Class of 1980: Berea High School, Berea, Ohio This page was last updated on Monday, October 26, 2009.
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1. Home Page	Mr. R. Sanborn (shop, j.v. girl's basketball coach) Then Ms. Margaret Sankey (vo-ed) died on May 1, 2002 at the age of 73, according to The Plain Dealer. She had two children and four grandchildren. The cause of death was not stated, but the obituary said memorial contributions could be directed to the American Cancer Society. (Thanks to Ms. K. Dudek for info.) 1980 Yearbook Mr. Ronald Schuff (guidance counselor) died in Feb. 1998 at the age of 56. Click his name to go to a tribute page put up by his college fraternity brothers that has fun photos. There's a Ronald J. Schuff "Bobcat" Scholarship that is awarded in May to a BHS graduating senior who plans to attend Ohio University. This scholarship was established by the Schuff family as Mr. Schuff graduated from OU. Donations may be sent to: Berea School Employees Credit Union, 19249 East Bagley Road, Middleburg Hts., OH 44130 OR to: Mrs. Georgia Schuff, 115 Manning Drive, Berea, OH 44017. Mr. Schuff was a guidance counselor at Berea High School from 1969 until his retirement in 1993. During his years at Berea High, he taught special courses, chaperoned proms and field trips, worked at sporting events, and of course, counseled thousands of students. He was known as the counselor with the “open door” policy. Mr. Schuff was also the counselor-specialist in financial aid, grants, student loans, and scholarships. Ron Schuff’s involvement with people was extended into the Berea community. He served on many special committees, and was administrative assistant at the Berea Historical Society. His most enjoyable involvement, however, was the establishment of the downtown classic car show, “Cruisin’ on the Triangle.” (Info. as of July 2005) 1980 Yearbook (R) In a burlap hazing outfit at a reunion of his frat Mr. L. Skalski (science?) 1985 Yearbook [Photo courtesy of Ms. H. Persons, BHS '85] Mrs. H. Somerville (speech, English) retired from the school district in 1981 and then moved to North Carolina. 1980 Yearbook Mr. D. Starkey (math, j.v. football) 1980 Yearbook Mr. B. Straight (driver's ed. "classroom") lives in the Cleveland area. (Info. as of June 2005) 1980 Yearbook We were lucky. Who would you have rather had teach you to drive? A teacher named "B. Straight" or ones named (say these three times fast) "Lou Natick" and "Lotta Krashen"? ---J.P. Ms. K. Strawser (English) works at a church in the Cleveland area. (Info. as of July 2005) 1980 Yearbook 21st Century Mr. D. Swanson (science, boy's tennis coach) taught at a private high school in the Cleveland area until about 2007. (Info. updated Jan. 2009) 1980 Yearbook c. 2005 Mr. A. Swope (asst. wrestling coach) Then Mr. John Tarnosky's (senior class advisor) obituary This obituary below for "Mr. T." is adapted from the online one above: John A. Tarnosky, Jr., age 65, died Wednesday July 23, 2003 after a sudden illness. He was a resident of South Amherst from 1943-1996. He then relocated to Henderson, Nevada, and Surprise, Arizona, before moving to Vermilion in January 2003. Mr. Tarnosky was a Corporal (E-4) in the U.S. Marines serving from 1956 - 1959. He was a social studies teacher at Berea High School and Roehm Middle School from 1971 to 1994, when he retired. He enjoyed gourmet cooking, traveling, and casino gambling. (The obituary makes no mention of a wife or children.) 1980 Yearbook Mr. J. Terifaj (j.v. football) 1985 Yearbook [Photo courtesy of Ms. H. Persons, BHS '85]
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