![]() Once, when we were driving slowly looking at houses, a man came up and asked if we needed help. “I take them in my van, and drive by their old homes – I grew up on Huron Ave., and the house still looks good. “As you get older, you don’t know if you’ll make it another five,” said Bryte, who organizes the reunions with classmate Bob Hunt, who lives in Huber Heights.Īt reunions, Bryte takes those who are interested to visit the old neighborhood. ![]() In 2000, Thompson died, and in 2005, the group began having reunions every two years. ![]() I enjoy knowing what’s happened in their lives, and we like reminiscing about our teachers and the trouble we got into.” And, we all lived in the Westwood neighborhood, so knew each other pretty well. “In elementary school, we were together eight-or-nine years, but only four in high school. We have alumni come from California, Arizona, Michigan, but most still live in the Dayton area, in Springfield, Centerville and Kettering. “We started including anyone who graduated from Westwood in the ’50s, and, through word of mouth, our list grew, at one time to 115,” said Bryte. And, over the years, not only teachers but also classmates passed away, and the numbers decreased.
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