A heart attack took Larry on June 18, 1989, at the age of 51. He had been having heart problems for some time. He had bypass surgery 5 years prior. He retired from a career in the army. Larry was working with his nephew in Las Vegas. He is survived by his wife, Ronna, his brother Joe, two sons, Matt and Derek and two grandchildren, Mattison (age 5) and Grant (age 1). His friends will always miss his smile and jovial ways.

Hi my name is Rick Wright, I'm 1 of 2 sons of Shirley and Carol Wright. I am so excited to see my mothers picture on your website! I was thinking of her and thought I'd do a web search for her name just to see what came up and you made my day. I miss her soooo much.

Anyway, thank you so much for helping keep her memory alive. I'm anxious to tell my brother and father about her picture being on the Internet at your web site.

Thanks again, Rick

Frieda Dyche Mc Reynolds just told us that Carol Bruce died recently in 2001 of cancer.  She was Frieda's best friend in High School.  Carol lived in Oregon and had a wonderful life with her husband and her three daughters.

Barbara Faye Coon Marhant passed away October 31, 2004 in Portland, OR. She was 67 years old. Barbara was born to Garrett and Helen Coon in Glendale, CA. on April 27, 1937. While her father served in the Navy, her family relocated to several homes across the country. In the late 40's they settled in Burbank, CA where Barbara attended Jordan Jr. High and graduated from John Burroughs High in 1955. During this time, Barbara fondly became referred to as "Bunny" Many of her closest family and friends have always known her by this endearing nickname. Barbara graduated from the University of California Los Angeles with a bachelor degree in elementary education in 1959 and embarked on her lifelong career in teaching with the Burbank Unified School District. Over 34 years, Barbara taught elementary age children at Emerson Elementary, Washington Elementary, and then extensively at Bret Hart Elementary School.

Barbara and Robert Gillies Marchant, originally from Hamilton, Ontario Canada, were married in Burbank on July 1, 1961. She gave birth to their daughter, Michelle Diane, in October of 1962 and son, Gregory Robert in February of 1966. After nearly 30 years of teaching, Bunny enrolled at Pepperdine University in California and received her masters in teaching in 1988. With the masters in hand, she began teaching night classes in English at Glendale Community College while continuing to instruct at Bret Hart Elementary School in Burbank. Barbara retired from her teaching career in Burbank in the spring of 1993 and relocated with Bob to Boise, Idaho. For Barbara, Idaho possessed and unexplored beauty that fueled her adventurous soul. She taught classes for the Academic Skills Department on the campus of Boise State University. In addition, Barbara briefly taught for the Sylvan Learning Center. She was a member of the Red Hat Society and served the Assistance League of Boise where she was board secretary. She donated her time to the Assistance League thrift store and as well as Operation School Bell. Barbara was a member of the Plantation Homeowners Board and supported the Arts by volunteering regularly as an usher at the Anne Morrison Performing Arts Center.

Friends and family fondly remember Bunny as a real go-getter. She loved being out in nature and expressed this love with downhill skiing and venturing out on many back packing excursions in her much loved Yosemite Nat. Park. Barbara rode her bicycle down the green belt in Boise and piloted small aircraft over the skys of Los Angeles. She was a self-taught historian who loved to read historical fiction and nonfiction alike.

She and her husband traveled together regularly to experience the beauty and depth of the world we live in, as well as visit the many friends and loved ones that were so very dear to her. Some of her fondest memories include sailing the great rivers of America and Europe.

Family was always a priority and most of her life's goals and dreams surrounded her need and desire to build and enrich these relationship ties.

Barbara is survived by her loving husband Robert, daughter Michelle and husband Todd Bledsoe, son Gregory and wife Maureen, and their six grandchildren. She is also survived by sisters Carolyn Jean Stillman with husband James and Dorothy Anne Williams. In her generation she was preceded in death by her much beloved brother in law, Jack Williams.

Jim passed away on Feb. 28, 2005

John was in NROTC in college, entered flight training in the Navy as part of his college training with Dan Cassidy.  The flying bug hit John and he became carrier qualified - could land a plane on carrier. During training his plane had a malfunction as he was returning from base off a carrier and he didn't eject. He was killed in crash around 1964. He was married to Della Redden at the time .

Sue passed away on Jan 12, 2000 from complications from Diabetes.  She leaves a husband and three daughters.  One son preceded her in death.  This information was provided by her friend and our classmate Pat Keller.

MARTHA A. MAXHAM , 65, died Friday, May 17, 2002. She was born April 26, 1937, in Montogomery, Alabama. She was a retired after 32 years as a flight attendant for Flying Tigers Airline. She passed away from complications from diabetes just five weeks after visiting her sister Mary. She is survived by her brothers, William R., Benjamin F., and Harold M. Maxham; and sister, Mary Healey.

Footnote: Martha was very good friends with Doug Shaw (coworker) whose wife is Bonnie Horton Shaw who also is a member of the Class of 1955. All through the years Doug, Bonnie and Martha never talked about High School and therefore Martha never knew that Bonnie was a former Classmate.

A massive heart attack took Tom while surfing with his son in Malibu. His dad had died of a heart attack at a young age and he knew he had a bad heart. Never the less he lived his life to the fullest. Tom lived all his life in Burbank.

Darrell Port was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota 1937 and passed away August 4, 2000. During that short 63 years he accomplished many things. With over 60 patents under his name, he was a brilliant engineer who designed the first paper cameras used to photograph the moon's surface for the Surveyor project at Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He also designed electrical cables installed in the Bradley military XM1 tank vehicles while working for the Chrysler Corporation. His passion for bridge earned him his Lifemaster of the American Contract Bridge League. And he was an avid woodworker, gardener and fisherman.

Darrell was a loving and supportive husband as well as a faithful friend to many. His survivors include, Pat Port; one son, David Port of Tampa, FL; one daughter, Kimberly Barnett of Hopewell Junction, NY; and three precious grandchildren (Daniel, Richard and Caitlin Rose) of NY.

ELAINE SCHER was a wonderful lady. She had big green eyes, and a big beautiful smile with a trademark gap between her front teeth. One meets few people who are truly remarkable. Elaine was one of those people. She was born in Connecticut in 1937, the youngest of seven siblings. The family moved to Burbank when Elaine was five. She graduated from John Burroughs in 1955, attended college, and then took a position with Variety Magazine.

She married Marvin Kossin, whom she met a few years earlier in Palm Springs. Their first child, Andrew, arrived four years later. Next, I was born. Then, Marv and Elaine sold their home in Reseda and moved to Porter Ranch, in h Northridge. They owned Sands Drive In. When we were kids, Andy and I worked with our parents at Sands, which made it a real family restaurant."

Elaine was diagnosed with Lymphoma in 1987. But that didn't stop my mom, She continued to live as always, shopping, going to the beach, and spending time with her family. She never let the cancer bring her down. In 1995, my first daughter (Elaine's granddaughter) Shayna Hanna Levinson was born. My mom held my hand as I gave birth. Elaine loved children, and Shayna's birth was a substantial milestone in her life. Loving Children as she did, Elaine suffered perhaps the cruelest irony when a few short months after Shayna's birth, her cancer worsened. She spent her last days in the hospital surrounded by loving family members. I held her hand as she passed from this life.

When Elaine's second granddaughter was born, we named her Eden after my mother. Eden has a beautiful gap between her front teeth and when she smiles, we see Elaine's tradmark smile. My father passed away this February. Although he missed my mother terribly these past few years, they are together now, dancing.

By Devra Levinson (Daughter)

Richard (Dick) Earl Tichenor was born Nov. 26, 1936 in Los Angeles, CA. He lived in Bellflower, CA, 'til he was 11 when he, his mother and little sister, Susan (me), moved to Burbank. From the time he was about 13 he had a newspaper route for the Examiner paper. He continued to deliver for them and the L.A. Times 'til he was out of high school. His route expanded so much he needed to use his '32 Ford to deliver his papers in the hills of Burbank. In the 11th grade he and Terry Ward joined the Naval Reserve and during the summer break they went to Boot Camp in San Diego. After Gradating he worked for a time on a dam project in Fresno. In 1958 he went to work for Librascope and the following year married Jerrianne Brown, also a graduate from JBHS. He and Jeri have two children, Renee (Bill) and Darren (Michelle). He went back to school and earned a degree in Business Administration. Worked for a time for Lockheed, then started his own business in Mobile Home siding and roofing. He found his true calling when he became an Auctioneer and opened 'Dick Tichenor's Auctions.' He was very successful selling American Antiques and Collectibles. His business was located near San Diego where he and Jeri lived for 20 years.

Dick was an avid fisherman and backpacker and spent many days hiking the backwoods of California's Mountains and fishing the streams. Though he often went with friends, many times he went alone. He said it renewed his spirit to be alone with nature.

We lost my brother to brain cancer in September, 1999. Family and friends miss him more than I can say, but I will always remember his unique sense of humor, our 'feuds over politics, religion and whatever else we could find to argue about, and the 'Brain Teasers' he always hit me with. He was and always will be, 'My Big Brother'.

Best wishes to the class of '55, from Dick's 'Little Sister', Class of '63.

Susan Powers

Dick was one of my best friends. He was the best man at my wedding and I was best man at the wedding of he and Jerriann. - Terry Ward

Chuck passed away from liver cancer on Saturday Feb 22, 2003, per his new bride, Vanessa. Chuck had recently sold his home on Lima Street. He moved to LaCanada Flintridge in September, 2001. He died at home from complications of a Melanoma that spread to his liver.

Chuck has two boys, Curt and Keith. Also 2 grandchildren and one great grandchild. He was a builder and owned his own business for several years. He loved to go fishing in the Hi Sierra's and went their yearly and also to Lake Tahoe where his Uncle lives. He loved the outdoors.

Here is a note from Chuck's mother:

My son was born in Detroit Mich. When he was 5 yrs. old we moved to California. We enjoyed the weather and nice atomsophere of Burbank. Chuck began school and when the summer holidays came, we always went to the High Sierras to spend time fishing and camping.

Our family had always been in the building business and Chuck learned the trade and really enjoyed it. Later they closed the business. Then Chuck was in the Service for two years. When he returned he was thankful to be back in the USA. He married and had two sons. Later they were divorced. Life goes on.

Later we were all interested in antiques. Chuck studied about antiques and it later became his vocation. His last shop was in La Crescenta and was an enjoyable place to visit. Later he went to swap meets and did very well. Chuck met his future wife, Vanessa in the business.

I wish I could say "and they lived happily ever after" His Mom -