2025 69th Class Reunion

2025 69th Class Reunion

Hi Colts!

         Here we go again to have a little gathering together for 2025. This will be our 69th year. Anyway, we are planning on October 9^th. a Thursday and will meet at 11:00 AM and stay until around 3 PM, just like last year. We will bring our own sandwiches. Remember Capri Deli, 713 E. San Bernardino or Claro’s Deli, 159 College Ave. for sandwiches if you like that approach. Elaine will probably bring some extra food, I suspect. We will go to the San Bernardino end of the park to the same tables. Bring your drinks but there is water at the park.

Melinda (Tucker) Jobe

Melinda Gail (Tucker) Jobe

 

Melinda Gail (Tucker) Jobe
January 18, 1939 - September 12, 2025
Somers, Montana

Melinda Gail (Tucker) Jobe Born 1/18/1939 Died 9/12/2025 Melinda “Mo” was born in Inglewood, California. When she was 10 years old the family moved to Covina. We had 10 acres of land with chickens and horses. She and our brother Gilbert enjoyed riding the horses around the south hills and surrounding areas. She attended the schools in the Covina unified district.

She was a song leader her sophomore, junior, and senior year of high school. That was some of the happiest times of her life .

Maxine Hoffland Tucker

Maxine Hoffland Tucker

 

Maxine Hoffland Tucker
Feb. 26, 1938-April 19, 2024
Palo Alto, California

Maxine Hoffland Tucker died peacefully at home on April 19, 2024, after a long illness. She was born February 26th, 1938 in Covina California to Corwin Hoffland and Margaret Goheen Hoffland. She attended Covina Schools, graduating from Covina High School in 1956. Following her father in college and the newspaper business, she enrolled in UCLA, intending to major in journalism. However, after a year Maxine and a friend decided to transfer to UC Berkeley, uncertain about areas of study. Conversations and tests at the Cal Counseling Center suggested

Social Work and she found her calling, earning her bachelor’s degree in 1960 and MSW in 1962.

See obituary.

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Stuart R. Bates

 

Stuart R. Bates

1925 - 2021

November 11, 1925 - December 17, 2021 Not many, especially at 96, die of a tennis accident, but ultimately this is what took Stuart. Born in Pasadena, Stu attended Pasadena High, then Caltech, majoring in mechanical engineering.

Every year, throughout high school and college, he lettered in basketball and track. After attending USC for his MS and Redlands for a teaching credential, he started his career as a teacher at Covina High. Mr. Bates taught chemistry, physics, and math, and coached basketball and track for 38 years.

Fran (Van Scoyck) and Lee Benuska

 Fran (Van Scoyck) and Lee Benuska

Jere Jobe

 

Jere Jobe

November 19, 1937 - November 11, 2022

Jere was born at Intercommunity Medical Center in Covina, California. He attended the Covina Schools from K -  H.S.  He graduated from Covina High School in 1956.

His father Verne Jobe was an orange grower so their family lived on an orange orchard in a uniquely beautiful ranch home where North View High School now stands.

Jere always had an interest in cars and fixing up old cars. 

After High School he flew planes in the U.S. Navy.   When he had completed his military service,  he worked for Autonetics and at Lockheed.

2024 68th Class Reunion

2024 68th Class Reunion