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

Tam on YouTube

Yes, our very own high school is on YouTube! Videos include a humorous interview with Mr. Sherman, regarding a letter of recommendation and a 2006 update by principal Chris Holleran on the late, lamented, but mold-laden Keyser Hall. As we go to press, a new Keyser Hall is rising from the dirt and debris. On your way to our 40th reunion, stop by and check out the progress. -Shannon

Tam Centennial Gala photos

I just received the email below.

(FYI: Mr. Grant (U.S. History) looks just the same and Mrs. Meyers (Spanish) looks even younger! If you don’t believe me, see photo #s, Tam100_0314 and Tam100_0316 in the gallery noted below.) -Shannon

Hello all,

As we wrap up the memories from the hugely successful Centennial Weekend, I discovered this week that Marinscope staff photographer Herman Privette took 132 photos of The Gala.

Please visit his website at www.PhotographyByPrivette.com.

Click on the Tam100 link and there they are. If any of you can identify who the people are in a few of them…who might be noteworthy to remember, we will both archive these and publish a few of them in the Herald. Please identify your photo by the number given to it when you double click on the image.

Your attention to this no later than tommorrow evening, Monday June 16 is greatly appreciated. An article about the success of the Centennial Celebration will be published this week in The Herald.

PS…you can purchase copies of these photos from Herman for $10.00 for a 5″x7″ and $15.00 for an 8″x10″ print. You can purchase a CD of all the photos by contacting Herman directly at pbprivette@aol.com. Herman is donating a complete CD to the Tam High School archives at no charge….this is why id’ing who’s in them is helpful. Obviously the ones of Gala Committee people I already know.

Thanks so much!….Happy Summer!

Michelle Klurstein
Tam High Foundation

Reunion – Update

Arrangements are moving along for our September 27th reunion at the Sausalito Cruising Club… (See 40th REUNION INVITATION page for additional details.)

Tickets will be $60.00 per person. The price includes hors d’oeuvres, dinner with dessert, non-alcoholic drinks, and live music. The no-host bar on board has a full selection of alcoholic beverages very reasonably priced.

Checks should be made out to “Tam ‘68 Reunion” and sent to:

Pam Pascual Oakes

10395 Burgundy Way

Sebastopol, CA 95472

(If you can afford to pay a little extra to go into a scholarship fund for those who might not be able to afford to pay the full ticket price, we encourage you to do so.)

Currently, committee members are fronting the costs, so the sooner you can send in your money, the happier the committee will be!

In addition, Boyle Park has been reserved for a no-host picnic the following day.

For more information, questions, and concerns, call/email:

Nancy Larsen Dunbar (775) 857-2920 ~ thymebndt@att.net
Saralyn Almada (415) 388-5123 ~ Saralynmv@aol.com
Margie Finney (415) 331-8118

And, don’t forget to send your contact information (email, phone, address) to: Tam68Lan@aol.com

Tam ‘68 at MV Memorial Day

A gang from Tam ‘68 marched (more like, strolled) the 1.9 miles from Old Mill School to Tam, as part of the alumni contingent in Mill Valley’s Memorial Day parade, celebrating Tam’s Centennial.

Lanita Williams, Craig Moe, and Shannon Pixley also attended the Centennial Gala the night before, where we connected with Ron Blasingame, Barbara Coleman, and Alan Lee. All had leads on the whereabouts of other classmates; we hope you do, too!

The next meeting of the Tam ‘68 reunion committee will be held at the Cruising Club Thursday, May 29th at 7pm. Join us, if you are in the area… we need all the help we can get! Also, please post your thoughts and reunion ideas on the blog. We would love to hear from you.

Send any and all contact information to: Tam68Lan@aol.com . Thanks and we look forward to seeing you in September!

Shannon, Craig, and Lanita at the Centennial Gala.

Craig in front of the Tam Clock Tower float.

Shannon and Susan Nelson at the start of the parade. Oops! Blog address should read: tam68.wordpress.com …. but, if you’re here, you already know that!

Susan, Leslie Gallez, Lanita, and Russell Batt at the parade’s end. Again, blog address should read: tam68.wordpress.com .