The Tamaqua Area Senior High School Class of 72 celebrated its 50th class reunion on Sept. 24, 2022, at the home of Ron and Lorraine Blickley of Barnesville. Seventy four people attended, including 52 classmates and 22 guests. Two servings of food were provided as well as two bands playing throughout the day. The classmates also had a tour of their high school given by the assistant principal. Their class was the first to have completed all four years in the new school.

Front row, from left, starting with kneeling or seated: Jeff Callan, Charles Arner, David Machay, George Petrole, Ann Lazarchick Krapf and Brian Vlcek.

Second row starting with seated: Chris Henry Miller, Patty Rooney Turton, Nancy Fenstermacher Kirmani, Patti Burke, Debbie Meredith Delp, Chris Tolotti Erdner, Linda Weaver Whetstone, Diane Ristila Kitchen and Ken Billman. Third row, from left: Donald Drumheller, Ruth Allen Dahms, Sam Schaefer, Mary Karen Wenzel Shoff, Nancy Wittig Eleazer, Paula Truskey Steirer, Judith Klein Williams, Lorraine Zukovich Blickley, Karen Mateo Read, Georgine Semko Bowe, Martin Zukovich, John “Jack” Sakusky, Denise Smith Huggins, Carol Prosymchak Hartung, Kathy Jones Kropp, Doris Hollenbach Meneses, Kenny Krapf, Tony Litvinas, Bob Gill, Edward Weicker and Joseph Matsago. Back row: Ronald Becker, Bruce August, Donald Reed, Marvin Schwartz, Earl Lindenmuth, Lawrence Sassaman, Barbara Koch Hill, David Burrell, Linda Hartung Kane, Diane Martin Mountz, Susan Swartz Bonner, Donna Ellex Benninger, Barbara George Emert, Aimee Kester Caputo, William Schuetrumpf and Jeffrey Reehl. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO