"The 400 Crusaders"

The Classmates of Bishop McDevitt's Class of 1967

"The 400 Crusaders"

YOUR NAME IS HERE!

AND YOU ARE REMEMBERED!

YOU ARE 1 OF 400 CRUSADERS!

AND YOU COUNT!

Yes, the classmates of Bishop McDevitt High School's Class of 1967 were 400 strong.  And 50 years later, they are still 400 strong with each and everyone remembered, a half century after their graduation from "The Twin Towers".  

YOU ARE A CRUSADER!  YOU COUNT!  You are ONE of "The 400 Crusaders" of the Class of 1967.

With great respect, we fondly remember the 39 Crusaders who have passed from the ranks of the living to the ranks in eternity.  Though they are no longer seen and heard here on earth, we still see and hear them in our memories, in our Pridwen 1967 yearbook, and in the portraits shown when their passing was announced publicly.  

As I look back over my life, it's 67 plus years, I wonder about many things.  Much of what I think about is PEOPLE.

At this time, as we plan for our 50th year Bishop McDevitt High School Class of '67 Reunion to occur in September 2017, I am much thinking about OUR CRUSADER CLASSMATES - how I knew them then, and how I know them now . . . . . and how I did not know them then and do not know them now.

This 50th year reunion of the 1967 Crusaders is an opportunity to get to know classmates like we never have before. That's my vision for this reunion - GET TO KNOW OUR CRUSADER CLASSMATES LIKE WE NEVER HAVE BEFORE.

In high school, I was a shy guy who had little skill with speaking to the ladies and to many of the guys. Though, as with everyone, there was a core of friends and acquaintances I ran with and we gravitated to one another. Social frameworks were established. 

In walking back into the "high school zone", we are probably still within many of the frameworks of relationships as they were then, 50 years ago.  Now, we are, or should be, but might not be, different people, different than we were then in the 1960s. In some ways, that's good. In other ways, that's not good. For me, the shy kid of 50 years ago needs to be gone, if he is not. In many ways, he is gone. In some ways, he is not gone and he lingers around. Could it be that for some of us, we need to break the molds that were created 50 years ago and that still persist today and that keep us from being who we are meant to be? I think so.

Today, a half century after attending high school, I am thinking about OUR CLASSMATES. Who are they today? What are they really like today? I think about those who have passed, and I remember our interactions then, and my heart is touched by their passing. Of our 400 classmates, 39 are no longer with us.

Thus, that brings me to a thought I had one morning. I am working to update the contact information for our 400 CLASSMATES. That fits my forte of collecting and analyzing data, and then sifting through that data to determine some hidden, not so obvious meaning. So, I thought, "What are the FIRST NAMES of all OUR CLASSMATES?"  Then I decided to write this post and list every first name . . . . . just for the heck of it to see what happens. All the FIRST NAMES are here, the living (to get to know more) and the passed (to be remembered more).

HERE THEY ARE - THE FIRST NAMES OF THE BISHOP McDEVITT HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF '67.  WHY? Because you should know that YOUR CLASSMATES ARE THINKING ABOUT YOU and CARING ABOUT YOU and WANT TO KNOW YOU LIKE THEY'VE NEVER KNOWN YOU BEFORE.

YOUR NAME IS HERE:

1 Alanna	101 Frances	201 Keith	301 Paula
2 Albert	102 Frances	202 Lawrence	302 Paula
3 Albert	103 Frances	203 Layne	303 Philip
4 Albert	104 Francis	204 Leo	304 Phillip
5 Alfred	105 Frank	205 Lewis	305 Philomena
6 Alfred	106 Frank	206 Lewis	306 Raymond
7 Alvester	107 Frederick	207 Linda	307 Raymond
8 Anita	108 Frederick	208 Linda	308 Regina
9 Ann	109 Frederick	209 Linda	309 Richard
10 Ann	110 Fredrick	210 Linda	310 Richard
11 Anne	111 Gail	211 Linda	311 Richard
12 Anne	112 Gemma	212 Linda	312 Richard
13 Anthony	113 G. Craig	213 Linda	313 Richard
14 Anthony	114 George	214 Linda	314 Richard
15 Anthony	115 George	215 Linda	315 Rita
16 Anthony	116 Gerald	216 Linda	316 Rita
17 Anthony	117 Gerald	217 Lola	317 Rita
18 Antonia	118 Gerald	218 Lonnie	318 Robert
19 Arthur	119 Gerald	219 Lonnie	319 Robert
20 Audrey	120 Gerald	220 Lorraine	320 Robert
21 Augustus	121 Gilbert	221 Lorraine	321 Robert
22 Barbara	122 Gino	222 Louis	322 Robert
23 Barbara	123 Glenda	223 Louis	323 Robert
24 Barbara	124 Gregory	224 Louis	324 Robert
25 Barbara	125 Gregory	225 Louise	325 Roberta Ann
26 Barbara	126 Harold	226 Louise	326 Rocco
27 Barbara	127 Harry	227 Luigi	327 Ronald
28 Bernard	128 Helen	228 Lydia	328 Ronald
29 Brigid	129 Helen	229 Lynn	329 Ronald
30 C. Mark	130 Irene	230 Lynn	330 Rose
31 Carmen	131 James	231 Madeline	331 Rose Ann
32 Carol	132 James	232 Marcella	332 Rosemarie
33 Carol	133 James	233 Marcia	333 Sally
34 Carol	134 James	234 Marcia	334 Samuel
35 Carol	135 James	235 Marco	335 Sandra
36 Carolyn	136 James	236 Marcus	336 Sandra
37 Catherine	137 James	237 Margaret	337 Sandra
38 Catherine	138 James	238 Margaret	338 Sharon
39 Cathy	139 James	239 Marguerite	339 Sharon
40 Cecilia	140 James	240 Marianne	340 Stephanie
41 Cedric	141 Jane	241 Marianne	341 Stephen
42 Charlene	142 Jane	242 Marie	342 Stephen
43 Charles	143 Janet	243 Marie	343 Stephen
44 Christine	144 Janet	244 Mark	344 Stephen
45 Clair	145 Janice	245 Martha	345 Stephen
46 Claire	146 Jean	246 Martha	346 Stephen
47 Concetta	147 Jeanne	247 Mary	347 Stephen
48 Constance	148 Jeannette	248 Mary	348 Stephen
49 Constance	149 Jeffrey	249 Mary	349 Stephen Paul
50 Constance	150 Jerome	250 Mary	350 Susan
51 Cynthia	151 Joan	251 Mary	351 Susan
52 Cynthia	152 Joan	252 Mary	352 Susan
53 Daniel	153 Joann	253 Mary	353 Susan
54 David	154 Joann	254 Mary	354 Susan
55 David	155 Joanne	255 Mary	355 Suzanne
56 David	156 J. Geoffrey	256 Mary	356 Suzanne
57 Deborah	157 John	257 Mary Ann	357 Teresa
58 Deborah	158 John	258 Mary Ann	358 Teresa
59 Deborah	159 John	259 Mary Beth	359 Teresa
60 Delores	160 John	260 Mary Ellen	360 Terrance
61 Dennis	161 John	261 Maurice	361 Theresa
62 Dennis	162 John	262 Melanie	362 Thomas
63 Dennis	163 John	263 Melvin	363 Thomas
64 Dennis	164 John	264 Merrianne	364 Thomas
65 Diana	165 John	265 Michael	365 Thomas
66 Diane	166 John	266 Michael	366 Thomas
67 Diane	167 John	267 Michael	367 Thomas
68 Diane	168 Jon	268 Michael	368 Thomas
69 Diane	169 Joseph	269 Michael	369 Thomas
70 Diane	170 Joseph	270 Michael	370 Thomas
71 Diane	171 Joseph	271 Michael	371 Thomas
72 Diane	172 Joseph	272 Michael	372 Thomas
73 Dianne	173 Joseph	273 Michael	373 Thomas
74 Donald	174 Joseph	274 Michael	374 Thomas
75 Donald	175 Joseph	275 Michael	375 Timothy
76 Donald	176 Joseph	276 Michelle	376 Veronica
77 Donald	177 Joseph	277 Mildred	377 Veronica
78 Donna	178 Joseph	278 Nancy	378 Veronica
79 Donna	179 Joseph	279 Nancy	379 Veronica
80 Donna	180 Joseph	280 Nannette	380 Vikki
81 Donna Marie	181 Joseph	281 Natalie	381 Vincent
82 Dorothy	182 Joyce	282 Natalie	382 Virgil
83 Edward	183 Juan	283 Nicholas	383 Virginia
84 Edward	184 Judith	284 Patricia	384 Virginia
85 Edward	185 Judith	285 Patricia	385 Wendy
86 Edward	186 Judith	286 Patricia	386 Wendy
87 Edward	187 Karen	287 Patricia	387 William
88 Edward	188 Karen	288 Patricia	388 William
89 Edward	189 Karolyn	289 Patricia	389 William
90 Edwin	190 Karon	290 Patricia	390 William
91 Eileen	191 Kathleen	291 Patricia	391 William
92 Eileen	192 Kathleen	292 Patricia	392 William
93 Elaine	193 Kathleen	293 Patrick	393 William
94 Elaine Marie	194 Kathleen	294 Patrick	394 William
95 Elizabeth	195 Kathleen	295 Patrick	395 William
96 Emilie	196 Kathleen	296 Patrick	396 William
97 Fern	197 Kathleen	297 Paul	397 William
98 Florence	198 Kathleen	298 Paul	398 William
99 Florence	199 Kathleen Mary	299 Paul	399 William
100 Frances	200 Kathryn	300 Paul	400 William

SO, WHAT ARE WE TO DO?

"GET TO KNOW OUR CRUSADER CLASSMATES LIKE WE NEVER HAVE BEFORE"

Related Article:  

Bishop McDevitt High School, Class of 1967, Classmates Directory

________________________________________________

"Human beings have the right and duty to live in communion with one another"

Pridwen 1967, Page 4

________________________________________________

Prepared by
James Barbush
2021 Blue Mountain Parkway
Linglestown, PA  17112
JamesEBarbush@GMail.com

(717) 514-5549

.

.