Ken O'Connor of Duluth

of Duluth, GA writes:

Hello to all. I have been reading all of the posts and memories come flooding back to me. I think we were fortunate to grow up in a time and a place where you could ride your bike from sunup to sundown, you could fish the ponds, and play in the clay pits (before the Vets school was built) and leave the doors unlocked when you went to the store-ahh, the "good old days".
I left a post last year and heard from several old friends, including Ray Smith. Ray used to live on Hurd Avenue and he was always pin-striping our cars, and bikes. He stayed with it and just shipped me an incredible helmet that he painted by hand- it is magnificent with an American Flag on front and Eagles on the sides and back. I ride a lot up in the mountains of Georgia and every trip I hear the same thing, "who did that helmet?". Ray, it is truly a work of art.
I have read all the comments about the "A Gathering Of Memories" and echo the same feelings. John Burns captured the essence of Saugus.
Meredith, my oldest daughter got married in March and her God Parents, Karen (Kelly) Cotte '64, and Roger Cotte '63 came down. It was great seeing old friends again.It is even better when you can count a cousin and her husband as old friends instead of just relatives.
It seems as if everyone I have heard from is either retired or getting ready to retire. It was just the other day that we were trying to figure out what we wanted to do with our lives. It is true that youth is wasted on the young.
Saugus was a great place to grow up and although I don't miss the winters my heart will always be in Saugus.