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A FAVORITE TEACHER MRS. DOROTHY CULP died November 4, 2011 The Dayton Daily News obituary and online guest book is linked here.
For an inspiring and delightful story about Mrs. Culp's life, click on this link from the Dayton Daily News Dottie Culp's Life Celebrated. While you are reflecting, please read again the wonderful interview with Mrs. Culp written by Dan Wolfe, FHS '65, on our "Faculty and Staff' page. Many of us remember Mrs. Culp from Fairview not only as a teacher and counselor but as an ideal role model and friend. She was unwavering with her smile, support and wisdom. She helped create the feeling of family at Fairview and we will never forget her. Thank you Mrs. Culp for being such an important part of our lives. |
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OTHER RECENT OBITUARIES Kathi Smith died in 2006. We received notification from her brother, Steve, in September 2011 that Kathi had passed away in 2006 of a cancer of unknown origin. Steve is from the FHS Class of 1965. Kathi was living in Nashville and has a daughter named Kristin. Kathi will be greatly missed. Our sincere sympathy to her family. We know that five of our 1966 classmates died in 2009. Kerry Thompson, Jim Holland, Carol "Suzi" Stidham, Mike Bowers and Nancy Marker Steinert. For more information about these classmates, please scroll down the page. There is a specail tribute to Nancy Marker Steinert on the "Remember Nancy" page.
A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO JIM BO CALLISON News of the passing of Jim Callison is shocking and sad to me. I did not know Bo Callison as a friend at FHS but knew of him as a great guy, a gentleman and a person liked and respected by all. Bo played in my Babe Ruth baseball league and I vividly recall the time I faced him in a game he was pitching. All the time I was at the plate the Umpire behind me kept up a running commentary about how great each pitch was and what a super pitcher Bo was. It was somewhat unnerving to me.Bo was throwing some real "heat" that day (fast pitches), one of which I watched go by as a called strike. The next pitch was a great big change-up that came across the plate about 2 MPH. I swung way in front of the pitch, looking like a rookie in the process. The Umpire's comment was, "and he's smart, too". After the next pitch, I got a chance to go back to the dugout, humiliated and defeated by Jimbo Callison. He did a number on me that day; it was a textbook example of how a good pitcher handles a batter and I will always have a clear but painful memory of our matchup. I never got another chance to bat against Bo, which is probably lucky for me. I hate to see a man like that pass away from us. MEMORIES ABOUT JIM CALLISON This is taken from a note Milt wrote to his own children about their Uncle Bo. Talked to Uncle Bo yesterday. He and Becky were headed to an appointment at Duke. He sounded good and has a very positive attitude. Of course, some of our conversation turned to our days at Wake Forest. Then last night I was thinking, you guys probably do not realize what a dynamic athlete your Uncle Bo was. I'll start off by saying that he was quick, fast and did not possess "white man's disease" [he could jump]. He was very,very good at all sports. In 1969, Theta Chi retired the All Campus Trophy for winning Greek intramurals three consecutive years. This was largely due to Bo Callison. In football, our QB, Kim Menke and Bo made the "Hail Mary" pass before Flutie to Phelan gave it fame [ Boston College vs. Miami, November 23, 1984]. The play was simple - Menke threw it and Bo ran, jumped and caught it. In baseball, Uncle Bo was twice named ACC ALL Conference. He was a very good hitter and outfielder. However, his most notable achievements were on the base paths. He led the ACC in stolen bases two years and in 1969 stole 33 bases. That record held up for better than a decade and then his record was only broken when they started including all games in the records. [During Uncle Bo's career, "preseason" games were not included.] Your mom once told me that he taught Mike Schmidt how to slide. Maybe that helped Schmidt slide into the Hall of Fame. |
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MICHAEL BOWERS Dr. Michael Bowers O.D., passed away on Monday August 4, 2008 at age 60 amongst family and friends in Englewood, Ohio. He had battled brain cancer since late 2007. Mike or "Doc" as he was affectionately referred to by his patients was a popular and well respected optometrist in Englewood since 1974. He was a graduate of Ohio State University, completed his studies at Ohio University and went on to teach as a clinical instructor at the Ohio State School of Optometry from 1972-1974. Mike served as Mayor of Englewood from 1998 until his death. He was always serving the community in some capacity. City Council, Vice Mayor, City Planning Commission, The Jaycees, "Pit Dad" for Northmont Band Boosters, member of the Concord United Methodist Church were some of the affiliations he served. Mike served as our senior class Sgt.-at-Arms and a friend to many who still carry very fond memories of him. It was said that Mike wanted to have as many friends as possible by the time he died and it seems he achieved that goal. His childhood and high school friends have only wonderful things to say about Mike and the loyalty of his optometry patients supports those feelings. He easily shared his genuine, warm, caring personality and sense of humor. He was an excellent example of how to live life. He will be missed.
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GEORGIA ELLIOTT Georgia passed away at age 59, after a battle with ALS. She was born February 11, 1948 in Dayton. She was the beloved wife of Jack Sparks and loving mother of Julie and grandmother to Shealyn. Georgia still had her father, Theodore and other siblings. Georgia is dearly missed by her family and friends. |
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RON FRYDMAN In late May 2001 Ron lost his battle with cancer. He would beat back this terrible disease time after time for several years and had a wonderful positive attitude that inspired everyone who knew him. Many of us who attended Fairview Elementary had known Ronnie since we were five years old. He served in the military and went to college after graduating from Fairview, ultimately finding his family's commercial real estate business to be his calling. Those of us who stayed in touch with him saw a mature, talented and fun friend emerge in adulthood. |
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CANDACE GOLDFLIES Candy Goldflies passed away in September 1999 after a courageous year and a half battle with lymphoma. Many of us remember Candy well from her high school successes as well as her later business success in Dayton and, later, in Colorado. We also remember her as a loyal friend who attended reunions with great enthusiasm. Her devotion to her family, including her brother Gary, was legend. Candy was laid to rest in Dayton, Ohio. |
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RANDY HALE As far as we know, Randy was the first member of our class to pass away long before our first (10-year) reunion in 1976. Randy attended Fairview Elementary School, as did many of us, so he was someone we had known most of our lives. He had married Kathy Anderson (FHS '67) and they had a child, Traci who is now well known in the Dayton area as Traci Hale Brown. Randy would be very proud of her. |
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RAY F JONES Ray (often called "Bones" ) died in 1976 in an auto accident in Dayton. We had our first class reunion later that year and he was just the second member of our class to die (as far as we know). Ray attended Loos Elementary School. He was divorced at the time of his death, but very proud of his daughter, Kim, a result of his marriage to Linda Welty. |
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GEORGE KOKENAKIS George was a popular member of our class who died in 1991 of an illness. When our classmates were notified of his death, it was found that he was one of those people that everyone remembered and they remembered him fondly. He had entertained all of us at our 10-year reunion, just as he had done in high school. George became a hair stylist and opened a very popular shop in Dayton. At the time of his death he left to mourn his mother Eva. |
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LINDA J. MINNEMAN
Linda, at age 59, passed away Saturday, November 11, 2006 at Hospice of Dayton. She was preceded in death by her father, Earl and survived by her mother Lois Minneman. Linda attended Fairport Elementary School, then graduating with us as a part of the Fairview High School Class of 1966. In adulthood, she was a member of Kettering Church of God. |
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Nancy Marker Steinert, age 60 of Butler Township, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2009. Nan was born in Dayton, Ohio to Fred and Mary Jane Marker, graduated from Fairview High School, where she was active in class and alumni activities, and Miami Jacobs College, attended Sinclair Community College and Wright State University. Nan was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, George Steinert. Survived by her brother Mike Marker (Carol) of Cincinnati and nieces Lisa Mader (Doug) and Lora Domeck (Steve), also of Cincinnati, grand nephews Nathan and Alex Domeck, Trent and Caleb Mader and great niece Sydney Mader, an Uncle, Charles Goss and Aunt Ella Shepard and cousins Gwen Goss, Gretchen Hartung, Greg Goss and dear friends Kathy Roberts, Susan Kruskamp, Sandra Merriam, and many other friends. A memorial service was held at One Lincoln Park Retirement Community in Kettering, Ohio on Saturday March 14, 2009. It was a wonderful celebration of Nan's life. Nancy had the loving care of family and friends with her during her long ordeal and during that time she showed all of us how to have strength and courage during difficult times. She kept loving us, kept caring about us and kept laughing. She wanted to be able to walk until the end and walk she did. Nancy was happy when she could gather us together and she even continued do that. She continued to give to us and she will continue to give us more great memories in the years ahead every time we remember her and we will remember her often. |
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Dave passed away at home in Las Vegas on June 9, 2002. Survived by his wife, Peggy; children Jenny, Mindy, Nicole and Doug; his mother, grandmother, sister Debi (FHS '67) and brother, Dan. The loss of Dave was a painful one, especially for the remaining "four musketeers", Larry Grossnickle and Dan Hecker. Dave, like his buddy Phil Tudor, was a reunion enthusiast. He was glad to see everyone and so many were thrilled to have him there. |
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DOUG PUTERBAUGH While plans were being made for the reunion held in 2001, Nancy Marker was contacted by Doug's wife. She notified Nancy that Doug had died suddenly and unexpectedly in the summer of 1999. Apparently Doug had some heart problems and procedures in the past, but had been feeling and doing well. He was conscientious about following his doctor's orders and expected to be fine. However, while watching a movie from his favorite easy chair at his home, Doug passed away quietly and peacefully while his wife was out of the room. Most of us remember Doug and join his family in missing him. |
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MIKE ROBINSON Mike died of an illness, about which most of us were unaware until quite some time later. We learned of his death during our 20-year reunion in 1986. Mike is remembered as a quiet and nice guy in school and we hope someone who can tell us more about his short life will contact us in order for us to put together a fitting memorial for him. |
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STEVE SPURGEON Shortly after our reunion in 2001, Steve's obituary appeared in the Dayton paper. He had been in touch with Nancy periodically over the years and never mentioned any health problems, so his cause of death is not known. Hopefully someone will give us information about Steve and we can write more to be included here. |
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MARY K. STAMAS Age 55 of Washington Twp. passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2004. She is survived by her husband James Weimer, parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stamas, two daughters, Elaine Ott and husband Thomas of Kettering, Erica Bertke and husband Shawn of Huber Heights, one sister Tina Fote of Centerville, two brothers Steve Stamas of Centerville, Nick Stamas of Dayton and three grandchildren, Melanie Ott, Jordan and Mackenzie Bertke. |
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CAROL SUE "SUZI" STIDHAM |
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JIM SWANSON Jim was born January 9, 1948 and we lost him November 30, 2007. He was the beloved husband to Betsy (nee Barnes) and the dear father of Michael, Brian and Jeff. He was very proud of his sons. Jim also had grandchildren and his mother, Clara Swanson still with us. He was a childhood friend to many Fairview '66 members; many stayed in touch all their adult life. Jim is greatly missed by his many friends and classmates. |
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PHIL TUDOR In April 2001, Phil died suddenly and left many devoted friends, as well as his wife and children to deal with their terrible grief. Phil had three best buddies (the Four Musketeers) from our class: Larry Grossnickle, Dave Oakes and Dan Hecker. Our reunion in August 2001 was our first without him and he was greatly missed. Phil loved reunions and was so glad to see everyone and it was obvious that the feeling was mutual. |
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VONDA WEBER
Vonda Weber Grandinette passed away in Springfield, Ohio, Saturday, November 06, 1999. She was born August 20, 1948 in Zanesville, Ohio, the daughter of Paul and Louise Weber, and was a nurse's aide at Mercy Crest Nursing Center. Survived by two sons, Paul and Michael, of Springfield; her mother Louise Weber of London, Ohio, sister Valerie Bennett of London; brother Henry Weber of Lima, Ohio. Preceded in death by her father, husband David Grandinette; and sister Marilyn Pepp. |
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BEVERLY S. WERSTUCK Beverly passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2006. Survived by 2 daughters and son-in-law, Suzi and Jeremy Chaney, Angi Swing; and son, Todd Reich; grandson, Hayden; parents, Joseph and Florence Werstuck; brother, Brian Werstuck. Bev received two associate degrees and a Master's degree. She was a Psychiatric Nurse for 17 years. Bev remained close with our classmate, (Carol) Suzi Stidham all through life. |
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