Roosevelt High School Class of 1970

55th Class Reunion



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ANNOUNCEMENTS

RHS 1970 55th Reunion Update as of 03/28/2025

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT Our 55th Class Reunion party will take place on SEPTEMBER 19 2025. Other activities will take place on September 20th and 21st 2025

Greetings 1970 Classmates from RHS 1970 55th Reunion Committee of Wyandotte RHS Classes of January and June 1970!


The September 19th party will take place at the Wyandotte Boat Club (WBC). The WBC provides an inside eating area, a cash bar, and tables and an outdoor patio area. The outside area is for those who smoke as well as anybody who wants to enjoy the evening weather. Thank you for your consideration!

DRESS GUIDELINES – comfortable / casual.

Men
No ties, no sports jackets.

Women
No formal dresses or sequins. Except if you have some on a top you plan to wear.

Have questions? Please call or text Donna Ellis Thornthwaite at (281) 543-7098

THANK YOU!

Please take lots of pictures at our reunion and post them on our Facebook group page. We will upload them here as well after the reunion weekend.

The Class of RHS 1970 has a Facebook Group site – Classes of 1970 Wyandotte RHS January and June Grads and as a note at the top of this web site. We encourage everyone to join this group. Joining the group does not mean you are committing to attend our reunion. It is a social group and a way to keep in touch with each other and to announce our reunion activities and dates. Thank you all for sending us information about our classmates and yourselves and for contributing to posts and general conversations. After our September 19-21 reunion weekend, we will continue to use this Facebook group page.

*** Additional Group Activities ***
Activities being planned include a Saturday morning tour of RHS, a Saturday afternoon Wyandotte history presentation at Bacon Memorial Library, a group breakfast on Sunday morning and possibly more. Additional Details and activities to be announced.

The group breakfast is not included in the per person charge. Details coming soon.

*** How You Can Help ***
Please send your contact information to our group email address rhs1970classreunion@gmail.com :
Name (please include married and maiden name for women), Address, Email, Facebook (name), Mobile Number, Landline number.

Our goal is to reach as many of our classmates as possible. Fortunately, electronic communications are a wonderful gift. Please help inform your 1970 friends by sharing our Facebook group page and website address and continue to spread the news by direct phone calls and contacting family members and friends of friends. A good number of our classmates have already helped in using these types of connections. Again, thank you!

*** Reunion Committee Members ***
Peggy Kwiatkowski Buckley, Donna Ellis-Thornthwaite, Estella Macintyre Johnson, Pat Rauch McMahon, Jean Bogart Miller, Paula Bunce Witting, Jan McCaskey-Hodge Yontz, Connie Caldwell Young, Ken Varga (Class of 69, volunteer website creator)


*** What EXPENSES are INVOLVED ***
Reserve & Pay


What, When, & Where

Welcome to the RHS class of 1970 55th Reunion. Listed below are the times, locations, and events planned for this celebration. Catch up with old friends, Relive old memories and create new ones. Come be a part of this special time.

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Dinner & Party

Dinner and Party will be at The Wyandotte Boat Club.

Payment can be made via PayPal or by check.  Information for both options are below.

Friday, 19 September 2025
6:00 PM to 11:00 PM
The Wyandotte Boat Club
1 Pine St
Wyandotte, MI 48192

Buffet Style – Round Tables seating up to 10 people
Includes buffet dinner and non-alcoholic drinks, Cash Bar/Bartender, dance floor, sound system, DJ, professional photographer, and more

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School Tour

Come and walk the halls of RHS.  Relive your memories from 55 years ago.  Look at the changes since we graduated.

Saturday, 20 September 2025
10 am

Roosevelt High School
540 Eureka
Wyandotte, MI

Cost
Free



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Wyandotte History Presentation

Enjoy learning about the history of Wyandotte with old friends at Bacon Memorial Library.

Saturday, 20 September 2025
TBD

Bacon Memorial Library
45 Vinewood St
Wyandotte, MI

Cost
Free



Dinner Menu
TBD

Cost
$30 per person – this price  may need to be adjusted.

Please reserve your electronic ticket(s) by September 1, 2025.  A final attendance count is required one week prior to September 19, additional details will be added as we move forward
Tickets will not be sold at the door

Payments
Can be made by using PayPal or by check

Send checks to:

RHS 1970 Reunion c/o Pat Rauch McMahon
2385 19th Street
Wyandotte, MI 48192 

Suggested Dress
Comfortable casual

Who Should Attend
Graduates of January and June of 1970 classes and others who may not have graduated with these classes for various reasons.

If you plan to attend, please feel free to bring a guest with you.

Email Communication
rhs1970classreunion@gmail.com


Reserve & Pay


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Saturday Noon Luncheon

Enjoy gathering for Lunch with old friends.

Saturday, 20 September 2025
Noon

Location: Brickhouse
2935 Biddle Ave
Wyandotte, MI  48192

Cost
Payable at the Door



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Sunday Morning Brunch

Enjoy gathering for brunch with old friends.

Sunday, 21 September 2025
10:00 AM

Location: TBD

Cost
Payable at the Door




Pictures From The Past

Scenes From our Yearbook



Our Teachers

The People Who Helped Mold Us


Teachers


January Class

The January 1970
Class


January


June Class

The June 1970
Class


June


The Gallery

Scenes From RHS


Gallery



Gone Too Soon

Classmates who are no longer with us
List as of 10 July 2022

If there are misspellings, other mistakes or 1970 January and June Classmates who are deceased and who are not on this list, please let us know at rhs1970classreunion@gmail.com or contact Donna Ellis at donnaellis543@gmail.com. Thank you. Your help in updating this list is appreciated.

Linda Batkiewicz (Brucker)

Melford Beaudry

Don Brown

Nelson Brown

Kenneth ‘Ken’ Brucker

Karen Bryson

Bill Caruso

Bruce Collins

Al Consiglio

William ‘Bill’ Conway

Debbie Cowie

Judy Thomas Cywinski

Christine DeLucia

Walt Denman

Dennis Derrick

Bill Dionne

Kathy Ebrahimi (Renaud)

Mike Favot

Don Fronczak

Ron Fronczak

Bill Gage

Jill Gallimore

Elizabeth Gentiles

Jerry Glotfelty

Margorie Goins

Lemar Gray

Ray Grooms

Holly Mexicotte Gubala

Gloria Guffey

Paul Harris

Kathy Hart (Maloney)

Robert ‘Bob’ Hart

Jerry Johns

JoEllen Kazmierski (Grill)

James Keedy

Ken Klosterhaus

Marie A. Kowaleski

Marilyn Kovach

Nora Lacy

Gary Ludy

Rich Malinowski

John Mann

Vince Maisano

Lorie Meneffe

Paul Milligan

Jacqueline E. Miles

Charles Mills

Barbara Miller

James M. Miller

Tom Montry

Greg Mros

Lois Nogoski

David Olsen

Nancy Passalacqua

Rosemary Pahl

Kathy Reames

Dennis Ray Ringler

Linda Sage

Jack Sarazin

Rodney ‘Rod’ Shafer

Fay Simpson (Strochine)

Jim Singbiel

Terry Skok

Nancy Stacks

Karen Stewart

Frank Stogeria

Mike Stoner

William ‘Bill’ Swiecki

Sidney Thomas

Phil Tocco

John Wieclaw


55 years is quite an accomplishment.  Come out and celebrate with the people you grew up with.  Please let us know if you can attend or not.  The next few sections are to allow the reunion committee to “fine tune” the events to maximize everyone’s enjoyment and level of participation.



Accommodations

Group rates for the weekend of September 19-21 are available at two hotels in Southgate. Please let them know you are with the 1970 RHS 55th Class Reunion. Both hotels have airport shuttle busses and serve breakfast. Holiday Inn Express & Suites has a small conference room available on the other side of their breakfast area seating that can be reserved at no expense for small groups. Don’t hesitate to check online with AAA or AARP to check for a cheaper rate. *Given our change of date, these prices and hotel accommodations may change, the hotels may change and other hotel venues added.

Both hotels have an airport shuttle bus and serve breakfast


Holiday Inn Express & Suites

13333 Heritage Center Drive
Southgate, MI 48195
Phone: (734) 324-5800

Reservation #: 8140511

8 Rooms with 2 Queens           7 Rooms with 1 King

Free Breakfast

Airport shuttle bus


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Holiday Inn Express & Suites

Comfort Inn Suites

18950 Northline Rd
Southgate, MI 48195
Phone: (800) 906-2891

Reservation #: 8144105

5 Rooms with 2 Queens

Free Breakfast

Airport shuttle bus


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Comfort Inn Suites


Reserve and Pay

Reunion Payment can be made by either Check or PayPal for Your Dinner and Party Seats

Pay By Check

If you are paying by Check then make your check out to

“RHS Class of 1970 Reunion” and mail it to

c/o Treasurer Pat Rauch McMahon
2385 19th Street
Wyandotte, MI 48192

*** Include your e-Mail address so we can ***
*** send you your electronic ticket(s)  ***

Make sure to include the cost for all events that you plan on attending



Pay Using PayPal

If paying by PayPal then select the button below and
*** pay like you normally do on PayPal ***


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