Alumni Sandstorm ~ 10/27/14 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4 Bombers sent stuff: Norma LOESCHER '53), Mike CLOWES ('54) Jack GARDINER ('61), Tommy HEMPHILL ('62) **************************************************************** **************************************************************** BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Shawn SCHUCHART ('78) BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar Click the event you want to know more about. **************************************************************** **************************************************************** >>From: Norma LOESCHER Boswell ('53) Re: My brother Ray LOESCHER ('57-RIP) Yesterday's Sandstorm Memorial featured Ray LOESCHER... my precious younger brother... my only sibling. His prostate cancer turned aggressive and invaded his bones. Raised as a Christian, he was prepared to die, and he never lost his sense of humor. Not only did he pre-arrange and pay for every detail regarding the disposition of his body (and his equally-Christian wife's, when her turn comes), but he wrote a tongue-in-cheek funeral sermon for his pastor to deliver at the Celebration of Life. It begins, "I never thought I'd live to see this day – and I didn't!" I'll be in Tumwater listening to his words on Tuesday, crying and smiling at the same time. Love is Eternal, -Norma LOESCHER Boswell ('53) **************************************************************** **************************************************************** >>From: Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54) So glad to hear that "Tooter" (aka Junior Gyrene) has been restored to the good graces of AOL. The world can now rest for a moment. -Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54) ~ Mount Angel, OR where the walnut tree and the wind have knocked down the chimney; but not to worry, it is not in use. **************************************************************** **************************************************************** >>From: Jack GARDINER ('61) This past week spent 3 days in Lincoln City, OR. Belong to a local senior organization in the Tri-Cites, called Rambling Rovers. Earlier this month we spent a week in South Dakota... a great time in both places. The Oregon coast might be the most picturesque in the country. On the Oregon trip were 12 Bombers:.Betty BELL ('51), Nancy BROWNING ('52), Marilyn DeVINE ('52), Larry BRUGGEMAN ('54), Jim ANDERSON (57), Pat JONES ('59), Jack GARDINER ('61), Janet TYLER ('61), Verna JONES ('62), Vicki JONES ('63), Rosemary QUALHIEM ('63), and Diann Davis ('65). -Jack GARDINER ('61) **************************************************************** **************************************************************** >>From: Tommy HEMPHILL ('62) Thanks, but no thanks To: David RIVERS ('65) Re: Bomber Secretary. Not a secretary, just a reporter. It's kinda fun to roam around the room and discuss stuff with other Bombers, and even eaves drop on a few conversations and then make up whatever I want to tell, just like the real reporters do it. I'm banking on most of my Bomber friends forgetting what they said so I can get away with saying what I want. Hey, Rivers, I'll be in Las Vegas in three weeks for about a week, so perhaps we can get together and make up some more stories to share with our memory challenged Bomber family. -Tommy HEMPHILL ('62) **************************************************************** **************************************************************** That's it for today. Please send more. ****************************************************************