Mark your Calendars!

Homecoming 2009 and our 50th Class Reunion will be held the weekend of October 2-4.

Jim Rohlik '59 writes: 

Hi fellow Johnnies.

Recently I attended a Johnnie "Standup" for the SJU alums who live in Woodbury. There are about 170 of us. It was interesting in that I was the second oldest member there. The oldest was Tom Wollner '58 who was a member of the Rochester Lourdes basketball team that my team (Wabasso St Annes) played against in 1954. Tom and his wife are good friends with Ralph Costello who was the St. Anne’s coach!

As the second oldest alum there I received a gift of the book ST JOHN'S AT 150, which I enjoy. Get yourself a copy if you haven't seen it.  

In addition to the social agenda there was some talk … of Homecoming. Our 50th is next year and I am looking forward to seeing you there.

The campus has changed a lot but not in my mind's eye. I still think of it as it was when we were there. I suspect some of you have been back more times than I have. I did spend a day there last fall and have been back through the years on occasion.

Let me hear from you some time.  Best wishes!

Jim  rohlik2118@comcast.net

50th Reunion Planning Already Underway Reunion planning for the Class of 1959 anniversary got underway in earnest in September.  An array of activities is being scheduled leading up to and including Homecoming 2009, October 2-4.  Committee members include (from left) George Steiner, John Mullally, Cyril Paul, Don Hall and Tom Daly (class agent); not pictured but attending the planning meeting:  Bob Labat. The committee has begun to call ALL classmates to encourage participation in the reunion events.

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