“It’s cruel” Maggie said.  “No one has a name tag.”  But we soon discovered that name tags weren’t necessary.  Old friendships are too strong.  People we didn’t recognize rapidly were gracious in sharing their names and we were off into discussions about what life has brought them in the past 50 years.  There was too much to learn to be concerned about a forgotten name.

Old friends remain old friends.  Heaven knows that our paths have branched off into numerous avenues, but the journey that we began together has united us in some small way for life.  It is still easy to laugh and tease each other.  Only the topics of that laughter and ribbing have changed.  It is comforting to know that our common journey continues to bond us.

Renew and keep old friendships alive at every age.  Old friends are precious.

Bonnie Fatio

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Look out, here I come!  This next weekend my 50th High School Class Reunion will take place in Grove City, PA (population 8027) and I will return to my teenage roots in small town USA.

Have 50 years really passed since we walked down the aisle to receive our diplomas?  So much has happened since then.  Will I recognize ‘old’ classmates?  Will they remember me?  I guess the only way to find out is to attend, so I’m on my way.  Chances are that I will even win the prize for coming the furthest, since most have remained closer to the town where we learned together.  Geneva, Switzerland will seem very far away to most.

I am convinced that it will be a wonderful experience to reconnect with old friends and to renew precious friendships.  And an opportunity to say “Thank you” to those who have left lasting imprints.

Bonnie Fatio

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