Alumni News for our Crossland '66 Classmates

Sad News - Passing of Daryl "Butch" Palmer

We received the sad news of the passing of one of our fellow classmates.. Daryl "Butch" Palmer. His Funeral Services were held at Lee's Funeral Home on June 5th with burial at Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery.
I want to share with you these words that came forth by email from Joyce Compton:

….there are so many wonderful, sincere and important words that have been said about the feeling that takes place when you hear the words ~passed away~the one thing that always happens,

My heart hurts every time one of us passes….

My granddaughter and I say prayers every night, we end with ~ Bless everyone we have known and loved ~ and everybody that died ~ we started ending our prayers with “and everybody that died” on 9/11 when she was just a couple years old. Some we knew, most we didn’t but it didn’t make any difference, we could have known them, just as we know our classmates that are still here and those that have died…..

We are all part of this wonderful most intricate thing we called life, which ultimately gets in the way of our looking forward and reflection…

More Local Get-Togethers Planned

It was good to have another get together at Damons Restaurant on February 16th with about 20 of our classmates. Everyone had a great time. Pictures of the evening with names are now posted on Kodak Photo Gallery's website. Click here to visit the website.

There are still plans in the works for another gathering in the late summer (since we missed spring) for a larger get together - maybe for most to enjoy our 60th birthday celebration.   We will give details soon.
Phil

Class Reunion Photos

Photos from our past reunions and get togethers are being posted on Kodak Photo Gallery's website. Click here to visit the website. You can view or use their online services to purchase individual photos or albums. Each reunion is broken up into individual albums.

Get-Together at the Port Tobacco Tiki Bar was a great success

On September 15th approximately 30 classmates and their friends came together to enjoy a great evening together. It was good to see some of our friends come from near and so far away for the "informal" reunion... Tony Narr from So. Carolina, John Wilson from Arizona, Chuck Paglio fron New Jersey, Toby King du Cellier from West Virginia, and Becky Lanham Shamblen from Hampton, Virginia. We will try to get things organized for another informal gathering, maybe sometime in early 2008??? Hopefully those that missed this get together, because they had previous plans, will be able to join us.

Attached is a link to the Kodak Photo Gallery containing the photos with names taken during the evening.

Click on photo above to enlarge and view in separate screen.

We now have a Class Blog

Check out our Class Blog where you can now interactively discuss classmate/alumni news, reunion efforts past or planned, or even discuss our old school days. This blog will contain chronological entries (or posts) that you can either create or respond to like an online journal or class diary.

The 40th Class Reunion Video/Slide show is still on sale.

You can purchase a DVD or VCR tape consisting of:

1. Photos from the 10th, 20th, 25th, 30th and 35th Reunion
2. Photos and video from the 40th Reunion events consisting of:
   1. the Friday evening get together at Damons restaurant labeled with names.
   2. photos of classmates attending the Saturday evening 40th reunion as they arrived at the hall - with each photo labeled with classmates names.
   3. video taken as classmates entered the hall and during the evening.
   4. photos from the get together after the reunion.
   5. photos from the Sunday picnic - called the "Summer Splash" sponsored by the class of 1968.
   6. photos from the luncheon this past spring.
3. Plus a special thanks to those individuals that donated photos and to those who helped organize the 40th reunion.

The VCR tape is a full running copy taped from the DVD version - and - the entire show lasts about 35 minutes. We also added some of the best rock & roll music from our school years to the background portions of the photo slideshow.

How much will it cost:

1. The DVD or VCR tape will cost $20.00 each which includes packaging and shipping costs.
2. If hand delivered or picked up in person, the cost will be $15.00 each.

Please make checks payable to: Crossland Class Of '66

Send to:
Phil Saverino
11007 Pompey Dr.
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772

If you want the DVD or VCR tape mailed to you, please tell us if you want the DVD version or VCR version (or combinations there-of), the number of copies, and your address. If you want to arrange a pick-up, please email us or call us and we will arrange a time and place.

If you have a problem with the DVD or VCR tape, we will gladly replace it with another copy - or - if desired we can provide a VCR tape vice the DVD. The DVD's are recorded in DVD-R format and should be able to be played on most DVD players (and on most computers that support and have DVD players).

Check below for information on how to contact Phil or Jerry...

40th Class Reunion - A Great Success.

The reunion committee would like to thank everyone for attending our 40th Reunion and making it the best yet - especially those who traveled from outside the area.

40th Reunion Group Photo

JOIN OUR E-MAIL GROUP

As a part of our effort to organize our class for future reunions, you may also want to join our reunion mailing group by clicking here. The mailing group provides an easy way to broadcast e-mails to everyone without maintaining large personalized mailing lists. It provides an avenue to discuss reunions, locate lost classmates, and other topics of interest. ALL other friends who have an interest in our class reunions, etc. are encouraged to join. When you subscribe to the group, one of our class reunion moderators will verify and approve your membership to the group.

• Phil Saverino (Reunion Organizer/President)
• Jerry Ballengee (Maintains Web Site, Class address database, mailing list, and Organizer)
• Richard Porter (Researcher/Organizer)
• Sharon Weightman - Garner (Researcher/Organizer)
• Phyllis F Thompson - Ziegler (Researcher/Reunion Id Badges,Organizer)

For additional questions, you can contact me by E-mail at savc66@yahoo.com or call me in the evening hours at 301-868-8428.

If you are in close contact with any of our classmates, please spread the word and let them know about our web-site and have them send in their addresses, etc. so we can keep in touch with them.

VR,   Phil Saverino