A.J. (Rosie) Cler, Jr.
5423 Myrtle Wood
Sarasota, FL 34235-4624
(941) 371-4843
Email: RCtherose@aol.com
SEPTEMBER 2012
WEB COLUMN
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Mini-Reunion: 5-6 October 2012: Hotel is The Hyatt Place, 503 W. Garden of the Gods Road @ I-25, telephone (719) 265-9385. We have a block of 10 rooms Friday and Saturday night, with a few available Thursday, Sunday and Monday, rate $95 per night with King or two Queens. Block ID is AFA60, hotel provides breakfast; Pay-As-You-Go Bakery offering Starbucks coffee, freshly baked pastries, beer, wine and cocktails, plus a "Grab-n-Go" case featuring snacks, salads, sandwiches and bottled beverages. Restaurants within walking distance: Black Eyed Pea, Applebee's, Village Inn. Dinner Friday night to honor Andi Biancur as recipient of 50th Year Class Award, location is TBD.

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"It's good to see dark again." wrote Diane Smith, following her and J.T.'s return from their trip to Iceland in June.

"In Iceland the sun doesn't set until after midnight this time of year, and it doesn't go down far or stay down long. For a couple of hours it's like early twilight. The rest of the time it is full daylight. The hotel rooms all have heavy curtains that help block the light so sleep can happen, but if I woke up during the night I didn't need a nightlight to find my way to the bathroom. Plenty of light seeped around the edges of the curtains. The temperature was in the 50s and 60s. It was quite a shock to my system to step out of the airport into 100-degree heat. Because of the ocean currents, it doesn't get much colder in Iceland in the winter. They get some snow, but it isn't like Alaska where it gets -40 degrees with many feet of snow."

To see the full report with photos on the sights and activities on this trip, Click Here.

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The postcard (Bryce Canyon on the front)—was received by Karen and me in late May 2012: "Here's a ‘Fast & Dirty' trip. Two days @ Hilton Grand Vacation hotel in Las Vegas, day/night at Hoover Dam, day/night Zion National Park, two days at Bryce Canyon, another in Las Vegas. Then back to Virginia. Almost like one of our summer trips at School. Hope you make the Navy Game and Andi's Dinner!!" That nice card came from George Fries, one of our three classmates with three Christian names. [R: Just the day before, we received our Summer 2012 issue of "USAA Magazine," page 14's article was "Send a Postcard."]

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"My daughter goes by Karen Carnegie Johnson, and her husband by Drew Edward Johnson (You get a lot when you google those names)," wrote Bill Carnegie. "Their baby was due 3 July, and was born 5 July. It's a boy--Quinn Robin Johnson--Karen and Drew like neutral gender names. The middle name Robin is Drew's brother's name, after his uncle Robin Johnson, and both baby and mom are doing fine. I am enclosing a picture of his sister Cole holding him soon after he came home. Cole was four on the 15th of July (Cole was really only a boy's name, but now it is a gender neutral name).

"Anne went out to Burbank (CA) for three months, and I took two three week trips out there. Rick Patterson (USAFA '68) and his wife Antoinette joined me on the first trip. We have become adult community friends. Rick and I went to a Dodgers' game and enjoyed Chavez Ravine. We sat behind the visitors' dugout in the first row behind the boxes, where the price dropped quite a bit. I have not had a seat in the new stadiums in the recessed upper decks yet. I think that the indoor stadium in Phoenix was not recessed as are the new outdoor stadiums; therefore, my taste on this new design is still a work-in-progress."

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"In June, my fiancée, Jutta Gilstrap, and I attended my youngest granddaughter's graduation with honors from Orting High School, in Washington (east of Tacoma)," wrote Howie Whitfield.

"Afterward, Jutta and I toured the northern Olympic Peninsula area for a few days, and then back to Seattle for the final few days. Weather cooperated and was nice, when it was important. We rented a kayak, and a guide took us out of Freshwater Bay into the Straits of Juan de Fuca . We then stayed at Lake Crescent Lodge in the Olympic National Park for a couple of days. We drove out to Cape Flattery, the westernmost part of the Olympic Peninsula. They have a very educational museum about the Makah Indians in Neah Bay, who are allowed to hunt a whale a year from open cedar canoes like their ancestors. The picture below was taken on Hurricane Ridge at about 5,000+ ft. We then drove over to Seattle via the ferry from Kingston to Edmonds and stayed at the Woodmark Hotel on Lake Washington in Bellevue. We toured the popular sites in downtown Seattle, Space Needle, Pikes Market, and Pioneer Square, among many. It was a fun vacation."

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"It's now been three months since Brenda went to Heaven, and I have just returned from Colorado Springs," writes C. T. Douglass. "Several of my classmates joined me graveside at the Air Force Academy cemetery, where we drank a toast of straight-up martinis to her, read the poem (below), and viewed the grave marker that had just arrived from the VA and installed by the ground crew. Needless to say, it was quite emotional. We celebrated her life, once again, at an after-party that went on into the wee hours. Just like Brenda would have wanted it.


(Written by Clemeunt T. Douglass III, Stillwater, MN)
God saw that she was getting tired, and a cure was not to be.
So He put His arms around her and He whispered, "Come with me."
With tearful eyes we watched her suffer and slowly fade away.
Although we loved her dearly, we could not make her stay.
A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands to rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us He only takes the best.
In His Grip, Clem.

"On my flight home, I thought of you friends and family who had enjoyed her so much. www.caringbridge.com/visit/brendadouglass received over 2200 hits, and comments from almost 100 friends and family. All of our close family members were at her bedside when Brenda took her last breath here at home, and several friends were also here. I have witnessed death several times, but never has it been such a profound experience as this. I miss her so.

"My Daddy told me to never make any huge decisions during the first six months following a family tragedy. And this was certainly a tragedy! So I am staying put. CT and his bride, Amy, are happily settled down in their house in St. Paul, and Dax has just completed his Extended School Year Summer Program. He is still living with me, although we are seriously considering moving him into his own apartment shortly . . . he begins a job at a new Culver's fast food restaurant being built near CT's house in early September, and has one year until he completes his 18-21 Transition Program.

"This will be my final ‘Brenda' E-mail. Your prayers and support helped immensely in keeping our hope (and her) alive for fourteen months instead of what we later found out should have only been two! THANK YOU, and Godspeed."

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"For some time I have been working on an action novel entitled The Sum of Its Parts that is based on and written as a tribute to the class," wrote Bob Badger. "It is now finished and has been published on amazon.com as an eBook for downloading on Kindle.It is not in hard copy, but Kindle does provide reading apps for downloading on pc, mac,iPad, iPhone and Android-driven devices. Here is the Introduction:

THE SUM OF ITS PARTS
_________
A Novel
Introduction
". . . a brother is born for adversity."
Proverbs 17:17

"The characters in this novel are fictitious, although some of the main characters are based on real people. Some are composites, based on more than one person. The actions and events in the novel are also fictitious, but some are loosely based on real incidents that were seminal to the creation of the fictitious events. For the real people who form the basis for the fictitious characters, military and clandestine activities on behalf of the United States have been and, for some, remain the stuff of their everyday lives. Patriotic and uncommonly close to each other, they are outstanding Americans, doing and having done heroic and often dangerous things for their country. This novel is written as a tribute to that brotherhood. They are Nulli Secundus - Second To None, for whom the whole is always greater than the sum of its parts.

"If you would care to check it out, go to http://amazon.com/dp/B008H76LMO It's a good read. Of course, I might be a little prejudiced." [JT Smith adds, "I downloaded a copy, and it is definitely a good read. Great job, Bob."]

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"During the first week in June, Los Guajolotes gathered at Mount Magazine State Park near Russellville, Arkansas, for their annual week of riding on nice, twisty roads and visiting with motorcyclist friends—both new and old," wrote J.T. Smith. "And once again we were pleased to be joined by Gordon Flygare who rode his Moto Guzzi Norge from his home in Norman, Oklahoma.

"The Lodge, perched atop Mt. Magazine—the highest point in Arkansas--overlooks the Petit Jean River valley and is a very nice place indeed.

"To beat the midday and afternoon heat down in the valleys, our rides took place early each day. These 'dawn patrols' had us back up to the cool of the mountain top in time for lunch and a leisurely afternoon and evening enjoying the Lodge facilities. Some braved the heat to venture back down the mountain to visit the Subiaco Abbey and Academy, a Benedictine monastery and college-prep boarding school, established in 1877."

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"Attached is a photo taken at the surprise 50th Anniversary Party for Gay and Ed Nogar, arranged by their adult children," writes Gary Sheets.." It was great fun with many 'old' pilots from USAF and American Airlines, neighbors, family, Gay's Garden Club and Ed's Poker and Miniature A/C Flying Clubs. One other AFA grad was present, Richard Fairlamb, 1961, who served with Ed at Reese AFB where both were Pilot Training Instructor pilots. Ed and Gay are blessed with a multitude of friends and family who love them dearly." (In the photo: Gary and Ed standing; Sylvia Sheets and Gay Nogar seated).

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Still Flyin' "Here's a picture of me and the B-1RD. It's a 1946 Ercoupe 914CD. It has a hard time lifting off the ground here in Denver on a 95 degree day, but an early takeoff or a late flight usually solves that problem," wrote Tony Bilello. "I brought it to Denver from a little town near Toledo, Ohio, and that's its longest trip since. I'm thinking of trips to Dallas, Bentonville, AR and Tulsa, whenever I 'get around to it.'

"I've had it for about seven years. It replaced a Beech C-35 V-tail that I bought shortly after I turned the flying club over to younger kids in 1997. What's nice about it is that I can dial it back to 75 or 80 mph and fly around with the windows down on the warm days. Clouds and other planes look remarkable without a piece of Plexiglas blocking the view. I manage a little better than four hours a month hopping around to various events in Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska. It usually draws a crowd; it's a perfect plane for one or two 12 year old kids. *:O)

"I'm 76 and looking forward to joining the UFOs in a few years (United Flying Octogenarians). They gather here at the Perfect Landing Restaurant whenever they can all remember the date."

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August Class Lunch, 1230L 15 August, 2012:

The '60 Lunch Bunch met, as usual, at Champps' Sports Bar, on the third Wednesday, under the leadership of Wayne Kendall, to share some 'quality time' and make sure we all were still vertical," wrote Andi Biancur. "In addition to Wayne, other attendees included: Tony Bilello, Jim Bujalski, Bill Hodson, George Pupich, Fred Porter, Pete Roe, Gordy Savage, Dick Schehr, Jock Schwank, Dick Sexton, Jim Waddle, Denis Walsh, Ron Yates and Andi Biancur.

In addition to lunch, we were honored to hear from Dick who told us about his efforts for a 501(c) (3) organization he is forming to obtain air cleaners to remove airborne germs, odors and harmful particulates from homes, classrooms, cafeterias, bathrooms and meeting areas, and anywhere else these 'harmful beasties' might be. Ron Yates brought us up-to-date on the current progress and drawbacks in the Air Force acquisition process. As a continuing concerned authority on the process, Ron's insights ighlighted several issues that face the process today.

"We concluded with a couple of announcements of interest to us all. First, Bill Goodyear's family has decided to conduct a graveside service in his honor at the Academy Cemetery at 1030 hours on Friday, 28 September, 2012 (Homecoming); also, we anticipate that the new Academy Commandant, BGen Greg Lengyel, will join us for lunch at our 19 September get-together. The group expressed a desire to meet and get to know him, and he has agreed, providing his schedule will allow it."

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Still Flyin'. "I still fly, Rosie. I have an unrestricted class III medical and a private pilot license. I do not fly IFR, but do fly several times a week in my home-built airplane. It is an RV 6A which I first flew in 1997. It was a retirement project which I started soon after I retired from active duty in 1991," wrote longtime aviation rudder advocate Denis Walsh.

"It has been a lot of fun to build and fly. I have taken it to Alaska, and to Key West, and many trips of lesser length. I have given on the order of a thousand rides in it to people interested, including 256 kids in the EAA's 'Young Eagles' program. I built it in my basement and garage from a kit and it is now at Denver's Front Range Airport. I have flown 2800 hours in it since I retired, mostly local area, doing whifferdills."

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Bob Odenweller wrote, "Last weekend (6-7 August, 2012), I had our daughter Joy (Jane's from a previous marriage) and grandson (almost 10 years old) visiting. Joy is now a full professor of anthropology at Ohio State University, and I cooked a nice celebratory meal that featured a bottle of 1982 Chateau Haut Brion, one of the five 'first growths' of Bordeaux, and what is called the vintage of the century. It was truly sublime. Both Jane and Joy commented that it was the finest they have ever had. I still have at least one each of the '82 first growths in my cellar, saving for special occasions (I'm going to have to find more special occasions). They are 30 years old and at their peak, but will last a good while longer, probably beyond any life span I can expect, hence the need to invent occasions, or at least to try to rationalize some. The big event for Jane is to see the (reconstructed) bridge at Mostar, which was destroyed during the recent war in the early 1990s. It had stood for about 450 years, and it's now a world heritage site. Maybe I can get a picture of her bungee jumping off the bridge--not on your life! All the best, to all the class, Bob."

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"Camille and I just returned from a wonderful month in Flagstaff, AZ escaping from our hot Texas heat," wrote always-happy Dave Sweigart

"We rented a home for the month as a 40th wedding anniversary present to each other, after deciding that this was much better than a cruise to anywhere cramped with people we didn't know, food we shouldn't eat, water everywhere, shopping we can't afford, and no golf. As it was, we had access to two golf courses amid Ponderosa pines shared with invited friends in a climate averaging 50s in the mornings and 70s during the days.

"The picture below is one of the pleasant highlights of our trip. The man grasping my hand is a flashback to our Academy history. He is a former Dean of Faculty who was in our days as cadets the head of the Chemistry Department, Col William T. Woodyard. He and his wife Imy live in the Phoenix area, but spend the summer months in Flagstaff. We met through a mutual friend who also lives there during the summer. The photo was taken on my 74th birthday after church on 5 August at a Coco's restaurant in Flagstaff. Gen Woodyard is 94 and said to tell all of the class that he is still vertical. We had a great time together sharing the experiences of our early days as best as two old men can remember. Here also are two more photos taken on the course at Continental Country Club. The mountain behind us is the highest point one sees when driving through Flagstaff on I-40. The carving of the bear was done on the stump of a ponderosa pine hit by lightning years ago. You can also see the shiny leaves of a few aspens."

"We will be at the Navy game. We are bringing our nephew with his two young sons, 13 and 14, whom we hope might be impressed enough to become future cadets."

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"Rosie, we've recently returned from a fantastic trip to the Galapagos Islands," wrote Jerry de la Cruz. Betty and I took our whole family including kids, spouses, and grandkids for a cruise through the islands . . . .

"I'm enclosing a few pictures to give you some idea of what we did. Regards, Jerry."

To View Jerry's pictures and read more about this trip, Click the Tortoise

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"Diane has had a problem with occasional Atrial Fibrillation for many years," wrote J.T. Smith. "It's been an annoyance, but it has always fixed itself rather quickly. However, on 28 January 2012 she woke up in A-Fib, and it stayed that way. A trip to the ER at Ft. Campbell, KY resulted in a consultation to the staff cardiologist. That, in turn, led to a referral 'down town' to a civilian cardiologist/rhythm specialist. He did some tests during which he discovered a leaking mitral valve. During yet another referral, this time to a heart surgeon, it was decided that the leak was bad enough to warrant fixing now rather than later (it would only get worse and would eventually become unrepairable). While they were 'in there' they would also do a procedure to try to fix the A-Fib.

"On Wednesday, 22 August, they did a 'minimally invasive' (as if opening up the heart can ever be considered such) mitral-valve repair and a 'cryo-mais' procedure to correct the A-Fib. After four days in the Critical Care Unit, Diane was moved to a regular room for a few days until they were sure everything was healing properly. The surgery itself appears to have been successful, in that there are no valve leaks and the rhythm is steady. However, after nearly a week at home, she suffered a minor stroke that affected her speech center and produced garbled and confused speech (aphasia). So it was back into the hospital for another week. She's ome now with new medication to help her brain heal and a blood thinner to hedge against another stroke. The neurologist believes that she will recover fully with no lasting effects, but it will probably take several months. Now comes the cardiac rehab which is three times per week for 12 weeks plus untold speech-therapy sessions. Needless to say, there will be no more trips this year. With luck, she'll be back to dancing by Christmas time.

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PHIL'S POV CENTRAL We each have opinions; however, not all of us massage them into coherent obiter dictums for the world to pleasure itself. Now, along comes Florian Philip Meinhardt, hailing from Paxico, Kansas, who brings with him both intellective opinions and excellent writing skills. So, Thus Spake Zarathustra and, now--Here's Phil!
There are three pieces in this issue. Click the topic(s) which pique your interest.. Have fun, and enjoy. R.

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The photos above are just a reminder of the wildfires this summer near the Academy, which threatened classmates living in the Colorado Springs area. Pete ('59) was forced to leave his home, as was Randy Cubero ('61), and Dick Coppock ('61), who lost his home as a result of the fires. There was a mandatory evacuation of Pine Valley and Douglas Valley (Academy on base housing areas) on 27 June, and the towns of Monument and Palmer Lake were issued evacuation alert orders. In-processing for the arriving Class of 2016 on Thursday, 28 June, was moved from Doolittle Hall to the Field House, and proceeded with mission essential personnel and limited AOG and UE support (Note: During this time, Carole Biancur , who is a Red Cross First Responder Nurse chartered from Utah, received permission to work the shelters here in Colorado. Andi Biancur said: "Some of the evacuee stories she heard made me happy that none of our Class of '60 families lost property."

Jim and I left on June 8th for an Ireland/Scotland sixteen day trip," wrote Mary Waddle. "We arrived back in Colorado on Saturday, June 23rd, late evening. The trip was wonderful. We heard of the fire that had started that day and did not have worries about its location at the time. Two days later the fire had grown quite sinister in the mountains North and West of us, burning many homes and spreading. The firefighters decided on a perimeter area to evacuate and we were barely in it. We were called to evacuate at 10:00 PM on Tuesday night. We packed what we might need and moved into our daughter Emily's home."

Pete and Marilyn Roe also evacuated, driving their motor home to a park just south of Castle Rock, and rescued a couple of nearby neighbors with birds and other assorted pets, in the process," said Duck Waddle

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COURAGE, DEAR READER—WE NEAR THE END!


Jim Glaza wrote: "I organized the trip to Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji, and the group flew between countries, leaving Colorado December 11 and returning December 31, 2011. It was an accompanied tour put together by Grand Circle Travel, with a tour guide from New Zealand. The group spent time in Cairns and Sydney in Australia, Queenstown, and Auckland, New Zealand, and Nadi, Fiji. On the trip were Judy and Howie Bronson, Jim and Jenny Glaza and Linda Glaza, Don ('59) and Jin Brooks, along with 21 people from other parts of the US. Helen Place, George Hines' widow, invited classmates to her home in Auckland for a fabulous dinner, at which Jim, Jenny, Linda Glaza, Judy and Howie Bronson were joined by Joni & Skip Cahn. Helen showed the group some very interesting scrapbooks chronicling George's exceptionally successful career as a "Down Under" educator.
"Sydney Opera House was a highlight, snorkeling and scuba diving the Great Barrier Reef was wonderful, and New Zealand was simply incredible; Jim Glaza had fun learning an Aboriginal dance from aboriginals, and his and Jenny's (who went first) bungee jumping in New Zealand on Christmas Eve was at the original first-ever bungee-jumping location. There were numerous evenings with (many) toddies and interesting stories to tell."

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"Maya Zhen Voyles (Alumna of Rosary Preschool 2013 and USAFA Class of 2029) and granddaughter of Gordon Flygare (USAFA Class of 1960) plants the American flag on the Red Planet. After several decades of apathy, America finally got moving in the second quarter of the 21st century, just in time to allow grads from the late '20s to dominate the missions who have brought so much benefit and pride to a resurgent America," wrote the fantasizing Grandpa Flygare.


Maya Loading Passengers on Silverware Airplane (Holds 100 Passengers)

I recall Lt Kerr's telling me in the summer of '56 (can you believe it is the class of '16 entering this week?), 'Shut your mouth, Flygare; fly season's over.' Speaking of flies, Maya is setting up for a killer season, and you might alert any of your Big League Scout friends to check out the stance and obvious natural ability.

The BMW Motorcycle Owners Association took over the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia from Wed, July 18 thru Sunday the 22 and filled the huge park with old folks reliving their youth," wrote Gordy Flygare. "Many cooler heads drove their cars and stayed in motels,but a hard core several thousand, not believing in heat stroke or the effects of time on the human body, rode in and camped out. As far as I know, after 24 hours or re-hydrating, I am as good as ever; in fact, I feel so good it's like being 70 again.

"I don't have any official attendance figures, but the State Fair Grounds was none too large and entrance fees were sufficient to award 12 motorcycles as door prizes as were several international cycle tours--enough so that the IRS was on hand with a pack of W-9s for the lucky winners.

"An interesting aside, I saw quite a few individuals with artificial legs. No info on how they were lost, but still riding and camping out. Water was the main beverage at the BMW Rally, and I didn't feel too old for the group. Semi-clad women were not in evidence; definitely not Sturgis. Pretty quiet after 10 PM. BMWs are really quiet too. They putter around just like little sewing machines. Next year the MOA Rally will be on Oregon.

"While on the topic of motorcycles, I have been lucky to be allowed to tag along with JT and his Motorcycle Safety Instructor friends now for the last two years. This all started when JT dropped in several years ago on his ride home from California. When he learned I had a bike and loved to go, he was kind enough to invite me to go on the annual gathering of 'Los Guajolotes Motorcycle Club and Traveling Circus.' (Motto 'Ain't Going to Sturgis.')

"Ann and I went to Bentonville, AR this week with a group from the Cowboy Museum. We went to see the new Crystal Bridges Museum that Alice Walton built. Walmart has made Bentonville a real destination, and the town is very nice. The museum opened in November and has already passed its target attendance for 2012.

You also will find the new Museum of American Art in Bentonville to be really very nice. This is a real 'if you build it, they will come' venue with a very full spectrum of American art from the 18th to the 21st centuries.

At an informal moment, the Gordon Flygares renew their marriage vows while visiting the Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel located in Bella Vista Village in the beautiful Ozark Mountains of northwest Arkansas."

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On Wednesday, July 7th, the Northwest Falcons gathered at Hector's in Kirkland, WA at 11:30 for lunch and stories," wrote George Luck. "The attached photo is evidence that five of us are still standing. In the photo are: seated (L to R): Dennis O'Keefe, Vic Yoakum and Nels Delisanti; standing (L to R) : Chuck Diver and George Luck.

George followed with, "On Wednesday afternoon, August 8, the Northwest Falcons held their annual gathering at the home of Chuck and Edie Diver --overlooking the beautiful Skagit River Valley.


Roger, Jim, Vic, George, Paul, Dennis, Bill and Chuck

Those attending were: Jim and Jeannette Glaza, Roger Lent, Paul and Kay Vallerie, George and Carolyn Luck, Vic and Suzanne Yoakum, Chuck and Edie Diver (Hosts), Dennis and Linda O'Keefe and Bill Zersen. It was great to have Roger Lent (Roger the Magnificent) cross over the pass, join us again and entertain us with his tricks of magic. Joining us from CO were Jim and Jeannette Glaza; and Paul and Kay Vallerie drove over from Boise. To see more photos of this gathering (and others), click here to visit the NWFalcons' section on the 1960 website.

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The following submitted by Aaron Thrush:
"There are five cadets that had been looked upon as possible starters on the 2012 team that are no longer on the squad. The five players are: safety Anthony Wooding, receiver Mikel Hunter, receiver Brandon Hirneise, DT Devin Durden and LB Jamil Cooks. With only three returning offensive starters and three returning defensive startersfor the 2012 season, most pundits see the Falcons as finishing between 4th and 6th in the MWC. I predict a 7-5 season, as they retain the C-I-C trophy and go to a bowl game. Likely losses are Michigan, Wyoming, Nevada, San Diego State and Fresno State (FSU head coach is Tim DeRuyter, AFA alum and former Defensive Coordinator at USAFA). All expected losses are away games, except for Nevada. Utah State and San Jose State have been accepted as new members of the MWC starting in 2013. This year (2012) is the last year in the MWC for SDSU and Boise State, as they move to the Big East (or Big East/West). Currently, it appears that 2012 will be the final year for football for the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), since five of the members are moving to the MWC."

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"Reflection is the ability to remember good times. Just the mention of your name makes me 23 again…you have sponsored many of my best times, and I relish your friendship" (This to a classmate from another ‘mate at Christmas, 2011).

We're not getting younger—it might be time to reach out and touch a classmate you've not contacted for awhile. You might be glad you did.

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