Subject: Re: Some of My Memories
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 09:20:37 -0400
From: "Larry Norton" [larrynorton@paonline.com]
To: Kent Trompeter; All

It was great to hear from you, Kent. Sorry you can't make it back. I spoke to Gerry Bowers a couple of weeks ago - he is not on our email exchange group - and he was asking about you. He recalled the nickname we had for you, as well as nicknames for most everyone else.

Larry Norton

----- Original Message -----
From: [KentATromp@aol.com]
To: All
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 6:46 PM
Subject: Some of My Memories

Who can forget stacking lockers in addition to being placed upon a fountain? The education at PHS was a good one and I'm sure we all made some life-long friends, Buzz being one of them. I look at my kids now that I'm a grandfather (2 times) and am thankful that they got through high school without getting into drugs and they both graduated from college (University of Tampa) on the same day (yes, it was expensive). The worst (best?) thing we had was beer and going out to the strip mines in Ron Voss's car and going swimming while consuming a cold beverage or three. I remember thinking Ron and Char would get married and stay that way forever and I don't know if they got married or not.

I survived Vietnam and wonder how many of my classmates didn't? I've been to the Wall when I was doing some consulting in D.C. and cried for those that I knew didn't make it and those that I didn't know.

I'm retiring in September of this year and my wife of 36 years and I are taking off. We have a 36' Sailboat and we will be somewhere in the Caribbean most of the time when were not back in Florida checking on the grandkids.

Unfortunately I will not be able to make to the reunion as I am traveling on business and I just can't make it happen. I wish happiness and a long life to all and my thoughts will be with all of you.

Kent Trompeter