The news item above got me to thinking about the park dedicated
to Denis Allen '60 who was killed on the job in 1977. Turns out
it was a Fig Newton of my imagination. The Dennis V Allen park on
Boundary Street honors the man who founded the San Diego Race
Relations Society. Doesn't matter. I learned a lot about OUR
Denis Allen and wish I could have known him. Click HERE to
see what I put together.
I'm not sure if Dow Car Stereo was the same as Dow Sound City,
but here's a photo of the El Cajon Blvd business taken in 1980.
Click HERE
to see an enlargement and a current view.
Here's a nice shot of the Cornet 5-10-25 Cent Store at 7875
Broadway in Lemon Grove. There's a nice assortment of cars from
the '50s, with possibly a '61 Chevy on the left. Click HERE
to see a bigger picture and a big, fat Cornet ad from 1961
Louie Messick ’60 passed away this week. He
worked as a physicist at NOSC. He is survived by his wife of
almost 58 years Judy, daughter Lisa, grandsons Jake and Bo, and
his siblings: Art Messick ‘66, Joan Messick ‘67 and me — Vivien
Messick Isom ‘63.
Ralph Thomas Parry ’62, passed away on May 16,
2025, from Alzheimer’s disease. He taught at several schools in
San Diego and was the Cross Country coach at Point Loma High
School. His friends and family miss him dearly —his sister Candy
Parry Tickson ’64
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