Medina’s Class of 1983 celebrates 40th reunion over 3 days in hometown

Courtesy of Brandi Zavitz, member of the Class of 1983

Members of Medina’s Class of 1983 recently met at the Lockport Locks for a boat and locks cruise and dinner.

Front row left to right: Brandi (Balcerzak) Zavitz, David Bracey, Pamela (Brown) Muscato, Ron Stork, and Israel Rivera.

Row 2: Carrie (Scholes) Wagner, Rebecca (Johnson) Montalvo, Darlene (Wilson) Hartway, Lisa (Helsdon) Botsford, Melinda Whiting, and Brenda (Portasica) Kephart.

Row 3: Dawn (Dillon) Stacey, Jennifer (Flading) Johnson, Suzanne (Petkus) Eaton, Lisa Doberstein Cotriss, Sharon (Comfort) Zacher, and Bonita (Stimson) Love. Row 4: Doug Harnish, Tom Kepner, Beth (Lovell) Goodman, Fred Roth, Charlie Hartway, Steve Bielak, Tom Botsford, Melinda (Portasica) Haigie and Julie Waters.

Mark Hungerford discusses plans at the old high school as David Bracey, Tom and Lisa (Helsdon) Botsford, Mike Brown and Melinda Whiting look out into the auditorium from the stage of the old boy’s gymnasium. Ron Stork explores behind.

The reunion started on Friday night, June 18, at the Walsh Hotel and Tap Room. Classmates came in from as far as Puerto Rico, Florida, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

On Saturday, June 19, the class was able to tour the old high school on Catherine Street thanks to the hospitality of Roger Hungerford and Mark Hungerford. They were gracious enough to inform the classmates about the progress and renovations taking place in the building. It was fun to hear former students recall where their lockers, homerooms, and classes were. Some were also able to find their own or family members’ names carved into the old banister. Many shared memories and stories they made in the halls of MHS. It was a very moving experience.

These class members are shown in the Orleans County YMCA. Left to right front row: Ronald Stork, Pamela Brown Muscato, Brandi Balcerzak Zavitz, Joanne Zimmerman, Lisa Helsdon Botsford, Tom Botsford, Doug Harnish. Back Left: Karl Terryberry, and Mike Brown.

After touring the old high school, the class walked to the local YMCA on Pearl Street in Medina. Thank you to Jessie Cudzio, Jessica Leno and Aly Gursslin for allowing classmates to play pickleball and participate in a dancercise class.

Sunday’s activities at 9 a.m. consisted of a two-mile walk west from the Gravel Road lift bridge to the Marshall Road Bridge and back as well as a round of golf at Shelridge Golf Course. Thank you, Brett Decker, for reserving a tee time.

Surrounding the Robert E. Waters Memorial at Shelridge from left to right are: Doug Harnish, David Bracey, John O’Brien, and Steve Dieter.