Tongue in Cheek

Tom Weller

A little more Alaska

 

 

Hi everyone. just a few pics of the spctacular scenery up here. I can't wait until Spring. The best is yet to come.
Tom

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Have heard from the following classmates in the last few days

Jim Myers
Dave Vermilya
Larry English (who btw has lost 80 lbs walking 6-8 miles a day with his dog) GO Larry
Mike Krall

Larry English

In November I spent two weeks touring Turkey using a very inexpensive guided tour with Gate1. It was simply outstanding, not sure how they make any money. Accommodations and meals were excellent. Tour guide had a PHD in political science and he was VERY educational. It was my first tour of an Islamic country. There was a LOT to see, much more history than I had realized in Turkey. Visited some fantastic ancient ruins. Attached is a photo of the library of Celsus, completed in 135 AD in the ancient Roman city of Ephesus. The people of Turkey were great and very friendly. I would highly recommend going there. Off to Ireland in May for 2 weeks.

Diane Storm Allen

Got married after college and have 4 wonderful children. Kim, the oldest, just had her 3rd child, Prue. Kim, Scott, Eveline, Beau and Prue live in the NH Lakes Region. Kim is a dental hygienist and Scott has his own excavating business. Cindy lives here in Southeastern AZ with retired army husband Jim and 3 of her children. Logan, the oldest and 1st son, just had a baby, Atlas Liam, born Christmas Day. My first great grandchild...boy, if that doesn't make me feel OLD! Carrie is a radiology technician but is a stay at home mom now. She has 13 year old Julianne and triplets born in July. Sadly, I haven't had a chance to see them yet. Husband Josh is an instructor at West Point. Kevin, the baby of the family, is in college. I live with him and his partner here in Tucson. I've seen pics of places other classmates have lived and they are beautiful. Luckily, I've had the opportunity to travel around the world since my ex was a psychiatric nurse practitioner in the army. 

Our last tour was 3 1/2 years in Hawaii. He retired as a LTC in '93 when we moved to NH. I would have given anything to stay in Hawaii, but it wasn't to be. Throughout the years I taught elementary school, Head Start, was coordinator for the Hawaii Navy Family Child Care Program...very rewarding, worked at a call center for J Jill Company. That was just plain fun!, tutored, etc.
It's hard to believe that we have lost so many of our class. My condolences to all of their families. My life in a nutshell. I do keep up and am most grateful to you, Debby, for taking this on.

Peace to all. 

Diane Storm Allen  

Mark Hooper's father has passed away

Irving Hooper, 91

Posted: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 10:10 am

Irving R Hooper, 91, of Beaufort, died peacefully at his son’s home in Smyrna on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013.An active member of the Beaufort community for 37 years, he was much loved and respected. He was born on June 16, 1921, in South Lyon, Mich., and graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a degree in chemistry. In 1944, he earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry at the University of Illinois. During the war years, Irving Hooper was instrumental in gathering the materials needed to mass produce penicillin. He worked for Bristol Laboratories in Syracuse, N.Y., for 30 years, retiring as the director of research. While there he led a team that developed kanamycin, an antibiotic designed to combat staph infections in hospitals and a derivative of that drug called amikacin, which was developed in the Bristol Laboratory in Tokyo, Japan. Following his move to Beaufort he continued to be active in the field for 10 more years by consulting and working part time as a chemist for Duke Marine Lab. Volunteer service was an important part of life for Irv and his late wife Nicki. He was one of the founding members of Carteret County Crossroads as well as past president, treasurer and newsletter editor. He and Nicki were also founding members of the Arts for the Hospital Committee. He was also a volunteer for Hope Mission, Habitat for Humanity and the Democratic Party. He was an accomplished photographer and enjoyed playing golf with his wife and family members.

Irv was preceded in death by Nicki, his loving wife of 68 years.
He is survived by their children, Tony Hooper and wife Norah of Fredericksburg, Va., Mark Hooper and wife Penny of Smyrna and Ann Hooper Hudson and husband Jim of Grapevine, Texas. Irv and Nicki had six grandchildren: Matthew Hooper and wife Cynthia, Jonathan Hooper and wife Erika, Catalina Hooper Markon and husband Kristian, Joseph Hooper and wife Rachel, Royal Hooper and Hillary Peninger and husband Robert; and five great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial is at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Egbert Catholic Church with the Rev. Thomas R. Davis officiating. Interment will follow at Carteret Memorial Gardens, Beaufort.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home with a Christian Wake Service at 6:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Union of Concerned Scientists, 2 Brattle Square, Cambridge, Mass. 02138-3780; Medical Mission Sisters, 8400 Pine Road, Philadelphia, Pa. 19111; or Carteret County Crossroads, P.O. Box 155, Beaufort, N.C. 28516.
Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Home and Crematory Inc. of Morehead City. Access online obituary and Internet condolences through www.brooksfuneralhomeandcrematory.com.