Happy New Year 2011

I appreciate so much Roy Vasquez for making a number of these pictures available to me. We had a great time meeting some old Pillsbury friends at Dave and Cindy Becklund's home in Littleton, Colorado, back in June. Roy's the man! Sure do like his hat!

The Becklunds' hosted us royally and here are the old roomies enjoying Dave's breakfast goodies. Dave is a superb cook!

Harold and Bonnie Marcilliott enjoying the beautiful weather following their Sunday evening service.

Butch Rodman, and his wife Kay, lives in the Denver area and they were able to come for the get together.

Here is Connie with Dave and Cindy at their front door. We enjoyed our stay at their beautiful and unique home.

This fall we spent a week in Watertown, Wisconsin and had some time with Fred and Judy Moritz. Fred is teaching each fall semester at Maranatha's Seminary. We had a nice lunch with Fred and Judy, and snapped this pic at church on Wednesday night.

Roy sent these last two pictures from his visit to the Twin Cities this fall. This pic is from his visit to see Roger and Jan Creamer at their house in Excelsior, Minnesota. With Roger and Jan is Jan Anderson Moen.

Roy was very impressed with the lovely home that Roger and Jan have in Excelsior. Roy indicated that they have been very creative and resourceful in the way they have developed and improved their property.
Would love to have some more pictures from you to post.

Spurgeon Boys? & Freshmen Quartet

Roy Vasquez has sent me some outstanding photos. Here is one that is just great! It seems to me that this is a Spurgeon Society grouping. Am I correct, or is this a general group of us Pillsbury boys?

Over Christmas Connie and I took a 3,400 mile trip to the Midwest to be with family. But we also had the privilege of having lunch with Roger and Jan Creamer. We almost missed the lunch appointment because our Southern Diesel Ford F-250 had trouble starting in the Minnesota cold. We were glad that Roger and Jan were patient. They looked great and we had good fellowship with them.
Here is a classic snapshot from Roy. Our Freshman Quartet (Roger Creamer, Butch Rodman, Terry Lassiter, and myself) spent a weekend at Roy's house in St. Louis Park during Roy's senior year in high school. In the picture are Roy's mom (Rita is still living in No. California) and his brother Dean who gave his life in Vietnam, plus his sister Linda who passed away several years ago.
Among some old slides I found this excellent picture of Roger teaching a morning Bible class on a Colorado camping trip in the summer of 1970. I was youth pastor in Normal, Illinois, and Roger came along with our group to be the daily Bible teacher.