Latest Classmate Comments

Posted on: Feb 28, 2024 at 7:59 AM

Posted on: Feb 28, 2024 at 8:01 AM

Posted on: Feb 28, 2024 at 8:09 AM

Almost Happy Birthday to you! It’s Birthdays month ??????????????

Charlie, age 3, my youngest granddaughter ??

Happy Birthday and many more!

Happy Birthday and many more!

I got to know Judy under an unusual circumstance going out of Fremont Elementary. Judy and I were the winners in some sort of art competition (you who knew me in elementary school no doubt recall me as “that kid” who was socially pretty awkward and couldn’t compete in anything BUT art!) in sixth grade, and the prize was a summer art class at the home of an absolutely lovely woman whose name I believe to have been Elizabeth Quandt. Judy and I spent more than half that summer meeting a day or two a week and being taught to make a relief sculpture from cast concrete aggregate, a completely new and unique experience to us both at the time. Was it 1959? We worked in clay to form the shape of what was to be cast, copied the clay sculpture in reverse with plaster of Paris, then mixed and poured the concrete into that form, and fine tuned and filed the concrete as it was mostly set and still workable. Judy made a little swimming fish and I made a swimming turtle. Neither one of us was the type for the other to have normally socially mingled with in the usual context of school, but we got on like a house on fire doing art together that one Santa Rosa summer, and I’ll come out for the first time today to say I was left with a mighty twelve year old crush on that girl! I see the word “lady” being used to describe her in people’s memories of her, and it fits perfectly. She was a beautiful lady already at 12. My condolences to those close to her and R.I.P. to this lovely lady.

Happy, happy birthday and many more!????????

Happy, happy birthday and many more ????????

Homer was so nice to Sharon and me throughout high school. We became much closer when he was substituting for my children's pediatrician in Modesto. I had to take my daughter, Jenay, to him, because she had strep throat. Homer took such good care of her. We came back, about 10 days later, for a recheck, and Homer declared that she was cured. Jenay told Dr. Homer that her mommy had bought her a new toothbrush. I think that Homer asked why, and she told him, "Because there are germs on my old toothbrush that might make me sick again."  Homer was so impressed, that from then on, and he told me many times, that he told all of his patients who were sick, like Jenay, that a 5 year old girl had told him that they needed to buy a new toothbrush, so they didn't reinfect themselves. He was so cute about it. Homer called many times just to talk. Like Tina, he told me that, although he was good enough for first string, Coach Bagly never let him play in the games, because the teams we played would quit playing us if a black boy was playing. It hurt him a lot. I told him that I had no idea anything like that was happening. As far as I was concerned, even back then, we are all God's children. God doesn't care what our skin color is, and I felt the same way. 
I was so happy when I finally met Mary. She is so sweet, and she took such amazing care of Homer. She and Homer completely surprised me, by coming to my retirement party at Hart-Ransom School in Modesto. They made that day so special. Homer said that he found out about the party on FaceBook. 
Randy and I attended Homer's funeral  Mary did the most beautiful job preparing everything  I took pictures of all the pictures she had out honoring Homer throughout his life  Homer was VERY special to me  I think of him every April 26th on his birthday, and I will always remember how kind and generous he was  He was a true friend!!!??????

Yes, Mike that's pretty much the story.  Rick had a flat on Hw1 near Bodega Bay after dark.  He was fatally struck while changing his tire.  if my memory serves he was home on leave when this happened.

Rick and his brother Drew lived down the street from me for years.  They were good people.

Posted on: Feb 07, 2022 at 1:08 AM

Bob Didn't see your birthday is today message so I'm late with my wish. Hope you had a peaceful and enjoyable day. Joann