Bonfe family and with the help of classmate Bob O’Malley with the Ryan family. We are anxious to see John’s work and have it posted on the class web site.

I spoke with Pat McDonnell three days ago and things are moving in the right direction with some severe medical issues Pat has been dealing with—Great news Pat! We look forward to having you with us at the lunches  again soon.

Here is some stuff about CDH

Boys hockey rated number 5 in state and just played the #1 team Wayzata—lost in OT 5-4.  The team has split with  St Thomas this year and St Thomas is again rated in the top 10 of the state.

CDH hired it’s 1^st JROTC female instructor. SFC Brittany Thingvold

Boy’s golf team—something I watch closely since I know two of the dads of current players. Last season these guys went to state and finished in the top 20 players and this year a new boy enrolled at CDH. His golf credentials include; in 2021 as a 14 year old winning the National DRIVE, PITCH and PUTT championship at August National during Masters week.

Finally, we always want to have classmates submit interesting stories and photos. So I get a photo of two classmates standing beside a lake on a golf course. These two classmates now play golf together regularly since moving into the same small Texas town of Granbury. After I get the photos from Texas last week it just so happens it has been snowing in Minnesota and Wisconsin for about 3 days straight. Tree over Joe Schufman’s driveway in River falls Wisconsin and that is me finishing up shoveling around my house in St Paul. Nice contrast to the two guys golfing.

The two golfers are Terry Bacigalupo and Tom Schwartz who both shot 86 that day. Joe and I both agree Tom and Terry had a better day getting exercise that he and I did moving snow.

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Best to all

Tom Troskey

Many of you recall 2013 and the 50^th anniversary of our graduation from CRETIN. Several gatherings (alumni banquet, memorial mass, golf outing, and 6 school get together) were held to celebrate this milestone. Shortly after those gatherings took place in September 2013 our classmate Dave Britz floated the idea of regular, frequent get togethers for the class of 63. Dave got a couple of classmates to discuss and beginning in January of 2014 the class of 63 began the regular monthly lunches on the second Thursday of each month at O’Gara’s restaurant until they closed down in 2018 and since that time at the Pool and Yacht Club in Lilydale.

With that background we begin our 10^th year of uninterrupted (except the Covid pandemic) second Thursday of each month class of 63 lunches.

Since we are now in 2023, do the math—–60 year anniversary of CRETIN graduation coming up soon. There has already been some interest shown by both our classmates and CDH to get some things scheduled to celebrate the 60^th. Just like for the 50^th we will need some class of 63 guys to step forward to do some organizing of activities.—-THINK ABOUT IT!

Tom Troskey