Sorry it was that rough, but you rose above it...that's what counts

I was our class president and have set up all of our reunions with help from a few of our ladies. This year will be our 64th. We have one every year now.

I was involved in a lot of school activities such as sports, plays, student council, etc. Looking back, it was some of the best times of my life. I think school is what you make of it. I can't say there wasn't one person in my class that I didn't like of the ones I knew. I found it really interesting to hear what everyone was up to as the years went by.

Trappers tend to be loners, but way too many of you seem traumatized by high school. If it was that bad... I can understand why some of you stay away. My class does something every five years (I graduated in 1981). I missed the last two because of a surgery and hospital bills and the next because I had field work that needed to be done. Otherwise, I'd been at those too. One mentioned that high school is what you make of it, that goes with life as well. My graduating class had 64 (If memory serves). We've lost several classmates over the years as well.
I'm always interested in what my classmates have going on in their lives. Jobs, spouses, children and grandchildren and how life is in general. Not to keep score but to celebrate everyone's individual victories. I did football, FFA and track. I didn't do basketball because they practiced both before and after school. That meant that I couldn't trap.
I especially like to reconnect one on one.
On our twenty fifth, one classmate brought his old boat convertible to the homecoming parade. Off the cuff, we got last minute approval to participate in the homecoming parade lineup. With a sharpie and a scrap piece of cardboard, we scribbled Class of 81 and taped it to one of the car doors. Dang, we had fun waving to people and acted like we were seventeen again. The fellow with the convertible offered to get a fundraiser going to help with my hospital bills when I missed our 35th reunion. We may not talk for long periods, but he was willing to help.
I'm sorry for those that don't want anything to do with their classmates. It's an awkward time in life that all of us go through.

We had our 50th about a month ago. I haven't been to any of them. My cousin was in the same class, she sent me some pictures of it. All of them look old out of 130 47 are dead. I think I still look pretty good But you can't believe my wife

Are you still flying a super cub?