Bob Amen – sad news

The following message from Paul Erskine and forwarded by Nancy Larsen Dunbar was received on Aug. 13, 2009:

Hi Nancy,
I am sad to tell you if you don’t already know, that Bob Amen was killed in a motorcycle VS auto accident on the Point Reyes/ Petaluma Road Wednesday night.
Bob had just bought a new Ducati which was his pride and joy, he was heading home from work to have dinner with his wife, mother and brother John and was struck by a van which apparently strayed over the centerline.
I don’t know anything about memorial services at this point, but I thought you might be a good conduit to relay the sad news.
We had been friends for over 50 years.
Take Care,
Paul

Lynn Jolley Sossamon added this:

Hi Nancy,

This morning I did some digging online and found the attached link to an obituary for Bob Amen.  No funeral home was listed, but there is an online Guest Book that people can use if they want share memories.  Please pass this information on to our classmates. The link is  http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pressdemocrat/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=131260455. Thank you!

Best regards,
Lynn

Class of ‘68 on Facebook

Received from Nancy Larsen Dunbar…

Good morning,

* I have created a new group page on Facebook entitled Tamalpais High School Class of 68; a place where we can all share our ideas, comments, and opinions and a place for announcements.  I’m hoping this makes it easier to post an entry and directly comment on it.  I will still be happy to forward e-mails, since not everyone likes, nor uses, Facebook.  You can also RSVP for the upcoming party right there. So, check it out and join our group.
* For our upcoming reunion party at the Cruising Club, our guest list for the man at the door is being made from your RSVPs.  Since it is a private, members-only club, you have to RSVP, or you won’t be let on board.  If you know someone who is still a Maybe, encourage them to RSVP to get their name on the list.  We are already up to over 30 guests,
more every day.  Hope to see you all there on the 6th!

Peace,
Nancy Larsen Dunbar

Back To Tam Day

Received from the Tamalpais High School On-Line Community at URL www.graduateconnections.com.

Back To Tam Day

The Alumni Return

To Retake Their Campus

Saturday, September 12th

9-12 Renew old friendships and share stories with current students while refreshing our Tam campus by planting, fertilizing, water seal Mead Theater, power wash (the men really like this one!). Bring your favorite garden tools, paint brushes, drop cloths, power wash equipment, garden hoses, wheelbarrows, heavy duty extension cords, etc. Can’t do the physical work? Come anyway and cheer us on!

12 Picnic BBQ.

Cost? Your time. Can’t make it? A financial donation will be most helpful. $ 10 will buy a gallon of water sealer for Mead, flat of flowers, etc. Send check payable to Tam Alumni Assoc., c/o Bill Sefton, CPA, Box 1008, San Ramon, CA 94583-1008.

RSVP at (800) 617-2455 to give the organizers a count.

Please visit:  www.graduateconnections.com/tamalpais

and www.tamgrads.org

2009 Class of ‘68 gathering

Why wait another ten years to get together?  How about an annual informal reunion once a year with no fancy clothes, no checks to mail , and no tickets?  Shall we try it this year and if we like it, do it again?
Sunday, September 6 the Sausalito Cruising Club will welcome us again with a cash bar and $15 buffet* available.
All they request is a rough idea of how many of us will show up.  So please RSVP.

Sunday, September 6    5:30 p.m.
Sausalito Cruising Club
300 Napa St. behind Dunphy Park, Sausalito

*buffet includes hors d’oeuvres, a selection of pasta, including vegetarian, salads and a main dish.

RSVP         Peter Laufer/Nancy Larsen Dunbar
nbdunbar@gmail.com

More on Bruce…

Received from Lanita…

Bruce Hildreth had a wonderful send-off on Sunday  3/22  at his softball field at the College of Marin.  The sun came out by 2 pm and, with the scent of barbecuing hotdogs in the air, around 200 people sat on bleachers and folding chairs and heard heart-felt stories of life with Bruce. A number of classmates from Tam were there and are now the proud owners of tee shirts showing “the Blue Bomber” .As the 2 hours of stories wound down and folks started heading to the food, the rain returned in big plops!  Our magical gentle giant…..lanita

Blue Bomber

Other links to the memorial…

http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_11973371?IADID=Search-www.marinij.com-www.marinij.com

http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_11979608?IADID=Search-www.marinij.com-www.marinij.com

Bruce Hildreth

Very sad news received today from Nancy Larsen Dunbar…

Bruce died yesterday of heart failure.  I met Bruce in kindergarten at Old Mill School.
He was always, I mean always, the nicest boy in school, which was to his credit since he was also the tallest, towering over his best friends, Wayne Wilcox and Steve Neely, who were the shortest!
He took care of his friends.  He used to walk me home from school which was way out of his way.
We are lucky we just got a chance to see him again at the reunion.
Rest in peace, Bruce.
Love, Nancy

Marin Independent Journal article:
http://www.marinij.com/ci_11936610?source=most_viewed

“…it was a spectacular evening!”

To quote one 40th Reunion attendee, “… it was a spectacular evening!”

Arriving at the foot of the gangplank, guests were welcomed by “Charlie” and adorned with leis that twinkled red and blue — quite a sight, once night fell! The weather was warm and clear and Richardson Bay sparkled as the sun set and lights came on. Another classmate asked, “Who do you have an ‘in’ with to request and get the perfect weather from?”

The food was yummy and plentiful, conversations flowed nonstop, and the Jackie Payne Steve Edmonson Band was HOT; they had people up on their feet dancing from their first note. Even the recorded music was specially assembled and evoked fond memories; all from 1964-68 and interspersed with station I.D.’s and jingles from our favorite local radio stations during the 60s — KSAN, KMPX, KYA, KSOL, KFRC, etc.

Once the party had been going for a while, Melissa Wuoltee and Steve Bajor made brief remarks, including remembering our classmates who had passed away. In addition, the Mill Valley Film Festival screening on Oct. 5th at 12:00 PM, of Reunion, “Filmmaker Mike Goldstein['s] … loving centennial tribute to Marin County’s famed Tamalpais High School,” was announced. If you have an opportunity, check out this wonderful documentary — our very own classmate, Ron Blasingame, is prominently featured!

Steve acknowledged the special time and place Tam’s Class of ‘68 occupied by quoting the opening line from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens:

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way – in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.

For evidence of our superlative event, the first of Saturday evening’s photos are up on Photobucket. Keven Seaver posted 57 stills and 1 video. Check them out…. more to come. And, if you took pics and/or video, please post to, http://photobucket.com/tam68 (email Tam68lan@aol.com — if you need the password).

I wasn’t able to attend Sunday’s picnic at Boyle Park, but all reports indicate it was great fun and allowed for more leisurely conversation. And, word has it that several people are lobbying for some sort of yearly event. What do you think? Don’t forget to add your own comments about the reunion and picnic to this blog. Let’s keep the connection going!

Thanks to the committee and all who attended, for making this “a spectacular evening.” -Shannon

Photobucket account

I’ve set up a Photobucket account for the Class of ‘68, where class members can share photos. It’s a private album, so only those who know the URL and the password can view and upload pictures. Please email: Tam68Lan@aol.com or thymebndt@att.net for the URL and password. Looking forward to seeing everyone on the 27th! -Shannon

the Band!

Hi All,

Thanks to Steve Bajor’s professional expertise, a terrific and extremely hot band has been signed to perform at our reunion. Take a look and listen to the Jackie Payne Steve Edmonson Band:

http://www.deltagrooveproductions.com/music/artists/jackie_payne/main.html

and http://home.comcast.net/%7Eedmoblues/

Looking forward to seeing, talking, and grooving with you all!

-Shannon

Missing classmates

The Tam ‘68 reunion committee is looking for the following classmates. If you know their whereabouts, please send any and all information to: Tam68Lan@aol.com. Thanks! -Shannon

Tam ‘68 Classmates – Missing in Action

Alton	Cheri			Leoni	Dan
Armstrong	Christine			Letsos	Mark Michael
Barder	Kerry			Levinson	Richard Edward
Baxter	Gillian	Barca		Lobata de faria	Luis
Bettencourt	Tony			Lohmann	Marc Allan
Bloom	Irene			Lutz	Christopher M.
Boyd	Laura Julianna			Martin	Steve
Carlson	David Brian			Mayerson	Steven Douglas
Cathey	John Herbert			Mazer	Roxanne
Chamberlain	Deborah			Mc Carty	Frances
Chase	Peter			Mendonca	Ralph
Cockroft	Laura	Hildreth		Miller	Merle	Inden
Coleman	Robert			Mortison	William Eugene
Cruthers	Archibald LeJo			Newman	Cynthia	Brown
Daniels	Stephen Glen			Nielsen	Jackie	Davis
Depoli	Bob			Petretti	Pamela Lynn
Doherty	Michael			Powell	Dick
Estes	Steven Tyler			Powell	James Richard
Ferrell	Michael V.			Pryor	Steve
Flash	Diane			Quinlan	Dan
Fontan	William			Rai	Jameel
Forsstrom	Mirja	Pesola		Reshkin	Stephen Joel
Gay	Dennis			Ritchie	Steve
Gilliam	David			Rizio	Helen Joan
Gilman	Craig			Robb	Gregory Barton
Goldsmith	Wayne (Tom)	Jesheva		Rutherford	Heather
Gravem	Annette			Sanders	Richard Don
Grayson	Bennie V.			Schultz, Jr.	Robert R.
Grundy	Jim			Scott	Janet Andrea	Mingham
Hall	Emeal			Sharp	Malcolm
Harris	Kenneth Edward			Sidney	Patricia	Buckner
Harris	Suzanne Leslie			Simmons	Doug
Hayden	Gretchen	Ruckert		Stoney	Leland
Hoffman	Fred			Washington	Martha
Hogsed	Gary			Whitton	Kenneth
Humphrey	Neale Susan	Kelley		Willat	Kirk
Jackson	Floyd			Woods, Jr.	Joe H.
Kelly	Michele Rae	Hegvet		Wysong	Janet
King	David William			Young	Eric Carl
Kinney	Rob Balmer			Zaadroordijk	Hans
Klopf	Christopher M.
Lane , Jr.	Edward L.
Laughlin	David Lloyd