Summer 1994
Vol. 4 No. 4
TABLE OF CONTENTS
COLUMNS
Alum & I , by Paula Sheagley
Details make a reunion a class act
Origins
by C.Patricia Irwin Leskey
Reunion tradition discovered through genealogical search
Branch Office , by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, CGRS
Leaflets
Reunions Family RegisTREE
DEPARTMENTS
Software
by Joseph P. McKenna
Searching?
by LtCol Richard S. Johnson
Social Security numbers ease searches
RnR
Classifieds
Reunion Retreats a directory of
reunion-friendly places to stay
On the Cover
There’s no age limit to reunion fun in the Rockies.
photos courtesy of YMCA of the Rockies. inset photo credit: Carl Scofield
FEATURES
Reunions in the Rockies
Much to-do about reunions
An entertaining list for your reunion
A reunion on Rails
by Robin Longman
All aboard the reunion train
Stories fly during pilots reunions
by Carol Burns
43-K Cadets reunite in Colorado Springs
Barclay Lodge—Colorado’s family reunion mecca
by Tom Ninkovich The sky’s the limit for Rocky Mountain reunion fun
Reunion Fundraising, Part One
by Jean Timpel
Reunite with Taste
Reunion recipes add flavor to festivities
Masterplan
Notes from the Corrigan, Webster and Brudi reunions; Say What? Reunion talk; Reunion
birthday party; discovery weekend; historic locations; family history month
Military reunion news
Heli-va reunion; Kalamazoo Air Zoo; Vets thank-you dinner; The successful Marine V-12
program, by Cpl David Ferrier, USMC; Overseas Brats Grand Reunion ‘93 by Bill Gunkel
Military stars
from John Hoerber, 94th Infantry Division
WWII reunion trip tips
Military What’s New?
Commemorative watches
Military RnR
D-Day-1994 book review
Masthead
Publisher & Managing Editor Edith Wagner
Associate Publishers Jane Davis & Jeff Wallman
Editor Carol A. Burns
Military Editor Gil Gilstrap
Art Director Cynthia Crigler
Marketing Director Karla Lavin
Sales Lynn Ryan
Graphic Design Glenda Puhek
Administrative Staff
Donna Eigen
Karla Lavin
Carolyn Link
Marion Liston
Andi McKenna
Contributing Editors
Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, CGRS
Cpl David J. Ferrier USMC
Ken Fletcher
William Lewis Gage
Bill Gunkel
John Hoerber
LtCol Richard Johnson, USA (Ret)
C. Patricia Irwin Leskey
Robin Longman
Jospeh P. McKenna
Tom Ninkovich
Paula Sheagley
Jean Timpel