I went to junior high school and high school with Donna. Lovely girl. Very quiet and soft spoken. My favorite memory of Donna is the time that Theresa, Donna, Barry Plier and a few others went downtown to see the Midnight showing of Woodstock at the end of the school year after graduation 1970. I remember walking around in downtown Chicago and it was warm and breezy and we didn't have a care in the world. Great memory.
I agree with Bob. Donna was soft spoken and quiet. She was really smart, too. And nice. She wore a smile like a breeze. I kind of had a small crush on her for a while, but I was really shy. I worked the front counter at Bohn's Pharmacy, and I'd watch for her to walk by the window after school. One day she stopped in to buy something. I don't know what it was -- gum or candy, a magazine, I don't know -- I could barely make change. Anyway, before you know it, out of my mouth comes these words: "So, are you going to Homecoming?" That's when I realized her smile wasn't a permanent fixture, and even though she was a quiet girl, she could be even quieter. Anyway, she didn't count her change, she just kind of disappeared. She never passed by the window again. I think she gave up pharmacies after that. But, like I said, she was really smart.
Donna was one of my best friends and I miss her dearly. We even double dated for Prom in our Junior year at Leyden. I have a timeshare on Hawaii, and visited her when I would vacation there, and it was always the highlight of my trip. She shared a few art pieces with me and I hang them proudly in my home. If you want to see all she did while living in Hawaii, her website is still online. Her "story", artwork, and other interesting facts can be viewed at http://www.soaringspiritartwork.com She will be missed at our reunion.
Donna was a great person and I always liked her. She was my 7th and 8th grade "girlfriend" and she was a genuinly nice person. Bob Larsen posted about going to the midnight showing of Woodstock on the night we graduated from high school. I do remember Donna going to that event and that we loaded up my parents yellow Ford station wagon and headed down to the Chicago Theater to watch the movie. I remember thinking that this is a great time to be a teenager. If I could only see one person at the 50th reunion, it would be Donna.
Elaine Sabatka (Login. Live. Com)
Donna passed away in 2014, in her home state of Hawaii, married and a great local artist!
Donna's mom & uncle we're raised in the same Chicago neighborhood as my mom & we started kindergarten together,
That's when my mom met her mom, they too were childhood friend & they reconnected, as did our grandparents!
Childhood diabetes plagued her since a very young age, she managed it as best possible, had a full life... just
too short! Loved and missed by many ♥️
Robert Larsen
I went to junior high school and high school with Donna. Lovely girl. Very quiet and soft spoken. My favorite memory of Donna is the time that Theresa, Donna, Barry Plier and a few others went downtown to see the Midnight showing of Woodstock at the end of the school year after graduation 1970. I remember walking around in downtown Chicago and it was warm and breezy and we didn't have a care in the world. Great memory.
Gary Marx
I agree with Bob. Donna was soft spoken and quiet. She was really smart, too. And nice. She wore a smile like a breeze. I kind of had a small crush on her for a while, but I was really shy. I worked the front counter at Bohn's Pharmacy, and I'd watch for her to walk by the window after school. One day she stopped in to buy something. I don't know what it was -- gum or candy, a magazine, I don't know -- I could barely make change. Anyway, before you know it, out of my mouth comes these words: "So, are you going to Homecoming?" That's when I realized her smile wasn't a permanent fixture, and even though she was a quiet girl, she could be even quieter. Anyway, she didn't count her change, she just kind of disappeared. She never passed by the window again. I think she gave up pharmacies after that. But, like I said, she was really smart.
Regina Reckemeier (McConnell)
What a wonderful story. It made me smile. Young love is so sweet. Thans for the memories.Theresa Curgino (Hertenstein)
Donna was one of my best friends and I miss her dearly. We even double dated for Prom in our Junior year at Leyden. I have a timeshare on Hawaii, and visited her when I would vacation there, and it was always the highlight of my trip. She shared a few art pieces with me and I hang them proudly in my home. If you want to see all she did while living in Hawaii, her website is still online. Her "story", artwork, and other interesting facts can be viewed at http://www.soaringspiritartwork.com She will be missed at our reunion.
Richard Kasser
Donna was a great person and I always liked her. She was my 7th and 8th grade "girlfriend" and she was a genuinly nice person. Bob Larsen posted about going to the midnight showing of Woodstock on the night we graduated from high school. I do remember Donna going to that event and that we loaded up my parents yellow Ford station wagon and headed down to the Chicago Theater to watch the movie. I remember thinking that this is a great time to be a teenager. If I could only see one person at the 50th reunion, it would be Donna.