Newark, Ohio Third Annual Family ReunionFormer Civilians, Military, Contractors & Affiliates plus their families August 5, 2001
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| The Third Reunion is now history. No rain and a perfect
day for old friends to rekindle "ole war stories".
Approximately 60 people attended this year and was thoroughly enjoyed by
all.
Plans are already underway for next year's NAFB 40th Anniversary Celebration with the cooperation of the City of Heath. Stay tuned.
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Earl Bodem talks to some of the former NAFB
employees at the 3rd annual NAFB Reunion about having a major
reunion next year in celebration of the 40th anniversary of NAFB. |
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Welcome sign at Hess Park at the former
Newark Air Force Base on Sunday, August 5, 2001- where old friends and
coworkers met. |
Floyd Duncan answers the question that was
most commonly asked at the 3rd annual NAFB Reunion. "So what are
you doing in retirement?" Floyd's answer was, "playing
golf." |
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Dave and Irene Shultz enjoyed an afternoon
with old friends |
Earl Bodem and Jennifer Evans discuss the
reunion |
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The afternoon of the reunion was a great
opportunity to renew old friendships. |
Old friends visit |
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Former employees in attendance at the 3rd
Annual NAFB Reunion enjoyed an afternoon of excellent music by vocalist
and DJ Gene Perrine |
Floyd Duncan, John Black, and Dave Trueblood
talk about old times |
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Frank Bailey and Dusty Rhodes had a great
time at the reunion |
Jennifer Evans and Duane Neighbors. Jenny is
now living in Westerville and working in Columbus. Duane is living and
working in Florida and is looking forward to retirement. |
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Al Carrelli (right) and his wife, Jean,
enjoyed the afternoon. Al was the supervisor in the N-16 area in the
Directorate of Maintenance. Jean is the editor of the "Our Town
Plus" newspaper and provided a lot of publicity for the reunion. |
Ken Alpeter (seated) listens as Dave White
and Steve Lemasters talk about old times. |
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Ken Manful, Larry Shaffer, and Stan
McCullough look at photographs from the first two reunions. |
People roamed around all afternoon forming
groups of three or four and talking about the "good old days"
at NAFB. |
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Marge Kinser enjoyed the afternoon. Marge is
a member of NARFE Chapter 310 and chairs their travel committee. |
Speaking of the "old days."
Paul Busche, Bill Sisco, Floyd Duncan, and Dave White had a lot of
memories to share. These four were among the first people hired for the
"Heath Annex" back in June and July of 1961 when a work force
was first being formed at the former Gentile Air Force Depot in Dayton.
Before coming to Heath/Newark the four went to the "State of the
Arts" training which was taught at Gentile buy Philco Ford, was at
Wright Patterson, attended factory training, and then reported to the
"Heath Annex." Yep, they had a bunch of memories to share. |
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Everyone was asked to sign in and put on a
name tag. It was strange how you recognized a familiar face but then
needed a little help with the name. Everyone had seen Freda Harris
(left) working in the cafeteria but not everyone knew her name. Earl
Browning is pictured on the right. He worked in Metrology as a Master
Sergeant and then as a civilian |
Sherwood Conner, Ken Alpeter, and Marge
Kenser enjoy a chance to talk to old friends and coworkers. |
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Terry Kincaid’s son-in-law (left) listens
as Stan McCullough, Terry, and Steve Lemasters talk about what they did
at Newark Air Force Base. |
Jack Stickradt and his wife enjoyed an
afternoon at the reunion. |
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50 - 50 anyone? |
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Above photos courtesy of Yvonne Lorenz. |
Above photos courtesy of "Wild Bill" Sisco. |
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