Enid Waxler (McDonough)

Someone just posted that Gus Asbell died.  Does anyone know the details?  :-(

Wayne Van Gorden

There were 2 Gus Asbell's when I did a search.  THe one in Tyler TX, has died, but there is another Gus still doing OK in NJ.  Anyone know where our Gus is / was living?  WVG

Enid Waxler (McDonough)

Thanks Wayne!!  Anyone who hears anything, please post.  Hoping for the best.  According to his class profile, Gus lives in the Dover area.

James Cloud

hey enid......checked obituaries and contacted people in his circle.....they haven't heard anything yet...he was last seen about two months ago at an funeral in Dover...looked relatively healthy

Enid Waxler (McDonough)

James:

Thanks for the update!!  Fingers crossed.

Enid

Patty Roughton

The announcement was posted by Tom Hueston. I have reached out to him for more information.

Clarissa Drymon (Shipowick)

Someone named Rodney Lane from Dover, New Jersey posted last Sunday on Facebook that Gus had died. I used to work with him before he retired a few years back. Such a nice man!!

Franchesca Northern

I'm sorry to say, but it's true.  Gus Asbell has departed this life....

Enid Waxler (McDonough)

Thanks for the confirmation, Fran.  Very sad news.

James Cloud

Just spoke to Tommy Hueston. Gus had two heart attacks and knee replacement in recent years.  Went to doctor last week and recd clean bill of health...Was watching tv Sunday; wife looked over at him at some point and he was gone.  He lived an "colorful" life

Enid Waxler (McDonough)

Thanks James.  What we all hope for is to live joyously and leave quickly.  If anyone speaks to his wife, please send heartfelt sympathy from the Class of '73.

John List

Do any of these places we are looking at for the reunion allow you to BYOB?  The only reason I am asking is I have several half-bottles of a unique New Mexico wine mady from the Prickly Pear fruit of a cactus (Nopolito) and thought, since I am driving out to Jersey, I could bring some to give away.  Either way, I will bring some..

Enid Waxler (McDonough)

Oh, yes!!!

Louis Milonas

Aren’t we committed to Cinders or am I wrong? I was just curious as to when we need to firm it up and how do we go about paying?

Franchesca Northern

Me too, Louie.  I approve of whatever the group decides; but, I need to know due dates/deadlines.

Fran

Enid Waxler (McDonough)

Resonable. We are locking it down in the next week or so.  

Randy Evans

Hey guys....I was talking with Patty (Roughton) yesterday about this, and she said that Saturday, September 15th is Cinders is the place.  Patty was guessing that the cost would be less than $70 a person, which includes the rental, food, and incidentials (name tags, decorations), but we can work all of that out later. We need to put down a $500 deposit, so she suggested that I write to everyone on our Facebook page or via email and ask people to make some sort of personal deposit ($25 maybe), which of course, would come off of their final amount.  Patty is going to figure out how people can pay (maybe through this site), but in any event, she wanted me to at least get the word out to see if people could deposit early to take care of that $500....unless Louie wants to pay all of that for us!!  Or maybe Enid, with all of the birthday cash she'll be getting today (Happy birthday Enid!).

Thoughts?

Randy

Mary Anne Biddiscombe

Randy sounds like a solid plan. If less than $70 each, then if 10 of us put up $50 we will be set and not need refunds later. I can send a check for $50 just need to know where and to who.

MAB (aka Bidi)

Louis Milonas

 Randy, that sounds like a good idea. I have an idea though. What if we pass the collection basket around one more time on a Sunday for all of us on a fixed income retirement 

Pete Iosso

Good idea Lou!!! Like a relief fund for us poor people.

Enid Waxler (McDonough)

I can prepay for both Roger and me, so that leaves the rest to you rich folks.

I am in Dover all the time to visit my parents, so I can drop off the deposit, sign stuff, etc.  Once we lock down who is ok with prepaying, you can get the money to me by some fancy schmancy internet thing or another.  

How does that work?

Franchesca Northern

Class of '73,

I can/will prepay the entire amount.  Like Enid suggested, we may need to set up some kind of PayPal account, or send it directly to Enid.

I'm okay with whatever the class decides.

Cheska Diva

John List

I'll prepay the whole amount as well.  Let me know when, where, and how.

If we set up a paypal account, though, the person receiving the money normally pays a transfer fee so for the money to be correct, we would need to figure what that is and pay extra.

Louis Milonas

I will also prepay when details are worked out

Enid Waxler (McDonough)

I am an old fashioned girl.  People can just mail me checks.  Or is that too antiquated?