Another year is drawing to a close.  It was an eventful one to say the least.  With the help of her brother Gary, Honey learned the ins and outs of website publishing.  Thanks to their hard work, we were able to keep all of the pictures from the last 14 years. It was hours of work every day and we still managed to get our new news and pictures published as soon as they came in. The one year anniversary for the new class site is coming up in January.

           

     Speaking of January, there will probably be no new postings on this site until after January 7th.  Honey and her husband Tom are taking a Mekong River Cruise and were told there is no WIFI on the boat.  So please be patient.  You can send me news and pictures and I will hold them until she returns.

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     We lost one classmate this past year.  John Kollen passed away in May, bringing our total number of deceased classmates to 72, it makes the rest of us realize how fortunate we are when we look at the Gone But Not Forgotten Page on the Yearbook section of the website. 

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     We will always be eternally grateful to the boosters who have paid our bills for the past 14 years.  Some of you have given every single year.  We are happy to tell you that we are in an excellent place financially and there will be no need for sending booster checks in the year 2020.  We have prepaid fees etc. for the next year.  Our biggest expense in the past was Bob’s salary.  For Honey and I it is a labor of love and we will not need anything to keep us up and running.  I knew I would miss the Booster Collage on the homepage so we decided to create a collage of all our past boosters including deceased boosters.  So hopefully we can get that done by January.  It will be our way of saying thank you to all those who played a part in keeping us afloat.

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     On a personal level I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all of you who reached out to me this past year.  As most of you know, I had a bad fall that resulted in a broken hip and a broken ankle.  It was more than two months before I could go home.  I was consumed with guilt because I was unable to help Honey with any of the website chores.  The cards and letters from so many of you helped brighten my mood.  So thank you.

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The big highlight for many of you this year was the reunion for LMHS Classes of the 60’s.  Brad Scott and Honey were our class reps and put a lot of time, along with Frank Curtin’s help, into contacting people and sending out invitations.  Those who went had a great time and we were able to welcome Rosemary McNerney back into the fold.  She supplied us with some great pictures for the website.

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     Condolences to all of you who lost family members this year.  Hats off to those of you who are caregivers for parents and spouses.  We wish everyone a very happy and healthy 2020.

 

Marcy (12-17-19)