We went uptown to where the 1962 Clarinda Class was to have their gathering later this afternoon and put up a sign for them to go to the Glenn Miller Birthplace Museum where it is air conditioned.
Waiting now for one of Phyllis' classmates Nancy (Tarrant) Schauerte and her husband Jim to arrive from Omaha where they spent the night with Nancy's sister after flying in from Florida. They will be staying at our place tonight and Saturday. There is an informal gathering tonight, with hor dourves and visiting. Tomorrow they meet at the Garrison Coffee House mid-morning and then after lunch go to tour the Clarinda Carnegie Art Museum
They are to gather at Clarinda Country Club at 5:30, have photo taken at 6:00 pm and then catered meal and visiting, etc.
OBITUARY OF MARY JOHNSON
Mary Bess Johnson passed
away on August 15, 2017, after suffering a heart attack in her sleep the night
of August 13, from which she never awakened. Mary was a beloved teacher,
friend, co-parent, honorary grandmother, and partner. Born on May 5, 1943, to
Lewis and Betty (Clark) Johnson, she obtained her Master’s Degree and worked as
a teacher throughout her life.
Mary taught mainly at
Steele Elementary School in Colorado Springs, and is remembered by so many of
her students as inspirational and influential in their educational careers.
Many have said she was their favorite, and most memorable and revered, teacher.
In 1984 Mary received the El Paso Council PTA Crystal Apple award as Teacher of
the Year. Her relationships span decades and generations, having sometimes
taught the children, and even `grandchildren, of her former students at Steele.
After her retirement from teaching, she became a founding board member of
Kidpower of Colorado, and remained on the board for eleven years.
Mary’s many friends will
tell you that she could and would talk to anyone, especially children. She was
happiest wherever she found a community of friends, and loved going on
“microadventures” with them. Mary maintained a long path of relationships
everywhere she has lived from Nebraska, to Colorado Springs, to Boulder.
She was honorary
grandmother, “Memaw,” to Georgia and Lauren Cure. She loved the girls mightily,
and embraced her role, regularly expressing gratitude that she was given this
opportunity by Anne and Paul Cure.
Mary gave her life partner,
Mary Friedrichs, 25 years of commitment, connection, adventure, travel, and
co-parenting to Mary F’s children, Luis and Mara Monroy. Two years ago, Luis
married Whitney Small, and Mary played a special role among Whitney’s several
mothers-in-law, passing her mother’s engagement ring on to Luis to give to
Whitney.
Known to friends as “the
Mary’s,” they moved to Boulder in 2005 when Mary F. began working at
CU-Boulder. Leaving Colorado Springs was not easy for Mary J., having lived
there and been embedded in the community for over 40 years. However, she
quickly re-embedded herself in the Boulder community. She loved living in
Boulder and never regretted the move as long as she could maintain her
longer-term friendships in the Springs.
A memorial service followed
by a celebration of life will be held at St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, 7520 S.
Boulder Rd., Boulder, CO 80303 on Sunday September 24, 2017 at 3:30 p.m.
Following the service, there will be a reception with food and drinks at the
church.
GROANER’S CORNER:(( Sid and Joe were sitting in a Chinese restaurant. "Sid," asked Joe, "Are there any Jews in China?" "I don't know," Sid replied. "Why don't we ask the waiter?"When the waiter came by, Joe said, "Are there any Chinese Jews?" "I don't know sir, let me ask," the waiter replied and he went into the kitchen. He quickly returned and said, "No, sir. No Chinese Jews." "Are you sure?" Joe asked. "I will check again, sir." the waiter replied and went back to the kitchen. While he was still gone, Sid said, "I cannot believe there are no Jews in China. Our people are scattered everywhere." When the waiter returned he said, "Sir, no Chinese Jews." "Are you really sure?" Joe asked again. "I cannot believe there are no Chinese Jews." "Sir, I ask everyone," the waiter replied exasperated. "We have orange jews, prune jews, tomato jews and grape jews, but no one ever hear of Chinese jews!"
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Knock Knock
Who's there!
Cod!
Cod who?
My nose is cod in the door let me in!!
More later, Lynn
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