Forest Park Class of 1971 holds 50 year+1 reunion

The Forest Park High School Class of 1971, which had to postpone its 50-year reunion due to COVID, gathered on July 3 at the Lions’ Den at Runkle Lake Park to celebrate 50+1 years since graduation. A fine meal was catered by Back Porch Eatery, with delicious reunion cake made by Kevin Peterson. Pictured first row are, from left, Marsha (Johnson) Waino, Bev Broad, Margie (Ellingboe) Surface, Linda (Stachowicz) Larson, Sandy (Jankowski) Neargarth, Diane (Salin) Donahue. Second row, from left, Michael Bauman, Debbie (Plaskewicz) Krueger, Peggy (Dishaw) Padilla, Mary Lou (Augustine) Gagala, Kathy (Anderson) Guzowski, Helen “Kitty” (Blome) Brozak, Sherry Leonardi, Colleen (Recknor) Kudwa. Third row, are from left, Betty (Friestrom) Palmer, Val (Janov) Young, Tom Trespasso, Al Johnson, Dennis Williams, Joe Aho. Fourth row, are from left, Jim Albiero, Bob Flood, Dennis Sandri, Earl Koski, Dave Callovi, Ray Kudwa, Tom Ollila. Attended but not Pictured: Janice (Gill) Mueller, Roberta “Jeanie” Harrington. (submitted photo)