Paseo High School Alliance

The Paseo High School Alliance Steering Committee is made up of representatives meeting to work out details of functions, including members of all classes that attended the original Paseo High School. Those current formal members of The Paseo Alliance as of January 1, 2024 are:

Mona Halliburton Hartzler, President - Class of 1962

Leon Barnes, Past President Emeritus - Class of 1956

Trudy Hall, Treasurer/Historian - Class of 1962

Bonnie Edwards LaPointe, Recording Secretary - Class of 1963

Barbara Bayley Herrin, Corresponding Secretary - Class of 1956

Linda Weed Vanslyke, Luncheon Registrar - Class of 1960

Jan Rudolph Leinbach, Luncheon Photographer - Class of 1962

Faith Ann Walker Henry - Class of 1962

Cheryl Rabin, Committee Member - Class of 1964

Anita Ross Kramer, Committee Member - Class of 1964

Sandy Welker, Committee Member - Class of 1962

Bill Rankin, Committee Member - Class of 1967

Leon Barnes, Webpage Architect - Class of 1956


Here is the most recent picture of the Paseo High School Steering Committee, plus a guest, at the Quivira Country Club for the December 2022 luncheon.

We now have two Committee Members that have retired from the committee, but have been designated as Emeritus Committee Members. The are Roy Busdiecker, from the class of 1957, and Bob Kessler, class of 1953.

The Paseo Alliance Steering Committee meets the first Wednesday of each month, except for dates that have change. Look at the date below for the latest.  Meetings are held at the Trailside Center, 9901 Holmes Rd, Kansas City, MO, unless otherwise stated. To enter the meeting room, you will find a parking lot behind the Trailside Center. After parking, enter the door into the center that is north (right) of the Fire Station. All are welcome, even if you are currently not a member of the Paseo Alliance Steering Committee. You'll be greeted with open arms. (Please See Below)


Next Paseo Alliance Steering Committee Is

January 3, 2024

Starting at 11:30 am at Caleb's in the Red Bridge Shopping Center



We Need Your Help!

Can you devote a couple of hours per month to keep the Paseo High School Alliance alive? Are you a member of the Paseo High School class of 1965 or younger? Are you upright and mobile? Can you breathe? Are you a person who likes to be seen?


If so, the Paseo Alliance Committee is looking for you. And the best way to get started is by attending an upcoming Paseo Alliance Committee meeting. If not the next one. How about the one after that? Please contact a committee member and tell them of your interest. We'll all be glad you decided to take a more active roll in keeping the name of the original Paseo High School alive. Thank you.


First Meeting of the Paseo Alliance Steering Committee

The first meeting of the newly formed Paseo Alliance Committee took place on July 16, 2006 at the Hereford House Restaurant in Overland Park, KS.

The founding members of the Paseo Alliance are:
Doyce Gentry, class of 1952
Baylor Edwards, class of 1955
Roy Busdiecker, class of 1957

From L to R: Kent Crippin, '54, Martha Ober Lester '52, Doyce Gentry '52, Steve Reiff '54, Sharon Timms Johnson '54, Leon Barnes '56, 
Carol Eikost Hutchison '56
From L to R: Lola Donaldson Swanson '53, Baylor Edwards '55, Pat Nichols Ross '53, Charles Hart '55, Bill Ross '53
The pictures taken by Roy Busdiecker of the event and tweaked by Leon Barnes.
Paseo Alliance Luncheon
Guest Speakers

Below is a list of the Guest Speakers at each Paseo Alliance Luncheon beginning in 2009. 

Baylor Edwards, Class of 1955

Trudy Hall, Class of 1962

Luncheon Moderators

(Organizational Luncheon - no formal speaker)

June 10, 2009


Charles W. Gusewell

Class of 1951

February 10, 2010


Phyllis Aaron Stevens

Class of 1957

Substitute Speaker for Robert Bernstein

October 11, 2010


Sgt. Tony Sanders

Class of 1978

March 28, 2011


Edward "Gomer" Moody

Class of 1948

June 27, 2011


John P Coleman, M.F.A., B.F.A.

Paseo Faculty 1950-1967

September 26, 2011


Giles M. Fowler

Class of 1951

January 23, 2012


Robert A. "Bob" Bernstein

Class of 1956

April 30, 2012


Herb Kohn, JD

Class of 1956

July 20, 2012


Mack Harnden

Class of 1962

October 29, 2012


Larry R. Lee

Class of 1956

January 28, 2013


Kent Crippin

Class of 1954

April 29, 2013



Diane Huston Henderson

Class of 1960

July 29, 2013


Kenneth Bradshaw

Class of 1960

October 28, 2013


John Kurtz

Attorney for 1990

"Friends of Paseo"

January 27, 2014

Mr. Kurtz was joined by fifteen

1990 alumni


Glenn Zander

Class of 1964

April 28, 2014


Sam Gill

Class of 1962

July 28, 2014


Mona Halliburton Hartzler

Class of 1962

Luncheon Moderator

(No formal speaker)

"Mix and Mingle" Social Lunch

October 24, 2014


Bill Moulder, Class of 1956

Louise Pollaro Moulder, Class of 1956

January 26, 2015


Jan Cowan Sigler

Class of 1965

April 27, 2015


Judge Gene Martin

Class of 1943

July 27, 2015


Margot Sims

Class of 1964

October 26, 2015


Dan Sarver

Class of 1965

January 25, 2016



Larry Yates

Lass of 1963

April 25, 2016


George Lightfoot

Class of 1948

July 25, 2016


Norine Pauletic Accurso

Class of 1944

October 24, 2016


Sam Gill

Class of 1962

January 30, 2017


Blair Stringfellow

Class of 1963

April 24, 2017


Robert Richmond

Paseo Faculty 1959-1965

July 24, 2017


Dr. Robert Krosko

Class of 1956

October 23, 2017


Martin Walker

Class of 1965

January 29, 2018


Sharron Gibson Toulouse

Class of 1960

April 23, 2018


Bill Tidd

Class of 1965

July 30, 2018


Dr. Debra Powell Childress

Principal, Paseo Academy

October 22, 2018


Forrest Weddle

Class of 1961

January 28, 2019


Cheryl Rabin (Rabinowitz)

Class of 1964

April 29, 2019


Barbara Bayley Herrin

Class of 1956

July 29, 2019


Tom Williams

Class of 1954

October 28, 2019


Gary Miller

Class of 1963

January 27, 2020


Judie Robertson Hanses

Class of 1956

July 26, 2021


Fred Berg

Class of 1962

October 25, 2021


Luncheon Postponed

January 31, 2022


Dr. Patricia Hayes

Principal, Paseo Academy of

Fine & Performing Arts

April 25, 2022


Steve Sitton

Historic Site Supervisor

Thomas Hart Benton

Home & Studio

July 25, 2022


Paul D. Crow

Class of 1962

October 31, 2022


Anita Ross Kramer

Class of 1964

January 30, 2023


Audrie Hoff Seeley

Class of 1962

April 24, 2023


Laurel Lutz Holladay

Class of 1963

July 31, 2023


Bill Rankin

Class of 1967

October 30, 2023



Below are the programs from the last four Paseo Alliance Luncheons. Just click on one of the buttons below to view that program, which is available to read and/or to print out.
Download Program From October 30, 2023 Download Program From July 31, 2023 Download Program From April 24, 2023 Download Program From January 30, 2023

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