Left: Bob Lutren
of Farmington
Hills and Rick
Hyman of West
Bloomfield
Below: At age
4, Bob giving
a hug to next-
door neighbor
Rick in 1959.
They remain
close friends
today.
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to commemorate the 40th anniversary of our 1968 sixth-grade gradua-
tion, over 40 classmates (as well as our former teachers, parents, spouses
and neighbors) reunited for three straight days, enjoying the most won-
drous, accepting, soul-filling weekends many of us have ever experienced.
Long-held secrets spilled out in an atmosphere of complete acceptance.
Insecurities and life stories were shared with no fear of judgment or reper-
cussions.
The most glaring difference that set these two elementary school reunions
apart from typical high school reunions was the complete lack of gossip
or whispering about how people looked, where they lived or what they'd
achieved. All that mattered to us was that we had found our way back to one
another. Looking into the eyes, hearts and souls of the most important and
influential individuals from our childhood, we discovered one undeniable
truth. We are forever connected by all we shared when we were young.
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In the months leading up to our most recent reunion, my classmates sent
in hundreds of old pictures and personal mementos such as report cards,
award certificates, schoolwork, autograph books, love notes, PTA handbooks,
choir programs and newspaper clips that they had saved from elementary
school. I published a keepsake book that each person received celebrating
and chronicling all that served to connect us, from images of this priceless
memorabilia to poignant recollections about topics like recess, first crushes,
President Kennedy's assassination, school concerts, Little League teams,
birthday parties and being sent to the principal's office.
Mary Shelley once wrote "... the companions of our childhood always
possess a certain power over our minds which hardly any later friend can
obtain!' We now know what it feels like to tap into that incredible power.
We hope to inspire others to reunite with their own childhood companions.
These are reunions of firsts: first friendships, first loves, first hurts, first suc-
cesses and first disappointments. We shared them together as children. We
are all grateful to have been given the opportunity to revisit them as adults.
In sixth grade, our school adopted my motto "The More You Know, The
More You Grow." Forty years later, the more I have come to know about my
childhood, the more I have grown as an adult.
There are still chapters of our story to be written. And I can't wait to live
them.
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