When I was recently talking with Mike Heydinger, he spoke about meeting up with Ron Langhals and Jack Park on January 2 in Toledo, OH. This past Friday I emailed Mike for a news clip regarding their time together for this blog. I received a reply yesterday as Mike was in the midst of final preparations for a trip to Europe with his granddaughter Tali. I am entering his email here:
"We gathered at Jack's place around 11:30 and chatted for about
an hour. Ron is his same old self and Sandy just as witty. Then we
piled into two cars and lit out for a Chinese restaurant that Jack and
Harry liked. My stomach thought it was half way into Michigan by the
time we arrived. The meal was excellent and we probably stretched it
out for a couple hours just chatting about old times and the state of
the Church and politics. Funny how civil the discourse was, as we all
pretty much felt the same on most of the issues raised.
After
lunch Ron and Sandy invited us over to see their place. Dee and I had
been there once but it was new to Jack, even though they live fairly
close together. They had made some changes since last I saw the place.
In particular, they had to replace the front of their house as a car
drove through it one night. Turns out it was one of Sandy's students,
drunk of course! After that, Jack, Harry and I went back to Jack's
place and after a bit I had to leave to ... visit
a cousin of Dee's that was not doing so well.
All in all
it was a very nice gathering and look forward to doing it again. Jack
has recuperated nicely from his stroke, and also the surgeries on his
hands, though there is some trouble yet. He manages quite well,
though. I do believe that they will come to the next reunion if
possible healthwise, as Jack seemed to want to reconnect with so many
folks."
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