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The 1950s
John McHugh ’52,
former principal
and alumnus of William Allen High
School, had the school’s auditorium
renamed after him. McHugh graduated
in 1949 from Allentown High School
and later served as the school’s princi-
pal from 1971 through 1982. He died in
September 2010.
Allen Koehler ’55
has written an
autobiography,
“Born Poor; Or Was I?
(Or Were We?)”
and a treatise called
“God’s Word, The Holy Bible – My Guide
in My Life.”
Koehler served in the Army
Security Agency during the Korean
War. He was principal at Trooper
School in the North Penn School Dis-
trict, North Wales Elementary School,
Montgomery School and Oak Park
Elementary School, retiring in 1991.
He is a 44-year member of Central
Schwenkfelder Church. The church’s
Central Community Center was dedi-
cated to Koehler on Sept. 11, 2011.
Carl Bloss ’56
recently moved back
to the Berks County area and now
teaches free formal genealogy classes
to the public. He was appointed as
archivist for the Bethany Children’s
Home in Womelsdorf, Pa.
Kenneth Hoak ’56
is a world traveler
and adjunct art instructor at both
Millersville University and Elizabeth-
town College. Currently, he acts as
curator and president emeritus of the
Conestoga Area Historical Society. He
served as art department chair of the
Solanco School District in Quarryville,
Pa., from 1956–1993.
Keith Newhard ’59
was among five
individuals honored at Northampton
High School’s Hall of Fame ceremony.
A member of the class of 1954, Newhard
earned nine varsity letters and captained
the football and basketball teams. He
served two years in the U.S. Army and
taught at Pen Argyl and Stroudsburg
before becoming a coach, teacher and
athletic director at Dieruff for 31 years.
The 1960s
Rebecca (Casner) Desmond ’61
has
launched a career as an educational
consultant. Prior to retirement, she
taught at Downingtown West High
School where she was involved with
in-depth curriculum development.
Desmond received the Educator 500
Award from the 3E Institute and the
Tennis Educational Merit Award from
the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
She is the co-author of the book,
“Coaching Tennis Successfully.”
Alan Tisdale ’63
has retired as an
architect registered in both Pennsylva-
nia and Florida. His practice included
schools, colleges and both municipal
and corporate facilities. He has trav-
eled extensively and written close to
118 stories describing these experiences
for the benefit of his grandchildren.
Kenneth Zellner ’67,
an educator with
a 47-year career with Parkland School
District and KU, has been inducted
into the Distinguished Alumni Wall of
Honor by the Parkland School District
Education Foundation.
John Wabby ’69
was inducted into
the Allen-Rogowicz Chapter of the
Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame as
a member of its Class of 2014. Wabby
graduated from Saint Clair High School
in 1964, earning all-county honors in
his senior year for football, and leading
the Schuylkill League in hitting during
his sophomore year in baseball. Wabby
was a captain of the football team and
was named offensive MVP and a first-
team All-Pennsylvania State Confer-
ence defensive back during his senior
year at Kutztown. He was also named
to Kutztown’s Athletic Hall of Fame.
Wabby played and coached semi-pro
football before teaching and coaching
at Saint Clair and guiding the Saints to
the 1970 Eastern Conference Southern
Division title. In 1986, Wabby became
the principal at Blue Mountain, and then
served as Schuylkill League president,
president of the Eastern Football Con-
ference and as a member of the board
of directors of the District II committee.
In 1993, he joined the Pennsylvania
Interscholastic Athletic Association
and helped create the modern version
of the Schuylkill League.
The 1970s
Richard Vito
joined guitarist Arlen
Roth to create his new CD,
“Slide
Guitar Summit,”
along with Johnny
Winter, Sonny Landreth, David Lindley,
Jimmy Vivino, Jack Pearson, Lee Roy
Parnell, Cindy Cashdollar and Greg
Martin. The album was produced by
Grammy-winner Tom Hambridge.
Bayard Horn ’70
is an Arts of the
Inland gallery featured artist. Although
he has been drawing and painting
since school, he began fully devoting
his time to his art in March 2012.
Gail (Zimmerman) Thomas ’71
celebrat-
ed the publication of her third collection
of poetry,
“Waving Back”
in April 2015.
She is the author of
“Finding the Bear”
and
“No Simple Wilderness: An Elegy
for Swift River Valley.”
Her poems have
appeared in more than 30 literary
journals and anthologies, and she has
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