CBC Class of 1958 Anniversaries & Reunions

The 60th Reunion of the CBC Class of 1958 was held on September 7, 2018 in the Alumni Room at the "new" CBC school in West County.

As with any reunion, Tom Maher, the planner and class champion, had to juggle all the "what-ifs" and "how abouts" that could have been involved with the reunion, but for a variety of reasons, were not selected.

Proposed, but not chosen, were a stag beer bust at Dick Smythe's home in Chesterfield, another date to coincide with a Cardinals game in St Louis, and a viewing of a CBC class of 2018 football game. All great ideas, but the final event ended up a calm event where you truly had time to chat and catch up with your classmates, was the preferred and chosen alternative.

Special mention is due to the excellent bar-b-que prepared by chief chef, Frank Pellegrini, assisted by Terry O'Brien, Jim Vogelsang and others. It is also easy to forget the camaraderie before the event tending to the many details, especially by the monthly Duffys lunch bunch.

Also, the individual interactions of the grandfatherly attendees, like the carpooling by Hach, Reinhart and Steiert, made it a fun time. Speeches were kept to a minimum, money was a non-topic, but brotherhood took the spotlight, especially in an original video, and organizing for a group photo seemed like herding cats. If you wanted to catch up with the news of guys you spent 4 years with in your teens, this was the place to be!