Martin Kern:  

Update 9/14/20 - For the past several years I've been participating as a "guest" crewman on a 33' sloop. On Tuesday evenings (now on Sunday's) we race on the Delaware River between Burlington, NJ and Bristol, PA. Lots of fun and a reminder as to how old I actually am! Racing is hard work! This past Sunday (09/13/20) we took 1st Place. Felt good! Nice thing though, every boat took the lead sometime during the race. We won because of our captain's extensive experience and the ability of the crew to take orders. Finished up by celebrating at a local Italian restaurant in Bristol Borough eating under a tent. Sailing people are the best! Always courteous and friendly, willing to help at any time. Update 2/29/20 - It's been a while since I last updated my profile. Of course much has happened since my last posting. For starters, It's 2020 and I'm wondering if we'll have a 60th! reunion this year, time is short! Hopefully somebody in the NV area can put something together, perhaps a dinner in a local restaurant. Previously, I reported on the progress of my daughter and daughter-in-law. Rachael is graduating this May from PCOM as a trauma surgeon! She'll be the 1st Doctor Kern in our family! Laura is also graduating in May (PCOM) also! But, she'll be continuing to earn her doctorate. Geez, these girls are smart! Daughter Wendy has been doing just great in her business and recently adopted her first dog - Birdie. Speaking of dogs, Goldie just turned 6 and we love her even more! Michael and David are still doing fine and all four of our kids still live nearby. All the grandkids are healthy and doing well in school. This coming August, my wife and I will be celebrating our 50th! Time sure does fly. I'm still involved with the model railroad club (Abington Lines MRRC) and also the Volvo club (Volvo Sports America) and, of course my sailing buddies in CPYOA (Compac Yacht Owner's Assoc.). Can't have too many hobbies! Enough for now, hopefully someone will take the ball and get things rolling for a reunion this year. Update as of 4/12/18. As reported previously, my "new" daughter-in-law Rachael, has been accepted to and is now attending Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. We're quite proud of her and she's doing very well and has been chosen by her peers to be "team leader". Additionally, my youngest daughter, Laura has provided me with even more bragging rights: She had been promoted to COO of her hospital and has recently been promoted (again) to CEO of Belmont Mental Health Hospital in Philadelphia, PA! And is working on her Master's in mental health. All while both ladies are raising two children each! And my oldest daughter, Wendy, has been doing extremely well in running her business and ranks in the top 10 in her field, in the U.S.! Both boys are doing very well in their vocations and all are healthy. I am one lucky guy! Still wondering if there is ever going to be another reunion? Would be nice to see old schoolmates from FIFTY PLUS YEARS AGO! Gotta go, have to take Gianna (11) to Girl Scouts. Will be taking Ava (11) to an archeological dig at a local state park tomorrow. Busy, busy! BTW, our Labrador retriever, Goldie (wonder dog) has learned to fetch the daily newspaper so I don't have to go to the curb on the coming chilly mornings! Update as of 9/17/15. Last Saturday, my youngest son, David - "the contractor", married Rachael Grow. The very nice wedding was held at David and Rachael's home in Churchville, PA. It was quite a moving ceremony. Although a bit rainy, the rain stopped for the ceremony and resumed immediately afterwards! This was the second marriage for both, but came with the bonus of Ava and Madelyn (Rachael's young children). The Kern family took a giant leap in population. David plans to continue his contracting business and assume the roll of "Mr. Mom" while Rachael pursues her dream of becoming a doctor. So far, she's done quite well and has been accepted to attend Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Got to go now, I'm spending the weekend of the 25th on Barnegat Bay and have to finish getting my little sloop "Pegasus" ready. Update as of 5/3/15. In regards to the current photo: Taken on the Upper Chesapeake 1st weekend in May (2015) on a friends Precision 21. Lucked out with the weather. Was really nice although a little more air would have been great. Met up with several other sailing friends and spent one night gunk-holing off the Bohemia River; perfect sleeping conditions. Looking forward to doing it again. Oh yeah... we won the race! (When there are two or more sailboats on the water, a race is inevitable!) Well, after HS, I drifted a bit in NYC. Eventually the draft caught up with me and I entered the US Army in November of 1964. The wonderful education I received at NVRHS paid off big time in the service. It helped me through over 4 years of service including a year in Viet Nam. Upon returning to the states, I was stationed at McGuire AFB (a big surprise for me!) even though I was in the army. My life sta...Expand for more