Departure

We are leaving in a few minutes. We can be most easily reached by phone 248-230-0466 or 248-318-0386.

As we just got back from a camping trip with our grandaughter Nadia and daughter (Amanda Ronis, '00) it struck us:
*Michigan is incredibly beautiful and it is sad that so many of our alums have had to leave. This sadness is off-set a bit by the group of young Roeperians who have stayed in the area (especially those who have moved into Detroit).
*The warmth of the Roeper family. While "up-north" we stopped in to see our old friend Sally Booth (former teacher, alumni parent, former Board member, Mariann BFF, and community mainstay). Her hospitality and fondness to talk about Roeper is typical of many who have been and are members of our community. I know she reads this blog so "Hi & Thanks, Sally."

This Grand Tour will give us a chance to reconnect and catch up with folks while also becoming acquainted with some we have never had the pleasure of meeting. If there is any chance you can make any of the reunions, please do so. Please call us if you have any questions.

In advance, I want to thank my co-pilot, purser, main organizer, quartermaster and sweetie who not only agrees to crazy ideas like a 6000 mile road trip but does so with energy and good humor.


Lastly, I would like to introduce the third member of our crew. The Development Office folks gave me a stuffed squirrel that chatters cutely when squeezed. Like a certain ubiquitous travelling gnome, it is our intention to take photos of this critter across the nation, seeing the sights and posing with alums.

So here is your Grand Tour team including Hinstrum (this is the old name for our stream area beloved by all those who were on the Bloomfield campus. In true Roeper fashion, there is a debate about this spelling versus "Hindstrum"). Andrew Brock just walked in and suggested we solicit name suggestions. At first, I resisted as I didn't want to confuse Hinstrum with a name change but since he already has a problem with two different spelling of his name and since stuffed squirrels are not normally prone to identity crisises, we welcome any suggestions for his name.

Chicago gathering tonight at 7:00 at Tegan's, 4656 N. Beacon, Chicago, 60640-7013.

Hopefully, photos of it will be up some time this weekend.