Walter Frank
Riggs (1908-1968)
Father of Judy Riggs, Class of 1958
Aurelia
Davis
Mother of Tom Little, '60
(Aurelia passed away in May, 2003.
Please click here to read her
wonderful memorial.)
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Aurelia Davis was a Cannon
Kiddie and one of Ella Sengenberger's protégés. Many of us who attended
Tech in the late 50's will remember Ella and two other teachers she
knew: Alice and Olive Brown. She reveres the days of classes on the old
campus, proud that she was one of the people who helped lay out the
nature preserve on the north end of the campus. After high school she
became an actress, first around Indianapolis with other young aspirants
including Bob Maloy (who later taught English and drama at Tech),
Gaylord Allen (who later became a guidance counselor at Tech) and other
Tech grads.
She moved to New York soon
after and was active in repertory theater around the city and on Long
Island and just missed a part in the original Our Town. One of her
happiest times was working at the World's Fair in 1939-40 for General
Motors on the fabulous look 20 years into the future: the Futurama.
She was involved in all aspects of the GM office for the Fair, and has
many reminiscences about the thrill of being part of such a dramatic
exposition and coming together of nations before the fair was closed as
Europe splintered under the beginnings of WWII.
Aurelia met and married
Bill Little, an British émigré and accounting student at NYU and
moved to San Francisco Bay area until 1945, when she divorced him and
returned to Indianapolis to live with her mother, Aurelia Lafferty, in
the same home where she lives today on the near east side. (Her only
child, Tom Little, '60, was born in California, but lived there only
long enough to adapt to the weather.) She worked first for
Wirebound Box as a sales engineer and later for another packaging
company, and finally for a cartage firm before her retirement in
1977.
Aurelia was very active in
the Democratic Party and still keeps in close touch with long-time
Indianapolis Representative Andy Jacobs and other people in government.
She is a confirmed letter writer and passionate about the causes she
adopts. She served as Co-chair of Hoosiers for Peace and joined
many anti-war activities during the Viet Nam war. She joined All Souls
Unitarian Church in the late 40's and has been an active member there
ever since, serving on various committees, and at one time editing the
church bulletin.
She has stayed in touch
with several of her classmates and friends from Tech, and still
likes to talk about her adventures as an actress and young woman around
town during the Great Depression. A few years ago, she wrote an
extensive memoir (we are currently recruiting volunteers to retype it
into word processing), and we intend to post the parts relevant to
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Kenneth E. Bodenheimer
919 N. Ritter Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46219
Graduated in 1931 at the age of 16. Worked odd jobs for
awhile and then went to work for the Bradley Barbeque. Worked there until
drafted into the Navy during WWII. Returned home on Christmas day 1945.
Returned to Bradley Barbeque for awhile and then bought a restaurant on the
south side of Indianapolis. Operated this restaurant (Noah’s Ark) for a
couple of years and sold it. When to work for Chevrolet in Indianapolis
until got tired of layoff’s. Then went to work for Kroger as a produce
clerk. Held several positions with Kroger and ended as Buyer for the Kroger
Bakery in Indianapolis. Retired from Kroger in 1976.
Rosemary
Johnson Riggs
Mother of Judy Riggs, Class of 1958
Rosemary married Walter Riggs of the ATHS Class of 1925. She worked
for the Indianapolis Public School system from 1955 until retirement in
secretarial positions. She was Miss Sengenberger's secretary at Tech;
Lewis Gilfoy's secretary at the Instruction Center;
and then was in the downtown office as a secretary to one
of the Assistant Superintendents. Rosemary presently lives in Indianapolis.
Ben Briscoe
Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Briscoe
101 Santa Clara St.
Avenal, CA 93204
(559)386-9641
bbriscoe@kings.k12.ca.us
Born to Benjamin E.,
Sr. and Ruth (Hollingsworth) Briscoe, my parents, in
the South Brookside Park area of Indianapolis, I attended Public School #54 and
Arsenal Technical High School graduating in June, 1939. I attended Indiana
University in Bloomington, Ind. from 1940-'42 when I was called by the
military draft.
I married Wilma Bussey in 1944. She also attended Indiana Univ. in
Bloomington, but was from Marysville, Indiana where her father, Perry
Bussey, owned Marysville Hardware store. We moved to Southern
California soon after we got married.
I received my B.S. degree in Education from the Univ. of So. Calif. in 1950
and we moved to Avenal, CA , a Standard Oil town, where Wilma worked in a
field office for that company and I taught school for thirty years. While teaching I was
working weekends in dance bands and on a cattle ranch in the local area.
During summer vacations from 1952-'58 I worked as a Park Ranger in Yosemite
Natl. Park. In 1959 I received my M.A. degree in Science Education from
Calif. State Univ. at San Jose, CA.
I retired from my teaching job in 1977 and went into the real estate business.
I was also involved in a commercial aviation business which I owned and flew
air taxi for hire for several years. I also retired as a search and rescue
pilot after twelve years service with the Civil Air Patrol.
Presently I am working with a university, teaching graduate students who are
in the process of qualifying for a California Teaching Credential, and I
play in the Fresno Shrine Band for recreation.
Robert Young
Mary Lou Albertson Heck (1922-1993)
mother of Madonna Heck, Class of 1959
Married Jack Heck from Somerset, Indiana in 1940. She gave birth to
Madonna Heck in 12/41
and Stephen in 1/43 and was a stay-at-home mom during their growing-up years until high
school.
She received the highest Girl Scout National Award in 1960 in Philadelphilia and was
appropriately honored.
Jess Edward "Ed" Montgomery (1921-1960)
brother of Sue Montgomery , Class of 1960
A Major in the U.S. Air Force at the
time of his death, Ed was a pilot who flew B26, B25 and A26 airplanes in WWII and Korea.
He was a member of the 438th Bomb Squadron, 319th Bomb Group in WWII and was
awarded the Croix de Guere w/Palm Leaf Clusters by the government of France in 1944. A
highly decorated pilot in WW II and Korea, as well as a member of the Strategic Air
Command, Ed gave his life in service to our country.
Rosemary
McInturf Dunaway
Mother of Robert Dunaway, Class of 1960
Robert L. Dunaway, Sr.
Husband of Rosemary McInturf Dunaway
Father of Robert L. Dunaway, Jr. Class of 1960
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Sue Montgomery ('60)
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