Thank you for all your cute and wonderful e-mails in 2008.

Hope to receive a lot more in 2009!!!
Have a fabulous day!
Juanita

Marilyn Van Deventer has a new email address: alwaysfeelingood@hotmail.com (which reflects her upbeat personality). She also reports that the economy in Las Vegas is having real difficulty.

Jack recently attended a military-related reunion and even let his picture be taken. Read More...

Jo's report (with picture): I didn't see any classmates when we were in Kansas. We were there just a few days and spent the time doing things for Mom... Read More...

Richard Pearson spoke with Al Jones on Wednesday, October 8th, and Al reported his sister, Mary Ann, is in very poor health with complications from throat cancer and not doing well at all.

We all are pulling for her and hope she can bounce back from this latest difficulty.

Richard Pearson visited Wayne Bacon on Tuesday, October 7th, and found him to be in good spirits. He was playing a game of solitaire when Rich arrived. (Thanks for the news Paula.)

Juanita is doing better and thanks all for thinking of her. Read More...

Juanita sent an update saying Wayne will have to stay in a nursing facility. He remains in good spirits. Read More...

Thanks for Paula Pearson for this latest news: Last week Wayne was supposed to go home, however, a trial run did not prove successful. He is still at Lakepoint while Sharon decides what to do next. Sharon said he is content there for the time being, but assumes it is short term, which may or may not be the case. Marion and Rich visited him recently, and found him in pretty good spirits. More details as we get them.

Juanita came home from the hospital yesterday and is recovering better than expected. We wish her a speedy and complete recovery!

From the lady herself: "We have been in Wichita (spent some time with Wayne) and Missouri. We got back home on the 12th. Catching up and resting up has been a struggle. This O' disease I have is cramping my style. But, I will not let it get me down. I'll be going back to surgery on the 28th of August. A hernia has developed above the incision from the surgery I had in January. It is big. I have to wear a belt. The doctors say it is the biggest one they have seen. Leave it up to me to have something silly and unusual to happen."

From Juanita: "Wayne is improving, but slowly. The MS disease is his biggest enemy. He's in the Lake Point Nursing and Rehab Center located right off of 13th Street on West Street, Room 907. The address is 1315 North West Street, 67203. He does not have a telephone. We do not know when or if he will go home. Lou and Sharon are taking turns staying with him in the afternoons."

In Mary's own words: "Everything in my life has gone cock-eyed lately. I'm having radiation treatments for throat cancer and hoping for good results. Won't know for sure for quite some time. Ray is doing as well as possible with only having minimum care from me. I spent some time in and out of hospital and didn't have much contact with anyone. I am feeling pretty good today and haven't had many of those days. I go back to the hospital for more radiation this afternoon."

We all hope for some positive news soon, Mary.

Sounds almost like a tropical storm forecast, but really it's about Jo and Bernie heading to Kansas later this month. They will be uniting members of the family to take a "five generation picture" at Rose Hill with Jo's mom! Must also be a great opportunity there for a mini class reunion.

As most of us know Wayne fractured his hip on July 12 and has had surgery to put in a steel rod. Recovery has been slow with a few complications. He has now been moved to rehab and plans are to transfer him to a skilled nursing facility. We all wish him a quick recovery!

This is an experiment to see if a blog is a better way for our classmates to keep up with what's going on within the "family". Please send Jack anything you feel is appropriate to share with other class members (link to email at the bottom of this page). This can include pictures, links to other sites, or just any type of news in general. Naturally we will be most interested in "family" happenings.

And, as usual, I solicit your comments and suggestions for improvements or additions.