On December 22, Dietrich met Kuehn with the ring at Elliott Hall. Kuehn kept returning to the clubhouse to try and locate the ring he thought he would never see again. From University records, Alumni Relations Assistant Director Amanda Fylan determined that the ring belonged to Lon Kuehn (SBA ’86), of Berkley. Dietrich, of Oxford, Michigan, contacted OU.
Her ex-husband found the ring at the Clarkston Golf Club in 1990 and could not locate the owner. Her daughter, Amber, 23, had graduated from Oakland at the December Commencement, and her son, LJ, 19, is an OU freshman. Wilson as saying, “Give me the list of names of students who have already paid for their rings and I'll give them their money back, and we'll put a diamond in.”įor Donna Dietrich, the Class of 1986 OU ring she discovered while cleaning a drawer held special meaning. When he pointed out that some students had already purchased their rings, Chancellor Varner recalled Mrs. Burnin Old Memories Lyrics von Kathy Mattea mit Video: I used to love him that aint no lie / We had a good thing till he said goodbye / Then with one. She decided to give each of the 170 members a senior ring with a diamond. MSU-O founder Matilda Wilson was “very proud of the Charter Class students and faculty,” according to an Oakland Chronicles 1996 interview with former Chancellor Durward “Woody” Varner. Catalano’s father, David Stinson, now deceased, met her mother when the two were in the Charter Class. Joan (Gibb) Stinson-Clair (left) and her daughter, Martha Catalano (BIS ’15). It was truly an amazing day and wonderful VIP treatment for my mom and family in the Legacy section. “My father is deceased, so he watched from above while my brother of the same name was seated with my family.
“I was overcome with emotion and so honored and proud to receive the class ring she received from Matilda Wilson,” Catalano said. Bluegrass, folk, and Celtic singer known for her 1 hits 'Goin Gone' and 'Burnin Old Memories. Stinson-Clair gave her Charter Class ring to her daughter as a graduation gift. Kathy Mattea was born on Jin South Charleston, WV. “My mom held down several campus jobs, including clerical work in the Admissions office, where she came across letters from my grandmother trying to get my Dad accepted to OU once he came home from the Navy,” Catalano said. “So when she later met him quite by chance, she recognized his name.” David, who was in the Navy, came to MSU-O in its second year. Her mother, Joan (Gibb) Stinson-Clair, and her father, David Stinson, met as members of MSU-O’s Charter Class of 1963. Lon Kuehn’s ring reunited him with his alma mater and what he presumed was forever lost.Ĭatalano (BIS ’15) graduated in December as a Legacy class member. Martha Catalano’s ring united OU and family history. It was number one for one week and spent fourteen weeks on the country chart.Within a matter of weeks, two alumni experienced special memories from their OU class rings. The song was Mattea's fourth and final number one on the country chart. It was released in July 1989 as the second single from the album Willow in the Wind. " Burnin' Old Memories" is a song written by Larry Boone, Paul Nelson and Gene Nelson, and recorded by American country music artist Kathy Mattea. 1989 single by Kathy Mattea "Burnin' Old Memories"
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