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PROFILE UPDATES


•   G. Gerald Hart  3/12
•   Arvin Pearlman (Pearlman)  3/12
•   Barbara Schwartz (Adler)  2/25
•   David Garelick  2/3
•   Ronald Foon  1/17
•   Laurie Blume  1/15
•   Eve Stearn (Berthiaume)  1/1
•   David Haron  12/11
•   Barry Grant  12/7
•   Stephen Brown  11/22
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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS



•   Nancy Kraft (Schulman)  3/29
•   Richard Ellenbogen  3/30
•   Laural Heller  3/30
•   David Hirshfield  3/30
•   Gerald Weiss  3/30
•   Janet Zwerdling (Weiswasser)  3/30
•   Harvey Raimi  3/31
•   Jerry Aronson  4/2
•   Helen Kaminski (Blank)  4/2
•   Bonnie Weingarden (Glass)  4/2
•   Judy Felsenfeld (Caden)  4/3
•   Barbara Abramson (Ruskin)  4/6
•   Max Lepler  4/6
•   Carole Kogan (Kaftan-Rubin)  4/7
•   Maynard Metler  4/7
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW


WHERE WE LIVE


Who lives where - click links below to find out.

1 lives in Alabama
13 live in Arizona
54 live in California
3 live in Colorado
2 live in Connecticut
33 live in Florida
2 live in Georgia
1 lives in Hawaii
13 live in Illinois
4 live in Indiana
1 lives in Iowa
1 lives in Kansas
1 lives in Kentucky
1 lives in Maine
9 live in Maryland
3 live in Massachusetts
211 live in Michigan
4 live in Minnesota
1 lives in Missouri
3 live in Nevada
4 live in New Jersey
1 lives in New Mexico
10 live in New York
2 live in North Carolina
5 live in Ohio
1 lives in Oklahoma
4 live in Oregon
1 lives in Pennsylvania
1 lives in South Carolina
6 live in Texas
1 lives in Utah
1 lives in Vermont
3 live in Virginia
4 live in Washington
1 lives in British Columbia
4 live in Ontario
2 live in Australia
1 lives in Israel
1 lives in Kenya
1 lives in United Kingdom
219 location unknown


ANNOUNCEMENTS

A new notice to Vernor Elementary School alumni ...

Vernor Cocktail Reunion
Friday, June 7, 2024
5:00 - 6:30 PM
Franklin Hills Country Club
31675 Inkster Road
Farmington Hills
Wine and Soft Drinks
Hot and Cold Hors doeuvres
Hosted by Pamela and David Haron
Please RSVP to
dharon@umich.edu
248-762-7009
Complimentary
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This just in From Dick Burstein ...

To 1958 Graduates of Hampton School:

Teddy Golden and I are trying to assess the number of people coming to the Mumford Reunion this June who would be interested in a Hampton School reunion that same weekend.  Please let either Teddy or me know.  My email is rburstein@honigman.com and Teddy’s is drtheodoreagolden@gmail.com.  If we get enough people interested in a reunion, we will try to plan something and let those who respond know.

Best,

Ted and Dick

To one and all....

Our reunion registration is up and running.  Look to the upper right corner of this page and click on the words, "62 Mumford Reunion".  You will then be transported to our reunion registration page where you can sign up for our 62nd Mumford reunion and also for our bus tour.

So far, Hampton, Vernor, and Bagley are planning elementary school reunions.  Please scroll down this page for more information on those reunions.

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Tom Wolf has a message for our class.....

Hi! If anyone would like to see my bluegrass band's (pre-recorded and first ever) TV performance of Weds. Dec. 20 here are the links. Way too much emphasis on me with the sub-titles, and our 'star' Kenyan fiddler wasn't available, but better than nothing for publicity's sake, I guess! https://www.kenyamoja.com/video/jklive-tom-wolf-and-bluegrass-music-band-part-1-citizen-tv-688201 https://www.kenyamoja.com/video/tom- wolf-bluegrass-kind-country-music-doesnt-use-electrical-instruments-no-solo-citizen-tv https://www.kenyamoja.com/video/jklive-tom-wolf-and-bluegrass-music-band-part-2-citizen-tv-688205

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Teddy Golden has made us aware of our classmate Jan Berris being quoted in the NY Times today, November 14, 2023.

In the NYTimes today an article "Farewell to the U.S.-China Golden Age", our classmate Jan Berris is quoted about paragraph 8. She is Vice President of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. Good for you Jan! Teddy

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/14/opinion/china-biden-xi.html

Hello to one and all. 

Now that the 62nd Reunion planning has started, many classmates are interested in having elementary school reunions.  We will post messages about them on this homepage as they come in.  Classmates will have an easy way of finding which elementary schools are planning and who to call or text or email.  Please use the "contact us" link in the left side column to make this website aware of any planning for elementary school reunions so we can add them to this homepage.

Here is a message from Dick Burstein about a Hampton reunion...

"We are considering the feasibility of having a Hampton School Class of 58 reunion in conjunction with the Mumford 62 reunion this coming summer. If you are planning on attending and are interested in a Hampton reunion, please let Dick Burstein know at rburstein@honigman.com and we will assess the interest in doing so."

And here is a message from David Haron about the Vernor reunion...

"I will host and am inviting all Vernor 1958 grads to a cocktail/casual pre-reunion Friday dinner at Franklin Hills Country Club. If you might be (non-binding) interested please email/text or call me at dharon@umich.edu or 248-762-7009."

Here is a message from Harriet (Bloom) Jacobson about a Bagley reunion...

Judy (Cutler) Simmons, Richard Nucian and I are planning a Bagley Reunion the weekend of the Mumford Reunion.  For more information, please contact Harriet at Harriet.jacobson@gmail.com or phone or text her at 248-770-8815.

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You asked for it... you got it !!!

CLASS OF '62 is having a 62 YEAR REUNION !!!

Adria Brown and Arvin Pearlman (our co-chairs) have heard your calls for another reunion and have decided that a sixty-two year reunion for the class of '62 is a terrific coincidence. 

Please save the date of Sunday, JUNE 9, 2024.  

Our brunch location: Knollwood Country Club, same as the last reunion.

We will keep you informed as more planning happens.

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Planning has begun for our reunion.  See latest notice above. 

Here are some of the classmates who are interested in attending our 62 year Reunion ... 

(This list will be amended as more classmates tell us they are interested in attending.)

 

Sandra Acker, Joyce "Terry" Allen, Margaret Auslander, Ronald Bale, Beverly Banovitz, Danny Berkley, Susie Berenbaum, Jan Berris, Natalie Berris, Norbert Birnbaum, Madge Birnkrant, Dennis Block, Barry Bluestone, Jon Blum, Steven Boigon, Rochelle Brode, Adria Brown, Richard Burstein, Judy Cutler, Adrianne Drexler, Susan Dubrinsky, David Ehrenfeld, Judy Felsenfeld, Joey Fischer, Ronald Foon, Suzanne Fox, Judith Gelfand, Natalie Gelman, Janice Gilbar, Michael Gold, Teddy Golden, Howard Golding, Harvey Goldstone, Sharon Gould, Barry Grant, Richard Grant, Gerry Hart, Beverly Hendelman, Mel Hertz, Amos Hicks, David Hirt, Jerome Huler, Nancy Jones, Richard Kahn, Terry Kanat, Dianna Kaplan, Wendy Kaplan, Donna King, Mark Lavetter, Judy Leemon, Gilda Levine, Bill (Larry) Long, Roz Lullove-Cooperman, Jerry Megalizzi, Robert Meisner, Judy Meyers, Mike Mintz, Judy Mosbach, Marilyn Nathanson, Richard Nucian, Marlene Panter, Sanford Pearl, Arvin Pearlman, Harvey Raimi, Lorraine Saginaw, Lydia Schaeffer, Leonard Schwartz, Joel "Donald" Shepherd, Roger Siegel, Richard Sparr, Joanie Stegman, Norton Stern, Edwin Tobes, Lyle Victor, Rhoda Wain, Mona Weintraub, Ned Winkelman, Roberta Wohlman, Tom Wolf, Elissa Zolkower

   
 
 

 

There is a name for the blah you are feeling.  Its called...languishing. 

The article below even has an audio link, so you don't have to read it, you can just listen.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/well/mind/covid-mental-health-languishing.html?searchResultPosition=1

Your reunion committee is languishing.  That is one of the reasons there have been no bombardments of emails to everyone over the year.  Yes, we certainly want a reunion in 2022, but we just haven't done thing one to bring it about.  After reading (rather, "listening") to the article, we are beginning to see why we are so unmotivated.  Please forgive us and enjoy the article.  One day the email bombardments will continue.

The article recommends perhaps looking forward to doing a daily crossword puzzle or binge watching a television series.  The NY Times has a great daily crossword.  And we have binge-watched WandaVision, Resident Alien, and The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (also the original Star Trek ... over and over and over again).  So far, none of this has taken us out of our languishing. 

Any suggestions, please share them on our "Message Forum".

Be safe and stay well. ... and remember to wear your N95 mask.

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Classmates, 

Just received an email from Arnie Collens, class of '61, about one of his classmates, Larry Brilliant.  I found the article linked below to be informative and interesting. 

Here is what Arnie wrote.

Take a look at our home page, www.Mumford61.com.
If you’d like to share it with your class feel free. 
Communicated with Larry and he gave me the introduction telling me about learning social justice at Mumford.
  
The original Apple article.:
The Doctor Who Helped Defeat Smallpox Explains What's Coming
Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant, who warned of pandemic in 2006, says we can beat the novel coronavirus—but first, we need lots more testing.

Read in WIRED: https://apple.news/A_WNJJd9LTLaqTj1BKA303w
 
Hope all of you stay well and continue "hunkering down" at home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impromptu Mini Reunion ...  Arby's ... began Wednesday, 24th December....10 AM and is ongoing. Please contact Richard Smith to make sure they are still meeting.

Casual Invitation for getting together from:   

Richard Smith

Coffee at Arby's

Coffee at Arby's is a very casual invite, those who show up will welcomed to initiate, participate, show photos, or just listen. Those of you who can't make the coffee hour will be missed, the invite will remain open for later dates. Getting together can't be more casual than that. Starting on December 24th and continuing each week thereafter at Arby's, 12 Mile and Orchard Lake.

Wednesdays at 10 AM. Arby's on the east side of Orchard Lake just north of Twelve Mile.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello again from Don Surath,
My award winning sales book "Conquering Cold Calling Fear" (CCCF) has been revised as an E-book. It's available through my new website www.thecoldcallguy.com or amazon.com.

I've been teaching sales and sales management at the MBA level for the last few years and sold out CCCF's second printing. More importantly, my students are using these skills to reach decision makers and secure internships and even jobs!

While absentmindedly cruising the internet today, I came upon the following information about our high school  listed on wikipedia.    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumford_High_School     

 


Subject: THE PHILOSOPHY OF AMBIGUITY 

 
FOR THOSE WHO LOVE THE PHILOSOPHY OF AMBIGUITY, AS WELL AS THE IDIOSYNCRASIES OF ENGLISH:

1. ONE TEQUILA, TWO TEQUILA, THREE TEQUILA ......  FLOOR.

2. ATHEISM IS A NON-PROPHET ORGANIZATION.

3. IF MAN EVOLVED FROM MONKEYS AND APES, WHY DO WE STILL HAVE MONKEYS AND APES?

4. THE MAIN REASON THAT SANTA IS SO JOLLY IS BECAUSE HE KNOWS WHERE ALL THE BAD GIRLS LIVE.

5. I WENT TO A BOOKSTORE AND ASKED THE SALESWOMAN, "WHERE'S THE SELF- HELP SECTION?"
SHE SAID IF SHE TOLD ME, IT WOULD DEFEAT THE PURPOSE.

6. WHAT IF THERE WERE NO HYPOTHETICAL QUESTIONS?

7. IF A DEAF CHILD SIGNS SWEAR WORDS, DOES HIS MOTHER WASH HIS HANDS WITH SOAP?

8. IF SOMEONE WITH MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES THREATENS TO KILL HIMSELF, IS IT CONSIDERED A HOSTAGE SITUATION?

9. IS THERE ANOTHER WORD FOR SYNONYM?

10. WHERE DO FOREST RANGERS GO TO "GET AWAY FROM IT ALL?"

11. WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU SEE AN ENDANGERED ANIMAL EATING AN ENDANGERED PLANT?

12. IF A PARSLEY FARMER IS SUED, CAN THEY GARNISH HIS WAGES?

13. WOULD A FLY WITHOUT WINGS BE CALLED A WALK?

14. WHY DO THEY LOCK GAS STATION BATHROOMS? ARE THEY AFRAID SOMEONE WILL BREAK-IN AND CLEAN THEM?

15. IF A TURTLE DOESN'T HAVE A SHELL, IS HE HOMELESS OR NAKED?

16. CAN VEGETARIANS EAT ANIMAL CRACKERS?

17. IF THE POLICE ARREST A MUTE, DO THEY TELL HIM HE HAS THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT?

18. WHY DO THEY PUT BRAILLE ON THE DRIVE-THROUGH BANK MACHINES?

19. HOW DO THEY GET DEER TO CROSS THE ROAD ONLY AT THOSE YELLOW ROAD SIGNS?

20. WHAT WAS THE BEST THING BEFORE SLICED BREAD?

21. ONE NICE THING ABOUT EGOTISTS: THEY DON'T TALK ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE.

22. DOES THE LITTLE MERMAID WEAR AN ALGEBRA? (This one took me a minute)

23. DO INFANTS ENJOY INFANCY AS MUCH AS ADULTS ENJOY ADULTERY?

24. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE A CIVIL WAR?

25. IF ONE SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMER DROWNS, DO THE REST DROWN TOO?

26. IF YOU ATE BOTH PASTA AND ANTIPASTO, WOULD YOU STILL BE HUNGRY?

27. IF YOU TRY TO FAIL, AND SUCCEED, WHICH HAVE YOU  DONE?

28. WHOSE CRUEL IDEA WAS IT FOR THE WORD 'LISP' TO HAVE 'S' IN IT?

29. WHY ARE HEMORRHOIDS CALLED "HEMORRHOIDS" INSTEAD OF "ASSTEROIDS"?

30. WHY IS IT CALLED TOURIST SEASON IF WE CAN'T SHOOT AT THEM?

31. WHY IS THERE AN EXPIRATION DATE ON SOUR CREAM?

32. IF YOU SPIN AN ORIENTAL MAN IN A CIRCLE THREE TIMES, DOES HE BECOME DISORIENTED?

33. CAN AN ATHEIST GET INSURANCE AGAINST ACTS OF GOD?

34. WHY DO SHOPS HAVE SIGNS, 'GUIDE DOGS ONLY', THE DOGS CAN'T READ AND THEIR OWNERS ARE BLIND?

                                

We now have two Mumford classmates as mayors in Oakland County cities -- Deidre Holloway Waterman in Pontiac and Marian Barnes McClellan in Oak Park. Pretty cool!

Judy Wax Goldwassr

CONGRATULATIONS TO DEIRDRE HOLLOWAY WATERMAN on being elected Mayor of Pontiac, Michigan!!!!

Janet Klayman Gumenick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDc0ID6PJeg&feature=em-subs_digest-vrecs

The above link has some "oldies" and lots of pictures from the "good old days ".

Please feel free to share your thoughts (serious, amusing, informative......) with our class on the "Message Forum".

Sharon Gould Eaton has posted the following on our "Message Forum" for all our classmates to add their own 5 words describing their days at Mumford.....

***Let's have some *FUN*enlightened and get this forum "ROCK 'N' ROLLIN.."** 

Use FIVE WORDS or less to describe your days at MUMFORD.

(Please click on the "Message Forum", fifth item down on the left side of the screen to add your 5 words.)

 

Also, there are some terrible puns below.....couldn't stop myself.......hope you get a chuckle or two....

 

Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It is already tomorrow in Australia.

Why did the turkey cross the road?
To show that he wasn't chicken.


Did you hear the one about the guest speaker who was introduced after a
Thanksgiving dinner?
The emcee said, "We have just enjoyed a turkey stuffed with sage. It
is now my pleasure to introduce a sage stuffed with turkey."

Did you hear about the X-rated turkey?
It's served with very little dressing.


Why did the Pilgrim kill the turkey?
Because he was in a fowl mood.

Did you hear about the conservative turkey?
It has two right wings.


Did you hear about the waiter who dropped a Thanksgiving dinner on the
floor and feared he had created an international incident?
It was the downfall of Turkey, the ruin of Greece, and the breaking up
of China.

Why did the man quit smoking cold turkey?
Because the feathers made him cough.

I've never taken an elevator to the basement floor, that's just beneath me.

I almost got my haircut then I thought I'd mullet over first.

Bridge tolls have increased significantly over a 5 year span.

When a neurologist relocates, does he change his mind?

Making up puns about the finest soil is the loess form of humor.

I wrote a novel about a fellow who had a small garden. It didn't have much of a plot.

To disparage the wind is disgusting.

When asked whether or not I was bilingual, I was about to say I knew sign language, but I figured it was sort of a mute point.

I don't find health-related puns funny anymore since I started suffering from an irony deficiency.

I like elevators they let me say jokes on every level.

Einstein developed a theory about space, and it was about time too.

There was a contest on a slippery rock slope. I won in a landslide.

New legislation forbids anyone but Santa's family dressing up as him, and you must be named in the related clauses.

I went to prom with a broken leg. During the slow dances my date could tell that I had a crutch on her.

At the petting zoo I saw a sheep scratching itself. Turns out it had fleece.

During his lifetime, the composer Bach was a noted success.

 

 

 

 

 

Interesting article on reunions, sent to us from our classmate, Judy Klein Frank.

Click here:  

 

We all check this site now and again for new information.  And so, not to disappoint, we will continue to post "stuff".  Here is a good one....We had a reunion meeting on September 10th.  There, we discussed our future reunion plans.  Hopefully, we will have a big reunion in five years.  We know that the Class of '61 had a picnic one year after their 50th, so, that is an option, too.  If you have any suggestions, we are open to hear them.  You can post them on the "Message Forum" on the left side of the page, or you can take the "Post Reunion Survey" and add your comments there.  Already 71 people have taken the survey.  We were hoping there would be more, but we are thankful it is not less !

N. Joyce Crenshaw has posted this announcement,

"Hi Everyone! Additional photos of the 1962 Class,

50th Reunion can be seen on my Facebook page.

You can help tag and name some faces."

Reunion day has come and gone.  We were thrilled and surprised that so many people decided to attend, even at the very last minute.  And so very happy that everyone had a really enjoyable experience.  Always, too short, but defintiely sweet.   While we are still enveloped in the warm glow of our reunion, we are actually considering another reunion in five years.  (Are we totally, off-the-wall, crazy?)  Of course, it is now just a glimmer of a thought....and may not really come to be, but we are putting it out there for your consideration.

Our website will remain up and running for ten years, so contacting your friends will stay super easy.  Just go to "classmate profiles" (the top item on the column at the left side of the page), when there, scroll down to find a person's name, click on it, and you will be able to send them a private message from that page.  Or you can send a message to the entire class through the third item down, called, "Message Forum"OR you can send a personal message through "Message Center", which is in the "Member Functions" portion of our website.

More to come after our respective naps...............!

Oh, one more thing...

If you have photos you would like to share, please click on the second item in the lefthand column titled, "Mumford High Photos"   Next, click on "Reunion Photos" and then on  "add photos" and post away !!!

Almost forgot....We now have a "Post Reunion Survey".  It is the 4th item down in the left side column.  Here is your opportunity to give us your opinions about our latest reunion and also, your opinion on up-coming reunions.  Please check it out !  Thanks !!!

 

Here is a news flash from Judy Wax Goldwasser....

"Mumford's grand opening, alumni welcome"......

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012308280054   and she also wrote:

"Did everyone see this in the Aug. 25th Free Press?  http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012308250087
"You might want to check out the sites and dig into your pockets."

Registering to use our website is really easy.

Click on "Classmate Profiles", the top item in the column at the left.

When there, scroll down to find your name, then click on it and follow the prompts.

Be sure to follow all the prompts because that is how your information is saved in our system.

 

WELCOME

 

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So far, we have about 365 people registered to attend our reunion, August 25, 2012

We will update that number right here on our home page.    

The number of classmates attending, now on our "Classmates Profiles" page,  may not reflect spouses attending.   Either way, the above number is "more or less" generally accurate.   

Registering on this website, that would be a good thing, indeed.

 

Please remember to check out our "Message Forum". 

Lots of current information to be found there !

 

 

Welcome to the Mumford High Class Of 1962 web site. This is the beta site for our 50th reunion. We hope you enjoy time travel, as this will take you back a bit....

This website will help us communicate and re-kindle friendships without the potential security problems posed by directly using Facebook and Twitter. This will be the site where you can learn about and participate in, our 50-year reunion plans. Whether or not you plan to attend our reunion, please register on our site as soon as possible. Please also look at the "Missing List" and help us find these people!

This web site will remain active for at least 10 years so we can contact our classmates long after the glow of our upcoming reunion has faded.

We will constantly update this site with information you choose to give us. We encourage you to join  so you won't miss out on any of the information we are posting.  Please update your profile. Send us old and new head-shots of yourself and send old images of you and your friends from your high school days.

Your information is safe and will never be shared with mass marketing solicitors.

Please be aware that by registering on this web site you are agreeing to let us put your information into our Reunion souvenir book.

We're cheering for you Mumford High,

We know you can win Mumford High,

With spirits galore, we will add to the score,

Our Mustangs will win once more. 

                    Fight! Fight! 

We Sing out your praise Mumford High,

We sing out your praise to the sky,

With lots of vim and vigor, we'll make the score look bigger,

Victory to you Mumford High.

 

Standalone player

 

Can you top this???

Stories from high school?

Yes, I know that I need to write a wild and crazy memory from Mumford,  but to be quite honest, my memories of those times are pretty tame, but I certainly know someone out there has some amazing stories to share.  This a great place to do it.  

Click here to add yours.

 

 

Mumford ’62 Reunion 

Reunion Chairs:

Sharon Gould Eaton and Sim Shapiro

Sub-Committee Chairs:

Decorations:

Elaine Bobroff Corey

Nancy Roberts Goldberg

Elementary Reunions:

Linda Marash Lee

Transportation Liaison:

Arvin Pearlman

Advertising Distribution & Ads:

Pam Landes Opperer

Favors:

Judy Felsenfeld Caden

Hotel Liaison:

Janet Klayman Gumenick

Name Tags:

Marlene Panter Lyons

Publicity and Newspaper Notices:

Judy Leemon Holtz

Check-in:

Adria Brown

Souvenir Journal Ads/Sales:

Susan Benson Friedman

Amy Fleischer Cutler

Souvenir Journal:

Richard Smith

Website:

Joanie Stegman Simon

Secretary (Organizational Enforcer):

Judy Mosbach Sima

Treasurer:

Gilda Levine Kopitz

Silent Auction:

Judith Klein Frank

Donna King Rosenberg

Video Montage:

Marsha Alpert

Barabara Lawrence Gora