Following is a report from QAHSAA archivist John Hennes, '51. Basically the Board is moving toward making yearbooks available for sale for certain years, but is not ready to do so yet. Meanwhile, more books are sought for many years.

"Last month the [Queen Anne High School Alumni Association] Board decided several issues with our extra books: 1) Provide a set to the Seattle Genealogical Society (as many as we have); 2) Fill requests from alums who want their years; 3) Make additional extras available to classes to sell at their reunions; and 4) Charge $25 per book, plus shipping... Note that we already have a master archive set, a working set ... and have given books to the Seattle Public Library. An archive set also exists at the School District Archives."

According to John's yearbooks spreadsheet, the Association possesses only one book each for the classes of '77 and '81. There are 15 classes for which there are only two yearbooks: '10, '11, '14, '15, '16, '50, '57, '58, '59, '66, '69, '73, '75, '76 and '80. Six classes are represented by three books: '12, '13, '20, '53, '67, and '70. The rest have at least four with '68 the most yearbook-affluent with 18. Next highest are eight classes with eight books each. We will soon provide further information as to how many sets the Association must have in order to have excess for sale and which classes have achieved that number.

The group - small so far, but hoping others will join them - who have started to plan the Class of 1973's 30th reunion, met on Sept. 17 and plan to meet again on Oct. 9 at A Perfect Celebration, Gayle Sprague O'Donnell's store in Bellevue at 900 108th Avenue NE, Suite 104. Mulling over ideas at the first meeting were Bev Lange Kushell, Rod Randle and Gayle, with Sam Brace checking in by phone. Gayle is checking out some locations so that they can talk about setting a date.

Others are encouraged to show up for the second meeting at 900 108th Ave. NE, Ste. 104 on Oct. 9. The last meeting took place at 7 pm, so presumably that will be the hour of the next meeting. We will correct this guesswork soon, if necessary. You can contact Gayle by e-mail at Gayle@aperfectcelebration.com.

Bob Thelen, '78, sent us the following update on plans for the 25th reunion:

At this point (8/30/02), we are planning to have the reunion on the weekend of Aug 16th, 2003 (Fri social, Sat banquet, and Sunday picnic). Some fellow class members have come forward to help with organizing these events and we welcome others as well. We are also considering including classes from 1977 and 1979 to join us for a fullsize reunion of the 1978 year!!!! If any members of these two classes wish to help, please contact me at 206-601-6802 or bobgthelen@yahoo.com. More updates coming..... Thanks! BobT.

Here's initial news on 30th reunion plans for the Class of 1973:

We have our first meeting set for Tuesday, September 17 at 7:00 at my store, A Perfect Celebration!, 900 108th Avenue NE, Suite 104 Bellevue. So far those planning to attend are Sam Brace, Jane Rooney Stensland, Kathy Wright Schumer, Bev Lange Kushell, & me. Sam was going to be contacting some others, but I haven't got any names yet. It is the very first meeting and we welcome anyone from the class to attend who is interested. We haven't decided anything more than that, but... we'll keep you posted.

Gayle Sprague O'Donnell

The Class of '52 had such a great reunion in July that they plan to do it again in September. According to Reunion Committee Chairperson Alice Ogden Brown, "The 4-day reunion of the class of '52 was the visiting, catch up, reminisce event of the year. We sang, danced, talked, laughed, golfed, walked, ate and renewed old friendships. 210 people attended the dinner and nearly that many made it to the picnic. We did HAIL TO ALMA MATER in the best tradition of Grizzlies. It is a class where all the men are handsome, all the women are good looking and all our children are above average."

Here's the plan for September 8:

"If you missed the main event or want to visit some more, there will be a class of '52 reunion wrap up pot luck picnic for classmates and committee, hosted by Tim and Auverne Dieffenbach, Sept 8 at noon. For more information and directions e-mail before August 25 to auverne@northwest.net or sunnyalice@earthlink.net. RSVP."

For the first of what eventually may be several photos of the '52 reunion, click here.

(Following is an e-mail message from Bob Thelen, organizer of the Magnolia Summer Festival, looking ahead to next year's '78 reunion.)

I am volunteering to organize our reunion in 2003 as our 25th approaches!
Anyone interested in also helping this undertaking is welcome! Please contact me via e-mail at : bobgthelen@yahoo.com. (Focus is having extended hours for Saturday gathering to allow more social time since 20th seemed liked it blew by us.)

Cindy Foy had mentioned to me that night she just couldn't do another
reunion, so let's give her a chance to enjoy one getting to sit back and
relax!

(Following is an e-mail we received on 6-26 from Amanda Puddy, the niece of Scott Puddy, '74. Below that is the obituary that appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle.)

Dear QA Grizzlies. My uncle Scott Puddy was a grad of '74. He recently just
tragically died of a plane crash in CA.

R. Scott Puddy tragically died while performing aerobatics. A graveside memorial will be held on June 29th, 2002, at 2:00 at Mount Pleasant Cemetary (on Queen Anne Hill). The reception, at 4:00 at 1315 W. Barrett, Seattle, WA is open to the classes of '73, '74, and '75. Please contact Lisa Puddy at 206-779-4390 to RSVP. His family would very much appreciate your being there. Please remember him.
Following are news article links:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002
/06/19/BA228094.DTL

http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/3508351.htm.

His family would be very greatful. Any questions please contact Lisa Puddy at 206-779 4390.

Sincerely, his niece,

Amanda Puddy

PUDDY, R. Scott - November 28, 1956 - June 18, 2002 Scott perished doing what he loved, flying in an Aerobatic YAK 52, in the mountains of Brentwood, CA. Scott graduated from Queen Anne High School in Seattle, WA., where he excelled in sports and academics. He graduated Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Yale University in 1978. He completed his law studies at Stanford University in 1981, and practiced law in the San Francisco area. Scott has memberships in the NTSB Bar Association, AOPA, NAFI and EAA. Scott continued to pursue a career in aviation, rated ATP, DFI, CFI-I and MEI. His aviation articles have been published by AVweb and IFR. Scott and his family maintained planes at Concord, CA and Boeing Field in Seattle. He and his father were both pilots. Scott is survived by his daughter Stephanie Frances Puddy of Sioux City, IA; his parents LaVern and Frances M. Puddy of Seattle; sisters Lisa (and Matt Montague), Linda and Paige; and six nieces and nephews

( A Memorial gathering was held at Scott's home in Pleasant Hill, CA, on June 22. Graveside services were held at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery on Queen Anne Hill on June 29).

5-9-02: Alice Whalley Holcomb '21 joined 55 other Grizzlies for lunch with a view on Saturday, May 4, at the Swedish Cultural Center (formerly the Swedish Club) on Drexel Ave at the southeast foot of Queen Anne Hill. 13 others accompanied the Grizzlies on a beautiful day to lunch on beef or chicken while occasionally gazing out over Lake Union.

Alice, 99, bested the next earliest graduates by nearly a dozen years. 22 who attended graduated in the '30s, 16 in the '40s, 12 in the '50s, 2 in the '60s, 1 in the '70s, and 2 in '81. Notable years were 1936 with 9 lunchers and 1958 with 6, including QAHSAA President Barb Wilson Nelson. Former teacher/coach Carl Fulkerson and wife Lorraine also drove over the mountains to attend.

Representing the '30s were Howard Bendtsen '36, Mary Nielsen Bendtsen '39, Clarence Boyd '36, Ray Carlson '37, Alice Johansen Culbertson '32, Martha Mae Randolph Doubt '36, Kathryn Pinter Drew '36, Frances Chapman Farris '35, Evelyn Samuelsen Flick '38, Katheryne Samuelson Hegge '32, Ruth Gove Herr '36, Bob McCarter '39, Shirley Nagy Nagy '38, Albert Nelson '36, Mary Lou Kirch Nelson '39, Bonnie MacPherson Peterson '36, Evelyn Stewart Polley '39, Ruth DeJong Richstad '35, Marjorie Stone Shifflette '36, Helen Hettrick Warner '37, and Robert Webber '39.

From the 40s were Pat Heady Austin '43, Betty Charaukas Bebee '45, Heidi Stutzman Carpine '48, Gordon Christian '44, Marilyn Sankela Crow '48, Katherine Hutchinson '44, Pat Cardwell Mars '48, Betty Latimer McCoy '48, John Nordin '43, Juanita Johnson Nordin '44, Joyce Stratton Sauve '46, Pat Shoemaker Tewkesbury '44, Bill Tobin '46, Jewell Krueger Vaughn '48, and Hal Will '44.

From the 50s came Carolyn Cross Avery '58, Virginia Callison Dolan '50, Meri Gundram Enland '58, Pat Wilson Faller '58, Jan Henkel Gaul '53, John Hennes '51, Shirley McCarter '50, the afore-mentioned Barbara Wilson Nelson '58, Sidney Turner Noel '59, Patti Neville Smith '58, Skip Thomas '52, and Pat Standard Woodhouse '58.

From the 60s were Sue Renard Robinson '65, and Kim Turner '61.

Mike Olden '78 represented the 70s (minus the bell bottoms and sideburns).Ed Bol (the luncheon organizer) and Connie Haas Morrison, both '81, were the youngsters in attendance, these two graduating exactly 60 years after Alice Whalley Holcomb, who was already in grade school when Queen Anne High was built.

Led by Alice Holcomb, 29 of the lunch bunch had the beef. The rest chickened out.

4-19-02: Allan Keith '62 registered for our e-mail directory recently and added the following reference to social groups at Queen Anne. "While I was more of a rink than a sosh, I was not a cold stone rink at that. I did graduate from Queen Anne. I've always been proud of that. I spent memorable years there. After 30 years in the Navy, I'm kicking back and taking it easy...If anyone knows the whereabouts of Donn Harr or "Lewie" Peterson, aka John Lewis Peterson, pass my e-mail address along. GO, GRIZZLIES!!!!!"

Rinks and the Grizzly Inn are currently being referred to on one of the QA message boards on Classmates.com. We wonder when the term started and what it means. It doesn't seem a logical term for guys who hang out smoking at the Grizzly Inn while keeping an eye out for Campbell.

Allan's address is kallan410@msn.com.

A Queen Anne grad, apparently one of our better merchandise customers, was recently pulled over by one who has the power to do. The obedient and nonplussed alumna behind the wheel was glad to learn that her "infraction" consisted of her vehicle's sporting a Queen Anne Alumni license plate holder. The officer attracted by the license plate holder also found that the driver was wearing a Queen Anne t-shirt and a Queen Anne cap. Smitten with alumni nostalgia, the gentleman, identifying himself as a fellow Queen Anne graduate, awarded our proud Grizzly driver a get-out-of-jail-free card good for her next 12 automotive missteps. In return, she told him about our Grizzly Web site. There may be a moral here somewhere. One thing is certain: buying QAHSAA merchandise helps provide scholarships to Queen Anne descendants. And actually wearing the stuff might get you pulled over.

(We have yet to learn the identity of the driver. We do know who the officer is, but we're not telling.)

4-10-02: We've heard, via Drew Miller '48, that there's a bunch of former Grizzly basketball players that currently engage in some sort of repeated acts of bonhomie. Perhaps they still play basketball, since, according to Drew, who's a Camp Orkila alumnus, these guys tend to be younger. D Hawkes is a name assiciated witht the basketball group. Perhaps that's Dwight Hawkes, '54.

In its formative stage is an effort to include in this summer's Magnolia Days Parade a flock of Grizzly-driven classic cars. There are currently more than a half-dozen QA alums who are gunning their engines in anticipation. Gordon Fouts '58 is trying to put it together. We'll post updates when and if there's further news.

Recently we received from Lora Torgesen Condon '72 notice of the death of Thor Gary '73, whose last name became Gianesini sometime after high school. Thor drowned on August 19, 1999, while vacationing with his family on the Campbell River in British Columbia. In Lora's words, "Thor was a police officer in Tumwater, WA. His memorial service was attended by over 1,000 friends and fellow officers. He is survived by his wife and two sons. Thor will be remembered as one of the last of the 'good men.' He was always true to himself; he always did the right thing; he was the most honest of men; he was the best friend a person could have; an incredible husband; a loving and devoted father. A bright light went out on Aug. 19, 1999, one that will never be replaced."

Lora moved to California during her senior year but says she still considers Queen Anne her alma mater.

Neal Vonada of the Class of 1945 has established a Queen Anne website in the Groups section of Yahoo.com. You'll have to jump through some (free) Yahoo hoops to work out an ID and password, etc. in order to look at the site. You can participate in the site with messages and photos. The address is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/qayearsbook. Note that it's "yearsbook," not "yearbook."

Thanks to Sharyn Lynn Hooker Jones '70 and Carole Surridge Remillard '68, we've found the Class of 1970 site containing a lot of photos from the reunion held in 2000. It's at www.orgsites.com/wa/kuay.

"It seems that the men have all the fun! While reading my latest newsletter, it struck me that the men had luncheons and golf dates, but I didn't see anything for the ladies. How about we gals get together once a year too? If any of you would be interested, please e-mail me at petalstwo@aol.com with your suggestions."

Queen Anne country folks