Issue #1 March 2015 Volume #15 Gary Schroeder (55), Editor gschroeder4@att.net Visit the Bushy Park Web Site at http://www.bushypark.org/ 1959 John Mike Hall MGHall@Q.com 1953 - Jackie (Brown) Kenny JKYKNY@aol.com 1960 - Ren Briggs rpbjr@frontiernet.net 1954 Betsy (Neff) Cote betsycote@atlanticbb.net 1961 - Betsy (Schley) Slepetz bslepetz@comcast.net 1955 Nancie (Anderson) Weber nanciet@verizon.net 1962 - Dona (Hale) Ritchie DonaRitchi@aol.com 1956 - Edie (Williams) Wingate WingW@aol.com 1957 Shirley (Huff) Dulski shuffy2@msn.com New Email Addresses Charles Chuck Neff (57) Neffs76@verizon.net 1958 Pat (Terpening) Owen nemoamasa@sbcglobal.net 1
John Mike Kelly (61) jmkelly@singnet.com.sg Many thanks for your efforts with the Bushy Park newsletter, it s appreciated by many and I hope you keep it up. For some reason, I am no longer on the mailing list: John M. Kelly, class of 61, jmkelly@singnet.com.sg I m the only Bushy Brat living in Singapore and maybe anywhere in Southeast Asia! Jerry Kelly, class of 59 has been sending me copies the last couple of months. Classmates Who Have Transferred To The Eternal Duty Our love and prayers go out to the family and friends of our classmates who have gone on before us. We will miss them, yet we can find comfort in knowing that one-day we will all join them for the greatest of all reunions. Look Who We Found Doris (Hayes) Jordan (59) dorisjordan@suddenlink.net Pat Terpening (58) Owen nemoamasa@sbcglobal.net I m going to try something new. Each month, I ll give an update on a class, this month 1954. Those FOUND, DECEASED and FOUND BUT ARE NOW LOST, as well as those who ve never been found. If anyone has any information on any of those who haven t been located, it would be appreciated if they could forward it to me (no matter how little it is either parent s name, a sibling, anything helps), I ll then see if I can locate them. Also, if you d like to contact one of the FOUNDS, just send me an e-mail. Thanks. Pat FOUND Roberta J. Adeska Glovin Gary Baldwin Craig Barnes Robert B. Barton Virginia Beard Pitt Clarence Cain Diane Calderwood Caldwell Raymond Chandonnet have him living in FL, but e-mail addy no longer valid Daniel G. Chew have him living in WI, but e-mail addy no longer valid Peggy J. Corder Johnson Walter Costa have him living in TX, but e-mail addy no longer valid Billy Culp Bules Mary Easley Brokaw have her living in AR, but e- mail addy no longer valid Frank Embree Does anyone have an e-mail addy for him? Karin Marie Fricke Jacobsen Gemma D. Gamble Rettman Suzanne Garrison Mayo Kathleen L. Gfeller Smith Raymond Harper have him living in NM, but e-mail addy no longer valid William D. Kane Gail Lemmon Welch 2
Robert V. Lyle Joan M. Maltman Rindfleisch Johnny Meurer Anyone have an e-mail addy for him? Diane Miller Kampe Donald Miller Sammy Myers Betsy Neff Cote Edwina Parker Furman William B. Robbins Mike Salmon Helen Speed Harris William W. Stone Edwin L. Toone, III have him in NC Anyone have an e-mail addy for him? Pat Ann Wells Johnson have her living in CA E- mail addy no longer valid Joanne W. Witzel Martin APPARENTLY FOUND AT ONE TIME, BUT NOW LOST Deanne Allegier Stewart have an address in West Hills, CA but she doesn t live there. DECEASED Gordon S. Barnette (2007) David S. Betts Ronald Bowers Miles Connor Barbara Lani Leilani Devaughn Dunker Helen Flattes Oswill James Goodeve Barbara Jean Hodgeman Rohret Ginger Ann Ireland Green Henry Lemmon Giles London Lynn Noel Neavling Harl Piety Guy Short Betty Sullivan Diane Tiffany NEVER LOCATED Jerry Chisholm Geraldine B. Clem arrived in England on the Rose in 1953. Possibly married Glenn Hicks and lived in Boise, ID Joy Grantham Barbara Jean Grinnell she married George R. White in England and returned to the States in 1955. Carol Hall 3 Fred Hart Judith Ann Hearn Jordan father physician? Was/is on Classmates, but I ve never been able to reach her Anyone belong to Classmates? Richard Jackson Louise Peg Jordan Robert Parker his father was possibly Cdr. Leonard A. Parker Leroy Rogers Janice Staples Margaret Yvonne Wright father MSgt A.C. Haworth Patricia (Bushong) Boom (61) pboom@comcast.ne Here is an article for the next newsletter. Thanks for continuing this newsletter. You are doing a great job. I always love reading it. I remember being down at Grosvenor Square in 1960 watching the crane lift the 35 foot wingspread gold eagle to the top of the American Embassy. It was amazing to watch. As the Bird neared the top of the building the sun broke through the clouds momentarily highlighting its golden surface. The English really criticized the Bird calling it ugly, vulgar and unsuited for the Georgian style of the Square. I thought it was beautiful and still do every time we visit and I see it again. American Embassy in London Constructed in 1960 I remember we used to go to movies in the basement of the Embassy. There are 9 floors in that building but only 6 are above ground to conform to heights of surrounding buildings. The remaining 3
floors are below ground. At this point in time the American Embassy has moved to another building in Grosvenor Square, but they are handling passports and visa and such at the existing building. The site for the new Embassy is in the Nine Elms area of the London Borough of Wandsworth, south of the River Thames and it is planned to be completed by 2017 or so. that you are sending the newsletter to Kay Gfeller Smith? I think she still lives in Monroe, LA, but she never answers my emails. Did I tell you that we are loving our life in Texas? Peggy (Corder) Johnson (54) petuniapatchjx@aol.com Hi Gary...Thanks again for another great issue! Have had a topsy turvy year...closed my store front location of my "Petunia Patch Boutique" and am launching a "mobile" version with my fashion shows...calling it the Petunia Patch "Fashion Express" a traveling showroom for people on the go...fashions that move with the times! We will see if that works. Billie (Culp) Bules (54) bcdwbules@att.net New location in Nine Elms neighborhood, Wandsworth, Vauxhall, South Bank, London. To open 2017 What I found interesting is that the existing Embassy in 2009 was granted Grade II listed status by the English Heritage. The listing means that the new owners will not be allowed to change the facade of the existing building which includes the 35 foot wingspread gilded-aluminum eagle above the main entrance. Yeah! The eagle stays. I will always see it when we visit. I heard that there is a possibility that it will become a hotel. Suzanne (Garrison) Mayo (54) sgmayo54@att.net Another interesting issue, Gary. Thanks again. Did you tell me 4 Hi Gary: Good issue, with some interesting stories. Thanks. Also sounds great that Pat is putting together lists from each class of those who have been found, etc. I'm looking forward to information on class of 1954 to see if there might be a classmate that has been missed so far. Thanks to Tish Devaughn for giving us the information on her sister Lani Devaughn, whom we had never located. I remember Lani as a sophisticated teen, well dressed, bright and friendly, although I didn't get to know her well. She did share top student honors with Sammy Myers at our graduation, but I am not positive about that. Perhaps another of our classmates might recall better than I. I'm sorry that now that we know something about Lani, it was good of Tish to fill us in, but sad news to know that she has passed on. And, I'm sorry that she missed all the good times our classmates have had over the years at our reunions. Gary, I am so glad that you continue to be the glue that holds us together. Thanks. Sherry (Burritt) Konjura (57) sherger2@gmail.com
Hi Gary, As always, a great newsletter! So sorry to hear about Jack Carmichael. Study the picture first and then read the story. I have been in Arizona since before Christmas working at a Dinner Theatre in Mesa. This is a link to an article that was written online about my Granddaughter and me; she has been performing with me: http://phxstages.blogspot.com/2015/01/nanasnaughty-knickers-conversation.html?spref=fb We are just finishing up the show the article is about and getting ready to start rehearsals for a new show. We are scheduled to be here until the end of March. Alice (Swanson) Sterling (59) sterlingja@sympatico.ca Hi Gary, Could you add a classmate from '59 to your growing list. Doris (Hayes) Jordan at dorisjordan@suddenlink.net. She and I have finally re-connected after all these years and I mentioned how much I am enjoying all the memories from the Bushy grads. She would love to be included in your great monthly newsletter. Thanks a million and thanks again for sending along the copy of the Dec. issue. I will be forwarding that one onto to Doris as well. Susan (Miller) Dalberg (62) wolfpaw@socal.rr.com Great job, guys, but it always is! Eternal Duty Station got quite a few more transfers. Yikes, we are all moving to the front of the line, eh? Hugs to both. (Editor s Note: reminds me of a line Richard Burton spoke in the movie The Longest Day - What worries me about being one of the few is the way we keep on getting fewer. ) This happened to an Englishman in France who was totally drunk. A French policeman stops the Englishman's car and asks if he has been drinking. With great difficulty, the Englishman admits that he has been drinking all day, that his daughter got married that morning, and that he drank champagne and a few bottles of wine at the reception, and many single malts scotches thereafter. Quite upset, the policeman proceeds to alcohol-test (breath test) the Englishman and verifies that he is indeed totally sloshed. He asks the Englishman if he knows why, under French Law, he is going to be arrested. The Englishman answers with a bit of humor, "No sir, I do not! But while we're asking questions, do you realize that this is a British car and that my wife is driving..... on the other side?" To all my fellow Vets : 5