Alumni Sandstorm ~ 09/02/15
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4 Bombers sent stuff: 
Marilyn "Em" DeVINE ('52), Mike CLOWES ('54)
Barbara SESLAR ('60), Joe FORD ('63)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Dennis CHAPMAN ('54)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Linda LESTER ('62)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Dan FOLEY ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Gordon MUMFORD ('72)

BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
    Click the event you want to know more about.
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>>From: Marilyn "Em" DeVINE ('52)

Greeting this new month sitting at gate N12C at SeaTac on the
final leg of a nearly-month-long, fabulous vacation. Seems like
I saw many more friends than usual... which always makes me
happy. Snow in the Chugach Mountain Range [Alaska] 2 days ago! 
I figure it's time for me to pack it up and head for warmer
climes. A real bonus: temps in the Tri-Cities have cooled down
considerably I'm told. No Fall colors in the Anchorage area,
yet. They have had an extraordinary summer. We were saying that
the tourists have been treated very well!

Looking forward to seeing many more friends at Club 40...
friends and family... it doesn't get much better than that!

-Marilyn "Em" DeVINE ('52) ~ in very gray Seattle   
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>>From: Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54)

Here we are at the beginning of September; which means the 
Club 40 Annual Meeting and General Whoop-dee-doo isn't far off.
Seems like 83% of the usual suspects might be on hand. Even
Lefty ('54) will be there for the Saturday Dinner. Guess he's
giving up on his gate-crashing or has decided to turn those
duties over to "Tooter".

On another note; it is also the birthday of a Bomber whom I
spent time with in Mr. Wheeler's home room lo those many 
years past. Seen him around a few times since at the Club 40
gatherings and class reunions. To get on with it, a tip of the
ol' propeller beanie, and a "Happy Birthday!" shout is in store
for Dennis CHAPMAN ('54). Are we gettin' there yet?

-Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54) ~ Mount Angel, OR  where 
      weather for the Labor Day weekend promises to be dry.
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>>From: Barbara SESLAR Brackenbush ('60)

Re: Class of 1960 Bomber Luncheon

DATE: Saturday, September 5, 2015
TIME: 11:30am
WHERE: 3 Margaritas (downtown near Lee Blvd.)

Spouses and friends are also welcome! Please join us first
Saturday of each month. Turn right inside the restaurant and
you'll find us at the corner table. No reservations needed.

-Barbara SESLAR Brackenbush ('60)
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>>From: Joe FORD ('63)

Re: David R. Ford ('66-RIP)

David Richard Ford (sometimes "Dick" or "Dicky"), Columbia 
High School class of 1966, passed away on August 25, 2015, in
Victoria, BC, Canada. Pneumonia was the proximate cause of his
death. He was surrounded by people who loved him. He was 67.

Dicky was born in 1948 to Joseph E. and Christene B. Ford in
Richland. He attended Sacajawea and Lewis and Clark elementary
schools, Carmichael Junior High, and Columbia High. He spent one
year at CBC, and worked for Boeing and Boeing contractors in the
Seattle area before being drafted in 1968. His military service
was unhappy and brief, and he eventually re-located to Canada.
He married there, first to Sharon Penny, and later to Trudee
Begbie. He worked as a cook and café owner, as a carpenter, and
in landscaping and sales. He was the father of three.

In the late 1990s, when our mother was ill, he returned to
Richland and cared for her. He called it his finest hour.

He had the first of two strokes in 2004. The second, in 2008,
devastated him. He had been in the care of BC Health since 
early 2008.

He is survived by his brother Joe ('63), son Demian Ryefield
Ford and his wife Mayuko, daughters India and Baillie Ford, and
his former wives. His family is planning a private service.

The family wants to acknowledge Dicky's Richland friends who
stayed in contact with him and visited him in his care facility.
Ted Smith ('66), Dick Stephens ('66), George Moore ('67), 
Doug Keck ('66) and others brought some laughter and good 
memories into Dicky's life. Thank you, gentlemen.

Rest in peace, Dicky.

-Joe FORD ('63)
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That's it for today. Please send more.
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