Sunday, August 15, 2010
50th High School Reunion
AUG 4 – AUG 9
A brake from traveling with the trailer as I fly from Baltimore to Denver for my 50th high school graduating class reunion; it doesn’t seem like 50-years ago that I graduated from St. Francis de Sales High School in Denver CO, AND WE HAD A BALL!.
Marla flew up from Sun City West and joined me and we stayed with my brother and sister-in-law, Gerry & Donna Mussett, and they were wonderful hosts.
Friday night took us down SE of Denver to a classmate’s ranch where he had slaughtered one of his cattle and hosted a steak cookout with roasted corn, baked potatoes, salad and deserts, um, um good; The occasion was the very informal first get-together to, in a lot of cases such as mine, see people you hadn’t seen or talked to in 50-years. After getting over the expected change of appearances, we walked around and re-made acquaintances; good thing they had made up name badges with the old high school picture on them. I would walk up and look at the picture, try to remember what we may have done together back in school and talk for awhile and then move to another classmate. This is the way to start something like this, a good long social-hour standing up, then a time to sit, relax and eat and then more time to socialize and have a desert.
There were 162 people in my high school graduating class and about half made it to the events, most with significant others and many simply came alone, it was wonderful seeing everyone.
Saturday Marla and I toured Denver a little more, seeing places I wanted to see and that we hadn’t made it to on FRI. We went to the old high school and as has happened in many places, it had fallen on hard times of decreasing enrollment and they had closed the high school and changed it to a grade school. And strangely it was a lot smaller than I remembered.
We also went by and visited with my other Denver brother and his wife, Mick & Marie Mussett, and this visit was special because we hadn’t talked to either of them for a long time; doing well and looking fit.
Saturday night was the banquet and again meeting old classmates and renewing friendships over good refreshments and good food. The organizers of the events had included a photographer and a show putting classmates on the spot for things done in ancient times.
I hadn’t been motivated to go to any of the previous reunions but this was an event I will cherish and remember.
After sleeping in a bit on Sunday we meet with another cousin of mine, Pattie Buehler, daughter of my father’s sister. Pattie and I had corresponded with each other a couple of times starting with when she was taking care of her mother, my Aunt Marion, when Marion need help. I went bye to see Marion in Delray Beach FL on this TBA and had lunch and meet Chuck and now with the trip to Denver, I have meet Pattie; knowing family is important.
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