. Edward Siegenthaler

This year has been going fast and I am hopeful that all this sickness is behind.  

My daughter and her husband in Fayetteville Tennessee are doing well working for the State of Tennessee. They spend time going to Nashville to see many artists as Chris has done many interviews published in the local papers.  

My daughter Lisa and her husband are raising their daughter where we all have a great time seeing her frequently.  

My daughters two older sons are in their last year of college.  

The older is still working on his major and I am sure that will happen. The younger is at the University of South Florida in St Petersburg. Studying in the theatrical and directing field as his interests are in the high school teaching profession.  My son Jon is still in Belize with his solar panel installation company.  There are times when he calls me with electrical issues and we work on resolving them.  My son and I have been talking and have decdited that next fall to go on a vacation to Peru and climb Machu Picchu. 

If all goes well we may explore the Nasdaq Lines in Paru.  

Edward Siegenthaler

Nice Letter from Cheryl Vermilya on David

 Nice letter including these photos of David's new tribute walk way brick and bench

davermilya@yahoo.com <davermilya@yahoo.com>

To:Deborah Doolittle

Mon, Nov 22 at 8:49 AM

photo of brick & location enclosed as labelled-  BEAVER LAKE NATURE CTR><  Baldwinsville,N.Y.in front of herb/smell/taste /rub small area on way from parking lot to BLNC Bldg.

Bench immediately down  Thompson Rd. ( above Erie Canal Simms Store entrance,turn right)    1st parking lot on right so AQUEDUCT END of Erie Canal Park,Camillus ,next to Aqueduct blue NYS historical sign,where I recently spent 3 +hrs.,no foolin' planting 16 yellow tulips donated to me by TS past participant & friend.

TY for taking care of any info...Happy Thanksgiving to you & all.    CV

On Monday, November 22, 2021, 09:07:33 AM EST, Deborah Doolittle <debbydoolittle@yahoo.com> wrote:

Barbara Kiggins Carlson brother

 

Timothy Kiggins Obituary

Here is Timothy Kiggins’s obituary. Please accept Echovita’s sincere condolences.

We are sad to announce that on September 13, 2021 we had to say goodbye to Timothy Kiggins of Kirkville, New York, born in Syracuse, New York. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Timothy Kiggins to show support.

He was predeceased by : his parents, Robert Kiggins and Mary Alice Kiggins. He is survived by : his wife Sheri; his son Robert Kiggins (Nikki Bellinger); and his siblings, Barbara Carlson and Russell Kiggins (Irene). He is also survived by several loving nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 21st 2021 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the R. H. Schepp & Son Minoa Chapel (6530 Schepps Corners Rd, Minoa, NY 13116).

Dyke Chapman

                          Dyke and Ronnie visiting their son in Nashville

Debby Larus Doolittle

 Have had emails, texts and calls from the following classmates:

Gerry Phillips

Anita Cottrell

Kirsten Mackey Fleisher

Kent Langworthy

Duncan Hamilton

Jim Carroll

Gordon Webb

Jamie Steele

Jim Myers

Harriet Evans Betts

Melinda Mussi Lockwood

Suzanne Connor Myers

Larry Shipps

John Bergstrom

Chris Perry

Flip Benham

Larry Craigie

Pamela Revercomb

Dave Eckerson

Dyke chapman

Ralph Braun

Dyke Chapman

Ronnee and I hunkered in during 2020 like everyone else. I started working from home the year before the pandemic hit so there really wasn't much of transition for me with the exception of travel. I had been traveling globally about 150,000 miles a year but obviously that stopped. Just starting to travel again domestically and maybe later in the year internationally. Ronnee is a real estate agent and business was off considerably here but we have enjoyed just being together more.

Our son Michael just got his Masters Degree in Analytics at Georgia Tech and has been living in Nashville since he graduated from Belmont University in 2010. He is married to a wonderful girl...Lauren.  We love visiting them because Nashville is such a great place. As a matter of fact I am sending you this from there right now. Our daughter Sarah lives in Miami with her husband Chuck and we just found out yesterday they are expecting a baby girl in October!  Our first grandchild!

Michael, his wife Lauren, Sarah and I hiked to Everest Base Camp in October of 2017. It had been a bucket list of mine for a long time and Sarah said "Come on Dad...Let's do this!" So we did. What a great trip it was.

I'm still working and loving it. Can't wait to get back to traveling internationally.  Ronne and I got a puppy...a Schnoodle. Her name is Lucy and she company for Ronnee when I am on the road and so much to fun to have around.

I play a lot of golf in the summer with Greg Reynolds and my brother David.

I still have so much I want to do and see so I keep the pedal to the metal in my life.

I'll try to catch up more often. It is so good to read what everyone is up to and to stay connected through the blog. Thank you for all you do to keep this going!

So long for now...

Dave Eckerson

 Well ... life is rolling along far too fast,  Ms Doolittle

Been married 44 years now ... got three kids, all in their thirties .. all married ... all got jobs

One grand-daughter ... and another grand-kid coming this month

Did my last overseas gig three years ago, and have been chillin ever since spending summers in Seattle and the rest of the year in northern VA.  Grand-daughter is in Brooklyn and we spend time every month up there helping out ... will head up in a few days to be around for number two and spend a month on a mattress on the floor in a vacant apartment helping our daughter and husband cope with a new born and 18 month old in their miniscule 800 square feet of space.

Spent much of the year delivering food to seniors scared/not able to go out of their homes ... it was (and still is) pretty amazing how many people stand in line to get food from the county food bank every day

Whatever ... if I counted right using all my fingers and toes,  I think we are coming up on our 55th year since we graduated from FM this  summer.  It might be worth trying to do a zoom reunion for all interested?

Stay safe, Debby .. and keep on herding all us cats

Dave      

Jim Myers

 Not a lot of big news with Marsha and me in AZ during the ramp-up of vaccinations and the (hopefully) downslide of the pandemic and something approaching a return to normal.  We just had our initial Covid shots last week and are scheduled for seconds in early April.  Believe it or not, most of our 7 shared grandchildren are now in college, and one has graduated and is actually in law school!!  (He was born in Feb 1997 while we were honeymooning in Maui … you do the math!)

BTW all of that horrible weather the entire country seems to have experienced this winter?  Blizzards, ice storms, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, you name it… We got NONE of it in the Phoenix area, and I have probably spent more time cleaning the pool, planting flowers and trimming trees than repairing storm damage.  The big event on our time horizon at the moment is an upcoming visit in early May from Wayne and Sue Trivelpiece.

As always, we send our very best to one and all the FM-ers!

Pamela Revercomb

 We still have $811.39 in our bank account for the FMHS Class of 1966 Reunion Fund.  We'd be glad to put another reunion together if people are interested.  It could be something really simple - like coming for July 4th and having a picnic somewhere.  With our inevitably dwindling numbers, we could actually have a gathering at our house like we did for the 50th Reunion brunch.   And there is no reason to have reunions every 5 years - just pick a year!  We're all probably vaccinated by now, right?

Ralph Braun

 I don't  know if this is newsworthy or relevant to anyone other than myself but I became a fist time Grandfather 4 weeks ago. My son and his wife had a baby boy, Benjamin Oliver Braun.They live in Vancouver BC so there" no way to see them other than face time.

I hope all is well with you

Ralph

Flip Benham

 We “Benham’s” are doing very well.  Five kids, 16 grand kiddos, all within a 20 mile radius of our home here in Concord, North Carolina. 

Most of the traveling I do, I do with my boys (Benhambrothers.com), though I was recently in St. Louis a few of months ago dealing with your beloved District Attorney.  She is a real piece of work.  

The Lord brought you to my mind while I was there. We all ended up at “Ted Drews” which is always a great way to end a visit to St. Louis. 

Most all of us have had our run in with COVID.  It really is just a flu that ran its course.  The only difference I could detect was that we lost our sense of taste. 

Only Jesus could take a wretch like me and give me the privilege to make Him known to all of the world. 

He loves you Debby and is knocking at the door of your heart. 

In Christian love, 

Flip

 

John 3:19-20

                          2021

Looking forward to new information from classmates.

My husband and I just got our 2nd Covid shot. Felling better about things.

Just had cataract surgery in my left eye and am set for awhile. Don't need the other eye done for 6 to 12 months.

Still have 3 dogs and live in Wildwood, MO about 40 minutes from St. Louis.

Debby L. Doolittle

What about you?