Rick Cook

Rick stopped by Wildwood, MO on his way home to Dewitt, MI. He had been on an Elk hunt with his son in Dinosaur, CO.

Bill Adams

This is our classmate Bill Adams who passed away in 1966 due to an accident. Dave Wells supplied this photograph. There is no picture of him in the yearbook so this is a rare find. I worked with Bill's sister Robin Adams at WSYR Radio. I showed her my yearbook where Bill had signed it. She was very touched. Prior to the reunion I contacted her for anything about Bill she could supply. She was unable to supply any information or pictures of him. It's still a very palpable subject. See the Memorial and Tribute blog for more entries.

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Group Photo from Saturday night 10/15/11

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Reunion 45 is over

Reunion 45 is now over. Hard to believe.

People looked great and seemed to be very happy.

When I wasn't acting as "hostess," I was actually able to talk with people. Almost everyone showed up. Only a couple paid and then did not arrive.

There were two surprise people, Duncan Hamilton and Greg Reynolds.

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Picnic at Green Lakes

I know I said rain or shine, but I didn't say cold and windy. The cookout at Green Lakes was abandoned shortly before noon.

It also looks like the brunch at Carrabbas will be a bust as well since many people are leaving Sunday morning which now will include me. Got to get back to St. Louis.

dd

Larry English

Good news!

Larry English will be at the reunion tonight.

He was released from the hospital today.

Bill Adams

Tributes
From Dave Wells on October 13th, 2011
	I only attended FM for two years and it was a great change for me. Bill arrived for the senior year and lived down the street from me. We became good friends quickly and he was interesting and a lot of fun. It happened that we planned to attend college in the same town and so there was anticipation of the fun to continue. His life ended abruptly prior to graduation in a swimming accident. He was quite a remarkable person who could be a bit larger than life. He was well liked and well respected, and I still think of him quite often - he was a great addition to our class for a short period of time.

Larry English

Some bad news from Larry English this evening. He's in the hospital and will miss all of the reunion. He had prepared a slide show and was to make one of the program presentations as well as help me on Friday set up for the party. He called me from the hospital to give me the news. He also had 2 classmates scheduled to stay at his house. I'm really disappointed about this. Larry and I had communicated for 5 years now about the reunion and was looking forward to seeing him.

Sidney Doolittle and Melinda Mussi Lockwood

Had coffee with Sid Doolittle and Melinda Mussi Lockwood. Sid drove in from Brewerton and Melinda had recently arrived from Columbia, MO.

dld

Reunion 45/Debby

Just finished having a pre-reunion dinner with old friend/classmate Jim Carroll. He drove in from the Rochester area this afternoon. We spent the next few hours laughing and talking. It was great.

Debby

Leaving Monday morning early to start my drive to Syracuse for the reunion. Will probably stop after about 9 hours and spend the night. Arriving on Tues. in the late morning.

Debby Larus Doolittle

Am trying to get everything together for the reunion. What happens. I get a clogged kitchen sink. I have to find a plumber. My husband and I tried valiantly to open the drain with 2 size snakes. But after 16 years of clogging, it was beyond our capabilities. So $200 later, the drain is back to normal. I called Roto-Rooter. And they were great.
I also showed the technician/plumber what I thought was a slow leak in the guest bathroom. Guess what, it was. Now another $200 later, the toilet is re-seated and sealed and all is well with the world. Now I can get back to what I was working on before this all came about.