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Thank you Peggy for your nice words. I’m not fishing for compliments, but I truly speak from the heart.

Mardi, I’ve always felt a “soul connection” with you from our first meeting in school. Do you remember that I was also in Candystripers at St Mary’s for awhile?! Unfortunately, I was “fired” by the nuns .... well, maybe not that bad, I felt so bad about the incident that I was afraid to go back! Charolette Ruffin and I were working one shift and we had to go to the basement laundry room to get these huge laundry carts on wheels, bring them back up to the top floor and put away all the sheets and towels on the shelves in the linen closet which was actually a room. After about four trips, we were so exhausted reaching down into this deep cart(bending and stretching) to put away the heavy sheets, we suddenly got the giggles! I think I pushed Charolette into the cart, and that’s when the towels went flying back and forth in a wild tangled mess! Next thing we knew, there was one ANGRY nun yelling and looking at us like we were crazy! We were laughing so hard, we didn’t even see her come in! So that was the last day of my candystriper days! Hahaha Thank goodness I wasn’t Catholic, I would have had to go to confession and I’m sure had to say 12 Rosary prayers every day for a month!

Jim, thank you for sharing the news about Lauri And Andy’s 50th! That is awesome and a great testament to a wonderful relationship for sure. I will definitely send a card.
I just wish Paul had made it as we were on our way to 50 after 47 years. I have all my wonderful memories and I am grateful for the times I did have with him. I know you and Kathie’s 50th should be coming up soon so please let us know “ where in the world “ you are so we can celebrate it with you both!

08/22/19 11:39 AM

#262

Yep Jim is in trouble for sure, Bill. We will have to send him to the "time out chair." But, he has a reputation for traveling, we will have to keep an eye on him...ha!!

Oh Karen, that is just the funniest memory or our Candy Striper days!! What a visual. We were in constant trouble with the nuns as well. We didn't make the beds with the perfectly folded corners. You would have thought they were related to Martha Stewart!! We also got in trouble for giggling and not taking everything seriously. Now that I think about it....hmmmm, all of a sudden we didnt go again....maybe we got asked to leave??

Luv N Hugs

08/31/19 10:41 PM

#263

R. E. Herky Veatch

Happy Birthday Butch!!

09/05/19 12:41 PM

#264

OMGosh cuteness times ten !!!

09/05/19 03:51 PM

#265

What a sweet baby boy... and what a head of hair! Congratulations to all! Bill, what fun to watch him grow... his name....Rad Elio Madonna.

09/06/19 01:53 AM

#266

Bill,

Adorable little one you are so blessed. keep the pictures and news coming.

Debbie

09/09/19 02:42 AM

#267

Bill,

As a social scientist, I must support you, my favorite bedtime reading is the Constitution (Never fails- I'm sleeping in three seconds.)

Your humor is like mine. Don't ever give up. I need some one to understand me.

Debbie

09/09/19 06:52 AM

#268

My experience with military personnel makes it seem that dry and twisted senses of humor are rife in the military. I enjoy it also, so keep it coming!

09/10/19 03:23 PM

#269

Bill,

Your posted article about the disease resurgance was very interesting. I personally believe that it is part of the Global Warming issue. Most epidemics are started when the population in a specific area increases and causes severe crowding. With the population increase you have more people who can't find work and their health declines. These people get the diseases and spread it to the middle class workers who bring it home and share with their families. This is how epidemics decimage populations.

Global WArming is caused by an over abundance of people using more machines that require making heat and population in the air causing higher air temperature. No clean air- people get sicker faster. I believe that this mess is our fault.

If you look into history you will see this is not the first time time we have screwed up the world. In the middle ages there was an Ice Age that was caused by using too much peet and trees for fuel causing over cast skies.

End of Anthropology, Geology Lecture..

Debbie

09/11/19 07:01 AM

#270

If climate change is not a natural thing, how did ice ages and then warming happen before large populations, SUVs, "man" fires, technology, etc.? Man tends to think they are so powerful that they can control (and thus are responsible for) everything, including the weather. I have found I cannot change the weather no mater what I do. That being said, I do try to care for this beautiful, wonder-filled earth that is so wonderfully balanced and is so recouperative that it goes on after we are gone,

And that is my soapbox!

09/12/19 12:03 PM

#271

Where are all of our Classmates? Please write what is going on in your life? Believe it or not, we do want to know.

Bill Leggitt, thanks for all you do to keep our website up-to-date. Your grandchild's birth is wonderful. I hope it helps take the edge of losing your wonderful wife. As Karen McCarty Fink and others can attest (and I cannot to please pardon my ignorant comment), that is a pain that diminishes a little but never goes away.

A reminder to all, we are all friends and wish to stay that way. Like the population of America, our class is about half and half Democrats and Republicans and we all have strongs views. We have lost classmates from the website due to someone writing a comment. Gregg Goodpature is one. If you know him, can you get this Oklahoma classmate back in the fold. We even lost a classmates, a popular female attorney, due to the posting of "In God We Trust" on our home page. People are very sensitive so on this class forum, please try to avoid politics and religion. Thanks. We love you all.

As for Kathy and my trip to 41 states thus far, we are in Dodge City, KS today and going back to some states we have been in before which includes, this weekend, seeing a couple crazy ladies in Denver.

Yes, JUDI ADAMS MORRIS and ELIZABETH GWARTNEY LOWNEY will be hosting Kathy and me. And when you look at the picture, do NOT think I just exposed myself and they are backing up to the wall. I didn't even do it in high school.

Because they love my wife, Kathy, so much, they tolorate me being around. This Monday is Elizabeth and (twin) Becky Gwartney Smith's birthday. I miss many birthdays because I do not have a good WiFi while traveling.

Finally, let me close with a question, are you in contact with your classmates? CHIP KING had surgery last night and is doing well (or I would not be reporting it), MARY HUSEMOLLER must be lost because I have not heard from her in about two years, TERRY BOONE has a nice, new boat to go with his nice, new house on the lake, BOYCE McFARLAND is probably moving to North Carolina in a week or two, BARBARA BUZBEE is in California still but I do not know where, as far as I know, MARLA GIBSON is still rowing or paddling or whatever it is called, ROBIN LOSTETTER is in upper NY but I still missed her when we were there a couple months ago, and MICHELLE AUSTIN KELLY is still traveling and keeping in contact with some of our dearest, ailing classmates. There are so many more to report on but why don't you let us know what you are up to.

JIM

P.S. Any Colorado or New Mexico classmates wish to come to the Wine Harvest Festival the last weekend of this month? The Wines of the San Juan (in NW New Mexico near Bloomfield, 3-hours NW of Abq., 60 miles south of Durango) will host their annual festival on the 28th and 29th of September. There will be a lot of music so if you enjoy that, please come. Let me know if you are. Kathy and I will be working but we can still visit and I can try to get classmates together. www.WinesOfTheSanJuan.com

09/12/19 04:57 PM

#272

Hmmmmm there is so much in my brain right now....where do I begin??!

I "try" really hard on this site not to tick anyone off, but honestly, over the years, I have received a few private emails telling me that I have said something they really did not like. And, I too, have had to offer up some apologies. Sometimes I really just have to pick my battles. Which brings me to the present situation. It hurts my heart to lose Bill's huge help in keeping so many interesting background's, and a host of other details that many of us are just not techno. savy enough to be able to accomplish.

If there is someone among the site that is able to fill those kind of techno shoes, I would encourage you to please contact either Jim or I to do so. I just do not have the patience to input all the background codes it takes to do the kinds of things Bill is able to do. I forget what they call it...duhhhh, sorry!!

Like Jim says, with his travel's they are not in a place where there is strong wi-fi to accomplish the work it takes.

One of the reason's I came on board when we started this was because I had help with people that could do those background details. Our site is not free, it is actually expensive, so keeping it is work. The other reason I came on board was because I have mostly had so much fun keeping up with clasmates I knew a huge part of my life. There are many classmates that read posting's but do not respond, and that is okay. Our goal is to have a place where we can get as many classmates on board and if those makes connections after many years, that is so cool.

I love you all and am sending my luv and hugs.

Mardi Gonyea Nicklin

09/12/19 08:52 PM

#273

The Class of '64 is having their 55-year reunion this weekend in Roswell.

09/14/19 04:23 PM

#274

Bill, thank you for posting! What an amazing resource for kids (and adults too!) to learn( and refresh memory banks!) how the bill process works. I think we learned this in elementary school somewhere in the recesses of my mind. Nice to know kids must be still learning some good stuff on how our system works!

09/16/19 09:50 AM

#275

A visit to Denver area RHS Classmates this week. L/R Ron Morris, Judi Adams Morris, Kathy White, Jim White, Elizabeth Gwartney Lowney and Walter Lowney. Today, for Elizabeth's birthday, we are all going to Estes Park and watch the Elk bugle. Meeting up with lifelong classmate friends is Highly Recommended.

09/17/19 07:51 AM

#276

Gilbert "Butch" Colbert

In local news – a psychic (who happened to be a midget) was arrested for defrauding clients by “contacting” deceased relatives. Unfortunately, she escaped from jail the next day. The headlines read – “Small Medium at Large”.

09/17/19 05:10 PM

#277

Here we are in Estes Park, Colorado. Walter and Elizabeth Gwartney Lowney, Judi Adams Morris and Ron, Kathy White and Jim White. (classmates in bold) This was a good time but it was not without problems before getting there. :-)

Each lady think they are pointing to the problem that made the BMW quit almost in the middle of of nowhere.

What do you do when the car has quit on you? You kick it to the curb! (oh, yeah, we were already there)

On the way back from the mountain top, we stopped to see the hazards at the gold course. Hey, Golfers, how would you like to play through this?

Judi Adams Morris sometimes forgets she is photographing a wild animal.

It is all in the family. This is during rutting season so it was great to see and hear the elk bugleing. Golfers, let us see you go pick up your ball on the green.

P.S. I like the "Small-Medium-Large" joke.

09/18/19 07:11 PM

#278

The pictures were great Jim. Aren’t the elk gorgeous?! Not ever seen them on a golf course however. Glad you and Kathy are out meeting classmates. Sorry you have had engine trouble. Hope by now it is fixed.

Enjoyed the joke Butch.

09/19/19 06:37 AM

#279

Bill---

British Motor Works? But I'm sure you have something more entertaining to call it!

09/19/19 03:17 PM

#280

Hi again Bill, I am glad you are back with us. The backgrounds are always so welcome.

Hi Judi and Elizabeth and hubbies. You all always look like you are having so much fun. I would love to be there to join and make us the crazy triplets!! I know Kathy fills the triple part very well.

Even though my gorgeous hill country (Kerrville, Texas) is reaching the Fall season, which is my favorite season, our temps. are in the upper 90's. The 97 degrees in San Antonio broke the record that was set in 2011, I think. I am keeping our East Texas and East coast classmates in prayer as they are taking a beating with the storm season that has come with a vengence.

Jim, I am glad you and Kathy got the needed help to get you back on the road. I h toave traveled those desolate KS roads/highways many a time when all I could see outside my window was miles and miles of wheat fields. I have traveled all seasons of those Colorado highwaysoti where you were as well

For those who keep up with the RHS 65 class and know Bill Clem, he has been reporting to classmates regarding Charles Clark Charlie suffered a stroke and has been in intensive care. Bill reported that he is improving and is eating now which was such good news. He is in the hospital in Dallas, TX.

Herkey, I hope you and your wife had a great time at your reunion here in Kerrville last week-end. I was not able to make the connection with you, and I apologize for that, as I had a friend that lost her husband. I spent time with her and her family.

I am sending my Luv N Hugs

Mardi

09/19/19 09:02 PM

#281

Bill,

BMW stands for Bayerische Motoren Werke, or, translated into English, Bavarian Motor Works. If you're a little rusty on world geography, Bavaria is a southern state in Germany where BMW originally started making airplane engines around 1917.Sep 1, 2016

Debbie

09/20/19 05:35 AM

#282

Rita Eudy

Bill - you do great work for this site. Glad you are "Back at Work!!!"

09/27/19 07:31 PM

#283

Robin E. Lostetter

I try to respect the neutrality of this site and not be argumentative. But I've just been referred to as both a Chicken Little & a fool.

Yes, most of the predictions above are pretty laughable. But some, especially this one, are awfully close to being accurate, give or take a year or two:

"2008: Arctic will Be Ice Free by 2018"

As a pastor, I agree with the anonymous post, that God has a lot to do with creation & our lives. But in Genesis, we are called & given a task - to till the soil and be stewards of the earth, in a God-like manner (likeness of God).

However, when humans have not done what God has asked of them, God sent prophets (spreaders of doom & gloom) to point this out. My ministry, and that of a huge number of my colleagues, is in the tradition of a "prophetic" ministry regarding the desecration of earth, its resources, & its inhabitants.

But the two posts above are missing the point. We're not just pointing out the damage humans have done, and continue to do, to God's good creation -- we are asking/calling people back to the proper care & stewardship of this home we've been given.

Like the Psalms of lament, we somehow come around to a word of hope. But it is like the parent who says things will be better, but you must take responsibility for your own actions in order to move forward. I will always love you and walk with you, but I won't clean up your messes.

Btw, that 12 year warning isn't that the earth "will disappear" or be unlivable in 12 years. It's a scientific ESTIMATE of how long we have to set in motion major changes, in order to avoid condemning our great-grandchildren to serious hardship.

God bless us all, as opinionated as we may be!

09/28/19 01:52 AM

#284

To all,

I have been watching what has been going on environmentally and the people who are not paying attention to what is happening. Perhaps it will give you an idea what you can't see where you live,

Every time we get high tides that have a swell that pushes it a little more, the ocean comes up into one of the industrial areas on Oahu. This has not happened until the last 2 years. Last winter we had almost continuous high surf that made it impossible for people going to the beach.( Believe me that is serious- when you live on an island you don't have much to do.)

This reminds me of ..I was just thinking that it says in the Bible that man was given the Earth and we are supposed to be custodians of the world. I think we haven't been doing a very good job.

But there is a bright side..... if the water keeps rising , I'll have water front property. (That was to lighten the mood) Seriously, it is very obvious that things are changing rapidly every time you turn around, some report from a Federal Office tells us about whales beached or turtles disappeared. Let's just do as much as we can and hope things get better.

Debbie

09/28/19 09:23 AM

#285