Larry English

This is a picture of Sue Heiss and me at her 61st birthday party. Have been seeing Sue for 5 months. We went camping at Raquette Lake in July and are off to Paris next week. She is an avid basketball player and this week she participated in the National Senior Games in Cleveland (11,000+ athletes participated), her women's basketball team won the Gold Metal National Championship on Wednesday (July 31st). Go Sue!!!

At dinner in Paris at Le Cinq restaurant. Perfect weather and 6 wonderful days

Tom Weller

Summertime
Hi all.
Went out to one of the public use cabins for the weekend a little while back. These are all over Alaska and can be rented out for a week at a time. This one was about 150 miles south of Anchorage, but it is the quintessential Alaska log cabin in the woods on a lake. Also thought I would add a pic or two of the primary mode of transport up here. Can't wait to do more of this.
Take care.
Tom

News from Camp Tellman

Am going to teach one more year.  I teach 4th and 5th grade English as a second language and I love my little English language learners.
My wife Lisa have been working on our 33 foot Nauticat motorsailer. We are very close to refloating her and finishing the final cosmetics so we can travel in our retirement.  We will travel North to the Chesapeake in the summer 2014 and South to Florida, Bahamas and Caribbean in Winter.  It has been a five year project.  Hopefully our health will continue and we can reap the fruits of our labors.
As an aviator we say:
"we don't know how much runway we have left."
C

Point of Information

You can get to all the other sites from here. Go to the right side of this page and scroll down until you see the blog site you want. Just click on it and you will go there.

Pamela Lipe Revercomb

Pamela spotted her first Scarlet Tanager not too long ago.

Kirsten Mackey Fleisher

Some of you may remember my mother - and here she is at her 90th birthday party.  My year has been dominated by overseeing her care.  Many of us, if we are lucky, are dealing with finding the best situation for our aging parents, and I am no exception.  July 22 was a happy day for Mom, my sister, Paula and me as we toasted to another wonderful year!

Debby Larus Doolittle

This summer I am selling my cactus and succulent dish gardens at our local Wildwood Farmers Market.

 My hobby has turned into an small business. Am doing well with sales.

 

 

Information

How is everyone?

It would really help if some of you who are regular readers would post or send news. I must admit, that since there has been a lack of input I have some what neglected the site.  Tom Weller has been a great contributor. Just send small items about what you're up to and I'll take it from there. OK? Great.

Tom Weller

Some More Alaska


Hi all.
Now that the weather is much warmer, we have been traveling up North into the Interior. Went into Denali Park and saw lots of animals. Got some great pictures on the way back. I'll post a few. Hope you enjoy them.
Tom

Rick Cook

Heard from Rick Cook. He's taking a fishing trip through Alaska.
He traveled from his home in Michigan.  He hopes to hook up with Tom Weller in Anchorage.

 

Tom Weller livin the life in Alaska

Hi all. I thought I would add a few more pictures from up here in Alaska. Hope you enjoy them.

Tom

50th Reunion Date Poll

Here's the count so far the 50th reunion weekend dates:

8 for July 4th

5 for Sept. 11

19 for Sept 30

3 for  Oct.14

Total 35

Plans for 50th Reunion 2016

Yes, believe it or not, it's time to start planning for our 50th reunion in 2016. This is the big one.
The first thing is to settle on the time of year it should be held and then select specific dates. Here are the suggested dates.

July 1-4

September 9-11

September 30 – October 2

October 14 – 16

 

I will send out an email so you can vote for your choice.

Happy Easter

Memorial Site

There was a record number of visits to the Memorial Site -- 26 in one week.

 In Memory                         
                        (s40Moxie)                         

                    -- Site Summary ---                    
          Visits

            Total ........................ 1,119           
            Average per Day .................. 4           
            Average Visit Length .......... 1:30           
            This Week ....................... 26           

        

Linda Ann French

Does anyone know anything about Linda French?
I called Syracuse University and they confirmed that she was deceased and said they had no further information. I cannot find an obituary for her.

If anyone knows anything about her, would you please let me know.

Send Information

Please send some interesting stuff about yourself and your trips, interests, family etc.

Haven't heard from anyone lately.

Snow Storm in Missouri

A real event for us in the St. Louis area the past few days. Over 16 inches fell.

Rick Cook and ME

Happy Birthday -- The big one -- 65

Rick March 9th
Me   March 10th

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

Contact

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.