Happy New Year!

Well, as we come to the beginning of the new year, I thought it might be a good time to reflect on far we have come since 1968, and how far we still have to go!

If you're reading this, pat yourself on the back!  In 1950 when most of us were born, the average life expectancy was 67.23 years.  Congratulations!  We're seven, almost eight years beyond that!  But according to an article I recently read, today that average is 78.5 years, with men living to age 76 and women lasting on average until 81.  So I guess we still have a little more time in us!  And according to the National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 72, No. 12, dated November 7, 2023, if we reach ages 73-74 we have a life expecation of an addidtional 11.8 years!  That puts us with the age expectation of 84-85!  So let's live it up!!  There's still time.

This coming year, I hope to do a little better with classmates' stories.  Last year was a busy and transitional year for me, so I didn't devote much time to telling our stories.  I'll try harder this year.

Until then...

Love you all, stay well, and rejoice and celebrate each and every breath you take!

Wes

Recent Classmates' Passings

• Robert J. Hall
• Merlin "Mike" Tinkham
• Susan Foulk Shaffer
• Ben Kevin Miehe
• Linda Mills (Willis)
• James (Jim) Maurice Tierney
• Gary Melvin Callaghan
• Guy "Steve" Otterbeck
• David J. Haas

Classmates' Condolences to...

Philip Konrady - the passing of his brother Gerald Konrady on February 24, 2024

Patricia Folger - the passing of her brother William Folger On April 22, 2024

Laraine “Jean” (Havner) Zegoski and Barbara (Foust) Sauser for the passing of her sister and sister-in-law respectifully, Linda Foust on April 26, 2024

Mike Puls - his brother Lowell James Puls passing on April 13, 2024

Jim Drapeau - his mother's passing, Beverly Louise “Bev” Drapeau, on September 3, 2024

Ruthann (Leslien) Schaumburg - her mother Ruth Leslein Kramer on September 27, 2024

Dan Petsch - his brother Mark Paul Petsch passed away Thursday, October 3, 2024

Gerri Boge Vesely - Her husband John Vesely on December 27, 2024

Marilyn Nesteby Allendorf - Her sister-in-law Ann Marie Nesteby on January 19, 2025

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                January 4, 2025