After Kennewick we drove 85 miles northwest to Yakima, Washington. Jim graduated from AC Davis High School in Yakima, and we attended his 50th high school reunion.
I remember going to my high school alumni meeting the year I graduated from high school and seeing the handful of folks celebrating their 50th graduation anniversary. I also remember wondering how they could even walk at that age.
Well -- here we are. We’re not only walking but feeling pretty good, as were the 100 plus people at Jim's reunion dinner.
The reunion committee planned a weekend of events including a golf game, happy hour, tour of the newer high school (the old AC Davis High was torn down in the late 1970s), and a dinner at the local Red Lion. We just went to the dinner. Both the food and the people were great. I didn’t know a soul and had a nice time. And Jim -- whose idea of a major social activity is taking a hike with his dog and meeting someone on the trail -- was a social butterfly.
We heard about long marriages, some shorter marriages, family, travel, kids and grand kids, people working as teachers, nurses (and many other jobs); military service, sports activities, health problems, and happy lives with some sad in there, too.
We heard about long marriages, some shorter marriages, family, travel, kids and grand kids, people working as teachers, nurses (and many other jobs); military service, sports activities, health problems, and happy lives with some sad in there, too.
Having not known Jim until recently, I would have a hard time recognizing him from the reunion name tag. One cannot help but notice ... how can I put this ... the gravitational impact on his hair placement.
ReplyDeleteMust be the lack of gravity as his hairline has gone up. Nevertheless, he was/is one of the best looking guys in his class:)
DeleteHi Jim, I remember you well a great dancer and a good guy. Going to my reunion at Davis this September. Jane Boyd Taylor (married Jay Taylor)
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