Dr. Frank Kellogg ’44 – May 10, 1926 – April 30, 2015

May 1, 2015 by

1944-Frank Kellogg

Anaheim High has lost Colonist great Frank Kellogg, M.D. just nine days before his 89th birthday on May 10. Dr. Kellogg live a life of service to his family, community and country. The article below was written to celebrate his induction into the Anaheim High Hall of Fame in 2014. Others articles about Frank, who was dubbed “President for Life” by his 1944 classmates, can be found by “SEARCHING” his name of the AHSAA website.

FRANK KELLOGG HONORED FOR HIS LIFE TIME OF SERVICE 

Frank Kellogg has taken on many titles throughout his life: doctor, valedictorian, soldier, school board trustee, and “President for Life.” The last label was bestowed by his Anaheim High classmates throughout 70 years of reunions. The group of nearly 200 graduates earned their diplomas on D-Day, June 6, 1944.

Dr. Kellogg, who retired in 2013 after 57 years as a pediatrician in Orange County, was the Class of 1944 student body president, class valedictorian and played the lead role in the senior class production of “Gentle Youth.”

His connection to his alma mater, where his father Frank Kellogg Sr. served as a coach, math teacher, vice principal and principal from 1925 to 1962, continues today. He is serving on the 70th reunion committee and he makes an annual visit to the Pearson Park Amphitheater where their graduation was held to remember his classmates who served in World War II. [Read more…]

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Don Vary 1946-2015 – Class of 1963

February 14, 2015 by

DON VARY – 1946-2015 – Class of 1963

Vary, Don-1963 002Don Vary, age 69, passed away in his sleep at home Feb. 17, 2015. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Barbara. He lived the majority of his life in Anaheim and was a proud member of Anaheim High School Class of 1963. Don served as the coordinator of the monthly Anaheim High Alumni Breakfast with the emphasis on raising money for student programs. He was the founding member of the Anaheim High School Alumni Association, acting as the first president. He was recently inducted into the High School’s Hall of Fame.

He served in the Army in Korea, 1966-1968. Don acted as a volunteer for the US Coast Guard Auxiliary for nearly 25 years, serving as a boating instructor, coxswain and a search and rescue specialist. He represented the Southern California USCG Auxiliary at an International Search and Rescue competition in Canada.

Don worked for the City of Anaheim in the Building Department for 25 years, most especially as the special projects inspector for the Honda Center and Anaheim Stadium. He loved camping, hunting and fishing in Utah.

A viewing will be held Tuesday, Feb. 24, from 5-7 pm at Hilgenfeld Mortuary, 120 E. Broadway, Anaheim, 92805. The funeral service is Wednesday, Feb.25, 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 311 W. South St, Anaheim, 92805. Interment will be Thursday, Feb. 26, 10 a.m. at the Anaheim Cemetery on Sycamore Street. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations made to the Anaheim High School Alumni Association, PO Box 389, Anaheim 92815.

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Dr. Les Holve ’44 Inducted in AHS Hall of Fame

June 22, 2014 by

From his humble roots as a farm boy living and working on his parent’s small ranch midway between Garden Grove and Anaheim, Dr. Les Holve advanced to become a doctor who transformed children’s lives as a pediatrician and cleft palate specialist.

 

His childhood was complicated by significant allergies, infantile eczema and asthma, worsened when he contracted whooping cough at age 3. Maybe because of his childhood ailments, Holve became a pediatrician, eventually serving as chief of pediatrics at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica and president of the Los Angeles Pediatric Society. [Read more…]

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Hall of Famer Loy Petersen – Class of 1963

March 9, 2014 by

?????????????One of Anaheim High’s most successful athletes is Class of 1963’s Loy M. Petersen, the only graduate to play in the National Basketball Association.

Petersen, a 6-foot-5 forward and guard, was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the second round (17th overall) of the 1968 NBA draft. He played 69 career games over two seasons for the Bulls from 1968–1970.

He was a much sought after following his outstanding career with the Oregon State University Men’s Basketball Team from 1965 to 1968 [Read more…]

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Hall of Famer Don Liebhart – AUHS Class of ’45

January 28, 2014 by

DON LIEBHART- AUHS CLASS OF 1945

DonLiebhartDestined to be a Colonist, Don Liebhart was born June 15, 1927 in Anaheim, and grew up dreaming of becoming an Anaheim High athlete. However, those dreams were dashed when he was stricken with polio in early childhood. With encouragement from his father, who would not let his son use his disability as an excuse, Don exercised his withered leg daily and, by the grace of God, was able to maintain use of his leg.

And what legs they became! They grew to carry Don at a height of  5-foot-10 and on to an amazing  journey as an athlete, an award-winning basketball coach and dedicated teacher, father and grand-father. [Read more…]

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Charles Walters – Class of 1930

November 25, 2013 by

bth_CHARLESWALTERS-CLASSOF30One of Anaheim High’s best kept secrets is Class of 1930 graduate Charles Walters who became a successful Broadway and Hollywood dancer, choreographer and director.

In a soon-to-be-published book about his life, Walters is credited with being “responsible for staging some of the best remembered (now iconic) film musical sequences of the 1940s, showcasing Lucille Ball, Judy Garland, Lena Horne, Gene Kelly, Mickey Rooney, among others.

Walters also directed — and often simultaneously choreographed — some of the most popular movie musicals made during Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio’s “golden age” and beyond. From his earliest directorial triumphs, “Good News,” “Easter Parade,” and The Barkleys of Broadway” to his smash hits “Lili,” “High Society,” and “The Unsinkable Molly Brown.” [Read more…]

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