Post by David Knight '68 on Oct 17, 2008 11:49:37 GMT -5
Hello class of '68 and all my fellow Kingsbury alumni. I recently signed the Kingsbury Alumni Guest book in order to encourage more alumni to make it easier, if some of us "wanted" to catch up with one another. If you didn't see it, I wrote that with the passing of several classmates recently, that unfortunately I had lost touch with, I tried looking up a few of their addresses, to send cards or contact family members. So many classmates have moved away from Memphis, and at my age, there are less and less parents and family members around the old Kingsbury neighborhood, that it was impossible to find several of them. For people still in town, the use of cell phones as a primary phone, and land based lines with unlisted numbers, even the phone book isn't much help anymore. I didn't have much luck.
I was so pleased recently, to receive an E-mail from an alumni that has quite a few of my class of '68 classmates' E-mail addresses. It included "news" and the hospital address of a fellow classmate that was going through a very serious health issue. I was glad to be able to send a card to just say hi, to let her know I was thinking of her. That was great, but I think our message boards are the real way to keep in touch, and pass along information to old friends.
I hope to encourage more people to sign up as a member of the message board, and not just as a guest, which is what you are listed as, if you do not go to the "Edit Profile" page after signing up, edit your profile and "activate" your membership. It would also be easier to locate old friends if everyone listed their real name, with maiden name included, and maybe even the year they graduated. (remember, you can always leave your E-mail address private). I know you can't sign up with an I.D. that has enough letters to include most full names, but in the "Display Name" section of the "Edit Profile" page before activating, you can spell out your name with as many letters as you like.
Remember, you can always leave your E-mail address private, but people could check the membership section to see if you are signed-up and checking in on occasion, and leave a message to contact you though the message board. Answer if you like, if not, you will not be bothered by unwanted mail.
Please encourage all your old Kingsbury friends to take the time to do this, so we all can keep in better touch.
David "Dave" Knight Class of '68
I was so pleased recently, to receive an E-mail from an alumni that has quite a few of my class of '68 classmates' E-mail addresses. It included "news" and the hospital address of a fellow classmate that was going through a very serious health issue. I was glad to be able to send a card to just say hi, to let her know I was thinking of her. That was great, but I think our message boards are the real way to keep in touch, and pass along information to old friends.
I hope to encourage more people to sign up as a member of the message board, and not just as a guest, which is what you are listed as, if you do not go to the "Edit Profile" page after signing up, edit your profile and "activate" your membership. It would also be easier to locate old friends if everyone listed their real name, with maiden name included, and maybe even the year they graduated. (remember, you can always leave your E-mail address private). I know you can't sign up with an I.D. that has enough letters to include most full names, but in the "Display Name" section of the "Edit Profile" page before activating, you can spell out your name with as many letters as you like.
Remember, you can always leave your E-mail address private, but people could check the membership section to see if you are signed-up and checking in on occasion, and leave a message to contact you though the message board. Answer if you like, if not, you will not be bothered by unwanted mail.
Please encourage all your old Kingsbury friends to take the time to do this, so we all can keep in better touch.
David "Dave" Knight Class of '68