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1936-Leo Dulacki Lt. General USMC, the SHS Alumni Association extends our gratitude for the generous donation he recently gifted us.
1940-Betty (Preisinger) Bartman celebrated her 95th birthday on 12-2-17. Her family, including 34 grandchildren and 65 great grandchildren, honored her.
1945-John Lad celebrated his 90th birthday on 11-25-17. His children hosted an event for him.
1946-Shirley (Citta) and Howard Schwer celebrated 70 years of marriage. The family honored the couple with a card shower.
1955-Helen (Baburek) and Allan Twedt celebrated their 50th anniversary. They are blessed with 6 grandchildren. They thank everyone for their kindness, thoughtfulness, cards and gifts.
1955-Ron Kozlik celebrated his 80th birthday. Ron is retired and enjoys golf and spending time with family and friends.
1956-Ross and Madeline (Covalciuc) Stebbins celebrated their 60th anniversary on 9-21-17.
1956-Beverly (Kojdecki) and John Podraza celebrated their 60th anniversary 7-15-17. The couple celebrated at Lake Okoboji, IA where they spent their honeymoon.
1960-Sandra “Sandy” (Crewdson) Ceely and her husband Dave celebrated their 50th anniversary with a trip to Hawaii last June.
1960-Jim Fuxa was inducted into the OPS Hall of Fame last fall. Jim has made significant contributions to OPS as a teacher, coach, administrator and volunteer. One of his feats included revising the OPS playground policy regarding play and safety.
1960-Frank Vondra wrote in happy that his grandson, Adam Chilton, was recently voted Top Business/Commercial Attorney in 2017.
1961-Dick and Joyce (Seykora) Czerwinski-1964 traveled to Lima, Peru for the fifth time to share their Christian ministry with the locals.
1961-Tim Mead retired from the Omaha Police Department after serving 24 years. He and his wife, Sharon, recently celebrated their 50th anniversary. After graduation, he joined the Navy, attended the Naval Aviation School, and was assigned to The Top Gun Squadron Miramar California. Tim traveled the Pacific Ocean extensively; obtained Golden Shellback status after crossing the Equator and International Date Line. He visited ports in Australia, Guam, Philippines, Hong Kong and Japan. Tim served during the Vietnam War and was awarded several medals and ribbons.
1961-Terry Moore was highlighted in the O-WH about changing his roles at the Omaha Federation of Labor. After serving as President for 40 years, Terry is going to head Labor United, a nonprofit which focuses on charity work and trades education.
1961-Vic Riha and wife, Beverly (Forman) Riha-1964 announced at Vic’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony that in honor of Bev’s parents, Joe Forman-1937 and Evelyn (Novak)-1941 they were donating $1000 to go towards a scholarship. They asked that it be awarded to a SHS student who is going Metro Tech CC and taking classes in a trade field.
1961-Shari (Zagor) Hofschire was announced as a 2018 Governor’s Arts Awards Recipient for Excellence in Arts Education.
1965-Ron and Kathy Boyce celebrated their 50th anniversary. “Wishing you love and blessings for many more years to come.” All our love, Brian, Brenda, Brent and your nine grandchildren.
1968-Delores “Dee” (Krigbaum) Lowery retired from Nebraska Medicine after more than 45 years. Dee graduated from St. Joseph School of Nursing in 1972.
1970-Tony Curtis was a beloved security guard at South after retiring. He lost his battle with cancer 1-29-18.
1971-George Dare is a Las Vegas performer. He wrote and recorded a new song entitled “We Are Vegas Strong” following the horrific 10-2-17 Las Vegas mass shooting. He wrote the song to bring healing to his community. You can find this song and all his other songs by searching ‘George Dare’ on YouTube.
1978-Dave Rimington was named as University of Nebraska at Lincoln’s interim athletic director. UNL brought Dave on last fall for the period between Shawn Eichorst’s departure and the hiring of Bill Moos.
1979-Dan Zongker’s Custom Furniture created this gorgeous reception area around a 11’x7’ stain glass window for a local, recently rebuilt, funeral home.
1980-David Noonen was in the movie “Downsizing”. David, who works for Omaha Steaks, was one of three employees who had a speaking role. Noonen says about 100 guys auditioned for the part and while he was hoping to be a background extra, two days later he was told he had the part.
1989-Greg Gonzalez was honored for embodying the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision and beliefs at the Living the Dream awards ceremony.
1991-Terrance Badgett was inducted into the OPS Hall of Fame last fall. Terrance is a two-time all-state basketball player and led the Packers to the Class A state championship. Terrance went on to play for the Nebraska Huskers.
1993-Tracy (Foral) Casady, an OPS board member, was recently appointed to the Omaha Public Schools Foundation board.
2016-Noah Fant plays tight-end for the Iowa Hawkeyes. In 2017 he had recorded 30 receptions for 494 yards and 11 touchdowns.
The late Carol van Metre was honored with a street named for her by the City of Omaha Parks Department. Woolworth and 24th that leads to Van Metre Field was renamed Carol van Metre Lane.
1940-Betty (Preisinger) Bartman celebrated her 95th birthday on 12-2-17. Her family, including 34 grandchildren and 65 great grandchildren, honored her.
1945-John Lad celebrated his 90th birthday on 11-25-17. His children hosted an event for him.
1946-Shirley (Citta) and Howard Schwer celebrated 70 years of marriage. The family honored the couple with a card shower.
1955-Helen (Baburek) and Allan Twedt celebrated their 50th anniversary. They are blessed with 6 grandchildren. They thank everyone for their kindness, thoughtfulness, cards and gifts.
1955-Ron Kozlik celebrated his 80th birthday. Ron is retired and enjoys golf and spending time with family and friends.
1956-Ross and Madeline (Covalciuc) Stebbins celebrated their 60th anniversary on 9-21-17.
1956-Beverly (Kojdecki) and John Podraza celebrated their 60th anniversary 7-15-17. The couple celebrated at Lake Okoboji, IA where they spent their honeymoon.
1960-Sandra “Sandy” (Crewdson) Ceely and her husband Dave celebrated their 50th anniversary with a trip to Hawaii last June.
1960-Jim Fuxa was inducted into the OPS Hall of Fame last fall. Jim has made significant contributions to OPS as a teacher, coach, administrator and volunteer. One of his feats included revising the OPS playground policy regarding play and safety.
1960-Frank Vondra wrote in happy that his grandson, Adam Chilton, was recently voted Top Business/Commercial Attorney in 2017.
1961-Dick and Joyce (Seykora) Czerwinski-1964 traveled to Lima, Peru for the fifth time to share their Christian ministry with the locals.
1961-Tim Mead retired from the Omaha Police Department after serving 24 years. He and his wife, Sharon, recently celebrated their 50th anniversary. After graduation, he joined the Navy, attended the Naval Aviation School, and was assigned to The Top Gun Squadron Miramar California. Tim traveled the Pacific Ocean extensively; obtained Golden Shellback status after crossing the Equator and International Date Line. He visited ports in Australia, Guam, Philippines, Hong Kong and Japan. Tim served during the Vietnam War and was awarded several medals and ribbons.
1961-Terry Moore was highlighted in the O-WH about changing his roles at the Omaha Federation of Labor. After serving as President for 40 years, Terry is going to head Labor United, a nonprofit which focuses on charity work and trades education.
1961-Vic Riha and wife, Beverly (Forman) Riha-1964 announced at Vic’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony that in honor of Bev’s parents, Joe Forman-1937 and Evelyn (Novak)-1941 they were donating $1000 to go towards a scholarship. They asked that it be awarded to a SHS student who is going Metro Tech CC and taking classes in a trade field.
1961-Shari (Zagor) Hofschire was announced as a 2018 Governor’s Arts Awards Recipient for Excellence in Arts Education.
1965-Ron and Kathy Boyce celebrated their 50th anniversary. “Wishing you love and blessings for many more years to come.” All our love, Brian, Brenda, Brent and your nine grandchildren.
1968-Delores “Dee” (Krigbaum) Lowery retired from Nebraska Medicine after more than 45 years. Dee graduated from St. Joseph School of Nursing in 1972.
1970-Tony Curtis was a beloved security guard at South after retiring. He lost his battle with cancer 1-29-18.
1971-George Dare is a Las Vegas performer. He wrote and recorded a new song entitled “We Are Vegas Strong” following the horrific 10-2-17 Las Vegas mass shooting. He wrote the song to bring healing to his community. You can find this song and all his other songs by searching ‘George Dare’ on YouTube.
1978-Dave Rimington was named as University of Nebraska at Lincoln’s interim athletic director. UNL brought Dave on last fall for the period between Shawn Eichorst’s departure and the hiring of Bill Moos.
1979-Dan Zongker’s Custom Furniture created this gorgeous reception area around a 11’x7’ stain glass window for a local, recently rebuilt, funeral home.
1980-David Noonen was in the movie “Downsizing”. David, who works for Omaha Steaks, was one of three employees who had a speaking role. Noonen says about 100 guys auditioned for the part and while he was hoping to be a background extra, two days later he was told he had the part.
1989-Greg Gonzalez was honored for embodying the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision and beliefs at the Living the Dream awards ceremony.
1991-Terrance Badgett was inducted into the OPS Hall of Fame last fall. Terrance is a two-time all-state basketball player and led the Packers to the Class A state championship. Terrance went on to play for the Nebraska Huskers.
1993-Tracy (Foral) Casady, an OPS board member, was recently appointed to the Omaha Public Schools Foundation board.
2016-Noah Fant plays tight-end for the Iowa Hawkeyes. In 2017 he had recorded 30 receptions for 494 yards and 11 touchdowns.
The late Carol van Metre was honored with a street named for her by the City of Omaha Parks Department. Woolworth and 24th that leads to Van Metre Field was renamed Carol van Metre Lane.