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Bob is still active - he replied to my general email by saying, “Bill, still hanging in there as is my wife Connie. We’re in a CCRC in Chapel Hill, NC. They take very good care of us. Still active with the NC Symphony— on its Board. No more golf, but do work out twice a week. Hope you are doing well.” - August 2022 Bob writes: Hi Bill. The changed E-mail address indicates that we recently moved to a CCRC in Chapel HIll, The Cedars of Chapel Hill. We've downsized to a two bedroom plus den apartment. Still have not sold our house; we're looking for that one interested buyer. The Cedars is working out well with very nice neighbors, and excellent, friendly staff and too much good food. The CEO search project for the NC Symphony worked out very well. We managed to attract a very strong candidate from the Cleveland Orchestra, Sandi Macdonald. She's the first female CEO the NCS has had and is already making her mark. We enjoyed our 12 day trip to Sicily. If anyone wants to consider a small group tour in Italy, we'd recommend Amber Road Tours. Never more than 18 in the group with a top-notch guide. We'll be going to San Francisco for Christmas to be with our son, Tom, and his family. Nine year old granddaughter will be dancing in the San Francisco Ballet's version of the Nutcracker, so attendance by grandparents is almost obligatory. All the best to all for the holidays and in 2012. Perhaps we'll see you in 2013. – Bob – December 2011 April 2011: Nice looking new web site! It's been a while since I updated my info, so here goes. Although Connie and I have had some medical issues over the past few years, we are now feeling well and looking forward to more good years ahead. I am still playing golf and walking 18 holes most of the time. Unfortunately the golf ball manufacturers have suffered in their technology and the balls don't go as far as they once did. Both of us have continued to be active volunteers in the NC Triangle area. Through the Executive Service Corps I do consulting with non-profit agencies. For the past three years I've become quite active with the NC Symphony, whose office is in Raleigh. I'm head of the Foundation Board, which oversees its endowment, and am just finishing the job of chair of a Search Committee for a new CEO for the Symphony. That has been an exciting project as we searched internationally and will announce our new CEO within the next two weeks. Connie does data base work for non-profits and is on the board of a group that sponsors chamber music concerts here in Fearrington Village. All of this helps keeps us out of the house and gives us exercise for our gray cells. For those of you who might remember my mother, she finally passed away a year ago, just 17 days short of her 109th birthday. She was a tough lady, who had lived independently in her retirement community in Lititz, PA, until she was 101. We have a daughter living in NYC with two grandkids (15 & 12) and a son living in San Francisco with a grand daughter (8). Those are both wonderful places to visit, but we wish they were a bit nearer so that we could see both generations more frequently. In the summers we've taken to fleeing to Door Co., WI, to escape the local heat and humidity. We'll be there again this year, after we pay a visit to Sicily, a spot that has been on our "must visit" list for many years. No sure if we'll make it back for the 65th or not, but, in the meantime, if any of you come to Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, please look us up. Bob September 2008: Bill, Since getting home, I've used a Firefox browser, instead of Safari, and am able to open up all the info on the class web page. Thus there is no need to do anything on your end to help us Mac users. (You can pass along to any of our Mac users that they can download a free copy of Firefox from the internet.) It was good to see you and again many thanks for keeping up the web page. Do hope you'll give us a call the next time you plan on being in Cary. Bob Eby May 2007 - Sorry to be the bearer of sad news, but Jack McCune died on May 9 of complications from leukemia. A full obituary was in yesterday's Washington Post. Jack and I were roommates at Princeton and the best man in each other's wedding. He was a great gut, a true gentleman, and will be missed. Bob I can't identify any of the jocks, but I think the cheer leader may be Patsy Crawford (Class of '47). She became a member of the boy's golf team, was the first girl ever in PA to win a letter in golf, and was the subject of feature articles in Pittsburgh papers. By the way, the Lebanon Log reported that the golf team in '47 was undefeated until they reached the WPIAL playoffs, where they lost to Latrobe, whose star was Arnold Palmer! I believe Patsy went to Purdue, where she starred on the women's golf team and when she came back to Mt. L., set the women's course record at St. Clair ?? (perhaps, South Hills) CC. This doesn't have much to do directly with '48, but it does bring back good memories. Patsy was my lab partner in chemistry with Mr. Brown.
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From 1958 Reunion Newsletter: BOB EBY. Bob went to Princeton for 4 years for his Chemical Engineering degree. He went on to the University of Illinois for his PhD in Chem. Engr. Bob is now with Bakelite 7~esearch in Bound Brook, New Jersey as a Group Leader. Children: Susan Carol 6 months. 18 Ferrine Rd., Martinsville, New Jersey.
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I am a Cash Flow Specialist who helps people receive a lump sum of money for their privately held mortgage or trust deed payments. I am interested in monthly payments secured by real estate. If you or any one you know would like to have a free quote. Please contact me for one on one personal assistance. I have buyers who do not advertise and have thousands of dollars they wont to invest. Please contact me. Born April 15, 1930 at Powellton (a small mining camp) south east of Beckley, West Virginia. He is a true depression baby from Appalachia. His mother died when he was five years old and when his father remarried he inherited his stepmothers family, which gave him three extended families. As a child growing up in the mountains he became very comfortable in the woods. At age eleven his family moved to Mt Lebanon a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he spent his teenage years. It was then off to Franklin Collage in Indiana for a year before returning home to work for a year then it was off to what is now Case/Western Reserve University where he studied Civil Engineering. In 1952 he was drafted for the Korean Conflict and when he was relived of active duty in1954 he returned to Cleveland and soon went to work for General Electric Lighting Division. He was later transferred to The Providence Base Works in Rhode Island where he became the Manager of Quality Control and then Materials Manager. In 1981 after management cut backs at GE he took a position with General Dynamics, Electric Boat Division helping to build Atomic Submarines. After retiring in 1994 he moved to Rose Hill and now does estimating and he is a cash flow specialist helping people obtain a lump sum of money for the trust deed or mortgage payments they are receiving. Joe and Virginia have been married 54 years, they have two daughters, a son and two grand children. Joe has been active in youth work, scouting, Masons and his church for more than sixty years. Joe said, "Hello. More later." - February 2007
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Found an Internet address for Dick, but he didn't respond when I posted a comment - February 2011 From 1958 Reunion Newsletter: Dick Ellis. Owns & Operates an Asphalt Paving & Landscaping business. Spent 2 years in the service. Discharged in ‘53, as a 1st Leut. 2430 Southvue Dr., Bridgeville, Pa.
As a result of a fall in my family room last February I am now in Bright View senior living at 3450 Gallows Road, Annandale VA after stays in Virginia Hospital Center and 2 rehab facilities. I eventually want to get back to my single story house in Arlington, VA. The patients / residents are very friendly. I'm currently wheel chair bound but hope to get back to a walker or cane. Glad to hear 103 of the class are still this side of the turf. After 40 years I am still on the board of the Potomac River Jazz Club and have been to the French Quarter Jazz Festival in New Orleans 15 times. Chas. July 2023 Bill, enjoyed getting together last night. I went to many of the previous reunions and stayed in touch with Igor Alexeff until he passed. Igor won the Westinghouse Award for Physics in 1948 for Pennsylvania which got him a scholarship to Harvard. His first job after graduating from Harvard was helping design the Nautilus the first atomic sub. He spent the rest of his life in the Oak Ridge, TN, area and I got to see him occasionally when I went to jazz festivals in Chattanooga. After my wife died in London in 2006 while we were on vacation, I spent many years with my late friend Nora Bell who passed away 4 years ago. She and I attended the 65th reunion. By the way, after our reunion last night I talked with Bud Keen for another 15 or 20 minutes. Chas - November 2022. Zoom reunion sounds great. I am used to Zoom meetings because I am still on the board of the Potomac River Jazz Club and we often use Zoom for meetings We have a diverse group. One of our board members is a retired NBC Producer and another is the widow of a French General with homes in Paris and Chevy Chase MD. I've been on this board for 40 years. Saturday would probably work best for me. - October 2022. Chas is still active - he replied to my general email by saying, “Very good to hear from you it has been a long time. I'm still in my home and active on the board of the Potomac River Jazz Club which just celebrated 50 years in the Washington/Baltimore area and also hang out at the Arlington Moose Lodge and Arlington Fairfax Elks.” - August 2022 Chas writes: Good to hear from you. Expect all '48 grads are undergoing cabin fever and checking supplies of t p. My friend Nora passed in 2018 and I miss her considerably. I'm still a homeowner and have Meals on Wheels for how long the virus crisis lasts. After the all clear I hope to get back to the Potomac River Jazz Club and Moose along with several other fraternal organizations. How many of us are still around? (122 as far as I know but from experience that is high, Bill) - April 2020 Charles writes: I'm still doing alright but my friend Nora is in hospice care where she lives with COPD and lung cancer. I recently had a laser procedure on my left eye which has greatly improved my vision. I got my driver's license renewed using a statement from my optometrist that my vision is still good enough to drive. I don't drive at night. I take a break from the TV to listen to internet radio on my computer using one source that has 35,000 radio stations playing 80 different types of music from all over the world. I have another source that has radio stations in every country in Europe. I have a sub woofer on my computer so the sound quality is quite good. A friend in the Moose has access to government computers that have been refurbished so I have a lap top and desk top that are both Windows 10. The government gets rid of all computers once their warranty expires. I'm still active in the Potomac River Jazz Club which has been around since 1971 - October 2008 Just realized this was the month the Class of 1948 had planned for a 70th reunion. A year after the 65th reunion I developed macro degeneration in both eye but am getting by with limitations. I get a shot in my good eye once a month. My friend Nora is having a party next Saturday for friends and relatives while she is still here since she has terminal cancer. These later years sure aren't easy. Pittsburgh has been a rust belt survivor and is now high tech and a designation for tourists. Expect the red tide on the Gulf side will discourage tourist this Winter for Florida. Hope you and your family are well. Chas E - September 2018 I should have assumed the reunion was cancelled. Bicycle riding used to be a weekly event for me too until a few years ago. As I may have mentioned I used to be on the Arlington County Bicycle Advisory Committee which was involved with county bike trails. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was planned to connect Washington and Pittsburgh but ended in Cumberland, MD with the advent of railroads. The canal towpath has always been a favorite for biking and I was on it most Summers. In recent years they finally built a bike trail from Pittsburgh to Washington partly using the canal towpath. I still ride a stationary bike 20 minutes daily. A current interest is internet radio and I have access to every country in the world that broadcasts using Radio Rage and other sources through my computer. The sound quality is perfect unlike short wave. If you like the big band sound type in KCEA on your computer which is in the San Francisco Bay area and broadcasts big band music 24/7 commercial free. Another favorite is WWOZ New Orleans which plays all the music heard in that city. Iill get around to the Potomac River Jazz Club, Moose, Elks and American Legion. Chas Enlind - January, 2018
Bill, very sorry to hear of Bob Woeber's passing. I've attended many of the MtL reunions and enjoyed the opportunities to see classmates I seldom see since leaving the Pittsburgh area. I regret I won't be at the 70th reunion but don't drive at night although I still drive in daylight. Nora and I are scheduled to be on a cruise out of Baltimore that will be stopping at Port Canaveral next month on the way to the Bahamas. Again, very sad news about Bob. Chas Enlind - January, 2018 Chas writes from Arlington, VA: Bill, it is good to hear from you. Since you still are biking you might be interested that I used to be on the Arlington County Bicycle Advisory Committee which makes suggestions for the County Board and takes the Board on annual rides to show trouble spots on the County bike trails. My bike riding now is limited to my stationary bike for 20 minutes. November 2017 Good to hear from you. I've been slowed down some by macular degeneration in both eyes. I can still drive in the daytime but rely on friends and cabs for getting around to jazz gigs, etc. at night. Nora and I still go on cruises out of Baltimore to the Caribbean and most recently went on a cruise to Bermuda. In recent years, Pittsburgh has been cited as one of the best places to live in the U S. Pitt is the largest employer in Pittsburgh and is affiliated with 27 hospitals. Although Pitt lost to Miami yesterday they will probably get a decent bowl bid and are predicted to play Mississippi State. Hope you and your family are well. I heard Igor Alexeff died of Lou Gehrig's disease a few years back. I'm still active in the Potomac River Jazz Club. Chas – November 2015 Charles writes: Nora and I got to all our usual destinations in 2012. We went to the North Carolina Jazz Festival in Wilmington, NC in February, French Quarter Festival in New Orleans in April, Hot Steamed Jazz Festival in Essex, CT, on our way to Cape Cod in June and Cape May, NJ, in September. I'm still active in the Potomac River Jazz Club and get out to hear bands 2 or 3 times a week. January 14 we are going on a 12 day cruise out of Baltimore to the southern Caribbean which is a great way to break up Winter. Baltimore is only an hour away and I can park on the dock for $15 a day. Nora Bell and I would like to attend the reunion. Chas - December 2012 April 2011: Hi. Not too much to report for 2011 so far but Nora and I handled the Winter by taking a 12 day cruise in January to the southern Caribbean out of Baltimore on the Enchantment of the Seas and dropped anchor at 6 islands: Labadee, Haiti, Dominican Republic, San Juan, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, St. Martin and Tortola. We missed the only snowfall in the D C area. In February we drove to the North Carolina Jazz Festival in Wilmington where one of Nora's daughters live and next week we are going to New Orleans for the French Quarter Festival which had 150 bands last year playing on 17 outdoor stages for a crowd of 512,000 fans. Those Packards really hold up well but I wish they got better gas mileage. Chas
Igor Alexeff (deceased), reported in May 2010: Charles Enlind and Nora dropped in to visit us on our farm on Monday, May 5. They were returning home from a Jazz festival in Chattanooga, TN. Both are in great shape. August 2008: Just a note to let you know how much Nora and I enjoyed the reunion. Although she wasn't a member of the class she felt very welcome. The weekend was extremely well planned. We didn't get to the afternoon event because Nora had never been to Pittsburgh before and I was also curious to see the changes downtown so we opted to take the light rail down to Station Square and see the rivers on the Gateway Clipper tour. I also got to see an old friend Scott Hayes who had been a neighbor. Bob Woeber (deceased) was also quite helpful in many ways including suggesting my using MapQuest to get directions to all the places I needed to find. I've known Nora for 20 years through the Potomac River Jazz Club. She is originally from Dublin, Ireland but has been in the U S for over 60 years. Chas January 2008 - Just got back from a 10 day jazz cruise to 6 islands in the Caribbean on the Holland America M S Maasdam. My friend Nora Bell, who was born in Dublin, Ireland 12 days before I was born in the Chicago area in 1930 and I plan to attend the 60th reunion. We also plan to go to the French Quarter Festival in New Orleans in April and the Great Connecticut Traditional Jazz Festival and Cape Cod in July. Looking forward to the reunion - Chas February 2007: The only news is that the Potomac River Jazz Club (PRJC) Board elected me President last month. A group of us from the club will be going to Hotel St. Pierre in New Orleans for the French Quarter Festival in April. The FQF draws around 500,000 people to hear bands from N O and from around the world. November 2006 - I have several items that are still at an early stage. I was just asked last week to become President of the Potomac River Jazz Club for 2007 but I believe the board has to vote on it before it becomes official. Also, 45 years ago I used to go out with a Dutch woman who worked for the International Monetary Fund in Washington. We haven't seen each other for 43 years since that is when I married my late wife Pat. To make a long story short, in a conversation with another former I M F employee several months ago I found out that my friend had retired to Miami and never married. Although we haven't seen each other again yet, there has been a fair amount of e mail going back and forth. My friend currently helps run the South Florida Writer's Association. We are just renewing an old friendship so its a bit premature to mention her name but it is interesting to find someone like this after so many years. My daughter Susan has been very supportive since her mother's passing. Luckily she also lives in the Washington area near Dulles Airport so we get together often. Chas. Enlind, Arlington, Virginia June 2006 - My wife of 46 years, Pat, died in London, June 1, while we were on vacation after crossing over on the QM 2 to Southampton. We were only on our second day in London and had just gone through the British Museum when she had a heart attack on the sidewalk outside the museum. She was advised she had a heart condition in 2001 but never told me or our daughter Susan. Susan had given us a 18 day tour of Europe which we were just starting out on. Susan flew to London as soon as she heard her mother was ill and helped tremendously with all the arrangements. Pat's service was on June 17 at the Fairlington United Methodist Church, Alexandria, VA and she will be buried in Albemarle, NC on June 24. This was something that was totally unexpected. Chas Got down to Daytona for 10 days and rented a condo owned by a friend in our area. Daytona is in a demolition stage with many of the mom and pop motels razed with high rise condos soon to follow. An unexpected highlight was the 1906-2006 celebration of racing on Ormond Beach which involved a rally of probably most of the Stanley Steamers in the US. Although most of these cars were about a hundred years old, all were in immaculate condition. We got to see them at The Casements, John D. Rockefeller's home in Ormond Beach. The next day they were supposed to appear on Ormond Beach but that was the day we were leaving. Luckily I had my camera and was able to get photos of most all of the cars. I meant to give you a call while we were in Daytona but time got away from me and a number of the things we usually do down there didn't get accomplished. The weather was in the 70s and 80s every day which is a real bonus this time of year in central Florida. I'm still active in the Potomac River Jazz Club. Many of our members are planning to go to New Orleans for the annual French Quarter Festival which will go on in April as planned before Katrina. We will miss this year because we are going to Pat's 50th reunion at UNC Greensboro which falls on the same weekend as the French Quarter Festival. On May 23 we will be on the Queen Mary 2 to cross over for an 18 day tour of Europe that our daughter Susan is giving us. When she graduated from George Mason University we gave her a similar tour of Europe so she is giving us one now. Since we have never been beyond Canada or the Caribbean, it will be a definite change of pace. Hope you and your family are all well. Chas. Enlind - January 2006: Chas writes: Thanks for the Class update. Our Summer was a repeat of our usual destinations. New Orleans for the French Quarter Festival in April, Virginia Beach in May, Mt Gretna, PA in June for the 28th appearance of the Black Eagle Jazz Band at Music at Gretna, Great Connecticut Traditional Jazz Festival in July followed up by a week on Cape Cod. My only detour was 5 days in Fairfax Hospital for tests in September which happened when I was scheduled to be Co Chair of the 35th annual Jazz Picnic of the Potomac River Jazz Club so I missed that gig. Luckily the above tests for dizziness and a possible stroke were negative. October is a busy month in this area. Yesterday I went to the Fells Point Festival In Baltimore which is the largest street festival on the East Coast and today we went to the OKTOBERFEST at Fort Belvoir, VA which brings in local bands as well as occasional bands from Germany. Next weekend is the Waterford Festival in Waterford, VA which has been designated as the best preserved village in the U S . It was founded by Quakers in the 1740s and was the only place in VA to send troops to the Union side in the Civil War. Next time I'll try not to be so brief, Chas - October 2005 December 2004: Good to hear from you. Not much news here besides making plans for the usual Winter getaway to Daytona Beach and April plans to go to the French Quarter Festival in New Orleans. Daytona has an interesting solution to the damage done by the hurricanes to hotels and motels according to the Daytona Beach News Journal. Instead of rebuilding, it appears that most of the damaged mom and pop motels on the beach are going to be razed and replaced by high rise condos. I think 38 motels have already been razed. or scheduled to be. It will be hard on the average tourist and may eliminate Spring Break and downsize other seasonal event big draws but definitely make Daytona more upscale. Its predicted souvenir shops will give way to retail shops catering to the new condos. We had neighbors back in Mt Lebanon who moved down to Daytona in the 1950s which prompted my parents to start visiting there and stay for the Winters after my father retired from U S Steel in 1955. Except for a few years when we went on jazz cruises in the Caribbean, Pat and I have kept up the tradition of spending a few weeks in Daytona every January. It definitely has its rough edges but has enough positives to warrant coming back. My only ailment so far is marginal high blood pressure which is under control with 2 pills a day. Now that I am retired I don't get as much exercise as I did when working so I need to change that. I'm still active on the board of the Potomac River Jazz Club and have been Co Chair of our last two annual Jazz Fests in September held halfway between Washington and Baltimore. Best wishes for the new year Chas. Enlind March, 2004: Thought members of the class might be interested in a book published in 2001 by Stackpole Books titled "Klondikes, Chipped Ham & Skyscraper Cones, The Story of Isaly's " Ward Jones another former Mt Lebanon resident just sent it to me but I haven't had a chance to look it over yet. Pittsburgh was famous for a lot of things. Kennywood Park is now considered one of the last best examples of an old time amusement park still operating in the U S. On a negative side, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette just reported that 30 of the 129 municipalities in Allegheny County are in bad financial shape due to a loss in tax base. Luckily Mt Lebanon is not one of them but Dormont, Clairton, Wilkinsburg, Swissvale, McKees Rocks, Rankin etc. are among those in trouble. Since Pittsburgh has come close to bankruptcy recently, efforts are being made to combine services provided by Allegheny County and the City. Chas. Enlind
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the PS, in reply to Igor Alexeff's (deceased) Russian joke: Certainly glad to hear you are doing well since the surgery, Bill. Igor Alexeff (deceased) usually includes an old Russian saying in his Christmas cards. "It was an average year. worse than last year but better than next year." I occasionally correspond with people in Stockholm on the internet and one of them mentioned that when Swedes go to London and have a meal in a restaurant, the waiter usually asks, "Are you finished?" They invariably reply, "No we're Swedish." Chas. Enlind August 2003: Greatly enjoyed the 55th and we all regretted that so many couldn't make it up for the event. We sat with Bud Keen, Jerry Goddard (deceased) and Dave Miller (deceased) and their wives. Chas August 2003: I just got back from a trip to the Great Connecticut Jazz Festival in Guilford, CT, followed up by a few days on Cape Cod. Next month I will be co chairman of the 33rd annual Potomac River Jazz Club Jazz Picnic at Blobs Park, MD on September 13. I was just appointed to a 5th 3 year term on the PRJC board beginning in 2004. Not much else new here. Looking forward to the reunion next week. Chas July, 2002: Still hanging in. The highlights of 2002, so far, have included a trip via Amtrak to the French Quarter Festival in New Orleans in April and getting to North Carolina the same month for Pat's 50th high school reunion in Albemarle, N C which included a side trip to Charlotte to see a friend of mine I hadn't seen since the 1950s. More recently, Igor Alexeff (deceased) came to Washington on a business trip a month back and we got out to dinner to go over old times since the last time he had been in our area. Next week we are leaving for the Great Connecticut Jazz Festival in Guilford, CT and a week on Cape Cod at South Yarmouth. MA. Still active getting out to functions of the Potomac River Jazz Club and am Co Chairman of our 31st annual Jazz Festival at Blob's Park, MD in September. Chas. December 28th, 2001 Good to see the latest on the class. We are driving down to Daytona in a week. Our house is close enough to the Pentagon that it was shaken on September 11 probably from an Air Force jet breaking the sound barrier trying to chase the airliner that went into the Pentagon. Ever since September 11 the Air Force has been flying 24 hour surveillance over both the Washington area and NYC. I believe the local air cover is coming from Langley AFB while that over NYC is coming from the former Otis AFB on Cape Cod which is now a Massachusetts Air National Guard facility. I was at Otis in August to see an air show which included the USAF Thunderbirds. Our class has lived through the two worst attacks on the U S: Pearl Harbor and September 11. The film footage of September 11 was beyond anything even Hollywood could come up with in the way of special effects. Chas
June 2001 update: Last year our biggest event was another 6 day trip to New Orleans for the French Quarter Jazz Festival in April which was followed by a trip in August to the Connecticut Jazz Festival on the way to Cape Cod where most of my relatives live. I took a side trip on the way back by going to Winchester, New Hampshire to see a cousin who has a cottage on a lake near there. I am still active in the Potomac River Jazz Club but finished up my last term on their board in December. This Sunday we will be doing a benefit for the Alzheimer Association and will have bands playing from noon to 7 P M at the Radisson Hotel in Old Town Alexandria, VA. We just got back from a few weeks in Florida and are patiently waiting for the warmer weather to arrive here. I am still able to do some bike riding and luckily live next to a bike trail which runs 40 miles west to Leesburg, VA. I used to be able to ride 40 miles round trip in a day but am now averaging about a 12 mile round trip to American Legion Post 130 in Falls Church, VA which is a welcome sight when thirsty. Although I have been retired since 1988, we stayed in Arlington because it is about half way between Cape Cod and Florida and there are enough activities going on locally to keep us busy. I have been active in the Moose, Elks and Legion besides the PRJC. Also, our daughter Susan lives in nearby Chantilly, VA. She is Principal Systems Engineer for a local firm involved with the internet. Hope you and your families have all come through the Winter well. We have had little snow but fairly cold weather. Chas. Enlind 2 notes in August, 1999: I always thought a " nice not" was a marriage that lasted 50 years. There I go being too nautical. Sorry for the terrible attempt at a pun. Can't recall if I was already a compulsive punster when in Mt. Lebanon or whether the affliction came later. I understand these cases are usually terminal so I tend to steer clear of airports. Not too much excitement in our part of Virginia this summer except that we are in the second year of a drought. In those areas where watering is restricted, a green lawn can get people in trouble with the neighbors and authorities. Pat and I made our usual trip to the Connecticut Jazz Festival in East Haddam, CT August 6/8 on our way to Cape Cod. We heard Spiegel Wilcox, age 96, play trombone with several of the bands. He was the only musician left who had played with Jean Goldkette, Paul Whiteman, and Bix back in the 1920's. He died last Wednesday so we were fortunate to have heard his last gig. I am still involved with a lot of activities locally and our daughter Susan lives in Chantilly, VA just 20 miles away so we find it a convenient retirement area. Also, we are halfway between New England and Florida where we go in the summer and winter. This summer the Potomac River Jazz Club, held a history of jazz series at Lake Accotink Park and Royal Lake Park for the Fairfax County Park Authority in VA which involved different bands playing every Friday night through the summer. Since I was the only one on the board of directors who had a station wagon I was involved with moving the electric piano from session to session. I'll have to see if I have a few spare pictures to send by snail mail. I'm now at an age where I usually forget the camera when going anywhere. Chas. Enlind July, 2000 update: Our outstanding event for 2000 so far was a six day trip to New Orleans to the French Quarter Festival In April. This was part of a package put together by the Potomac River Jazz Club to accompany our youth band, Federal Focus J B, which was invited to participate in the festival for the second year in a row. There were 72 from the Washington area that went down. The three day event involved bands playing on 19 stages throughout the French Quarter. Many of the bands were from overseas. Instead of taking the 2 hour flight down we opted for AMTRAK which is only 26 hours from Alexandria, VA to New Orleans. We also got to see some of my wife's relatives who live in Baton Rouge, LA while there. In three weeks we head up to Connecticut for the Great Connecticut Jazz Festival in East Haddam, CT and then on to Cape Cod for a week at South Yarmouth. I've been getting up there for most summers since 1940 as most of my relatives, that are still around, live on the Cape. I wonder if Jad Doubleday is still in Hyannis? (Jad died in August 2008) Our daughter, Susan Enlind, just got back from Dublin, Ireland. She is Principal Systems Engineer for GuideComm Systems, Inc. in the Washington area. Ireland is now one of the most active countries in Europe in adapting to the internet. The internet is a great system. I recently hired the New Wolverine Jazz Orchestra of Sydney, Australia to play in the Washington area for the Potomac River Jazz Club on July 19 while they are on a four week tour of the U S and also got them a gig at the Great Connecticut Jazz Festival, all through e-mail. Charles
Activities Play Business Committee, Cafeteria Squad, Hi-Y, Track, Usher Squad
The news from here is varied: In September the Erdman clan (21 at last count) had our annual "Dad's Birthday Challenge." Here I challenge all to ride a bicycle my age (94) in miles in 30 days, and/or in 7 consecutive days during the month. Only 2 of the crew beat me - I rode 306 miles (my age 3 times) and 6 times I road 94 miles in 7 consecutive days. Boy is next year going to be a challenge! We survived the 2 quickie hurricanes Helene and Milton with minor wind damage. The Orlando area was not in the direct path of any hurricanes this year. Our home is not in a flood prone area either. I guess we will stay put for a while. My caregiving role continues. Kay is slowly loosing her short term memory and is no longer the wonderful, fun-loving sweetheart I married 67 years ago. I've changed also but if you are going through a similar period you understand what I am saying. Kay was my caregiver for the first 64 years and now it is my turn. We still travel although it is exhausting and we are totally zonked when we get home. Going to Austin, TX, for Thanksgiving but staying home Christmas. We chose to use in-home healthcare rather than go to a facility and with 4 hour, 2 days a week outside support we are reasonably content with the situation - not great but tolerable. Communal living was not our choice. I'm still doing website maintenance and design plus bike riding but sometimes it is a struggle. My best to all you that are having similar experiences - I credit several men's support groups, our church, friends, family and a strong belief in a God of love for getting me this far and in such reasonably decent shape - October 2024 Joe Miller sent me an email complaining that I hadn't replied to his cryptic note. I did reply but probably didn't remember to send it or filed it. Trying to remember what he said and what I said I realized that dementia is a sneaky menace. My wife Kay is suffering with event-related dementia and I am her care giver. What happens when the caregiver is getting goofy? Easy answer: Sings, Boom, boom, ain't it great to be crazy? One stanza is:
I think, in my case, that 93 ˝ is the knee in my dementia curve. It is all downhill from now on! Bill <>< - March 2024 The update on Peggy Crissman brings much sadness to many of us that still follow the Mt Lebanon Class of '48 saga. My wife, Kay, has event related dementia from a hemoglobin problem several years ago. Dementia of all kinds is a sad occurrence and almost overwhelming event for the caregivers. There are 3 major levels of dementia - Event Related, Age related and Alzheimer's. Thanks for the sad news. We all need to pray for Peggy, her caregivers, her loved ones and all our classmates that are caregivers or need one. It is a lonely journey. - November 2023. We did it! Kay and I saw Niagara Falls! We never, in all our travels, had ever taken the time to see the falls. We took a Christian Tour out of Charlotte, NC. It was a bus tour - 1 ˝ days up and 1 ˝ days back with 2 days on the Canadian side. It wasn't crowded, weather was great, Falls were wet, guide was great, driver was carefully, other turrets on bus adopted Kay and I as their surrogate grandparents and took very good care of us. Even had dinner on the Ohio River in Pittsburgh on the way back, with an overnight in Canonsburg. As a caregiver this was an exhausting trip but Kay had an enjoyable time. The toughest part of the trip was the 1 ˝ day bus ride back from Niagara! The most relaxing part was the AmTrak sleeper to Cary, NC, and back. - October 2023. It is my birthday month and a very interesting one. So far this moth I've ridden more miles (150) than I am old (93). However it has changed my marriage relationship of 66 years - Kay now says, "I can't believe I'm married to a 93 year-old man!" My only rebuttal is, "I don't believe it either!" - September 2023. It is almost August and no news8 has been sent to me for your edification (a MtL English word). I may have to add more boring stuff about me - like Kay and I spent 2 weeks in northern North Carolina, just South of Sparta and the Blue Ridge Parkway. It was great getting away from the Florida heat and enjoying the cool, mountain air. Our son and I rented 2 electric bikes and rode over 185 miles through the beautiful countryside. I did not feel comfortable on the e-bike but it did carry over a lot of scenic roads. When I first rode my pedal-powered bike at home, I checked the tires twice, thinking they had gone flat! We actually rode the entire width of the Blue Ridge Parkway, several times - make sure you read that correctly. July 2023. *Actually, 6 of you survivors did write back to me after I sent out an email pleading for updates - Thanks, Charles, Dick, Marge, Mary, Paul and Suzanne. - July 2023 Oops! It looks like I
haven't listened to my own pleadings of "Write to me more often as I need to
hear the latest from each and everyone of our Classmates". Since
November I have been spending a lot of my time as a caregiver for my wife.
Kay suffered a drop in her hemoglobin to 4.3 (way below normal of 12
or above and 6 or 7 is considered serious to fatal. I almost "lost"
her. My hat goes off to all caregivers - they are a unappreciated
breed. Physically and mentally I'm still active - biking and maintaining 5 websites keep me going but seem to take twice as long to get things done as it used to. I'm not sure the "Golden Years" is an accurate description of being 92 - I would change the metal connotation to the "Lead Years" as it seems that a lot of lead has settled in my butt. - March 2023 Hurricane IAN and Nicole missed us! We were most fortunate, they didn't even fill our pool to overflowing. Lost one small tree and that was the extent of it. A large portion of Central Florida had major flooding along the St Johns River and tributaries. In our area the Spanish Moss was the big looser. Ten classmates are now signed up for a Zoom meeting this November, 2022. Thanks to Bud Keen, I have been hearing some good and some bad news as he challenged me to find someone to organize a 75th reunion next year. I countered his suggestion with a plan to do a Zoom meeting instead. The good news is that by sending out my old MtL email list, I have heard from several people. The bad news is that I also received notification of voided email addresses. I have to assume, this late in our life journey, that these folks are no longer with us. Per a 1948 actuary table a white, male or female, born in 1930, had a life expectancy of 58 years! You and I have made liars out of the folks that put that table together. I rode my bike 11.2 miles this morning and have ridden 101 miles so far this month (the 13th) - I think the table is wrong! Because of our collective ages, I have to treat a non-working email as an indication that the individual is no longer with us. With that thought in mind I will move those classmates to the deceased listings. It hurts every time I do this shuffle process. I'll keep you up to date on a Zoom meeting as I work on the project. - August 2022. 2022! Who would have thunk it! We are still alive and kicking! At least some of us are still around. I find myself in a conundrum - who is still looking at this mess occasionally? Kay and I are functioning fairly well. I'm still riding my bike almost every day - Our daughter, Karen, and I have been having a competition since my 91st Birthday in September and as of January 6th have ridden 1,074 and 1,978 miles respectively- me in Florida and Karen in California. Not bad for an old man, but I have to keep it up, 4 miles is not much of a lead. I joked with her the other day and said, "There is a guy on an e-bike chasing me - I think it is the 'Grim Reaper' and 'e-bike' stands for 'evil-bike'!" - January 8, 2022. Here it is, September. Wow! Things are not really booming around our home. Haven't heard from many of the remaining class. I can only assume that someone looks here occasionally. I wish they would let me know they are still alive and kicking. COVI-19 has bypassed most of our family across the country - everyone got vaccinated early and avoided the rush. One son had a mild case months after he was stuck. Another son is a lead chemist with Pfizer so we are kept up to date with the latest information. He was part of the team that helped increase the vaccine quantity available after the initial release. Because news is scarce I will reluctantly bore you with my activities. My family has joined me this year in my goal of riding my bike my age. I'm 91 so I challenged myself to ride 91 miles this month, ride 91 miles over at least one 7 day period and ride 91 days in one day. I accomplished the first two in the first 2 weeks. The third challenge is in my dreams - my best day has been 19 miles, a long way from 91. The 4 of us involved in the challenge have ridden 531 miles so far (September 13th). It has been fun with our daughter, son and his wife riding together, virtually. September 13, 2021. Incidentally, I don't ride an electric bicycle. I always try to ride with the wind and downhill. Picture above says it all! Bike accident described below is behind me - I'm back up to 6 to 12 miles a day on my new bike. Did over 200 miles one week in March! April 2021 Is there anyone left out there? I haven’t heard a peep from any of you gals and guys! It sure makes it hard to update a web site about the “Golden Years” of the Class of ’48. I expected it to be the other way around - as you sat around in your mask and hand sanitizer, looking for something to do, I was sure you would take this opportunity to write me several newsy notes. It is your loss as I am forced to bore you with my misadventures. This year I had set a goal of 90 miles on my bike, the week of my 90th birthday. I achieved the goal and beyond - 118 miles in 5 days bracketing my birthday. In fact I did 290 miles the month of September. My family gave me a great celebration via Zoom. Seeing all my family was a fitting reward. HOWEVER, don’t be too excited about my skills on a bike. At 6:30am, October 7th, your knight of the road was hit broadside by a woman that ran a red traffic light and demolished my bike and also did the same to me! As I crossed an intersection on a green light, I looked right and saw only the hood of a full-size pickup truck as it hit me. My only reflex was to straight-arm the hood - this saved my life. The action threw me from my bike which she then ran over. If I had stayed on it, I would not be writing this today. The good news: I walked away from it, mostly cuts and bruises, a sore hip and leg, dislocated thumb from the hood, driver was insured, passerby gave police an eye-witness account of what happened and I had it all recorded on my helmet camera. Kinda morbid, Bill. Any less intense information? Yes, there is - My camera was torn from my helmet and landed out in the road - five cars drove over it (recorded of course). Not light-hearted enough? Well, if you must have something to laugh at I need to tell you that every part of my body was covered by cuts and bruises, except my face, so as I laid on a slab in the ER, I looked like what I was - a 90 year-old bag of bones. I called my wife to tell her that I made it to the hospital. To do this lying down, I had to hold my cell phone over my head. Yep. I dropped it on my forehead and drew more blood! It was the first time I laughed all morning. OK people, this is what you get for not sending me some updates. Write to me. Save me from myself. Bill <><, November 2020 November 1st and the only news I've received since COVID-19 hit has been sad news - we lost Joan Coleman in August. Another beautiful person has moved on without us. One thing however, it is nice to think back and remember someone as pleasant and sweet as I remember her. As for me, I reached and passed my goal for my 90th birthday - I set a goal of riding my bicycle 90miles the week of my 90th. I went 118 miles, 28 miles over. I've ridden over 2,700 miles this year so I guess I have to say I'm still in reasonable shape although the miles have not all been pain free. I fall off every so often because of poor eyesight and balance problems but I haven't broken any bones so far, just some nasty cuts and bruises. I hope to ride till either the wheels fall off or I can't get back on after I fall off. Send news, please - November 2020.
Since I last reported in I have been busy with the usual stuff - Visiting family members, travel and bike riding 6 to 10 miles a day. This, of course all came to a screeching halt with the COVID-19 except I now ride further because there is no traffic. How are YOU doing? - April 2020 In July we flew to Oakland for a short visit with our daughter Karen's family. Then met our son, Don, and his wife in Juneau, embarked on a jaunt with Christian Tours that included Alaska Marine Ferry to Skagway, bus to Whitehorse, Tock, Fairbanks and Denali, train to Talkeetna, bus to Anchorage, and a boat tour through Kenai Fjords National Park. The ice fields were sad looking from Global Warming but the wildlife was abundant in spite of hot weather and smoke from numerous wild fires. In September we took a bus tour through the Canadian Rockies and were happy to see the beauty without all the wild fire smoke. We also had a wedding in August as our granddaughter, Claire, got married. Times are changing - Her one year old daughter, Rosa, attended. - October 2019
Welcome to 2019! 2018 was one of our most interesting years - Probably most notable because we lived through it! Our first Great Grandchild*, bicycle accidents, tours, reasonably good health overall and knowledge that I'm still God's favorite - Of course, so are you). *Blessed with our first Great-Grandchild in June - Claire's daughter, Rose, was a 1 pound, 13 oz preemie. It is a different world now a days. We just signed up for a July, Christian Tour of Alaska. We plan to do the Juneau fly-in, ferry to Skagway, bus to Fairbanks, train to Anchorage and home again. Our son Donald and his wife will be joining us. We probably made God laugh again - He does not always agree with our plans. January 2019 It has been a busy and interesting Summer. Took a tour of "The Canyons and Mesas of the Southwest" in May and both caught the flu on the flight back from New Mexico (So much for flu shots). Blessed with our first Great-Grandchild in June. Fell off my bike in August and spent 8 days in the hospital as a result of the bacteria in the mulch pile I landed in (Choice of that or a tree or an unmarked missing section of concrete). No visible damage but in 4 days Nocardiosis was eating my arm from wrist to elbow. Nocardia is sometimes called "The Gardener's bacteria" because it is found in dirt and mulch - Rare in the US but prevalent in more agrarian countries. I would have been better off it I had hit the tree! Three to 6 months antibiotics to go. Our trip to Amish Country (Lancaster, PA) and Washington DC's Museum of the Bible was not marred by hurricane Florence as we had sunny days while she raged through the Carolinas. - September 2018 We made it through Christmas with visits from most of our kids and grandkids and now are watching Florida's excuse for spring as many flowering trees and bushes are blooming and most of the snow birds are thinking about staying here rather than head north for more Winter weather. Kay and I have lived her for over 50 years now and I can't remember ever wanting to move back. However I must admit I am not enjoying it as much as I used to - too many Yankees and their automobiles clogging the streets and highways! I think you would be wise to stay there and just send money. March, 2018
Irma paid us a visit this weekend! She was not pleasant! She blew all the loose stuff out of our trees, turned off our electricity for several hours and made a lot of noise. We've asked her not to come back. September 2017 So far we have survived the heat this Simmer but it has been a struggle. We did have a fun 2 ˝ months when our 22 year-old granddaughter, Claire, from North Caroline lived with us as she served as an intern with The United Way here in Orlando. Boy did the energy level drop to zero when she left! We had forgotten how hyper young people are! I did manage to complete a project I stated in 1989. As a Christmas gift to Kay, I started an autobiography to chronicle our family history with movies, stills, scrapbooks, digital images and even copies of monologues from stand-up comedians that I had collected. In February I began to put all this stuff into one, useable format. July 5th I finished version #1 which was 635+ Gigs in size. I had to buy twelve 1 terabyte external hard drives to share this history with our kids and grandkids! As expected, some enjoyed the collection very much while others couldn't be bothered looking at it. People are people even if they are related to you! I've now completed version #2 as I learned a great deal from the first edition. I suggest you think about leaving a legacy for you family - start now! I still average 60 miles a week on my bike (Two wheels, no motor!) - August 2017 Everything is OK so far! Kay's knee is healing to the point that we may be able to travel for several grandchildren graduation ceremonies. I'm still riding my bike most mornings (Went 14 miles today) and active at church. It takes me a lot longer to do things but I eventually get them done which I guess is par for our ages. - January 2017 Twenty-sixteen has been a different adventure for us. Kay had a knee replaced and as she heals we find we are very limited in our usual outdoor activities. Travel this year will be delayed until later but we are hopeful to start again in October. I still ride my bike about 50 miles a week and each day am thankful that there aren't many hills in Florida! Incidentally my rogues gallery picture for this year is different in that it shows my "cat vest" instead of my usual slouch hat. I'm proud of that vest because Kay made if for me, knowing full well I don't like cats! After 59 years of marriage I know when to be gracious. - August 2016 It was reunion time for the Erdman clan (We have one every other year) so after most of the family showed up in Orlando around Christmas time we all hustled over to the Gulf Coast and partied on Anna Maria Island. Seventeen of us had a wonderful time getting to know each other over again and realizing how blessed we have been as a family. I was able to bike around the island with kids and grandkids and was happy to realize that I could keep up to almost all of them - some I even "rode into the ground"! December 2015
Maybe being 85 had something to do with it but I had a marvelous birthday celebration at a farm-stay in Northern Iceland. The 12 year-old daughter baked me a pastry loaf and gave me a quart of milk, right from her own cow! Doesn't get much better than that! - October 2015
We snorkeled on the coral reef, toured several Mayan ruins, swam in the Cenote Siete Bocas (Fancy name for 7 sinkholes!) and ate at typical Mexican restaurants full of non-English speaking diners. We did not drink the water and stayed healthy!
We saw some spectacular sand sculptures on the beach in town:
A quick example of the problems due to smoke - What started out as a one-day, 300 mile trip ended up as a three-day, 1,600 mile odyssey! Not many roads between Lake Louise and Jasper. - October 2014 May 9th, 2014 - Sitting here updating the web and thinking, "Why don't people write and tell me what's going on in their lives?" It dawned on me that I haven't done it either so here is my latest: Kay and I are getting older also, right along with the rest of you. We keep moving but we we're doing it a lot slower. No major problems so we checked our 200,000+ mile Honda Odyssey and decided to do another 3 month trip this Summer. We still ride our bikes every day so that will be part of the trip but a big difference will be the addition of our daughter, Karen, and our grandson, Wade. We are blessed that they want to camp, hike and bike with us. Keep active everyone, it seems to help. August 8th, 2013 - Kay and I just returned from a 2 1/2 month driving trip out West and Mid-Atlantic to see all our kids and grandkids. We had a family reunion in Three Rivers, CA, during this time as well as a side camping trip with two of our kid's families. For the most part we were doing our usual, although it gets tougher each year, camping in a tent, riding our bikes and just enjoying the beautiful world God has given us. When we got back we were just too pooped to get in the car again for the drive to the MtL Reunion. Maybe we'll make it to the 70th! December 1st - Had a great Thanksgiving with family and looking forward to Christmas with more family. I wish you all a great Christmas Season and suggest that we all remember why we celebrate - regardless of our belief or un-belief. "Peace on Earth and Good Will Towards Man" is a wonderful thought that would allow all of us to enjoy life as it is meant to be enjoyed.
Our second adventure was a week in a cabin in Maggie Valley, NC, with our son, Don, and his family followed by "relative" stops in Lexington, KY, Louisville, Indianapolis, Kalamazoo (Son, Dave and family), Charlottesville, VA, and Raleigh. We were gone a month this time also. It was great telling everyone that we had come North from Florida to get warm (In case you hadn't noticed - it was warmer in IN, MI and NC than in FL this summer). September 2011 - Kay and I just got back from another cross-country jaunt. We left May 19th and got back August 29th. We saw all our kids at least once, drove over 15,000 miles and continue to appreciate each other's company (54 years next week!). We escaped all of the heat here at home (Orlando, FL) after we left Austin, TX, as we were never in temperatures above 85° (except in Zion NP) and survived a low of 17° in Bend, OR. We continue to manage the tent-on-the-ground type camping although it is getting tough to get upright in the morning. We encountered rain, snow, hail, earthquakes, hurricanes, porcupines, ferry crossings and bad drivers as we did a large loop covering the West, Canada and Michigan. We met our daughter's family in Colorado and camped with them a week. We carried our bicycles with us and logged over 300 miles on them. Boy, was it great to get home and sleep in our own bed again! We are hosting our bi-yearly family reunion this Thanksgiving so are looking forward to seeing all 17 of our kids and grandkids again. What a blessing it is to have all our family well and active. February 2011 - It's time to make God laugh and plan our annual trip to see all our kids and grandkids. This year we are planning on going to Austin, TX, to see son #3, Colorado, San Francisco to see Daughter, Victoria Island, BC, ferry to Bella Coola, BC, Jasper, Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, Glacier, Tetons, Kalamazoo to see son #1 then home by way of son #2 in Raleigh. We hope to camp in our faithful tent and ride a bunch of miles on our bikes. I hate to admit it but it is harder and harder to get out of the tent in the morning and we opt for B&Bs more often than we used to. We don't seem to go as far, as quickly, on our bike either! We may be getting older after all.
We plan to drive to Kalamazoo, Michigan to attend our granddaughter's high school graduation. Then take Amtrak to Concord, CA, and back. We'll pick up our car in Kalamazoo and drive up the North Shore of the St Lawrence River to Labrador, south through Newfoundland and home. We plan to carry our bicycles and ride them part way (Only the downhill sections). - May 2010 *I sent my passport photo to my son, Dave, and asked him to reduce it down to size with high resolution. This is his results. I immediately started to let my beard grow and bought a case of Grecian Formula Number 9. To me it's a freaky picture as I know it's me at 79+ - probably because I don't have my hat on. - February 2010. If you pass the cursor over the picture you will see the "real" me.
May 2009 - Kay and I are in Austin, Texas, at the start of a 3 month driving / camping / bike riding jaunt to see all our kids. At the end of our drive we will attend our bi-annual family reunion to be held in Saugatuck, Michigan. Hopefully I won't fall over a rock or get chased by any angry buffalo this trip. - Bill <>< December 2008 - Kay and I drove to Austin, Texas, for a week end with our kids in their new home. Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas are dullsville in the winter! Kids were great and we got in a some bike riding as my leg is getting back in shape. Have a great Christmas Season. October 2008 - Seven weeks after falling I now have my leg up to 90ş range of motion and hope to start rehab in a week. No surgery was required and very little pain since we left Maine - PTL September 2008: After Bob's splendidly orchestrated Reunion, Kay and I headed to Maine to eat leaves and see the lobster. On the way there we stopped to see Jack and Bonnie Ross, Dave Smith (deceased) and Ben MacDonald. We also visited with Kathleen Doubleday at their home on Cape Cod. We tried t to have lunch with Joan Coleman (deceased) but she was on her way to visit family - Our loss. By the time we left Acadia National Park and were heading East toward Michigan we had bicycled over 300 miles on many beautiful Rails to Trails in PA, NY, CT, RI, MA and ME and were in great shape. The weather had been excellent and the trails gorgeous.
My thanks again to Bob (deceased), Mary, Tom (deceased) and the rest of the committee for all the long hours and hard work. The Reunion was terrific! June 2008: Just returned from the baby sitting jaunt. It was a blast because we survived this batch also. This trip took us to Michigan and North Carolina. Stopped by to see Harry Smeal (deceased) on the way - he is doing well. We drove and took our bicycles so we were able to log 177 miles on various bike trails along the way. May 2008: Baby sitting is our theme this April and May. We had our daughter and family from California here to spend an Elder Hostel type week in Arcadia, FL, looking for fossils (Don't go there - I know who the old fossil is!). Then we spent a week with our 6 and 8 year old grandchildren in Gig Harbor, Washington. Next week we drive to Michigan then North Carolina to do a week of baby sitting for each of our twin guy's families. It's fun spoiling them then leaving. November 2007 - Kay and I just returned from a 3 month, driving (mini-van), tenting (5 X 7 Wal-Mart special) and cycling (Trek hybrids) tour of the Northwest - Michigan to Washington, Jasper, Alberta to Southern Utah. We spent a week with all our kids and grandkids at a reunion at Lake Junaluska, NC, and managed to see them all again as we traveled. We also celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary while traveling. Didn't get chased by buffalo this year but did have a near-miss with a falling ponderosa pine. Our conclusion: This is a wonderfully beautiful country and we need to get out West mire often to see the billions of stars that are hidden in the East because of light pollution. We had a solid month of great weather to enjoy the clear, cool nights. We
recommend everyone take a long, leisurely trip through the states to
re-capture the thrill of this great country. May 2007 - Had another bout with heart stuff. Even though my cholesterol is within proper range (The "good" high and the "bad" low), my weight is within reason, I eat healthy foods and ride a bike about 35 miles a week I had to have 2 stents added to my heart arteries to open up some clogged places from several years ago. These aren't supposed to be needed if you stay healthy. Otherwise Kay and I doing well and looking forward to our every-other-year family reunion this year and a driving tour following right after it. We also hope to attend the MtL 60th in 2008. God doesn't always agree with our plans but we will do our best. Bill <>< November 2006 - Boy has it been a quiet 4 months! I have not received a single e-mail from any classmate since August 6th when Paul Rhodes (deceased) wrote about his new beginnings! So I guess I'll start off by saying that since our June report at the right, Kay and I flew to Walnut Creek, CA, and Gig Harbor, WA, to see 2 sets of our family. Then 6 days after we returned we drove to New England to eat leaves and look at the lobsters, I mean look at the leaves and eat lobster. From there we drove to Kalamazoo, MI, to see another son and his family, then to Kay's 50th college reunion at Franklin College, on through beautiful and colorful West Virginia to Raleigh, NC, to see our last child and his family. In all we were able to pedal 185 miles on our bikes an various trail along the way. What a beautiful country we have! Bill <>< June 2006 - Kay and I took another driving / camping / cycling trip out West this Spring. We touched bases with our kids in Raleigh and Kalamazoo, saw Kay's sister in Louisville and had a Kay's cousin's reunion in WaKeeney, Kansas. Then we camped / cycled (Over 200 miles) throughout Colorado / Utah/ Arizona & New Mexico. We might still be there if it hadn't been for the fires - we were plagued by them in Arizona and Colorado so we headed home early. We were very saddened by the news about Dave Lucas and Pat Enlind. It really hits home when the sad news is about a classmate's spouse's death while on vacation and you are doing the very same type of activity. Bill <>< January 2006: News has been light to non-existent the last couple of months so I'll comment on our Holiday Season - Wow! We had two of our sons (The twins) and their families with us over Christmas and it was one of the best ever. It was interesting to note that their kids still have difficulty knowing at a glance which guy is their father. Even Angela and Laura confessed that they don't dare make a snap decision as to who is who when they view Dave and Don from the back! Our Daughter-in-law, Laura, ran the Disney Half-marathon in January and that was an exciting time also. November 2005: A note to all that come by here - "I pray that your Holiday Season will be as warm and blessed as you wish it to be. May you be able to share your love with all those that have loved you so much during your lifetime.," September 2005: Kay and I just returned from a 3 months driving tour, visiting our kids and seeing the US. We took our hybrid bikes with us this time and clocked over 700 miles each on Rails to Trails trails throughout the country. We are now known as Buffalo Bill & Calamity Kay as we had an almost disastrous encounter with some Bison in Grand Teton National Park! We went biking early in the morning in an area named Antelope Flats. It was flat but had no antelopes, just a herd of buffaloes. We waited until they were all on one side of the road and away from the edge before we started to ride past them. Two juveniles took exception to us and charged us as we passed. I got between them and Kay and she pedaled faster than I've ever seen her go and escaped. They did not like me and got as close as the edge of the very narrow road before I let out a primordial scream (Kay did not recognize it as coming from me) that made them hesitate. When I ran out of breath they charged again. I was Mr Cool - I shied away from them and fell off my bike! I screamed again and managed to get back on my bike. By this time they were on my side of the road but one last, desperate scream gave me time to burn rubber, and pass Kay. I think Lance Armstrong would have been hard-pressed to keep up with me! Later we talked with a Park Ranger and learned:
What a beautiful country we live in! May 2005 - Had a wonder April because we were able to see all our kids (4) and all our grandchildren (7) within a 3 week time span. The Washington State group came to Florida to see us and Disney, we drove to Raleigh and saw the North Carolina and California crews then on to Michigan to see the rest of them. Wow, it was beautiful in NC, IN, OH, MI, PA and VA! After 36 years in Florida you forget how wonderful Spring is (I don't plan on moving back, just visiting more often). We took our bikes and did a few rails-to-trails tours in Pennsylvania and Virginia - Found out that my bike tires were out of balance when I went 32MPH on the Skyline Parkway! Don't remember worrying about that on Sunnyhill Drive when I hit 42mph on my 800 pound Schwinn, gull-wing in 1948! We are now planning a trip to the Yosemite area for our every other year reunion. We hope to drive out and ride many of the bike trails how available throughout the country. The Rails to Trails system have slopes that are our speed (pun intended) - no mountain biking for us.
May, 2004: We survived! And so did Grace and Andrew the 4 and 2 year olds. We had a great trip to San Francisco and Gig Harbor with super weather and no serious problems. I was again reminded why we have kids when we are young - being with those two for 15 days straight tells the story. Kay and I lived for their nap time and bed time! Since we have been home we have been riding our bikes along the many bike trails around Orlando. Great time of the year for this in Florida. February 2004: Every thing's OK so far! I seem to have recovered quite well from my Summer by-pass and a torn hamstring I suffered this last Fall while playing "King of the Sidewalk" with my 11 year-old granddaughter. Ah youth! Remember when we were young?. Kay and I are scheduled to fly to California to see our daughter and her family then go to Gig Harbor, Washington, to baby-sit our 2 and 4 year-old grandchildren for a month while their parents take a tour of Italy. We may never be the same! December 2003: Just returned from a 3 week excursion to the cold North on a grandchild safari. We were snowed on in Michigan and South Carolina. Had Thanksgiving in Raleigh and fulfilled a life-long ambition - Rode my bicycle on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Great trip.
July 2003: "Bud Keen gives Bill Erdman a heart attack!" Bud really wasn't the cause of my quad by-pass last week but it was a shock when he sent me his biography. I finished my regular 12 - 15 mile bike ride Thursday morning (10th) and during the day had all the classic indicators for a pending heart attack. Enzyme tests showed no heart damage and I passed all of the stress test except the final scan - oops. Scheduled an angioplasty for Saturday morning but too blocked for that so the hospital put together a pick-up tag-team and did a heart quad bypass. Only downer was the guy that did my leg was from the linen supply department and was used to sewing mattresses, not legs. What a week! I'm going to try and write it up for my kids. When I do I think I'll publish it here although no one but another 72-73 year old will really be interested. I've been home 2 weeks now and getting around well. Only thing I need to add at this time is that ancient adage: "If you want to make God laugh, plan something." I laugh at my previous comments about the reunion and driving to Alaska and hear uproarious laughter in the background. What's great is that I feel good about the whole deal and have no feeling of loss except for the scars on my curvaceous left leg. I will miss seeing you guys at the reunion, however. June 2003: I heartily recommend family reunions! We had a wonderful week at Myrtle Beach, SC. All 17 of our immediate family attended and were still speaking with each other at the end of the week! The weather could have been less rainy but we survived cabin fever without any losses. Our planned driving trip to Alaska is coming together and as it stands now we will leave from the 55th reunion and head West. Anyone want to come along? Bill <>< May 2003 - Made it through the West Coast trip and tax time in good health and spirit. We are on a trip through North Carolina and Michigan seeing other kids and grandkids (Advantage / disadvantage of having 4 kids spread out around the country). We are looking forward to our second every-other-year family reunion this June and the MtL 55th reunion in August. We are seriously considering driving to Alaska after the reunion via the Alaska Highway with a return on the inter-coastal ferry to Seattle then San Francisco to see our West Coast kids and grandkids again. We'll see what God has in mind. March 2003 - Kay and I were able to get our grandchildren fix early this year by flying to Gig Harbor, Washington, and Walnut Creek, California. We saw 4 out of 7 but were glad to get back home and get warm. It was cold and raining both places and you non-Floridians don't turn the heat up during the winter! Looking forward to the 55th reunion so I can gather some more information for all the blank spaces on this web. My thanks to Bob Woeber (deceased) for all his efforts in making the 55th possible.
Too many other great highlights to mentioned except that Kay and I celebrated our 45th wedding anniversary as we traveled. September, 2002 - Kay & I are in Holland, Michigan, on our way North to Sault Ste Marie, Canada. We have been visiting kids & grandkids and now plan to drive to the Gaspé Peninsula and back through the Maritime Provinces and New England to Florida. We hope to follow the changing leaves of Autumn and not the changing snow of Winter. December 2001: Kay & I just returned after a 3 months driving tour of the US as we visited each of our 4 kids & families (NC, MO, WA & CA). We were on hand for the birth of our 7th grandchild in Gig Harbor, Washington, and visited quite a few relatives on the way. We had a mini-lease with Avis & started out with a 2002 Buick with 24 miles on it - turned it in with 16,558 miles! Beats putting the wear and tear on our own car. We were crossing Kansas on September 11th and watched the nation change every day thereafter. So many American flags it was hard to find Post Offices - usually only building in the county with a flag. Going in and out of Canada was an adventure each time. Visited the Oklahoma City Memorial on the way back and would have you add it to your "must see" list. In light of the Trade Center attack it is even more poignant than before. .Tried to see Julian Taber (deceased) in Washington but was unable to connect up with him. Sounded good on the phone however. We're trying to recover in time for CHRISTmas but it is slow going - Did you ever come home to a 3 month's pile of mail under your front door mail slot? It isn't a pretty sight. Bill <>< June 8th, 2001 - It's been a slow travel year thus far for Kay & I. We went to Seattle, San Francisco and Raleigh at various times this Spring to see children & grandchildren. We are busy planning our first family reunion for this July and expect 16 1/2 immediate family members plus uncounted cousins & in-laws to attend. After that we are planning another 9 to 10 week drive out West beginning in late August. We hope to be in the Seattle area when our 7th grandchild debuts. However we know from experience that the easiest way to made God laugh is to plan something so we will wait and see. Health wise we are doing well. My eyes have stabilized enough that I can do limited driving on the open road and this helps on long trips. In town I ride a bicycle most of the time. Again, one of the highlights of life has been the opportunity to author this web site. It is only disappointing that I don't hear from more people but when I do the high lasts for a long time. I find it refreshing to realize that all you people out there have aged right along with me. Those that do write are special folks in my life regardless of our relationship in high school - we are so much smarter now! It's nice to hear from people that tell me more about themselves now than I ever cared to know in the 50s. We are a vanishing breed and need to reach out and touch before it is too late. Gee, I sound just like an old curmudgeon! Well maybe I am but I like to hear from you anyway. Bill <><
December, 2000 -
We had a great trip to Germany to see our son, then Turkey on a Rick Steves
Backpacking Tour and home via the Greek Isles. The tour was our first
organized tour and I must say that Rick Steves knows how to plan and
organize a great cultural experience. I would recommend his tours to
anyone in reasonable physical shape.
July, 2000 - Kay & I spent 3 weeks in Ireland, including Belfast. Now I know why they can't get along! It's "In-Your-Face" day in and day out - The Protestants paint their curbs red, white & blue to let you know they live there. They insist on marching everywhere they aren't welcome. The Catholics paint their houses with bright color murals (See below) showing every event that has happened to them in the last 150 years. You can't get away from the memories. The best weather vane of our location in Northern Ireland was our Catholic driver. If he was smiling & singing we were in Catholic Northern Ireland. When he was cussing the traffic lights, frowning & nervous as a cat we were in Protestant Northern Ireland.
Here is a "Peace" walls dividing the two districts in Belfast -
We walked the streets of Belfast at night without feeling apprehensive and even went through the Sinn Fein bookstore without feeling nervous. We were the only Protestants on the 22 passenger tour bus and never felt concerned for our safety, however it was great to get back to the Irish Republic! In September we are celebrating my big "Seven Oh" by going on a Rick Steve's backpacking tour of Turkey. We are going via Dusseldorf, Germany, to see our son and returning via Greece to see it also That's us to date. How about hearing from you? Bill <>< From 1958 Reunion Newsletter: BILL ERDMAN. Project Engineer on Torque Converters at Allison Div., GMC. BS in M.E. from Lehigh University ‘52. Two years in the Army and 4 with Allison. Wife, Kay, is a Medical Technologist. 1410 N. Ewing, Indianapolis, IN. Web site started in 1996
Activities Play Usher, Band, Bulletin Board Committee, Operetta, Triple Trio Reserve, Y-Teens. 8th grade
August 2008 - I am alive and well. Sorry to miss the reunion. Has it really been 60 years? Impossible! I am alive and well and enjoying life. Just got back from a trip to the UK. Have lived in CA for the last 6 yrs. and love it. Graduated Muskingum College '52, Master of Theological Studies from Drew Seminary '87. Married 55 years to Rev. Wm. R Harvey, (Presbyterian, USA.) Bill was ordained as a minister in the Presbyterian USA church in '55, retired now. Had 3 sons and one daughter who continue to amaze me. Even more amazing are our seven grandchildren. With an African American daughter-in-law and Indian ex-son-in-law we have a multi-culture family; a vision of the future. Besides PA and CA, we've lived in FL (Lynn Haven), NY (Horseheads), MD (Severna Park), NJ (Plainfield, Brigantine), and New Zealand (Auckland area). Would love to hear from anyone who remembers me. By the way--the name is LYNN! I never used Marilyn in those days. Even now I only use it on business papers. - Lynn Eyrich Harvey Found by Tom (deceased), May 2008: On a people search I came up with a William R Harvey, age 77, now in Los Gatos, CA with wife Marilyn E. with former addresses in Severna Park, MD and Plainfield NJ, both correct for Marilyn Eyrich so this has to be her husband, although don't know if Marilyn is still alive.
Attendance Squad, GAA, Majorette, Ways & Means Squad, Y-Teens 60th Reunion:
Mitzie
writes: Hi
Bill,
I just received your e-mail. I am so happy I did as I am
between my computer and a new “I-Pad”…. My kids made me do
it! Not too much new in my life. My children decided I
need to move closer to them, an hour away, but they all
live in Phoenixville, Pa. I have my first great
grandchild, a boy and I will only will be a few blocks from
him. My son is a builder and is building me a house, but
the way things are progressing I’ll be 90 before he
finishes it. I feel pretty good and spend a lot of time
on the turnpike. I hope Kay’s knee is doing well,
You two must be ready to hit the road, you are not used to
being home. I hear from
Bob Lund
(deceased)
on occasion and when I move I will live closer
to Ellie and
Bob
and we are going to
meet for dinner. I hear from
Mary
Murrie Hardy and I hope all is well with everyone
else. Thank you again. Mitzie Mitzie writes: Hi, Bob Woeber (deceased) and the committee for the GREAT reunion of 65 years. I can't express how much I enjoyed myself from beginning to the end. For a weekend it makes us all feel young again and in touch with old friends and wonderful memories. I just want to thank you Bob (deceased) and your committee members for making it happen. Everyone looks so good and so happy to see each other. It went by too fast Thank you, Thank you again, I loved it and can't wait till 2018!! Mitzie - August 2013 January 2011 - Since the last reunion, which was wonderful, nothing much has changed in my life. I am very content to stay home. I have made some great new friends, in the condo development I moved to after my husband died. I go to lots of basketball and baseball games. I have two young grandsons, 8 & 11 born to my youngest daughter who turned 40 yesterday, the other 5 grandchildren are 19 to 29. I would love to be a great grandmother, but they are all too busy for that, times have certainly changed. I feel the same after turning 80. I read the news from other classmates and I am in awe of the traveling and jobs they still have. Bob Lund (deceased) stopped in for a visit a few months ago as he still calls on customers in the area, he says he may retire soon!! Bob looks wonderful, he and wife Ellie live about an hour from here. I saw Ann Bowman McClymonds this summer and she is really on the go driving from N.C. to Chicago , Pittsburgh, Conn, and West Chester Pa. Ann is amazing. The DBC friends have missed a couple of years getting together but we are still trying, maybe 2011. It is not because we are getting older it's because everyone seems to be too busy. We had a beautiful snow storm yesterday, and it brings back so many wonderful growing up years in Mt. Lebanon. I can't believe my Mother let me do it, but we had our flexible flyer sleds, and we would start at the top of Jefferson Drive shoot down the middle of the street going so fast we went all the way up Orchard Drive. I remember I would come into the garage my mother brushed the snowballs of my WOOL snowsuit, gave me dry mittens and I'd go out another 4 hours. The group included Jim Miller (deceased), Brad Estep (deceased), Chuck Coltman. I didn't live near too many girls from our class. Joie Peck (deceased) moved in later , but I think we were passed the flexible flyer days. All my friends here think I'm crazy because I like snow and cold. Part of my family are HUGE Steelers fans, including me, and the other part are Eagles fans (too bad), so I will think of all my Mt Lebanon classmates on Super Bowl Sunday and hope you are all routing for the Steelers. I hope some more of our '48ers start writing news again in 2011. - WebMaster - Amen! Dear Bill, Thank you so much for your E-mail. The pictures of your family are beautiful. I can certainly relate to your love of Kay and children and grandchildren. I wish I had more news of classmates, but I don't at this time. I'm sure you are having a great summer as it seems you and Kay are always on the go. I’m going to Ocean City, NJ, in August(. I'm spending a week or so with my college roommate and her whole family and then some time at my daughters place in O.C.. That is about as exciting as it gets, but I love every minute of the time spent in O.C. I sent my checks so I guess I'm all set for the reunion. See you and Kay in August, I’m looking forward to meeting her as she sounds like happy and fun person. Mitzie - July 2008 June 2008: Had a long talk with Mitzie about high school times and found out that she is a wealth of information about many of our Classmates. Hopefully she will send me a note and update some of the pages of our friends. Bill June 2008, Mitzie Fantl Murphy, Ephrata, Pa, writes: Hi Bill, Bob (deceased) & Tom (deceased), I'm very new in the computer world, so here goes. I have enjoyed the web site so much and I have read every classmate’s info. I must say I'm very proud to have graduated with the class of '48, most have had successful and exciting lives, and interesting. I don't know how interesting mine has been, but it's been happy (most of the time). I graduated from Marietta College in '52 and married Bill Felton, we had two great kids Bill & Debbie. I married Joe Murphy in '65 and we had a wonderful daughter Carrie. Son Bill has 2 kids Amy 27 and Matt 23. Debbie has 3 kids, Meg 23, Luke 21 and Emily 16. Carrie has 2 boys, Tommy 9 and Trevor 5. Joe and I were married 37 years. Joe became ill Sept '98 and passed away Aug, 2004, just 2 moths after my Mother, who was 94. I have lived in Lancaster, Pa. since 1976. I love this area, three years ago I moved a little north of Lancaster to a town called Ephrata, very Pa. Dutch. It's closer to the Pa. turnpike, which I hop on several times a week as all my family live 30 min. to an hour away. I have been very lucky to have gone to two reunions of the DBC's and those ladies are amazing, young and energetic and so much fun. I'm looking forward to the 60th. See you in August, Mitzie
Honor Roll, Football, Home Room Basketball, Home Room Officer
While trying to set up the October 2022 Zoom meeting, Jim's email bounced. He either no longer uses that particular email or worst-case-scenario, he is deceased. If I don't hear from him by January, 2023, I will reluctantly move him to the deceased list - October 2022. Jim writes: It was fortunate for Katy that I received an exception to the PA mandatory retirement rule of 75 for judges and was not forced to retire until reaching age 80 at the end of 2010. She's had her hands full trying to keep a guy busy who never had time to take up golf, fishing or other lifetime pursuits other than reading (which is all I ever did at work anyhow). Unfortunately, she has her hands full now nursing my daughter and former law clerk, Mary, who is miraculously recovering from a massive heart attack necessitating a triple by-pass. What a way to spend her (Mary's, not Katy’s) 52nd birthday today. But, the God we used to say the Lord's Prayer to every day in homeroom some 60 odd years ago is still with us today answering our prayers and blessing Mary, as well as our four other children and seven grandchildren with a happy life. Don’t hesitate to ask for His help. WE look forward to seeing all of you in2013. – December 2011 September 2008: You did a great job at the reunion and it was much appreciated by Katy and me. What a happy time it is when you see old friends after a long time. I had intended to thank you before now, but I have been in court and it ain't like it used to be. Now, I get tired at the end of the day. Thank you, again, for a great week-end. God bless you. Jim Flaherty, Senior Judge, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, 3015 Ashcomb Court , Red Lion, PA 17356 July 2008: After college at W&J and the Army in Korea and Japan, I went to Pitt Law school, met a Mt. Lebanon girl, Katy Keller (Seton Hill H.S.'55), married her fifty years ago and have a beautiful family of three daughters, two sons, four grandsons and three granddaughters. Serving as Chairman of the Allegeny County Commissioners was exciting, but it doesn't put five kids through Duke, Boston College, University of Alabama, John Carroll, W&J and Duquesne Law School, so back to practicing law which was enjoyable, at times, but I couldn't afford to retire at sixty-five. Thus, I ran for statewide appellate judge and one million one hundred ten thousand votes later fulfilled my legal dream, thanks to Katy and the children who did all the work, especially my lawyer sons and daughter. Michael and Mary kept the law firm going while Mark, who is now the twice elected Allegeny County Controller, was my campaign manager despite his spendthrift ways of running litter free environmental friendly campaigns - no billboards, no signs, no handout cards, no TV, no money (well, practically very little) - a few radio blurbs locally; our colors were black and white because the only printed matter we had was from the copy machine with only a $15,000 Primary budget and a $25,000 General election Budget. My General election opponent alone spent over $500,000. In the most recent election of statewide judges, the winners each spent over $2 Million. I have been politically neutered for the last twelve and a half years and am now wondering where to work when I am forced to stop as a senior judge as I will reach the Pennsylvania judicial barrier of eighty. Fortunately, thanks to a successful jaw and neck cancer operation, chemo and radiation two years ago, I am now able to ponder what kind of work I will do at that time as Katy and I have been blessed for the last five years with the opportunity to live with my daughter and raise her three really wonderful grandsons, ages 8, 11 and 13. July 2003 from Red Lion, PA: I've had 54 years of fun and happiness since graduation. Sorry I can't say 55 but that first year I spent on the J&L blast furnace as a laborer was so hard and so hot that I only remember the pain and the fact that I learned more lessons about life and, people than in all the next seven years of college and university law schooling, let alone credit it for growing two inches and putting on forty pounds which Coach John Beckert spotted and turned into a football scholarship with the W & J coach which rescued me from my own holocaust. Since then, God is great, God is good. A wife and five children I don't deserve and six grandchildren to play with. Thirty five years as a lawyer, most of them trying jury trials in front of the same kind of people I worked with in the mill, four of those years running the then ninth largest county in the United States and enjoying catching hell for it every day, and now to top it off, at the age of sixty-five to say the hell with retiring, to run statewide for an appellate judgeship without any political backing and get over one million one hundred thousand votes, as Jack Nicholson said in his movie " It Doesn't Get Any Better." We only hear arguments from attorneys in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Harrisburg. I guess I'm getting old but that turnpike started wearing on me this year so, after 72 years in Pittsburgh I packed it in and moved to central Pa. where I'm only 30 minutes from my chambers in the capitol complex. I only make it to Lebo (where I still have my other chambers in the Cyclops Building on Washington Road) every three months now. Judge Jim
Usher Squad December 2009: I was only at Mt. Lebanon for my senior year so didn't know a lot of people, I still like to read about what is happening. Merry Christmas, Doris
Honor Roll, Home Room Vice-President, Library Squad, Poster Squad, Traffic Squad, Y-Teens May 1999 Click to enlarge Did a search on Billee, January 2017, but only established that she is still with us and still living in Kingsport. Her house was sold last year but that's all I found. - Bill Last heard from Billee was on our visit in 2001. I tried to find her in Kingsport recently without success - 2012 April 2001: We're doing as well as old people with pot bellies and thin hair can be. We stay busy. It's a bit of a shock to see how many are gone, so I'll keep moving as fas t as I can and not look behind me. Billee 1999 - Kay and I stopped in Kingsport for a surprise lunch with Billee and John. It seems Billee runs the tourist business in Kingsport! She looke great and was as vibrant as ever. - Bill
Band, GAA, Girls' Service Club, Lantern, Y-Teens.
Last heard about Jackie was from picture of her at 65th Reunion - 2013
Activities Key, Honor Roll, Home Room President, Library Committee Chairman, Mounty, Y-Teens. From Mt Lebanon Alumni Directory, October 2012: Husband, Edward David, Prof. Emeritus, Ohio State University. Son, Patrick Edward
Activities Key, GAA Council, Home Room Secretary, Majorette, Social Committee Chairman, Y-Teens 8th grade
I moved into a Senior Living facility two years ago (The Preserve at Palm Aire, Pompano Beach, FL) Google it! I have a beautiful, sunny 2 bd rm apt in the Independent Living section. It's nice to have meals and housecleaning. Keep busy teaching "watercolor painting with mimosas" class and doing my own art things. My four kids are in Ft Lauderdale. Just went to My granddaughter, Sydney's wedding in Jacksonville. She and her cousin, Ashley graduated this past May 2019, both Magna cum Laude. I'm fair health wise, mostly aches and pains from arthritis. Balance not too good so Doc says I need to use a cane. Of course I would buy a glamorous one! Sending some pics with my white hair. Love and stay well to both of you. Fleming (Nancy) - April 2020 Fleming wrote: Bill, so sorry to hear about Bob. Thanks for the notice. He was always so nice. Sounds like you and Kay are doing OK. I’m good. Decided to let my hair go white! Aches and pains but no major diseases, thank goodness. Best wishes, Nancy - January 2018 I Plan to come to this Summer’s Reunion. I’d love to go biking on a trike with Bob & Margy!
I plan to attend our 65th Reunion - I'll be there with bells on! - April 2013 Hi, Bill, This is a new e-mail address. Still live at 2113 NE 15th Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33305. Last year I had a wonderful 80th Birthday on July 26th. I told my children I was planning my own party and I made my own "horsey" invitations and took family and friends to Caulder Racetrack for a fabulous day at the races. I decorated red jockey caps for everyone, we had dinner and horsey favors, etc. Caulder even named the 6th race after me - "Fleming's 80th Birthday Classic". No one had ever been to the races before so they bet a little, won some money and we all had lots of fun. By the way I've used my middle name, "Fleming", for the past 30 years. (An art teacher suggested it.) Hope all is well with you and your family, Regards, Fleming (Nancy) - September 2011 - (Since this web site doesn’t publish e-mail addresses, you can get it by contacting me.) July 2010: I'm still alive and in good health, so to speak. Just had my 80th birthday and took my kids and grandkids and some friends to the racetrack for a day of fun. Even had a race, #9, name for me - "Fleming's 80th Birthday Classic." It was loads of fun and I even won some money. If I can figure out how to send a picture, I will. June 2010: I have a new e-mail address - Email Bill and he will forward it to you. Not much new. Working part-time because of the lousy economy. Hot as hell here in Ft. Lauderdale. They say the heat is hard on old people and I'm one of them (but I'm not old!). Still hanging in there and spry and ornery as ever. Four children and four grandkids happy and healthy but having a tough time with this economy. My daughter, Lynde, asked me what I wanted to do for my 80th birthday and I told her I wanted to go to Caulder Race Track and watch the horses run. I'm a big fan of the "ponies". Hope to make the 65th reunion. Best Wishes to all. Nancy February 2007: Jeanne Vayda (deceased) says to send updates so I am doing so. Life is normal, health is ok (usual aches and pains and stomach problems.) Just got back from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico where I spent two weeks with an art group I sometimes travel with (Flying Colors Art Workshops). The first week I took a course in Photoshop CS2 and the woman artist, Linda Doll, who taught it was the most fabulous computer expert I have ever seen. She knew everything about Macs or PCs and I learned a lot about how to manipulate Photoshop and have it do all kinds of "arty" things. (I shall send you a picture of my head on Heidi Klum's body!) It should have been a two week course as there was still more to learn. The second week was with a Water Color instructor, Frank Webb, and that was also very informative. However, the only time I paint is when I take a course as I never seem to have time to do it at home. I volunteer at one of the hospitals here in Ft. Lauderdale, and I run the Gift Shop there plus substitute teach at Ft. L. High School and of course my four children and four grandchildren keep me busy too. I am really looking forward to our next reunion (I refuse to say 60th) as I enjoy seeing all those old friends and hopefully I will have more time to talk to everyone. I ran out of time at the 50th and didn't get around to at least speaking a few words to all. I don't know what I can do to help, but I will help if needed. Maybe Buddy can think of something for me to do. That's all for now, Ciao, Nancy
June 2006 - So sorry to hear the news of Dave Lucas' death. I dated him in high school and always considered him a super nice guy. Good looking too. I'm sure he will be sadly missed. Not much from me. Still alive and kicking. I am busy volunteering at one of our hospitals ( I run the gift shop) and fixing up my home and yard. I like to work in the yard in the evening. It's too hot in the day. Don't seem to find time for my art anymore unless I go on a painting tour. Hope to do that next year to Italy and Mexico. Children and grandkids are all doing well, thank goodness. I have the usual aches and pains but I just ignore them. As my Aunt Clara used to say, "Old age is hell." Time is passing by so
fast; I never seem to get the October 2005: The first week of September the annual "DBC" reunion was held at my home in Lake Barrington, IL, a suburb of Chicago. It was five days of talking and eating. We spent two days in Chicago seeing the sights including the new Millennium Park (which is great fun and like no other park), the Architectural Boat Tour on the Chicago River (a must do) and a night on the town. We told everyone that would listen who we were and that we had graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School in 1948. We hope "they" were impressed!
July 2005 - Hi, Bill! I have some sad news to report. Grant Johnson died on July 12th. at a hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was 75 years old and lived in Ft. Lauderdale with his second wife. He was a real estate appraiser in Broward County, but retired for many years. He was previously married to Nancy Godden for 25 years and they have 4 children - Lee Alden Johnson (boy), Lane Christine Johnson (girl), Lynde Sue Johnson Voet, and Tia Paige Johnson Fabiszewski. They have 4 grandchildren. I am fine and still living in Ft. Lauderdale with my children and grandchildren close by. In September, I will be meeting my old high school friends, the DBC "gang" in Chicago for our annual reunion. Unfortunately, not all of us are able to meet each year and we've lost a few dear ones along the way, but there are usually 9 or 10 of us. This year our hostess is Ann Pritchard (deceased), and the rest of the group will be Suzanne Divine, Ann Mosites, Ann Bowman, Jeanne Vayda (deceased) McCallum, Mitzie Fantl, Peggy Crissman, Mary Murrie and of course "moi". I have some old pictures to send you but I will have to send them by "snail mail" because I haven't learned the scanner yet. My best to you and your family, Fleming (Nancy)
Barbara Adams
(deceased) sent this picture of the latest "DBC" reunion
in Stone Harbor, NJ, July 7th, 2003. (See picture below) Suzanne Divine Williams, Jeanne Vayda (deceased) McCallum, Ann Bowman McClymonds, Barbara Adams (deceased), Roseanne McIlvane Casey (deceased), Ann Mosites Miller, Nancy Godden, Ann Pritchard Evanson (deceased) and Mary Murrie Hardy. (Click to enlarge) July 2003: Hi everyone! New e-mail address. Sorry I won't be at the 55th reunion . I had a ball at our 50th and I will miss seeing everyone. However, I am going to Russia the first week in September so I can't do both. I will be taking the "Imperial Russian Waterways" cruise. A 14-day river cruise tour from St. Petersburg to Moscow with 13 tours & cultural connections such as the Hermitage museum, the Moscow circus, the Bolshoi Ballet, and many towns along the way. I have been wanting to take this trip for a long time and so I am going!!! I'll send a picture when I get back. Have a wonderful time at reunion and I'll definitely be at the 60th. Fleming (Nancy) October, 2002: Hi Bill & Bob! I wasn't lost. I just didn't have a working computer for a long time, but now it's fixed and I'm back on line. I moved back to Ft. Lauderdale in November 1999 when I sold my Bed & Breakfast, The Duck Farm Inn, in Urbanna, VA; on the Rappahannock River in the Chesapeake Bay area. My 4 children (son, Lee; daughters, Lane, Lynde and Tia) and my 4 grandchildren (Tyler, Sydney (girl), Madison (girl) and Ashley) all live here so now we're close. I'm not working but always busy (the creativity never stops). I volunteer at a local hospital, managing the gift shop for the Auxiliary and helping my daughters with their preschool when asked. Used to travel, but haven't done any lately (stock market, you know!) Would like to take that China trip with Carnegie Mellon Alumni this May (anyone want to come?) I had such a good time at the last reunion (didn't have time to talk to everyone) that I'm looking forward to the next one - 2003, right? I'm meeting some of my girlfriends from Mt. Lebanon (Suzanne, etc.) this November for our 3rd annual reunion. We started this after the 50th. Lots of fun. Best Wishes and Happy Holidays to All. Fleming (Nancy) P.S. Been using Fleming for the past 25 years, since my art professor told me to drop the Nancy. My kids like it, but my grandchildren just call me "Nana". Bye!
Chorus, GAA, Gym Squad, Home Room President, Scenery Squad, Y-Teens
September 2016 - Nancy's new address and phone number at Shasta Estates. You can call me directly. November 2015 - Guess I need to bring you up to date. I downsized to a smaller home a year or so ago. I am now in Shasta Lake, CA which is actually only about 15 minutes from my old house. Since my husband passed away I find that I am involved in different things. I play duplicate bridge about 3 days a week, belong to several organizations and do a lot of walking. Life has changed a bit. Had to give up the golf due to arthritis but am still quite active. My sister, Pat, who still lives in PA flies out to California once a year and I do the same. We went to Hawaii last December for a great vacation and we are possibly going to the Panama Canal in the spring. I am not sure if I will attend the next Reunion at this time. My new address is 4145 Doyle Court, Shasta Lake, Ca 96019. phone number on request – Email Bill at wce96@seeoursite.org .
Nancy writes:, my husband, Harry, passed away January 20, 2013. His funeral was on his 91st birthday, May 3rd. His service was held in Igo, CA, at the Veteran's Cemetery with full military honors. Harry was a World War II Dive Bomber Pilot and received the Distinguished Flying cross. He had flown over 40 missions. After the war he became a Pilot for Northwest Airlines which was where I met him. We had been married 57 wonderful years. Right now I am torn as to whether I will be attending the 65th Reunion. However, I will keep in touch. Nancy - May 2013 We have decided not to attend. Redding is very difficult to fly out of. I have to drive to Sacramento, which is a three hour drive, and then fly to Pittsburgh from there. So, I thank you again but I think I shall decline. Nancy – July 2008. It is getting close to the 60th Reunion which you have me on the list as attending, but at this date I am not certain, Do you have a motel / hotel secured where us out-of-towners can stay which is close to South Hill Country Club? We will be flying in and will not have transportation. I have not received any information from you on the reunion. I know you have my email address so please send the information. To bring you up-to-date on our family, we celebrated our 50th Anniversary in 2006 with all the family coming to Redding. My sister, Pat also came with her daughter. There were our three children, spouses and 7 grandchildren. After that Harry, my husband and I went on a month long cruise to South America on the Queen Mary 2. Last summer we went to Alaska on a 7 day cruise. Redding is a wonderful place to live although very hot summers but mild winters. Two of our children still live in Seattle area and the oldest son and family now live in Redding . Our first grandson graduated from High School last year and is currently working for a subsidiary of Boeing in Seattle. The second grandson (Redding) graduates this June and has been accepted at Ca. San Diego. He will be receiving several scholarships. We hope to be able to attend the 60th but it will depend on my husband's health. March 30th 2008 - (Posted late because WebMaster missed the email.) I am not sure I will be attending the Reunion as my husband is dragging his feet. He has never attended with me and I think it is time. It is a long trip for us and air travel is not fun. I will decide in plenty of time. Actually since it is usually about 115 degrees in August in Redding, it will probably be cooler back in Mt. Lebanon. We have just returned from spending a month in Phoenix, AZ playing golf and going to Spring Training Baseball games. My health is still good but my hubby is slowing down. That's what I get for marrying an older man 52 years ago. When I get organized here again I plan so forward some pictures of our super large family. Hope to see everyone in August. March 12, 2008 - (Posted late because WebMaster missed the email.) Been very busy. After the South America Cruise in January (26 days), we took a cruise to Alaska followed by a Retired Northwest pilots reunion in Reno. I also was finally accepted into the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) after working on the research for almost two years. My Pilot husband is fine and so is ex-stew Nancy. We have three children, two in Seattle and one in Redding. Then we also have five grandchildren in Seattle and two in Redding. My sister Patricia Gregory Jones (class of 57) lost her husband Donald Jones two years ago and went to her 50th reunion a month ago and is now dating one of the graduates in her class. Guess they dated in high school. Very happy for her. Hope to see all at the 60th next year. – Oct 2007 (Posted late because WebMaster missed the email.) February 2007: I just found your wonderful web site. It's fantastic, what a great job. I have moved again or rather my husband, Harry and I have. We now live in Redding, CA. We have just returned from a cruise aboard the Queen Mary 2 to South America on the round the world cruise. My new address is 1643 Spanish Bay Drive in Redding. We have three children and 7 grandchildren. So sorry to hear about Joy and also Kash and so many others. Any thoughts on where the 60th will be? Again congratulations on the web site. Nancy From 1958 Reunion Newsletter: NANCY GREG0RY Detwiler. Per Reunion information - Husband is a Commercial Pilot and they live in Seattle, Washington.
Honor Roll, Home Room Secretary, Y-Teens 8th grade
Pat wrote from Hot Springs Village, AR,: Thank you for all of your years of work for our class. Never got to a reunion. Always lived too far away! Best wishes to the remaining class members. - Pat, November 2018 Pat writes: I hope Kay's Physical Therapy isn't too painful. Have had both knee's replaced many years ago & my feeling is that if I ever have to go thru that again, I'll jump off of a bridge--my best friend said she'd go with me & if I chicken out; she'll shove!!!😱 Not too much news here. I'm going to Prague for 2 months in Sept. Don't know if I'll stay with the kids or have an apartment as I have done before. Hoping to go to Vienna again while there. My arthritis is gradually getting worse; so world is getting smaller & smaller. Trying to work on the STEM* Program for AAUW**; but hard to get started in Arkansas. Lunch with the Red Hats is always fun & the Book Clubs keep my mind busy. Take Care, Pat - July 2016 NOTE: *STEM is a curriculum based on the idea of educating students in four specific disciplines — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — in an interdisciplinary and applied approach. **AAUW - American Association of University Women advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research Hope you & Kay are doing well. My traveling days are limited, but went to New Orleans last Fall & visited with oldest son & stuffed on seafood. Went flat boating on the southern canals & bayous--fun. I'm still in AR; tho' am discouraged about all the weather changes. Might as well have stayed in Denver!!! My kids live far away, but I'm still able to travel & visit. Houston, New Orleans, Denver, & the youngest is still in Prague, Czech Republic. Am going to see James, in New O. this May--more seafood & boating! Then to Prague for Thomas & family & annual Winefest in Germany. Not so many organizations or Book Clubs due to worsening arthritis; but do manage to get around & have fun. Best wishes to all. Thanx, Pat Hall Mershon - March 2015 Pat writes: I'm busy here in Arkansas with AAUW, book clubs, etc. Arkansas looks a lot like PA. Went to Prague, CZ, last summer to visit with my youngest son, Thomas, & his family. The grandchildren are growing & improving their English each time I visit. We are going to Omaha in Sept. for my oldest grandson's wedding. I won't be able to come to the reunion, as I' be at my daughter's in Houston trying to find a dress for the wedding. My health is all right, except for chronic arthritis--which is normal, for an old woman! Enjoy the reunion, y'all. – February 2013 I am not deceased!* I live in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, although I've spent most of my adult life in Denver, CO. Activities here in Arkansas: former Volunteer at the Pres. Clinton Library, & now am Secretary of our local A.A.U.W. My husband, Bob Mershon, Class of '46, died in 1980. Hope you are well and enjoying your senior years. Pat (Pati) Hall Mershon – April 2012 *A thousand pardons, Pat, I listed you as deceased because we hadn't heard a word about you since 1958. All those classmates I carried for 20 yrars as "Lost" I put into the "Deceased" files to make the web site simpler. Bill <>< From 1958 Reunion Newsletter: PAT M HALL Mershon. Children: Jimmy 3, Kathy 16 Months. Pat graduated from Penn State in ’52. Husband is a geologist for Texas Co. Both are / were pushing the “Edmundson for Governor” campaign. 521 Cottonwood Dr, Ardmore, Oklahoma
Tom (deceased), May 2008: Alice M. Haley married James P. Harmon and lived in Chesterland, OH. Alice M.Harmon, age 77, is now listed in Mentor, OH
Activities Key, Cafeteria Squad, Home Room Officer, Rifle, Track, Usher Squad Chairman 8th grade Bob retired in April of 2009 after a distinguished career
7th grade Activities Key, Band, Orchestra, Traffic Squad, Honor Roll
Neil is still active - he replied to my general email and said, “Good to hear from you! Will see you on Zoom!" - August 2022. He also wrote later: I'm a great-grandparent as of July 22nd this year. I won't be traveling to any reunions as I'm in a wheelchair and pretty immobile. I can use a walker for a very short distance but can't get in and out of the car so I'm at home other than for doctor appointments. Still it's better than when I was in the slammer (care facility) for rehab. Kathy and I still enjoy St Augustine. I feel pretty good and enjoy working jigsaw puzzles, watching TV, reading and eating. See you all on Zoom! We were so sorry to hear about Bob. We really appreciate your letting us know. Do you have an address where we could send a card? Thanks again. Neil and Kathy - January 2018 Kathy & I are still in St. Augustine and had to evacuate for hurricanes Matthew and Irma. We were fortunate to return to branches and debris to clean up but no damage. My son, Doug, is a PHD and professor at University of Iowa. He and his wife, Julie live in Iowa City with their 11 yr old Ella and 10 yr old Neil, both in grade school. My son, Gregg, is a welder with HG Griffin currently working in Alabama. Kathy's son, Gregg, is a retired AF Col teaching ROTC and living in Fernandina Beach with his wife, Debby. Their son, Tom, is in Tallahassee with his wife, Alexandria, and son Jon just started AF pilot training in Texas. Kathy's son, Doug and his wife, Siobhan, retired as LT COL and live in Peoria, AZ, where he now flies for Delta Air Lines. They have three children, Tyler (at Villanova), Micaela 13, and Keira 11. We are still playing bridge, going on day trips around the area and try to see our kids and grandkids whenever we can! - November 2017 We might try to come to the reunion depending when it is. Thanks much, Neil - November 2017 Last heard about Neil was from picture of he and his wife, Circa 2003
Activities Play, Devotions Committee,
Hockey, Found by Tom (deceased), May 2008: Apparently John L. now goes by Jack. His wife Barbara is also listed. They have lived there a long time as this is the same address as in our 25 year reunion brochure in 1973. I think I've located John Humphreys in Atlanta. Using Google I've found a Dr. John L. Humphreys there. Our John was the son of a physician and this John is listed as an opthamologist, having graduated from the Med School at the U. of Pittsburgh 52 years ago. That sounds about the right vintage. Address is 2255 Shasta Way Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30345. June 2001 - Jack's wife's name is "Curly" and is also his secretary. From 1958 Reunion Newsletter: JOHN HUMPHREYS, Capt., US Army. Attended Denison University ‘48‑‘52, Pitt Medical School ‘52‑‘56. Interned at Blodgett Memorial Hosp., Grand Rapids, Mich. Married Barbara Mooers (MtL ‘54). Stationed now at Aschoffenburg, Germany. Hq. Bty, 1st Obs. Last Revision: October 22, 2024 |
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CHARLES
August,
2001: For
the
past
20
years
I
have
been
getting
to
Colonel
Brooks
Tavern
along
with
quite
a
few
other
jazz
fans
to
hear
the
Federal
Jazz
Commission
play.
One
of
the
regulars
just
got
a
digital
camera
and
took
quite
a
few
pictures
including
one
of
Pat
and
me.
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you
can
see
the
majority
of
the
attendees
are
about
the
same
vintage
as
the
Class
of
1948.
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Enlind, Arlington,
Virginia
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JEAN
HELEN
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Alice
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