Ralph Braun

The years high light so far has been a naval squadron reunion in Tucson. It was a shock to hit there in April , having left Madison at 37 degrees and arriving there at 102 but it was a real treat. The get together was great as always but our numbers grow fewer as the years pass. I reunited with one of my best pals from 42 years ago and we had much to talk about. I had "borrowed" his leather flight jacket in 1971 and surprised him by returning it. Although it looked a bit like road kill after all these years ,it was an emotional moment for us both, we flew a lot of miles together. I asked if he would lend me his lawn mower but he refused LOL.
My wife Carol retired this spring. It was not what we had planned but a new director took over and the short story is that he did such a good job of alienating other agencies that they have worked with for 30 years they lost $750K in grants and the money to pay her dried up. It's actually been a good thing so far.

Ralph

Heart Rescue

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Larry Kennedy

Summer Fun

Enjoying the summer on Oneida Lake - been boating and fishing on my new pontoon boat. Went to Sylvan Beach for the 4th and grilled hamburgers, swam while anchored off shore, then went up the canal to lock 22 and turned around. Watched fireworks from boat off shore, before heading home.
Doing various craft shows selling my leather work. Did Ozstravaganze in Chittenango and the CVAC show in Cazenovia. Did real well for me. Have some more scheduled for later on ARC in Wampsville (Aug), and ESM (Nov) that I did last year.
Hope everyone is enjoy the summer.

Larry Kennedy

Debby Larus Doolittle

Celebrating our 22 wedding anniversary this weekend. John and I both forgot the actual day of July 12th so we decided to celebrate on Saturday.

Kirsten Mackey Fleisher

Kirsten Retires

After thirty three years of teaching, I retired at the end of this past school year. Most of my time was spent in the Trenton (NJ) City District in the primary grades. Although education has not yet been the solution to urban problems (as I'd hoped it would) I was fortunate to love my career and the people with whom I worked - large and small! I have no specific plans at the moment, other than spending time at the mission center in Guatemala. Who knows what the future will bring? I am always ready for an adventure!

Kirsten

Marilyn Wheeler

July 6, 2012

Marilyn Merrill Wheeler, of Fayetteville, entered unto rest on Friday, July 6. Marilyn was born in Hinsdale, IL, on July 3, 1923.

She was the daughter of the late Ralph W. and Marguerite S. Merrill.

Marilyn graduated from Rye High School, Rye, NY, and attended St. Lawrence University, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority and where she met her husband. Marilyn ran a home-based daycare for many years before going into retail sales for over a decade. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Fayetteville, where she was a longtime Sunday School teacher and served on numerous committees. A lifelong knitter, Marilyn enjoyed knitting, particularly sweaters for her children, grandchildren and friends.

She was predeceased by her son, Richard, in 2002; two brothers, Robert and John Merrill; and a sister, Elizabeth Wilson.

Marilyn is survived by her husband of 67 years, Platt M. Wheeler; daughter, Cynthia (John) Manning of Boxford, MA; daughter-in-law, Gini Wheeler of Rochester; sons, David (Daryll) Wheeler of Fayetteville, Robert (Amy) Wheeler of Raleigh, NC, and Jonathan (Nan) Wheeler of West Hartford, CT; 18 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and beloved nieces and nephews.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church of Fayetteville. Burial will be in Fayetteville Cemetery.

Family and friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. on Monday at the Eaton-Tubbs Fayetteville Chapel, 7191 E. Genesee St., Fayetteville.

For directions, florists or a guest book, please visit www.SCHEPPFAMILY.com

Contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church of Fayetteville, 601 E. Genesee St., Fayetteville, NY 13066 or the Fayetteville Free Library, 300 Orchard St., Fayetteville, NY 13066.

EATON-TUBBS

Fayetteville 637-3214

Marilyn (Merrill) Wheeler

Larry Craigie

Saw Larry and Dana Craigie for lunch on their way back to Oklahoma.

Cinda Meachem Sutton

Sadly Cinda's Mom has entered Hospice after heart surgery.

High Temps here in MO

We've had just some impossible thermometer readings the last few days taking us into a full blown drought. We've made up to 108 degrees. That's Arizona like temps.

Iced Coffee

One of the great pleasures for me in the summer is having iced coffee

Dan Sheedy

 I recently had the opportunity to record some TV voiceovers and radio spots for the NY Jets. They'll air in the New York metro soon. I'm also recording voiceovers for a new Outdoor Channel show which hasn't started airing yet. More on that later. My sons (Ben - 25 - and Jon - 21) and wife are all well. Ben just finished his first year of graduate school at The Actors Studio in NY and is working 3 jobs here in the Thousand Islands.

Jon continues in the video game business. Jill paints, creates jewelry and somehow manages to stay reasonably sane while still married to me (I'm not sure how she accomplishes that last bit).

We are down to just two dogs now after losing our beloved Bailey (a sweet Golden Retriever) to cancer and the queen of all Pugs, Rosie, during 2011. Now it's just Louis, an 82 lb. thug of an English Bulldog and Napoleon, a malicious little Chihuahua. Playing with Louis is like climbing into a cement mixer on high speed. Napoleon spends his days plotting against us.