REUNIONS

Dear John: Fairfield
March 6, 2010.
After seeing your pictures of our Berea High School, Class of 1936, 25th reunion, I have been thinking a lot about you, and the rest of our classmates.
I was working in Hawaii, at the time of our 25th Reunion in 1961 (two years after Statehood!). The first Reunion that I attended, was our 40th in 1976. Marie wasn’t interested in going with me. She even questioned why I wanted to see “all those old people?” I never understood her remark.
While I was a little apprehensive to see everyone again after 40 years, it was like a time warp. It was strange, I didn’t see “old” people, I saw faces that looked the same to me as they did in 1936. I didn’t have to even read their nametags! It was a strange experience.
Do you remember the year of our first class reunion?
Marie never related to her high school reunions (Class of 1941), even though they were only a four hour drive away in Tulare. Yet, she was quite “close” to a few of her classmates. I thought that this was strange. But, we did go to her 40th Reunion.
Well, John, 2011 will mark the 75th year since we received our diplomas. I hope that a few of we survivors will be able to celebrate the occasion, by getting together to toast the class. I guess this wish comes under the category of “long range planning.”
Hang in there! Love, Ray.