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Marvin Theobald
Happy Valentines Day to all of you BHS Class of 1964 friends. First, thanks to Boo for letting us know about Jack H. And to Jack, hopefully you are pain free and at inner peace. You have been very much missed at our reunions the past several years. I’m sure you, as should we all, are making the most you can of every single day. Best wishes.
Been a long drought since my last posting. Judy and I spent just shy of three weeks visiting friends and family in January as we made stops in Dallas, San Antonio, Houston area, Daphne, AL, Ponte Vedra, FL and Vero Beach, FL, and finally arriving at our February and March “home” in Key Colony Beach in the Florida Keys. We covered 3,200+ miles getting here.
There has been so much site activity that I may write a short book here to cover all that I would like to comment on. In addition to enjoying seeing the recent posts from several that we have not heard from in a while, I love the humorous cartoons that have been showing up. A special thanks to Jim Rookus for his encouragement in attempting to keep this site active and for honoring everyone on their birthday. I for one am very grateful for your contribution to keeping us connected.
It has been great to see Boo posting after such frustrating series of health events. Glad you are finally able to enjoy water and your favorite foods. We tend to take things so much for granted until we are deprived of them. Julie – Thanks for sharing your adventure list. I can’t begin to imagine the memories you have accumulated from all you have experienced in your travels. Please keep posting so we can all get a flavor of the many amazing places and people you have experienced.
Regarding the Woolworths Soda Fountain Café – I can’t help but wonder if Nancy might remember my Aunt Treva that was a waitress there around the time we were in HS. Mel and I were briefly curb hops at Steak-N-Shake in 1962. Good grief – that was 64 years ago. We followed that up with running the rides at the Miller Park Fun Fair. There was a huge reel to reel tape recorder that played non-stop organ music in the center of the merry-go-round. I’m surprised I don’t have nightmares from the agony of that. It was so cool to play a role in that part of Bloomington history. What great memories.
It was interesting to see Sue and Jan post their beliefs about being the oldest and youngest in the class. Not sure if that qualifies for some sort of special recognition but it certainly clarifies the range of ages in our 80th year celebration. Sue was born 12/29/45 and Jan 2/9/47. They both missed 1946. Guess that makes them special. Kind of the opposite being twins with the same birthday like some of our other special classmates. (That was supposed to be funny!)
To be continued in the next chapter of this book!
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Some truth in that for guys, Sandy, at least for guys of a certain age. 
