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In Memory

Fred Jenkins - Class of 1969

 
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06/15/10 11:24 AM #1    

Terry Best (1969)

I went to the Hawaii Reunion in 2000 hoping to see several people who I had been close to in Korea but especially one person in particular.  That person was Fred Jenkins.  As I stood in line at the hotel, I heard a voice calling my name and I turned around and there was Fred.  I am so glad I went to that reunion because in 2004, a few short years later, Fried would no longer be with us.  Fred had his 3 kids with him and I got to meet them.  He was a proud, Dad, I can tell you.  After the reunion he met a new lady who became his wife and he was so happy.  Then I stopped hearing from him and went searching the internet.  Finally I found his obit.  I was so sad.  I met Fred along with Gary and Bruce Haymaker the summer of 1969.  I had just gotten to Korea and it was so new and different.  I went to the Officer's pool almost everyday to meet up with Fred and Gary.  It was such a fun summer.  Let me tell you, Fred was a unique soul.  He loved anything about WWII and if you ever gave him the opportunity, he would flood you with facts about it.  He had a sly sense of humor and quick wit and a wonderful grin that would always make me grin too.  He was also very shy.  When I look at the picture I have of us in Hawaii, I am so glad I got to tell him in person how much his friendship meant to me way back then. 

Terry Best, Class of 1969


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