Sandy Geiss Karas

Just had a nice email from Sandy Geiss Karas, Class of 68. She's a lawyer in Fayetteville.

Debby Larus Doolittle

Have just returned from a week in NC with my mother, brother Dudley and wife Sydney. Our 2 dogs were also along. We were there to spend the Christmas holidays with my mother who, by the way, is doing very well in assisted living. She looks good and seems happy.
John trailered home my mother's golf cart. He will use it for the sporting clays course at the St. Louis Skeet and Trap club.
It was a long, long drive. We left at 4am and arrived home at 8pm.
Really, really glad to be home. I haven't been at the computer for the entire week and I have a lot to catch up with.

Suzette Welch Wexner

Happy Holidays Deborah.
I hope all is well.
Best wishes…Suzette Wexner

Ralph Braun

Hi Debby and Merry Christmas

I've attached one of the few pictures we have of our wedding.... it was a great day for us ,starting another phase of our lives. We had a short honeymoon in Florida a couple of weeks ago. We stayed with Carol's daughter in St. Petersburg and got together with my brother who lives nearby and also had dinner with an old helicopter squadron buddy and his wife who live south of there. It was great .We took a lunch cruise on the Inland Water Way (compleat with the obligatory Margarita's) and went to an Osprey preserve on Tampa bay to see the "fish eagles", spent time on the beach, waded in the Ocean a bit (no swimming, my brother says "only Canadians swim this time of year" LOL) and took in the beautiful weather. It was 84 when we left and flew into Detroit in the middle of an ice storm, then onto Madison with a foot of new snow. It was an overwhelming shock to the system. We are having a increasingly hard time coping with the winter so we are working on an alternate plan for the years to come. All is well and I hope it is the same for everyone else. Have a wonderful holiday season.

Ralph

Holiday Greetings

Holiday Greetings from
Jane Gaitley Collins
Sandy Tice Flanders
Dave Eckerson
Penny Zimmeran Jackson
Michael Gilman

Have a nice day

Hey, Kids, What time is it?

Buffalo Bob Smith and Howdy Doody

ClaraBell

Chief Thunderthud of Kowabanga fame

Important Information for Travelers

This is worth watching. It will gross you out, but you will never drink from hotel glasses again!!!

What you don’t know CAN hurt you!

Don't Ever Drink From Hotel Glasses Video
http://www.bestviral.com/video/6629/dont_ever_drink_from_hotel_glasses

Flash Gordon

When I was growing up, I used to watch the serial TV program Flash Gordon with Buster Crabbe. I always thought he was so handsome. I loved all the characters: Ming the Merciless, Dale Arden, Dr. Zarkov and the queen of Magic.

Gerry and Denise Phillips

Greetings to All,

We are on our way to Hatulco Mexico after seven days at sea I’m becoming accustom to being waited on hand and foot (Gerry’s in real trouble now). In Grand Cayman we swam with about 50 wild (yes wild, not in cages…swimming in the open ocean) stingrays. What an experience, it was a little scary at first but it was truly amazing!

We have experienced some ruff seas, 6 – 8 ft seas, we managed to get our sea legs early which was good so we did better than a few of the passengers. In Cartagena about the emerald mines and history of Columbia. From Columbia we spent a day at sea and headed to the Panama Canal. It took 8 hours to go thru the canal. It is truly one of the wonders of the world.

We are having a great time, going to the spa, taking yoga and spin classes and EATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Internet is very slow and hard to get a connection, we’re not able to send pictures because of the slow connection. While we’re having the time of our life we really do miss our family, friends and of course Kona and Oscar and look forward to seeing you all soon!

The Happy Travelers<

Denise & Gerry

Michael Gilman

HAPPY CHRISTMAS ...AND A ...MERRY NEW YEAR....

SANTA USED TO BE A FARMER.....THATS WHERE HE LEARNED HOW TO HOE , HOE, HOE !!

I THOUGHT THAT I SAW MY OLD PICTURE ON YOU BLOG , BUT I CAN'T FIND IT AGAIN ??

I DID GET TO E-MAIL DAVID ECKERSON ...THANKS


MIKE

Lincoln and Kennedy

Subject: History Mystery

Have a history teacher explain this----- if they can.

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents were shot in the head.
Now it gets really weird.

Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.

Kennedy's Secretary was named Lincoln.
Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.
Both assassins were known by their three names.
Both names are composed of fifteen letters. Now hang on to your seat. Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford.'
Kennedy was shot in a car called ' Lincoln' made by 'Ford.'
Lincoln was shot in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse.
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater.
Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
And here's the kicker...

A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.

Dave and Kristi Milan

Hi Debby,

Sorry about the long interval between emails. I now have a 1 hour commute to and from work, and then Kristi and I work out after work, so there's not much time for anything else during the week. Weekends are my time to catch up when we don't have anything else scheduled. Busy. Very busy. We're going to Boise the weekend before Christmas to spend a couple of days with my sons, daughter-in-law and grandchildren. We should have a great time and we plan to get a little skiing in, as well. We've had lots of snow here, but no time to ski. Guess we'll have to wait until New Years, since I don't have any vacation time built up yet - or at least I can't use it until April. I've attached some photos of our wedding for you. Thought I already did it, but I guess not. We had a great time and wonderful weather. And we're having a great time here in Coeur d'Alene, too. We went snowshoeing on a local golf course a couple of weekends ago through the sleet and snow, but a good workout and a trial run for longer trips up into the mountains. Sounds like you've been getting hit with some "wonderful" weather. Shades of Upstate New York and lake effects snow. Hope it wasn't much of an inconvenience. Last but not least, I wish you and your family all the best for Christmas and a very Happy New Year. Dave

Happy Holidays

"May you have... The gladness of Christmas which is hope;
The spirit of Christmas which is peace;
The heart of Christmas which is love."

- Ada V. Hendricks -

Many wishes for a safe and blessed holiday!

Debby

Phil Evans

Hi Debby,

Sorry I haven't emailed you in a while. Have been pretty busy the last couple of months, even in this relatively new retirement role. I'm now volunteering three days a week at a health and wellness center in Rochester, also taking the time to use the indoor track and resistance equipment for some workout afterwards. Really enjoy working there. It's a state of the art facility, 200-300K sq. ft. Visitors come from around the country to see and evaluate the concept. A group from Philadelphia stopped by just the other day. Enjoying having the time for those other interests now too-- music, photography, cycling, travel, and skiing shortly. Nancy and I finished the summer with three weeks in northwest Canada-- Calgary, Banff, Lake Louise, Jasper, Whistler, Vancouver, and Victoria. Some beautiful and spectacular scenery. Have been trying to help out Nancy too this fall in her classroom and at home, a challenging year with 27 second graders of multinational backgrounds, characteristic of the SE Michigan automotive industry. A lot of parents with high expectations. Nancy's mother also passed away Oct. 25 after declining health for a number of month's. She's dealing with that and her father's continuing in-home care, with Alzheimer's, in a nearby community. As you know personally, it's a challenge as caregivers to our aging parents. We're trying to help out in various ways to lighten the load.The first of Jan. begins the new renovation of our church sanctuary and fellowship hall. After being on the design team for a number of months, it will be exciting to finally see that project get underway, especially the lighting job. Take care, and have a wonderful Christmas,Phil

Total Number of Blog Visits this week.

1966 Fayetteville-Manlius
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Tom Stone

Well, I thought I had a lead on finding Tom Stone. His address in the directory was listed as Ithaca, NY. Someone mentioned he was a professor at Cornell. This past summer, I sent a postcard to the address, and after a long while it came back to me. The address is no good.

I contacted Cornell and asked if they had a Tom Stone on staff and an email address was sent. I sent a long message to the address a couple of weeks ago. I knew Tad Collins was interested in finding Tom as well, so I sent the address to him. I have yet to hear back so I have a feeling it not "our" Tom Stone. If anyone has any information on Tom, please let me know.

Debby

Debby Larus Doolittle

Hope everyone has a great Christmas.

Go to Elfyourself.com, upload a photo, and watch yourself become one of santa's little disco helpers.

http://www.elfyourself.com/ click here

Cheryl Albig

Got a surprise call tonight from Cheryl Albig in Blacksburg, VA. I had emailed her and asked if she'd like to help out on the search committee for missing classmates. So she thought a call was in order. Of course we had to catch up on stuff. A lot of that going around lately. So she's going to jot down things that she knows about the people she's been in touch with like Lynn Erickson Chorlton and Libby Rogers Cowan. Great hearing from Cheryl.

Kirsten Mackey Fleisher

This is a picture of me with some of the members of my "Welcome Club." It's an after school program I developed and now implement at my school in Trenton, NJ. The students are foreign born English speakers, but not an English that is easily understood. Some are from Liberia, Jamaica, and Mexico. They are usually poor readers with low academic skills, mostly because they have moved around so many times and have no continuity in their learning. In addition to academics, we work on acculturation and school social issues. It hasn't gotten any easier to be in middle school!

Kirsten

Maria Pulos Levy

Harriet Evans Betts and Nancy Martin White
Harriet, Nancy and Maria
Keely, Nancy, Colbert, Maria, Harriet, Kristina
Jacques and Maria, Cris and Demmy Pulos

Dear Debby,

The blog is outrageous and wonderful - I love it - Saw Jim Earl in Denver last year and he was asking about Mark Hooper. Low and behold, there he is at the bottom on the blog. Hope Jim sees it. And, thanks to you, I get to see Barb Belton in Denver this Christmas - wahoo!! I searched high and low for the photo I promised you from our youth. But, :o(, I couldn't find the picture of you and I dressed up as beatnicks for halloween - Attached are some pictures from the "wedding" Please feel free to do whatever you want with this E-Mail and Pictures.

Maria

Sandy Jackson Epoch

Just found Sandy Jackson Epoch on MySpace.com. She lives in the Austin, Texas area. Have invited her to join the blog so am waiting for more information on her.

Glenn Prestwich

Hi Debby

Four continents in one month - Brisbane, Singapore, Copenhagen, and up n down and back n forth in US.

New house coming along, with garden design by daughter Jocie well underway. See Thanksgiving pic for PM view from air and AM view from cottage towards west.

Hugs,

Glenn--

Glenn D. Prestwich Presidential Professor, and Director, Center for Therapeutic Biomaterials Department of Medicinal Chemistry,

The University of Utah

A couple of crazy guyz

Jack, Geri and Rene

Steve and Geri

Steve Martin

Debby,
The site looks great – thanks for all your hard work, it is a wonderful treat for all of us. We’re still down here in sunny Venice, Florida. I’m basically retired, but still working part time as a math professor at a small college here in Venice (wouldn’t Mrs. Case be proud – remember we sat next to each other in her algebra class, 9th grade). We still get up to see Jack and Renee Mapstone in Tallahassee, Florida and plan to go camping with them this winter.
We are into collecting sharks teeth and have a very large collection of them (50,000 -60,000). The best one’s are from a very large, extinct shark called a megalodon. I spend a lot of my time combing the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico (SCUBA diving) to get them (See the attached photos).
Thanks again for giving us this website.
Steve Martin

Dave Neary Photographs

David Neary

Hi Debby:
Hope I haven't clogged up your mailbox, but finally got around to sending the photos you requested. I sent you some images from my climb this fall to the top of Mt. Elbrus, in Russia, the highest mountain in Europe and one of the "Seven Summits", the highest mountain on each of the continents. I supported a friend who's climbing all seven, and has now completed five including Everest. I'm not planning to do all seven, nonetheless this is my third (including Denali in Alaska and Aconcagua in Argentina. Will probably climb Kilimanjaro next year (before all the snow is gone), and call it good!
Also included some images from the Wyoming Shakespeare Festival Company's production of Macbeth this past summer. I'm managing director and an actor for the Company, as well as the technical director. It is serious fun! I played Macduff, and had a chance to study stage combat with one of the best fight directors in the business. Sword fighting on stage- takes one back to childhood games!
After retiring from directing the Nature Conservancy and the National Outdoor Leadership School over the past twenty years, both in Wyoming, I'm focused on playing and enjoying life, so have been acting, raising money for state arts groups and traveling extensively.
Usually get back to Fayetteville once a year to help my parents with projects.
I'm off later today, traveling to Iowa to campaign for one of the presidential candidates, Barack Obama, and will be in Sioux City for a month trying to help determine where the country is headed, at least for the next four years.
That's the quick update. Hope all is well with you and yours.
Thank you for all the time effort and energy put into the FM site- it's very good of you and interesting to see what some of the others are up to.
Encourage anyone who is interested to connect with me, especially if they're traveliing through this part of the world.
Happy Holidays!
David

Note from Jon Flatt

Received a short hand written note from Jon. He was responding to a postcard I sent out this summer asking for information. He doesn't have a computer or cellphone. " I hate'em!"

Occupation: retired Postmater, Camden, NY

3 adult sons

4 grandchildren

1 dog

His property is in a 5000 acre wetland with lots of wildlife. He's a collector of old coins and guns. Does a fair amount of hunting and fishing. Unfortunately he has a bad back and has undergone 7 operations and will have an 8th in April.

Surprise Call from Barb Belton Robertson

Had just finished an email to Teri Guhin Ayer about searching out missing classmates. The phone rang and it was Barb calling from Charleston, SC. She's traveling to CO this Christmas to be with her brother Charlie and his family. She wanted Maria Pulos Levy's email address so with any spare time they might be able to hook up. ... We spent quite awhile catching up. It was great talking. Barb sounds busy and happy.

Flip Benham and Family

A wonderful family portrait

On the far left you will see David (one of our twin sons) Lori ( his wife) and Ava Rose (their youngest). Next to them are Craig and Tracy (Craig is married to our oldest daughter Tracy). Faye and I are next (married for 35 years, thank God). Next to Faye is our youngest son Jonathan (16), and our youngest daughter Abigail (18). Next to Abigail is Alley (Jason and Tori’s daughter), Jason (our other twin), and his wife Tori (she is holding Jake our youngest grandchild. In front us all are Grandma (my mom) holding Camron (Craig and Tracy’s son) in her right arm and Ella (David and Lori’s daughter) in her left, and Trey (Jason and Tori’s son) is to her right. The two boys seated to the left and right of Grandma are Bailey and Ty (David and Lori’s two oldest boys).