WPHS Alums Class of 1961 Then and Now

Introducing...David Brooks Rees
David is the son of Maj. Gen. and Mrs. C. H. Rees, OAFB and will major in Chemical engineering at Auburn next fall. A member of the graduating class of 1961, David was a member of Hi-Y, basketball and track teams at Winter Park High School. His hobby is sports.

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<- Noralee Jean Reicherts
Noralee Reicherts Killebrew ->
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Introducing...Noralee Jean Reicherts
Noralee is secretary of GAA, treasurer of Future Teachers, a Student Council representative and member of Spanish club and Honor Society. She has received the Merit Scholarship letter of commendation. Her parents are Maj. and Mrs. C. W. Reicherts, 1680 Spruce Avenue. Following her graduation from Winter Park High School next week, Noralee will make plans to enter Florida Presbyterian College. Her hobbies are bowling, swimming and badminton.

Reicherts, Noralee Jean . . Miss "Florence Flask" . . . was born June 21st in Independence, Kansas. Her eyes are blue, her hair is reddish brown and she is 5'8" tall. She has freckles, she is female, and is O-positive. She dislikes cheaters, men drivers, telephone time limit, and KKK (Khrushchev, Kommunits, and Kennedy). She likes hot chocolate, peanut butter, fudge sundaes and cow juice. Most memorable event . . . "first day in 10th grade when Mr. Orr told me to stop talking". Secret ambition is to join the Key Club.
Source: WPHS Senior Salutes, 1961.

<- Carole Ann Reid
Carole Reid Reussow ->

Deceased

Introducing...Carole Ann Reid
Carol is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. Koffman, 1942 Durham Avenue and a member of the graduating class of 1961 from Winter Park High School. She will attend Florida State where secondary education will be her major. Latin and Spanish clubs, Tri-Hi-Y, Student Council representative and Homeroom officer are a few of Carol's school activities. Her hobbies are swimming and skiing.

Reid, Carol Ann . . . born January 9th in Muscogee, Oklahoma. She is called "Annie Babe". She has blue eyes, blond hair and stands 5'5". She enjoys skiing and cooking. She dislikes show-off boys and people who tie up her party line. Favorite food . . . shrimp and water. She would like to be ship wrecked on an isle with Gary G. Memorable event - Graduation. Philosophy . . . never believe in people. After graduation Carol plans to attend Florida State University.
Source: WPHS Senior Salutes, 1961.

<- Barbara Jean Rice
Barbara Rice Wright - >

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Introducing...Barbara Jane Rice
Barbara is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Rice, 1305 Belgrade Street. She will graduate from Winter Park High School with the class of 1961. Her hobbies are skiing, reading and bridge. Barbara is a member of Tri-Hi-Y and an office assistant. She looks forward to working in one of the many business offices in the area.

Rice, Barbara Jean...Barbara is a 5 ft. 7 in. strawberry blond who comes to us from not so far away... Daytona Beach, in fact. This gal says her favorite sport is skiing--but not with Mike Wright. Have you ever skiied to Cuba to get your favorite Cuban coffee? Try it sometime, it should be fresher!!! Barb's most memorable event at WPHS is the second time through Biology. The first time is enough... why did you go back for more?? Her future is to be working in a law brokerage; but only after marrying Mike.
Source: WPHS Senior Salutes, 1961.

Horace William Richards

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<- Marjorie "Lynne" Ricks
Lynne Ricks Peters ->
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Introducing...Marjorie Lynne Ricks
Lynne is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Leon Ricks, 1937 Lochberry Road and a member of the graduating class of 1961 at Winter Park High School. She is a member of Tri-Hi-Y, Campus Crusaders, Pep Club and a Youth Center representative. In her leisure time Lynne rides horseback and models. She will work as a receptionist.

Ricks, Marjorie Lynne . . . Lynne is a Southern Bell from Atlanta, Georgia and stands 5'4", with blond hair and green eyes. Lynne's favorite foods are all sweets. You'll have to forget that to be a model in New York. Her ideal situation is to take the place of a maniquin in a store window so she could watch all the people's expressions. But Lynne, what if Frankie should walk by . . . what then??
Source: WPHS Senior Salutes, 1961.

Happiest memory: I guess my fondest memories were those great parties every weekend...but my favorite was the "The Little Party That Grew" - grew into a STREET DANCE, that is!!
Funniest/weirdest coincidence: After eight years of knowing one of my dearest friends here in Atlanta and having many conversations over the years about her brother and sister-in-law (Steve and Joyce), I met them and, to my complete shock, her sister-in-law is Jeannie Jones' sister, Joyce! (Incidentally, they lived three doors down the street from me in high school!)
Bio: My life, over all, has been very good - with much more happiness than sadness. I was married for eighteen years, have three great kids - divorced for nine years.
Source: 30th Reunion, 1991

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Lynn and her husband David attended the 50th class reunion. However she neglected to complete the 50th reunion questionnaire. She did tell us she has five children and twelve grandchildren.
Source: WPHS Class of 1961 - 50th Reunion Questionnaire

Donald David Riddle

Deceased

Introducing...Donald David Riddle
Dave is the son of Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Riddle, 450 Clarendon Avenue. Following his graduation from Winter Park High School Dave will attend Florida State where he will prepare for a career in the world of radio and TV. He was a member of swimming team, Backstage Technicians, Thespians and stage manager for the senior play. Dave lists skiing, skin diving and photography as his hobbies.

Riddle, Donald David . . . "Dave", born April 6th, comes from Orlando. He attended Leesburg High School before coming to Winter Park. Swimming, skin-diving, girls and electronics are among his favorites. His future is undecided.
Source: WPHS Senior Salutes, 1961.

Happiest memory: Just before I was to enter tenth grade, my father was transferred and we moved to Leesburg for two years. While Leesburg was super in many respects, my happiest memory was returning to Winter Park.
Funniest/weirdest coincidence: I "knew" that something special was going to happen exactly one week after my divorce was final. It did. My future wife walked into my classroom, our eyes met, and viola!! We have been happily together ever since.
Bio: After high school, married, fathered two super children and made marginal progress on the ladder of success. I invested in several personal development courses, changed priorities and career focus, and divorced after fourteen years of marriage. While teaching one of the above mentioned courses, the woman of my dreams walked into my life and my priorities REALLY changed. We started a couple of small businessess... the later proved to be "great learning experiences." We moved to the mountains of NC six years ago, started another small business that WE run (as opposed to IT running us), that is quite successful. We bought a modest home, some acreage, and now live very peacefully in a sleepy mountain town of about 700 folks. We spend time now enjoying the beauty around us, taking long walks in the woods, travel, and each other. I'd like to think that in ten (or thirty!) years, you'll find us here, grinning ear to ear.
Future plans and goals: Building environmentally compatible "dream house" and investing in rental property with a long range goal of a somewhat "active" retirement.
Source: 30th Reunion, 1991

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David and his wife Susan traveled 400 miles to attend the 50th class reunion. They have two children and two grandchildren. David told us that his favorite teacher was Miss Peggy Sells - she "Held the senior play barely together." He lists his favorite vacation spot as Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Left on his bucket list is to take Susan to Italy. David's funniest and most creative prank or practical joke that he participated in was "learning how to lower ALL of the railroad crossing gates in Winter Park from one spot". He was honored as Dale Carnegie Instructor. What his favorite memory of WPHS was "...hosting a Platter Party in the Cafeteria, being WHOO DJ with Bob Giannini ('58) as the "Night Creature" - riding around in Pat Phillips' Model T Ford or cruising the "Steak" with the windows rolled up (like we had a/c). David also remembers "the WPHS auditorium fire (circa 1959), wild rides during the school bus "races" to Signal Hill, being the "straight man" in Jim Caccavo skits, flat tops at the "campus barber shop", ordering a pine float at O'Brians Drug Store, train ride to Sanford Zoo in 2nd grade, Bob Finfrock making us all rubber band "guns" - ditto 2nd grade."
Source: WPHS Class of 1961 - 50th Reunion Questionnaire

<- Nancy Elizabeth Robinson
Nancy Robinson Pleicones ->
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Introducing...Nancy Elizabeth Robinson
Nancy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Spencer Robinson, 1121 Turner Road and a member of the 1961 graduating class from Winter Park High School. Her hobbies include horseback riding, skiing and bowling. Nancy's future plans are still uncertain.

Robinson, Nancy Elizabeth . . . Nancy was born in Media, Pennsylvania. This 5'3" senior miss favors horseback riding, skiing, swimming and especially bowling. Her pet peeve is homework. The person she would like to be ship wrecked on a tropical isle with is Keith Larson. Nancy's secret ambition is to be a jockey. Future includes another year of shorthand in vocational school and then work as a clerk-typist.
Source: WPHS Senior Salutes, 1961.

Richard "Dicky" Rogero
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Dick's life from high school to present: In 1958 my father was transferred and I had to leave Winter Park and move with my family to Clearwater. I attended Clearwater High School. In the 9th grade I made the varsity baseball team. I played baseball during high school and lettered Varsity as a pitcher all 4 years. I made the All Western Conference my junior and senior years. I attended St. Petersburg Junior College and played baseball with a batting average of .409 which was the batting average record that stood until 2002. I had scouts look at me for major league baseball but never made the cut. It was time to get a real job. I was hired by True Value Enterprises as a clerk then a store manager, and then I went into sales. I continued to play slow-pitch softball catching the eye of the Clearwater Bombers fast pitch World Champions and was asked to try out for the team. I was fortunate enough to make the team and played on three of their 10 World Championship teams from 1966 to 1973. I met Kathy, my first wife, and married in 1969. Kathy had a son Mike, that I adopted and then we had our own son, Richard III, in 1971. I stayed with Top Value for eight years and then went to GTE in 1973. I worked for GTE Directories and sold yellow pages advertising for 26 years and retired in 1999. During my time with GTE, I climbed the corporate ladder and traveled a lot. This was probably what caused my divorce to my first wife in 1990. I met Judy, my second wife, at GTE where she worked in another division. We got married in 1991 and we have been married now for 15 years this August. Judy is still working at Verizon (GTE) and has been there 19 years and plans on retiring in 3 years. We now live on an island in southern St. Petersburg called Tierra Verde in a condo on the water. We love to boat, kayak and fish. We ride bikes and continue to try to have fun with all of our friends. My wife loves to go shelling on the island and rollerblading. We look forward to traveling and having a long and healthy life.

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