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“Fred Garside
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PICTURES!!
Pictures
are still coming in from the well attended 60th reunion November 1st for 1948
MAD Classmates (thanks primarily to the efforts of Fred Garside). Approximately 80 classmates attended. The 1st
batch of pictures were provided by Bruce Staller (in attendance for his brother
Watson Carpenture), followed by pictures from Sharon Spurgeno-Sotelo, Donald
Gallogly and now Don & Paulette Smith (being posted now, Jan. 09). Who do
you recognize?
From Sharon
Spurgen-Sotelo:
We missed you (George) and your sweet wife at
our M.A.D. reunion for the class of 1948 on Nov. 1st. It was a smashing
success! Thanks to Fred Garside and Bob Humble and their wives who got it all
together in a very short time. The banquet room at the Santa Anita Golf Course
Club House was a perfect location for the dinner/dance. The food was delicious.
The music was terrific and very danceable! And of course it was great fun
seeing our classmates again. One of the highlights of the evening for the guys
was a reassembling of the 1947 Championship Football team with Winston Goller,
Johnny Ochoa, Don Gallogly, Fred Garside, Bob Humble from the 48ers. We
"girls" had much to share about families, grandchildren, some great
grandchildren and keeping active in our Golden years!
Ralph and I just
celebrated our 50th Wedding Anniversary on Oct. 4th, 2008. We are very thankful
to still be "Young at Heart" with a multitude of happy memories to
treasure and daily blessings to enjoy.
Till our 65th!
Blessings to you and
yours!
Sharon
Picture of the
"girls": Virginia Bower Nichols, Eileen Dunham Eckstrom, Joan Harter
Raudenbush, and Sharon Spurgeon Sotelo.
Picture of M.C.
for the evening, Fred Garside, with Sharon (classmates since 6th grade at Holly
Avenue, 7th & 8th at First Avenue School and M.A.D. high
school)
PICTURES FROM DONALD GALLOGLY:
Donald says the football team picture above reminded
him how he and LeRoy Bovey went in together to buy a pair of cleated football
shoes so they could save some hard earned money. They were close to the same
size and LeRoy played B squad while Donald played Varsity. Yea. They saved some money that they can’t
remember how it got spent.
On
the subject of shoes, if you attended our 60th reunion you might
have noticed what good shape Donald is in – after a year of a dedicated
gymnasium program. Talking about this he told me one of the advertised benefits
is that when you get in good shape your shoes don’t wear out so fast, i.e. you
quit dragging ‘em along and pick ‘em up as you walk. Makes good sense, so I
signed up for a “Gold’s” gym program and ask a personal trainer if that was
true, that I could expect my shoes to last longer if I got in good shape. This
trainer swore it was true.
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GENE BUNCH & wife
BARBARA stopped by Grand Junction October 3rd for a short visit with
George & Vicki Harpole on their way east to Missouri and other parts of
mid-western and western U.S.. (See trailor picture – down below - of Gene &
Barbara)
We toured the city from the
airport (Walker Field) to the far south side along the base of the Monuments
National Park (about 15-mi from one side of town to the other); and, then –
along with wife Vicki – we had dinner at the Rockslide on Main St. where the
sidewalks are adorned with statutes & strange art – like Pearl Street in
Boulder.
Gene’s top brag is about his
16-year old grandson bagging
a 750-lb bull elk in Idaho.
If you can “top” this story
be sure to e-mail Gene: genob40@email.com
Vicki & I truly enjoyed
our visit with Gene & Barbara Bunch and are hoping they will be able to
stop by again – as well as some of you guys that havn’t been to this great
little town (~120,000) of Grand Junction (junction of the Colorado &
Gunnison rivers).
Skippy
Carmichael sent us a 10 most wanted list/pictures.
Do you know who these guys are, or their whereabouts?
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E-Mail
address for Ray Brownwood: silverfox92111@yahoo.com
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To
MADCatsAlumni Editor:
My
brother-in-Law, Ray Brownwood ('48), recently wrote an interesting story to his
family and friends about his WWII experience. I thought it might be of interest
to his former classmates, especially those that served their country when he
did. You might want to pass it on to the editors of the classes of '47and '48.
I'm sure that many of our mates have had experiences that we would ALL would
find of interest. When you read about the lives of our former students, it is
no wonder we have been dubbed "the Greatest Generation."
Jim
Regan
Click on following to read letter:
A Story About Shemya, AK – by Raymond Brownwood~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #
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We hear from Skippy
Carmichael every once in awhile, between his many trips to foreign
countries. You gotta believe this guy
is the most internationally famous of our class via his Cornell University
status as a Professor of Virology, Emeritus, e.g. Meeting and presentation commitments
(all serious stuff) in Italy, Greece, Venezuela, on-and-on; but never forgets
his MAD roots and classmates. (lec2@cornell.edu)
Dr. Skippy writes:
JAYSUS,
GEORGE -
YOU
SURE PICKED A PIC THAT SHOULD SEND THE TROOPS TO THE TRENCHES (last pic.
Posted). IT WAS THE ONLY HORSE THAT WOULD ACCEPT ME (Merry-go-round
horse) . WHEN WE WERE IN EGYPT 3 YEARS AGO, THE CAMEL-DRIVER
REFUSED TO LET ME ON THE BEAST ON THE GROUNDS OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. SO,
I FIXED THE DAMNED CAMEL'S FOOT (STONE IN THE FOOTPAD NEAR THE TOES, INFECTED)
AND THE DRIVER CHARGED ME 1 EGYPTIAN POUND FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF TOUCHING HIS
FxxKxxG BEAST.
HERE'S
A RECENT PHOTO FROM MATERA, ITALY - THE PLACE WHERE MEL GIBSON SHOT THAT BLOODY
MOVIE "PASSION OF CHRIST":
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