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Posted on: Aug 18, 2019 at 5:17 PM
Wayne,
You probably won't remember me, but I remember you. You were always nice enough to be social with me, and since at best I was a middle-of-the-road (being generous to myself) student and not a good athlete (although I wanted to be), I always looked up to you. I think that maybe we had Latin together with Kidney in 9th or 10th grade or both. Or not. It WAS a long time ago.
Reading your first post I am 50 years too late in being upset about the Yearbook "vote." I can't speak for those who "elected you", but I can only say for myself that I took the designation as a compliment about your athleticism. I and everyone who I knew who knew you thought of you as a smart, personable terrific guy and a great athlete. No doubt back then, even given all of the social changes, we were not very sensitive. I was delighted to see the pics of you doing the lecture in South Africa, so your accomplishments have lived up to your Central legacy among those who knew you.
Harold Cottman and I have stayed in touch and become good friends over the years, even though we lost touch for large periods. About 20-25 years ago, I asked Harold specifically about you and all he said was that you were disconnected from Central. It saddened me personally, but I never pried into any details.
However, whether you remember me or not because this note is not about me, I urge you to consider coming to the Reunion. You will find that many of us changed over the past 50 years, and I hope for the better. I also think that if you go to the Reunion and go to our event Central, you will be damn impressed by the school in 2019. Although more than 60% of the students come from families below the poverty line, they continue to excel. The students, faculty and administration are even better than when we were there. Central was recently designated as the most diverse High School in the country. You may not know, but the 228 set up a class gift fund to raise $228K between our 45th and 50th Reunion, and we have met our initial goal. Over the past few years we funded many projects, from classes no longer supported by the school district, to Shakespeare performances, to monies for needs of disadvantaged students to a contribution to the capital campaign to build a new wing (ground is broken) to meet the future needs of a school bursting at the seams.
Please consider coming to our events on November 8th and 9th. I know of dozens of classmates who would love to see you and I would hope that you may gain a new perspective on the past.
I echo Ronald's thoughts. I did not know Allan that well, but I do remember him that way. We are all diminished by the loss of a classmate.
Hey Steve, don't know if you remember me, but I recognized your name and I believe that we had some classes together, maybe chemistry with Wild Bill Brooks? In any case here I am taking a walking tour of Old City Krakow and a nice young man asks me about the Eagles backpack I am traveling with. Turns out to be your son and his girkfriend. Small world, eh?