TODAY'S NEWS - QUICKIES THAT CHANGE OFTEN

"I WILL NOT FOLLOW WHERE THE PATH MAY LEAD, BUT I WILL GO WHERE THERE IS NO PATH, AND I WILL LEAVE A TRAIL." Muriel Strode -KHS65 class motto.
"The good old days....when we weren't good and we weren't old" Barbara Schwarz Moss 2010
SEE WWW.KHS65.COM FOR 169 PIX FROM OUR 45TH REUNION - CLICK THE SMALL PHOTO FOR LARGER VERSION. See lots of NEW grade school pix!
CHECK THE LABELS, GO TO KIRKWOOD HISTORY ARTICLES & CLICK THE POST ABOUT FRANCIS SCHEIDEGGER'S PIX FOR A GLIMPSE OF A PLACE I BET EVERYONE REMEMBERS - and much more!


We seem to all be suffering a common problem these days, WHERE DID OUR LIVES GO? Our brains seem to still be 18, but our bodies are talking a different language. Sarah Orne Jewett puts it much more eloquently than do I:

“Neither of my companions was troubled by her burden of years. I hoped in my heart that I might be like them as I lived on into age, and then smiled to think that I too was no longer very young. So we always keep the same hearts, though our outer framework fails and shows the touch of time.”

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Thursday, October 15, 2015

KHS65's TOM HOLLEY HAS A NEW GIG!

At our recent reunion, Tom told me about his new chain of retail stores, HERE TODAY.  Monday I had the opportunity to visit the one in Arnold.  What an adventure!  Easy to find, clean, neat, friendly, efficient employees and great prices on all sorts of STUFF!!!  What more can a girl want?  You can see their locations at www.heretodaystores.com, and see them at Here Today on Facebook.  A great way to save some money, support our classmate's venture and have a fun shopping experience!!! And you don't have to go to Walmart to save a few bucks.  Tom, we're excited for your new adventure, keep up the good work.  

And even better, yesterday morning Tom was the featured guest on KMOV's morning show with Claire Kellett visiting his new Lake St. Louis store...he was GREAT, I told him he should have been a stand-up comedian....




Saturday, October 10, 2015

Alphabetical summary list of KHS65 Veterans


HONORING OUR VETERANS – THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!!
 In preparing a poster for our 50th Reunion Party tonight, I have made an alphabetized list.  Please see all posts in the Label VETERANS AFFAIRS for the details of the service of many of these classmates.  If you are aware of others, or if you wish to add to the information already posted, PLEASE advise. 

10/13/15 - Two new names have been added from our Reunion Weekend.   Those with * by their names, and maybe some I missed, were all in attendance at our 50th Anniversary Reunion this weekend.  Thank you for being with us!  We recognized our Veterans with a poster bearing their names, red/white & blue ribbons for their lapels and a big round of applause at the beginning of our dinner Saturday night.  THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE

Bob Albrecht, Korea 1960s
Larry Allin, Combat Medic 1st Cavalry, Vietnam 68-69 
*Dale Andrews, 1st Cavalry Division, Viet Nam '66-'67
Buzz Angeli, USMC 66-59, E-4 Viet Nam class of '67
*Bill Bailey, Reserves, but I forgot which service!
Bob Baker, Army Viet Nam
Mike Bartholomew, 6 years USN, 3 tours to Viet Nam
Andy Bastman, Air Force Officer
Jeff Beardsley, non-combat death Viet Nam 1968
*Jim Bilhorn, US Army
Howard Boltz, Merchant Marine
Mike Bosworth, Lt. JG Navy, 70-72; Virginia Beach, & Newport, RI
the late Bill Bowden, US Army 2 years, one of which in Viet Nam
the late Phil Brown
Bob Buckles, Aviation Storekeeper, US Army, Cuba, FL, VA & Europe 
Mike Caldwell USAF Viet Nam era pilot of KC-135 mid-air refueling for 7 years.
*Gary Carpenter, MD, Retired Army
the late Bob Casey, Naval Aviation with the National Guard
Toby Cotton, SP/5, Army, Korea
Ed Deatherage, Military, stationed in Europe
John De Ruiter, 70-72
Bill Easton, Army, Ft. Carson and other places, 7 year tour
John Emerson, 2 years in U S Army
*John Evans, USAF, 1st Lt.
*Dell Ferguson, USAF 66 - 70, to Pakistan, TX, Okinawa
*Jeff Frahm, USAF, jet aircraft mechanic
Larry Fulkerson, USAF 69-73, Staff Sgt., TX, OK, AK, SD
Butch Goodrich, Army Viet Nam 68-69
George Gottschalk, USN, 66 - 70, based at Portsmouth, NH Engineman E-4
*John Guyer, MO Natl Guard Sgt, E-5
the late Otis Harris, USN 66 - 70
*Joseph Heister, US Army Spec 4; 2 time Purple Heart awardee
*Earl Herweck, USCG, 1966-70, EMI, based in MD, served as ice breaker
Scott Heuer, Air Force Band with Alan Yount
Brian Higgins, USAF Reserves in 1975
Richard Hodill Naval ROTC at Northwestern then time in service
*Steve Huber, Captain in USAF, navigator trainer, pilot training, electronic warfare officers school.  Duty in Guam and Thailand
Jim Huddleston,  67 – 70  US Army, in Ethiopia & elsewhere
the late Charles Huebner, US Army
Bill Illing, 4.5 years in Hawaii on shore duty; worked in mental health activities related to drug & alcohol abuse and 1 year outpatient clinic duty
Eric Johns
the late Russ Jaeger
*Tom Justison USAF 1966-1970, serving in TX, MS & Okinawa, trained in broadcasting & air traffic control; in ’75 Sgt traveling with USAF singing group
Denny Keane, U S Army, 4 years in Germany
Rick Kohler, USAF 4 years, Staff Sgt, E-5
Bob Kraus, USN, gunner's mate, 2nd Class Petty Officer, 66-70
Gary Lasadose, USN on the USS FD Roosevelt
Nick Lattimore, US Army, Captain, Ft. Hood, Viet Nam & Ft. Bliss
Mark Lawler USN
Al Lawrence US Army, Viet Nam 68-69
Lary Lazier, Army Reserves (and a recent retiree of the Kirkwood Fire Department where he served us well for many years)
Art Leavens active duty USN Reserve 70-72, OCS, 1st LT jg, 3 deployments
Dave Lewis, US Army, 3 years in Germany
Jim Livesay, USAF 4 years, Turkey & Minnesota
Russell Magee, 1st Lt., Viet Nam, Bronze Star & Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry
Nelson Mann, 1st Lt, 1969-72 
Mickey Marietta, Jr., 1975 Navy Air Reserves; he saw all of Europe, the North Atlantic, Caribbean, Mediterranean & every port from ME to TX.
*Ron Masters, USN, Dentist; Jungle Survival School with USMC in Panama Canal Zone.
*Ken McBride, USMC, Jan 66 to Jan 68; Vietnam starting in DaNang and ending in DucPho.

the late Doug McKelvy, 4 years, 1st Lt., 3 years in Germany; worked on NATO bases with German Luftwaffe & Dutch Army for 3 years.  He currently reposes in peace at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery here in St. Louis County.
*John Michener, US Army 2 years, stationed in Germany
Richard Mills, USMC, trained Quantico, served in DaNang, South Viet Nam and Camp Pendleton, Sgt E-5.
Jim Moriarity, US Army, 1970 Mekong Delta
J. David Mueller, USAF Academy 66-70, in 1975 was Captain stationed at Mather AFB, CA & served in Viet Nam
Gene Muir, US Army SPC-4, now living in the greater St. Louis area 
Rusty Nelson, USN 
Ray Noll, USMC 4 years, 1st Lt, Infantry Platoon Commander/Air Controller Quantico & Pendleton, Western Pacific
*Jim Olson, KS Air National Guard  
*Bob O'Neill  USA crewchief CH-47 Chinook; 82d Airborne Div. Joined Reserves, 1986 back to Ft. Eustis, VA. UH-60 Blackhawk school. one of 1st Hawks at beautiful downtown Kuwait international airport
Alan Painter, 4 years on the USS Enterprise, CVAN-65.
the late Austin Parham was in the National Guard
Jim Persons, USN
Ron Persons, USN 1969-70, stationed in the Western Pacific, similar to Ray Noll, Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Hawaii, Korea & Philippines
Mike Pigg, Airman 1st Class, Alaska, Guam and Stateside duty
Mike Pollman, US Army, 2 years as a flight engineer.
*Ric Porte, USN, 2 years in Viet Nam. 
the late Jerome Rawlings, Army, Sp 4, MP killed in action, Pleiku, 1968
Rocky Reece, US Army, Mannheim, Germany
Bill Reynolds, US Army #-5 in VA, Hawaii and CTR
*Ric Roberts, retired Career Navy, Hospital Corpsman 1st Class, many duty stations. 
Jim Russell, US Army, 69-71 Viet Nam; interrogation specialist & Vietnamese linguist in military intelligence. 
Jim Scheidt, US Army, Viet Nam, 67-68
*Judge Gary Schmidt, 1st Lt., Viet Nam
Richard (Dick) Schmidt, USN, Norfolk, Boston, Newport & 6 month cruise around South America 
Ervin (Scotty) Scott
Jamie Sehl, US Army 1968-73, Chief Warrant Officer, 2 tours Viet Nam, 69 & 73.  Flight training & pilot school instructor
Bob Shank, US Army 2 years, Viet Nam as a spy!
Wick Short, US Army 3 years, 1st Lt.
*Paul Silman, USN 66 - 70, stationed at Pearl Harbor
Clay Singleton, ROTC Scholarship; US Army 1st Lt., 1st Armored Div; Germany
Bill Snyder, USAF, Staff Sgt, 1969-73, 2 years Korea & Japan
Linda Stevens, RN., US Army Nurse Corps 69-70
*Don Stream, USN, stationed MD, FL, Sicily and Iceland, 4 years, E-5
*Dean Swisher, US Army, Heidelberg, Spec 5
*Steve Swofford, US Army 1970-71
Gene Talley, 1966-1970, duty in Okinawa "in the service"
*Jack Toman, Army Band, 1966 to 1973 traveled extensively
Dan Truman, USN
the late Byron Vermillion, U S Navy
the late Jim Waters -died Oct. 2004, [buried Jefferson Barracks] of agent orange exposure in Viet Nam
*Bill Watts, US Army, Nuclear Weapons School, member of Nuclear Emergency Team for S E Asia, Ft. Ord, Sandia Base, NM & Okinawa
Tom Webdell 
*Frank West, USAF 65-69
Rich Whelove, "...took a sabbatical [from college] under the auspices of Uncle Sam to Tonsun Hnut & Ft. Sill with a side trip to Bangkok."  
John Winkler
Alan Yount, 6 years trumpet player, Natl Guard Band 68-74, & USAF Band 

 

 





Monday, October 5, 2015

Reunion tidbits

Sending all our biggest get well wishes to Linda Girard Day who is having a tough time now....she needs our good vibes and prayers.  It looks like she won't be able to join us for the party, but we hope JD might be able to pop in and at least take home some gossip to cheer Linda a bit...GET WELL LINDA!!!!

There will be a funeral reception on FRIDAY at P J's in Kirkwood from 2 to 5pm.  If you are planning to go there, be aware the parking in that part of town is a bear, so just be patient; parking on the surrounding streets (no meters), and other lots is available, just drive around a bit.  I'm sure the public part of the restaurant will have normal clientele, the reception will be in the adjoining space, so don't stay away if you are yearning for a great P J Burger, just be aware...

Remember we are having a cash bar, and also while your wallets are open, we're having a few Silent Auction items - no not ski trips to Aspen, or a new car, but some KHS65 memorabilia, think t-shirts and mugs, teddy bear w/ Kirkwood shirt, some nice ceramic steins, one KHS Alumni and one of a Kirkwood landmark, can coozies, just some fun "stuff" - money going to Class Reunion kitty.