BRUSH HIGH Class of 1964

Welcome to the Brush High School Class of 1964 web site.

Charles F. Brush, the inventor of the Arc Light, is the person for which this High School has been named. Thus, Brush High is the home of the Brush Arcs. Located at Mayfield Rd. and Evanston, Brush High is in the South Euclid / Lyndhurst, Ohio School District.

Please join us here as we share some of our memories and current events of the Student Class of 1964.


HAVE FUN AND ENJOY A LITTLE BIT OF AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE CLASS OF 1964 !

Video Courtesy of Earl Pranke

2016 -- The Year of a winning  team celebrating a winning Class

LINKS & CONTACT INFORMATION

LINKS:

Jim's Page

Page 3

Page 4

50th Reunion

70th Birthday Party 


CONTACT US AT: brush1964@gmail.com

Brush Alumni Assn. (click on)

A memo from Dennis Lambert

OFFICIALLY, ENTERING OUR 7th DECADE in 2016!

YOU SAY IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY!

 

FOREVER CLASSMATES

1946 - 2016

Pat McLaughlin Hudson

1946 - 2014

IN MEMORY OF MR. KILFOYLE

ROBERT J. KILFOYLE, age 83, originally of Parma, passed away peacefully on April 11, 2012 in Jonesboro, AR after a long illness. "Bob" is survived by Patricia, his beloved wife of 62 years, children: Dianna Kornblum of Jonesboro, AR and David Kilfoyle of Hudson, and grandsons, David, Josh, Bryce and Shane. Bob was a football star and graduate of both St. Ignatius High School and John Carroll University as well as a longtime teacher and coach at Brush High School. He is in the Hall of Fame at all three schools. A private ceremony will be held.

I you would like to leave a message for the family, you can do so by clicking on:

Plain Dealer Obituary

OUR TEACHERS

It is hard to believe that many of our teachers were just about the age that our children are today when we were at Brush.  "To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven"  [Ecclesiastes 3:1-8].  And so it goes, some have passed on while others endure.  Some of our Classmates have been keeping in touch with these former teachers and have been sharing their experiences with Jim Simpson.  In turn, Jim has been emailing information to us along with contact information for those of you who would like to phone or write to these fine educators.  I will post some of our most recent information here and for the purposes of  privacy, please email Jim at the above posted address for contact information.  These teachers and their families would love to here from you.

Thanks to Frank Jayne, who himself was a physical education teacher, we were able to locate Jay Alexander.  Frank has been in contact with "Jumpin' Jay" for sometime now and shared the fact that Jay was somewhat restricted in his ability to communicate but loves hearing from his old students.  This was confirmed by his wife, Mary Beth who responded to a letter I sent him.  Jay was working with his wife who is a wild-life artist.  She also quotes one of his philosophies that is her favorite:  "Something to do; Someone to love; and something to hope for."

Sadly, Jay passed away on May 15, 2013.  Here is a link to the obituary.  Obituary, click on!  Also, there is an on-line guest book  where you can leave a message.  A memorial service will be held on Sunday (Father's Day) June 16th -- details in the obituary.   

I'll add this personal note about Jay Alexander.  From climbing a rope to the rafters using only his hands to walking on his hands, he never asked his students to do anything that he could not do himself.  He taught health, blending in the concepts of mind, spirit, as well as the body.  His legacy lives within all of us, whose lives he touched.

Norman Grimes today

Still a Brush Arc

Norman Grime, one of my favorite teachers, has had a stroke back in April.  He is recovering according to Tom Owings.  Besides Chemistry, Mr. Grimes coached Cross Country.  I remember him as the Chemistry teacher who wouldn't let me fail.  Unfortunately, I took Business Math instead of Algebra 1 in my sophomore year, so when I took Chemistry in my junior year I was a year behind in the math. He worked with me, teaching me the advanced formulas that I needed for Chemistry.  For those of you who had Mr. Grimes, you will remember that he required his students to purchase Schwann's College Chemistry.  He felt that the high school text book was too elementary, so we learned Chemistry at the college level.  By the way, I did get a passing grade in Chemistry -- I think I pulled a "C".  Mr. Grime lives in Tiffin Ohio and Jim has his contact information.

HELLO !

Hi Folks,

We are up and running. Jim asked me to assist him, so I am helping out with this Site. In the "Links" area above, you can click on to the other pages. You can also link to our email address. 

We hope you will join in and help bring old friends and classmates back together. Contact Jim with your suggestions and ideas. Your input and thoughts are always welcome!

Dennis Lambert

PLEASE BEWARE!  There are rogue websites that will appear when searching "Brush Class of 1964" or variations thereof.  Whether searching Google, Yahoo, or other search services, we can often be found right at the beginning, so don't be fooled.  We do not require a log-in or ask you for personal information.  Some sites even give a Lyndhurst address of origination.  Unless something changes, this is the only place to connect with the Brush Class of 1964.  

Just remember, you can always search Brush Class of 1964. If you ever have any questions, you can always email Jim Simpson at brush1964@gmail.com.

Basic Information

This is a Web Blog. As a Blog, items appear under various Posts. Some posts will allow for comments. Please be thoughtful in posting comments. There are 4 Pages with "click to" provisions in the "Links" area. You will be able to link to any page from any page by simply clicking on a "link". Therefore, by Bookmarking the Home Page you will be able to navigate the entire website.

We are trying to make our Website interactive. Our Classmates are often interested in old friends that we grew up with, how each of us has matured, and what is significant about our lives. Therefore, you are invited to submit pictures, links, brief comments, and items of interest to us via email with the following provisions:

1. PICTURES & COMMENTS: Please, no more than 5 Pictures per email. Please "photo edit" the pictures so they are no larger a file than 250 kb per picture. Your fellow classmates are interested in you so be sure you are in personal pictures. Comments should be brief and to the point so that they are of general interest to other classmates. Pictures and Comments that revive memorable events and places specific to us as a class are also welcome. We do reserve the right to edit.

2. LINKS: Links are welcome, but will be posted carefully to insure that they are in keeping with the SPIRIT of and PURPOSE for this website. They can be job or event related but must relate to you as a classmate or contain information that would appeal to our class. They should generally be interesting but NOT soliciting. For Example: Jack Leach drove to Alaska and posted his diary and pictures on a travel blog. Nancy Fenley has a web site for her business. Religious, Political, and/or any Controversial Links will NOT be posted. Yes, if your Church has an outing and you were there, we will post the link, but be sure we can see a lot of you. Links that revive memorable events and places specific to us as a class are also welcome.

3. Finally: These are guidelines, not hard & fast rules!

Since Jim Simpson is managing and answering email received, if your submission is for this website, please note that in your message. I will be editing and posting pictures and comment as they come in.

Thank You for your cooperation, Dennis Lambert


Please Note: All Pictures posted here appear in a reduce format. HOWEVER, if you would like to copy and save a picture or just view it as a full picture file, you need only to double click on the picture to open the full picture and right click to copy and save it. If you are a Mac user, the copy and save process is in your task bar above.