Christina Barbosa:
CLASS OF 1980
Jahn Friedwick Ludwig Elementary School SchoolClass of 1980
Chicago, IL
Lane Technical High SchoolClass of 1984
Chicago, IL
Christina's Story
I graduated Jahn in 1980 and went to Lane. But I most remember my friends from Jahn: Jamie, Lustro, Percival, Mary, Elias, Ricky, Daker(s), Elmer, Gracer, Einar, Julie, Marco, Mauricio, Robert G., and, of course, James Michael Baker.
I had just returned from a trip to Turkey and was picking up my pictures. I briefly heard a news story on the radio that a 33- or 34-year old man had been shot outside his home and his name was James Baker. I quickly did the math in my head and dismissed it thinking it wasn't him because of the age. Then about a year later,...Expand for more
a co-worker was having a locksmith to her home and she said his name was Kenny. I said, "His last name isn't Menard, is it?" Sure enough, it was Kenny Menard and he confirmed that it was, indeed, Mike Baker that had been killed.
Mike and I sat next to each other most of the time in 6th-8th grades because of our last names. We both loved music (Journey) and "Saturday Night Fever." We both loved the song "Dust in the Wind" by Kansas and, to this day, I still get choked up when I hear it.
I know this isn't really my story but I can write that another day.
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