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TABATT, RICHARD K.
Dick’s listed as living with his wife, Linda, at 2917 South Pines Road, Spokane Valley, Washington 99206.
TAYLOR, PATRICK M.
Having tried to retire, Pat is still working as a Field Service Manager for a mining equipment company and he just got back from South America! Pat is still married to Gloria (Coble, Rogers ’60), a housewife. They’re living at 1812 4th Place NE, in Auburn, WA 98002 (e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ), and have two daughters, both married -- a teacher, and a social worker.
THOMPSON, CAROL L.
Last we heard, Carol was still married to Gary Coon (Rogers ’60) and they lived at 9924-215th Place SE in Snohomish, Washington 98290. She was a homemaker, he was an electronics technician, and they had three kids.
THOMPSON, CRAIG
Craig doesn’t answer our mail but he might still be in Tacoma, WA 98443, at 4108 E. 76th. Somebody, check on him!
THOMPSON, MARLENE
Marlene Slider has been living at 1512 E. Everett Avenue in Spokane 99207, for many years but we don’t hear from her.
TONEY, STEPHEN A.
Stephen (or “Reno”) lives at 13016 107th St. E., Puyallup, Washington 98374. He said he was looking forward to retirement five years ago but didn’t write back this time.
TRENT, SUE E.
A homemaker, wife and mother, Sue was living at 2356 SE Brookwood Ave., Hillsboro, OR 97123 and married to Nick Hass years ago. They had four children and six grandchildren but we haven’t heard from her recently.
TREVITHICK, CHARLOTTE A.
Charlotte is married to Ken Pointer (Rogers’ 60) and lives with him at 6203 W. 20th, in Kennewick, WA 99338. Charlotte still does taxes for H & R Block, working during the tax season each year and is a homemaker. She reports that they have “done the senior thing” and downsized their home. E-mail them at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ). They enjoy their grandchildren—eight grandsons and one granddaughter--and they visit their parents,
all living independently, often. Ken is a semi-retired educator.
TROXEL, GAILEN
Gailen’s last known address is at 38730 Cape Horn Road, in Concrete, Washington 98237.
TUTTLE, NAOMI
Naomi graduated from the U of WA five years ago but we’ve lost touch with her since then. She lived at 2615 E. Olive St., Seattle, WA 98122 and had one daughter and two grandsons. On weekends she said she gardened, read, and spent time in nature.
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UMPHREYS, MARLYN E. (GENE)
Gene used to live in Spokane but he’s not in the book!
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VALSVIG, PAUL O.
Paul’s been a carpenter, a horseman, and a musician since we graduated. He was married to Robin, they had one child, and their address was 510 N. Grove Rd., Spokane 99224 but now he’s not in the phone book and we haven’t heard from him.
VAN BLARICOM, JEANIE D.
Jean’s address was 5015 Orca Drive NE, in Tacoma, WA 98422 and her married name was Robnett last we heard.
VANDENBURG, LEWIS F.
We didn’t hear from Lou this year but he’s listed as living at 6908 N. Pine Rock Place, Spokane, WA 99208; he was married with two children last we heard.
VAN HOY, DAVID C.
Recently retired as a librarian at M.I.T. where he’s been a librarian for 35 years (!), David is in the process of moving back to Spokane and will live in the family place at Diamond Lake. His current address is: 25 Glendale St., in Boston, MA 02125. David drove to Spokane last month and joined the Planning Committee for dinner and lots of visiting. E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
VARKER, KEITH J.
We haven’t heard from Keith recently but he’s supposedly living at 6128 N. Elgin, Spokane, WA 99205.
VAUGHN, CURTISS M.
Curt died at the Vet’s Hospital in Spokane on April 17, 1996, supposedly of cancer. He’d attended Arlington Grade
School before Rogers and was in Viet Nam afterwards.
VEE, EVONNE C.
Evonne didn’t answer our questionnaires but she’s listed in the book with Calvin Edwards at 8812 N. Lehman Rd., Spokane, WA 99217.
VETALY, JOSEPH A.
Five years ago Joe told us he was self-employed and living at 9635 Grand Ronde Rd., Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 with his wife, Kay a nurse executive. His goal was “retirement”.
VINE, MARIAN V.
Now retired, Marian is married to Jim Rutherford, who plans to retire next year, then they plan to do some traveling in their new motor home. They live at 136 Kenny Ct., Santa Cruz, CA 95065 (e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) and have two children and three grandchildren that they “love dearly”. Marian likes to travel, water ski in the summer, and snow ski in the winter.
VOSAHLO, PATRICIA A.
We heard through a family member that Pat Brookins
is retired, lives at 7730 Roberson St., Irvington, Alabama 36544, near Mobile, (e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) and that she and her family maintained okay during the recent hurricane there.
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WALDO, LADENE R.
Ladene died in 1986 of a heart attack at the age of 44. She had attended St Pat’s Grade School and later married Charles Murphy and lived in California; they had two sons.
WALDRON, TERRANCE
Terry has passed away in August of this year. He was born and raised in Spokane, attended Longfellow Grade School and after graduating from Rogers, went to SFCC, William & Mary in Virginia and EWU. He served in the Navy and became disabled but was active in volunteerism and church groups. He was writing his book and various articles about disability and access.
WALKER, JOHN
No response has been received from John but he was living in the Spokane valley last we heard.
WALLEY, JERRE L.
Jerre Ellis didn’t respond to our mailings but we know that she lives at 26 E. Gordon, Spokane, 99207, is still working at Fred Meyers, and has three children and five grandchildren, ALL boys!!
WALLING, JOANN RUTAN
Joann died in February of 2004; she was born in Tonasket and attended Spokane Community College after graduating from Rogers. She worked as a psychiatric aide at Eastern State Hospital for 20 years before retiring in 1988. Survivors included two sons and eight grandchildren.
WALSH, JIM
A school psychologist for some time, Jim lived in Richland, WA at 633 Cottonwood (99352) with his wife, Jennifer, and they had one adult child, the last we heard. Jim was looking forward to retiring at their place, “Onion Creek” and liked to explore their part of Washington on weekends.
WALTERS, MARY LOU
Mary was a homemaker and lived at 1111 E. Joseph in Spokane, WA 99207, with her retired husband, Sammy Evans, five years ago. Her goal was “To make the world a better place” and on weekends, she attended church, and spent a LOT of time knitting and crocheting children’s caps and mittens for local agencies.
WARD, GRACE ANN
An AVON sales rep. for 25 years (!) Grace still works for the Spokane Youth Sports Assoc. She’s been married to Dave Kassa 43 years, who works for Black’s Industrial and they have four boys and five grandchildren. They live at 1208 W. Rosewood Place in Spokane, WA 99208 (e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ). Grace likes to rest from work, visit granddaughters in Sandpoint, watching soccer games and/or gymnastics. They’re planning on retiring next spring and hope to do more traveling and visiting their son in Calif., friends in Arizona and relatives in Minnesota.
WARD, MARGARET
Maggie Johnson-White is single and lives at 8610 240th SW, Apt. A-4, Edmonds, WA 98026. She’s retired from banking and takes care of one of her grandsons but is pretty independent.
She has one daughter, two sons and a number of grandkids.
WARNER, ALTA
Alta Ferrians is still working and has purchased a home at 1515 Plaza in Post Falls, ID 83854 ,which she also describes as her “retirement” home (e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ). Alta enjoys searching for classic cars, gardening, biking, & hiking. She has two granddaughters who are “fun and interesting”.
WEBBER, PAULINE C.
Pauline’s address is still 3516 11th in Lewiston, ID 8350, as far as we know. She had two children and was married to John Anderson.
WEBER, HELEN R.
Helen was a teacher in the Mead School District and married to Glen Armstrong, owner of Global Billiards, last we heard. They apparently still live at 8409 N. Jefferson St., Spokane, WA 99208.
WEBER, RICHARD
A pharmacist, Dick and his wife, Janice, a homemaker, lived at 270 E. East Stadium Place, in Grapeview, WA 98546 last we heard. They had three children and Dick said he spent his weekends doing yard work, redecorating and in church.
WEBSTER, DONNA
Donna is married to Darrell Daubel (Rogers’ 60) and living at 7017 N. Elgin St., Spokane, WA 99208 but they didn’t answer our questionnaires.
WEGMAN, CHRISTINE M.
Christine was married to Charles Miller, had two children, and was living at 8310 S. 126th, in Seattle, WA 98178.
WEIS, SHARON L.
Sharon was married to Michael Clark and living at E.
4927 Greenleaf, in Mead, WA 99021 last we heard; they had two
children.
WELLWOOD, JAMES L.
Jim was last known to be married with one son and is living at 141 W. 10th St., Ajo, Arizona 85321-1715.
WHEELER, CATHY
Cathy was last known to be married to a Zimmerman and Living in Pismo Beach, California but now we can’t find her.
WHETZEL, ARLENE V.
Arlene Welker is retired and lives at 4505 S. Sheri Ct., Spokane, WA 99223. She spends her time helping out her three children, painting, reading and traveling. She has eleven grandchildren and one great-grandchild! Arlene didn’t tell us much more about herself except that she does “whatever she decides to do” on Saturdays!
WHETZEL, ROSALIE
Last we heard, Rosalie was married to David Smith, in the USAF, and living at 2810 S. 38th, in Abilene, TX 79605.
WHIPPLE, JACK
Jack was an owner of a Midas Mufflers business in Lewiston, Idaho 83501 last we heard; he lived there at 1004 Hemlock Dr. with his wife and four children years ago.
WHITE, SHARON GAYLE
Gayle was married to Denny Livengood, a retired fireman, and living in Spokane last we heard but they’re not listed in the phone book now. They had two children (both Rogers’ grads) and two grandchildren.
WHITE, JAMES B.
Jim died at the age of 36, in April 1978. He’d attended Columbia Grade School and became an electrician. He and his wife, Judy, had 4 children and lived in town.
WHITE, JAMES DAVID
Jim is retired and just married Eileen, an old friend of his! He’s in the process of moving from his cabin at Diamond Lake (his son helped him fix it up) to Pullman,WA where his new wife has a good job as a business manager; her daughter attends WSU. Jim’s contemplating going back to grad school “just for fun” and is looking for part time work to augment their income as he gets “bored with retirement”. They’re thinking of moving again in a few years, perhaps back East. E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
WHITE, JUDITH ANNE
An accountant but not retiring until she’s 70 (?), Judy Heiliger lives at 41 Palm Court, in Santa Paula, CA 93060. She’s single now but has two girls and two grandsons; on weekends, she plays golf! E-mail her at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
WHITTAKER, GARY
Gary is still working and says he’s glad to be back in San Ramon, CA 94583, at 409 Deerhill Drive, where he lives with his wife, Nan (e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ). Gary has gone back to school, is playing a little more golf, and likes to travel. They have five “fantastic, beautiful grandkids”, ages 1 1/2–18 yrs.
WILLIAMS, BETTY JEAN
Still teaching in St. Johns, Michigan, Betty and husband, Eugene Lamb, live at 2503 Yallup Rd., Rt. 4, 48878 (e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ). They have two children and seven grandchildren who Betty tries to spend time with since she moved her own children away from their grandparents. Betty works in her garden on weekends and might try to spend part of the winter in Florida so Gene, a carpenter, won’t have to work in the cold.
They toured the northwest last year for their 40th anniversary so can’t come this year.
WILLIAMS, SHARON E.
The last we heard Sharon’s address was 1221 Cypress Lane, Colfax, CA 95713 and her last name was Scurich. She was a teacher and had two children.
WILSON, JACK L.
Jack’s been on our “unable to reach” list for many years.
WILSON, RAY A.
The only address we’ve ever had for Ray was in Spokane but the phone book indicates he might have moved.
WOLFE, MARILYN K.
Marilyn and her husband, Daniel Thomson, are both retired and bought a new home in a gated community near the Pacific Ocean at 98126 W. Benham Ln, #04, Brookings, OR 97415 (E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ). They are in the process of moving after spending the past year traveling and relaxing. On weekends she runs errands, visits friends or just rests and enjoy life. They have two boys and one grandchild, “the apple of our eyes”.
WOLSBORN, GERALD D.
Our last known address for Jerry was 332 Blackfield Court, Tiburon, California 94920. He used to be in hotel management but we haven’t heard from him for a while.
WOOD, DONNA
Donna’s last name was Cushman and she used to live in Spokane but we’ve lost touch.
WRUBLESKI, CAROL A.
Last we heard, Carol was married to John Black and had four children; her address was listed as 3418 Sanford St., Concord CA 94520.
WYRICK, HELEN
We didn’t hear from Helen again but she is still in the phone book and apparently still married to Gary Lynch. Their address was 910 W. Hawthorne Rd., Spokane 99208; they had
two kids.
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YATES, RAMONA J.
Ramona is now the Operations Director at Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery, a “very rewarding job that makes you appreciate your life and all your blessings”. She and husband, Archie Triber, live on a 20-acre farm, at 4123 S. Chapman, in Greenacres, WA 99016, and have 18 Clydesdale horses. Ramona has three children and three grandkids, whom she “loves to pieces”. She and Archie raise Clydesdale horses and do sleigh rides, hayrides, weddings and parades. A horse show prevented Ramona from attending the reunion this time. E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
YOUNG, DENNIS K.
A former Spokane Valley firefighter with three children, the phone book lists Dennis’ current address as 8622 E. Whitman Ave., Spokane, WA 99212, but he didn’t respond to us.
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ZERBST, JANET A.
A retired teacher, Janet was married to C. David Hein,
a wheat rancher, five years ago and her address was listed as
Route 1, Box 4, Reardan, WA 99029.
ZERZA, FREDERIC C.
We didn’t hear from Fred but want to assume he’s still married to Edna Kautzman (Rogers’ 60). He was a “spokesman” for JR Simplot Co. in Boise, lived at 501 E. Soybrook Rd., Boise, ID 83706, and had two children five years ago.
ZIEGLER, LAWRENCE
Larry’s aunt let us know a couple of years ago that Larry had died of leukemia in 1991. He’d attended Bemiss Grade
School and worked as a body repairman after high school.
Later, he and his wife lived in Spokane and had two children.
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Editor’s Note:
Out of some 350 original classmates that we mailed to this year, only around 50 responded to the questionnaires sent out. If you were one of them, THANK YOU for YOUR responses!
If you have current information about some who did not respond, please let us know so we can be in touch for more current updates for our 50th Reunion in 2010!
Dora-Faye
FORMER FACULTY MEMBERS (in touch with us)
William ‘Bill’ Aller* – after attending UCLA, and receiving his BA at Univ. of Wash.; Mr. Aller also attended Burnley School of Arts and earned his Master’s degree in Education along the way from Whitworth. He came to Spokane
in 1949 and taught at Rogers, spending his entire teaching career there, becoming the Head of the Dept. of Fine Arts; he retired in 1979. He designed the art and homemaking addition on the east side of the building plus fought for the turn-in, off Wellesley
when the street was widened. After leaving Rogers he taught at
the Community College and drove to Wilbur every Saturday to teach art to the town folk, farmers’ wives and children there.
Ten years prior to that, in 1969, Bill had retired from the US Navy as a Lt. Commander. He is the founder and curator of
the US Naval Museum at the Naval Reserve Complex in NW Spokane. If any of you are bored and want something to do,
you might visit Mr. Aller at the museum and he’ll show you around (be prepared to spend 3-4 hours; Lloyd did).
Bill Aller has kept track of all the students in his home-room and knows how many have died; he also tries to keep track of fellow faculty as well in his annual. He is full of Rogers’ lore and has boxes of old stuff containing Rogers’ history. If all the historical stuff could be contained, Aller is afraid that just like
the mural that one of his classes painted on a hall wall, when he turned his back, it was painted over.
In addition to painting and sketching, Mr. Aller loves sailing. However, due to his age, he has his sailboat for sale. Any takers? Mrs. Aller is also a retired teacher and they are world travelers; they’ve been to Europe, including Russia, Holland, Finland, China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. They have raised two boys, one a cardiac pulmonary tech at Deaconess and one a professional photographer in Portland. Because of the psychology of teaching today, Mr. Aller said he would NOT
enter the profession if he were just entering the field now.
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Larry Coleman* – a popular coach, Mr. Coleman taught Biology and coached baseball and inter-mural sports at Rogers.
He earned his BA from Gonzaga, earned his masters degree in Bio-Chemistry, and began teaching at Rogers in 1954. He retired in 1986 after 39 years of teaching. He also taught at the Sacred Heart Psychiatric Unit for eight years.
Mr. Coleman grew up on the 1700 block of East Wellesley, a block east from Rogers; the house still stands. Later, he was a member of the same naval unit as Mr. Aller – the 1319th’s. Larry and his wife raised four children, moving four times in 30 years. All four children have degrees and are gainfully employed; Larry Jr. lives in Alabama with their two grandchildren, both girls.
On a normal afternoon, Larry works his dogs; he is a member of the American Kennel Club and a delegate, which requires some traveling. The only traveling he does is showing
his dogs—between Spokane and New York City.
When asked what his favorite food was, he answered,
“A good buffalo steak”. Larry had some “serious” surgery done last year and back surgery earlier this year. His wife is currently very ill; we send our best wishes and prayers for her comfort.
Bart Haggin* – After receiving his BA from Univ. of Wash., Mr. Haggin began teaching English & Drama at Rogers
in 1958. He retired after 30 years, in 1988. One year later he made a trip to Japan and has a condo in Hawaii to which they migrate annually. He and his wife have raised three children, all gainfully employed, and have one grandchild and one on the way!
Mr. Haggin is involved in civil interests, e.g., present and future land use, is on many land use boards, and ran (unsuccess-fully) for Spokane City Council but continues to write letters
to the editor of the Spokesman Review on local issues. For a “hobby”, Mr. Haggin is a runner, running approximately 2000 miles a year, including in our local Bloomsday.He would NOT become a teacher again if he had it to do over.
E.J. Hjortedal* – a 1947 graduate of Rogers, Mr. H earned his BA from St. Olaf’s and was hired by Mr. Warren Morgan, (many of us knew from Arlington) in 1957. He received his Masters degree from Eastern in 1958, and taught Biology & Publications at Rogers; a lot of this work produced our award-winning 1960 annual. He said he would “probably” be a teacher
if he had it to do over again.
Photography is Mr. H’s one and only hobby and his favorite restaurant would be a buffet diner with “good, whole-some food”. He and his wife have “down-sized” and now live on Upriver Drive. They have been on a cruise to Hawaii, to the Caribbean twice, and have taken their family to Norway, where
his family originated. They raised two boys—one manufacturing building trusses, and one a cost accountant for Columbia Lighting -- and one daughter, who is employed at SFCC in the faculty computer department.
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Leonard Johnson – taught Industrial Arts at Rogers; earned his BA & B.Ed., from Wash. State College, and taught
at Rogers for five years, from 1956 to 1961, eventually retiring
in 1986. Mr. Johnson later received his Ph.D. and moved to California where he worked as a psychologist for a time, returning to Spokane the same year as Tracy Walters did. Tracy coached at one of the colleges near where Dr. Johnson lived in California.
Dr. Johnson and his family have moved four times and have raised two boys and one girl. They have been on cruises, to Europe and go to Mexico every winter. They live at Priest Lake have eight grandchildren. He enjoys hunting and fishing with his boys and Tracy Walters.
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Imogene L. Knight – was educated at Wash. State College and taught English at Rogers from 1958 to ????). Imogene lives in Spokane and wrote that she appreciated the invitation to our reunion but was unable to attend because it’s the same weekend
as her own high school reunion, and she’s a part of that committee. She asked that we extend her best wishes to all the “great 1960 grads” and says that she’s sorry she won’t have the chance to
see us and learn of our accomplishments of the past 45 years.
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Harry Merrick* – taught Science at Rogers and later at SCC for two years. He attended the College of Idaho, Colorado A&M, got his BA from EWCE, and later, his Masters’ Degree from Wash. State Univ. before he transferred to Rogers. Harry
was hired by Warren Morgan (former principal at Arlington
Grade School) to teach at Arlington. He started at Rogers in
1957 and retired 30 years later in 1987 and said he’s received
lots of satisfaction from being a teacher!
Harry helped raise three boys and is now single, with
ten grandchildren and four foster grandchildren. He travels and
just returned from Germany, where he visited places where he
was stationed 50 years ago. His hobbies include inventing (he holds three registered patents) and has written and published
three novels. He lives in a large, earth/solar house that he built
in Chattaroy and he builds others as well!
Robert Poffenroth* – taught Social Studies and was a coach at Rogers. He got his BA at EWCE, but also attended Gonzaga and the University of Washington. He began at Rogers in 1955 and retired in 1980. He likes to play handball and cards and “just kickin’ back and enjoying life”. He and his wife go to the hot springs in Canada each year and have three adult children—twin boys who are 50 years old and another boy who’s 44. He has 7 grandkids, 6 boys & 1 girl.
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Tracy Walters – taught math, history and coached at Rogers; he attended EWCE, and got his BA at Washington State College. He began teaching at Rogers in 1956 and retired in 1982.
Mr. Walters is one of Rogers’ most high profile faculty members. Very involved in high school, college and Olympic coaching, he’s the man sitting high on the scaffold announcing the names and times for Spokane’s Bloomsday elite. He and his wife own “Walters’ Fruit Ranch” on Greenbluff, and loves to give tours, especially to children. Mr. Walters is a fan of his grand-daughters’ volleyball team and is active in church, the Hillyard Rotary – from which he helps raise money for college scholarships for only Rogers’ students!
When they have time Tracy and his wife go bow hunting in Alaska and the Artic for Caribou (actually packed one out!) and travel across the United States and Europe working on genealogy projects, sometimes on bicycles! They’ve been to the LDS Library in Salt Lake City eight times. Tracy and his wife raised three boys (one, a dentist, is deceased; one is a teacher, and one owns his own sprinkler system installation business), and a girl, who is a micro-biologist. They have 12 grandkids and two foster grandchildren. Yes, he said, if he could go back, he’d be a teacher again!
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*Indicates faculty members who intended to attend the reunion.
Post Script (on the faculty):
Interesting to note that while I was visiting with these faculty members I learned how many were hired in that period
by Mr. John Shaw, Supt. of Schools, by Warren Morgan, Assistant Superintendent (formerly principal of Arlington Elementary, where many of us attended), or by Jesse Purdy
(our principal in 1956-1960).
Mr. Shaw persuaded Mr. Coleman to apply to School District No. 81 from the Central Valley District….and the rest,
as they say, is history.
Lloyd Apitz
Around the Corner…….by Henson Towne
Around the corner I have a friend,
in this great city that has no end.
Yet days go by and weeks rush on,
and before I know it, a year has gone,
And I never see my old friend’s face;
for life has a swift and terrible pace.
He knows I like him, just as well
As in the days when I rang his bell,
And he rang mine. We were younger then;
And now we are busy, tired old men--
Tired with playing a foolish game;
Tired of trying to make a name.
“Tomorrow”, I say, “I will call on Jim,
Just to say I am thinking of him.”
But tomorrow comes – and tomorrow goes;
And the distance between us grows and grows,
Around the corner, yet miles away.
“Here’s a telegram, Sir. Jim died today.”
And that’s what we get – and deserve in the end.
Around the corner, a vanished friend.
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