Lincoln High School - San Diego, California - Classes of 1955 to 1959
August 2026
TO MY FELLOW GRADS: Well if we think it’s hot here in San Diego, it’s a lot hotter in most other cities and states in our country and other places in the northern hemisphere. I just hope that those of us in our mid-80’s are staying cool and safe. We’re pretty fragile at this point in our lives! Here’s a reminder that some of us will get together Wednesday, August 11, at the Starbucks on Clairemont Mesa Blvd. and Dianne Ave. from 10 a.m. to noon. Someone you know just might be there! Those of us who attend enjoy staying in touch with longtime friends, and we’ve found there truly are no friends like old friends.
BUZZING FROM YOUR CLASSMATES: Last month I mentioned Irby Smith (’55) and his movie-making career. Also, I asked if anyone knew what happened to Irby and his wife, Elaine. I received a reply from Katherine Jones who seems to be a sister of Irby. She said she sent the message to Irby’s son, Jay. The reply was that Elaine passed away and Irby is in a care facility in Springfield, Oregon. Sad about Elaine and our best to Irby…..Got a note from Bruce Burkett (’59) saying that our list of deceased classmates in the “Vintage Hornets” website was a little incomplete. He said his sister, Dorothy (Burkett) Oberlies and Ann Blanton (both ’57) were not listed. He thought both died in 2025. (Thanks, Bruce, we’ll make those changes…..I didn’t get any other news from you readers, but did want to mention two recent and significant wedding anniversaries. In very late May, Jean Baber (’58) and Cliff Hetz (’57) celebrated 50 years of wedded bliss. My wife, Marianne, and I drove to Yuma with another old friend of theirs, Kathy Cobb, from Minneapolis and took them out for dinner. The other is the 40th anniversary of Marianne and I early this month. We’ll celebrate by taking the train to Santa Barbara and hangin’ out for a few days. Some of you probably scoff at “only” 40 or 50 years as you have reached 60 or more. Well, mautiful ore power to all of us and keep in mind that some of us have been married more than once!!.....One other anniversary: The Nation, al Park Service will celebrate 110 years of service to all of us as they maintain our nation’s most beautiful areas for our recreation and enjoyment. On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the act creating the NPS.
Okay, that’s all for this month. Please keep in mind that I need your news and notes to share with one and all in order to continue his newsletter.
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