Brownie. All the best guys, Scrounge 7W4

Gordon Douglas Merry Heart Ministries 86 Governor Markham Drive Glen Mills, PA 19342 610-883-2972 gordoncomedy @ comcast. net www. GordonDouglasIsFunny. com

Hi Classmates,

Despite all the technological advances to make it easy to drop me some news, nothing came my way.

A slight change in my career, as retirement seems nowhere in sight. I am cutting back, and eventually stepping away from my side job of 34 years, so I can focus more on my ministry and comedy. Fixing stuff and building things for folks in wheelchairs has been a fantastic side job, but I sense it is time to move on. After 17 years of having a child in college, we just made our last tuition payment, so we are entering a new season. My oldest daughter, who lives next door, just blessed us with our sixth grandson. Passing 60, I am scheduled for some tests and pictures to be taken tomorrow. I got my hair cut to look good, but I gotta drink some nasty liquid first, that I am told could keep me busy all night, and that the camera they are going to use has a hose attached to it.

Changing subjects, haven’ t seen much of Roy Herring, Neil Cherry, or Bill Robbins on Facebook lately. The big news, the only news was the informal“ reunion” and beach gathering of a few of our classmates. Here is a good summary of the events, the menu from crack reporter and concrete man, Art Noel.

Here’ s the short version of the 40th reunion at the shore. We spent most of Friday afternoon / evening looking for Paul’ s car keys and listening to his car alarm sound off. Friday night’ s highlight was Joey D’ s steaks on the grill( followed by a couple potent potables). Saturday included a trip to the Cape May Brewery for a beer tasting( or two, or three). We then met Mike’ s second family at Jake’ s Bar where we shot a couple games of pool. The afternoon was horseshoes in the backyard followed by an evening of darts in the garage. Because of the proximity to the bay, there were a couple short walking trips to check out the sunset. BTW, we also saw the moon Saturday night( inside joke). The general consensus, this is going to become another’ 76er yearly tradition. The attached photographic evidence was provided by Rob Jordan.

Last minute news: Just saw a nice picture of Garey Stathes on my LinkedIn account. It says Garey is a vice president!! Not of a country, but of a department in Exelon, which is bigger than some countries.” Keep the news coming!!

Robert Fry P. O. Box 131 Stevens, PA 17578 484-319-7662 rfry @ ptd. net

Dear Classmates:

I hope this update finds you Happy and Healthy as we start 2017. It’ s hard to believe that the majority of us just turned or will turn 50 this year. I got a chance to go

to Homecoming back in the fall with my wife. The campus and shops looked great and they were about half way through building a new dorm. We went to the student store and purchased some new Williamson“ College” apparel for ourselves and to give as Christmas gifts.

As we speak, Al Rosenberg is trying to plan an annual Brick Shop plus“ Brickie” want-to-be’ s dinner. The usual suspects will be attending: Brian Kaufmann, Jim Bowdler, Chris Craig, Mark Zadoga( MIA), Mike Van Horn, Bill Tarlo, Kevin Scolis, Dave Brown, and myself. If you live in the tri-state area and would like to attend the annual winter dinner in the future reach out to Al Rosenberg at alan. rosenberg @ restorecore. com to be added to the email list.

Besides that I don’ t have much else to report. I have included a picture of myself and my dad Robert Fry Sr. 5W7 who turns 80 this year and is still going strong working regularly as a carpenter and volunteering on mission trips down south rebuilding homes destroyed by natural disasters. This picture is from Christmas 2016: Robert W. Fry Sr. 5W7 and Robert W. Fry II 8W8 showing off our new Williamson College of the Trades apparel. Stay well me friends, Bobby“ Boogs” Fry

Michael McClellan 742 Burdett Dr. Aston, PA 19014 Home: 610-494-3237 Cell: 610-299-6508 mike. mcclellan23 @ gmail. com

Greetings fellow 0W7 graduates! I have been slacking on submitting these notes to the Williamsonian, but my goal is to do a much better job moving forward. It’ s been ten years since we graduated! I know a lot has changed for all of us since we spent our three years together at Williamson. I see some of you from time to time. For those of you that I don’ t get to see for one reason or another, please feel free to send me an email and let me know what is going on in your life! If you have something you want me to pass along to our fellow graduates, we can certainly utilize this space in the Williamsonian moving forward to do so. The best way to get in touch would be to send me an email at mike. mcclellan23 @ gmail. com. I hope to hear from you guys, and I wish everyone a great start to 2017! Thanks, Mike McClellan 0W7

Jared Pendleton 41 Villas Drive, Apt. B New Castle, DE 19720 610-721-3024 Jpendleton16 @ williamson. edu

Fellow Classmates of 2016,

Most of you are aware, but to those of you who are not, I am sad to say that we have lost a fellow classmate, Steven Nakrasius on Dec. 23, 2016. I send my deepest sympathies to all friends, family, and classmates of Steve. Please say a prayer for them all for this is a very tragic incident. Steve will be greatly missed.

I would like to congratulate all of you who are currently working. Keep up the good work and make your impression in the world. Remember, you do not only represent yourself, but you also represent

Robert Fry Sr. 5W7( right) holds up his new Williamson sweatshirt while his son, Robert Fry II 8W8 wears a Duke sweatshirt?( Don’ t worry, he’ s wearing his new Williamson baseball cap.) Fry Sr., who is almost 80, is still working as a carpenter and volunteering for mission trips.

where you have come from. To those who are back in school, I applaud you. Work hard as you did through Williamson and you will do well.

We have had two weddings since graduation, one being my own on Aug. 27, 2016, and, in the second, I would like to congratulate the new Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Wilwert. I was blessed to be able to witness the beautiful ceremony on Dec. 17, 2016. I am proud of you, Alex. Many prayers to you and your beautiful new bride.

While at the Wilwert wedding, I was able to catch up with a few fellow classmates. Of those were, Reuben Silva, who is currently working for Harkins Builders, an industry leader in preconstruction and construction management services in the Mid-Atlantic region. Jared Fersch is working for EDiS, whose core services are delivered through their construction management and design-build solutions. The company was founded in Delaware. Carl Edwards is working for Whiting-Turner, providers of construction management, general contracting, design-build and integrated project delivery services, and is headquartered in Maryland. Phil Veccholi

is working for Rinker and Brown, Custom Carpenters, and focuses on high-end trim and customization work in Pennsylvania. It was great catching up with you guys and I hope to see you again soon.

I sing at my church, Calvary Chapel of Delaware County, and during Christmas I sang at three services— once, on Friday, Dec. 23, and two on Christmas Eve. I received the greatest surprise when I saw my good old brick shop brother, Pat Close, attending the first one of those services. I was so glad to see you Pat; that made my night. At the next service I was hoping to see another classmate of mine, but I did not. At the third service, however, I did get another great surprise. I saw my good old machine shop brother, Brian Arrell. I’ m really glad you came, buddy. I hope to see you and Pat at my church again.

I would like to hear from more of you guys and learn how you are doing. Please feel free to contact me at 610-721-3024. Or, you can email me at the jpendleton16 @ williamson. edu. I hope this letter is received in good health, and my prayers go out to all of you. God bless!

Jared Pendleton 1W6

Bad Weather Doesn’ t Stop 5K Run / Fun Walk

Cold, rain, and wind did not stop runners and walkers from participating in the Alumni Association’ s 6th Annual 5K Run / 1 Mile Fun Walk on Oct. 22. Jesse Martinez 1W7 came in first, Mark Turner 1W8 second, James Stickland 1W9 third, and Bob Duncan 7W9 fourth. The event was hosted by John Rex 7W5 and managed by Shawn Loper 0W0, of Elite Race Management. For full race results go to: www. EliteRaceManagement. com.

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