Butler Senior High School 79 Class Reunion

09/29/2026

Hey Folks,

We are in a bind, and need your help!

Unfortunately, our treasure had to step down, and we are again in need.

We have someone who will be co-treasure, but we do need another person as treasure.

So please, if you can help, please let me know.

Thanks,

Barry Slayton
Butler Class of ’79 Reunion Committee

05/30/2026

Obituary
Bonnie M. Eckenrode, 65, of Butler, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2026, at UPMC Jamison in New Castle.

Born October 18, 1960, in Butler, she was a daughter of the late Donald Cousins and Gladys Christy Cousins.

Bonnie was employed at Walmart.

She was a very strong woman, and she lived for her two daughters, Crystal and Alyssa.

Bonnie is survived by three daughters, Crystal Robbins and her husband, John, of Leechburg, Pa., Alyssa Eckenrode, of Butler, and Kristy Cousins, of Butler; six grandchildren; one brother, Michael Cousins, of Connoquenessing; one sister, Lee Ann Myers, of Butler; and a number of nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Donnie Cousins; and one sister, Karen Eckenrode.

There was no visitation, and services were private.

Arrangements were entrusted to the care of Martin Funeral Home Downtown, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler.

05/18/2026

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02/11/2026

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10/09/2025

Thanks Paula Nguyen for stepping up to be the assistant treasurer.

10/09/2025

Great News - Gail Slater has stepped up to take on the Treasure position for the reunion committee. We will move forward with opening up the bank account.

The bank requires two people on the account.

Would someone like to be assistant treasure. This person will need to be local since they will need to meet up with Gail at the bank to open the account. They also would need to work along with Gail since checks required two signature witb this type of an account.

Please reach out to Barry the next day or two if you're interested.

10/08/2025

At this point no one has stepped up to wanting to take over the treasure. The check that was issued will be running out of deposit date soon. So if no one steps up we are unsure how to move forward with the check. So if someone wants to take on this responsibility we need you to contact Berry ASAP to move forward the next few days.

09/18/2025

Hey Folks,

We are really in a bind, and really need your help!

The bank we were using for our reunion account for no reason closed our account, and sent us a check for the balance that was in the account…which is a substantial amount!

We need to find a new treasurer for our Committee in order to open a new account in order to deposit the check. We have less than a month left to do that based on the date on the check.

If we do not find somebody to do this, we lose this money, and we will not be able to have our 50th year class reunion.

So please, if you can help, please let me know.

Thanks,

Barry Slayton
Butler Class of ’79 Reunion Committee

09/12/2025

Those that want to help plan the 50th reunion need to reach out to us so we can begin the process.

We are in need of someone to be the treasure. This is very time sensitive.

Preference is for someone local and knowledgeable in bookkeeping and the paperwork that goes with it.

09/06/2025

Hello Class of ’79!

We are in need of a treasurer, and I’m hoping that one of you would be able to step up and help us as we start to plan for our 50th class reunion. Yes, you read that right, our 50th class reunion!!!

Our current treasurer needed to step down, so we are looking for someone willing to help us out. Any previous treasurer/bookkeeping experience is a huge plus!

If you are interested, or would like to learn more, please message me.

Thanks,

Barry Slayton
Butler Class of ’79 Reunion Committee