[Magdalen] 65th Anniversary of the Class of 1950

[Marion Thompson]

It is good that the pieces have fallen together such that Camille can 
take part in this reunion.  Sometimes  blessings happen in most 
unexpected ways.

Marion, a pilgrim

On 3/30/2015 9:43 AM, Jay Weigel wrote:
> How wonderful! Even though Camille has Alzheimer's/dementia, many times
> people who have such will have old memories sparked by surroundings of
> their youth. No matter how much New Orleans has changed, there will be some
> things that never do. And even though her friends will have changed, their
> voices, in many cases, won't have, and there will be pictures. And she will
> get to see her daughter. This could be a real blessing. I hope she has a
> wonderful time.
>
> On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 3:48 AM, Allan Carr <allanc25 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> A while ago, Camille received a letter headed Saint Mary's Dominican High
>> School which started
>>
>> "Hi Girls,
>> Dearie do you remember when we came to Dominican. We were a bunch of Green
>> Freshmen. Well that was 65 years ago and we are still here and anxious to
>> get together and celebrate."
>>
>> After going through the details of the reunion, it ended
>>
>> "We had such fun together during our school days. It would be wonderful to
>> see you again and reminisce."
>>
>> "Sincerely yours,"
>>
>> I loved this letter and Camille remembered the person who wrote the email
>> and liked the idea of going. At first I worried about the expense of a trip
>> from L.A. to New Orleans and that Camille would remember none of it, but
>> anyway decided she would have a wonderful time with the other 80+ year
>> olds. I thought it would be too much for the two of us and invited any one
>> of Camille's three daughters to accompany Camille on the trip. Camille's
>> middle daughter who is in her late forties volunteered first and will go. I
>> spoke with the letter writer and advised her of Camille's condition and
>> that her daughter would be coming along.
>>
>> When another of her classmates heard about the trip, she volunteered an
>> empty small house that has a bedroom on top and a bedroom on the first
>> floor plus the bathroom and, I suppose, a kitchen and living room, and
>> then, even the use of her car.  I thought the offer was wonderful and now
>> really knew that Camille and daughter will be in good hands.
>>
>> The reunion is the weekend of the 24th and 25th of April. Tickets are
>> bought and she'll fly there on April 23rd and back the 26th.
>>
>> Peace,
>> Allan Carr
>>