Bruce Gardner

Rest in Peace Jim.  You were a great friend and I have many fond memories of our grade school days at Bordeaux, our week long hike in the Olympics and our high school years.  It was your encouragement that gpt me to go into the USAF for which I am forever grateful.  

I have known Bill since kindergarten at Bordeaux grade school in Shelton.  We went through all of the grades together until junior high when my family briefly lefttown.  He was very mild mannered (in fact, I don't remember one time where he lost his temper) and he was a good athlete.  We played Pee-Wee baseball together at Loop Field beginning in about the 3rd grade  where George Hermes was our "coach".  He was also a good basketball player and always won the free throw contests in grade school.  We didn't do much together when I returned to Shelton in my sophomore year because I had switched to track.  

Bill was always smiling and having fun.  I had a great visit with him and Ginny at our reunion at Mason Lake.

Rest in Peace, Bill, you are sorely missed.        Bruce Gardner

Well Sammy, you won the race - you beat me into heaven. Congratulations and RIP.

Sam and I worked at competing gas stations in high school.  He worked at the Texaco and I worked at the Richfield across the street.  We would occasionally have a brew and a couple of times raced up railroad avenue at speedssometimes topping 35 mph - he in his 49 Ford and me in my 50 Chrysler.  Neither one of us could beat the other one.

Sam was a great guy!

Paula - you have matured ever so nicely. Good to see your updated pictures....