Alumni Sandstorm ~ 04/20/15 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 Bombers sent stuff: Bonnie STEEBER ('57) Floyd MELTON ('57) Steve UPSON ('65) *************************************************************** *************************************************************** BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Linda LEE ('66) BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Chuck SHIPMAN ('71) BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar Click the event you want to know more about. *************************************************************** *************************************************************** >>From: Bonnie STEEBER Frasca ('57) Re: David (not Dave) RIVERS ('65) and nicknames My mother gave me the name of Bonella and spent most of her life apologizing to me! I started using that name on legal documents after marriage for ID purposes such as passport, Driver's license, etc. when I needed to show birth certificates, but not many people were aware that that was my name. I assured her over the years that I really did get a lot of fun from friends, fellow workers, and so on with that name. (It is unique, I think.) So when my 4 children were born, my husband and I agreed: no nicknames! We stayed with the traditional David (not Dave), Laura (not Laurie), Brian, and Susan (not Sue). Plain and simple, even one of the kids accused us of choosing rather bland names. At least none of them were ever asked if that was their real name! Re: Larry MATTINGLY ('60) and his new knee I hope you're recovering as scheduled. Young people look forward to vacations and some R and R (Rest and relaxation). When we become seniors we still have R and R but in our case it's Repairs and Replacements! I may as well send a belated thank you to Larry for his suggestion on using trains for day trips in Europe. This goes way back (months) and I've always felt bad that I never acknowledged his helpful hint. Re: Linda REINING ('64) As long as I'm in the thanking mood, I'd like to let Linda know how much her emails and support I appreciated. She was diagnosed with cancer just before I was and she confided all that she was going through at that time. Also, she even sent me private emails of encouragement. Over the past couple of years she's always been the first one to respond to others who could use some encouragement. I've never met Linda but she sounds like someone we could all enjoy knowing. So, a belated "Thank You" to Linda, also. Speaking of belated-ness. A belated Happy Birthday to you, Maren. And congratulations to Helen CROSS Kirk ('62) on her new grandson! I just rec'd news yesterday that "we" are expecting our first great-grandchild. Re: David DOUGLAS ('62) David, we used to have luncheons in Arizona but the last one was several years ago. I believe you had mentioned something about liking to have a lunch in the Phoenix area sometime. There is quite a group (or there used to be) of Bombers in Arizona. It's something that we will have to start up again. -Bonnie STEEBER Frasca ('57) *************************************************************** *************************************************************** >>From: Floyd MELTON ('57) Re: Double Dates Now before you get interested I am not talking about boy girl dates. I am more than a bit slow and thick at the brain stem but I do not understand the double dates some Bombers use after their names like Maren so I need a bit of enlightenment if someone would do that for me. David I have run into a few that have the photographic memory, I sometimes think that would be a wonderful blessing until I remember something best forgotten then I decide I am blessed that I do not remember everything. At this age it is good just to have my drivers license in my pocket so I can remember my name... course I sometimes forget that it is in my pocket. Hope all Bombers have good thoughts and memories of the good old days in Richland. -Floyd MELTON ('57, '66 college, took me a while... HA.) *************************************************************** *************************************************************** >>From: Steve UPSON ('65) Re: Sunday Tri-City Herald - about a local boy gone good . RHS grad Erik UPSON ('90) named police chief of California town -Steve UPSON ('65) *************************************************************** *************************************************************** That's it for today. Please send more. ***************************************************************