Venice Excessive Faculty class of ’53 celebrates 72 years of friendship at reunion – NBC Los Angeles

For some, 1953 seems like a distant reminiscence, however for a gaggle of Venice Excessive Faculty graduates, it looks like simply yesterday.

The Venice Faculty Class of ’53 gathered at a Huntington Seaside Denny’s for a reunion on Wednesday, some attending in individual, whereas others joined on-line.

At 90, Don Gibas remains to be the logistics man, bringing collectively these 90-year-olds to reminisce greater than 70 years later. Again in highschool, Gibas was organized and disciplined, with a transparent deal with securing a job, a aim he achieved early in life. Now, a long time later, he continues to play an lively position in these reunions, ensuring everyone seems to be there to share the expertise.

Gibas proudly mirrored on the variety of alumni on the reunion. “On this room, we acquired seventeen,” he says.

Jenny Motta, one other 1953 graduate, was an all-around scholar who additionally dreamed of a profession in journalism, although that path shifted when she met her husband and had six kids.

The yr 1953 was a monumental one, with Queen Elizabeth topped, the Korean Battle ending, and the primary concern of Playboy hitting the newsstands. However what actually stands out on this reunion is the longevity of those former classmates, a testomony to medical developments which have made such gatherings not solely potential however extra doubtless.

Motta says the key to an extended life is making an attempt new issues like capturing pool and making present baskets. Gibas, then again, continues his work as a businessman and believes in holistic medication.

Each agreed that gatherings like this assist immensely and though not everybody from Venice Excessive Faculty’s class of ’53 can attend reunions anymore, those who do get pleasure from each single second.