60th Class Reunion Postponed: Dear Members of the Alton High School Class of 1960,

Due to the ever-changing restrictions and complications caused by COVID-19, the planning committee for the Class of 1960 Reunion has decided it would be wise to postpone the reunion planned for October 3, 2020 until the late spring or early summer of 2021.  It is with regret that this decision has been made. We will keep you informed of our future plans. Stay well, Reunion Planning Committee 

Happy, happy birthday to all our classmates born in June!  To all those that were born in early June, a happy birthday belated! To those of you whose birthdays are coming up, we wish you a Happy Birtyday!. We hope you all had or have great birthdays filled with fun, joy, friends and loved ones. Lots of June moons and fun tunes for your birthday month..  Peace and joy, your fellow AHS1960 graduates.  

2020 Classmate deaths:  Sad news! Another classmate loss. 

Carl B. Crumer, Sr., 78, received eternal rest Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 11:04 a.m. Alton Memorial Hospital. Our condolences to his family and friends. 

Nancy 'Nana' Kaye Dallas (nee Crivello, Van Ausdoll), 77, of Bethalto, IL, passed away surrounded by her loved ones Tues. Jan. 28, 2020 at Christian Hospital Northeast in St. Louis, MO. Condolences to her family and friends. 

2019 Classmate deaths:  Note- We have lost another dear classmate

Margaret Anne (Thies) Macias, 77, died at 2:50 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019 at Willow Rose Nursing and Rehab in Jerseyville. Born Aug. 17, 1942 in Alton, Illinois, she was the daughter of Orville and Lorene (Baldridge) Thies. Our sincere condolences to family and friends. 

Gary Don Ralston, 77, peacefully passed from this life on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law in Godfrey, Illinois with his devoted wife by his side. Our condolences to his family and friends. 

Donna Marie (Musgrave) Covington, 76, formerly of East Alton, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. See In Memory for funeral details for Feb. 15-16, 2019 in Alton. Our condolences go out to her family and friends. 

Paul Phillips Jr., 76, of Peoria passed away at 12:02 p.m. on January 18th, 2019 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center. Our condolences go to his wife, our classmate, Nancy Conour Phillips, and his large family. 

2018 Classmate deaths:

Gary L. Bogart,  75, of St. Pete Beach, Florida, died on June 19, 2018, after a long illness. Our condolences to his family and friends. 

Thomas M. Stuchlik died on Friday, March 23, 2018. He was in the midst of his loving family, with the exception of his dear brother, Terry, who had died just a few months before. Our condolences to his family and friends. 

Mr. Errol Floyd "Dutch" Hauhe died February 19, 2018. He is interred at Bellerive Gardens. Our condolences to his family and friends. For more information and pictures, go to "In Memory." 

2017 Classmate deaths: Sad news, another classmate loss in 2017 

Miriam Ann “Sis” Norman, 74, died at 5:42 p.m. Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, MO.  Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, September 22, 2017 at Gent Funeral Home in Alton where funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 23, 2017.  Our condolences go to her family and friends. 

Sandra K. “Sandy” Beattie, age 74, of Alton, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2017, at her home surrounded by her family. Our condolences go to her family and friends. 

PLEASE  POST  REMEMBRANCES of any of our deceased classmates on the "In Memory" site.  If you knew someone who has passed, leave a memory for the rest of us and their families. 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all my old high school friends! Even though I live many miles away from practically all of you, I do think about you often. You mean more to me with each passing year.

It’s nearly noon on Christmas Eve, and we are certainly going to have a green Christmas. We’ve had a couple of snowstorms, but the weather has been too warm for it to last, and the ground is almost entirely bare of snow at this point.

A thought on Christmas: It’s the time of year that softens our hearts a bit, to the extent that we can feel sorry for the poor Christmas tree ornaments that won’t be hung this year, because no tree that will fit in our living room could possibly hold the number of ornaments we have accumulated over the years. And if we tried to hang them all, it would be Epiphany before we finished and time to take the tree down.

I’ll close with the blessing the shepherds gave to the Holy Family just as the Family was departing for Egypt (or so the story goes in Berlioz’ work “Childhood of Christ”):

May you never feel the blows of injustice. May a good angel warn you of the dangers that hover over you.

Peace, prosperity, health, and happiness to all in 2020!

Roger Cooke

BELATED CONDOLENCES

Reverend Charles T. Gill, 76, received eternal rest and peace on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, at 3:55 p.m. at Rosewood Care Center. Our condolences, much belated, go out to Charles's family and friends. Thanks to Larry Donahue for alerting us and to Janice Gill, Charles's widow, for specifics so his obituary could be found and published on the "In Memory" page.  You may leave personal remembrances on "In Memory." 

LET US KNOW! Hi, everyone. Just a thought. Please let your next of kin know about our website, so that if anything happens to you, they can LET US KNOW! 

Technical Glitches - When removing announcements from the site, we've been experiencing some glitches. They show up as removed, and then later appear on the HOME PAGE as new. Apologies to Donna Covington's family for the recent re-emergence of a note about her.  We renew our condolences on your loss.