Claremont High School Alumni Society
1911-2024
Erik Seineke
| Class Year: | 1964 |
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| Spouse/Partner: | Marsha my loving wife! Celebrated Our 48th Anniversary September 21st ! |
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Loving life in Trilogy Rio Verde Arizona |
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| Occupation: | Proposal ops. for Aerospace (Apollo) and on to the power industry for Nuclear International arena |
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| Children: | Heather Lynn, born July 23, 1973 Grand daughter, Reese |
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My condolences to the greater family, a life well lived with a partner in parallel ????
Twenty-twenty three ... if only, knowing "then" that which We know now ! Nineteen forty six - nineteen sixty four, brief in scale to the span of life !
Our "paths taken", bifurcations abound, those choices formulate, adding to Our wealth of experiences ! We are the "numerators", this forum is the "common denominator" in the equation of life as We know it. Interchange of thoughts as well as ideas is crucial for Our joys and Our sorrows. "Retired" connotes ( fill in Your interpretation) a myriad of opportunities ! Twenty years retired, shifted paradigms allows for plus chapters in "My book" .
Regardless of graduation chronologies, dare to be a part of something larger, be another "town crier" for Claremont, CA !! Accolades sent to Sharon
Esterley, CHS- nineteen sixty one !!!!
The Pete Fullerton...he was a childhood friend and neighbour! The mid 1950s...the best time to be a kid in Claremont, CA! The "kids" were better at socializing and being adventurous! My fragmented family moved away from St. Bonaventure Drive in 1959, 12 years young, and will remember those days of innocence and laughter! Pete and Gaylord would always be involved in the street games when We stayed out until it was dark! Honored to have known the earlier version...with all his potentials yet to bloom! Rest knowing Your amazing contributions are Your legacy !!!
Lost but, not forgotten...or has he simply outlived his loved ones ! Imagine...his life lived as a Geologist, events to take him "into the field" and yet, apparently, made his home close to Claremont in Pasadena, CA !! Perhaps, as You read this, You may be inspired to author sentiments here and/or otherwise souls !! R...I...P !!!
Billy Barbour...a fellow classmate at Oakmont Elementary School. The summer between 8th and 9th, I had to move away from Claremont and all My friends. Fast forward to 1984...My wonderful wife, Marsha, accompanied Me and when We registered on Friday, he was just behind Us in line. 24 years...was how long it was since seeing any classmates, not enough time to attempt to "fit back in"! He was MIA here and on Facebook and now his story remains untold, RIP My long lost friend !
Alex Hughes - I have, finally, solved "The Great Mystery of 1961" - in the summer of 1960, My Dad moved My older sister and Myself to live with his fiance (she was 28 - Dad was 51). i started 9th Grade in Fontana at Fontana Junior High. Mr. Hughes taught Student Government and Civics there and signed My 1961 Yearbook "Ladle" (part of the steel-making process). I asked him to sign next to his photo. Found that yearbook today, Jan. 9, 2021 (Joan Baez's 80th B-Day) published 60 years back! He was an excellent teacher, I let the teachers I enjoyed sign, very likeable and gave respect where respect was given. I read that He started his Claremont Career in 1966 - I believe He left the Fontana School District after 1964.
Our little girl, Tiffany Rose, passed on July 19 from heart failure. We rescued her through The Humane Society knowing of Her maladies. She was with Us for close to 3 years, she was 8 Y/O when We rescued Her. Rest in eternal peace little one!
Coach McCarthy - lost but not forgotten !
He was intense in his style - either You were in or You were out !!
His agenda was perfect for Me - childhood Asthma & extensive allergies kept
Me back from other sports. He pushed and I responded - He took Us through
the U. S. Navy Survivor & Rescue training @ CJHS. Through the years, I have
developed a respect for all things "H2O" - whether it be body surfing in California
and Hawai'i OR rafting many of the rivers in the western U.S. ! My 8-day, 270 mile
raft trip down the Colorado in the Grand Canyon was the best !
Thank You for instilling, in Me, the confidence I needed most !!!
Rest in Peace (with Your life jacket on) - Erik Seineke in Prescott, AZ
Mrs. Rohrs was My 2nd grade teacher at Oakmont Elementary School circa 1953 - I
remember how she would excite Us into learning and absorbing in those formative years.
I think My sister was friends with the daughters and had a crush on Fred, Jr. !
I hope this message is read by the survivors in the family.
Deepest condolences and a tribute the long life of a fine person!!
Respectfully, Erik Seineke in Prescott, AZ meseineke@msn.com
Post script : I still have the class picture from Our 2nd grade class !!!