Lincoln High School - San Diego, California - Classes of 1955 to 1959
September 2024
TO MY FELLOW GRADS: So, it’s pretty doggone hot out there right now—but nothing like the Phoenix area which has had over 100 days in a row of 100-plus degrees temps. It’s really true that no matter how bad things may seem, there’s always someone somewhere who’s having it worse. However, Yuma area resident, Jean Baber, (’58) nicely said that she feels for us because we’re just not used to these temps like they are in AZ. Now, our monthly get-together of the “regulars” will be on the second Wednesday of this month—September 11. We meet at the Starbucks at the corner of Clairemont Mesa Blvd. and Dianne Ave., and we go from 10 a.m. to about noon. About 12 to 20 of us, depending on the month, show up to renew friendships that go back 70 years or more. It’s not a clique—you’re all welcome! Let’s face it, we’re “The Survivors.”
BUZZING FROM YOUR CLASSMATES: Last April I reported that Larry Beveridge (’55) was suffering from pancreatic cancer. Sadly, Larry died Sept. 2. I was informed by his classmate, Sam Goldstein (’55), who spoke with Larry not too long before he died. Larry served the SD Police Dept. from 1958 to 1980. He and his wife, Jacquie, also an SD police officer, had 3 boys. In 1981, one of those boys, Jimmy, got lost during a picnic on Palomar Mtn. and died from hypothermia. His body was discovered days later by one of the largest Search and Rescue operations in SD history. Sam reported that Jimmy’s loss prompted the formation of the world-wide “Hug-A-Tree” Foundation which is still active today. The Beveridges moved to Florence, Ore., 25 years ago. For messages, Jacquie’s email is beveridge.jacquie@gmail.com......Bob Moss (’57) says he is planning to be at the Sept. 11 Starbucks gathering. He and his wife are planning a trip west from Arkansas to visit family and hopefully see his old buddies in SD. Now, how does someone on kidney dialysis travel? Bob said there are treatments scheduled at every stop they will make. Gotta keep those kidneys clean!…..Elbert Hada (’59) and his wife purchased a motor home in Feb. and recently have been testing the rig and their capabilities to operate it as they are in their 80’s. They live in Castle Rock, Colo., and drove west to stops in CA and then to Laughlin, Nev., to celebrate his brother’s 75th birthday. He remembered fondly some of the teachers who influenced his life, including Messrs. Anderson and Nelson. “They never knew their effect on me, but looking back I’m very grateful to them,” he added……Sharon Israel-Ruiz (’58) responded to my query about kids on Medicare saying that her son with Henry Israel (’58), Christopher, is on SSI and Medicare. Sharon said she has stopped driving, sold her car, and loves taking Uber and Lyft. “Good to hear about everyone. We’re still truckin’ along,” she said…..Jean Baber (’58) will be taking a month-long road trip in Sept.-Oct. with her sister, Vicki, but first had to recover from some serious “dental abuse” as one of my old pals calls it. Another one of my acquaintances (a tough guy) once told me that when he visited a dentist he would say, “Let’s make a pact that we won’t hurt each other.”….. One of my regular correspondents, Rick Smith (AKA “Scoops”), (’57) writes a blog on high school sports in SD going back many years. He came upon a summary of a track meet in the April 12, 1947 Evening Tribune. The winning high jump was 5 feet, 7 inches, by John deBeck of Pt. Loma High. The Pointers beat Escondido that day 81 ½ to 22 ½. Mr. deBeck, of course, taught at LHS for many years and then served on the Unified District’s board for 20 years…..Sometimes you move somewhere and think you’ve found paradise. Maryinez Lyons (’57), my old neighbor in Chollas view, wrote that since she moved to the beautiful Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, the presidente decided to build a railroad around the peninsula dubbed Tren Maya. “The plan was to circumvent the peninsula and flood the place with tourists. Ugh! The project has destroyed archeological sites, indigenous forests and flora and fauna sites. There are reports that the cartels are involved. What a shame,” she said.
