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Dear Classmates,
I'm sure each of us have a cherished memory of Jim, and for me, this is a tough one. Not only was Jim Salzman a long-time classmate and our Senior Class President, he (and his mother) also were in attendance at my 1st birthday celebration held at the Melvin Funeral Home.
Jim, Caraline and I all headed to Northern Illinois University following high school graduation, and Caraline and I were roommates our freshman year.
If you attended the 50th Anniversary reunion, you were probably lucky enough to see Jim strutting around with a blond wig (borrowed from me ).
Not long after retiring, Jim began a long, steady decline in his health, and we lost him on July 30. Please see the link below for more information.
Should you wish to email Caraline directly, you can reach her at Jimsalzman@att.net or call (573) 290-8151.
https://www.fordandsonsfuneralhome.com/obituaries/James-Jim-Salzman/#!/TributeWall
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When I reached out to Norma Lebre Van Scoyoc to contribute a little article to our website home page, she added a personal note to me which I think many of you might like to see. If only all of us were close enough to do what Norma did in celebration of her birthday! Perhaps it's not too far for some to make the journey. For others we might have to resort to just showing pictures and telling our children/grandchildren/great grandchildren what a great childhood we had.
Sally (Melvin) Tiffany, Member
DHS Class of 1958 Reunion Committee
"I have to tell you that around my 80th birthday, I took my children and grandchildren back to DIxon. Some of the grandchildren had never been there and I wanted them to see where their Paw Paw and I grew up. We toured old neighborhoods, visited Memorial Pool, the high school, Reagan’s boyhood home and hiked in Lowell Park. On the way back to Bloomington we stopped in Ladd for chicken. One of the younger grandchildren commented. “This was the best day ever”. Warmed my heart to be sure." - Norma Lebre Van Scoyoc
Dear Classmates,
Do you remember why 2023 is such a momentous year? Sally referred to it in a previous email. Yes, sixty-five years ago we graduated from DHS to begin our lives as adults. So much has happened to each of us in the ensuing years. Reunions brought us back together to catch up and renew old friendships. After our 60th reunion, tentatively we planned a destination reunion. Unfortunately, with the COVID-19 pandemic rearing its ugly head, it did not come to fruition. Some of you were able to attend a one-day event in 2021 in Dixon as its replacement.
Now, however, we are at that stage of our lives where traveling distances is even more out of the question. However, we are a strong bunch. Those of us who live in the Dixon area have been meeting every other month for lunch at a local restaurant. Those restaurants we remember from our youth are gone - except for White Pines which still provides its unique atmosphere and is a favorite place to meet. But others have emerged to provide good food to accompany our fellowship. I try to make at least three a year. Attendance varies from eight to just shy of twenty. Such fun! I wish more of you could be there. “Hats off” to Marion (Woessner) Myers who coordinates these lunches during the first week of the designated month.
I would also like to give a big “shout out” to our class secretary Sally (Melvin) Tiffany who does such a fantastic job of keeping us informed of the death of clssmates and email changes. She has got to be the best ever!
Well, as our President, Jim Salzman, would say, “That’s it for now.” Please stay safe, enjoy your families and take care of yourselves.
Blessing to you all.
Norma (Lebre) Van Scoyoc, Vice President
DHS Class of ‘58
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