tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37012232011-11-27T17:33:43.491-08:00Information about reunions. How to contact classmates.Roedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275562295669237174noreply@blogger.comBlogger281100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701223.post-82272072112383581432008-04-12T15:12:00.001-07:002008-04-12T15:14:12.478-07:00

Rand Collins has resurfaced, hale, happy and hearty. He has three domiciles, two on Vancouver Island. You can give him at call at (250) 709-9616 in Duncan.

Roedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275562295669237174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701223.post-1092344777372284632004-08-12T14:04:00.000-07:002004-08-12T14:15:39.230-07:00

Here is the program handed out at Mr. MacKenzie's memorial service. front left right

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I'm back home at 1 AM from the reunion. I'm exhausted. I was very tired all during the reunion which made me tend to keep my interactions short. I was more into listening and admiring from a distance. We are such a fine accomplished bunch of people. At times I wanted to cry with happiness that I had been blessed with such friends. I was happy to hear the noise level rise and rise, and see

Roedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275562295669237174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701223.post-1091827168991394242004-08-06T14:19:00.000-07:002004-08-06T14:19:28.990-07:00

So sorry I haven't replied before: we were on holiday up north and just got back last night. I am not sure if I can come to the reunion as we are scheduled to leave town again Thursday. To come, I'd have to fly home and then back; I'd like to come, but so far I can't tell if it's really realistic. If I come I'd be delighted to bring stuff, especially a nice big potato salad, but can't promise in

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My computer email/ internet connection got broke at the end of June- the day before Diane & I left for 3 weeks in Northern England. I wasn't able to confirm the B&B reservations but the trip was great and we weren't kicked out of any of the B&Bs. (Visited York, North York Moors, Yorkshire Dales and Northumberland- highlights Fountains Abbey, York Train Museum, gardens, Roman ruins and the pub

Roedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275562295669237174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701223.post-1090882869271113562004-07-26T15:49:00.000-07:002004-07-26T16:01:09.270-07:00

Many of you already know, to some this is new news - we have now finished our second stint on Tanna and have flown back to Comox, Canada. To let everybody know, I am sending a 'group' e-mail. I know it is not terribly personal. I would, however, love to hear back from any one of you, and would certainly reply back with an individual e-mail. Our leaving was a big transition - straddling two very

Roedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275562295669237174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701223.post-1090297104832448832004-07-19T21:18:00.000-07:002004-07-19T21:18:24.833-07:00

Hey everybody! Thanks for the invitation to the 40th reunion. I appreciate the work that you are all going to. Unfortunately I won't be able to make it due to other commitments, but I'll be thinking of you. Have a great time!

Roedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275562295669237174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701223.post-1089484686464569182004-07-10T11:33:00.000-07:002004-07-10T11:38:06.463-07:00

You will notice the email addresses are no longer clickable. I have turned them all into graphics to deter automated spam harvesters. This process is called "munging". See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/mung.html for more details. You can do the same thing on your own website using the Masker tool at http://mindprod.com/masker.html

Roedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275562295669237174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701223.post-1088317970222870822004-06-26T23:28:00.000-07:002004-06-28T11:08:39.946-07:00

This was one of the best days of my life. I am so glad I went. Here is the blow by blow description. There is no way I can put into words the warmth and friendliness of the gathering. It just too bad you missed it. The memorial was held in Point Grey Baptist church on tree-lined West 11th in Vancouver. The church lawn was manicured as was the shrubbery. The inside is done in light bare woods

Roedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275562295669237174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701223.post-1088028714762250822004-06-23T14:59:00.000-07:002004-06-23T15:11:54.763-07:00

I'm living in Victoria with Geneva. I'm still gay but celibate, mostly lack of interest. Poverty is a major issue. I have been earning in the order of $600 a month. I am still very active on the internet, especially in the technical comp.lang.java.* newsgroups. My website takes up much of my time. I am overflowing with technical computer ideas without much business sense. See http://

Roedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275562295669237174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701223.post-1088027936000172482004-06-23T14:58:00.000-07:002004-06-23T14:58:56.000-07:00

Thanks for posting this, Roedy. Comments about Peter and my adventures? For the past 18 years I have worked with two partners to develop what is probably the premier company in N. America for the design and manufacture of attachments for heavy equipment. Attachments are the work tools that mount on front end loaders, excavators, bulldozers, fork lifts, etc. We purchased another company 4 years

Roedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275562295669237174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701223.post-1088012258191117192004-06-23T10:36:00.000-07:002004-06-23T11:09:02.590-07:00

Mr. Green! Mr. Mahden here. Good to "hear" your voice. I will, unfortunately, be in S. America at the time of the re-union - for the second time in as many such events. For probably the last year I have been thinking about our time at W. Van. High and all the water that has flowed since then. I would really have enjoyed getting together with all the old class mates and swapping war stories, but

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Thanks for your emails. I am sorry to hear about Mr. MacKenzie's passing. Unfortunately I will not be able to attend the service as we will be out of town. I will send you some money through PayPal.com and leave it to your good judgment as to whether it should be used for flowers or scholarship. I will attend the Reunion at Hugh's house on August 8. I will try to think up something

Roedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275562295669237174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701223.post-1087945518814218552004-06-22T16:04:00.000-07:002004-06-23T11:01:01.296-07:00

Rod MacKenzie's Memorial Service is at 2pm on the 26th of June, 2004. Mrs. MacKenzie's phone # is 604-731-2086. Anne Kan Church Secretary West Point Grey Baptist Church 4509 West 11th Avenue Vancouver, BC

Roedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275562295669237174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701223.post-1087869226039374162004-06-21T18:52:00.000-07:002004-06-21T18:53:46.040-07:00

Thanks for the update. This past weekend my mother passed away peacefully and gracefully after a very full and rich (nearly) 90 years. She had just told me about Rod this week. You may not know, but she had stayed close with Rod and Florence all these years having worked very closely with them at WVSS. I'll be working down south during Rod's service, but will be in touch with Florence.

Roedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275562295669237174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701223.post-1087773845728117202004-06-20T16:23:00.000-07:002004-06-23T10:51:43.733-07:00

Wendy Davis (Yeo) says: I was very sorry to hear of Mr. MacKenzie's death. I'm glad that he and Florence enjoyed many happy years together. Do either of you have her address? I would like to send her a note. I won't be able to make it over to the memorial service but would like to contact Florence with my condolences. Wendy (Yeo)

Roedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275562295669237174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701223.post-1087708284881678052004-06-19T22:06:00.000-07:002004-06-23T11:00:23.760-07:00

Name: West Point Grey Baptist Church Address: 4509 West 11th Avenue Vancouver, BC V6R 2M5 Phone: 604-228-9747 Fax: 604-228-0936 E-mail: office@wpgbc.org Website: www.wpgbc.org time: 2 PM

Roedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275562295669237174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701223.post-108770771096906402004-06-19T22:01:00.000-07:002004-06-23T10:54:57.953-07:00

geolea@hotmail.com George Lea's mail has bounced. see if anyone can contact him.

Roedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275562295669237174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701223.post-1087706336724466392004-06-19T21:38:00.000-07:002004-06-23T10:55:26.766-07:00

Mike Lane writes: Thanks for the note, Very Sorry to hear of Rod MacKenzie's death. Condolences to Florence

Roedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275562295669237174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701223.post-1087706297391477972004-06-19T21:37:00.000-07:002004-06-23T10:55:41.753-07:00

Barb Archer writes: I'm sorry to hear that Mr. Mackenzie died. It was neat that they led such an interesting life. He truly was a kind man. I'll be in a workshop that weekend, if you could get Florence Rowell's e-mail address perhaps we could send her some words of support. My new e-mail is bjarcher@telus.net. I, like Tara, was wondering if we were going to try and get together this year

Roedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275562295669237174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701223.post-1087660883455659772004-06-19T08:59:00.000-07:002004-06-23T10:56:17.696-07:00

Tara and Rand thought it would be a good idea to start a Rod MacKenzie scholarship fund at West Van High. What do you think? Students today have so much tougher time than we did financially. I got through my university debt free without help from my parents. That would be impossible today.

Roedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275562295669237174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701223.post-1087607057746061032004-06-18T18:00:00.000-07:002004-06-23T10:56:03.443-07:00

If you want to contribute some flowers for Mr. MacKenzie's funeral from the 1964 Accelerated grad class, you can pass the money on to me via PayPal.com. Send to the the email address displayed at http://mindprod.com/images/mailtoroedy.png. The funeral is on the 26th, so please get your contribution here by the 24th if you want to participate.

Roedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275562295669237174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701223.post-1087606841222320692004-06-18T17:59:00.000-07:002004-06-23T10:59:52.606-07:00

Tara Cullis asked me to pass this on. I would like to get the word out the Rod MacKenzie has died. As you probably know, he and Miss Rowell got married 25 years ago and had a very happy life together. Poor Florence was vacationing with Rod in Portugal when he turned to her while they were resting, said I have had a wonderful time on this trip and I love you very much, and died. She arrived

Roedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275562295669237174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701223.post-1087606262592128982004-06-18T17:48:00.000-07:002004-06-23T11:03:30.706-07:00

Norma (Corker) McNellie's knmcneillie@shaw.ca email is bouncing. Does anyone have a new email address for her. Ditto Dick Humphreys dick.humphries@mercer.com and Scott Lawrence slawrance@shaw.ca

Roedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275562295669237174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701223.post-1087599794795807602004-06-18T16:02:00.000-07:002004-06-23T11:02:47.556-07:00

Rand Collins wrote: Thank you both for letting me know about Mr. MacKenzie. I am very sad to hear that this happened- particularly after everything Florence has been through. I'd like to come up, but am not certain that I can. I'll let you know. It was good to hear from you. I'm presently working with a pathology group in southwestern Washington. Janie retired from Abbott three years ago.

Roedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275562295669237174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701223.post-1087591810004956162004-06-18T13:49:00.000-07:002004-06-23T11:06:16.520-07:00

The 40th reunion will be on Sunday 2004 August 8 at Hugh Maddin's place. See http://mindprod.com/reunion.html for details.

Roedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275562295669237174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701223.post-801777902002-08-13T02:00:00.000-07:002004-06-23T10:57:12.183-07:00

People might wonder about my "new" name. I was always Roedy at home and to my non-school friends. When I was about 21 I started using my nickame more widely, partly in response to frat boys teasing me about the name. I wanted to show I was not ashamed of it. Not to worry, I answer to both names. It even sounds funny to me to hear some people call me Roedy because that I am used to them

Roedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11275562295669237174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701223.post-801769002002-08-13T01:10:00.000-07:002004-06-23T10:56:48.693-07:00

Just got back from the reunion. I am still floating. Even from just getting to talk to each of you for just a few minutes was enough to rekindle my old warm feelings. I forgot how much I missed everyone.

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