Fred Thomas

John and Randy,

Sometimes I like to go slumming outside of my fortified gated community for fun.  It amazes me to see people outside of the perimeter actually driving their own cars and walking their own dogs.  My driver and I get a good laugh out of these practices.  I see crowds of people entering WalMart and Sam'S Club.  Someday I might go there to see what they are doing.  We get all our gourmet food delivered of course.  These strange people live in tiny 3000 square foot houses in unguared communities next to others of the 99% variety.  I can't understand it. How do THOSE PEOPLE live like that? Why don''t those lazy types work harder to join the one percenters like me.  Well I instructed my driver to head for the fort so I can count up all my money again.

Alan Greenleaf

Reunion photo update!

It seems that sometimes Picasa works but for some it does not.  ALL pics are now up on both Picasa and also Shutterfly (thanks Ellen!).  Please let me know if you cannot see them on either.  Click on the icon(s) on the Homepage.

Alan Greenleaf

Hey Fred! 

How come when I was there, you didn't buy lunch?  Cheapskate!  lol

Fred Thomas

I only knew Doc_Sturvis from the blogospere.  In the virtual world we really don't know people other than from the words they write. Sometimes it reminds me of that movie where brains under glass communicated with each other. Doc seemed intelligent but his main rebuttals amounted to ad hominem attacks or the famous, "liar, liar pants on fire."  But why the name Doc_Sturvis?  Is he a real MD, PhD, or is he more like the Doc in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?  I wondered about Doc for years and I finally figured out how Doc_Sturvis got his name.

Young Sturvis grew up in a rural town.  He was slow witted even compared with the other yokels. Sturvis dropped out of school after the sixth grade.  One day he found an old stethoscope in a garbage can and he wore it around his neck constantly.  People started calling him Doc as a joke.  When one of the puppets broke in the Whack-a-Mole game broke Doc climbed inside of the machine and stuck his head up into the hole.  The local yokel had great fun whacking Doc with a mallet. 

Doc developed the habit of walking around backwards knocking people down on the sidewalks and when he wandered out into the street traffic had to screch to a halt.  The town council met to figure out what to do with Doc and decided to get rid of him by sending him to Harvard on a full ride as a joke.  The intellectual pin heads at Harvard didn't seem to notice or care how slow witted Doc really was and pushed him through college because Doc helped Harvard reach it's diversity quotas. Doc ended up with two PhDs and now was the real Doc_Sturvis.  Doc thrived in the Ivory Tower and became a full professor of Political Economy.  Doc was in favor of eliminating all testing in education.  He said, "Wha gud is a test anyway?  I haven't passed a single test in my whole life and I be a full prof." One of his famous economic theories was, "Po folks are da same like rich folks except fo da money.  Send dem all a check."  Another theory was, "Anyone who has more money dan  I do be evil.  Take it from dem."  Doc eventually became one of Obama's education and economic advisors.

Holly Portz (Koiro (1945-2023))

Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday John.

 I  hope you have a great day doing just whatever you please.

♥Holly

Holly Portz (Koiro (1945-2023))

Congrats  Barb on your new place in the sunshine!  

Are you going to live there full-time or just be a snow-bird? 

Ellen Aspinwall (Templar)

Happy Birthday, John!!!  And lots more!!!

Fred Thomas

 Once was a dolly named Holly,

Who made me feel quite jolly,

Breakfast at Tiffany's,

Seemed an epiphany,

But it was only a folly.

Nancy Westerfield (Depew)

happy,happy birthday john,have a great day, and many more

Linda Peate (Powrie)

John:  Happy Birthday!  Sorry I didn't get on here sooner.  Am trying to tie up loose ends as Mon. (21st) I have back surgery to correct the injury that happened when I fell a yr. ago 3 wks. after surgery!  Hopefully, I can stay upright & not reinjure again.  Apparently I have a foot that drops & causes me to fall.  So I've learned how to walk again so I DON'T fall.  Crazy when you're a kid you fall & fall & roll & get up.  Not so easy today!!  So I won't be on here for awhile till I start feeling better.  Barb will stay w/me to help out which is great.  She never could before when she worked.  Last time I kept dropping things & Fred would come home & walk around picking everything up!  This time getting one of those things that lets you pick things up!!!  Fred, you make me laugh!  Good pics of the reunion.  Guess Sally Willey & I didn't attend!!

Barbara Peate (Sabo)

Happy Belated B-Day, John.  I am getting ready to move to Florida for good, Holly.  It's such a big move, especially alone & at my age, but I have already met a few people down there.  Have bought new living room and bedroom furniture to be delivered the day I move.  Having it painted and cleaned before I get there too.  Am excited to start something new and no slipping and sliding in the snow.  When Lin & I got back on Wed. it was overcast, chillly, and raining.  So, think I made a good decision.  I will miss seeing the twins, but they are in so many activities that they are hardly home anyway.  Cullen is on a traveling hockey team, which will be weekends.  Decided I need to do something for me now that I am finally retired!

Michael Matlak

Barb; Congratulations on your exciting move. Hope that you are doing well. I know how you are feeling about starting a new life, but with your talent and expertise, you will have a great time. Keep in touch and wish you well. Mickey

Barbara Peate (Sabo)

Thanks for the well wishes regarding my move!  Mickey, so good to see you again at the 50th.  Just remember how sweet you were when carrrying out our groceries to the car.  Will never forget that as it meant a lot to us and our parents!!!  One day at a time and I know things will work out.  Take care.

Barb

Ellen Aspinwall (Templar)

Time to wish Holly (Daugherty) Fash a very Happy Birthday.  She and hubby, Bob, are in Israel this week having, hopefully, a safe and happy time.  A dream trip for them, and, she gets to celebrate her birthday there!   Yom Huledet Sameakh, Holly!!!

Barbara Peate (Sabo)

Happy B-Day, Holly and be safe!  Such a dream trip for sure.

Barb

Alan Greenleaf

We now have 146 photos in our class album.  But the link is to Shutterfly now, instead of Picasa.  Let me know if there are any issues.  Take a look!  They are awesome!  Start from the link on the Homepage here.  And thanks to everyone who sent them in!

Nancy Westerfield (Depew)

thanks al, the pictures are great,who can believe that something we waited 50 years for is already behind us.i guess we will have to plan for the next years to come, it really was great being at the welcomming desk on friday nt. with my guys,bruce,mike and greeting all of our classmates, some i haven't seen in 50 years. it was quite a memorable weekend for me. i truly was honered to be asked to do this.i know everyone had a great time. love you guys of rrhs63.

Holly Portz (Koiro (1945-2023))

Oh Fred...you are just too much!!!  I so wish they will pronounce you all well soon.

John, I hope you had a great birthday.

Barb...I am so proud of you and your brave move...and wish you only good things ahead.

Look out for all the lonely old codgers wandering around down there.

You will be a treat for their old eyes!!!

And thanks to Alan for organizing the picctures and agreeing to continuing the website.

And a good day to all.  ♥Holly

Barbara Peate (Sabo)

Thanks, Holly!  Funny, but met one of those codgers already!  One day at a time I say.

Barb

Fred Thomas

I like hanging out with the grandkids.  Sometimes they call me "Dad" by mistake which is the best compliment they could give me.  I walk home with Warren, age 9, 4th grade several times a week and he always has something interesting to say.  Yesterday after his usual high five greeting he said, "I'm having a bad day grandpa.  I got a blister on my hand from swinging on the monkey bars, two paper cuts and I almost got stung by a bee." I replied, "Yes indeed Warren, that's some bad luck."  

When we got to his house he started right in on his homework after a snack.  Ethan, age 14, 9th grade came home next and then lastly Collin, age 11, 6th grade.  Everyone had their own stories and once in awhile they ask me questions about their homework.  They are much more diligent than I was.   Mainly I am there to counteract the propaganda the kids bring home from school like Collin's recent work sheet on renewable energy.  After he finished the sheet he said, "I guess we need more renewables."  I said, "We need more renewables that make economic sense.  Ethanol, windmills and solar panels make no sense because they cannot stand on their own and must be subsidized by taxes.  Flatulance could be turned into energy by lighting it.  It is completely renewable everytime we eat a plate of beans.  Does renewable flatulant energy make economic sense?"  The boys all laughed.  Liberal propaganda sure is funny.

It's a great way to spend an afternoon, much better than hearing the complaints of the codgers at the old folks home.

Randall Smith

Fred

The next time you leave the compound could you stop by the white house and give the president some help with his AHC computer. It sounds like a easy problem for you and your grand kids. It sure would be appreciated. I'm sure your chauffeur knows the way

Fred Thomas

Randy,

I would only charge Obama a few million dollars to re-do his Obamacare website instead of the 500 million those Canadians charged.  But the only thing worse than the website is Obamacare itself.  The only people who will like it are the welfare types who will get it for free along with everything else they get for not working.  Everyone else will pay more.

Here is a heads up for you and John if you all come down to Texas.  If you see the Texas Lone Star Flag flying from the flag pole instead of the Stars and Stripes you will know that Texas has seceded from the union and we will all have our weapons and be at our battle stations.  If you wave a white flag you probably won't get shot.

Randall Smith

Fred

As a veteran I am sorry to here about the Flag. AHC is not the problem its the ##!!!!## in Washington.

Fred Thomas

When thinking about Barb and Lin,

Daydreams appear what might have been,

But comes a dilemma,

Inside an enigma,

How can I choose only one twin?

Barbara Peate (Sabo)

Update on Lin.  She had her back surgery on Monday and came home Wednesday.  This was more extensive than she anticipated and is struggling w/a  lot of pain.  Even the drugs aren't doing much at this point.  It will be a day-by-day recovery.  Helping as much as I can but now I have to begin weeding things out for the "big move."  So much to do and so little time it seems.  I had some lumps removed on my thigh last Friday (went well), so she was w/me for my surgery and then I took her Monday for hers.  Yikes!  Enough already w/these surgeries.  Will updat w/Lin's progression.  Thanks for calling Al--she still doesn't want to talk on the phone yet.

Barb