Thomas (Buck) Boyle:  

WHILE IN PA. I WAS ENROLLED IN LAFAYETTE'S EVENING COLLEGE ENGINEERING PROGRAM FOR 6 YEARS BEFORE I WAS TRANSFERRED TO MELBOURNE FLORIDA. I WAS EMPLOYED WITH AN ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING COMPANY.AND RETIRED, AFTER 42 YEARS, AS THE QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER. MY WIFE BRIDGET IS FROM DONEGAL IRELAND WHICH WE VISIT WHEN WE ARE NOT SAILING THE LESSER ANTILLES ISLANDS. WE ENJOY RETIREMENT WHICH HAS AFFORDED US TRAVEL TO MUCH OF THE U.S., MEXICO, CANADA, EUROPE, AND GREAT BRITAIN..........MEMORY IS THE DIARY WE CARRY WITH US ...I HAVE ONLY THE FONDEST MEMORIES OF MY FORMER SPSJ CLASSMATES AND FRIENDS.. I CAPTAINED A 38 FT. CATAMARAN ON A 10 DAY SAILING CRUISE IN THE BVI A FEW MONTHS AGO. OUR NEIGHBORS, PAT AND NITA, JOINED US AND THEY WERE MARRIED ON THE BEACH IN CANE GARDEN BAY TORTOLA.( FELT A BIT WEIRD JOINING NEWLYWEDS ON THEIR HONEYMOON)...... PLANNING TO MEET UP WITH PAUL K. AND JEAN IN SEPTEMBER IN PORT ORANGE FL.... THEN I WILL BE TAKING BRIDGET HOME TO IRELAND, we both have dual citizenship, FOR THE 14TH, AND POSSIBLY LAST TIME. NO MATTER WHERE WE TRAVEL... ITS ALWAYS GREAT TO COME BACK TO THE U.S.A ... FAIR WINDS... BUCK WE RECENTLY WERE INVITED TO AND ATTENDED A 2 DAY DONOR FUNCTION AT ST. JUDES CHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH HOSPITAL IN MEMPHIS TN. ST. JUDES HAS A 94% RECOVERY RATE FOR LEUKEMIA AND 90% RECOVERY FOR PEDIATRIC CANCERS. ST JUDES PROVIDES TRAVEL, LODGING AND TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES FREE OF CHARGE. BUT WE WERE APPREHENSIVE PRIOR TO OUR FIRST VISIT BUT WE FOUND ST JUDES TO BE A HAPPY PLACE. PROUD TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH ST JUDES. AFTER THIS FUNCTION WE DECIDED TO SEE THE USA, SO WE CONTINUED ON FROM TN TO AK, MO, KS,CO,NM,OK,TX,LA, AL THEN BACK TO FL. A TOTAL OF 4038 MI.. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THE LOWER 48. 10/2016 B RIDGET AND I, WITH SOME FRIENDS, SAIL...Expand for more