““Growing Old is Growing Old is Mandatory - Growing Up Mandatory - Growing Up

Is Optional” Is Optional” -Chili Davis-Chili Davis

Roosevelt High SchoolRoosevelt High SchoolClass of 1969Class of 19694040thth Reunion Reunion

July 2009July 2009

1969 was a momentous year.1969 was a momentous year.

Man walked on the moon,

Woodstock took place on a New York

farm,

Richard Nixon became Richard Nixon became President of the United President of the United

States,States,

and we graduated fromand we graduated fromRoosevelt High School.Roosevelt High School.

There you are! I see you! Right there!

Class motto:

“Some men see things as they are and ask, ‘why?’. I dream of things that never were and say, ‘why not?’.

Class Colors:

Mint green and Forest green

Class Flower:

Daisy

Friendship and shared times are what create a lifetime of memories.

Wasn’t it just last week that we

built this float???

No…it was just last week we built

THIS float…

Though times change and landmarks disappear, we still remember…

the stadiums,

The Wild Mouse

The CometThe Bob-Lo Miniature Train

Flying Swings

Boblo,

… and the theaters.

While those theaters While those theaters stood, we may have stood, we may have seen the top movies of seen the top movies of 1969 there…1969 there…

Which of those Which of those movies won the 1969 movies won the 1969 Academy Award?Academy Award?

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

• Average Cost of new house $15,550.00Average Cost of new house $15,550.00• Average Monthly Rent $135.00Average Monthly Rent $135.00• Average Cost New Car $3,270.00 Average Cost New Car $3,270.00 • Average income per year was $8,550.00.Average income per year was $8,550.00.

The economy was different in The economy was different in 1969.1969.

The employment rate was different in 1969, The employment rate was different in 1969, too.too.

• 1969 U.S. unemployment rate: 3.5%1969 U.S. unemployment rate: 3.5%• Current U.S. unemployment rate: 9.15%Current U.S. unemployment rate: 9.15%• Michigan current unemployment rate: 14.1%Michigan current unemployment rate: 14.1%

In 1982, the Michigan unemployment rate In 1982, the Michigan unemployment rate was 16.9%. was 16.9%. We rebounded then. We will rebound again. We rebounded then. We will rebound again.

Magazine covers from 1969 Magazine covers from 1969 reflected the times and told reflected the times and told the story of an era…the story of an era…

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Sports Illustrated: Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit EditionSwimsuit Edition

It’s time for 1969

TV TRIVIA!

What line did Presidential Candidate Richard M. Nixon deliver on Laugh-in?

1. I am not a crook.

2. Sock it to me.

3. You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore.

Sock it to me.

Lloyd Haynes, Michael Constantine, Denise Nicholas and Karen Valentine.

Teacher Pete Dixon taught History in Room 222 at what high school?

1. Theodore Roosevelt High School

2. Los Angeles High School

3. Walt Whitman High School

Walt Whitman High School

Adam-12Adam (to designate it as a two man patrol), and 12 (to designate their patrol area).

What did “Adam-12” stand for?

There. Don’t you feel better knowing that?

Mod Squad

Who wasn’t a character on Mod Squad?

1. Pete Cochran

2. Julie Barnes

3. Frank Furillo

4. Linc Hayes

Frank Furillo was a character on Hill Street Blues.

Who is NOT pictured here?

Johnny Ginger Soupy Sales Captain Jolly

Milky the Clown Poop Deck Paul Bozo the Clown

Jingles from Boofland There’s no Soupy!

Who’s having lunch with Soupy here?

1. White Fang

2. Black Tooth

3. Pookie

4. Hippie

It’s Pookie the Lion!

Now let’s set the Now let’s set the Wayback Machine to 1969…Wayback Machine to 1969…

Gee, I wonder if they ever see each other any more…

We always knew we had cutting-edge technology…

The Class of ’69 sure knew how to have fun!

Archaeology Club

Snip Snap!

Are those CULOTTES????? Discipline looms!

Visit theVisit the“Memory Table” “Memory Table”

for a first-hand look at….for a first-hand look at….

Brilliant!Brilliant!

McKinley School 6th grade Mrs. Irene Schwartz

The Case of the Missing Easter Bonnet

We are

VINTAGE????

VINTAGE???

Speaking of vintage,let’s look at THEN and NOW…

PhonesTHEN…

NOW

Home EntertainmentTHEN…

NOW

State-of-the-art TVs

THEN…

NOW

“Word Processing”

THEN…

NOW

The Camaro

THEN…

NOW

Maybe some things don’t change that much after all…

NOWThe Lottery

THENThe Lottery

 Results for Men Facing the Draft in 1971 Lottery Numbers, by Birth Date, for Selective ServiceLottery Held July 1, 1970This determined the order in which men born in 1951 were called to report for induction into the military.

Can you remember all the words?

Roosevelt High School’s Distinguished Graduate Hall of Fame honors two of our

finest:

Bill Kucyk Noel Jackson

"I get by with a little help from my friends." "I get by with a little help from my friends."

- John Lennon- John Lennon

Thanks to our sponsors and supporters for creating this reunion memory for us all.

Jane (Barron) HughesAl LaCroix Bob Cook Robb Burgermyer Carol (Smith) Campbell Al LaRosa Steve Davis Diane (Brighton) Weinman

Claudia (Geiger) Davis Noel and Debbie Jackson Barb (Lange) Gallaway Shirley Washburn Pam (Plummer) SokachBarb (Ruffner) Kolbe Barb Gratton-Clark

We appreciate the support given us by the following businesses and community representatives.

Leo Stevenson David Holzworth, D.O. Franks Restaurant Prush’s Bar & Grill Alana Paluszewski, Author Carol Bollo, Realtor Michigan Title

Nixon Funeral Home Big Boy Restaurant Hoods Hardware Chaz Bar & Grill Czopek Funeral Home Paragrafix Printers

We hope you have a wonderful time We hope you have a wonderful time renewing friendships and fostering new ones.renewing friendships and fostering new ones.

Your Reunion Team:Your Reunion Team:

Larry BellBill BenjaminRobb BurgermyerCarol (Smith) CampbellBob CookSteve DavisBob DeCorteGerry FinniganGloria (Mannick) FragassiBarb (Lange) GallawayBarb Gratton-ClarkDebbie (Jerrell) JacksonNoel JacksonKaren (Lumia) JarrettLinda (Socha) JaworskiJudy (Pasiuk) KearneyMike Kearney

Barb (Ruffner) KolbAl LaCroixAl LaRosaPaula (Fuller) LeClairLorna (Zawalich) LivelyRenda (Jezylo) OakesMarsha (Faunce) ParsonsBrent PierceSheila (Chavis) PierceBarb (McConnell) RobertsLarry RockenseussRich SimonsBarb (Watkins) SimpsonJohn SkidmoreSteve SlyPam (Plummer) SokachShirley (Green) WashburnDiane (Brighton) Wienman

There are places I'll rememberAll my life, though some have changedSome forever, not for betterSome have gone and some remainAll these places had their momentsWith lovers and friends, I still can recallSome are dead and some are livingIn my life, I've loved them all

But of all these friends and loversThere is no one compares with youAnd these memories lose their meaningWhen I think of love as something newThough I know I'll never lose affectionFor people and things that went beforeI know I'll often stop and think about themIn my life, I'll love you more

In My LifeLennon and McCartney 1965