John Burroughs High School Alumni
Burbank, California (CA)
James Voigt
John Burroughs High School
Class of 1954
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JAMES' PROFILE
First Name | James |
Last Name | Voigt |
Graduation Year | Class of 1954 |
Gender | Male |
Hometown | Portland, Oregon |
Relationship Status | Divorced |
About Me | Go, Dog, Go Guy Curmudgeon wordsmith James M. Voigt was born a Virgo in 1936 and has spent all but three years since as a resident of Oregon, Washington and Southern California. Now residing in the Parkrose Heights neighborhood of Portland, Ore., Voigt is a 1959 journalism graduate of Los Angeles State College (now California State University) after also matriculating from Multnomah Junior College and Parkrose High School in Portland. His first professional experience after graduation was writing listing copy (“Lucy tells Desi…”) for Hollywood’s edition of TV Guide. Voigt also served as news editor of the Albany (Ore.) Democrat-Herald daily, as editor of weekly newspapers in Burbank and Pacific Palisades, Calif. and as occasional copy editor for the daily Los Angeles Examiner and Herald- Examiner. In 1966, Voigt became the first suburban journalist to win the Greater Los Angeles Press Club best-story award and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in spot-news reporting. During his professional career, he also won or shared more than 30 other state and national awards for general excellence, reporting, typography and photography. Between and after his news positions, Voigt served as assistant director of public information for the Port of Portland and as a public- information specialist for the Portland School District, from which he retired in 1991. Voigt also served as a board member of Solve Oregon Litter and Vandalism (SOLV), two terms as president of the Parkrose Soccer Club and as secretary of Soccer Referees of Oregon. He also completed eight years in the organized U.S. Naval Reserve. His children are Rebecca Elisia Voigt Hart, a cybertech and tax specialist and Thomas Jason Voigt, website designer and celebrity webmaster (www.zodiackiller.com). Grandson Alexander Roman Voigt is a computer graphics designer (www.diphen.net). Voigt spends his sunset years as a volunteer literacy tutor, surrogate father for Fudge, a dark-chocolate Labrador retriever, and surrogate grandfather for Toots...(read more) |
Class of 1954 Alumni and Other Nearby Classes
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Scott Solares
Class of 2000
Daniel Cusumano
Class of 1987
Jim Carroll
Class of 1976
Kathy Haynes
Class of 1973
Gilbert Navarro
Class of 1989
Beverly Wiley
Class of 1978
Dylan Dylan Montenegro
Class of 2010
Ronnie Da Motta
Class of 1992
Michelle Hilton
Class of 1982
Catherine Muir
Class of 1962
Luis Felix
Class of 2009
Sonnie Wiech
Class of 1989
Melandro Dizon
Class of 1996
Natalie Kwant
Class of 2018
Chris Hill
Class of 1970
Kathy Najera
Class of 1983
Dave Amarante
Class of 1977
Julia Verano
Class of 2000
Jaime Jose
Class of 2003
Jana Warren
Class of 1967
Michele Cottle
Class of 1961
Alaina Bucell
Class of 2004
Patrick Huston
Class of 1968
Alan Dimich
Class of 1994
Recent Class of 1954 Reunions
Plan a Class of 1954 Reunion for Free
Class of 1969 50 year reunion
Invited Classes: All Classes
Date: Oct 26, 2019
Description: Please go to jbhs1969.net to rsvp and purchase tickets
Class Of 1978 40th Reunion
Invited Classes: All Classes
Date: Aug 04, 2018
Description: JBHS 40 Year High School Reunion for the Class of 1978. We have a fun evening planned for everybody that attends this ev...(read more)
Class of 1974 and Friends Reunion
Invited Classes: All Classes
Date: Oct 11, 2014
Description: Contact Nolan Day or Cherie Fryman for more details. We have a Facebook page for more details and chat. Reach out to all...(read more)
1974 45th year reunion- JBHS vs BHS game
Invited Classes: All Classes
Description: We will meet for appetizers and drinks at a location to be determined at 5pm the afternoon of the JB vs BHS game in Nov ...(read more)