In Memoriam: Walt Landgraf

We were shocked to hear of the death this week of Walt Landgraf, biology teacher during our time at Regional, and very active member of the community since then. Here is his obituary from the Register Citizen, as well as an article about him from the same paper, and his obituary from the Hartford Courant.

Calling hours will be at the Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church in Pleasant Valley on Tuesday, July 31, from 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral for family and close friends will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 1, at 10 a.m. at the Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church, and a public memorial service will be held on Saturday, Aug. 4, at 10 a.m. in the auditorium of Northwestern Regional #7 High School, Winsted, CT. Montano-Shea Funeral Home, 5 Steele Road, New Hartford, has care of the arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Barkhamsted Historical Society, Pleasant Valley, CT.

Visit an online guestbook at www.montano-shea.com.

We have also been saddened to hear of the passing of several other teachers of that era in the last few years: Jim Hughes, John Hansen, Alice Waldecker (April 15, 2005), and Jean Clark.

Fashion Hits the Hill

Okay, ’fess up. How did you look in your gym uniform?








Do you still have your letter sweater? or better yet, can you still fit into it?

Tell us your clothing memories in the comments below (click “COMMENTS”), and if you have pictures, e-mail Deb Reardon and let her know.

Deer Old School on the Hill

Do you remember the school song? Did you know we had a school song? It did have something to do with autumn leaves of gold.

Deb Reardon has a copy in a piano bench somewhere in the United States, but no guarantees... anyone?

Come Back to School

Can you remember any of your school days? We want to hear about them—we’ll introduce topics in upcoming posts, which you can add to in the comments.

Are you interested in participating in an alumni band? an alumni theater troupe?

Would you like to help bring back the variety show? Do you remember any of the emcees?

Do you dare play in an alumni soccer game?

If you’re interested in getting involved, please e-mail any of the steering committee members at right.