Getting Back In Touch

Hello out there!

If you came across this looking for any school other than Most Holy Redeemer Catholic grammar school (K-8) in Evergreen Park, Illinois - you are in the wrong place.

I am looking to organize an informal gathering, possibly a full-blown class reunion, for anyone who attended Holy Redeemer and graduated / would have graduated in 1987 (not counting CCD students - only official MHR attendees) . There were 30 of us in the graduating class, all of whom I listed below, right off of the red t-shirts we all got in 8th grade. I also listed 16 others (that I can remember, thanks Kevin O!) whom left before graduation / moved etc.

Reason for all this? It will be 25 years in 2012 and we have not had an exclusive reunion of any sort in that time. (Going up to Gilhooley's on any Black Wednesday, MHR "multi-class" get-togethers since then do not count!) If I can get everyone in touch somehow, then we'll talk about a venue and a date as far as a gathering or dinner or whatever sounds like fun.

This might not be "your thing," I realize. I am not trying to put anyone on the spot. Some of you may not have any nostalgia for your childhood years, and that's fine. But I have thought about our class for many years, and I think if ever there was a time to consider this it might as well be now. We have 2 years until 2012, who knows if we can gather some interest between now and then.

Teachers who are interested may also make contact. It would be nice to hear from a few of you as well.


For those of you with whom I have been in touch with / made contact with in the past few years, I have put an asterisk in front of your name. This includes via MySpace, FaceBook, and LinkedIn. So - if you see your name below and there's no asterisk, I want to hear from you! I hope everyone is doing alright. Lastly, obviously some women may have married names now, please share with the rest of us! (I have made an addendum to the few I know of.)

Reply to this blog, or email me directly via the provided link, and we'll see who shows up.

Jim Whelan

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"official" graduates:


* Mike Antonitis
* Tracy Bauer (Caliendo)
* Michelle Brett (Page)
Kathy Cain
* Christine Clarkin (McLaughlin)
* Greg Coyle
* John Curran
* Mariwyn Curtin
* Caroline DeChatelet (Olsen)
* Kevin Durkin
* Meggan Fitzgerald (Duffy)
* Stacy Harrigan (Falls)
* Brian Heneghan
* Ellen Kunst (Houk)
Chris Lipinski
* Jenny Lowery(-Reynolds)
* Mike Luczak
Corinne Murray (Doran)
* Judy Neary
* Aras Norvilas
Tim O'Connell
* Kevin Oldenstedt
* Katie O'Malley (Niksic)
* Kevin Sheddy
Amy Sheerin
* Ed Sochacki
* Sue Urbanczyk
* Jim Whelan
* Ron Whittingham
* Kate Zawaski (Elwood)

"others" below: (did I forget anyone~?)

Mike Barden
Bill Connelly
Mike Crudele
* Bill Grady
Mia Jacobs
* John Lake
Brian Morge
* Dave Thometz
* Michele Olenick
Dennis O'Neill
* Sean O'Reilly
* Fred Priori
Tom Quinn
* Kara Restagno (Thomas)
Jason Sulek