CONTACTS
SUBJECTS
Richard Popejoy Submit Letter Commendation Former Student Cupertino
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1604 - Summary/Objective
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160501 - Follow up ref SDS 22 0000. ref SDS 21 0000.
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1608 - Background
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160901 - On 140401 called Richard and learned he has left Elizabeth, and is now
160902 - living at Gramacy Court in Sacramento. ref SDS 7 NE5J He apparently
160903 - was treated with dialysis for kidney failure. ref SDS 7 JC3M
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160906 - On 140413 called Richard at Gramacy Court. He has lost a lot of
160907 - weight, down to about 155.
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160910 - A week later Richard called and left message to call him, and that it
160911 - was important.
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160914 - Called back at Gramacy Court. The attendant who answered refused to
160915 - put the call through, evidently on instruction from his family.
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160918 - A few days later, Kathy was at Gramacy Court to visit her friend,
160919 - Tara. She asked to see Richard and was told he had checked out.
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160922 - On 140504 Richard called and explained his new location, ref SDS 9
160923 - BY9S,
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160926 - On 140509 visited Richard in Sacramento, ref SDS 10 BY9S; he looks much
160927 - better now having lost a lot of weight, and he is up and walking
160928 - around. ref SDS 10 RJ5J Submitted to Richard the record on the 50th
160929 - class reunion, along with a listing of contact information for those
160930 - who attended. ref SDS 10 6X5O
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160933 - On 140601 Richard called and gave new cell phone number, and advised
160934 - he has moved to another facility. ref SDS 11 BY9S Richard indicated
160935 - his 2 sons are helping with divorce proceedings, and to recover money
160936 - he feels his wife has, which Richard believes is owed to him. He
160937 - seemed grateful for effective support by his boys. ref SDS 11 BP5G
160938 - Richard read the report on 50th reunion for class of 1963, and
160939 - expressed interest for Diana Plapp to make a presentation for the
160940 - class of 1964 reunion, as she did last year for class of 1963.
160941 - ref SDS 11 CZ3F
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160944 - On 140611 Richard called and advised that he has moved again.
160945 - ref SDS 12 BY9S He seemed to indicate the former favorable support
160946 - from his sons helping with a divorce has changed. ref SDS 12 BY9S
160947 - Richard commented that some time ago, he stopped taking all or many of
160948 - the medications prescribed by one of his doctors; Richard came to
160949 - believe the medications were causing his health to decline rather than
160950 - enable recovery from diabetes and cardiovascular disease. ref SDS 12
160951 - 3V33 Very recently, an ambulance arrived unexpectedly and without
160952 - notice to Richard. ref SDS 12 1E5M The driver said that Richard's
160953 - doctor ordered the ambulance. Richard was taken to a hospital, given
160954 - what Richard feels was a cursory examination, and handed a document
160955 - with the term "dementia." ref SDS 12 6T6I
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160958 - On 140618 1834 Richard called - he found a way to attend meeting in
160959 - Tracy on planning high school reunion for class of 1963. ref SDS 13
160960 - BY9S He is still concerned about proceedings to declare him demented,
160961 - and unable to care for himself. ref SDS 13 GD5H Richard is working
160962 - with Jay Lawson on planning wrestling reunion for CHS. ref SDS 13 NO5O
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160965 - On 141229 called Richard, returning his call a few days earlier. He
160966 - sounded good. Was visiting a girl friend in Santa Cruz. ref SDS 18
160967 - BY9S Still not driving, but has recovered from diabetes enough to
160968 - drive, so expects to get his license after taking a driving test.
160969 - ref SDS 18 3Z7Q He recently hurt his foot, which prevents walking in
160970 - addition to having severe diabetes. He is hopeful the foot injury
160971 - will heal, and he can resume walking. ref SDS 18 R440
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160974 - On 150115 visited Richard at the assisted living home. ref SDS 20 BY9S
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160977 - On 150607 2147 received letter from Suong Cheng requesting contact
160978 - information for Richard, and mentioning that Richard was a strong
160979 - influence in his success in life. ref SDS 21 BY9S Called and asked
160980 - Richard for permission to pass along his telephone number to Mr Cheng.
160981 - ref SDS 21 R64O Sent letter to Mr Cheng with Richard's telephone
160982 - number, ref SDS 21 PW5F, and thanking him for remembering Richard.
160983 - ref SDS 21 3X8P
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160986 - On 150608 1157 called Richard to get his son's email address for
160987 - submitting Suon Cheng's letter on 150607, so that Richard's son, Rick,
160988 - can show the letter to Richard the next time he visits, and can share
160989 - with his brother and sister. ref SDS 22 BY9S Sent letter to Rick with
160990 - Suon's letter attached. ref SDS 22 OC4H
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1612 - Progress
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161301 - Received another letter from Suon Cheng saying...
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161303 - 1. Subject: Re: Contact for Coach Richard Popejoy
161304 - Date: 2015-06-11 06:12
161311 - ..
161312 - 2. Thank you so much for contacting Coach Popejoy and letting him
161313 - know my interest in connecting with him. I appreciate how fast
161314 - you responded to my email!
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161317 - Suong responds to information provided for contacting Richard, shown
161318 - in the letter on 150607 2147. ref SDS 21 PW5F
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161321 - Letter from Suon continues...
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161323 - 3. I am amazed but not entirely surprised that Richard's friends
161324 - and mentors are such class acts. His standards for excellence
161325 - was clearly apparent to all his wrestlers and it's something
161326 - that he passed unto his athletes who now are now passing it to
161327 - future generations. I was only 13 at the time and most of my
161328 - team members were just as young. Somehow we all knew that
161329 - Richard was a very special coach and the Cupertino program was
161330 - something we should all be proud of.
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161332 - [...below on 150611 1328 at 2221 responded to Suon
161333 - encouraging him to call Richard. ref SDS 0 8T84
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161336 - 4. Mr Welch, were you a fellow wrestler at Cupertino as well?
161337 - You have an amazing log of events at Cupertino.
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161340 - Suon may be responding to the record on the CHS class of 1963, 50th
161341 - reunion on 130928 1800, ref SDS 1 8N4N, and cited in the letter to
161342 - Suon on 150607 2147. ref SDS 21 3X83
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161345 - Letter from Suon continues...
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161347 - 5. My impetus for writing you was meeting a fellow alumni at a
161348 - party in Los Gatos last weekend. Do you know Judy Vant from
161349 - Class of '64? I met her brother Harry, a fellow alumni, at my
161350 - son's friend's party last weekend. We began talking about
161351 - class reunions when he mentioned that an outstanding alumni
161352 - kept contacting his sister to attend her 40th reunion. And
161353 - that was Richard Popejoy! It's a really small world here in
161354 - Silicon Valley afterall.
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161356 - [...below on 150611 1328 at 2221 letter to Suon - copy Bill
161357 - and Lex because they were involved in CHS reunion
161358 - activities. ref SDS 0 8T9S
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161361 - 6. I would like to thank you again for contacting Richard and
161362 - sending me his contact information. He may or may not remember
161363 - me - and that's ok. I would like to share with him how his
161364 - program influenced me after I left Cupertino. I think he would
161365 - find satisfaction when he hears about how his principles
161366 - influenced achievements beyond the mat.
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161701 - Sent another letter responding to Suon Cheng's letter this evening,
161702 - and saying...
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161704 - 1. Subject: Contacting Coach Richard Popejoy
161705 - Date: 2015-06-11 22:49
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161715 - 2. Responding to your letter today, shown above, ref SDS 0 BY9S,
161716 - Richard has been involved with the alumni program for many
161717 - years. He contributed to the 50th reunion for his class of
161718 - 1964, held last year. This evidently led to your letter on
161719 - 150607, as you explain today. ref SDS 0 FW54
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161722 - 3. I was a year ahead, graduating in 1963 - played both football
161723 - and wrestled on the high school teams with Richard, and many
161724 - other great guys.
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161727 - Responding to Suon's question on being team mates with Richard at CHS,
161728 - per above. ref SDS 0 FW51
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161731 - Letter to Suon continues...
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161733 - 4. When I talked to Richard a few days ago, about hearing from you
161734 - as a member of his 1984 wrestling team, he did not remember
161735 - your name. As set out in my letter on 150607, he was very
161736 - pleased to hear your sentiments, and looked forward to you
161737 - calling.
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161739 - [On 150817 1413 Richard does not recall that Rick showed
161740 - him Suong's letters. ref SDS 25 6T5F
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161743 - 5. Your report today, that this contact came through reunion
161744 - efforts for your class, leads me to copy Bill Lyon, who also
161745 - was a teammate of Richard in football and wrestling. Bill was
161746 - our class president in 1963. He was the emcee extraordinaire
161747 - at our 50th class reunion 2 years ago. We didn't have time to
161748 - visit at the reunion. Bill was back in the Bay Area for a
161749 - brief visit last February, so I was privileged to have
161750 - breakfast and finally catch up. I'm sure he will be pleased
161751 - that a former Cupertino HS student is reaching out to someone
161752 - we knew so many years ago.
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161754 - [On 150612 1944 Bill Lyon wrote to Suon to contribute
161755 - toward efforts contacting Richard Popejoy. ref SDS 23 BY9S
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161758 - References Suon's letter earlier today, mentioning Richard's name to
161759 - his attention after all these years, as a result of reunion activities
161760 - for his own class at CHS during the 1980s, per above. ref SDS 0 FW54
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161763 - Letter to Suon continues...
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161765 - 6. Just for fun, as I think about this, will copy Lex Heffernan,
161766 - who chaired our 50th reunion, and seems to remain a guiding
161767 - light on CHS issues for all of us open to continued contact.
161768 - At the end of our 50th reunion, Bill made an announcement that
161769 - many in attendance asked about another reunion. Bill made a
161770 - joke - being adamant that he "...will absolutely not attend the
161771 - 75th CHS reunion." [reported on 130928 1800, ref SDS 1
161772 - JQ69...].
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161775 - Later there was discussion with Lex about possibly doing a
161776 - joint reunion with other classes, rather than wait another 25
161777 - or 50 years. Lex seemed to indicate she would think about it,
161778 - after winding down from all the effort on the 50th reunion.
161779 - ...[shown in the record on 140819 0941, ref SDS 16 KH45...].
161780 - So, I'm taking this opportunity to say hello, and bring the
161781 - matter up.
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161783 - [On 150613 0936 Lex responds she is not a candidate for
161784 - planning another CHS reunion. ref SDS 24 T94L
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161787 - 7. Again, Richard's cellphone...
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161789 - 916 474 9879
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161792 - 8. He would love to hear from you. It would be very good
161793 - medicine.
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161796 - This follows up the letter to Suong on 150607 2147. ref SDS 21 3X72
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161798 - [On 150817 1413 Richard called - he has not received a call
161799 - from Suong. ref SDS 25 YM4L
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161803 - all the trimmings - nearly as complicated as trying to settle
161804 - the 1,000+ year-old dispute in the Middle East between Sunni,
161805 - Shia and Wahabi, evidently driving ISIL/ISIS for dominance of
161806 - Islam. Lets see, this evening discovered M.2 support on the
161807 - Asus Xeon motherboard seems to be a new storage protocol that
161808 - upgrades SSD 6GB/s DTR by 500%. Sounds promising. So far,
161809 - have not found a Youtube installation guide - very frustrating.
161810 - President Obama feels the same way looking for a Youtube on how
161811 - to fix the Middle East.
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