Hamburg High School
Class ’72

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Once upon a time, we were freshmen: noisy, giggly, carefree freshmen! Gossiping, flirting, note-passing girls, and teasing, boisterous, mischievous boys, made up the Class of 1972.

Our first major event as a class was the Freshman Frolic, the first dress-up dance for most and for many their first date! What a wonderful way to end our first year of high school.

Then we were sophomores, trying hard to fit into the sophistication real high school life demanded. A whole new world of activities opened up before us. Clubs and teams and other organizations opened their doors, inviting us to become active citizens in our community: the school.

Class Day was an event for which we established our color — red, and our slogan — “The Class with Class.” That night at the basketball game, the bleachers were drenched with red as the sophomores won first prize for attendance.

The annual Bulldog Bounce and Sweetheart’s Dance, new experiences for us as sophomores, provided more exciting opportunities to get together. From here it was a short step into the whirl-wind activities of our junior year. We collected tons of paper, combining fun-making with money-making. Again, we took first place on class night — red as far as the eye could see.

This was also the year we followed “The Yellow Brick Road” through the play, the banquet, and the prom to the end of our junior year. At last, we were seniors, mature members of an outstanding class.

Our creative and imaginative abilities shined forth in the production of our senior play. In June, we had an exhilarating picnic, a sumptuous banquet, a dreamlike Senior Ball, and a solemn graduation. Thus ended our high school life; may we all live happily ever after.

These past few years have been a time
Of joy and sorrow, laughter and tears,
Unrest and peace of mind.
Yet, when one recollects his life,
Perhaps these were the better times – C. B.

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Jack Martino organizes a brunch on the second Wednesday of each month. Everyone is invited. Meet at the Hamburg Brewing Co at noon.

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40th Reunion August 10, 2012

45th Reunion August 12, 2017

Attendees at the 20th Reunion

Kathy Agro Greene {Jim)
Jim Althrerr (Patricia )
Eric Andres (Karen)
Fred Bapst (Joanne)
Jill Bauman Clark
Karen Benning
Mary Benzinger Ganey
Peter Bilka
Kathy Brand Reinecke
Barbara Brown Clauss (Torn)
Mark Brown (Joanne)
Sandy Bunn (Rainey}
Bob Cleary (Jan)
Linda Clifford Moore
Charlene Conrad Gierrnek (Mark)
Carole Crawford (Mike}
Cynthia Dabich Drozd (husband)
Gordon L. Davis (guest Patti Salomon)
Glenn Diemer
Bill Doherty (Robin)
Jim Draudt
Catherine Drzewucki Foster
Laurie Dzirnian Privitera (Joe}
Ginger Ellis Krusko (husband)
Laurie Emerling Ruernler (Larry)
John M. Errington, Jr. (Cathy)
Steven Fagan
Karen Faulring Muirhead
Donavan Fentzke (wife)
Dave Fisher (Jan)
Keith Fisher
Susan Fletcher Spencer??? (Michael)
Charles I. Foster
Marie Gambino Woodburn (Bill)
Glenn Gawron (Loretta)
Joseph T. Gier (Nancy)
Mari Gilbert Kosobucki (Ron}
Patrick Giles (Lisa)
Paul Giles
Gail Gillon Austin
Gail Gornikiewicz Zielinski
Cheryl Graber Mandelkern
Joe Grasso
Jeannine Gray Poloncarz (guest)
Carrie Green Markello
Heidi Gregory Walling (Mark)
Sandy Herschel Jordan
Don Hertlein (wife)
Kathleen Higgins Trapp
Mike Hines (Candace)
Linda Hooper Ward (husband )
Gail Hoth King (Jack)
Barb Ingram Sharpe
Mark Janker
David Kaczmarek (Diane)
Debra Karoczun Foca (Dominic)
John Keller
Glenn Kerwin (Marie)
Diane Knappert Clark (husband)
Barbara Koester Foster
Dan Kreitzbender (Paula)
Peter Lopez (Kim)
Rick Los
Paulette Luther LePine (Glenn)
Jerry Mammoser (guest)
Jim Markello
Jack Martino
Barbara Marsh Molmen
Kathleen Marshall Baldwin
Barb Max Enders (Warren)
David McGrath
Kathleen Mcinerney
Frank Metro (Cristol)
Bonnie Miller Pfender
Howard Miller (wife)
Mike Miller (Elizabeth)
Michael Mino (Lynn)
Jennilyn Monckton
Mike Muirhead
Patricia Mumbach Kay (David)
Felice Nelson Schwartz
Jeffrey Nyitrai (Ann)
Thomas Ockler
Ed O’Connell (guest)
Clay Olds (Joni)
Maryann Oleksa Bell
Larry Palczewski
Sherry Palmerton Chudy (Gerald)
Ron Peters (Michelle)
Lynn Pohlman Boehringer
George Pope (Jill)
Mike Procton {Joyce)
John Rafter
Gary Reinecke
Jay Rich (Cindy)
Mary Riley McNall (Jim)
Mark Robinson (Andrea)
Dorothy Ross Aikman (Bruce)
Rose Ross Bond (husband)
Jack Round
Wendy Royce Mccann
Sherry Rucker Bozman (Charles)
Jeanne Sampson Fagan
Jackie Sandefur Gorecki
Donna Scanlon Jaffe (Tom)
Robin Scheffler Lindstrom (John)
Mari Schoeffield Payne (husband)
Jerry Schoenborn (Dru)
Mary Schuman Macy
Marilyn Seibel Tomich (husband)
Charmaine Smolarek (guest)
Barb Stahl Gueltig (husband)
Russell Steward (Janet)
Barbara Stewart Barry (Bill)
Marvin Stewart (Kate)
Cheryl Studley Straut
Mark Thiel (wife)
Laurence Trapp
David L. Valyo
Debbie Van Wagnen Scanlon (Dan)
Gay Lynn Vara Nelson (Garry)
Helen White Green (William)
Arlene Will Henry
Janet Wittmeyer Elston (Ray)
Laura Walton Flick
Dave Wnuk
Rita Wolf Richardson
Melinda Woods Miller
Diane Wray
Roger Yost (Vivi)
Linda Ziebarth Yovanoff (John)
Sondra Zintz Major

Our Leaders

Bold men with bold dreams built this country, and each year certain Classmates stand out in the crowd because they have lived up to that ideal. These Classmates have sewed above and beyond the call of duty, and they have sacrificed their time and energy to work diligently for the betterment of our school and our community.