To: Class of 1960

O. K., here is the first "Heads Up" for the Inter Service (Rosie's) weekend get-together in 2011. As in the past, this year it will take place 3 - 6 November, 2011 around the Air Force - Army football game. The format will be; show up, eat, talk, laugh, and watch a win - no business - just comraderie and enjoyment.

You will need to make your own travel arrangements and obtain football tickets. We will find appropriate locations for Thursday night reception, Friday and Saturday evening meals and take care of the tailgate arrangements.

Things you need to do:

* Make your own travel reservations. We have secured a block of rooms at the Embassy Suites. If you choose to stay there, the reservation numbers are: (800) 362-2779 or (719) 599-9100 and mention the "Class of 1960."

* Obtain your own football tickets. The numbers for the ticket office are: (800) 666-8723 or (719) 472-1895. Request East-side seating in the area where reunion classes sit.

* Remember to bring cold weather gear as November can be chilly.

All meals and the tailgate will be "Dutch."

There will be no class merchandise.

Let us know your plans as soon as possible. We definitely need a head count NLT 15 September to plan the meal locations and the tailgate size.

To date, I have heard from three out-of-town couples (Fries, Farquhar, and Luck) who plan to be here. As we get closer, we will send out another reminder with any updates.

If you have questions, please contact me or one of the locals.

Andi

(719) 488-4317, bacfly60@msn.com.

To add your opinion on renaming Falcon Stadium click HERE .

Date 16 June 2011

To Class of '60

From: Duck Waddle

Subject: Renaming Falcon Stadium

Friends:

Ramsey's column in the Gazette reviews this issue very well. Brock's position was well stated. We have had a series of great football coaches. To name Falcon Stadium after one of them is not a good idea. What happens later when a coach comes along that has a record better than De Berry's? Troy Calhoun is  well on the way. De Berry has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. Perhaps more significant than naming a stadium after him.

We saw this situation lived out at CSU when they named the "football field" Sonny Lubeck field at Hughes Stadium retaining the original name for the stadium. Where does it stop?

Falcon Stadium forever!!!

Is this proposal really a serious proposal? How much support does it have. Who makes the decision and how do we influence the decision? Does the AOG Board have a position?

Thanks for bringing the issue up to the class of '60, Andi. We should weigh in and kill the proposal.

Duck

Date: 16 June 2011 

To Class of '60

From: Andi Biancur

Subject: Renaming Falcon Stadium

Gentlemen,

There seems to be a move afoot to consider re-naming Falcon Stadium. I, for one, think it is a very bad idea. I agree with Rick Broome and several of the Class of 1959 - to include Brock Strom, that Falcon Stadium is already an icon that needs to remain so. You can see from this message that several have and will weigh in on that fact. It seems that overwhelmingly, the opinion of the early grads is to leave it as Falcon Stadium.

Rosie & Les;  Do you think it would be worth taking the debate to the class on the website?

Dick;  Is this an issue that would fall under the category of something the Senate would want to weigh in on?

Just forwarding to keep the class in the loop.

Andi

Ref: From the Gazette: http://www.gazette.com/articles/falcon-119674-ramsey-stadium.html

Date 6 June 2011

To Class of 1960

From: Lew Price

Subject: USAFA Academic Excellence

Some time ago, a request was posted asking some questions which would be included in an article which I thought would be published in Checkpoints. Apparently, those who actually edit Checkpoints did not feel that the article was of a high priority even though the editor had asked for it and had it altered sufficiently for the magazine. Checkpoints has a Board that seems to have the final say, and there are a lot of submissions according to what I have been told.

Consequently, I increased the length of the article by adding more of the comments from you folks. I also added an introduction so that civilians would understand more about service academies. Then I placed it on my website where it will have considerably more exposure and possibly educate the public on some of the history of USAFA.

You can access it with www.lewpaxtonprice.us/aep.htm .

Anyone who wishes to copy it for another website is welcome to do so, and if any magazine

should want it that is all right too. It is now public property.

Thanks for all the help.

Lew

Date May 22, 2011

To: Classmates

From: Jim Brown

I haven't worn this shirt in years!

My aid saw it in my closet and wanted the story. It got me thinking of you guys and so many others from so many years ago. I think of you often, especially the old 1st Squadron guys. Those were great years, even though didn't finish with the rest of you.

I'm in a fine Skilled Nursing Unit in Indy - Marquette Manor. I have a rare degenerative disease called Multiple System Atrophy (MSA). It affects all the bodily muscles including those in the mouth and tongue. I cannot stand, swallow or speak but I have nurses and aids to pick me up and move me about, a stomach feeding tube for nourishment and iPad with special talking software for communication. Modern technologies are great!

I don't know if you are aware, but Fran died of pancreatic, liver and lung cancer in October of 2005, a year after I was cured of Leukemia.

Also had to quit flying and skiing! The worst by-products of the MSA for me.

My best wishes to you and the rest of the Class of 1960. I hope you are both well.

Jim Brown

Noel Paul Bailey
USAFA Class of 1960
died on 26 April 2011
Greensboro, NC

GREENSBORO--Noel Paul Bailey passed away on April 26, 2011 at Beacon Place.

A private memorial service will be held in Greensboro on Sunday, May 1, 2011.

Noel is survived by his wife of 53 years, Alyce Whalen Bailey; daughter, Dena Elise Bailey; granddaughter, Bailey Joslyn Stecker; sister, Christine Bailey Gaines and many nephews and nieces.

Noel was predeceased in death by his son, Bruce J. Bailey and his parents George and Lucretia Bailey.

From an early age, Noel loved the outdoors and throughout life he enjoyed sailing, woodworking and gardening. Noel will be dearly missed by all who knew him.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro at 2500 Summit Ave., Greensboro, NC 27405.

On-line condolences may be offered at http://www.forbisanddick.com/.

Date March 30, 2011

To: Classmates

From: Jim Brown

Subject: Move

As a result of the worsening of my condition (Multiple System Atrophy) and for safety reasons, beginning on March 21 I moved into the Marquette Manor assisted living facility in Indy.

My phone numbers remain the same.[. . .] However, since I have lost my speaking ability, these are not very useful except for texting to my cell.

I'll be happy to hear from you.

My Best Wishes to you all,

Jim Brown

From: Les Querry

Date: March 28, 2011

I just returned from a trip to Greensboro, NC to visit my Doolie-year roommate, Noel "Beetle" Bailey, who has bone cancer and only a few more weeks to live. While there I had three visits with him and spent many hours showing photos and videos of the Class of '60. He was weak and disfigured but was keenly interested in what had transpired with the Class. He enjoyed very much reading the bios of his classmates that were prepared for the yearbook and expressed his pride in being a member of the Class. His wife and daughter said that he has not been so alert for quite some time. He truly enjoyed briefly "going back" to the Academy.

Gary Lyle Karschnick
USAFA Classes of 1959 & 1960
died on 23 January 2011
Melbourne, FL

Gary Karschnick passed away on the 23rd of January, 2011 after a long bout with cancer. There will be a service on Sat, Jan 29. 11am at Brownlie-Maxwell Funeral Home, Melbourne, FL. Info can be found at www.brownliemaxwell.com.  His wife Diane can be reached at 905 N Harbor City Blvd, Apt 204, Melbourne, Fl 32935.

Gary was a a graduate of the US Air Force Academy Class of 1960 and a retired Airline Pilot for Delta Airlilnes. He served 14 years in the Air Force and 25 years with Delta Airlines. He was a volunteer for the HRMC Auxilliary and Road to Recovery for the American Cancer Society. He loved travel and aviation.

He is survived by his wife Diane, Daughter Rhema (Mack), and 2 granddaughters, Arielle and Kaleigh and his dog, Barney.

Date: 14 January 2011 

To: USAFA Class of 1960

From Elaine Mills Eklund

Subject: Jim Mills

Hello to Andi, other Officers and Members of the Class of 1960.

This is to express my appreciation and gratitude for all the work everyone did for the Reunion in October. I especially thank John and Deanne McCullough for inviting me to represent my brother Jim Mills and for hosting me throughout the festivities. They have been extraordinary friends to my bother and to our family for a long time. I also enjoyed meeting many of the rest of you who attended.

Because James (as we called him at home) served in the Marine Corps and died so long ago, the Air Force Academy fell off my radar screen over the years. The reunion was one of those too-rare opportunities to learn more about his life and to collect stories about him that I can share with other family members. I do so much appreciate the stories I heard, so in return I'd like to share some information with you about his life after graduation until he died in 1968. Like many of you, he met and married the love of his life, Mary Ann, and they produced a daughter, Melanie. Mary Ann lives in Laguna Beach, California and Melanie is in San Luis Obispo. Melanie is a landscape architect, married to Tony, and they have a daughter and son, Lucy and Milo.  Melanie and Lucy's last name is Mills and Milo shares his father's surname (a 21st century naming convention, I think, but I like that they are honoring the Mills name).

A few years ago, my brother's squadron (stationed in Japan 1964-65) held a reunion and sent me an invitation. I didn't attend, but I was able to collect some stories from the Marines with whom he served as well as a picture I'd never seen before (attached); this is now my all-time favorite picture of him. I have put some of the Marines' recollections together in a short biography (attached). Although he had a biting wit, which some of you no doubt have experienced, I was most impressed by the regard that the enlisted Marines expressed for him and his egalitarian attitudes; they had plenty of other officers who treated them as lesser beings. I also see that sense of humor in the smile I see in this picture.

Since the reunion, my younger brother has salvaged some old home movies that are now on DVDs. I got a real kick out of pictures of your graduation in the field next to what appears to be the only completed building (with the yellow panel). You must have had a classroom, too.
 
I have received some pictures from some of you from those years.  However, I was not able to record a lot of your stories while at the reunion, so if you feel like putting them in an e-mail, I will welcome hearing from you. And, again, thank you all.

Elaine (Mills) Eklund

[Webmaster Note: Included here was Jim's Obituary which has been moved to the Roster section. It can be viewed there via the Main Menu using either option under Class Roster by clicking Jim's name and then the Obituary button at the bottom of the panel display.]