08/08/2017
When Shelly passed on March 18, 2015, her passing had a profound effect on me and I didn't want another milestone reunion to come and go with out trying to have a reunion.,
The past two years have been a rough journey for me as well. In May of 2015 I finally had my right knee replacement (injury sustained on 05/05/1985 when I totaled my car on Hillside Terrace). All went well and I was looking forward to becoming active again! In October of 2015 I started my journey of uncertainty and hope. I didn't want any sympathy from anyone and that is why I didn't say anything until today to anyone outside of my immediate family and closest of friends. I was diagnosed with Spinal Stenosis and Distal Muscular Dystrophy which were all hidden by my knee injury sustained 30 years ago.
I decided to no longer take things for granted, stop and smell the roses, and as I said in high school, fulfill your dreams!
I would like to give a BIG shout out to Debra Murch Doyon! With out her reaching out to me almost two months ago to provide assistance with the reunion, I honestly do not know how I would have been able to do this on my own! I will help you any way that I can with Erica's Run and I'm looking forward to it!
I am thankful for social media for helping me find many of our fellow classmates and to have 40 Alumni attend the event with many bringing their spouses or significant others. I would like to thank each and everyone of you who attended. There have been so many changes since we graduated 30 years ago. Many have married, had children, moved to different states, lived in other countries, advanced their career, and for one night we remembered to stop and smell the roses.
I hope to see you all again for our 35th or 40th?
Best regards,
Julie D Schneider -DeRubeis
MHS Class of 1987 Alumni