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2,000 Milford High grads expected at Saturday reunion
By Brian McCready
Milford Bureau Chief
MILFORD — More than 2,000 alumni of Milford High School are expected to congregate downtown Saturday for a day of recalling the good old days and renewing acquaintances.
Milford High School closed in 1983, and there have been three All-Class Reunions, in 1983, in 1993, and 2003.
"After the last one they said we can’t wait 10 years and let’s have it in five years," said reunion Chairman Robert Gregory.
Gregory said while 1,500 people have registered to attend the reunion, anyone who is a graduate is welcome to register Saturday morning.
There is a $15 charge, which includes food.
The reunion begins with 9 a.m. registration at Daniel Wasson Field, which is behind the Parsons Government Center.
At 11:15 a.m. there will be a brief ceremony featuring several musical pieces, including the Irish Heritage Pipe Band. The national anthem will be performed by Notre Dame High School senior Kyle Alston.
Opening remarks will be made by Mayor James L. Richetelli Jr. and state House Speaker James A. Amann, D-Milford.
A disc jockey will spin records spanning from the 1940s to the 1980s from noon to 4 p.m. The day will close with final comments by Gregory.
There also will be an open house at the former Yellow Building, which is now River Park Apartments, from 10 a.m. until noon, and the Parsons Government Center will be open for a walk-through.
The Yellow Building was also the former Diane Toulson Building.
The government center and the Yellow Building were both formerly used as high schools.
There are about 8,000 living alumni, and 1,500 people have registered.
About 10,000 people attended the first reunion and they all marched through the center of the city, organizers said.
"The big thing is to get with your classmates," Gregory said. "There is the camaraderie with Milford High School because it no longer exists."
Jim Rose, 93, class of 1933, is the king for the All-Class Reunion. Shuttle buses will be available from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Any money left over from the cost of the reunion will be donated to a scholarship fund for Jonathan and Joseph A. Foran high school students.
Milford Bureau Chief
MILFORD — More than 2,000 alumni of Milford High School are expected to congregate downtown Saturday for a day of recalling the good old days and renewing acquaintances.
Milford High School closed in 1983, and there have been three All-Class Reunions, in 1983, in 1993, and 2003.
"After the last one they said we can’t wait 10 years and let’s have it in five years," said reunion Chairman Robert Gregory.
Gregory said while 1,500 people have registered to attend the reunion, anyone who is a graduate is welcome to register Saturday morning.
There is a $15 charge, which includes food.
The reunion begins with 9 a.m. registration at Daniel Wasson Field, which is behind the Parsons Government Center.
At 11:15 a.m. there will be a brief ceremony featuring several musical pieces, including the Irish Heritage Pipe Band. The national anthem will be performed by Notre Dame High School senior Kyle Alston.
Opening remarks will be made by Mayor James L. Richetelli Jr. and state House Speaker James A. Amann, D-Milford.
A disc jockey will spin records spanning from the 1940s to the 1980s from noon to 4 p.m. The day will close with final comments by Gregory.
There also will be an open house at the former Yellow Building, which is now River Park Apartments, from 10 a.m. until noon, and the Parsons Government Center will be open for a walk-through.
The Yellow Building was also the former Diane Toulson Building.
The government center and the Yellow Building were both formerly used as high schools.
There are about 8,000 living alumni, and 1,500 people have registered.
About 10,000 people attended the first reunion and they all marched through the center of the city, organizers said.
"The big thing is to get with your classmates," Gregory said. "There is the camaraderie with Milford High School because it no longer exists."
Jim Rose, 93, class of 1933, is the king for the All-Class Reunion. Shuttle buses will be available from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Any money left over from the cost of the reunion will be donated to a scholarship fund for Jonathan and Joseph A. Foran high school students.
posted by Helen Bennett Harvey at
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1 Comments:
Great! Where or how can I get a list of attendees? I would have graduated in 1960 but moved out of state in 1952. I would live to find out which of my old pals and classmates were still in Milford to to graduate in 1960.
brubey@comcast.net
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