Rest In Peace

REST IN PEACE

Students from Loyalsock HS, Jenkintown HS, Strousburg HS and Springfield HS

From 1981-2010

It’s been great to reconnect with my students on social media.  To date, I’m connected one way or another to almost 3,000 of my 10,000 students.  For years, they left us after high school and we never heard from them again and I often wondered what happened to them.  Did the superstars stay on top?  Did the marginal students find more success in their adult world?  Were they happy and productive? Did they have children and now view the world differently?

I have to say that I’ve been really pleased with so many of their success stories.  

But the downside of staying connected to these people is learning of their deaths. I am losing too many, too soon, too senselessly.  Drug overdoses seem to be the biggest culprit for many of these young deaths. Regardless of how they go, each death is a loss to me.

• Aaron Gorman
• Aaron Tomsho
• Adam Joachin
• Alex Barnes
• Alex Ghassan
• Alyssa Coulston
• Angela Bymlas
• Ben Weiss
• Beverly Broome
• Billy Tashjian
• Blair Heron
• Bob Gordon
• Bobbie Clements
• Brant Marino
• Brian Cassidy
• Brian Cassimissma
• Brian Fiegle
• Brian Loo
• Brian Sommers
• Bridget Delaney
• Carlos Fitzpatrick
• Cathy Cuff
• Casey Feldman
• Chris Senkow
• Chris Simms
• Colleen Kilkner
• Collin Kunklin
• Courtney Kraiza
• Craig Kramer
• Dave Adams
• David DeWain
• David Mojica 
• David Touchton
• Dennis – class of 1995
• Donna Schweinberg
• Doug Paul
• Doug Ruddy
• Dustin Mumbauer
• Emily Fleming- 2008
• Eric McGurk- 
• Frank Schaffer
• Gabby Oberti
• Garrett- car accident
• Graham Gower
• Greg Bloomfield
• Gustave “Gus” J. Nylander
• Herb Strunk
• Jack Shaeffer
• Jackie Kellie
• Jay Keefer
• Jeff Younken
• Jeni Harris
• Jennifer Furlong
• Jesse Schlomer
• Jesse Wells
• Jimmy Stewart
• Joe Hull
• Joel Anderson
• John Gormley
• Justin Smith
• Kate Leary
• Kevin Picard
• Kyle Sabel
• Lauren Hill
• Mark Wertmann
• Marrisa Twaska
• Matt Conkleton
• Matt McGill
• Matt P- class of 2001
• Matt Tracey
• Matt Turner
• Melissa Pearl
• Mike Davies
• Mike Stewart
• Mitch Counterman
• Nick Petrolli
• Ottmar Hagerty
• Pat Tracey
• Raeford MacIlwaine
• Rebecca Davidsons
• Rob Supper
• Sarah Wolf
• Sean Burrill
• Sean Rice
• Shane Hansen
• Shannon Murphy
• Shawn Bennett
• Stacy Thomas
• Steve Wolf
• Susan Polanco
• Tim Batchler
• Tina Michaels
• Veronica Kish
• Vincent J. Hill