March 18, 2022

 

I wasn't sure why the marsh mellow was wearing a merit badge sash, then I figured he was a Boy Scout heading to camp.  I think that's Cracker Jack on the left.

Here's a color shot of Park Boulevard and El Cajon Boulevard from the 1950s.  Click HERE to see it enlarged.  

I rediscovered this 1954 shot of the Andrew Jackson Orchestra when I was posting last week's class photos from Jim Sotiros.  Click HERE if you'd like to see an enlargement with more information.

Mike Kennedy '61 has been added to the Colts Who Served Page.  Here he is at Fort Ord, for basic training, in 1965.

Click HERE to read the Pacer from March 16, 1967

And HERE for the issue published March 17, 1972

Earl “Sonny’ Neal ’63 passed away in La Pine, Oregon on February 27, 2022.  He was a Vietnam Veteran, a Hells Angel, and just a Good Guy.  Sonny was proud to be included on the Alpine Veterans Wall of Honor.  R.I.P. (Ride/Rest in Peace) brother -- Your brother, Al

A Belated Passing:  Yvonne Tsiknas ’71 passed away February 15, 2017, following a long battle with uterine cancer.  She was born in Newport, Rhode Island but moved to San Diego before she was 6 months old.  Following high school, Yvonne worked for several years for Safeway and later Keil's supermarkets. In 2001, she purchased a coffee cart at Kaiser Permanente on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard that she operated until illness forced her to sell it in early 2016.  She developed a devoted following among the Kaiser staff not only for her drinks, but her upbeat personality.  Yvonne will be remembered for her sunny disposition, ready laugh and quick sense of humor, often self-deprecating.