November 25, 2022

Pinocchio shouldn't play poker

Did you go to the Joel Zane page last week?  The shop where he got his car painted in 1962 is still in business at 4488 University, but it doesn't look like they're painting cars anymore.  Click HERE to revisit the page.

Here are three Pacers from 65, 60 and 50 years ago

November 26, 1957

November 21, 1962

November 22, 1967

Colts Who Served

Ron Cullins '60 sent several photos from his time in Vietnam. 

Click HERE to check them out

James Dean Johnson ’67  My brother served in the Air Force from 1967 to 1971 and was stationed in Nha Trang, Vietnam.  He finished his service at Grand Forks AFB in North Dakota.  He passed away in 2003 -- Donna Johnson ’62

Obituaries

Faculty Member Walter Billings passed away on November 14, 2022 surrounded by his family and friends. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1929.  Mr. Billings had a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Boston University, a Master's in education from Harvard University and spoke fluent Spanish. He taught chemistry and Spanish at Crawford for 28 years.  He loved learning and exploring new things. He took scuba diving lessons with Jacques Cousteau while in Massachusetts. He had a private pilot license, and played five different instruments -- all self taught.  Walter was also an avid motor cycle rider and rode dirt bikes all over Baja California, Arizona, southern California, and street bikes for long road trips with his wife Eileen.

Click HERE to read a complete obituary and/or sign the on-line Guest Book

Bill Fink ’63 passed away November 18, 2022 after a short illness.  After graduating from Crawford he served in the Navy.  Bill continued his education at UCSD where he earned a Master’s Degree, followed by a doctorate from University of Oregon, Eugene.  An avid Oregon Ducks fan, Bill was often seen wearing a Ducks shirt or baseball hat. He had a passion for gardening with beautiful gardens wherever he lived.    He was a role model in all the above.   Bill is survived by his wife, Dennett Taber, step children, several grandchildren, and sister Nancy Fink Moors, Class ‘65.

Greg Bear ’68, the affable San Diego native who wrote such highly acclaimed and plausible science fiction novels as “Blood Music,” “Darwin’s Radio” and “Eon” and who helped create San Diego Comic-Con, died November 20, 2022 following a stroke after complications during heart surgery, according to the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association, or SFWA. He served as the group’s president from 1988 to 1990.

Read the rest of the story in the San Diego Union-Tribune