The Class of '45

About the Book

Tis with hearts full of pride, dear alma mater We rise and sing to thee, And pledge to keep our colors high through all the years to be. To thy name we promise to be loyal, Ever faithful ever true, Roosevelt to thee our song shall be, All hail, hail, hail!

About the Author

As a member of the Roosevelt High School class of '45, I had no idea what diverse backgrounds my classmates came from. It was not until Donald Ching unexpectedly passed away in 2009 and copies of his memoir were distributed at his funeral service that I realized our class held such a great deal of history, not only of the years of World War II, but also of early immigrants to Hawai'i. It was truly a labor of love to compile these memoirs of a random group of classmates. As an author myself, I felt it was important to preserve this important part of bygone times. I have continued to live in Hawai'i for my entire life, and the Roosevelt Class of '45 will be celebrating its seventieth anniversary in 2015.