Perry Lower Tyrone High School - Petosean Yearbook (Perryopolis, PA)

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hr 45' SEATED - L. Pirilla, secretaryg R. Luxner, B. Bonucci, presidentg H. Blades, treasurer STANDING - S. Rider, P. Halvonik, J. D. Baker. ABSENT - R. Campbell, S. Migrock, vice-presidentg B. Newell, C Sechrest, J. Torkish. .xdzlminhfrafion 'MPX G Edgar H1bbS Supervlsmg Prlnclpal ur Robert S. White High School Principal X s . X a , 4 '53,

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N l 39 om 'Rv 94 1,5 ut!! paul Mlklush Earl Cottom 4 .9 WQIYIOIUGWI We the Semors of the 1955 graduatme, elass of Perry Lower Tyrone Hlgh School dedlcate our annual to the memory of two of our classmates who have passed away durlng our school days Paul Mlklush and lzarl Cottom Paul Mlklush born June 29 1937 1n Alllson Pa was k1lled on Route 51 on Sept ember 5 1952 the v1ct1m of a h1t run aeeldent He wa bur1ed September 8 1952 n St John s Cemetery Perryopohs Pa Paul was the son of Mrs Mary Dzubak Mlklush and res1ded xn Vlctorla Perry l'ownsh1p at the t1me of h1s death HIS father Matthew M1klush preceded h1m 1n death 1n 1942 Paul attended the publlc elementary sehool ln Alllson and spent two years at St Mary s Paroeh1al Sehool 1n Brownsvllle Pa We would l1ke to sum up our tr1bute to Paul w1th the words of the Rev Father John A Stofc1k of the St John s Roman C,athol1e Fhurch Perryopolls who was h1s pastor at the tlrne of h1s death My acquamtance wlth Paul was short but very memor able He was an altar boy here at St John s and one of the n1cest boys I had the pr1v1lege to meet He was an honest clean cut Amerlcan boy who certalnly was an example of goodness ln hls short l1fe harl Ray Cottom son of Mrs Kathryn Crace Porter Cottom was born December 21 1935 and dled Aprxl 20 1954 H1s father larl I loyd Cottom preeeded h1m1n death May 18 1951 Earl s lllness was a llllgeflflg one H1s fr1endly sm1le and h1s abundant courage made h1m more than a frlend to all who knew h1m He was a member of the Bryan Methodtst Lhurch Dawson Pa Larl eame to us from 1 ower Fyrone lownshxp Durlng h1s freshm ln year he was a member of the Future Farmers of Amerlea Larl had a slster Lm1n1Jane who gra duated 1n the class of 1952 A brother Ralph l loyd 18 a member of the Sophomore class 1n our h1gh school Mr Robert S Whlte our h1gh school pr1nc1pal says of h1m l remember Earl as a well behaved fr1endly boy He seemed to enjoy sehool and h1s assoclatlons ln the Agrleulture Department llls eheery smxle and frlendly manner endeared h1m to h1s teachers fr1ends, and classmates Earl was a truly f1ne good,clean l1v1ng boy I'm proud to have known h1m As we graduate thts June we eount ourselves among the fortunate ones who once knew Paul and Earl We shall cher1sh the memory of them always We met vou as a stranger, We loved you as a frlend, And hope to meet 1n Heaven Where fr1endsh1p has no end lllllllllllll!l'!'lll'll'lllialllllil'lIll llllll 'll 'l l ' lllallmmunwullflna 1gsllifzumillllllllllllllll llltllwlll 'pq 1 EE ll . - t l ll lllvlglllll W, n Z 2 ' 'EW 1' ll li ' ' X l l ll! ll 1 'H l 1 ll yt l , l 'Ill' '1- ll ESI' 1 at l I 'Allawi X A lil Il 'Ill' 1 ll' ' Wlflf 'Ill l l l llll 1' 1 ll 1 l lllllill. all I! n .

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