St. Mary High School, Class of '60

2005 Update

I am sorry to say Stan and I are unable to attend the Class reunion. My daughter Carrie is getting married Oct. 8th, 2005. Carrie lost her first husband Oct 31st, 2002 of cancer. I enclosed a picture of my husband and daughters and Karen Healy. We also have two sons, Steve 30 and John 28. We have three grandchildren. 

Hello to everyone. Have a great weekend!

Prior update

Susanne & Stan have been married for 32 years. Their 5 children range in age from 24 to 31 plus 1 daughter-in-law and 1 son-in-law. No grandchildren. The big event this year is daughter Jennifer’s wedding in Chicago in September.

Susanne has worked as a Teacher’s Aid for 18 years at Meadowbank Schools and is still working. Stan retired from National Bank of Detroit (Bank One).

Favorite vacation spots include Hawaii and Orlando, FL.

The greatest joys of my life resulted from my marriage to Mike Bossary. I have four sons --Michael, Andy, Matt and Alex – who kept me busy and fulfilled for many years. Besides the joy of four sons, my life now includes three daughters-in-law -- Marie, Therese and Wendy.

Even more happiness came along with grandchildren. Tim and Wayne, my oldest grandsons, are nineteen and twenty-one years old. Finally, at age 50, while going through our divorce, I was blessed with Megan Jo (who I insist on calling Megan Joy) as she became my first granddaughter. She also has a brother, Nathan, who taught me that my heart could expand unbelievably. Even then my blessings have lately increased to include my latest granddaughter, Miss Annalee – Matt and Wendy’s first child.

Life is good! Five years after my divorce, I married Marco Iacopelli. Along with him came 2 sons, 2 daughters, 3 in-laws and twelve more grandchildren!!

Let me tell you, grandchildren are easy.

We now live in Naples, Florida, which is the closest place to paradise here on earth. We go to friends for dinner, have friends to dinner (reason for weight gain), play cards, play bocci, do aerobics, walk and plan cruises. I have had the great joy lately of attending writer’s workshops. Writing "Dear God" letters has been a constant part of my life.

Always a seeker of truth. Forever on a spiritual path developed by 12 step programs. Grateful for my life and all its happenings.

Tom Chwalik passed away on September 23, 2002 after a long battle against cancer. Tom and Nancy (Wicker) Chwalik live in Farmington Hills, Michigan where they raised three children and now enjoy retirement. Tom completed his formal education at Eastern Michigan University with an MBA in Management Science. He worked for Ford Motor Company for thirty-one years in various divisions and on assignments that took him and his family to Europe, South America and the Middle East. Tom completed his career with Ford as Manufacturing Manager and was most recently responsible for the roll out of Ford’s Manufacturing Strategy worldwide. He now works for an international consulting firm where he continues to interface with the auto industry. He enjoys antique cars, skiing, sailing, tennis and works out and runs daily.

Nancy also completed her formal education at Eastern Michigan University with a Masters in Education after receiving a degree in Nursing. She worked for the Wayne/Westland School District for twenty-seven years – bought three years and retired in 1999. Nancy taught grade school in five different schools and enjoyed working/teaching St. Mary’s classmates children and then their children.

Number one son, Robert earned an MBA from the University of Michigan along with degrees in Chemistry from Albion College and a Chemical Engineering Degree from Wayne State. He works for PRTM a consulting firm located in Boston, Massachusetts. Bob lives in Grosse Ile and has two children.

Number two son, William earned his Masters Degree from Clarion University located in upper Pennsylvania where he played basketball on scholarship. He is married, has one child and he and his wife teach school in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Barbara was married this past summer to Bret Fox a graduate of Akron University. She met Bret while attending the college of Mount Saint Joseph in Cincinnati, Ohio. They live outside of Columbus, Ohio and she is now working and attending Dominican University where she plans a "near future" graduation.

2005 Update

I'm still busy, still teach part time & take care of my lovely 16 year-old cats (my babies).

2001 Update

Life has been good for me – I’m doing well and never stop counting my blessings – No complaints!

I will miss seeing everyone again but perhaps the next one will work out better.

Have a great time and best wishes always –

Mary Lou