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.
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.
Robin Rhett Henry '74 passed away September 2nd. Click HERE to go to the Class of 1974 Obituary Page and sign the guest book.
Click HERE to see a bigger picture of Irma Perez '74 being honored on the Petco Park scoreboard.
Click HERE to read A Look Back at 75 Years of Padres Baseball by Bill Center '63
Bob Baker '65 passed away September 19, 2011. A Celebration of Life will be held on October 18th. Click HERE to read the obituary, sign the guest book and/or RSVP for the memorial service.
I don't even REMEMBER the Oscar's on 38th and University, but that's where this photo of Susan Roskos Mardon '65 was taken. Click HERE to revisit the Memories of Oscar's Page, view a slightly larger photo of Susan as an Oscar's waitress, and read what folks remember about their favorite drive-in.
Beverly Swaim Wickstrom '62 shares a photo from the Class of 1960's 2011 Picnic held at the Submarine Base on Point Loma. Click HERE to view the enlarged photo. You probably can't spot Bev's husband Larry since he's wearing sunglasses and a hat.
Beverly Swaim Wickstrom and her committee are already hard at work on next year's reunion. They'd like you to take a look at the Class of '62 Missing List and let us know if you have postal or email addresses for any of the folks listed.
Last week's Class of '66 reunion at El Torito has been digitally captured. Jan Bremner Hall submits, for your viewing pleasure, three Picasa slide shows -- Album #1, Album #2 and Album #3. Susan Kitaen Rhea also shares an album.
Last week's Fry Day shot of Don's Hamburgers reminded Scott Shaw that, as a 7th Grader, he sold his first artwork to Don's. The picture of Homer Simpson reminded him of his latest work -- Bart Simpson Comics #61. Click HERE to see a couple of pages.
I don't know the details, but it would appear that Melissa Moss '72 headed to the Other Coast and met with considerable success, the most recent of which was appointment by President Obama to an arts commission. Classmate Ron Bennett remembers Melissa from Montezuma Elementary, Horace Mann and Crawford. He shares links to four different articles on Melissa. I will try to put them in reverse chronological order. The White House/President Barack Obama (September 8, 2011)
New York Social Diary (October 30, 2008)
PR Newswire September 27, 1999
Fast Company November 30, 1998
David Knight '73 sent in this photo, I'm just not sure if it should be called Darnall Little League, Redwood Village Little League or Carpenters' Union Little League. Doesn't matter. Click HERE to enlarge the photo and help put names to the faces.
Gary Williams '73 passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho where he moved in 2004. Click HERE to read the obituary and/or sign the guest book.
He's the Sheriff of San Diego County now, but on September 11, 2001 Bill Gore '65 was head of the San Diego Field Office of the FBI. Click HERE to read the Union-Tribune article from Tuesday, September 6, 2011.
Click HERE to watch a hilarious sendup of West Side Story.
Remember Palisades Gardens Roller Rink in North Park? Click HERE to see a larger view of this matchbook cover. Click HERE to read a short history of Palisade Gardens. Click HERE to read Velvet Klaw's blog and see a tiny photo of Palisades Garden the way you remember it.
Wanna know how much a $1.29 Jumbo Jack would have cost in 1948? John Clay '69 provides a Cost of Living Calculator so you can figure it out.
