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Elwanda Stroup LeMay

Hello Again! I've also posted pictures from the reunion. For everyone that came THANKS for making it such a success! It was wonderful to reconnect with so many of you and thanks to those of you that shared your memories of Jim with me.
Let's not wait 10 years for the next reunion.

Renee Blankenship Gipson

Elwanda-
Thanks so much for getting those wonderful pictures to us so soon. Really enjoyed looking at them. I enjoyed reconnecting with people last night. Makes me wish I hadn't waited so long to finally attend one of our reunions!

Annette Valim Choate

Hi Everyone,
I sure hope you all enjoyed the reunion as I did. I've posted the best pictures I had under my profile including a few from the Sun. brunch. Betty Vixie Sweetman's daughter brought her to the breakfast. She's hanging in there. Won't you please send her your best wishes.
Elwanda has great pictures and Dan Austin has some fantastic ones he promised to post also. Thanks to all who came from so far. Judging by the smiles I'd say all looked like they were enjoying themselves. Lets come up with a few ideas for a giant 60th birthday bash? That was put out there today. What do you think?

Renee Blankenship Gipson

Annette-
I'm so glad I went to the reunion. I wasn't sure I was going to, but the reception I received from my old friends made me glad I did. I think a sixtieth birthday party would be great! I saw Elwands pictures and will go now and see what you've added. Thanks for everything!
Renee

Elwanda Stroup LeMay

Hank, A Huge THANK YOU for the Swiss patio on Friday night! It is always the perfect place for meeting and everyone knows where it is. So Thank You, Thank You!!!
I think a 60th BD party is a great idea! Everyone can start planning for it now. Let's come up with a date and we can all put it on our calendars. No excuses for not knowing ahead of time.....
Annette, Great pictures, thanks!
Renee the reunion wouldn't have been the same without you!

Sue Collier Muller

Thanks to everyone who had a hand in putting this together and making it such a success! Have you checked out the El Verano Kindergarten photo on Jackie Sheppard's profile? See if you can find: Jay, Jackie himself, Ron, Dan Austin, Keith, Steve Garcia, Lyndie, Lorna, and Lynnae. Can anyone else upload grade K photos on their profile? We were all so adorable!

Linda Sweeney Faison

Hi Everyone..I hope you enjoyed the reunion as much as I did. This was my first one and I am so glad I was there. It was wonderful seeing all of you and sharing our life stories. Life has taken us down many different roads and we have been able to navigate through the happy times and the difficult times and come through it better than ever. I am absolutely in favor of the group's 60th birthday celebration. I cannot believe we are going to be 60!. Where did the time go? Please let's keep in touch.
Thanks to the committee for all your efforts and hard work...you did a great job! The pictures are great and thank you to everyone for posting and sharing them.

Gary Green

I have changed the "A. Class Reunion" classmate reunion to "Reunion 1969 40th" where is I will post all photos I receive from classmates who do not post to their own classmate profiles. I have received photos from Nedra Peterson and have posted them.

Great time to see all of you again!! Thanks for all the hard work by the committee and all of the smiles from all of you!!

Gary Green

Check out Steve Holman's Classmate Profile for some great elementary school photos and other historical information.

Steve Holman

to quote Stephen Stills at Woodstock,
"three days, three days!" 69ers really know how to throw a party! More fun than I've had in many years. It was so great to see everyone. We should do the giant 60th birthday party for sure. Thanks again to all of you who worked so hard to make it so nice.

Dan Phillips

I put some pictures up too. Have a look

Dan

Dan Austin

DITTO, DITTO Mr. Holman. It was a great 3 days. I got some great pictures, unfortunately I left my camera at my sons in Oakland, so when I go back to Sonoma WITH my wife for my 40th and one week reunion, [what a dufus] I will get them posted ASAP. It was REALLY great seeing familiar and not so familiar faces this weekend, I think we looked fricken good!!!! Peace and Love to all.

Phyllis Barracchi Ladd

Hi all,
Wanted to thank the committee for making our 40th such a great time,, so glad I came,, and ty to all who have posted pictures,, they are great,, 60th birthday party would be wonderful,, willing to help if I can,, was great seeing everyone,, hope we can all keep in touch. Phyllis

Debra Jagard Paratore

I am sorry I was unable to attend.
Know I was thinking of you this weekend!

David Michael

I am sorry that I wasn't able to attend a very nice party from what I have been reading. I shall make it a point to come to the 60th birthday party.

Pam Barnwell Freese

Thank you everyone on the reunion committee for never giving up on us slow pokes that took so long to respond.
Thank you to everyone posting pictures of the reunion, I am so enjoying them all!! I could'nt make it this time but I'm going to do my best to be at the 60th birthday party! I have great memories of so many of you. What a great place to grow up. Take care everyone, you all look great!!
Pam Barnwell Freese

Mike Benzon

Both Sara and I are disappointed we didn't make either. It is great to look at the pictures. We will keep in touch with this site for future events.
Mike

Gary Martinez

Hello to everyone. Had a great time seeing everyone at the 40th and sounds like you did too. Thanks goes out to the ones that did the leg work in the planning of this great event. I'm thinking of something GREAT for our 60th BASH. How does a 3 day cruise sound? We have sometime to think about it and kick it around, and the rest of you can give some imput on the idea. We have a year before having to make a commitment and 2 years to save. Just an idea I had. What do you think? What ever we do, I'm sure we will have a good time.
Gary

Jeanette Giorgi Teves

Hi Everyone,
Sorry that I missed the reunion. Prior commitment. I have talked to a few classmates since and got a bit of an update. I would be interested in a "60th" b-day party. That does sound incredibly old. Are those numbers correct? I was really hoping to re-connect with Pam Barnwell Freese. Had her info but it has gotten misplaced. If anyone knows her address or # I would appreciate being informed. I don't check my mail very often at all but it gets looked at eventually.
Thanks, Jeanette
(Giorgi-Teves)