James A "Jim" White
From very chilly McGuire AFB (Joint Base MDL) in New Jersey at the moment, Kathy and I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas.
PEGGY WARE KOGER and Fred met with us last week in Mesa, AZ area. We had a delightful meeting and a few stories were told.

We are sorry we missed CAROL NORMAN but wish her the best. As some of you know, Carol is a fairly recent widow. Now I have barely missed Carol from Enumclaw, WA to Phoenix, AZ. Hugs to you, Carol.
IF schedules work, we will be meeting with JIM NAPIER in Casa Grande, AZ January 2nd. Sadly, we will miss seeing ELIZABETH GWARTNEY LOWNEY around that time. It seems she and Walter would rather go see her children then meet with us. Imagine that. However, I give credit to ELIZABETH and JUDI ADAMS MORRIS for talking over Facetime several times a week while they each put on their makeup. What a cool idea for great friends.
Our deepest sympathy go out to BARBARA BUZBEE who lost her daughter this week. Barbara, please accept our deepest condolences from the class. We were fortunate to meet with Barbara this past month. I hope to find our picture together we took .... among gazillions on my phone.
Do you have memory hooks from your earlier days? Kathy and I saw Englebert Humperdinck our first or second year of marriage. While in Palm Springs, for our 54th-anniversary we went to see 88-year young Englebert's "Last Waltz Final Tour." It was good, he was open, very sad and emotional at times; but with the emotional ties we have with him, we enjoyed our evening.
Did I mention we got together with MARY HUSEMOLLER this summer? Mary is doing well and selling her absolutely stunning home in Durango, CO area to move fulltime to their other absolutely stunning custom home in southern California close to the ocean.
ROGER CARL, are you back in the country? LOUIS BAGWELL and HERKY VEACH, Kathy and I hope to see you on the Island Feb-Mar-Apr when we are there. I spoke with BETSY FRISINGER recently and she is still doing well in Oklahoma City.
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