Class of 1960 25th Reunion
Wichita East Class of 1960 – 65th Reunion September 19-20, 2025
Nearly 40 classmates attended the 65th Class of 1960 reunion, along with 20 spouses, friends, children, and grandchildren. We may not look like the same people as in the 25th reunion photo above, but in many ways we are. As you can see, we had a good time! Links to 65th Reunion stories:
- “The 65th Reunion – We Just Did It!”
- “65th Reunion Photos“
- “Zooming with the Aces 43 – Reunion Review”
Special thanks for our 65th Reunion donors, whose financial help reduced the costs of events: Marilyn Ash Barbeck, Lee Ayres, Lee Bacon Foss, Nancy Ballard Colleran, Joan Bradley Mayo, Kay Brinnon Alldritt, Gene Carter, Kay Ellen Consolver, Dennis Ebert, Fred Elder, Larry Fechter, Barb Hammond, Richard Hayse, Gerald “Jake” Jacobs, Dan Kinney, Jack Kleinheksel, Seyburn Lathrom, James Lewis, Don Lowe, Becky Siebert Machacek, Gerald “Jerry” Martin, George Palmer, David Robinson, Calvin Ross, Diane Rusch Zinn, Larry Statham, Glenna Stearman Park, Johnny Stevens, Mick Sullivan, Jane Thompson Olson, Marilyn Tompkins Bellert, Dan Tontz, Carolyn Wharton Holloway, Judy Zyskowski Moon.
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Our 60/62nd Reunion in Wichita, held September 30-October 2, 2022, attracted 125 people over the weekend. We had lots of fun! Read about it by clicking on this link: “We Were There.” Participants voted unanimously in favor of an in-person reunion for our 65th in 2025. Volunteers are welcome now to help!
East High’s 100th anniversary celebration took place October 6-7, 2023. Stories from publications about East High history and East High today are on our website https://wichitaeastclassof1960.com.
The Class of 1960’s Virtual Reunion started September 1, 2020, with the launch of this website and your participation. It’s happening NOW!
- Almost 14,000 visitors have clicked onto the Class of 1960 website, viewed 99,594 stories and photos, and left 691 comments. The site has about 1,000 visitors each month.
- More than 200 classmates have shared 900 stories and almost 2000 photos.
- Visitors to the site stay an average of 10 minutes and view 6 items.
- The most popular items are stories of classmates’ lives, obituaries, and photos. New content is posted almost every day.
- Visitors to the site live in 102 cities; about 15% in Kansas.
We want to hear from you. The more classmates involved, the better. Send content for the website to Marilyn Tompkins Bellert at mbellert@niu.edu or Diane Rusch Zinn at ddzinn@aol.com
Monthly Class of 1960 Zoom sessions usually occur on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 2 PM Wichita time. You will receive an email inviation about the time and topic a few days prior to the Zoom.
Funding and support for the site have been generously provided by Marilyn Ash Barbeck, Lee Ayres, Dennis Callan, Gene Carter, Janice Collins Bailey, Bob Curry, Fred Elder, Larry Fechter, Dean Garner, Skip Granger, Barbara Hammond, Rich Hayse, Gerald Jacobs, Dan Kinney, David Kroenlein, Eric Knorr, Donna Pennington Beyer, Garry Pettriess, David Robinson, Calvin Ross, Diane Rusch Zinn, Barbara Shacklett Adams, Becky Siebert Machacek, Debbie Snyder Tucker, Linda Soderberg McKay, Glenna Stearman Park, Hohnny Stevens, Tom Tatlock, Marilyn Tompkins Bellert, Dan Tontz, Donna Unruh Hoberecht, Tom Valentine, Tom Vosper, Carolyn Wharton Holloway, and Judy Zyskowski Moon. Additional contributions are needed to support continued operation of the website.
Lee Ayres, Senior Class President says – “Many thanks to all of you who are participating in the Virtual Reunion, sharing memories, hopes, and dreams. Sixty-five amazing years later, we are still here. Special thanks are due to Marilyn, Fred, and Diane, who accepted this assignment and sustain a website full of energy and great stories supplied by you. For now, we are gathering here, online, and your help is needed to keep this website operating. Send stories and offers of help to the website team or join me in sending a donation to cover technical support expenses to Wichita East Class of 1960, P.O. Box 4582, Lawrence, KS 66046. See you around the website!