March 10, 2023

Sharon Mitchell Danner '62 stopped at the Denny's in Manassas, Virginia on Wednesday and thought of me when they brought out the coffee cups.

 

It may be time to again remind folks that, if they don't get a Fry Day email, they should go to the Colt Corral blog where the emails are archived.  If they don't see anything current, THEN they can worry if I'm still alive.  Go to http://coltcorral.blogspot.com/  -- and SAVE it!!

Eleven Colts stepped up the first day with pledges to pay for Championship rings for the Cross Country team.  I'll let you know, in a couple of months, how it all works out.

Ernie Cowan's Outdoors column this week is about Rare and Familiar Birds that can be spotted in San Diego County.  Click HERE to read all about them.

A couple of folks questioned the 1960 date I put on the above photo.  One recognized the brand of the motorcycle on the left as not being produced until later.  The other person noticed the Chevy El Camino behind the motorcycle as a '64.  I stand corrected.

Jeff LeSage is looking for a secure place in the San Diego area to store his new Dodge Ram Promaster while he's out of town May 25 to August 3rd.   It's too tall to fit in a garage.  He'll pay $250.  Contact him at frenchyquebec@yahoo.com

Yikes!!  It looks like it was 60 Years Ago that Larry Blum led the '63 Basketball Team to the CIF Championship.  Click HERE to read the March 7, 1963 Pacer and refresh your memory.

Ken Sheldon ’65 passed away March 1, 2022.  After Crawford he joined the Navy and was a flight deck technician on the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk.  Following this he opened an auto body shop in Huntington Beach.  After selling the shop he opened a printing shop.  He met his wife Pam Osborne, from Clairemont High School, and they married after he finished with the Navy.  They are survived by one son, Adam.  Always a car guy, he bought his first car, a new Pontiac GTO, in his Junior Year.  He had several classic cars which he showed at local car events in Orange County -- Richard Westfall ’65

 

Greg Roper ’71 died February 17, 2023 from complications of heart failure after a long battle with von Hippel-Lindau disease and related kidney cancer.   Greg was born in San Diego and lived there his entire life. He was an Eagle Scout with Boy Scout Troop 18 of North Park.  In 1974 he earned his BA in history at UCSD with high honors. He went on to attend law school at UCLA, graduating second in his class in 1978.  After graduation, Greg joined the law firm of Luce, Forward, Hamilton and Scripps, and went on to become a partner of the firm. He specialized in the protection of free speech rights as an expert in First Amendment and Media Law.  Despite the many health challenges Greg faced in his life, he lived life to the fullest, treasuring every moment with family and friends. After retirement, Greg enjoyed his favorite pastimes of golf and tennis, as well as international travel and many happy road trips with his wife Sherry.