I now have it made! I have left the "us" and have joined the "them!"
It was quite easy, really. I received my first Social Security check
this January, called the bank to verify its arrival, and then made
sure the government's wire transfer had good funds. This now permits
yours truly to pay the monthly drug bills and have enough left over
to make our 45th reunion this June 7-9. [Gil Wright] who has
done such a great job putting the reunions together over the years
is heading the PA group once again with [Mimi Reader] and [Louisa
Birch] co-chairing the Abbot side. Gil has conned [Brian
Golden] to help, but the group needs all the assistance they can
get, as they are planning programs, meals, faculty guests, etc. So,
if you are willing to give a little time and a lot of advice, please
let Gil know. He can be reached by e-mail at Henleygrp@aol.com
or by phone at 904-273-6548. By the way, that's Jacksonville,
FL, where Gil and Nancy are moving shortly and where [Bill Kammerer]
has been a consultant in international medicine with the Mayo Clinic
for the past 12 years.
Several folks have already committed to return for the reunion:
the [Austen Zechas] from Kuala Lumpur, the [Arkie Koehls]
from Hawaii. [Chico Valldejuly] says that he and [Magda]
are coming from Puerto Rico, while [Justin Lindy] and wife,
[Jo], are coming from England. Actually, the Lindys will come
up with us and the [Ralph Weavers], as Justin and Jo will be
visiting in Texas, and we'll be exposing them to some real terrific
Texas antiquity like the Alamo. Committed also are the [Greg Wierzynskis]
and [Rick Steinkamp] with whom Pam and I had a great visit
last December in Las Vegas. Rick has been teaching political science
at UNLV, when he's not playing poker at Bellagio's.
Heard from [Kim Pendleton] who went to Ohio for the wedding
of [Gay Smith's] daughter. While there, he ran into [Bill
McEwan] and his wife, Virginia, who are now living in the woodsy
country near Columbus. The McEwans have two sons, one of whom
lives in Ohio and the other in Utah, but they also have five grandchildren.
[Bill] wrote that he had had a nice visit recently with [Gay
Smith]. I presume the Pendletons will come to the reunion as a
stopping point on their way to Maine for the summer. Kim's cousin,
[Brian Pendleton], now retired from practicing real estate
law in Denver, wrote that he's coming as well, while [George Breed]
said he would be there for sure.[Bill Cox], living outside
San Diego, said he has a good shot at making it as well.
Got a great Holiday letter and picture from the [Bob Bohorad]
family. This year there was plenty of excitement, as their son, Rob,
was married last Memorial Day, and their second son, Jim, became
engaged. [Bob] and [Judy] haven't missed a reunion in
forever, so I suppose they will be there this June along with [Lew
Neisner] who never misses the festivities either. [Tuck McClintock]
wrote that he is bringing his new bride first to our reunion, then
to the Yale reunion. Tuck inferred that after those two events, he
may be single again before he gets home to Pittsburgh.
[Leo Ullman] was kind enough to send a copy of "The Wall
Street Transcript" in which he was interviewed as the President of
the Cedar Income Fund, a small REIT with investments in office space
and shopping centers in the east and midwest. The inference was quite
clear: Leo is going to make this REIT grow!
It has been a lot of fun, catching up with so many of you over the
internet over the last few years. I can only hope that many of you
are planning to come to the reunion this year; I think it will be
terrific, as they always have been. If there's a chance you will make
it, please let me know by sending an e-mail-not a collect call, and
as we get closer, I will let all of you know who is coming. Since
you have a pretty good list at the top of the article, see if some
of your old acquaintences are coming. Some may even have some hair
left, and it may even show a little gray. Best wishes. [Gee]
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