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Fall 2013 wyominghighschoolalumni.com Volume 28 Number 2

Wyoming High SchoolAlumni Association

Newsletter

Bring us up-to-date on your life. Please send your letters to the alumni association at P.O. Box 15068, Cincinnati, OH, 45215-0068 or email to [email protected] Deadline for the next issue is April 1st.

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Friday, August 30th, was the night of the first football game of the season with Wyoming trouncing Aiken 49-0. It was the first major event for new athletic Director Jan Wilking. And, it was a very special night for retired Cowboy coach Bernie Barre. Entering the field between rows of current football players, Bernie and his family unveiled the writing on the field naming it “Bernie Barre Field”. Earlier in the evening, Bernie ‘70, was honored by former players and friends with a reception in the high school cafeteria. Congratulations Bernie! Your coach, Bob Lewis, would be proud!

IT’S BERNIE BARRE FIELD...

Polly Malcom Fels of Phoenix and Marjorie “Peg” Schierloh Wimmer of Cincinnati represented the Class of 1943 at graduation in June. Their escorts were from the junior class. Dominic Vamosi is on the left and Logan Schneider on the right.

The escort program was started last year and has been a great success. We look forward to having member of the junior class escort all 70 year reunion walkers. And, if you are not mobile - they can just as easily push a wheelchair. We just want to make sure you know you are welcome.

CLASS OF 1943 “WALKS”...

When the digging started on the Wyoming Avenue Middle School site, the most asked questions were “Have you found Dr. Fay’s Bones yet?”, “Have you found Brad’s Bones yet”? or, when they heard we found the coal shovel it was “Did you find John Shenk’s bones yet?” Luckily, no bones were found so the grading could continue. See Page 3, 6, 7 and 11 to learn what was found. You can see more pictures on our web site and the school’s web site.

UNEARTHING OUR PAST...

Bernie Barre and wife Nancy.

Spring 2013 ECHOPage 2YOUR ASSOCIATION

The Wyoming High School Alumni Association is an Ohio non-profit organization serving the graduates and friends of Wyoming High School. Faculty/staff and non-graduates are welcome as auxiliary members with dues payable at the same rate. Donations to our Scholarship Fund are also greatly appreciated.

The ECHO is published semi-annually in May and November. To insure inclusion in the newsletter all letters/photos/materials must be received by the 1st day of the preceeding month. Information contained herein is believed to be accurate and does not necessarily reflect the views of the WHSAA. Letters to the editor are encouraged and subject to modification due to space limitations. A class address list is available to each reunion class. These lists are not to be used for solicitation purposes.

All correspondence, newsletter information and address changes should be sent to WHSAA, P.O. Box 15068, Cincinnati, OH 45215-0068 or emailed to [email protected].

The Board of Trustees is composed of area residents loyal to their school and willing to lend a hand when needed. If you wish to serve on the board please email [email protected] to that effect.Your officers are: President, Jon B. Boss; Vice President, Jim Barre; Secretary, Tom Tobias; Treasurer, Tim Heldman.

The Board of Trustees of your WHSAA are: Class of 2014: Jim Barre ‘72, Jill Denise ‘86, Peter Guggenheim ‘75, Jamie Viox Hayner ‘01, Tim Heldman ‘74, George R. Lewis ‘00, Steve Lohman ‘78, Heidi Rutledge ‘72.Class of 2015: Vanessa Gentry ‘73, Shelley Brown Komrska ‘87, Judith Feigelson Levy ‘72, Michelle Lohman ‘05, Daniel Parker ‘73, Tom Purdy ‘65, Bill Renz ‘52., Ann Wiggers Verhaeghe ‘65.Class of 2016: Jon Boss ‘54, Greg Lewis ‘72, Nancy Hulbert McCue ‘52, Harriet Schierenbeck ‘75, Julie Hart Turner ‘74, Tom Tobias ‘71, Erika Wirtz ‘04, Chris Woodside ‘97.

Founder: Dorothy Spreen Schierenbeck’40. Emeritus Trustees: Bill Schuchardt ‘40, Carol Clark Johnson ‘46, Dick Cryder ‘49, Troy Banks ‘50, Lois Hall Gleason ‘50, Bob Gorman ‘53, Barbara Halberstadt Marty ‘53, Ted Marty ‘53, Robert Edington ‘54, Sherry Sheffield ‘63, Joyce Mueller ‘71.

ECHO Editor: Sherry Sheffield ‘63 Idea Man: David Fischer ‘56

As always we have two very bright talented winners of our alumni scholarships. The Dorothy Spreen Schierenbeck Scholar is Trevor Hackett son of Paige Brooks Hackett ’86. Trevor very successfully completed 9 AP classes and a number of honors classes. He was student council class President in grades 9-11 and student body president his senior year. His volunteer activities include church youth group leader, project LEAD volunteer and Relay for Life Committee. Trevor is a Coca-Cola Scholar, member of National Honor Society, honor roll grades 9-12, AP scholar with Distinction and received the Gold Presidential Service Award. Trevor has begun his study of the world of Architecture at the University of Southern California.

The Sherry Sheffield Scholar is Audra Chalmers. And again there is a long list of AP and honors classes including triple advanced math. Audra was ranked 6th out of 155 seniors. A National Honor Society member, Audra participated in softball and received a number of awards including Best Pitcher (grade 9), All Conference 2nd team (grade 10) and Student Athlete of the Week (grade 10). School activities include LETT, Model U.N., WHS Young Life Program and Glee. Audra also cut grass, babysat and tutored in math. Her volunteer and leadership activities fill pages and she still found time to be Prom Queen and in the May Fete Court. She is taking a gap year while completing online credit courses and looking for a school that will best fit her skills.

SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS 2013...

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We have been notified of the passing of the following alumni and friends since the Spring issue of the ECHO.

LIFETIME MEMBERS

At the June wedding of Maggie Williams are family members Liz Williams ‘10, Kitty McHugh Williams ‘78, Bride Maggie Williams ‘03, Groom Jon Moore, Todd Williams ‘78 and Alex Williams ‘06.

Ken Hammel - Teacher & Counselor (9-20-2013)Anna Jo Straub Selnick - Teacher (5-24-2013)Susan Jane Elliott Carroll ‘32 (10-25-2013)Thomas Rowe Stockton ‘39 (7-10-2012)Ann Louise “Annie Lou” Richardson Helmsderfer AUX39 (5-18-2013)Parke Brewster Johnston ‘40 (10-6-2013)David Anton Skidmore ‘43 (8-12-2013)Robert Elden Unger ‘43 (4-30-2013)William Hopple Anderson Sr. ‘44 (7-5-2013)Joann Staib Sabato ‘46 (4-29-2013)Albert Borden Stridsberg ‘46 (4-9-2013)Dorothy Wesley Smith ‘52 (5-10-2013)Trenholm Newell Meyer ‘54 (8-20-2013)DeNise Brown Jantz ‘55 (7-25-2013)Susan Hunsche Heil ‘55 (4-24-2013)Cynthia Mode Hauser ‘56 (6-29-2013)Dennis A. Long ‘58 (10-13-2013)Maynard “Pete” Schierloh ‘59 (10-7-2013)Mary Brown Rozier ‘62 (7-4-2013)William John Friend ‘63 (9-24-2013)Karen Schriefer Keuter AUX ‘63 (9-1-2013)Henry “Hank” Roy ‘69 (2-23-2013)Marcos Enrique Amongero ‘78 (8-19-2013)Julie Vollette ‘82 (8-20-2013)Michael Matthew Lewallen ‘83 (7-24-2012)

FACTOID....Ranked #4! Wyoming City Schools were recently ranked #4 in the country by Forbes Magazine for the best place in the U.S. to find affordable housing and great public schools. The link to the article is: http://www/forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2013/09/26/midwest-dominates-2013-best-schools-for-your-housing-buck/.

The children of Jinny Gridley are proud to announce that they celebrated the 90th birthday of their mother in Florida on June 23rd. Happy 90th Birthday to one of Wyoming’s favorite teachers. On the left is Jinny catching up with friends on her cell phone!

HAPPY BIRTHDAYMRS. GRIDLEY

The following people have become Lifetime members since the Spring Issue of the ECHO.

Alice Foster McGrath AUX’61Ward Hand ‘91

WILLIAMS FAMILY CELEBRATION...

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Property Line

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Tower High School

Original footprint of current building 1889-1928

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Footprint of School Buildings on

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Worthington Avenue

WHERE THEY WERE...This is how the school buildings on the Wyoming Avenue property were situated.

IN MEMORIAM

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REFLECTIONSDorothy North Miller ’39 Stuart, FLFirst let me thank you for sending me the ECHO via “snail mail”. I have neither a computer nor a cell phone, so I greatly appreciate your taking the time to mail the ECHO.

This month I turned 92, graduated from Wyoming High in 1939. Last Saturday to celebrate the big day, Ibby Raney (Elizabeth Warner) ’40, who lives 10 minutes from me, and I drove to Vero to have lunch with Patty Herpel (Patricia Blocher ’40). Between the three of us, we total 274 years! We’re all still well and functioning – must be that wonderful Wyoming water!! Although there aren’t many left that I know – or who are children and grands of people I did know, I still like keeping track of the village I grew up in and loved.

Bill Bowen ’51 Princeton, NJBill, the former President of Princeton University, was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama at a White House Ceremony in July. Bill graduated from Denison University, received his Ph.D. in economics from Princeton in 1958. He joined the faculty the same year, became Provost in 1967, and President in 1972.

Wally Holzman AUX ’54 Cincinnati, OHWally was inducted into the 12th Class of the Cincinnati Tennis Hall of Fame in August before the Western & Southern Open. He was co-captain of the UC team in the 1950’s and climbed as high as No. 16 in the NCAA rankings. Wally has served on the boards of Tennis for Charity , the Ohio Valley Tennis Association and the U.S. Tennis Association.

Ken Neaman ‘56 Cincinnati, OHAn accomplished woodworker, Ken was awarded, by the Cincinnati Woodworking Club, the Fred Weissborn Quality Award. His most recent project is a Tiger Maple Buffet/Chest of Drawers he designed and built.

Jim Short ’64 Bethesda, MDAfter getting math & engineering degrees from Syracuse University, I got my PhD in engineering at Berkeley. I worked for a small company in Sunnyvale, California that included opening a branch office @ Wright Patterson Air Force Base. I worked as a Navy civilian scientist from 1978 through 2004. Then I went to the Pentagon with the Office of the Secretary of Defense. I retired in 2007 as the Director for Defense Laboratories and Defense Basic Science to become a visiting professor of engineering at the University of Maryland. While a graduate student at Berkeley, I was a Kensington, California Boy Scout leader where I came to enjoy 50-mile summer backpacking in the High Sierra Mountains. For the past 15 years I have been active in Scouting in the Bethesda-Chevy Chase-Kensington, Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC. This enabled 3 more High Sierra backpacking trips with Troop 8 Scouts. I was one of a plethora of volunteers that created the Washington, DC History of Scouting Trail. Since the Boys Scouts were chartered by Congress 100 years ago, there is a lot of Boy Scouting history to be found in Washington, DC. Visit the trail on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/HistoryOfScoutingTrail.

Don Weaks ’64 Biarritz, FranceIt must be very spiritual as Don has once again walked-the-walk. He has completed Walking the Camino A journey to attempt to cross an entire country on foot - with only a backpack, a pair of boots and an open mind. Driven by an inexplicable calling and a grand sense of adventure, each pilgrim throws themselves heart-and-soul into their physical trek to Santiago and, most importantly, their personal journey to themselves.

Spring 2013 ECHOPage 5Carl Fetterman ‘67 Nampa, IDRetired in 2006. Now living in Idaho. Enjoying bike riding, skiing, flying, jeep trips into the hills, and my grandchildren.

Steve Kahn ‘70 Los Angeles, CASteve is Executive Producer of “I Love Lucy Live On Stage” a musical stage event adapted from the most belovd television program in history. It’s traveling the country so look for it in your town. You can learn more on their web site www.ilovelucylive.com and on Facebook.

Dayle Deardurff ‘72 Cincinnati, OHDayle is interim Executive Director of the Betts House in Cincinnati. The Betts House , built in 1804, is located in the Betts-Longworth Historic District in the city’s West End. It is the oldest surviving brick building in Cincinnati. Betts House is open to the public as a museum that interprets the built environment and offers exhibits and programs on architecture, historic preservation, building trades and materials, and construction technologies.

Fred Jacobs ‘76 Cincinnati, OHFred has returned to Cincinnati from Florida and opened a restaurant with his wife Mary Mulford in College Hill. Red Rose Pizzeria and Italian Restaurant is located at 5915 Hamilton Avenue. Fred, who graduated from the University of Pittsburgh where he played football, is waiter, greeter and talker! Stop by. Say hi!

Beth Schneider ‘88 Ontario, CanadaViolinist Beth and her husband guitarist Matt Gould (see right), also known as Duo46, are the cover story feature in “Classical Guitar “ magazine,July 2013 edition. An international touring ensemble based in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, their repertoire has a particular emphasis on new music. They have commissioned over 100 duets,trios and double concertos with orchestra. You can follow them at www.duo46.com.

Barbara Hall Baxter on the right, Class of 63, wrote a book titled, Sugar Pills Non-Medical Ways To Feel Your Best, and she formed the Sugar Pills All-Girl Ukulele Band because Baxter believes, “When Good People Get Bad News...they can either get scared and crawl under a rock or step up and become proactive”. Barbara’s 355 page book is both informative and fun. Barbara’s classmate Dr. Jack A. Monnig says that having read the Sugar Pills text, he found the philosophies and stories to be an inspiration and an adjunct to his medical practice.

Wyoming alumnae contributing to Baxter’s Sugar Pills book are; Victoria Walton Fugitte, Ardith Reed Rupp, Sam Hall Jr., Chuck Becker, Will Becker, Kathleen Cox, Carol Hall Isphording, Robert Barone, Sherry J. Sheffield, Carol Kooyman Johnson, Patricia L. Harmon, Ellen Schaengold, Rene W. Rohner, Jeannie Votaw Boeke, Susan Hamburger Weber, Marti Redmond Hovancik, Cam Stanton, George Mueller and Pete Wiggers. When not writing and playing the ukulele Barbara is a performing ventriloquist. Sugar Pills Non-Medical Ways To Feel Your Best at Barbarabaxterproductions.com and Amazon.com

SUGAR PILLS AND BARBARA HALL BAXTER ‘63...

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SPORTS...Jan Wilking, Athletic DirectorThe Fall athletic season is one all Cowboys can be proud of! Wyoming captured Cincinnati Hills League (CHL) Championships in boys’ golf, volleyball, boys’ cross country and football and currently leads in the CHL All Sport Trophy standings.

The doubles tennis team of senior Maddie Boster and junior Haley Thoresen qualified for the state finals after each having a very successful season playing singles. Haley was named CHL Player of the Year, while head coach Mike Kindred received CHL Coach of Year honors.

In volleyball, head coach Julie Plitt captured her 300th career victory and was named CHL Coach of the Year. Senior Megan Schneider earned CHL Player of the Year. Senior Kelsey Maxwell became the Wyoming all time assist leader.

Our cross country team, led by CHL Coach of the Year Travis Glendenning, captured both the boys’ and girls’ District Championships. Senior Ben Sites was named CHL Runner of the Year.

Our boys’ golf team finished the season 25-1. Head Coach Rod Crider was named CHL Coach of the Year.

Several of the Fall teams are still competing as of the date of this publication and we look forward to supporting them in the quest for state championships.

Special thanks to the Wyoming Boosters who do so much behind the scenes to ensure our student athletes have the resources needed to reach our full potential.

On Wyoming!

Much like the current school building on Wyoming Avenue which was once home to K-12 at the same time, the 2nd school building to serve Wyoming was also home to all grades with it’s 8 classrooms! Part of the foundation of this 1880 building were unearthed during the bulldozing phase of the current school remodel.

This school, which faced Worthington Avenue and had a large circular driveway, was built to replace a 1-story wooden school which was located facing Wyoming avenue at the junction of Wyoming Avenue and the Boulevard. That was built in 1842 and added on to at least once. Wyoming’s population increased dramatically, and in 1889 the “Tower” high school building was built on the west side of the property in the general area of the current driveway and cafeteria. The current building was built in 1928 from east to west and overlapped the “tower” building with it’s west wing. More photos of the school yard and the discoveries are on pages 3, 7, 11, and our web site. Kathy Ryan, retired Middle School Principal, writes weekly about whats happening and often has pictures on the Wyoming City Schools web site, www.wyomingcityschools.org. Click on the Middle School Construction Project Blog on the right side.

HISTORY UNEARTHED AT MIDDLE SCHOOL SITE...

Shown here are three bottles found at the site. An ink bottle, a coke bottle of heavy glass with the date 1915, a bottle from the Fladung Bottling Plant on Benson Street in Reading which made Rainbow Beverages, and what appears to be your standard beer bottle with no markings what-so-ever!

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An Exciting Time of Year !Fall is always an exciting time of year as the leaves turn vivid colors, the World Series looms ahead, football at all levels once again gets us excited about our favorite teams, and students head back to school. One of the pleasures I especially enjoy each year is participating in the Sunday evening gathering of parents and seniors as they are presented with a packet of information of the year ahead, and especially how to prepare for submitting their applications to the colleges of their choosing. Prominently displayed in each of those packets is a form for purchasing a Graduation Walkway Brick. Those of us staffing the Wyoming High School Alumni Association’s table enjoy talking with students and parents encouraging them to be among those whose bricks will be in the Walkway when they parade toward receiving their diploma June 2014. More than 3,360 bricks have been “planted” so far and in the near future, we will have to prepare space for two more rows.

Change is underway, too, at the Wyoming Middle School as the renovations and expansion overwhelmingly approved by Wyoming voters in March 2012 are well underway – see the story on page. In the meantime, students in the 5th through 8th Grades are in temporary climate controlled classrooms in the modular units installed in the area normally allocated to the varsity baseball field. Based on the current schedule, it’s anticipated that they will be there sharing cafeteria and gymnasium facilities with the high school students through the end of 2014. For weekly updates, add your name where indicated at http://wmsconstruction.wordpress.com.

Two requests:

1) If you are responsible for organizing your Reunion, please consider share your classmate’s current e-mail addresses with us. That will permit us, with their permission, to provide them with future issues of The ECHO electronically. It has become too expensive to do so by US Mail.

2) Please do consider joining, renewing or if a Lifetime member, making a contribution to “your” alumni association – the Wyoming High School Alumni Association. Details for doing so are provided on page__ of this issue of The ECHO and at our official website at: www.wyominghighschoolalumni.com. Thanks to all for helping us keep one another connected. Jon B. Boss – Class of [email protected]

PRESIDENT’S LETTER...

ADDITIONAL ITEMS FOUND...The two bottles both have S.C. Johnson & Sons, Racine, WIS on the bottom. One held Johnson’s Wax the other wood dye or as we know it wood stain. The brick is from the 1880’s school structure as is the hand extruded clay pipe. Another piece of pipe was found intact at another location where a house sat on the property facing Worthington. In the Mid-1800’s there were three houses on that property we know as the playground.

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REUNIONS2013CLASS OF 200310 YEAR REUNIONThe 2003 class will convene over Thanksgiving to celebrate their 10 year reunion. The date is Saturday, November 30, 4:30-7:30 at Rhinehaus in Over-The-Rhine. Contact is Lindsey Lewis, [email protected].

2014CLASS OF 194470TH REUNIONThe 70 year reunion class will start on Round-Up weekend with the Round-Up at the Wyoming Golf Club on Friday, June 6th. There will be a luncheon on Saturday afternoon and that evening you will lead the proces-sional at graduation. Someone from the Alumni Association will be in touch about arrangements.

CLASS OF 194965TH REUNIONRound-Up Weekend, June 6-8, 2014. Contact Dick Halberstadt, [email protected]. Information forth coming....

CLASS OF 195460TH REUNIONPlans are underway for the Class of 1954’s 60th Reunion the weekend of June 6 - 8, 2014. For information or with ideas, contact Jon B. Boss at [email protected] or (513) 761-2630.

CLASS OF 195955TH REUNIONRound-Up Weekend, June 6-8, 2014. Contact Brenda Swisshelm, [email protected]. Information forth coming....

CLASS OF 196450TH REUNIONChip Pease has agree to try and gather the classmates for the 50th reunion but he needs your help. If you can volunteer to help in any way contact Chip at 513-762-3126, [email protected].

CLASS OF 196945TH REUNIONPaul Pomeroy is working to put together his 45th reunion of the class of 1969. To volunteer to help or with ideas contact him at 937-746-4878,[email protected].

CLASS OF 197440TH REUNIONThe Class of 1974 will be celebrating their 40th Reunion on July 18 and 19, 2014. Please mark your calendars for a weekend of fun! Activities includes the following: an informal Friday Evening gathering at Gabby’s, a WHS Tour and Golf on Saturday morning, Saturday Lunch is at Century Inn and Saturday Evening dinner at The Wyoming Golf Club. Details to follow. Contact is Linda (Moore) Voss [email protected].

CLASS OF 197935TH REUNIONThe class will be having their next reunion in 2019.

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CLASS OF 198430TH REUNIONWe have no information on a reunion for this class.

CLASS OF 198925TH REUNIONThe Class of 1989 is looking for interested classmates to help organize a 25th reunion. The contact is Sarah Miller, [email protected], 513-910-8657.

CLASS OF 199420TH REUNIONThe class is looking for helpers and email addresses. Contact Triska Fulton, [email protected], 513.368.0488.

CLASS OF 199915TH REUNIONWe have no information on any plans for a reunion of this class. Please let your Alumni Association know if a reunion is being planned so we can add contact information on our web site and in the Spring 2014 ECHO.

CLASS OF 200410TH REUNIONWe have no information on any plans for a reunion of this class. Please let your Alumni Association know if a reunion is being planned so we can add contact information on our web site and in the Spring 2014 ECHO.

CLASS OF 20095TH REUNIONAnn Tobias will be working thru Facebook to coordinate plans for a 5 year reunion of the class of 2009. To volunteer to help or submit ideas contact Ann at: [email protected], 513-673-7320.

Byron Todd Jones ‘75 was sworn in on July 31 as the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Macalester College in 1979 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1983. As a Marine Todd served as an infantry officer with the 1st Marine Division and later became a judge advocate as both a trial defense counsel and prosecutor. He most recently was the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota. In 2011 he was appointed acting Director.

While brother Todd was doing his thing little sister, Jennie ‘87, was having a showing of her Acoustic Paintings at the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Called “Higher Resonance” it was her first solo museum show. This Brooklyn resident’s unique approach to art has to be heard to be understood!!!

U. S. Attorney General Eric Holder swears in Todd Jones while wife Margaret holds the Bible.

KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES...

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Page 10

He goes up diddley up-up and then wanders all over the place. That’s the life of Gary Kapphahn ’56. He admits to not being much of a student in high school so afterwards he dabbled. He dabbled in college, sold pots and pans, was a DJ, then signed up for diesel repair in the Army. When in the nick-of-time he learned of a Navy Cadet flight training program that would send him on his way to a commission. He went to boot camp, loved the military, tested into a special Navy program, earned his commission as an Ensign and his wings by 1960.

He flew the A4 Skyhawk which was a weapons delivery plane – low level -under the radar – air to ground. As an instructor, one of his students was John McCain. Gary flew off the USS Ticonderoga and USS Constellation. Imagine landing on what is equivalent to a postage stamp in the middle of a waving sea of water with no borders. Daunting!!

Gary left the military in 1967 to fly international trips for Northwest Airlines but the job just wasn’t his cup of tea. So he started an electronics company with the thought of leaving Northwest and being an entrepre-neur. He ended up doing both until he retired early from Northwest in 1994.

In 1974 he bought a boat and lived on it with his family for 10 years, cruising Alaska during the summers with his wife and kids. Now, divorced and kids grown, he lives in a motor home full time and on the road.

So after flying for 36, years what do you do to appease that need to soar? You buy yourself a Trike, have a trailer built to house it and your car, tow it behind your motor home so you can fly just about any time you want. A Trike is considered a Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) by the FAA and requires licensing. In Gary’s case it was an endorsement to his existing licenses. But it required instruction and proficiency testing as it is a “weight shift control” aircraft. A bit different than your average jet!

So in his retirement he now tows his hobby behind his home and ventures from small airport to small airport where he can fly (up to 10,000 feet above sea level) and enjoy the sights of places like, Texas, Phoenix and Seattle and still be close enough to his family and grand kids to enjoy their company. The freedom of flight! To see more about the Trike go to northwing.com.

Left, Gary in his Trike, above as a Navy pilot, below the trailer with car and Trike.

A MAGNIFICENT MAN....... IN HIS FLYING MACHINE...

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This is the foundation of the 1880’s school building. It is the back side of the building where indoor plumbing was added. Note the brick piece - lower right. In a herringbone pattern, that was probably the flooring of the bathrooms. Pieces of porcelain from the plumbing fixtures are visible in the center bottom.

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RICK & IBBY POTTER DAVIS ‘57HONORED IN STATE OF WYOMING!

As so many do, they met at Wyoming High School, married, and expected to have children. When that part of the dream didn’t happen, they adopted two children (Katie and Stuart both now 40+) through the Wyoming Children’s Society - that’s STATE of Wyoming! Since then Rick & Ibby have been ardent supporters and volunteers with that society - helping so many other children and parents. Wyoming Children’s Society, now celebrating their 102nd year, are honoring Rick and Ibby. To quote their invitation “Rick and Ibby Davis, Adoptive Parents, Adoption Advocates, Community Leaders, Dedicated Supporters”. Started over a century ago, WCS began with the arrival of Orphan Trains from the East Coast (“google” orphan trains) and is one of the oldest continuing non-profit adoption agencies in the U.S. Well deserved Rick & Ibby!

This painting was done by Ibby as a gift for a retiring volunteer. It has become the symbol of the Wyoming Children’s Society and appears on publicity and billboards in the State of Wyoming.