John Crimmel:
CLASS OF 1970
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Baker High SchoolClass of 1970
Columbus, GA
Willingham Junior High SchoolClass of 1967
Macon, GA
Ft. Clayton Elementary SchoolClass of 1963
Canal zone,
Howard/Kobbe Elementary SchoolClass of 1962
Canal zone,
Margarita Elementary SchoolClass of 1960
Canal zone,
John's Story
One of my favorite memories from Baker occurred my senior year. I was taking a journalism course that was being taught by Coach ( Terry ) Lewis. One afternoon toward the end of the 3rd six weeks grading period when all the students in the class were seated Coach Lewis closed the classroom door and proceeded to tell us how disappointed he was with our class.He said that everybody's grade had dropped drastically from the previous grading period. He wasn't sure if it was because we had quit on him or if he had not mad the classes interesting enough. For our homework assignment that night he told us that we were to write a paper and in the paper he wanted us to tell him why we thought everybody's grade had dropped and what grade we thought we deserved.
Well I knew why mine was so low. First of all the girl I had been going steady with had moved away and I was missing her a lot. Also over the Christmas holidays one of my classmates, Sally Keifer, had been killed in a skydiving accident and I was missing her also. But the biggest contributor to ...Expand for more
my academic decline was the fact that I didn't do my work like I was supposed too.
That night I went home and wrote Coach Lewis a paper explaining to him everything I stated previously, my girlfriend leaving, Sally's death and the fact that I didn't do my work as I should have. The last paragraph went something like this. " Coach to be honest with you I deserve the F that I know I have. No if and,s or but's about it but I hope that you can at least give me a D because if I go from an A to an F in this class my mom is gonna kick my ass.
The next day coach Lewis took up our papers and sat at his desk reading them. Once he was through with a paper he tell the student whether or not they got the grade they requested. When he got finished reading my paper ,he looked at me and with a smile on his face he said, " Very good paper Mr. Crimmel. Unfortunately its the best work you've turned in all 6 weeks. You get the grade you requested and please give my regards to your mother ". Every time I think about that incident I laugh about it but I sure wasn't laughing then.
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![Diane and I took in a stray kitten a couple of months ago. I am kind of attached to him. He jumped up in my lap and didn't quite make it and ended up sliding down my arm!!!!](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cmpb/medium/3/a/3/1/100160967587_1508205681905.jpg)
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![One of the greatest players of all time, Lou Gehrig!!!](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cmpb/medium/5/8/d/e/100160236933_1504412526399.jpg)
![Donald R Johnston's head stone at the base of the flag pole at the main post cemetery Ft.Benning Ga.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cmpb/medium/7/5/a/5/100160002647_1503141372640.jpg)
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![Me and Mike Love of the Beach Boys backstage at a concert at the civic center either 10/2004 or 2005. Also met Bruce Johnston but by far my favorite was Felix Cavaliere of the Rascals!!](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cmpb/medium/f/e/9/2/100159138287_1498042552530.jpg)
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![About this time last year I was in the Washington DC area. Went to the Viet Nam Memorial Wall to get a picture of Baker High School graduate Don R Johnston (1966) name on the wall. Donald threw himself on top of a satchel c](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cmpb/medium/f/6/8/d/100158462063_1494559256515.jpg)
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![In the big box is about 4500 1992 Stadium Club baseball series 1,2 and 3.The small box with the label is a 1991 Stadium Club complete set and the loose packs are 1992 Stadium Club baseball and 1992 Stadium club hockey!!!](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cmpb/medium/3/1/d/f/100156439827_1483164392587.jpg)
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