Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
Class of '56


A meeting of the Poly56 reunion committee was held September 2, 2010 at the Olive Garden Restaurant in White Marsh, MD.  In attendance were Herb Adams, Fred Altman, Bob Calder, Ed Koehler, Denny Meadowcroft, Jack Trautwein, Yogi Savetman, Richard Steinert and Chris Vale. The agenda was:
  1. Discuss what is going on at Poly today.
  2. Enumerate lost & deceased classmates.
  3. Discuss joining the E2 Club.
  4. A Treasurer's Report from Ron Wilkins ($1028.88 in checking account).
  5. Mailing to classmates regarding next year's reunion.
  6. Discuss our 55th reunion in 2011!   We are leaning towards having a bull roast, and a potential place will be Snyder's Willow Grove Restaurant in Lansdowne, MD in mid-2011.  Chris Vale will be checking into this.
Our next meeting will be late 2010.
50th reunion pictures
June 17, 2006
List of the Lost
Yes, we still have classmates that we can't find!  Help!
Deceased Class Members
E-mail the Committee
Use this link to contact
Denny and/or Yogi
Visit the Poly Website
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Allen Schwartz sent us an e-mail.
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Classmate Allen Schwartz, Advanced College Preparitory Course, has sent us this e-mail...
Allen Schwartz|
Allen Schwartz
For years I tried to learn the whereabouts of Murray Merkle. I heard that he had been in a serious accident while working in Florida many years ago.

I got his email thru another "56 grad, Ed Smith and, although Murray was severely handicapped because of his accident, we began to correspond.

Thanks to Sandy Loughlin in Poly's p.r. department, I was able to get copies of some of Murray's Poly Press cartoons which I mailed to him. His last email told me of his 2 daughters and 2 grandchildren.

His emails suddenly stopped, and I later learned that Murray had passed away. I'm still left with the fondest memories of Murray, our double dating (he knew the best looking girls in town) and our love of Harley Burgers.

I feel lucky to have renewed a friendship after 50 years.
Murray Merkle
Murray Merkle

Ed Smith
Ed Smith

Thanks for writing, Allen!  We sure like hearing from class members.
09/03/2010
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