PHILL NICHELL, FUHS '56

Here is an email sent to Florence Owens Satchell, Class of '56 Pow Wow rep:
Flo,
This is Karen Nickell, wife of Phillip and felt I should let you know that Phill died July 14, 2010 at 12:26 AM at the Hospice Center in Columbus, IN after a dreadful bout of Pancreatic Cancer we found out about in Feb of this year. He died peacefully and calmly as he lived. I'm going to write the Obituary out as it was printed in our local paper here in Vevay, IN for you and your classmates. He has wanted to make it to a Pow Wow for years, but it just never worked out for us.

Phillip Paul (PP) Nickell 71, of Vevay, IN formerly of Muncie, IN passed away at 12:26 a.m. Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 at Hospice Center of SouthCentral Indiana in Columbus.
He was born in Muncie, IN September 29th, 1938 the son of Frank Nickell and Glenna D Nickell Hopkins. He was raised in Muncie and Fullerton, California. He was a 1956 graduate of Fullerton Union High School and attended one year of college at Cal Poly Tech in San Luis Obispo, California. He was a police officer in Santa Ana , CA. a Produce Mgr. while in California. While in California he was united in marriage to Barbara Gail Trexler in November of 1960. Unto this union two sons and one daughter arrived to bless their home. His family moved back to Muncie, IN in 1965. He worked as a Transformer Builder and Quality Control Inspector for Westinghouse/ABB from 1965-1998 when he retired for a short time, before taking several part time jobs as Battery deliverer to Used Car lots. He worked at ELSA in Elwood, IN from 2002-2004.
He was united in marriage to Karen Comer Pegg on August 31st, 1990, in Gaston, IN. They moved to Daleville, IN in 1991 and moved to Vevay, IN in 2002. He worked for Thomas Conroy at Spiral-Fab as a delivery driver from 2008 to Feb. of 2010 after discovering he had cancer and could no longer drive.Hw was a member of Friends Memorial Church and while in California attended East Whittier Friends Meeting. He will be remembered for his love of family and friends, HO model trains, and fishing. His grandchildren were his life when they started arriving and up to the day he died.
Survivors include his wife Karen Nickell of Vevay, his sons, David Nickell and wife Susan of Muncie and Jonathan Nickell and wife Kelly of Indiananpolis: his daughter Elizabeth Neal of Houston, TX: his stepmother Kathryn Nickell of Coatesville, IN : his stepson, Ryan Pegg of Daleville, IN, his stepdaughters, Bonnie Pegg of Vevay and Kristen Leigh-Anne Kendall husband Gary of Vevay; his grandchildren Samuel, Caroline, Jessica, Ellen, stepgrandchildren Nicole, Bryce, Nathaniel, Riley, JR and Connor, his step great grandson Alexander (Xander); his brother Ted Nickell wife Kathy,
of Amity, OR his half sister Nikki Valorani husband Jerry Valorani of Coatesville, IN; his sister-in-law Trish Sweat and husband Jerome of Saulsbury, TN four neices and three nephews.
He was preceded in deathby his mother and stepfarther, Glenna D (Baldwin Nickell) Hopkins and Ron Hopkins; his father, Frank Nickell; and his stepson Rocky Pegg.
Funeral services will be conducted by Reverend Mike Jones at 2:PM Sunday, July 18th, at, Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home in Vevay. Friends may call from 11:00 a.m. until service time Sunday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Indiana Juvenile Diabetes Foundation or the Switzerland County Chapter of the American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be sent to the family via the funeral home's website at www.haskellandmorrison.com

KAREN MCDERMOTT WARD, FUHS '73

I am sorry to have received this email message from Karen McDermott's big brother:

I'm sad to report that my younger sister Karen (McDermott) Ward, age 54 of Garland, Texas and a member of the FUHS class of 1973, passed away June 16th from Ovarian cancer. She had cancer for 13 years and had been undergoing Chemotherapy most of that period.
She graduated from UC Riverside in 1977 with a bachelors degree in Education, and from Southern Methodist University (SMU) in 1979 with a masters in education. She was an elementary school teacher in Aurora, Colorado and in several schools in the Dallas, Texas area.
Never one to complain during even the worst of times, during her illness she wrote a book: "Finding Strength in God During Life's Challenges: How Faith Led a Cancer Survivor to Joy."
She is survived by her husband, Steve Ward, and two children: James Ward, and Jenna Ward all of Garland.
-- Tom McDermott
Medford, Oregon
FUHS class of 1971

TERRY PHILLIPS, FUHS '58, VISIT TO FULLERTON

First message to Connie for the FUHS blog spot from Mike Johnson:
Terry Phillips, Class of '58 Senior Class President, will be in Fullerton on Monday 12 July at 12:30 for lunch at Herros on West Santa Fe in Fullerton.
Come one, come all and enjoy old times with old friends.

Pictures from the gathering on 7/12/2010 sent to Mike from John Leatherby:

(You can enlarge a picture by left-clicking on it.)

first picture: Terry Phillips

group:

L to R front Row: John Leatherby, George Schroder, Nanette Arroures Price, Beverly Stoneberger, Mike Johnson

L to R back Row: Terry's Wife, Al Owens, Gary Price, Arkey Mitchell, Scott Perley, Terry Phillips, John Stonrberger, Mike Hay, Tom King

Richard Steward and C. Thomas Thompson were also there.

CLASS REUNION FOR FUHS '75

from John Logan jlogan@san.rr.com
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NEW EMAIL RECEIVED 7/30/2010-
"CLASS OF '75 REUNION IS TOMORROW"

Greetings fellow classmate.

That's right - the big event is almost upon us!

The Class of '75 is holding our 35 year reunion in Fullerton on Saturday, from 3-6 pm. This event is open to everyone - members of the Class of '75, friends, family, teachers, all other FUHS alumni and our friends from Sunny Hills, Troy and other schools.

Just to remind you, the cost of this event is FREE - so there's no reason for anyone not to attend. All we ask is that you cover whatever you order from the restaurant - and we encourage you to eat and drink so that we can use this venue again in the future.

We promise a fun-filled afternoon, with high school memorabilia, pictures, music from our youth, special videos, as well as live music featuring your fellow classmates. Please bring along whatever memorabilia and pictures you may still have.

For those who want to continue the party afterwards, I will be hosting a gathering at the Presidential Suite of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Beer, wine and soft drinks will be provided. Bring whatever else you'd like to have.

Sunday will feature brunch at Brownstone in Villa del Sol at 9 am.

It promises to be a most memorable weekend!

Here are the final details:

Reunion at Cantina Lounge - Saturday 3:00 - 6:00 pm http://www.cantinalounge.com/
2736 E. Nutwood Ave., Fullerton, CA

After party at Crowne Plaza Hotel - Presidential Suite. Go to tower - top floor.
1500 S. Raymond Ave (at Orangethrope). Beer, wine and light appetizers served. No charge.
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/hotel/LAXFR/rooms?start=null&rpb=hotel&crUrl=/h/d/cp/1/en/hotelsearchresults

Sunday brunch 9 am at Brownstone in Villa del Sol. Cost is $ 10.95 for Sunday brunch. Look for us in the courtyard. http://brownstonefood.com/menu.htm

Still undecided? Just show up - really, it's ok! If you don't feel overwhelmed with the enthusiasm, you're free to leave us anytime you want. But I can guarantee you won't want to!

Hope to see you there.

-John Logan
Cell: 858/752-7408
END OF EMAIL MESSAGE RECEIVED 7/30
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Sorry for the duplicate email, but many have pointed out that I neglected to include the date and time of our reunion.
The date and time remains Saturday, July 31, from 3-6 pm.
In case you missed it - the body of the email follows:
Hard to believe it's been 35 years already - where has the time flown?
Due to popular demand from all who attended the 30th class reunion, we're throwing another one at the 35 year mark. This one will be more casual, less money, and open to friends from other classes and schools too. To reserve your spot, reply to this email (see John's email address at the top) signifying you're attending.
The new event location is Cantina Lounge by CSUF. No Cover charge - just pay the cost of whatever you eat and drink. http://www.cantinalounge.com/ We'll be off by ourselves in the lounge area. Cantina Lounge - 2736 E. Nutwood Ave., Fullerton, CA. All we ask is that you RSVP, and please order something when you get there. An afternoon that's guaranteed to be full of fun, food, and frivolity!
I look forward to seeing everybody. Spread the word!
John Logan, FUHS '75
(John is also the Pow Wow class rep for his class and will have news later about that yearly luncheon held in March.)

John sent this addition 7/08:
Looking for reunion lodging? I highly recommend the Crown Plaza Hotel, where luxurious rooms are offered as little as $112/night. It's close to all events, and it's the official "after party" headquarters. 1500 S. Raymond Ave (at Orangethrope). For reservations call 714-635-9000http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/hotel/laxfrA next day breakfast gathering is also being planned. Details to follow.Haven't responded yet with your RSVP? There's no time like the present - let us know your intentions!
John Logan