We drove from Terre Haute to Kansas City uneventfully. At a rest stop, we met Bob, a very interesting person. Sadly I didn't think to take a photo of him. He was 83 years old and had lost his wife a couple of years ago. He had been retired for 20 years. He and his wife during those years had gone through three motorhomes and 300,000 miles. He was on his way to New Mexico to visit his Zuni friends. he had driven from Pennsylvania and said this would probably be his last trip to visit them. He urged us to make good use of our retirement together as he and his wife had done. He was a wonderful presence. The three of us held hands and prayed for God's blessing on the three of us and our travels and lives.
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| Tom Gosebrink, Charlie Braddock, and himself. |
Once we got to Mom's, we visited, showered and got ready for the festivities at Rockhurst college (now University. It was a lovely evening, seeing old friends and classmates, most of whom I had not seen in many, many years. We had a campus tour. Much had changed in 50 years and we had fun trying to reconstruct the campus as we remembered it! After the tour, we gathered for a dinner and our induction into the Golden Hawks. We told lots of stories including the infamous Robert Frost appearance as a Visiting Scholar.
After dinner, each of us was called forward and presented with a medalion for still being alive 50 years after our graduation. We were honored at the half time of a men's soccer game. Well, at least Ralph Richard, Charlie Braddock, and I were since the rest had apparently gone home to get to bed. We are old, you have to realize.
You can see photos of the evening on my Picasa site: https://picasaweb.google.com/111139278872202723241/RockhurstGoldenHawks2012
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