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9/13/2023
Passing of Michael Shapira
Sad to inform our classmates that Michael Shapira passed away the first week of September. (This news item reported by David Garfin and relayed by Sandie Knopf.)
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10/2/2022
Our NHS Class Yearbook
Thanks to the courtesy of Hennepin County Library as well as the resourcefulness of a number of our classmates, we're happy to be able to provide an electronic version of our NHS Polaris
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6/3/2021
Our Fun Sunday Skype Get-Togethers Still Going Strong!
We continue to have GREAT TIMES and GREAT SPEAKERS in our fun Skype virtual reunion sessions! We meet Sundays at 2:00 PM EST (or EDT when on Daylight Savings Time) -- with each session s
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Gerald Leinfelder
Here is my story since we last studied and played together some 50+ years ago at Dear Old North High…
Several of us from the Class of '58 were fortunate enough to receive scholarships to Hamline University in St. Paul starting in the fall of 1958. NHS classmates John Mickelson, Don Foss, John Blomlie and I car-pooled there each day in Don Foss's black Mercury coupe. (I'm sure each of us can still tell a crazy story or two about that experience!!)
After our freshman year, all of us (except for Blomlie who went to St. Cloud State) --transferred to the U of M where, in 1962, I graduated with a BA in Liberal Arts and a major in Psychology.
With the Draft Board after me, I joined the Army National Guard and went off to Ft. Leonard Wood for six months of basic training along with fellow North High classmate and long-time friend, Ron Thurner.
I had met my wife to be at Hamline, and Carol Schwarz and I were married upon my return from Army active duty in June, 1963.
As my first job at that time, I had joined Procter and Gamble in a field marketing support function covering Minnesota, the Dakotas, and Western Wisconsin.
In 1966, I joined the International Milling Company in a management training program and got my start in the Human Resource management field.
I was recruited in 1968 to Control Data Corporation. There, I had a long career in Human Resources/Administration, and Executive Management -- and was fortunate to be able to retire from CDC/Ceridian Corp. in 1997 after almost 30 years. Carol also retired at this time from the Edina Public School system.
We sold our Edina home of 25 years to our daughter and son-in-law and moved to our lake home in Crosslake, MN, on the Whitefish Chain. While living in Crosslake, I actively participated in small town civic activities.
In 2007, after ten wonderful years of living "Up North", we sold our lake home and moved back to the Minneapolis area -- into a townhome in Medina -- to enjoy being closer to our daughter and son and their families (five grandchildren).
We’ve always been close to our children and are having fun babysitting the grandkids and supporting them in their main activities. (E.g., helping our son as he coaches his son's little-league teams.)
As for other retirement activities, I continue to be involved in various volunteer projects in our Church and in Habitat for Humanity. And during our 10 years living at the lake, I was very active in our Lake Association’s lake-shore conservation projects which included developing and leading one of the largest public lakeshore restoration projects in the State of Minnesota.
Over the years, we've participated in and enjoyed a great variety of pastimes/hobby-activities. Scouting and my wife's family introduced me to the outdoors and fishing/hunting. I've enjoyed many and varied wilderness experiences such as the BWCAW. Carol and I also regularly enjoy the theater and orchestra along with other cultural activities and U of M sporting events. We've also been most-fortunate to be able to travel extensively in North America, throughout Europe, and into Asia Minor.
Yes, as I reflect on the past 50 years, I've been blessed-with and have enjoyed: good health, a good education, good work, a wonderful family, and wonderful friends! We are most thankful for the experiences and look forward to the future.
Best wishes to each of you!
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