Andrew Warde High School's Class of 1959 Holds "Fantastic" 50-Year Reunion Last Saturday at Tashua Knolls in Trumbull

Former Fairfield Police Captain Bob Comers, one of the co-chairs of the Andrew Warde High School Class of 1959 50-year reunion, called the event "fantastic." He and his wife, Mickie, greeted the guests of honor at the golden anniversary celebration, which took place this past Saturday, August 22, from 6 to 11 p.m. at Tashua Knolls in Trumbull.

"The reunion was fantastic," Comers told me in person this morning over breakfast at Duchess Restaurant in Fairfield. He said 118 people attended, including 80 classmates, pictured below at Tashua Knolls. "I can't single out one particular highlight," he admitted. "The entire night was spectacular."

Comers, a 43-year veteran who retired from the Fairfield police department January 31 of this year, said the night was nostalgic for those who called Warde home a half-century ago. "As guests arrived, they were photographed next to a 1957 T-Bird and a 51 Ford," he added.

"The dinner was delicious and the service was great," continued Comers, pictured in the middle of the back row below as the reunion committee prepared for the festivities. "The DJ did a wonderful job keeping the dance floor busy with our kind of music. This was a five hour event which went by in a flash."

The 50-year reunion attracted people nationwide. "Classmates came from all over the country," he pointed out. "(They came from) Hawaii, California, Texas, Arizona, Illinois, Missouri, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York."

Comers, whose class attended Roger Ludlowe High School as freshmen in 1955-56, entered Warde as a sophomore when the Melville Avenue high school opened in September of 1956. He said many of his classmates haven't changed over the last 50 years.

"It was great to see them look so well," he said. "Many of them we recognized immediately. The night was filled with laughter while sharing memorable stories."

Congratulations to the Andrew Warde High School Class of 1959 for a wonderful and successful 50-year reunion.

Paul

Please sign the AWHS Guest Book.

Visit the Andrew Warde High School Gift Shop.

Watch the AWHS 1976 vintage "film".