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Sharon Eanes (Pearce)

Sandra,

If you need to get out and go to lunch just to talk, please let me know.  I live in Prince Frederick (Oakland Hall housing development) and can meet you somewhere.  My husband and I are camping through October 23rd, but after that I'm sure I can meet up with you.

Hugs, Sharon Eanes Pearce

Linda Mott-Smith

It was a pleasure to get together with you during the reunion Sandra! So happy that all went well with your biopsy, but sorry to hear of your husband's continuing condition. Feel free to call me if you need some cheer as you know that I understand how difficult it is to be a caregiver💕

David Fletcher

I was wondering if anyone taped the wonderful speach by Dr Vest. I woiuld love to have a copy of it!

Dave

Douglas Silvern

Hello Crossland classmates: Pretty quiet on here. Hope you all Have a safe, enjoyable and blessed Thanksgiving Holiday from the  Silvern Family.

PS: ideas are coming out for a 51 year get together. I'm trying to put together a survey to get best venue and recreational options plus golf.

Linda Mott-Smith

In touch with Doug about options that would include golf and suggested a destination vacation reunion on Martha's Vineyard. We have three golf clubs here and numerous beaches plus spa options. As the onsite manager of an event facility I could do a discounted rate for whatever size group to host. We could do a catered event or BYO food and drink at a venue with a waterview.

Douglas Silvern

May you all have a glorious and festive Holiday Season with your family and loved ones.  Blessings to you . Let's be thankful for all we have been given.  Hope to see many of you in 2022. Happy Festivus, Merry Christmas.  

Be well and stay safe

Doug & Sheryl Silvern

Kenneth (Ken) Polky

Have a blessed holiday!

Robert (Bob) Williams

Same to you and yours, my friend!

David Fletcher

Ah yes! And it's a time to be merry again!

So everyone should have a Happy Happy and a Merry Merry!

Love to all!

Dave

Sharon Eanes (Pearce)

Thank you Doug and Sheryl,  Merry Christmas!  We have been blessed beyond measure.  So thankful!  Stay safe and healthy in 2022!
 

Sharon Pearce

Pamela Brown (Day)

Thank you for the heartfelt greetings of the season! Wishing all my classmates a wonderful holiday and happy new year. Update to my fractured shoulder--I fell and broke my wrist in November and had surgery to repair it. I am back to square one with physical therapy for the next few months. But I will get there! If you are in Alexandria, come back the Torpedo Factory and see my show  in Studio 14.

Rita Ritner

Wishing you all a blessed Christmas today, and a happy, healthy 2022!! I'm already looking forward to our 2022 reunion! Hope to see you all there! And to Pam, please take care of yourself, I'll be keeping your recovery in my prayers. 🙏   I used to love the Torpedo Factory! Do you have a website?
Ciao y'all!

Linda Mott-Smith

Merry Christmas to my Crossland HS family and I am feeling blessed to be back in touch with my peer group after being out of touch for so many years. I truly feel that we are a special and youthful vintage of what I call the "Babes of 53".

Douglas Silvern

2022 CHS'71 Class Party Update

Classmates & Friends the planning continues and I keep getting more fired up !!!

The list of attendee's is growing and still open.  I went for a visit to the Herrington Bay resort on friday. Just cruising down through Upper Marlboro, Croom, and the other small towns in PG , Anne Arundel and Charles County to the destination was a great experience. My how some of the roads and environment  have changed.  First inpression of  Herrington Bay resort was like driving into a small New England coastal town.  John flynn met me there and we had a great few hours walking and driving around North Beach and Deale.  Both the resort and Skippers Restaurant and Bar have wonderful amenities and are just fun to hang out.  The marine area is  an extremely relaxing atmosphere.  We have a wonderful couple evenings and day planned to interact and enjoy . There is so much to see , take in and do. The journey's we have all taken are amazing.  I encourage everyone to please come out and join us.  I love hearing everyone's stories and experiences. Please come and share with friends you have'nt seen in forever. You are all  extremly unique, diverse, creative,  talented and fun to be around. 

Hope to see you there.  Please call, email or text to let me know you will be a part of this exciting class party 9/14 to 9/16. or have questions.  Let's keep it roll'in. flip Flops and Wine.   

Doug

240-772-0732

douglas.silvern@sheppardpratt.org

Final details of the outing will be posted in the next week.  Meeting spots, events, activities

Kenneth (Ken) Polky

Thank you for all of your work on putting this event together, Doug and John!  We were unable to attend the 50th reunion last year, so this will be a fun "second chance." to reconnect.  -Ken

Douglas Silvern

May 1, 2022 (Paul Turner's Birthday)

Greetings Crossland Cavaliers, It's raining here in Middletown so I can't finish my mulching and garden clean up today. I'm sitting at the PC and making some notes about the up comming Flip Flop's and Wine party September 14-16, 2022 at the Herrington Bay Resort and Marina in North Beach Md.  Everyone is still invited and encouraged to show up.  The venue's are locked in.  Party Pavillion on the channel and Marina 9/14 5:30-9:30.  It will be fabulous dessert buffet  and soft drinks and water. B.Y.O.B. for other libations.  Share if you want.  An optional and recommended  sunset cruise on a charter boat will be boarding at approx 6:15 PM (30 ' from the pavillion) cruising the Chesapeake Bay  and docking approx 8:15 PM.  so we can have more time at the party pavillion together.  Thursday Morning a golf outing is still in the making at Chesapeake Golf club.  For those who don't swing clubs at little balls, there are many other optional activities at the resort and close by.  Thursday evening 5:30 PM Skipper's Restaurant and Bar in nearby  Deale, Md will be expecting us on their beautiful outside deck,on the water,  for a Happy Hour ( appitizers are being planned) and dinner 6:30-8:30 PM (order your own off the menu).  The list of classmates  attending is growing, and it's exciting. Please contact me as soon as possible, so I can keep an accurate ( or as close as possible) headcount for planning purposes. 

Enjoy, stay well and safe, and looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Doug Silvern

c 240-772-0732    e mail:  douglas.silvern@sheppardpratt.org

Douglas Silvern

May 8, 2022

Hello Classmates and Friends, Happy Mothers day to all!  We have so many classmates with wonderful and growing  families. I hope you all are well and celebrate a great day. 

Also congratulations to University of Maryland and Terp Nation:  MD Mens  Lacrosse Team is the Big 10 Lacrosse Tournement Champions (2 yrs in a row).  Defeating rival Rutgers, Scarlot Knights in horrendous weather at Capital One field.  MD will now be #1 Seed in the Upcoming NCAA Lacrosse Tournament.  

I believe the Womens Lacrosse Team is scheduled to play in the Womens Big 10 Lacrosse Championship game today in New Jersey, Their opponent will also be Rutgers. Good Luck lady Terps.

Well Finally, the other Good News is that the major details for CLASS of '71 Flip Flops and Wine Class Act 2022 event is posted. Please see the Agenda and registration form on this  site under 2022 Reunion info. .  Thank you to all those who have participated in assisting with this planning. i could not do it alone. Thank you to all those who have contacted me with intenstions to participate, believe me, it motivated me to keep going.  Great to hear from all of you.  It's not too late to jump on board.  Please fill out the registration form and send to me by June 15, 2022.  Any questions or comments please feel free to contact me at 240-772-0732 or douglas.silvern@sheppardpratt.org.  So i can add you to list of participants. There are new folks coming that did not make it to 50th reunion and have not heard from for decades.  I am so excited and grateful to see all of You.   We are a Class Act!!!

All my best and warm wishes

Doug

Douglas Silvern

May 22, 2022

Greetings Classmates, Spouces and Friends,

The month of May is scurrying by.  It's full of special events and we are approaching the busy Summer months.  I hope everyone is doing as well as possible.  The golf courses in the Mid Atlantic are busy and flourishing with deep green folage and grasses, as the rain has been abundant.  

I want to remind everyone the plans for the Flip Flops and Wine class event are intact. My hope is to spend a few very casual and fun filled days with as many of you as possible.  I have been receiving registration forms. If you have contacted me please, before time gets away, take a few minutes to complete the registration and send in with the remittance for the events you plan to attend.  I would like to have the forms and your intent by June 15th. It's not too late to encourage some classmates in your circle to attend.  Any questions, situations or concerns  I can answer,  please feel free to  contact me.  Stay well, and have a safe, healthy and joyful begining to Summer.

Doug Silvern

240-772-0732

douglas.silvern@sheppardpratt.org

Douglas Silvern

July 2, 2022

Dear Classmates, friends, acquaintances, I received information early this morning that our Dear friend, Michael Parvis’ wife of many years, Billie has passed after a long illness on 7/1/2022.  I know many of you know Michael much better than I.  I was blessed when he reached out to me several years ago to reunite with many of our classmates, at the golf fundraisers he had been putting together for years to support our Crossland families. I know he has done much to keep many of us together, and is well respected and loved by those who know him. I thank his good friends Tony Gramsky and Cathy Waltersdorff  for reaching out. I want to thank Lana "Pat" Fink for helping me with this post.  Michael is blessed in having many family, church members and close friends support during these sad times.   More info will be posted as it becomes available.   

GOD Bless all of you

Doug 

David Simmons

Another of our Class of 1971 has died.  Carlton "Pete" Kennedy passed away on Saturday, July 23. Some of us also knew him by his other nickname - "Jump".  He was diagnosed earlier this year with melonoma. At this time funeral arrangements have not been finalized.  If anyone would like more information you can contact me at 240-808-3249.  God Bless Pete and may light perpetual shine upon him.

Douglas Silvern

Hello Classmates, Spouses, Partners and Friends, 

We are a little over 3 weeks away from our special Flip Flops and Wine event at North Beach, MD. As I mentioned in previous posts, I knew  the Summer would pass quickly, and I hope everyone stayed safe and well.  I am super excited about the attendance  of those registed for the event.  Hope you all are finalizing plans and getting ready for the bash.  

It's been great catching up with many of you by phone, texts  and email.  This is my last appeal to anyone who has been on the fence, and has not contacted me. You have until end of day 8/31, then I have to officially close the books, and start ordering for the venues.  For those that have registered, I have sent replies to everyone that has sent in their forms.  If there is anything I can do to make your visit with us more comfortable or any accomodation you may need, please let me know.  

My contact info has changed so if you did not get that info here it is again:

cell: 301 639 4220

email: dstanman92@gmail.com

See y'all soon

Doug

Kenneth (Ken) Polky

Thanks for putting this event together, Doug!

Douglas Silvern

Hello Cavaliers et al, Jumping on here to Wish everyone a safe and happy Labor Day weekend.  Teresa and   I are birthday buddy's today.  Everything looks to be in place for our exciting Flip Flops and Wine get together.

9/14-9/16. 

The pavilion at the Herrington Bay resort , North Beach MD should be decorated and ready for our party by 5:30 PM. (Volunteers encouraged and welcomed to assist earlier)

Remember to BYOB for wine and beer or other adult  beverages of choice. We will have several large coolers there.

There will be plenty of dessert , soft drinks and water, Feel free to bring dinner for yourselves  if you want to eat at the pavilion or on premises , there are gas  grills available. . There is a cafe and a restaurant on premises , if you want to get there early. The beach will be open , but not the swimming pool.  There are changing areas and showers available.

The ship for our cruise, if participating, should be ready for boarding by 6:15 PM. ( approx cost $40 p.p. a little more for a tip for Capt Shawn would be nice) The cruise should last approx 2 hours, there will be dessert and beverages on the cruise as well. The pavilion will be available for us until 11 PM, for those that can hang. (take a nap).

Chesapeake Hills Golf Couse in Lusby Md will be ready for us by 10 AM to tee off maybe a little earlier depending on their early league participants. Get there a little earlier to stretch and warm up.  They have a good Sr. Rate. 

Thursday evening, Skippers Restaurant in Deale, Md  is preparing a delicious " happy hour" for us ( cash bar) starting at 5:30 PM on their picturesque dock.  They will also be prepared to seat us for dinner after happy hour.  A special sheet cake commemorating this 51st year get together  is provided  for dessert, so save room..

If around on Friday morning we can go for breakfast in Chesapeake beach , just a few minutes away. There is a  restaurant, I believe serves breakfast until 1 pm. 

Any last minute questions please call or text Doug @ 301-639-4220  email: dstanman92@gmail.com

Stay well and safe, see you all in a couple short weeks.

Doug

David Fletcher

Happy Birthday Doug and Teresa!

We be getting all our "Stuff" together for the road trip north! Can't wait to see all you guys.

They scrubbed the darn launch again. Sombody get in there with some Hubba-Bubble and get that leak fixed!

Dave and Lori

Kenneth (Ken) Polky

Happy birthday, Teresa and Doug.  Looking forward to the 51st anniversary events.