Bethel School Reunion
On September 17,2010, in Brighton, Michigan, we celebrated a reunion of our classmates from our one-room schoolhouse in the woods at School Lake in Brighton. I published a picture of all of us taken in the 1949-50 school year earlier in this blog. You can view it by clicking on the link to Bethel School and read the entire story of how we were able to re-connect after 60+ years.
It was truly amazingl to visit with these childhood classmates and carry on conversations as if time had never separated us. The most amazing thing is that everybody appeared to be successful, pursuing careers as educators, enterpreneurs, servicemen/women, businessmen/women, musicians, literally all walks of life! And all of us felt that we owed it all to our beloved teacher, Mrs. Georgia Fitzpatrick, who inspired us with hope, taught us to love – ourselves as well as our classmates, taught us the importance of education, and taught us to believe in ourselves. Many of our discussions centered around this woman who worked so hard and gave so much of herself to her students in that one-room schoolhouse.
Here is a photo of the classmates that were able to attend this reunion. Unfortunately, a few had passed away, and we remembered them with sincere fondness and great memories. Heartfelt thanks go out to Suzanne Campbell Conerway who worked so hard and selflessly to make this wonderful event happen. Fantastic job!!
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