<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2gMjLx_1GtYf88B00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2gMjLx_1GtYf88B00" width="1141" height="590" ></figure>MEMPHIS — The Gorin Alumni Reunion was held Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Boyer Event Center in Memphis, bringing together former classmates, teachers and friends for an evening of fellowship and memories.The event center opened at 4 p.m., allowing alumni and guests time to visit and take photographs before the evening’s activities.Gorin Alumni President Billy Davis welcomed attendees and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Leon Buford offered the invocation before a meal catered by Steve’s Family Diner of Kahoka.Following the meal, Davis called the business meeting to order. Copies of the previous year’s minutes and treasurer’s report were provided at each table for review. Both reports were approved by those attending.Several milestone graduating classes were recognized, including the 50-year class of 1976, although no members of that class were present. The 60-year class of 1966 and 70-year class of 1956 also were honored.Special recognition was given to two members of the 75-year class of 1951, Lois (Calvert) Humes and Janis (Dieterich) Theel.Nancy (Tague) Platz recognized Dean and Marsha (Austin) Davis for having the longest marriage among alumni present at 59 years.Recognition for traveling the greatest distance went to Sharon (Beye) Flint of Crystal Lake, Florida, who traveled approximately 1,200 miles, and Janis Theel of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who traveled approximately 400 miles.Davis recognized veterans in attendance, and Diane Tague conducted a roll call of alumni.Phyllis (Atwater) George and Merri (Atwater) Grogan led a memorial service honoring deceased alumni and former students.Those remembered included Stanley Jack Garmon, Class of 1957; Fred Garmon, Class of 1958; Barbara (Garmon) England and Brenda (Buford) Eckland, Class of 1961; Elaine (Ewing) Forrester, Class of 1964; Jackie Golbricht, Class of 1967; Mike Hulet, Class of 1981; and Mike Hamlin, who attended Gorin High School but did not graduate from the school.Alumni attending the reunion, listed by graduating class, included:1951: Lois (Calvert) Humes and Janis (Dieterich) Theel.1956: Ronnie Boyer.1958: Kenny Clatt.1959: F.L. Scott.1961: Linda (Tague) Brown.1962: Sherrill (Tague) Clatt.1964: Leon Buford.1966: Patty (Herring) Arnold, Dean Davis, Lloyd Erickson, David Peterson, Nancy (Tague) Platz, Connie (Ward) Ward and Janice (Beye) Yates.1967: Peggy (Parsons) Cumby, Marsha (Austin) Davis, Vickie (Miller) Dodge and Phyllis (Atwater) George.1968: John Austin, Donna (Tague) Bailey, Connie (Erickson) Balfour, James Balfour, Larry Daniels, Joleen (Musgrove) Davis, Sharon (Beye) Flint and Mary Jo Morris.1971: Donna (Davis) Austin, Betty Jean (Tague) Bissell and Reta (Musgrove) Stott.1973: Duane Arnold, Debra (Klopfer) Fischer and Randy Rockhold.1975: Debra (Tague) Heck and Alan Hulet.1977: Randy Thomas.1981: Denise (Rockhold) Cooper.1982: Paul Tague.Also attending were several former Gorin students who graduated from other schools, including Vern St. Clair, Merri (Atwater) Grogan, Alan Erickson, Tammy (Erickson) Weidenbenner, Candy (Childress) Humes, Neil Howard, Jimmy Brown and Mary Dieterich.Two former Gorin teachers, Ellen Kaye and Lori Wallace, also attended the reunion.Officers selected for 2027 are Debra Heck, president; Connie Ward, vice president; Mary Lou Kraus, secretary; and Paul Tague, treasurer.Board members are Leon and Hazel Buford, Nancy Platz and Billy Davis.The evening concluded with alumni and guests visiting and reminiscing with former classmates and friends.Due to a scheduling conflict with the venue, next year’s Gorin Alumni Reunion will be held Saturday, Oct. 2, 2027, rather than its usual date.</div></body>

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MEMPHIS — The Gorin Alumni Reunion was held Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Boyer Event Center in Memphis, bringing together former classmates, teachers and friends for an evening of fellowship and memories. The event center opened at 4 p.m., allowing alumni and guests time to visit and take photographs...

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MEMPHIS — The Gorin Alumni Reunion was held Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Boyer Event Center in Memphis, bringing together former classmates, teachers and frie

Gorin Alumni Reunion Honors Graduates, Recognizes Milestone Classes

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