High School Class reunion

I have a high school class reunion coming up in less than three weeks (not saying which one, but we used a wedge-shaped tool pressed into a moist clay tablets to take notes) and I am really looking forward to it. It's been interesting reconnecting with people I literally haven't heard from or of for a half century. I remember some better than others, some I don't remember at all (but that doesn't necessarily mean I didn't know them in school I guess) and I find I have a bond with every one of them. My dad was transferred a lot and I spent longer in Greenville, SC, than I did anywhere else until I moved to Nashville, so I guess that's why this seems so special, because these are the people I knew in a simpler, less hectic time. And as I wrote that I thought, well, yeah it did seem less hectic but that's looking at it in the rear view mirror. At the time it didn't seem quite that way.



There is a core group of students who maintained contact over the years and they have had several reunions and I just never found out about them until after the fact. They've done a great job, and I had a chance to offer a small bit of help in setting up a group room rate at a local hotel. What I had the chance to do is tiny compared to the time and effort these others have put into making this what may be the fondest memory a lot of us will have, from finding a venue for the main event, arranging a tour of the old school, setting up the evening activities, deciding on food and beverage service, arranging for entertainment, setting a budget, collecting money, and promoting the event to all the members who could be reached. They did a great job and I hope they are recognized for their effort. If I have the chance, they will be.



I found all of my classmates except for a couple on Facebook. It is undoubtedly one of the best tools around to reconnect with people with whom you have lost contact. If you don't have a Facebook account, go to http://www.facebook.com/ and set up an account. Fill in your profile completely, especially the sections on where you went to school. In the upper right hand column is a Search field. Type in Charlie Funk Nashville TN and my name will pop up. Request that I add you as a friend and I'll reply and help you get started.



It's also interesting to see how others handle reunions as well, whether school, family, military or other. An increasingly popular way to get together and reminisce is to take a cruise. Most reunion leaders we work with have prior experience and really like cruise reunions because there's so little for them to have to do to be sure everyone is pleased and has a great time. I may just go along on one of the upcoming reunions to see if they have as much fun as I think Sherrie and I are going to have.