albert cemel

I think many of us had a crush on Francia. (A crush back then often meant you didn't have the nerve to ask a particular girl for a date.) I remember seeing Francia act and sing in a musical at Cain Park opposite Paul Peterson. You may recall Paul played the son on the Donna Reed Show. During the show he sang "My Dad," a moving song many of you might remember. Francia and Paul shared a nice kiss during the show.  She was the talk of the school for days and we (guys) could only imagine.  I do remember hearing she was either a cousin or niece of Efram Zimbalist Jr.  May she rest in peace.

Happy belated birthday to a dear old friend! I hope all is well with you and your family and that you're managing to get through these difficult times. It's been a long time since we ran into each other at one of our Heights reunions so drop me a line sometime and we can catch up.

Very touching Gary.  Stuart was fortunate to have such a wonderful friend. 

Congrats Nina. You beat me by 2 days! Hard to believe 52 years have gone by since we graduated. Hope all is well.

Posted on: Jan 10, 2016 at 8:32 AM

Wishing you a happy birthday