Dave Massey

To anyone wishing to contact Bruce Ramos: I did some googling the other day and was able to find a valid telephone number for this great guy! I reached out to him but he was outside working at the time. He DID return my call and we chatted for a while.

He clarified the following for me: He doesn't own a computer (doesn't want to) and wouldn't know how to run it if he did. So-o, it remains that he has NO INTERNET access or EMAIL access quite unfortunately. He sounded fine and we had a few laughs (I miss that dude!). Says he loves to fish and keeps busy maintaining something like 5-6 acres around his property, but has gotten rid of his 5 horses.

I asked him (today) if I can share his telephone info with his Amador classmates and he said SURE and like me, he would love to hear from all-ya-all!

As well, he wishes to be informed of when our 50th actually comes to be scheduled.

SO- home# (non-cell) 530-347-6868, cell# 530-526-8619. He says he doesn't know how to text or take photos or send images... he just uses it as a basic phone. I told him I'm gonna send him some info... guess we'll see if he pushes the boundaries and jumps a tad deeper into the digital age.  Best wishes to everyone.

Sheryl Koopmann (Stanger)

Happy 50th Amador Class Reunion to everyone!  I do have some awesome news too.  It was our 50th wedding anniversary, May 16th.  It was the BIG one. My husband Virgil and I got married the day after our Senior Ball, 5/16/1970-5/16/2020.  I thought that I'd share such a milestone with you.  :)    Hope everyone is well and hanging in there.

Sincerely, Sheryl Koopmann-Stanger

Linda Davis (Laforet)

Tony (Anthony David) Alvarez

For those of you who don't visit the "In Memory" site, I just posted a notice of the passing of Craig "Fluff" Williams. Craig called me on Christmas Day but as is my M.O., I missed his call. I did return his call later that day and we chatted for alomost an hour, which is somewhat unusual for me. Thank God I did because Craig passed away quite unexpectedly the next day! For those of you who knew him at Amador and perhaps still have kept in contact, you know what a sweet guy he was. Well, as a grown man, he only got better. He was a family man, a man of strong faith, and just an all around great person. It's ironic that he had such a big heart and it was that heart that took him.

If you're inclined to, you can Google "Craig T Williams Obit" and it will bring you to a website that can furnish more info including a link to a memorial fund.

Dave Massey

Hi Tony, That is sad - Craig was a really good guy and gentle spirit.  The world has lost a bright light.

Nick Harris

Did not Dave sounds like a good hombre, but those bulletts are getting more and more of a closer tighter pattern each year we age now and are getting 

harder and harder to dodge ; 1966-1970 is seems far far away.  

Tony (Anthony David) Alvarez

Yes, Craig was one of the best!

Dave Massey

Hi Nick,  I think you're correct... Don't think we knew other but I agree with you about 1) '70 seems like light-years ago, and 2) the "bullets"... because over the last few years I'm being hit more often than I'd prefer!  Gotta laugh tho' - that's the only way to get through being shot at.

Mark Simone

Imformation notice for anyone that attended Nielsen School in Dublin !!!  There is an alumni get together Saturday June 3 2023 at Patricks Pub in Dublin for everyone that attended Nielsen School.

Hope to see you all there

Mark Simone ( member of the first class to graduate 8th grade there )

Note to Roxanne Nielsen :  Please get the word out eo everyone you may still be in contact with

Lori Richardson (Rossi)

Vicki Lynn Ogelvie (Martin)

Sorry to miss the gathering... have our 14 month old Keeshond making her show girl debut this weekend... since we live in Gardnerville, NV, need a bit more time to plan... enjoy!!!

Mark Simone

Hi Vicki,

Good to hear from you, Sorry about the short notice. I had just heard about it myself so I just quickly thru out some messages.

I still live in Silvergate and when walking the neighborhood i recall you lived in the same court Mark Campbell and lenord Fata lived on and your family always had really nice Buick Riveras. I think you Married Brad Martin ? He useto eat lunch with me and several other people my freshman or sophmore year at Amador. If its the same Brad Martin He lived with His Grandfather in the house that the city of Dublin moved over to where DRUG CITY useto be and had a really nice 1965 pontiac GTO convertible and wanted to get a full dress Harley Davidson.

We all had so much fun at Nielsen School, I could go on and on ,,,,,Mrs. Onesi , Mr. Malnerich , Mr. Carey ,Ms.Delore , 

Mark Simone

Dave Massey

Hi all, (Graduate of AVJUHS Class of 70)

I'm considerably bummed and so sorry I missed the AMADOR HIGH SCHOOL 100 YEARS CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION & REUNION FOR ALL this September 2023.  I had recently torn up my knee (a: plant, slip, and twist event) and walking is still quite painful and difficult.

I did attempt to review this: https://youtu.be/fW03u-rHvhQ but a private notice comes back so was not able to watch it.  Can someone tell me what happened or give me a way to access it?  I would really appreciate it. (BTW: I am not on/do not use: FB)

Can't wait for some of you (especially my associate 70's grads) to post pictures.

My best to all,

Dave

Sheryl Koopmann (Stanger)

Teri Cavestri has passed away. I don't know how she could've responded.

Rich E Termini

I have a set of yearbooks for 68-70 that belonged to Denise. My boys don't want them, so anyone who would like them, message me at rtermini@mac.com

Bruce Anglin

Just bored, this place has been super quiet a very long time. Out here near the beaches in Volusia County, Florida. Living in a wonderful 55 plus community that is very active, everyone is nice. I feel a community is important as we get older and older. My girlfriend Sonia, who I have known since 2005, is very sick with congestive heart failure and lung cancer among other problems and dealing with strong chemo meds, plus her 36 year old daughter is now paralyzed but as she is a nurse, is back home on the Mississippi gulf coast trying to help rehab the daughter so she can walk again some day. 

I just did a cruise to see the recent eclipse, it was a long cruise but it took me back to Florida making it easy to get home. 

My son Michael is 37 now, he lives in the Sacramento area. He has a serious non cancerous tumor in a difficult spot in his spine that makes life difficult for him, but at least he can walk regardless of the pain he suffers. My youngest brother David, class of 76, got his Masters degree in Chemistry and is partner level helping a very well known company design newer and better lithium batteries. He and his wife live in western Connecticut, he still works, he loves it because he can work on his own time. My younger sister Julie (class of 73) is living in Marin County with her husband. And my older brother Rob (class of 69) and his wife are well known successful artists living in Livermore. 

I know people rarely share details like this on here, but as we all get on into our later years of life, I felt the need to open up a little more that I ever did when I was younger and a lot more naive. Somehow I did quite well working mostly in Silicon Valley and some very well known companies through the years in mostly payroll management (my degree in accounting sure helped) and aslo in software (Oracle and NetSuite). ComputerLand, PG&E, Marvell, Motorola, it was quite a career. Unfortunately I was focusing too much on making sure I kept those jobs and neglected my social life and it was, well, quite a mess. And that is still really sort of weird to this day. 

I truly hope that all of the persons I knew back in the day are doing well. Now and then I think of different names of persons and I think "oh yeah, I wonder whatever happened to that person", but not much is ever spoken on here plus we all missed the big 50th reunion as a possible "catch up". 

I doubt I will ever see any of you ever again. Such a thought make me sad, and the same goes for many friends I had over many years, many who I have lost track of and many who died, it happens, right? 

I pray for the future of this country and that each of us survives the current turmoil that I know affects everyone. 

Feel free to comment if anyone even reads these anymore, I guess I will find out.

Christina DeBernardi (DeBernardi)

Good afternoon, Bruce,  

I read your post.  Sad about your girlfriend and her daughter and your son with the tumor.  As we age, I think we experience more and sometimes hardships on the road.

I read some of the names of the missing classmates.  It seems like many are missing and not just passed away.

Today is Friday and I know I have some things to do.  Checked my bank account already.  LOL  Yes, I am a little bored, too.

I have an activity to go to at the Church at 3:30 for about an hour.  Maybe I'll get my bicycle ready for a ride afterwards.

Take care of yourself and keep praying!  

Best regards,

Christina (Bigger) DeBernardi

Leonard McCurley

Good Morning Bruce, well, I guess there are at least two of us who read your post.  I don't know if you remember me, I vaguely remember you.  I'm glad you shared some of your life because it's a reminder we are not alone in having people we care about struggling with illness and other issues.  I guess the longer we live the more we experience it.  I usually don't post anything but I wanted to let you know that am also praying for your girlfriend, family, and you.  

Well, since I'm posting, i also will give a quick update for anyone who is interested.  Married for 45 years to Linda who I met when I worked for Alameda County Sheriff's Office, she was a dispatcher.  We have 3 sons and 7 grandchildren who live in California, Tennessee, and North Carolina.  Which means we do a lot of traveling.  We've had a floor covering business in Brentwood since 1985 which one of our sons still manages.  I have been retired for 9 years and have lived in the Nashville area since then.  I am much busier than I was when I worked.  I am very involved with family, friends, church, and travel outside of the country quite a bit. Well, enough about me, I do carry on.

Bruce, next time I travel to Florida, I will reach out to you to have coffee or lunch if you're interested.  If you every come up to Nashville, please do the same.

In the mean time, like Christina said, keep praying.

Leonard McCurley                                                 

Jane Allison Bostedt

Hello Everyone.

We are having issues with group emails. It seems that many of you are not teciebing emails regarding the Class Reunion. Adalia Boneza has been trying to enlist volunteers and just let everyone know it is in the works for 2025.

if you would respond to this it would help us know who we are able to reach because emails are not being received by all.

Thank you,

Jane Bostedt

Ken Greathouse

Jane,

Got the group message just fine.

Ken

Vicki Lynn Ogelvie (Martin)

Got it, Jane!!

Thanks, Vicki Martin

Mark Gerton

Message received! Is there a potential date that's being planned for?

Mark Gerton

Gary Kritikos (Kritikos)

I got it too, Jane.

Thanks,

Gary

Jane Terry (Chic)

Jane

In case you didn't receive my last attempt - I got this message fine!

Jane

Susan Maggach (Gilchrist)

Received 12/4

Susan