Death of Alum-Class of 1970
William "Bill" Goetz entered into eternal rest on June 14, 2023. Bill graduated from Woodward High School and Cincinnati Technical College (now Cincinnati State) with a degree in electro-mechanical engineering. He then had 2 years of apprenticeship training before joining IBEW Local 212 and becoming a licensed commercial electrician. In 1983 he and his wife (Chris Everman, class of 1971) established Detect-All Security, a security and fire alarm business. He retired in 2021 when the business was sold.
Bill was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 1998 and became an avid supporter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) through his fund raising and participation in Bike MS. He has ridden in the event since 1999, with the exception of two years when he was unable to ride. Bill's stubbornness and sense of ethics would not allow him to give in to any limitations that physical conditions imposed on him. He was a fighter, and he refused to stop going. His post-retirement activities were to putter around in his wood workshop and his flower beds.
posted September 29th, 2023
Death of Alum- Class of 1957
Janice Loree Grinter Rosenfeld, class of 1957, sister of Juanita Grinter died October 6, 2010. She is survived by her mother, sister, four childred, 9 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren and two nephews
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Death of Alum
Ken, "The Tile Man", Steltenkamp, Class of 1955 died of cancer, May 8, 2009. He is survived by his brother, Jerry ,Class of 65, his daughters Melisa and Vanessa, and son Todd ,
(Molly) and two grandchildren.
Death Class of 1959
James Merton Murphy (Jim), Class of 1959, passed away on November 8, 2007 in Scottsdale, Arizona. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, June Murphy; his daughter, Kim
Murphy (38); and his granddaughter, Jessica Gardner (17), Jim, June and Kim moved from Cincinnati to Scottsdale, Arizona in 1978. Jim had a long and successful career with Motorola, then General Dynamics, and retired in January 2007. He graduated from the University of Phoenix in 1997 with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems. He was an active member of Mountain View Presbyterian Church, singing in the 100-voice Sanctuary Choir for over 10 years, traveling with them to sing in Austria, Germany, Hungary, and Italy. Services were held at Mountain View Presbyterian Church on November 15, 2007. Nearly 100 people were in attendance, not including the nearly 75 choir members who attended the service to celebrate his memory. He was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather. He is dearly missed by all of those who loved him.
posted December 15th, 2008
Death of Alum
Helene Vernita Tyler, Woodward class of 1971, died of cancer 23 June 2008 in Upstate New York after a stellar 20-year teaching career overseas with the Department of Defense Dependents School System. She was teaching at Lakenheath High School on the U.S. Air Force Base in England at the time of her illness. Hélène started her teaching career in Louisville, Kentucky, and shortly afterwards she moved to Maryland, where she taught school for several years in nearby Fairfax County, Virginia. She attended George Washington University and earned a Masters in Special Education. A memorial service was held in Louisville, Kentucky on 5 July 2008, and she was inurned in Cincinnati on 7 July 2008
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In February of 2006, The Keynotes reunited with four of our original members and began rehearsals. We hope to make our club debut in
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