Classmates

Tell us something about yourself now.

David Griffin

Then Then
Now Now
Marital status: Married
Children: 4
Occupation: pediatrician
Comment: Greetings to all:

I am enclosing two photos: one of Margie and me at Yellowstone Park- a favorite place of ours. And, one of our four children (Erin, Leif, Neil and Ilse) and our one Italian son-in-law, Vincenzo. Your challenge is to pick out Vincenzo, il mio genero preferito!!

 Margie and I met at Stanford Medical School, she having attended Golden Valley High School. We share a specialty in pediatrics, with a particular interest in children in difficult circumstance. Margie practices at HCMC and I am at Fairview-University. As a pediatrician I have been fortunate to have helped a number of classmates with their children- a true blessing!

St. Louis Park was a wonderful place to have grown up. The friendships we formed, the education we gained and the community that sustained us were second to none. I am so looking forward to seeing many of you soon!

I can't close without mentioning a cause dear to my heart. Since our 20th reunion we have sponsored a scholarhip for a deserving Park graduate. I am proud that ours was the first class to do so, spurring other classes to follow our lead. Please consider helping grow that scholarship with a donation in honor of our class.

IRA GUREWITZ

Now Now
Marital status: Single
Occupation: Supervisory Paraprofessional and Coach
Comment: I am still living in SLP.  I was an accountant for about 12 years while the economy was in bad shape (much like now) and was bouncing around to different companies, as each was going out of business.  In 1987, I started working at Hopkins High School, in a supervisory position, while continuing looking for work in accounting. Ended up loved working with high school kids and have continued to work there since, even as my position continued to change within the school. In 1982, I started coaching junior high soccer in SLP, it was a coed program.  Then in 1984, we got it changed into separate genders.  I also coached junior high boys and girls "B" squad basketball at SLP from 1987 until 2008.  
In 1986, I also started coaching soccer at SLPHS, where I served as sophomore coach, JV coach and goalkeeper coach, as an assistant for the girl's soccer team, under Mr. Wold.  Upon his retirement, in 1991, I became the Varsity Head Coach, thru 1994.  Due to the stress involved in head coaching at the high school, I resigned and went back to coaching the junior high girls program, where I still remain coaching.  In 1994, myself and the SLP boy's varsity coach at the time, Terry Leiendecker, formed the SLP soccer association, which is the traveling and in-house soccer program in St. Louis Park.  We grew from 137 players the first year, to around 900 players currently registered.  I served as treasurer for the first 10 years.  I am currently the field scheduler and liaison with the city's Park and Rec department.  I continue to coach and referee in the SLP traveling soccer program.  I also serve as a volunteer on the Minnesota Youth Soccer Association's Competitive Committee and Technology Committee.  So I stay very busy, which I think helps to keep me young.



Looking forward to seeing everyone who can attend our 42nd/60th birthday reunion.  Happy 60th Birthday everyone.

Larry Hamermesh

Now Now
Marital status: Married
Children: 2
Occupation: law professor
Comment: After 18 years of practicing corporate law in Wilmington, Delaware, I began teaching (corporate law) at Widener Law School, also in Wilmington. 



Married in 1983 to Marion Yager, from Philadelphia; son Simon, 24, just graduated from the U of Delaware in chemistry and walked right into a full-time job as a product manager for Buchi, a Swiss lab equipment manufacturer; daughter Naomi, 21, is a senior at Bryn Mawr majoring in math, minor in geology.



I still play the violin (a lot these days), and just finished a term on the ACLU national board.

Helene Golden (Harris)

Now Now
Marital status: Married
Children: 2
Occupation: Store owner
Comment: Sorry we couldn't make it to the reunion, but I loved looking through my senior class book and comparing how everyone looks today.  I would not recognize most of you. At the last reunion I was a new Grandma, and now we have 2. Sophie is 8 & Ben is 10. They love shopping at my scrapbook/ frame shop & Grandpa's pet store. Howie,class of 67, & I will celabrate our 40th Ann. next Feb.& both our son & daughter live near by and help us run our stores.

40 years does pass in an instant. I wish everyone a happy and healthy 40 more years

Mark Hodroff

Joel Hodroff

Then Then
Now Now
Marital status: Single again
Children: 3
Occupation: Inventer, Social Entrepreneur, Economic Futurist
Comment: 50 years... pretty cool!

Mel Horning

Marital status: Married
Children: 3
Occupation: retired

Bill Hunkins

Now Now
Marital status: Married
Children: 3
Occupation: I.T.
Comment: Thank you reunion  committee.



I'm married for the ssecond time to my lovely wife Lisa.  I have 3 children.  Sarah 33, Adam 30, and Nate 27.



Sarah just got married in Oct of 09.  Adam and his SO presented me with my first grandchild in August of 08.  (Karina)   Nate will receive his Masters in Public Health in May, 2010.



I love to fish and have traveled all over the country in search of Mr. Bass.

Robert Isenberg

Now Now
Marital status: Married
Children: 1
Occupation: engineer
Comment:

My wife Susan and I have been in Herndon, Virginia (near Wash. DC) since 1988.   Our daughter, Marielle, just got married in May and will be moving to San Diego.  I've been a geotechnical engineer since 1973 and currently a VP/Division Manager for a large employee-owned environmetal engineering firm.  Work has taken me to some interesting places throughout the US, as well as Israel, Brazil, New Zealand, Australia and elsewhere.  I'm still having fun with work, enjoying life, and don't have plans to retire anytime soon!

Peggy Johnson

Marital status: Married
Children: 2
Comment: wow, 40 years ago at the graduation all night party at 2AM I met my husband of now 36 yrs. Bob Johnson. we live in Champlin and have 2 sons and 2 grandchildren. Bob has been at the State Legislature as an attorney/lobbyist for 32 years. we find it hard to believe how the yrs have flown. we are excited to see faces and catch up on lives of people who were a part of our lives so many yrs ago.

what an amazing time at the Reunion. Going on the high school tour was surreal. floods of memories and then being able to talk with those who went on the tour was the highlight. thank you Bruce for the tour.

it was so fun to have so much of your growing up history be in one place at the same time. thank you for all the organizing so many did. it was a night that was so fun.