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...and a little better picture of Frank
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WHO WAS THAT BOMBER CAMERAMAN ANYWAY???
Read on to find out who... and see pictures!!
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From: Carol Black Foster ('48)
Date: 5/30/02 Alumni Sandstorm
Re: Bomber TV Camera Man
Did anyone besides me see the camera man working
the camera for the Seattle Mariners/Tampa Bay Devil
Rays baseball game today (Wednesday)??
I heard the announcer say something about someone
being from Richland and being very proud of it. I
assumed the announcer said Richmond till they turned
the camera on a man wearing a green and gold Richland
Bombers T-shirt.
That got my full attention but I had already
missed his name. Does anybody know who that man is??
-Carol Black Foster ('48) ~ Bellevue, WA
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From: Jimmie A. Shipman Class ('51)
Date: 5/30/02 Alumni Sandstorm
Hello, Bombers
Was watching the Mariner game last night on Fox
Sports Northwest that was being televised from Florida
and they showed a guy that was working one of the
cameras with a gold Bomber T-shirt with the mushroom
cloud. The announcers made comments about the Bomber
T-shirt. Anyone else see it or know who the guy is?
-Jimmie A. Shipman Class ('51)
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From: Curt Donahue ('53)
Date: 5/30/02 Alumni Sandstorm
Re: Mariners game
It was great to see the Bomber T-shirt on the
Mariner's broadcast from Tampa this evening. Who
else saw it?
-Curt Donahue ('53) ~ Federal Way, WA
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From: Max Suttom ('57)
Date: 5/31/02 Alumni Sandstorm
I too saw the the man with the Richland Bombers
shirt on and was very proud of the fact. It goes to
show that Bomber Pride is everywhere. God Bless
Bombers.
-Max Suttom ('57) ~ Renton, WA
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From: Frank DeVincentis ('56WB)
Date: 6/01/02 Alumni Sandstorm
I have to confess that I am the guy seen on
the Mariners game with the Bombers shirt. My name is
Frank DeVincentis ('56WB) and I lived in Richland in
the late 40s and early 50s.
My sister, Grace DeVincentis Spice ('50) still
lives in Richland. I also have a Spudnut shirt that I
will wear the next time Seattle plays in Tampa.
My family moved from Boston to Richland and I have
many fond memories and experiences from the riding
stable to sports teams, the Hi-Spot Club and rec hall.
I remained very close to Dave Watts ('56RIP) and
looked forward to seeing him every year when my
travels as a television director brought me out West.
I will miss him as his wife Nancy Franklin Watts ('58)
and brother Jim ('54) know.
Through the wonder of the computer I have made
contact with some of my old friends who now live in
Florida: Thurman Bowls ('56) and Hal Smith ('56). I
also contacted Pat Crook ('58) who was my neighbor
when we lived on Abbot and remember how hard it was
to tackle him when we played football because his legs
were so big. I remember going to basketball games and
enjoyed watching players like Tom Tracy ('55) and
Chuck Curtis ('55). In football I recall the runs of
Harold Kenitzer ('54) and Lloyd Kent ('54), and it
seemed like Kevin Burke ('55RIP) made every tackle.
I played on a Little League team that went to San
Bernardino as a Richland All Star. I still think
Tilbert Neal ('56) was the best pitcher around,
Sally Foley ('56) the prettiest girl and Wayne Smith ('56)
the best dancer. If anyone out there knows the whereabouts
of Mary Jo Woodhead Mokler ('55), send her my regards
and thank her for teaching me how to jitterbug.
I read the Sandstorm every day and and would like
to hear from any Bombers at any time, I know they're
everywhere. My email is styn@aol.com
-Frank DeVincentis ('56WB)
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