Years in Review

  2 024 Year in Review Highlights January 24 attended a Daniel Island Community Speaker's event at the Daniel Island club featuring speaker Alex Pelbath, U.S. Air Force Colonel (retired) who was the commanding officer for the mission charged with evacuating all U.S. military and civilian personnel from Kabul, Afghanistan in August 2021. Despite the chaos the air force was able to evacuate 124,000 people but still left people behind. The tragic departure was embarrasing and disturbing to say the least. February 2 Forte Jazz featured the Big Band sound of Sinatra and other crooners conducted by our friend Frank Duvall. Frank is the bassist with the Charleston Jazz orchestra and also plays piano where we first met him at Charleston Place and his trio played at our wedding. In addition to teaching at the College of Charleston he has performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Billy Eckstein, Buddy Greco and Marian McPartland. We celebrated my 81st birthday at Maison, March 19. After 18 years...

  2 023 Year in Review Highlights:  The Dunham street gang added the Marina Variety Store and Sunrise Bistro to its Thursday morning group breakfast spots.  March 18 we celebrated our anniversary at Maison. March 31 - April 9 Credit One Charlestonn Open volunteering as a Tournament Ambassador. Ons Jabeur defeated defending champion Belinda Bencic 7-6, 6-4. This photo and brief article appeared in the Daniel Island News during the tournament.  My picture and thias article were featured in our local Daniel Island News. April 19-23 Went out to San Francisco to attend the Serra Hight School 50 Year Alumni Club reunion. We went together with Ken Colombo and his wife Quay. Having graduated in 1961 I missed my 50 year reunion in 2011. We also got together at the Basque Center for dinner with classmates Stan Johnson and Joan Maher. On the weekend we visited my cousins the Ken, Bob and Jim Porter, Sue Meehan and Sissy Gillott. My former Peace Corps buddy Jack Colbourn and h...

  2 022 Year in Review On a sad note my brother Eddie passed away on Sunday January 23, 2022 after a long illness fighting COPD, heart arrhythmia and cancer. Eddie didn't want a big funeral and donated his organs to science. We did hold a memorial for Eddie on Sunday, June 5 at the San Carlos American Legion Hall where he used to frequent. Many of his friends from South City high school attended as well as his neighbors from his veterans housing complex and expressed their condolences. Pat Canavan, John Penna, Jim Dombrowski and Christine's husband had prepared eulogies. We also invited relatives and friends, including the receipent of the Eddie Booth Scholarship, and his father to attend a Giants game on Eddie's birthday June 7th in our own premium suite. Highlights: January Doris and I started playing Pickleball but I still prefer tennis. January 12 Edmunds Oast Brewery with Dunham Gang. February 26 Charleston Jazz " Easy to Love" concert featuring Camille T...

2021 Year in Review Highlights: March 18-20  Visited Beaufort to stay at the Rhett House Inn and go out to St. Phillip's Island with Coastal Expeditions. Anniversary Dinner at Saltus River Grill St. Phillips Island Sadly, John and  Liz Froud, my cousins from Norwich, UK, passed away in early 2021 within days of each other.      July 1-12 Trip to Paris (See our Blog)                Doris & Bill Travel Adventures Spent 12 days exploring old and new sights like the Hotel de La Marine, Petite Palais, The Museum of Romantic Life and in Paris and travelling out to Montmorency and the Chateau le Vaux le Vicomte. Wine and Cheese lunch Love Park        Hotel de la Marine                                                              Chateau le Vaux Le Vicomt...