Linda Peate (Powrie)

Yayyyyyyyyy, Nance for Mikaela's good news!!!!  And thanks for all the work you & our whole committee did to pull off a great weekend!  John, you started the  ball rolling so thank you for a chance to all get together again. Sorry the weather didn't cooperate, but that's life. I could not sit on a bench w/my back for 2 hrs. or so as well as in the rain!!! But, what a great team we had back then & maybe some of us didn't recoginize it because we were more worried about the dance afterward!!!!

Nancy Westerfield (Depew)

happy birthday holly, hoping for so many more for you, have a great day,enjoy it,you really deserve it.love,nancy

Holly Portz (Koiro (1945-2023))

Hey John. A very Happy Birthday to you. You deserve to celebrate after all your hard work for the Homecoming reunion. I talked to Sue and it sounds like everyone had a great time.

Just think, at our 50th, YOU won't be any older!!!!  Blessings, Holly

Nancy Westerfield (Depew)

happy birthday john, have a great day,you are one of the "good" guys,glad i got to know you better. love ya,nancy

Alan Greenleaf

Came back from a business trip to Houston, and had a chance to visit Fred while there.  I got there early since his development has a tough screening process, but, I made it.  This is us, inside the "wall".  There were tons of pecan trees everywhere, so, Fred was not the only nut!  I would have shown the security people, but they do not like having their pictures taken.  :-)

Fred Thomas

I'm glad Al made it past the machine guns and razor wire.  I put his name and photo on the security roster but even so the guards are taught to shoot first and ask questions later.   We have a saying down here in Texas, "Guns are not a problem, but having enough ammo is."  That looks like a house behind our picture but it is actually my ammo dump.

Alan Greenleaf

John,

That is awesome and amazing that you have put together $600 for the class website, for Larry.  Just about the time the money is needed too!  Great job, John!  Great event too!

Holly Portz (Koiro (1945-2023))

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR ELLEN

wherever you are,

I hope you are having a wonderful day.

Nancy Westerfield (Depew)

happy birthday ellen, have a great day,many,many more. love,nancy

Ellen Aspinwall (Templar)

Holly---thank you so much!  It was a great day and now I'm a year older, sigh!!!  Hugs, Ellen

Ellen Aspinwall (Templar)

Nancy:  Love you, too, girl!!  Thanks!!!!

Nancy Westerfield (Depew)

please say prayers for my brother bill's family, as on sunday he will pull the plug on his son's life support. he had a massive heart attack 2 weeks ago and has been on life support.he would be 56 on sunday.feel so bad for my older brother,so hard,he has already buried a daughter. thanks guys-another hard blow for us westerfields.

Larry Gilbert

Fred, I read Al Greenleaf's post about his visit to the Texas compound, and have two questions:

1.  Who was the older gentleman posing in the photograph with Al, who appeared to be somewhat out of shape?

2.  In front of whose palatial brick mansion was the photograph taken?

Inquiring minds want to know. 

(But seriously, hope all is going great for you and your family)

Barbara Peate (Sabo)

Nanc--So very sorry to hear about your brother's son.  That is just way too much to think of someone that young having had a heart attack & now pulling what has been keeping him barely going.  I wish peace for all of you in the coming days.  Cannot image losing two children.  I went through one w/Lin and it was a nightmare.  Will keep you all in our prayers.

Love to you and your family--Barb

Nancy Westerfield (Depew)

thanks barb, he passed away 5 days later, strong heart for being so young. his sister,my niece kathy up from fla. staying with me for a week, hard on his family and my 83 year old brother bill.

Nancy Westerfield (Depew)

great pictures,thanks for posting them,a great nt. with great friends

Larry Gilbert

Thanks, Nancy - and my sympathy on your nephew's passing.  Larry

Ellen Aspinwall (Templar)

Wow!  The Pirate's been working!  Thanks, Larry!!!

Bruce McKelvey (McKelvey)

Sorry to hear about the passing of Jeff Clark. Jeff and I always had the knack of finding great way's of getting into trouble together...Jeff and I and Bob Hardesty were referred to as the Three Muskateer's..as we were always  involved in something shaddy..lol!  Good guy...he will be missed.

Ellen Aspinwall (Templar)

Bummer, Bruce!  Thoughts for Jeff's family and friends!  And to Nancy and family!

On a different 'note', here's our own master musician at work offering unique musical insights.  Catch "Bolero" which follows "La Mer" as Paul demonstrates on the snare drum a bit.

Bruce McKelvey (McKelvey)

John,

                   I saw it on the "In Memoriam" section on our class web site....

Barbara Peate (Sabo)

Jeff came to a couple of the reunions.  I feel so badly as I remember him when he was young and lived nearby us.  Always though he was such a hunk!  Thoughts to his family and good friends.  John, Sally Willey is the one that tried to teach Lin & me to smoke.  Biggest joke--lots of hacking and joking.

Barb

Ellen Aspinwall (Templar)

If you are local or near RR, don't forget Bearden's upcoming 64th birthday/anniversary celebration with 64 cent burgers!!!!  YUM!

Ellen Aspinwall (Templar)

Ok...so....who made it to the 64 cent steakburger at Bearden's today/tonight??????  Besides Shirely and Mike, that is.  Please let the rest of your classmates know who you lucky ones are!!!!!

Nancy Westerfield (Depew)

good job john