Jay Ortiz
Thanks, first, to Jim Parmelee for posting Irene Wang's obituary on the site. Irene was one of the most overlooked - and perhaps underappreaciated - members of our class, maybe largely because she died so soon after we all went on with our lives after we left Highland. But, I do remember her, and am glad that at long last she has a permanent place in our respective memories.
Secondly, thank you, Steve, for keeping us updated about Jeff Diefendorf. Jeff and I competed, fiercely, in all the classes we shared together, and I have always valued not only his friendship, but the challenges he posed to me - challenges that have served me well for the remainder of my life. He, his wife and I sat together at the Saturday dinner during our 50th reunion, and I was grateful for the opportunity to tell him - after so many years - how much difference he had made in my life.
Finally, although I may not be able to join the ZOOM meetings very often, I'd like to do so whenever I can - and would be happy to receive any offline emails from any of my old friends.
My email address is jay.r.gentry.ortiz@gmail.com, and - as I said - I'd welcome hearing from any of you.
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