Once a Viking, always a Viking
At age 97 Cecil Hathaway, Class of 1947, had the distinction of being the most senior classmate in attendance at the 2026 Annual Coeur d’Alene High School 50 Years+ All Class Reunion at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds on Saturday. He’s pictured here with Main Street columnist Kerri Thoreson, CHS ’70.
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Cecil Hathaway graduated from Coeur d’Alene High School 79 years ago. Harry S. Truman was president and the population of Coeur d’Alene was about 10,000.
At 97, Cecil’s quite a guy, fit and firing on all cylinders. I had the opportunity to visit with him Saturday at the 2026 CHS All-Class Reunion. Needless to say, he was the only one present from the Class of 1947. Otis Fencl, Class of ’51, was the second most senior attendee.
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