Memories.....

thanks to those of you who provided "classic" photos for our use. Please visit the "memories" section above to view others and feel free to comment. We are always looking to post more!

L-R: Nicki Kirkeby, Julie Breed, Maureen Brady

MHT alumni at the Sunnyslope HS 10 yr. reunion, 1985. L-R: Monica Juhl, Annette Allain, Bill Lazarus, Terri Millard, Sue Hahn

Ahhh, to be young again......................

Who are these kids???? L-R: Jim Lagattuta, Patty Kessler, Julie Breed and Karl DeFrancis, Bob Walker and Jim "Ace" Clingan.

Julie Breed-Reunion Part II

How wonderful it was to see Julie Breed after all these years. Of course, she has failed to age as the rest of us, but it couldn't have happened to a nicer girl. For those of you who missed her, we have her all dialed into visiting us next March. However, if you are ever in the Massachuttes area, don't hesitate to give her a call.

I have a few pictures I plan to share from 40 years ago as soon as I figure that part out.....but I will! Jim Magahern is an incredible, and patient, teacher. L-R Sue Hahn, Sharon Mattson, Julie Breed, Theresa Kiley, Bill Fay, Judy Locher

We've got video, too!

Live and direct from the Whelan house: Jim Lagatutta reads from his 8th grade autobiography as Pat Whelan, Sue Nisky, Bill Fay, Sue Hahn, David Knobbe and others look on:

More photos added!

We've added a couple more photos from the reunion! To view full size, click on the "Photos" link near the top of the page.

How did it all begin.................

many of you have asked, "How did this all come about?" Well, we have that sexy, smiling Mr. Lagattuta to thank for it! Exactly a year ago I took my daughter to visit an Art Show in Tubac, AZ. Yeah, that's what I said, "Where is Tubac, AZ?" I asked a kind, OK, cute hunk of an artist where we should eat. He suggested a local bar and grill. We sought it out, asked a very busy gal about getting a seat, put our name in and proceeded to "use the little girls" room. Upon exiting, a tall, handsome, guy seemed to be glaring in my direction at the end of the hall. I decided I'd put this stud in his place and confront him. Looking somewhat familiar, I asked if I knew him. He responded with a smirk and a "Do ya wanna know me?" comment. There was something quite endearing, and yet quite scary all at the same time about this local. It was the smile. That smile that so long along stole the heart of many a young MHT girl. I recognized it immediately and confirmed it was indeed our Jim Lagattuta. He firmly took my hand and led me to the lady who had directed us to the restaurant....it was Laura, coincidentally visiting from California. Well, that as all it took, that and a trip to Tubac in March for the annual St. Patrick's Day celebration.................can you say "jello shots?" It was as if no time had passed and there were several trips to "the island" to catch up. The first of February, however, Laura and I visited on one of her Phoenix layovers. The topic of conversation, "I wonder where................" Dinner and a drive by the ole school and neighborhood would eventually lead me to look for our old friend, Theresa Kiley. That took about 24 hours, and so heck I thought why not, Kelly Shannon. Kelly stated she'd be in Phoenix and "some" of us should get together. Of course, that meant locating Patrick Whelan, part of that 7th Avenue group and from that point the rest is what you saw happen on March 6, 2010. Bill Fay and Sue Hahn had our old graduation picture and from that we began to compile a list of alumni and locate them. So there ya have it, how we have now become reunited through friendship and in some part, miracle. Here's to making more memories!

Reunion/Update 2010

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! What can I say? It was wonderful reconnecting with all of you at our first gathering in almost 40 years. Special THANKS to Pat Whelan and his wife Paula for not only hosting our event, but their friendship. Many of you do not know this, but without Bill Fay's positive support and contributions, this might not have been able to have been pulled off in such a short time. He was truly my backbone, and you all, my inspiration. We have since located many more alumni....Mr. Bittner, and hope to do it again next March where it will be our official 40th Reunion. I had the pleasure of visiting MHT recently and WOW, what a trip! If you are a golfer, and I learned many of you are, consider joining them for their upcoming Alumni Golf Tournament in May.

I hate to report that several of our old friends have passed on; Annette Allain, Marianne Orta, Vicky Wingo and more recently Karl DeFrancis. I have contacted some of their families to let them know they are with us in spirit as we reconnect.

A big THANKS to Jimmy Magahern for getting this blog up and running. I am hoping we can all keep up to date on alumni happenings as we prepare to reunite next year!

Sharon

Welcome Back, Class!

After a 40-year hiatus, members of the 1971 graduating class of Most Holy Trinity School in Phoenix, AZ met at the home of alumni Pat Whelan for what was billed as a once-in-a-lifetime reunion. The group had so much fun, though, they vowed to make it an annual event, and we've now opened up this blog to all alumni, family and friends from the class to share memories, photos and updates on where they are now.
If you were a part of MHT's Class of '71 and would like to be a member of the blog team (allowing you to create your own posts, upload photos, videos and so on), just email one of our moderators and we'll add you to the list. If you'd simply like to comment on anything, you can do that right now by just clicking on the "Comments" link at the end of each post.

1st Row (L to R): Theresa Millard, Carol Conroy, Nicki Kirkeby, Sharon Mattson
2nd Row: Cathy Sawdey, Laura Lagattuta, Theresa Kiley, Maureen Brady, Monica Juhl, John Fohl, Sue Hahn
3rd Row: Barry Carola, Geof Fadok, Katie Appelbe, Sue Nisky, Judy Locher, David Knobbe, Jim Lagattuta, Bill Fay
4th Row: Jim Magahern, Kelly Shannon, Kim Naccarato, Patrick Whelan, Jim Willinger, Bill Lazarus, Jim Clingan

See more photos by clicking on the "Photos" link near the top of this page.