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Mike Floyd

Russell is taking the first of three cars to the special carwash going on Saturday until 4 at Tee Jay...football team raising money for their backpacks....

Marilyn Wolfe (Ruben)

Nobody has written anything on here since July?????   WOW!!!  Well, then!!  I'll put in my two cents!!  After 2  weeks EACH in TWO Rehab Hospitals, I have had 2 weeks of Home Health Rehab, & we managed to get away to see Friends & Family for a 2-3 days each in Tucson in July & in San Diego last week. My Doctor said  to take off the Sling on my Left Arm & my Shoulder is Healing Day by Day. We went to a Bead Craft Night last night, & hopefully, I will move back to my Condo next week. My biggest challenge so far has been putting up  my Ponytail each day, but Rach- says she will stop by my Condo to do that!  I can type with my right hand on  my computer when it is on a table, & both hands when it is on my lap. I will start Outpatient Rehab with Rachael next week at her favorite place for Physical Rehab. Onward & Upward!!!. . . .UPDATE: September 4th - Thank you to Cokey, Russell, & Anne Marie.  I've gone through 2 weeks of Outpatient Physical Rehab so far, and A LOT of Shoulder Massages!  I hope to be able to make my Pony Tail SOON!!!!

Russell Flammia

     Today marks the 24 anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that resulted in the deaths of almost 3,000 innocent people. The only information (one small paragraph) in the Richmond Times Dispatch about the attacks is in the Today in History column, a syndicated column. If we don't remember or know our history we will never be able to learn from it and will have it repeated.  I'm sure almost everyone who reads this remembers exactly what they were doing when the attacks occurred. I hope we never experience such an event again, so remember 9/11.

Carlin Hudgins (Hanzas)

Marilyn, I sent you a long message and I can't find it now!! Any how, I and glad you are recovering now. It has been a long road for you!! I will fill you in another time about my family, as I am tired of texting it all over again. LOL

Blessings, Cokey

Anne Ferrell Smith (Lanier)

I am just reading that The Diamond stadium is closing.  That makes me so sad.  I remember vividly going to games with my Daddy, who bought me a corn dog on a stick every time.  . . .  The Richmond in my mind has changed even more  . . . . 

Mike Floyd

Shabbat Shalom. As we come to the last Shabbat before Rosh Hashanah, may it be a chance to slow down, rest, and gather strength for the new year ahead. May this Shabbat bring peace to our homes, warmth to our hearts, and hope for sweet beginnings. Wishing you a Shana Tova filled with health, joy, and blessing. ✨🕯️🍎🍯

Richard Laster

Mike

I think that you have been drinking. Or maybe you can see beyond the present situation.

I see TJ at least the blog as  an oasis of calm, while the world on the outside seems to 

abide by blood sweat and tears. So all I can say is that I accept your prayers and hope the others join in

Cheers!

Anne Ferrell Smith (Lanier)

I am joining in with my prayers dear man.  I hope you are staying safe!   What a time we are living in . . .   I send my love to a dear friend.   Anne Ferrell 

Marilyn Wolfe (Ruben)

A Rosh Hashanah Poem for my Jewish Classmates:

Trying to find Email-able Cards with No Ads or Demands for Money,                                                                But All I Can Come Up With Is Apples & Honey!                                                                                                  I hope the New Year Brings Sunshine Again,                                                                                                      And only a Minimum Amount of Rain!                                                                                                                  Our Farmers Would Like Some for Lettuce and Spinach,                                                                                    But my Roof Would Be Happier if No Leaks Were Within-it!!                                                                                Have the Happiest of Days, at Least for This Week!                                                                                            And maybe the Fighting and Wars Will Cease!

 L'Chayyim!

 L'Shana Tova!

 From "The Ruben Family" with A Few Different Last Names - 

    -Marilyn, Rachael, Sammy, Amy & Martin

PS - I am mending slowly, and the Doctor says I should be "Back to Normal" by December (I hope!).   So Thanks to Cokey, Russell, Mike, Melvin, Anne Marie, etc.  I'm doing stuff with my Right Hand & Arm, & I'm visiting my 5th Physical Therapy Rehab Location with 2x/week Exercise Classes for my Left Shoulder & Arm, along with my Daughter, Rachael, who has a Bad Hip & Back.  (I can't believe she will be a Senior Citizen in 3 years!)  

The reference to my Roof is because, for the second time in recent years, "Something is WRONG up there," & after the Holiday, somebody will come to patch up the "hole," plus a space about 12" long in the Ceiling in the corner of my Living Room has  "buckled" and needs to be repaired. We had 2 HUGE Rain Storms in one week, and A LOT OF ROOVES (ROOFS?) on Stucco Houses like mine, all over town, were hit.  There are no "Gutters" here, so the Rain Water that doesn't float to the Spout on the side of the building just sits on top of the roof, which eventually creates pressure on the ceilings below!  It's just another day of "Living in the Desert!"

Thanks for the Jewish Holiday Greetings, Mike & Anne Ferrell!

Mike Floyd

Richard, "Dicky", it is so good to hear from you and to know that you are safe.  I can only imagine the daily horror and anxiety you must feel.  Please know that you are in our prayers and the prayers of many.  My heart aches for what is happening in the world, but I turn it all over to the God who created the universe daily.  May God bless you and keep you; may God be gracious unto you and grant you peace.

Peggy Smith (Robins)

Regarding the Celebration of Life for Charlie Kirk 9-21-25, this was like an old time Christian revival. Prayers are with his widow and family.  Such a sad time for our country.

Russell Flammia

        Hi folks, here's a link to the Jeffersonians on line. the site might ask you to confirm that you are a human! Jeffersonian 24 May 1962 — Virginia Chronicle: Digital Newspaper Archive

Russell Flammia

 Hi folks, today, Nov. 11 is Veterans Day.  So let veterans & their families know that you appreciate their service. I mention families because their families experienced loss of family time during holidays, birthdays, anniversaries and other life events.  Additional emotional stress was and is experienced during deployments and special assignments. 

                                                                                 Veterans Day, Because  Freedom isn't Free.
 

 

 

To show their appreciation many businesses are offering free or discounted prices.  I googled Veterans Day Discounts for Richmond and this is what popped up. Additionally Flag Stop Car Wash is offering a free car wash to veterans and active duty military. 

 

Veterans Day Free Meals & Discounts for 2025

Bob Bayliss

Add to the previous announcement about Santa Claus:

5- Santa looks better than you!

Russell Flammia

     December 7, 1941 'A day that will live in infamy' was how president Frankliin Roosevelt described the attack on Pearl Harbor. It was the beginning of World War II which brought about the most signifiant changes in the world during the 20th century. Many of our parents were participants in WW II by serving in the military or in support rolls. Thank God that they did what they did.

        At least 1,254 TJ alum or students were in the military during the war and are honored by a 'service flag' in the front hall at TJ across from the main office. Of that number, 73 paid the ultimate sacrifice and are honored and named on a bronze plaque on the second floor just around the corner from the service flag.

                                'America home of the free because of the brave.'

William Anderson

Thanks Russell for your message of today, December 7. We should also remember the Mothers of some of our classmates who lost their husbands. They were strong ladies who raised the kids and managed to keep the family together.

Mary Draney (Murray)

After Dec. 7, I know many people chose to enlist, including my father. My parents were married in Oregon while he was training. He later was captain of a company in Italy and there were many stories.

Russell Flammia

On Sunday I saw the obituary for Dr. Charles Sydnor, retired President of Emory & Henry. There was a part that caught my attention & I thought I'd share it with everyone.   

    'At Emory & Henry's spring convocation in 1990 Dr. Sydnor spoke of the youth of the 1960's as a culture eager for peace, freedom, and animated by service and self-sacrifice. 

 REMEMBER THIS IS WHAT HE SAID IN 1990.   "What have we become? he asked. "Have we traded the idealism of self-sacrifice for the cult of self-indulgence? Are we unable to distinguish between shallow celebrity and substantive leadership?"

      Something to ponder. 

Marilyn Wolfe (Ruben)

Hello, Classmates!  Sorry I have been SO "Out-of-Touch!  I can finally raise my left arm (although NOT as high as "The Right One!") Our Daughter Rachael & I are STILL going to Physical Therapy after 6 months, & now I am working on "Balance," while she is receiving help for her back & hip! . . .The highlight of this Fall was this past weekend's visit to Coronado Island near San Diego, California, to see Rebecca Wolf, the Daughter of our Cousins Frankie & Gini Wolf, promoted from Commander of the USS Momsen to the Position of Assistant to an Admiral of the U.S. Navy!  We are ALL SO PROUD!  Rachael and I attended the Ceremony, along with Sammy & her New Boyfriend, plus Rebecca's Parents & two Brothers, Joseph and Matthew, and their Uncle & Cousin from New Jersey. It was Quite a Family Reunion! . . . Rachael has been working as a Teacher-Aide in a "Home School" & Volunteering with an "Aid-Society" which provides New School Clothes for Needy Kids. . .Amy has become Financial Director for the Tucson Food Bank, which provides Food for Needy People ALL OVER Southern Arizona!  Her Husband, Martin, holds a similar position at the First Jewish Synagogue in Arizona & Holocaust Museum, located in Tucson. . . Sammy has a New Job at a Public Relations Firm in Las Vegas & likes it very much. Her New Boyfriend works as a Advertising Promoter for Sports Figures, focusing on Ice Hockey Players, and they visit back & forth from Las Vegas to California to Yuma & are also planning a trip to Europe!  Last weekend, we watched them Ice Skating during the Winter Festivities next to the Coronado Hotel! They are A VERY CUTE COUPLE! . . .  I hope everybody had a GREAT Thanksgiving & that the coming Holidays of Chanukah & Christmas will be Healthy & Joyful !

Russell Flammia

Hi Marilyn, I'm glad your arm is imrovinig as well as your balance. You certainly have a lot of good news to share. Enjoy being proud, that a good thing.

Melvin Katz

I agree with Russell: So glad that you are improving

Melvin Katz

Dear Classmates: I see that today was the start of The Battle of the Bulge in Belgium. Some years ago, I was in Europe with my family and we went to the battlefield. There is the Monument to the Men and Women who fought the German's on that Battlefield. It is two stories high. As my family and I walked the steps to the second open floor, one could look out at the wide open spaces on which the battle took place. What I will always remember is the reverence that my family and I had for that quietness, None of us spoke. I had two uncles of my father who were captured on that battlefield.

Russell Flammia

Marilyn Wolfe (Ruben)

Thanks, Russell & Melvin for your good wishes!  I am getting stronger!  The exciting news from this location was the visit Rachael & I made last weekend to see "Smokey Robinson in Concert" a few hours away from here!  He is 85 years old & looks like he's around 40-50! The entire Audience was up on our feet, chanting his songs, movin' & groovin'!  What fun!  The years just rolled away!    Then we came home to finish the last night of Chanukah & get ready for the arrival of Christmas! I hope those were Happy Days for everybody!

Russell Flammia

Glad you had a good time listening to Smokie Robinson. He made real music, not the noise that is made today. Say hi to Rachael for me.