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Warren High School
Class of 1963
Son, Stephen and his family. Photo taken in 2005. Kristal, Steve, Austyn, Megan, and Zakary (Better known as Bubba).
Ralph and his mom, 2002
Ralph and his sister Diane
Taken from Ralph's facebook page.in his own words........"The last picture I have of my son, Stephen on his last visit to my home and the last time I saw him. This was taken in March of 2007. He passed away May 12, 2007 at the much too young age of 39. I miss him dearly"
Ralph Gortat 1945-2010
Christmas 2007. Pam, Ralph, Austyn, Megan, Zakary (Bubba).
Our dear friend, classmate, and webmaster Ralph Gortat , passed away on September 6th. We will miss him dearly and his dedication to our website. Ralph has battled with diabetes his entire life and was a double amputee. In 2006, he moved to Texas to be close to his only son, Stephen, who also became a double amputee. Stephen lost his battle with diabetes less than a year after Ralph moved.
Before Ralph moved to Texas, he was a very big asset to our class committee. His talent and knowledge of the computer was a tremndous help for 40th reunion and made it one of our most successful reunions to date. even after moving he kept the website and shared any information of classmates changing addresses or passing away. He never stoped being a member of this committee
He hosted many meetings and Christmas parties and maintained our website with his expertise, always trying to make it interesting and informative. Always asking our classmates and friends to send in any information or announcements to post. So now we say farewell to a great person. God Bless you Ralph. We dedicate this page to you in remembrance of your hard work, you gentle smile and mostly for your friendship.
I ask for your patience while I get acclaimated to the website. It has changed so much since we started it in 1999. Please send any information or questions to my email Thank you, Marge Splatt
