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My Don Jose's Restaurant page reappeared on the internet. I snagged the old faded photo of Don Jose and spiffed it up with ChatGTP. Click HERE to revisit the page and maybe try to recreate "Ruth's Salsa."
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Genie Fiorella took this photo of Cheryl Walker and Jo Ann Mellington at Euclid Elementary’s 6th Grade graduation in 1958. I colorized it and kinda like the results. Cheryl's brother Terry graduated with me in '62 and -- yes -- Jo Ann's father was the custodian at Crawford.
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My pal Barbara Holewinski Leonard passed away July 1st in
Henderson, Nevada. Her sister Pat shares a wonderful bio, which
I've placed on the Class of '62
Obituary Page
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65 YEARS AGO
San Diego Union • July 15, 1961
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60 YEARS AGO
Evening Tribune • July 15, 1966
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55 YEARS AGO
Evening Tribune • July 12, 1971
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San Diego Union • July 14, 1971
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50 YEARS AGO
San Diego Union • July 11, 1976
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San Diego Union • July 15, 1976 -- I knew ALL of these people, except Elisa. Tom Goodman put me on the Facilities Utilization Committee in charge of closing schools; Ralph Patrick was just a NICE man; my mother was a secretary for "Mr" Stegeman. Dick Jackson was principal when I taught at Hale, but BEFORE that he was my math teacher at Crawford, where he came in one day with a Fat Lip given to him by Dick Clem in the Student-Faculty Basketball Game. He made a big production of whipping out a Referral Notice for Dick before he cracked a smile. Well, he TRIED to crack a smile. His lip wasn't exactly cooperating.
