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Kathryn Tatum Lewis
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Kathryn Tatum Lewis
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Ellen Teles Ginz
Ellen Teles attended Washington University from 1965-1969. Then she went to Israel on a Peace Core-type volunteer program for the year. She decided to stay in Israel, attended Hebrew University in Jerusalem and received a Teacher's Certificate for teaching English as a Second Language. She taught ESL in Horev High School for eight years.

She got married in 1973 to Moshe Ginz. Her first daughter, Yael, was born in Jerusalem in 1979. Her second daughter, Sarah, was born in Staten Island in 1980, and her son Akiva was born in Montreal in 1983. Because of her husband's work, she has lived in three countries. Presently she is residing in Toronto, Canada.

She received her Master's Degree in Education from the Faculty of Education of the University of Toronto in 1992 in Counselling and Guidance. Since then she has been working as a guidance counsellor and a teacher of ESL at a public high school in Toronto.

Her oldest daughter, Yael, is now married with a baby girl. She resides in Jerusalem. Her second daughter, Sarah, is getting married on the auspicious day of December 25, 2000 in Jerusalem, Israel. Congratulations to you, Sarah! Mazel Tov! Her son Akiva in the twelve grade and will graduate this year. Yael has a degree in psychology and speech therapy. Sarah is finishing her bachelor's degree in science, and Akiva isn's sure which direction he wants to pursue.

That's all for now,folks. If the next Olympics is in Toronto, please give us a visit.
posted 1/2001
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Ellen Teles Ginz
	Ellen Teles attended Washington University from 1965-1969. Then she went to Israel on a Peace Core-type volunteer program for the year. She decided to stay in Israel, attended Hebrew University in Jerusalem and received a Teacher's Certificate for teaching English as a Second Language. She taught ESL in Horev High School for eight years. She got married in 1973 to Moshe Ginz. Her first daughter, Yael, was born in Jerusalem in 1979. Her second daughter, Sarah, was born in Staten Island in 1980, and her son Akiva was born in Montreal in 1983. Because of her husband's work, she has lived in three countries. Presently she is residing in Toronto, Canada. She received her Master's Degree in Education from the Faculty of Education of the University of Toronto in 1992 in Counselling and Guidance. Since then she has been working as a guidance counsellor and a teacher of ESL at a public high school in Toronto. Her oldest daughter, Yael, is now married with a baby girl. She resides in Jerusalem. Her second daughter, Sarah, is getting married on the auspicious day of December 25, 2000 in Jerusalem, Israel. Congratulations to you, Sarah! Mazel Tov! Her son Akiva in the twelve grade and will graduate this year. Yael has a degree in psychology and speech therapy. Sarah is finishing her bachelor's degree in science, and Akiva isn's sure which direction he wants to pursue. That's all for now,folks. If the next Olympics is in Toronto, please give us a visit. posted 1/2001	No new Picture

Charlotte Templeton Bentley

Hello to all my fellow Ben Franklin classmates;
I’m thrilled to be coming to our 40th reunion and to have this chance to reconnect with so many fabulous folks after so many years. It’s already been great talking to Eileen, Jean, and Bobby about the reunion plans. Soon after our graduation, my family moved away from New Orleans, so I haven’t had many reasons or opportunities to return.
I went one semester to LSUNO then to Southeastern in Hammond. After graduating in 1970 I went to Illinois for grad school (MA in English, 72) and stayed at Southern Illinois University for a Ph.D. in Education. I left Illinois in 1978 for a position at UNLV in Las Vegas.
After a short side trip to Texas I returned to Las Vegas and am still here, though both my career and personal life took a few twists and turns over the years. Like so many of us I keep gravitating back to education – what a wonderful core value for our lives engendered by our time at Franklin.
I recently started working for National University (out of California) where I’ll be opening a site in Nevada. The attached photo is the pic used by National to announce my hiring last August.
Looking forward to April!
posted 2/2005
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Charlotte Templeton Bentley
	Hello to all my fellow Ben Franklin classmates; I’m thrilled to be coming to our 40th reunion and to have this chance to reconnect with so many fabulous folks after so many years. It’s already been great talking to Eileen, Jean, and Bobby about the reunion plans. Soon after our graduation, my family moved away from New Orleans, so I haven’t had many reasons or opportunities to return. I went one semester to LSUNO then to Southeastern in Hammond. After graduating in 1970 I went to Illinois for grad school (MA in English, 72) and stayed at Southern Illinois University for a Ph.D. in Education. I left Illinois in 1978 for a position at UNLV in Las Vegas. After a short side trip to Texas I returned to Las Vegas and am still here, though both my career and personal life took a few twists and turns over the years. Like so many of us I keep gravitating back to education – what a wonderful core value for our lives engendered by our time at Franklin. I recently started working for National University (out of California) where I’ll be opening a site in Nevada. The attached photo is the pic used by National to announce my hiring last August. Looking forward to April! posted 2/2005	See Photo Below

Ken Toups
how bout bits of info?
i graduated from UNO in 75 after 10 years and nearly 300 hrs. with a BA in philosophy... got married betw 71 and 75 - we never could establish when - 3 children - but my wife left in 85 & i have lost nearly all contact with all 4 of them. have worked at Merrill Lynch since 81 after working at the IRS since 77 and the LSU LIBRARY since 75 and the UNO LIBRARY SINCE 70. do not fit in at ML at all since i seldom invest in what the firm pushes - but positive results forces management to leave me alone. i view investing as an art, not a business. all these dull facts define my life - yet have liitle to do with me.
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Update on Toups:
Retired on 2/12/02. Mother Merrill made me an offer I couldn't refuse. Married again( 2nd and the last) on 2/14/2003 to a woman who worked with me at the IRS a quarter of a century ago-I was impressed with her then because of her profound sarcasm- a sign of great intelligence- she is wonderful- a CPA and she does a mean tax return as well. I now have a relationship with my 3 children after an absence of a decade and a half- and Susan has 3 children too. Now we travel the world- and I pursue my real long term interest- creative whatever: writing(see end of message for a brief example)-drawing(combined with photography) and short stories conveyed by stringing pop songs from the 1920's to last week on CDs, telling a tale through the order of the music and completing the picture by creating a cover from one of my photos and/or prints(as altered)
Here is an example of my last writing( a mini column):
Bush, Clinton, Jerry and the press are lairs. Michael Moore had the chance to make a movie about the truth, but he was lazy and lied as well. He could be enjoying the fruits of his capitalistic labor to the tune of a billion dollar worldwide box office.
For the sake of argument, let's assume that Poland(with others) SECRETLY attacked the United States at least four times in the last dozen years, killing between three and four thousand people. Upon discovery, The U. S. could respond with one of the follwong choices: (a) do little or nothing, (b) let the United Nations handle it( even though several key member nations are on the payroll of the enemy). or (c) fight back. In this hard cruel world, choice (c) wins by default.
The crack in the door to the room full of reality is the book THE THRID TERRORIST by Jayna Davis. Substitute Iraq for Poland, then read on and get to work on the truth.
posted 10/2004
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Ken Toups
	how bout bits of info? i graduated from UNO in 75 after 10 years and nearly 300 hrs. with a BA in philosophy... got married betw 71 and 75 - we never could establish when - 3 children - but my wife left in 85 & i have lost nearly all contact with all 4 of them. have worked at Merrill Lynch since 81 after working at the IRS since 77 and the LSU LIBRARY since 75 and the UNO LIBRARY SINCE 70. do not fit in at ML at all since i seldom invest in what the firm pushes - but positive results forces management to leave me alone. i view investing as an art, not a business. all these dull facts define my life - yet have liitle to do with me. posted during 2000 ======================================================================= Update on Toups: Retired on 2/12/02. Mother Merrill made me an offer I couldn't refuse. Married again( 2nd and the last) on 2/14/2003 to a woman who worked with me at the IRS a quarter of a century ago-I was impressed with her then because of her profound sarcasm- a sign of great intelligence- she is wonderful- a CPA and she does a mean tax return as well. I now have a relationship with my 3 children after an absence of a decade and a half- and Susan has 3 children too. Now we travel the world- and I pursue my real long term interest- creative whatever: writing(see end of message for a brief example)-drawing(combined with photography) and short stories conveyed by stringing pop songs from the 1920's to last week on CDs, telling a tale through the order of the music and completing the picture by creating a cover from one of my photos and/or prints(as altered) Here is an example of my last writing( a mini column): Bush, Clinton, Jerry and the press are lairs. Michael Moore had the chance to make a movie about the truth, but he was lazy and lied as well. He could be enjoying the fruits of his capitalistic labor to the tune of a billion dollar worldwide box office. For the sake of argument, let's assume that Poland(with others) SECRETLY attacked the United States at least four times in the last dozen years, killing between three and four thousand people. Upon discovery, The U. S. could respond with one of the follwong choices: (a) do little or nothing, (b) let the United Nations handle it( even though several key member nations are on the payroll of the enemy). or (c) fight back. In this hard cruel world, choice (c) wins by default. The crack in the door to the room full of reality is the book THE THRID TERRORIST by Jayna Davis. Substitute Iraq for Poland, then read on and get to work on the truth. posted 10/2004	Toups in Red Gingham

Carol Trice Pyfer

I am thrilled to have found the website for the class of 1965! I always wondered if our class ever had reunions. My parents retired and moved back to Texas in 1971, so I've never had a reason to return and so became one of the "lost" ones. I graduated from Baylor in 1969 with a degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology -- then got my M.S. from Vanderbilt. I met my husband there and we moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania (his home) after he graduated from law school.
We've been in Lancaster for 33 years now. I recently retired from a part-time position as a speech pathologist -- I worked with special needs children ages 3-5. We have two adult children - Carrie and Trey (actually Carol Lee and John Pyfer, III - we were egotistical in the 70's and named our children after ourselves!) Our daughter is going to graduate school in San Diego, and our son manages a greenhouse business we have in Lancaster.
We stay happily involved in our community and plan to do more traveling next year after my husband John retires from his law firm.
posted 9/2004
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Carol Trice Pyfer
	I am thrilled to have found the website for the class of 1965! I always wondered if our class ever had reunions. My parents retired and moved back to Texas in 1971, so I've never had a reason to return and so became one of the "lost" ones. I graduated from Baylor in 1969 with a degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology -- then got my M.S. from Vanderbilt. I met my husband there and we moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania (his home) after he graduated from law school. We've been in Lancaster for 33 years now. I recently retired from a part-time position as a speech pathologist -- I worked with special needs children ages 3-5. We have two adult children - Carrie and Trey (actually Carol Lee and John Pyfer, III - we were egotistical in the 70's and named our children after ourselves!) Our daughter is going to graduate school in San Diego, and our son manages a greenhouse business we have in Lancaster. We stay happily involved in our community and plan to do more traveling next year after my husband John retires from his law firm. posted 9/2004	No new picture

Kathy Tzavellas Papadapolis
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Kathy Tzavellas Papadapolis
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Lester Waldman
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Lester Waldman
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Harry Kahn Wallfisch

Survived college(barely) and medical school. Found anesthesia, a perfect match.
Wife and kids are great. Currently state employee in Galveston (very close to TX and USA).
Happy and healthy. Living with Annette, Disney, Tiger and Blackie.
Harry
posted 2/2005
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Harry Kahn Wallfisch
	Survived college(barely) and medical school. Found anesthesia, a perfect match. Wife and kids are great. Currently state employee in Galveston (very close to TX and USA). Happy and healthy. Living with Annette, Disney, Tiger and Blackie. Harry posted 2/2005	No new Picture

George Walther
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George Walther
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Betsy Bainbridge
Found Betsy's email. Will pass it around. No new Picture

Betsy Bainbridge
	Found Betsy's email. Will pass it around.	No new Picture

Leslie Weinberg

Leslie Weinberg lives in New Haven, Connecticut and is a professor in the department of Theatre and Dance at Wesleyan University.
She is also the Artistic Director of the Puppet Theatre/Azdak's Garden, a not-for-profit organization of puppeteers, dancers, and actors, which she cofounded.
More information on her and her work can be found at http://www.wesleyan.edu/azdaksgarden/ and at her Wesleyan class website http://lweinberg.web.wesleyan.edu/thea383/
posted 12/2004

Leslie Weinberg
	Leslie Weinberg lives in New Haven, Connecticut and is a professor in the department of Theatre and Dance at Wesleyan University. She is also the Artistic Director of the Puppet Theatre/Azdak's Garden, a not-for-profit organization of puppeteers, dancers, and actors, which she cofounded. More information on her and her work can be found at http://www.wesleyan.edu/azdaksgarden/ and at her Wesleyan class website http://lweinberg.web.wesleyan.edu/thea383/ posted 12/2004

Flo White Nelson
Have done all sorts of things since graduating, including teaching, remodeling, working in a whole foods bakery, and working as an ICU nurse. Married happily twice (lost my first husband to death many years ago).

Currently, I'm a freelance web/multimedia designer/developer and totally love it. Do some projects solo and team with two other freelancers regularly for larger projects. Love the creativity and the variety.

[Click Here To visit Flo's site: www.anamidesigns.com.]-- site manager.
Anyone who wants to say hi can reach me at flojnel@anamidesigns.com.

And thanks, John, for keeping us up with each other.
posted 8/2001
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Flo White Nelson
	Have done all sorts of things since graduating, including teaching, remodeling, working in a whole foods bakery, and working as an ICU nurse. Married happily twice (lost my first husband to death many years ago). Currently, I'm a freelance web/multimedia designer/developer and totally love it. Do some projects solo and team with two other freelancers regularly for larger projects. Love the creativity and the variety. [Click Here To visit Flo's site: www.anamidesigns.com.]-- site manager. Anyone who wants to say hi can reach me at flojnel@anamidesigns.com. And thanks, John, for keeping us up with each other. posted 8/2001	No new picture

Carolyn Wicks Albins
Carolyn Wicks Albins
I still live in New Orleans and teach French at McMain High School.
I graduated from UNO in 1969 with a degree in French.
I married Jim Albins in 1974 and raised 2 children, Hillary and Nathanael. Hillary graduated from Ben Franklin in ' 93 and Nathanael in ' 97. Both live in New York City.
I was divorced in 2000.
posted 2/2005
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Carolyn Wicks Albins
	Carolyn Wicks Albins I still live in New Orleans and teach French at McMain High School. I graduated from UNO in 1969 with a degree in French. I married Jim Albins in 1974 and raised 2 children, Hillary and Nathanael. Hillary graduated from Ben Franklin in ' 93 and Nathanael in ' 97. Both live in New York City. I was divorced in 2000. posted 2/2005	No new picture

Margaret Wilhite

Obituary
R. Margaret Wilhite, a resident of Destrehan, died on January 9, 2006 at East Jefferson General Hospital. She was 58.
She is survived by husband Daniel G. Bates of Destrehan, and sisters Patricia Wilhite Saunders of Manchester, Connecticut and Linda Gayle Mayo of Indianapolis, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her parents William C. and Jessie May Wilhite, formerly of Lake Charles, Louisiana.
She was the Assistant Director of the St. Charles Parish Library, where she worked for 17 years. Prior to her employment at the St. Charles Parish Library, she was an anthropologist with a special interest in Mayan language and culture. She studied Mayan civilizations in Mexico and Guatemala and taught anthropology at the University of Louisville. She also delighted children and adults with her clowning performances as Rainbow and Trouble.
A memorial service for Margaret has been scheduled for January 20, 2006 at 6 PM in the large meeting room of the East Regional Library in Destrehan, Louisiana. All are welcome to attend.

Margaret and her alter ego, Trouble the Clown

Margaret Wilhite
	Obituary R. Margaret Wilhite, a resident of Destrehan, died on January 9, 2006 at East Jefferson General Hospital. She was 58. She is survived by husband Daniel G. Bates of Destrehan, and sisters Patricia Wilhite Saunders of Manchester, Connecticut and Linda Gayle Mayo of Indianapolis, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her parents William C. and Jessie May Wilhite, formerly of Lake Charles, Louisiana. She was the Assistant Director of the St. Charles Parish Library, where she worked for 17 years. Prior to her employment at the St. Charles Parish Library, she was an anthropologist with a special interest in Mayan language and culture. She studied Mayan civilizations in Mexico and Guatemala and taught anthropology at the University of Louisville. She also delighted children and adults with her clowning performances as Rainbow and Trouble. A memorial service for Margaret has been scheduled for January 20, 2006 at 6 PM in the large meeting room of the East Regional Library in Destrehan, Louisiana. All are welcome to attend. Margaret and her alter ego, Trouble the Clown

Jackie Williamson Cassaday
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Jackie Williamson Cassaday
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Gene Zeller
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Gene Zeller
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Fred Zengel
Fred likes to reminisce about his basketball career.
If he approves we'll post his story "Sidney's Point" here. No new picture

Fred Zengel
	Fred likes to reminisce about his basketball career. If he approves we'll post his story "Sidney's Point" here.	No new picture

Mike Zerlin
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Mike Zerlin
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