Fifty years in one paragraph?! Graduated from Wheaton College (MA) and married my high school sweet heart, Mike Kahn (U. City '70) 47 years ago! Worked 2 years for the Chicago and Boston Jewish Federations before going back for my M.S.W. at Boston University. Moved to Chicago and worked briefly in Northwestern University Admissions before the first of our 5 children, Hanna, was born in 1979. I was a weekday stay-at-home Mom, leading parent-child classes on weekends in Evanston. Our sons Jake and Josh were born in 1981 and 1983. Two years later we moved back to St. Louis to be with our families--the best decision we ever made! Our son Zack was born in 1985, and our daughter Kayla in 1987.  I worked part-time as a fund-raiser, and later as the Community Relations Coordinator for COCA. On the side, I honed my baking and cooking skills and worked in inner-city after-school programs teaching literacy and cooking classes.  I became the food columnist for  St. Louis Jewish Light in 2006, and  a culinary educator teaching at the Kitchen Conservatory and around town. When COVID hit, we decided to move back to Chicago on a trial basis. Both of our eldest live here, along with 5 of our 9 grandchildren--another great decision!  We travel to Minneapolis, Boston, and New York on a regular basis to visit our other kids and grandkids. When we're not visiting our kids, Mike and I have traveled to Spain and Italy on bicycle tours, and hiked Acadia in Maine, and Bryce Canyon and Zion in Utah. Between walking and biking and rediscovering Chicago, we're staying busy.  Life is good! I feel blessed.

Greetings fellow alumni!   I am so grateful for the opportunity to have attended U. City High School.  Great friends, outstanding teachers, and so many rich memories.  I built my career around my passion for science and engineering, and have worked in the San Francisco Bay Area for the past 30 years.  I love to travel and have spent time in Latin America, Europe, Israel, and Asia.  After some wild adventures and a time-out with leukemia (I won!), I now spend much of my time gardening, hiking, and practicing yoga (the same stuff I did in high school).  My wife, Marianne, is my best friend.  Our son, Sam, is 34 years old and has made me a very proud father.  I hope to attend our reunion and see who I can still recognize!

After receiving a degree in Interior Design (Huh?), I spent my entire career in the printing industry, eventually owning a distributorship of printing equipment and supplies. I retired in 2013, at 59. I’ve been married for forty-five years (No…you don’t know her! Claire Knapp – Villa Duchesne, Class of 1975). We have two children and two grandchildren. We are grateful that everyone lives in St. Louis.   My nine-plus years of retirement have been wonderful. Soon after retiring, I returned to the study of French (My efforts at Flynn Park Elementary School were less than successful.). I typically spend about three weeks each year in Paris and I’m also very involved in Alliance Française de St. Louis. I am a Vice President of the Alliance. I took up scuba diving at sixty-two and cooking at sixty-four. I’m in good health and cycle quite a bit.   Life is good!

My wife, Monica, and I look forward to seeing all of you at the Reunion in October 2022! It's been great being a part of the Reunion Committee and helping to make this 50th reunion happen. See you soon!

50 years!!Where has the time gone?  I'm so excited about getting together in October.   I went to MIZZOU for two years, majoring in Special Education. I left MIZZOU in 73 and began going to UMSL. Graduated in 1974 with a degree in Special and Elementary Education.  Got married to Steve Snitzer (U City '70) in December,1974, and moved to Kansas City. Steve was attending UMKC Dental School.  We left KC in 1977 and moved to Iowa City. Steve was going to attend U of Iowa to complete a Periodontics Residency.  Left Iowa City in 1979 and came back home to St. Louis. Steve opened his practice in Chesterfield. Had my first baby, Deanna Helaine, in September, 1980, and my second baby, Matthew Louis, in December, 1982.  Deanna lives in the Denver area and has her own dental practice. Matthew lives in Chrsterfield after living in Miami, Las Vegas and Denver. He is in the restaurant business and is currently working at The Crossing in Clayton. Neither of my children are married and I don't have any grandchildren. Steve and I divorced in 1991. I was married again, very briefly, in 2005, but that should have never happened. I'm still single.   That's a short synopsis. Can't wait to see y'all and catch up. Stay well. Ruthie

Hello everyone!  After U. City, I went to the University of Pennsylvania, spending a junior year in France. I got my Ph.D. in psychology from George Peabody/Vanderbilt University. I've been in private practice in Minneapolis for over 30 years. I continued my training to become a psychoanalyst, which has been a very satisfying career. As a Training and Supervising Analyst, I'm involved in all aspects of training new psychoanalysts. I have  published papers in psychoanalytic journals, been invited to speak and to join some national "think tanks" in my field.  I have been married to Richard Lentz, a retired physician, for almost 40 years.  A joy and accomplishment! We have two sons. Both are creative and musicians. So fun to have them in town, hear them perform--sometimes together!  Looking forward to seeing everyone!

Greetings! In a nutshell, I earned a teaching degree from Fontbonne and started a career,  then married Rick in 1975. Our older son, Richie, now teaches in Cary, NC, while the younger son, Jesse,  is a mechanical engineer and house flipper in Rock Island, Illinois. After years of teahing in a plethora of K-8 schools, I found a calling at the St. Louis Community College-Meramec Wriitng Center, where l tutored writing and English for 18 years. l loved working with students from all kinds of academic backgrounds and levels of preparedness and particularly loved working with International students from across the globe. Now retired and widowed, I happily spend  my time visiting my sons and two precious little grandsons, keeping up with friends, working out at the Y, hiking, kayaking, practicing photography (nature, abstract and street). And oh yeah, six years ago, I met a sweet, charming Southern gentleman named Edward, with whom I live part-time in South City STL and part-time in coastal Mississippi, which is where we'll be in October. We're raising a challenging puppy together. Sending my very best wishes to all of you.

50 years oh my: Graduated from Boulder, married Clayton girl-who has put up with me for 46 years.  Two beautiful daughters who live in San Diego. Athletic and smart (10) year old Twin g-boys.  Peat Marwick, Monsanto, IBM, Amdahl, Collaborative Strategies, Sherwood Forest Camp and mentoring of many small businesses & start-ups have provided many life and business lessons (plus all my therapy sessions). Wrote a book: Who Says A Fish Can't Sell.  Spend time at the lake, bike rides, golf, walk, read & mentor for SCORE & Capital Innovators -currently occupies  my time.    

I didn't graduate from U City. I left after my junior and went to 5 colleges before graduating from Webster College and then California State University in Long Beach with an MA in Theater Arts. I started out as a director, then moved into television, and then into science journalism, where I hung out for a few decades. I also write humor and draw, and my novel Hysterical: Anna Freud's Story did pretty well. I live in New York City. Two kids -- grown, of course. Although I didn't know him at U City, for more than 40 years I've been friends with Morty Milder, who graduated the year before you all did.

I can't believe that 51 years has gone by so quickly. I am grateful for the wonderful education I received from University City High School.  I was married for 17 years and have a wonderful son that lives in the state of Washington.  I am divorced and have been on my own since 1994.  I feel very fortunate that I have had good health all these years. I retired in 2019 right before Covid came to the world, after working a variety of accounting and other related jobs for 55 years. I have been spending most of my time replacing and updating stuff in my home, which seems to be a never ending battle. I have a retired cattle herding Australian Shepard and we go for walks every day. I hope to doing some traveling in the future and see more of the world.

I have lived a blessed life from U City home roots, BlackBerry Lane, Brittany and U City High, with it’s strong binding and diverse family and friends. The “U City Effect”, is one only those that grew up here can and are thankful and forever beneficial.  From school and picnics at Holiday Hills, Wig Wam, the local hangouts in the Loop, Rinaldi’s, Talayna’s, Nino’s, Frank & Helen’s, and all the deli’s, Louie’s, Sol & Eli’s, Pratzels, Petrovsky’s warm bagels late night from their back alley, and the nightly hangout at Dairy Queen (at McKnight & Delmar), we received an open minded educated and cultural diversity and was able to walk and hitch hike safely and eat well throughout U City. I married my sweetheart Cindi Weinberg (U City ‘73), after first finally asking her out graduation day, and have been together since, marrying in 1977. We have 4 children, 11 grandchildren and loving life and all that family love brings us. I graduated UMSL in 1976 with a degree in Economics, with a heavy dose of Geology courses and teaching to both help pay my way through school, as well as an added benefit of social enlivening, with camping and searching for wild mushrooms at Weldon Springs, as well as summer course s in Florida mapping ocean floors and beach bonfires and clam bakes. From my senior year, I hitch hiked and traveled the country through Route 66 out to San Diego and a side trip to Tijuana; to Canada, and the East all the way up to Goddard Vermont. I have traveled the world both in business and for pleasure, through at least 15 countries. In addition to working elsewhere through college, I ended up working at Essex Industries, (an aerospace manufacturing company) which my father started, from the ground up to CEO and now Owner and Board Director.  I got my Master’s Degree from Washington University in 1989 and took numerous courses in family business studies from The Kellogg School of Management within Northwestern. Semi-retired today, and continue my ongoing involvement with numerous Not-for-Profit, with Barnes-Jewish Hospital, The Boy Scouts, The Kidney Foundation, Washington, UMSL and St. Louis University Boards. Love keeping up with grandkids and all their activities as much as my knees and back can withstand. Looking forward to our reunion and celebrating lives together. And for what it’s worth, my mother had my senior picture photo shopped to coif my hair back considerably. Hope to see you at the reunion, Keith

Wonderful to read these notes! I'm still working, albeit 100% remotely, for University of California San Diego, where I develop data science education programming for underserved communities through the San Diego Supercomputer Center. (And yes - I was one of those people who were terrified of math in high school which is one of the reasons I do this work!) I actually live in New York City, where I've been since attending college there. My 3 kids are all happy and healthy and my 8-year-old granddaughter is a complete joy! I do indeed feel very fortunate. But I'm sorry to say I won't be able to attend the reunion and will really miss being there. I'd love to hear from anyone who is moved to write! Have fun at the reunion! 

I definitely know where I am from. I was the 4th generation of my family to live in U. City, and my father preceded me to U. City HS. But when I left after my rocky high school career, I really left, returning only to see my parents. In recent years I've met with a handful of classmates to try and better understand the political turmoil that shaped our high school years, and finally gained a little perspective on the events we experienced as teenagers.  With a Ph.D. in History, I've spent the past 40 years first as a photography curator and museum director, and then as a Professor of American History, at Amherst College and then at Princeton. I retired from Princeton this summer, and now live full full time in Santa Fe, NM which has been a second home for 43 years. I write about photography, race, and the history of the American West. I doubt I'll ever write about our tumultuous high school years, but I would love to hear from classmates with memories about how the political events of the time shaped their own experiences.

After high school graduation I spent 10 years at Washington University, earning a B.S., M.S., and D.Sc. from the engineering school, finishing the last 2 years as a guest student at UC Santa Barbara. My first job was in AI research, mostly for the Department of Defense, in Silicon Valley. While living there I flew to Yugoslavia in 1982 to marry my beautiful, talented and smart wife, Rada, the sister of a Wash. U. classmate of mine. We had 2 boys, Tom and David, while living in CA. Job changes took us to the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, Chicago suburbs, and a small acreage outside of Des Moines, IA. I retired on October 31, 2021, and we moved to Oceanside, CA a few weeks later. Our son Tom is in San Diego with wife Susan, daughter Penny (almost 9), and son Everett (5). David is in Seattle with wife Ellie and son Oliver (3) and daughter Violet (7 months). My passion is ,again, music. After a 35-year layoff I started playing trumpet again in 2008, and am now playing in 2 community bands. I am also doing some composing. My "The Phoenix March" was published for 3 years by Warming Sun Music and my "Frankie Doodle" is under contract to be published by Northeastern Music Publications, Inc.

Hi to all! I came to Israel as a volunteer during the Yom Kippur war and haven't left since! I met my husband , David in Jerusalem who became a Rabbi and keeps a busy schedule teaching, writing books and continuing his studies (his day begins around 4:00 a.m.) We were blessed with a wonderful large family, most of whom live in Israel and some in the U.S. (east coast). I currently live in Jerusalem and practice chinese herbal medicine.  I have been in practice for almost 25 years and see patients for all kinds of health issues. I also have a small business processing herbal presciptions from all over Israel and some from abroad from a large selection of herbs. I would love to be in touch and wish everyone good health!

Hi UCity friends, I live in Bellingham, WA and travel frequently to St. Louis to visit family,  however, this year on the weekend of the 50th reunion,  my son is getting married, so I won't be able to see you at the reunion.  Please send me a message and we can visit via zoom.  I met my wife, Linda Blackwell, at medical school, MIZZOU, and we have been married since 1984,  and  have 3 adult children who are all living nearby. Linda is a retired family practice physician, and I retired from private practice neurosurgery 4 years ago at age 64.  I have been working as adjunct professor in Behavioral Neurosciences at Western Washington University since 2012 and its a fun low stress academic appointment that has been a delightful part of my retirement. I have resumed training in martial arts after a 50 year hiatus. (rembember Tracey's Karate Studio on Olive?) I  sail in the summer, snow ski in the winter, and hike year round with Linda and my golden retriever.  After the pandemic, I feel grateful to be alive and healthy, celebrating my son's wedding and being with friends and family.  Looking forward to connecting with my UCity friends via zoom, and setting up ways to visit in person. Wishing you a great 50th Reunion!

Man, my last 50 years seems so long! How do I keep it reasonably short? I’ll try…. Maybe with bullet points….      After graduation – mid way thru the summer after graduation I went on a 7 week motorcycle trip out west by myself on my BSA chopper. Basically taking route 66 to CA, then all the way up the Pacific coast hwy to WA, then zig zagging back home. That trip is a book in itself I will never forget. When I got back home I started working. The plan was to take a year off then go back to school.      Feb 1972 – Ooops!! I got married at 19! What was I thinking?! But…… my son Jamie was born Sept ’73, and how fun it was that we were only 20 years apart as he was growing up! Well I got a job as a Postal letter carrier to feed the family, going to school part time, and honing my skills as a guitarist playing nightclubs on weekends.       August 1975 – Divorced. Became part time dad. Continued to increasingly gig more and more.        July 1978 – I made the hardest decision of my life to quit my job, leave my son, and move to Huntington Beach CA to seek a livelihood as a musician. I was now a long distance dad. Over the next 13 years Jamie would live with me half the summer and holidays until he moved in with me at 17 after his graduation. Many fond memories and adventures together.        1978 to 1992 – I got my first gig within a couple of months of moving and never looked back. The first 6 years gigging 4-6 nights a week! Also I learned to surf, snow ski, and water ski, and became semi addicted to all 3. In ’82, at age 29, I moved literally on the beach in Newport Beach and lived there until I was 40! And remember I didn’t work days! In, ’85 I started teaching private guitar lessons and working less nights which was good. I still teach 15 lessons a week. Also, significantly, I became a born again Christian in ’89, which has shaped my life since.      1992 - 2nd marriage, I inherited two young step sons, Christian and Sebastian. I started the whole Dad process again at 39.      1996- Divorced. I became a part time dad again.      1998 – Jamie had been married 2 years and my granddaughter Violet was born. I was 45. In ’99 my grandson Rivers was born.       Early 2000s – what a blessing to be a young grandpa with 2 young sons also! The adventures started all over again, skiing, boating, camping, except this time there were 4 kids! 2 calling me dad and 2 calling me grandpa.        2005 – Third marriage. I’ll keep this short. She was 18 years younger and it didn’t work. She wanted out in 2009. We parted ways amicably.        2016 – The Lord brought me my current wonderful wife Kristi! We were married in 2017. She was married once previously for 29 years and has 3 grown children. We are SOOOOO happy God put us together!        Feb 2018 – I was diagnosed with tongue cancer. We had only been married for 9 months but Kristi was right by my side as I went thru chemo and radiation in April/May. God knew I needed this woman to help me thru these harsh cancer treatments and side affects. We feel like we’ve been married 20 years, not 3 ½! I’m cancer free now a couple of years! Hallelujah!        Present – As you can imagine, Covid has drastically hurt the live entertainment industry and has forced me into semi retirement before I had planned. I’m hoping entertainment will come back with a vengeance in 2021 because people will be so hungry for live music.         That’s it! Sorry to be so long but it was either this or “see you at the reunion”.  Hey, see you at the reunion!

What a long strange trip it's been.  Health does not permit me to travel.  I'm in Philly near 2 of my 3 kids (third is in NYC) and 2 grandkids.  Getting ready to retire next month.  Would love to be able to join a Zoom event if anyone is interested.  Moved to UCity in 9th grade so elementary reunions are out for me.  Have many fond memories of folk dancing and kindness of everyone.  I hope you all have a lovely in person reunion.

The past 50 years, as briefly as possible... I graduated from MIzzou with a BS in Child & Family Development, 12/74.  Married Lenny Moskowitz, 2/75.  Moved to Baltimore in 8/75.  Worked in a preschool and summer camp.  I received an MSW from University of Maryland, Baltimore, 5/78.  Worked for Baltimore City Dept of Social Services (director and social worker for a city preschool).1st son, Adam, born 5/80.  2nd son, Jesse, born 5/83.  Moved to Huntington, Long Island, NY, 10/85.  Was a stay-at-home mom and active volunteer in various organizations.  Became a part-time Florida resident in 2004 (Palm Beach Gardens).   Divorced in 2013.  Moved to a smaller home in Huntington.  My sons are married and live close by, and I have 5 grandchildren, ages 4-11.  Still busy with kids and volunteering, also book clubs, exercise, & mah jongg.  Looking forward to traveling again and going back to Broadway shows.  Also looking forward to our Reunion!  See you then!

The smartest thing I did in the last 50 years was marry my wife, Caren, 32 years ago.   We have two incredible children, Rebecca, 29, and Jonathan, 26.   As for the rest of my post high school life...After a couple of years in the Peace Corps, I moved to Los Angeles, where I worked as a screenwriter and in other capacities in the film industry.  In 2008, we moved to Charlotte, NC, and I swtiched careers.   I got a teaching degree and I've spent the last 10 years teaching at a high school for students with learning disablities, thus achieving my life long goal of becoming popular in high school.   In addition, my wife and I founded a nonprofit thrift store, ZABS Places, which provides job training and employment opportunities for young adults with disablities.   Stop by if you're ever in Charlotte.   I look forward to the reuninon and seeing people I don't remember  and who don't remember me.   

Hi Classmates of Yesteryear! I know many of you from our days together at McKnight Elementary School and Brittany Jr. High before we all attended UC Senior High.  I didn't graduate with the rest of you (no, I didn't flunk senior year. I moved back to my hometown of San Francisco in June 1970 and finished high school here in SF). You may remember me as a long-haired hippie from 1967 onwards, so I fit right in upon arrival in SF in 1970. Anyway, I pursued degrees in Business and in Music, graduating from SFSU in 1977 and began my worldwide travels at that point since I couldn't face working for a living yet. After a few years of exploration, I settled down and became a CPA. I've been working for over 40 years at the same CPA firm in downtown SF where I ultimately became the managing partner. Now I'm considering retiring in another year or two...or three. I've raised a family and still feel like I did when I was last with all of you in 1970...about one month after The Beatles broke up!

The past 50 years?  I'll start with the present and work my way back.  I currently live in Newport, KY just across the river from Cincinnati, OH.  My husband Keith Siereveld is from this area and it is where we met in 1981 so when we retired in 2009 we decided to move back.  I had a 30 year career in public health as a program manager at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mostly stationed in Atlanta.   The last 15 years of my career were spent working on Emerging Infectious Diseases.  I wrote many a budget initiative on the possibility of a future pandemic and the chaos that it would create around the world.  (We thought it would be flu....).  After a 25 year courtship, Keith and I married in 2006.  No kids.  I got my BS from Mizzou and a master's in Public Admin from Georgia State.  I'm looking forward to seeing everyone, hopefully maskless!  It will be hard enough to recognize each other as it is!

 I'm very grateful to be alive. It's quite a milestone year to get to attend our 50th reunion!  Some of us have known each other since elementary school and some of us are still in contact. For others, this reunion celebration weekend will be a great opportunity to meet the adults we have become. I started college at KU and finished with my Master of Social Work degree from Washington University. I was a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for my career. I had the honor of working in hospice and later for the Dept of the Army as a civilian social worker, tending to the mental and emotional war wounds of those that returned from the Iraq and Afghanistan war. It was very fulfilling and challenging. I have lived in New Mexico, Texas, Tennessee and now St Charles, MO. After retiring I lived in Arizona for 3 years and then came back to St Charles and have had the pleasure of watching my 5 grandchildren grow up.  Widowed at 40, I have learned to be independent, adventurous,  and happy. I am a bit of an explorer so I like to do things that I have not experienced before and live life as fully as this 68 year old body will allow. Slower and more relaxed, we now get to savor each day and find the daily gifts and challenges of this stage of life. We are blessed beyond most, to have had our roots planted in U.City, where we learned what is important in life. Life can change in a moment, so I try to enjoy the daily opportunities of being alive and spending time with those we love and care about. Still love to try new experiences. 

Edited on July 19, 2022 Fifty years in a nutshell...I graduated from Saint Louis University with a history major and an elementary education minor. Thirty-two joyous years of teaching intermediate grades (4, 5, 6) at five schools in the four states in which we’ve lived—Colorado, now, since 1993. Married for 42 years to Bruce (U City class of ‘69). We have two loving and lovely daughters and sons-in-law, and six glorious grandloves—3 girls and 4 boys--ages 14 to 1. My Super Seven. I cherish my time with family and friends. I love a good book, a great beach, exploring a new place, a fine glass of red and a decent round of golf! Cheers!  (Note: I doubt Miss Bowers would be impressed with this!)

My life since  UCHS.  I have to admit I’ve lost contact with pretty much anyone from the class of ’71!  I went to SIU-Edwardsville for a degree in Mass Comm/TV-Radio.  After college I hooked up with a startup video production facility - Innervision Productions, as senior editor, chief engineer, Vice President, bit of everything - doing TV commercials and corporate videos.  We grew and grew and in 1985 got bought by a division of Anheuser Busch, allowing us to grow even more, until they sold us off in 2000.  I then helped start up another production facility, followed by part-time & freelance work in the St. Louis video production scene, enjoying the freedom that offered.  In non work life - I married my wife Lois Gruberger in 1988, we have one son, born in 1990.  Lois is an artist and college art professor, originally from New York.  In 2007 she took a teaching job at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD in Savannah, GA).  I continued to eek out a few more years of work in St. Louis, while getting to know the Atlanta airport concourses by heart, regularly flying the STL-ATL-Savannah route.  I finally moved full time to Savannah in 2018, when we both retired. Retirement has allowed  Lois the time to get back to doing her own art - watercolor and collage, while I have gone deep back into my photography hobby that started as a 10 year old kid. On instagram @mgerspix, and a sales site mgerspix.com.  I don’t plan to be at the reunion, hope everyone has a great time.

Fifty years in a nutshell...I graduated from Saint Louis University with a history major and an elementary education minor. Thirty-two joyous years of teaching intermediate grades (4, 5, 6) at five schools in the four states in which we’ve lived—Colorado, now, since 1993. Married for 40 years to Bruce (U City class of ‘69). We have two loving and lovely daughters and sons-in-law, and six glorious grandloves—2 girls and 4 boys—with another girl due in March!  My Super Seven. I cherish my time with family and friends. I love a good book, a great beach, exploring a new place, a fine glass of red and a decent round of golf! Cheers!  (Note: I doubt Miss Bowers would be impressed with this!)

It is amazing that almost 50 years have passed since we graduated in '71! And, we haven't aged a bit, right?! I am very much looking forward to attending the reunion with my husband, Dave Funk. Mid-summer 2021, we will leave home in Palm Springs, CA, and travel in our RV across the country on a 3-month adventure, culminating in our St. Louis stop for the 50th reunion events. I am especially excited to see everyone because this will be my first time attending a reunion.  Any other first-time attendees out there?

Mick Gardner left University City for San Francisco, California in 1978 and never looked back! Mick has been married two-times and is presently engaged. He has worked thirty-three years in the fields of corrections, substance abuse, workforce referral, and public health. Through his work with underserved communities, i.e. pre and post-released women and men  and their families, veterans, transgendered and HIV-positive populations—Mick has established extensive experience as well as documented evidence in employment placement, programs development/supervision, organizational management/sustainability, fund raising, community mobilization, evaluation and advocacy.   He recently previously served as the Co-Founder/Executive Director of Batala San Francisco/School of Brazilian Percussion (www.batalasanfrancisco.com). Most recent, Mick Gardner established his own 501c3 organization (Unfolding New Ideas Towards Yourself, Inc./U.N.I.T.Y – www.unity4change.org) which he serves as the President and CEO. Its programmatic designs are aligned in five evidence-base/innovative service-oriented approaches – Restorative Justice, Trauma Informed/Mindfulness, Workforce Development, Creative Arts and Transitional Housing.   His other roles include Assistant Director to the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department, Five Keys Charter School in the capacity of program development, implementation and evaluation/analysis for their Programs and Reentry components (www.fivekeyscharter.org). He also serves as the co-founder, Executive Director, and organizational sustainability consultant and community ambassador for a prison-based (California State Prison San Quentin) nonprofit organization, No More Tears, A Response to Violence (www.nomoretearssq.com).   Over the years he has presented nationally and internationally on the current issues surrounding the incarcerated and their families, i.e. prevention case management, violence prevention inmate/community forum, family support services, and health education   Many times Mick has stated that adversity is the catalyst elucidating the very best and worst of humanity. He clearly believes he demonstrates his desire to be a facilitator for positive change within underserved communities. His leadership has exemplified the very best that can come out of adversity, with the highest degree of confidence.

Julie is an artist, an art educator, and an events inventor. She is a published art educational curriculum writer. Julie has taught art at the University of South Florida and at public and private schools. She has also worked as a school principal. Julie has created dozens of community events for children and families in Tampa and in Orlando, Florida. Julie is also a sculptor who has displayed her art in dozens of exhibitions. Julie is an international traveler who has been to thirty countries including Europe, the Middle East, the Far East, and North and South America. Julie has a Master Of Fine Arts Degree in the Visual Arts and a Master Of Arts degree in Education. Julie enjoys living on the beach in Florida with her family.

Greetings, Can't believe its been 51 years!  Growing up, I was always told that U.City schools were the best in the nation.  As a teacher, parent and grandparent who has moved around quite a bit, I realize that was actually a very true statement!  I went to Hawthorne, Brittany and U. City Senior High.  If you actually remember me, I was that very quiet girl in your class!  I graduated from Fontbonne with a degree in Communication Disorders and a M.Ed. from Washington U in Early Childhood Special Education.  I loved living in St. Louis, but when I married my best friend, Rick Schwend, the adventure began!  He was a medical student at St. Louis U and later trained in Pediatrics in Kansas City and Pediatric Orthopedics-Spine in Boston.  Although we moved ten times for my husband's training and work, I always managed to get a part time teaching position, adapting to the many different states' requirements for certificates and teaching positions!  I worked with special needs children with language delays, screening preschoolers and later worked as an elementary tutor at a city school.  We spent years in Zuni, Gallup and Albuquerque New Mexico because Rick was a medical officer for the Indian Health Service.   For the past 16 years we have lived in Kansas City.  We have two very talented children and two grandchildren!  My son, Ryan, is a helicoptor pilot in the National Guard, as well as, a pilot for Horizon (Alaska Air) in Seattle.  His wife, Kate, is a physical therapist.  Together they have a six year old daughter, Ada, and two year old son, Audie.  Their guest room is my 'second home'. Our daughter, Meghan, is a talented art teacher at a private school in Kansas City.  She is married to Scott, a wonderful guy.   We enjoy travel and look forward to many more adventures!   Thanks to the Reunion Committee for their tireless work.

Hello, U City Class of '71! It is hard to believe it has been 51 years since we were all together. After graduation from U City, I attended UMSL for two years and then transferred to Mizzou where I received a BS in Business Administration in 1975. I then began my career as a CPA. I worked in Public Accounting, taking a couple years off to be with my children. After practicing as a CPA for 43 years I retired in 2018. In 1976 I married Mitchell Shenker (U City '70) and we recently celebrated our 46th anniversary.  We have remained in St. Louis for all but one year when we lived in Nashville. We are fortunate to have two wonderful daughters and three beautiful granddaughters (9 yrs, 6 yrs and 4 months) who also live in St. Louis. One of the very few benefits of the pandemic is that I had the unplanned opportunity to spend several days a week with two of my granddaughters, supporting the older one as she studied virtually and acting as a pre-K teacher to the younger one. I really enjoyed this special time with them.  Currently, we spend much of our time babysitting for our granddaughters, attending soccer games and gymnastic competitions and spending time with family and friends. I stay connected with many of our classmates.  Some of us still get together for holiday BBQ's and the U City legacy lives on as our children have grown up together and are all close friends.  I look forward to seeing many of you at the reunion.

Fifty years...wow. I live in Naperville Illinois, a Chicago burb, and have for 36 years. I have two kids both married and five fabulous grandchildren, all live in the area. Retired six years, widowed nine years. Get to St. Louis often as I still have sisters and friends there. Traveling anywhere and every chance I get. Looking forward to the reunion. Stay well, Anne

Hello Fellow Classmates, I'm looking forward to reconnecting and celebratng 51 years since graduating from high school.  Life after high school has been challenging, but fulfilling: I completed college with a major in Criminal Justice Administration and minor in Physical Education.  My career involved being among the 1st civilian police dispatchers for the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department; management positions at the Kansas City, Missouri and St. Louis Greyhound Bus Terminals; assistant to the Commissioner of the St. Louis City Correctional Institutions and various public relations positions before pursuing entrepreneurial endeavors.  I have been married for 22 years and share love with my husband's 2 children; 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.  This will be my first high school reunion, and I'm excited for the opportunity to go back in time and laugh like a teenager again.

I really enjoyed reading the other Guest Book notes! I won't be able to come to the reunion, but I'd be up for zoom reunions! I moved to the UK in 1975 and have been here ever since. Married for 43 years and living in Edinburgh for the past 12 years. I'm loving retirement - reading heaps, walking every day with our lovely miniature schnauzer and playing lots of music, mainly on the violin and concertina these days. The pandemic has meant we're unable to travel but zoom has opened up new musical opportunities, both trad and classical, and it is what it is. University was such a great place to be when we were growing up - I still think about the folk dancing at the community center, Mr Warner and the band, Forest Park and the sense of so much happening. I think we grew up at a great time, and I'm thankful for that. Wishing you all the best, Pamela x  

I was sure excited and honored to be invited to your reunion.  I taught biology (along with Cecil Sharp) and/or Behavioral Science (along with David Littman) to many of you.  Many of my memories are related the student organizations I sponsored: Students for Peace, Black Student Union, School Government, Astronomy Club, etc.   It is my "reunion" too because your graduating class was my first year of teaching when you were sophomores!! I left the high school in '73 to go back to WU to pursue advanced studies in education thinking of  becoming a superintendent in the future.  Never happened, but I've stayed in education most of my career!  After grad school, Sharon (my high school sweetheart and now wife of 55 years who some of you may remember) and I moved to Jacksonville, FL to go to work for the school district.  Then we spent 10 years in DC where I worked as an education policy specialist for the National Governors' Assn and other groups.  Also, spent some time in the private sector heading up national sales for education software.  In '91,  I went to work for Kaplan Test Prep as a regional director in Charolotte and was transferred to take over southern Florida.  In '95, I started my own education consulting business specializing in improving standardized test scores (SAT, ACT, and state exams).  In 2001, I founded a non-profit organization that was primarily funded by my consulting business.  We offer promising students access to SAT/ACT prep regardless of family resources.  I retired in 2016 from consulting but still operate our charity.  If you are interested, you can visit my website www.maxthetest.com and read about the MAMJ Education Fund. On a personal note, we are retired and live in Ft. Pierce, FL.  Our two children, Derek and Kristi, are thankfully launched and have managed to stay in orbit.  We have a 4-year-old grandson.  Sharon and I do a lot of traveling in the US (often for the charity)  and around the world.  When at home, we operate the charity, walk the beach, read books, and enjoy our lives.  I love to go fishing when the weather (and the fish) cooperate. We are both excited about the prospect of seeing you in St. Louis in a few weeks.  Somebody may be able to explain that "skunky" smell that could be experienced in the stairwells and bathrooms once in a while!! Bob and Sharon  

I've been fortunate enough to attend all of our reunions so of course I'm looking forward to seeing everyone at our fiftieth! I've been married 30 years (May 2021) to my wonderful husband who I introduced at our twentieth reunion. We met at St. Louis University when I was completing my Masters in Public Health. I have three great "kids" - two daughters and a son. Although my oldest daughter and her family recently relocated to New York City, my other daughter and her family, as well as my son still live in the Bay Area (NorCal). My husband and I moved to the Bay Area seven years ago following the "Grandkid Trail" and love it. We now have six beautiful grandkids ( 3 boys and 3 girls). I retired after thirty four years as a registered nurse but transitioned to "working for my daughters" babysitting their kids. It's a great retirement job! I feel truly blessed and in spite of the highs and a few lows, I wouldn't change a thing about the past fifty years. I'm hoping to see many of you.  

Thanks to committee for tremendous job putting the reunion together !

THEN: Mouse NOW: Jan McKendree Greetings fellow classmates!   I became an Air Force nurse.  While stationed in England, I was swept off my feet by a dashing fighter pilot, Mac. Several moves, 2 daughters & 40 years later, we're still tolerating each other.  Kickin' it in No. California. I have such fond memories of my UC schooling, e.g. Mr. O'Brien's Blackberry Lane 6th grade class.  Do I hear a RIGHT ON?!  I'd love to hear from those from my UC past. Stay safe. There are way too many classmates on the In Memoriam list. Peace & all the best.

Retired, living in Sarasota, Florida the last 4 years from living in Kansas City for over 30 years!  Son in San Diego with a 4 1/2 year old, Daughter/Son-in-law in Kansas City with 5 year old, 3 year old, 1 year old, Daughter/Son-in-law in St. Louis with a 5 year old.  Part-time tutoring, enjoying Florida paradise!!  Married 45 years to the best guy ever!!!  Visit St. Louis as much as we can.  (Not including covid time  :())  Looking forward to the reunion!  So glad there is going to be events.  Thanks to the committee for all your planning.  Stay well everyone!  Hope to see many of you in October!!!

I hope you are all well, and I am sorry but I can't come this year. I live in Portland OR now and would be happy to be in touch with other U City grads (or non-grads) in the Pacific Northwest. Also I'm Zooming a lot these days, and I would be happy to join other classmates via Zoom. Best to you, Marian/Mimi Gold

During my U City days, I attended Blackberry Lane Elementary School, Brittany Junior High, and U City High.  Since graduation, I received my B.A. at Miami University (Oxford, Ohio) and in 1980, became an ordained rabbi at Leo Baeck College in London.  I served pulpits in England, Canada, and the United States. My current pulpit is in the NYC area.  I married Dr. Tsiporah  Shore in Winnipeg in 1990.  Our daughter, Leanne, just graduated law school and passed the bar and is working for CAIR (Capital Area Immigration Rights) and our son, Joshua, is current a senior consultant for Ernst Young. For every mountain, there is a John Boy and for every John Boy, there is a mountain.  University City is my mountain!!  I have longed for this reunion for a very long time!

We were all so lucky! UCity, in so many ways, gave me the confidence to explore a world of opportunities. My desire to be involved in media and education began with Mr. Jackaway in the media lab. Mr. Lawless promoted my love of art and design. Politics, history & social activism were all encouraged by Mr. Park. And, Mrs. Jackson continues to be an enduring inspiration for her love of learning and determination to squeeze every ounce of joy and meaning from each moment. The Washington, D.C. area became, and still is, my home. American University was the place where I launched my lifetime of adventures. I've had a wonderful, interesting and satisfying collection of jobs and professional careers. While at AU I worked on Capitol Hill for 3 years. After graduation I received a fellowship at the State Department in the Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs and wrote a guidebook to orient foreign students to American culture. My first real job was writing and designing educational materials and coordinating training conferences nationwide, about 60 a year, for the National Center for Voluntary Action. It was at the Center that I met my Fairy Godmother. At 65 she waved her magic wand and financed Berns & Kay, our graphic design firm. We specialized in the writing, design and development of promotional and educational materials. B&K thrived for 25 years until computers dramatically changed the industry. So, in 2000 I morphed from a graphic designer to a personal chef & caterer giving birth to a new company, CustomKosher. My husband and I have been together for 48 years. We have 2 grown sons, one on each coast. Our almost 2 year old grandson is in Los Angeles and a granddaughter is on the way in Boston. We're thrilled by the prospect of watching them grow. Lots of travel, crafting and a lifetime enjoying our grandchildren is what we hope to do together for many years when I retire next spring. Looking forward to seeing you all at the reunion!

Marc Mir (originally : Marc Meyer) - changed my name legally to MIR in 1977 because it was my father's name when he immigrated to USA in 1933.   After UC, went to North Texas State U. for 2 yrs where I majored in Clarinet performance, but wishing to pursue my goal of conducting, transferred to Northwestern U. in '73 where I became the first undergraduate to get a diploma in Orchestral Conducting (via a new Ad Hoc program) and then stayed on to get a Masters degree in orchestral conducting as well. To shorten the story a bit - after NU, moved to Boston for 2 years to study with James Gardner and be assistant conductor for Joshua Jacobson - Northeastern U. and the Zamir chorale. And through a serendipitous encounter with solfege teacher Georges Monseur (of the Berkely school) I was introduced to Maestro Leon Barzin - then living his retirement in Paris, Fr. I was blown away by this incredible musician - and thus left everyone and everything and moved to  Paris to study privately with him. Once there, had to do many things to survive and had many varied musical experiences: becoming clarinetist and musical director for the ballet Adama; directing concerts of orchestra and opera with some different orchestras and also writing musical compo's and arrangements for various  ensembles. Then, little by little I ended up conducting choirs and am currently the musical director of "The Voice of Freedom" - a high-level choir in Paris that does Spirituals, Gospels and World Musix and after moving to Versailles in Jan 2018, created a 2d choir there: The Light Singers. In 2017, I composed the music for a musical: Paris Snow - which was performed 6x in Hastings, GB. (because the author, Patrick Kealey lived there).  Everyone loved the music, but the story needs a good deal of revamping -- if any authors out there - feel free to contact me. I was able to continue working w/ both choirs via zoom during lockdown as well as began giving piano lessons in people's homes.   Still single, no kids. But alive and thriving in Versailles. Will probably not be coming to reunion (for work reasons) but wishing you all the very best.

Living and enjoying life in Japan. Traveling is a bit difficult these days, so I won't be able to attend the reunion. I will, however, be thinking of all of you. Have fun.

Most of you don't know me, so I'll keep it short.  I loved my years at U Forest elementary school so much!  But my parents moved after 5th grade, and my life went down hill from there.  Seriously, I was unhappy in 6th grade (in Princeton, NJ, where my Dad was on sabbatical) and then in 7th through 10th grade in Clayton.  Finally, around half way through my junior year at Clayton High, I began to feel accepted and began to enjoy it. Since then, ups and downs but way more ups.  For those who are curious, I have an extensive personal web site.  It includes an autobiographical essay that includes a few sentences about my U Forest years.  I would love to hear from any U Forest alums.   

Hi, all, here is my update. After U City, I went to Harvard and Harvard Law, and then spent the next ten years as a legal services lawyer in Florida and California. I got married to my wife, Sara, in 1985, and in 1988, we moved to the DC area, where we have lived since then. Most of the time in DC, I've been involved in policy work, research and advocacy around poverty, and immigration issues. From 2009-17, I was at the federal Administration for Children and Families in the Obama Administration, and now I'm at HHS' Office of the General Counsel in the Biden Administration.  We have two wonderful daughters, Leah and Rosa, and we became grandparents when Zeke was born to Leah and her husband, Ezra, in 2020. 

Hello. I wanted to share a couple of articles about Herman Shaw. Some of our classmates may remember him from U City High when he was an administrator for quite some time. I came across the articles because I am a resident of Edwardsville, where Mr. Shaw grew up and still resides. I thought it was interesting reading and worth sharing. Here are the links: https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/903 https://www.theintelligencer.com/sports/article/Edwardsville-High-School-announces-second-Hall-of-17522475.phphttps://www.theintelligencer.com/insider/article/WHERE-ARE-THEY-NOW-Sports-helped-build-Shaw-s-16440055.php

After 51 years away from U. City and St. Louis, I still have a soft spot for our hometown. This August I got tickets to one of the Cubs-Cardinals games at Wrigley Field and found myself upset every time the Cards made an error. And that was after 30 years in Chicago and ostensibly being a Cubs fan. Somehow there was a real sense of place where we came from which never left me. I am wondering if some of you feel the same way. Since high school I have lived in Boston, Jerusalem, Austin, Chicago, Tel Aviv and Ann Arbor. But Chicago is really home and since moving to Ann Arbor in 2010 I find every excuse in the book to get back. Along the way I received a B.A. in economics from Boston University and stayed on to earn my M.B.A in health care management.  I worked in many different healthcare arenas including administration, marketing, operations management and policy which took me to a variety of settings. I happily retired from full time work in 2016. After years in healthcare, my hope is that our country can, at some future point, provide decent healthcare to all of its citizens. I married Mark Daskin in 1978, an east coaster who I converted to a midwesterner. Mark taught engineering at UT Austin, Northwestern and the University of Michigan and hence our wanderings around the country and the world. He is now a newly retired academic. We have two great daughters, Tamar in Chicago and Keren in New York, and we try to spend as much time as possible with them. We love to travel and hope to continue our world exploration now that we are not tied down to a schedule. I always find myself doing fundraising and board work for the Jewish community in the places I land. In recent years I have been a foot soldier in many Michigan political campaigns, walker/hiker, member of two book groups, baker, chef and a fan of Michigan's unsalted western shores. Thankfully both Mark and I are healthy and are able to enjoy life.  I hope to be at the reunion but, if not, please check in when you are in Ann Arbor or Chicago! All the best to everyone!

Following graduation from U City, I attended Drake University where I received a degree in Journalism-Public Relations/Advertising. I became the editor for a trade publication that went to the painting and decorating industry. In 1977, I married Mark Shulman (U City ’70). Over the next 15 years, Mark and I became the parents of three wonderful children – Carolyn, Brent and Sarah. I left my editor job to work as a preschool teacher at United Hebrew - the preschool all three of our kids attended. Following Sarah’s preschool days, I went to work for a textbook publisher where I proofread from home medical and educational textbooks. After that company merged with another company I began to work for Guidebook Publishing Company.  They publish Church Guidebooks and Directories where I have worked part time for the past 24 years. Throughout our kid’s elementary and middle school days, I volunteered in several areas of those schools. When our youngest graduated from middle school, the principal at the time said “What are we going to do without you?” Jokingly, I said, “Hire me” which is exactly what she did. For the next 15 years, I worked mainly in student services until my retirement in June, 2021. A few days after my retirement, I had an appointment with my chiropractor and she asked what was new? I told her I had just retired and she said, “Great! Now you can come work here!” I thought she was joking but it turned out she was not. So, while I still proofread church guidebooks, I also work a couple of mornings a week in the chiropractor’s office. In my spare time I enjoy needlepointing, reading and volunteer work.  Mark and I enjoy babysitting for our grandchildren and traveling.   We recently celebrated the marriage of our youngest so now all three children will share Labor Day weekend anniversaries. Carolyn and Josh and their 2 boys live in Austin, TX. Brent, Amanda and their 2 children live in Chesterfield and Sarah and Marc live in Richmond Heights.   While it’s hard to believe 51 years have passed since our high school graduation, I look back at those high school years as a wonderful time in my life. Wishing everyone good health and happiness.  

First, I want to convey my condolences to all of the families and friends of our classmates who have died. Too many of our classmates have died at such young ages. I extend my deepest sypmathy to those classmates that have lost children and grandchildren.  One of my biggest fears in life is to outlive my children and grandchildren. Second, I want to thank all of the members of the Reunion Committee for the countless hours they spent and the difficuly decisions they have made to make our Reunion possible. I graduated from UMSL (BSBA) in 1975 and worked at Arthur Andersen & Co from 1975 until 1981. I taught Income Tax at UMSL for one semester and started my CPA firm in 1981. I merged my firm with Anders CPAs Advisors in 2018. I retired from Anders in 2020 and moved to Denver in 2021. I was named as one of  St. Louis' outstanding Tax Practitioners by Money Magazine in 1987. I married my wonderful wife, Judy Schoemehl, in 1976; still married in 2022. We have 3 children, 2 girls and 1 boy (Kelly-Denver, Patrick-Portland, OR, Nicole-Venice Beach, CA). Kelly has 2 children, 1 boy and 1 girl (Jack and Ryan). Over the years, I have coached my kids' soccer, softball and baseball teams and have refereed youth and high school soccer games. I have donated blood on a regular basis since high school and continue to donate platelets about 9 times per year. I do some consulting during my post-retirement years and spend as much time as possible with my grandchildren. I hope to travel much more now that I have more time and can't wait to learn to ski with my grandson, Jack. I wish safe travel to all those attending the Reunion in St. Louis and look forward to seeing you at the Reunion.