Ron Putz:  

Used to live on 174th Street, off of Springbrook Rd., on the hillside, just north of what is now the hospital and medical center, in Renton. Both of those streets' names have been changed since then. My dad was an engineer for Boeing. In 1967, partially through my third grade year, we moved to Oregon. The Ponders', Pedaganas', Popes', Crabbs', and Jensens' were all friends and neighbors to my family. Was in Cub Scouts while there. I continued that when we came to Oregon. My parents came from Germany, so we spoke German sometimes around the house. I speak much more now, than I did then. And I visit Germany, and all the family there, as often as I can. I remember people always saying how my parents' had such heavy German accents. It was normal to me, so I got a good laugh out of it! I didn't notice their accents. It would be great to connect to as many of my former schoolmates and friends from that time as possible. I head up that way, every on...Expand for more