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I remember Finis riding his motorcycle into the lobby of a famous hotel in Ensenada. I was with Brad Ballinger sitting on a curb nearby eating peaches when he stopped by and told of his exploits. He was a fun guy to be around. He will be missed. "ride that bike into the sky"
Posted on: Nov 20, 2023 at 6:21 PM
Hope you had a wonderful day Sue, good to see you at the reunion, Happy Birthday Mike.
Have a wonderful day today Anne, HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
Have a great day Steve, HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Hey there buddy HAPPY BIRTHDAY Tom.
Posted on: Aug 23, 2023 at 5:16 PM
Hope you are having a great day Tom. Happy Birthday.
Happy Birthday Bob, do ever read these.?
Bob and I rekindled our high school experiences when we met again in the hallway at an apartment complex we were both living at in Oakland Afterwich we decided to rent a two bedroom together and saving rent $. It was the new beginning of a great friendship. Soon after I purchased a house in Montclair (Oakland hills) and I wanted Bob to move in. We were both on our career paths along with various girl friends and die hard Oakland Raider, A's fans. It became a never missed Friday or Saturday night event we and, our budddy Rick Labare, would venture over to S.F. to visit the B.V. Buena Vista Cafe for some irish coffees and in search of future wives or, not. Bob was a great athlete and new every stat for most teams. He got a part time job with the Oakand Seals (ice hockey) calculating home game statistics and, of course I was his guest. Later on in our lives we both married and Bob moved to Atlanta for a career move. Our lives became somewhat detached after Bob and Connie moved. I'm sorry to hear of my friends passing and will always have fond memories of our adventures.
Posted on: Nov 20, 2022 at 7:49 AM
I'm sorry to report but, Jim passed away last October peacefully at his home in Napa.
Happy birthday Doran. You are missed.
Jeff and I became closer friends in the past 10 years. We were both Rigmas at Piedmont and both Vietnam vets. He had several really nice get togethers for friends at his home in Benica where close friends were invited and, I got a chance to see his talent for growing tomatoes He worked part time for my brother in law Manly Ormsby my sister Suzies husband. Jeff was there with the family when Suzie passed and supported us all during that time he was a kind and, thoughtful man. I was able to acquire the Rigma gavel with all the past presidents engraved on an attached silver plate. I remember Jeff was so excited about it and we worked together to frame it. He was the right person and understood the importance and history of it. Sometimes we would talk for hours reminiscing about Piedmont and laughed at each others stories. I will miss his calling me and me being able to call him anytime. I think when our buddy Denny died it hit jeff pretty hard although he would never of showed it. Rest in Peace Jeff you lived a full life and "did it your way" condolences to family, he is in my thoughts. Mike
Denny and I were good buddies since grammer school. Denny's family lived on Parkway and I lived on Dracena Ave. with Dracena park in the middle. We would play in that park all day and into the night, we climbed over the fence to the quarry with home made rafts. We would ride our Flexy Racers down the center path at what seemed like 100 miles an hour. We had "Whamo" sling shots and tried to hit anything that moved. I remember his older brother, Barney, had a My-Eye party and we were the servers of the punch, I don't know what was in that punch but, it made those kids do crazy things. My parents were concerned he was a bad influence, do ya think? I loved Denny like a brother. We spent many a Saturdays at the Mountain View Cemetary riding our bikes, go karts and stuff and hiding from the security (white) car guy that would be driving around, we even snuck into one of the tombs and looked a dead people, we had a blast. In H.S. we were in bands together and Denny was the drummer, one year he played the kettle drums on stage to the "madisom twist" at the talent show, he had a lot of rythm. After graduation we kinda drifted apart although he ended up working as a grounds keeper at that very cemetary and I did go over there several times and we reminisced. Jeff Robinson lived in Benicia and organized a few get togethers with certain friends from Piedmont, I had a chance to talk to Denny and laugh about our times as kids. I'm so sorry to have heard this awful news. Denny will be an adventures memory forever. Rest well my friend
I always thought of Sandy as a true gentleman.
Posted on: May 30, 2021 at 7:35 PM
And, a wonderful day for you Karen. Happy Birthday.