Diane Storm Allen

Let's see...we are celebrating Christmas this weekend. I'm living in Arizona (moved from Sierra Vista to Tucson). It has been freezing but by mid-afternoon the sky is as blue as blue can be and the temp. goes up. My kids are scattered fr...om here to NY and NH. Kim and her husband built a beautiful log home and spend their time working (of course) and playing with my grandkids Eveline and Beau. Carrie and her husband (Captain Joshua Rykow...)are at West Point where he is an instructor and Carrie is sooo busy with triplets and 11 yo daughter. Cindy and Jim are in Sierra Vista with 4 kids. Cindy is an avid half-marathon runner and is finishing her degree in nursing. Last but not least is my son Kevin and his partner. I am LIVING with them. 'nough said there. Would love to work on places to celebrate our 50th anniversary. Hope this helps.
  Peace Always! Diane

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2012

Happy New Year

Christmas Greetings

Christmas Greetings to Jim and Cynthia Carroll in Rochester, NY.

I know you've already checked the blog today -- so surprise.

Best wishes to you and your family and to the memories of

Powder Mill Road in Fayetteville.

Debby

Aren't these wonderful!

From a forwarded email.

Happy Holidays

This is a great photo

Terry Euston, Bill Hall, Kevin Fitch, Jamie Steele

Platt Wheeler Turns 90

Hello to my F-M alumni friends. I recently talked with one of our great teachers, Mr. Platt Wheeler. His birthday is this weekend December 11 and he will be 90 years old. I also have spoken with Daryll Fitch Wheeler, his daughter-in-law and wife of David Wheeler and they stated it would be great to send Mr. Wheeler a birthday card.

Even though it will be a little late in arriving Daryll stated he would be elated and very happy to receive a birthday wish in the form of a card and he will more than likely remember most of you. Please sign your name and your year of graduation. Kerry Rose class of 1962

Mr. Platt Wheeler

C/O Maple Downs Room 101

7220 E. Genesee St

Fayetteville, N.Y. 13066-1171

Neverland on SyFY Channel

Did anyone watch Neverland on the SyFy channel? It was on the past 2 nights. It lay the foundation for the backstory of how the Lost Boys, TinkerBell and Captain Hook came to reside in the land of Neverland. It had some good special effects and a bit overdone characters, but a clever storyline.

More Computer Problems

For a long, long time I never had any computer problems and now it's just one right after another. The latest is that I've lost my wireless printer capability. This time I spent 45 minutes with a guy in Chesapeake, VA reinstalling the printer drivers. When we finished I was told that I would have to go back to Cisco to undo what they had done with the router, since the printer would still not work. I can copy and print manually, but I can't print from the PC or Internet which I do often. It is a real inconvenience. I'd rather rip out my eyelashes that go back to Cisco and someone in the Philippines.

So the other day I packed up the printer, the desktop tower and my router and headed over to Best Buy. I was told by the Geek department that they didn't think too much of manufacturer's tech phone support until you reached a certain tier. The first tier which I was on garners only the lowest tech support available to a caller. And they couldn't do anything for me regarding network support. I would have to be at home to access my own network. So, today I have a Geek squad tech coming to the house to hopefully remedy the situation.

It's all so simple actually, it just costs money every time you can't do something. The one time I tried on my own, I did something major which cost me something else. Everything.

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Western Union Tries to Resuscitate the Singing Telegram

In a throwback to the days of yore — before email, Twitter, and Facebook put us in a state of perennial communication overload — Western Union is bringing back the singing telegram. But this time around, it's being given a modern twist with the introduction of electronic delivery.

On Thursday the company will launch the microsite wu-singingtelegram.com, which will facilitate sending the audio messages via email. In the past, a singing telegram would be delivered by a Western Union operator, but now the sender can utilize their own voice, or choose one from a lineup of artists who have signed on with the company, including Snoop Dogg, Timbaland, and K'Naan. Thus, the 2011 version will provide a more user-generated experience. The singing telegrams will be free through the rest of 2011, though the company will begin charging a fee at the start of the new year.

Located in 200 countries, Western Union was founded in 1851 as a telegraphy company, and twenty years later began to offer money transfers, which is where the bulk of its business comes from today. Though it had been transmitting messages since the 19th century, Western Union's first singing telegram was sent in 1933. The company continued to offer a telegram service until 2006, when it acknowledged the fading of the medium and sent its last telegram. Several smaller companies still send messages via telegraphy, though none has the clout or power of Western Union.

Various niche media have attempted to fill the void left by the demise of the singing telegram, with ideas like candygrams, gorillagrams, and even strip-o-grams. None has had the same impact as the original. By and large, society gave a collective shrug and moved on to newer technologies.

So the question remains: does anyone today even know — or more importantly, care — what a singing telegram is? Obviously no one is clamoring for telegrams to replace email. But when you can, with relative ease, independently create and send a webcam video of yourself singing a message, will consumers be interested in paying for this service? Western Union is about to find out.

by Alison Berry
TimeUS
11/30/2011

Thoughts on Paul Hale by Ralph Braun

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I'm saddened to hear of Paul's passing. We were friends from the first school years on.We were in the 4-H together and sometimes rode the same buses. I remember him as a gentle bear of a guy with a very powerful grip.
 As some might recall, there was an area behind the "new" high school where people could light up, I don't think that lasted very long but was there when we were freshmen. Paul would come out just to socialize but didn't smoke if I remember correctly. There was a person there every day who insisted on making fun of Paul and his slight speech impediment and the fact that he had to work in the cow barn every morning, bringing those smells with him to school. The verbal harassment was ongoing and constant but Paul, being a benevolent, kind hearted soul, chose to ignore it until one day he had had enough. He warned "Wayne" that he was fed up, "Wayne" didn't listen and kept on with his brand of "humor", We all know how cruel people could sometimes be in high school. Now, "Wayne" always wore pointy toed shiny black shoes, that were known in those non politically correct days, as Puerto Rican fence climbers,for the way you could climb a chain link fence by sticking the pointed toes in the links.Paul usually wore big heavy engineer boots with a minor coating of cow manure and I remember it was a cold day (you can see what's coming right ?) In one quick stride up close to his adversary, Paul brought the heel of his steel toed boot down ,hard, squarely onto the exact middle of "Wayne s" instep. That action, I'm sure was a defining moment in "Wayne s" life and the ensuing howling was something that stays with me today. I recall seeing "Wayne" limping along the hallways for weeks after that. Paul, never again, was the source of harassment by "Wayne" or anybody else for that matter. I was proud that Paul stood up for himself without the use of fists, that might have Killed "Wayne.
I remember this all with a shade of humor now, but I don't believe "Wayne" does, wherever he is.
I hope you don't find this offensive, it's meant to be a warmhearted remembrance of Paul.
Be Well
Ralph

Two Dogs Eating Out

Take a look at this on you tube. It's very entertaining.

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=EVwlMVYqMu4&vq=medium#t=125

Greetings to Frequent Readers

Greetings to frequent readers in

San Francisco Bay area -- Mountain View, CA
San Diego area --  La Jolla, CA
Laguna Bay area in Orange County -- Aliso Viejo, CA
Detroit metro area -- Auburn Hill, MI
Inner Banks area in Cataret County, Beaufort, NC
Rochester, New York -- Hi Jim :)

Paul Hale has died

Paul Hale November 23, 2011 Paul Hale, 63, of Eaton, formerly of Manlius, died Wednesday. He was born in Syracuse and worked at Johnson Controls and at the F-M School District. He was a member of the Two-Cylinder Club. Survivors: his fiancee, Sharon Lloyd of Eaton; his brother, Alan (Cindy McKeraghan) of Wampsville; and two sisters, Kathe Murphy of Camillus and Lynn Hale (Pete Cookhouse) of Pompey. He was predeceased by his parents, Lee and Jeanne. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Tait Funeral Home, Inc., 2333 Fenner Rd., Cazenovia. Calling hours will be 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Eaton Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association . Tait Funeral Home, Inc.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE

Debby Larus Doolittle

Today on the phone it was Pradeep for Adobe. I bought an upgrade for Acrobat Standard and found I could not use it primarily because it is so involved and complicated. But, since it was opened and used and registered and activated, Amazon will not take it back. So if I want to sell it and recoup some of the money I have to get a case #, a transfer of license, proof of purchase etc. Not easy. But I had to endure Pradeep for about a half an hour to get a case number. All this to make corrections to the class directory. I hate to bother Melinda with minor changes so I have been doing it myself. But since the new directory has been created I can't do that any longer. Now Melinda is trying to help me by converting it back into Word.

Sue Bon Walden

Had a nice, long note from Sue. She's been busy traveling and doing
some volunteer work in Colonial Williamsburg. She thought "long and hard"
about coming to the 45th reunion, but just couldn't work into her schedule.

Larry and Dana Craigie

Another lunch at St. Louis Bread Co. then Larry and Dana moved on to St. Louis for some business and pleasure. The pleasure was seeing their son Will and his fiancee Jill for dinner. An April wedding is planned. A little bit of work for Larry on Wed. then it's back to OK.

Ken Jacobs

Here's an update for the last 45 years!

I went to RPI after HS and majored in physics , dropping out in my sixth semester. Wandered around awhile and got drafted but not sent to ‘Nam like my brother Frank (who went directly from the Jesuits to a foxhole). Instead I was sent to Korea and worked on guided missiles. After military wandered around some more, got married and moved to NC where I built from scratch a 3 story house on 5 acres, (including chopping down trees and whittling them into exposed beams). Got divorced, became Pentecostal, got remarried, had two children, and started working at East Carolina University Physics Dept. in technical support. In 1999 there was a major hurricane (Floyd) and had to wade away from house with both children on my back, eventually enough water to flood attic.

Got new house (thanks to your taxes) and recently received my PhD in biophysics at tender age of 62. Dissertation was Development a Diffraction Imaging Flow Cytometer for which a patent is pending with my portion 30% . High tech startup is being attempted but machine has never really worked, perhaps never will, and also certain Chinese in our group would rather the technology went to their side of Pacific. My son is out of college and working, my daughter is in third year at UNC Greensboro, and I’m teaching physics and doing research.

Hope all is well with FMers of ’66.

Ken Jacobs

2266 Meadowglenn Road

Greenville, NC 27858

252-328-6741

Kudos to Jim Carroll

Many thanks to Jim Carroll for helping me laugh my way through the pain of my mishap with my dogs. And yes you were right about the occupy Portland :)

Bob Jacobson

Busy. Moved Business to a new location in May (Page & Lindbergh).

Acquired a business in January. Sold a couple buildings.

Debbie and I bought a condo in FL in July and have been down there twice getting it set-up.

Our Pastor at our Church retired at the end of June and I am on the call committee to find his replacement.

I am in my third year as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Grace Hill Health Centers in the city.

There is a lot going on there with the new health care acts rolling toward us.

Have been to Washington, D.C. the lobby the Missouri delegation in the House and Senate with an FQHC group from MO.

Debbie had a total hip replacement of her left hip at the beginning of September and has a trigger thumb operation on Wednesday,so that has kept me/us pretty crazy.

Three of our kids ran marathons this year, one has competed in two full Ironman competitions. Dad had to be there to cheer them on

Debby Larus Doolittle

This morning I spent 2 hours on the phone with a guy in the Philippines/Cisco reconfiguring my wireless router. It was very tedious since the 4 dogs were behind me cutting up and the call waiting kept activating plus I had to listen intently to understand what was being said.

I just got back from walking 4 dogs. I wanted Jethro, the male Lab, to run. I had him sit and the rest of us moved a distance away, this was in a big field. I called and he ran all right -- at me as fast as he could go. Of course I was flipped to the ground -- grass, and the leash destroyed my left upper hand. Am typing with just my right hand. My hand is swollen --  I've got an ice pack on it. I feel like something major happened to me. Not well. I called my husband and his response is always to laugh. He thought the visual picture of me flipping to the ground was hilarious. Aren't I lucky. I just can't take the time to walk different groups of dogs, but I know 4 is not good.

Dave Eckerson

Regarding The Hall of Distinction at FM
Thx on the recognition Debby' ..... Life has been pretty hectic, lots going on in Uganda... My tour ends in may 2012. ... Will head back to DC to do a year in usaid/Washington before I retire in July 2013. Plan is to split time between Virginia and Seattle Washington until we decide where to settle ... I spent quite a bit of time in Haiti following the earthquake last year ... My daughter is leading the occupy Portland campaign ... Son Erik is headed out to Kampala to join us this Christmas ... Youngest son just did the tough muddier in Virginia, soon to graduate from JMU ... Thx for staying in touch with all of us

Dave

Dyke Chapman

Sorry I missed the 45th. I was in Munich for an aviation trade show. Attached is a photo of Ronnee and me at the Lake Placid Lodge on our 25th Anniversary this year and a few others of the family.

Here is a quick snapshot of what the Chapman's are up to:
Dyke:
I currently work for Ascent Aviation Group, a subsidiary of World FuelServices. I sell motor fuels and data collection technology to theaviation industry. Five years ago I authored and co-developed a new
electronic fuel management system, FleetConnect, that is now gettinglegs in the industry and is deployed at over 20 major airports in the US. We are expanding to the international market place now and USAirhas adopted it for their fueling. I still am an avid motor racing fanand have created a Speed" bucket list I am constantly working on. Over the last three years I have taken the Bondurant 4 day Grand Prixdrivers course in Chandler, Arizona and qualified for my SCCA Competition License, been to the Barrett Jackson Auto Auction, the Bonneville Speed Weeks and this years Reno Air Races. On tap for 2012is the Pebble Beach/Monterrey Concours Show, Barrett Jackson, the Indy 500 (Pit asses), and the US Grand Prix in Baltimore. Ronnee and I traveled to Europe in 2009 and visited Lake Como, Italy, Venice,Kitzbuhl & Salzburg, Austria, Stuttgart, Heidelberg, Germany and finally Paris.

Ronnee:

My wife Ronnee, yes that is the way her name is spelled, two n's and 2 e's...is a Real Estate agent for ReMax here in Syracuse. We have been married now for 25 years, Anniversary date - August 16th. She is my constant companion and my soulmate...I am a very lucky guy!

Michael: 23 years old

Michael graduated from Belmont University in Nashville, TN in 2010. He is a very accomplished guitarist and musician and will be playing the BlueBird Cafe in Nashville this December. He is mployed at Asurian at their International Corporate HQ in Nashville as a Technology Analyst and Economic Forecaster. Doing very well and loving life.

Sarah: 21 years old
Sarah is a junior at Lemoyne College and is studying Neuroscience and environmental science. She is a licensed jockey and has ridden at Philadelphia Raceway Park for a season and the last two years at
Saratoga. She has spent time in South Africa in the Predator Relocation Program at the Kwantu Game Reserve and may pursue a South African Game Ranger License. Still lots of time for her to decide
which way she wants to go. We will all be together in Nashville to see Michael play in Dec.:):):).

I hope others post info to you as well...It is always great to hear what everyone is up to!!!
Best,
Dyke

Jim Myers

Marsha and I just returned from her “big birthday” trip to Triple Creek Ranch in Darby, MT. (I’m not allowed to say which birthday it was). But anyway, we had a great time!

I had asked her months ago what she wanted to do for her birthday, including maybe a trip to Hawaii, but this is what she really wanted. Marsha seems to be happiest on the back of a horse, and this particular weekend at the ranch was themed “100 Clicks for Chicks.” You guessed it. Except for a few long-suffering spouses like yours truly, the weekend was all about a 3-day, all girl ride, totaling 100 km (60 miles) through some of the prettiest country any of us will ever see. But don’t envision a rustic, camping out in the snow experience. Wranglers trailered the horses to a new starting point each day, delivered the women to the trailhead in 4-wheel drive vehicles, cooked them a gourmet quality lunch with wines every noon, then picked them up late every afternoon and brought them back to their beautiful private cabins with steam showers, fireplaces, full bars and king-sized beds! It also didn’t hurt that the ranch includes its own 5-star restaurant and evening cocktail hour as part of the deal.

You can check out the ranch at www.triplecreekranch.com. It’s owned and operated by our close friends Craig and Barbara Barrett, and has become a popular getaway for the likes of Washington politicians, NASA astronauts, foreign heads of state, and industrialists like Bill Gates and Michael Dell. (FYI, Craig is the retired Chairman and CEO of Intel Corp. & Barbara was US Ambassador to Finland during the Bush 43 Administration. She currently serves on the board of the Smithsonian Institute.)

Jim

Linda Vandeven Beidleman

Debby
This is Linda Vandeven Beidleman. We live in Idaho Falls, Idaho and have been in Idaho for 21 yrs. We have 3 children, Andrea in Maryland, John in Idaho and Jill in Virginia. We have 5 grandchildren, 2 boys and 3 girls. We are getting ready to retire in a year or two and will probably move to Boise, Idaho where our son lives. It's milder climate in the winter!!!! Right now I'm subbing at Snake River Montessori School in Idaho Falls.
I haven't been back to New York in years. Jack's sister Laura lives in Ithaca part time and Cape Cod most time!! She is the only one left that is in New York .
Linda Beidleman

Camp Tellman

My wife Lisa and I and another couple are driving to Greenville, SC south of Charlotte to enjoy Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band.  He is a fellow sailor and one of my favorite classical American rock and rollers. "Against The Wind" seems to be a recurring theme in my life.
C

Larry English

Heard from Larry today. He's headed to Key West for some R & R with his family. When back he starts training his replacement as head of  the company and then retirement in early 2012. More to follow.

Kirsten Mackey Fleisher

"Hello Classmates. I was sorry sorry to have missed the reunion. I lingered over each of Debby's pictures of the festivities, and I must say that you are a great looking group! Regretfully, I missed the event because my mother had a major health concern that had to be managed. I am now back in PA and back at work, teaching kindergarten in Trenton, NJ. At the moment, it is still exciting to be a part of solving urban problems in education. Our school was restructured - kind of a house cleaning of sorts. Time will tell if we get results! On the home front, my daughter, Ingrid, is marrying her long time beau on New Year's Eve. I have included a picture of my sister, Paula, her girls and Ingrid (purple) and I at a recent wedding shower. No plans for retirement here...although I know that it must be around the corner! Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!"

Kirsten

Classmates

Have been in touch with the following classmates this past week:

Dan Kirkley
Jim Carroll
Cinda Meachem Sutton
Harriet Evans Betts
Melinda Mussi Lockwood
Larry Craigie
John Visser
Linda Vandeven Beidleman
Larry English
Kirsten Mackey Fleisher

Share your news

Please let me know about your plans for retirement -- places, projects, things you're doing.

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Earthquake in OK

The Craigie's had a rude awakening last week. Larry and Dana experienced the Oklahoma earthquake. No damage but plenty of awareness through tremors.

Boomer Cafe

Here's another good online place to check out.

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BOOMER Magazine

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Lunch at Panera Bread Co. in Eureka, MO

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.

Please check out the new Reunion Blog

If you'd like to post, please answer the Google invitation you were sent.
What are your thoughts about the reunion and of all the classmates that showed up.

http://reunion45.blogspot.com

Group Photo from Saturday night 10/15/11

click on picture to enlarge

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.

to be continued....please go to the new reunion blog: http://reunion45.blogspot.com

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.

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Dan McCabe

Patty and I are not coming after all. We were early to sign up and have been looking forward to seeing CNY. This year hasn\'t turned out as well as we planned so we\'ll have to catch up with you all in five years. God Bless, take care, and have fun!

Tom Stone and Bob Gwinn

Bob Gwinn and Tom Stone held the "FM "66 Western Region class reunion"
at Tom's home in Gardiner MT on Sept 16th. It was a great time
complete with Elk steaks, guitar music, and a few Russian songs. Not
well attended (or advertised) but the important people were there!

Jim Carroll

A special hello to Jim Carroll a long time friend. He can't make to the reunion, so we're getting together the week of the reunion. It's been a long time.

Hi Jim.

Debby

More from Janice

There are 5 things in life you cannot recover:
A Stone...after it's thrown.
A Word...after it is said.
An Occasion...after it's missed.
The Time...after it's gone.
... A Person...after they die.
Life is Short, Break the rules. Forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh
uncontrollably and never ever regret anything that made you smile!
ENJOY LIFE!!! :)

 

Taken from Janice's Facebook page.

Janice Cook Falvo

There comes a time in your life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget the bad, and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones that don't. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is part of life, getting back up is living! Being alive is a gift.... living life happy is a choice!" :)

Taken from Jancie's Facebook page

Jamie Steele

HI Deb, here are some pics that I sent Kerry Rose of the saw that was needed to get thru the old FM oak. If he has not sent you the stuff he is doing, I can forward it to you. The deal is that when some guys were trying to fell the dead oak in front of Wellwood, their chain saw was not long enough. I had stopped by to watch in sadness, and offered the old saw I got out of Mildred Hunt's trash years before. Mildred family owned all the land that Hunt Lane, Foxwood and I think your old neighborhood too. It was all part of the Hunt farm, the house of which is where Charles Edwards has lived for decaced, just a bit towards Manlius from Hoag La. Mildred's house was next to the farm, and the front quarter of her house was the old toll house that sat up on the road when it was a toll road. That's why the bus fare changed at Hoag La. She was a very nice lady, and we were good friends over the years. More to the story, but maybe you have already heard it. So here are some pics Kerry wanted of that old saw. Maybe I can bring it to the reunion! Jamie.

Sandy Jackson Epoch: Where were you when...

My five year old grandson is just learning about September 11, 2001. I am hoping that he learns a lot about our country, what we are all about, and the many historical events that have happened in the past generations which have formed this Great Country. In our own generation we have discussed where we were during three major events. Where were you???

On November 22, 1963 I was in Mr. Hollenbeck's History class when it was announced about the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
On Sugust 8, 1974 I was at 2000 Leagues Under the Sea at Disney World when Richard Nixon resigned before being impeached.
One September 11, 2001 I was at work at Clark Reservation Regional Office when we witnessed the plane crashes into the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and the heroic crash in Shanksville, PA. I pray that in his lifetime he will experience a better hold on PEACE.

Dylan will also have to remember from his generation so far the many friends and families that have lost their homes and memories in the most devastating fires that have hit his home state of Texas. He will learn that many other states beside Texas have felt devistation from fires, flooding, hurricanes, tornadoes, dust storms, and more.

Thank you to all the Firefighters, Law Enforcement and the many many volunteers and donators that do not ever stop giving their all anytime there is a need.

Stay safe and God Bless America.

Sandy from Texas Today....Please do a rain dance for Texas and I also hear for California again

New Computer with Windows 7

I was forced to buy a new computer over the weekend because my 5 year old HP PC with XP suddenly did not work. I took it to the Geek Squad at Best Buy and they were pretty sure it was the hard drive.
Fortunately I had back up. It turns out there was nothing on my hard drive -- it failed. It actually cost less to get a new one than to try and fix the other. But nothing is where it should be. I couldn't even post to the blog. Have spent the last several hours today trying to figure the whole thing out.

This is the result. I up loaded a picture and am writing a post to see that it works. I had to change everything I was used to for the past 5 years. Very tedious. So I'm going to try and publish this now. And see. Fingers crossed. ---- It works. Yea!

Memorial Service for Patsy McAfee

The Parish of Immaculate Conception in Fayettevile will be having a mass at 9 A.M in memory of

Patricia Mc Afee on October 14 . All are welcome to attend. I would expect it to last approximately 45 minutes.

Sent by Kevin Fitch

Reunion 45

The 45th reunion is just one month away.

Reunion 45

Happy Labor Day

Our 45th reunion is only a month away.

Steely Dan concert in St. Louis

Wonderful concert, though I still like the one at the NY State Fair grounds I went to a few years ago. The acoustics in the Fabulous Fox theatre were not good for vocals. Donald had to strain to sing and be heard above the music.
Our seats were great - row G in vip section 5. We were close up and personal.

http://youtu.be/G-al-Emb9TY they led with this

Patricia K McAfee

Our classmate Pat McAfee has passed away.
She posted on Facebook that she had lung cancer
and was hoping that she'd be fine after some chemo
therapy.

Patricia K. McAfee

Patricia K. McAfee August 15, 2011 Patricia Katherine McAfee, 63, loving mother, close friend and strong woman passed away on Monday. Patricia received a BA from Trinity College, an MA from the Catholic University of America (1972) and an AA from Onondaga Community College (1989). She was an active member of the community, including the League of Women Voters, the American Association of University Women, the Onondaga County Democratic Party, the founder and longtime leader of the Onondaga Survivors of Stroke. She is survived by her son, John (Debra) Jasen and grandsons, Ethan and Alex of Pasadena, MD; her brother, Thomas McAfee (Cheryl Phillips) of Rochester; her sister, Eileen (Peter) Schuchman of Binghamton, NY and her longtime friend, Richard Brown of Syracuse; and many others. Memorial Mass: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, at Immaculate Conception Church, 400 Salt Springs Rd., Fayetteville.

Debby Larus Doolittle

Part of how I spend my time supervising my 3 dog/children

Larry English

Larry has been in Sweden for the last 10 days.

Here's a photo he shot last night.

David Porter

I spoke with Dave Porter last week. You would never know that we had not spoken for 45 years. We just had a normal conversation as if we had spoken continuously through out the years. Dave always had a quick wit and a very good memory. He's still very involved with music and a dog he likes to photograph.

Class 1964 Cy Walter passes away

Cecil Hampton "Cy" Walter III
Cecil "Cy" Hampton Walter III July 31, 2011 Cecil "Cy" Hampton Walter III, 66, died peacefully at his home in Port Orchard, WA, on July 31, 2011. He was born June 29, 1945, in Syracuse, NY, to Cecil Hampton & Julie E. (Hopkins) Walter, Jr. He graduated from Fayetteville-Manlius HS in NY and the University of Hawaii with an associate's degree. He married Katherine A. Sydnor December 8, 1990, on Bainbridge Island, WA. Surviving are wife Katherine; son Cecil H. Walter IV "CW" of Port Orchard; daughters Cecily Kim (Mark) Romo of Port Orchard and Cory Anne (Nate) Phillips of Louisville, KY; sister Julia E. Walter of Fayetteville NY; uncle J. Clancy "Bud" Hopkins, Jr.; grandchildren Courtney Perez, Kelcey & Antonio Romo, Tristan & Laken Phillips. He also left behind his beloved demon kitty "Chevy". Rosary 7 p.m. on August 4 at Rill's Life Tribute Center in Port Orchard. Funeral Mass at 11 a.m. on Friday, August 5, 2011, at St. Gabriel Catholic Church, also in Port Orchard. Online memorial at http://www.rill.com/
http://obits.syracuse.com/obituaries/syracuse/obituary.aspx?n=cecil-hampton-walter-cy&pid=152864054
Published in Syracuse Post Standard on August 3, 2011

Jim McNitt

Jim McNitt
I’m a mixed-media painter and photographer whose work work has appeared in Time, Newsweek, People, The New York Times, The London Times, The Los Angeles Times, Stern (Germany), Paris Match, Yachting, Sail, Boating, Rudder, Time-Life Books, Modern Photography, American Photographer, and on about 100 magazine and book covers.
I started out photographing for United Press International in 1974, worked as a marine photographer and magazine contributing editor from 1975 to 1982, and as a contract photographer, writer and editor for Newsweek International Special Projects from 1982 to 2002. Along the way, I had the chance to work with and observe some of the greatest photojournalists of the 20th century––including Ralph Morse and George Silk (Time-Life), and legendary marine photographer Stanley Rosenfeld.
Since 2002, I’ve focused on print-making and, especially, mixed-media painting. I’m also on the faculty of the Silvermine Guild Arts Center in New Canaan, CT, where I teach courses in digital editing and print-making.
My past commercial clients, at least the ones I remember, include ABC Television, Apple, Canon, CBS, Ciba, Club Med, Compaq, Costa Cruises, Gulfstar Yachts, Fuji, HP, IBM, Kodak, The Moorings, Morgan Yachts, NEC, The Washington Post, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Schering, Texas Instruments, VDO Instruments, Xerox, and Ziff Davis.
I’ve exhibited in New York and Paris, including a retrospective of marine photography called “La Vie Martime” at the Librairie Maritime et Outremer in 2000. My photos can be found in the private collections of Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren, Ted Turner, Dina Merrill and others.
Over the years I contributed articles to Newsweek, People, Inc., Yachting, Sail and many other marine-trade periodicals, and written two books: “The Art of Computer Management,” Simon & Schuster (1984) and “The Home Video Sourcebook,” Macmillan (1982).

from Jim McNitt's website

Melinda Mussi Lockwood

Melinda Mussi Lockwood has done a great job producing photos for our memory and tribute display as well as for the newly revised class directory and name tags == all for the 45th reunion coming up this October.

Dave Vermilya

Dave Vermilya will be supplying classic music at the 45th Reunion this October. He did this as well for the 40th reunion. He has a sound system with a full library of all the hits that were great to listen to then and now.