Paul Melnick (1955-1978)

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Jul 15, 1955 – Mar 05, 1978

Paul M. Melnick, 22 died March 5 as a result of injuries suffered in a plane accident at Humboldt Bay.

He was born July 15, 1955 in England to Alexander and Pamela Melnick. In 1968 he came to Napa with his family. He graduated from Vintage High School in 1973. Mr. Melnick was a zoology student and was a member of the Audobon Society.

His parents, Alexander and Pamela Melnick of Napa, survive.

A remembrance Mass of Christian Burial was held March 11 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Arrangements were under the direction of Claffey and Rota Funeral Home.

Cheryl Alekner (1955-2010)


May 29, 1955 – Nov 18, 2010

A longtime member of the Spirit booth in Community Village, Anna Armaiti (aka Cheryl Alekner, aka Ophidia) passed from this earthly plane on Nov. 18, 2010, after a two-year struggle with ovarian cancer.
She was born Cheryl Ann Alekner on May 29, 1955, in Decatur, Illinois, to William Lee and Virginia Jan Walkinshaw Alekner. Early on,her family moved to Napa, California, where she graduated from Napa High School.She later moved to Berkeley, California, and became a bookkeeper while also studying with feminist spirituality teacher Vicki Noble.
During this time, Cher (as she was known) adopted the name Ophidia and kept more than 100 reptile pets in her apartment, including a three-foot Savannah monitor Lizard who lived in the bathroom, Marley the South African Burrowing Bullfrog, Ishi the iguana, and several boas. As Ophidia became more immersed in feminist spirituality, she found that her bookkeeping job did not match her personal ethics, and quit.
In the 1980s, she joined Berkeley’s Emerald Earth Laughing and Drumming Society, where she met Don St. Clair. They became partners for almost a decade. Her original chants and songs were published in “Songs for Earthlings,” compiled by Jess Shoup. She performed at several large group rituals in the San Francisco Bay area,including events facilitated by feminist authors Riane Eisler and Starhawk. Anna also was a musician along with Don at Unity of the Spirit Church in Lafayette, California, and a member of Berkeley’s Gorilla Choir, along with Don and his future partner, Fiora. The Gorilla Choir performed at many events, ranging from San Francisco Earth Day 1990 to the Oregon Country Fair.In 1990, Don and Anna (performing as “Dawn and Ophidia”) traveled on a 20-city tour with the Redwood Summer national road show to promote saving the last coastal old-growth redwoods. Their live album,”Songs for Redwood Summer,” will be released for free online soon.
Don brought Anna to her first Rainbow Gathering and her first Oregon Country Fair. An avid gardener, she fell in love with Eugene her first day after walking to Sundance and noticing the many front-yard gardens. She moved to Eugene in 1993. She and Don parted ways amicably a while later.
In Eugene, Anna became a member of the Sufi and Pagan communities. She participated in the Spirit Booth at the Oregon Country Fair,and performed with the Middle Eastern Dance Guild and with the band Americanistan.
In 1995, Anna met her soulmate, Daniel Ishaq Jud, a Sufi teacher. They shared a home, a passion for music, and their lives until he died in 2006 of early onset diabetes.
Anna had a beautiful voice, played guitar, led Dances of Universal Peace in and outside the Community Village, and was a prolific song-writer. She worked in many artistic media, including photography, T-shirt design and painting. She was a garage sale queen, avid gardener,cat lover and fashionista.
Anna is preceeded in death by her mother. She is survived by her father, and her two kitties Sequoia and Akbar (who have since found new loving homes). We love you, Anna, and wish you peace.

Find a Grave Memorial

45th Reunion (past)

Sorry if you missed it.  There are many pictures in our Facebook group, and also some photos here.

When: Saturday, Oct 27, 2018, 6 PM to 11 PM
Where: Compadres, 505 Lincoln Ave Napa, CA 94558
What: Dinner, music, and dancing
Who: Napa & Vintage 1973 graduates and friends/family
Cost: $55 per person

We really need to hear from you if you are coming — please RSVP via PayPal below, then follow the instructions at the very bottom of this page. [If you already registered when the cost was $65, you will be getting a cash refund of the excess amount at the reunion.]


Choose # of attendees, list names (*IMPORTANT*), then click “Buy Now”
Names of attendees



Next, keep an eye on this website but also join our Facebook group for news.
You should also consider joining the Napa High School and/or the Vintage High School Facebook groups as well.

Some of us will be going to “The Big Game” on Friday night, Oct 26, between Napa and Vintage.

Lastly — tell everyone!  There is no magic “contact everyone” capability.  We’ve posted this info here on Facebook and on Classmates.com, and have sent email to those we have email address for, but a number of classmates still don’t get the word.  We really need your help making this event known.  Having trouble finding someone?  Try these tips.

Classmates on Facebook

Here is a list of some of our classmates known to be on Facebook at some point since 28 May 2015, but who have not yet joined our class Facebook group.  If you want to see who is in that group, you’ll need to create a Facebook account and join the group.

Everyone is listed by the names we knew them as in high school. If you know of any additions/changes, please use the “Leave a Reply” form.  Better yet, Friend them on Facebook and both of you join our group.

An asterisk ‘*’ after the name indicates that the Facebook account belongs to the spouse of our classmate.

WARNING: some of our classmates signed up for a Facebook account many years ago and haven’t done anything with it since.

WARNING 2: While every effort has been made to ensure these are accurate, it’s possible that an account listed here is simply someone with the same name as one of our classmates. Please report any such errors via ‘Leave a Reply’.

Amanda F. Gurrola
Audrey J. Agnew
Barry L. Cole
Becky Teaford
Beth Heid
Bill R. Major
Bob Smith
Bonnie Jean Collins
Brenda Eby
Candy Whitthorne
Caren Memmott
Carl Gundestrup
Carl H. Dulinski
Carl Morrow
Carlton W. Hendricks
Carol Gulasa
Catherine A. Cagle
Cathy Mallen
Charles Womack
Cheryl Anderson
Cheryl J. Gustafson
Cheryl L. Hutchinson
Cheryl Lemmer
Christine Beck
Cindy Douglass
Claire H. Persin
Connie Krainert
Curtis Trood
Cynthia Cochrane
Cynthia J. Hippauf
Cynthia Lewis
David Freeman
David J. Leal
David L. Heck
David Templeton
Deb Bloker
Debbie A. Lady
Debbie Loflin
Debbie Trujillo
Deborah Guardado
Deborah Hillman
Delbert Hargis
Diana L. White
Diane Bouillon
Diane Brennan
Diane E. Ingalls
Donita Sebia
Douglas Voyles
Ellen Young
Eric Honsvick
Gary Anderson
Gary H. Groce
Geri Johnson
Ginny M. Honsvick
Greg Militante
Jacqueline M. Cole
Janet K. McMichael
Janet Swift
Janice Holt
Jeanette M. Boulier
Jeff Steele
Jefferey M. Casalina
Jeffery K. Bonds
Jeffrey E. Landberg
Jennifer C. Barron
Jim Nord
John Ellis
John Lassus
John Plowman
John Winchell
Johnny Jordan
Jon Squicciarini
Joseph A. Isola
Joseph Hicks
Joyce Cleveland
Joyce Register
Judy Labarge
Judy Schneider
Karen L. Cook
Karin Dahlquist
Kathleen Wimberley
Kathy Stornetta
Kevin L. Wise
Kirk L. Mitchell
Larry A. Dell
Larry D. Hess
Lee Lambert
Lilli B. Bell
Linda K. McCall
Linda L. Riddle
Linda P. Sledjeski
Linda York
Lois Williams
Loree Giorgi
Lorrie Jaeger
Louis M. Penning
Lupe Partida
Lynn A. Arruda
Marcia A. Taylor
Marcia Kiersey
Marcia M. Clark
Margaret S. Fox
Marilyn Cupery
Marjorie Eweg
Mark Umphress
Marla Freathy
Marla Goodenough
Michael Casassa
Michael J. Baldini
Mimsie Redmayne
Normand Lalonde
Pamela J. Linowski
Patricia A. Proctor
Patricia A. West
Paul Musante
Peggy S. Towns
Reba Sousa
Rene Solis
Rhodena M. Wagenman
Rhonda Reid
Richard Hudson
Richard L. St Clair
Ricky Hawton
Robert A. Wilson
Robert Jobe
Robert Keenan
Rory Solis
Rosemary L. Uboldi
Sammie L. Lavrar
Sandford B. Plant
Sandra Anderson
Sandra Darnell
Sandra Messer
Scott Rossmiller
Sharon A. Hopp
Sharon Dodd
Sharon R. Arnold
Shelly Freeman
Sherie Griffith
Sherry Meeks
Shirley M. Ruhland
Steve McConnell
Susan M. Boivin
Susan P. Clopton
Susan Threadgill
Teddi Hosman
Teel Wold
Teresa Revheim-Lusk
Terri Cuellar
Terri Strand
Terrie A. Norris
Terry Gonsalves
Terry L. Reingold
Timmy C. Pridmore
Timothy Chaffin
Timothy J. Persico
Timothy L. Williams
Valerie Crummett
Valerie Lewis
Veronica H. Bryant
Vickie R. Nichols
Vicky E. Wixson
Vivian Mann
Wayne Chong
Wesley Howle
William Bardakos
William Jolliffe
William Lee
Yolanda Lopez

Spouses of classmates:

Allan Holleyman*
Jeffrey D. Stufft*
Winton L. Sonju*

How to join our Facebook group

The group you want to join is Napa-Vintage ’73 and friends. However, this group is a ‘private group’ and requires approval by an admin because we regularly get requests by accounts who had nothing to do with our class and were only joining so they could spam the group.

Once you are a member of our FB group, you can then invite others to join as well.  You must be a recognized Friend to invite them, however.