From Cathy Fisher

HI BRUCE
SORRY TO SAY I HAVEN'T BEEN IN TOUCH. HOPE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE ALL WELL. MY HUSBAND WAS HOSPITALIZED FROM 2/23 TO 3/3 AND HE STILL NEEDS AN AIDE TO STAY WITH HIM WHILE I WORK.
I WORKED EIGHT HOURS A DAY FIVE DAYS A WEEK DURING THE TAX SEASON. I AM GLAD THAT IT'S OVER FOR A WHILE I HAVE 10 EXTENSIONS WHICH ISN'T BAD BUT HOPEFULLY I CAN GET THEM OUT BEFORE JUNE 15TH.
I WILL TRY TO STAY IN TOUCH MORE OFTEN NOW. I WAS HOPING TO ATTEND THE NEXT REUNION BUT IT'S QUESTIONABLE BECAUSE MY HUSBAND IS BECOMING MORE ILL AS THE YEARS GO BY. IT'S BEEN FIFTEEN YEARS SINCE HIS FIRST STROKE. HARD TO BELIEVE AT TIMES
KEEP IN TOUCH AND BEST OF HEALTH TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
FONDLY CATHY FISHER

From Bob Kellow

Last year, I believe it was in September that the last reunion was held, Mary Ann suggested that I might go alone to the reunion. I demurred, we had just moved from Waretown to a new house in Whiting. Our house was too big for cleaning and Mary Ann's wheelchair mobility, so now we live in a house that has only one floor and two bedrooms. My daughter Penny left her missionary post in Berkina Faso, Africa to help tend to her mother. A real blessing to both of us.

I visited the 1947 classmate blog and enjoyed your article about the 2nd World War. When I was about 12 years old, a friendship developed between and one Bill Strunk who was in the Army. One day while visiting my grandmother, she told me that Bill was killed on Anzio beach head. That was a sad day for a 13 year old. Bill had been in the Army for several years and was a sergeant. Compared to that the gas rationing, meat shortages, and signs saying "A slip of the lip may sink a ship" pales into insignificance. We didn't have politically correct distortions in those days, we bought "war bonds," not defense bonds. Remember the "old folks home" which has been politely changed to senior citizens residence, etc. etc. etc.

BTW>>>>> Bob was also wondering if the others find they run into references to the year 1947 a bit more often than you might expect.

Lunch, anyone?

Robert ~~ Bob ~~~Shifty Klinger dropped an email to ask if we are gathering this year (our 58th) for a luncheon and if it might be in June as the K's will be here at that time. Shirley Popovic says they have a lunch at Stroudsmoor in May and it works for their class.

Now with Reta escaping to FL it seems to toss the ball to Tinney and me and anyone else willing to help. Please share your thoughts and we'll try to get a consensus and make something happen.