Minneapolis Southwest High School--Class of 1973

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Winter 2012 News
  Happy New Year!
We, on the Southwest Class of '73 reunion committee, are starting to think about our 40th Class Reunion in 2013.  We will be providing more information as the plans develop.  And we will be asking everyone to help spread the word and email us with current contact information for yourself and fellow classmates.
Thank you for your patience & loyalty -- we know the content of our web site is sometimes slow in changing.  But as we get closer to the reunion we will be making more frequent updates and even asking for your participation.
 

Minneapolis Southwest High School—3414 W 47th St., Minneapolis, MN 55410

Photos taken September 2007  (click on photos to enlarge)

Please Sign our Guestbook - Don't Be Shy! View our Guestbook!

Our E-Mail Address is:

swreunion73@Juno.com 

Please email us with your complete contact information -- then we can email you too!
And spread the word about our website and email address to fellow classmates!
Please keep in touch and let us know of any changes in your contact information.
And if you have information about any of our "missing" classmates, your help is much appreciated.
Missing List on page 2.  Three more classmates found—Do YOU have anyone else's information?

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This web site is a free service, and we will do our best to work within the limitations and keep it going as long as possible. We will try to provide information and photos that will be fun to check out occasionally. We will also try to maintain our email address and you can help by sending us an email update when you have news. Thanks!


Your Southwest Reunion Committee:
Doug Angove, Glynis Chuchel Grostephan, Leslie Granbeck, Janet Olson Schultz, Jeff Senn,
Luisa Valdovinos Cannon, Ellyn Wolfenson
 
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The seven of us met for lunch on 1/2/2012 to catch up and begin planning our 40th Reunion for summer 2013.
 

 Left to right: Doug, Leslie, Glynis, Janet, Luisa, Ellyn, and Jeff.

 

Southwest's Class of 1973 has had 6 reunions, each one better than the last!

To date we've gathered at six reunions—to remember five, ten, twenty, twenty five, thirty and thirty five years since graduation.  As we get older the reunions seem to get better! 

Thanks to everyone for attending and showing your support. And to those who didn't attend—there's always the fortieth in 2013!
 
 

 A BLAST FROM THE PAST!
~~~ EIGHT PHOTO ALBUMS TO SEE!! ~~~
TWO NEW ALBUMS ADDED TO WALGREENS ONLINE

 

1983 10th Reunion

Nancy L., Craig G., Janelle M.

(Photo from Carol Fenney-Barrett)

 

1993 20th Reunion

Gene T., James B., Luisa V., Judy N.

(Photo from Carol Fenney-Barret)

 

1998 25th Reunion

Doug A., Diane O., Marty H.

(Photo from Carol Fenney-Barrett)

 

 2003 30th Reunion

Leslie G., Eva P., Sr. Saucedo

(Photo from Leslie Granbeck)

 

2008 35th Reunion

Ed G., Doug A., Bob S., Leslie G.

(Photo from Leslie Granbeck)

We now have a total of eight albums of photo memories for your viewing pleasure! 

Carol Fenney-Barrett takes us back to 1983 with five photos from the 10th, twelve photos from the 20th, and sixteen photos from the 25th reunion!  This is in addition to 35 photos from the 35th Reunion, on Friday 8/8/08 at the VFW.

The next two albums contain Leslie's photos, the first one with 59 photos from our 30th reunion in 8/2003, and the second with 53 photos taken on Saturday 8/9/08 at our 35th reunion.
 
The last two albums are Luisa's photos from the 35th reunion, one with 110 photos from 8/8/08 at the VFW & the other with 85 from 8/9/08 at Orchestra Hall.

As of 1/3/2012, all eight albums are still available through Walgreens online.

For those of you interested in photos from all five reunion weekends, Leslie's, Luisa's & Carol F-B's photos are now available for viewing (as well as ordering & buying prints if you're interested) at Walgreen's Photo Center online at:

photo.walgreens.com/groups/swreunion

You will need to register on Walgreens.com but this does not obligate you in any way (and be sure NOT to check the box if you don't want emails with news & offers from Walgreens). After you register you can access the SWHS Reunion photos under "Pat's group room" (Pat is Luisa's husband) and there you will find eight albums.

If you want to purchase any prints you can arrange to do so online and through the Walgreens store nearest you.  Otherwise you can just look them over and remember all the fun we had!!
Keep checking in!

 

 

In Memory of Our Classmates Who Are No Longer With Us:

 Information verified as of 9/12/2011.  Please notify us of any errors or omissions.  Thank you.

 

 1.  Kent D. Bemel   11/4/1954 - 7/30/1995
* Kent was included by request and not actually a SWHS graduate.

 2.  Debra L. Callahan Dunn   12/18/1954 - 10/1/1992

 3.  Gary D.  Colombe   12/30/1954 - 5/1/1977

 4.  John L. Dare   7/27/1954 - 7/1/1978

 5.  Susan D. DeGroat   3/27/1955 - 4/1983

 6. Arlan J. Dobbs  4/21/1955 - 6/14/2011

 7. Steven J. Dodds  3/13/1955 - 8/30/2011

 8. Jeanne M. Durand  4/1/1955 - 9/8/2011

 9. Gary A. Enger   7/29/1954 - 6/7/2003

10.  Karen J. Gangelhoff Klancke   8/4/1955 - 7/15/1991

11.  Harlan M. Goulett, Jr.   7/1/1955 - 4/19/2004

12. Jill E. Halsey   12/24/1954 - 12/21/1992

13.  Bradley Herman   9/13/1955 - 1/7/2008
* Brad was included by request and not actually a SWHS graduate.

14.  Denise M. Herrmann Apland   3/19/1955 - 6/27/2009

15.  Melissa Jenson Keyso   11/24/1955 - 12/23/2003
* Missy was included by request and not actually a SWHS graduate.

16.  James M. Kahner   9/30/1955 - 10/26/1989

17.  Michael McKinstry   3/27/1954 - 10/2004

18.  Mary McNally Porter  10/16/1955 - 2/27/2009

19.  Timothy R. McNamer   3/10/1955 - 12/16/2006

20.  Susan O’Malley Blanco   6/2/1955 - 2/4/1999

21.  Victoria L. Perpich   11/28/1955 - 8/2006

22.  Kathryn J. Pivonka Belair   4/30/1955 - 2/1/1992

23.  Michael D. Plummer   8/28/1954 - 8/5/2002

24. Timothy J. Rooney   1/21/1955 - 5/25/2010 

25. Michael N. Schauer  2/23/1955 - 10/29/2009

26. Maria A. Schmelz McCabe  8/27/1955 - 8/26/2011

27.  Joe Skulley   1954 or 1955 (?) - 1992 (?)
* Joe was included by request and not actually a SWHS graduate.

28.  David J. Sletten   4/20/1955 - 9/18/2000

29.  Delores J. “Lori” Swanson   12/28/1955 - 10/5/2001

30. Joli Truelson 12/31/1955 - 7/1/1972

 

Minneapolis Southwest High School Class of 1973 remembers

Peter (Aurness) Graves

March 18,1926 - March 14, 2010
Southwest High School alumnus -  class of 1944

Survived by wife Joan (Endress) Graves (originally of Minneapolis)
and their 3 daughters - Kelly Jean, Claudia King and Amanda Lee - and 6 grandchildren

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Links to other Southwest-related sites:

Wikipedia Page on SWHS

Minneapolis Public Schools' SWHS Site

SWHS Foundation Site

SWHS Alumni Page on Ning.com

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