50th Reunion Information
Class of 1973 50th Reunion Information
Thursday, May 4th, 2022 – Special Legacy Lunch with the class of 1972 and 2022 & Senior Farewell Mass
Representatives of our class of ’72 had lunch and celebrated mass with the class of 2022 as they completed their education at Saint Bede. Bill Twardowski delivered a thoughtful message of hope and encouragement based upon our collective experiences since graduating in 1972.
Saturday, June 18, 2022 – St. Bede Annual Auction Gala
We have arranged a Class of ’72 Golden Bedan Table at the auction. If you are interested in attending please contact Jim Gamache (330-338-4938) or Mike Dwyer (708-834-8134)
Homecoming 2022 – September 29th thru October 2nd
See highlights from 2021 here https://www.st-bede.com/homecoming
Friday (9/30 at 3:30pm) We will ask Fr. Ron will lead a prayer service for our deceased classmates. Please keep them and their loved ones in your prayers. Link to Deceased 1972 Graduates
Friday Evening (9/30) – Dinner and cocktails at 6pm at The Uptown Grill at 601 First St. LaSalle. See the reservation form for more details.
Friday Evening – 9pm After hours get together at the Riverfront Bar and Grill, 1525 Water St Peru organized by the LPHS class of ‘72.
Saturday 11am (10/1) – We will start the morning off with tailgating before the varsity football game. Our class will have a tent, seating and refreshments in the tailgate area.
Saturday 1pm – Kickoff is scheduled for 1pm in the stadium. As part of the halftime show the Golden Bedan Class of ’72 will be introduced and our Class Gift will be presented to Abbott Philip
Saturday 3pm - Following the game, BruinsJam is planned in the tailgate area. This has proven to be a very popular event which you won’t want to miss. Entertainment provided by musical groups with St. Bede Alumni. Food, drink and fellowship provided by the class of ’72 at our designated tent.
Sunday 10am – Golden Bedan Induction Mass will be held at the Abby Church where you will receive your “Academy Brick” and afterwards be invited for a Bruin Brunch “spectacular” in the Refectory.
For those of you needing lodging for homecoming weekend we have arranged a favorable rate of $99/nite at the Holiday Inn Express at 5253 Trompeter Rd., Peru, IL 61354. Phone 815-224-2500 To obtain the group rate for 9/30 & 10/1 ask for rate code SBR when booking your room
Golden Bedan Class Gift and Challenge – See links below
Help us reach all our classmates
Out of our 91 living classmates we have addresses for all but 4. If you have current contact information for Tom Broset, Daniel O’Sadnick, William Guenther and Bradley Jamour please pass that along to one of us and/or reach out to them so we can let them know about the details of our up coming 50th reunion.
See the link to classmates for which we don’t have a working email address.