Congrats to Sandi Thomas Niles

Sandi posted on her FB page that her 'girls' checked out good this time and don't have to go through that torture again for a whole year.  That's good news Sandi and I publish it here for those who don't read your FB to know that you are a fighter and a survivor.

A further response from Judy

I really appreciate people who respond to email.  Just be aware that your response may end up here.  :)  Judy Christiansen Fewless gave me a bit more information....she wrote

Hi Myrt, Enjoyed your reply.  I haven't seen my great grand son in person yet.  Think they are driving up from KY in August.  Actually Jerry Henning's granddaughter Jenelle, had a little girl a few days after Jerry passed away.  So that makes 2 of us for sure.  That was sad about Jerry H.  His wife Darlene worked at Pentair where my daughter April works in IT.  April has 2 kids.  Taryn and Jordan.  Both went to Tibbets to school.  I remember seeing you when I attended maybe a Christmas program. [I taught there for 15 years]  Taryn now is in 3rd yr at UWW. And Jordan is second yr. at Elkhorn high.  Stacie, my second daughter is baby Colton's grandmother.  She lives at Beaver Dam and is a nurse.  And my son Mark lives here [Delavan]  and is a Auato Body Repair man at Keith's Auto Body.  That's my family and very proud of them.  Sounds like a lot of the classmates have health problems.  I had my hips replaced 6 years ago.  Karen Uhen Johnson was at the reunion, she called me said "everyone there were a bunch of old people"  Laughed, like Karen's not?
Have a Happy 4th and enjoy the summer.  Judy

Dave K. a faithrul viewer

Just read the latest on the 'Class of 61" page.  Wow, Larry was blessed.  I wish him well and a speedy recovery.  Judy Christiansen Fewless, a face from the past.  Congrats to Great Grandma!!

Myrt, you are doing a great job with the web page, keep it up.  I visit there at least once a week and enjoy the news from classmates.  Your pics show that you haven't changed at all.

Happy Fourth of July to ya'll
Thank you. Dave Koepnick
HD/OPS Supervisor
Carolina East Health System

Tom Skelton, Sorry for your loss

I heard from my brother that Tom's brother Jerry (a.k.a. 'Tiny" ) passed away on June 27th, at his home in Florida.  His two daughters were with him and his brothers had been there for a visit just days before.  Jerry was one of my brothers best friends all through highschool.  His daughter was one of my daughters best friends.  We are all connected in so many ways.

Hi! This is Judy Christiansen Fewless

I do check and enjoy the class blog.  I didn't attend the reunion as you know but enjoyed all pictures and comments.  Keep them coming.  My husband of 48 years passed away May 11, 2012.  On May 20th I became a great gram to baby Colton Michael.  Life is short but I have a life time of memories to treasure.  Keep blogging.
Classmte Judy

Larry Schut and his testimony of the power of prayer

I recieved the following email from Larry when he changed his email address.  He had mentioned he had an accident last Oct. shortly after the reunion and I asked him what happened.  Here is his rely.
 "Last Summer (2011) I started building the workshop I had been dreaming of for my retirement.  I was out on the roof and when my wife looked out the window I was lying on the ground crying in pain and bleeding from my head.  The fall had been about 9 feet and I landed on cement.  I spent 4 hours in the local emergency room where they were trying to determine the damage.  At that point they found 9 broken ribs, 7 cracks in my vertebrae, two breaks in my right shoulder and a hair line fracture in my skull.  They sent me by ambulance to Oklahoma City to the trauma center, and for the next three weeks if it was not one thing it was another.  My lungs had been punctured and collapsed, I came down with a bad case of pneumonia, I developed a blood clot in my lungs, one in each leg and one in each arm.  During the second week my body started swelling and I was at least twice my size.  On the third week I contracted the disease they call the Iraqi disease.  My body metablolism was all messed up and they had to put in a trach and a ventilator as I was not able to breath on my own.  I was then transferred to another trauma center and put into an induced coma for the next five weeks.  The doctors gave my wife no hope that I would survive.  On Nov. 30 my wife and daughters called for a special night of prayer for me.  That call went to friends of ours from coast to coast as well as in England. After that night they started removing the tubes and everything else over the next week.  On Dec. 11 I officially came out of the coma and talked to my wife for the first time in 8 weeks.  On Dec. 13 I was moved to a nursing home and officially came home on Jan. 3, 2012.  I am doing very well, but I still suffer from a light headedness and was told that may go away over a period of time.  I am now known by many people as the miracle man.  I firmly believe that if I had not had that prayer covering I would never have survived.

That is about as short as I can make it.  I have learned that I have truly been blessed with a lot of friends who really do care about me.  thank you for your interest.  "

I'm with you Larry....I believe in the power of prayer.  Now, miracle man or not, please stay off of roofs and just have fun in your workshop.

Father's Day

Missed wishing all you father a good day, but Gene Mustin in now on Facebook and he says he cooked himself a great steak.  That's what I like to hear.