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Last Updated
November 4, 2004
This page
is dedicated for use by Muir alumni who wish to send an open letter to the
class, or express an opinion or sound-off about anything. Please submit
all text by email to muirmustang1956@ix.netcom.com
and address it to "The Class of 1956." Thank you.
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Cliff
Anderson
An Invitation when in New Orleans
Subject: Eddie!
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 13:27:40 -0500
From: "Cliff Anderson" <cliff38@earthlink.net>
To: "Ed Moses" <esqeddie@ix.netcom.com>
Dear Eddie, (Personal text omitted).
I've just had breakfast with Neal Brockmeyer, here on an Am. Bar Assn.
conference.
In the last several years, I've been pleased to see and share a meal or drink with visiting classmates here in New Orleans. Just this morning (one week before the 2004 election), Neal
Brockmeyer (here on Am. Bar Assn. business) shared memories over breakfast.
Last year, Toby Sutton and his wife Janet spent a couple of week in their time-share here.
Bruce Rognlien has been here as part of his travel business.
So if others of you classmates come to or pass through New Orleans, let me know, and come hungry.
-- Cliff Anderson
Mark Helbling
Anniversary 2006
I live in Hawaii
where sun-screen is a way of life.
A local chef, Sam Choy,
even adds SPF 30 to his favorite dishes.
One day I boldly reached for
a bottle of Coppertone
and let the sun-screen slide.
It was a clarifying act, a transforming moment.
As with Marcel Proust and his madeline cake,
I was filled with yesterdays
at the first whiff of this unused lotion:
The voices of school mates,
dry September days,
the smell of the San Gabriels,
Rogie's new Chevy.
Proust's famous novel, A la recherche de temps perdu,
ran for ten volumes.
Too long for a poem.
But just take note:
If for you the remembrance of things past
is all but forgotten,
a splash of Coppertone will do the trick.
Mark Helbling
Nancy Shier
Subject: I'm not among the missing!
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 19:59:58 EST
From: NKAS@aol.com
To: muirmustang1956@ix.netcom.com
Hi. I'm Nancy Shier and still live locally (San Gabriel).
I'm at
nkas@aol.com. I have not had any connection with Muir since graduation, unless going
there to watch a swim meet in which my son competed counts.
It would be fun to
catch up a bit.
Nancy
Joanie Posthuma
Subject:
Just a hi
Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 21:26:24 -0700
From: "Joanie Howbridge" <potsy14@hotmail.com>
To: Muirmustang1956@ix.netcom.com
Hi Muir Alumni,
I can't find the Classmate Questionnaire to send in, I know
that's not a good sign.....anyway wanted to give you my e-mail in case
anyone wanted to say hi....
Have enjoyed reading all the stories people have
sent in...and sorry to hear about the people we lost...I know it happens,
but it still makes my heart heavy. Life is so valuable and friends are so important ...I'm glad to see how many have stayed in touch and how many are
getting in touch...I am living in Redding now, don't as me why, it's hot in the summer and cold in the winter, but for now it's
home....
We live in the country on an acre of land...horses, lamas, and goats surround us.....No. it doesn't smell that bad and they are not ours..ahaha. It's interesting to say the least...the other day we had to rescue a goat that was stuck in the owners fence...The lamas just look at us when we go out back....it could be because we make weird noises at them...the horses...well, they just come over to the fence to visit..
I have been able to keep in touch with a few of
the people I knew at Muir, but I hope I will hear from more of you...
My e-mail address is potsy14@hotmail.com.
I tried to contact Judy Reed, but her e-mail didn't work...Judy if you read this, e-mail me..I would love
to hear from you....
Until
later....
Love, Joanie Posthuma Howbridge.....
Lois Rothschild Evezich
Subject: About Katie, from Lois
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 00:09:30 EST
From: Snickie6@aol.com
To: bsheinkopf@earthlink.net, cliff38@earthlink.net,
conel@earthlink.net, Efarnswor@aol.com
CC: gjjanssen@worldnet.att.net, Gailkamerer@aol.com,
lnmassey@pacbell.net, esqeddie@ix.netcom.com, abracadabra2@hotmail.com,
BIGEAGLE@aol.com, nsalisian@rncgenter.com, rivrat@inreach.com, jbt@mac.com,
WoodleyC@FVSD.K12.CA.US, Rhscoville@aol.com
Hello everyone.
You may notice that when you look at the addresses above that we were all classmates of Katie Gardner Fashing. It's difficult at first when someone is gone to write
anything meaningful, but a few months have passed and I'm feeling sad to see there are no memoirs in our class Web site about Katie.
So I'm suggesting that if you care to, you might want to write a short paragraph or more about your memories of our dear friend and send them to Eddie Moses and he can
post them on the Web site. It's going to take me a few days to organize my thoughts, but I plan on writing something in honor of my oldest friend.
You probably have other email addresses for her classmates so feel free to forward this.
Please send to Eddie at esqeddie@ix.netcom.com. I tried the other Muir Mustang address recently and it didn't go through.
Thanks for listening.
Lois Rothschild Evezich
Webmaster
Note:
You can also email to muirmustang1956@ix.netcom.com
LOOKING FOR CLASSMATES FROM 1944-1948
Subject: Class of 1948
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 20:49:26 -0800
From: "Neal Edwards" <nme-cpa@cox.net>
To: <muirmustang1956@ix.netcom.com>
Do you know if there is an alumni association that would include the class of 1948. I am looking for
students that may have attended Muir from 1944 to 1948.
Doug Stone (Class of 1955) sent this to me and I thought I'd share it with our class:
THE CLASS REUNION
Every ten years, as summertime nears,
An announcement arrives in the mail,
A reunion is planned; it'll be really grand;
Make plans to attend without fail.
I'll never forget the first time we met;
We tried so hard to impress.
We drove fancy cars, smoked big cigars,
And wore our most elegant dress.
It was quite an affair; the whole class was there.
It was held at a fancy hotel.
We wined, and we dined, and we acted refined,
And everyone thought it was swell.
The men all conversed about who had been first
To achieve great fortune and fame.
Meanwhile, their spouses described their fine houses
And how beautiful their children became.
The homecoming queen, who once had been lean,
Now weighed in at one-ninety-six.
The jocks who were there had all lost their hair,
And the cheerleaders could no longer do kicks.
No one had heard about the class nerd
Who'd guided a spacecraft to the moon;
Or poor little Jane, who's always been plain;
She married a shipping tycoon.
The boy we'd decreed "most apt to succeed"
Was serving ten years in the pen,
While the one voted "least" now was a priest;
Just shows you can be wrong now and then.
They awarded a prize to one of the guys
Who seemed to have aged the least.
Another was given to the grad who had driven
The farthest to attend the feast.
They took a class picture, a curious mixture
Of beehives, crew cuts and wide ties.
Tall, short, or skinny, the style was the mini;
You never saw so many thighs.
At our next get-together, no one cared whether
They impressed their classmates or not.
The mood was informal, a whole lot more normal;
By this time we'd all gone to pot.
It was held out-of-doors, at the lake shores;
We ate hamburgers, coleslaw, and beans.
Then most of us lay around in the shade,
In our comfortable T-shirts and jeans.
By the fortieth year, it was abundantly clear,
We were definitely over the hill.
Those who weren't dead had to crawl out of bed,
And be home in time for their pill.
And now I can't wait; they've set the date;
Our fiftieth is coming, I'm told.
It should be a ball, they've rented a hall
At the Shady Rest Home for the old.
Repairs have been made on my hearing aid;
My pacemaker's been turned up on high.
My wheelchair is oiled, and my teeth have been boiled;
And I've bought a new wig and glass eye.
I'm feeling quite hearty, and I'm ready to party
I'm gonna dance 'til dawn's early light.
It'll be lots of fun; But I just hope that there's one
Other person who can make it that night.
Author Unknown
William
(Bill) Stewart Found Us!
Subject:
Missing Classmates List (1956)
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 12:20:48 -0800 (PST)
From: stew32@webtv.net (William Stewart)
To: esqeddie@ix.netcom.com
Reports of my death were greatly exaggerated. I am alive and well,
living in Oregon. My wife and I are greatly looking forward to 50th
reunion. Meanwhile, you can mark off my name as having been found, and
thank God for the internet. Please keep in touch via e-mail.
Warmest regards,
William (Bill) Stewart
PS: I still owe you a completed questionairre.
Subject:
John Muir 1950
Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2003 20:43:01 EST
From: DSeniorMom@aol.com
To: esqeddie@ix.netcom.com
Hi, I graduated from John Muir in 1950 and am trying to contact other
alumni. I also attended Edison Elementary in Altadena. Can you help me?
My name is Dolly (Palmer) Frederick
Webmaster Note: If any alumni has information about 1950 grads, please contact Dolly (Palmer) Frederick at: DSeniorMom@aol.com
A Muir '55 and Eliot Classmate looking for Larry Davis
Subject: Muir 55'er looking for Eliot classmate/friend Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2002 11:35:34 -0700 (PDT) From: "G. Gruff" <g_gruff@yahoo.com> To: muirmustang1956@ix.netcom.com
I wish there were more forums like yours, and am really grateful for Eddie Moses' tour of (Sm)eliot...
I am trying to find ANYONE who might know the whereabouts of Larry Davis, my friend from Eliot. He was a year older than I, and a member of the gymnastics team of Eliot at the time. Larry was notable because of his bad back... he was, as he called himself, a "hunch-back," but he was an incredible athlete, taking part in the CIF gymnastics competition at the time...
If anyone has any information on Larry, I'd love to hear it....a common name like his is impossible to search on the net, as you can imagine.
Many thanks... Mike Pickett Muir '55
Subject: John Muir High School, class of 1956
Date: Sun, 26 May 2002 09:54:09 -0700
From: Jack Truher <nanog@earthlink.net>
To: Recipient List Suppressed:;
Fellow Procrastinators of John Muir High School:
Greetings on memorial day weekend, 46 years later! Now we really know the meaning of being a "senior".
This is to encourage you to add a comment for Eddie Moses' fine web site, still at
http://www.johnmuiralumni56.com
The site has an Alumni Forum section where you could add a comment, large or small. And there's a Biographies
section if you like.
It's interesting to read the ruminations or life stories of classmates there. Thanks to those who left their thoughts. The variety of experiences and choices is
refreshing.
It's hasn't been easy for me to get a focus to write something into such the web site. Pretty soon I will. I need some more company. As an expert at
procrastinating on this assignment, I have thought I am qualified to remind you about adding a comment. When I try to write something for the web site, it is
review which diverges into various causes. That's too hard. Most of us have different enthusiasm at different times. Which story to tell? Let's keep trying.
Where to start? Yikes. We all left high school with a lot of unfinished business, both ahead and behind us. While not always an easy time, high school was an
indelible time. We wonder about what has happened to the world when we read about the high school shootings, as at Columbine? How can we understand that
from our experience?
Perhaps as well to just add a short comment, or a joke, or a little news. Whatever we write, no need to take it too seriously. Any approach is fine. There are no
rules and no standards.
Let me know if I can help you to add a thought to the JMHS web site. Or just send something to Eddie's email address there.
Whether you write a little or a lot, or not, enjoy the sunshine and the flowers again. And thanks for the memories.
Jack Truher
nanog@earthlink.net
Webmaster Note: Jack sent this email to many 1956 JMHS classmates. With his permission, I am including it on the Alumni Forum with high hopes that many of you will participate in the Forum or submit a biography. Thank you Jack! ---Eddie Moses
Subject: 40 Years after
Graduation Culminating with the Twin Towers Tragedy
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 07:39:31 EST
From: BIGEAGLE@aol.com
To: muirmustang1956@ix.netcom.com
40 Years ago I felt we had such an opportunity to make a
difference in our
life times, as regards, the equitable treatment of all people, irrespective of
race, religion, or national origin.
With the twin towers disaster it doesn't look like we have gotten very far.
Now we see all the American flags out and hear 'God Bless America' at every turn.
I love this country and its flag, but the problems we are facing are much deeper
than patriotism. It's how
we treat each other as human beings, both nationally,
and internationally. It must be with respect and dignity, and equally throughout
the world. If we are doing all we can in this regard, then it's time to wave the flag.
The perpetrators of this heinous act will be dealt with harshly as they should
be, but we must not take our anger out on a whole religion, or country, or
the middle eastern people. Treat everyone respectfully and with dignity and
then wave our flag like crazy and sing 'God Bless America' at the top of your
voice! It seems like the problem has only gotten larger in the 40 years since
the class of '56 graduated.
We can still make a difference by each of us with our individual behavior!
I've always felt that my experience at John Muir helped prepare me for the real world.
What a wonderful time it ways and what great people to have gone to school with.
Ron Norick class of '56
BIGEAGLE@aol.com
Subject: Ron Norick's Letter
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 15:2:32 -0800
From: "Adrienne Lyons" <twolyons2@earthlink.net>
To: "Eddie Moses" <esqeddie@ix.netcom.com>
I just read Ron Norick's open letter.
He is right -- the diversity at Muir prepared us well for life.
I am impressed that so many of our classmates have email address, therefore
the ability to send you their biographies. I look forward to reading more bios.
I was reluctant to send in my own bio because it's not exciting reading but I am
hoping that after reading about my "very ordinary" life more of our classmates
will be willing to share their experiences.
Not everyone graduated from college and had exciting careers ... and that
really isn't even important. What matters now, is the opportunity to communicate
once again with our friends and casual acquaintances from so many years ago.
My yearbook was destroyed so just having the opportunity to see the pictures
from 1956 is great.
Adrienne Lyons
twolyons2@earthlink.net
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