Monday, September 27, 2010

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It was a full house at Don Bean's funeral and friends from far and wide were in attendance. Bean told people that he liked to go to fune...
Friday, September 24, 2010

Jeanne Albers

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Jeanne Albers died at age 66 in Santa Monica, California, Thursday morning. Cancer. She wrote in The Plain Dealer fashion department for a f...
Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Bean wrote his own obit

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While Grant Segal wrote the official obit of Don Bean for The Plain Dealer, Bean wrote his own draft of his obit. Former obit writer Alana B...
Monday, September 20, 2010

Bean's obit

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This is the official obit as written by Grant Segal. Bean wrote his own obit and former obit writer Alana Baranack posted it on her blog:ob...

Bean's life in the Depression

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Don Bean wrote a 19-page remembrance of life in the Depression. It can be seen at http://hson.info/Bean.pdf says Stu Abbey.
Sunday, September 19, 2010

Don Bean dies

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Donald Leander Bean, bean like in lima bean, died Sunday afternoon, Sept. 19, 2010, at Parma Community Hospital. He had been in the hospital...
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Dan Biddle, author

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Former Plain Dealer reporter and all-around great guy Dan Biddle (and some other guy) wrote a great book called "Tasting Freedom" ...
Saturday, August 21, 2010

This just in!

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Want to be notified when we post something new to the PD alumni blog? Go to http://www.pdalumni.blogspot.com/rss.xml and follow a couple of ...
Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Look who we ran into

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Lots of former PD people were spotted Sat. night July 31, 2010 at a birthday party for Sue Zimmerman, former free lancer for the PD now tea...
Sunday, July 18, 2010

A Tinker sighting in central Pennsylvania!

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Former PD infographics artist Virginia Tinker Brace stopped by Philipsburg, Pa., for a visit with former PD photographer Curt Chandler and h...
Saturday, July 10, 2010

Latest lunch

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PD Editorial Retirees & Expatriates Casual unstructured lunch troupe Gather for lunch on the last Fridays of January, April, July and O...
Wednesday, June 30, 2010

PD book sale July 8-9

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Thousands of books, music CDs, books-on-CD -- as well as a few movies and TV series DVDs --will go on sale July 8th and 9th in the second fl...
Friday, June 04, 2010

Richard Kendzierski, 79, dies

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Richard Kendzierski, who directed The Plain Dealer's commercial photographers for 29 years, died Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at the Hospice...
Tuesday, June 01, 2010

A Toast To Ted

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Reader rep Ted Diadiun joined the ranks of the retired on Friday, May 28, with a gathering of friends and family at the Rock Bottom Brewery....
Monday, May 31, 2010

Zina's back in town

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From Zina Vishnevsky: I'm back in Ohio this summer, but only one week in Cleveland, for Cleveland Clinic stuff. The rest of the time wil...
Friday, May 07, 2010

Jane Scott celebrates 91st

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From Reader Rep. Ted Diadiun's day note: " JANE SCOTT: 91 AND STILL GOING STRONG Our ageless former colleague Jane Scott celebrat...
Sunday, April 25, 2010

Regina Brett book tour

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Want to get your personalized copy of Regina Brett's "God Never Blinks"? Check out this list of her upcoming book signings in ...

May 4th, 40 years later

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The Press Club of Cleveland presents: “May 4th, 40 Years Later - Reporters Who Were There” May 4th, 2010 from 7:45- 9AM KIVA Student Center,...
Friday, April 16, 2010

It's spring luncheon time, Friday April 30

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PD Editorial Retirees & Expatriates Casual unstructured lunch troupe Gather for lunch on the last Fridays of January, April, July and Oc...
Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Anyone remember Ron Kaye?

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PD reader rep Ted Diadiun asked that question in his daily morning note to the editorial department. There's an interview with Kaye, now...