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Posted on: Jun 17, 2022 at 12:09 PM

Happy Birthday. I wish you health and happiness in the years ahead. Doug Butler

Happy Birthday to a dear fiend and classmate with whom I share many great memories.
Hope all is well with you and your family. My son and stepson both moved to Fort Myers now so we are blessed to have more family near us. Let’s email and catch up.

Happy Birthday "old guy". We have been friends along time. See you soon and for sure in Mesa this winter.

Sharyl lived a block away growing up and we were in many grades and activities together/ she was Sharyl with an A and I was Sheryl with an E. She was everyone’s friend and always cheerful and upbeat. She left us all with wonderful memories. 

Barb: Welcome to the 80’s club! I have fond memories of you and our friendship. Do you remember babysitting for my son David? He taking an early retirement this fall and they bought a place in Fort Myers to spend winters so it will be wonderful to have family close by. Hope all is well with you and yours. Wishing a lovely lady and classmate a lovely special birthday ??Sheryl

Welcome to the 80’s Club! It takes some getting used to giving your age now but we are truly blessed to reach this mile stone. Have a great birthday!!

Welcome to the 80’s club! Hope you are doing well, dear friend. Sherry

Welcome to the 80’s club ! Hope my best friend since 7th grade had a lovely birthday ????

Happy Birthday from your friend and former neighbor. Hope all is well with you and yours! Enjoy the amazing accomplishment of being 80. On we go to 81 and more.

Posted on: Nov 30, 2020 at 6:26 AM

Happy Birthday dear friend / hope you and yours are safe and well during these trying times. Love, Sheryl

Posted on: Nov 30, 2020 at 12:46 PM

Happy Birthday Bill. We have been good/close friends since our high school days. We have more years of friendship ahead. I wish you a speedy recovery from your recent nasty fall. We need to be on our feet (except for reading) to do the things we enjoy.

Verne, or as we used to call him, Vernie,  were good friends in our younger days. Vernie went to Howe and I went to Hiawatha although we only lived a block away on 38th Avenue. We did then go to Sanford and Roosevelt together with the other 700+ of us. He and I were both sports lovers and especially basketball. We spent many a late afternoon playing horse, or 21 or a 2 on 2 game at David Biros backyard hoop.
After graduation, I went to the U and Vernie went to work somewhere, but I don't remember where. Over the winter of 1959-60 Vernie, and I and another former classmate, Steve Siegler, decided to fulfill our military requirement and join the Army. In late February, the three of us traveled down to the recruiting office downtown on Hennepin Ave. it was a day of filling out forms, taking tests and who knows what else. But most memorable to me was when we got weighed, Verne waa slightly overweight, Steve was underweight and I was acceptable. So we spent a good deal of the afternoon trying to sweat off a few pounds for Vernie. and watching Steve cram bananas. The result, at the end of the day, was Vernie met the weight requirement, but Steve didn't. So the two of us were set up to travel to Fort Carson, Colorado for basic training and Steve went home. Steve later joined the Navy. Vernie and I were stationed in Germany about 10 miles from each other.
After we were discharged and back in Minneapolis we saw each other off and on, but as so often happens we went our separate ways. Vernie spent his life in Minneapolis, and I and my family moved to Atlanta, Ga in 1979.     
and have lived there since.
Vernie was a great guy and a very good friend and it makes me sad to know he's passed away.                              
 

Richard (Dick) Haynes

Happy Birthday Dave. I'm looking forward to a visit soon and a celebration too. We don't get together often enough.