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08/26/08 08:26 PM #1    

David Rice

Welcome to the Neshaminy High School Class Of 1963 forums. Please press "Post Response" to participate in the discussion.

09/02/08 10:22 PM #2    

Ronald Batzdorff

Thanks so much David for putting this beautiful site together. It must have been a ton of work but I'm sure it will make a lot of people happy.
Best, Ron Batzdorff

09/03/08 08:41 AM #3    

David Rice

Thanks, Ron! It's been fun and I look forward to adding new features to the site that will keep our classmates coming back, and staying connected.

09/03/08 12:35 PM #4    

Bill Gerlach

A special thanks to Dave, Carole, and the rest of the committee for putting their time and effort into this.

Donna and I are looking forward to a great time, having missed the 40th.

Look forward to seeing everyone.

Bill Gerlach

09/04/08 06:08 AM #5    

Ira Barrows

This is great having the website. I look forward to the reunion. Actually it may be more like meeting new people than greeting old friends as most of us have changed considerably since those golden days of yesteryear.

Ira Barrows

09/09/08 07:16 PM #6    

Richard Robertson

PRIOR TO THE REUNION:
It doesn't matter that I won't recognize your face and name at the reunion, we still have an unusual bond–almost like distant relatives. I plan to reintroduce my self to you and have a very relaxing evening. I’m excited! Life is so short. I never thought 45 years would pass so quickly. At the reunion I think I will feel like a small child who doesn’t want to go to bed because he might miss something fun. I’m in a unique position in our class, because I was so quiet and shy in high school that no one remembers me. When I greet you at the reunion, tell me something that you have learned about yourself as an adult that has become a new interest. We all change, and life has taught me that relationships can be very special. And that good relationships are the flowers that make a garden beautiful. I express a special thanks to everyone that helped plan this evening and to David Rice for this fine web site.

AFTER THE REUNION:
I attended the reunion because I wanted to see how old I was. I think I’m still a kid who has simply developed a bunch of body parts that either hurt or don’t work without medication. I don’t think of my self as a 63 year old man. I also wanted to see what old friends were doing because learning of their struggles and successes helps me want to do better. I’m very proud of our class, because most of us have worked very hard to make this world a better place. Some surprising observations: Bob Emery, Carol Zerbe, Mark Ciccone, Diane Messa, Holly Welke and Esther Goldbloom look like they are still in their twenties. The reunion pictures don’t do them justice. Ira Barrows hasn’t changed at all. Henry Woodruff changed the most; you wouldn’t recognize him unless you have seen him recently. I’ll try to get a picture of Henry into the photos of those who attended. I didn’t include a picture of myself because I wasn’t much to look at 45 years ago and its only gotten worse over time. Scott Parker, our class president, finally attended a reunion and he is as friendly and happy as ever. I think I know why the Magnificent Seven in charge of the reunion headed up by Carole Buckley went to so much work. They each have busy lives yet they spent countless hours putting this together for one reason: Their reward is seeing friends happy and getting together. They have been very generous as long as I have known them. People rarely change. “Thanks!”, again. I have had an interesting personal observation since returning home. I now look at other old people a little differently. I say to myself: “Not too long ago that person was a kid just like me, and we may have been best of friends if circumstances back then had thrown us together.” For a portion of the time at the reunion I sat looking at my classmates having such a good time talking with each other and sadly thought about the 30+ class mates who have already passed on. I would have given anything for them to be able to be there with us, but who knows, maybe they were. If statistics hold, we’ll lose one class member every month before our next reunion, the 50th. After that, the pace will increase. Those of us left will all face additional health challenges by then. I’m sure the down-turn in the economy will impact us all. I know of at least one class mate who did not attend this past reunion because she has no memory. “Mother Nature” is usually not very kind to the elderly and so while my few remaining brain cells permit me to reflect, I need to say “Thank you” to all those class mates who attended the reunion because we needed to see each other again. I hope heaven provides unlimited time for personal reflection such as reunions because the evening was over so quickly and everyone was so happy. I have to end this but I simply can’t say enough about how enjoyable it has been to read about everyone’s lives in this fantastic web site set up by David Rice. It’s an important thing you did for us, David: “Thanks, again!” And Carole, if I am one of the additional 45 who may not be at the next one, keep up the good work because it’s an important event that needs to be continued (but I’ll try to be there, either way.) P. S. Those class mates who only record their city in their “Profile”, please add a little more. We all benefit from it. Richard Robertson

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