Alumni Sandstorm ~ 04/20/15
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3 Bombers sent stuff: 
Bonnie STEEBER ('57)
Floyd MELTON ('57)
Steve UPSON ('65)
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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.
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>>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)
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>>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.)
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>>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)
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That's it for today. Please send more.
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