Time Travel: Bridgeport High's Class of 1981's 20-Year Reunion and Clarksburg's The Darling Shop Ad
By Dick Duez on July 05, 2026 from History Blog
This is a photo of the Class of 1981 from Bridgeport High School holding its 20-year-reunion in 2001. This is from the Saturday night dinner and dance held at the Bridgeport Country Club. Shown are, front row from left, Sany Vincent Dinzeo, Tonya Perris-Blackburn, Carol Johnson, Tina Karakiozis-Lopez, John Matheny, Tammy Kelley-Hefner, Roger Nichols, Ann "Libby" Stull-Radcliff, Carol Coppula-Geary, Melissa Hood-Kaigler, and Rosemary Palma- Coe. Second row, from left, are Jeff Chalfant, Jon Pinti, Sharon Metzger-Eddy, Julie Barr-Hudson, Angie Marks-Davis, Andrea Beamer-Bartlett, Debbie Fleming, Sonia Bailey-Gibson, Brenda Burnside-Dalessandro, Donna Stout, Renate Brown-Gaither, Cindy Dean-Wehrkamp, David Alvarez, and Dino Columbo. Third row, from left, are Edic McFadden, Bob Klenk, Mike Hess, Fred Swisher, Joe Pinti, Tommy Rawlings, Alan Ash, Joe Marra, Tim Rinker, Sonny Hoskinson, Greg Hefner, and Jimmy Southern.
Although the date of this advertisement is unknown and those shown in the photo are unknown, it is of The Darling Shop that was once located in Clarksburg. If you have any information on this photo, please add it to the comment section below.
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