PAUL BRUCE – ’39

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Paul Bruce, who passed away in September 2000, was a role model to his five children, as well as to the hundreds of students whose lives he touched as equipment manager for Fremont Junior High, a volunteer with the Anaheim High football program, as well as a successful businessman and active community leader.

After graduating in 1939 from Anaheim High, where he lettered in four sports, plus played in the band and orchestra and appeared in the junior play, he went on to Fullerton Junior College. But then the United States entered WWII and he joined the U.S. Marines and served as a rifle instructor. He stayed in the military and also served his country in the Korean War.

After 1953, he was Bruce of Bruce & Runyon and Paul Bruce Chevron Service (Broadway at Los Angeles Street now Anaheim Boulevard), employing many AUHS students and alumni.

But in 1961 things changed. He became “Mr. Bruce” the field and equipment manager at Fremont Junior High. He touched many lives while in this position. His classmate and close friend Bud Fassel served in the same position at Anaheim High. Paul worked on instilling the same qualities of pride, devotion, truthfulness and self-worth in his Junior Colonists.

In his 24 years with the Anaheim Union High School District, Paul also worked at Lexington Junior High and John F. Kennedy High School. Aside from his time at Kennedy, Paul spent most fall Friday nights on the sidelines for Anaheim football.

Paul supported both the community and his alma mater. There was more than one trip to Las Vegas for the Anaheim High football series of the 1950s. For many years, he also did the job of following the horses with a shovel and wheelbarrow during the Anaheim Halloween Parade. Paul’s service station always sponsored youth teams in the City’s Summer Leagues. In the Sixties, he was a volunteer fireman. Later in life he was an officer for Anaheim’s 20-30 Club and the Elks Lodge. He was also an instructor and officer in the OC Baseball Officials’ Association.

But his greatest achievement was raising five official outstanding citizens and Colonist alumni. His children, who include Paul Jr.-’63, Virnell-’64, Vernalee -’67, Richard -’70 and Jim -’72, shared him with hundreds of other young people and his contribution to Anaheim’s youth is immeasurable. Although he wasn’t an official teacher or instructor, those students with whom he interacted still recognize his name and remember his support and encouragement. Many children besides his own flesh and blood thought of Mr. Bruce as Dad.

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NORMA BRASTAD GOODRICH – ’25

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Norma Brastad was born in Oakes, North Dakota, in 1907. Her family moved to Anaheim in 1916. She graduated from the old Central School and enrolled at Anaheim High in the fall of 1921, graduating in the spring of 1925. She served on the student body self-government committee and as a senior class officer. She was also the calendar editor of the 1925 yearbook. A well-rounded student, Norma also enjoyed sports and ran track and managed the girls’ basketball team. The caption next to her senior photo said: “Just imagine her doing anything naughty.” Her best friends included Grace Jackson, the younger sister of druggist Earl Jackson, Sarah Fay, who later married long-time Anaheim mayor Charlie Pearson, and Elizabeth “Sis” Schweinfest.

After graduating from AHS, Norma attended UCLA, earning an elementary teaching credential. She went on to teach grade school for many years in the Placentia-Yorba Linda and Ventura school districts. She married Jerry Goodrich of Santa Ana and settled once again in Anaheim to raise her two sons, both AHS graduates. John graduated in 1958; Bob in 1963. Her sons remember her as a “very loving and wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and teacher.” She died in 2008 at age of 100 years.

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LARRY TAYLOR – ’64

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Larry Taylor

Larry Taylor was actively involved in the AHS drama program and Mozart Choir. After leaving Anaheim, he became a successful stage actor in New York. His classmates remember his grand entrance at their 25th reunion in 1989. Always a showman, Larry arrived in a limo, dressed in a tuxedo with his “date,” Mrs. Thompson, his former drama teacher. Larry was very appreciative of her and he thanked her for the guidance that led to his acting career. Larry is remembered by his 1964 classmate Candice (Hintenberger) Linn.

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JOHN HENRY MASON – ’30

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John Mason Henry, an AUHS Class of 1930 graduate, was born in Anaheim on June 18, 1913, and passed away in his sleep on Tuesday, October 25, 2011. He is survived by Helen, his wife of 61 years, and his children, Susan, Cathy, Douglas and David.
While at AHS, Mason was a member of the Honor Society – ’27, ’28, ’29, ’30; Classic Club – ’27, ’28, ’29, ’30; Commerical Club; R.O.G.D.; Hi-Y; Forensics; Mozart Club; Orchestra; Music Club and Junior Play. He also spoke German and French.
He was a teacher and counselor at Anaheim High School for 42 years, leaving between 1942 and 1946 to serve in the U.S. Navy during WWII.
Mason’s grandfather was Captain Alexander Henry, who lived on the corner of Broadway and Claudina streets. Captain Henry showed his patriotism every Fourth of July by pulling a canon onto his front lawn and into the street to shoot of several rounds. Mason’s father and uncles owned the Henry Drug Store on Lemon and Center.
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FAYE KERN SCHULTZ – 1918

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Faye Kern Schulz

After graduating from USC, Faye Kern Schultz was hired in 1922 to teach speech and social studies at her alma mater, Anaheim Union High School. She later became the drama coach and filled that role for many years. She co-wrote the school’s first musical comedy, HEIGH-HO, presented in 1928. Her co-writer was Charles Walter, who later became a Hollywood director and choreographer most noted for his work in MGM musicals and comedies. Mrs. Schulz retired in 1963 after teaching at Anaheim High School for 41 years. She is remembered by Barbara Mahaffie as “My teacher, my friend.”

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ELIZABETH DICKERSON – ’28

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Elizabeth Dickerson entered the world of academia after graduating from Anaheim Union High School in 1928. She achieved the position of principal of Cypress Elementary School and later became the superintendent of the Cypress School District. There is a elementary school named for her in Buena Park. She is remembered by Barbara Mahaffie as “a distinguished educator, compassionate woman and my friend.”

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RUTH SHAVER CHANCE – ’32

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A true blue Colonist , Ruth Shaver Chance, who graduated from Anaheim High in 1932, saw her four children, Dennis ’59, Sallie ’63, Dee Ann ’64, Gary ’67, and two grandchildren, David ’90 and Jennifer ’92, also graduate from her alma mater. (Her children were taught by many of the same teachers, including Miss Faye Schultz and Mr. Henry Mason and Miss Dora Jean Golder.)

An Anaheim resident since age 9, her family home was a citrus ranch on the property where Katella High School is now located. She also attended Broadway Elementary and Fremont Junior High.

A fun-loving young woman, Ruth participated in all her alma mater had to offer in her favorite areas of music and athletics. She played basketball, baseball, volleyball all four of her years at Anaheim High. She was also played hockey for three of those years. She served as the Varsity Basketball Team Manager her senior year, earning her Block A membership in the Girls’ Athletic Association because of her athletic abilities.

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GARY CHANCE – ’67

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The youngest of the Chance family, Gary, a ‘67 grad, enjoyed academics, especially math and history, and also excelled in woodshop classes. In fact, he went on to teach woodshop for 29 years at Antelope Valley High School, then spent nearly another decade teaching wood shop at a continuation school and a high school independent study program. His mother, brother and two sisters also graduated from Anaheim High.

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DENNIS CHANCE – ’59

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Dennis Chance, a Class of ’59 graduate, lent his musical talents to Anaheim High as a member of the Mozart Choir. He also excelled in art and woodshop. He made his livelihood in grocery store management and was the youngest manager of Mayfair Markets at age 21.

His sisters, Sallie ’63 and Dee Ann ’64, remember Dennis being an extremely well-like young man known for his fun-loving nature. Pranks like “borrowing” an alligator from Knott’s Berry Farm for the Anaheim High fountain kept his classmates in high humor. He was the eldest son of Ruth Shaver Chance, AUHS Class of 1932 graduate. His younger brother, Gary Chance, also attended AHS and was a ’67 grad.

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FRED FRANK – ’53

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Anaheim High Class of 1953 graduate Frederick Byron “Fred” Frank III passed away at age 76 on April 15, 2012. He was born on February 12, 1936, to Charles and Irma Frank and raised in Anaheim. After graduating from Anaheim High and serving in the Army, he earned a degree from Chapman College in 1960.

Fred then launched into a music career, working in the studios of Los Angeles singing on many television and film projects. He performed in many stage plays, was one of the first members of the Dapper Dans Barbershop Quartet at Disneyland. He also shared his talents as a teacher and spent 10 years in education and taught choral music at Los Alamitos High School.

Another major accomplish was serving as the choral director and soloist on the T.V. program “Hour of Power” at the Garden Grove Community Church. Fred began a traveling music ministry for over 20 years, visiting churches in all 50 states.

Fred Frank – Age 75

In the early 1990s, he moved to San Clemente and started a music production company, Comfort Music, which focused on the funeral industry. More recently, he began a company “Growing Through Grief” that brings comfort and encouragement to those who are dealing with the loss of a loved one.

Click on the following link for a tribute to this outstanding Colonist:

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