May 5, 2023

This is from cartoonist Scott Metzger

Class of ‘69 alums Marcia Kraus Jacobs, Sonia Fox Ohlbaum, Karen Smith Takizawa and Sharon Whitley Larsen recently connected on an 8-night cruise -- from April 23 to May 1st -- on the Norwegian Jewel from San Diego to Vancouver, with stops in Santa Barbara, Oregon, Seattle, and Alaska. (Hubbies came along too.) This was the first cruise for Karen and her husband Kenzo, who live in Tokyo. Karen and Sharon have been friends since 4th grade at Phoebe Hearst Elementary in Del Cerro. And Karen has attended nearly all class reunions -- Sharon Whitley Larsen.  Click HERE for an enlargement.

This postcard of the Navajo Lodge Motel was posted on Facebook by Jan Tonnesen.  The motel, across El Cajon from Blessed Sacrament Church, is still there.  Click HERE for a larger view.

Do you recognize these guys?  Me neither, but they were in the small assortment of 9th Grade photos I kept from Horace Mann.  Click HERE to check out the folks whose names I remembered.

This week's 1959 color photo is a view of the downtown skyline from the parking lot behind the Ford Building -- today's San Diego Air & Space Museum.  Click HERE for a larger view.

Ken Martin ‘66, passed away peacefully with his family at his bedside on April 20, 2023 with complications from cancer.   After graduating from SDSU, Ken became one of the first male flight attendants for Continental Airlines. In addition he worked as a model, making TV commercials for many companies including Nordstrom.  These were perfect fits for his outgoing passion for life.  He moved to the Seattle area in the mid 1970s, where he created and ran his own successful lien business.  Ken’s laugh and friendly demeanor will long be remembered by his many friends in San Diego. It was there that he learned and became an excellent golfer.  Ken leaves behind his lovely wife Marie, three daughters, two sons-in-law and three grandsons.  (Written by Judy Sage and Michelle Hazlewood, who remember sharing many great times with Kenny during and after high school)

Riny Snyder ’68 passed away November 11, 2022.  He was great friend, Baja explorer, dirt bike rider, musician, artist and surfboard maker.  He graduated From San Diego State University in 1975 with a degree in Fine Arts.  In the late ‘70s he went to work for the City of San Diego printing services and rose to become Plant General Manager.  In his later years he became renowned for his agricultural expertise running Pineapple Ranchero, recording music with his full quiver of Strats, and cheering on The Padres and Chargers -- John Teeter

Click HERE for information on Riny’s May 12th funeral.  You must RSVP by May 8th.