Tom Weller

 

We have been in this state for another month and we are loving it more and more each day. We bought snowshoes, signed up at a local ski area and generally are finding many outdoor activities despite the well below freezing temps.
I'm sure we'll have a bunch of stories to tell as the winter goes on. We went to the Alaska Wildlife Canservation Center which is about 50 miles south of Anchorage, They rehabilitate injured animals and have populations of moose, elk, bisons and many birds. The Eagle picture I will attach is just one of many in the Center. I'll include a few pics of the area so you can appreciate the beauty of this land. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Take care and I'll keep in touch

Dick Shanahan

Our classmate Dick Shanahan passed away today, November 24th, 2012.

Richard William Shanahan, 64, of Manlius, passed away on Saturday. He was a graduate of FM where he enjoyed playing baseball. Richard retired from the USPS in 1998. He enjoyed baseball and golf and had a passion for Corvettes. Richard was an Army Veteran having served in Vietnam. He was predeceased by his wife Maureen Spinella in 2010 as well as his parents William and Lora Shanahan. Survivors: son Jesse Ryan and daughter Jenna Renee; cousin Sandy Cerimeli as well as many great friends

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Services: Noon on Tuesday at St. Anns Church. Burial will follow at Manlius Village Cemetery. Family and friends may call from 10:00 to Noon at the church, 104 Academy Street, Manlius.

Happy Thanksgiving

Have a wonderful and restful day.

Ralph Braun

Ralph lost his beloved Mother at the end of October. Sadly attending her funeral was effected by Hurrican Sandy. Please read what he wrote:

I just wanted to say hello and tell you that my Mother passed away at the end of October. We all knew her time was limited , now she has been able to lay her burden down and be with my father at peace. My daughter Jesse and I were valiantly attempting to make it to the services from Wisconsin but it was not to be with hurricane Sandy. There was a nice service at St. Ann's in Manlius and she was laid to rest next to my father in a small cemetery in west Amboy where they had spent their last years together.
My other siblings were able to make it there but we were locked out by canceled flights from this direction. We may try to have a memorial gathering there in the spring.
It is, as you have said, hard to see a once vital part of our lives reduced to a shell of her former self. It also strikes hard at our own mortality. It all seems so short , doesn't it.
Just a few years ago we were all young and full of life but with the passing of a parent we wonder at the speed of time and how relentless a master it is.

Most things here are going well . Winter is close at hand with short days and colder weather but we have enough firewood to keep us warm after a very hot dry summer. I'm not sure what we will eat though, those deer wandering around my back yard don't know jeopardy they are in right now LOL
I'm still working for the foreseeable future although my wife Carol, has retired sooner than expected . The non-profit she had worked for 23 years is virtually closed due to very poor management so we are getting used to a whole new schedule. It has been good for her to be able to stay at home and do all the projects she has had in mind.
Well, I'll sign off for now.
Be well, Ralph