Sue Giallombardo (Walker)

Thanks so much, Don..We're all set  - but always grateful for the message.

Sue G

Howard Klee

Sue,

Happy new year, Xin nian kwai le, bonne année !

Got your message while on a very long trip circumnavigating New Zealand.  (No I was not the pilot/captain/driver. )No real internet connection so couldn't get back to you sooner.  I'd be happy to contribute to the web site fund, but see that many others beat me to it.  Thanks for all you do to keep us connected. 

Howie

Sue Giallombardo (Walker)

OUR NEW TRIER CLASS OF 1963 WEBSITE HAS BEEN RENEWED FOR 5 YEARS!!

THANKS AGAIN TO ALL THOSE WHO RESPONDED ON PAYPAL OR SENT CHECKS AND TO THOSE WHO SENT KIND WORDS OF SUPPORT FOR KEEPING EVERYONE CONNECTED.

RENEWING OLD FRIENDSHIPS AND FINDING WAYS TO CONNECT WITH CHILDHOOD/TEEN FRIENDS IS SUCH A JOY FOR ME..AND I KNOW THAT MANY OF YOU ARE DOING THE SAME.

SENDING ALL OF YOU GOOD WISHES FOR HEALTH AND HAPPY TIMES WITH FAMILY & FRIENDS.   THE WELCOME MAT IS OUT IF YOU ARE EVER IN THE DALLAS AREA.  CALL OR TEXT ME.  I'D LOVE TO SEE YOU!  
CIAO!
SUE GIALLOMBARDO WALKER
972-841-3161

Fred James

Aloha All!

     I've written a book about growing up in Winnetka and going to New Trier. It's very personal, intimate, full of funny things that happened to me as I grew jp and incidents that happened at Sacred Heart and New Trier. I wrote it under the pen name of Ben Archer. Its title is: From Here to Puberty and is available at Amazon.com. Here's a link to the book on Amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/Here-Puberty-Midwest-Catholic-Church-ebook/dp/B07P324JST/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=From+Here+to+Puberty&qid=1574530807&s=books&sr=1-3

Sincerely,

Fred James

'NT 63

Karen (Kandy) Anderson (O'Brien)

How cool, Fred! A pretty idyllic place and time for sure. I look forward to checking it out.

Kathryn Fields (Fields)

Fred James -- I looked for your book in the Boston area library system, but sadly it is not there! It would be nice to make this book available to NT grads all over the country in libraries. Is there a way for you to do this?

~ K Fields

Alexa (Lexi) Fitchmun (Taylor)

Not many of us live in the Pacific NW - we are on Lopez.  Great that you wrote a book.  There's so much that I don't remember about my  high school years... I think for many they were wonderful times; I was happier during college and after.  My husband and I have lived on the island full time since 2008, I had land here since 1987.  It's a thriving community that makes us feel good about how things can work well.  Would love to hear what you are doing. 

Sue Giallombardo (Walker)

Hi, Lexi...

My son lives in Seattle, so would love to come up to San Juans the next time I'm up that way..I have been to Friday Harbor and stayed overnight but that was 11 yrs ago!!  Love to see you..Take care>>

SueGiallombardo Walker
suewalker4@yahoo.com

Alexa (Lexi) Fitchmun (Taylor)

Hi Sue,

I am a Luddite when it comes to all things computer, but I did send a reply, just think I did it in the wrong space.  I would love to have you visit us on Lopez when you are in Seattle with your family.  Hopefully when Covid, the smoke and our government is in a better place we'll be able to travel more easily.  What I added is that it's easier to get me on my email - sealexi@gmail.com than on this site.  I check email pretty often, not so much the NT site.  Hope all is well with you. 

Sue Giallombardo (Walker)

Hello Classmates:

I'm writing to let you know about the health situation of our classmate Kathryn Fields.  Many of us who sang in Opera Group and Sr Girls Ensemble will remember her and her amazing singing voice.. Kathryn is undergoing treatment for multiple myeloma (cancer) which has limited her ability to work.  After seeing her post on facebook and reading about her situation, I contacted her and she agreed to let me post her gofundme link.  If you want to read her post, here is the link:  

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-kathryn-beat-multiple-myeloma-cancer

I know she would love to hear from you just to encourage her through this difficult time. She currently lives in Brookline, MA and was formerly on the voice faculty at Brown Univ.

Love to all,

Sue Giallombardo Walker
suewalker4@yahoo.com

Kathryn Fields (Fields)

Sue, Thanks so much for posting a link to my fundraiser. I'm hanging in there!

~ Kate Fields

Nancy Hoffmann

Hey Kathy! Hope you beat this thing soon! We're rooting for you!! 

Hugs!

-- Nancy Hoffmann

Fred James

 My fellow Classmates,

     During the recent Covid hunkering down I was more or less hanging at home day after day. So I decided to write a book about growing up in Winnetka and all the hilarious, fun, memorable and other events that I witnessed at Sacred Heart in Hubbard Woods for six years and New Trier for four. I tried to be explicitly honest about all aspects of growing up, including the newfound emotions of sex. But then we all went through this and that's why I thought you would enjoy it and compare these events in my life to yours and probably laugh very much. I wrote this book with the pen name Ben Archer. You will see yourself all through both of my books.

     Then, having more time on my hands, and good reviews from readers, I wrote a second autobiography that covered 1963 to 1982. Working after New Trier, going to college, learning to fly at the U of Illinois, The Army years, getting married and becoming a radio broadcaster in Honolulu. All of this was filled with very funny characters I met and what they said to me over time. Looking back on this I think I've had a wonderful life in so many ways, especially a very funny life. The first book, covering 1953 to 1963, I  entitled From Here to Puberty. The second book, entitled This Nearly Was Mine, I used the pen name Ben Archer too. Both are available at Amazon. Plot, covers, and all sorts of more information plus pictures are on the Amazon page.

Sincerely,

Fred James

Class of 1963

Bellingham, WA

Sue Giallombardo (Walker)

Dear Classmates:

Got word from Kathy Fields that she just had surgery.  I know she would love to hear from those who remember her from opera group.. She resides in Brookline, Mass.. Email musekate@comcast.net

Thanks!! 

Sue Giallombardo Walker.  suewalker4@yahoo.com

972-841-3161

Sue Giallombardo (Walker)

Hello everyone---I've asked permission from classmate Andy Gilmore to post this news about his daughter who has lost her home and all of her possessions due to a fire.. She is a single mom with 3 sons and is currently unemployed.. If you'd like to help I'm sure it would be appreciated. there is a gofundme link below. 

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On Thursday evening, February 2nd, 2023, our daughter, a single mother and her three boys, became homeless. In the short span of 20 minutes, their house in the rural community of Naples, Maine burned to the ground. They lost everything...they barely managed to escape with the clothes on their backs. The two youngest boys...8th grade and high school...lost all their clothing, school equipment, computers, athletic gear...and the oldest boy, in college nearby, also lost everything of his that wasn’t in his dorm room at school. All of this on the coldest night of the season.

Worse, the house was uninsured and my daughter is currently unemployed and looking for work. She is a college graduate with a dual degree in finance and economics and is eminently employable, but it will still take her and her family a while to get back on their feet financially. In the meantime, she doesn’t even have her pocketbook or phone.

We’re doing everything we can to help, but we’re both elderly and live several hours away. Whatever funds you can afford to donate to the family would be greatly appreciated...thank you, and God bless!

https://www.gofundme.com/f/please-helpthis-family-is-now-homeless?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1&fbclid=IwAR3yDGcxL1Z_cX_FXgBd2Qjtqx3Exkm3gxl4JlBInodRDbaKcwIPlzdV3so&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Thank you.. Andy has a facebook page if you want to send him a note. or you can contact him through our class website.. 

Sue Giallombardo Walker.  suewalker4@yahoo.com

Sue Giallombardo (Walker)

Delighted to recognize our amazing classmate Sheilah Bernstein (Gross) as she is honored again for her achievements in the theater, as a lyriicist and composer.  Congrats, Sheilah!!!
We are so proud of you!

Cilck HERE for article.
 

Sue Giallombardo (Walker)

Our 60th Reunion registration is now open! 
Hope that many of you will join us!
Dates:  Oct 27-29, 2023.

Activities:

Welcome Get-Together at Hackney's on Lake
Friday, Oct 27       5-7pm   $25/per person

Tour of the newly renovated New Trier campus
Saturday, Oct 28    10am       FREE

Happy Hour followed by Dinner at Skokie Country Club in Glencoe
Saturday, Oct 28    5-9pm     $85/per person

Brunch for anyone who wants to join us - location TBD
Sunday, Oct 29     10am - ??      EVERYONE PAYS ON THEIR OWN

WANT TO SEND ME A CHECK FOR YOUR RESERVATION?
or use PayPal:  Sue Walker@NewTrier63website

MAKE IT OUT TO: SUE WALKER - NT 63 REUNION

MAIL TO:
SUE WALKER - NT 63 REUNION
777 CUSTER ROAD, UNIT #8-1
RICHARDSON, TX  75080

Winnie Unger (Johnson)

Hi Sue,

I am sad that I will miss the Reunion. I initially said October would work best for me, and then I was presented with the opportunity to take a 17 day tour from Lisbon through Santiago de Compostela and Bilbao to Barcelona. The dates conflicted with the Reunion. It was a "toss-up" . . . Portugal & Spain or Class 60th . . . obviously the Tour won out.  I will be there with you all in spirtit and look forward to seeing all the pictures of the weekend.

Have fun - Cheers, Winnie

William Alschuler

I just tried to upload a photo and can't quite make it work. A small window opened that shows the thumbnail and that it can be dragged to position, but all I could get it to do is appear in the upper right small window, cut in half. I would like to put it in the Master or Now window. Any clues to how to fix this??  Update: the whole picture now appears downpage, but the half picture is still in the upper right box and I can find no way to move either to the Master spot. Help?

Bill Alschuler

Nancy Gore (Marcus)

Hi Sue,

I just wanted to say thank you for organizing a terrific reunion. Without you and your enthusiastic efforts there would have been no reunion. So here is a big thank you for making these re-connections possible; you gave each of us a very special trip down "memory lane". I for one have a better understanding of who I was during high school and how that figures into who I am today.

All the best.

Hugs,

Nancy Gore Marcus

Carolyn D'Eath (McConnell)

I'd just like to congratulate Sue G. and all those 60th reunion attendees, whose photos I've just been admiing!  Those were the days, back in '63 and last week.  I do see Sue G. when she comes to my neck of the woods here in Italy or to Seattle where I live part time and she visits kids. And I had a fun visit with Lexi on Lopez Island in August.  We used to play violin together in the NT orchestra.  Looking at the photos makes me sorry I missed the reunion, but brings back such happy memories.  Ciao, all! Carolyn D'Eath McConnell 

Sue Giallombardo (Walker)

Thanks to a generous donation from one of our classmates, our class of 1963 website is now renewed until 2030.  Thanks to all of you who add content and messages.. Please feel free to contact me if you have a message or need assistance.. And if you're traveling through the great state of Texas/Dallas, come see me! 

Sue Giallombardo Walker   suewalker4@yahoo.com  ph: 972-841-3161

Russel Lubliner

Just want to reach out to any classmates with experience in the entertainment business. After losing my Gino's East pizza restaurant in Rosemonrt to Covid five years ago, I unearthed an unexpected talent and began writing song lyrics and contextual stories about aging and ageism. I found a songwriter in London who put my words to music.

I moved to Denver from Barrington where I've assembled a cast of five professional singer/actors and a pianist. With fifteen original songs and stories, we've performed my musical revue, "Ain't Done Just Yet," at almost twenty senior living venues and senior centers across Denver to (blush) rave reviews.

Given the limited number of seniors we can entertain with our live (but oh, so local) performances, I want to turn the revue into a music video to stream to seniors across America. My thought is to create the video in NYC or LA.

So. If anyone is interested, or just wants to know more about my show, please visit my website, aintdonejustyet.com. You can contact me through the website, or dm me at 847-971-6060 or email, russlub@msn.com.   

Betsy Cohen

Hi Russ,

You may not remember me but I remember you.  You were fun, smart, enjoyable to talk to.  I'm impressed with your creative spark and I do hope you are able to bring your gig to LA or NYC.  Keey us posted.  And stay healthy!!

Your old friend, Betsy Cohen

Russel Lubliner

Hi, Betsy. You remember more about the high school me than I remember about the high school me. I remember you, yes I do. Best, Russ