In Memoriam - 1950s

Class of 1955	Lois Sidenblad
Class of 1957	Virginia Coffing	Fulton "Poopsy" Mahan	Chuck Vesely
Class of 1958	Joe Gherardini	Bob O'Bier	Helen Rivera Vargus
Class of 1959	Patsy Graziano	Diane Margaret Chase

Lois Sidenblad

Memories from Marian L. (Sidenblad) Huck, Lois' sister.

Submitted 3/8/01

Lois M. (Sidenblad) Anderline 1955 Graduating Class of Wurtsmith Memorial High Class She had been diagnosed with breast cancer and had surgery in August 2000. Following a course of chemotherapy she seemed to be recovering and gaining her strength. In early February she began to suffer pain and it was determined the cancer metasticized in the liver. Lois died on February 25, 2001.

She reached out and helped many people. Her circle of friends gathered to mourn and support the

family.

She will be missed by all.

Bob O'Bier '58

Memories from John Prunier '65

I was saddened to hear of Bob's passing. I was privileged to have been with Bob earlier this month and to call him my friend. You may recall that Bob and I had a micro-reunion on the 1st. He shared with me many wonderful memories of Wurtsmith, Clark and the Philippines. He was also very anxious to see all of his friends in Charleston after so many years. With Bob's passing, I will make it a point to meet and share some of the stories and greetings he had planned for the reunion and his friends from the late '50s.

I hope we can all toast Bob's memory and perhaps dedicate at least a part of the Charleston reunion to him.

Memories from Mary Lou Petryk '58

The news about Bob O'Bier's passing has saddened all of us who knew him and were really looking forward to seeing him again at the Charleston Reunion. He called me long distance right after I had been "found" by Steve Gladin and we must have talked for over an hour. As we talked the years melted away and it was as if we had seen each other just the other day. He will never know how much his phone call meant to me.

He also said that his family still had property in Louisiana not far from where we live here in East Texas and that he got down this way quite often. We talked about getting together on one of his trips this way. He knew just about where we live.

I have sent a card and a note to his wife Judy and hope that in some small way it will help her to know that I will miss him and that I care.

Diana Margaret Chase '59

Memories from Donna L Smith '61

My first very best friend at Clark was Diana. She was a very attractive girl who never wore slacks (not nice in those days), had every hair in place and didn't leave the house without makeup on. How she chose me for a best friend, I'll never know because I wore my brothers jeans, Dad's shirts and hair in a pony tail. She and I shared secrets, hopes and dreams until she graduated and left Clark to go to college in Denver,CO. Just before Christmas 1961 I got a Christmas card from her mother telling me that Diana had been killed in a car accident.