E-mails from 1975 Grads!!!
Last Revised:
01/10/08 01:12 AM -0500
I'm thinking this is
a good way to pass on all the crap... I mean neat stuff .... I'm getting
from my beloved classmates....
11/12/2006
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From: "steve Evans" <sevans1956@comcast.net>
To: "'James Carmer-Judocalendar'" <carmer@judocalendar.com>
Subject: Death in the family |
Jim:
I was looking
through the obituaries at Fort Wayne.com and found this one for Vicki Lilja.
I believe that she was at the reunion last year.
Is it too
early to even think about one for 2010? Maybe Greg and others who live in
the area can work on it.
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Ericksen, Vickie Jo
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VICKIE
JO ERICKSEN, 49, of
Bowling Green,
Ky., died Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2006, 6:35
p.m., at
Greenview
Regional
Hospital. Born in
Witchita,
Kan., she was a longtime member of the
Church of
Christ. She was a
loving wife, caring mother and cherished friend. She lived for helping
and serving others. She loved and taught children. Her smile and love
will truly be missed. Surviving are her husband, Greg Ericksen of
Bowling Green, Ky.; son, Jasen Ericksen (deployed in Iraq); daughter,
Jessika Ericksen of Bowling Green, Ky.; brother, Brad Lilja of Fort
Wayne; sister, Janice (Alan) Vanhorn of Bell City, Ala.; and parents,
Galen Lilja and Vada (Shlahover) Lilja of Centerpoint, Ala. Memorial
service is 4 p.m. Saturday at Greenwood Park Church of Christ. No
visitation. Memorials to Potter Children's Home,
2350 Nashville Road,
Bowling Green,
KY
42101.
Arrangements by J.C. Kirby & Son Funeral Chapels, Inc.,
820 Lovers Lane,
Bowling Green,
KY
42103.
(270)842-0303
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06/14/2004 -
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From: "Scott Earnest" <sdearnest@verizon.net>
To: <carmer@cpind.com>
Subject: Homestead |
Hi Jim,
This is really a great thing you have going here. I attended Homestead
through my Junior year and then my family moved to Michigan. My brother
Dave graduated from Homestead in 1974.
I have been married for almost 24 years. We have 2 daughters (19 & 21),
both attending the University of Texas at Arlington. I have worked for
Verizon (formerly GTE) for 24 years. Most of that time in Dallas/Ft Worth,
but we recently transferred to Pennsylvania.
For those of you that knew my brother, he passed away 7 years ago from
aneurism in his aorta. It was very sudden and quite a shock to us. He was
41 at the time.
I have such great memories of Homestead, I am really looking forward to
seeing everyone!
SCott
03/22/2004 -
Mom called this AM and I learned of Dave Rogers death. Dave was a good
friend in grade school and Jr/Sr High and at Purdue... I've wonderful
memories of Dave. He will be missed.
Jim
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From: SJJMM@aol.com
Subject: Re: Homestead High School Class of 1975 Reunion
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Wow, thanks for letting us know about the class reunion. I REALLY
appreciate the fact you have given us over 1 year to get in shape and do
whatever to look nice! hahaha, Guess I had better let you know who this
is...this is Jan and Scott miller our email address is
sjjmm@aol.com
Tthanks for organizing the class reunion. saw your pictures from your
judo....nice. Well thanks again ...Jan
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From: "Lori" <lkeipper@adelphia.net>
Subject: Reunion |
Hi Jim,
What a surprise, thank you for getting the
Reunion together. We are looking forward to coming. I have really enjoyed
getting caught up on what everyone is doing and was sad to hear about
Roberta Summers and Bob Gibson. Phil (Keipper) and I have been married for
24 years (in May) and have 2 sons. Matt (19) is a Freshman at San Diego
State University and David (16) is a Sophomore in High School. We moved to
Southern California (Thousand Oaks) in 1998 after living in Atlanta for 17
years. Phil has been working for Hilton for 20 years as an Architect and
was transferred to the Corporate Headquarters in Beverly Hills, hence, the
move West! We have fallen in love with California, in spite of the Fires,
Earthquakes and Mud slides. The fires last October were about 2 miles from
us. Lots of smoke and ash, but no flames to deal with. I continue to
volunteer and play a little Tennis.
Sadly, my Mom passed away in December of 2000
and Phil's Dad passed away just last December (2003). They are greatly
missed.
Good to hear from you,
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From: "bobmutton" <bobmutton@muttonrentals.com>
Subject: Roberta Summers |
Roberta Summers Death -
Its a long story. I'll try and make it short.
She was having lots of back pain for a long time maybe a year. Went to lots
of doctors. They didn't know what was going on. I believe she went to
a chiropractor to get some relief of the pain. He felt something was wrong
and he had a MRI and found out she had bone cancer. She went through
treatments for maybe 8 months or so. Carla L, now Gallucci told me about the
cancer. I called her that week. She was the same old Roberta. Very positive
happy, easy going, but in a lot of pain. She was sure she could beat the
cancer. About 6 month later I was sitting in church and they where saying
prayers for sick people and Roberta's name came to me in my prayers. That
afternoon I got a call from Shawn Blue, a close friend of Jeff Summers, that
Roberta had passed away that morning. I talked to Jeff Summers the next day
and to her older sister. She was living north of Chicago at the time She has
two children I believe. One of the children is fairly young.
I'm not sure of the accuracy of all this info. and dates. I think She
past away last spring.
We never talked on a regular basis but we where good friend. We had lot of
fun and memorable times.
She will truly be missed and always in my memories.
Bob Mutton
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: James Carmer <carmer@cpind.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 09:45:28 -0500
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From: James Carmer <carmer@cpind.com>
Subject: Bio |
Jim:
OK here it is...
Fall 1975 left Fort Wayne after some summer job... Probably Harris Boat,
working night shift... Fall 1975 went to Purdue Univ, West Laf. My major was
"undecided" for 2.5 years then I chose Architectural Engineering Major...
Started in the Co-op program and spent 4 semesters in S.Cal and one in Ann
Arbor, MI... Stayed closer to home cause I met a girl... Worked for
Bechtel Power Corp...
Married that girl (Jane) one week after graduation in 1980 and moved to Orange
County, CA... El Toro then Mission Viejo for 4 years. Worked for Fluor
Engineers until August 1984. I quit work to go back to School (Purdue) after
having first child. Amanda in 1984. Went back to MSCE Construction
Engineering Management Program w/ Don Hancher. TA for Dr. Havers...
Got MSCE in Aug 1985. Stuck arounf campus and taught Engineering graphics to
frosh. in School of Technology at Purdue for following year and took some
classes... Ran out of cash in 1986 and moved to S.Bend IN to work for Father
In Law.
Had a son, Andrew in 1987 and lived happily ever after, well until the divorce
in 1996/7. Kids are great. I have two sophomores, one at Penn HS in
Mishawaka, IN (boy) and other at Purdue W. Lafayette (girl). He's a base
(electric) player and she is an Art Ed. major. (Yes, at Purdue!)
Have 2 partners in the x-father-in-law's company. We purchased it in
1997... Company is called C P Industries. We make things for people who make
things for cars... Auto glass gages and fixtures and auto seat molds and
models and we make machined castings for Caterpillar Inc service parts
division....
I didn't do a whole lot (hobies/ etc.) except work and kids - '86 thru '96...
Got fat and lazy... In 1995 hit 200 pounds and I guess I decided to get up off
my arse and do something...
My Godson and his parents moved to a small town in Wisconsin and we got a note
that said Alex had started Judo at the YMCA... The rest as they say is
history... I started up with Judo again with Charlie Hooks at Notre Dame U.
(had played club sports at Purdue '75 - '80). In '95 and never hurt so much
before or since... Judo is like wrestling with a heavy cotton top (Gi) and
cotton trousers tied with a long cotton belt (Obi). You triy to throw the
opponent mostly on their back with speed and force. Baring this happening you
can try to pin them mostly on their back for 25 seconds or try to choke them
or arm bar them into submission. Judo has been an Olympic Sport since 1964.
Charlie Hooks is 6 or 7 degree Black Belt and my best friend. (excluding girls
of course)
Jigoro Kano, the guy who started Judo in 1882, also set up the belt rank
system used by most... Judo's has 6 grades below Black Belt (white, yellow,
green, (3)brown) and 10 degrees of Black Belt. I've have a second degree
black.
Now I'm coaching the club team at ND and working with the YMCA
programs for Charlie Hooks in Elkhart and South Bend. and am Involved in the
Midwest Collegiate Judo Assn., Indiana Judo Inc., and am a USA Judo National
Referee. I keep a WEB PAGE for the Judo community
www.judocalendar.com which
combines all the event calendars I can find and puts the info all in one
place.
I Live in Granger Indiana. Feed my kids often as I can. Granger is basically
the South Bend area. Kids mom lives 20 minutes south of here. I get to
do Judo 4 week nights and maybe 25 to 30 weekends a year we have tournament or
clinic to go to... OK I know where does hobby become obsession?
They have Judo competitions for us older people too....
It's called Masters (anyone over 30 years old). Playing Masters I've been
fortunate to place 3rd in 2003 in Las Vegas , second in 1999 Houston, and in
2002 in Cleveland won 1st in the National Masters Competition.
I started going to the World Masters Tournament events in 2001 Arizona, and
have been able to play Judo in Londonderry, Northern Ireland in 2002 and
Tokyo, Japan in June 2003... (In Japan I blew my knee, ACL and got a "doner"
ligament and bone plugs in August 2003.)
Met a girl in N.Ireland in 2002, Jessica (I can call a 42 year old a girl
can't I?), she does more Judo than I. We started dating in Las Vegas 2003,
she lives in Denver, CO. We have been helping the airlines recovery cash
flow since... I did get to do a little vacationing with Jess in Japan the
week after the tournament last June... We had a great time. Tokyo, Kyoto and
Nagano (Bullet train...woo woo) ... We are planning for the Worlds in Vienna
Austria this summer and do get to meet at other events and occasions
throughout the year... I came home from Tokyo with a limp and Jess came
back with two gold metals and a silver!
Well that's me in a nut shell, sure wish I could get this info from more
classmates... IF YOU SEND IT, I'LL POST IT!
Jim
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From: NANOBUBBLES1@aol.com
Subject: Hi Jim
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So happy to hear we are having
another reunion. I am looking very forward to it. I wish I lived close to
help with the big day. If there is anything I can do, let me know.
Nancy Silver (Carrington)
1987 Sheffield Ave.
Marco Island, FL 34145
239-642-7316
wk: 239-394-8141
Thanks, talk to you again.
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From: "WENDY ROHE" <WENDYROHE1698@MSN.COM>
Subject: HOMESTEAD CLASS OF 75 |
HELLO JIM, I JUST RECEIVED YOUR
E-MAIL RE: THE CLASS REUNION AND I AM EXCITED TO BE A PART OF IT . MY
HUSBAND AND I LIVE IN CHICAGO NOW AND HAVE FOR ABOUT 6 1/2 YEARS WE MOVED
BACK TO THE MIDWEST FROM ARIZONA AFTER BEING OUT THERE FOR 22 YEARS OUR KIDS
ARE GROWN AND STILL LIVE OUT THAT WAY IF THERE IS ANY THING WE CAN DO TO
HELP WITH ANY THING WE WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO . WE ARE NOT THAT FAR
AWAY!!! I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH MANY OF OUR OLD CLASS MATES AND LOST TOUCH
WITH MANY SO THIS E-MAIL LIST IS A GREAT IDEA THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD
WORK ON KEEPING THE COMMUNICATION GOING WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. PLEASE KEEP
ME INFORMED AS TO WHAT I CAN DO TO HELP SINCERELY , WENDY (WITTERS)
ROHE WENDYROHE1698@msn.com
HOME ADDRESS IS: 2110 W. WRIGHT RD. MCHENRY IL. 60050 PHONE # IS (815)
479-1697 SEE YOU SOON THANKS AGAIN WENDY
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From: Bluejetsbj@aol.com
Subject: Re: Homestead High School Class of 1975 Reunion
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Hi Jim,
Its me, Bettejo Flanigan. I am living in Indianapolis. Please let me know
what all you may need from me to keep me updated on reunions, etc. Hope you
are doing well. Best wishes, Bettejo
Bettejo Colson
Hour House Media Director
Phone (317)-859-3967
Fax (317)859-3976
EMail Bluejetsbj@aol.com
Hi Jim,
Thanks for taking care of that nasty "e". I've been enjoying the updates on
your list. SO keep them coming. Hopefully we will be getting more. I feel
so honored that you would be willing to entrust me with your password;
however, I think I'll just stick to trying to keep mine updated. Thanks for
the offer.
I would like to keep a database of everyone's address, phone #, email
address, family (marital status?), kids & grandkids (yes, there are a few --
Marcia Lew just became a grandma), education and occupation. I'm thinking
that I could gather all this information for
the reunion book.
Any interesting questions that I could throw out there? The 1990 reunion
book had everyone respond to three memories fron HS. It also listed hobbies.
Jen
Hi Jim, I was looking over the e-mail list and I
noticed that you have my e-mail under Martha Ponsot. It should be under
Martha Wyall (Pohl). Thanks and if you need an assistants please feel
free to call me. I manage an apartment community for Bernie and Millie
Bridges, Sandy Bridges parents. Port O'Call Apartments, my work number is
749-4106.
I am married to Tony Pohl ( Johnny Groganz's cousin). We
have three children, My Son is 24 and graduated from Purdue Flight School
and is living on the East Coast and of he is flying alot. My oldest
daughter is a senior at Ball State and is graduating in May with a degree in
Fashion Merchandizing and will be working for VonMaur in there Executive
training Program. Our youngest daughter is a Freshman at Snider High School
and is on the Dive team and is also on Northern Indiana Regional Dive Team.
We are very busy going to meets.
My Father passed away 10 years ago and my mother finally
decided to sell the family farm after 42 years. We are currently looking
for a place for her. My Bother Pete Wyall lives behind me and is working at
North American Van Lines as an Accountant Manager. He is married and has
four beautiful girls.
That's my live in a nut shell:(. Take care!!!
BYAM43: Hey Dude, Ron Burcham here...
BYAM43: I'm going to figure you're busy elsewhere, so I'll yap a bit. Was back
at the high school for the 1st time in 28 years last August, the day before
school started.
BYAM43: The place is twice as big as when we were there. And looks like twice
the money around there nowadays. New 2nd gym, new weight workout rooms above and
behind the floor hockey deck above the original gym.
BYAM43: They have spent big money immortalizing the recent jocks in Plexiglas
color photos down the entrance to the gym. I had to look way down the line to
come across old 8x10 black and whites from our era.
BYAM43: And did I mention the new second story over the whole school? Once some
vigilant staffer decided I'm a stranger, I had to trade my rent a car keys for a
hall pass.
BYAM43: I'm seriously considering coming to the reunion from here in Portland,
Oregon. So I'll keep up with developments. Catch you again sometime. Later
Jim:
I have the UAW Hall on Layfette Center Road reserved for July 16th,
2005. I talked to Bob today, and gave him the information. We have to decide
on a caterer, they furnish a bartender, and security. Our son, Matt is a
senior at Butler University, in Indianapolis and is 22. He graduated from
Homestead in 2000. Our triplet daughters, Melissa, Mallory and Molly, are 7th
grade, at Summit, across from Homestead. I am a tool & die maker at GM in Fort
Wayne. Janel just went back to work at Haverhill Elementary as a school
secretary. Life is in the fast lane. As our girls play Fastpitch Softball,
middle school basketball and volleyball.
Thanks,
Doug Harber
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From: "C. Daniel Motsinger" <cdm@kdlegal.com>
Subject: Homestead Class of 1975 |
Jim:
Thanks for the email, and for the introduction to your website! Very clever.
Nice collection of "Moon River" renditions.
Glad to hear that a date for the class reunion has been pegged! Hard to
believe that it has almost been 30 years. Where did the time go?
'Tis been a crazy year for me and my family; my Mom died suddenly and
without warning (heart attack) in January this year, and my Dad
thereafter sold his house and moved to Indianapolis, where he now lives in a
retirement community about two miles from us. My wife Debbie's
parents retired and moved from San Francisco to join us in Indianapolis
(they live in Carmel, actually), and then to top it all off, we moved
(about a mile from our current house). Although my law firm has an office in
Fort Wayne, my trips to the Summit City have tapered-off since
my Dad moved in May.
Kate, our daughter, is 10 and is in Fifth Grade at St. Simon School, and our
son, David, is 8 and is in Second Grade at St. Simon. Both are
anxiously awaiting Christmas and (hopefully) another visit from Santa. I
hope this email finds you and your family well! Thanks again for your
message! I'll try to visit your website periodically.
P.S. You may have forgotten, but my yearbook quote is a Groucho Marx line
from one of his movies (I want to say "Duck Soup"). I have more
Marxian quotes if interested . . .Go Spartans! And may you and yours have a
very Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2004!
Dan
C. Daniel Motsinger
Krieg DeVault LLP
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From: "Bob Mutton" <bobmutton@muttonrentals.com>
Subject: Re: HOMESTEAD CLASS OF 1975 |
HELLO JIM
BOB MUTTON HERE!!
ARE SOME EMAILS
DOUG HARBER DJHAO6@AOL.COM
MARTHA POHL PORTOCALL2@COMCAST.NET
BOB MUTTON BOBMUTTON@MUTTONRENTALS.COM
JIM LOOK LIKE YOUR DOING A GREAT JOB GETTING THE LIST TOGETHER KEEP UP THE
GREAT WORK. I HAVE BEEN GETTING A FEW CALL ASKING WHEN.
JUST A IDEA JULY 16TH 2005
LAST WEEKEND OF THREE FEST.
THINKING 5PM TO 12PM
LOOKING FOR VENUE OPTIONS
ANY BODY HAVE ANY PREFERENCE
DOUG IS CHECKING THE UAW HALL WHERE WE HAD ONE WAY BACK WHEN. HE WILL HAVE
INFO LATER THIS WEEK.
I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT TO LOCK IN DATE AND LOCATION THE REST WILL COME TO
GATHER AS TIME GOES ON
LOOKING FOR FEED BACK
BOB MUTTON
W #260-432-8636 HE# 625-6225
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Subject: Re: HOMESTEAD CLASS OF 1975
From: "Phillips, Richard -LNL-" <RPhillips@lnc.com>
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Bob Mutton bobmutton@muttonrentals.com
>>> James Carmer 12/02/03 08:44AM >>>
Happy Holidays:
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Subject: RE: HOMESTEAD CLASS OF 1975
From: "Irish, Betty" <betty.irish@swe.org>
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I can actually do my small part to help the communication cause. I've
stayed in close contact with a dear friend who's still living in FT. Wayne
(South Side High grad). She's stayed in touch with Lori Moppert (who
married Phil Keiper, another 1975 grad) and she can also track down Rob
Newell. When I get their info, I'll pass it on to you. I'm going to
contact Andy Brooks and Scooter Phillips today. Andy and I were real good
friends and I knew Scooter very well too, but I haven't talked to either
since graduation.
I've only been back to Ft. Wayne four times since I left in 1979, once
for my brother's wedding (who has since moved to San Jose, CA), once for my
father's funeral and twice to visit my friend Sarah. I visited Sarah in Ft.
Wayne this past July 4th. Prior to that, I hadn't been back there in 15
years. It's very true when they say that "You can't go home again". I have
now lived in Phoenix longer (25 years) than I lived in Ft. Wayne (22
years). To me, Ft. Wayne is a very foreign land. I can't find my way
around the city at all and everything looks very different. I find that
quite sad actually, but "that's life".
Betty Irish
Mechanical Dept.
Industrial Design & Construction (IDC)
(ph) 602-453-5500 x24018
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Subject: Dan Motisinger
From: "Brooks, Andy" <AFBrooks@brooks1st.com>
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Jim,
What you are doing is wonderful. I am
working on getting Kathleen O'Hara's' e-mail. Dan's e-mail is cmotisinger@kdlegal.com
Happy Holidays!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Subject: RE: HOMESTEAD CLASS OF 1975 |
Hi Jim - sorry I haven't gotten around to doing this. I need to forward
this home & see if I can find any addresses that way. I had subscribed to
the site, but didn't find very many people I actually remembered & wanted in
my email. I'll see if I can still get on - that way I can probably get you
anyone on the list. The one I wanted out of the whole class was Dawn
Kissell - you might remember she and I were best friends through high
school, and now we've completely lost track of each other. Unfortunately,
she was not on the list, so I pretty much didn't care about anyone else.
Anyway, if I can still get on, I'll let you know. I kind of think my time
expired though.
What have you been up to? How was your tournament? Did you bring home
any
trophies? My daughter is competing on a forensics team at college level
right now. She loves it, and it's so close to acting, I am hoping someone
in the audience will "discover" her. She's brought home 3 trophies and 5
medals, out of 4 trips out, so I think she's doing pretty well. She needs
her mom to push things though, to see if she can go farther with it.
She's taking some interim classes at Chrismtas, although she will still
have
to work if she wants to keep her job here. Did I tell you she got a job at
my law firm as a clerk? Good money, boring job. She wants to work until
she's sure I'm not going to need a transplant any time soon, then she'll go
to school full-time. I think she could go now, but I understand her wanting
the money. It's been a long time since she had a good paying job.
How is your life going otherwise? I was off 4 months, as you know,
with
fatigue - a major symptom of my liver disease. Then one day, it was just
all better. I will still need a transplant, and my doctor doesn't think
this will last very long, and that I'll soon be down again, but I'm going to
try to prove him wrong. I've already cut back on my pain medication on my
own. It makes me hurt a little more, but my mind isn't as foggy, and
sometimes that's how I'd rather have it. (other times, I don't really care)
He wrote the prescription for 2 pills 4 times a day, and I've cut down to
three a day - pretty major cut. I'm hoping that will help, too, with my
fatigue problem. I get sleepy when I take the pain meds. When the
transplant time comes and I have to be off work up until the transplant day,
I'll take as much pain medication as they'll let me, but for now, I want as
little of it as I can stand!
I've been walking a half hour in the morning before
work and another
half hour after work - it probably doesn't sound like much to you, but it's
a whole lot of work to me! And I'm really proud of myself for hanging in
there and doing it every day, because there are alot of days when I really
don't feel like doing any of it.
There are alot of people off with the flu here at the
firm - is that
going around your company, too? Do you believe in flu shots? I've always
gotten one because they're free through the firm, but this year I missed it
because I was home sick, so I'm wondering if that means I'll have a worse
year with no medication. I can't imagine that it makes that much
difference, although I've never had the flu when I've had the shot.
Well, Jim, I guess that's about it for today. Take
care of
yourself, and I'll try to remember to check my home email and see if I can
bring up the school list again with everyone on it. Thanks for your
interest and for your "push" for us to get the list done!
Love,
Sue
Jim:
The best mail address for me is
sevans1956@comcast.net. Genny
Geork (I forget how to spell her name) has a site and a few people responded
to it. I'll forward her last email and maybe she can help. Are you in the
Fort Wayne area? I am living in Royal Oak MI. I have only worked for Usui
since December. I was with Siemens VDO (formally VDO, formally Philips
Automotive Electronics) for 7+ years, calling on Ford and other Automotive
companies. In the '80's I was a manufacturers' rep. and represented a
Japanese company. I went to Japan twice ('89 & 90) and enjoyed myself each
time. Usui is a privately held company that makes tubing, rails as well as
cooling fans and clutches. I will be going over there within the next
year. They are located near Mount Fugi, while the other company was located
near Sendai. I spent a couple of weekends in Tokyo.
My wife, Marianne, is a
Commercial Real Estate agent, but has found time to publish 3 romance
novels. She was in New York in 1994 for a writers convention and was part
of the stand-by audience for David Letterman. That night he had them walk
on stage and then out to a bus where they circled the block for the rest of
the show. (it was funny, trust me) My son, Dan turned 20 today and will be
a Junior at Western Michigan in ME. Dan made to the state Track finals 2
years in row for the 1600 as well as his Senior year in CC and the 800. He
made the WMU CC team, but got hurt. He started running when he was nearly 9
years old as I was just starting to train for my first marathon. I have run
13 in all and have been the Elite Coordinator for the Detroit marathon since
2001. My daughter Bethany is a freshman in high school and actually had
straight A's during a marking period. (An investigation should have
followed) She is a good soccer goalie and she is taking advanced German.
My mom died in an automobile
accident in August 1984 when a car driven by Win Moses' brother that was
weaving in and out of traffic struck her car. Of course he was not charged
with anything. Ironically, my wife was on Letterman 10 years to the day of
the accident. You may have remembered my Dad from 4-H. He passed away one
year ago today. Both my son, Dan and my niece shared have birthdays today,
so it is funny how things work out. Susan Small's dad worked with my dad at
WOWO and we knew each other in pre-school.
My sister Mary is married to
John Hilger and they own the market, restaurant and picnic facility on Us 30
and Butt Rd. They might be rather reasonable in regards to price
for the reunion. If you are serious, I think you will need to network with
Bob Mutton and others that still live in the Fort Wayne area as well as
others that are linked up to classmates. I am amazed at the ability of
search engines and you may be able to locate people that way. I still have
the book from the 15 year reunion that might help locate people, especially
females that have married names. Also check with the school and the Fort
Wayne newspapers and ask for their help in publicizing a call for help.
I'll try to add the few names and email addresses that I have.
Hope this helps. Have fun in
Japan. Don't throw a ligament...or two. Judo is a great sport and keeps
you in shape. So is running marathons, but I am totally inflexible...but I
last longer.
Steve Evans
Sales Engineer
Usui International Corporation
Phone: (734) 354-3626 ext 224
Fax: (734) 354-3636
Cell: (248) 890-8275
Email:
steveevans@usui.co.jp
James Carmer
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