For people who attended Crawford High School or would have attended if they hadn't
moved -- or just have fond memories of San Diego in the '40s, '50s and '60s.

Check out the Crawford High web site.

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Double Secret Probation

Where would we be without Bob Richardson '61 and his stash of great photos?  He took this one on assignment from his father: to document the kegger being held in the front yard of the Sigma Phi Epsilon house.  Click HERE to see an enlargement of the photo and to read the REST OF THE STORY!

Cars We Drove To School

Norm Black '68 shares a shot of the Car He Drove To School -- a '57 Ford "Surf Wagon".  Click HERE to see a larger shot and read what Norm has to say about it.

Two Lynns -- No Waiting!!

Lynn Elliott Townsend and Lynn Routt Swanson cozy up for a photo at the 2007 Colt 45 Class of '62 reunion at El Torito in Mission Valley.  Click HERE to look at photos of that event taken by Penny Bobrof and Nancy Watson Wingo.

Friday, October 28, 2011

Scott Bankston: 1950 - 2011

Scott Bankston '68 passed away October 21st.  Services will be held today at El Camino Memorial in Sorrento Valley at noon.  A gathering at the family home in Spring Valley will follow.  Click HERE for details.

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Victim's Mom Backs Swap

Linda Bennett, wife of Michael Bennett '60, supports the prisoner swap that freed the man who killed their daughter Marla.  Click HERE to read the article in the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Cars We Drove To School

Ron Layton '64 poses with his 1950 Chevy in front of the house of Buddy Green '65.  I assume Buddy took the photo.  Click HERE to see a larger view and to check out some of the other Colt Chariots.

Class of 1962's 40 Year Reunion Photos

I'm trying to locate reunion photo links on my web site and put them all on the Reunions Page.  Click HERE to look at the folks who attended the Class of 1962's 40 Year Reunion at the Catamaran Hotel in Pacific Beach.  Be prepared to see folks who are no longer with us.

Penny Postcards

Ted Hazlewood '63, among others, emailed me the link to the Penny Postcards site, which allows you to look at historical views from all over America.  Click HERE to check it out.

William Terry Collins '61

William Terry Collins '61 was known as Terry Collins at Crawford, Terry Ork in the punk rock field, Noah Forde in connection with cinema criticism.  When he died in 2004 he was listed as William T. Drake.  Bob Richardson researched these facts and more, which I've posted on the Class of '61 Obituary Page.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Class of 1961 Reunion

Prudy Milazzo Stephens '61 was the driving force behind the most stunning Crawford reunion ever.  Click HERE to see photos taken by Bob Richardson '61.  Click in the upper left corner after you get there if you want to watch it as a slide show.

Bad News for Jack Montgomery

Countless hours of selfless toil apparently have come to naught as the Lyric Opera San Diego filed for bankruptcy and laid off Leon Natker and Jack (J Sherwood) Montgomery '62.  Click HERE to read the article in the Union-Tribune.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Memories of Al Davis

For many of us Al Davis, the owner of the Oakland Raiders, who died last week was the Darth Vader of football.  I'm glad that sportswriting legend Jerry Magee was able to share a nice thought, that involved the Crawford attendance area.  If you lived on Chaparral Way, maybe YOU lived next door to Al Davis.  Click HERE to read the article. 

Speed Kills, Drive A Ford!!

Bob Mardon '64 shares two photos of his 1956 Chevy.  Click HERE to check them out on the Cars We Drove To School page.

Rory Pullens is hot!!!

Rory Pullens '75 has turned the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington DC into quite the success.  The Los Angeles Unified School District apparently tried to lure him west.  Click HERE to read the Los Angeles Times article.  Click HERE to read more about the Rory.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Maureen Reardon Obituary

Bob Gagnon recently discovered the fact that Maureen Reardon, his date for the 1965 Senior Prom, died September 14, 2010 at her home in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.  He forwards a delightful remembrance from the local paper.  Click HERE to enjoy it.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Mary Varley Obituary

Horace Mann Vice Principal Mary Varley passed away September 23rd at the age of 96.  Mr. Henzie has already signed the guest book.  You can, too.  Click HERE -- and be nice.

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Free to Colts and Their Families

Mark Weissmann '69 is the Big Poobah for The Prestige at PGA WEST, the collegiate golf tournament being held at La Quinta October 8-11.  He says Crawford alums and their families are free, but I'm not sure what that means.  Click HERE to go to the web site for complete information.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Obituary for Robin Rhett Henry '74

Robin Rhett Henry '74 passed away September 2nd.  Click HERE to go to the Class of 1974 Obituary Page and sign the guest book.

Diamond MVP

Click HERE to see a bigger picture of Irma Perez '74 being honored on the Petco Park scoreboard.

A Look Back at 75 Years of Padres Baseball

Click HERE to read A Look Back at 75 Years of Padres Baseball by Bill Center '63