John A Anderson
| Residing In: | Norman, OK USA |
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| Spouse/Partner: | Yvonne |
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| Occupation: | Retired |
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| Military Service: | U.S. Air Force, retired  |
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John A's Latest Interactions
I thought it fitting to honor another Vietnam and Air Force veteran with this link:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72056680/frederick_arthur-main
To Fred: Welcome home and RIP.
John A.
Norman OK
Posted on: May 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Hiya Alice -
Welcome to the group ! I remember you from classes at Lincoln School in the 9th Ward.
Many of our 1962 classmates have scattered far and wide - yet we remain an active and connected bunch. Check out the monthly lunches - they have become quite popular among those living in the local Eau Claire area and they do include occasional visits from those living in other parts of the USA. Ginny Close keeps us updated on our '62 monthly lunch details: date - time - location - etc.
John A.
Norman OK
Olaf -- Welcome here, my 9th Ward friend and Lincoln School classmate! Photo of the school playground in May of 1956 as we were about to finish the 6th grade. Recognize anyone?
While visiting WI immediately after returning from Vietnam in early 1970, Dave contacted me
to ask if I'd be his guest at a local Toastmasters dinner meeting, then held in the Hotel Eau Claire.
This was a most welcoming gesture to me at a time when many hometown and family receptions of
this nature were not too cordial.
I knew both Steve and Ginger from a number of shared classes starting in Junior High School and on through our days at ECMHS. This photo, taken at our 45th-year class reunion in 2007. is exactly how I remember them.
My memories of Paul Chilgren go back to our junior high days where we shared
a number of classes: Jonathan Tealey's multiple period in 8th grade, Sidney Wright's
forensics classes - debate and a few other classes on up thru ECMHS. S.H. Craney
(and a few others) should recall being in those classes, too. Good times.
Paul was on hand for some of our earlier reunions and again in 2012 for our 50th. It
was nice to have a longer chat with him then.
Sorry to hear of his passing.
John A.
Norman OK
Welcome, Fred. We're happy you connected here. This is the place to find 1962 class reunion information, too. Our 60th rolls around in 2022! Jump in & comment whenever you like.
Another of my Lincoln School (9th Ward) classmates. For a time, he lived nearby and we'd
walk to & from school at the same time, too.
Posted on: Feb 27, 2017 at 6:20 PM
Have any of your travels taken you guys CUBA ? Any future plans to go there ?
John A.
John A's Photo Gallery
What follows are 350 photos of Eau Claire scenes, landmarks and classmates.
Just keep scrolling down. There may be some load time involved, depending on your browser and connection speed. If you have a choice of browsers, try for the one that best handles photo download & display.
For me, this happens to be Apple's "Safari" for PC.
All photos were taken 26-27-28 July 2007.
Not all photos have text explanations. I'll add more in the future, just takes time. You should be able to figure out most scenes.
Putting names with faces might be more of a challenge; it is to all of us after 45 - 50 years.
Classmate photos start at #188. Otherwise, these photos are presented mainly in the order taken as I wandered about Eau Claire by car and on foot...and at our scheduled reunion events, 27 and 28 July 2007.
I also wish to mention that the final 15 photos (approx.) are courtesy of Rick and Sandy Paus.
