Maine East Class of 1983

NEWS

JANUARY 17, 2007- Our condolences to John Johansen on the recent passing of his mother, Nancy R. Johansen.

JANUARY 16, 2007- I received the sad news that A. K.H. "Ken" Cochrane, our former principal at Maine North and Maine East,
passed away on January 5. You can sign the Chicago Tribune Guestbook here.

Alfred K. H. "Ken" Cochrane, 75, Kalamazoo, MI, formerly of Lawrence, MI, died Friday, Jan. 5, 2007, born Sept. 23, 1931 in Aurora, IL. Ken was the son of the late Aubrey K.O. and Lydia Hemphill Cochrane. He graduated from Aurora West High School in 1949 and then enlisted in the United States Army. He was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received while serving as an infantry machine gunner in Korea. After his discharge he attended Northern Illinois University where he received his B.S. and M.A. He started his teaching career in Franklin Park, IL in 1954. He then joined Maine Township High School District 207 where he later became principal of Maine North and then Maine East. After 30 years in education, he retired to his vacation home on Christie Lake in Lawrence, MI. Ken is survived by a son, Richard (Carol) Cochrane of Channahon, IL; a daughter, Alison (Brad) Payment of Portage, MI.; five grandchildren; and a sister, Barbara (Larry) Bortolotti of Carpentersville, IL. He was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Eggert of Monet, MO. Memorial services will be held at Calvary Reformed Church in Mattawan, MI on Saturday Jan. 20, 2007 at 11 a.m. (EST). Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan, 222 North Kalamazoo Mall, Suite 100, Kalamazoo, MI 49007. An interment service will be held with full military honors at Fort Custer National Cemetery, Battle Creek, MI.

DECEMBER 30, 2006- I have a request from a classmate looking for an audio or video tape of Bandfest 1983. If anyone has this
and would be willing to either make a copy or let me copy theirs, it would be most appreciated. Please
e-mail me at jessicasieghart@yahoo.com --Thanks! Jessica. I hope that everyone has a Happy New Year!

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006- Here's BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING NEWS! After a five year relationship, Harry Gio (41) wed his lovely
Greek girlfriend, Eleni (25). Both lovebirds are currently in the mortgage business and reside in Glenview.
Congratulations to Harry and Eleni! Here's wishes for many, many years of happiness.

AUGUST 25, 2006- Many thanks to those who have sent donations towards the maintenance of this site. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

JANUARY 11, 2006-OK, FRED RAPOPORT seems to be having a great start to 2006! His new album, Tokyo Massage, has just been released and is available in the iTunes Music Store. Click on the button next to the CD cover to check it out. If you don't have iTunes, you can download it here. Coming soon to Yahoo! Music, Rhapsody, Napster & Music Match. Be sure to check out "Campus Ladies" on Oxygen, too!

Tokyo Massage
Tokyo Massage

Originally Released: 2005
Genre: Rock
(P) 2006 Static Music

                       Looking through the MAINE EAST ALUMNI site, I came across some links that some of you might be interested in.
                       There are sites for MAINE NORTH ALUMNI and for WMTH ALUMNI. There is also a page where you can order ME memorabilia.
                       It looks as though you can register with the Maine North site if you were to be in a graduating class through 1985.
                       Just a reminder: if you haven't already done so or if you've moved, please update your information at the Maine East Alumni
                       site and with Classmates.

If you haven't already done so, please update your contact information with MAINE EAST ALUMNI. This way we can easily find you when it comes time to plan the next reunion.

As always, if anyone has anything they'd like to share, drop me an email and let me know what's new with you and I'll get an update on the site!
Thanks, Jessica Insley Sieghart

01/17/07

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