June 2, 2023

 

The joke -- or urban legend -- has been around a while.  I hadn't seen it in cartoon form.

This stunning night shot of downtown San Diego taken from Kate Sessions Park appeared on Facebook recently.  Click HERE to see it enlarged.

Click HERE to read all 10 pages of the June 5, 1963 Welcome President Kennedy issue of the Pacer.   You wouldn't think 60 years could go by in a flash.

I guess it's a good time to peruse the JFK in San Diego page of my web site.  Click HERE to check it out.

I'm continuing to scan the packet of photos I took in December 1962.  A handful of them were taken at Morley Field at the conclusion of the North Park Toyland Parade.  Bob Denver was one of the celebrities there.  Click HERE to see who the other one was.

Tom Crogan has submitted a more complete obituary for his twin brother Bob, and chided me for using his photo instead of Bob's in the previous memorial.

Bob Crogan ’67 passed away on May 9, 2023 surrounded by his family: Rae Crogan, his wife of 33 years; his identical twin brother Tom; his son Ryan; and his daughter Shannon. His youngest son Griffin passed away August 8, 2022.  Bob had three grandchildren: Callahan, Grady, and Hadley. Bob went to San Diego City College then transferred to San Diego State, where he threw the discus and javelin and was a member of Kappa Sig fraternity.  He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Redlands.  Bob worked at the Hungry Hunter restaurant in Mission Valley before becoming a motorcycle police officer in the City of Costa Mesa, where he worked for more some 30 years.  On January 19, 1984, while riding his police motorcycle, he was involved in a catastrophic accident and underwent more than 50 surgeries throughout his life. In 2020, he was diagnosed with head and neck skin cancer, for which he endured three rounds of radiation and chemotherapy treatments.  Bob will be remembered for his love of his family, numerous friends, golf, and his work as a motorcycle policeman.