ASTP Roundup 2010

05-19 From: Steve Wright <astp@comcast.net>
I am sending this email to all ASTP members for whom I have email addresses. No doubt many of you will have changed addresses; I will follow up by other means.
I would like you to reply with a brief message - how are you, how is your health, what is new in your life.

I am in pretty good health for my age (I have CHF, COPD) & still going to the fitness center several times a week, going out to restaurants with my lady friend & keeping busy.

05-19 From: Lloyd L. Smith <plantsmith3@aol.com>
Nice to hear from you by asking the members for their current status. This is the same Steve Wright of some years ago who originally got together all ASTP members and created the ASTP website and activities which we all have been grateful for.

I work everyday with the help of my secretaries and employees in my accounting practice which consists mostly of tax preparation and management of properties. I am quite active in several plant societies which consist of Pelargonium (Geranium) growing of them and displaying them at shows and growing for plant sales. I grow them on the roof of my office building. I have an elevator in the building that takes me to the roof. Most of my attention is given to them on weekends when one of my employees does most of the manual work. On days when the weather does not permit activity on the roof one of my employees brings them into one of the rooms in my building. You may view our website by entering (www.internationalgeraniumsociety.com).

My health is quite good. I did miss 3 weeks this tax season because of pneumonia which put me in the hospital for 5 days. My walking is not good as I need to stop for a few seconds before I get a half block.

It would be very interesting if you would let each member know the activities of other members.

05-20 From: Len Lewis <lenlewis2000@aol.com>
Glad to report that both my wife and I are in pretty good health--Fortunately my only problems are high blood pressure and BPHP
We still enjoy the cultural and culinary diversity in South Florida and look forward every year (in preparation now) for our summer in the Berkshires. We both love the area and the summer with the Boston Symphony.

05-19 From: C.Hulsey" <algorithms@bellsouth.net> At 86 I think I am good.Spiriva takes care of COPD and Methotrexate works for RA. We like Caribbean cruises. Not very much golf.It is too hilly around Woodstock, Ga.

05-19 From: Oscar Batdorf <oebat@ida.net>
Hi Steve I am hanging in there ok but have been fighting skin cancer on my forehead. I drove from Idaho Falls all the way to Portland Oregon and back, with a stop over in Kennewick WA. to visit my son and intend to do it again in July. My daughter Linda lives on the west side of Portland

05-21 From: Arnold Freitag <ajfreitag@cfu.net>
Thanks to the SUI Alumni staff for providing the mailings, I have coordinated the gatherings of University of Iowa ASTP'ers since '02. ASTP vets from New Jersey to California came back to Iowa City to share and relive memories of their brief respite from army barracks and mess halls.
An everlasting memo of our ASTP experience on the University of Iowa campus may be found in the court yard of the School of Engineering Building. This is a bronze plaque inscribed with the ASTP logo. The logo symbolizes The Sword of Valor enlightened by the Lamp of Knowledge. The plaque is a simple and everlasting commemorative to those ASTP men who gave their lives in serving their country; namely Palmer Hawley, Edward Kammrath, Nathin Masin, and George Rodibaugh.

05-21 From: Bill Deichert <Wmsail@aol.com
Glad to hear. I am now a retired polymer chemist witth Parkinson's disease. I can can no longer write or walk. but my morale is still good.

05-21 From: John Cresap <jcres2@verizon.net>
Steve; It is good to hear that you are doing well. I feel fortunate that I am doing well for someone in my age bracket. We have missed you at our recent reunions. Our numbers are dwindling, there were only four of us at last years reunion and we did not schedule one for this year. I will be interested in hearing how many replies you receive.

05-26 From: Gerald Firestone <gfirestone1@hotmail.com>
Dear Steve, It was good to hear from you. I lost my wife to Cancer 10 years ago and have have had a lovely companion for the last 8 years. My health is good. I play tennis and golf and spend the winters in Florida. I still live in Canton Ohio. Are you still in California? Mike Winston died last year. Do you know if there are any plans for a reunion. It would be nice to get together again. Best Regards, Jerry

06-03 From: Jim Nichols <jrn@freese.com>
Still enjoying good health at 87 years. Go to the office most every day where I am chairman emeritus of a large engineering firm in Fort worth. Happily married to Billie for 65 years whom I met while stationed at Camp Crowder, MO where I was sent after leaving Iowa.

06-17 From: Thomas Palmatier <pashlar@yahoo.com>
I'm well and still living in the retirement community I moved to 23 years ago. I'm glad to hear from you and find you are well, too. Thank you for keeping the ASTP site alive. Tom Palmatier

07-26 From: james kirch <omu7ki@gmail.com>
At present I am still going along. I had my 6th pacemaker installed last week. I'm good for 7 more years if I last that long. I have COPD and a few other ailments but I'm still driving and playing bridge at the senior center at least once a week.My wife Mary ( 60 years ) has dementia and stays at a care center in scottsdale. One of our children take me there at least once a week. We had her our for breakfast just this past Sunday.Its very hot here this time of year here so I stay inside most of the time. We have a summer place near Sedona that we used to go to during the summer but don't go there much anymore. I will go up in early August for our annual homeowners mtg, but will probably not go up more than once more this year.