Members of the 1932 first-grade class at St. Alphonsus reunited June 30 at Ballard Brothers. Left to right: Jackie Gross Mitchell, Don Rogerson, Roman Miller and Ted Dooley. Not pictured: Frank Traverso and Dee Daquilo Walker.
"I've known these people for 70 years. Don't let anyone tell you the are 69."
That was Ted Dooley, graduate of St. Alphonsus School in Ballard, talking about his former classmates, who met each other in first grade in 1932, during a reunion June 30 at Ballard Brothers Seafood & Burgers.
Of the 30 members of 1932 first-grade class, 15 are still alive, and reunion organizer Roman Miller said he expected eight to 10 to show up.
The group of friends first reunited 30 years ago, and it had been a while since their last reunion, Jackie Gross Mitchell said.
The reunion was being held at Ballard Brothers because classmate Frank Traverso owns the building.
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