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June 22, 2015
A Belated Happy Father’s Day
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Hello Classmates, Schoolmates and Friends:
In this edition: Bert Barr ’62, Dale Bullock ’62, Dave Clement SV60, Judy Cloud-Metcalf ’62, Ron
Collins ’60, Jerry Cook ’58, Gary Cullen SV69, Chet Curtis SV60, Paul Dacey SV49, Dan
Danielson ’57, Claudia Downs-Parker ‘63Kathy Driscoll-Ottarson '61, Glenn Dyson ’66, Linda
Etheridge-Rich ’62, Beverly Federigi HH63, Rick Feger ’62, Vern Gebhardt ’63, Jim Gleaves ’60,
Grace Guinane-Manning ’66, Shirley Harris-Radder ’61, Tony SV62 & Patricia ‘62 HewesHughes, Mike Houston ‘61, Joe Illing ’61, Karl Jacque ’60, Brenda “BJ” Johnson-Green ’64,
Marilyn Phillips-Albro ’70, Ron Rhodes ’62, Brendan Riley ’63, Ted Roberts ‘67, Glenn Savoy
’62, Suzanne Starrett-Noonan HH64, Carolyn Vecchio-Brown ’60, John Walsh SV51, and Helen
Zundel-Willms ’58.
HH = Hogan HS SV = St. Vincent’s HS SP = St. Patrick’s HS FF = Former Faculty
G = Guest VJC = Vallejo JC SCC = Solano Community College
Year Only (ie: ’60) = Vallejo High School
Index
This ‘n’ That ............................................................................................................... 2
The Mailbag .............................................................................................................. 6
Apache Review of Arts by John Parks ‘52 ................................................................. 19
On the Sidelines ........................................................................................................ 23
Paperback Writer....................................................................................................... 24
Postcard Pals ............................................................................................................ 28
A Stroll Down History Lane........................................................................................ 32
This Weeks Newbies ................................................................................................. 34
In Memoriam ............................................................................................................. 34
The Last Word ........................................................................................................... 35
MU Calendar of Upcoming Events ............................................................................ 39
Public Service Announcements ................................................................................. 40
Addendums ............................................................................................................... 41
The Fine Print ............................................................................................................ 47
Apaches Forever T-Shirt Order Form ........................................................................ 50
Living Tree Memorial Park Order Form ..................................................................... 51
This ‘n’ that:
A belated Happy Father’s Day to all you dads and granddads out there. And a
sincere thank you to those who sent me e-cards and messages. That was sweet
and I appreciate it.
Here’s a Father’s Day Tribute from Ron Collins ’60. I think I’ll let him speak for all
of us as he remembers his “Pop.”
A Tribute to Pop Collins on Father's Day
They called him "Tex," a proud man with a quiet sensitive nature. He was
my father. One of the many men and women of his generation that struck
out for California in the "thirties."
He was going to "lay claim" to the promised land. What he founded or
created was success beyond belief... a good home and family with plenty of
friends.
No more going hungry as a tenant farmer near a stretch of the Red River
bottom-land called Horseshoe Bend, Texas.
Dad was shaped by his experiences. I used to watch him work and
believed that was the best carpenter God made, and I was happy to be his
son. He made me feel good because he was talented and smart. It
seemed he could do anything.... shape anything with his mind... with his
hands.
But it didn't take long to figure out that those carpenter talents somehow
didn't get passed along to me. That's why I spent so much time watching
him. And instead of joining him in his work, my job was to pass to him the
right tool. Pop would say, "Now Ronnie, you divide the difference when
seeing that this board has space on each side." Well, naturally, I was
supposed to know what that meant, right? That was Pop, always "dividing
the difference!" OK, so he was a little technical to his son.
My feeling is that his generation literally built California and made America
what it is today. For that, and for all his generation, we are deeply
grateful. And it should be said about Pop; he passed the torch for a new
generation. He has done a good job. And that's all he wanted to do
anyhow. No matter what he did, he wanted to do a good job!
One more thing, Pop, I'm going to keep those tools of your trade....the tool
of honesty, the tool of sharing, the tool of kindness and the tool of love
for family. Thank you for these tools you left for me Pop. These tools will
be put to good use. They will forge my prayers. Prayers that will be sent to
you. Prayers to enable you to keep on building that Promised Land you
started on earth.
Keep the dream Pop; the dream that you began--that dream of preparing a
better place for yourself and your family. You'll be "dividing the difference"
in heaven Pop.
Rest for a while, then begin-your-mighty-work!
From your son, Ronnie
Thanks for that, Ron. While my dad wasn’t much on using tools, he did manage
to influence me in many ways including my love for gardening. My father was a
very educated and bright man and his biggest influence on me was that he
emphasized the importance of “Education.” He constantly beat it into my head
that I needed to go to college in order to better myself. He certainly wasn’t
enamored by my love of football, but between football and his insistence, I
somehow managed to get my degree and it made all the difference. Also, my
father had a great tenor/baritone voice, while I have just a passable voice, good
enough to play character roles in musicals. My dad’s voice was strong and
steady… just like him.
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Mini Reunion of Vallejoans in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho
There are several people from the Vallejo area living in and around
Coeur d’ Alene. My classmate Glenn Savoy ’62, has arranged a little
get together luncheon on June 30 at 1 p.m. at Taanen’s Deli located at
the corner of Prairie Ave. and Wayne Blvd. (1 block East of
Government Way) in Hayden, ID.
The following people (and their significant others) have been invited
to attend, but if you know of other’s from Vallejo (or the area) who
might be interested invite them to come to this no-host luncheon.
Jim ’60 & Donna Yep-Gleaves ’61
Jim Tibbetts ’64
Beverly Federigi HH63
Frank ’62 & Stephanie Metcalf
Al ’62 & Linda ‘62 Rasler-Robertson
Bob Tibbetts ’62
Pam Branch-Pratt ’64
Mike Connolly SV63
Glenn Savoy ’62
Coeur d’ Alene, ID
Medical Lake, WA
Coeur d; Alene, ID
Coeur d’ Alene, ID
Rathdrum, ID
Spokane, WA
Coeur d’ Alene, ID
Hayden, ID
Post Falls, ID
You’re encouraged to bring your high school yearbook and/or any
other memorabilia. For more info call Glenn Savoy (208) 777-9796
From: Beverly Federigi HH63
Oh Harry, this sounds great and I would love to attend, unfortunately I work on that day
and my oldest son is also flying in from California. Please ask them to keep me on the
list for future gatherings. I will contact Glenn the beginning of the week...
I didn't know so many of us lived here. Just went to “Car d'Alene” last night, it is the
Classic Car cruise that they have here every year, and as they drove by I wondered if
any of the Vallejoans that write in the Monday Update about their classic cars were
cruisin’ right in front of me. There were 900 entrants to the event...it was amazing
watching them, I swear I went back in time.
Thanks again for including me...
...
I’m growing a little weary of working on this
project so this will be the final opportunity to
purchase a brick paver in the Living Tree
Memorial Park until next year. I have enough
orders now to place an order so this is LAST
CALL. If you want to order a brick it’ll have to
be this week. If, and when, we place future
orders the price will go up from the current
$50 per paver to reflect the cost increase from
Laser Impressions. When we began this
project the bricks cost about $25 each and
now the cost, with shipping and taxes is around $37 which cuts into
the amount we can donate. I’ve spoken with the VHS Hospitality
Academy to see if they want to be the recipient of this largess, in
return for maintaining the Park. She’ll get back to me. The order
form is on page 51 of this MU.
...
Also it will be a long while, if ever, that I order more Apaches Forever
shirts. I have 19 shirts remaining in stock so if you want a shirt send
me an email ([email protected]) before you send in the order form
to make sure I still have the size you’re requesting.
Mens: 1-large; 5-XL; 1-2XL; 1-3XL; 1-4XL
Womens: 5-L; 5-2XL
You can find the order form on page 50 of this MU.
I recently spoke with our Last Apache Scholarship recipient, Frankie
Arrostuto ’14, and he is on track with his Criminal Justice major at
Napa Valley College.
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Congratulations are in order for Henry “Skeeter” Thorpe ’63. who is
retiring from the Insurance game after 42 years in the business. He’s
taken care of my insurance needs for several years. Good luck to
you, Skeeter. I know you’ll enjoy your retirement. You deserve it.
...
While having their evening dinner together, a little girl looked up at her
father and asked, “Daddy, you're the boss in our family, right?”
The father was very pleased to hear it and confidently replied, “Yes,
my little princess.”
The girl continued, “That's because mommy put you in charge, right?”
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The Mail Bag
From: Jim Gleaves ‘60
In the last MU, Binky Castleberry ’56 asked if anybody
remembered the green house north of hwy. 37 on the bay.
I do indeed remember the green house. My brother LeRoy,
class of 53, and I would walk from Roosevelt Terrace to the
green house and spend the night. We would get up early in
the morning and go out to the pier to fish. I loved spending
that time with my big brother even if we didn’t catch many
fish. Mostly we caught crabs and bullheads but occasionally a striper which we would
proudly take home for dinner.
I’m a little confused… was it a “greenhouse”
or a “green house?”
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From: Vern Gebhardt ‘63
Harry, It was really happy to read that Joe Rapisarda is doing so well, has a wonderful
family and has been married for fifty years. It doesn’t surprise me. Joe was my idol at
Vallejo High. He would always remember to say “hi” and
call you by your first name. I’m not sure how he remembered all of the names, but he
had that gift.
I also had the opportunity to play football with Joe my first year at Vallejo J.C. He was
an outstanding athlete in H.S. and at the J.C. level.
If Joe is reading this, I just want to say thanks Joe for showing me the way to establish
positive relationships. You were always someone I spoke about throughout my
teaching and coaching career.
Thanks Joe,
Vern, I’m with you… you can count me among those who idolized and
looked up to Joe. As far as the 1963 football season at VJC, we had
some damn good football players… just not enough of them
Seated: Bob Duncan ‘62, Don Hughes ’61 & Bob Kelly ’62. Kneeling: Coach Ted
Gebhardt, HD, Scott Piller ’62 & unknown. Standing: Jim Stewart SV62, Charlie
Gebhardt ’61, Joe Rapisarda ’61, Vern Gebhardt ’63 and Mike Cox ’62.
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From: Glenn Dyson ‘66
Harry, after reading the initial diatribe of Ms. Hollister ‘65, I became painfully aware that
I have been woefully derelict in my lack of any financial support for VHS, regardless
that I graduated in 1966.
I have given, over the last 40 years, fairly generously to my University, Cal-Poly SLO
and also my graduate school, Fontbonne University, Clayton (St. Louis) Mo. and to my
fraternity, Alpha Gamma Rho, but I have never given even a dime to any VHS
scholarship fund to my regret! I am pledging now that this will change. I do not want to
give to VHS to a specific fund or class, but to a general scholarship that will go to a
well deserving student. I would also suggest that scholarships should be given to as
many as can be, whereas there is a tangible benefit to the student, and not just a
token! I'm hoping that you can point me in the right direction.
Other than that, I hope your cataract surgery is healing, albeit slowly and that your
vision is improving, be thankful you have no other afflictions, you old "aiya"! When I
wake up each morning, and very thankful that I do, I lay there checking each
appendage to make sure they are still attached and if I'm still breathing! HaHaHa!
Glenn, since the School Board took away our symbol, the Apache, we
might think about a recurring scholarship we can call The Spirit of
the Apache and give it to a student who best exemplifies that “spirit”.
We can have candidates write an essay on what The Spirit of the
Apache is and have a committee of VHS alums look it over and make
the decision based on 1) Academics; 2) School involvement (sports,
band, student leadership etc.); 3) Need; and 4) the Essay. What do
you think of that?
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From: Gary Cullen SV69
Harry, per your request... "I’d be interested in hearing from other classes who may
have been making donations quietly with no fanfare"...I submit the following. No fanfare
intended, just a sincere gratitude for those who helped our class
sustain our goal.
"To honor our friend and classmate Dan Donahue, the SV Class
of 69, proudly established the Dan Donahue ~ SV Class of 69
Community Service Award six years ago to honor Dan's legacy
and service to his community. Due to the generosity of
classmates, friends, and local service groups, especially the
Vallejo Executive Lion's Club, our fund has grown to over
$50,000 allowing us to award seven $1000. cash awards in the
last five years, and hopefully perpetuate d future awards
to SPSV students who best exemplify Dan's passion for serving his community of
Vallejo.
Anyone wishing to donate to the fund may send their check to:
Dan Donahue / SV '69 Community Service Award
Development Office
St. Patrick- St. Vincent High School
1500 Benicia Road
Vallejo, CA 94591
Dan, was a very nice guy. I’d actually forgotten that he had passed
away.
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From: Ron Rhodes ‘62
I did a Google search on VHS62.com, and much to my surprise there is a note from
Google: "This site may be hacked". The information from Google strongly
recommends the site not be visited! Just thought you would like to know if hadn't
already heard.
Ron, I don’t know what to tell you… I asked our web master Bill
Strong ‘62, to offer some advice. He said that even if it was hacked,
there is nothing that anyone could gain from it. Pretty much all there
is on the site are current and back Monday Updates which are
available on the web anyway. About the only precautions I take on
line are not to open any links or attachments that I am unsure of…
even then, the way things are, you aren’t safe. What can you do?
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From: Ted Roberts ‘67
Harry, perhaps you can pass this info on to the Curtis family. Please let them know to
contact the American Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345 and to inquire about Hope
Lodge. I do not believe that there is actually a Hope Lodge in the Palo Alto area,
however where they do not actually have Lodges, they often have arrangements with
hotels and they either pick-up the tab, or provide very low cost living places for families
who are supporting another family members treatment.
It might also be good for them to look into the Leukemia - Lymphoma Society. If there
are any problems with his treatment plan, they will have info that will be very helpful.
Actually Harry, if you could just remind everyone that if they or a family member is
fighting cancer that they should call the ACS. They have so many programs from free
rides to and from doctor’s appointments, to make-up and wigs for ladies undergoing
breast cancer treatments. All of the American Cancer Society benefits are free to the
patients and their families as they are all paid for by Relay for Life.
Thank you for the great advice. I forwarded the info to Chet Curtis
and am printing is here for the MU “family.”
From: Chet Curtis SV60
Harry, thank you! Greatly appreciated!
Yassou!
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From: Jerry Cook ‘58
Just watched some of the best surfing ever,
congrats to winner Owen Wright from Lennox
Head, NSW (where son Tim and grandson
Dylan also live and surf), The video clip is of
the surf pro competition held at
Cloudbreak/Tavarua/Fiji you might like to click
into and see. I surfed there in 1990 with a
group of surfers from Maui for 2 weeks…
superb waves..
Contributed by Donna Wiggin-Barth ‘58
Live - 2015 Fiji Pro - WSL
If you’re a surfing fan, you’ll want to click on the link and see what a
perfect Ten is in the Surfing world. Amazing really.
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From: Glenn Dyson ‘66
Harry, a few comments about Wisconsin. When I worked for Anheuser Busch from
1986 through 1996, I was responsible for their (at that time) largest Barley Malting
Facility in Manitowoc, WI as the Regional Engineer. Whenever I was in town, after
work some of the management and I would hit a bar or two for cheese curds, deep
fried smelts and beer. Great food! In addition, you can find fried walleye fish and lake
perch in almost any town at any decent restaurant.
By the way, you can take a car ferry from Manitowoc over to Traverse City in Michigan
if you want a little change of venue… great cherries and some real crafty/artsy
attractions. Now, If you make it as far as Door County, which is the real attraction, you
need to go to Egg Harbor and stay. They have great Friday and Saturday night fish
boils… man the fish is fantastic, again perch and walleye, also a great area for the
Door County Cherry Festivals. Also many, many places for antiquing, shopping for
handmade crafts, sightseeing and art. It's a beautiful time of the year in late August early September.
I concur with flying in to Milwaukee. There are also two "World Class," and I do mean
"World Class," German restaurants there. Truly the very, very best. So a dinner in
Milwaukee may be on your to do list also! So here I am, having never lived in
Wisconsin, worked there a lot, and enjoyed it a lot! By the way, don't forget Baraboo,
WI, this is where the Ringling Circus summers each year. The call this area this
Wisconsin Dells, beautiful. Enjoy your trip!
Glenn, I love fish, but the “frau” doesn’t… so guess what we’re not
going to do? LOL. Also, we’ll probably fly into Minneapolis/St. Paul
and bypass Milwaukee entirely. But, anyway, thanks for the “heads
up.” Right now we plan on spending one night in Manitowoc.
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From: Brenda “BJ” Johnson-Green ‘64
Re: Rachel Dolezal, President, NAACP Spokane Chapter
Speaking about self identifying oneself. I heard about this the other day and did a bit of
reading again. I don't have a problem with her passing as black. That's her business. I
have a problem with the fraud and deception.
That's a lot of what I based my comments on. Since that time I've been
hearing more and more about this self-identification nonsense. Okay, if
you're mixed race or ethnicity, and want to favor one side over the other
that's fine (my children are half Greek but they consider themselves
Greek). But just picking and choosing without any basis except for
preference is sheer nonsense.
Brenda responds…
Kind of figured that was what you were referencing. That young woman has a lot of
issues that are manifesting. Her blackness is just the tip of the iceberg.
And here is the most recent news on the issue…
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Rachel Dolezal resigned as president of the NAACP's
Spokane chapter Monday amid a furor over racial identity that erupted after her
parents came forward to say she has been posing as black for years when she is
actually white.
She was also fired from her adjunct teaching position at Eastern
Washington University, among other things.
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From: Paul Dacey SV49
Dear Harry,
Carol Lyons and you made my day with your kind words and memories. My thanks to
the both of you.
Paul, my old departed friend Dante Magnani used to say “God loves
the truth.”
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From: Bert Barr ‘62
For you jazz types that might be up here for Lacey Jazz Festival held at St Martin's
University. From June 26-28 you might want to catch our act.
On June 23 the Uptown Swing & Jazz Band will be performing at Skansie Brothers
Park in Gig Harbor,Washington from 6:30—8:00 p.m.
Band: Bert Barr/Rose Marie Barr/Dave Brown/Candace Brown/Andy Hall
Hope you can be there.
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I asked Mike Houston, why he was starting his fund raising campaign so
early since the race isn't until September, three months away…
From: Mike Houston ‘61
Harry, the people running this ride are having a fund raising contest for the month of
June and I think I may have a chance to win a prize. I have already raised about $2500
this month and was hoping that the MUers could give me a boost so if you could run
the link one more week I would really appreciate it. Thanks,
Okay, now I get it. I’m asking our readers to support Mike in his ride
from San Francisco to Los Angeles to raise funds for the fight against
Arthritis. It’s easy to donate, just get out your credit card and click
on the link below. It’ll take you right to Mike’s page.
Here's the direct link to my site to make a donation:
http://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?iev
ent=1121403&supId=398649231&extSiteType=1
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From: Marilyn Phillips-Albro ‘70
Judy Romero Herkins ‘70, celebrating her retirement from VCUSD after 34 years, with
some 1970 classmates.
Seated: (L-R) Tina Tenty-Halford, Judy Romero-Herkins, Jim Monaghan, Marcia
Seames-Blackmon. Standing: Marilyn Phillips-Albro, Toni Pacheco, Dee Azure,
Mabel Rouse, Rosie Umipig-Caballero, Lilia Moises, Helena Cruz.
It was a great celebration!
I’ll bet it was… but why weren’t Ramona Bishop and Hazel Wilson in
attendance. Congratulations Judy, on your successful escape. Free
at last, free at last… great God almighty she’s free at last! LOL.
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From: Linda Etheridge-Rich ‘62
I’ve really been enjoying Joe Illing’s entertaining and evocative contributions over the
past several weeks. His La-La Land narrative vividly reminded me of that thirst for
adventure we felt so intensely during our high-school years. Who among us never had
the desire to kick over the traces and do as we pleased, consequences be damned?
Not that we ever thought there would actually be consequences, because teenage
brains don’t work that way. And in the extremely unlikely event of some tiny thing going
wrong, our parents would take care of it. That was, in our eyes, one of their two
primary functions. The other was to do their damnedest to keep us from having any fun
whatsoever. (This was a task at which my parents excelled, by the way. I had not a
single adventure until I finished college, married, and moved to Hawaii, at which point I
began making up for lost time with the able collaboration of my husband.)
The last carefree summer before shouldering the yoke of college studies is a classic
coming-of-age theme, and Joe does it full justice with his account of his and Ray’s
Oregon expedition. I read it with special interest because, while I remember Joe
slightly from Mr. Kelker’s Spanish 3 class, I remember Ray a lot better. Ray and I
became rivals in Mr. Simpson’s Spanish 2 class (Ray was a junior and I was a
sophomore; I don’t recall Joe being in that class, but he might have been), and
throughout the 1959-60 school year, whenever tests or quizzes were returned to us, I’d
hear a low but insistent query from the row behind mine: “What did you get?” And since
Spanish was one of my best subjects, I typically matched him point for point – or even
beat him. Our rivalry diminished the following year in Mr. Kelker’s class, but I still
remember the satisfaction I felt when I came out ahead. So thanks, Joe, for the
memories.
Yo no habla Espanol. Maybe “un poquito” and a few swear words.
That’s all I got out of living in San Antonio for 5 years.
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From: Tony SV62 & Patricia ‘62 Hewes-Hughes
Just a quick update on our grandson, Derek Hughes, and his baseball accomplishments. He was invited to the Dodgers team championship at Dodgers Stadium on
June 7th, and won his age division (7-8 year old ). We're exceptionally proud of his
skills and manner of which he has handled his baseball success. He will now be
placed in with all major league champions for the right to go to the finals at this year’s
all-star game in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Also the day before his Dodger visit he pitched a no-hitter for his all-star team.
Pat, it’s almost funny how you sort of casually mentioned (oh by the
way) “he pitched a no-hitter.” LOL. That’s all really great news and I
really enjoy hearing about the accomplishments of our children and
grandchildren, now that we are relegated to watching from the
sidelines.
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From: Claudia Downs-Parker ‘63
Well, I was the lucky recipient of my grandson's virus! Sure hope you and Sally, or
even Steven didn't get it. Crag has escaped it so far. Poor little Kane was taken to ER
on Monday evening by his parents and he had pneumonia. He's getting better, but this
is the third time he's gotten pneumonia in his young 3 year life! Scary!!!
OMG, you are so mean to be laughing at Steven when he was knocked down by the
wave!! Now I know where Wendy gets it from. She posted a pic of Steven standing in
the shovel of a big excavator and was telling him it was going to scoop him up and all
kinds of crazy things to scare him (not so funny now, you'd have to read it). However,
on both counts, I was laughing out loud too, especially Wendy's tale.
I saw the Update and pics of the Memorial for Bill Coleman. That was a nice
acknowledgement you posted. I'd like to send Carole a card if you'd be so kind as to
forward her address.
I'm actually back to work, but still feel like poop, so will hang low for one more
weekend, then we're off to Oregon for a few days to visit with some friends near
Reedsport, then on to a family reunion near Long Beach, Washington. After we return
we'll plan a weekend dinner with you and Sally.
Sally and I managed to dodge that particular bullet. Sorry that Kane
had to go through all that. Have a great time in Oregon/Washington
and we’ll see you when you get back. I’m sure Carole would
appreciate a card or two. I had lunch with her last week at Truffle
Berries. Here’s her address:
Carole Starrett-Coleman
748 Oak Brook Dr.
Vacaville, CA 95687
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From: Dale Bullock ‘62
Milt Howton ’61, was not only driven on the football field but was a terror on the sand
lot. He played class A fast pitch softball. Buster Posey has nothing on Milt. He was a
rock of a catcher. If you tried to score on him when he had the ball… Good Luck. He
would guard home plate like a mama lion. 95% of the time you would not make it. He
was amazing.
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From: Judy Cloud-Metcalf ‘62
Hi hd.... Jim Easter ‘59 and I are well and happy. Packing up our RV and heading off
too Grants Pass, Oregon for the horse races. Cross your fingers for “Secret Second
Chance” and “Jazzing Nibbler” to at least make the final trials.
Our best to all. Thank you, hd, for all of the hard work you put into this wonderful
weekly memory collage... you bring joy to us all.
And most of all thank you dear Sally for putting up with hd
Hmpf!
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From: Grace Guinane-Manning ‘66
Would you please forward my email address to Chet, our families have been friends for
many years, we lost track of each other until his Uncle Jim passed away in 2013. We
exchanged business cards and were going to get together for lunch and unfortunately I
lost his card. Please tell him Tom (Guinane), Grace and Susan would like to get in
touch with him.
…and so I did.
From: Chet Curtis SV60
Thanks Harry! Tom Guinane went to Saints with my Cousin, Jim Bender. Tom retired
from the CHP. His Brother Bob was with Vallejo Fire Department his entire career. They
were all best friends with Andy Myer who retired from Vallejo Police Department and
still lives in Vallejo. Bob passed away a few years ago. Jim Bender passed away 2
years ago after a fall. They would all be in their mid 80's now.
I'll reach out to the Family this week. God bless!
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Shirley Harris-Radder ’61 has been trying to make a donation to the
Mare Island Museum and it isn’t proving to be as easy as she’d like.
She called the Museum and received this email message.
From: Manager, M.I Museum
Please send me the picture of the wire sculpture you called me about today.
Bldgs 51,53,55 were built in 1857 and were Daniel Turner buildings. He was the civil
engineer that came with Farragut to build on Mare Island. The museum building was
finished in 1855, and another Daniel Turner building. There was an earthquake in
1898that damaged many of the original buildings, as they were built from un-reinforced
masonry. On top of that, much of Mare Island has a lot of land fill. Brick buildings aren't
too good in earthquake country, especially not on land fill. Those buildings were by
waterfront, so probably on land fill. They had a lot of earthquake damage, and so were
demolished in late 1970's. Flag loft was there, some portions of fire department in early
years in Bldg 53, and Flag/sail loft were upstairs. Some factions of Electrical Shop were
also located in these buildings, and then Bldg 866 was built and moved into in 1955 to
place Electrical shop into one location, as opposed to being scattered into several
buildings. When the three buildings were demolished, Bldg 117 was built to replace the 3
buildings. It housed the administration for Electrical Group. Since no shipyard any more,
Bldg 117 houses Global Diving, Weston Solutions, Dimensions (woodworking), and
probably another shop or two.
Did you work in those buildings or somewhere on shipyard? How did you come by the
sculpture, and do you know any stories about it? One thing to put out an interesting
display, but also need to have some kind of history or story about it.
Shirley responds…
You write the 3 buildings were destroyed in the late 70's? I worked in bldg 55 from
1976 to june 1980 and they were standing then. And if my memory serves me, i
worked on Mare Island until 1993, and i do not recall their being demolished during that
time.
The sculpture was originally given to a local attorney as payment for legal work from an
artist with little money. When the attorney remodeled his office, i told his wife that i
admired it and it was given to me. It’s been hanging in my living room for over 20
years.
Harry, can you see why I'm a little
hesitant? Those buildings were NOT
destroyed in the late 70's!!!!
I want to ensure this piece of art goes
to the right place.
By the way....I have a binder of all of
my '52's (personnel assignments) and
checked the dates of where/when I worked... so I know those buildings were not
destroyed then.
Bad photo as it was taken at night...it is about 6 feet wide and 4 feet tall
On another subject: Vivian Mullen-DeCarlo SV62 ate at Truffle Berries on Thursday...
said the soup was to die for! We are going there for lunch on Tuesday... be sure to
bring my Apache shirt.
Okay, Shirley, I’ll see you there. Regarding your wall sculpture: I
forwarded your email to Ken Zadwick who runs the museum. Let me
know if and when he gets back to you. If not, you can always contact
Jim Kern, Director of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum. (he
reads the MU), I’m sure they can find a place for it.
...
From: Dan Danielson ‘57
The June Show for our model railroad society is scheduled for next weekend (Jun 27 &
28).
Address: 645 Loring Avenue, 2nd Floor,
Crockett CA 94525
Hours of Operation:
The club is open for visiting, (with the exception
of holidays), on:
Every Wednesday from 7 pm to 10 pm
Every Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm
Every first & third Saturday of the month
Contact Information: 510-787-6703
If you are not able to attend, the attachment has lots of links to photos taken at the
club, etc, and I thought that you might be interested in taking a look at them.
Click here: CMRS or copy and paste: http://cmrstrainclub.org/
I hope that you enjoy looking at our website even if you cannot come to the show.
Thanks,
...
Little boy: “Daddy, how much does it cost to get married?”
Father: “I don't know son, I'm still paying.”
The Apache Review of Arts
.... ”If you hear hoof beats you should probably
think horses, not zebras.”
By John Parks
"
BELATED FATHERS DAY! ---- Here's a good song to celebrate it with: Patches, by
Clarence Carter. Hear it now right
here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvfsfS6NVUc
DAYTIME STRAIT
NIGHTTIME STRAIT
Note the “daytime or nighttime” phrase in the lyrics to this SONG OF THE
WEEK: the original 1961 version of, If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody”,
in waltz time, by James Ray. Enjoy it again now, 54 years later!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOuzo86PnAw
MOVIETONE NEWS ---- This is one of the best films I've
seen in a long time. I think the leading lady and the film
itself should be nominated for Academy Awards. It's based
on true experiences in the life of Vera Brittain as a young,
aspiring Englishwoman with strong character during, and
just after, World War One. A heavy story, but so beautifully
told. It's still relevant today.
VALLEJO'S PREVAILING WINDS --- from the West were also in evidence
back then, blowing dark smoke from
the steam ship towards the East.
credit Tracy Valline
WHAT IF YOU COULD ---- see American Pharaoh and Secretariat (at his best) race at
Belmont? Well, you can! Just follow this link watch it! But first, PLACE YOUR BET!
http://deadspin.com/this-is-what-it-would-look-like-if-american-pharoah-rac1709988755?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_facebook&utm_source=deads
pin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
RASPBERRIES ----- About 4 years ago I put a black raspberry plant in a small section
of my garden that is surrounded by concrete -- so that its eventual spreading could be
contained. It has spread nicely in that area and is currently peaking out in its
production of berries for this year. It's amazing how quickly bare stems leaf out in the
spring, then white blossoms appear, and now the fruit ripens! Just one problem: the
thorns are a real nuisance. I encourage you gardeners to get some going, but buy a
thorn-less variety.
It is raining on the house
of Anne Frank
and on the tourists
herded together under the shadow
of their umbrellas,
on the perfectly silent
tourists who would rather be
somewhere else
but who wait here on stairs
so steep they must rise
to some occasion
high in the empty loft,
in the quaint toilet,
in the skeleton
of a kitchen
or on the map—
each of its arrows
a barb of wire—
with all the dates, the expulsions,
the forbidding shapes
of continents.
And across Amsterdam it is raining
on the Van Gogh Museum
where we will hurry next
to see how someone else
could find the pure
center of light
within the dark circle
of his demons.
“It Is Raining on the House of Anne Frank”
by Linda Pastan
VALLEJO YACHTS! ---
credit Jimmy Smith
IN THE HEART OF OLD-TOWN FAIRFAX, VA --- I recently tried this new restaurant called Le
Mediterranean Bistro, run by a Moroccan family.
A little pricey, but an excellent dinner. I had a
creamed vegetable soup (about the tastiest I've
ever had) and their chicken pastilla -- sort of
shredded chicken with spices and a few veggies
in a light pastry pocket. I liked it a lot.
AS FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEE ---- I just received a
message related to that news story about millions of
Government personnel records being compromised. In part,
this is what it said: “We are sorry to report that hackers in China
have gotten into some medical records of current and former
Govern-ment workers and were able to find some of your
medical files, including this image”.
“Loops are everywhere!”
John
[email protected]
John, my number 2 son, Jason, is heading your way. He’s flying out to
DC on July 7. No, it’s not for business… but rather for pleasure, and if
you know Jason, you’ll know just what that means. Why do women
make us do the weirdest things? Never mind… forget it… I already
know the answer. Anyway, I’ve suggested that he take her to the
Kellari Taverna Greek restaurant where we went last October. I was
a really good (albeit expensive) meal. That was a fun evening that we
shared with you and my football buddy Tony and his wife Georgetta.
A drunk walked into a bar and said to the bartender,
"Give me a word that contains all the vowels and I'll buy the house a drink."
The bartender replied, "Did you say that facetiously?"
The drunk opened his wallet and said, "Unquestionably."
...
On the Sidelines
Jeff Gordon and NASCAR are taking the Father’s Day weekend off before coming to the Sonoma Raceway on June 28 for
the Toyota Save Mart 350. Jeff took time to visit the former Springstowne Middle
School where he attended as a youth. He participated in a question and answer
session and signed autographs.
Jeff is trailed by a crowd of fans
following a question-and-answer
session at the former Springs-towne
Middle School, where e attended,
during a hometown appearance
on Saturday.
...
CC Sabathia (3-7, ERA 5.31) Last Thursday, against the
Marlins, CC was pulled after 6 innings with the score tied 3 to 3.
The Yankees went on to score 6 more runs but it was another
no-decision outing for Sabathia who gave up 3 earned runs on 5
hits with 7 strikeouts.
...
Okay, Readers, send in that little short story, essay, poem, remembrance or whatever, you always
thought deserved to be published and we’ll use it in Paperback Writer..
“Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book?
It took me years to write, will you take a look?”
Paperback Writer
Hitch Hiking, Hypnosis and Cave Junction … Part 3
by
Joe Illing ‘61
——————–
Word of Ray’s triumph spread like wild fire. The boys of Cave Junction welcomed us as
true California beatniks, according us all honors to which such oddities were entitled …
which amounted to safe passage while in town, something we both
wholeheartedly endorsed.
When John came back to the cafe, he brought a couple of acquaintances with him.
One was a Paul Bunyan-sized logger, ironically named Paul, who
was recovering from a chain saw accident that had nearly amputated
his right leg. The other was Melvin, a diesel mechanic with several
missing teeth, overalls and a greasy black cap.
Paul was massive,
fit and friendly
These two fellows, having nothing better to do, took us out to a littleused city park not far from town, surrounded by Siskiyou Mountain
wilderness. Generous to a fault, they gave us food, a flashlight, a tarp and just about
everything else a couple of hitch-hiking beatniks might need for home-style comfort.
They checked-up on us frequently and treated us like younger brothers. They even
took us out one evening to participate in their favorite pastime, “tire spinning.” This
hobby, if you could call it that, was, if anything, unique. I doubt if anyone else anywhere
in the civilized, or for that matter, uncivilized world embraced it. Certainly the Cave
Junction cops didn’t think much of it as they’d ticketed Paul and Melvin several times
for engaging in it.
As we drove from his shop to a “spinning grounds,” Melvin excitedly exclaimed, “Man!
Last week we went through an entire set of tires! Man, that was wild!”
Ray and I, sitting in the back of the ’52 Chevy looked at each other wondering just what
in the hell we’d gotten ourselves into.
Paul sat in the front passenger, or suicide seat. Flushed
with excitement he turned around and explained, “Yeah!
We’ve lost so many teeth now it’s a wonder this car still
runs!”
A spin in Cave Junction
took on a new meaning
Ray and I looked at each other again, unable to speak, wondering “lost … what?”
We didn’t have to wait long to find out. Suddenly, without warning, we were hurtling at
speed backwards down a quiet residential street. When we reached a point at which
Melvin could no longer control the Chevy, he hit the clutch and shifted into first gear! Or
at least he struggled and fought his way into first accompanied by a boisterous cacophony of grinding gear teeth, which answered our previous question.
Melvin and Paul started whooping and hollering like wild Indians in an old John Wayne
movie. Ray and I sat frozen, like marble statues with over-sized eyes.
When the recalcitrant transmission finally did slip into first, the rear wheels started
screeching and spinning in place while clouds of smoke billowed from beneath the car
and the smell of burning rubber started to permeate the entire neighborhood.
Money going up in smoke!
The car sat back on its rear haunches for about 30 seconds or so, rear wheels
smoking, ready to spring forward like a speedy leopard.
Finally the Chevy jumped forward, skidding from side to side down the street until it
rounded a corner and sped to safe haven behind Melvin’s garage many blocks away.
“Whooeee!” our demented pals yelled. “Whooee! Wasn’t that great. Whooee! That
there was a good un!”
Ray and I tried our best to understand all of this, but found it impossible, or perhaps
inscrutable would be a better way of putting it. In any event, we now knew how they
went through tires so fast. I’m sure the tire shop proprietor loved them!
Of course these were but mere diversions from our primary objective in Cave Junction,
our scientific inquiries into hypnotic phenomena.
Although Ray never managed to get me to a point of sleep and forgetfulness, he was
able to get some surprising results. For example, one afternoon he was working on
strengthening my right arm. He’d gotten it to a stage where I could feel the strength
coursing through it … a tingling sensation similar to what you feel after your arm has
gone to “sleep.”
It simply throbbed with strength. I felt like “Popeye the Sailorman”, but we couldn’t find
anything to really test it on! We needed to know if it had actually gained in strength to
any measurable degree, or not. But how exactly to do that?
That’s when Paul and Melvin drove in. It was as if the spirits of great scientists had
guided them there at that hour.
“Betcha Joe can beatcha!”
Ray was inspired. As soon as they stepped out of their car he
looked at Paul, whose arms were as big, or bigger than my thighs,
and yelled, “Hey! I bet Joe can beat you in arm wrestling!”
As soon as Paul recovered from his astonishment at hearing this improbable
challenge, we sat down at a picnic table, locked right arms in classic arm wrestling
fashion, and waited for Ray’s countdown, “3 – 2 – 1 – GO!”
In a split second I banged Paul’s arm down on the table hard! It was as if I were
wrestling a ten year old girl!
Ray shouted triumphantly. I kept quiet, not wanting to push my luck. Paul and Melvin
just looked at each other in utter disbelief!
We quickly explained how we’d managed such a far-fetched feat, and assured them
we’d not mention it to another living soul … much to Paul’s relief.
I don’t think they really understood what the hell we were doing, figuring it was all just
some kind of weird beatnik thing out of California.
But we’d only begun with our rigorous investigation into the studies of one Franz Anton
Mesmer whose work morphed into mesmerism, or as it’s more popularly known,
hypnotism.
Herr Mesmer, the father
of “animal magnetism”
Next we’d see just how deeply hypnotized we could get Ray. The
results we’re truly mind-boggling … and accurately recorded with
painstaking, scientific methodology.
——————–
Coming next! Hitch-hiking, Hypnosis and Cave Junction … Part 4. Don’t miss the
next exciting adventurelet!
...
Tales of Truth Entwined
The vicissitudes of life are experienced by all
including whom to reveal those tales of truth
entwined
Moments of life come blissfully fast
thinking this is life itself
only to be reminded by time
that pleasure is found
but not always all around
There is created a special fond place
in the mind
where those experiences rest
until excited memory
reveals
they can be found again lived
Ron Collins ‘60
...
Three siblings, all successful, agreed to a Sunday dinner in their honor of
their parents anniversary.
"Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad," gushed Son No. 1. “Sorry I'm running
late. I had an emergency at the hospital with a patient, you know how it is,
and I didn't have time to get you a gift."
"Not to worry," said the father. "Important thing is we're all together
today."
Son No. 2 arrived. "You and Mom look great, Dad. I just flew in from LA
between depositions and didn't have time to shop for you."
"It's nothing," said the father. "We're glad you were able to come."
Just then the daughter arrived. "Hello and happy anniversary! Sorry, but my
boss is sending me overseas and I was really busy packing so I didn't have
time to get you anything."
After they had finished dessert, the father said, "There's something your
mother and I have wanted to tell you for a long time. You see, we were
really poor, but we managed to send each of you to college.Through the years
your mother and I knew we loved each other very much, but we just never
found the time to get married."
The three children gasped and said, "WHAT? You mean we're bastards?"
"Yep", said the father, “Cheap ones too!"
Contributed by John Walsh SV51
Postcard
Pals
From: Kathy Driscoll-Ottarson '61
Hi Harry, I'm attaching pictures and text of my recent road trip in South Dakota with my
oldest daughter.
I had planned to blog a little each night about the day’s activities, but the days and
nights were very active, I discovered my tablet wasn't conducive to blogging, and was
real picky about when it would or would not take a picture and the smart phone has too
small of print and keys so I just bagged it and did a few facebook pictures.
But now that I'm home I can share a few memories and a ton of
pictures. After Erin's graduation April and I took off for South
Dakota to see all the sites that we hadn't visited on our previous
trip 3 years ago. We home-based at grand-daughter Lindsey's
apartment in Rapid City South Dakota, where I got to spend
some more time with my great grand-son Theo and each day we
would set out to explore.
Day one we did Bear Country, a drive
through Animal Park where you are in the
cage (your car) and the animals roam
around you.
Next the Chapel in the Hills, a beautiful hand built building, no
nails just pegs and joints, done by early Norwegian settlers
Afterwards did some downtown shopping and enjoyed the little
one having his first taste of water fun playing in the fountains in
the town square. Winter finds this area an ice rink.
Day two we set out for Custer State Park to see the bison herd and other wild life and
did the Iron Mountain Highway. This highway is extremely scenic and boasts it is 17
miles long has 314 curves 14 switchbacks, 3 pigtails 3 tunnels, 4 presidents and 2
splits. The 4 presidents refers to the most beautiful views of Mount Rush-more framed
by 2 of the tunnels.
Absolutely the most magnificent view
of Mount Rushmore I've ever seen, and
if I had brought a "real" camera with a
telescopic lens I could show you how
beautiful it was, but neither my tablet
nor my cell phone could focus on the
distant presidents so you will just have
to take my word for it, that is Rushmore
in the background.
Day 3 we did Wall Drug, which I found
disappointing. It was just a big huge
building with a lot of small shops, and
expensive food. Then on to the Badlands National Monument, which has a beauty all
its own. There we saw both mountain goats and mountain sheep high on the high
pinnacles.
On our last day we drove to Devils
Monument. There we saw people
actually doing rock climbing. One
was a 15 year boy and this was
his birthday gift. Not a gift I would
want. Tired, but happy we made
the drive back to Casper that night
with on and off thunder and lightning storms and flash flooding in
many areas that caused us to
change our route.
I flew home the next day, which
gave me a week to get ready
for our annual trip to Steamboat
Rock State Park in Eastern
Washington for some fishing
and real general R&R.
Kathy, Sally and I spent part of our Honeymoon in the Black Hills area
of South Dakota. It’s really quite beautiful and interesting.
...
From: Carolyn Vecchio-Brown ‘60
I feel so blessed that I was able to call Kwajalein
my home for so many, many years, To have
shared it's incredible beauty and lifestyle with so
many special people taught me to love these
beautiful islands, it's people and it's culture. I
have such fondness and respect for the Marshalese and their homeland; both of which are in great
jeopardy due to global warming.
Our home on Kwaj.
Please - the Marshall Islands and it's people deserve our protection! They have earned
it. Let's all work together to do our part in saving them.
.
Lovely, Carolyn…
looks like a real paradise.
...
A blonde woman was speeding down the road in her little red sports
car and was pulled over by a female police officer, who also
happened to be a blonde.
The blonde cop asked to see the blonde’s driver’s license. She dug
through her purse and was getting progressively more agitated.
“What does it look like?” she finally asked.
“It’s square and has your picture on it.”
The driver finally found a square mirror in her purse, looked at it
and handed it to the policewoman. “Here it is,” she said.
The blonde officer looked at the mirror, then handed it back
saying “Okay, you can go. I didn’t realize you were a cop.”
Contributed by Rick Feger ‘62
...
A Stroll Down History Lane…
A place to share your memories…
before they disappear forever.
From: Karl Jacque ‘60
Regarding the lighthouse at the mouth of Mare Island Channel, I used to fish at that
spot from 6:00 am till dark in the Summer, using the Sandy Beach entrance and
walking out on the rickety boards. I remember the lighthouse building was taken to
Elliott Cove and a marina was built there called The Glen Cove Marina, Circa 1955.
My grandfather, Louie Jacque's farm was on the road that went from Glen Cove Road
to Elliott Cove. The cove just West of Glen Cove where Mrs. Stremmel's house
was located. I mentioned that I remember Glen Cove when it was fenced to keep
Mrs. Stremmel's horses. My grandfather built stables at her mansion. I saw
similar fences in Lexington, Kentucky when I attended IBM school there in 1962.
Here is an excellent link which discusses the lighthouse:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carquinez_Strait_Light
Thanks for all the good info, Karl.
...
From: Mike Houston ‘61
Harry, Cisco Lopez's story about the killing on Virginia St. brought back memories of
my youth.
I was in the Virginia Gardens Flower shop getting flowers for a formal DeMolay dance
that we were going to that night. I was with either Kenny Nunn or Ray Lafevere… I
can't remember which, or it might have been both. Anyway we heard that same poppop that Cisco heard as we were about to leave the flower shop. The car that Mr. Sly
was driving sped up the street as we walked out of the shop. We walked out to the
sidewalk and saw the woman and a guy lying on the sidewalk. I believe the woman
was Sly's girlfriend and the guy was her brother and, as I remember reading the pape,r
Sly thought she was cheating and shot both of them. I think she died on the spot
because she looked like the shot hit her heart and stopped bleeding very quickly
because there was just a spot of blood on her blouse and the guy was bleeding
profusely with lots of blood. He was moaning and she was silent.
It's something I will never forget. Quite a disturbing scene. This happened during my
first year of dating Karen. I guess I should have heeded those omens.
From: Brendan Riley ’63
Cisco Lopez wrote last week about a March 17, 1958, murder in his El Dorado and
Georgia St. neighborhood, which also is my neighborhood, and it really brought up
some memories -- pretty faded memories, but I filled in the gaps by going to the library
and reading old newspaper accounts of the crime. Sophie Lampros, 48, was shot five
times in the head and chest with a .22-caliber gun in her home at 615 El Dorado St..
Her husband Manuel, 61, told police he found her body when he made the short walk
home from his Star Market, which he had run since 1925 on the corner of Georgia and
El Dorado streets. The story was on page 1 of the Times-Herald for days, but the case
was never solved, as far as I know. Manuel passed a polygraph test and said he loved
his wife -- even though every one in the neighborhood knew they fought a lot. Manuel
died a couple of years later from a brain tumor, and I recall speculation that the tumor
could have made it possible to pass a polygraph. Several of us kids in the neighbor-
hood were questioned to see if we had seen or heard anything -- because we had
been playing in Indian Alley only a few feet from the back door of the Lampros home
when Sophie was shot. I don't recall that any of us had any useful information to help
solve what remains another Vallejo murder mystery.
...
From: Judy Cloud-Metcalf ‘62
My dear friend, Eileen BellThompson HH64, asked me
to send this to you. Spengers
has been talked about in
some of the past MUs. Photo
is from facebook....
This is Spenger’s Fish
Grotto when it was
located in Benicia, right
off shore near where
the State Park is now.
...
This week’s Newbies
From: Helen Zundel-Willms ‘58
Please add my husband Maynard Willms ‘55 to subscribers.
Thanks,
From: Suzanne Starrett-Noonan HH64
I would like to catch up on the VHS 62 Monday Updates and am sending you my email
per your request. Thanks. [email protected]
The Monday Update also welcomes Judge Paul Dacey ‘49
...
In Memoriam
Noting to report this week.
The Last Word…
For Father’s Day, Sally and I went down to Jason’s The Loft Wine Bar
for dinner. It was quite a pleasant evening, all in all. I’m not much of
a wine drinker, but he also has some excellent beer on tap and I
usually have about half a glass of some kind of dark beer. Good stuff.
I remember the first time I ever had a can of beer. Well, it might not
have been the first time but it was the first time I really enjoyed it. A
few of us were at Stinson Beach on a very hot day with nothing to
drink, when, miracles of miracles, a friend showed up with a six pack
of ice cold beer. I pulled the tab and swigged it down. Damn, it was
good. Been hooked ever since. My real beer drinking, however, took
place in college when, out of sheer boredom, we’d get smashed. Ah,
those were the days… gone forever, eh?
...
Sally was moving things around in
anticipation of the painter and she came
across this slightly beat up turkey. She was
going to throw it away when I rescued the
bird. It only took me moments to figure out
what I would do with it. Many leading
publications give out awards, so I figured
“why shouldn’t the MU?” Therefore, I am
announcing the introduction of THE MELVIN*.
*any resemblance to any person, dead or alive, Is
wholly intentional.
THE MELVIN
This award will be given, as the need arises, to one who exemplifies
the phrase “He’s a real turkey” because, as you can clearly see,
Melvin is a turkey.
...
Now this is what they call a
“cluster” of grapes. My grapes are
slowly getting ripe. I know this
because the birds are already
beginning to eat them. I have
table grapes: Thompson Seedless
and Red Flame. Now all I have to
do is beat the birds to ‘em.
My peaches are also ripe. They’re
not very big but there are sure a
lot of them. I probably should
have thinned them out better. The
Saturn (aka donut) peaches,
which are Sally’s favorites are
now also ripe. My apricots and nectarines are next on the bill of faire.
...
I went in for a routine MRI last Tuesday.
Now, if you’ve never had an MRI you just
don’t know what you’re missing.
First they place you in a narrow tube… if
you are at all claustrophobic this could be a
very unpleasant
experience for you. Word of advice: when
you’re in the tube DO NOT open your eyes or
you’ll feel as if you’re in a coffin with the lid
just a few inches above your face. Anyway,
once you’re in, they turn on the magnets.
The only way I can describe the sound is picture a cadre of crazed
and drunken Eye-talians beating on it with tire irons… yes, it’s that
bad. After about 20 minutes of that, they pull you back out, inject
some sort of dye into your blood stream and stick you in for 10 more
minutes Very unpleasant… but tolerable. I’ve probably had about 10
of these.
I suppose you might want to know why I have to have this test every
couple of years… it’s to make sure that the pituitary tumor I had in
1986 isn’t returning. Yes, it was benign, otherwise I wouldn’t be here
and you wouldn’t be reading this.
...
We’re Number One! We’re Number One! Yea, Us!
American tourists rank among 'worst behaved' in travel poll
A recent poll by Travelzoo has found that American’s behavior while away from home is
the worst overall compared to the British, Chinese, Canadians, and Germans.
This includes the highest percentage of people admitting to urinating in the pool, being
greedy about hotel toiletries, calling in sick to remain at a destination longer, and leaving
without paying the bill.
Okay, I’m guilty of 2 out of 4 of the above… but I’m not telling you
which two.
...
Definition of Chutzpah
Trump officially announces his bid for US president
Is this guy serious? And get this… do you know who he’d like as his
running mate? Oprah Winfrey. I mean, really folks, it doesn’t get any
better than this.
He said: “We need somebody that literally will
take this country and make it great again.”
And he thinks he’s the guy? Go figure.
Trump… YOU’RE FIRED!
I think it’s time that we give him “the bird”,
so the first Melvin Award goes to…
(drum roll please)
…DONALD TRUMP
PLEASE NOTE: I really don’t want to foray too far into politics in the
MU, any more than I already have. It’s just that Donald Trump, albeit
a mult-billionaire, has allowed himself to become a clown, so how can
anyone in their right (or left) mind take him seriously.
...
Well, it’s crying time again…
Sigh…My life will be hell for the next few weeks as Sally (with the
able consultation advice of Loretta Smith-McCracken ’62) has
undertaken to remodel our house which includes: painting, new tile
and carpeting. I’m so depressed. I would prefer a poke in the eye
with a sharp stick to this.
… thanks for starting your Monday with me… hd
Moses raised his hands and eyes toward the heavens and said,
"God, these people You have entrusted to me
Give me such a headache. What should I do?"
God replied, "Carve two tablets and call me in the morning."
...
If your class is having an event within the next year let us know and we’ll keep it posted on the
Calendar.
MU Calendar of Upcoming Events
Date
Event
Place
July 11, 2015
Combined Reunion of the 1980’s & ‘90’s classes from
Vallejo, Hogan & St. Pats hosted by Class of ‘85
Dinner/Dance
Rancho Solano
6:00 p.m.
August 8, 2015
Seventieth Birthday Party
Hogan/Vallejo Combined Class of ’63
Vallejo Yacht Club
5:30 p.m.
VHS Class of ’65 Fifty Year Reunion
August 14, 2015 Warm up
Vallejo Yacht Club
Ausust 15, 2015 Dinner / Dance
Zio Fraedo’s-Vallejo
VHS Class of 1968 65the Birthday Party
Blue Rock Springs
Time
7:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
August 15th
Picnic
11 a.m.
Oct. 3, 2015
VHS Class of ’55 Sixty Year Reunion
Reunion Dinner
TBA
TBA
Oct. 10, 2015
VHS Class of ’60 Fifty-Five Year Reunion
Reunion Dinner
Moose Lodge-Vallejo
TBA
Oct. 10, 2015
Oct. 11, 2015
St. Vincent’s Class of ’65 Fifty Year Reunion
Reunion Dinner
TBA
Brunch
Benicia TBA
TBA
TBA
A husband and wife are staying at a lakefront resort. On one particular
morning a husband returns to the resort after several hours of fishing and
decides to take a nap.
Although not familiar with the lake, his wife decides to take the boat out.
She motors out a short distance, anchors and begins to read her book.
Along comes a game warden in his boat. He pulls up alongside the woman
and says, “Good morning, Ma’am. What are you doing?”
“Reading a book,” she replies, thinking, Isn’t that obvious?
“You’re in a Restricted Fishing Area,” he informs her.
“I’m sorry, officer, but I’m not fishing. I’m reading.”
“Yes, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any
moment. I’ll have to take you in and write you up.”
“If you do that, I’ll have to charge you with sexual assault,” says she.
“But I haven’t even touched you,” says the game warden.
“That’s true, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start
at any moment.”
“Have a nice day, ma’am,” the game warden replied, and he left.
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living in California’s Napa Valley wine country, the artist completed fine art commissions for
many world class wineries. During this exhibit, historic original collector paintings of three
Napa Valley wineries; Robert Mondavi, Beringer Vineyards, and V. Sattui will be offered in a
bid / offer format. This is the first time in over 20 years these collector paintings have been
offered to the public. In addition, a rare signed and dated 1986 Napa Valley Spring Mountain
Vineyards “ Falcon Crest “ framed art poster will be offered by the artist to the highest bidder.
The famous TV program “ Falcon Crest “ aired during the 80‘s and 90‘s. Much of the program
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will also give away one of his original paintings in a special designated raffle.
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Maroon Vineyards is a private award winning boutique winery in the Napa Valley. During this
two day event, General Manager Kelly Darter will be conducting a complimentary tasting of
their outstanding wines. http://maroonwines.com
For more information, please e mail; [email protected] or call 775-345-7682.
...
ADDENDUM ONE:
Reunion and Event
Announcements(Send us your upcoming
events and/or reunions and we’ll post them here
every week until your event.)
The 1980s and ’90s reunion hosted by the Class of ’85 for Vallejo, Hogan and
St. Patrick’s high schools is scheduled for Saturday, July 11, at 6 p.m., at the
Rancho Solano Golf Course in Fairfield.
The 1985 Reunion Committee includes: Lisa Anderson, Angie Henning, Calise
Garrick, Felicia Bayer-Hayes, Darryl Pouncey, Loretta Gaddies, Donald
Williams, and Trish McNeal-Morris. For information, call (707) 280-6496.
Saturday, August 8, 2015
A Blast to the Past…
Vallejo High School
Class of 1955
60 Year Class Reunion!
-SAVE THE DATEOctober 3, 2015
Zio Fraedo’s Restaurant
23 Harbor Way – Vallejo
Premium Buffet. Wide selection of food…$45
Starts at 4:30 p.m. Buffet at 6:30 p.m.
This reunion is for VISITING and REMEMBERING old times!
Invitations will be mailed in August
Carolyn Fleming-Pauley
642-2348
Loueen Messing-Schreiner
642-2740
...
ADDENDUM TWO: Missing Classmates
(Reunion committees: Send me your list if you want it posted here.)
St. Vincent’s High School
Class of 1965
Missing List
Richard Ahern
Cardinelli Barber
Carl Bowlby
Dennis Faria
Gregory Hollister
Patricia Keating (Shaw)
Bernadette Marshall (Webber)
Donna Miller (Fisher)
John O'Donnell
Renee Ramos (Best)
Kathleen Wolden (Einboden)
Send any info about the missing classmates to [email protected].
VALLEJO HIGH SCHOOL
LOST "CLASS OF '55" CLASSMATES AS of Jan, 2015
Key: Last known married name in (parentheses)
Marcia June Anderson
Charlotte (Armstrong) Pringle
Francis Fox Atoigue
Lillie Mae Beauchamp (King)
Leland Katherine Berkeley (Lupton)
Norma Ann Blair (Danley)
Dorothy Lee Brown
Edwin Ray Budd
Betty Marlene Burns (Lee)
Juana Dee Burton
James Byram
Judith V. Cain
Dennis Harrison Carriker
Edward Millard Clark
Helen Louise Cole
Leroy Rene Coleman
Betty Lou Crawford (Decker)
Barbara Jean Dale
Peggy Davis (Smith)
Phillip L. Davis
Carolyn C. Day
Alan Keith Decker
Sam Anthony Dimaio
Henrietta Dixon
Garry Linden Ellyson
George Oliver Elder
Odessa Emery
James Evans
Marilyn Ann Fitzgerald
Bradley Linden Forrest
Sula Jane Graham (Renz)
Michael Andrew Gregor
Dawn Dolly Grinestaff
Rosemary Grossi (Conn)
Ruth C. Hanson
Elizabeth Ann Harms
Douglas Ashley Hartshorn
Janet Kay Hawkins
Daisy Bell Hendrix
Patty Jean Hicks
Clara Anne Hilburn (Lockwood)
Mary DeVoe Kirk (Parker)
Richard Albert Koch
Joyce Ann Krause (McCoy)
Marilyn Harbin Lott
Marlowe Martin
Doris Edith McClure
Arthur Lee McDaniel
Linda Sue McMillan
Richard Lee McNeely
Maxine Irene Miller (Hansen)
Merle Wayne Moody
Fait Frank Moore
Mary Lynn Moore
Judith Lenora Mouser
Harvey Russell Nelson
Barbara Elaine (Obenhaus) Stanfield
Janice Raye Page (Frazier)
Diana Mary Palmer (Hepner)
Mary Lou Parfet (Boyles)
Margee Paskel
Arlene Edna Passalacqua
Betty Gean Patterson
Dorrie Lynn Porter
Robert Pratt
David John Price
Leonila Jeanette Reyes
Gary M. Roberts
Dorothy Colleen Rutz (Anderson)
Patricia Ann Schnetzer
Rudolph F. School
Dale LeRoy Schwark
J.C. Shields
Dorcille Shockley
Marian Eloise Simmons
Rosalie Sowards (Arnold)
Billy Gene Stewart
Sonja Elaine Stimac
Clinton Morris Strohmeyer
Lawrence Allen Sump
Robert John Szemanski
Murry Nelson Taylor
Jody Hilton (Johnson)
Helen Derry Hoag
Richard Warren Holl
Donna Jean Hollibaugh
Carolyn Janice Hughes
Myrtle Gwendolyn Hunt
Judith Ann Huston (Johnson)
Nancy Lee Johnson
Tressie Virginia Johnson
Oretha Elizabeth Rogers Jolly (Woodley)
Wilson D. Jones
Joseph E. Karg
Marion Joyce Kemp
Robert Chester Thompson
Virginia Ann Thornton (Mazzoni)
Francis Jean Van Camp (Glascock)
Maurice Delbert Vermillion
Samuel J. Villa
Everett William Wallace
Janice Lynn Walton (Allen)
Sandra Lee Wayne (Cournoyer)
Isobel Webber
Gary Lee Weber
Joseph Carlton Welch
Shirley Jean Welling
LaRae Marie Woodard
If you have any info regarding these
classmates or their whereabouts,
please contact:
Carolyn (Fleming) Pauley
846 Beechwood
Vallejo, CA 94591-5617
Ph: (707) 642-2848
or
Loueen (Messing) Schreiner
557 Jennings Avenue
Vallejo, CA 94591
Ph: (707) 642-2740
Email: [email protected]
...
HOGAN HIGH CLASS OF 1965
MISSING CLASSMATES
Please contact Barry Fredenburg @ [email protected]
Ailes, Dennis
Alexander, Sharon
Alvarado, Michael
Amsbaugh, Dolly
Asbe, Howard
Avery, Barbara
Barber, Fred
Baumann, David
Becky, John
Borowski, Janet
Bradeen, Susan
Bradhurst, Shirley
Cambe, Benito
Edmonds, Annabelle
Fawcett, William
Fears, Jeffrey
Guarin, Joseph
Harris, Norman
House, Duanna
Howe, Joan
Jensen, John
Johnson, Jesse
Keith, Sandra
Kelly, James
Kelly, Judith
Kent, Helen
Koontz, Linda
Lewis, Isac
Linville, Robert
Marquez, Sally
Martin, Doug
McMurphy, Donna
McBride, Dan
McNairy, Thomas
Mitchell, Robbie
Murchison, Jerry
Neal, Denise
Nichols, Sharon
Oliveira, John
Roberts, Alice
Roberts, Ken
Rollins, Thomas
Salsedo, Pamela
Simon, Margaret
Southerland, Ronald
Tackmier, Lynn
Talley, Gwendolyn
Trefethen, Janice
Wartburg, Patricia
Weber, Donald
Wilson, David
Wilson, Ellen
Diaz, Thomas
Edgar, Shirley
Kersting, Pamela
Kimzey, Linda
Padilla, Priscilla
Pulliam, Harry
Reedy, Carolyn
Zumwalt, Joseph
...
Vallejo High School
Class of 1965
Missing
05-07-15
Charlotte Augsback
Charles Austin
Terry Auten
Cheryl Baker
Donna Bennett
Cheryl Berg
Roger Berry
Lynn Bird
William C. Blackwood
Margie Bowman
Claudette Bozeman
Vicki Bracy Smith
Karen Bragg Haden
Beverly J. Brinkman
Richard Brooks
Connie Brower
Roy Brown
Rachel Brown Johnson
Jimmy Brummell
Esther Caballero
Betty Campbell
Cheri Campbell McDonnell
Collin Carlson
Rodney Carlson
Diana Carmody Bennett
Henried Castro
Michael Castro
Sandra Cavalliere
Junior Clayton
Helen Cole
Richard Coyne
Robert Crawford
James M. Cross
Cheryl Davenport
James L. Davis
Larry Davis
David DeYoung
Jesus Pascual Dominguez
Elaine Douthitt
Joe Duenas
Georgia Easterling
Bob Farris
Rosario Figueroa
Salvador Figueroa
Sharon Flanagan Mundahl
Patricia Flores
Glennis Franklin
Alma Gadberry
William Gerdes
Alan Gill
James Gillies
Richard Gilmer
Michael Gopaul
Wade Guice
Timothy Guinan
Marilyn Handy Harris
Rea Harmston Wilson
Kathy Harrell Gunter
Richard Harris
Gail Harris Wilkerson
Fred Hayden
John Hutson
George (Johnson) Leatham
Janice Johnson
Barbara Jones
Trudy Jones
Mary Lou Kamminga
James H. Kellner
Carolyn King
Sandra King
Bert Knudson
Linda Koepke
Gayle Kramer Hixon
Norman D. Larsen
Ann Lee
Alberto Lopez Larralde
Linda Loveless Miles
Peggy Lundblad Watts
Linda Madden
Ildefonso Makinano
Douglas Martin
Craig Massie
Sue Max
Paul McCollum
Suzanne McFarland Raymos
Claudia McMullin
Tim McNamara
Earlene Meadows Stall
Pamela Metsker
Linda Metzler Stevens
Glen Middling
Don Miller
Diana Molina
Carol Monroe
James M. Monroe
Lorraine Muchmore
Juanita Muncy
Barbara Nickolas
Bonnie O'Brien Pyle
Barbara Olson
Michael Padilla
Bonnie Petersen
Ronald Phelps
Deborah Pollnow
Donna Price Langley
Bill Pritchard
Linda Purdy Knudson
Joe Quesada
Rose Quilente Burke
Patricia Quinn
Julius Reed
Lawrence Richard
David Rinehart
Cinita Roberts
Harold A. Robinson
Crosby Roper
Karla Roxberg Rafael
Ramon Sablan
Dale Sackett
Jerry Schmersahl
Barbara Shepherd
Doris Shepherd
Lynn Smith
Ronald Snodgrass
Robert L. Stanton
Virginia Strube
Audrey Talley
John Taylor
Louis Taylor
John Thomasson
Perry Tomboc
Naomi Triesman
Larry Ulrich
Carol Valance
Denise VanDolson French
David R. Vick
Terry Vincent Maxwell
Mary Vining
Louise Waderich
Kenneth M. Wagner
Beverly Walston
Frank Watkins
Robert Weir
David Welch
Melvin Wells
Robert Whitfield
Darrell Whitley
Leon Wiley
Bernice Williams
Eileen Williams
Shirley Wilson
Joyce Wood Bryant
Rodney Woodruff
Faye Young Soring
Ronald Young
Sydney Young Porter
Nancy Zimbelman
Alejandra Zubiria
...
THE FINE PRINT
The Monday Update
Publisher/Editor: Harry Diavatis
Published: Weekly
First Edition: Oct. 26, 2004
Circulation: 1,358 subscribed
(est. readers 1500+)
The Monday Update was originally intended to serve as a newsletter for members of the VHS Class of ’62. Over a period of
time, members of companion classes (1960, ’61, ’63, and ’64) and from Hogan and St. Vincent’s, indicated an interest and
began participating. Today the Monday Update has a wide and varied range of readership ranging from 1937 and into the
new millenium. We also have several “guests” who have no direct affiliation with Vallejo, whatsoever, but are able to relate
to the era.. Anyone who has an interest in, or is nostalgic for, our era is welcomed to participate.
Back issues from as far back as 2007 are available on line at www.VHS62.com
To subscribe to the MU go to www.VHS62.com and click on the Link- Sign Up for Our Email Newsletter.”
There is no charge for accessing the Update… just the expectation that subscribers will periodically “contribute” something
to the overall effort, such as a personal update, archival pictures, news, memories, anecdotes, true confessions etc…
anything that may be somehow relevant or interesting to our readership as a whole.
The Editor reserved the right to print, delete, or edit contributions at his discretion and is solely responsible for the content of
the Update. If you send us an email and DO NOT want it published in the Update please be sure to state as much, and we
will respect your wishes. The MU respects your privacy. Personal information, including email addressess and phone
numbers, will not be given out without your permission.
The Monday Update is not financed by, nor does it necessarily reflect the opinions of: Vallejo High School; the VHS Class
of 1962; or the VHS ’62 Reunion Committee. (And it sure as hell doesn’t reflect the Vallejo School Board!)
...
The Official VHS Class of ’62 Web Site
http://www.classreport.org/usa/ca/vallejo/vhs/1962
Administrator: Bill Strong
Asst. Admin: Harry Diavatis
Class size:
Located:
433
Missing:
198
Deceased:
140
Total on File:
771
All members of the VHS Class of ’62 are listed on the site including Missing and Deceased classmates.
Members of VHS ’62 are asked to log on to the site, register, fill out a profile and send in a current
picture. Non class members may also participate and should log on as “guests.”
...
YEARBOOKS ON CD
Thanks to Bill Strong, many of the Yearbooks from Vallejo, Hogan, and St. Vincent’s are available on a
CD. (Also quite a few of the Junior High Schools.) The MU will be happy to send you a personal copy,
of your choice, on a CD for a free will donation. The average donation has been $35. You may order
up to five (5) yearbooks for the same donation.
Year
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41
42
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48
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SVHS
VJH
HJH
FJH
Sol JH
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Send your check to:
Harry Diavatis, 5087 Green Meadow Court, Fairfield, CA 94533
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Apaches Forever
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donation to The Last Apache Scholarship
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Living Tree Memorial Park
Brick Reservation Form
______________________________ ______________________________ _____________________________
Name:
Address:
City/State/Zip:
______________________________
Phone No.
_______________________________
Email Address
I would like to reserve _____ brick(s) at a cost of $50 per brick for a total of $_________.
Here are a few suggested examples:
JONATHAN W. PARKER
1956
FACULTY 1964-1990
IN MEMORY OF
DOROTHY P. JORGENSON
FACULTY 1970-1999
IN MEMORY OF
ALEXANDER GEORGE
PARKS
1914
JOANNE
ANDERSONMcCOLLOUGH
1968
JENNIFER BOATWRIGHT
HEAD POM POM GIRL
1956
MARY BETH
SMITH-LOVELAND
HOGAN 1964
THOMAS A. EMORY JR.
STUDENT BODY
PRESIDENT 1948
2009
GREGORY J. STEED
1983
DOLORES
CONCEPCION-GREGORIO
ST. VINCENTS 1968
NICK PAPPAS
FOOTBALL
HOGAN 1948
2009
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