Aloha Brothers of the Class of 79. I had the opportunity to visit Jeff Laszloffy and his wonderful family in Laurel, Montana, at the end of January. I was running out of buffalo meat so I booked a buffalo hunt in the area of Melstone, Mont., about an 1 1/2 hours from Jeff's house. I let Jeff know I was coming to his area to hunt in hopes of a visit with him. Of course his reply was, "I'd be upset if you came to hunt and didn't look me up and stay with us!"
He opened his home to me and a hunting buddy for several days. I think I gained weight while visiting. All of Jeff's family love to cook. We were treated to some exotic meals from Thailand to Billings. Jennifer, his wife, was such a wonderful hostess. In case you don't know, Jeff and members of his family have become international smugglers. Jeff along with others have been smuggling Bibles into Asia! As a Law Enforcement Officer it was quite interesting to listen to their adventures getting through the foreign customs and viewing the photos of areas of Kathmandu, Burma, Laos, China, and Vietnam. He's invited me to come along some time. I'm still thinking about it. Sounds like a chance of a lifetime and a great adventure for an aging Pake.
Jeff set me up with a local butcher in Billings and we were ready to hunt. The hunt went smoothly and I was able to get things done without a problem. While we killed time there, we got to see his youngest, Josiah "Joe," get the barn ready for the two very pregnant sows to give birth. One is due around my birthday in February Ray (my hunting buddy) and I helped put the two stalls together with Jeff and his son.
A great time was had as we got caught up with each other's lives. I told him about the class get together at age 50 and I hope we can both make it. I'm trying to get Jeff and his family to come West to visit, as he has hosted me and my family so many times. Hopefully, they will soon so I can take them up to Canada for dim sum and let the boys summit Mt. Baker or go crabbing in the summer.
Aloha Bros!
Glenn Wong
2 comments:
Great pic,story and catch----Keep the St.Louis Family Alive and Well.Hey where's my Buffalo--My Freezer empty.Mahalo and Aloha
This fantasically wonderful story defines and completely explains the boys of Kaleapohaku, and more particulary, the SLHS Class of 1979. Special people who treat each other, and their 'Ohana, in a special way. Although we met each other on the Slopes of Pohaku about 35 years ago, when we see each other and spent time with each other, it's as if we never leaft school. We are that close. Jeff is a unreal guy, and surely a man of honor and prestige as is Glenn. Good work, guys.
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