Berkeley High School - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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MR. WILLIS (Whitey) NEALSON

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Good-bye to a Friend It is with deep sorrow and sincere regret that I sit down to write this notice of the death of a dear, good friend of mine, personally, and also of almost everyone, Willis (Whitey) Nealson, vice-principal and director of student activities at Berkeley High School. Whitey was one of those people who devoted his life to the education of our youth. He enjoyed his work and was always willing to support and encourage any worthwhile student activity. His happy-go-lucky manner, his understanding, assistance, smile, and encouragement will be greatly missed by a great many of our students and faculty. I know that I, personally, will miss his company and companionship very much. He will be thought of and missed whenever a student activity is being performed. There were very few, if any, such events at which Whitey was not functioning in some capacity. He had been with Berkeley schools over 30 years, serving as a P.E. teacher and counselor at Garfield, and at Berkeley High he served in the capacity of counselor, dean of boys, vice-principal, and as principal of summer school. He had a long, successful career with the Berkeley schools. During World War II he served as gunnery officer in the U.S. Navy, with the rank of lieutenant. May you go on enjoying yourself wherever you may now be, doing as you did in fife. Good-bye and God bless you. We will all miss you. Sincerely, a Robert A. Rajander President-Elect, B.T.A. 6

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In Memoriam EDYTHE M. WEICHSELBAUM Teacher at Berkeley High School January 1930 - April 1962 Steady in purpose, devoted to duty, faith- ful to friends — a truly fine and respected teacher who will be long remembered by a host of students who knew her well.