Bishop Dunne’s Class of ’65 Ready to Celebrate 50 Years!

The first graduating class of Bishop Dunne High School will be celebrating their 50th anniversary this year. Suzanne Murphy Ferguson is a member of that class, and says, “We’ve always been close knit!” As the first graduating class of Bishop Dunne High School, she says, “That in itself has always carried a sense of pride among the alumni. There is a lot of history between us.” Although she attended St. Cecilia’s, she’s quick to note that her class of ’65 came from parishes all over Dallas when they started at Bishop Dunne as 13-year-olds.

She and her classmates started to get together for dinner after their 20th reunion, about 30 years ago. As the number of attendees at each annual successive dinner grew, it became hard to find a place to meet, so the group began gathering at each other’s homes. Her graduating class had about 200 in it, one of the largest graduating classes at Bishop Dunne.
 
In the last decade, her class of ’65 has come together twice a year. This fall, as the class gathers for their 50 year reunion, the plans include: a “Lost in the 60’s Tonight” Friday night theme, with music from the decade piped into the library which will be decorated for the evening. The class will be out on the field and introduced prior to kick-off of the football game, and then classmates are free to cheer on their team or enjoy the party inside.
 
Festivities continue on Saturday night at Campisi’s downtown, where the class will enjoy a delicious Italian dinner. A Mass, possibly celebrated by classmate Monsignor Larry Prichard, is also tentatively scheduled.

 To find out more about the reunion contact her: suzanne_grammy@verizon.net or call:  469 831 5200​.