Mr. Brachbill will be unable to attend our reunion. If you would like to email him, his email is: tbrach@consolidated.net. Here is what he had to say:
It was good to hear from the Class of "88 and I had to dig out my 30 some odd years of yearbooks to refresh my fading memories. It reminding me of all the outstanding athletes, scholars, and just great kids in your class. I hope you have a great time at your class reunion, however, I will not be able to attend because I promised my own classmates after our 25th reunion that I would make the trip back to Pennsylvania for our 50th reunion. Well the time flies by too fast when your having fun. Nancy and I will be attending her class reunion in Portland, OR in early July, then travel east to my reunion in Williamsport, PA. when you are gathering for your celebration. At last report, we have only lost 6 out of our 78 graduating class members. Almost two-thirds of us went into some phase of education, mostly teaching. Maybe there is a message there somewhere. Anyhow, I really enjoyed my 30 years at SHS, and maybe not so much as a principal for six years elsewhere. I guess the good Lord meant for me to be a teacher. At any rate, I have been retired for 11 years, enjoying my good health, our 14 grand children, teaching my retrievers, and spending as much time as possible in the great outdoors. I sincerely hope that all of you are in great health, have enjoyed your journey through life as much as I have, and look forward to attend your 50th reunion. It will be here much quicker than you think. So, as you journey through life you might take George Carlin's advice. (See below) Sincerely, Tom Brachbill George Carlin's Views on Aging Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions. 'How old are you?' 'I'm four and a half!' You're never thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key. You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead. 'How old are you?' 'I'm gonna be 16!' You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life . . You become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony . YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!! But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed? You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50 and your dreams are gone. But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would! So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60. You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday! You get into your 80's and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30 ; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't end there. Into the 90s, you start going backwards; 'I WAS JUST 92.' Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. 'I'm 100 and a half!' May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!! Tips on How To Stay Young
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