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Hey bartender, set them up again, "Here's to the class of '56, the last of the old, the first of the new, the best of the in-between" (or something like that, I don't always remember)

From George Heron(email)

Venard Class of 1956

Third row: Donald Marshall, Charlie Wolfmeyer, Robert Jones, Paul Li, John DeFrank, Joseph Landry, James Hilgeman, John Dowling, Carl DeSanto (DeSando?), Terry Cambias

Second row: Dale Baron, John Harrington, Kevin O'Connell, George Heron, Thomas Fisher, Patrick Murphy, Paul Wenko, Herman Hudepohl, Robert Barton

First row: Michael McClosky, Edmund Cookson, Andrew Haggerty, Peter Chang, Fr. John Elwood, LeRoy Assenheimer, Charles Winkler, Robert Gagne, Don Goulet

- Wolfmeyer came to the Venard from the St. Louis house along with Charlie Winkler.

- Wolfmeyer left after the Venard and became a cop.

- Charlie Winkler was ordained but eventually left the priesthood.


Venard Class of 1956 (second picture from John DeFrank)

Third row: Donald Marshall, Charlie Wolfmeyer, Robert Jones, Paul Li, John DeFrank, Joseph Landry, James Hilgeman, John Dowling, Carl DeSanto (DeSando?), Terry Cambias

Second row: Dale Baron, John Harrington, Kevin O'Connell, George Heron, Thomas Fisher, Patrick Murphy, Paul Wenko, Herman Hudepohl, Robert Barton

First row: Michael McClosky, Edmund Cookson, Andrew Haggerty, Peter Chang, Fr. John Elwood, LeRoy Assenheimer, Charles Winkler, Robert Gagne, Don Goulet

- Wolfmeyer came to the Venard from the St. Louis house along with Charlie Winkler.

- Wolfmeyer left after the Venard and became a cop.

- Charlie Winkler was ordained but eventually left the priesthood.


Venard Class of 1957

From John Martin at a parish in Mexico(email)

Through Charlie Kircher (email)


Venard Class of 1957 (Junior Year)

Top Row: Your left to Right. Mark Sweeney, Joseph Burke, John Krajewski, Neil Carr, Harry Harrington, Joe Nelson???, LeRoy Spaniol, John Martin, Frank Uhler

Front Row: Maurice Sirois, Charlie Kircher, Jack Heniff, John Cookson, John McDonough, Richard Albertine, Joe Sanches, John Zammit


Venard Class of 1957 (Senior Year With Fr.Allen, "The Bull" - and I quote - "You're not producing!!")

Top Row: Joe Mullally, Leroy Spaniol, Neil Carr, Mark Sweeney, Harry Harrington, John Martin, Frank Uhler, Joe Burke, Joe Honich

Front Row: Charlie Kircher, Joe Sanches, John Zammit, Richard Albertine, John Cookson, Fr. Allen, Jack Heniff, John McDonough, Mike Concagh, Maurice Sirois