1. “Growing Old is Mandatory -
Growing Up Is Optional”
-Chili Davis
Roosevelt High School
Class of 1969
40th Reunion
July 2009

2. 1969 was a momentous year.

3. Man walked on the moon,

4. Woodstock took place
on a New York farm,

5. Richard Nixon became
President of the United States,

6. and we graduated from
Roosevelt High School.

7. There you are!
I see you! Right there!

8. 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

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

10. Wasn’t it just last
week that we built
this float???

11. No…it was just last
week we built THIS
float…

12. Though times change and
landmarks disappear, we still
remember…

13. the stadiums,

15. Boblo,
The Comet
The Bob-Lo Miniature Train
Flying Swings
The Wild Mouse

16. … and the theaters.

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

23. Which of those movies
won the 1969 Academy
Award?
Butch Cassidy and the
Sundance Kid

24. The economy was different in
1969.
• Average Cost of new house $15,550.00
• Average Monthly Rent $135.00
• Average Cost New Car $3,270.00
• Average income per year was $8,550.00.

25. The employment rate was different in
1969, too.
• 1969 U.S. unemployment rate: 3.5%
• Current U.S. unemployment rate: 9.15%
• Michigan current unemployment rate: 14.1%
In 1982, the Michigan unemployment rate
was 16.9%.
We rebounded then. We will rebound again.

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

35. Sports Illustrated:
Swimsuit Edition

36. It’s time for
1969
TV TRIVIA!

37. 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.

38. 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
Lloyd Haynes, Michael
Constantine, Denise
Nicholas and Karen Walt Whitman High School
Valentine.

39. What did “Adam-12”
stand for?
Adam (to designate it as a two
Adam-12
man patrol), and 12 (to
designate their patrol area).
There. Don’t you feel better knowing that?

40. Who wasn’t a character
on Mod Squad?
1. Pete Cochran
2. Julie Barnes
3. Frank Furillo
Mod Squad 4. Linc Hayes
Frank Furillo was a character on Hill Street Blues.

41. 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!

42. Who’s having lunch
with Soupy here?
1. White Fang
2. Black Tooth
3. Pookie
4. Hippie
It’s Pookie the Lion!

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

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

45. We always knew we had cutting-edge technology…

46. The Class of ’69 sure knew how to have fun!
Archaeology Club

47. Snip Snap!

48. Are those CULOTTES????? Discipline looms!

49. Visit the
“Memory Table”
for a first-hand look at….

55. Brilliant!

58. McKinley School 6th grade Mrs. Irene Schwartz
The Case of the Missing Easter Bonnet

60. VINTAGE???
We are
VINTAGE????

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

62. Phones
THEN…
NOW

63. Home Entertainment
THEN…
NOW

64. State-of-the-art TVs
THEN…
NOW

65. “Word Processing”
THEN…
NOW

66. The Camaro
THEN…
NOW
Maybe some things don’t change that much after all…

67. NOW
The Lottery

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

69. Can you remember all the words?

70. Roosevelt High School’s Distinguished Graduate
Hall of Fame honors two of our finest:
Bill Kucyk
Noel Jackson

71. "I get by with a little help from my friends."
- John Lennon
Thanks to our sponsors and supporters
for creating this reunion memory for us all.
Jane (Barron) Hughes Claudia (Geiger) Davis
Al LaCroix Noel and Debbie Jackson
Bob Cook Barb (Lange) Gallaway
Shirley Washburn
Robb Burgermyer Pam (Plummer) Sokach
Barb (Ruffner) Kolbe
Carol (Smith) Campbell Barb Gratton-Clark
Al LaRosa
Steve Davis
Diane (Brighton) Weinman

72. We appreciate the support
given us by the following businesses and community representatives.
Leo Stevenson Nixon Funeral Home
David Holzworth, D.O. Big Boy Restaurant
Franks Restaurant Hoods Hardware
Prush’s Bar & Grill Chaz Bar & Grill
Alana Paluszewski, Author Czopek Funeral Home
Paragrafix Printers
Carol Bollo, Realtor
Michigan Title

73. We hope you have a wonderful time
renewing friendships and fostering new ones.
Your Reunion Team:
Larry Bell Barb (Ruffner) Kolb
Bill Benjamin Al LaCroix
Robb Burgermyer Al LaRosa
Carol (Smith) Campbell Paula (Fuller) LeClair
Bob Cook Lorna (Zawalich) Lively
Steve Davis Renda (Jezylo) Oakes
Bob DeCorte Marsha (Faunce) Parsons
Gerry Finnigan Brent Pierce
Gloria (Mannick) Fragassi Sheila (Chavis) Pierce
Barb (Lange) Gallaway Barb (McConnell) Roberts
Barb Gratton-Clark Larry Rockenseuss
Debbie (Jerrell) Jackson Rich Simons
Noel Jackson Barb (Watkins) Simpson
Karen (Lumia) Jarrett John Skidmore
Linda (Socha) Jaworski Steve Sly
Judy (Pasiuk) Kearney Pam (Plummer) Sokach
Mike Kearney Shirley (Green) Washburn
Diane (Brighton) Wienman

80. In My Life
Lennon and McCartney 1965
There are places I'll remember But of all these friends and lovers
All my life, though some have There is no one compares with you
changed And these memories lose their meaning
Some forever, not for better When I think of love as something new
Some have gone and some remain Though I know I'll never lose affection
All these places had their moments For people and things that went before
With lovers and friends, I still can I know I'll often stop and think about
recall them
Some are dead and some are living In my life, I'll love you more
In my life, I've loved them all