20-year Reunion

The Class of 87 had its 20-year reunion back in September 2007 and we had six Huslers from the Class of '87 show up. That's half our class! A terrific turnout by my estimation.
The above photo shows five of us. I'm the one who inexplicably wore a blue shirt to an Aggie reunion. Go figure.
L-R Greg Mendenhall, David Johnson, Mike Miller, Mike Thomas and Bryan Todd.


Duane Looka was there too!


Here's a good shot of Mendy.


Bryan Todd and Mike Miller catch up on old times.


Bryan's twin brother Chuck visits with David Johnson.


Here is the big group shot with all the family members. I can't name everyone, but I think I can group everyone by family unit.
In the top left corner is Mike Miller and his family. Mike is standing between his two sons. His daughter is in front of him next to his wife Trish.
Greg Mendenhall is top row center with his wife Karen standing directly in front of him and their daughter is one step down and just to the right of Karen. Their son, who was taller than everyone in the picture, is seated at the very front, far right.
Duane Looka is on the top row next to Mendy with one of his daughters standing one step down and to the left. His wife (I apologize for not remembering her name) is in the center of the picture next to their son holding the No. 12 Aggie shirt and next to him is their other daughter.
I'm standing to the far right holding my son Nathan with my wife Susan standing in front of me holding our daughter Isabel.
David Johnson is seated in the front with his two daughters (I should know their names having watched them grow up in the annual Christmas card every year).
And Bryan Todd is standing at the far left.
Special thanks to Chuck Todd for taking this picture and a dozen others using six different cameras. Heh!

Second chance

This is one of my favorite pictures from my senior year. I’m decked out in my senior boots and my Air Force sunglasses ready to go to a football game and Bryan Todd, also a senior, is wearing a fish uniform.
It seems that Bryan really, really wanted to chase a yell leader. At Texas A&M, it is a tradition that freshmen in the Corps get to chase and tackle the yell leaders at the end of every victorious home game. They then carry them over to a fountain in the center of campus known as the “fish pond” and throw them in. The soggy yell leaders then lead a post-game yell practice at the fountain.
Well, unfortunately for the Class of ‘87, the Aggies pretty much sucked during our freshmen year and we were outscored at every home game. So we never got to chase the yell leaders. But by our senior year, things had turned around and the Aggies were kicking ass. So Bryan decided to make up for his lost opportunity and borrowed a freshman uniform to wear to one of our home games. Outstanding!
And yes, as I understand it, he actually did tackle a yell leader at the end of the game.

Attic treasures

John Cheney, Huslin' One Class of '90, sent over this recent photo of himself with his two girls. They had been cleaning out the attic and came across some of his old Corps stuff.
John says: "My favorite is the Hooters t-shirt I’m sporting and the red ass look my oldest has on her face."

Here is one of the only photos I have of the Class of '90. They were the freshmen class my senior year and there were 19 of them. I'm afraid I can't name all of them today. Which one are you, John?