Who are these guys?

Found in an old file drawer, this photo taken by Frank Reed, on July 29, 1977 when they held a party for the closing of the old jail at Cleveland Central Police State at 2007 Payne Ave. Lots of PDers served at the police beat through the years. A bunch attended the party. It looks like Don Bean (white shirt) is aghast at something Dennis Kuchinich (suit) said. Was he the mayor at the time? That's the late Bill Miller to the left of Dennis. Johnny Reese, the late PD assistant city editor is to the right of Dennis. We also see Tom Quinn in those lovely plaid pants. Smiling behind Bill Miller is Andy Juniewicz, left, and John Coyne, right.

If you can identify others in the photo, please send us a note.

Bill Fenton sez "guy on the extreme right and front in black shirt is Henry (Hank) T. Jacques.
He graduated BG 1957 or '58 and was a reporter at PD. He left about the time I got there ('66). I vaguely recall he went to Blue Cross/Blue Shield or Medical Mutual and possibly bounced into government after that. I knew him from my BG News days."

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A really nice person needs a card

Dianne Griggs, secretary to editorial director Brent Larkin before she took the buyout in 2006, is in the Hospice of the Western Reserve, 300 E 185th St. , Cleveland 44119. She has stomach cancer. In a Dec. 2006 posting on this blog, there's a photo of her leaving the PD.

Jim Nichols on the move

Jim Nichols reports that he left the PD just before Christmas after 19 years as a reporter, editor and sycophant. He moved over to a new job at an organization that is just about as noble: the Cleveland Foundation, where he is as senior communications editor. That means he writes speeches, edits various publications, plans the annual meeting, relates to the media and does lots of other fun stuff to spread the word about the great things the Cleveland Foundation and its partners do.

He is too young, at age 47, to be a PD “retiree,” but notes that he worked there long enough to be eligible to stop by for a bite at an alumi luncheon. If he does, he will surely rub everyone’s noses in the fact that he still has all of his real teeth.