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What a great team this was? To answer those of you who asked via email , No I wasn't part of the 67 basketball team only the 68. I had an illness in 66/67 and missed too many practices and chances were i wasn't good enough to crack into that awesome roster. The 67 & 68 teams wore both loaded with tremedous athletes as well as many others who wore the HN jerseys. I hope to see more photographs of fellow Ramblers. Although I haven't committed yet to the reunion on account of unbelievable business demands I am working intensely to get things organized so we can attend and hope to commit real soon.By the way Big Wis thanks for the photo's unfortunately I don't quite look the same...Wick

Hi I'm looking at the 1970 basketball photo can anybody help me identify the team roster? Thease Players I know!The 4th roll Jim Holtyn,Richard Defore, Micheal Jelsone,Allen Plocinik. The 3rd Roll Bill Klatz 2nd Roll Richard Rathnaw, Jim Gatzinski 1st roll Robert Smith,Dennis Shaw Coach Carl Kevin Kensick...Allen

allen,
4th row, after Allen is Tommy Guzak (sp?)
3rd row, James McMahon (?)

Bet I could name them all if the drawer on my bureau wasn't stuck in the closed position. That's where my class picture from '71 is. It's cheating, but at least I'd be accurate AND I could send one to MJH.

BTW, would your birthday be in November?

ymgerace
Class of '71

A few more names from that 1970 JV basketball photo..Dave Robinson, Jimmy Gadzinski, Randy Lugar, Kenny Selaski, Billy Klatt, Bob Smith and Michael Pehur..Can't wait to see everyone

Allen,

Top row left end is John Holtyn then you have Rick Defour, I'll take ymgerace's word on Tommy Guzak, Allen Plocinik, and Michael Smith.
2nd row from top is David Robinson, I don't know who's next to him, then I think it's David Mazurkowicz (sp?), I'll again take ymgerace's word on James McMahon, Randy Lugar, and Bill Klatt.
Next row down is Rick Rathnaw, Brian Kebbe, Kenny Selasky, Mark Majesky, Jimmy Gadzinski, and Eddy Sternicki.
Bottom row is Bobby Smith, Dennis Shaw, Coach Kraiza (sp?) me - now Kevin Morin-Kensicki, and Michael Pehur (sp?).

Basketball Photo is 5th & 6th grade team (1969 - 70):
Front Row L to R: Robert Smith, Dennis Shaw, Carl Kraiza - coach, Kevin Kensicki, Mike Pehur, 2nd Row: Richard Rathnaw, Brian Kebbe, Ken Selasky, Mark Majeski, Jim Gadzinski, Ed Sternicki 3rd Row: Dave Robinson, Anthony Czernowski, Donald Mazurkewicz, David Maslanka, Randy Lugar, Bill Klatt, Back Row: John Holton, Rick DeFour Michael Jelsone, Chris Heyduk, Alan Plocinik (sp), Mike Smith

This has been confirmed by at least three sources
Names of 72 Football Team to follow. Trying to confrim a few more names.
Dave Robinson

Back row next to Mike Jelsone looks like Chris Haiduk. Next to Robinson is Tony Cziernowski. The person who may be James McMahon looks an awful lot like David Maslanka to me. But, these are only educated guesses.

Thanks for all the help on naming all the players on the basketball photo. I want to thank the person for sending in the photo. I didn't have any photo's of those games. Yes yvonne grace my birthday is in november 24 I'm 50. Do you rember on dobel street about two houses from the Conloyn(sp) house. There was a the Rays the man drove a black packard it was so cool to watch it drive real slow down the street. The car was kept back in the garage.Did anybody ever fly a kite at fletcher field and have an helicoptr come over and tell you to take down my kite because It was interfering with the air traffic at the airport. I had three rolls of string on the kite! Allen

That would not have been Tom Guzak, he would have been in the class of 68, he had a twin brother Tim. I don't think either Tim or Tommy finished up at Holy Name, but I could be wrong.

Basketball photo from '67 - Top left is Bob Jones, my step-dad. Hope all the photos my mom passed along are useful. Looking forward to seeing everyone!
Beth Dorsz '69

Looks like my memory is better for remembering dates than names and faces.
Allen, we came into the world on the exact same day. And, yes, I remember that old car. Wow, what it would be worth today! The Race's also had some scrumptious berry bushes in front of their house. Us kids competed with the squirrels and ate them up as fast as they ripened. When they're in season here, I buy loads of them with the feeling that I'm "buying back some childhood".

A kite interfering with ATC? Never ran into that problem, probably because mine gravitated to the trees no matter which way the wind was blowing.

I thought Guzak was the name called after mine for attendance taking at HNS for nearly all eight years. From what's posted here, that's probably not so. I'm sure my class picture will assist me with names. A huge thanks for the photos and to all who posted on this topic.
My email is gracie6500@comcast.net

Anyone heard of anybody from the class of 74 and 75? Most of everybody reading and responding in these blogs are a few years older then me. I know most of you because I had an older sister (Yvonne) and almost all her classmates had a brother or sister in my grade. That and....OF COURSE.....I grew up on Dobel Street. Class of 72 picture is close but how I'd love to see a 75 if anyone has one. Please ask your younger brother or sister (if you had one) to post here. Does anyone remember these teachers? Miss Redlowski, Mrs. Bucci, Mrs. Handsey, Miss Champaigne, Miss Ballicki?

Has anyone seen or heard from Jim Cwiertak?
And everyone does understand that the reunion is Easter weekend right?

Ms. Gerace,

Though I am quite a bit older than you, I have some vague memories of your father, Paul Gerace. I remember him as the epitome of the 1950's greaser--Handsome, black pompadour hair-cut and an ace mechanic, wearing a work shirt or workman's coveralls with the name "Paul" over his right shirt pocket.

It was through my friendship with the Dobrowolski brothers Mark and Julian that I became aware of your Dad. Mark Dobrowolski had a '55 Dodge clunker that he would drive down Dobel to your house for mechanical advice. Mark always spoke highly of your father. Mark (Miroslaw AKA Pinliner) currently works for Mohawk Distilleries and Julian lives in Romeo. I last saw Julian and Mark a few years back when I threw a "Gathering of the Geezers and Hag Burning" up on my farm. You may remember Julian's greaser hair style from back in the day as sort of like a Polish James Brown. You won't recognize him today---bald as Buddha.

Ms. Gerace, next to your house on Dobel lived the Conlins. Michael, the oldest boy, graduated with me from HNS in '65. His sister Mary was certainly a cutie. Old man Conlin worked with my old man at Currier Lumberyard on Davison.

Across from you was a two family flat. The upper was inhabited by the Nichols family. Old man Nichols was a grave monument salesman and the family was one of the first to leave Dobel around 1965 and headed to Clawson. Walter Nichols graduated from HNS in '65 also. Walt had a younger sister, Mary, whom he would tease constantly calling her either "Hussy" or "Fat Ankles". Walt's claim to fame was his hair style, whose fore-lock he dubbed "The Walterfall".

Downstairs in that flat lived the Huber family. Cheryl (?) Huber graduated from HNS in '65 also. Shirley Huber, a cousin to Cheryl, lived there also. Many a randy youth from the long ago can recall that bee-hive coiffed greaser goddess. Mark and Julian surely can.

Ms. Gerace, regarding that old car. It was definetly an old Packard luxury car. Big, shiny and black, probably a late 1930's model. With Detroit's industry geared for war production as World War 2's "Arsenal of Democracy", most post-war autos did not appear until around 1947--1949.

I can recall seeing that old guy driving slowly in that remarkably cherry car as me and my Droogies hung out on the steps of the HNS auditorium. We always pointed at it and chanted "Gangster, Gangster". Excuse me, not "gangsta", that old man had too much class and was probably heavily into Swing.

It was rumored that the old man was a chauffer in Grosse Pointe and that the Packard was willed to him after his employer passed away. If anyone has info on what became of the old Packard and it's Dobel St. owner and who he was, PLEASE POST.

Ask the Man who owns one,
Robert T. Zona
Class of '65

The reunion is the weekend after Easter.

The class of 72 photo was great to see again. I look forward to seeing everybody at the reunion. I hope some of my former teammates from the Norms Bar softball club attend. Chris Kleisinger Class 72

My name is Barbara (Joyce) Kulig(Guzek) I attended Holy Name School from 1948 to 1956 I married Richard Kulig. His silings all graduated from Holy Name as did all my brothers and sister.
We have 2 sons and 4 Grand children My best friends were Judy Langerowski and Gloria Chounard I lived at 8360 Dubay They lived on Elgin and we walked to school for 8 years together. My husband lived at 7586 Dobel His bes friends were Ralph Machesky and Richard Gorka. We all played and ice skated at Fletcher Field.
Wish we could be at the reunion, But one of my brothers will be there Gary Guzek.

Hi Barb, I can't help but think you are somehow related to Kimberly Guzek, we went to school together along with several others that frequent this site.

Hello Yes Kimberly is my baby sister There are 20 between her and I A very good Catholic Family then. Insanity by todays standards

Some great memories of our area and HN, Dobel, the park, the soda shop across from HN, LeeLex, who did not work at Van Dyke Super. Great football & basketball teams- (Resmers, Sinkel, Ron-Joe-Jim Buck, Ray K. Len Zera, Wojcik)it is going to be great to get together. Some great frienships in eight years and further.
Bill Kapolka, 1965 HN

OMG!!! I find myself looking up in disbelief and amazement as I browse through these pages. Ok, I've probably spend 6-7 hours today, mindlessly reading old stories.

Just now I looked at the picture of 1967 basketbal. Low and behold and old neighbor of mine, back row, middle, Carl Timm.

Unbelievable, the memories flooding back!!!

Debbie (Elam) Ahern

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