CLARKSBURG WINTER PICNIC
SARASOTA FLORIDA
In 2019
The Clarksburg Reunion Picnic was held on Saturday March 9 at Twin Lakes Park in Sarasota Florida. Below are some great pictures that helped capture our memories of the day and of the past together.
Class of 1945
Bob Williams, 94 years young and still going strong... Looking Good Bob!
Class of 1954 and 1955
Left to Right: Buck Tustin (WI 1955), Janet Molle Morse (WI 1954),
and Ron Love (WI 1954)
Class of 1956
Left to Right: Marilyn Tustin Jett, Bob Kopp, Barbara Allen Gordon, Jim Alvaro, Bob Bridge, Babe Bisping Cashman, Augie Malfregot, Mary Ann Donato, JIm Warren, Sandy Zickefoose Lindke, Bill White, Sandy Squires Beverly.
Class of 1957
Left to Right: Tom Allen, Fran Muscari, Sam Selario, and Sam Urso
Class of 1958
Left to Right: Martha Kinney Kessler, Bob Adams, Beverly Ellis O'Grady, Allen Alvarez, Barb Warren Williams, Buck Horner, Jean Vickers Kennedy, (might be??) Alex Cazzetto, and Tom Lee
Class of 1959
Left to Right: Nancy Mayer Capilla, Roleta Smith Meredith, Clare Jason Davis, Jim Hornor, Marge Jones Kober in front middle, Bill Cowgill, Bob Rector, Sharyn Cottrill McGahan in front in WVU Navy shirt, Jay Sharp and Marsha Woods Roper
Class of 1960
Left to Right: Linda Oliverio Kolosky is on the left.
Write and tell me the names of the people and the order pictured and we will fix this caption!
Class of 1962, 1963 and 1964
Left to Right: ????, Melinda Mazza Sutter (WI 1964), Steve Sutter (WI 1964), Mariln Hurst Lee (WI 1962), and Martha Pulice Williams (WI 1964)
Not pictured is Alex Lancaster (WI 1964)
Class of 1967 and 1971
Left to Right: Jim Nutter (WI 1971) and Vicki Limbers Moore (WI 1967)
Class of 1972 and 1975
Left to Right: ???, might be Tim Williams (WI 1975) name tag is turned over and K.C. Yost (WI 1972)
Roosevelt Wilson High School Alumni
Left to Right: Ron Love (RW 1954), Candy Bryan Hess (RW 1965), Bill Bryan (1957) and Peggie Love Bryant (RW 1956)
Notre Dame High School Alumni
Sorry, we don't have the names in order and we even have pictured 2 more people than we had names, so if you can help, we will make the revisions. Those attending were: Pat Elder (ND 1957) in front, Mary Jo McGann (ND 61), Elizabeth McGann Drake (ND 1960), Pete Secret (ND 1964), Samuel Lopez (ND 1960), Liz Brummage (ND 1959), Bill Brummage (ND1964), Marascio Williams (ND 1973)
Bridgeport High School Alumni
Left to Right: Sonja Alvaro (BHS 1958), Larry O'Grady (BHS 1955) and Gregory Hess (BHS 1968)
Your WI Newsletter Staff
Left to Right: WIN Sports Editor, Bill Meredith (Monongah HS 1957); WIN Editor, Roleta Smith Meredith (WI 1959) and WIN Publisher, Jalon Smith Burton (she's not a WI Alumna but now feels like she knows you all!)
Below are some additional candid pictures taken. It was wonderful seeing all those present. Some for the first time and some life time friends, all that we hope we will meet again, soon.
Babe Bisping Cashman (WI 1956), Stu Cashman, husband of Babe Bisping Cashman, (LaSalle High School/Niagara Falls, N.Y.) and Bill Meredith share a laugh
These 3 friends from Stealey, Marsha Woods Roper, Sharyn Cottrill McGahan and Roleta Smith Meredith, met in Morgan Grade School, went to Central Jr. High School and WI High School. Then Marsha and Roleta were roommates at Fairmont State University. They stood and shared lots of memories. Thanks to Marsha's daughter Robin Roper who drove Marsha and Sharyn to the picnic. Sharyn flew in from WV and Marsha and Robin came in from Hollywood, Fl. It was so good for these life time friends to be together again. This is what reunions are all about.
Barbara Allen Gordon (WI 1956) and Martha Kessler (WI 1958)
Bill and Roleta talk with Bill Cowgill
Clara Jason Davis (WI 1959), Jim Alvaro (WI 1956) and Bob Capilla, husband of Nancy Mayer Capilla (WI 1959)
Frank (WI 1957) and Eva Muscari
Alice W, Melinda Mazza Sutton (WI 1964),Tom Allen (WI 1957) and Bill White (WI 1956)
Roleta visiting with a friend
Sandy Zickefoose Lindke (WI 1956) and son
Tannis Warren, wife of Jim Warren (WI 1956) and Darlene Clousson, wife of Bob Clousson (WI 1955)
Tom Thompson (WI 1970) and Andrew Vac (WI 1970)
Tony and wife Cindy Clousson -Son of Bob Clousson (WI 1955)
Two ladies and Bob Rector (WI 1959)
Any additional information on the above photos or any additional photos that we have not posted here would be greatly appreciated and greatly enjoyed by all!
In 2016
The
annual Clarksburg Reunion
Picnic was held on Saturday March 12 at Twin Lakes Park in
Sarasota Florida.
Friday
March 11
Many picnic goers come
to Sarasota to make a weekend of it (i.e. arriving on Friday). So many years
ago, Bob Clousson started a tradition of Friday Dinner Together, just for those
who arrived on Friday or those who lived near by. Bob passed away a couple of
years ago and since then his wife, Darlene, has made the arrangements for our
Friday evening gathering.
This year, we met at
Philippi Creek Oyster Bar in Sarasota; we visited and we sat and we ate. Orders
are taken, the food is served and we passed out sheets of paper with the words
“Take Me Home, Country Roads”. After our dinner was over, we all joyously sang
this beautiful song together. (Just a side note: the restaurant holds about
150-200 people and I am sure they all heard us singing!)
The following pictures
were taken during our Friday night visit. Most of the pictures were taken by Bruce Gordon, married to Barbara Allen Gordon (WI 1956) There were approximately 35 in
attendance.
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| At Phillippi Creek |
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| Jim Alvaro (WI 1956) and brother Fred (WI 1959) |
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| Bucky and Liz Tustin and a blurry Doug Sinsel |
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| Bud Collins (WI 1955) on left and Rick Childers (WI 1957) on right |
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| Doug Sinsel, Sonja Alvaro and Kay Collins |
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| John and Marolyn Jett (WI 1956) |
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| Marilyn Jett and Mary-Sue Spahr (both WI 1956) |
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| Mason Breidenbach, Tiffany Meredith Breidenbach and Justin Breidenbach guests- Tiffany is granddaughter of Bill and Roleta Smith Meredith |
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| Bill (Monongah HS 1957) and Roleta Smith Meredith (WI 1959) |
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| Birgitta and Doug Sinsel (WI 1956) |
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| John Spahr, Stu And Babe Bisping Cashman (WI 1956) |
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| Sister-in-laws-Karen Poe Alvaro (Bridgeport HS 1959) and Sonja Grossa Alvaro (Bridgeport HS 1958) |
Saturday March 12
It seems so strange
that the picnic is now over. There are so many memorable and wonderful things
that happen during the picnic each and every year. We don’t just meet, visit,
eat and leave, I plan an entire program for the day. I believe everyone goes
away happy with many great memories… or at least, I always try to make it
memorable event.
This year we had 93
people in attendance at the picnic. I thought it was much less than that but I
did notice that on the registration sheet there were 2 names on one line in
several places and some people who were there had not even signed in on the sheet.
We usually average around 100. It was a great crowd.
If you were at the
picnic and took pictures, please share them with us by sending them to me,
Roleta1@aol.com.
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| Marolyn Tustin Jett and Jim Alvaro announce the Class King and Queen |
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| The Queen and King |
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| 1959 Graduates left to right Fred Alvaro (WI) with wife Karen Poe Alvaro (Bridgeport 1959) The rest are WI grads Glenn Cogill, Erma Loria Uhle, Corrrine Tiennebaumn Levy, Clara Jason Davis, Sallie Holden Day, Roleta Smith Meredith |
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| Babe Cashman, Sonja Alvaro, Kay Collins and Pam Brown These ladies sold last minute tickets for the quilt drawing. |
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| Barbara Allen Gordon (WI 1956) in a crowd |
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| Beverly Allen |
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| Bill Bryan (RW 1957) Setting up |
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| Bill Bryan (RW 1957) and Tom Daquino (WI 1957) |
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| Bill Meredith signing in with others |
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| Bob Williams (WI 1945) |
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| Bucky Tustin (WI 1955) and Brooke Beall (ND 1958) |
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| Bud Collins and Bucky Tustin (WI 1955) |
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| Bud Collins posing |
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| Bud Collins, Seymour Wolfe and Tom Dunham |
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| Dave Kinney and Bill Brassine (WI 1953) |
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| Joe Denaldo (ND 1957) and Augie Malfregeot (WI 1956) |
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| John Spahr setting out food |
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| June and David Kinney |
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| Karen and Bill Brassure |
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| The Tustins, Glenn Cowgill, Kay Collins, Jim Alvaro signing in Volunteers manning the table were Rick Childers and LaJune Cohen |
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| Taking center court, Roleta and Bill Meredith |
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| Rick Childers and five, yes - count 'em, five ladies Corrinne Levy, Sallie Day, karen Alvaro, Mary Sue Clark Spahr, and Marolyn Tustin |
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| Roleta gives directions to new arrivals |
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| Sonja Alvaro, Roleta Meredith, Kay Collins, Sharon Greitzner, and Pam Brown Roleta must have said something funny |
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| Spanish moss in trees at the picnic grounds |
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| Watching and waiting! The uninvited guest in one of the lakes |
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| Bill Meredith awarding prize to Bud Collins for his accurate prediction of WVU football season |
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| Dick Childers and LaJne Cohen sign in with Birgitta and Doug Sinsel |
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| Roleta with the Cloussons. We thought he was tall but here he is showing us how tall Bob Clousson stood. |
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| Class of 1957: Bill Bryan (RW), Tom Dunham, Tom Daquino, Joe Dianaldo (ND), Dick Childers, Tom Allen, Sam Selario, Pat Elder (ND), Jim Brown |
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| Class of 1958: Sonja Grossa Alvaro (Bridgeport), Skip Smith (WI), Sharon Dillmore Smith (WI), Barbara Warren Williams (WI), ?, ?, Tom Lee (WI), ? |
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| Anthony V and Petie Secret |
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| Darlene Clousson and her baby |
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| Marolyn Tustin Jett and Babe Bisping Cashman. |
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| Can't remember who they are? |
The hardest part of the day was saying good-bye...
But let’s not make it good-bye...
Let’s make it “UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN” and let’s make a special effort to get together again sometime… someplace… soon.
My thanks to all who
made a point to come to the picnic this year to say good bye and to show
appreciation for the 17 years that we have been together.
Now join me in
singing...
'IT’S WEST VIRGINIA,
IT’S WEST VIRGINIA,
THE PRIDE OF EVERY MOUNTAINEER'
In 2015
The annual picnic was held on Saturday March 7 at Twin Lakes Park in Sarasota FL
A Huge Thank You goes to Bruce Gordon, Jim Alvaro, Jim Brown and Doug Sager for sharing some of their pictures of the picnic with us.
If you have pictures from the picnic, we would love for you to share them. Please send them to Roleta1@aol.com so that they may be added to our collection. These pictures will stay on our sidebar for a few months and the more pictures we have, the nicer it will be.
Babe Bisping Cashman (WI 1956) and husband Stu
Babe Bisping Cashman (WI 1956) working the registration desk and
greeting Babe Urso Williams and Connie Williams
Carol and George Cinci
Darlene Clousson, Liz Brumage Tustin
Classmates renewing old friendships Jim Alvaro (WI 1956) & Doug
Sinsel (WI 1956)
Kaye Collins and Sonja Alvaro (Bridgeport
Pam Wolfe Brown (WI 1960) and Jim Brown (WI 1957)
Jerry Belt (WI 1959) with wife Melissa both came to Florida
for the week-end to visit with us all the way from Huntsville , Alabama
Marolyn Tustin Jett (WI 1956) sitting and talking to Sarah
Stephenson Laber (WI 1955) and Sharon Greitzner Dial (WI 1956)
Sharon Greitzner Dial (WI 1956) visiting with Sue Day Plasky (WI
1956)
David Kinney (WI 1951) and June Kinney
Joy Nutter and Jim
Nutter (WI 1971)
Babe Rose Urso Williams
Sara, Darlene, Martha & Babe Rose
Sandra Zickefoose Lindke
Sara Stephenson Laber, Marolyn Tustin Jett (seated)
Standing to the right is Barbara Warren Williams and Darlene Clousson (winner of quilt).
Standing to the right is Barbara Warren Williams and Darlene Clousson (winner of quilt).
Babe
Buck Tustin
Kitty, Don & Jim
Stu & Babe
Marolyn Jett & Jim Alvaro
More Special Moments
Captured
at this Wonderful Annual Event
at this Wonderful Annual Event
Bill Meredith auctions off a WVU jacket - proceeds went to the WIN Scholarship
Classes Represented at the Reunion
Miscellaneous WI Classes
Pictured Above L to R: Bob Williams (WI 1945), Dave Kinney (WI 1951), Carolyn Hinzman Ramsay (WI 1952), and Chad Sinsel (WI 1953)
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Pictured Above L to R: Bob Williams (WI 1945), Dave Kinney (WI 1951), Carolyn Hinzman Ramsay (WI 1952), and Chad Sinsel (WI 1953)
Bridgeport, Notre Dame, Victory
and RW High Schools
Pictured Above from L to R: Karen Poe
Alvaro (Bridgeport 1959), Sonja Grossa Alvaro (Bridgeport 1958), Charlie Alfred (Bridgeport
Class of 1955
Pictured Above L to R: Sara
Stephenson Laber, Bud Collins, Babe Urso Williams, Buck Tustin, Martha Jefferies Rice, Vic Gentilozzi
Class of 1956
Pictured Above L
to R: Barbara Allen Gordon, Don Sager, Sharon Greitzner, Babe Bisping, Sandy
Zickefoose Lindke, Jim Alvaro, Sue Day Plasky, Augie Malfregeot, Marolyn Tustin
Jett, Don Sinsel
Class of 1957
Pictured Above L to R: Tom Daquino, Dick Childers, Jim Brown, Patty Morelan Gyorda, Ed Wilfong, Diana Folio Wante, Tom Allen, Sam Urso, Bill Bryan (RW), Fred Dunham
Pictured Above L to R: Tom Daquino, Dick Childers, Jim Brown, Patty Morelan Gyorda, Ed Wilfong, Diana Folio Wante, Tom Allen, Sam Urso, Bill Bryan (RW), Fred Dunham
Class of 1958, 1959
and 1960
Pictured Above L to R: Fred Alvaro, Clara Jason Davis, Roleta Smith Meredith, Barbara Warren Williams (WI 1958), Martha Kinney Kesler (WI 1958), Jerry Belt, Linda Oliverio Kolosky (WI 1960), Pam Wolfe Brown (WI 1960), Sharon Orme Wilfong, Mary Marchio Godfrey (WI 1960), George Cinci (WI 1960)
Pictured Above L to R: Fred Alvaro, Clara Jason Davis, Roleta Smith Meredith, Barbara Warren Williams (WI 1958), Martha Kinney Kesler (WI 1958), Jerry Belt, Linda Oliverio Kolosky (WI 1960), Pam Wolfe Brown (WI 1960), Sharon Orme Wilfong, Mary Marchio Godfrey (WI 1960), George Cinci (WI 1960)
Class of 1963 and 1964
Pictured Above L to R: Nancy Alfred Cleghorn (Bridgeport
2015 Mary's Friendship Garden Quilt
Pictured Above: Pam Wolfe Brown (WI 1960) and Kitty Sager, wife of Don Sager (WI 1956).
2015 Mary's Friendship Garden Quilt
Pictured Above: Pam Wolfe Brown (WI 1960) and Kitty Sager, wife of Don Sager (WI 1956).
These two ladies were
present at the picnic and represented all the wonderful WIN Scholarship
Quilters who participated in making the quilt. All this effort was headed up by
Sue Selby Moats (WI 1955) who came up with this idea as a way to earn money for
the scholarship.
Pictured Above: Winner Darlene Clousson and Roleta Meredith
“Mary’s Friendship Garden
The winning ticket for
the quilt was pulled from the bag of ticket stubs by Pam Wolfe Brown, who
worked on the quilt. Darlene Clousson (widow of Bob Clousson, WI 1955) was the lucky winner. She had left the picnic earlier but Roleta called her
right after the picnic to congratulate her. She lives in Sarasota , Florida
