Plenty of pomp: Although Mary ann Wambach Pillman of Lake Forest graduated from Maine South High School in Park Ridge, she will be traveling 700 miles to attend her 30th class reunion this July 4th weekend. And she thinks that’s “great,” even though she has to go through a security check to attend.
Classmates of Hillary Rodham Clinton have taken up their friend’s invitation to hold the reunion in Washington, D.C.
About 200 classmates will attend a White House briefing on June 30, and about 500 classmates and their families will tour the White House on July 3.
The reunion has attracted double the usual 250 attendees from a class of about 1,250. “I’ve been getting calls from all over, from people I haven’t talked to in 15 years,” said Pillman.
Reunion co-chairwoman Ardie Weyrauch Warnimont of Elk Grove Village has kept busy communicating with the White House. “We’ll get an idea and then find out it’s not possible,” said Warnimont. “Planning this reunion has been a lot of work. But it’s all worth it.”After all, as Warnimont said, “This is something everybody only dreams of.”
Their illustrious classmate is also excited about the reunion, according to the First Lady’s deputy press secretary, Neel Lattimore.”She’s very much looking forward to seeing them,” said Lattimore.”These people are her base.”