Guys,
I arrived safely in Denver last night and Ben Blea and I are going to check on the banquet facilities in a few minutes for your dining pleasure.
Eric Singer wrote to say health issues are going to keep him from coming so if you pray keep him in your prayers. BOB MULLINS, BEN COLEMAN, DENNIS AND JIM HARTMAN just called and will be joining us. We're guys in our 60's who competed in the 60's and now there are more than 60 at the reunion! Gymnasts can still sign up easily today - tomorrow is problematic but we'll try to get everybody in who wants to and of course Saturday is totally open. I'm looking forward to the next few days.
Pat
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Steve Schroeder – I still have, in my back yard, the 8x16 Gym Master folding trampoline I bought from Jim Hartman in 1968. We have put dozens of beds on it over the years. I can still swing backs and fulls, although the doubles, triples and half in rudy out flifus are things of the past. I was the Arapahoe High School’s Men’s gymnastics coach in the late 80’s & early 90’s; my boys were on the team.
My wife Janie (32 years of marriage now) is a gift from God. We raised my 3 boys Troy 39, Todd 36, Travis 34 and our daughter Tiffany 29.
We are blessed with 3 grandchildren Jackson 2 ½, Landon 9 mo and Eva 3 mo. I can’t wait to get them up on the trampoline.
I have been in the Real Estate and Mortgage business since I graduated from DU where I received a Real Estate degree. I am still in the business full time, but today I am also a graduate student at Denver Seminary. I am very active in my Church and someday hope to retire into full time ministry.
For the last 18 years on Saturday mornings (9:00 am - 12:00 noon) I have been in the South Suburban Goodson gym teaching gymnastics to little boys ages 5 – 12, it gets harder every year to walk on my hands across the gym.
Only one thing keeps me from going with Vince Nicoletti to fly on the trapeze, and that is FEAR. I just know my mind will write a check that my body can’t cash!
I sent over a picture of Jim Hartman, I owe him everything. He made sure that I went to college in 1968 to UNLV on a full gymnastics scholarship. Then in 1969 he and Doug Dewitt helped me transfer to DU on a half gymnastics and half diving scholarship. DU was killing their gymnastics in 1970 so I received the last scholarship they gave for gymnastics, which I received until graduation in 1973.
Thank you Jimmy & Doug, you made a difference in my life.
Steve Schroeder
303-809-7789 cell
My wife Janie (32 years of marriage now) is a gift from God. We raised my 3 boys Troy 39, Todd 36, Travis 34 and our daughter Tiffany 29.
We are blessed with 3 grandchildren Jackson 2 ½, Landon 9 mo and Eva 3 mo. I can’t wait to get them up on the trampoline.
I have been in the Real Estate and Mortgage business since I graduated from DU where I received a Real Estate degree. I am still in the business full time, but today I am also a graduate student at Denver Seminary. I am very active in my Church and someday hope to retire into full time ministry.
For the last 18 years on Saturday mornings (9:00 am - 12:00 noon) I have been in the South Suburban Goodson gym teaching gymnastics to little boys ages 5 – 12, it gets harder every year to walk on my hands across the gym.
Only one thing keeps me from going with Vince Nicoletti to fly on the trapeze, and that is FEAR. I just know my mind will write a check that my body can’t cash!
I sent over a picture of Jim Hartman, I owe him everything. He made sure that I went to college in 1968 to UNLV on a full gymnastics scholarship. Then in 1969 he and Doug Dewitt helped me transfer to DU on a half gymnastics and half diving scholarship. DU was killing their gymnastics in 1970 so I received the last scholarship they gave for gymnastics, which I received until graduation in 1973.
Thank you Jimmy & Doug, you made a difference in my life.
Steve Schroeder
303-809-7789 cell
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Thought you would like to know Tom Jenkins felt the need to defend his honor so I include the following note which refers to my "artsy" photo post. It still didn't aggravate the other collegiate athletes enough to get me more photos to post.
Good Eye on the photos.......but me spend money? I was so dirt poor in college that I remember Bob Poston and I raiding the dorm coke machine for returns to get enough for a pitcher at the Tule. As I remember Daves picture was taken same time as mine by the same photographer. I was soph and Dave a senior. Some guy came over from the school paper and did an afternoon of shots. He blocked out all the windows and used lights. He used that same picture and turned it into a high contrast silhouette that was used in the year book. I just lucked out. Thanks for noticing. Tom
Good Eye on the photos.......but me spend money? I was so dirt poor in college that I remember Bob Poston and I raiding the dorm coke machine for returns to get enough for a pitcher at the Tule. As I remember Daves picture was taken same time as mine by the same photographer. I was soph and Dave a senior. Some guy came over from the school paper and did an afternoon of shots. He blocked out all the windows and used lights. He used that same picture and turned it into a high contrast silhouette that was used in the year book. I just lucked out. Thanks for noticing. Tom
Monday, August 3, 2009
Well, I took your money to the bank today and they accepted it so I think I'll be able to pay for the banquet although I think it goes on Ben Blea's tab and he gets stuck if I don't give him enough! I have deposits for 50 of you and 6 more who say they're coming to the banquet but I'll have to wring the money out of them Friday night. I'm sure some of you ringmen will help me if necessary. In addition to the 56 there are others who can't come Friday but will be attending Saturday's events. So far the blog has had about 1200 hits so lot's of people are reading it. Don't forget one of the awards Friday night will be for the best bio/article so read them carefully and come prepared to vote for your favorite.
I don't have any more material from you guys but I know almost every gymnast likes artistic photos so I'll post a couple of my favorites. I think the coolest one on the blog is of Tom Jenkins doing a maltese on the rings - he must have spent the bucks for some professional to do it! Some I chose primarily for artistic merit (according to me) and others because of the execution shown - like Dave Wardell's perfect iron cross.
In my experience the worst place to take photos was in CU's practice gym (if it could be called that) and the best place was Moby Gym at CSU because it was so huge you got these dramatic black backgrounds. If you have an artsy photo send it in and some of you have been promising me material for several months now so get going - TIME IS SHORT.
And in case you didn't notice these are all of CU guys because the guys from DU, CSU and CSC refuse to provide glam shots for me to post!
I don't have any more material from you guys but I know almost every gymnast likes artistic photos so I'll post a couple of my favorites. I think the coolest one on the blog is of Tom Jenkins doing a maltese on the rings - he must have spent the bucks for some professional to do it! Some I chose primarily for artistic merit (according to me) and others because of the execution shown - like Dave Wardell's perfect iron cross.
In my experience the worst place to take photos was in CU's practice gym (if it could be called that) and the best place was Moby Gym at CSU because it was so huge you got these dramatic black backgrounds. If you have an artsy photo send it in and some of you have been promising me material for several months now so get going - TIME IS SHORT.
And in case you didn't notice these are all of CU guys because the guys from DU, CSU and CSC refuse to provide glam shots for me to post!
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Charlie Jackson..talking points
1995-2005 Clear Creek County Board of Adjustment reviews variances to Zoning regulations.
1998- FEMA part-timer; worked in Miss. for Hurricane Katrina in 2005;
1977-2000 High Altitude Revegetation Committee
1998-1999 summer forest technician with the USFS in Idaho Springs
1997-1998 Consultant services to US mining
1996-1997 Environmental with Echo Bay Gold mines in US, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil.
1995-1996 environmental due diligence for mining in the US and abroad (Canada, Peru).
1993-1995 Environmental for Cyprus Amax Minerals Company of Englewood, CO
1989-1993 Environmental for AMAX Inc. in Golden, CO working in the US and Canada.
1977-1989 Environmental for Climax Molybdenum Company's Henderson molybdenum mine
1976-1977 Planner for the Sheridan Area Planning Agency in Sheridan, WY
1974-1976 Genge Environmental Consultants working near Buffalo, WY
1973-74 Helicopter pilot in Johannesburg, Rep of South Africa
1973-74 Helicopter pilot in Johannesburg, Rep of South Africa
1972-74 working holiday/honeymoon (NZ, Australia, So Africa, E Africa, India..
1970-1972 Outdoor Recreation/Natural Resource Administration (MS), Colorado State University.
1969-70 Salesman for IBM in Office Products Division. with headquarters in Casper, WY
1965-1968 Officer/helicopter pilot U.S. Army; RVN (silver star, air medals, purple heart).
1961-1965 Fishery Biology (BS), Colorado State University
1961-65 gymnastics at Colorado A & M; my friends went to CU;
1961 grad of Aurora High School; gymnastics there with Coach Don Robinson; did the xmas vacation trip to Sarasota, FL with coach twice; one of the highlights of my life;
1960 winter (I believe); gymnastics demo in Hoxie, KS high School while Art White was coach there; first time I had Mexican food cooked by coach White’s wife;
Family; Wife, Katie for 36 years; son 33, daughter-in-law, granddaughter.. Jackson, WY; son 30 not married yet in Denver, CO;
Recreation; skiing, hiking, backpacking, travel (Peru, China, Italy, Costa Rica, Belize, Kansas..) biking, golf
It's still not too late to register for the banquet. In the last couple of days Steve Iannicito, Charlie Jackson and Bob Poston have all signed up. And you don't have to register for Saturday afternoon although it would be helpful to know how many are coming. I'm also bringing my 8/Super 8 mm projector on both Friday and Saturday so bring your old movies.
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