By
John Olesky (BJ 1969-96)
Beacon Journal retirees find ways to get together long
after they have worked together at the building on East Exchange Street in
Akron.
Whether it’s Florida or New Zealand, BJ retirees and
former newsroom employees had reunions within the past month.
Former BJ Art Department chief Art Krummel and his wife, retired
BJ reporter Charlene Nevada, had a reunion in Venice, Florida with Composing
retiree Gina White, widow of former Composing foreman Dave White. Gina moved to
Venice with Dave nearly a decade ago after nearly two decades in their Sarasota
home. The photo shows the trio at a Siesta Key restaurant.
Art and Charlene have a winter home in Garden City, South
Carolina, which is 85 miles north of Charleston, South Carolina, but spend a
majority of their time in their Tallmadge home.
Then Art and Charlene drove north to St. Petersburg for a
reunion with former BJ artist Dennis Haas and Dennis’ wife, Lois.
Cathy Strong, a 1970s BJ State Desk reporter who lives in
a beach home just outside Wellington, New Zealand, hasn’t had BJ visitors since
the late Fran Murphey showed up on her doorstep in the late 1970s.
But she had two BJ reunions in a week’s time in March.
First retired BJ photographer Don Roese and wife Mary Ann
showed up on her doorstep, and spent a week with Cathy.
After Don and Mary Ann left Cathy’s home for more
traveling, Don was waiting for BJ newsroom retiree John Olesky and 1970s BJ
State Desk reporter Paula Tucker when they landed at Auckland, New Zealand
airport. Don and Mary Ann were at the airport to fly out and on their way to
their Cuyahoga Falls home after visiting kiwi country.
Cathy Strong flew to Auckland and the next day greeted
John and Paula at their hotel, where they were beginning a 22-day, 11-flight
trip to New Zealand and Australia.
So, no matter where you may be in this world, look around
you. There may be a former BJ co-worker sitting at the next table in an
Istanbul restaurant or on your doorstep in the Carolinas.
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