HONOR FOR MIKE JOHNSON, FUHS 1958

Michael H. "Mike" Johnson Sr. was presented a plaque for his service on the Airport Noise and Safety Commission from February 2006 to February 2011 by Fullerton Mayor F. Richard Jones. Mike is a 1958 graduate from Fullerton Union High School and is currently the Pow Wow class representative for his class.

Mike has been volunteering for most of his adult life. Mike has been a volunteer adult Scout leader where he has received several awards for his service. He was also a vice commandant and chaplain for the Joseph H Pendelton Marine Corps League, a Young Marine Volunteer leader, an Army Community Service volunteer and an American Red Cross disaster relief volunteer.
Mike retired from the military after more than 28 years of service (6 years service in the United States Marine Corps and 22 years in the United States Army).

(Click on the plaque to enlarge it. Click on the return arrow on that page to return here.)

LARRY DALE JOYCE, FUHS 1955

Joyce, Larry Dale
March 23, 1936 - August 15, 2011
Beloved husband, father and grandfather, Larry Dale Joyce passed away peacefully on August 15, 2011 with Mary, his wife of 53 years at his side.
Larry was born in Crosby, North Dakota on March 23, 1936, the oldest child of Patrick and Angeline Joyce. The family moved from North Dakota, to Washington and eventually settled in Fullerton where Larry attended St. Mary's, Fullerton High School and Fullerton Community College. Larry met the love of his life, Mary through the Valedor Club at St. Mary's Church in October of 1957. They married on June 14, 1958 and shared 53 years together, raising a family, and traveling the world.
He is survived by his wife, Mary; his seven children and their spouses, Teresa (Brian), Cynthia (Nans), Michael, Daniel, Patrick, Kevin (Melanie) and Robert (Roslyn); seven grandchildren - Brian, Camille, Shane, Erin, Collin, Alex and Wyatt; his sisters, Patricia Schade, Gloria Adams and Beverly Joyce- Suneson. He was preceded in death by his parents, Patrick and Angeline Joyce; his sister, Dolores (Dolly) Joyce; and his brother, Thomas Joyce.
A Celebration of Life and a reception will be held on Friday, August 26, 10 AM at St. Juliana's, 1316 N. Acacia Ave., Fullerton, CA. Donations in memory of Larry Joyce can be made to the Orange County Chapter of the American Cancer Society . McAulay & Wallace Mortuary
Published in Orange County Register on August 22, 2011
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THE HISTORY OF FUHS BOOK DISCUSSION

Pat Vierra Zima (FUHS '53) sent the following e-mail that contained a message from Diane Oestreich (FUHS '64).
From Pat:
Diane Oestreich was the school librarian for 16 years. She graduated from FUHS in 1964
The History of Fullerton Union High School 1893-2011 By Diane Oestreich. She will be at the Pow Wow next March with her books if you want one.
Look over the site.
Enjoy,

Pat

From Diane:
Click on the following hot link  to see the Fullerton High School history blog
http://fullertonhshistoryblog.wordpress.com/ 


Click on the following hot link to go to the wiki for the FUHS TEACHER HALL OF FAME.
Add your comments about your favorite FUHS teachers to this wiki.
http://fuhsstars.wikispaces.com/

INFORMATION ABOUT THE 2012 POW WOW LUNCHEON

The Pow Wow committee will have the 2012 invitation letter ready to be sent out soon. If you have changed your e-mail or house address recently, please let me (or your class rep) know. Also, if you put your e-mail information on the FUHS web site, update it too. Too many people have failed to keep their e-mail address current and that resource for finding your friends is losing its effectiveness. (Your class rep’s e-mail address should be on this site. http://www.fuhsalumnionline.com/alumni.htm  )


Click on the following to get the directions for contacting that web master if you need to add your information or update it: http://www.fuhsalumnionline.com/input.htm
Kurt’s e-mail address: FUHSalumni@aol.com  (FOLLOW HIS DIRECTIONS.)

The URL for the blog with the 2012 luncheon's current information  is
 http://2012alumnipowwowluncheon.blogspot.com/
Visit it to see the latest luncheon news. If you send in a reservation, you need to check the list of names on that site to see if your check arrived and that your name is spelled correctly and is listed in the correct class.
(If you don't know who your class rep is, it is listed on the 2012 luncheon blog.)
My e-mail address is still  CVANHORN@PACBELL.NET

ROBERT VILLEGAS SR., FUHS 1958

Memorial Service picture, poem (above) and following text were sent by Mike Johnson, FUHS '58. Click on any of these to enlarge them. Click on return arrow on that page to return here.

From Orange County Register:
Villegas, Sr., Robert "Bob," 71, born in Bellflower, CA entered eternal rest on August 10, 2011. Bob graduated from Fullerton High School in 1958 and has been an active alumni member since graduation. Bob is survived by his mother, Esther; daughter Teresa F. Zambrano (Nacho); son, Robert Paul Jr. (Suzzann); three grandchildren; Joseph, Jason and Devon; brothers Luis and Richard, sisters Sarah and Yolanda and eleven nieces and nephews. Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 2 pm, at Fullerton High School 201 E. Chapman Ave ., Fullerton. Interment services will be private.

From Mike Johnson, FUHS '58:

Service will be held in the Little Theater at FUHS entrance on Lemon Street. It is located in the building behind the main Plumber auditorium.

All Souls Mortuary (562) 424-8601
http://www.allsoulsmortuary.com/
Published in Orange County Register on August 17, 2011
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Bob attended theAlumni Pow Wow luncheon 2009-2011.

DONALD LEE LEMONS, FUHS 1955

I TOTALLY GOOFED THIS ONE UP. THERE IS NO MEMORIAL PAGE FOR DON BECAUSE HIS DAUGHTER E-MAILED ME AGAIN TO LET ME KNOW THAT HE IS ALIVE AND KICKING. (GOOD TO GET THIS HAPPIER NEWS FROM HIS DAUGHTER.)

INFORMATION ABOUT DONALD CAME IN THE FOLLOWING E-MAIL MESSAGE:

I just found your blog and thought I would give you the info of my mother's passing in 2009. Her name was April J Furman. You can read more on this memorial site at Find-a-Grave.com April's memorial page
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=74974631 

My father, Donald Lee Lemons (class of 53) did not graduate from Fullerton high but joined the Navy at the end of his junior year. (From Connie: There is no memorial page for Donald. He is not listed on the FUHS web site because he didn't graduate. Since the high school has his twin sister listed as graduating in 1955, he may have been in the class of '55 too. See my comment below about Donna's listing on the FUHS database.)

His twin sister Dona Lee Lemons did graduate in 1953. Dona passed in 2010 and here is Dona's memorial page.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69581345
(From Connie: In the FUHS database, her name is spelled Donna, class of 1955.)
In the database: Donna Lee Lemons Campbell FUHS 1955

Thanks for your blog

Kari Lemons

DONNA LEE LEMONS CAMPBELL, FUHS 1955

INFORMATION ABOUT DONNA CAME IN THE FOLLOWING E-MAIL MESSAGE:
I just found your blog and thought I would give you the info of my mother's passing in 2009. Her name was April J Furman. You can read more on this memorial site at Find-a-Grave.com April's memorial page

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=74974631

My father, Donald Lee Lemons (class of 53) did not graduate from Fullerton high but joined the Navy at the end of his junior year. (From Connie: There is no memorial page for Donald. He is not listed on the FUHS web site because he didn't graduate. Since the high school has his twin sister listed as graduating in 1955, he may have been in the class of '55 too. See my comment below about Donna's listing on the FUHS database.)

His twin sister Dona Lee Lemons did graduate in 1953. Dona passed in 2010 and here is Dona's memorial page.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69581345
(From Connie: On the FUHS database, her name is spelled Donna, class of 1955.)
Donna Lee Lemons Campbell FUHS 1955

Thanks for your blog
Kari Lemons

APRIL JOY FURMAN LEMONS, FUHS 1960

I just found your blog and thought I would give you the info of my mother's passing in 2009. Her name was April J Furman. You can read more on this memorial site at Find-a-Grave.com  April's memorial page

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=74974631

My father, Donald Lee Lemons (class of 53) did not graduate from Fullerton high but joined the Navy at the end of his junior year. (From Connie: There is no memorial page for Donald. He is not listed on the FUHS web site because he didn't graduate. Since the high school has his twin sister listed as graduating in 1955, he may have been in the class of '55 too. See my comment below about Donna's listing on the FUHS database.)

 His twin sister Dona Lee Lemons did graduate in 1953. Dona passed in 2010 and here is Dona's memorial page.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69581345

(From Connie: In the FUHS database, her name is spelled Donna, class of 1955.)
In the database: Donna Lee Lemons Campbell FUHS 1955

Thanks for your blog
Kari Lemons

CARL GREGORY, FUHS 1958, INDUCTED INTO WALL OF FAME

From Mike Johnson, Pow Wow class rep for the class of '58:

Carl Gregory, FUHS Class of 1958 will be inducted into the FUHS Wall of Fame. The presentation will take place near the breezeway at 5 PM, September 30, 2011. The 2011 home coming game will follow the presentation. Attendees are admitted to the game free and seated in a special area with the wall of fame honorees. Please call the school to let them know you will be attending so the culinary institute can prepare enough food for the event.


Contact Linda Kay at 714 626 3803. Let’s over whelm the school with FUHS ‘58 attendees.

GOOD OLD BOYS LUNCH ON SEPTEMBER 7

FUHS Good Old Boys Lunch ON September 7, 2011

The venue for the FUHS Good Old Boys Luncheon is being held at Heroes Bar and Grill 125 West Santa Fe Avenue in Fullerton (714 738 4356). We do this the second Friday of the month at 12:00 (Noon). Pay as you go bar and food, very informal, and the stories get better every month. We have had such celebrities as Hugo Hamburger De Groot, Gil Tucker, Jim Bush and Alex Omaliff from the hay day of FJC's basket ball days. Come join other FUHS Good Old Boys. We do not throw spouses out; female guests are welcome. .For more information, call Mike Johnson (FUHS 58) at 714 879 8478.

Jeanne Sims (FUHS '54) pointed out:

Hi Connie, it has been a few years but I am certain Alex Omalev’s name is not spelled with two ff as shown in the Good Old Boys article. He was probably the finest basketball coach FJC ever had.  --  Thank you.

JACKIE LAGO HOPPER, FUHS 1964

JACKIE MABEL HOPPER
Hopper, Jackie Mabel passed away Friday morning, July 29, 2011. She was 65 years old. She was born on April 2, 1946 to Leonard H. and Meril J. Payne Lago in Ashtabula, OH and moved to Yorba Linda in her teens. She attended Fullerton High School where she was on the Drill Team. She married in December of 1963 and dedicated her life to raising her three sons, Tom, Rick and Tim. After her divorce in 1987, she attended nursing school and served her community as an LVN. Jackie was always the life of the party. She was an accomplished seamstress and cook. She enjoyed being with family and playing games. Along with her sons, she is survived by her daughters-in-law, Tasha, Diane and Rebecca; her grandchildren, Josh, Allie, Jaime, Amanda, Jackie, John, Jacob, Troy and Jordan. She had three great-grandchildren, Emery, Brooklyn and Mason. She has two loving brothers, Mike and his wife Louise and Tim and his wife Torri, plus countless nieces and nephews and dear friends. She will truly be missed by all. To offer condolences, please contact Rick Hopper (714) 529-4223. A website has been created @ http://jackie.hopper.muchloved.com to send messages to the family and share special memories of Jackie.        http://jackie.hopper.muchloved.com 

Published in Orange County Register on August 3, 2011

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DICK AND CYNTHIA (JOHNSON) FOSTER, FUHS 1953

FRIENDS OF THE FULLERTON ARBORETUM GOLDEN OAK AWARD RECIPIENTS FOR 2011
Saturday, July 16, 2011    

DICK AND CYNTHIA

PAT VIERRA ZIMA (FUHS 1953) AND HUSBAND BOB

PAT TOOK THE PICTURES

NEED NAME, ALLAN AND JANET RAY BRIDGFORD (BOTH FUHS 1953)

ART SCHADE (FUHS 1953) AND MONI YOUNGER CANADAY (FUHS 1954)

ANN BRUNSKILL SPARKS (FUHS 1953) AND DAUGHTER KAREN

JIM  (FUHS 1953) AND WILLA STEDMAN VANDERBURG (FUHS 1954)

PATTI QUIST JOHNSON, CYNTHIA AND GARY JOHNSON (ALL FUHS 1953)

PATTI, CYNTHIA AND PAT

FROM THE PROGRAM

Cynthia and Dick Foster were both born and raised in Fullerton. High school sweethearts, they have been married for 57 years. Dick has degrees in electronics engineering from Stanford and UCLA. He spent 34 years in the military electronics industry, retiring in 1991 as president of Interstate Electronics Corporation. Cynthia has an Economics degree from Cal State Fullerton. She worked twenty three years as a manager with Pacific Bell, taking early retirement in 1988 so she could study ornamental horticulture at Cal Poly Pomona.

Both Dick and Cynthia have been involved in community service for many years.Dick became involved in United Way in the late 1970's when he was recruited by Carl Karcher to serve as electronics industry chair for the Orange County United Way Campaign Cabinet , a post he held for two years. He continued with United Way for over 15 years, twelve of which he served on their Board of Directors, including two years as treasurer and two as chairman of the board.  Dick is a past chair of the Disneyland Community Service Awards committee and a past member of the Fullerton Public Library Foundation Board.

Cynthia has been a member of the Arboretum Gala Committee since the second year, including one year as chair. She also served as treasurer of the Fullerton Public Library Foundation Board for several years. She recently became a member of the Board of Trustrees of the Fullerton College Foundation, which was started by her late father, Joe Johnson and Dr. Lynn Sheller, then president of the college.

Dick and Cynthia are long time members of the Friends of the Arboretum and are currently members of the Chaparral Society. He also served two four -year terms as a city-appointed member of the Arboretum Commission. (Pat Hopping convinced him to apply for the seat in a conversation at a Midsummer Night in the Garden some twelve years ago!) He is currently the immediate Past President of the Friends, a member of the Board Executive Committee and Speaker's Bureau.