THE WELCH COMPANY
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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: March 8, 1997 07:46 AM Saturday; Rod Welch

Attend Calif state finals HS wrestling tournament.

1...Summary/Objective


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CONTACTS 
0201 - Richard Popejoy, DDS                                                                                                                                               
020101 - Dr. Richard Popejoy 

SUBJECTS
Events, Entertainment, Good Will                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
Popejoy, Richard, Kathy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
Wrestling Tournament, State Finals, UP                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
0705 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
0705 -    ..
0706 - Summary/Objective                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
0707 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
070701 - Follow up ref SDS 8 0000, ref SDS 7 0000.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
070702 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
070703 - Had breakfast with some of the key people who got Robby and I started                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
070704 - in wrestling, plus the principal and vice principal when we attended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
070705 - Cupertino HS.  We reviewed that era and the excellent work they did in                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
070706 - preparing young people for life.  Had a good discussion with Ron                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
070707 - Useldinger, visited with Dennis Blacklock, Gerry Carl and two brothers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
070708 - who wrestled for Richard at Cupertino in the mid-80s.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
070709 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
070710 -     [On 970312 received call from George Fernandez, ref SDS 9 9640,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
070711 -     and called Richard Popejoy. ref SDS 10 0869]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
070713 -      ..
070714 -     [On 110514 1815 attend ceremony with Richard Popejoy on inducting                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
070715 -     Sam Lawson into Wresting Hall of Fame. ref SDS 13 GO56                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
070717 -      ..
070718 -     [On 130926 0941 letter to Vice Principal Andy Walczak relates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
070719 -     meeting and thanking former CHS staff - teachers, counselors and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
070720 -     coaches. ref SDS 16 YF6G                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
070721 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
070722 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
070724 -  ..
0708 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
0709 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
0710 - Progress                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
0711 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
071101 - Prior to breakfast Dale DeSelms insisted at the hotel on giving me $20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071102 - for dinner last night which I had paid.  I protested that it was a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071103 - great thrill and honor to be part of Richard's event and to offer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
071104 - something back in return for the many years Dale contributed to the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071105 - Cupertino HS program.  Dale seemed anxious about this so I took the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071106 - $20.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071108 -  ..
071109 - About 0900 I finished work at the hotel writing up the record for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
071110 - yesterday on 970307 1300, ref SDS 8 UX8G, and then left to meet with                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
071111 - Sam Lawson, Dick Campbell, Dale DeSelms and George Fernandez, at Marie                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071112 - Calendars for breakfast a block or so away on March Lane.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
071113 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
071114 -            [On 990429 Sam Lawson has cancer, ref SDS 11 2887, called                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
071115 -            him with well wishes for recovery, and again thanked him                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071116 -            for working so hard to make the lives of his students                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
071117 -            productive and worthwhile. ref SDS 11 9066                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
071119 -             ..
071120 -            [On 120823 1150 Rob wrote a moving, poignant memorial to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
071121 -            commemorate naming Collin's Elementary School after Sam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071122 -            Lawson, which was delivered on 050826 for dedication                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
071123 -            ceremonies. ref SDS 14 858M                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
071125 -             ..
071126 -            [On 110514 1815 attend ceremony with Richard Popejoy on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071127 -            inducting Sam Lawson into Wresting Hall of Fame.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
071128 -            ref SDS 13 GO96                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
071130 -             ..
071131 -            [On 130104 2045 submitted this record to Rob and Jay                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071132 -            Lawson, Sam's son, on the occassion of Richard Popejoy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
071133 -            being honored for continuing the legacy of Mr Lawson and Mr                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071134 -            Campbell fostering a vibrant, successful wrestling program                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071135 -            in the Cupertion community. ref SDS 15 3N4Q                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
071137 -  ..
071138 - George, who was the principal at Cupertino HS during my time there in                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071139 - the early 60s, indicated he is now involved in some kind of support                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071140 - service for the schools, sounded like providing temporary substitute                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071141 - teachers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
071143 -  ..
071144 - Sam and Dick explained attending San Jose State College and wrestling                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071145 - for coach Ted Mumby in the late 1940s after the war for Mr Lawson, and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071146 - early 1950s for Mr Campbell.  They praised Mumby's leadership and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
071147 - genuine humanity, which Sam and Dick later brought to the junior high                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071148 - school wrestling program, and was very much in effect when Robby and I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071149 - came along in the mid-50s.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
071151 -  ..
071152 - Today, Sam remembered the time in 1963, when he asked Robby and I to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071153 - put on a wrestling exhibition at a local junior high school that                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
071154 - showed advantages of resolite mats, which were still new technology                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071155 - introduced in about 1960, to improve safety.  During the match, Rob                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071156 - fell back on his head and was knocked out.  Sam showed salesmanship                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071157 - noting immediately how much worse such an accident is when using older                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071158 - mats, which were much harder!  I remember thinking "Boy, am I glad I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071159 - don't have to wrestle Mr Lawson; he is always two steps ahead of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
071160 - everybody."                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
071162 -  ..
071163 - Dick related being principal at Monte Vista High School after Rob and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071164 - I graduated from CHS.  He supported team-teaching innovation that                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
071165 - enabled teachers to collaborate on related cirriculum.  Mr Campbell                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071166 - gave approval to remove the wall separating two classrooms.  Teachers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071167 - and students could then move easily between the rooms working together                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071168 - on class assignments, and teachers could apply their acedemic                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
071169 - specialities with content from other subjects.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
071171 -  ..
071172 - Dale mentioned his sense of good fortune to have come along at a time                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071173 - in Santa Clara Valley when schools were being built and so they could                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071174 - share in the energy and optimism of the emerging Baby Boom generation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071175 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
071176 -            [On 110514 1815 attending Sam Lawson's induction into                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071177 -            Wrestling Hall of Fame, event documentation included                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
071178 -            articles in the Cupertino Courier on the careers of Mr                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
071179 -            Lawson and Mr Campbell, who credited their good fortune                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071180 -            coming along at a time of significant expansion of the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
071181 -            Cupertino school system. ref SDS 13 GO4K                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
071183 -  ..
071184 - Dale asked me to recount discussion the previous evening of memories                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071185 - attending Cupertino High School in the early 1960s, reported yesterday                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071186 - on 970307 1300, ref SDS 8 MP4I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071188 -  ..
071189 - Related again, the most fun I had in high school was getting together                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071190 - in the cafeteria with a small group before school started sharing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
071191 - solutions to math problems.  We somehow got started in the 9th grade                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071192 - and various kids participated over the 4 years I was there to see who                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071193 - had solved the toughest homework problems from the previous nights                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071194 - assignment, and explain the solution.  I think Mr Grodin may have been                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071195 - the catalyst.  I was pleased to mention this to him when attending an                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071196 - event at the high school prior to his retirement some years ago.  It                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071197 - remains a strong example of combining teamwork and competition applied                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071198 - to academics in growing knowledge.  Today, high priced management                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
071199 - gurus call this "self-directed teams", but back then, we were just                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071200 - children thrilled by the adventure of learning.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
071202 -             ..
071203 -            [On 110514 1815 attending Sam Lawson's induction into                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071204 -            Wrestling Hall of Fame, Dick Campbell shared this story                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071205 -            today of us kids collaborating on solving math problems                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071206 -            attending Cupertion High School some 50 years earlier.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
071207 -            ref SDS 13 GO4K                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
071209 -  ..
071210 - Sam Lawson told a wonderful story of his experience nearly qualifying                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071211 - for the 1948 US Olympic team, possibly in London.  Actually, it must                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071212 - have been earlier, since someone said he is about 76 now.  In any                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
071213 - case, Sam qualified to try out for the US team but had to hitch-hike                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071214 - to Iowa.  The school administration would not give his coach at San                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071215 - Jose State permission to take time off to travel with Sam, but the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071216 - coach gave Sam $40 or so to help make the trip.  He won all of his                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071217 - matches, but not enough by pins, and so wound up as the third place                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071218 - qualifier in his weight class.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
071219 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
071220 -            [On 070420 Rob had a similar experience 20 years later, and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
071221 -            Richard had a better memory, remembing Sam's experience                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071222 -            related to qualifying for the Olympics. ref SDS 12 6D8J                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
071224 -  ..
071225 - As a result he was outfitted and given a visa and passport to make the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071226 - trip to London as an alternate if the first two finishers could not                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071227 - make the trip.  It turned out the higher qualifiers went to London,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071228 - and so Sam missed out by the narrowest of margins.  But, his love of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071229 - wrestling, personal energy and leadership have inspired the Cupertino                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071230 - community for many generations to become winners.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
071232 -  ..
071233 - I explained deep appreciation for Sam and Dick helping me and Rob                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
071234 - develop as youngsters in elementary and later in Junior High School.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071235 - In 1956 or 57, Rob and I became friends attending Collins Elementary                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071236 - School, and living a block apart.  During summer vacation, he rode me                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071237 - on his bike (handle bars) to "recreation" at the original Cupertino                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071238 - Junior High, then located on Stevens Creek near Highway 9.  That first                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071239 - day, Mr Lawson was refereeing wrestling matches, and encouraging kids                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071240 - to participate.  Rob had done this the previous year, so I just                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
071241 - watched him take on other kids, not really understanding the rules.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071242 - Eventually, Sam insisted I give it a try with Rob.  That experience                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071243 - got me started in wrestling and determined to avoid further matches                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071244 - with Rob.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
071246 -  ..
071247 - Later in high school, I studiously avoided working out with Rob.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
071248 - About twice a year, Coach Useldinger insisted on putting us together                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071249 - in practice.  Just hated those matches, but everyone said they were                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071250 - fun to watch, and maybe instructive.  Rob was only 2 weights above,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071251 - but those long arms and fingers made it impossible to break his grip;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071252 - he was much more difficult than taking on Popejoy or Biancani, who                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071253 - were much bigger.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
071255 -  ..
071256 - Today, Mr Fernandez recalled the time he visited wrestling practice,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071257 - and saw Richard, Gary and I doing round robin 1-on-1 take-down drills.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071258 - He worridly chided them (at 180+) for throwing me (136) around the mat                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071259 - and crashing into the walls, but they laughed and noted so far they                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071260 - had no take downs.  I laughed today saying that was fun practice.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
071262 -             ..
071263 -            [On 990429 Sam Lawson very ill with cancer, ref SDS 11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
071264 -            2887, called him with well wishes for recovery, and again                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071265 -            thanked him for working so hard to make the lives of his                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071266 -            students productive and worthwhile. ref SDS 11 9066                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071268 -             ..
071269 -            [On 120823 1150 Rob wrote a moving, poignant memorial to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
071270 -            commemorate naming Collin's Elementary School after Sam                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071271 -            Lawson, which was delivered on 050826 for dedication                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
071272 -            ceremonies. ref SDS 14 858M                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
071274 -             ..
071275 -            [On 130104 2045 submitted this record to Rob and Jay                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071276 -            Lawson, Sam's son, on the occassion of Richard Popejoy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
071277 -            being honored for continuing the legacy of Mr Lawson and Mr                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071278 -            Campbell fostering a vibrant, successful wrestling program                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071279 -            in the Cupertion community. ref SDS 15 3N4Q                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
071281 -  ..
071282 - Today, I explained amazement and admiration during those earlier                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
071283 - summer time recreation days watching Sam climb the rope hand-over-hand                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071284 - to the high ceiling in the gym and while sitting in a chair with his                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071285 - legs wrapped through the chair legs.  Nobody else could do that.  I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071286 - wondered, if one day, I could do something special, and perhaps                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
071287 - inspire others to try difficult feats, as Sam did for us.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
071289 -  ..
071290 - Dick asked this morning if it was true that I got my dad and our                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
071291 - second mother together by offering to have dad fix the roof that was                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071292 - leaking on Lillian's house when we lived down the street in Garden                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071293 - Gate, and Rob and I were then just friends in school?  It was                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
071294 - heartening to hear that this seems to have become lasting lore                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
071295 - surrounding the Welches and Rideouts.  I confirmed that was the way it                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071296 - really happened.  It turned out that my best friend became my brother                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071297 - and his beautiful mother, who was so nice as a friend, became my mom.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071298 - Of course there were many struggles to come, which together with                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
071299 - school and our work experience with dad, focused and sharpened                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
071300 - whatever talents we had to prepare for our life's journey.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
071302 -  ..
071303 - We recalled how Dick got both Robby and I started in tumbling during                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071304 - summer recreation, and this developed strength, motor skills and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
071305 - balance that are critical assets in wrestling, and all sports really.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071306 - I also marveled and sought to emulate Dick's deft touch in badminton,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071307 - combining power and control by dropping shots gently over the net in a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071308 - manner John MacEnroe would later make famous in tennis.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
071310 -  ..
071311 - I don't think I mentioned today the occasion at Cupertino Junior High,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071312 - during the summer recreation program, probably in 1958, that Dick took                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071313 - me outside of the gym and down the hall, away from everybody else, for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071314 - some guidance on maintaining self-control.  I was probably being                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
071315 - unruly waiting for a turn on the trampoline, or to play badminton.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071316 - His quiet, but firm, comments helped an emotional child develop                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
071317 - patience, thoughtfulness, and focus needed to meet future challenges                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071318 - on the mat, in the classroom and the larger arena of life.  This was                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071319 - the proverbial "trip to the wood shed" but he used reason and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
071320 - strength-of-character to mold character, that has guided me for 40                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071321 - years.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071323 -             ..
071324 -            [On 120823 1150 Rob wrote telling memorial to commemorate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
071325 -            Collin's Elementary School name change to "Sam H Lawson                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071326 -            Middle School," and delivered on 050826; Rob credited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
071327 -            Mr Lawson's "tough love" that guided young, zestful                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
071328 -            children into habits of productive self-control.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
071329 -            ref SDS 14 L64Q                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
071331 -  ..
071332 - A few years later when we were at Cupertino Junior High School, I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
071333 - asked Dick to be the spotter for me when I tried the first double back                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071334 - flip on the trampoline that had been attempted at the school.  This                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071335 - was in front of the student body and it was the first time I had tried                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071336 - the maneuver.  I just suddenly felt I could do it with Dick ready to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071337 - catch me if anything went wrong.  Of course, others improved on this                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071338 - initial effort.  Rob got good doing doubles the next year, and there                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071339 - was a new kid who came to school that was really good.  But, now, many                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071340 - years later I realize the value of trust which emanates from strong                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071341 - character in leading others to take up the challenge traveling new                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071342 - paths and trying new methods that lift our culture to new plateaus.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071344 -  ..
071345 - This morning I expressed gratitude for the time and patience Mr Lawson                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071346 - and Mr Campbell invested imparting values and strength of character to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071347 - me and many others over the decades as educators, leaders and molders                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071348 - of new generations.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071350 -  ..
071351 - In a way, much of my work today is being a "spotter" to help others                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071352 - try methods to leverage their intellectual talents, yet appear to hold                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071353 - great risks, endemic to deferred rewards that require initial faith to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071354 - invest time and effort.  It is a little like climbing a mountain when                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071355 - you cannot see the top, and cannot judge the effort or peril that is                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071356 - entailed. ref SDS 2 4930  I must first show the way by demonstrating                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
071357 - performance, and then be there to ensure they succeed, even if they                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071358 - falter.  I am sure others can do better what I am doing, once they                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071359 - acquire the faith to try from seeing a new path can be travelled, and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071360 - discovering the joy of victory, as Sam and Dick made possible for me                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071361 - so many years ago.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071363 -  ..
071364 - Dale DeSelms mentioned a few times George's war record.  We could not                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071365 - get George to discuss this, as he changed the subject with the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
071366 - expertise of a seasoned politician and executive that he became in                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071367 - building Cupertino High School into a strong academic and athletic                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071368 - institution.  Somehow, I have the impression that George had an                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
071369 - exemplary war record.  It would be nice to hear about it the next time                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071370 - we get together.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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071375 -  ..
0714 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
0715 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
0716 - 1000 visited UOP Gym for Semifinals and Consolations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
0717 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
071701 - After breakfast, George had to leave rather than join us at the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
071702 - tournament.  I drove back to UOP gym and found Richard in about the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071703 - same section as yesterday. Unfortunately there were not enough seats                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071704 - for Sam, Dick and Dale to sit with us to watch the wrestling, but they                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071705 - found seats across the aisle.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
071707 -  ..
071708 - Ron Useldinger arrived about 10 minutes later, and Dennis Blacklock                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071709 - and Jerry Carl, also, showed up, including Jerry's son, Tavis, who                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071710 - wrestled for Richard about 10 years ago.  Two brothers, John and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
071711 - Cethas Butler, who wrestled for Richard in the mid-80s also, attended.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071712 - Turned out these were the boys Richard had told me about, when he was                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071713 - coaching at Cupertino, who had risen above a very difficult situation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071714 - at home, only to succeed on the mat, and now in life.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071716 -  ..
071717 - At dinner between the semis and the finals, the brothers explained a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071718 - little about their circumstances growing up with a father who was                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
071719 - deeply religious, but also was overtaken by a drinking problem.  He                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071720 - took his entire family to Israel in the late 70s or early 80s with the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071721 - stated aim to convert the Jewish people to the new testament -- move                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071722 - over Don Quixote.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
071724 -  ..
071725 - Ron explained having given consideration last year to retiring and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071726 - turning the business over to his son, Kevin.  He said Kirt is still                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071727 - doing well as an architect and with his furniture store.  Crista has                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071728 - an 18 year old daughter who is a model and was recently on the cover                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071729 - of a national magazine.  He said she was in a Pepsi or Coke commercial                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071730 - during the Superbowl this past January, and so has a promising career.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071731 - Ron asked Richard about his son's progress who had some early success                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071732 - in modeling.  Richard indicated his son is working for a contractor                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071733 - while taking a break from a new direction in returning to college, I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071734 - think he mentioned Stanford.  Crista is going to medical school.  She                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071735 - is now 40.  Carol is having emotional problems.  I related the similar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071736 - situation with Robby and his son, which seems to have prevented Rob                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071737 - from attending our reunion today.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
071739 -  ..
071740 - Ron said that more recently he has decided retirement would not be as                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071741 - much fun as it had at first seemed, and so he has thrown himself into                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071742 - building his business, focusing on increasing foreign markets.  I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
071743 - asked about the competition that seems to exist that we see so much on                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071744 - television for exercise machines?  Ron pointed out that his program is                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071745 - more practical for most people because it only takes 20 minutes or so                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071746 - a day and does not cause muscle soreness, the equipment is more mobile                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071747 - and less intrusive, and does not present the danger of injury posed by                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071748 - traditional bar bells.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071750 -  ..
071751 - Ron said he nearly lost his life in an automobile accident this past                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071752 - holiday season.  While driving home on Highway 17, he skidded off the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071753 - road due to hydroplanning.  It sounded like several telephone poles                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071754 - were cut in half, and his car fell about 30 feet or so down an                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
071755 - embankment.  Rescuers had to saw off the top of the car to get him                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071756 - out.  Miraculously, no one else was involved and Ron, though knocked                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071757 - out, needed only 20 stitches or so across his eyebrow to recover.  I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071758 - did not even notice a scar.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
071760 -  ..
071761 - Ron bought a manual on sale at the tournament that is a history of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071762 - wrestling in California.  It has past champions of the NCAA, the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
071763 - forerunners of the current State Championship tournament, and Junior                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071764 - College champions going back for as many years as these tournaments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071765 - have been held.  Robby is listed as one of only 2 or 3 people who have                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071766 - both won the tournament and later coached someone who won.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
071767 -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
071768 -      [On 970312 returned the history book to Ron. ref SDS 10 0879]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
071770 -  ..
071771 - Did not have a lot of chances to speak with Dennis and Jerry.  We did                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071772 - speak briefly about our early days in Little League when Dennis' dad                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071773 - was the coach of our team, the Lions, and Jerry was on the winning                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071774 - Kiwanis team.  We remembered all of the teams launching the little                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071775 - league season by forming up behind the post office, which at that time                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071776 - was the biggest building in town, and marching over to the ball field                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071777 - behind the fire station, with a band and everything. That was a big                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071778 - deal in 1956.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
071780 -  ..
071781 - Prior to the finals this evening, a number of people were honored,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071782 - including the first winners of the tournament 25 years ago in 1973,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071783 - most of whom showed up this evening.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071785 -  ..
071786 - Among those honored included Mrs Dave Shultz who sat behind us the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071787 - previous night, per ref SDS 8 8693, dressed in a green workout suit,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
071788 - but this evening she was dressed in a beautiful evening dress and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
071789 - looked marvelous.  Dave Shultz was, of course, honored for his                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
071790 - extraordinary prominence in coming out of the California wrestling                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071791 - program, and then his tragic murder which has been in the news the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071792 - past year.  But this evening, Mrs Shultz was also cited as                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
071793 - Woman-of-the-Year in her own right for her support of wrestling in the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071794 - California High School program.  She brought out her two sons and it                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071795 - was a great tribute for everyone in attendance that a murderer's                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
071796 - bullet could not stifle the affection and support felt for Mrs Shultz                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071797 - and her family.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
071799 -  ..
071800 - Another person honored was the coach of the Montery HS wrestling                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
071801 - program, who seems to be an editor of a Wrestling publication covering                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071802 - California.  Turns out this is the gentleman who introduced himself to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071803 - me at the Cupertino Tournament, this past January, and recalled a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
071804 - match we had and also my state finals match in 1963. ref SDS 5 7593                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
071805 - and at ref SDS 5 8402  Consideration of why that match seems to have                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
071806 - been remembered is at ref SDS 8 7593                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
071808 -  ..
071809 - As the pre-finals introduction ceremony occurred, I considered going                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071810 - down and pointing out to program officials that Ron Useldinger and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071811 - Vaughn Hitchcock were in attendance this evenging and should be                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
071812 - mentioned as the only two coaches who have tied for the Northern                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
071813 - California Championships, in 1962, and that one of Ron's proteges,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
071814 - Doctor Richard Poepjoy, who placed in the tournament in the early 60s,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071815 - and later coached winning teams of his own at Cupertino, has assembled                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
071816 - a reunion of Cupertino Wrestlers from that period to honor the 25th                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
071817 - anniversary event.  By the time this thought was processed, however,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071818 - the ceremony was over, and wrestling had begun.  So we will save this                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
071819 - thought and maybe there will be another time when it and others that                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
071820 - formed over these past few days will come in handy.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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