In Memoriam

Some of you guys probably never knew this, but Brian Kosla passed away back in 1990. As far as I know, he is currently the only deceased member of our class.

Anyway, he was not allowed to attend our graduation ceremony due to an "incident" at prom. Afterwards, (maybe June?) I had a party at my house to celebrate(I seem to remember several parties between January and June) We dressed Brian up in graduation cap and gown,sang the graduation hymn as he walked down the steps and he seemed to get a big kick out of it. My mother still had this pic in a little photo album with the newspaper article about his death. I'm not sure if his family still lives in the area, but they might like to have this photo, so if anyone knows them, forward this onto them.

I was never super close with Brian but he was a really good guy - albeit a little crazy at times :)- and very funny. Who can ever forget him running full-tilt, head first into lockers, using the metal plate in his forehead as a helmet. Hilarious! That guy was one tough dude...

Cheers!

Update

I sent the last letter out yesterday...you guys should get them soon. This has all of the info you'll need: location, times, where to send your $$$ etc... Please try to remember to do this as we want to give the owner an approximate number of people so he can plan the food portions accordingly. If you can't make the RSVP deadline for some reason, or you forget, please call us so we can work things out. In short, here's the jist:

Friday, May 19th 7pm - ?
Champs Restaurant and Bar
5989 Canal Rd.
Valley View, Ohio
(216) 328-0083

Cash Bar, casual event, no date or RSVP required.


Saturday, May 20th 7pm - ?
Private Party @ A.J. Rocco’s Espresso Bar
816 Huron Rd. SE
Cleveland, Ohio
(216) 861-8358

Cash bar, casual event, dates or spouses welcome.
RSVP Required by Wednesday May 10th, 2006. Please send a check for $25 per person to:

John Dzurko
11612 Pleasant Ridge Place
Strongsville, Ohio 44136

*This price includes private use of the establishment from 8pm-11pm, hors d’oeuvres, parking, tomfoolery and shenanigans.

Parking
Off of East 9th, pull onto Bolivar Rd just North of Jacob’s Field. Turn into the second driveway on the right, this leads to a down ramp. Tell the attendants that you are with the Chanel High School Reunion. They will direct you to the private lot. A.J. Rocco’s is right around the corner on Huron Rd. next to Panini’s.

*The parking lot owners have requested that you get there between 6:30 and 8:30pm. There is an Indian’s game and a Concert at Q Arena, so the place will be crawling with people. If you can’t make it by 8:30, you may need to find other parking. This will probably be ridiculously expensive.



Also, I listed some names of classmates that we have not been able to locate and I just realized that I forgot a few. If you know how to get a hold of these guys, please let them know what's happening. Here's the list:

Aaron Smith
Vince Williams
Bill Sidoti
Brady McCann
James Kushner
Adam Keller
Rob Katoch
Tony Fears
James Cro
Dave Krol
Mike Mader

The "Norman Bates Award"

This is a scary picture...


















"Would you care to share my toasted cheese sandwich?"

-Norman Bates in Psycho II...before he introduces someone's head to the business end of his shovel.

The One Ring

Remember these?
















I remember paying about $75 for it(actually, my parents paid it...). Again, as with the jacket, instead of wearing it on my hand, my girlfriend wore it on a chain around her neck. Awe, how sweet:) Now, I wear rings regularly. In addition to my wedding band, I have a couple of other rings that I wear. I think they're cool. But I would never wear this one for the following reasons:

1. I'm not fat, but the damn thing only fits on my pinkie, and being of Italian persuasion, this is just too damn cheesy. I'm positive my wife just simply would not allow this...
2. The birth stone. My birth stone is the red garnet. There's something about red jewels that reminds me of either kings or popes...and I am neither.
3. It's a high-school class ring...'nuff said.



Having said this, I'm really glad I still have the thing. Otherwise I would have never been able to take this picture...


















Here's a few more for your viewing enjoyment:

Badge of Honor

I was at my parents house a couple of weeks ago and found this in their closet. While I was glad I earned it, I remember that I barely ever wore the thing. I hate wearing anything wool...makes me itch like hell, and the collar was full of the scratchy stuff(thank God for hoodies). Anyways, my girlfriend at the time loved wearing it...apparently it was some sort of female "badge of honor" left over from the 1950s. I must admit, it was fun seeing my wife in it...:)...let the comments begin.