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1) Find your name on the list of Classmates below and click on the "Edit Profile" button that appears to the right of your name. If you don't find your name immediately, try searching by first name or maiden name or last name.
2) Enter a Username and Password that will be required to edit your profile in the future.
*If the administrator of the website has already provided your email address, you will instead be asked to enter your email address, and the Username and Password will be sent to you by email. Once you receive the email, proceed to step 3.
3) Edit or add your information to your profile.
4) Upload Then and Now photos by clicking on the "Browse" button that appears below Then and Now and find the image on your computer.
5) Click on the Submit button at the bottom of the form to save the changes.
Please note that your profile will temporarily be removed the website after your first edit; however, it will re-appear shortly.
If you try to edit your profile more than once, you will need to follow the same instructions; however, you will be asked to enter the Username and Password that you created the first time that you edited your profile. If you forget the username and password, please click on the link that says, "I forgot my username and password." The username and password will only be sent to the email address listed in the profile. If you have changed your email address or didn't enter an email address, you will need to use the Contact Us page to ask the administrator of the website to add an email or edit the profile.
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Sharyn Deitch) (see Memorials (Schwartz)
Lynne DelMastro (Stahl)
Then
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| City: | Lansing |
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| State / Province: | IL |
| Grade school attended: | Bryn Mawr |
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Highlights of your life since graduation:
After a short try at college, I went to work for the Wrigley Jr. Co. on Michigan Ave. From there I got married and was fortunate enough to be a stay-at-home mom of two daughters. Then I was an assistant manager of a Tuesday Morning store. Now my husband and I are enjoying retirement, doing what we want when we want. We have two beautiful grandkids that we love to be with. |
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| Memories or anything else you'd like to share: The smell and taste of the chocolate brownies as we walked the halls of SSHS. | |
Sandy Demovsky (Arkow)
Then
| City: | Palatine |
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| Country: | US |
| State / Province: | IL |
| Grade school attended: | Bradwell |
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Highlights of your life since graduation:
After graduating from SSHS, I went on to Indiana University and graduated in 3.5 years and began my teaching career. I married Barry Demovsky in 1965 and had two sons. Our sons married, and we have 5 delightful grandchildren. Our youngest son,Michael, is an Assistant Principal at Streamwood High School in Streamwood, IL. Our oldest son, Rob, is a sports writer in Green Bay,WI where he covers the Packers. I went on to graduate school and received my Master's Degree in Educational Leadership and Teacher Training from St. Xavier and did my post graduate work at Loyola University in Chicago. At one time, there were three of us working on advanced degrees: my son, a daughter-in-law and myself!!! Barry and I have enjoyed traveling to much of Europe. I still take students to Washington, D.C. for a company that employs me. My former students and I had the pleasure of having breakfast with Sen. Durbin and the then Sen. Obama. These particular students will be voting in the next election. How exciting for them!! |
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| Memories or anything else you'd like to share: We have spent the winters in Naples, FL, since retiring, where we meet up with many South Shore Alumni. There is so much to talk about, but it always comes back to the wonderment of growing up in South Shore and attending SSHS. We all remember many of the teachers, hangouts, sporting events. It's so much fun sharing those days with those who remember and were there. I also had the honor of attending the Classes of 1960's reunion as Barry was one of the chairpersons. | |
Susan Dick) (see Memorials (Peake)
Susan Dickman (Merlander)
Then
| City: | Highland Park |
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| Country: | US |
| State / Province: | IL |
| Grade school attended: | Bradwell/Horace Mann |
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Highlights of your life since graduation:
Writing a profile for a 50th year high school reunion is a bit mind boggling. How can this possibly be? For me, high school was, for the most part, idyllic. We had plenty of teachers who were characters – Mrs. Majors, Mrs. Baker, Mr. Williams (who fell asleep in front of the class every day), Miss Von Bremer, but we also had gems. Miss Annan was revered and feared, and I was not one of her favorites (nor was she mine). If she knew that I taught high school English after college, she would be spinning, I’m sure. I can assure you that my teaching did not imitate hers. A big part of my life in high school was participating in cheerleading. Contact with Betty Lee Feldman, (another character) who was our sponsor continued over more than 3 years. She drove me nuts, but that activity gave me my life-long love of football and basketball, and my teams’ schedules are important! My college “career” was not a happy stretch of my life. I went to 3 different colleges, changed majors, and generally over studied |
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Memories or anything else you'd like to share:
and under dated. I did make it through college, graduated with honors, but it was hard won. After college, I came back home and taught at CVS. I actually loved it there, and I learned a lot about real life. My classroom was on the top floor so I missed seeing the students who had overdosed being carried out of the school on stretchers. We also, from time to time, had to conduct surprise inspection of lockers. I had asked the principal what I should do if I found a gun, and he said, “Take it out of the locker.” REALLY???? Never did find a gun, thankfully. I also had “protection” from the center of the football team who said, “Miss Merlander, any one ever bother you, you just let me know.” Bless his kind soul. You wouldn’t have wanted to mess with him, trust me. My husband (Marvin) and I had our first date on July 16, 1966. Richard Speck had murdered nurses not far from our Merrill Avenue home and had not been identified or caught. I took one look at Marvin and knew he just couldn’t be the killer! Lucky for me that I opened the door. We will be married 44 years this summer, and we’re still working at it! We have been extremely lucky having weathered several major illnesses, recovered from a devastating house fire, and the ensuing reconstruction, survived the fall of Arthur Andersen (Marvin had a 35 year career there), and been blessed with two daughters, one of whom, Alyssa (40 years old), works in the field of change management, and our other daughter, Reni (38 years old), was ordained a rabbi in June, 2003. Reni married Aaron Nessel in 2006. Gabriel Solomon Nessel was born June 8, 2010 and has brought great joy into our lives. Married and moving NORTH(!) caused me to transfer high schools. I was assigned to Von Steuben High School which I also enjoyed. I still have friends from CVS and VS (faculty and students) with whom I keep in touch. We have lived in Highland Park now for 42 years in three different houses. In 1988, we purchased a little cabin on the other side of the lake in Lakeside, Michigan. It’s only 800 square feet, but it’s a sanity saver. I loved being a stay-at-home Mom. I probably drove our daughters crazy, but then, what mother doesn’t? Along the way, our family took up camping and that, for the most part, was how we traveled for the next ten years. We’ve since broadened our scope, love to see other countries and in addition, take what is known in the Dickman vernacular as “Ma and Pa hit the back-roads” trips. While I was an at home Mom, I was extremely active in several organizations: B’nai B’rith Women, Brandeis National Women’s Organization, and of course, the PTO. The presidency of the PTO left a bit to be desired, but the term ended eventually as all terms do, thank goodness. After my 20 year hiatus at home, a friend offered me a job in the National Office of the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School. The Melton program, affiliated with Hebrew University of Jerusalem, teaches set adult Jewish education courses over a two-year span all over the world. I worked for 10 years, met amazingly dedicated educators who enriched my life beyond measure and saw the organization grow from 22 sites to 63 sites when I retired. I’d like to think that I had something to do with that growth. I know that I benefitted a great deal. Now, Marvin and I are both retired and have “play dates,” i.e. see what we want to see in the Chicago environs. We also have a passion for theater, and I attend classes at the North Shore Senior Center. No tests, no papers, just pure enjoyment on a myriad of subjects with outstanding lecturers. An important part of my life now is “tripping” with the "South Side Girls." Every year, (since we turned 50) Arlene Boshes Hirschfelder, Joni Rooth Brochstein, Susie Meitus Gottlieb and I go somewhere in the USA. Our conference calls to plan the trips last longer than the trips! There’s nothing like being with long time friends who know your history. I also cherish continuing relationships with other SSHS friends. It saddens me deeply to see how many in our class have passed on, some of whom were my very dear friends. Truly, the fact of their deaths leaves holes in my heart. I think I’m fortunate to be happy with my “lot.” I haven’t scaled mountains, haven’t received the Nobel or Pulitzer, but I’ve never been on the police blotter, either. Do I have woulda’s, coulda’s, shoulda’s? Of course. Doesn’t everyone? I do know I can’t go home again, and that’s just fine, but I will always be proud that I grew up on the south side of Chicago. |
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Barbara Dolata
Then
Joan Dorman (Karlin)
Then
| City: | Dyer |
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| Country: | US |
| State / Province: | IN |
| Highlights of your life since graduation: I have enjoyed a long nursing career, mostly in the ER, over 3 years as an ER manager, and finally 6 years as a nursing professor. Being a faculty member at Purdue University Calumet has been the highlight of my career. I have no plans to retire. I love this! We also have 3 children and 3 grandchildren within a few miles from us. Life is great! | |
| Memories or anything else you'd like to share: Unfortunately, I remember cutting class and smoking cigarettes across the street on someone's stairs. Hmmm. I think I might have been a delinquent in training. I also remember many good times at Rainbow Beach, Carl's Hot Dogs, and the deli on 79th and Bennett. The only thing I have ever regretted in my whole life is not studying in high school, especially in Mr. Kelly's Civics class. | |
Steven Dosick (See Memorials)
Joyce Downing (Friesser)
Then
| City: | Manistee, MI 49660 |
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| Country: | US |
| State / Province: | MI |
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Highlights of your life since graduation:
Retired from large property and casualty insurance company in both Chicago and California. Living in a lovely Victorian Port City in upper lower Michigan in a cozy little farmhouse with my little Westie Bailey. |
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Memories or anything else you'd like to share:
Having fun at Rainbow Beach in the summers and ice skating winters at 75th Street Beach. Walking home from school, talking and laughing with my best friend Louise O'Donnell. We are still best friends! Especially remember the day we had to dissect frogs in Mr. Boyajian's Biology class. . eeeeeewwwwwww! Taking my first job after graduation as a legal secretary in the ever-changing and exciting loop. What a marvelous time to have our whole lives ahead of us! |
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Jack Dschida
Then
Sharyn Deitch) (see Memorials (Schwartz)
Lynne DelMastro (Stahl)
Then
Now
| City: | Lansing |
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| State / Province: | IL |
| Grade school attended: | Bryn Mawr |
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Highlights of your life since graduation:
After a short try at college, I went to work for the Wrigley Jr. Co. on Michigan Ave. From there I got married and was fortunate enough to be a stay-at-home mom of two daughters. Then I was an assistant manager of a Tuesday Morning store. Now my husband and I are enjoying retirement, doing what we want when we want. We have two beautiful grandkids that we love to be with. |
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| Memories or anything else you'd like to share: The smell and taste of the chocolate brownies as we walked the halls of SSHS. | |
Sandy Demovsky (Arkow)
Then
| City: | Palatine |
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| Country: | US |
| State / Province: | IL |
| Grade school attended: | Bradwell |
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Highlights of your life since graduation:
After graduating from SSHS, I went on to Indiana University and graduated in 3.5 years and began my teaching career. I married Barry Demovsky in 1965 and had two sons. Our sons married, and we have 5 delightful grandchildren. Our youngest son,Michael, is an Assistant Principal at Streamwood High School in Streamwood, IL. Our oldest son, Rob, is a sports writer in Green Bay,WI where he covers the Packers. I went on to graduate school and received my Master's Degree in Educational Leadership and Teacher Training from St. Xavier and did my post graduate work at Loyola University in Chicago. At one time, there were three of us working on advanced degrees: my son, a daughter-in-law and myself!!! Barry and I have enjoyed traveling to much of Europe. I still take students to Washington, D.C. for a company that employs me. My former students and I had the pleasure of having breakfast with Sen. Durbin and the then Sen. Obama. These particular students will be voting in the next election. How exciting for them!! |
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| Memories or anything else you'd like to share: We have spent the winters in Naples, FL, since retiring, where we meet up with many South Shore Alumni. There is so much to talk about, but it always comes back to the wonderment of growing up in South Shore and attending SSHS. We all remember many of the teachers, hangouts, sporting events. It's so much fun sharing those days with those who remember and were there. I also had the honor of attending the Classes of 1960's reunion as Barry was one of the chairpersons. | |
Susan Dick) (see Memorials (Peake)
Susan Dickman (Merlander)
Then
| City: | Highland Park |
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| Country: | US |
| State / Province: | IL |
| Grade school attended: | Bradwell/Horace Mann |
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Highlights of your life since graduation:
Writing a profile for a 50th year high school reunion is a bit mind boggling. How can this possibly be? For me, high school was, for the most part, idyllic. We had plenty of teachers who were characters – Mrs. Majors, Mrs. Baker, Mr. Williams (who fell asleep in front of the class every day), Miss Von Bremer, but we also had gems. Miss Annan was revered and feared, and I was not one of her favorites (nor was she mine). If she knew that I taught high school English after college, she would be spinning, I’m sure. I can assure you that my teaching did not imitate hers. A big part of my life in high school was participating in cheerleading. Contact with Betty Lee Feldman, (another character) who was our sponsor continued over more than 3 years. She drove me nuts, but that activity gave me my life-long love of football and basketball, and my teams’ schedules are important! My college “career” was not a happy stretch of my life. I went to 3 different colleges, changed majors, and generally over studied |
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Memories or anything else you'd like to share:
and under dated. I did make it through college, graduated with honors, but it was hard won. After college, I came back home and taught at CVS. I actually loved it there, and I learned a lot about real life. My classroom was on the top floor so I missed seeing the students who had overdosed being carried out of the school on stretchers. We also, from time to time, had to conduct surprise inspection of lockers. I had asked the principal what I should do if I found a gun, and he said, “Take it out of the locker.” REALLY???? Never did find a gun, thankfully. I also had “protection” from the center of the football team who said, “Miss Merlander, any one ever bother you, you just let me know.” Bless his kind soul. You wouldn’t have wanted to mess with him, trust me. My husband (Marvin) and I had our first date on July 16, 1966. Richard Speck had murdered nurses not far from our Merrill Avenue home and had not been identified or caught. I took one look at Marvin and knew he just couldn’t be the killer! Lucky for me that I opened the door. We will be married 44 years this summer, and we’re still working at it! We have been extremely lucky having weathered several major illnesses, recovered from a devastating house fire, and the ensuing reconstruction, survived the fall of Arthur Andersen (Marvin had a 35 year career there), and been blessed with two daughters, one of whom, Alyssa (40 years old), works in the field of change management, and our other daughter, Reni (38 years old), was ordained a rabbi in June, 2003. Reni married Aaron Nessel in 2006. Gabriel Solomon Nessel was born June 8, 2010 and has brought great joy into our lives. Married and moving NORTH(!) caused me to transfer high schools. I was assigned to Von Steuben High School which I also enjoyed. I still have friends from CVS and VS (faculty and students) with whom I keep in touch. We have lived in Highland Park now for 42 years in three different houses. In 1988, we purchased a little cabin on the other side of the lake in Lakeside, Michigan. It’s only 800 square feet, but it’s a sanity saver. I loved being a stay-at-home Mom. I probably drove our daughters crazy, but then, what mother doesn’t? Along the way, our family took up camping and that, for the most part, was how we traveled for the next ten years. We’ve since broadened our scope, love to see other countries and in addition, take what is known in the Dickman vernacular as “Ma and Pa hit the back-roads” trips. While I was an at home Mom, I was extremely active in several organizations: B’nai B’rith Women, Brandeis National Women’s Organization, and of course, the PTO. The presidency of the PTO left a bit to be desired, but the term ended eventually as all terms do, thank goodness. After my 20 year hiatus at home, a friend offered me a job in the National Office of the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School. The Melton program, affiliated with Hebrew University of Jerusalem, teaches set adult Jewish education courses over a two-year span all over the world. I worked for 10 years, met amazingly dedicated educators who enriched my life beyond measure and saw the organization grow from 22 sites to 63 sites when I retired. I’d like to think that I had something to do with that growth. I know that I benefitted a great deal. Now, Marvin and I are both retired and have “play dates,” i.e. see what we want to see in the Chicago environs. We also have a passion for theater, and I attend classes at the North Shore Senior Center. No tests, no papers, just pure enjoyment on a myriad of subjects with outstanding lecturers. An important part of my life now is “tripping” with the "South Side Girls." Every year, (since we turned 50) Arlene Boshes Hirschfelder, Joni Rooth Brochstein, Susie Meitus Gottlieb and I go somewhere in the USA. Our conference calls to plan the trips last longer than the trips! There’s nothing like being with long time friends who know your history. I also cherish continuing relationships with other SSHS friends. It saddens me deeply to see how many in our class have passed on, some of whom were my very dear friends. Truly, the fact of their deaths leaves holes in my heart. I think I’m fortunate to be happy with my “lot.” I haven’t scaled mountains, haven’t received the Nobel or Pulitzer, but I’ve never been on the police blotter, either. Do I have woulda’s, coulda’s, shoulda’s? Of course. Doesn’t everyone? I do know I can’t go home again, and that’s just fine, but I will always be proud that I grew up on the south side of Chicago. |
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Barbara Dolata
Then
Joan Dorman (Karlin)
Then
| City: | Dyer |
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| Country: | US |
| State / Province: | IN |
| Highlights of your life since graduation: I have enjoyed a long nursing career, mostly in the ER, over 3 years as an ER manager, and finally 6 years as a nursing professor. Being a faculty member at Purdue University Calumet has been the highlight of my career. I have no plans to retire. I love this! We also have 3 children and 3 grandchildren within a few miles from us. Life is great! | |
| Memories or anything else you'd like to share: Unfortunately, I remember cutting class and smoking cigarettes across the street on someone's stairs. Hmmm. I think I might have been a delinquent in training. I also remember many good times at Rainbow Beach, Carl's Hot Dogs, and the deli on 79th and Bennett. The only thing I have ever regretted in my whole life is not studying in high school, especially in Mr. Kelly's Civics class. | |
Steven Dosick (See Memorials)
Joyce Downing (Friesser)
Then
| City: | Manistee, MI 49660 |
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| Country: | US |
| State / Province: | MI |
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Highlights of your life since graduation:
Retired from large property and casualty insurance company in both Chicago and California. Living in a lovely Victorian Port City in upper lower Michigan in a cozy little farmhouse with my little Westie Bailey. |
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Memories or anything else you'd like to share:
Having fun at Rainbow Beach in the summers and ice skating winters at 75th Street Beach. Walking home from school, talking and laughing with my best friend Louise O'Donnell. We are still best friends! Especially remember the day we had to dissect frogs in Mr. Boyajian's Biology class. . eeeeeewwwwwww! Taking my first job after graduation as a legal secretary in the ever-changing and exciting loop. What a marvelous time to have our whole lives ahead of us! |
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Jack Dschida
Then