To the
2004 REUNION COMMITTEE - THANK YOU
We want to applaud the Previous 2004
Reunion Committee at this time for all of their diligent
work they have done on the previous reunions. They may
or may not have known each other 20 years ago; but today
- they are to each other - family. Besides working together
on the previous reunions, they play together, take trips together;
they eat together, have meetings and partake in each
other's family events. This is to say - they NOW know
each other and have been together for all of these years
since getting together to pull off these reunions. If
you have been to one or more of the four reunions -
you know what I mean when I say they have done excellent
work. With the passing of Penny
Gearou we will sorely miss her as our reunion "mom"
and the tireless contributions and heart that she gave
to the reunion planning process!
In front is Penny, 2nd row is Elaine Shoberg, Dutch
Matkin, Leilani Horton, Doris Davis, Mike Louis, and
my wife, Vivian. Back row is Mike Shoberg, Tommy Matkin,
Butch Davis, and Larry Fiedler. The photo was taken
in Penny's back yard. The remaining past committee members
still are close and continue to get together. Below
is a picture of the 2004 committee members having their
own reunion dinner in December of 2008.
THE BASE AFTER THE 2004 REUNION
As we said in the beginning. This group of people (WSPG
and WSMR Kids) at the last reunion (2004) The Base are very
close to all of us. Well, the base Garrison Commander -
Col. Don Gentry and his wife joined us for the Hembrillo
Canyon trip and joined us at the Luncheon at the Frontier
Club (the old Officers Club). After seeing this group of
"brats", he informed us that he himself is a military brat
and had wished that there was a group like ours for his
past. He was in full support of this group and has mentioned
the possibility of having a spot in the WSMR Museum dedicated
to the WSMR Kids and that he did not want us to STOP having
reunions of this organization. Click
here for the request for items that will be in our spot
in the Museum!
So that is the Commanders orders! ;)
