Dana Shepard (Treister)

Joe~

Our wired phones aren't THAT ancient, but they DO have THIS kind of hand-set!

Joseph G Blake

Thanks Dana for not taking offense at my joke. Yes I too had that handset. I guess I was early in cancelling the landline at least 15 years ago when my children, myself and wife Jane all had cell phones. 

I read today that Pais may face another lockdown. That may suggest that we won't be in Paris this year. 

Joe

Craig Miller

Dana,

When my family owned a little farm in Mesopotamia, Ohio, we kept a wooden wall phone in the kitchen and a candle stick phone on the bed stand. Even though they were "modern" vintage push button phones (if that makes any sense), they were in keeping with the age and decore of the house. Our suburban friends thought that they were decorations. "No, they actually work".

(:raig

Dana Shepard (Treister)

Joe + Craig~

One more phone memory to add -- our grandchildren are now 21,21, and 18, but when they were little, I had a vintage dial phone in my "grandchildren playthings" cabinet.  One day one of them asked me VERY seriously HOW one made a phone call on such a device!  The very question made me feel like a dinosaur...  even more so when I explained how one would insert a finger in the hole on the dial over the appropriate number (or letter!), rotate the dial clockwise as far as it could do, release that finger, and repeat for each additional digit -- and they looked at me in utter disbelief, and started laughing - like I had just made the whole thing up!

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James Reese

Joseph G Blake

I enjoyed the stories about old phones. When I was growing up we had multiple line phones like busineeses. We had one phone on each floor but each one had three buttons to allow two lines to be used on each phone. My father had many business calls  and he never wanted a client not to get an answer. There were two sins in my father's book- you had to take a proper phone message and be polite and the other will seem very unsual. Males  always had to wear a white shirt after 6PM if you were going out even on a date to the movies or dinner as teenager. Needless to say he was in the clothing business. 

On a different note I wanted to pass along some sad news. Jack Thalman died on Saturday after a long illness.I attach below the link to his Brown Forward obituary. Jack knew so much about Cleveland history. He was certainly my rival for class expert. 

https://www.brown-forward.com/obituary/JohnRJack-Thalman

David Gilliss

Edward B Dudley, III

Jack always had a good word and a smile on his face. I know he will be missed  by a lot of us.  Ed

Carolyn (Corkie) Corcoran (Inglis)

I am sorry to hear about Jack, but grateful for the picture of his life provided by Brown-Forward; he certainly lived a full and loving life. When I was president of Boulevard School in the sixth grade, Jack was the vice-president. We would meet periodically before school began in the morning with Mr. Evans, the exacting sponsor of the Student Council. Jack would cut through behind my house from Huntington to Woodbury so we could cross the schoolyard together for those meetings. He was calm, consistently kind and generous, and a pleasure to know. He had his mother's demeanor, which was lovely. I also poignantly remember that his father died when we were in grade school, which must have been beyond wrenching, and that he had many siblings; I knew he would help his mother with whatever needed doing for the family without complaint. I am blessed to have known him. Godspeed, Jack!

Jonathan Meyers

My memories of Jack have dimmed, but, when I read of his passing, the first thoughts I had of Jack were of his kindness and thoughfulness.  I wish there were more like him around these days.

Dana Shepard (Treister)

As a Shaker Heights "expat" living in Chicago for 51 of the last 53 years, I was amazed to read in a recent New York Times magazine this feature about a vineyard ... on Hough Ave in Cleveland! 

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/t-magazine/food/terroir-american-cities.html

“When Mansfield Frazier planted his Cleveland vineyard in 2010, which he christened Château Hough, he became part of an unofficial movement of urban dwellers across America transforming vacant lots, rooftops and their own backyards into farms, vineyards and apiaries, encouraged in part by government grants aimed at revitalizing cities.

Frazier was warned about the potentially stunting effects of exhaust from passing cars, and was told he’d be lucky if the plants grew shoulder high. Instead, “they jumped out of the ground,” he says, reaching 12 feet the first year. The soil turned out to be good for grapes: Sandy and loose, it harbors heat, drains well, resists pests and allows the vines’ roots to go deep.  “

Etc!

;    )

Betsy Dennis (Frank)

Dana, I missed that article in the NYTimes. Thanks for posting. Betsy

Judi Bachman (Holtze)

Interesting article

Phyllis Hammer (Gubanc)

Thanks for sharing this article. And I didn't realize ... or had forgotten ... that you live in Chicaco! My second favorite city. After Shaker, of course. ;-) My husband is a Northwestern alum and my best friend, who now lives in Colorado, and I meet in Chicago for visits. So I get to Chicago often. Something about that city...can't really explain it. But I love it!

Evie Fertman (Braman)

I'm sorry to have to be the bearer of bad news yet again, but we have recently lost Pat Theisen Cornell and John (Jack) Thalman. 

Betsy Dennis (Frank)

May their memories be for a blessing. Unfortunately we are at that age...... Stay well all! Mask up and get vaccinated. Betsy

Alaina Weisman (Zachary)

Yes, Amen and blessings upon them.

Phyllis Hammer (Gubanc)

Evie, thank you so much for keeping us all up-to-date. I'm so sorry to read of these losses, and I'll keep them and their families in my thoughts.

Terry J Tucker

It is with sadness that I provide an update on the passing of Pat Theisen Cornell in late January, 2021 during a routine medical procedure.  She was married to Edward P. Cornell who graduated from Shaker in the class of 62.  They had 3 children, Joseph, Carl and Pamela. and 4 grandchildren.  Pat earned degrees in Sociology and special education and was very involved in her childrens and grandchildrens lives.  Pat was an advocate for survivors of domestic viollence as well as a teacher of special needs students in her career.  Pats kindness, patience and compassion were evident to everyone with whom she interacted.  She made the world a better place and will be missed tremendously.  Private services will be held due to covid. Celebrations of Pat's life will be held in Cleveland and Fort Wayne, Indiana with burial in Pensacola, Florida at a later date. Anyone who would like to be notified of the final arrangements can e-mail joe.cornell@yahoo.com with their contact information.

Joseph G Blake

I recently read about the passing of Joan Tener. 

Paul Wasserman

This morning........I took my early morning walk and meditation, a little after sunrise, here at Copacabana Beach. Today I paid tribute to my Friend Tommy Fuerst. He fought the good fight and will surely be missed. RIP

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Betsy Dennis (Frank)

Paul thank you for this beautiful reflection. 

Evie Fertman (Braman)

As Paul Wasserman has written on this Forum, Tom Fuerst died on Friday, July 9.  He had been battling a numbef of health issues for many years and seemed to be doing all right.  I keep checking the Berkowitz Kumin Funeral website for inofrmation on a possible gathering in his memory, either in person or on Zoom but nothing as yet has been entered.  I'll update this Forum about Tom when I learn something useful.

Marc Chizek

There will be a Memorial Service for Tom on Sunday, July 17 at 2:00. Service will be held at Berkowitz, Kumin Funeral Chapel.

Judi Bachman (Holtze)

I will be there i spirit...