The Cardinal Chatter Produced occasionally for the benefit of many WHITTIER P.O. Box 65, Whittier, CA 90608-0065 HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI Edition #1 of 2016 ASSOCIATION & EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION chatter 1926 Wurlitzer to be installed in WHS Auditorium - Thank You, Bill Wood ORIGINAL DESIGN FULFILLED and movie sets, was originally assisting the district with every WITH WORLDLY WURLITZER designed with space for a aspect of the project. The Vic Wurlitzer Organ. Lopez Auditorium will be The Whittier Union High The Alumni Association ready soon. School District Auditorium was refurbished all the seating and completed in 1940 with 2,741 now has secured the donation seats to replace the original what’s inside of a 1926 theater organ from auditorium, now the library, Seattle. The complete Calendar 2 that was severely damaged in renovation and installation of the 1933 Long Beach William C. Gordon Library 2 the organ will allow an Earthquake. Cardinal Passings 5 October 2016 unveiling. This classic art deco Bill Wood, Class of 1941, Reunions 7 building, which has seen more has carried the effort by Seat Naming Lasts a Lifetime 8 than 50,000 graduate - as leveraging donations, well as musical performances overseeing construction and by Bob Hope, theatrical plays HALL OF FAME Twelve student scholarship recipients and five new members of the Whittier High School Alumni Association & Educational Foundation DINNER AND Hall of Fame will be introduced at the 17th Annual Event held in the SCHOLARSHIPS WHS Library. This year’s inductees include John Lasseter, Heber APRIL 17, 2016 @5:00 PM Holloway, Ivannia Soto, Steve Saleen, and Marc Bermudez. Retirement for Thorstenson and Eshilian in 2016 Sandy Sanchez and Lori Peel were both of their passion for education, students, and the students at Whittier High School in 1972. They teachers who make it all happen. were exemplary students, compassionate The most consistent mantra for the district, individuals, and had their sights set on attending under Sandy’s leadership has been, “Whatever It Whittier College and eventually becoming Takes.” This was and continues to be not only teachers. They had unique roads to the Cardinal/ philosophical, but also literal. Poet intersection, yet similar passions for enriching The changes at Whittier High School the lives of every student. established and sustained by Lori include the Superintendent Sandy Sanchez Thorstenson district motivation and the functional reminder that ’73 and Principal Lori Peel Eshilian ’72 have “Every day is Game Day at WHS.” opened doors, careers, and acceptance through These “Cardinals for Life” are already in the their work and their examples. No one ever Hall of Fame, and will both be in the library on completes a conversation with either one of them April 17th to usher in the next group of good wondering what they do for a living or the depth examples. William C. Gordon Library doors to the library and found himself in his place of peace. The Willie Gordon and his library had been his quiet lifelong friend, Carlos Rodriguez, kingdom. made a pact to become lawyers The library Willie entered when they were in the fifth was not nearly as pristine as the grade. Some people don’t relatively new place he had remember anyone in their fifth studied while in high school. grade class, Willie and Carlos Styles and preferences had remembered to make their dream changed the look in many and their promise come true. buildings, including the library, They also graduated from and the contrast of old quality Whittier High School together in against quick and easy, had not 1955, Willie was the ASB sustained the integrity of the President, and are both now in design. Willie saw the need and the WHSAAEF Hall of Fame. asked the Principal, Lori Eshilian, Willie continued on to if he could help restore the become an internationally library while advancing the Attorney and internationally recognized author, and Carlos a technology systems at the same renowned author, Willie Gordon judge. When Willie returned to was the ASB President when he time. The answer was yes and the the Whittier High School campus graduated from Whittier High outcome is remarkable. several years ago, he fell in love School in 1955. He was inducted The three contributions into the WHSAAEF Hall of Fame with his alma mater, again. He provided by Willie and his and fell in love with the school all walked through the buildings over again. Willie has made spouse, author Isabel Allende, to talking about his memories of three donations to Whittier High to the library restoration and every classroom, and every refurbish the library that now total enhancement project have $230,000. hallway. He walked through the totaled $230,000. Page 2 Christian Markey Joe Vinatieri Richard Newton 2014 2007 Glen R. Allison Robin Dore Carol Jean Bennett Ed Hookstratten Clark Brundin Robert Tranquada Alfred Gobar Bill (D.E.) Wood Bill House 2008 Lori Peel Eshilian David Butler Carol Tenopir Stuart Gothold Patty Carretto Brown Lorraine McPherson Sawyer 2015 Hall of Fame Members Tom Phelan Stan Cole 2000 Robert Ponce Johnny Lefler Morris Sawyer Yosh Nakamura Richard Nixon Patricia Nixon 2009 Frank Poucher 2001 Tom August 1948 Basketball Team Vic Lopez William C. Gordon Jan Slater Lopez Wood Cathie Moon Brown 2016 Nominees Richard Pickup Marcelo Bermudez Maxine Milner Rich 2002 Sandra Sanchez Thorstenson Heber Holloway Bob Chandler 2010 John Lasseter John Arrambide Roderick Hills Steve Saleen Myron Claxton Louise Johnson Pascale Ivannia Soto George Mattias Dolores Lautrup Ball Hubert Perry Louise McMillian Kempf Every day you are allowed to Patricia Reilly Hitt Richard Owens submit another nomination for 2011 2003 the Whittier High School Hall of Brian Beck Clifford Jordan Fame. You can do it online or fill Don Kracke out the next page and mail it to Glen Kelly Joan McNeilly Nay James Milliken the P.O. Box 65 in Whittier. 2004 Carlos Rodriguez Our most senior (living) 1964 Football Team Danny Romero member of this wonderful group Don Kelly Marian Wilson Hodge is Hubert Perry from the Class of 2012 1931. He is 102 and still residing Joan Meister Jack Mele Steve Gothold in Whittier. On April 17, our Seaborn Nolin Rick Harold youngest member will be Ivannia Homer Rosenberger Marilyn Hoffstetter Soto from the class of 1994. Her 2005 Patricia Hoffstetter first year of eligibility was last Breene Murphy year. She is the youngest Richard Deihl Jean Godwin Good Lietzau David Owens member of the HoF to date. Brad Hoover Gus Valasco The primary requirement, 2013 Howard Steelye besides a graduate or staff at Gloria Walace Steelye O.C. Albertson WHS is that of having provided 2006 Bob Henderson local, state, national, or Don Jenkins Bob Horn international impact to others. Marilyn Magness Carroll Mitzi Reichling Anderson Page 3 WHITTIER HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION HALL OF FAME NOMINATION The nominee must have graduated from Whittier High School 20 years prior to nomination or been employed at Whittier High School. In addition to a positive record at WHS, the nominee must have distinguished him/herself professionally, in community service, through volunteer work, or other endeavors that have resulted in international, national, state, or local impact. Name of Nominee __________________________________________________ Class Year ____________________ Address __________________________________________________ Phone __________________________________________________ Email __________________________________________________ WHS Honors/ Awards/distinctions __________________________________________________ College/University/Military Service __________________________________________________ Degrees Earned __________________________________________________ Career/Professional Information __________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Community service/volunteer work __________________________________________________ What is the local, state, national, or international impact that qualifies this nominee? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Person submitting nomination: Name __________________________________________________ Date submitted ____________ Class Year ____________________ Address __________________________________________________ Phone __________________________________________________ Email __________________________________________________ Does the nominee know about this nomination: £Yes £No £ Please check if you are sending additional supporting data, documents, or photos Nominations are accepted anytime at: [email protected] or Whittier High School AAEF PO Box 65 Whittier, CA 90608-0065 www.whittierhighalumni.org Page 4 Cardinal Passings Only once in 17 years have we shared a premature announcement. If you read your name here, please contact us quickly. We will be very happy to hear from you. If you read your friend’s name here, we are sorry for your loss. If your friend has passed and their name is not here, please inform us. ADAMS HICKOK, Elaine ’58 9/2015 ALLEN, Johnny ’48 8/2014 BROWN, Robert Henry ’50 1/2016 COLLINS,Mike ’69 10/2015 CONTRERAS, Ernest RR ’59 12/2014 ESTMANMUNGER,Alice’58 9/2014 HOFSTETTER, Patricia ’43 3/2015 CLASS GIFTS - WHAT WAS YOURS? HUTCHINGS WINNEN, Nancy’45 11/14 JOHNSON WAER, Dorothy