Merry Christmas 2016

Ground Swell

Despite my statement about the 50th reunion being the last organized one, there is a ground swell of desire to have another get-together in two years to celebrate our collective 70th birthday. Suggested by Mr. Dave Eckerson.
Proposed places have been, Manlius again, Calloway Gardens in GA and most recently Las Vegas. 

The Casuals 1964 from Jim Myers

Here’s one for your nostalgia collection:  This is our old folk singing group, “The Casuals,” taken in March of 1964 shortly before we performed in “Showboat.”  I shot this with my phone off the cover of an old issue of “Hornet’s Nest,” that Cinda gave me at the reunion, and was able to sharpen it up a bit, enlarge it and get rid of the yellowish cast of the newsprint. It’s not great, but it’s the only photo I have of the old group. 

Left to right:  Joe Geiss - senior; Jim Myers - sophomore; Mark Hoffman - senior; Bob Sudmyer - junior; and Dave Buchanan - senior.  The following year the 3 seniors were all gone, but Sudsy and I soldiered on by adding Bob and Tom Gwynn to the group.  Tad Collins occasionally played banjo with us, too, if he wasn’t busy with his own group, called, “The Pompey Hollow Potlickers.”

I’ve done a lot of music since, and it’s all been enjoyable, but I think those days singing with those guys were the most musical fun I ever had!

Jim Myers

50th Reunion Site

CLASS 1966 FM 50TH REUNION

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To go to the 50th reunion site click on the link above

Seating Chart for class photo

Seating Chart for 50^th Class Reunion Photo going left to right

Top Row 4  standing        

Ed Siegenthaler

Larry English

Dave Wells

Tom Stone

Stew Davis

Dave Vermilya

Steve Bickelhaup

Gary Revercomb

Wayne Trivelpiece

Greg Bock

Bob Jacobson

Row 3 standing

Bill McGann

Sandy Crothers Jacobson

Ann Whitney

Bill Hall

Kevin Fitch

Phil Evans

Terry Euston

Nancy Martin White

Dyke Chapman

Teri Guhin Ayer

Jack Mapstone

Libby Rogers Cowan

Dan Kirkley

Janet MacMakin Wansack

Jim Myers

Barb Belton Robertson

Row 2 seated

Anita Cottrell

Suzanne Connor Myers

Jane Gaitley Collins

Cinda Meachem Sutton

Debby Larus Doolittle

Pamela Lipe Revercomb

Harriet Shaw Applegate

Kirsten Mackey Fleisher

Row 1 seated floor

MaryLu Casale Mingolelli

Sandy Mattison

Tad Collins

Dave Eckerson

Dave Neary

Lynne Gibson Lovett

Jamie Steele

Chris Perry

Sue Bassett Doolittle

Sue Bon Walden

Hi Debby:  Thanks so much for sending the photos!  From my perspective, who has not lived in the F-M area in over to 48 years, it took a few minutes to figure out who everyone was.  Some appear not to have changed much at all, where others looked very different.  I was like, who ARE all these old people, then all I need to do is look in the mirror for a reality check!

The mention of Hullars brought back memories.  My parents would stop by there on a Saturday afternoon occasionally.  And they are still in business-a "go to" destination?  So funny!

Thanks for all of your efforts putting everything together.  It will no doubt be enjoyed by all.

Susan Walden

From Bill Hall

Debby,

It was great to see you again this weekend. Thanks for all you did to support Pam, and all of us, with the reunion. I think you are our official historian and record keeper! Your efforts to keep track of all of us are, as always, very much appreciated.

Hope you have a safe trip back; and I'm glad that we at least got to catch up a bit during the reunion.

Best Regards,

Bill

Jamie Steele

I am quite happy in Dansville, and at the Geneseo air museum several days a week, and anyone who wants to visit should call me for a special tour. You can actually go inside most of the vintage planes, and if you bring your checkbook, you can take rides! I have been up in more planes since my C-47 ride on our D-Day vet, Whiskey 7. The Russian, Antonov 2, AN-2 was a real hoot. The gang got the rebuilt engine back on, did many tests, and our lead pilots did test runs. Then it was the volunteers turn for a spin. I got to sit right up front with Craig Wadsworth, (in the pic) chief pilot, and son of our prisident. It is the largest single engine bi plane in the world. Not real old, but huge! We call it Natasha, or just 'The Beast'. 

       Besides giving tours and dealing with our collections and displays, I try to help out with the actual airplane maintenance. I am no mechanic, but there is always a need for someone to fetch a tool for someone up on a wing, or deep inside some wheel well. One of the other volunteers was in my same class at Forestry College. That fact came in handy a week ago when we took out some wood bits to the AN-2 and needed to know what kind of wood we needed for replacements. We both decided it was either tulip poplar, or basswood. Gee, nearly 45 years later we still know our wood, but maybe not phone numbers.

         Grand daughter, Adelaide, is getting tall for her age at 2 1/2, and well on her way to be a Tom Boy, as she plays and rolls around with their two dogs plus mine, all big dogs, and underneath them much of the time laughing all the time. She hardly ever fusses, mostly over what food is offered, or some movie. Do we all now know who Woody and Buzz are? OK, hope all are well & see you next fall. Jamie Steele 315-375-8516 jrs127@hotmail.com