45th Reunion Summary

Summary Report of the 45th Class Reunion

              The 45th St. Louis Park Class of ’58 Reunion was held at Breezy Point Resort, in the Pequot Lakes area of Central Minnesota.

              At our 40th Reunion classmates seemed OK with the idea of moving our next reunion to a different sort of atmosphere, now that many of us have more time to enjoy a more casual, relaxing venue, with events spread over several days.  Invitations were sent out to about 115 people for whom we had current addresses.  After receiving responses from about 100 classmates, it became apparent that not everyone thought that a resort environment was appealing; but a sufficient number did, so that we went ahead with the Breezy Point Resort planning.  As you will see, moving the reunion “outstate” had a negative effect on attendance.

              A quick check of the chart below will remind you of all the locales for our previous class reunions.  Hope it brings back pleasant memories, if you came to one or two (or more) of them.

Where have we been?

Year

Reunion

Location

1963

5th

Hopkins House in Hopkins, Minnesota

1968

10th

Minneapolis Golf Club, St. Louis Park

1973

15th*

(No Reunion was held – we were raising kids)*

1978

20th

Radisson South Hotel – Bloomington, MN

1983

25th

LaFayette Club on the shores of Lake Minnetonka

1988

30th

Minneapolis Golf Club, St. Louis Park

1993

35th

Minikahda Country Club – Minneapolis, MN

1998

40th

Earl Brown Conference Center – Brooklyn Park, MN

2003

45th

Breezy Point Resort – Breezy Point, MN

2008

50th

Bunny’s Bar; Kiernan Hobby Farm in Buffalo, Minnesota; and the Minneapolis Golf Club, St. Louis Park

2013

55th

The Park Tavern; Kiernan Hobby Farm in Buffalo, Minnesota; and The SLP Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner

2018

60th

Who Knows?

 

As you can see, we haven’t ventured very far away from our old “home turf” until our 45th.  Over the years we often joked about how nice it would be if our rich classmates pooled their resources and chartered a private jet to fly us all to Las Vegas, or Hawaii, for our next reunion; but that idea never caught hold (no, we never really expected it, but it was nice dream!).

Who Attended the 45th Class Reunion at Breezy Point?

              Some stayed right on the Breezy Point Resort property, at the Breezy Inn and Suites, and others found accommodations off site, but nearby.  Some stayed with classmates who happen to live in the immediate area and a few could “pull a few strings” and stay for free at other resorts close by.  No matter where we stayed, the fun times we had playing and visiting together was all that really mattered.  Here’s the final list of the 45th Reunion’s 56 attendees:

Classmate

Spouse

Friend

Richard Anderson

 

 

Nancy Atwood

Dwight Steege

 

Don Brose

 

 

Kent Brothen

Laurie

 

Jack Burke

Holly

 

John Carlson

June

 

Ken Cherry

Roberta

 

Karen Cravens Bretzke

 

 

Dave Dahl

Barb

 

Glenn DePue

Marion

 

Carol Ellefson Simon

 

 

Bruce Elliasen

Sharon

Joyce

Ellen Fitzgerald

 

 

Tom Forchay

 

 

Pat Holtz Harris

 

 

Vern Jarosak

 

 

Roger Johnson

Vicki

 

Mary Ann Jorgenson Kaufman

 

 

Bill Kerwin

 

 

Sandy Canton Kerwin

 

 

Tim Kiernan

 

 

Kay Knudson Studebaker

 

 

Lyle LaMere

Vickie

 

Rod Lazorik

 

 

Patricia Levendusky Teeuwen

Dale Teeuwen

 

Linda Lindquist Daube

 

 

Kent Nichols

Barb

 

Robert Oas

 

 

Patricia Osterberg Margeson

 

 

Howell Owens

Francie

 

Tom Rutledge

Susan

 

Tim Stone

Ellen

 

Judy Strong

 

 

Carol Thom Souza

 

 

Susan Vangen

 

 

Nancy Jo Wallace Lopp

Larry Lopp

 

Beverly Watts Hedin

 

 

Barbara Wilcox Elmquist

Earl Elmquist

 

 

What did we do at the 45th Reunion?  We had a lot of fun…but remember, what happens at a resort stays at the resort!



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