Harriet Frankel (Withstandley)

Dear Lauren-  I am heartbroken at your news.  I remember so well the summer after our senior year, when we took (I think) a ballet class, and (I know) speed reading lessons, the latter presumably in preparation for all the speed reading we would need to do in college.  

Our best to you and to Glenn, and your son.  Fondly, Harriet

Sunny Ingber (Drohan)

George, that is so true. Live life as fully as you are able. 
Sunny☀️🎾
 

Helen Batt (Feinberg)

Sad to hear Paul Lipschutz passed, my birthday twin, but was happy to see at the funeral zoom that all described Paul as having grown older but never grown up; that's the Paul I'll always remember. 

And Lauren, my heart hurts for you, but know that I join your classmates, friends and family thinking of you and wishing you as easy a course as possible.

Ginger Abrams (Lane)

Lauren, I am sorry to hear about what you are going through and hope things can proceed as well as you hope. I remember that you are my birthday twin (like Helen mentioned about Paul) We share the birthday of Dec 26, 1945 along with Ronny Rappaport. I send you my caring thoughts and I remember you well.

Aaron I. Rappeport

Hi Lauren: so sorry to learn of your diagnosis- but I know you are a fighter and you will keep a positive attitude  which will serve you well.As you are aware,Ginger ,you and I share the same birthday- so we are not twins but triplets.Keep the faith- we all stand alongside  you- Ronny Rappeport

George Trapp

Been awhile since I checked the site..Sorry to see that quite a few have passed this year. Gwen Faust and Earl Punchard who passed years back were friends. Used to double date when Gay Orpen and I were together . At the bottom was Sheldon Mandel. Remember his love of fast cars, a love of mine still today. At the time I believe his folks had a  white '60 Pontiac Bonneville convertible. Sheldon also had a boat. Several of us would water ski on the Delaware. Often it was Sheldon, me, Mel Kosmin, and Steve Sayre. All gone now but me. Memories !

Tom Israel

Jim Myers found this photo of Myers Elem and asked me to post it. I think you can scroll around it to see everyone but I'm not sure. Tom

Henry Bean

Tom: Can't see the photo of Myers Elementary, but I'd like to

Carolyn Ford (Swain)

I would like to see photo Tom.can you post again please?

Lucy Gilbert (Rhoda)

Tom .....  Ditto! Ditto! Ditto!

Tom Israel

The photo from Myers School from 1957 is on the bottom of the announcement page and will remain for about one month. Thanks to Jim Meyer! Sorry it took so long for me to figure it out. Tom

Lucy Gilbert (Rhoda)

Hi, to my classmates!    
Thank you, Tom!!  Thank you, Jimmy!  I believe I also have this photo.  Can it really be 67 years ago??   Unless, my math is wrong (never my favorite school subject 😂).  LOL!  

George Trapp

Incredibly blessed to see another year tick off my personal calendar. Wishing all of the 290 or so of us still above ground a beautiful Christmas or whatever you are celebrating. 
For those of you who were at Chelt Elem or frequented the playground on Asbury Ave, I spoke last week to Dora Bressi Crawford. She was a college student working the playground when I first met her. I was about 8.  She then taught primary grades at Chelt Elem when we were in 5 or 6. 
Over time she became totally blind, relying heavily on her husband Ed. If you are a praying person, Ed is being treated at Fox Chase Cancer Center for ear cancer. They are both around 90.

Also if you were at that playground you might remember Gerhart and Eugene Mounty who lived across the street. They maintained and drove a Model T Ford Flivver . One recently died and the other is not well. Both worked at the Sunoco station owned by the wetherbee family at 5th and Cheltenham Ave on the Phila side.

George Trapp

Adding to yesterday's comment--- when I first met Dora Bressi she was working the playground with Dr Gill. Believe more of you knew Dr Gill as I think he was a principal in Elkins Park , maybe even at the old CHS ? After a couple years Dr Gill left and was replaced by Ed Balchunas ... Mr Bal. If you went to EPJHS you knew Mr Bal. Many happy hours on the playground .
 

Robert Macfarland

I believe Dr. Gill was the superintendent. He lived in Laverock and his son, John Gail was in our class. I lived in Laverock and remember going to Dr. Gill's house on a snowy night a CHS friend and piling snow up on his front porch so he might close the schools in the morning. Didn't work. ☹️

George Trapp

Good thought Bob but should have piled it all at the Duckloe house. Busses drive snow days. In some places like eastern NC school is sometimes cancelled at 2" due to a lack of plows and salting equipment. So many other factors like timing of snowfall also in play. As a kid brain was only wired for the bottom line.

Camp Hill School District only cancels in blizzard conditions. Small borough where all students are within walking distance. Sucks !

Remember the days of hanging on the TV or radio praying that Chelt schools would be closed. What a difference for kids today who can go back to bed or out to play the moment decision posts on the website.

Dr Gill, Mr Bal and the great bulk of our teachers and administrators were really fine people and teachers which helps account for the extraordinary successes that many of the CHS students from the day became.

Barton Solow

It's all true; they were fine folks and provided excellent direction...I can still recall Mr. duckaloe driving his

bus...

Ruth Weisel (Guthrie)

It is with deep sadness that I share the news that Lauren Oldak Howard died last month as a consequence of the glioblastoma brain tumor with which she was diagnosed last December. Her obituary can be found online (Lauren Ruth Howard, Washington, D.C.).  She led a full life and had a distinguished career.  Yet another of our talented classmates gone too soon.

Janet Hoffman

So sorry to hear about Lauren.  She was always so full of life!  We spent a lot  of time together at the Elkins Park Junior High Friday night dance parties, sharing David Fertik as our dance partner.  David thought I was a pretty good dancer but he said that Lauren was amazing - Incredible dance moves and balance.  I couldn't agree more!  What fun we had.  Lauren and I shared a room at our 50th reunion and did a lot of catching up.  That weekend has now become especially precious.  

George Trapp

Very sorry to learn Lauren has passed. Lots of grades and classes together over schooldays. Will be sure to check out her obit.

Lauren Oldak (Howard)

Lauren's obituary can be found at Obituary information for Lauren Ruth Howard.

Glen Howard - Lauren's husband

Tom Israel

There will be a celebration of Lauren Oldak Howard's life on Sunday, March 16th at 3PM at Temple Sinai, 3100 Military Rd, NW Washington, DC. Please email Glen Howard at glenshoward@gmail.com for more information and to advise if you plan to attend. Tom Israel

Jessica Lobel (Kahn)

Tom Brogan died on Tuesday March 4. He was my dear friend. 

His sister Meg is arranging a birthday party plus wake for April 22, which would have been his 80th birthday. It will take place in Alameda, California. 

If you want to write something to be read at that event, contact me and I'll give you Meg's address....

Barbara Brownstein (Schonberger)

I'm so sorry to hear the news about Tom.  I was good friends with him.  Kind of lost touch over the years but never forgot his friendship.

George Roesser

Jessica, my sincerest condolences...Tom was an incredibly memorable person, and I know you stayed in touch with him, all these years. When I read your note, I looked up the original Broadway cast. Led by Helen Hayes, the cast was an All Star Line-Up. I do not remember which "bad guy" Tom was, but on Broadway, Poisen Eddy's partners were Fred Gwynne and Irwin Corey (yes, the Professor!). Tom played the role at CHS brilliantly, and through out his life, he was always an All Star.

Please underline with Tom's family that he was loved and honored by me, and many Cheltenham High School friends. Tom will always be remembered as doing anything to make others happy! Thanks, George