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1944-Ken Thomsen and Edna (McKinney)-1948 celebrated 70 years of marriage on June 11, 2020. They are proud parents of Larry (Sharon), John (Jean), Bruce (Amy) and Doug (Shannon).
1947-Ruth (Almquist) Wise writes: I served on the student council and was active in many ways. I am now 90 years old. I will always be grateful for the good education I received at South High. My husband John-1947 and I were high school sweethearts and were married in 1949. He died 5 years ago. We adopted two children from the Nebraska Children’s Home Society. Jan is now 60 and John is 57. Thank you for the good job you do on the Tooter.
1948-Frank Godek celebrated his 90th birthday in July. Frank was a former Tooter sportswriter and married Arlene (Acamo)-1951, first Homecoming Queen of South High School.
1948-Frank Uryasz turned 90 years old in June. The band leader of Melody Makers can still be spotted on the golf course. Cards can be sent c/o Remington Heights – 12606 W. Dodge Rd. – Omaha, NE 68154.
1950-Lorraine (Siedlyk) Troupe and husband Thomas celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary with a family dinner. Missing from the Troupe “Troop” were granddaughters Katie of Arizona and Lauren of South Dakota.
1953-Joan (Brockman) Palubecki’s daughter, Melinda Palubecki, sent a thank you for receiving a sympathy card from the Alumni Association at the time of her mother’s passing. She wrote “Thank you so much for the sympathy card for my mother and the South High Alumni pin. Your thoughtfulness was very much appreciated. I like how South High keeps track of alumni that have passed. That’s nice.”
1962-Rich Kral and wife Bonnie celebrate 50 years of marriage in August 2020. Rich is retired Union Pacific RR. He and his wife are blessed with two children and three grandchildren, all of whom will help them celebrate with a trip to Kansas City during the summer months.
1963-Andrea ‘Candy’ (Fahey) and Dean Rezac-1963 celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on July 24, 2020. It has been 57 years since they were named Prom King and Queen.
1966-Sally Ganem is running for the Fremont City Council. Financial support can be mailed to: Sally Ganem for City Council at 1121 Maplewood Cove, Fremont, NE 68025.
1971-Patti (Petersen) and Tony Manna-1971 celebrated their 50th anniversary in May. They renewed their vows in Jamaica with family and friends.
1970-Cindy (Hunter) Brock and husband Mike celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary in July.
1972-Tyrone Banks and wife Sandy celebrated 46 years of marriage in May. They reside in Arizona.
1985-Paul Fiarkoski returned to Omaha this summer to launch his new book, “Romancing the Blatt.” It is a collection of true, heartwarming and humorous stories about his love affair with Omaha’s field of dreams.
1993-Paul Coate is a professional actor in Minneapolis now in his 4th season with Theater Latte Da’s Drama Desk Award-winning production of “All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914“ having toured the production across the US and Canada. The 2019 production was filmed by PBS for national broadcast starting in Dec. 2020. Check your local listing for broadcasts.
1998-Gabriel Y. Montalvo-Zaragosa made over 40 dozen enchiladas. Sold out quickly but he didn’t keep a dime to himself! He donated all the money (over $1,000) to The Packer Pantry for their meal distribution efforts.
1999-Ryan Kilawee, an Omaha police detective, has been named the 2019 Swanson-Grimm Crime Stoppers Officer of the Year for his work clearing a 20-year-old child sexual assault case. Detective Ryan Kilawee is in the Child Victim/Sexual Assault Unit.
2001-La’Joy Green was awarded the 2020 Alice Buffet Outstanding Teacher Award. This award recognizes the achievements of skilled and dedicated OPS educators. La’Joy is a guidance counselor at North High.
2005-Ranae (Smits) Duncan was awarded the 2020 Alice Buffet Outstanding Teacher Award which recognized the achievements of skilled and dedicated OPS educators. Ranae currently teaches at Bryan High.
2007-Jay Donaldson saw a SHS Twitter post about graduation caps and gowns and asked if he could sponsor students who might have a hard time paying for them. Five members of the class of 2020 received a cap and gown thanks to Mr. Donaldson.
2013-Marissa (Gomez) and Richard “Sam” Andrews-2013 were married on June 20, 2020.
2015-Abril Orozco has rejoined South as a Foreign Language teacher after getting her Bachelors in Education at UNO.
2018-Alyssa Marsh-Contreras plays basketball at Peru State and was named to the NAIA All-American Honorable Mention list.
1947-Ruth (Almquist) Wise writes: I served on the student council and was active in many ways. I am now 90 years old. I will always be grateful for the good education I received at South High. My husband John-1947 and I were high school sweethearts and were married in 1949. He died 5 years ago. We adopted two children from the Nebraska Children’s Home Society. Jan is now 60 and John is 57. Thank you for the good job you do on the Tooter.
1948-Frank Godek celebrated his 90th birthday in July. Frank was a former Tooter sportswriter and married Arlene (Acamo)-1951, first Homecoming Queen of South High School.
1948-Frank Uryasz turned 90 years old in June. The band leader of Melody Makers can still be spotted on the golf course. Cards can be sent c/o Remington Heights – 12606 W. Dodge Rd. – Omaha, NE 68154.
1950-Lorraine (Siedlyk) Troupe and husband Thomas celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary with a family dinner. Missing from the Troupe “Troop” were granddaughters Katie of Arizona and Lauren of South Dakota.
1953-Joan (Brockman) Palubecki’s daughter, Melinda Palubecki, sent a thank you for receiving a sympathy card from the Alumni Association at the time of her mother’s passing. She wrote “Thank you so much for the sympathy card for my mother and the South High Alumni pin. Your thoughtfulness was very much appreciated. I like how South High keeps track of alumni that have passed. That’s nice.”
1962-Rich Kral and wife Bonnie celebrate 50 years of marriage in August 2020. Rich is retired Union Pacific RR. He and his wife are blessed with two children and three grandchildren, all of whom will help them celebrate with a trip to Kansas City during the summer months.
1963-Andrea ‘Candy’ (Fahey) and Dean Rezac-1963 celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on July 24, 2020. It has been 57 years since they were named Prom King and Queen.
1966-Sally Ganem is running for the Fremont City Council. Financial support can be mailed to: Sally Ganem for City Council at 1121 Maplewood Cove, Fremont, NE 68025.
1971-Patti (Petersen) and Tony Manna-1971 celebrated their 50th anniversary in May. They renewed their vows in Jamaica with family and friends.
1970-Cindy (Hunter) Brock and husband Mike celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary in July.
1972-Tyrone Banks and wife Sandy celebrated 46 years of marriage in May. They reside in Arizona.
1985-Paul Fiarkoski returned to Omaha this summer to launch his new book, “Romancing the Blatt.” It is a collection of true, heartwarming and humorous stories about his love affair with Omaha’s field of dreams.
1993-Paul Coate is a professional actor in Minneapolis now in his 4th season with Theater Latte Da’s Drama Desk Award-winning production of “All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914“ having toured the production across the US and Canada. The 2019 production was filmed by PBS for national broadcast starting in Dec. 2020. Check your local listing for broadcasts.
1998-Gabriel Y. Montalvo-Zaragosa made over 40 dozen enchiladas. Sold out quickly but he didn’t keep a dime to himself! He donated all the money (over $1,000) to The Packer Pantry for their meal distribution efforts.
1999-Ryan Kilawee, an Omaha police detective, has been named the 2019 Swanson-Grimm Crime Stoppers Officer of the Year for his work clearing a 20-year-old child sexual assault case. Detective Ryan Kilawee is in the Child Victim/Sexual Assault Unit.
2001-La’Joy Green was awarded the 2020 Alice Buffet Outstanding Teacher Award. This award recognizes the achievements of skilled and dedicated OPS educators. La’Joy is a guidance counselor at North High.
2005-Ranae (Smits) Duncan was awarded the 2020 Alice Buffet Outstanding Teacher Award which recognized the achievements of skilled and dedicated OPS educators. Ranae currently teaches at Bryan High.
2007-Jay Donaldson saw a SHS Twitter post about graduation caps and gowns and asked if he could sponsor students who might have a hard time paying for them. Five members of the class of 2020 received a cap and gown thanks to Mr. Donaldson.
2013-Marissa (Gomez) and Richard “Sam” Andrews-2013 were married on June 20, 2020.
2015-Abril Orozco has rejoined South as a Foreign Language teacher after getting her Bachelors in Education at UNO.
2018-Alyssa Marsh-Contreras plays basketball at Peru State and was named to the NAIA All-American Honorable Mention list.