Alumni Sandstorm ~ 09/02/15 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4 Bombers sent stuff: Marilyn "Em" DeVINE ('52), Mike CLOWES ('54) Barbara SESLAR ('60), Joe FORD ('63) *************************************************************** *************************************************************** 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. *************************************************************** *************************************************************** >>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 *************************************************************** *************************************************************** >>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. *************************************************************** *************************************************************** >>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) *************************************************************** *************************************************************** >>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) *************************************************************** *************************************************************** That's it for today. Please send more. ***************************************************************