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Chuck |
June, 1960 |
Charles Seymour worked at the Newark Airport for several years after leaving the Farm. He is married and living in the San Francisco area. He has five children and three grandchildren. Currently Chuck works in the international transportation field. |
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Frog |
June, 1957 |
George Seymour went to work at National Gypsum (Millington) after BHS and prior to joining the Navy, where he was sent to San Diego. He has three great kids, and seven grandchildren, all living in the San Diego area. Among other things, he recalls fondly heaving bales of straw five high on that flatbed truck, across "endless fields," in the searing summer heat, for ten cents an hour extra credit. |
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Wreck |
June, 1954 |
James Murray has great memories of the Farm, and lives in rural New York, much of the time outdoors as a seasoned hiker and camper. Currently Jim supports hikers on the Appalachian Trail which passes through his farm. He also serves as President of the Bonnie Brae Alumni Association. |
| General |
June, 1940 |
Bob Leslie credits BB with being able to finish high school, and then later finish college with the GI Bill. He was house captain at Kiwanis for a few years, and says, "some of the older guys on the farm would kid me and call me "General" because of my little army." Currently Bob lives in Sun City, Arizona. | |
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Bogota |
June, 1958 |
Robert Devine has two daughters and a son, who is in the Navy, as well as three grandchildren. At age 18 Bob moved to Los Angeles, later moved to the San Francisco Bay area, and now loves living in rural Arkansas where he has his own software company. |
| Fat Stuff |
July 1942 |
Wilbur "Bill" Smith recalls listening to the announcement of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on the radio, Sunday, December 7th, 1941. He was in Gould, and Ida Adams was the housemother (before there were house-parents). After leaving the Farm he ran into both Lindy (John) Verge and John Hahn (Wilson) in Korea. Currently Bill lives in NJ. | |
 | Jeff |
June, 1957 |
Jeff Everitt joined the Air Force after BHS and became an aviator, and now lives with his wife in Colorado working in computer software. His son and two daughters have provided ample grandkids. Currently Jeff serves as Treasurer of the Bonnie Brae Alumni Association. |
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Hicky |
Dec. 1951 |
Frank Hickethier's favorite BB memories: "Hitting" the store room--midnight rides of truck in lower pasture-- midnight swims in the pool--Farm dances, and the bus ride home. Currently lives with his wife and four children in Colorado Springs. |
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JoJo |
Aug. 1957 |
William Gordon stayed at BB after graduation working on the Farm until joining the Navy where he spend 24 years becoming a Master Chief. Bill then worked as a contractor until early 2002 when he retired again. He has a son, three daughters, and nine granddaughters. He lives in Santee, California, and is looking forward to a reunion and hearing from ole friends. |
 | Ike |
June, 1950 |
Izat Keay has the rare distinction of having been both a boy at BB, and then returning as a staff member (6/53 - 9/56). He led the Scouts, supported all kinds of sports, and served as a spiritual leader. Later Ike moved to Tennessee where he served as Director of a home for children whose parents were imprisoned. |
 | Nick |
June, 1957 |
Nickolas Shestople was the first BB boy to work in the community, at the A&P on Olcott in Bernardsville. Later, he went to college, got an engineering degree and joined the Army. Nick just retired and moved to southern California with his wife and dogs from Germany. |
Alumni Members (126) George Albert, Arthur Aston, Michael Anthony, Forman Armstrong, Charles Asmanes, Robert Baille, Harold Bartholomew, David Berlin, Robert Berry, John Bradley, Thomas Breidigan, John Breunig, Thomas Breunig, Robert Button, Louis Cagnole, George Cameron Sr., James Carmichael, Wren Carmichael, Donald Carton, Richard Carton, Frank Conklin, Joe Corvino, David Counsil, Herbert Dall, Alfred Davenport, Lee Davis, Robert Devine, John Drury, Patrick Drury, Albert Ebner, George Eldridge, Jeff Everitt, Joseph Evonitz, Richard Evonitz, Thomas Fenimore, Howard Folkman, David Forrest, Felice Furino, George Geisler, Clarence Goldey, William Gordon, Charles Green, Albert Haarmaan, Robert Hall, Timothy Hart, Padric Hayes, Arthur Hedges, Edward Hendel, John Heys, Frank Hickethier, Robert Hickethier, Robert Holsten, Lee Jack, Louis E. Jeand'Heur, Robert Jellinek, Richard Jesberger, Howard Joiner, Alexander Keay, Ike Keay, James Kierstead, Roger Kidder, Arthur Knowlton, Adrian Kologi, Robert La Boudiere, Robert Leslie, Alfred Lyons Sr., Charles Maney, Jeffrey Marzak, Robert Mauriello, Norman McCallum, Charles Merton, Richard Merton, Robert Merton, Mickey Metcalfe, Gary Minion, Ronald Minion, Harold Mulvihill, Joseph Murphy, James Murray, Richard Murray, George O'Brien, Harry O'Brien, Edward Outcalt, William G. Pecci, Sr., Robert Peters, Dominic Pisciotta, Charles Potter, Richard Regan, Ralph Robinson, Edmond Roney, John Salzer, Wayne Scank, Joseph Searles, Charles Seymour, George Seymour, Thomas Shannon, Nicholas Shestople, Robert Sinclair, George Singletary, John Singletary, William Singletary, W. E. Smith, Charles Stewart, Tod Stiles, Bernd Strunz, Thomas Sweeney, Stanley Szumowicz, George Tate, Arthur Tharp, Robert Tharp, Walter Tharp, James Thompson, Richard Thompson, Steve Toth, John Verge, James Vihonsky, Richard Von Duhn, Bernard Welter, Earnest Welter, Paul Welter, Robert West, David Westphalen, Michael Wilson, Frank Womer, Ronald York, and James York. | |||
