Occasionally we will post a cartoon that appeared in The Comment during our four years at the school. I am sure you will recognize the artists.

Here is one from Jim Szalapski…

Our classmate Tom Golden has a book coming out through Covenant Book Publishing (North Carolina) in the next couple of months called “RAMBLINGS” (in print as well as available digitally on Apple, Itunes, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc.). It’s a memoir and includes a lot of Twin Cities area stories (plus 67 photographs) including –

• childhood memories of growing up in Como Park
• how he got hired when 20 years old at the Dispatch-Pioneer Press and worked his way up to VP/Director of Advertising
• acting as the general contractor building a house on Forest Lake with Ted Krammer as a neighbor
• raising 3 sons who had their very own lighted hockey rink right outside his front door
• being recruited by the Birmingham News and then by the Omaha World-Herald
• plus lots of funny stories and crazy adventures (including two marriages and two divorces).

He is currently waiting for two page corrections to be completed.  Once done (hopefully yet this week),  the only things that remain are the cover designs.  I’ve attached one cover design idea he has, but Tom has not yet settled on a photo or even the sub-title yet.  The publisher will help him do those things.

The publisher will also create a web site for Tom which promotes the book including information on how to get it. 

J.S.

Beautiful summer day on the Mississippi River where 21 0f our classmates met for lunch today.

Two of the men with us today have lost their mothers over the past several weeks. Gary Stoffel and John Lentsch were offered the condolences and prayers of those at the lunch today. Glad you two were with us today!

Classmate Dave Mordorski’s regular email address has been disabled—he is on Facebook and lives in Bonita Springs Florida. If anyone reading this could contact Dave on Facebook and see if he has a regular email address we could use and if he would like to remain on our newsletter email list. Let me know.  Thanks.

Over the past two months I have called your attention to the web site     www.cretinclassof65.com

Our class is about to establish a web site and Joe Schufman has GRABBED hold of this project and has done a terrific job to make it a reality. Joe gave a presentation on what it may look like and solicited comments from those attending. Joe is ready to make this happen. In the next couple of weeks Joe and I will send out a mock up to a few of you and see how it works. If one of you has some computer skills Joe would like some help in maintaining the site. Please consider and let me or Joe know.  Thanks

Here something very, very cool. Classmate Frank Villaume showed us a recent photo of he and his wife as they were about to walk up the stairs of Air Force 1 for a tour. Wouldn’t that be a thrill?

A few things for your calendar

July class of 63 lunch—Thursday July 11th

6th annual Charlie golf outing—Wednesday August 7th at Elk River club. Please let DAVE BRITZ know if you will play. Contact Dave 651 459 1858 or at britzie37@gmail.com

4th Annual Class lunch at George Bonfe’s house—Thursday August 8th.

That’s all for now

Tom Troskey

Hey guys, we have a class of 63 lunch scheduled for Thursday June 13^th—-you may recall we canceled April’s meeting due to a snow storm and May’s meeting due to Mississippi River flooding.

So how does the saying go  “come hell or high water”   we are going to have our regular class of 63 lunch on THURSDAY JUNE 13^th at 11:30AM at the Pool and Yacht Club.

Please let me know by Tuesday June 11^th if you will be attending—-THANK YOU

Here are some other items to be aware of.

Last week I ran into Tom Rubbelke’s son and he told me that the cancer battle Tom has been fighting for at least two years is going in a positive direction. He said he took his dad up fishing last week and had a great time.

Dave Britz alerted me to a new posting on Tom’s caring bridge site that details some very positive outcomes of Tom’s treatments. The site also has a great photo of Tom—-take a look here – T. Rubbelke Caring Bridge Site

Hope Tom will be at our class luncheon on the 13^th.

Tom Troskey

Fw: Class of 63 January lunch –

Hi everybody,Nice day here in the TC. As you can see in one of the photos with Greg and Larry looking out at the Mississippi there is not much of a winter yet with little snow and the Mississippi is still not froze over completely, at least from our vantage point at the Pool and Yacht Club in Lilydale. —-Hope it stays this way!  Much discussion today revolving around our recent contact with PMS Captain Kenneth Leuer now a retired Major General living in Georgia. Lots of stories! I had several documents that I got over at CDH last week that had Capt. Leuer and his wrestling teams that we passed around. George Bonfe announced that his son, West Point grad Robbie, will become a Major soon and is now based at Fort Lewis in Washington. Joe McGrath was there and looked terrific even though he is back in a battle with lung cancer. Please keep Joe in your prayers. Joe in his up beat attitude wanted to remind everyone that our “elder” classmate Steve Nachtsheim just had a birthday this week and is now going on 75. Ray Altier gave up an update on the evening social for 2019. The date is set for FRIDAY MAY 3rd at the Pool and Yacht Club. Format will be like in the past—spouse/ friend, 5PM start, order from menu, separate checks. A sign up sheet will become available very soon. Dave Britz wanted to be sure the golfers know the 6th annual Charlie will be on Wednesday August 14th at Elk River. As time draws near Dave will have more details and a sign up sheet. Speaking of golf Charlie Evans(though not a golfer) took his grand kids to the new Top Golf facility in Brooklyn Center and said it was terrific. Earlier this week I spoke with Jim Smith a class of 65 Cretin guy and he said his class has scheduled golf outings at Top Golf 3 times already and will be doing so again soon. They really like what the place had to offer. So you class of 63 golfers—I have included the web site for Top Gold, take a look and see if you think we should give it a try.  www.topgolf.com  So mark your calendars for the evening social and the annual Charlie golf outing and also for our next class of 63 monthly lunch which will be on Thursday February  14th at the P&Y.  Best to all Tom Troskey

From Tom Troskey on 12/31/2018- Hey you guys, I had a long conversation (90 minutes)with “Captain” Leuer this AM.  What a treat! He was very appreciative of the call and asked about many of you. He is well and living in Georgia very close to Fort Benning. Since about 10 of you replied to my original email about looking up Captain Leuer. I asked him if he would be OK with me providing his number and address to the guys from our class. He was very pleased that I would do that. Captain Leuer does not use email so if you want to say hello, below is how you can communicate with him. Kenneth Leuer 8010 Chapel Lake Drive Midland, Georgia 31820 Ph:706 563 9457