John Cole

Posted on: Mar 24, 2020 at 11:10 AM

Great news that you Valle Vista guys are hale, hearty, hospitable and checking the website! I thought of you just the other day, Jon, and our Mad Magazine days when seeing some guy posting as Fester Bestertester in the Honolulu paper (online). // Barb and I can't get over how wonderful the weather is here in Las Cruces!
Keep on keeping on, John

What a great picture of George!  Thank you for picking that one, and for the report of his community ties.  He always struck me as wry and understated, but positive and optimistic, and this picture shows it all.  We took ag shop classes together and the Idyllwild contingent--George, Hap, and Lee come to mind--more than held up their end of the fun.  Jackie, it's more than clear that you have a community, several communities, supporting you because of how you both lived and worked.  Best wishes for the future.  John Cole

Posted on: Oct 08, 2018 at 10:52 AM

Welcome, Helga!

Posted on: Feb 15, 2018 at 12:18 AM

Lovely picture, kiddo. Happy Birthday! They don't seem to do marathons in Las Cruces, but if you want to visit anyway, y'all are more than welcome. (We're on the road to Marathon, TX, where they celebrate their marathon with a catfish dinner!)

Hi Iain,

It's super to hear from you! Are you still doing art? I hope so, as I remember your paintings in the RC Fair. As a fellow PCC grad, I hope you're still learning what you learned. I think of you every time I mow our tiny lawn in Las Cruces, NM, because my Aunt Moni preferred the way you mowed her lawn to the way I did it.

Thanks again for checking in.

Well here it is another Birthday for my Little Lake boyfriend. I hope you are doing well. Hope to see you at the next reunion....Love, Charlotte

Happy Birthday to my Little Lake buddy. Hope you are doing well and enjoying this joyous occasion...yay for us....Charlotte

Posted on: May 30, 2016 at 11:23 PM

Congrats on your birthday and on living in a beautiful part of the country. Hope you like winter. Aloha, Joh

Hey Bob, thanks for hooking back up! Lots of good memories about you, none less than you tossing bird-shot off the blackboard when Mrs. Elzinga wasn' t looking. (I didn't wonder until this minute how the custodians picked it all up. Tell us more about your career and travels.

Posted on: Sep 14, 2015 at 2:02 PM

Hi John...Wishing you a happy birthday today..I hope this means you're a tad older than me. Love, Charlotte

Whydoes good news so often come polluted with bad news? Jon Ch is flourishing in Helena; John Cole is having a blast on permanent vacation in a 26' trailer (currently in Allegany State Park, NY, heading for a UH football game in Madison, WI), CL, Anna, and Betsy continue to kick butt with good vibes, but then I learn Pete passed away. Auwe, alas, wormwood and goddammit! He was so smart, so funny, so lively, so unpredictable, and such a good friend! Rest in peace, my spiritual friend.

Posted on: Aug 28, 2015 at 8:52 PM

Few friends in our class stuck together over the decades as well as Mike, G. Figueroa, K Gibbs, and M. McWayne.  Although spread across the country, the four couples kept in close touch and got together every nearly every year.  Ken and Mike are now gone but their good humor and out-and-out goodness will not be forgotten.  We admire their constancy and good natures.

Barb and I sat at the table next to the McWaynes, Figueroas and Triolos at the last reunion and I swear they did not stop laughing the whole time.  Great people, great examples.

John Cole

Posted on: Sep 14, 2014 at 4:34 AM