Don Savage (Class of '72) has reported that his sister Heide Lore Savage passed away on February 5, 2021, in the Fresno, CA, Community Hospital, due to incidents related to COVID-19. Heide was a classmate who attended our 50th Graduation Anniversary Reunion. At Irvin High School she was a member of the orchestra. 

Farewell My friends
It was beautiful as long as it lasted
The journey of my life.
I have no regrets whatsoever
Save the pain I'll leave behind.
Those dear hearts who love and care...
And the strings pulling at the heart and soul...
The strong arms that held me up
When my own strength let me down.
At every turning of my life I came across good friends,
Friends who stood by me,
Even when the time raced me by.
Farewell, farewell, my friends
I smile and bid you goodbye.
No, shed no tears for I need them not
All I need is your smile.
If you feel sad do think of me
For that's what I'll like when you live in the hearts
Of those you love, remember then
You never die.

Rabindranath Tagore, Bengali poet and philosopher (1861 - 1941)