The 20th annual Fraternity Reunion

The 20^th annual Fraternity Reunion

(19^th, 2001 was cancelled due to terrorism)

Our annual Lafayette DTD fraternity reunion (class of ‘67/’68) was started in 1999.  It was started at the instigation of Craig Blouin, the nicest, biggest hearted person I have ever known.  Craig was a reader of this blog and an unrelenting Liberal.  He was the kind of Liberal that you could actually talk politics with and not end up hating each other.  I always looked forward to discussing and learning with Craig.

I think Craig could not hate people, only behavior.  He loved and wanted to preserve this beautiful earth.  He skied, he jogged, and he biked.  Several months ago he was killed, sideswiped while biking by a careless young driver.  Probably the only person I know who would have forgiven that careless young driver was Craig.

Craig "Stanley" - RIP

This year’s reunion was in Blacksburg Virginia.  A beautiful venue only partially disturbed by hurricane Michael.  Mrs. C and I arrived on Thursday night, late due to my stupidity, at all thanks to friend of over 50 years, Frog.

You can read about my stupidity here  

"DOH!"

https://joeh-crankyoldman.blogspot.com/2018/10/doh.html 

Friday, I rested and whined about my stupidity, while Mrs. C arranged a car rental, a motel stay for Sunday night and confirmed with Honda that our car would be ready.

Friday night was dinner at a very nice restaurant on the Virginia Tech campus.  It is, by the way, a beautiful campus.

Saturday was touring for many, and golf for a few.  We played on the campus 9 hole course as the really nice course is by the river and several holes were under water thanks to hurricane Michael. 

Cranky and Joe-B defeated Wally and Squeak with a win on the final hole…also the first, second, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth hole.  The match cost the losers a beer at lunch.

A river raft and fishing excursion was cancelled due the overflowing and dangerously roaring river.  We really should plan these reunions after hurricane season.

Saturday night was cocktails at hosts Catfish and Diane’s gorgeous get-away home, on the flooded golf course and with a view of the river.

Obner read a letter he wrote posthumously to Craig his old roommate and friend forever, and afterwards Frog played the pipes honoring Craig, George Avril and all our college friends who are no longer with us. 

There were tears.

Off to another restaurant where we ate too much, drank too much, reminisced college days and reunions past including a slide show of all our past reunions.

It was as usual a great time.  Next year it is Gettysburg hosted by Frog and Mrs. Frog along with Marty and Mrs. Marty. 

I expect it will be a great time. 

This years hosts, Catfish and Diane  (Mrs. Marty...Brenda in background)
Great Job!

Delt Women

               Delt Dudes

Barbra getting Obner and everyone else up to dance

Along the wall is Gawk bending Frogs ear.

                                                          Frog showing Squeak the church and that steeple thing.

My ex-roomy Wally and Donna whom he married while still in school.  I didn't think it would work.

Watch that hand Donna!

Frog chowing down, Judy catching husband Joe-B trying to make it with the host.

That's all I've got, I'm not much at taking pictures*.

Looking forward to next year at Gettysburg.

*I deleted the only bad picture  taken of  "Photogenic Ginger" in twenty years.

Nicknames: Obner because he is obnoxious/ Joe-B because...I don't know why/ Frog because he used to wear glasses that made him look  like Froggy in the Lil Rascles/ Gawk because...well you have to see him walk/ Squeak because...well you'd have to hear him talk 50 years ago/ Stanley because he just seemed like a Stanley/ Catfish because he can catch fish in a puddle/ Wally because he looks like Wally Cox