Source: http://insidejoplinobituaries.
Note: James left Gallaudet in December 1966 according to Knob Hill News annual report.
It was approaching the end of the fall semester in 1966. We wanted to have fun during one of the boring evenings. Ann (Perkins) Niemeier or someone bought a bottle of Southern Comfort and Coke and invited some girls for drinks in Ann’s room on the fourth floor of the Peet Hall. We had so many drinks but none of us were drunk!
Front: Christine (Ramirez) Cissna, Louise (Guinn) Osborne,
Second: Janice (Tullis) Dermon, Linda Tom, Sylvia (Skinner) Page
Third: Marlene (Murrell) Garcia, Susanne (Bittner) Zatko, Sue (Jacobs) Green, Leslie (Milam) Zinza
Rear: Margie (Boccio) Bella
Note: Thanks goes to Walt Camenisch for sharing this photo with us.
L. to R.: Rose Surber Bradley, Jane Kuzoian, Leslie Anderson, Laura Wade Sweeney and Linda Tom
Note: Thanks goes to Jane Kuzoian for sharing the photo with us.
Roger's article is shown below if you wish to re-read...
Donald “Don” Maynard III
By Roger Claussen
November 2022
For some reason, Don and I never had a chance to contact each other for the past 46 years. For many years, I searched and finally found his videophone number and called his wife.
I would like to mention him as one of our beloved Class of 1971 brothers.
He was from the Arizona School for the Deaf (ASDB) and was a star basketball player. Several well-known university scouts watched him in several games because he was a top shooter in all schools in the State of Arizona. His average score was between 28 and 35. Remember that time there was no such thing as a 3-point score!
Upon graduation from ASDB, Don enrolled at Gallaudet. He was on the basketball team for 2 years. After Don left Gallaudet after his freshman year, he continued to play basketball for 4 deaf clubs. His team from North Carolina won the AAAD (American Athletic Association of the Deaf) championship. Many people claimed that he was an excellent shooter. What’s more - Don was on the basketball team twice for the World Games for the Deaf (used to be called Deaf Olympics). He got two gold medals!
Don married to a beautiful wife, Thelma, who comes from Virginia. As of now, they remain together for 47 years and have no children.
He worked as a printer at the Fort Belvoir Army base in Virginia for 34 years and had received several awards for his excellence.
In the year of 2000, his doctor informed him that he had strokes on both sides of brain in which Don did not realize. From time to time his health started to deteriorate slowly. Today he is 76 years old.
Thelma warned me that it would be very difficult for me to understand Don’s communication. Indeed, Don’s expression showed me that he was very happy with tears to see me on videophone. We chatted for about 20 minutes. Thelma was very helpful in translating Don’s communication.
Dear brothers and sisters, you now know Don’s condition. I am sure many of you wish him very well and his wife, Thelma.
Notes:
Don and I were classmates at ASDB.
Don was quoted as a deadly jump shooter! (Tower Clock yearbook, 1968, page 202).
The live-streaming the service for Alan Ander on today, Tuesday, February 21st at 9:15 am from Parkside Memorial Chapels in Queens, NY via Zoom
Please click the link below to join:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/
Webinar ID: 829 6304 3202
Sources:
https://www.legacycelebrated.
Thanks goes to John Yeh for letting us know.
Alan Ander, age 73, of New York, NY passed away on Wed., February 15, 2023.
A funeral service for Alan will be held Tuesday, February 21, 2023 from 9:15AM to 10:15AM at Parkside Memorial Chapels, 114-03 Queens Blvd, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Following the funeral service will be a committal service from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM at New Montefiore Cemetery, 1180 Wellwood Avenue, West Babylon, NY 11704.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.parksidememorialchapel.
Alan Ander died on Feb 15, 2023 at age 73. Alan is survived by his brother, Sidney Ander, Sister-in-Law, Barbara Ander, and his nieces, Alexis Kashar and Debbie Kenvin, and their families including their husbands, Gary Kashar, Mitchell Kenvin and their children, Leah Kashar, Ava Kashar, Benjamin Kashar, Savannah Kenvin, and Allie Kenvin. He is predeceased by his parents, Meyer and Nettie Ander.
Alan was born in New York and spent his life in New York. He was known for his love for family and friends, his wicked sense of humor, and his gregarious personality. He loved all that life had to offer and truly enjoyed his time in the City. He was a frequent customer at some of the City's most famous institutions where he was well-known by the management and staff including at PJ Clarke's. He began college at the young age of 16 at Gallaudet University where he received his Bachelors of Business Administration degree. He also earned a Masters of Business Administration from New York University and spent his career as a tax specialist from which he recently retired.
Alan was a dedicated advocate for the Deaf Community with a focus on improving the quality of life for Deaf people in several areas including improvement of housing and programs for Deaf senior citizens. He also spent the last few years heavily involved in the enacting of legislation to license sign language interpreters in New York to ensure quality was a priority. Alan was a proud member of the Gallaudet University Alumni Association and was honored by the association a few years ago.
Alan would also be often quoted saying "Find people who make you happy. Happy is the best medicine always". Donations can be made to the Gallaudet University Alumni Association in Alan's memory.
Source: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/forest-hills-ny/alan-ander-11160634
Alan Ander, age 73, of New York, New York passed
away on Wednesday, February 15, 2023.
A funeral service for Alan will be held Sunday, February 19, 2023 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM at New Montefiore Cemetery, 1180 Wellwood Avenue, West Babylon, NY 11704, followed by a committal service from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.parksidememorialchapel.
Left: Alan’s Senior Picture in Tower Clock Yearbook, 1971
Right: Alan with Golden Anniversary Alumni Emeriti medallion, 2021
Sources:
https://www.dignitymemorial.
www.parksidememorialchapel.com
Gallaudet's Class of 1971 Golden Anniversary Alumni Emeriti Club Medallion, 2021
Note:
Thanks goes to Lance Fischer and Leslie Milam Zinza for sharing this news with us.
12/21/1947 ~ 1/17/2023
I think it is important that I share this with you that in 1974, “Gallaudet Almanac” was edited by Jack Gannon, compiled by Wallace Edington, David Peikoff, and Hans Dieter Baumert.
I need to say that the credit goes to Lance Fischer, Shirley Frelich Egbert, Walt Camenisch and Leslie Milam Zinza for letting us know of the passing of our beloved brother, Hans.
Leslie Milam Zinza and her partner, Karen Olson, spent their holidays with some of the Zinza family members in Fremont, California on Christmas Day. Bryan Zinza joined them, too.
Leslie Milam Zinza (left) and Bryan Zinza (right)
Thanks goes to Leslie Milam Zinza for sharing it with us.
The Maryland Deaf Senior Citizens hosted a Holiday Luncheon on December 15, 2022 at Martin’s Crosswind in Greenbelt, MD and here is the photo of the ‘71ers at the luncheon!
Sitting (L. to R.): Steven Frank, Linda Tom, Gerald Ahrens, Rita Sullivan Ahrens, and Ron Farris
Standing (L. to R.): John Daigle, Wayne Berke, Laura Wade Sweeney, Barbara Stirling Willigan, Plumie Gainey, and Leslie Milam Zinza
Thanks goes to Leslie Milam Zinza for sharing it with us.
L. to R.: Lisa Gilbert Bosson, Kitty Hoffpauir Fischer, Lance Fischer, Jane Kuzoian, and Helena Schmitt
Steven Frank (left) and Tom Dowling (right)
Donald “Don” Maynard III
By Roger Claussen
For some reason, Don and I never had a chance to contact each other for the past 46 years. For many years, I searched and finally found his videophone number and called his wife.
I would like to mention him as one of our beloved Class of 1971 brothers.
He was from the Arizona School for the Deaf (ASDB) and was a star basketball player. Several well-known university scouts watched him in several games because he was a top shooter in all schools in the State of Arizona. His average score was between 28 and 35. Remember that time there was no such thing as a 3-point score!
Upon graduation from ASDB, Don enrolled at Gallaudet. He was on the basketball team for 2 years. After Don left Gallaudet after his freshman year, he continued to play basketball for 4 deaf clubs. His team from North Carolina won the AAAD (American Athletic Association of the Deaf) championship. Many people claimed that he was an excellent shooter. What’s more - Don was on the basketball team twice for the World Games for the Deaf (used to be called Deaf Olympics). He got two gold medals!
Don married to a beautiful wife, Thelma, who comes from Virginia. As of now, they remain together for 47 years and have no children.
He worked as a printer at the Fort Belvoir Army base in Virginia for 34 years and had received several awards for his excellence.
In the year of 2000, his doctor informed him that he had strokes on both sides of brain in which Don did not realize. From time to time his health started to deteriorate slowly. Today he is 76 years old.
Thelma warned me that it would be very difficult for me to understand Don’s communication. Indeed, Don’s expression showed me that he was very happy with tears to see me on videophone. We chatted for about 20 minutes. Thelma was very helpful in translating Don’s communication.
Dear brothers and sisters, you now know Don’s condition. I am sure many of you wish him very well and his wife, Thelma, too.
Notes:
Don and I were classmates at ASDB.
Don was quoted as a deadly jump shooter! (Tower Clock yearbook, 1968, page 202).
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“Gallaudet's Virtual Exhibition on Deaf Printers at The Washington Post”
L. to R.: Dick Moore, '73, Brian Brizendine, '74 and Tom Coulston, '71
A new website, deafprinters.com, launched on October 17, 2022 with a reception in the National Deaf Life Museum. This virtual exhibition chronicles the history of deaf printers–many of them Gallaudet University alumni–at The Washington Post.
The Deaf Printers Pages website is the culmination of four years of work by the Drs. John S. & Betty J. Schuchman Deaf Documentary Center at Gallaudet University and a group of Deaf retirees from The Washington Post. This online exhibit preserves the last of many generations of Deaf people who learned printing in school and worked at local and national newspapers around the country. From the 1970s to 2000, more than 125 Deaf people found employment at The Washington Post.
Sources:
- Hi5/Gallaudet University, October 28, 2022 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?
- "Deaf printers once helped create every day's Washington Post newspaper" by John Kelly, The Washington Post, June 24, 2019.
- FYI: Sue Ayers, Tom Coulston, Dianne Cooley Hause and David Herbold from our class worked at The Washington Post. You will see them in the fascinating exhibition (deafprinters.com).
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Members of Class of ‘71 during Gallaudet Homecoming game
Front row: Mary Gibbs Yeh, Barbara Mitchell Morrison, Linda Tom, Charles Bearman, Ronald Farris
Second row: John Yeh, Leslie Anderson, Larry Berke, John Daigle
Steven Frank reported that David Conti and his wife, Debra, tapped him at the Union Station garage as he and his husband, Ed, were waiting for a shuttle bus toward the campus last Friday. Steven felt bad that he forgot to ask Ed to take a picture of them!
Sources:
Mary Gibbs Yeh
Linda C. Tom
Steven A. Frank
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Florida School for the Deaf Alumni Association (FSDAA) held a luncheon and First Hall of Fame (HOF) Induction Ceremony in Knowles Hall of Florida School for the Deaf & the Blind in St. Augustine, FL on September 10, 2022.
Congratulations to our fellow ‘71ers, Stanley Mals and Bruce Ostrout who were inducted to FSDAA’s HOF in sports!
Richard Malco (left) presented the award to Bruce Ostrout (right).
Richard Malco (left) presented the award to Stanley Mals (right).Sources:
Thanks goes to Tom Benziger.
https://www.fsdaa.org – executive board members (report)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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Ellicott City, Md.
Classmates; (L. to R.): David Conti, Katie Russell Setzer, Louise Guinn Osborne, and Ann Perkins Niemeier
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Look at Sue Jacobs Green's photo below:
A Generous Gift to the Class of 1971 Scholarship Fund
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Ron Farris and Iris Gomes (tactile interpreter):
Last Sunday at the Ole Jim (where the memorial service for Jack Gannon was held), Laura Sweeney reminded us to see the Class of 1971's beautiful wood rockers and table on the porch and here is the picture of Ron sitting on the rocker!
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Steven Frank would like to share his photo with you... The photo (below) was taken yesterday at the Peikoff Alumni House (Ole Jim). He was impressed with the Class of 1971’s beautiful wooden rocking chair and he enjoyed sitting on it for a moment!
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The Gallaudet Class of 1971 Golden Anniversary Reunion Co-Chair Laura Sweeney invited the Golden Anniversary Class Reunion committee members from the DC area to her home for the "Thank You" dinner last night... lt was lovely. Two photos are shown below:
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Gallaudet University President Cordano came to Austin, TX on Thursday, March 10, 2022 for the SXSW EDU Conference and Festival. Her presentation was “Why Teach Everyone Sign Language from Birth.”
Then President Cordano visited the Texas School for the Deaf (TSD) on Friday, the 11th. The following day at TSD, she spoke about Gallaudet updates and thanked us for our strong foundation at the lunch gathering, hosted by the Austin Chapter of the GUAA.
Our classmates, Lisa Gilbert Bosson, Walt Camenisch, Karyl Meadows Hummel & Mike Hummel were at the lunch gathering.
Thanks goes to Mike Hummel for sharing this story with us.
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The Gallaudet Alumni Relations asked alumni to share their stories on how they met the life of love at Gallaudet... The feature of "
Love at Gallaudet! " was released on February 14th... Barbara Mitchell Morrison's story was among the alumni who shared their stories with the Alumni Relations office... In case you missed it, the story from Barbara and Bob is shown below...
For weeks, I had planned to ask a guy for a date at the annual Sadie Hawkins Day. I wrote a letter to my brother for $20. He sent me the money to spend on my date at the Gusti pizza place. On that Saturday, we all met at Faculty Row. All the boys hurriedly ran ahead in front of the girls. I learned that my guy was out of town on that day. I decided to go to the field watching my girlfriends chasing and capturing their dates. I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around and there was a guy. I have never seen him before. He was dashing with a mustache. I assumed that he was a Freshman and I was a Sophomore. The guy was Bob Morrison.
It was a good thing that no girl claimed him on that day! Bob asked me if I caught a guy. I nodded my head no. He asked me if we could pretend that we were a couple. Just because Bob wanted a piece of the wedding cake. Of course, I wanted some cake, too. So we stood in the line introducing ourselves and made small talk. We signed names on our pretend marriage certificate then we ate our cakes. We parted ways A few days later at a basketball game, Bob saw me sitting with my girlfriends. He sat a row behind me and started chatting with me. After the game, he walked me to the dorm. We have been together ever since. Next July, we will celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary.
Source:
GU Alumni Relations: #LoveAtGallaudet, February14, 2022
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Warren and Julie Kramer (photo below)
Catching up with the 71ers' photos!
Robert Nanny
At Clyde's Tower Oak in Rockville, MD 2015
Left to Right: Jane Kuzoian, Mary Gibbs Yeh, Linda C. Tom, and Helena P. Schmitt
CSD (California School for the Deaf, Berkeley) Reunion in 2008
Seating: Linda C. Tom, Leslie Milam Zinza, and Barbara Riggs
Standing: Marlene Murrell Garcia, Jance Tullis Dermon, Margherita Boccio Bella, Christina Rameriz Cissna.
Back: Tom Ahern, Dave Herbold and Phillip Garcia.
Philip Garcia, Linda C. Tom, Dave Herbold, Marlene Murrell Garcia, Christina Ramirez Cissna, Barbara Riggs, Margherita Boccio Bella, and Leslie Milam Zina
A mini reunion in 2009
Front row: Roger Claussen, Julie Christopher Johnston, Joan Brevik Snyder, Roy Duket.
Back row: Thomas Benziger, Gerald Richardson, William Lindquist.
