Constitution and By-Laws Saint Louis High School Alumni Class of 1979

Fellow 79er's,

This is something that I wrote up to give us a structured guideline to follow as the years go by. This is nothing permanent, like other documents set up for structured usage, it's subject to changes once a year. This sets up and decsribes the duties of the President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. This also explains terms of office, appointments and elections. It also warrants the need for Commitees. At this present time there's only a Sports Committee, who's only activity is the Annual Softball Tournament held during the President's Day weekend. The committee assists the SLAA and other classes with play, fun and fellowship.

Other committees are the Membership and Welfare, whose primary concern is the overall welfare of classmates and their immediate families and continual updates of the class roster or as directed by the President. Another committee, the Internet Committee, has dual tasks. Updating of our class blogsite and photographs of all events that our class participates in. Another committee will be the Programs and Events. The responsibilties are to create get togethers for class and families at least every quarter or as the class desires. Examples are family picnics, dinners, multi-family garage sales, fundraisers and the Reunions. The final and most important one is the Finance Committee. The sole responsibility is to set up and implement a plan to set up the Class Gift that is due upon our 50th Reunion. The Treasurer will be in charge of this committee.

We also cover Regular and Associate Membership. Both have an annual fee of $12.00, payable to the SLAA. The Membership Committee will handle that portion of reminding and collection. Associate Membership is for those who had gone to school with us, but did not graduate with us and family members wanting to join our group. It is covered in the SLAA Guidelines......there is more to follow so please keep an eye in the sky and an ear to the pavement. Look left, look right and keep a watch out for our missing classmates. Mahalo........Karlton

Crusader found.

Friends,

You'll be happy to know that a fellow Crusader has been located.
My thanks to Ardi Najmabadhi for resonding to all the inquiries put out via the internet. He's doing great and is now in Las Vegas. Sadly, I ask that you add on to help locate list:

Cullen, Gerard
Loehe, Kurt
Panee, Gary
Pang, Mark
Mallin, Stephen M.
Smith, Melvin C.
Tanaka, Michael

Help spread the word to them or have them contact someone to call me via my email. bigkborges@gmail.com.

Many Thanks To All....

Fellow 79er's,

Hats off to all of you that were able to assist me in putting together a new and completely update class roster. Thanks to Tony Souza and Tracy Mizota for getting me started with whatever basic information they had. With that and the SLAA Directory I was able to locate (256) fellow classmates via our Commencement Announcement. Along with Tony and Tracy, the hard core hunters were Larry Go, Malcolm Uehara, Grant Kashiwabara, Greg Frey, Jesse Nakasuji, Glenn Wong, Craig Kawasaki, Eugene Kaneshiro and Andrew Medeiros. My sincerest thank you to all of you for your time spent, it was worth reconnecting with all of you here and abroad. Mahalo................. Karlton

Nominations for Board of Directors now being accepted.

As of 11-4-09, President Mark Villanueva has stepped down from his post. Therefore, the BOD is now accepting nominees for President. As of
11-04-09, Melvin Pilien has been the only one nominated for the Post. A new post of Vice President was created with the drafting of a new Constitution and By-laws. As of 11-04-09, there has only been one nomination for Vice President and that was Karlton Borges. Secretary Greg Perry and Treasurer Michael Meyer have not decided on their respective futures. Nominations will be acepted till 12-2-09. Voting will commence from 12-3-09 through 01-06-10. Results will be posted by 02-03-09 and at that time all newly elected officers shall be sworn in and their respective terms of office will commence.

Cast your vote by contacting the following Ben Gutierrez, hokupaa@gmail.com, Mark Villanueva, markrv@gmail.com, Kreston Aoki, insuranceguy1979@yahoo.com, Glenn Wong, gwong061@msn.com, and Conrad Manayan, rad0207@yahoo.com. In the next blog, I'll post the Constitution and By-Laws all for your review and comments. Again, this is for our benefit, our future as well as keeping our friendship strong and unbreakable. Mahalo.......... Karlton

Upcoming Event for 11-21-09

Reminder!!!

Come on down to the SLAA Crusader Lounge and join your friends for the last away game of the University of Hawaii. Hibachi style potluck is the theme, pending our headcount, please RSVP by 11/18/09, Wed. Our average attendance has been (9), if we do not get (15) or more, than we'll just have a regular pupu style potluck. Come one! Come all! Having fun with all! Contact me at bigkborges@gmail.com or messsage me at Cellular #286-8727. You may also contact Tony Souza at mrt96734@hotmail.com. Mahalo.............. Karlton.

Add on to Classmates unable to locate.

Fellow 79er's,

Please add on to our unable to locate list of classmates:

Lee, Jon Jason or John Jason

Any information, please contact me at bigkborges@gmail.com or call message me at #286-8727. Mahalo................ Karlton.

Remembering Chris Santangelo On the Web

We recently found a Web page that honors Chris Santangelo, our classmate who passed away in 2005, just after he spent time with us in the islands for our 25th Reunion. To visit (and perhaps leave a remembrance for his family), click here.

Missing classmates, help us locate them!

Fellow 79er's,

This is a list of classmates we are unable to locate. Can you help us find them?:

Asavasangsidhi, Therapat
Chang, David A K C
Chapman, Kenneth D
Chong, Kelly
Harris, Stephen P
Ho, Gregory L K
Kaneko, Jeffrey L
Konanui, Moku John
Lasconia, Michael L
Leong, Gerard R K
Lopes, Dennis Jr
Martin, Scott A
Najmabadi, Ardavan M
Ordenstien, Karl
Shirai, Wynn M
Thompson, Michael E
Topper, John R
Tracy, Patrick T
Young, William F K

**Please notify me at bigkborges@gmail.com if you have any information. Your kokua will be appreciated.

Aloha....Karlton

November Golf!

To all Class of '79 golfers,

Tee Time at Hawaii Prince Golf Club at 10:00 on Sunday, November 15th. Let me know if you can make it by calling me at 277-0396 or email ddjcagor@yahoo.com by Thursday the 12th. I hope to see alot of our classmates there.

Go Crusaders!
Dave Agor.

A Halloween Costume at SLAA

A little something from Albert N at last Saturday's class get-together to watch the UH/Nevada football game.

Upcoming Event for 11-21-09

Classmates,

On Saturday, 11-21-09 @3pm hst, U of H play's it's last away game. We are planning a shindig to match the festivities that are slowly creeping up on us. This time an RSVP is need by Monday, 11-16-09, the more turnout the better. A hibachi/pulehu type gathering has been chosen, so call in to attend, more that likely open menu, we want to use the room adjacent to the back kitchen, that's why a headcount is needed. If you need any info or response call Tony at mrt96734@hotmail.com or Austin at hipowerdog@aolcom or Karlton at bigkborges@gmail.com Mahalo

Class of '79 Monthly Meeting

Aloha a hui ho,

All those interested....our class' monthly meeting is going to be on Wednesday, 7pm, 11-04-09 at the Crusader Lounge. I encourage you all to come. At this point in time we are all looking for new ideas and lots of participation. Please show your faith in those who are trying to make a big turn around and get us back to one class. All for one and one for all!!!!

mahalo..............Karlton

Class of '79 Crusader Lounge 10-31-09

Fellow Classmates,

Re: Sat. 10-31-09 U of H game watch at the Crusader Lounge.

Good job and good fun to all that participated. Many mahalo's to all in
attendance. Thanks to Libby and Austin Keanu for their dessert and chicken platters, Albert Nakanishi and Mel Pilien for their assortment of chicken platters, Scott Melendy and Anthony Souza for their monetary contribution to the kitty, William Tito for his shortrib platter and Karlton Borges for his assortment of poke's. Only one costume was decided on, because only one showed up. Albert Nakanishi had his face painted. 1/2 displayed a normal Albert and other 1/2 showed him skeletonized. Again thank you to all who attended. I appreciate all of you and your patience and understanding. Aloha!!!! Karlton

Aloha, Mr. Foster

Dear Saint Louis Family,

I am sorry to report that our former teacher and Dean of Discipline, Lt. Col Thomas Foster, "Mr. Foster" to most of us, passed away on October 19 in Hawaii while surrounded by his family.

Many students remember him patrolling the halls of Kalaepohaku in the seventies; for some he was their "adversary" and others who were fortunate to have him as a teacher remember the stories he would tell of his tours of duty. He was a steadfast supporter of the development of many young boys who arrived at St. Louis into the fine young men that left the campus upon graduation.

For those who can attend, a committal service will be held at The National Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl, November 3rd at 11:30 a.m. Please pass this information on to any of the St. Louis family that he has touched and keep his wife, Ruth; two sons, Thomas, Jr. and Michael; and two daughters, Christine and Denise in your prayers. Thank you for allowing me to share this information with you.

Aloha,
John Ornelles SLHS '80
Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary

Final Reunion Recap

All those who participated,

For all of us who participated with most of the events thanks, I had a whole lot of fun, especially reconnecting with everyone, fabulous. Big time Mahalos to Tracy for his undaunted efforts put forward to make all a success. However, there was a $400 shortfall for our banquet night. The shortfall comes from purchasing grabbag/raffle prizes and short on the numbers in attendance. Please guys, don't hesitate, give a donation or contribution to recover some of his shortfall, out of all fairness please kokua. Your comments are appreciated call Karlton @ #286-8727 or email Tony at mrt96734@hotmail.com
mahalo nui..........Karlton

****Comments, please feel free to comment, positive or negative, better or worse, it helps build strength and tightens the bonds of friendship that keeps me going.

November 2009 events

Hey gang,

Monthly meetings for the Class of 1979 are held on the first Wednesday of the month. For November, it will be the 4th at 6:30 p.m., with the meeting to start at 7 p.m. I ask that all interested please show up. We all meet with one common bond, to see our class get together as one, We need fresh members, fresh ideas and above all, the desire to keep our class strong.

Currently we have had three officers for the longest time: they are President Mark Villanueva, Secretary Greg Perry and Treasurer Michael Meyer. So far we have just one committee and that's the Sports Committee, chaired by Austin Keanu and Co'd by Anthony Souza.

Meetings last for about an hour. again, please attend and voice your opinion. Thank You!

Karlton

Golf for October 25,2009

Hey all you duffers, slicers and hard swingers,

Golfing for any interested classmates, Olomana Golf Course, 10/25/09, Sunday. RSVP was scheduled for 10/22/09, Thurs. If you're still interested call David Agor @ #277-0396 or via ddjcagor@yahoo.com

Upcoming Events....for October 2009

Class of 1979,

For all those interested in the next U of H Warrior game, it's 10/31/09, Saturday @ the Crusader Lounge. Game time is 10:00am, bring your own pupus and we'll purchase beverages from the lounge. Costumes are optional, possible prize for the best costume. RSVP by 10/28/09, Wed. Let Tony Souza know via email mrt96734@hotmail.com or call Karlton Borges @#286-8727 and leave a message.

UH Away Game Get-Togethers

Crusader '79ers,

We didn't receive conformation from classmates except (Mel P.) for this weeks game in Idaho (11:00 a.m.) so we didn't reserve space at the St.Louis Clubhouse for any get-together. Even though it's kinda early for drinking, classmates are still welcomed to go to the clubhouse.

Oct 31,2009 is the UH next away game scheduled. Please contact Karlton B.if interested in getting together for that game.

Mahalo!
Sports Committee '79 /AS.

Class of '79 Golf Day Sunday Oct. 25th

To all hackers of the Class of '79,

October 25th at Olomana Golf Links, Tee time at 1030. Check in at 0945. Let me know if you would like to golf by giving me a call at 277-0396 or email me at ddjcagor@yahoo.com or you can send me a msg on Facebook. Hope to see you all there.

Go Crusaders!
David Agor.