Softball Recap From Coach James

Men of Kalaepohaku,

I would like to give all of you a heartfelt Mahalo, for your help and generosity. For those of you that participated in the days events I know that the next day we all felt the pains of the day before. All the handshakes, hugs, laughs and smiles just wore me out.

As I reflected on the day I remembered several things. With our maturity we have not left behind our desire, determination and ability. We looked sharp on the field and had several compliments from other classes on our attire. Our cheerleaders gave us support at every game (Lorrie Santos, Libby Keanu, Jenny Centeio, Theresa Pimental) and for that I would like to thank you for celebrating your Valentines Day with us. It felt great to share triumphs and camaraderie with " The Men of 1979" I wish more of you could have been there to feel the waves of memories as Bino Kanoa and Greg Martin played the music of our life and a gathering of backup singers developed (some a little farther back then others). The day was truly a gathering of friends and families.

I would like to thank Tony Souza for his work behind the scenes giving us the foundation to succeed. Mark Villanueva for passing up on the first 2 games to setup the fire and food. Tracy Mizota for the chili and helping with the cooking duties. I would like to send a hug to our associate members, my three sons (Rory, Joshua, Zach) for spending the day helping me with the days events, and to my wife Lorrie for cooking the ham and Spanish rice the night before, and for making a wonderful dessert for everyone. Austin and Libby Keanu for the kebobs, Tuitama (aka William Tito) for the beverages, Ben Gutierrez for taking pictures and posting to the blog site, and anyone I may have missed, Mahalo.

A special thanks to our sponsors:

Golden Crusaders: Aaron Manuel, Tony Souza, Zach Demello, Greg Perry, Randy Uyema.

Silver Crusaders: Greg Frey, Austin Keanu, William Tito, Steven Soong

Red & Blue Crusaders: Elliott Pimental, David Agor, Hank George, Bino Kanoa, Andrew Medeiros

We are truly blessed to share a bond that will always light our life's path. Again gentlemen a sincere Mahalo. Hopefully there will be more involvement next year and you gentlemen will be involved a little earlier then this year so that an even better event can be planned.

"Your Classmate, Friend, Brother"
James J. Santos