Trumaine Hunter, grandson of Fred Hunter, had the honor to serve on the security detail when President Obama visited West Point for Graduation, 2014. At the 2019 ETHS Senior Awards Ceremony Isaac Hunter, another grandson, received a Moragne Memorial Scholarship. Fred is at oldemann@msn.com
The North Shore (IL) Senior Center honored Phyllis Low Berning in September 2019 for her dedication and service to philanthropy.
Jim Snyder, after some 40 years as a Washington correspondent and magazine publisher, has recycled himself as an author. His seventh book, The Cross and the Mask, won the Florida Historical Society's top award for a work of historical fiction. A similar award came from the Florida Authors’ and Publishers’ Association. The Cross and the Mask digs deeply into the reasons why Spain decided to "discover" La Florida in 1565 and the cataclysmic clash of cultures that was ignited when the first explorers encountered an Indian nation that had existed even longer than Spain itself.
John Donohue is the first recipient of the ETHS Alumni Association’s Superintendent’s Award, given in December 2013 for his exceptional service to ETHS. The Superintendent’s Award was established in 2013 to recognize long and meritorious service to ETHS. Click here for more information.
George Ecklund writes: My wife, Anita, has been a docent at the Reagan Presidential Library for many years. The docents and spouses enjoy an annual tour of presidential libraries. Contact George at geckl73103@aol.com
Bill and Barbara Rosensweet Busch and Ed Barad and Carol Breyer McCully enjoyed a Russian river cruise in September 2013.
Contact Barbara at res0npk7@verizon.net
and Carol at mccullycarol@gmail.com
From Justine Townsend Smith: I began ice skating in the 1970’s and had a 25-year career in the industry--happiest years of my life. Was a professional skating instructor in North Shore towns; president/owner of J.J Creations, skating apparel company; and
Executive Director/CEO of Ice Skating Institute of America [ISIA]. Created nationwide training seminars/workshops for ice rink owners, managers, instructors. Oversaw 10 major events each year, including recreational ice skating championships with up to 6,000 attendees using indoor and mall ice rinks to provide recreational competition and professional skater exhibitions. These events also included trade shows for builders and suppliers to the industry. Was inducted into the ISIA Hall of Fame in 2000. The photo was taken in Dubai in 1982.
Joe Croft received the 2011 ETHS Distinguished Alumni Award. The award is presented annually to graduates who have achieved notable honors throughout their life. Click here for the citation and photos from a celebration honoring Joe. Bob Morgan developed and instituted the award in 2003; John Donohue has served on the selection committee.
From John Derr jfderr@mac.com: I still feel I am making a difference in healthcare by my representation of long term and post acute care (LTPAC) for the elderly and disabled. I am not a lobbyist but work on many federal and state committees making sure the regulations support the elderly, mostly in clinical technology. I also am a Strategic Advisor for six corporations. As we all turn 80 this year I was hoping to retire but I am still being asked to be involved. I guess it is because I (we) are all members of the elderly sector of care. I mostly work on the 2009 HITECH act where hospitals and physicians received billions of incentives to upgrade their clinical IT systems and left out of the legislation LTPAC (Skilled Nursing Homes, post acute facilities, assisted living, home care and hospice agencies) incentives.
July, 2018. Ann Weldon Perce, Lynn Rodelius Sheehan, Hyde Perce, and David Rodelius ’50 attended a celebration of the life of Lynn’s niece and Dave’s daughter.
Charlotte Bell Strasser and Sunny. Charlotte enjoyed our 80th Birthday Party in September 2016.
Bob Martin writes: My wife and I are still living in Clarendon Hills IL. After graduating from Lawrence University, Our son is a high school social studies teacher and basketball
coach. Our daughter is an attorney. (Before Covid, we would see almost every game our son coached. How many people can watch one of their children at work?)
John Ellerman, John Franke, Laura Lee Guest, Bill Laycock, Jack Scambler and I went to
Lawrence College, now Lawrence University, Dick Lang and I were the best man in each other's weddings. Dick is a retired attorney living in Northport, Michigan.
After a year of graduate school and service in the Navy, I went to work for Illinois Bell and later worked for AT&T. I retired from the telephone business in 1997, consulted for a year and then got a part time job delivering flowers for a local florist. I retired from that job in September 2021.
Before Covid, Jack Scambler, Bob Morgan, Paul Tuteur '55, and I were meeting for lunch and hope to resume when the pandemic is under control. I follow ETHS sports via the Internet and pass on the results to a number of classmates.
Bob sent word of the death of John Franke in March 2022. John and his wife had been living in the Tuscon area for several years. John was commissioned a naval officer in April, 1959 and served with the amphibious forces sometimes referred to as the "gator Navy".
After leaving the Navy, John and his brother were in the ice cream business. John then worked for McDonald's for a number of years and later had a Subway franchise in Scottsdale, AZ. He had quite a gun collection and enjoyed shooting at abandoned appliances in the desert.
Carolyn DeSwarte Gifford relocated to Reno Nevada, in April, 2021.
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Evelyn Harrison Alexander received the ETHS Distinguished Alumni Award in 2021, awarded posthumously for her work in North Chicago and Lake County. Evelyn was very involved as a school volunteer and school board member for over 60 years. North Elementary School was renamed in her honor. She worked tirelessly for her community as chief of staff for the Mayor of North Chicago and after retirement as chief of staff for State Senator Terry Link. She was instrumental in changes in both education and housing in her community. Evelyn joins Art McZier and Joe Croft as our class winners of the award.
Jim's other books range from a history of early Christianity to a murder mystery involving a real-life "Tarzan" who lived on the "wild and scenic" Loxahatchee River in Jupiter FL where Jim now makes his home. More on the books from www.pharosbooks.net. Reconnect with Jim at jds@jamesdsnyder.net or on Facebook.
