For people who attended Crawford High School or would have attended if they hadn't moved -- or just have fond memories of San Diego in the '40s, '50s and '60s.
Prudy Milazzo Stephens '61 was the driving force behind the most stunning Crawford reunion ever. Click HERE to see photos taken by Bob Richardson '61. Click in the upper left corner after you get there if you want to watch it as a slide show.
Countless hours of selfless toil apparently have come to naught as the Lyric Opera San Diego filed for bankruptcy and laid off Leon Natker and Jack (J Sherwood) Montgomery '62. Click HERE to read the article in the Union-Tribune.
For many of us Al Davis, the owner of the Oakland Raiders, who died last week was the Darth Vader of football. I'm glad that sportswriting legend Jerry Magee was able to share a nice thought, that involved the Crawford attendance area. If you lived on Chaparral Way, maybe YOU lived next door to Al Davis. Click HERE to read the article.
Bob Mardon '64 shares two photos of his 1956 Chevy. Click HERE to check them out on the Cars We Drove To School page.
Rory Pullens '75 has turned the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington DC into quite the success. The Los Angeles Unified School District apparently tried to lure him west. Click HERE to read the Los Angeles Times article. Click HERE to read more about the Rory.
Bob Gagnon recently discovered the fact that Maureen Reardon, his date for the 1965 Senior Prom, died September 14, 2010 at her home in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He forwards a delightful remembrance from the local paper. Click HERE to enjoy it.
Horace Mann Vice Principal Mary Varley passed away September 23rd at the age of 96. Mr. Henzie has already signed the guest book. You can, too. Click HERE -- and be nice.
Mark Weissmann '69 is the Big Poobah for The Prestige at PGA WEST, the collegiate golf tournament being held at La Quinta October 8-11. He says Crawford alums and their families are free, but I'm not sure what that means. Click HERE to go to the web site for complete information.
Robin Rhett Henry '74 passed away September 2nd. Click HERE to go to the Class of 1974 Obituary Page and sign the guest book.
Click HERE to see a bigger picture of Irma Perez '74 being honored on the Petco Park scoreboard.
Click HERE to read A Look Back at 75 Years of Padres Baseball by Bill Center '63
Bob Baker '65 passed away September 19, 2011. A Celebration of Life will be held on October 18th. Click HERE to read the obituary, sign the guest book and/or RSVP for the memorial service.
I don't even REMEMBER the Oscar's on 38th and University, but that's where this photo of Susan Roskos Mardon '65 was taken. Click HERE to revisit the Memories of Oscar's Page, view a slightly larger photo of Susan as an Oscar's waitress, and read what folks remember about their favorite drive-in.
Beverly Swaim Wickstrom '62 shares a photo from the Class of 1960's 2011 Picnic held at the Submarine Base on Point Loma. Click HERE to view the enlarged photo. You probably can't spot Bev's husband Larry since he's wearing sunglasses and a hat.
Beverly Swaim Wickstrom and her committee are already hard at work on next year's reunion. They'd like you to take a look at the Class of '62 Missing List and let us know if you have postal or email addresses for any of the folks listed.
Last week's Class of '66 reunion at El Torito has been digitally captured. Jan Bremner Hall submits, for your viewing pleasure, three Picasa slide shows -- Album #1, Album #2 and Album #3. Susan Kitaen Rhea also shares an album.
Last week's Fry Day shot of Don's Hamburgers reminded Scott Shaw that, as a 7th Grader, he sold his first artwork to Don's. The picture of Homer Simpson reminded him of his latest work -- Bart Simpson Comics #61. Click HERE to see a couple of pages.
I don't know the details, but it would appear that Melissa Moss '72 headed to the Other Coast and met with considerable success, the most recent of which was appointment by President Obama to an arts commission. Classmate Ron Bennett remembers Melissa from Montezuma Elementary, Horace Mann and Crawford. He shares links to four different articles on Melissa. I will try to put them in reverse chronological order. The White House/President Barack Obama (September 8, 2011)
New York Social Diary (October 30, 2008)
PR Newswire September 27, 1999
Fast Company November 30, 1998
David Knight '73 sent in this photo, I'm just not sure if it should be called Darnall Little League, Redwood Village Little League or Carpenters' Union Little League. Doesn't matter. Click HERE to enlarge the photo and help put names to the faces.
Gary Williams '73 passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho where he moved in 2004. Click HERE to read the obituary and/or sign the guest book.
